ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION - GUJARAT CIRCLE: 06/02/11

Thursday, June 2, 2011

WELL SET FOR ACTION

State Level Conventions – Grand Success
29.05.2011
1. MADHYA PRADESH
The State level JCA Joint convention of M. P. Circle was held at Bhopal. About 200 Divisional secretaries and all the circle secretaries of NFPE, FNPO and GDS unions attended. Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, Com. T. N. Rahate President FNPO, Com. Balwinder Singh, Financial Secretary, P3 CHQ, Com. Mahendra Pratap singh Vice President GDS addressed the convention. The convention was well organized and there was more enthusiasm felt among the participants and the convention was a very big success.
2. JHARKHAND
The State level convention was held at Ranchi GPO and there was a good gathering ground 100 comrades from all Divisions. Com. R. N. Parashar, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE, Com. R. K. Ambasta, Deputy General Secretary R3 FNPO, Ashok Kumar Singh, General Secretary, R3, FNPO and Com. Jageshwar Sahu, Asst. General Secretary, GDSU addressed the convention. The convention ended with the determination to make the 5th July programme by 100% success.
3. PUNJAB
The State level convention of Punjab Circle was held at Ludhiana and around 100 Divisional Secretaries, office bearers of all the unions participated. Com. Ishwar Singh Dabas, General Secretary, p4 NFPE was the main speaker. The convention ended with the note of unity and sent the message for strong action from 05.07.2010.
4. ANDHRA PRADESH
A. P. Circle unions organized a mamooth gathering of all Divisional secretaries of NFPE, FNPO & GDS unions at Hyderabad and more than 350 office bearers participated in the convention held at Hyderabad on 29.05.2011 Com. D. Kishnarao, General Secretary, P3 FNPO and com. Satyanaryana, General Secretary, Postal Accounts, NFPE, Com. Seethalakshmi, Asst. Secretary General NFPE, Com. Panduranga Rao, Asstt. General Secretary, GDS and Com. B. Shivkumar, ASG, FNPO addressed the convention. The convention was a great success.
5. ODISHA
The Convention was well attend by around 250 comrades through out the circle and it was presided by Com. R. C. Mishra, All India Vice President, P3, CHQ Com. P. Suresh, General Secretary, R4, NFPE, Com. Nirmal Singh, Circle Secretary, GDS addressed the convention. The convention ended with the firm commitment to make the strike grand success.
6. BIHAR
State Convention was held on 29.05.2011. Presided by Com. Tripathi, Circle Secretary, R3, FNPO, U. P. Circle. Com. Giriraj Singh, General Secretary, R-3, NFPE addressed the convention. About 200 Divisional/Circle Secretaries and office bearers of NFPE, FNPO and GDS unions attended. All Circle Secretaries also addressed. Indeed a very grand convention.
7. CHATTISGARH
A state level convention conducted at Durg. Com. D. K. Rahate, All India President, NFPE and other leaders addressed. More than 150 comrades attended. The convention decided to make the indefinite strike 100% success.
In the remaining Circles the state level convention will be held on the following dates: -
05.06.2011 - Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh
12.06.2011 - Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand
04.06.2011 - Karnataka, Haryana
Date not yet finalized – Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, North East, West Bengal

10 LAKH POSTAL SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT-HOLDERS ARE EXPECTED TO BENEFIT-CHENNAI GPO IS ONE OF POST OFFICES WHERE THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT WILL SET UP AN ATM

CHENNAI: The Department of Posts will soon set up automated teller machines (ATM) in Chennai GPO and eight head post offices in the city and surrounding areas for its savings bank customers.

Officials of the postal department said that steps are being taken to earmark sites measuring 80 sq. ft. at the post offices. The eight HPOs are: Anna Road, T.Nagar, Mylapore, St.Thomas Mount, Park Town, Ambattur, Avadi Camp and Tambaram.

Post Master General (Chennai City Region) M. S. Ramanujam said that measures are under way to computerise the transactions of the savings account as part of the department's move to provide core banking solutions. The civil work for establishing the ATMs would begin in about two months. Customers would be able to make use of the facilities by the end of the current fiscal.

Nearly 10 lakh account holders in the nine post offices are expected to benefit from the 24-hour ATM facilities. Once the facility is in place, customers need not spend time waiting at the counters to withdraw cash. With the postal banking services popular among senior citizens, the ATMs would be immensely beneficial to them.

This would also help in cutting down the transaction cost for the department. The Department of Posts is in the process of floating tender seeking bids from ATM equipment suppliers as the facility is being introduced in various postal circles in many States.

Officials of the postal department said that the ATMs to be installed in the HPOs could also be eventually used by the customers who hold accounts with banks. The facilities would be governed by the guidelines prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India.
Such ATM facilities would be set up in the nearly 100 head post offices across the State. The department also plans to extend the service in other post offices across Tamil Nadu in a phased manner depending on the customer response, the officials added.

