Postal JCA MEETING

Meeting of PJCA Leaders with Secretary Posts held at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi 0n 30.04.2015 in connection with Strike Charter of Demands.

Takls in conclusive.

Please continue the strike campaign.

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees support to PJCA strike from 6th May 2015

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001

Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com

Email: confederationhq@gmail.com

 President                                                                                                   Secretary General

 K. K. N. Kutty                                                                                                                               M. Krishnan

09811048303                                                                                                                                  09447068125

  Dated: 28/04/2015

To

               1.    All National Secretariat Members.

               2.    All Affiliated organisations.

               3.    All General Secretaries C-O-Cs.

Dear Comrades,

               As you are aware, more than five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual, Part-time, Contingent employees, under the banner of Postal Joint Council of Action (PJCA) comprising National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE), Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO), All India Postal Employees Union GDS (NFPE) and National Union of GDS have decided to go on nationwide indefinite strike from 6th May 2015.  Main demands are (1) No Corporatisation or privatisation of Postal Services, (2) Inclusion of GraminDak Sevaks under 7th CPC and  grant of Civil Servants status with all benefits.  (3) Implementation of Cadre-Restructuring agreement and (4) Settlement of other cadre-related issues.

               Confederation National Secretariat meeting held on 28-04-2015 at New Delhi, has decided to extend full support and solidarity to the Postal strike.  Accordingly the following decision was taken:

               ALL CENTRAL GOVT.EMPLOYEES BELONGING TO ALL AFFILIATED FEDERATIONS/UNIONS/ASSOCIATIONS OF CONFEDERATION SHALL CONDUCT HALF-A-DAY’S WALK-OUT PROGRAMME AND SHALL ORGANISE MASS DHARNA AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN FRONT OF SELECTED POST OFFICES/RMS OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ON 7TH MAY 2015 THURSDAY ie; THE SECOND DAY OF THE STRIKE.  If the strike is prolonged due to the negative attitude of the Government, the Confederation shall decide and declare further course of action.

               All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to take necessary action to implement the above programme successfully at all centres.

                                                                         Fraternally Yours,

                                                                            M. Krishnan,

                                                                        Secretary General,

                                                                           Confederation.

EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER MAY -2015

FIGHT FOR EMANCIPATION OF GDS

            At the insistence of the Postal JCA the Postal department again wrote to the Government for referring the GDS issues to 7^th CPC last month but it is confirmed that the Government has rejected it unjustifiably. There appears to be no place in the heart of the Prime Minister and all his words of Man Ki Baat do not show any reference to this toiling and exploited section of postal family. The Postal Department accordingly is preparing to constitute another Nataraja Murthy type of Officer Committee to go into the wage structure issues of the GDS. This exercise will no doubt result in repetition of our age old experience of denial of justice to GDS and will not even be useful to rectify some fundamental errors in fixation of pay to various categories of GDS on par with its historically comparable category of regular employees. The Postal Employees movement cannot tolerate this type of callous attitude from the Government that spends more time only with the issues of Indian and foreign corporates.

            NFPE and the Postal JCA are committed to fight for the cause of GDS and for their inclusion in the ambit of 7^thCPC. NFPE was successful in unifying the entirety of the CG Employees movement including the Railways and Defence to effectively place before the government through the Staff Side JCM as well as an important demand in the charter for struggle by the CG Employees. The distraction caused by the industrial action of GDS at the call of some other organisation has been taken advantage of by the government to foist an officer committee by applying divide and rule theory. NFPE and Postal JCA are not going to fall for the tactics of the Government but will raise the banner of struggle as promised time and again since the formation of the Pay Commission.

            There can be only a single reason for the adamant attitude of the Government. It is clear that if a Pay Commission gives out its recommendations it will be highly difficult for it to reject it but it can reject easily the recommendations of any judicial committee as was done to Justice Talwar Committee recommendations. It can of course obtain a very favourable report through an officer committee. But the movement had lived through this game of the Government throughout its existence. We cannot allow the Government to succeed this time and once again cheat the two and a half lakhs of GDS, who always stood strongly in all struggles of the Postal Employees movement by undergoing all types of sacrifices including during the times of bonus ceiling struggle. It is time to repay to the cause of GDS by the Postal regular employees work force.

            The Task Force Committee’s recommendations to effect a complete structural change of the India Post and open the doors for the ultimate privatisation of the India Post pose a serious challenge to the entire postal movement. The recommendations cannot be ignored as the same are coming out of the high power committee constituted by the Prime Minister and headed by a former Cabinet Secretary. Any let up on our side will result in a fate-accompli situation and once the Government takes a final decision on the recommendations it will be too late for the existence of the Postal Department as a Government Service. The Postal JCA cannot be a silent spectator to the destruction of the entire edifice of Postal Department before its own eyes.

            There are other serious issues in the Charter but the existence of the Postal Department as a government department and referring the wage issues of two and a half lakhs of GDs to 7^th CPC as against the decision of the Government to constitute once again an officer committee and cadre restructuring  of all  cadres, are the important  issues  on which no compromise can be made by the postal movement.

            Time to get into the arena of struggle with total confidence that united struggles always win. We appeal to all GDS employees that irrespective of their loyalties all should join this crusade against injustice being perpetrated against them time and again. We appeal to all departmental regular employees that it is time for our movement to be ready for making any sacrifice for the cause of our downtrodden GDS brothers and sisters. Let us march ahead in the path of indefinite strike and register victory.

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6th MAY 2015

just few days ahead for our battle

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The demand of  NJCM, Confederation, Postal JCA & even the Department's letter to MoF on reconsideration for

‘ inclusion of GDS in the purview of 7^th CPC’ 

rejected by MoF.

Department of Posts Proposed to constitute a separate committee for GDS.

With this again we are going to face the dark age of another span of 10 years.

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WE ARE OPPOSING 

SEPARATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS

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WE ARE DEMANDING 

INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7^thCPC

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our GDS demand is justified

we are struggling for the right cause of GDS

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intensify the mobilization of rank and file to make the indefinite strike by Postal JCA a historic success

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Let us fight for the right cause of GDS   … unitedly …. To erase the ambiguity over GDS by the Dept & Govt.

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INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 6th MAY 2015 BY Postal JCA

Postal JCA Dharna infront of Dak Bhawan -

6th MAY 2015

just few days ahead for our battle

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The demand of  NJCM, Confederation, Postal JCA & even the Department's letter to MoF on reconsideration for

‘ inclusion of GDS in the purview of 7^th CPC’ 

rejected by MoF.

Department of Posts Proposed to constitute a separate committee for GDS.

With this again we are going to face the dark age of another span of 10 years.

****

WE ARE OPPOSING 

SEPARATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS

***

WE ARE DEMANDING 

INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7^thCPC

***

our GDS demand is justified

we are struggling for the right cause of GDS

***

intensify the mobilization of rank and file to make the indefinite strike by Postal JCA a historic success

***

Let us fight for the right cause of GDS   … unitedly …. To erase the ambiguity over GDS by the Dept & Govt.

.....

PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 28-04-2015

Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO) indefinite strike from 6th May 2015

The demand of  NJCM, Confederation, Postal JCA & even the Department's letter to MoF on reconsideration for

‘ inclusion of GDS in the purview of 7^th CPC’ 

rejected by MoF.

Department of Posts Proposed to constitute a separate committee for GDS.

With this again we are going to face the dark age of another span of 10 years.

****

WE ARE OPPOSING 

SEPARATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS

***

WE ARE DEMANDING 

INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7^thCPC

***

just few days ahead for our battle

***

our GDS demand is justified

we are struggling for the right cause of GDS

***

intensify the mobilization of rank and file to make the indefinite strike by Postal JCA a historic success

***

Besides --

Government and Postal board are totally negative and insensitive towards the demands of five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-Time Contingent employees.

EVERY DEMAND IS EITHER  REJECTED OR INDEFINITELY DELAYED
Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7thCentral Pay Commission and grant of civil servant status	Rejected. Government decided to appoint separate committee.
Casual Labour regularistaion	No progress
Cadre restructuring of Postal, RMS, MMS, Admin, Postal Accounts employees	Long pending in the Directorate. No improvement.
Merger of DA with Pay	Rejected by Government
Grant of Interim Relief	Rejected by Government
Date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014	Government not ready to give any direction to 7thCPC.
Scrap New Pension Scheme.	Rejected by Government
Remove 5% ceiling for compassionate appointments	Government not ready to remove the condition.
GDS Medical reimbursement scheme	Pending for last six years
MACP anomalies including promotees case	Rejected inspite of several CAT/Court Judgment
Postmaster Cadre related issues including permission to write IP/PS Group ‘B’ exam and parity with LSG, HSG-II regarding service length for promotion.	Still pending. Attitude of the Department is totally negative.
System Administration case	Rejected. Not ready to consider the demands on its merits.
RTP service regularization	Rejected. Inspite of CAT orders not ready to issue general order
SBCO related issues	Rejected on flimsy grounds.
Postmen related issues	No progress
Parity in cash handling allowance	Rejected.
Counting of Accountants special Allowance for pay fixation on promotion	Rejected.
Computer and Technology related several issues	No progress. Situation worsening day by day. Employees are suffering. Public agitated
Harassment of staff on account of CBS & CIS	Still continuing
Allotment of funds for sanctioning all pending Medical, TA, OTA and RPLI/PLI incentives	No progress. Bills pending for months together
Overtime allowance revision	Pending for 27years
Circle processing centers (CPO) of PLI/RPLI at CO/ROs and stop redeployment of posts	Rejected
Sunday, Holiday compulsory working	Still continuing in certain circles
Office Building and staff quarters cases	No progress. Situation worsening. Staff are suffering
MNOP related issues	Suggestion of staff side rejected
Quality of uniforms, Chapplas and kit-items	No improvement
Chennai Postal Accounts victimization	Still pending
Stop Postmen/MTS open market outside recruitment	Still pending. No progress
Filling up of all vacant posts including canteen employees	Slow progress
Creation of justified new posts	Total Ban imposed on creation of new posts
Prompt convening of Monthly meeting, Bi-monthly/four monthly meetings, JCM Regional Council meeting, JCM Departmental Council meeting, Formal meeting with Secretary (Posts)	Periodicity is not maintained. In many divisions. Circles no meeting is held for months together
Prompt holding of Departmental promotion committees (CPCs)	No progress

Let us fight for the right cause of GDS   … unitedly …. To erase the ambiguity over GDS by the Dept & Govt.

UNCLAIMED AMOUNT UNDER VARIOUS POSTAL SAVINGS SCHEMES

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.179
TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH APRIL, 2015

UNCLAIMED AMOUNT UNDER VARIOUS POSTAL SAVINGS SCHEMES

179. SHRI D. RAJA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether thousands of crores of rupees are held up in post offices as unclaimed amount in the post office savings, Public Provident Fund accounts etc.;

(b) if so, the details under various schemes and the main reasons therefor;

(c) whether the main reason therefor is name of nominee not given at the time of opening the account and hassles of completing other court procedures for claiming the amount by the dependents of the deceased account holders; and

(d) if so, the measures proposed to be taken to make the procedure to claim the amount by genuine dependents hassle-free?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) Yes Sir.

(b) Scheme-wise figures are given in Annexure. Main reason for unclaimed amount is non withdrawal of money by depositors after maturity of their investment in Small Savings Schemes, discontinued long back.

(c) No Sir.

(d) Does not arise in view of (c) above.

Scheme – wise details of unclaimed amount in Post Office Savings Bank

S. No.	Scheme	Amount in Rs. crores
1	Mahila Samriddhi Yojna	3.10
2	Fixed Deposit	24.20
3	15 year Cumulative Time Deposit	12.54
4	Indira Vikas Patra	894.59
5	National Development Bonds	0.18
6	National Defence Certificate	0.22
7	10 years National Defence Deposit Certificate	0.54
8	10 years National Plan Savings Certificate	0.31
9	5 years National Savings Certificate	60.02
10	National Savings Certificate (III)	1.13
11	National Savings Certificate (IV)	3.78
	Total	1000.61

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