Thursday, July 23, 2015

Prepare for one day general strike on 2-9-15. We will make it a grand success in Gujarat circle. All divisional office bearers are requested to make all efforts and campaign well in advance. we have to carry out direction of our federation & CHQ


Monday, July 20, 2015

EDITORIAL - DAK JAGRITI - AUGUST 2015

 2015 SEPTEMBER 2nd ONE DAY STRIKE
INDIA WORKING CLASS UNITEDLY DEMANDS CHANGE OF POLICY

On 26th May, The day Modi Government at the Centre completed one year in office, Workers National Assembly at the Mavlankar Auditorium in the National Capital, New Delhi, in one voice condemned BJP-led NDA Government’s anti worker, anti-peasants, anti-people and pro-corporate, pro-MNC one year’s rule and declared country wide united protests and resistance through General Strike on 2ndSeptember 2015 against these policies and to pursue 12 points charter of demands.

The unanimous declaration of the National Convention, organized by All the eleven Central Trade Unions and National Federations of Employees of all sectors and services condemned the Modi Government for bringing sweeping changes in the Land Acquisition Act permitting forcible acquisition of land from the farmers and drastically curbing farmer’s right to land and agricultural worker’s right to livelihood, bringing sweeping changes in the labour laws in favour of the employers, attack on the existing social securities like EPF, ESI benefits, cutting budgetary allocations to scheme which benefit the poor like MNREGA, dismantling of the Public Distribution System, disinvesting profit making public sector undertakings, Not implementing tripartite decisions of the successive Indian Labour Conferences (ILCs), Ignoring the 10 point demands submitted earlier by the Central Trade Union pending since UPA Government etc.

The Central Government Employees in general and Postal Employees in particular are the worst sufferers due to the policy offensives of the Government. No DA Merger, No Interim Relief, No retrospective date of effect to 7thCPC from 01.01.2014 as demanded by JCM Staff Side, refusal to include Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7th CPC, denial of revision of wages and regularization of casual labourers, non implementation of Cadre Restructuring agreement signed by Postal department and Postal federations, 5% condition on Compassionate appointment, non revision of bonus ceiling, non implementation of arbitration awards, non convening of JCM National Council are the one year balance sheet of the Modi Government in the Central Government employees sector. Over and above this, policy offensives like Task Force Committee Report on Postal Corporatisation, Bibek Debroy Committee Report on Railway privatisation, corporatisation of the 41 Ordinance factories in the defence sector, move to close down printing, stationery and publication department and Medical store depots, non filling up of vacancies, downsizing, outsourcing, contractrisation, privatisation, are also being implemented in an aggressive manner.

The atrocious attack on the working people of the country including Central Government employees should be combated resolutely. The anti worker character of the neo liberal policies and the capitalist class interest behind these policies must be thoroughly exposed. It is to resist and repulse these attacks on the working class that the united trade union movement gave a call for a country wide general strike on 2nd September 2015.

From 1991 onwards, when the Congress government started implementing these policies, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and NFPE has been opposing it and had joined the main stream of the working class in resisting the onslaught of imperialist globalization policies. Confederation National Executive and NFPE Federal Secretariat had decided to join the one day strike on 2nd September 2015.

This strike must act as a strong warning to the BJP-led Government that the working class of the country, which has a great history of struggles and sacrifices, is not going to let these attacks pass. We call upon the entire Central Government employees and Postal Employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks to join the strike en-masse and make it a grand success.

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Prepare for one day general strike on 2-9-15. We will make it a grand success in Gujarat circle. All divisional office bearers are requested to make all efforts and campaign well in advance. we have to carry out direction of our federation & CHQ


Monday, July 20, 2015

EDITORIAL - DAK JAGRITI - AUGUST 2015

 2015 SEPTEMBER 2nd ONE DAY STRIKE
INDIA WORKING CLASS UNITEDLY DEMANDS CHANGE OF POLICY

On 26th May, The day Modi Government at the Centre completed one year in office, Workers National Assembly at the Mavlankar Auditorium in the National Capital, New Delhi, in one voice condemned BJP-led NDA Government’s anti worker, anti-peasants, anti-people and pro-corporate, pro-MNC one year’s rule and declared country wide united protests and resistance through General Strike on 2ndSeptember 2015 against these policies and to pursue 12 points charter of demands.

