LOGISTICS POST LAUNCHED FOR PROVIDING COST-EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS - AP Circle News

Here is good news for corporate customers looking for logistics solutions.

The Department of Posts has launched the office of Logistics Post in the city at Daba Gardens for providing cost- effective and efficient distribution of various goods from one destination to another.

Test market of the service was launched here on Monday by Chief Postmaster General (Andhra Pradesh) B.V. Sudhakar in the presence of Postmaster General (Visakhapatnam) Sharda Sampath and PMG (Vijayawada) M. Sampath.

“We have linked the city to Vijayawada. Already we have connectivity between Hyderabad and Chennai and Hyderabad and Bangalore. If required we will arrange door pickup,” Mr. Sudhakar told reporters later.

hon'ble CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL OF ANDHRA PRADESH B.V. SUDHAKAR ADDRESSING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN VISAKHAPATNAM ON MONDAY.

postmaster genreal Smt.sarada sampath & Director, postal services, shri v.upender were also present

Logistics Post, an innovative service, would take care of entire distribution side of the logistics infrastructure from collection to distribution, storage to carriage, order preparation to order fulfillment at the lowest possible price. Consignments can be sent either in full truck load or less, one or multi-parcels based on the need.

Mr. Sudhakar said they would use a special network for carrying and delivering packages and consignments across the State.

He said the tariff would be charged depending on weight, volume and distance. The weight slab is 50 kg.

The Department of Posts would send consignments by road, rail and air. India Post has a fleet of exclusive aircraft to carry Logistics Post air consignments in addition to a fleet of vehicles for transport by road.

Pick and pack

Mr. Sudhakar said they were also providing warehousing option for storage of goods on extra payment. He said they would also provide ‘pick and pack’ facilities based on specific requirements. He said those needing return services would find Logistics Post the ideal solution by signing a business agreement for ‘reverse logistics.’

Details regarding the scheme could be obtained from Deputy Manager, Logistics Post Centre, Daba Gardens, Visakhapatnam-530020 (Ph.0891-2346387).

Source: http://www.thehindu.com

About 7th CPC... PIB News (06-12-2013)

Process to Constitute the 7th Central Pay Commission Along with Finalization of Its Terms of Reference, The Composition and Timeframe Initiated 

The Government has initiated the process to constitute the 7th Central Pay Commission along with finalization of its Terms of Reference, the composition and the possible time frame for submission of its Report. The date of effect thereof will be known once the Report is available. 

This was stated by Shri Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha here today

Source :PIB

AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 11-12-2013

Postman accused of stealing Rs 57, proven innocent after 29 years

Umakant Mishra was accused of pocketing a money order for Rs 57.60 and was immediately suspended from his job.

KANPUR: A postman in Uttar Pradesh has been cleared of theft charges after 29 years of court battles, CNN IBN reports.

Umakant Mishra, a postman working at Harjinder Nagar Post office in Kanpur in the 1980s, was accused of pocketing a money order for Rs 57.60 and was immediately suspended from his job.

Mishra had to undergo the ordeal of attending almost 350 Court hearings in last three decades. 

Twenty-nine years later, the ordeal ended for Mishra as the Court finally declared him not guilty. However Mishra not only lost his livelihood but also his self-respect. His family members too had to face the humiliation of the false charges levelled against him.

According to the CNN IBN report, the civil society now has demanded compensation and justice for the ex-postman for his sufferings.

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EDITORIAL - POSTAL CRUSADER

7^th CPC – NO COMPROMISE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE

GET READY FOR STRIKE IF GOVERNMENT REJECTS DA MERGER,

GDS INCLUSION & INTERIM RELIEF

Even though Government has announced constitution of 7^th Central Pay Commission, the appointment is yet to take place. In the meanwhile one round of discussion was held with Secretary, DOP&T on terms of reference. Subsequently, the staff side, JCM National Council has submitted a unanimous proposal on the items to be included in the terms of reference of the 7^th CPC, which includes (i) date of effect as 01.01.2014 (2) merger of DA with pay (3) grant of interim relief (4) inclusion of GDS under the ambit of 7^th CPC (5) statutory pension for those entered into service on or after 01.01.2004 (6) settlement of anomalies of 6^th CPC (7) cashless/hassle-free medicare facilities etc.

Government while announcing the 7^th CPC has made it clear that the date of effect will be 01.01.2016. Further nothing has been mentioned about DA merger and interim relief. Regarding GDS the declared stand of the Government is that GDS are not civil servants and in the past also every time when CPC is appointed, the Government refused to include them in the Pay commission. Last time also inspite of the strong protest and agitational programmes conducted by NFPE and Postal JCA, the Government has appointed a bureaucratic committee. Regarding statutory pension to those who entered into service on or after 01.01.2004, the Government’s stand is well known and it may refuse to include this item also in the terms of reference.

This being the position, our past experience shows that unless and until the demands raised in the staff side proposal submitted to Government on terms of reference of the CPC is backed by serious agitational programmes, rallying the entire Central Government Employees and create compulsion on the Government to accept our justified stand, there is every possibility of Government rejecting the above proposal.

  

Further all of us are aware that the political situation in the country is gradually getting in election mode. This is bringing forth before the working class movement a crucial task of front-loading our class issues in the ensuring political battle. We have to keep in mind that the corporate class and corporate controlled media has started making effort for relegating the working class issues and the economic policy related issues in particular to the background. It is our duty to bring the demands of the working class to the fore-front and conduct intensive campaign against those policies and also against those who are supporting the neo-liberal globalization policies. Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and NFPE being the part and parcel of the mainstream of the working class of our country has got an added responsibility to rally the entire Central Government Employees in the struggle against the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the Government which shall ultimately lead to a change in the political equation ensuring implementation of pro-people, pro-worker alternative policy.

It is in this back the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers met at New Delhi on 28.11.2013 has decided to go for strike if the Government refuse to accept the staff side proposal on terms of reference. Confederation further decided to organize series of phased programme of action and campaign from now onwards so that the employees will be ready to go for strike on short notice.

NFPE call upon all the Postal, RMS and GDS employees to implement the call of the Confederation at all levels and be prepared to go for strike at any time, if situation warrants. We further make it clear that NFPE and Confederation will not go for any compromise on the demands raised in the proposal submitted by the JCM Staff side on terms of reference of 7^th CPC.

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Flash News .........................

Dear Comrades,

NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) jointly filed a case in the Supreme Court on the plea to implement the remarkable judgement of 1977 that GDS (EDA) are holders of Civil Post. The Case has been numbered (No.1003 of 2013) in the Supreme Court and "ADMISSION HEARING" date is to be any day after 13-12-2013.

A very good achievement for our NFPE & AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) to fight for the right cause and demanding the Civil Servant Status to GDS through our legal battle. 

It is already decided to conduct series of struggles by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) including strike demanding regularize the GDS and recognize them as Civil Servants for all purposes at par with departmental employees.

This is a new beginning for GDS.

Express Parcel / Business Parcel / Inland Speed Post Tariff -- Gazette publication

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