START CONSTNAT COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER

No.	Name	Division	Office	PIN	Mobile
1	Com. R.C. Vaghela	Ahmadabad City	Navrangpura HO	380009	9825283575
2	Com. Mahesh Jani	Ahmadabad GPO	GPO	380001	9376131736
3	Com. G.R. Bhatol	Palanpur	Vadgam	385001	9429708125
4	Com. N.B.Gol	Gandhinagar	NSC PO	382010	9979258519
5	Com. D.R. Patel	Mahesana	Divisional Office	384001	9426874163
6	Com. R.J. Patel	Patan	Rajkavada PO	384265	9904640240
7	Com. A.N.Ashia	Himatnagar	Himatnagar HO	383001	9428679949
8	Com. M.P. Mangrolia	Amreli	Head Post Office	365430	9426905348
9	Com. M.P. Rajyagura	Bhavanagar	Head Post Office	364001	9425884424
10	Com. S.K. Vaishnav	Gondal	Station Road PO	360311	9408187996
11	Com. A.V. Nikola	Jamnagar	Khambhaliagate	361001	9099361363
12	Com. N.M.Chotalia	Junagadh	Head Post Office	362001	8128085932
13	Com. Mihir Gandhi	Bhuj	Head Post Office	370001	9825777771
14	Com. H.P. Hindocha	Porbandar	Hanman Gufa PO	360575	9428573209
15	Com. L.K. Chavda	Rajkot	Head Post Office	360001	9428299996
16	Com. B.G.Solanki	Surendranagar	Head Post Office	363001	9879962101
17	Com. J.J. Jadav	Anand	Veternary College	388001	9998567712
18	Com. A.C. Chaudhari	Bardoli Division	Madhi PO	394340	9427832357
19	Com. M.K. Pandya	Kheda	SDI (P)	387411	9428487048
20	Com. M.G. Shaikh	Bharuch	Head Post Office	392001	9428176414
21	Com. K.D. Tailor	Navsari	Head Post Office	396560	9426741318
22	Com. R.B. Patel	Godhra	Head Post Office	389001
23	Com. K.G. Baria	Surat	Head Post Office	395001
24	Com. C.D. Thakor	Vadodara	Fatehpura PO	390006	9375864920
25	Com. S. M. Patel	Vadodara	Alkapuri PO	390007	9428068090
26	Com. S.M. Patel	Valsad Division	KilaPardi	396125	9913479418

Dear Comrades,

Let us start to talk with each other regularly and strengthen our communication. I suggest that each divisional secretary should talk with atleast one other D/S in a day and Circle Office bearers should also talk with atleast one Dnl. Secretary and know about trade union movement in each other's area. There are so many complications which can be resolved by free communication system. Would you start to put comments on this blog?

AGAIN A REQUEST FOR REMITTANCE OF OUTSTANDING QUOTA

Dear Comrades,
I have frequently requested for remittance of outstanding quota to Circle Union but there is a poor response. Circle Union started to work from minus balance and due to constant movement of C/S along with other leaders, there is huge expenditure already incurred. You are aware that we conducted two Circle Council Meetings in short period. Routine expenses are also heavy. C/S is under pressure of financial paucity.

Divisions themselves know that their quota is pending so I do not find necessary to publish their names. Be kind enough to let Circle Union run properly and do not handicap financially particularly when each division already gets regular fees from members through concerned Postmasters.

You all are aware, Joint Convention is to be held at Ahmedabad and G/S will stay in Gujarat for two days on our request for conducting staff meetings in all regions. We will try to represent problems like difficulty in the matter of MACP in Vadodara region, embarrassment to staff in fraud cases etc. before competent authorities through our General Secretary.

Circle Union will need some amount for expenditure in connection with this convention as well as tour programs. If any division comes forward to credit advance quota, it will be great help at this juncture.

WARM FAREWEL TO COM.P.J.PATEL PRESIDENT AIPEU GR.C MEHSANA DN

Com.P.J.Patel is one of the senior leaders of our organisation. He has been constantly contributing in trade union activity in the division as well as circle. He will retire on superannuation on 31st May,2011. We convey him best wishes for a happy and peaceful retired life and hope that he will remain in touch with the trade union movement and lead historical strike to be commenced from 5th July,2011.

A function for warm farewell to this senior leader will be held at Mahesana on 5.6.11. Previously Joint Convention of Divisional Secretaries of NFPE/GDS/FNPO unions was fixed on 29.5.11 but this date has been changed to 5.6.11. So it will be difficult for many of us who has been invited to remain present to reach Mahesana in time. I tried to yet again get dates of Convention changed but Air tickets of General Secretaries of AIPEU & NAPE Gr.C has already been booked. This inevitable situation. We request Com.P.J.Patel to kindly excuse for this difficulty and also request-fully invite him to come to Ahmedabad after speedy completion of farewell function at Mahesana so that all comrades of Gujarat will also take an opportunity to give a farewell at Ahmedabad in the afternoon session of the Joint Convention.

