MEETING WITH POSTAL BOARD MEMBER [D] ON SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS PROBLEMS

NFPE DELEGATION MET THE POSTAL SERVICES BOARD MEMBER [D] ON 25.05.2009

 

NFPE DELEGATION CONSISTING OF SECRETARY GENERAL AND GENERAL SECRETARIES OF NFPE UNIONS ALSO INCLUDED TAMILNADU SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS COMRADES SENTHIL KUMAR AND DINESH

 

Dear Comrades - NFPE Delegation met the Postal Services Board Member [D] Shri. Samant on 25th May 2009. In fact Comrades Senthil Kumar and Dinesh - both System Administrators from Tamilnadu Circle who are involved in the task of organising the System Administrators - also were taken along with the Delegation. The main issue focussed was on the creation of System Administrators cadre and absorption of all present day SAs in the new stream. Some other issues like disturbance of SAs by way of transfer; Problems encountered by SAs due to e-MO software; were also discussed.

 

Member [D] assured that the work of appointing a Technology Consultant is in progress and within a month or two expected to be over. The Technology Consultant would go into the issue of structrual layers of the intended new Technology Wing. The final authority for creation of a cadre with relevant qualifications for new Recruitment Rules etc will be the DOPT. However Member [D] assured that the contribution made by the present System Administrators in helping the technology infrastructure installed so far would definitely be favourably considered while the question of absorption of SAs into the new stream is considered.

 

As for as e-MO and related problems are concerned, Member [D] assured the Department is going for a proper interface technology for smooth working of all softwares instead of present piece meal installation of separate software for each and every work. He assured that would eliminate snags and will help overcome such problems.

 

NFPE / CHQs would be following up the issue of SAs continuously.

 

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

MODIFIED ACP FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES

NFPE WRITES TO DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ACCEPTING MODIFIED ACP SCHEME AND REQUESTING IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION.

 

Dear Comrades - The letter from the Department of Posts seeking our consent for switching over to Modified Scheme from TBOP/BCR Scheme has been received today. We have replied immediately accepting the Modified ACP and requesting the Department to take action for immediate implementation of the same from 1.9.2008 while granting TBOP/BCR promotions upto 31.8.2008. The letter of the Department and our reply are reproduced below:

 

LETTER FROM DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

 

No.22-1/2009-PE.I(PCC)

Government of India

Minister of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(Establishment Division)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi – 110016

Dated: 26^th May 2009

 

 

To

 

1.      The Secretary General,

NFPE, 1^st floor, North Avenue PO Building,

New Delhi – 110001

 

2.      The Secretary General,

FNPO, T-24, Atul Grove Road,

New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Subject:            Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees.

 

Sir,

 

I am directed to refer to your joint letter No. Postal/ACP/2008 dated 19^th September 2008 regarding acceptance of ACP Scheme for postal employees.

 

3. Your Federation has given consent to the introduction of 3 ACP Scheme to the postal employees presently covered by TBOP/BCR schemes. Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Deptt. of Personnel & Trg have issued OM No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated May 19, 2009, on the MACPS , (Copy enclosed). You are requested to go through the Scheme and its implications and confirm your consent for switching over the ACP Scheme for the employees of Department of Posts at the earliest. Preferably by 5^th June 2009.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sd/-

(L.Mohan Rao)

ADG (PCC)

Copy to: 1. All recognised Unions.

                 2. Director (SR)

 

NFPE REPLY ACCEPTING MODIFIED ACP:

 

 

 

No.PF- 31/2009 Dated 28th May 2009

 

 

 

To

 

            The Secretary,

            Department of Posts

            Dak Bhawan,

            New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub:    Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees.

 

Ref:     D.G. Posts letter No. 22-1/2009-PE.I (PCC) dated 26^th May 2009.

 

Sir,

 

With reference to your above cited letter we do hereby confirm our consent for switching over to the Modified ACP Scheme for the Employees of Department of Posts who are hitherto covered under TBOP/BCR scheme.

 

We request that action may kindly be taken for early implementation of the Modified ACP Scheme w.e.f. 1.9.2008. We also request that instructions may kindly be caused to grant TBOP/BCR promotions to eligible officials upto 31.08.2008 so that the Modified ACP Scheme can be applied from 1.9.2008. 

 

Thanking you,

 

 

                                                                                                                 Yours faithfully

 

  Sd/-                                                                                                      [K.Ragavendran]                                                                                                        Secretary General

 

Copy to:

 

1. DDG [Estt] Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001.

2. The Director (SR), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

3. ADG [Estt] Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

MODIFIED ACP and GDS COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTATION - HIGHLIGHTS

NFPE DELEGATION HAD A DISCUSSION ON EXTENSION OF MODIFIED ACP SCHEME TO POSTAL EMPLOYEES WITH DDG [ESTT]

 

Dear Comrades - NFPE Delegation met the DDG [Estt] yesterday on 25.05.2009 and discussed about the Modified ACP Scheme and its extension to the Postal Employees who are so far covered under TBOP/BCR Scheme.

