Saturday, March 31, 2018
Release of poster on National Strike Declaration
June-10 : Hyderabad :
National Strike Declaration Convention of Central Govt Employees - Hyderabad - Releasing of poster on 29th March 2018 at Hyderabad by Central, State and Public Sector Employees' leaders.
All affiliates & C-o-Cs of Confederation are requested to ensure their participation in the convention as per quota fixed by Confederation CHQ.
M.Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation
AIPEU-GDS agitation programme on GDS issues
Dear Comrades,
The AIPEU-GDS 3rd All India Conference held in Allahabad (UP) has unanimously resolved to go for a series of agitation programmes on GDS issues viz.,
(i) immediate implementation of all positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report
(ii) complete the process of Membership verification in GDS cadre.
For the last few weeks Govt. & Department playing tactics & drag the issue of implementation of the GDS Committee recommendations for the reasons best known to the concerned authorities.
The resentment and anger over the situation is growing day by day among the 2.50 lakhs of Gramin Dak Sevaks all over India.
It suspects, some more hurdles may be created to conclude the process from Govt side.
We have to built pressure to resolve our issues at the earliest.
Get ready for a higher form of action i.e., indefinite strike.
Make all the agitation programmes a grand success.
P.Pandurangarao
General Secretary
AIPEU-GDS
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
AIPEU-GDS agitation programme on GDS issues
Dear Comrades,
The AIPEU-GDS 3rd All India Conference held in Allahabad (UP) has unanimously resolved to go for a series of agitation programmes on GDS issues viz.,
(i) immediate implementation of all positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report
(ii) complete the process of Membership verification in GDS cadre.
For the last few weeks Govt. & Department playing tactics & drag the issue of implementation of the GDS Committee recommendations for the reasons best known to the concerned authorities.
The resentment and anger over the situation is growing day by day among the 2.50 lakhs of Gramin Dak Sevaks all over India.
It suspects, some more hurdles may be created to conclude the process from Govt side.
We have to built pressure to resolve our issues at the earliest.
Get ready for a higher form of action i.e., indefinite strike.
Make all the agitation programmes a grand success.
P.Pandurangarao
General Secretary
AIPEU-GDS
Regarding smooth completion of End of Year (EOY) activities
This is in continuation of my earlier e-mail sent on 19.03.2018 on the captioned subject. The whole matter has again been reviewed and now it has been decided to conduct POSB business in Finacle on 31st March, 2018 up to 5 P.M. for the convenience of the customers / depositors.
In view of above, 31st March, 2018 will be a full transaction day, with extended counter hours up to 5 P.M. The 2nd April, 2018 will be a NO TRANSACTION DAY for smooth completion of End of Year (EOY) activities.
Accordingly, it is requested to replace the existing public notices with the following -
"BUSINESS IN POSB SCHEMES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON 31st MARCH, 2018 UP TO 5 P.M. The 2nd APRIL, 2018 WILL BE A NO BUSINESS DAY DUE TO COMPLETION OF END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES."
Necessary action in this regard may be taken accordingly.
This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
With Regards.
Sachin Kishore,
DDG (FS)
Dak Bhawan,
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Competition is the catalyst for change, quality and affordable prices; Delivers Valedictory Address at the International Competition Network Annual Conference 2018 (ICN2018) in New Delhi today;
MoS for Communications (Independent Charge) and Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha:
Competition is the catalyst for change, quality and affordable prices; Delivers Valedictory Address at the International Competition Network Annual Conference 2018 (ICN2018) in New Delhi today;
Three-day International Competition Network’s Annual Conference 2018 comes to an end
Three-day International Competition Network’s Annual Conference 2018 comes to an end
Competition is a catalyst for change and when competition works well, the consumers are well informed as well as fully empowered. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Communication (Independent Charge) and Railways Shri Manoj Sinha. He said that fair and healthy competition in the long run benefits businesses as well as consumers and economy as a whole. The Minister said that “the unfolding competitive federalism among States is the new reality of brand India”. Shri Sinha was delivering the Valedictory Address at the International Competition Network’s 17th Annual Conference 2018 which concluded here today. The three day ICN Annual Conference was organized by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from 21st to 23rd March 2018 in the national capital. The Conference brought together more than 520 delegates from 73 countries.
Delivering the Valedictory Address, the Union MoS, Shri Sinha further said the resultant benefits of fair competition — in the form of more choices, better quality, and lower prices for the consumers — are too obvious to be recounted. The Minister said that competition has positive impact on the economy at large. He said that competition also leads to innovation because if a company is the sole player in a monopolistic market, there is hardly any rational or incentive for it to innovate and drive improvements in its products and services. The Minister said that collective enforcement is the need of the hour in the globalised world. While complementing the CCI for holding 2018 ICN Annual Conference, the Minister expressed confidence that the outcome of the 3-day Conference would help address many of the practical challenges that come in the way of making our businesses and economic environments more vibrant, fair, equitable, inclusive and sustainable. He also appreciated CCI for their diligent and prompt processing of merger in the Telecom sector in less than one month.