Rashmin Purohit C/S AIPEU Gr.'C' Gujarat Circle

Dharna at C.O. Ahmedabad on 25.5.11

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS FOR SUCCESSFUL MASS DHARNA PROGRAM IN GUJARAT CIRCLE ON 25.05.11

As per call of the Central JCA, all divisional secretaries were also called upon to organize ‘Mass Dharna program’ on 25th May, 2011. Successful Dharna program was organized in front of Circle Office, Ahmedabad as well as Regional Offices at Rajkot and Vadodara. We congratulate all members for their direct or indirect contribution in this program.

At Circle Office compound, all Circle Secretaries from almost all unions affiliated to NFPE, FNPO and GDS unions and so many Office bearers from all unions came to make Dharna program a grand success. Every one present here talked about their commitment for unbreakable unity and preparedness for strong trade union action if our voice is ignored by the government. In the recess time a staff meeting was also held and addressed by all Circle Secretaries. About 50 representatives from different unions set on Dharna in front of Circle Office, Ahmedabad throughout the day.

Shri.R.N.Parmar C/S NAPE P.III suggested name of Com. Rashmin Purohit C/S AIPEU Gr.‘C’ as Convener of the Circle JCA but Com.Purohit suggested that Shri.C.P.Nayi C/S NAPE P.IV is also a CHQ President and senior leader so he should be Convener and the suggestion was supported by all C/S and Shri C.P.Nayi was unanimously elected as Convener. All C/S also went under leadership of the Convener Circle JCA to have an informal meeting with the CPMG.

At Rajkot, members in huge numbers were gathered from morning at R.O. compound and their awareness to the trade union movement was immeasurable and appreciable. About 50 employees set on Dharna throughout the day and in the evening also their demonstration, raising hands with slogans and overall deliberation was a sign of successful further agitation cumulating into indefinite strike from 5^th July or even earlier.

At Vadodara also similar demonstration of preparedness of further trade union movement was exhibited by organizing successful Dharna program in front of Regional Office.

Special congratulations to members of Kachchh division were also about 150 staff members gathered at 9.30 am and conducted demonstration for half an hour in front of the Divisional Office. A very strong trade union action can be initiated only if we all are observing agitation programs successfully as done in this division.

In other divisions like Porbandar, Amreli, Gondal,Bhavnagar, Junagadh etc Dharna program was organized. Few divisions could organize this program at the evening session only but at this juncture we greet all members for great commencement of agitation and wish that those divisions who could not respond to call of JCA will introspect and ensure that there is no space for any excuse in launching of Indefinite Strike from 5^th July, 2011.

All Divisional Secretaries and Circle Office bearers of all NFPE,FNPO,GDS unions will attend a Joint Convention at Ahmedabad on 5^th, June, 2011. At that time all should come with names, addresses and telephone numbers of all Divisional JCA members. Com.K.V.Shridharan G/S AIPEU Gr.’C’ and Shri.D.Kishanrao G/S NAPE III will address this joint convention. Com.KVS has agreed to stay in Gujara on 6^th and 7^th July and staff meetings will be held during these two days. Any division interested to convene meeting in their division may contact Com.Prakash Rathod Circle President on Mob. 099790 90620.

Again, with congratulations to all of you.

RASHMIN PUROHIT C/S AIPEU Gr.’C’ Gujarat Circle

AGITATION BEGINS ........

WOMEN EMPLYEE PARTICIPATED IN DHARNA AT KACHCHH

DHARNA AT CIRCLE OFFICE at AHMEDABAD

DHARNA AT CIRCLE OFFICE

EMPLOYEES JOIN THE AGITATION IN MASS AT KACHCHH DIVISION

PROGRAM OF " SUTROCHAR " KACHCHH DIVISON

FROM " KACHCHH DIVISION ".........

MASS OF "KACHCHHI EMPLOYEES ON DHARNA

LADIES STAFF INCLUDING HANDICAPE OF KACHCHH DIVISON JOIN THE MASSIVE AGITATION

REPORTERS OF MEDIA COVERING THE NEWS AT KACHCHH DIVISON

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON AGITATION AT KACHCHH

DHARNA AT BHAVNAGAR DIVISON
SUTROCHAR AT BHAVNAGAR DIVISION

LEACTURE DURING DHARNA AT BHAVNAGAR DIVISION

DHARNA AT VADODRA DIVISON

COM. L K CHAVDA ADDRESING THE DHARNA AT RAJKOT

WOMEN EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM OF DHARNA AT RAJKOT

PROGRAM OF " SUTROCHAR " IN THE COMPUND OF RO RAJKOT




DHARNA AT GONDAL


COM. S K VAISHNAV ADDRESSING THE STAFF DURING THE PROGRAM OF DHARNA

JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION GUJARAT CIRCLE

CLARIFICATION ON INCREASE IN CERTAIN ALLOWANCES BY 25% AS A RESULT OF ENHANCEMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) w.e.f. 1.1.2011

