NEWS IN BRIEF

1. Standing Committee meeting of JCM Departmental Council was held on 18.12.2012 under the chairpersonship of Ms. Yesodhara Menon, Member (Personnel), Postal Services Board. All the pending items of the last JCM (DC) were discussed. Minutes will be published later.

2.    JCM Departmental Council meeting will be held on 28.12.2012. Ms. Manjula Prashar, Secretary, Department of Posts and Postal Board Members will participate in the meeting. all the new items will be discussed in the meeting.

3.  One day mass hunger fast was conducted in front of the Dak Bhawan by the All India Postal Casual, Part-time, Contingent & Contract workers Federation on 19.12.2012 protesting against the abnormal delay in revision of wages of the casual labourers at par with the minimum revised pay of the Central Government employees w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and also regularization of their services.

4.  The Central Zone Study Camp of NFPE will be held at VIDISHA (Madhya Pradesh) on 19^th & 20^th January 2013. Delegates from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Mahdya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bihar & Jharkhand Circles will attend the camp. Circle Secretaries of all affiliated unions of NFPE are requested to depute delegates as per the quota already fixed, reproduced below

Circle	P3	P4	R3	R4	GDS	Admn.	Postal A/C	SCBO	Civil	Casual Labour	Total
Maharashtra	20	20	8	4	5	1	1	1	1	1	62
Gujarat	12	12	6	4	5	1	1	1	-	1	43
Madhya Pradesh	22	22	10	5	10	1	1	1	-	1	73
Chattisgarh	8	8	2	1	4	1	1	1	-	1	27
Bihar	10	10	5	3	5	1	1	1	-	1	37
Jharkhand	8	8	2	2	4	1	1	1		2	29
Total	80	80	33	19	33	6	6	6	1	7	271

5.   East Zone Study Camp of NFPE will be held at Guwahati (Assam) during the month of April 2013. Delegates from Orissa, West Bengal, Assam of North East will participate. Details will follow.

6.    Federal Council of NFPE will be held at Hyderabad during the month of June 2013. Details will follow.

7.  Postal Board has informed that the IT Modernisation Project of 5000 crores will be implemented most expeditiously and in a time bound manner. Major changes in the day to day functioning of BOs, SOs, HPOs, RMS, Postal Accounts & Administrative offices are going to take place. Details will follow.