GDS COMMITTEE ONLY NEXT MONTH - MORE ISSUES HANDLED BY NFPE ON PAY COMMISSION

NATARAJA MURTHI COMMITTEE REPORT ONLY NEXT MONTH

 

SUBMISSION NOT LIKELY DURING SEPTEMBER

 

Dear Comrades - We were given the indication by an officer before the commencement of the formal meeting with the Member [P] today that the submission of Report by Nataraja Murthi GDS Committee will be only  next month. Therefore once again our comrades are requested to powerfully organise the demonstrations on 19th September 2008 demanding submission of Report without further delay. Do not forget to send SAVINGRAM to Secretary Department of Posts on that day. 

 

FIXATION OF HIGHER GRADE PAY TO TBOP/BCR POSTMEN

 

It has been raised in the formal meeting today with the Member [P] that the corresponding higher Grade  Pay to TBOP/BCR Postmen / Mailguard should be instructed to be paid by the Directorate, consequent on upgradation of Postmen / MG entry Pay Scales to 2000 Grade Pay level. The Department has taken a position that the same will be done only on the Staff Side giving in writing as to whether we want ACP Scheme or the existing scheme and on our giving such a letter the clarification would be expedited.  We can give letter only after our 22nd Federal Executive Meeting in Thiruvananthapuram. In the meanwhile we come to know that circles like Kerala where the pay fixation software supplied by the Mysore PTC is used the pay fixation to TBOP/BCR Postmen and all others faced no problem of any kind. The letter we have given to department is reproduced below at the end of this news bulletin.

 

SDA FOR NE REGION (INCLUDING SIKKIM) AND LADAKH

 

NFPE has given the following letter to the Secretary Department of Posts today demanding clarification on payment of SDA to NE Region (including Sikkim) and Ladakh requesting the Secretary to cause to issue instructions for payment to all. We are watching other Government Departments also for the stand being taken there. The letter is reproduced below at the end of this news bulltein.

 

PARA MEDICAL STAFF OF POSTAL DISPENSARIES

 

We raised in todays meeting and after that the letter of NFPE given to Secretary [P] with regard to the common category of para medical staff. The letter is reproduced at the end below.

 

TECHNICAL POSTAL ASSISTANT IN MMS

 

The issie of Diploma holding Technical Postal Assistant given a lower pay in MMS was pointed out in the meeting today. The Official Side pointed out that this cadre had been declared as a dying cadre and decided for merger with the PA/SA cadre. However we have  stated that even then their diploma qualification should be taken into account and higher pay should be granted to them. A letter given by NFPE to Secretary [P] at the end of today's meeting in this issue is reproduced below.

 

MERGER OF POSTAL DISPENSARIES WITH CGHS

 

As per the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission, NFPE has today written to the Secretary Department of Posts to take initiative for merging the Postal Dispensaries with the CGHS and permiting postal pensioners to take treatment there. The letter written is reproduced below.

 

RRR / GDS PAID SUBSTITUTES / PART TIME CASUAL

 

NFPE has already taken up the issue of calculation of pay as per the revised pay structure of corresponding cadres for RRR Candidates, Paid Substitutes and Part time casual etc. The letters addressed to Member [P] on this matter are reproduced below.

 

COPY OF LETTERS WRITTEN BY NFPE TO DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

 

1. ON PAID SUBSTITUTES

 

PF- 50 (d) /2008 Dated 9^th September 2008

 

 To

 

Ms. Madhu Narayanan

Member [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub: Re-fixation of wages of Paid Substitutes in tune with 6^th CPC revised pay and allowances – reg.

 

Madam.

 

The Government orders on implementation of revised pay on 6^th CPC recommendations have been issued. Therefore the wages being paid to Paid Substitutes engaged in leave vacancies of Postman and Group D also require to be suitable revised.

 

This Federation would like to  bring to your notice that while such re-fixation of wages for Paid Substitutes was ordered after the implementation of 5^th CPC in 1997, the components of HRA / CCA were taken out of the computation in contravention of P&T Finance orders in existence at that time. Despite best efforts by the staff side the issue was not settled. But on the judgment of Honourable High Court of Madras the Directorate has ordered payment of wages for those paid substitutes who went to the court on the basis of correct computation of wages including elements of HRA/CCA. However the same is not extended to all similarly placed paid substitutes in other places.