MAINTENANCE AND PREPARATION OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL REPORTS-COMMUNICATION OF ALL ENTRIES FOR FAIRNESS AND TRANSPRENCY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

http://persmin.gov.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/21011_1_2005-Estt-A_Pt-II-2.pdf

urgent circular

NFPE
national federation of postal employees
ist floor, north avenue post office, new delhi – 110001


get ready for immediate strike if situation warrants

STRIKE DATE WILL BE ADVANCED IF DEPARTMENT GO AHEAD WITH
IMPLEMENTATION OF MCKINSEY REFORMS:
FIVE LAKHS POSTAL EMPLOYEES OF INDIA POST
IN ONE VOICE DECLARE:
 NO MORE CLOSURE AND MERGER OF POST OFFICES
 NO MORE CLOSURE AND MERGER OF SORTING SECTIONS AND RMS OFFICES
 NO MORE CURTAILMENT OF DELIVERIES AND POSTMEN BEATS
 NO MORE FIRST CLASS MAIL HUBS AND DELIVERY HUBS
 NO MORE FRANCHISE (PRIVATE) POST OFFICES AND POST SHOPPE.
 NO MORE OUTSOURCING AND CONTRACTORISATION OF POSTAL FUNCTIONS

AND ALSO WE DEMAND

 IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF LONG PENDING SECTIONAL DEMANDS OF ALL CADRES OF POSTAL AND RMS EMPLOYEES INCLUDING GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS AND CASUAL LABOURERS.
INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 2011 JULY 5TH
 IN 1946 JULY ENTIRE P&T EMPLOYEES WENT ON INDEFINITE STRIKE AGAINST THE BRITISH IMPERIALISM

IN 2011 JULY ENTIRE POSTAL EMPLOYEES ARE GOING AHEAD FOR ANOTHER INDEFINITE

STRIKE AGAINST THE IMPERIALIST GLOBALIZATION POLICIES AND THE US-BASED MCKINSEY REFORMS IN INDIA POST

WE DON'T WANT THE FOREIGN CONSULTANT TO DECIDE OUR FATE

MCKINSEY IS FOR PRIVATISATION OF INDIA POST

WE SHALL OPPOSE IT LOCK STOCK AND BARREL

WE ARE READY TO SACRIFICE TO SAVE INDIA POST

PREPARE FOR A DETERMINED AND UNCOMPROMISING STRUGGLE

MAKE THE MAY 25TH DHARNA PROGRAMME A GRAND SUCCESS.

ORGANISE CIRCLE LEVEL JOINT CONVENTIONS OF NFPE & FNPO

PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNE 19TH ALL INDIA JOINT CONVENTION AT CHENNAI.

Dear Comrades,

We are in receipt of encouraging reports from various circles and Divisions about the mobilisation by grass root level workers and leaders for the total participation of employees in the indefinite strike from 5th July 2011 as per the call of Central Joint Council of Action (NFPE, FNPO & GDS Unions)

Department's move for implementing the Mckinsey Consultancy's disastrous recommendations has resulted in allround protest and stiff resistance from employees especially in Chennai and Hyderabad. Chennai Postmen staff has went on three day's strike and successfully resisted the Mckinsey reforms and halted it. Andhra comrades are conducting continuous agitational and campaign programmes throughout the Circle against the unilateral implementation of Mckinsey reforms. "Mckinsey Go Back" has become the slogan of the fighting comrades.

Postal Board is trying to go ahead with the Mckinsey reforms. Speed post hubs have resulted in erosion of public faith in the efficiency of this premium services. Now the department want to implement hubs for first class ordinary mails and registered articles. Total number of sorting offices will be reduced to 77. Further Chief PMGs have already sent proposals to Directorate for closure / merger of thousands of Post offices in urban areas. Privatisation and contractorisation of the Mail Motor Service (MMS) is also on the anvil. Opening of Franchise Post offices (Private Post offices) in a new name called "Post shoppe" and outsourcing of many other postal functions are also under serious consideration. Orders are already issued abolishing the sorting postman cadre altogether.

Gramin Dak Sevaks are facing the worst attack they have ever faced after independence of the country. Bonus has been reduced. Norms for cash handling and stamp sale drastically reduced. Norms for calculating the workload and allowances of Branch Postmasters have been curtailed resulting in reduction of allowances. Compassionate appointments limited to 10%. 25% of the Postmen vacancies are given to outsiders. And as a last blow, the GDS Conduct and Employment Rules has been changed and instead of "Employment" the word "Engagement" has been substituted. "Appointing authority" is changed as "Recruiting Authority", thus permanently blocking the chances of GDS to be treated as Civil Servants. All the adverse recommendations of Nataraja Moorthy Committee are implemented one by one. The revision of wages of casual labours w.e.f. 01.01.2006 is still pending and the orders for outsourcing their work is not yet withdrawn.
Many sectional demands listed in the 25 point charter of demands are yet to be settled. Cadre restructuring of all cadres, Decentralization of PLI and RPLI, Filling up of vacancies, Revision of OSA and OTA rates, Non implementation of JCM (Departmental Council) assurances, Non-settlement of demands raised in the Postman Committee, issues of MTS, parity in pay-scale and promotion to MMS Drivers, SBCO and Civil Wing issues, problems of Postal Accounts Staff, counting of services of ex-RTP staff, Discrimination towards PO and RMS Accountants Cadre, MACP anomalies, review of Postmaster cadre orders etc. are agitating the minds of the employees for the last more than one year.