Source: The Hindu

SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON TBOP/BCR https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BxNEVCvnmZdeYjgyODRhZDAtOGZmNy00MDk2LTlhNjAtNWN

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Group 'B' exam – vacancy for General line enhanced from 10 to 25

The Directorate has revised the number of vacancies in respect of Group 'B' exam scheduled to be held on 29.05.2011. For General line it was raised from 10 to 25. In respect of IP line it was reduced to 3 from 32

PROMOTION TO APM ACCOUNTShttps://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BxNEVCvnmZdeYzAzYjE5YjQtZmIxNS00ODlkLThlNWUtY2ZkMDZiM2Y2MT

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FIXATION OF SENIORITYhttps://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BxNEVCvnmZdeYjQwNTRmNWItOGRlNC00NmEzLWFjZGQtOTI0MGVlMWVjYjAy&h

LAYING OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION BEFORE THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

http://persmin.gov.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02rti/4_8_2011-IR20052011.pdf

NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME GIVES MIXED BAG OF RETURNShttp://www.indianexpress.com/news/National-Pension-Scheme-gives-mixed-bag-of-returns/796398/

POSTMASTER'S CADRE GRADE I EXAMINATION

Clarification to decide the crucial date of the qualifying service for writing Postmaster Grade I Examination

No: 4-08/ 2011-SPB-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications and IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 16, Dated 25.05.2011

To,
All Chief Postmasters General

Sub: Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Postmaster Grade – I – Crucial date for deciding the qualifying service for the Examination – regarding

Sir/ Madam,

I am directed to refer to Directorate's letter No: A-34012/ 3/ 2011-DE, dated 13.04.2011 regarding conduct of Postmaster Grade I Examination, 2011 to be held on 12.06.2011 for the existing vacancies in Postmaster Grade-I.

2. Clarification has been sought by certain Circles regarding the crucial date for assessing the eligibility of Postal Assistants for appearing in the Postmaster Grade-I Examination, 2011 to be held on 12.06.2011.

3. The matter has been examined in the Directorate. As per the Directorate's order No. 13-2/2010-PE.1 dated 25.11.2010, the General line posts would be deemed to have been designated as Postmaster Grade-I, Postmaster Grade-II and Postmaster Grade-III with effect from the dates those are filled up. Therefore it has been decided by the competent authority that the crucial date for assessing the eligibility of the candidates for the purpose of Postmaster Grade-1 Examination 2011, to be filled up on the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination would be the closing date for dispatch of the applications by nodal officers to CMC, ie.18.05.2011. Such Circles, who have prescribed the crucial date other than 18.05.2011, are advised to issue another circular calling for the applications from only such officials, who have become eligible during the period 01.01.2011 to 18.05.2011, by asking them to apply by 2nd June, 2011. Due to paucity of time, the Circles on receipt of applications shall issue hall tickets to the eligible candidates to appear in the examination after consulting the CMC telephonically regarding the Roll Number(s) to be assigned and the venue for examination. It should be immediately followed by a written communication to CMC indicating the names, Roll Numbers so assigned along with a copy of the application submitted by the candidates. In case of any contingency, the Circles may contact DDG(RP) [Tel. No: 23096101]

4. Further, according to the Dept of Personnel & Training OM No: 22011/3/98-98-Estt. (I) dated 17.09.1998, the crucial date for determining eligibility of officers for promotion in case of financial year-based vacancy year would fall on January 1st immediately preceding such vacancy year, the first of the vacancy year, ie. January 1st itself would be taken as the crucial date irrespective of whether the ACRs are written financial year wise or calendar year wise. As such, the crucial date for determining eligibility of Postal Assistants for appearing in the Postmaster Grade-1 Examination to be conducted in the subsequent years ie during the year 2012 and thereafter would be 1st January of the year, to which the vacancies pertain to.

Yours faithfully,
Sd. B P Sridevi
Director (Staff)

STAFF TAKING LOAN FROM DEPT ALSO CONSUMER:

LUCKNOW: In some good news for government employees, Lucknow's consumer dispute redressal forum has ruled that government employees who take loans from their departments and pay interest on the sum will henceforth be regarded at par with other 'consumers' of the department.
The ruling was made in response to a complaint made by Ahmad Hussain, a retired official of the postal department. During his years at the department, Hussain took a loan of Rs 69,620 for constructing a house.

The defending party, in this case the Department of Post and its officers, in their counter-affidavit submitted to the forum accepted that Hussain was an employee of the postal department and that he had taken a loan. Officials of DoP also accepted that the complainant had re-paid the loan with an interest amount.

The forum, in the matter, observed that the complainant is a consumer because he took a loan from his department and paid interest on the same. Granting of a loan to an employee was a service given by the postal department to Hussain.

Further, by earning interest on the loan amount the department also made profits on the service rendered.

In such situations, the forum added, despite being an employee of the department, the complainant will also be considered a consumer of the department. Despite the fact that complainant paid back the loan along with an interest, postal department could not return the complainant's document. "This amounts to lack in service," observed the forum. The DoP has now been ordered to not only return Hussain's original documents within a month from getting the certified copy of the forum's order, but also pay him a compensation amount of Rs 5,000 for mental harassment and another Rs 5,000 as litigation cost.

Source: The Times of India

POSTAL EMPLOYEES THREATEN STRIKE

Pune : The members of postal department employees' joint action committee held a sit-in agitation outside the office of postmaster general Pune on Thursday to protest against the staff crunch and inadequate infrastructure at workplaces. A memorandum of demands was submitted to the postmaster general, demanding an immediate action over it. The task force has threatened to go on an indefinite strike from July 5, if the demands are not considered.

Vilas Deshpande, president of the task force said that the department of post should follow open recruitment process to fill the long pending vacant posts. The Post is facing severe staff crunch and the offices are not equipped with advanced infrastructure. Deshpande criticised the department's move to deploy postal staff to sell the products of private companies at post offices.

Deshpande said, "The department should stop privatisation of work, outsourcing and delivery hubs. The vacancies should be filled immediately. The department should not give work tenders to outside private agencies. It is essential that the common people should receive the post on time. For this, the department should deploy the staff for postal services instead of selling other products."
Around 300 members of Federation of National Postal Organisation (FNPO) and National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) participated in the agitation. Secretary of the task force S D Vedpathak and treasurer Y N Kamble also addressed the gathering.

Times of India 29.5.2011

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION - GUJARAT CIRCLE