 

Therefore this Federation would like to request that the following action may kindly be caused:

 

1. Re-fixation of wages for Paid Substitutes on the basis of the revised 6^th CPC pay; and
2. Computation of refixation including components of HRA / Transport Allowance in tune with the spirit of the Honourable Madras High Court Orders.

 This Federation would highly appreciate an early action and a reply.

 

2. ON TBOP - BCR POSTMEN / MAILGUARD

 

PF- 14/2008  Dated 9^th September 2008

 

 To

 

Ms. Madhu Narayanan

Member [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub: Request for issue of instructions on revised pay for certain cadres like TBOP/BCR Postmen, DSV, Matriculate TBOP/BCR Group D  etc – reg.

 

Madam,

 

This Federation requests your personal intervention for the issue of instructions on the matter of revision of pay for the following categories of employees to avoid confusion and denial of proper fixation in the revised pay structure:

 

1. The TBOP and BCR Postmen: Since the Postmen are awarded with upgraded pay scale of 3200-4900, the Postmen in TBOP and BCR level also are to be upgraded to next levels accordingly as otherwise many DDOs are likely to fix wrongly the Postmen, TBOP Postmen and BCR Postmen under the same Grade Pay level.

 

2. The Departmental Stamp Vendors [DSV] who are of Postmen cadre also are to be fixed in 3200-4900 upgraded scale for which clear instructions from Directorate is necessary. This is requested from our past experience of V CPC when the DSVs were denied fixation on par with Postmen just because there was no mention in the first orders of the Directorate. Later on this was set right by subsequent orders only. This confusion is likely to occur this time also.

 

3. The Group D scales are to be upgraded immediately for Matriculates. Their TBOP and BCR level of pay also needs to be upgraded from the present levels. Clear instructions in this regard is urgently needed as otherwise all Group D [both matriculate and non-matriculate] are likely to be fixed only in 1S Scale with 1300/- Grade Pay instead of PB-1 with Grade Pay 1800/= and with corresponding higher levels for TBOP/BCR.

 

3.ON PART TIME CONTINGENT

 

PF- 50 (d) /2008   Dated 9^th September 2008

 

To

 

Ms. Madhu Narayanan

Member [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub: Re-fixation of remuneration of Part-time and contingent paid staff  in tune with 6^th CPC revised pay – reg.

 

Madam.

 

The remuneration payable to Part-time, contingent paid staff are linked with the minimum pay of the group D employees and consequent on the implementation of 6^th CPC pay scale, the remuneration for the above require to be revisited and improved accordingly.

 

This Federation would therefore urge upon you to cause to issue necessary instructions to re-fix suitably the remuneration payable to these sections as early as possible.

 

 

4.ON RRR CANDIDATES

 

PF- 50 (d) /2008   Dated 15^th September 2008

 

To

 

Ms. Madhu Narayanan

Member [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Sub: Re-fixation of wages of RRR Candidates and payment of arrears in tune with 6^th CPC revised pay and allowances – reg.

 

Madam.

 

This Federation would like to seek your personal intervention in causing fixation of pay payable to RRR Candidates in tune with the implementation of revised pay structure for the respective regular employees.

 

There are more than 600 RRR Candidates in Tamilnadu Circle who are working against PA/SA, Postmen / Mailguard and Group D vacancies for the past more than 10 years on the basis of the daily wages calculated at the minimum level of respective cadre. Now the pay of these regular employees has been fixed in the 6^th CPC Revised Pay Structure w.e.f. 1.1.2006. Therefore these RRR Candidates are also eligible for revised fixation at the minimum level of respective cadre since 1.1.2006 and accordingly eligible for payment of arrears also.

 

This Federation requests that suitable Directorate instruction in this matter may kindly be caused to be issued at the earliest.

 

This Federation would highly appreciate for your favourable action and a line in reply.

 

5.MERGER OF POSTAL DISPENSARIES WITH CGHS

 

PF-14/2008  Dated 16^th September 2008

 

To

 

The Secretary [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Sub: Merger of Postal Dispensaries with CGHS – Implementation of 6^th CPC Recommendations – reg.

 

Ref: 6^th CPC Report Para No.7.6.16 under Department of Posts.

