RESOLUTIUON ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS IN ITS MEETING HELD AT MUMBAI ON IST DECEMBER, 2010.
RESOLUTION
The National Council Meeting of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers held at Mumbai on 1st December 2010 congratulates the BSNL employees who are on strike for 3 days from 1st December to 3rd December 2010 to object to the attitude of the Government of India towards the BSNL and its concerted efforts to make it a sick unit to pave way for the private telecom providers to amass the spoils and maximize their profit.
The Government has not allowed to either make investment for expansion of the services of the BSNL or allowed it to purchase technology or materials to compete with other service providers in the market, with the result the profit of the public sector undertaking has been dwindling over the years. The Government's present move to disinvest 30% of its shares and reduce the workforce through a V R Scheme is with an ulterior motive of winding up the BSNL ultimately. The employees are therefore on struggle to save this Public Sector Enterprise and the strike is organized with a patriotic fervour to ensure the assets created with the public money is not transferred to private hands. The saddest part of the whole episode is that the Telecom Ministry has been handled for many years by corrupt politicians and bureaucrats, which has resulted in the biggest scam in the post independent era emanating from the telecom sector.
The National Council has called upon the Central Govt. employees throughout the country to extend their wholehearted co-operation and solidarity to the striking BSNL Employees and appeal them to popularize the issues raised by the striking workers amongst the rank and file of the membership of Central Govt. employees organizations and demand the Govt. to desist from the move to disinvest BSNL shares and allow the BSNL management to immediately undertake steps to purchase the requisite material and technology to enable BSNL to widen its business.
S.K. Vyas.
President
INDIA POST'S GADGETS TO STREAMLINE
NREGA PAYMENT
NEW DELHI: India Post will provide gadgets such as biometric fingerprint scanners, magnetic strip readers and thermal printers to its 1,30,000 rural offices to smoothen the process of verification and payment under the national rural employment guarantee scheme .
It has charted out an ambitious rural information technology (IT) plan that will make the wage disbursement under the scheme paperless, said an official with the department who asked not to be named. Although NREGA is administered by the ministry of rural development, payments under the UPA government's flagship job safety programme are routed through the postal network and bank branches. The postal department services more than half of the wage earners under the scheme in most states of the country.
The government has allocated Rs 40,100 crore for NREGA in 2010-11. It is estimated that the rural development ministry will be able to utilize only about Rs 35,000 crore in the current year. A total of 179,43,189 families have been provided employment under the scheme till June 30 this year.
The devices offered to the post offices will have an in-built global positioning system (GPS) to determine the frequency of the postal staff's visits to the villages, which will ensure accountability on the part of the branch post masters. This will also help the department map its delivery territory.
The move will help the hugely popular scheme to check leakage of funds owing to fake attendance under the scheme.
In some states of North East, it was found that funds were transferred under the scheme to even doctors and engineers. In Uttar Pradesh alone the leakage is estimated at . 850 crore annually.
The department has invited participation of private players in this regard. The IT revamp, which will happen in phases, is expected to be completed in two years, said an official with the ministry of communications and information technology.
To ensure that the process is made hassle-free, the devices will have portable web cameras with enabling features such as bluetooth and wifi access for seamless transfer of data that may be required under the verification process for accounts.
Transactions under the scheme will happen only when the wage earner's biometric information is matched with data stored in the department's electronic database.
"Our devices will be compliant with standards issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India," said YP Rai, deputy director general (rural business) at India Post.
As network availability in most rural areas is inconsistent, the devices will have facility to function both online and offline. To address the problem of inadequate power supply, the devises will have an in-built battery with solar chargers.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
DISCUSSION ON CADRE RESTRUCTURING
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS AND POSTMEN RELATED ISSUES.
An informal meeting with DDG (Estt.) and other officers on the issue of cadre restructuring has been held at the Directorate on 26.11.2010 .All General Secretaries of NFPE led by the Secretary General in the discussions.
The following are the gist of discussions of the meeting:
1. Since , GDS officials could get their Gr. ’D’ promotion only after 45 to 50 years of their age ,in most of the cases, they could not avail further promotions under MACP before their retirement from service. MACP is nothing but a mirage so for this cadre is concerned. They should be provided three promotions during their service with smaller span of service which was agreed to consider the proposal.
2. Similar is the case of postmen. Many of them could not get third MACP due to paucity of required minimum service. Cadre review should be carried out to provide three promotions to postmen within a span of twenty years. We were asked that the postmen on higher promotions should make data entries in the postmen module which was in principle agreed by us.
