AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) CALL THE ALL GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS TO HOLD ONE DAY DHARNA PROGRAM AT ALL OFFICES OF CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL / POSTMASTER GENERAL / SUPDT. OF POST OFFICES ON 28-06-2012
LONG PENDING DEMANDS OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS ARE BEING RETAINED FOR YEARS / MONTHS TOGETHER EVEN AFTER THE ASSURANCES GIVEN DURING NEGOTIATIONS / MEETINGS WITH OUR FEDERATION & JCA NO PROGRESS - NO DEVELOPMENT TILL DATE.
IT IS DECIDED BY THE CHQ OF AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) DURING ITS CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 23-05-2012 AT HYDERABAD TO HOLD ONE DAY DHARNA PROGRAM WITH ALL NFPE UNIONS AT ALL LEVELS.
ALL THE BRANCH / DIVISIONAL SECRETARIES OF AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) ARE REQUESTED TO MOBILIZE THE GDS MEMBERS TO MAKE THE PROGRAM A GRAND SUCCESS.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS:
1. Departmentalization of Gramin Dak
Sevaks and all benefits of departmental employees extended to GDS as
recommended by Justice Talwar Committee.
2. Constitute 7th
CPC and refer GDS wage revision also to the consideration of Pay Commission.
3. Withdraw the new GDS (Conduct
& Engagement) Rules, 2011 and restore GDS (Conduct & Employment) Rules.
4. Ensure minimum statutory monthly
pension of Rs.3500/- to GDS and grant other retirement benefits like gratuity
etc., based on the formula applicable to departmental employees and under
Gratuity Act 1972 besides family pension facility to GDS.
5. Enhance the
bonus quantum ceiling from Rs.2500/- to Rs.3500/- and end the discrimination.
6. Reduce cash handling
norms from Rs.20,000 to Rs.4,000 and also stamp sale norms.
7. Ensure full protection
of existing TRCA when there is fall in the work load. TRCA should not be
reduced under any circumstances.
8. Remove the 25% outside
recruitment quota for Postman Recruitment and 100% Postman vacancies be
given to GDS.
9. Remove the 50 points
compulsory condition and provide compassionate appointment to all eligible
dependents in the families of deceased GDS.
10. Introduce medical reimbursement
scheme for GDS.
11. Grant full trade union facilities
including special casual leave and Foreign Service facilities to GDS Union
representatives.
12. Enhance to 6 months maternity
leave to female GDS instead of three months and grant child care leave.
13. Grant full transfer
facility to GDS and ensure protection of the existing TRCA on transfer.
14. Grant revised TRCA slabs
upto 125 points to BPMs based on the workload as on 01.01.2006.
15.Grant three time bound financial
up gradations to all GDS on 10th, 20th and 25th
year.
16.Merge 50% DA with TRCA of GDS.
17.Grant all advances to GDS at par
with regular employees.
18. Stop combination of duties
of GDSMD with that of BPM as it will result in restriction of business hours of
BO thereby causing loss of revenue.
19. Enhance age limit for
the departmental examination for promotion to the cadre of Postal Assistant
from GDS at par with Postman cadre.
20. Modify date of
superannuation of GDS as the last working day of the month.
21. Remove the monthly
ceiling limit of Rs.50 for cash allowance for conveyance of cash from BO to AO
and vice versa.
22. Grant of LTC and home
town LTC facilities to GDS.
23. Remove the discrimination
in grant of welfare assistance to GDS in respect of prolonged illness, Book
awards, educational assistance etc,.
24. Provide norms for MNREGS
work at par with SB transactions and also for cash conveyance from BO to AO and
vice versa.
25. Relax the embargo of
fixing of minimum TRCA in respect of new appointees. Minimum should be the
entitled TRCA drawn by the earlier incumbent. No fresh statistics need to be
compiled.
26. Fix norms for all new items
of work entrusted to GDS and until then grant enhanced incentives.
27. Payment of rent for
BO to be borne by the department and till that time grant enhancement of Office
Maintenance Allowance (OMA) @ Rs.500 per month.
28. Redeployment of GDS should
not be done beyond 5 kms and full protection of TRCA should be given in case of
redeployment from one post to another. Eligible Women GDS working as GDS
MC/MD/Pkr will be given opportunity to the posts of GDS BPM when fall vacant, in
the name of transfer.
29. Prompt issuing of SDBS
cards to all GDS employees.
30. Grant Children Educational
Allowance and small family incentive to all GDS.
31. Fill up all GDS posts in RMS and
convert all GDS MM posts as MTS.
32. Make early payment of RPLI
incentive and remove the minimum condition and maximum limit in grant of NREGS incentive.
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