Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas. May this joyful season greet you with health and happiness.

USEFUL INFORMATION ON LTC FOR NEWLY RECRUIT OFFICIALS

USEFUL INFORMATION ON LTC FOR NEW RECRUITMENT

Glimpses of Divisional conference of Mehsana Dn on 21st December, 2014

A very nicely arranged Divisional conference of Mahesana division was held on 21st December. Circle Secretary accompanied by Circle Finance Secretary Com.M.G.Dulera, Com.N.K.Nayak Asst.Circle Secretary, Com.C.M.Nayak Asst DS Ahd City dn.and Com. R.C.Panchal Office bearer of Ahd City Dn. attended the conference on behalf of Circle Union. Com.Mahendrabhai Patel presided over the function. Senior Com.P.S.Patel Ex.DS, Com.K.S.Patel Circle vice President, Com.N.V.Akhani Supreme Councillor Circle union and several retired senior comrades attendedbiennial Conference of Mehsana division. It was eye-catching that young comrades have now started to take interest in union functionary. Com. M.C.Patel, Com.D.R.Patel and Com.K.S.Patel were unanimously reelected as Divisional President, Secretary and Finance Secretary respectively.Com. Atul Limbachiya very effectively anchored the program. It was also a very appreciable venture of Com.D.R.Patel and his team that each member, guests and retired comrades were given nice and useful momentum of a bag and wall clock of good quality having sticker of name of divisional Union. Few photos are here.

BIENNIAL DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE OF MAHESANA DIVISION ON 21-12 14

Biennial Divisional Conference of Mahesana division will be held 

at Mahesana on 21st December, 2014. 

Circle Secretary accompanied by Circle Finance Secretary will attend the conference. 

Circle union also requested Divisional Secretaries of adjoining divisions to come and attend the conference. It always boosts our unity, co ordination and personal relations if we all sit together in functions of union under banner of NFPE.  

There are new-fresh office bearers in Divisional as well as Circle union as a result of our efforts to bring up new team of young comrades to become front runners in our organisation. They require to attend meetings at various level. Only zeal and desires will not be useful unless we get experience and be active part of trade union movement. We have to broaden our vision, understand problems of staff in day to day working, find out its solutions, represent issues effectively before appropriate authorities, bring solutions and establish our significance. 

NO REDUCTION IN RETIREMENT AGE

Friday, December 19, 2014

Min of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

There is no proposal under consideration of Government to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years for its employees.           The retirement age for Central Government employees was revised from 58 to 60 years in 1997 on the basis of recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission.         The Centre’s total wages and salaries bill for its employees for the year 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 is Rs. 85,963.50 crore, Rs. 92,264.88 crore and Rs. 1,04,759.71 crore, respectively.         This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Dr. T Subbarami Reddy and Smt. Ambika Soni in Rajya Sabha, today.  **** KSD/PK/BK/RS (ReleaseID:113622) 18.12.2014

RAJYA SABHA QUESTION ON 7th PAY COMMISSION

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

                                                               MINISTRY OF FINANCE     

                                                                    RAJYA SABHA

              QUESTION NO 230

ANSWERED ON 25.11.2014

7th Pay Commission

230 SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-a) the details of meetings, the 7th Pay Commission has taken so far and the items/issues discussed till date;

b) the States, visited, by the Commission if any till date and the States which the Commission proposes to visit;

c) whether the Commission proposes to take the views of the State Governments as regards their pay-scales since invariably, most of the States adopt the Central Pay Commission reports;

d) whether Commission proposes to submit any interim report;

e) whether the Commission proposes to make any recommendations to bring in financial transparency; and
f) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

SHRI JAYANT SINHA
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(a)&(b): The 7th Central Pay Commission is required to make its recommendations on its Terms of Reference. Also, the Commission is to devise its own procedure. The Commission’s Terms of Reference do not enjoin upon it to keep the Government updated on its functioning and the procedure being followed by it during the course of its deliberations. 

(c ): The Terms of Reference of the Commission provide that the Commission will make its recommendations, keeping in view, inter alia, the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments, which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications.

(d)to(f): The Commission is required to submit its report on its Terms of Reference. However, no Report, including any interim one, has so far been submitted by the Commission.

Hindi version:-

Junagadh division expresses Love, respect and emotions on the eve of change of officers.

Adhoc arrangements at Junagadh and Porbandar divisions: orders issued. Shri. M.R.Zala and Shri. D.N.Kurani will be Offg.SP Junagadh and Porbandar division. we welcome and greet both officers.

GDS COURT CASE – PRESENT POSITION

GDS COURT CASE – PRESENT POSITION

1.  NFPE & AIPEU – GDS (NFPE) has filed a Writ Petition in the Supreme Court praying to (1) give direction to the Government to implement the 1977 Judgment of the Supreme Court to treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and grant all benefits of regular employees (2) to give direction to the Government to include Gramin Dak Sewaks under the purview of 7^th Central Pay Commission and (3) to quash the Gramin Dak Sewaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules 2011. Senior Advocate Mr. Justice (Retired) M. R. Calla and Advocate Uday Gupta appeared in Supreme Court on behalf of NFPE & AIPEU – GDS (NFPE).