3. Further it was informally discussed to provide 20% of LGO vacancies under seniority cum fitness instead of writing LGO examination.
4. In respect of System Administrators it was discussed to carve-out separate the cadre from PA and convert it as promotional post for PA/SA. It was informed that creation of about 2000 to 2500 System Assistant posts will require a matching savings around 3000 PA/SA posts. We sought Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- which is available in other Departments for the cadre of System Asstt. It was agreed to consider our proposal.
5. The Officials qualified in PO & RMS Accountants examination may be granted with Rs. 2800 Grade Pay and may be also posted in A/Cs Branches of Head Post offices. Carving out a separate cadre to Accounts line, shall also be explored for further promotional aspect to this cadre.
6. With regard to PA Cadre, the official side categorically informed that there is no chance of elevation of posts or hike in Grade Pay for any categories in the entry cadre under Cadre review proposals and only the number of promotional posts can only be increased on matching savings. We placed our concern about the justification of Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- to LSG which was finally agreed to consider.
7. Our demand to upgrade 11395 single handed Pos and 6719 double handed Posts Offices as LSG and 6621 present LSG posts to HSG-II posts and amalgamation of 1622 HSG-II posts and HSG-I posts to the present status of HSG-I will be considered. The DDG (Estt.) informed that in lieu of increased promotions. The Staff Side should come forward with proposals for matching savings. He suggested merger or closure of single handed sub post offices to the extent of 3000 in urban area which was strongly opposed by us.
8. We further demanded that at the time of upgradation of LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I posts some decent nomenclature should be given instead of present nomenclature.
9. The proposals on SBCO and Postal administrative offices will be discussed in the next meeting.
10. In RMS, we have demanded to increase the number of supervisory posts at least by three times to provide 1st, 2nd and 3rd promotions within 25 years.
11. The DDG (Estt.) refused to discuss about MMS drivers case since it is subjudice.
12. The meeting was only a preliminary one and detailed discussions will be held shortly with the members of the Committee with full fledged discussions.
POSTMEN RELATED ISSUES
One more meeting was also held on the same day to discuss about Postmen related issues. The following are the out come:
1. Postmen may not be entrusted with any data entry work other than issue of Speed Post and Registered articles entrusted for their delivery. Norms for this work may also be fixed.
2. Revision of norms on registered / un-registered articles delivered and also the time for distance travelled will be considered.
3. Norms will be considered for the left out items also.
4. A survey will be conducted to decide the minimum and maximum distance to be travelled by foot in congested and non-congested areas using milometer and cyclometer.
5. Distance conditions for cycle maintenance allowance may be reviewed.
6. Separate incentive for speed post should be given when the work is entrusted with normal duties.
We also opposed the unilateral introduction of single beat system in Metros and big Cities (e.g. Chennai). Proper compensation for excess duty or creation of additional posts should also be ensured.
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
There was another meeting on 26.11.2010 to discuss the System Administrator’s issue. It was agreed to release orders shortly on grant of conveyance allowance. The duties and responsibilities and other issues will be discussed in the next meeting. Carving out a separate cadre from PA will be considered taking in to account the existence of System Assistant posts in other departments.
POSTMASTER’S CADRE:
The Department of Posts has released the Gazette Notification of Postmaster’s Cadre and numerous mails and calls are being received by Federation and CHQ. We want to make it clear that we are not against the creation of Postmaster’s Cadre. But we seek more betterment in the scheme. At present 1/3rd posts of LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I are identified for Postmaster’s Cadre.
We are seeking further following improvements in the order:
1. Before finalizing the options for Postmaster’s Cadre all the LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I posts should be filled up or all officials in 1st, 2nd and 3rd MACP should be allowed to exercise option to the newly formed Postmaster’s Cadre.
2. 25% posts of PS Gr.’B’ (Gazetted) Post Master posts shall be filled up from among the existing senior HSG-I officials at the initial stage itself.
3. APM Accounts and Accountants shall also be permitted to opt for the Postmasters Cadre.
We further desire to discuss this issue in threadbare during discussion in the Cadre Review Committee. A detailed note on this issue will be published soon.
