GDS PAY COMMITTEE - GAZETTE NOTIFICATION - CORRIGENDUM

 

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NJCA circular

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

4, State Entry Road, New Delhi – 110055

No.NJCA/2015                                                                         Dated: December 21, 2015

All the Constituent Organizations

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NJCA Members,

Dear Comrades,

I am confident, by this time you must have studied the 26-point Charter of Demands, submitted by the NJCA to the Cabinet Secretary on 10^thDecember, 2015, circulated vide NJCA’s Circular No.NJCA/2015/7th CPC dated  11^th December, 2015. 

As per decision of the NJCA, the following programmes have to be successfully observed by all your affiliates all over the country.

(i)                   30.12.2015 : Holding demonstrations and hand over copy of the NJCA’s letter dated 10.12.2015 to the Head of the Office for onward transmission to the Cabinet   Secretary, demanding for immediate settlement of the issues.

(ii)                 19-21.01.2016 : 3-day dharna in all the State capitals and industrial centers / establishments for educating and mobilizing the employees.

           

In view of the NJCA’s decision for an “Indefinite Strike”, on the above cited 26-point Charter of Demands, commencing in the 1^st week of March, it will be essential that, AIRF, NFIR, AIDEF, INDWF and Confederation of the Central Government employees should conduct strike ballot.  It will be quite appropriate that strike ballot is taken by the 2^nd week of February, 2016.

The NJCA will meet and decide about the date of issue of the Strike Notice and also about the date of commencement of the Indefinite Strike. In the meantime, all out efforts may be made to build up pressure on the government, so that a negotiated settlement can be reached on our demands.  

I shall keep you informed about the further developments.

With fraternal greetings & best wishes for a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

Comradely yours.

Sd.....

(Shiv Gopal Mishra)

Convener

RTI activists see red over SIC’s ban on postal order

Bar on use of Indian Postal Order for fee payment.

The State Information Commission’s (SIC) order that Indian Postal Orders (IPO) are not a valid mode of payment for submitting Right to Information applications has irked RTI activists.

RTI activists say the SIC’s order on December 2 dismissing a complaint against the rejection of an RTI application defeats the very objective of the legislation. The SIC held that IPOs are not a valid mode of payment under the RTI rules of the State government.

The case relates to an RTI application submitted by Shikha Chibbar of the Delhi-based Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to the Home Department of the State in January. The Public Information Officer (PIO) of the department returned the application stating that the IPO attached with the application as payment of the fee was not a recognised mode of payment. Under the RTI rules of the State, the fee should be paid in cash or through bank draft or court fee stamp.

Allegation

“The SIC’s dismissal of the appeal against the return of the application is the latest instance of a trend of the SICs adding their weight to the problems that are increasingly preventing effective implementation of the RTI Act," says Venkatesh Nayak, programme coordinator, CHRI. Section 7(1) of the RTI Act permitted a PIO to reject an RTI application only by invoking the exemptions specified in Sections 8 and 9 of the Act and no other reason would be valid or legitimate, he said. The Central government and several State governments accept IPOs for fee payment, he adds.
 

The order issued by the Chief Information Office Siby Mathews says “there is nothing improper or illegal in rejecting the application submitted by the petitioner,” as payment of an application fee of Rs.10 by IPO is not an approved method in the State.

Director General of Prosecutions T. Asaf Ali, who was actively involved in popularising the RTI Act, says postal orders should be accepted as an approved mode of payment. Rejection of an application on such a ground will defeat the very purpose of the legislation, he said.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

STRENGTHENING ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE HANDED BRANCH POST OFFICES

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FILLING UP OF VACANT GDS POSTS (other than GDSBPM) - REVIWED

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APPLICABILITY OF COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS FOR CASUAL LABOURER ENGAGED ON OR BEFORE 01-09-1993

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SCHEME FOR ENGAGEMENT OF A DEPENDENT OF DECEASED GDS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS - REVIEW OF EXISTING POINTS

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Industrial Dispute Act

Ministry has taken steps for drafting the Labour Code on Industrial Relations, by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the three Labour Laws: 

(i) The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947,

(ii) The Trade Unions Act, 1926,

(iii) The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.

The Government carried out the process of Tripartite Consultation for drafting the Labour Code on Industrial Relations, where the representatives from Central Trade Unions, Employers’ Association and Central Ministries/State Governments participated and gave their suggestions. Two such meetings for the tripartite consultation on this Labour Code were held on 06.05.2015 and 06.10.2015. Apart from this, the draft Labour Code on Industrial Relations was also put on Website of the Ministry on 26.04.2015 for one month time inviting comments/suggestions from public and stakeholders. Suggestions have been received from the stakeholders in these consultations. The provisions of the draft Labour Code on Industrial Relations are still under consideration.

This information was given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (IC) for Ministry Labour and Employment, in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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