 

Sir,

 

Kindly refer to the above recommendations of the 6^th CPC wherein it has been recommended to merge the Postal Dispensaries with that of the CGHS with a comment that there is a strong merit in the proposal made by the Department of Posts in this matter to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

 

The 6^th CPC has recommended that all the Dispensaries presently being run by the Department of Posts should immediately be merged with CGHS and all postal employees be covered under the CGHS Scheme, wherever available. It has also recommended that this facility should be extended to the retired postal employees.

 

This Federation therefore requests you to cause to take necessary urgent steps to get the above recommendations implemented at the earliest as such a step would help very much to get better medical treatment for the Postal Employees and Postal Pensioners in such places.

 

We will highly appreciate for favourable action and a line in reply into the nature of action taken in this matter.

 

6.PARA MEDICAL STAFF

 

PF-14/2008     Dated 16^th  September 2008

 

 To

 

The Secretary [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

 Sub: Para Medical Staff of Postal Dispensaries – Implementation of recommendations of 6^th CPC – reg.

 

 Sir,

 

This Federation notes that certain staff like Staff Nurse have been ordered higher replacement pay scales of PB-2 with 4600/= Grade Pay in the Revised Pay Rules, 2008. There are some other Para Medical Staff for whom the recommendation is to be fixed in the corresponding Pay Scales and Grade Pay.

 

The cadres Medical Store Keepers and Laboratory Technicians have been referred in Para 7.6.10 under the Department of Posts Chapter that the Commission has considered these categories in Chapter 3.8. The recommendations made therein shall be extended to these categories as well.

 

This Federation requests for clear instructions on pay fixation for these common category of Para Medical Staff under the Department of Posts.

 

A line in reply into the nature of action will receive our high appreciation.

 

 

7.TECHNICAL POSTAL ASSISTANT

 

PF-14/2008     Dated 16^th September 2008

 

 

To

 

The Secretary [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Sub: Isolated Cadre of Technical Postal Assistant in MMS – Upgradation of Scale – reg,

 

Sir,

 

This Federation notes with concern that the 6^th Pay Commission has omitted totally in its report to analyse the isolated cadre of Technical Postal Assistant in MMS under the Department of Posts and would like to place the following view points for the consideration of the Department for taking up with the DOPT for appropriate grant of higher scale of pay.

 

The Technical Postal Assistant in MMS is a cadre with Diploma qualification. This cadre is to possess the minimum qualification of Diploma in Instrument Technology or Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical or Electronics Engineering from Technical Institutes recognized by the Central / State Government to be recruited for this job.

 

The 6^th Pay Commission recommendation as a basic approach recommended in all cases of Diploma qualified cadres in various departments a Higher Scale of Pay in PB-2 with 4200/= Grade Pay. Unfortunately the Pay Commission was not brought into the knowledge of this cadre with Diploma qualification that led to omission of grant of higher pay to this cadre. This require to be taken up by the Department of Posts with the DOPT for grant of PB-2 with Grade Pay for Technical Postal Assistant.

 

This Federation requests that very early action in this direction may kindly be initiated.

 

8.SPECIAL DUTY ALLOWANCE TO NE REGION

 

PF-14/2008     Dated 16^th September 2008

 

 

To

 

The Secretary [P]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Sub: Grant of Special Duty Allowance to all employees of NE Region – Implementation of 6^th CPC Recommendation orders – reg.

 

 

Sir,

 

This Federation draws your kind attention to the MOF OM No.11(5)/2008-E.II(B) dated 29^th August 2008 on the matter of Special (Duty) Allowance for CG Employees of NE Region (including Sikkim) and Ladakh and requests that clear instructions are required from the Directorate for effecting payment of this Allowance to all the employees of our department in the NE Region (including Sikkim) and Ladakh.

 

It is observed that the above order permits grant of this SDA to all employees by dispensing with the all India transfer liability and also says that irrespective of whether the transfer (including on initial appointment) is from outside the North Eastern Region or from another area of that region.

 

The 'Area' means any area within a sub division or a division or a revenue district or a State and therefore all the employees have been going here and there from one area to another area for working during the past so many years including their initial appointment. Therefore the SDA has to be paid to all employees working in NE Region (including Sikkim) and Ladakh hereafter without any restrictions.

 

This Federation therefore requests that the Directorate instructions for payment of SDA to all officials of these Regions may kindly be issued.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--
K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE