National
Federation of Postal Employees
1st Floor
North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001
Phone:
011.23092771
e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com
Mob: 9718686800/9319917295
website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com
No.PF-1(e)
2020
Date: 20th June-2020
CIRCULAR
To,
All General Secretaries / NFPE Office bearers
All Circle /
Divisional and Branch Secretaries of NFPE Affiliated Unions
Comrades,
NFPE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE MEETING
NFPE Federal Executive Meeting was held on 19.06.2020 at 11am through
Video Conferencing
Com. P.V. Rajendran
President, presided over the Meeting.
Secretary General,
Welcomed all General Secretaries and NFPE Office Bearers and stated about the
need of Federal Executive Committee Meeting through Video Conferencing as the
physical meeting is not possible due to Covid-19 Crises. After Federal Council
held at Mathura in November -2019 , Federal Executive meeting was notified to
be held on 1st February -2020 but after spread of Corona Virus
and due to so many restrictions imposed on travelling and gathering by
Government of India , the same was postponed.
Most of the General
Secretaries and NFPE Office Bearers participated in meeting. Some could not
take part in deliberations due to technology related problems. They were
requested to send notes and they have sent notes.
The agenda as
mentioned below was read out by Secretary General on direction of President
which was approved by the house.
AGENDA
1. Organizational Review.
2. Review of situation arisen out of Covid-19
3. Review of agitational programmes on 1st May
and 22nd May -2020 on the call of NFPE and Confederation of
Central Government Employees & Workers.
4. Membership Verification.
5. Any other items with the permission of Chair.
Homage was paid to the Martyrs who scarified their life in saving
the mother land after clash with Chinees Army. Besides this homage was paid to
all Trade Union activists, political and social leaders and common man who
expired during this period and who lost their lives due to Covid-19 and other
natural calamities e.g. Amphan and Nisharg Cyclone. One Minute Silence was
observed to pay tributes to all.
Initiating the discussion Secretary General stated that organizationally more problems are being faced. Due to Covid-19 crisis, organizational meetings are not being held. Conferences at all level are not being held due to restrictions on gathering and movement. We have requested administration to extend Trade Union facilities at all level till normalcy is restored. Periodical & JCM meetings are also not being held resultantly the issues are lying unsettled.
Membership Verification was announced to be carried out online,
which we have opposed. New enrollment of new membership and modification which
takes place every year in the month of April , on our request the period
was extended up to June-30 and will be carried out through Check off system
i.e. through submission of letters of authorization.
On unilateral decision of Government to freeze the DA & DR of
employees and pensioners, protest demonstration call was given by
Confederation/NFPE and it was observed throughout the Country.
On 22nd May, protest demonstration call
was given by Confederation and NFPE against change of labour laws and
other policy offensives being unleashed by the Government of India and it was
also observed at all work places throughout the Country maintaining the norms
of NDMA due to Covid-19 crisis .
During this period of Crisis due to Covid-19 Crisis Postal/RMS and
GDS staff has suffered a lot. After being declared postal services as essential
service. Official were put on duty at their risk without providing them
adequate security measures and safe transportation facilities. So many Guide
lines , advisories and instructions were issued by MHA, Health Ministry, DOPT
and Department of Posts. But at lower level officers did not comply with the
same and forced the staff to work under risky conditions. The most dangerous
work was given i.e. Aadhaar enabled Payments Service through IPPB and it caused
infection to Postal employees and at some places some employees expired after
being infected from Corona Virus. Which is very unfortunate?
All General Secretaries and NFPE Office Bearers deliberated on all
the issues and the gist of the discussion on important issues and decision as
under:
1.
Compassionate Appointments should be given to the ward of deceased employees
due to Covid-19, immediately relaxing the norms and all pensionery benefits and
ex-gratia Rs.10 lakh should be given to the family.
2.
Special Casual Leave should be granted to all the employees who could not join
duty under compelling circumstances due to lockdown. Leave period should also
be regularized.
3.
Regarding Membership Verification, for regular & GDS employees it should
not be done online. It should be through check off system as per provision of
CCS (RSA) Rules.
4.
Casual, Part-time, Contingent, Daily rated Mazdoors and out sourced workers
should be paid wages for lockdown period.
5.
Road Transport Net Work proposal should be dropped in RMS.
6.
Decentralization of DAP should be dropped.
7. Roaster
should be continued till Covid-19 Crisis is over.
8.
Stop Common Service Centres in Post Offices.
9. Risk
allowance should be granted to Postal and GDS employees temporarily till
Covid-19 crisis.
10. Aadhaar
service should not be started and unscientific targets for opening of accounts
in IPPB and Aadhaar enabled payments service should not be imposed on
employees.
11. One Day
Protest Demonstration on 3rd July-2020
Opposing Change in Labour laws, migrant labourers issues,
against freezing of DA/DR , Scrapping NPS and restoration of OPS ,
should be held at all work places.
Further it was also decided that there are so may other sectional
issues. But the Directorate is also not functioning in full fledged manner due
to Covid-19 Crisis. After normalcy restores, a detailed memorandum on all
issues will be submitted to Secretary Posts for settlement in a time bound
manner after convening a meeting with unions failing which serious agitational programmes
will be lunched culminating into definite or indefinite strike.
Again making appeal for holding protest demonstration on 03rd July-2020 at all work places maintaining the norms of
NDMA.
We on behalf of NFPE, convey revolutionary greetings to all.
Yours Comradely,
(R.N. Parashar)
Secretary General
Copy to :
1. The Secretary,
Department of Posts , Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
2. The Director
General, Department of Posts , Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
3. The Member (P),
Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
4. The DDG( SR &
Legal), Department of Posts Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001.
5. The Director
(SR&Legal) Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi for necessary action