 

Department wants another letter from the Federations in the background of specific orders on Modified ACP issued by the DOPT stating our acceptance of the Modified ACP Scheme unconditionally. The Department is addressing a letter to all Federations seeking our opinion / acceptance of the Modified ACP Scheme. The staff side consent would be communicated to the department on receipt of the above letter in  a day or two.  Onn our consent letters, the Department will process the file quickly with the DOPT for acceptance of the same in lieu of TBOP/BCR. However the Modified Scheme is effective from 1.9.2008. It is also ascertained that the Modified ACP will be given to employees on their completion of 10,20 and 30 years of service.

 

 

 

GDS COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTATION

 

The file is still under consideration of the Ministry of Finance. Several queries asked by the MOF have been answered. The process of clearance by MOF, DOPT, Law Ministry and then Cabinet approval would take some more time. However It is ascertained that the implementation of GDS Committee recommendations would be only on allocation of funds after the Budget in July 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

MODIFIED ACP SCHEME - ORDERS ISSUED BY DOPT ON 19.05.2009

 

MODIFIED ACP SCHEME ASSURES THREE FINANCIAL UPGRADATIONS ON COMPLETION OF 10, 20 & 30 YEARS OF SERVICE

 

DATE OF EFFECT IS FROM 1.9.2008

 

UPTO 31.08.2008 OFFICIALS WILL BE COVERED BY THE EXISTING SCHEMES AND FROM 1.9.2008 THE MODIFIED ACP SCHEME WILL BE EFFECTIVE

 

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS CONTACTED US AND SOUGHT OUR LETTER FOR EXTENDING THE MODIFIED ACP SCHEME TO POSTAL EMPLOYEES AS PER THE LATEST ORDERS - NFPE DELEGATION WILL MEET THE OFFICERS ON 23.05.2009 ON THIS MATTER

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE ORDERS CAN BE DOWNLOADED BY CLICKING ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:

http://persmin.gov.in/WriteData/CircularNotification/ScanDocument/35034_3_2008-Estt.(D).pdf

 

K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

SUBMIT DECLARATION FORMS TODAY

15.05.2009 -TODAY IS LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF DECLARATION FORMS TO DDOs

 

Today is the last date for submission of Membership Declaration Forms to DDOs - All Divisional and Branch Secretaries are reminded to submit the entire Declaration Forms to DDOs well in time before the close of the office hours - Before submitting the forms it would be better to keep a copy of the Declaration Forms with the Divisional Union - This would be helpful for preparation of lists of members to be submitted to the Divisional Heads.

 

Once again Branch and Divisional Secretaries are reminded that there should not be any room for denial of membership to any one due to intra-rivalry etc. We are receiving telephonic complaints from some comrades that their membership declarations are not yet received by the Branch / Divisional Secretaries. Membership is a democratic right according to the Constitutions of all Unions - Denial of membership by taking advantage of Verification process would be viewed seriously and action would be taken against the concerned Branch / Divisional Secretaries by the respective CHQs as per the decision of the NFPE Federal Secretariat. The whole aim should be to increase the membership and not to avoid any member joining our unions.

 

GO AHEAD - SUBMIT ALL DECLARATION FORMS TO DDOs - ENSURE THE SUPREMACY OF NFPE - intimate the number of declaration forms submitted by NFPE - FNPO - BPEF etc immediately to CHQs after exhibition of lists in the Notice Boards by DDOs.

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

JUST EIGHT DAYS TO TARGET

TIME IS RUNNING OUT VERY FAST - THERE IS JUST 8 WORKING DAYS FOR OPERATIVE AND 7 DAYS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FOR SUBMISSION OF DECLARATION FORMS TO DDOs.

 

DIVISIONAL / BRANCH UNIONS ARE ADVISED THAT THEIR OFFICE BEARERS GO ON LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND COMPLETE THE CAMPAIGN - WINNING POST IS NEARER BUT LAST MINUTE HARD WORK ALONE BRINGS SUCCESS ALWAYS.

 

SUMMER IS SCORCHING IN MANY PARTS - DIFFICULTIES ARE THERE IN APPROACHING DISTANT OFFICES - BUT OVERCOME THESE PROBLEMS WITH DETERMINATION - ESTABLISH THE MIGHT OF THE NFPE FOR PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

 

IN ADDITION TO P3, P4, R3, R4, ADMN, POSTAL ACCOUNTS AND GDS UNIONS, TAKE CARE THAT THE NEWLY FORMED All India Postal SBCO Employees Association AND All India Postal Civil Wing Employees Association get maximum support through our efforts.

 

Submit Declaration Forms to DDOs before 15.05.2009 [ Friday]

Submit three lists of Members to Divisional Heads with Divisional Secretary Signature at the bottom of each page before 20.05.2009.

 

Hold the banner of NFPE high!

NFPE is the product of sacrifices of lakhs of employees!

NFPE is the vanguard of struggles!

 

 

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

DEPARTMENTAL ANOMALY COMMITTEE FORMED

DEPARTMENT ISSUED ORDERS ON 30.04.2009 FORMING THE DEPARTMENTAL ANOMALY COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DDG [Estt]

JS&FA AND DDG[P] ARE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL SIDE

THERE ARE 7 STAFF SIDE MEMBERS AT THE RATIO OF 5:2 VIZ., NFPE 5 MEMBERS AND FNPO 2 MEMBERS

ORDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ON FORMATION OF DEPARTMENTAL ANOMALY COMMITTEE IS REPRODUCED ABOVE - ALL ANOMALIES ARISING OUT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 6TH CPC RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE TAKEN UP IN THE ABOVE COMMITTEE FOR SETTLEMENT.

ORDERS FOR ADHOC PROMOTION TO HSG-I / HSG-II / LSG

ORDERS ISSUED FOR EXTENDING ADHOC PROMOTION IN HSG-I FOR ONE MORE YEAR UPTO 19.05.2010

DOPT PERMISSION OBTAINED FOR FILLING UP ALL EXISTING HSG-I VACANCIES ALSO ON ADHOC BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM AMONGST THE HSG-II OFFICIALS EVEN WITHOUT MINIMUM PRESCRIBED SERVICE IN HSG-II

ALL THE RESULTANT HSG-II AND LSG VACANCIES ALSO WILL BE FILLED UP ON ADHOC BASIS FOR ONE YEAR

THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ON 1.5.2009 IS REPRODUCED ABOVE FOR INFORMATION:

NFPE REPLY TO FNPO SECRETARY GENERAL

FNPO SECRETARY GENERAL HAS WRITTEN ABOUT GERMAN STUDY TOUR IN RMS SENTINEL APRIL ISSUE CALLING NFPE TOOK UNETHICAL STAND
 
FNPO WEBSITE ALSO STATES THAT NFPE MADE FALSE PROPAGANDA ABOUT FNPO THAT FNPO NOT NOMINATED MEMBERS FOR ANOMALY COMMITTEE AND NOT SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR CADRE RESTRUCTURING
 
NFPE DELEGATION MET DDG [ESTT] WHILE ADG [ESTT] INFORMED US THAT NO NAMES FROM FNPO HAS COME FOR ANOMALY COMMITTEE AND THAT NO PROPOSALS FROM FNPO RECEIVED ON CADRE RESTRUCTURING - FNPO OFFICE WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FROM THE CHAMBER OF DDG ITSELF AND COMRADE GKP WAS INTIMATED OF THE SITUATION - NOT OUR INVENTION OR FALSE PROPAGANDA BUT ONLY WHAT WAS STATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
 
REGARDING GERMAN STUDY TOUR WE REPRODUCE BELOW THE UNWANTED COMMENTS OF FNPO SECRETARY GENERAL AS PRINTED IN RMS SENTINEL APRIL ISSUE AND THE REPLY E-MAIL SENT BY NFPE TODAY:
 
 

FNPO WRITE UP IN RMS SENTINEL APRIL ISSUE:

 

Visit to Germany from 23.3.2009 to 27.3.2009

 

The Dept. deputed the following to visit Germany (Bonn) to participate in a study tour from 23.3.2009 to 27.3.2009.

1. Sri.Subhas Chander (Director SR), 2. S.Samuel, GS AIA ASPOs & IPOs, 3. M.Mohana Rangam, GS AL AASRMS & IRMS, 4. D.Theagarajan, GS NUR 'C' and 5. T.N.Rahate, GS NUPE PM & Gr.'D'.

 

In the year 2007, the Dept. proposed the above programme and sought the names of General Secretaries from the following Associations:-

 

1. P3 2.P4 3.R3 4.ASRM/IRM 5.ASP/IPO.

Subsequently NFPE Federation requested the Dept. to include the name of their Secretary General for the tour. This was accepted by the Dept. After that, some Associations like R4 and DPA also requested for inclusion of the names of their General Secretaries. This was also accepted by the Dept. Due to various reasons, the study tour of Germany did not materialize in 2007 and 2008. All of a sudden, the Directorate intimated 17 office bearers for undertaking the above study tour vide DG Posts No.10-10/2007-Trg Dated 25.2.2009. The Directorate intimate the participants should be present in Delhi on 5.3.2009. I intimated the Dept. my inability to undertake the tour upto 10.3.2009. On the morning of 10th March, the Directorate called me over phone and asked me to procure official passport. In the evening of 10th March, they discussed about the restriction from MOF in regard to reduction of members for visit to Germany. I volunteered of self to exclude my name.