Comrades, the very existence of Postal Department as a Government Services and its five lakhs employees is under threat from the Government. This is a question of "DO or DIE". We have to face the challenge. We shall fight it out with all forces at our command. We are confident that we can stop this onslaught.

Let us prepare ourselves for a massive breakdown from 5th July 2011, which alone can compel the Government to come forward and settle the genuine demands of the Postal workers.

Will greetings,
Fraternally yours,

M.Krishnan
Secretary General, NFPE
Mob: 09447068125
Email: nfpehq@gmail.com

After the total failure of Speed Post Hub Experiment.....

McKInsey Model Hubs for first class mails also!!!
NUMBER OF SORTING OFFICERS WILL BE REDUCED TO 77.
Proposed set of level-1 Sorting Centres for First Class Mail
(Ordinary & Registered)
S.No..
Circle
Sorting hubs
1.
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
2.
Andhra Pradesh
Kurnool
3.
Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati
4.
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada
5.
Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
6.
Assam
Guwahati
7.
Bihar
Bhagalpur
8.
Bihar
Muzaffarpur
9.
Bihar
Patna
10.
Chattisgarh
Bilaspur
11.
Chattisgarh
Raipur
12.
Delhi
Delhi
13.
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
14.
Gujarat
Anand
15.
Gujarat
Rajkot
16.
Gujarat
Surat
17.
Gujarat
Vadodara
18.
Haryana
Ambala
19.
Haryana
Gargaon
20.
Himachal Pradesh
Pathankot
21.
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
22.
J & K
Jammu
23.
J & K
J &K Srinagar
24.
Jharkhand
Dhanbad
25.
Jharkhand
Jamshedpur
26.
Jharkhand
Ranchi
27.
Karnataka
Bangalore
28.
Karnataka
Karnataka Belgaum
29.
Karnataka
Hubli
30.
Karnataka
Mangalore
31.
Karnataka
Mysore
32.
Kerala
Kochi
33.
Kerala
Kottayam
34.
Kerala
Kozhikkode
35.
Kerala
Thiruvalla
36.
Kerala
Trichur
37.
Kerala
Trivandrum
38.
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
39.
Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior
40.
Madhya Pradesh
Indore
41.
Maharashtra
Aurangabad
42.
Maharashtra
Mumbai
43.
Maharashtra
Nagpur
44.
Maharashtra
Panaji
45.
Maharashtra
Pune
46.
Maharashtra
Satara
47.
North East
Dimapur
48.
Orissa
Bhubaneswar
49.
Orissa
Cuttak
50.
Orissa
Sambalpur
51.
Punjab
Chandigargh
52.
Punjab
Jalandhar
53.
Punjab
Ludhiana
54.
Rajasthan
Ajmer
55.
Rajasthan
Jaipur
56.
Rajasthan
Jodhpur
57.
Tamilnadu
Chennai
58.
Tamilnadu
Coimbatore
59.
Tamilnadu
Erode
60.
Tamilnadu
Madurai
61.
Tamilnadu
Salem
62.
Tamilnadu
Tirunelveli
63.
Tamilnadu
Trichy
64.
Tamilnadu
Villupuram
65.
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
66.
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
67.
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
68.
Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur
69.
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
70.
Uttar Pradesh
Moradabad
71.
Uttar Pradesh
Saharanpur
72.
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
73.
Uttaranchal
Dehradun
74.
West Bengal
Burdwan
75.
West Bengal
Howrah
76.
West Bengal
Kolkata
77.
West Bengal
Siliguri.

Source: Mail Network Optimisation Project.0

NO RECOVERY FOR CO-OP SOCIETY DUES FROM DCRG NO RECOVERY FOR CO-OP SOCIETY DUES FROM DCRG

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RYqDbDoPp_K_SArn4BxjnBq7fbDWbGIIAk_-MvHNWvI/edit?hl=en&authkey=CL_g2N8I&pli=1#

GOVT MULLING PF INTEREST RATE HIKE

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2023577.ece

PFRDA TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE OF FUND MANAGERS http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2023577.ece

CENTRAL STAFF SEEK SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION

HYDERABAD, MAY 16: STATING THAT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 6TH PAY COMMISSION, SK VYAS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS (CCGEW), DEMANDED CONSTITUTION OF 7TH PAY COMMISSION TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS OF EMPLOYEES. HE WAS SPEAKING AT A STATE-LEVEL CONVENTION OF CCGEW HERE ON SUNDAY.