2.  Hon’ble Supreme Court after hearing the argument in Writ Petition ordered to transfer the case to Delhi High Court for a decision after hearing the Government of India, Department of Posts. In the Delhi High Court the Writ Petition No. 168 of 2014 came up for hearing on 19.09.2014. The Department of Posts filed its counter affidavit. High Court adjourned the case to 04.02.2015 granting time for filing rejoinder reply statement.

3.  In the counter affidavit filed by Department of Posts it is stated that three Writ Petitions filed by some Gramin Dak Sewaks (GDS) are pending in the Supreme Court. When we verified with the Supreme Court records it is learnt that all the three Writ Petitions filed by some GDS in the Supreme Court are listed for final hearing on 02.12.2014 (Writ Petition No. 17 of 2009, WP No. 468 of 2009 and WP No. 37 of 2011). Hence NFPE decided to implead in the above Writ Petitions pending in the Supreme Court and our Impleadment Petition I. A. No. 1 in WP (C) No. 17 of 2009 was also filed in the Supreme Court.

4. On 02.12.2014, the three Writ Petitions filed by some GDs came up for hearing. After hearing the Advocate who filed the three Writ Petitions on behalf of some GDS, the court passed the following orders on 02.12.2014.

“It is submitted by Mr. Mukesh K. Giri, Learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioners that Union of India has framed a set of rules called Department of Posts Multi-Tasking Staff Recruitment Rules 2010, by which the Department of Posts (Group ‘D’ Posts) Recruitment Rules 2002 has been superseded. He has drawn our attention that part of the Rules which states as follows:

“Gramin Dak Sewaks are holders of Civil Posts but they are outside the regular civil service due to which their appointment will be by direct recruitment”.

It is submitted by him (Advocate who filed the three Writ Petitions on behalf of some GDS) that in view of the aforesaid declaration under the Rules, the petitioners can agitate their other grievances before the Central Administrative Tribunal”.

5.  After hearing the above submission of the Advocate who filed the three Writ Petitions on behalf of some GDS, the Supreme court adjourned the case to 09.12.2014 to hear the arguments of our Advocate in the Impleadment Petitions IA No. 1 filed by NFPE in WP (C) of 17 of 2009. On 09.12.2014, Mr. Justice (Retd.) M. R. Calla, Senior Advocate, Appeared and argued the case on behalf of NFPE. Our Advocate argued for a direction to the Government to grant Civil Servant status and all benefits of Civil Servants to the Gramin Dak Sewaks. The Advocate who filed the Writ Petition has submitted that GDS can agitate their other grievances before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). Finally the Supreme Court ordered that the grievances of the GDS who filed the three Writ Petition in Supreme court may be agitated before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). (Copy of the Hon’ble Supreme court order yet to be received.)

6.  The Writ Petition Filed by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) will be heard by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court on 04.02.2015.

As already stated above, the Writ Petition filed by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) is now in the Delhi High Court. We have filed our rejoinder reply statement to the counter affidavit of the Government of India, Department of Posts. The case will come up for hearing on 4^th February 2015.

7.  The above detailed factual position is explained because daily many GDS from all circles are calling up over phone to know the correct position of the Court case. Case filed by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) will be heard in the Delhi High Court on 04.02.2015. The other three Writ Petitions came up for hearing on 02.12.2014 and 09.12.2014 is not filed by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE).

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION. OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ORGANISATIONS PARICIPATING IN JCM.

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION. OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ORGANISATIONS PARICIPATING IN JCM.

CLICK HERE to view the Press statement & Declaration

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 11.12.2014, NEW DELHI – A GRAND SUCCESS

DECIDE TO ORGANISE INDEFINITE STRIKE

As per the decision of the JCM National Council Staff Side, a massive National convention of all Central Government Employees including Railways, Defence and Confederation was held at MPCU Shah Auditorium, New Delhi on 11.12.2014. About 800 delegates from various parts of the country participated. Convention was presided by Com. Rakhal Das Gupta (AIRF) Shri Guman Singh (NFIR) Com. S. N. Pathak (AIDEF) Shri Ashik Singh (INDWF) Com. K. K. N. Kutty (Confederation), Com. GiriraJ Singh (NFPE) and Shri Devendera Kumar (FNPO). Com. M. Raghavaiah, Leader, JCM NC Staff Side & General Secretary, NFIR delivered his opening address. Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary, JCM NC Staff Side & General Secretary, AIRF presented the draft declaration and also addressed the delegates. In addition to the leaders mentioned above Com. S. K. Vyas (Advisor, Confederation) Com. C. Sree Kumar (Secretary General , AIDEF) Shri. R. Srinivasan (Secretary General, INDWF) Com. M. Krishnan (Secretary General, Confederation), Com. R. N. Parashar (Secretary General, NFPE) also addressed the convention. Com. K. K. N. Kutty, president, Confederation summed up the deliberations. The declaration presented was adopted unanimously with certain modifications. The charter of demands and programme of action was also approved by the convention unanimously. The declaration and the press release are published separately see as above.

Photos of the convention are published below.

Shiv Gopal Mishra GS AIRF presenting the Declaration of the National Convention

M.Raghavaiah GS NFIR

A view of Delegates

Galaxy of leaders on Dais

AIPRPA leaders in the Convention

S.K.Vyas

Giriraj Singh

Devendra Kumar FNPO

Srikumar AIDEF GS

M.Krishnan SG Confederation

R.N.Parashar SG NFPE

K.K.N.Kutty President Confederation

POSTAL JCA CIRCULAR

NFPE * FNPO * AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) * NUGDS

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)

NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS (FNPO)

CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, NEW DELHI – 110001

No. PJCA/2014                                                                                   Dated: 16.12.2014

CIRCULAR

To

            All Office Bearers of both Federations,

            All General Secretaries of both the Federations

            All Circle / Divisional and Branch Secretaries

 Comrades,

A meeting of Postal JCA consisting NFPE, FNPO, AIPE Union GDS (NFPE) and NUGDS was held at NFPE office, North Avenue, Post Office Building, New Delhi on 03.12.2014. All General Secretaries of NFPE, FNPO and GDS Unions attended the meeting. Com. M. Krishnan Ex. Secretary General NFPE and Secretary General Confederation was also present.

After detailed discussions the following decisions were taken:

1.         Indefinite strike will be organized from 6^th May, 2015.

2.         Intensive campaign programme will be launched by the JCA leaders.

3.         JCA will be formed in all the circles. The following leaders of JCA are authorized for formation of Circle JCA and this work should be completed before 31^st Jan-2015:

Kerala	Shri D. Theagarajan, S/G  FNPO Com. M. Krishnan Ex. S/G  NFPE
Karnataka	Sri D. Kishan Rao G/S P-III (FNPO) Com. P. Suresh G/S R-4 (NFPE)
Andhra Pradesh	Shri  G.M. Rabani Vice president (FNPO) Com. R. Seethalaxmi G/S P-4 (NFPE)
Tamilnadu	Shri N. Ramappa G/S  R-4 (FNPO) Com. T. Satyanarayana G/S Postal Accounts(NFPE)
Odisha	Shri U. Murlidharan G/S NUGDS
	Com. P Pandurangarao G/S AIPEU GDS(NFPE)
Maharashtra	Shri D. Kishan Rao G/S P-III (FNPO) Com. Giri raj Singh G/S R-3 (NFPE)
Gujarat	Shri T N Rahate G/S P-4 (FNPO) Com, N. Subramanian G/S P-3 (NFPE)
M.P.	Shri T N Rahate G/S P-4 (FNPO) Com. R.N. Parashar S/G (NFPE)
Chhattisgarh	Shri  D. Kishan Rao G/S P-III (FNPO) Com. R.N. Parashar S/G (NFPE)
Rajasthan	Shri O.P. Khanna G/S Admn. (FNPO) Com. Virendra Tiwari G/S SBCO (NFPE)
UP	Shri B.S. Singh (FNPO) Com. S.B. Yadav G/S R.O. Accounts (NFPE)
Punjab	Shri Jaipal Singh  Vice President  P-4 (FNPO) Com. Giriraj Singh G/S R-3 (NFPE)
Hayrana	Shi Jaipal Sin gh Vice President , P-4 (FNPO) Com. N. Subramanian G/S P-3 (NFPE)
H.P.	Shi Jaipal Singh Vice President , P-4 (FNPO) Com. K.K. Sharma Vice President ,(NFPE)
Bihar	Shri D. Kishan Rao G/S P-III (FNPO) Com. R. Seethalaxmi G/S P-4 (NFPE)
Jharkhand	Shri Deepak Mukherjee President R-III (FNPO) Com. R. Shiv Narayana President P-III (NFPE)
West Bengal	Shri D. Kishan Rao G/S P-III (FNPO) Com. ,. N. Subramanian G/S P-3 (NFPE)
Assam	Shri Deepak Mukherjee President R-4 (FNPO) Com. Pranab Bhattacharjee G/S Admn.(NFPE)
North East	Shri Deepak Mukherjee President R-4 (FNPO) Com. Pranab Bhattacharjee G/S Admn.(NFPE)
Uttarakhand	Shri  R K Tyagi    Dy/ G/S R-3 (FNPO) Com. R. Seethalaxmi G/S P-4 (NFPE)
Delhi	Com. RN. Parashar S/G NFPE Shri D. Theagarajan S/G (FNPO) and all General Secretaries.

4.         JCA unanimously decided to oppose Task Force Committee recommendations.

5.         State JCA leaders will authorize circle leaders of both Federations for formation of Divisional level JCA & this should be completed before 28^th Feb 2015.

6.         State conventions and Divisional conventions should be held in the month of March-2015.

7.         Circulars, Banners, Pamphlets describing the demands should be sent to all and these should be circulated in regional languages also.

Yours Comradely,

                                                                                                      

    R. N. Parashar                                                                         D. Theagarajan

Secretary General, NFPE                                                 Secretary General, FNPO   

                                                            

  P. Pandurangarao                                                                  P. U. Muraleedharan

  General Secretary                                                                   General Secretary

          AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)                                                                    NUGDS (FNPO)