The Union Minister, Shri Sinha said the big jump in India’s rank from 55 to 39 in World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report in two years; improvement in its ranking from 142nd position to 100th in Ease of Doing Business in last three years and from 65th to 40th position in WEF Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index in just four years, reflect the significant progress we have made as a nation under the dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
Shri Sinha lauded the role of CCI in providing the competition authorities of different countries with a formal but specialised platform by hosting the ICN Annual Conference 2018 for working towards convergence of sound competition policies and best practices. It has been a torch-bearer for 138 competition agencies in 125 countries. He said that events such as these become important for all the stakeholders to come together, exchange thoughts, ideas and information, and learn from their collective experiences.
There were eight Plenaries and Twenty-Four Breakout Sessions in the three days International Conference. From India’s point of view, the focus of discussion was on the ‘Special Project on Cartel Enforcement and Competition’ that provides insight into the areas of rampant cartelisation, use of tools for effective cartel investigation, and the need for focussed advocacy in vulnerable areas. Other areas of discussion that generated an enthusiastic response among participants were ‘perspectives from the bench: litigating competition cases’, ‘advocacy at the top at any time’ and ‘vertical restraints in offline and online markets’.
In his Closing Remarks, Shri D.K.Sikri, Chairperson, CCI highlighted that despite differences in geographies, businesses and content of law across the globe, there is a common language of communication when it comes to implementation of competition law. He said the energy and activity of delegates from more than 70 countries was unique and enthusiastic. Relating competition and law, the CCI Chairperson said at the heart of competition are the economic principles that must be governed by law. He said that the role of the ICN Annual Conference was to bring stakeholders face to face with issues and this Conference has helped in facilitating international cooperation and sharing of best practices on competition law and its application amongst member countries.
The event concluded with CCI handing-over the baton to Colombia for the next ICN Annual Conference - 2019. The 2019 Conference would focus on digital economy, leniency programme, private enforcement, vertical mergers and vertical restraint.
Delivering the Valedictory Address, the Union MoS, Shri Sinha further said the resultant benefits of fair competition — in the form of more choices, better quality, and lower prices for the consumers — are too obvious to be recounted. The Minister said that competition has positive impact on the economy at large. He said that competition also leads to innovation because if a company is the sole player in a monopolistic market, there is hardly any rational or incentive for it to innovate and drive improvements in its products and services. The Minister said that collective enforcement is the need of the hour in the globalised world. While complementing the CCI for holding 2018 ICN Annual Conference, the Minister expressed confidence that the outcome of the 3-day Conference would help address many of the practical challenges that come in the way of making our businesses and economic environments more vibrant, fair, equitable, inclusive and sustainable. He also appreciated CCI for their diligent and prompt processing of merger in the Telecom sector in less than one month.
The Union Minister, Shri Sinha said the big jump in India’s rank from 55 to 39 in World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report in two years; improvement in its ranking from 142nd position to 100th in Ease of Doing Business in last three years and from 65th to 40th position in WEF Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index in just four years, reflect the significant progress we have made as a nation under the dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
Shri Sinha lauded the role of CCI in providing the competition authorities of different countries with a formal but specialised platform by hosting the ICN Annual Conference 2018 for working towards convergence of sound competition policies and best practices. It has been a torch-bearer for 138 competition agencies in 125 countries. He said that events such as these become important for all the stakeholders to come together, exchange thoughts, ideas and information, and learn from their collective experiences.
There were eight Plenaries and Twenty-Four Breakout Sessions in the three days International Conference. From India’s point of view, the focus of discussion was on the ‘Special Project on Cartel Enforcement and Competition’ that provides insight into the areas of rampant cartelisation, use of tools for effective cartel investigation, and the need for focussed advocacy in vulnerable areas. Other areas of discussion that generated an enthusiastic response among participants were ‘perspectives from the bench: litigating competition cases’, ‘advocacy at the top at any time’ and ‘vertical restraints in offline and online markets’.
In his Closing Remarks, Shri D.K.Sikri, Chairperson, CCI highlighted that despite differences in geographies, businesses and content of law across the globe, there is a common language of communication when it comes to implementation of competition law. He said the energy and activity of delegates from more than 70 countries was unique and enthusiastic. Relating competition and law, the CCI Chairperson said at the heart of competition are the economic principles that must be governed by law. He said that the role of the ICN Annual Conference was to bring stakeholders face to face with issues and this Conference has helped in facilitating international cooperation and sharing of best practices on competition law and its application amongst member countries.
The event concluded with CCI handing-over the baton to Colombia for the next ICN Annual Conference - 2019. The 2019 Conference would focus on digital economy, leniency programme, private enforcement, vertical mergers and vertical restraint.
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