KKN Kutti, secretary general of CCGEW was also present.

Source: siasat

IMPORTANT ORDER ON MACP TO THE GROUP “D”& POSTMAN IN DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

ALL DIVISIONS MUST ORGANISE MASS DHARNA ON 25.05.2011 IN FRONT OF DIVISIONAL OFFICE

Dear Comrades
You are well aware about the agitation programs to be conducted at every division level also. A circle JCA has been formed and a meeting of all Circle Secretaries of NFPE, FNPO and GDS unions was held at Ahmedabad on 16.05.11 for deciding further line of joint action. An elaborate circular in Gujarati language issued by JCA of Gujarat Circle, signed by most of the Circle Secretaries, has been sent to all Divisional Secretaries. It contains clear directives as well as explanation of charter of demand and reasons for launching agitation. Same description must be circulated to each member of every union to make them conscious about need for rising up and stick together in struggle for settlement of justified demands.

Your first significant responsibility is to organize mass Dharna on 25.05.2011 in front of Divisional Office. For Dharna, at least Executive members of Divisional level of all unions must remain present throughout the day. Other staff may remain present before their duty starts, in the recess and after duty hours. In the evening, you may convene a meeting and prepare members for further agitation programs ending in to Indefinite Strike from 5th July, 2011. You may circulate copies of JCA Circular in this meeting too. A notice board may also be displayed in which Charter of Demands may be shown. A model notice board is given in the website of CHQP3.

Remember, there should be no excuse from any divisional Secretary. No division should ignore directives of Central JCA. Reports from all divisions about conduct of mass Dharna must go to the Government. It will strengthen voice of our leaders. This is very important. All divisional Secretaries should send photographs of Dharna program to Circle union immediately. It will be displayed on this blog. In case of any difficulty, Circle Secretary may be contacted.

Remember, Com.K.V.Shridharan G/S AIPEU Gr.C and Shri.D.Kishanrao G/S NAPE Gr.C are in-charge of Gujarat Circle. Our performance must be better then ever.

With good wishes,

RASHMIN PUROHIT Circle Secretary AIPE Union Group ‘C’ Gujarat Circle
94272 08408, 97236 66696, 84699 99853

NFPE national federation of postal employees urgent circular

ist floor, north avenue post office, new delhi – 110001
get ready for immediate strike if situation warrants
strike date will be advanced if department go ahead with
implementation of mckinsey reforms:
five lakhs postal employees of india post
in one voice declare:
no more closure and merger of post offices
no more closure and merger of sorting sections and rms offices
no more curtailment of deliveries and postmen beats
no more first class mail hubs and delivery hubs
no more franchise (private) post offices and post shoppe.
no more outsourcing and contractorisation of postal functions
and also we demand
ô immediate settlement of long pending sectional demands of all cadres of postal and rms employees including gramin dak sevaks and casual labourers.
indefinite strike from 2011 July 5th
in 1946 july entire p&t employees went on indefinite strike against the British imperialism
Ø in 2011 july entire postal employees are going ahead for another indefinite strike against the imperialist globalization policies and the us-based mckinsey reforms in india post
we don’t want the foreign consultant to decide our fate
mckinsey is for privatisation of india post
we shall oppose it lock stock and barrel
we are ready to sacrifice to save india post
prepare for a determined and uncompromising struggle
make the may 25th dharna programme a grand success.
organise circle level joint conventions of nfpe & fnpo
participate in the june 19th all india joint convention at chennai.
Dear Comrades,
We are in receipt of encouraging reports from various circles and Divisions about the mobilisation by grass root level workers and leaders for the total participation of employees in the indefinite strike from 5th July 2011 as per the call of Central Joint Council of Action (NFPE, FNPO & GDS Unions)
Department’s move for implementing the Mckinsey Consultancy’s disastrous recommendations has resulted in allround protest and stiff resistance from employees especially in Chennai and Hyderabad. Chennai Postmen staff has went on three day’s strike and successfully resisted the Mckinsey reforms and halted it. Andhra comrades are conducting continuous agitational and campaign programmes throughout the Circle against the unilateral implementation of Mckinsey reforms. “Mckinsey Go Back” has become the slogan of the fighting comrades.
Postal Board is trying to go ahead with the Mckinsey reforms. Speed post hubs have resulted in erosion of public faith in the efficiency of this premium services. Now the department want to implement hubs for first class ordinary mails and registered articles. Total number of sorting offices will be reduced to 77. Further Chief PMGs have already sent proposals to Directorate for closure / merger of thousands of Post offices in urban areas. Privatisation and contractorisation of the Mail Motor Service (MMS) is also on the anvil. Opening of Franchise Post offices (Private Post offices) in a new name called “Post shoppe” and outsourcing of many other postal functions are also under serious consideration. Orders are already issued abolishing the sorting postman cadre altogether.
Gramin Dak Sevaks are facing the worst attack they have ever faced after independence of the country. Bonus has been reduced. Norms for cash handling and stamp sale drastically reduced. Norms for calculating the workload and allowances of Branch Postmasters have been curtailed resulting in reduction of allowances. Compassionate appointments limited to 10%. 25% of the Postmen vacancies are given to outsiders. And as a last blow, the GDS Conduct and Employment Rules has been changed and instead of “Employment” the word “Engagement” has been substituted. “Appointing authority” is changed as “Recruiting Authority”, thus permanently blocking the chances of GDS to be treated as Civil Servants. All the adverse recommendations of Nataraja Moorthy Committee are implemented one by one. The revision of wages of casual labours w.e.f. 01.01.2006 is still pending and the orders for outsourcing their work is not yet withdrawn.
Many sectional demands listed in the 25 point charter of demands are yet to be settled. Cadre restructuring of all cadres, Decentralization of PLI and RPLI, Filling up of vacancies, Revision of OSA and OTA rates, Non implementation of JCM (Departmental Council) assurances, Non-settlement of demands raised in the Postman Committee, issues of MTS, parity in pay-scale and promotion to MMS Drivers, SBCO and Civil Wing issues, problems of Postal Accounts Staff, counting of services of ex-RTP staff, Discrimination towards PO and RMS Accountants Cadre, MACP anomalies, review of Postmaster cadre orders etc. are agitating the minds of the employees for the last more than one year.
Comrades, the very existence of Postal Department as a Government Services and its five lakhs employees is under threat from the Government. This is a question of “DO or DIE”. We have to face the challenge. We shall fight it out with all forces at our command. We are confident that we can stop this onslaught.
Let us prepare ourselves for a massive breakdown from 5th July 2011, which alone can compel the Government to come forward and settle the genuine demands of the Postal workers.
Will greetings,
Fraternally yours,
M.Krishnan
Secretary General, NFPE
Mob: 09447068125
Email: nfpehq@gmail.com
After the total failure of Speed Post Hub Experiment.....
McKInsey Model Hubs for first class mails also!!!
NUMBER OF SORTING OFFICERS WILL BE REDUCED TO 77.
Proposed set of level-1 Sorting Centres for First Class Mail
(Ordinary & Registered)
Sl. No.
Circle
Sorting hubs

Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh
Kurnool
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Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati

Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam

Assam
Guwahati

Bihar
Bhagalpur

Bihar
Muzaffarpur

Bihar
Patna

Chattisgarh
Bilaspur

Chattisgarh
Raipur

Delhi
Delhi

Gujarat
Ahmedabad

Gujarat
Anand

Gujarat
Rajkot

Gujarat
Surat

Gujarat
Vadodara

Haryana
Ambala

Haryana
Gargaon

Himachal Pradesh
Pathankot

Himachal Pradesh
Shimla

J & K
Jammu

J & K
J & K Srinagar

Jharkhand
Dhanbad

Jharkhand
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
Ranchi

Karnataka
Bangalore
Karnataka
Belgaum
Karnataka
Hubli
Karnataka
Mangalore
Karnataka
Mysore
Kerala
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Gwalior
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Maharashtra
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Nagpur
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Panaji

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North East
Dimapur
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Bhubaneswar
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Cuttak
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Sambalpur
Punjab
Chandigargh
Punjab
Jalandhar
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Ludhiana
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Jaipur
Rajasthan
Jodhpur
Tamilnadu
Chennai
Tamilnadu
Coimbatore
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Erode
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Madurai

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Tirunelveli
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Trichy
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Villupuram
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
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Allahabad
uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
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Kanpur
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Lucknow
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Saharanpur
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Uttaranchal
Dehradun
West Bengal
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CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (CONDUCT) AMENDMENT RULES, 2011

(To be published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary)

Government of India
Ministry Of Personnel, Public Grievances And Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
New Delhi, the 9th May, 201 1

NOTIFICATION

G.S.R ... ... (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India -in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the president here by makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Conduct)Rules,1964, namely :-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Amendment Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Civil services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, in rule 18, -
(a) for sub-rule (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:

"(3) Where a Government servant enters Into a transaction in respect of movable property either in hi own name or in the name of the member of his family, he shall, within one month from the date of such transaction, report the same to the
prescribed authority, if the value of such property exceeds two months' basic pay of the Government servant:

Provided that the previous sanction of the prescribed authority shall be obtained by the Government servant if any such transaction is with a person having official dealings with him.
.
(b) in Explanation I, in clause (I), in sub-clause (a), for the letters, figures and words
"Rs 10,000, or one-sixth of the total annual emoluments received from Government,
whichever is less", the words 'two months' basic pay of the Government servant, shall be substituted .
[F. No. 11013/8/2011-Estt. (A)
Sd/-
Mamta Kundra,Joint Secretary(E

DEPARTMENTAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GOVERNMENT SERVANTS-CONSULTATION WITH THE UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR ADVICE http://persmin.gov.in/WriteReadD

ANOTHER ATTACK ON POSTMAN CADRE

► THERE WILL BE NO SORTING POSTMAN HEREAFTER
► SORTING POSTMAN & POSTMAN WILL BE GIVEN A COMMON GENERIC
DESIGNATION OF POSTMAN
► ALL POSTMEN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM BEAT SORTING.