 

Meanwhile one of the Federations objected to include my name in the list for tour. On hearing this unsavoury action by the other Federation, I have made up my mind to participate in the study tour despite my hectic domestic work. I procured official passport on 12.3.2009 at 5.30 p.m. and informed this to the Directorate on the same day.

Had the other Federation discussed the matter with us, we would have gladly joined with them and we would have insisted the administration to include the name of the Secretary General in the study tour. Unfortunately the other Federation adopted unethical practice. [All italics & emphasis added]

NFPE REPLY TO SECRETARY GENERAL FNPO BY EMAIL:

 

PF-61/2009                                                                 Dated 2nd May 2009
 
 
Dear Comrade Theagarajan,
 
Greetings. I am astonished to read your unsavoury and baseless comments against our Federation published in RMS Sentinel April 2009 Issue under the General Secretary's Letter. I am deeply wounded by reading your comments for two reasons. First they are baseless and you could have understood the whole issue and the nature of our objections from the letter of our Federation to the Secretary Department of Posts, published in the Postal Crusader April issue. Secondly for your statement that you would have recommended for the inclusion of Secretary General NFPE in the German Study Tour, had our Federation approached you in this matter.
 
To set the records straight, I would like to inform you that the stand of the NFPE is that on all such matters involving the Staff Side, the Federations should be consulted about the names of the staff side representatives. As from your comments it is apparent that you have been consulted by the Administration in this matter. The Department had obviously consulted your Federation but not our Federation. There were no consultations with the major and Number One Federation 'NFPE' regarding the selection of representatives of staff side from NFPE either before or after the MOF restrictions while you have been provided with the courtesy of consultations as a Second Federation.  As you have correctly mentioned that the name of the Secretary General NFPE was included by the Department when we pointed out the omission. But the Department once again omitted the SG NFPE without consulting us. This is an insult to our Federation. I am not able to understand as to what objections your Federation can have on this issue. It is a matter of our right which the Department undermined.
 
Your contention that our Federation objected to the inclusion of the Secretary General FNPO is baseless and a figment of your imagination. I would only wish that you would refrain from making such wild observations that cannot be substantiated by facts. Our considered stand is that the representatives of your Federation would naturally be made by your Federation and we have no say in that matter. But the Department cannot make the selection of NFPE representatives on its own or in consultation with your Federation. In fact we ascertained about the omissions of three representatives of NFPE from the list of 17 on 12th March only and our three General Secretaries of P3, P4 and R3 raised the issue on 13.3.2009 only. By the time you have obtained your official passport on 12th evening itself. Therefore we cannot understand as to how you could have heard about our so called unsavoury [!?] stand and make up your mind to participate in tour and applied and got the passport on 12th itself? In fact the NFPE objection was recorded with the Department only on 17th March 2009, which explains the clear stand of our Federation on the whole issue.
 
The main contention of NFPE that the ratio of 5:2 shall be maintained on staff side representatives between NFPE and FNPO cannot be ignored either by the Department or by your Federation. The National Council, Departmental Council, Regional Council, Anomaly Committees and other Sub Committees will only have 5:2 ratio representations between NFPE and FNPO. The Department and your Federation are very well aware of this situation. Any violation on this matter by the Department is a matter of serious concern for us and we are unable to understand as to what objection your Federation can have in this issue except that your unnecessary comments against NFPE appears to have been made to please some one in the Postal Directorate.
 
Finally, I would like to state that your comment that you would have insisted the Administration to include the Secretary General NFPE in the Study Tour had we discussed the matter with you shows traces of arrogance. NFPE, being the major and Number One Federation, is not at the mercy of your Federation for claiming our rights as an organisation. If the Department undermines our rights then it is our responsibility to take objection. We do not require any one's help for claiming our own rights as the major contingent of the Staff Side in the Department of Posts. NFPE never adopts unethical practices and I am only anguished to hear such unethical comments from you, especially when I am of the impression that we have been maintaining best understanding of unity as partners of JCA.
 
I hope you would at least understand our position now.
 
With Regards,
 
Comradely Yours,
 
Sd/-
K.Ragavendran
Secretary General
 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

MAY DAY GREETINGS

Revolutionary

May Day Greetings

 

 

RED SALUTES TO ALL MAY DAY MARTYRS

K.Ragavendran

Secretary General

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE