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
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 7th 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 7thCPC. 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 7th 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
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 7th 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 7thCPC
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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.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
6th MAY 2015
just few days ahead for our battle
just few days ahead for our battle
***
The demand of NJCM, Confederation, Postal JCA & even the Department's letter to MoF on reconsideration for
‘ inclusion of GDS in the purview of 7th 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 7thCPC
***
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.
Tuesday, April 28, 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 7th 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 7thCPC
***
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
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Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7thCentral Pay Commission and grant of civil servant status
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Rejected. Government decided to appoint separate committee.
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Casual Labour regularistaion
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No progress
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Cadre restructuring of Postal, RMS, MMS, Admin, Postal Accounts employees
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Long pending in the Directorate. No improvement.
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Merger of DA with Pay
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Rejected by Government
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Grant of Interim Relief
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Rejected by Government
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Date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014
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Government not ready to give any direction to 7thCPC.
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Scrap New Pension Scheme.
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Rejected by Government
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Remove 5% ceiling for compassionate appointments
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Government not ready to remove the condition.
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GDS Medical reimbursement scheme
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Pending for last six years
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MACP anomalies including promotees case
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Rejected inspite of several CAT/Court Judgment
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Postmaster Cadre related issues including permission to write IP/PS Group ‘B’ exam and parity with LSG, HSG-II regarding service length for promotion.
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Still pending. Attitude of the Department is totally negative.
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System Administration case
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Rejected. Not ready to consider the demands on its merits.
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RTP service regularization
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Rejected. Inspite of CAT orders not ready to issue general order
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SBCO related issues
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Rejected on flimsy grounds.
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Postmen related issues
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No progress
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Parity in cash handling allowance
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Rejected.
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Counting of Accountants special Allowance for pay fixation on promotion
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Rejected.
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Computer and Technology related several issues
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No progress. Situation worsening day by day. Employees are suffering. Public agitated
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Harassment of staff on account of CBS & CIS
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Still continuing
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Allotment of funds for sanctioning all pending Medical, TA, OTA and RPLI/PLI incentives
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No progress. Bills pending for months together
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Overtime allowance revision
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Pending for 27years
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Circle processing centers (CPO) of PLI/RPLI at CO/ROs and stop redeployment of posts
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Rejected
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Sunday, Holiday compulsory working
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Still continuing in certain circles
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Office Building and staff quarters cases
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No progress. Situation worsening. Staff are suffering
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MNOP related issues
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Suggestion of staff side rejected
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Quality of uniforms, Chapplas and kit-items
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No improvement
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Chennai Postal Accounts victimization
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Still pending
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Stop Postmen/MTS open market outside recruitment
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Still pending. No progress
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Filling up of all vacant posts including canteen employees
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Slow progress
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Creation of justified new posts
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Total Ban imposed on creation of new posts
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Prompt convening of Monthly meeting, Bi-monthly/four monthly meetings, JCM Regional Council meeting, JCM Departmental Council meeting, Formal meeting with Secretary (Posts)
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Periodicity is not maintained. In many divisions. Circles no meeting is held for months together
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Prompt holding of Departmental promotion committees (CPCs)
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No progress
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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
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
RAJYA
SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.179
TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH APRIL, 2015
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
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S. No.
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Scheme
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Amount in Rs. crores
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1
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Mahila
Samriddhi Yojna
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3.10
|
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2
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Fixed Deposit
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24.20
|
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3
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15 year
Cumulative Time Deposit
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12.54
|
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4
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Indira Vikas
Patra
|
894.59
|
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5
|
National
Development Bonds
|
0.18
|
|
6
|
National
Defence Certificate
|
0.22
|
|
7
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10 years
National Defence Deposit Certificate
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0.54
|
|
8
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10 years
National Plan Savings Certificate
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0.31
|
|
9
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5 years
National Savings Certificate
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60.02
|
|
10
|
National
Savings Certificate (III)
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1.13
|
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11
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National
Savings Certificate (IV)
|
3.78
|
|
|
Total
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1000.61
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