No.25-20/2008-P.E.I
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi-110016
Dated 04.05.2011
To
All Heads of Circles/Regions

Subject: Change in designation of Sorting Postman.

Consequent upon acceptance of the Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the Postman and Sorting Postman of Department of Posts have been placed in the Pay Band –I (Rs. 5200-20200) with the Grade Pay of Rs.2000. In view of this recommendation, it has been decided to redesignate the post of Sorting Postman as Postman with immediate effect. Postman and Sorting Postman will be given common generic designation of Postman.

2. Consequent on the redesignation of the Sorting Postman, all the Postman shall be required to perform the duty of the Beat Sorting.

3. In so far as the deployment of postmen for the Beat Sorting is concerned, it is left to the concerned Divisional Head or Senior Postmaster to work out the exact requirement of delivery postmen required for Beat Sorting on the basis of the total number of un-registered mail received for delivery as per the existing norms.
Sd/-
(Prabhudas Xalxo)
Asstt. Director General (Estt.)

A POSTMAN'S KNOCK – LITERALLY

COMMENT ON THE BOOK PUBLISHED BY DR.KK. RAMACHANDIRAN N, PMG, MAIL MANAGEMENT, CHENNAI

It was some weeks ago (Madras Miscellany, January 10th that I had referred to a book that was due to be published, Indian Postal History – Focus on Tamil Nadu. I was at the release of Dr. K. RamachandiranN's Ph.D these's-made-into-a-colourful-history the other day and heard him relate several fascinating bits of Madras-specific postal history and caught up with more in his book.

Something new I learnt was about dak bungalows, though the explanation should have been obvious. I had always thought that they were Travellers' Bungalows run by the Public Works Department. But apparently in the late 18th Century the PWD had been put under the charge of the Postal Department and, with that arrangement, the Travellers' Bungalows too came under the Postal Department. With the mail carts also accepting officials as passengers, that service too was linked with the Travellers' Bungalows and they became dakbungalows. The Dak Bearer service, as it was called, accepted private passengers too, if there was space for them after the requirements for officers had been met. This service also offered palanquins and dholis for travellers.

The first Railway Mail Service (RMS) came into operation in the Madras Circle, virtually the whole of South India, on September 29, 1871. The route it catered to was Madras-Cuddapah-Raichur. This route also pioneered the Travelling Post Office in the Madras Circle from April 6, 1874.

The first telegraph office in Madras was, I learnt, opened in 1863. Not long afterwards, in 1866, the telegraph line from Madras to Colombo across the Palk Strait was laid from Rameswaram to Talaimannar. Apparently there was a connection to Peneng too, presumably through Colombo. Then Dr. Ramachandiran N lays pointed emphasis that this boon to the business community was "particularly" beneficial to "the Nattukkottai Chettiars…. actively involved in trading with the two neighbouring countries."

Letter boxes away from post offices were introduced in the major cities of India from October 1854. That was the year the postal system introduced postmen to provide home deliveries. In February 1959, the Madras Circle had the distinction of recruiting the first postwoman in India. K.Padmakshi Amma was appointed to the Thiruvanathapuram Postal Division.

Despite this column welcoming the postman's knock, it would appear to be out of touch with all the different services the Postal Department offers. I had heard of the Postal Savings Bank, but the Postal Life Insurance Scheme was a new one on me. Apparently the success of the banking scheme introduced on April 1, 1882 led to the insurance scheme being launched on February 1, 1884, originally for postal employees alone, but gradually being extended to government and quasi-government service employees as a whole. Giving an idea of how big this business is, is the record of R. Venkadesan, Development Officer, PLI, in the Tamil Nadu Circle. For 12 years in succession he has been the country's leading generator of PLI business. In 1997-98, he began his gold-medal-winning streak with Rs.13 crore business and, increasing that figure every year, he recorded Rs.51 crore in 2008-9 and was heading for nearly Rs.100 crore the next year at the time the book was being written.

Snippets include the fact that PIN code 172114 is in Sikkim and is the highest post office in the world, at 15,500 feet, that the first postage stamp on a Tamil Nadu subject was issued on August 15, 1949, and featured a Nataraja bronze, the first Tamil Nadu Centenary to be honoured was that of the University of Madras on December 31, 1957, and that the first Tamil personages to be honoured were the legendary Tiruvalluvar on February 15, 1960 and the more recent Subramania Bharati on September 11, 1960.