The unanimous declaration of the National Convention, organized by All the eleven Central Trade Unions and National Federations of Employees of all sectors and services condemned the Modi Government for bringing sweeping changes in the Land Acquisition Act permitting forcible acquisition of land from the farmers and drastically curbing farmer’s right to land and agricultural worker’s right to livelihood, bringing sweeping changes in the labour laws in favour of the employers, attack on the existing social securities like EPF, ESI benefits, cutting budgetary allocations to scheme which benefit the poor like MNREGA, dismantling of the Public Distribution System, disinvesting profit making public sector undertakings, Not implementing tripartite decisions of the successive Indian Labour Conferences (ILCs), Ignoring the 10 point demands submitted earlier by the Central Trade Union pending since UPA Government etc.

The Central Government Employees in general and Postal Employees in particular are the worst sufferers due to the policy offensives of the Government. No DA Merger, No Interim Relief, No retrospective date of effect to 7thCPC from 01.01.2014 as demanded by JCM Staff Side, refusal to include Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7th CPC, denial of revision of wages and regularization of casual labourers, non implementation of Cadre Restructuring agreement signed by Postal department and Postal federations, 5% condition on Compassionate appointment, non revision of bonus ceiling, non implementation of arbitration awards, non convening of JCM National Council are the one year balance sheet of the Modi Government in the Central Government employees sector. Over and above this, policy offensives like Task Force Committee Report on Postal Corporatisation, Bibek Debroy Committee Report on Railway privatisation, corporatisation of the 41 Ordinance factories in the defence sector, move to close down printing, stationery and publication department and Medical store depots, non filling up of vacancies, downsizing, outsourcing, contractrisation, privatisation, are also being implemented in an aggressive manner.

The atrocious attack on the working people of the country including Central Government employees should be combated resolutely. The anti worker character of the neo liberal policies and the capitalist class interest behind these policies must be thoroughly exposed. It is to resist and repulse these attacks on the working class that the united trade union movement gave a call for a country wide general strike on 2nd September 2015.

From 1991 onwards, when the Congress government started implementing these policies, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and NFPE has been opposing it and had joined the main stream of the working class in resisting the onslaught of imperialist globalization policies. Confederation National Executive and NFPE Federal Secretariat had decided to join the one day strike on 2nd September 2015.

This strike must act as a strong warning to the BJP-led Government that the working class of the country, which has a great history of struggles and sacrifices, is not going to let these attacks pass. We call upon the entire Central Government employees and Postal Employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks to join the strike en-masse and make it a grand success.

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Some units are not aware of the orders regarding grant of maternity leave to women GDS employees

Latest Instructions


Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg.
New Delhi-110001
No.17-9/2011-GDS Dated the 21-Mar 2011
To
All Chief Postmaster General,
Subject: MATERNITY GRANT TO WOMEN GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS OUT OF WELFATE FUND OF THE DEPARTMENT- INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING
Sir/Madam,
Reference is invited to this Directorate letter No.6-1/2009. PE.II dated 09 October 2009 providing for Maternity Grant to the women GDS.
2. One man Committee under Shri RS Nataraja Murti constituted under Resolution No. 6-1/2007-PE II dated 23rd July 2007 examined the system of Extra Departmental Post Offices and wage structure of Gramin Dak Sevak & submitted its report on 29thOctober 2008. After approval of Cabinet, the Department issued orders under No. 6-1/2009 PE II dated 09 October 2009. It was prescribed under Para 9 of the ibid that "women GDS will be provided Maternity Grant equivalent to three months TRCA with DA for the birth date of issue of the order".
3. The recommendations made by the One man Committee in Para 16.10.1have been examined further and it has been decided that Maternity Grant equal to three month's TRCA with DA out of welfare fund will be payable from the welfare fund at the disposal of the Circles effective from 09 October 2009 on fulfillment of the following conditions;-
(a) Maternity Grant will be payable to a woman GDS for each child up to the birth of maximum of two children limited to a maximum of two confinements resulting into birth of first two children only during the entire engagement of the following of a woman GDS.
(b) The women GDS must have rendered a minimum of one year service of becoming eligible for grant under the provision.
(c) No Financial Grant will be admissible for medical termination of pregnancy (abortion). Miscarriage and still births.
4. The scheme of allowing Maternity Grant is like any other ongoing welfare scheme paid out of welfare fund. Funds will be allocated for this scheme by welfare section of this Directorate to the Circles. Heads of the Division will be competent to sanction Maternity Grant to the women GDS out of welfare fund placed at their disposal by the Circle concerned.
5. Woman Gramin Dak Sevaks like Mil Deliverer and Mail Carrier may also be considered for lighter duties wherever possible during the pre and post confinement period for a maximum period of six months.
6. Woman GDS shall be granted Maternity Leave not exceeding six months covering the pre and post confinement period. For the period of Maternity Leave, Woman GDS will be paid Maternity Grant for three months and leave for another three months may be granted without allowances.
7. Existing powers of Divisional Heads for grant of leave beyond 180 days leave without allowances availed by GDS to work against in Group D and Postman vacancies would also cover period of three month Maternity Leave with allowances (Maternity Grant) and another period of leave for three months without allowances if availed by Woman GDS.
8. The contents may be brought to the knowledge of all concerned. This has the approval of the competent authority.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(Surender Kumar)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Make your internet connection faster by 20%


Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates!!
By unreserving this bandwidth, you can make your internet connection faster by 20%.
The Steps To Do So Are
1. Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.
2. Then go to Local Computer
Policy>Computer Configuration>Administrative Templetes>Network>QoS Packet Scheduler. Click on QoS Packet Scheduler. In the right side , find Limit Reservable Bandwidth and double click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth.
3. It will say it is not configured but the truth is under the ‘Explain’ tab. Select ‘Enable’ and set reservable bandwidth to zero.
4. Click on ‘Apply’ and your internet speed will boost up by 20%

EID MUBARAK



  • Happy Eid Mubark to everyone. May you all have a very happy and blessed Eid. Enjoy these amazing days and remember those who need our help.

We welcome Shri. Manoj Kumar new DPS HQ Ahmedabad

Shri. Manoj Kumar has resumed on 16-07-15 as our DPS (HQ) Ahmedabad. We welcome him and convey our best wishes for a successful period ahead with full of love, coherence and progressive relationship with the staff side. 

Circle Secretaries of NFPE unions had a very inspiring and affectionate first courtesy meeting on 17th July with Shri. Manoj Kumar our new DPS HQ to welcome him on behalf of staff side and NFPE Gujarat Circle.

It appeared to us that this young and dynamic officer has a lot of ideas and blue prints to initiate various steps to ensure large scale business by using all possible resources and also by a pragmatic approach of inspiring field staff like postmen, GDS BPMs etc for systematic initiatives and informative data about each doorstep they are visiting. For example, he said, a postmen can procure business in "my stamp" very easily and he can also earn good sum of incentive. Similarly a Postman or a GDS can have informative data about families having girl child of below 10 years age group. He can pursue and get opened huge number of Sukanya Samruddhi Accounts. Similarly in rural area RPLI business can be procured. 

Staff side was impressed with innovative and effective suggestions and assured for full co operation.

It was more appeasing to us that Shri.Manojkumar is quite affirmative and kind officer and he is eager to know and resolve if there are any major issues.

We welcomed him with flowers and conveyed that name of Gujarat must blossom more and more and staff side will always stand with him to go ahead with fresher ideology and initiatives meant for progress of the department and improvement of services to public.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

We sucededefor justice and equality in relief arrangements on transfers under rule 38

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP "C'

Gujarat Circle



To,
Hon.PMG                                                                                                            Dt.24.6.15
Rajkot



Sub: Irregular relief arrangement in Rule 38 transfers in Porbandar division by ignoring seniors and relieving freshers- request to hold in abeyance and ensure impartial action.



Respected sir,
namaskar. It has been brought to our notice that there is apparent injustice and partiality in making relief arrangement of the officials whose transfer under rule 38 has been approved. The case is clear, there are several officials whose transfer under rule 38 has been approved by the competent authorities since long back and they are awaiting their relief but they are not being relieved under plea of staff shortage of Porbandar division. 



Staff side makes it clear that we have no interest in any individual official to favour him or her but we insist upon a uniform policy and equality in giving justice. It is obvious that officials could be relieved as per seniority of their approval but in Porbandar division some extra ordinary criteria has been adopted.



As informed to us, Shri. D.N.Solanki, Vishal Singala and R.C.Solanki are three officials in PA cadre of Porbandar division  whose application for transfer under rule 38 has already been approved since more than two years and more and they are always replied that their relief will be made as per seniority of approvel, in phase manner.



To the surprise of all, it is learnt that order has been issued by SP Porbandar for relief of one Shri.B.L.Gurva PA Porbandar whose transfer under rule 38 has been approved only before three months or less.



This has created resentment amongst staff concerned and they urges our union to take up the case on priority basis to ensure justice and equality by relieving officials only according to seniority of approvel.



Concerned officials also informally informed that on verbal quarries they were informed verbally that there is pressure of higher authority. I do not want to extend any blames and claims but it is requested to immediately probe in to the matter and ask SP Porbandar to relieve officials only according to seniority or according to one and unique criteria.



urging immediate response and action with a reply to us about nature of action taken



with regards



yours sincerely



Rashmiin Purohit
Circle Secretary P3



Copy to:
sp porbandar
-he is requested to stop injustice and relieve senior officials first and cancel any order if issued beyond rules or practice.



Hon.CPMG 
Gujarat 
-for intervention and kind instructions




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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Coaching to GDS employees for exams for promotion in Postman cadre:


Dear friends,
As a result of conciliation before Hon. Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Ahmedabad,  between Shri. H.C.Joshi AD (R&E) on behalf of management and Com.Rashmin Purohit on behalf of unions, notification for holding examinations for promotion of GDS employees in Postman cadre against 303 vacancies uoto 31-3-2014 has been issued on 7-7-15. After gap of one month i.e. on 7-8-15 another notification for vacancies falling up to 31-3-16 will be issued. Resultantly, problems of shortage in postmen cadre will be settled and on other hand our 600+ GDS employees will get chance for promotion.

Friends, I am sure, there are 600+ vacancies are reserved for our GDS but 600 will not pass the examination unless they are property guided by coaching.

I appeal all Divisional Secretaries of NFPE P3 & P4 unions to immediately arrange coaching class for GDS employees, guide them as to how to fill up answers, how to succeed in exams and how to prepare for it.

You can seek help of previously successful candidates, experienced & volunteer OAs and IP/ASP/SP. This is a good work and I am sure nobody will say no to you. The only requirement is to take initiative.

You can hold coaching on Saturday/Sunday for all GDS and if few aspirants are in need of more help, you can spare more days at convenient timings. You may get last 5 years question papers from office.

Please, immediately start this campaign. It will bring progress, prosperity and pleasure in life of many families of GDS employees and also bring inner strength & satisfaction besides God's blessings in your life too.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Postman Strike Deferred. Successful outcome. Greetings to all

Conciliation proceedings at Hon. Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) Ahmedabad regarding Notice for Indefinite Strike by NFPE & FNPO P4 unions.

I am very happy to inform all that a very successful outcome has been reached and all possible steps are taken by the administration side for alternative arrangements to settle problems occurring from shortage of postman and MTS staff and also heavy vacancy in GDS cadre.

We had a special meeting yesterday with Hon.PMG (BD) but he had no ultimate powers to make any final decision, as he said, as such it was left upon Hon. CPMG. Today morning we went to Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) office as per their notice for conciliation proceedings but no representative from official side had come therefore proceedings were adjourned at 17-00 hours and an email was issued by RLC office to Circle office for attending. 

In the meantime we were called by Hon.CPMG for discussion. Com.Rashmin Purohit Convenor Co ordination committee NFPE & CS P.3, Com.J.U.Mahida CS AIPEU P4 & Shri.A.K.Solanki CS NAPE P4 three union representatives attended the meeting in which Hon.CPMG has shown quite positive and supporting approach and agreed with almost all issues raised by us. A written instruction was also prepared which was signed by Hon.CPMG. In the said written letter addressed to all SSP/SP/St.PM etc following main instructions, as per our demands, were clearly issued:

1. Notification for recruitment of Postmen by examination from GDS cadre for the year 2014 has already been issued. Accordingly 303 posts will be filled up. Same notification for filling up vacancies in Postmen cadre up to 31-3-15 will be issued on 6-8-15. It will also provide more then 300 Postmen from GDS cadre by examination. 

