POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF
ACTION DECIDES TO GO FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 6th MAY 2015
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WE ARE DEMANDING INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7thCPC
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WE ARE OPPOSING SEPARATE COMMITTEE FOR
GDS
RECOMMENDATIONS OF JUSTICE CHARANJIT TALWAR COMMITTEE FOR GDS
(REPORT SUBMITED TO GOVT ON 30-04-1997)
.......... in
its Report Chapter-IX para-1.1 “It is therefore recommended that when ever it
required to review the service conditions and wage structure of the employees
of Department of Posts, ED Agents be bracketed along with departmental
employees. There is no need to set up a separate Committee or Commission for
the Extra Departmental Agents”
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOURTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
JUSTICE (RETD) SHRI SINGHAL OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA –
“‘the matter is beyond controversy after the decision of Supreme
Court of India in Gokulanda Das’s case where it has been declared that ‘an
Extra Departmental Agent is not a casual worker but holds a post under the
administrative control of the State and that while such a post is outside the
regular civil service, there is no doubt that it is a post under the ‘State’.
In view of this pronouncement we are unable to accept the contention that
“extra departmental employees are outside the purview of the terms of reference
of our Commission”
STAND TAKEN BY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS IN DO LETTER
No.17-13/2014-GDS dated 17-02-2014 ADDRESSED TO DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL &
TRAINING –
“The demand for inclusion in 7th CPC based on the definition of the expression
‘Central Govt. Employees adopted by 4th Central Pay Commission in para 1.11 of the report
“as all persons in the Civil Services of the Central Government or holding
Civil Posts under the Government and paid out of the consolidated fund of
India” and its observations in para 1.17 & 1.18 - besides Apex
Court’s judgement dated 22-04-1977 in the matter of Superintendent of Post
Offices Vs. P.K.Rajamma regarding Gramin Dak Sevak services (earlier called
Extra Departmental Agents) as holders of the civil post outside the regular
civil service”….. 4th Central Pay Commission has categorically stated
in para 1.10 that the expression ‘Central Govt Employees’ has not been defined
in the Constitution or any other Law. It thus seems appropriate, if this term is
duly defined based on which a final view over the inclusion of Gramin Dak
Sevaks with in the purview of 7th CPC becomes possible”
Now it is learnt that the ‘ inclusion of GDS in the purview of 7th
CPC’ rejected by MoF.
DoP 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.
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.
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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.