And did you know that C.V.Raman, Akilan the author, R.S. Manohar and Vivek the actors, K.Balachander the film director, and Dr.V. Gopalakrishnan, the toponymist and linguist, had all served in the Postal Department at some time in their lives?

All this information and more that, reading between the lines, I sense is available warrant a much more comprehensive history of the Postal Department, the present edition just whetting the appetite.

Hindu 8.5.2011.

DIRECTORATE RELEASED TRANSFER ORDERS OF PMG’S UNDER CLUSTER POLICY IN SAG GRADE

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SACHIN PILOT | POSTAL DEPARTMENT CAN HELP BRING ABOUT FINANCIAL INCLUSION

With 800 million Indians using mobile phones, Internet services and new forms of technologies, the traditional volume and revenue streams of the department are on a steady decline, says Sachin Pilot, junior minister for communications and information technology

Liz Mathew

New Delhi: As junior minister for communications and information technology, Sachin Pilot is closely involved with telecom policy, besides overseeing the 150-year postal department. In an interview, the 33-year-old Congress parliamentarian from Ajmer spoke about the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's plan for the postal department, and its new telecom policy that will allow for mergers and acquisitions in the sector and for sharing and trading in air waves. Edited excerpts:

How is the postal department making use of the progress in communication technology for services beyond delivering letters, such as for money transfers?
The department of post is a very old department, a very crucial part of our cultural heritage, our nationalism. As of today, we have 155,000 post offices, and a majority of these post offices, in fact 90% of them, are in rural areas.

With 800 million Indians using mobile phones, Internet services and new forms of technologies, the traditional volume and revenue streams of the department are on a steady decline. We need to re-innovate, explore new avenues for our earnings.

The network is crucial. We are trying to computerize it. We are also offering services —insurance services and financial services. We are trying to make sure that utility bills can be paid from there, railway tickets can be issued from there, to increase its foothold. The idea is to make it a strong, economically dynamic organization. We are working on re-training the skills of the people in post offices.

How do you see the postal department playing a role in the UPA government's goal of achieving financial inclusion?

Initiating changes: Pilot says the new telecom policy will allow for mergers and acquisitions in the sector. Ramesh Pathania/Mint

India is a country that has grown in the last decade at 9% GDP (gross domestic product) and the need of the hour is financial inclusion. It's probably not practical for all the banks to have branches in the 650,000 villages we have today for equitable distribution of financial goods and services.

Post offices have a physical presence in every nook and corner of the country. We are trying to synergize between the financial services sector and the trust and the faith and the sanctity the department carries... So the department of post, with its presence and skilled employees, can become the agent of change to bring about financial inclusion. So, financial inclusion, expanding the scope of these institutions to have banking systems inculcated in our services, is the objective of the department.

Ten years down the line, what do you see as the role of the postal department, given the advances in communication technology?

We will probably be doing more services in a digitized format. India has 22 official languages. In my ministry, information technology, we have encouraged people to have the local content, local language and those software applications can be used to deliver these services—financial banking, postal services, etc. The department of post is very well placed to reap the benefits of the culmination happening in ICT (information and communication technology).

As the presence of the postal department is so wide, we can use them not just for NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) payment, which currently happens through post offices in some villages, for other social sector schemes, too.

There is a growing anger against politicians, especially among youngsters. What role can a politician like you play here?

The perception about politicians certainly needs to change. We will have to encourage people who are upright, honest and who are working with some conviction (in politics). I believe as politicians, we will have to live as examples. We have to inculcate faith in the political system. Younger people taking up that role helps in establishing that faith...

I don't think there is anything wrong in having a transparent system. If it brings out the not-so-good side of our system, so be it. Let's not be in denial. Let's fight it (corruption), let's confront it and uproot it. That's the message we want to convey. As far as the government is concerned, it's been our policy that if anyone is found in any wrong conduct, misconduct or omission, he or she would be taken to task.

The telecom ministry is in the news for the wrong reasons (controversies over the irregularities in second-generation spectrum allocation). What are the other initiatives the ministry has taken in the recent past?

What we have been able to do is to provide the cheapest call rate on the planet. What we have been able to do is to add 18 million subscribers every month. What we have been able to do is create the world's second largest telecom market. What we want to do and we will do is to have a new telecom policy... The new telecom policy will come out in a few months. We have been making sure that all the stakeholders are brought for discussion.

The government must realize reasonable revenues for its resources, which is spectrum. Very soon, we will decide on a mechanism to price it. We must also ensure robust growth for the industry. We don't want to kill the industry with our new policy. The third and most important aspect is that our people should have the best quality of services at the cheapest price. These three will form the pillars of the telecom policy.

It will be transparent, above board and will have everyone's interests in mind. We are going to allow mergers and acquisitions to take place. But we have mandated that each circle should have at least six players to operate to allow good competition. We have talked about spectrum sharing, spectrum trading, uniform spectrum charges. We will soon take a decision.
Courtesy: liz.m@livemint.com