As such it is a very good welcome step by which not only shortage of Postmen staff will be filled up but more then 600 lucky our GDS will get promotion as Postmen. This will also be a life changing golden chance for 600 and more families of our GDS emoyees.

Similarly Posts of MTS will be filledup.

2. Process for recruitment from outsiders quota has been started but it may take some time. As all are aware, there are vigilance inquiries in connection with last recruitment in PA cadre and there are clear indications for some very serious & worry some irregularities. You might be knowing that out of 600 newly recruited PAs in Gujarat Circle, only 22 candidates from Gujarat could succeed in getting appointment! Looking to such facts the Circle administration would obviously look forward some amendments. In view of this, considerable delay will be caused in process of recruitment in Postman & MTS cadres through agency.

3. In the meantime, as per instructions, all Heads of units are instructed to manage shortage of Postmen staff by following actions:

@ engage GDS as outsider postman against vacancies.
@ ensure that no bills of GDS for wages as OS Oiatnan remain pending and clear all pending bills.
@engage Short duty postman as per rules from retired postmen staff 
@if till vacant post remains, engage manpower by outsourcing by calling nominations from employment exchange.
@to engage outsiders against all vacant posts of GDS Packer, Stamp vender and all other posts and utilise them for postman delivery work for 5 hours.(this is also a very important decision)

4. It is also instructed that:
@ no Short beat OTA bill should remain pending and all pending bills of Postmen for Short beat, speed post delivery etc should be sanctioned.
@ pay of postmen should not be withheld on account of any reason.

5. A very important instructions were also issued for completing process for recruitment in GDS cadre. There are 3077 posts vacant in GDS cadre in Gujarat circle as per information of 8-10 months back. As such there will be massive recruitment in GDS cadre.

After signature on the letter copies were also handed over but Hon.CPMG wanted to add one para and therefore the letters were taken back. It will be given at tomorrow forenoon. As and when it comes, I will put it on blog as well as blog and whatsApp.

At 17-30 hours we again visited RLC (central) office for conciliation proceedings. From official side Shri.Harshadbhai Joshi saheb AD (R&E) attended and from our side we three as cited above attended.

It was very important and concrete stage. Administration side was already affirmative and also issuing instructions as discussed above, and Hon RLC  also recorded submissions of Shri Joshi saheb on behalf of Hon.CPMG in minutes and in that situation we have unanimously decided to defer the indefinite Strike from 10-7-15.

Copy of conciliation proceedings is given below. Copy of above said letter of Hon.CPMG will be given to us at Circle office at 11am. It will be published here on the spot for information of all.

Friends, this is a golden event in Gujarat circle. Unity has once again worked .

We have to thank Brig.Shri.Thapar Saheb and Shri.H C Joshi Saheb for very cordial and helping approach. We have to thank Shri. Kamble Saheb Hon.Regional Labour Commissioner also for quick and helping approach.

Again, thanks to all friends who came forwarded with unbreakable unity for the common cause.

Tomorrow at 5pm we will arrange a big staff meeting at Ahmedabad GPO to provide complete information to all members.

Gujarat is now changing.......




Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Developments in proposed Strike by P4 unions from 10-7-15

Today CPMG called upon us. We met Hon.PMG BD Shri. Ambesh Upmanyu. For GDS to Postman & GDS to Gr.D/MTS exams for vacancy of 2014 the notification is already issued. A copy eas given to us also. For vacancies of 2015 it was promised that the notification will be issued on 7-8-15 I.e. after one month gap. We said that we don't have trust on any promise and there must be every promise in writing and on paper.

We also demanded that all Heads of units must be directed to immediately initiate process within specified time limit for recruitment in all vacant posts as on 30-6-15 of GDS BPM/DA/MC. This was agreed but we demanded written copy of such instructions. It was also agreed that all DH will be asked to engage outsiders from GDS as postman on all vacant posts until recruitment is not made. This instructions will be given. It was also agreed that all DHs will be directed to clear pending Short beat OTA , Cycle allowance bills etc in week. 

We also demanded that the head of circle may use powers for approving outsider postmen by calling nomination from employment exchange.

The Hon.PMG BD said that the matter will be discussed with Hon. CPMG and after his affirmations, all promises will be given in writing. We are asked to meet Hon CPMG tomorrow. 

We will not step back if required actions are not taken on paper and written agreement is arrived at.

Anybody of you may provide suggestions.