POSTMASTER CADRE
Number of posts to be carved out of LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I of Postal Wing and designated as Postmaster Gr. I, II and III respectively
No. 13-2/2010-PE.I
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division)
*****
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Dated: 25th November, 2010
ORDER
In continuation of this Department’s order of even number dated 03.02.2010, it has been decided by the Competent Authority in the Department to carve out the number of posts of Postmaster Gr. I, Postmaster Gr.II and Postmaster Gr. III from the existing General Line Cadre posts for various Postal Circles as given in the Annexure.
2. Chief Postmasters General of respective Circles shall accordingly identify the Head Post Offices/Sub Post Offices to the extent of number indicated in the Annexure where the Postmasters of the respective grades in each of the identified offices are to be deployed.
3. As per the information furnished by the Circles, it is anticipated that there would be sufficient number of Higher Selection Grade-I and Lower Selection Grade Head Post Offices/Sub Post offices to identify the Offices for deployment of Postmaster Gr. III and Postmaster Gr. I respectively. While identifying the Offices, preference may be given to Head Post Offices, Mukhya Dak Ghars, Offices identified for Core Banking Solution (CBS), major delivery offices and offices located in prime locations serving as face of India Post. In case of such circles where sufficient number of Head Post Offices/Sub Post Offices of the level of HSG-II is not immediately available for deployment of Postmaster GR.II, the Chief Postmaster General of the concerned Circles may identify major Lower Selection grade Sub Post Offices to deploy them, While identifying LSG Sub Post Offices care may be taken that such offices are identified which are located in prime locations and have the potential to generate more business in future.
4. After the Head Post Offices/Sub Post Offices are identified and notified for deployment of Postmasters, the information regarding name/status of the identified Head Post Offices/Sub Offices should be furnished to the Directorate as per the attached proforma. The Decision once taken by the Chief Postmasters General would be final and no change in future would be permissible without consulting the Directorate.
5. The Posts will be deemed to have been designated as postmaster Gr. I, Postmaster Gr. II and Postmaster Gr. III w.e.f the dated those are filled up.
Sd/-
(Raj Kumar)
Director (Estt. & DE)
ANNEXURE
Number of posts to be carved out of LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I of Postal Wing and designated as Postmaster Gr. I, II and III respectively:
Sl. No.
|
Name of the Circle
|
No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. I
|
No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. II
|
No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. III
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
140
|
35
|
34
|
2
|
Assam
|
34
|
12
|
10
|
3
|
Bihar
|
70
|
25
|
25
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
20
|
04
|
03
|
5
|
Delhi
|
42
|
10
|
10
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
145
|
40
|
40
|
7
|
Haryana
|
40
|
07
|
06
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
35
|
07
|
07
|
9
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
13
|
04
|
04
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
30
|
07
|
05
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
170
|
50
|
50
|
12
|
Kerala
|
125
|
36
|
35
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
70
|
13
|
12
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
300
|
60
|
58
|
15
|
North East
|
25
|
05
|
05
|
16
|
Orissa
|
60
|
18
|
18
|
17
|
Punjab
|
70
|
15
|
14
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
60
|
15
|
15
|
19
|
Tamilnadu
|
270
|
52
|
50
|
20
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
196
|
40
|
38
|
21
|
Uttarakhand
|
32
|
06
|
06
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
150
|
50
|
50
|
Total
|
2097
|
511
|
495
|
PROFORMA
Details of Post Offices identified for deployment of Postmasters Grade-I:
Sl. No.
|
Name of Post office
|
Category and Status of Post Office
|
Whether it is a [(Please tick the appropriate box(es)]
| |||||
HO
|
SO
|
Status (HSG.I/HSG.II/LSG)
|
MDG
|
CBS
|
Located at Prime Location
|
Major delivery Office
| ||
Details of Post Offices identified for deployment of Postmasters Grade – II:
Sl. No.
|
Name of Post office
|
Category and Status of Post Office
|
Whether it is a [(Please tick the appropriate box(es)]
| |||||
HO
|
SO
|
Status (HSG.I/HSG.II/LSG)
|
MDG
|
CBS
|
Located at Prime Location
|
Major delivery Office
| ||
Details of Post Offices identified for deployment of Postmasters Grade-III:
Sl. No.
|
Name of Post office
|
Category and Status of Post Office
|
Whether it is a [(Please tick the appropriate box(es)]
| |||||
HO
|
SO
|
Status (HSG.I/HSG.II/LSG)
|
MDG
|
CBS
|
Located at Prime Location
|
Major delivery Office
| ||
Note: Please give the information as per the above proforma in separate sheets for each grade of Postmasters viz Grade-I, Grade-II and Grade-III.
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