CHQ - CIRCULAR No.06 dated 04-09-2013

           Circular No.06                                                                                              Date :04-09-2013

To

All CHQ office bearers

All Circle Secretaries

All Division/Branch Secretaries

Dear Comrade,

GDS  PARLIAMENT   MARCH  -- 11-12-2013

With all spirits, our CHQ is on the move to resolve the charter of 32 demands framed in 1^st  All India Conference of AIPEU GDS (NFPE) held in Chennai during March 2013 and as per the decisions taken in the AIC, a series of struggle program has been declared viz., Dharna at Divisional level during the month of 28^th May, Circle level Dharna during 25^th  June, Dak Bhawan Dharna on 23^rd July 2013 and all these programs have been conducted in a successful way.

Next phase of our struggle program is “Parliament March” on 11-12-2013 exclusively on GDS demands along with the affiliated unions of NFPE. We have to mobilize the GDS membership in a large number from all divisions in all circles. It is needs an effective and authorized leadership to lead the members for the historic program in Delhi.

Our CHQ has allotted circle-wise quota for GDS in advance to participate in the Parliament March and all the CHQ office bearers and Circle Secretaries along with branch / divisional secretaries are requested to take all necessary and appropriate measures to mobilize the GDS members from their respective divisions and circles by popularizing the GDS demands and need of the struggle in such a way.

S.No.	Circle	Members to join in Parliament March
1.	Andhra Pradesh	500
2.	Assom	50
3.	Bihar	100
4.	Chattisgarh	50
5.	Delhi	100
6.	Gujrat	200
7.	Haryana	300
8.	Himachal Pradesh	300
9.	J & K	50
10.	Jharkhand	50
11.	Karnataka	200
12.	Kerala	500
13.	Maharashtra	200
14.	Madhya Pradesh	200
15.	North East	25
16.	Orissa	200
17.	Punjab	200
18.	Rajasthan	200
19.	Tamil Nadu	500
20.	Uttar Pradesh	500
21.	Uttarakhand	50
22.	West Bengal	500

Bonus Ceiling of Rs.3500- for GDS :

The proposal of enhancement of bonus ceiling to Rs.3500- for GDS submitted by the Department is cleared by  Ministry of Finance during last week of August and it is informed that Cabinet approval is required. As per the latest information on 2^nd Sep 2013, a note has been submitted by the Department to Ministry of Finance to submit to Cabinet. It may likely be approved in the ensuing meeting of the Cabinet.

Circle Welfare Fund Scheme for GDS :

The Department published a draft scheme proposal “Circle Welfare Fund for GDS”. It was studied in detail and expressed our disappointment and dissatisfaction over the scheme because of the fact that the said scheme will be operated by the contribution of GDS and the Dept. as well and reveals not more useful for the GDS as most of the proposed benefits in the scheme are already being enjoyed by GDS with the grants for Welfare measures by the Govt and without any contribution from GDS.

However, it may be useful for GDS in some circles as there are no such schemes operated and introduced by Circle Welfare Fund. Our union is requesting the Department to modify the scheme after studying the schemes now existing in many Circles and make it more attractive and beneficial to the GDS.

Medical care facilities to GDS:

Under the welfare schemes of the Govt. viz., Rashtriya Swastha Bhima Yojana (RSBY), Department proposed a scheme to provide Medical care facilities to GDS. It is learnt that data collection from GDS and process of recording is underway in the divisions. However, our union is demanding that the Medical care facilities scheme should be implemented at par with regular departmental employees (as item No.11)

New incentive structure for MNREGS:

Recently the Department revised the incentive structure for MNREGS by deleting the minimum condition for drawl of incentive “in excess of 20 transactions”, which is demanded by our Union (as item No.32 in charter of demands) and instructed to sanction incentive on “opening of new a/cs in BOs. Our CHQ is further demanding to consider the MNREGS in to the work load of the BO (as item No.24&26).

Comrades, we have to express our ability to achieve the prime demand of GDS “Departmentalization of BOs & Regularization of GDS”. It will be possible only with the inclusion of GDS under the purview of 7^th Central Pay Commission and none with any other pay committee constituted distinctively for GDS. As we have experienced with many historic struggles but this time we have to march ahead with much more determination to reach our goal.

With revolutionary greetings,

Yours fraternally,

P.Pandurangarao
General Secretary