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10 % DA ANNOUNCED
Release of additional installment of dearness allowance to Central
Government employees and dearness relief to Pensioners, due from 1.1.2014
The Union Cabinet today
approved the proposal to release an additional installment of Dearness
Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to
pensioners with effect from 01.01.2014, in cash, but not before the
disbursement of the salary for the month of March 2014 at the rate of 10
percent increase
over the existing rate of 90 percent.
Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100 percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year 2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).
Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100 percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year 2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).
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PBI NEWS
7th
Central Pay Commission
The Union Cabinet
today gave its approval to the Terms of Reference of 7th Central
Pay Commission (CPC) as follows:-
a) To
examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible
regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including
pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, having regard
to rationalization and simplification therein as well as the specialized needs
of various Departments, agencies and services, in respect of the following
categories of employees:-
i. Central Government employees-industrial and non-industrial;
ii. Personnel
belonging to the All India Services;
iii. Personnel
of the Union Territories;
iv. Officers and employees of
the Indian Audit and Accounts Department;
v. Members of regulatory bodies (excluding the Reserve Bank of
India) set up under Acts of Parliament; and
vi. Officers
and employees of the Supreme Court.
b) To examine, review, evolve and recommend
changes that are desirable and feasible regarding principles that should govern
the emoluments structure, concessions and facilities/benefits, in cash or kind,
as well as retirement benefits of personnel belonging to the Defence Forces,
having regard to historical and traditional parities, with due emphasis on
aspects unique to these personnel.
c) To work out the framework for an
emoluments structure linked with the need to attract the most suitable talent
to Government service, promote efficiency, accountability and responsibility in
the work culture, and foster excellence in the public governance system to
respond to complex challenges of modern administration and rapid political,
social, economic and technological changes, with due regard to expectations of
stakeholders, and to recommend appropriate training and capacity building
through a competency based framework.
d) To examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus,
keeping in view, among other things, its bearing upon performance and
productivity and make recommendations on the general principles, financial
parameters and conditions for an appropriate incentive scheme to reward
excellence in productivity, performance and integrity.
e) To review the variety of existing
allowances presently available to employees in addition to pay and suggest
their rationalization and simplification, with a view to ensuring that the pay
structure is so designed as to take these into account.
f) To examine the principles which should govern the structure
of pension and other retirement benefits, including revision of pension in the
case of employees who have retired prior to the date of effect of these
recommendations, keeping in view that retirement benefits of all Central
Government employees appointed on and after 01.01.2004 are covered by the New
Pension Scheme (NPS).
g) To
make recommendations on the above, keeping in view:
i. the economic
conditions in the country and need for fiscal prudence;
ii. the need to
ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditures and
welfare measures;
iii. the likely impact
of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments, which usually
adopt the recommendations with some modifications;
iv. the prevailing
emolument structure and retirement benefits available to employees of Central
Public Sector Undertakings; and
v. the best
global practices and their adaptability and relevance in Indian conditions.
h) To recommend the date of
effect of its recommendations on all the above.
The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of
the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending
interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are
finalised.
The decision will result in the benefit of improved pay and
allowances as well as rationalization of the pay structure in case of Central
Government employees and other employees included in the scope of the 7th Central
Pay Commission.
Background
Central Pay Commissions are periodically constituted to go into
various issues of emoluments’ structure, retirement benefits and other service
conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the
changes required.
Source : PIB
The statements of Confederation, CHQ and NFPE, CHQ
will be published shortly after collecting full details.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
Country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM opened at T Nagar HO (Chennai) on 27/2/2014
Country's First Post Office Savings Bank ATM inaugurated by Shri P. Chidambaram, Hon'ble Union Finance Minister, Govt. of India on Thursday the 27th February 2014 at Thyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office, Shivagnanam Road, T'Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu - 600017.
In order to meet the requirements and needs of the I.T modernization project, Infosys Core banking Solution (CBS) will be implemented across India covering all the Post offices.
Core Banking Solution (CBS) - FINACLE is networking all the Post offices which enable customers to operate their accounts and avail Account related services from any Post offices on CBS network regardless of where he/she maintains his/her account. The customer is no more the customer of a particular Post office. He becomes the Post office Savings Bank (POSB) customer. Thus CBS is a step towards enhancing customer convenience through “Anywhere and Anytime Banking”. As Finacle is integrated to all the banks in course of time, the customer can access any bank account through post office.
Around Rs.700 crore is earmarked for this Project. Core Banking Solution(CBS) for Post office Savings Bank is being implemented throughout India. As on date, 57 Head Post offices and 11 Sub Post offices have migrated covering 64 lakh accounts. By 31.03.2014, 700 more Post offices will be covered. All the 26,840 Post offices would be functional in CBS by 2016.
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| Ms. P. Gopinath, Secretary (Posts) with Hon'ble Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram |
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| Hon'ble Union Finance Minister addressing to gathering |
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| Secretary (Posts) and other Postal Offiers in Press Conference |
Thursday, February 27, 2014
COM. UMRAOMAL PUROHIT PASSED AWAY
Com. Umraomal
Purohit a legendry leader of trade union movement , Secretary Staff Side JCM National Council and the
President of All India Railwaymen’s Federation
expired at Mumbai in hospital at 4.15 AM on 27th February, 2014 . He
was a great statesman and visionary leader of working class.
NFPE conveys
it’s heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and Comrades of AIRF and
entire working class. NFPE pays respectful homage to the departed leader and
dips it’s banner in respect of him.
RED SALUTE COM. PUROHIT.
COM. PUROHIT AMAR RAHEY.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
NOTICE FOR WOMEN’S COMMITTEE MEETING
It is hereby notified that the women’s committee
meeting of Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers will be
held at Nagpur on 04.04.2014 along with the National convention of central Government
Employees and National Secretariat of Confederation. All women committee
members are requested to attend National Convention and National Secretariat meeting
on 04.04.2014 at Nagpur without fail.
R. Seethalakshmi M.
Krishnan
Convenor Secretary General
Women’s Committee Confederation
of C. G.
Ph: 09448819821 Employees
& Workers
Ph:
09447068125
NFPE INVITES THE MEMBERS OF DE-RECOGNISED ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS .
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS (GENERAL LINE) DE-RECOGNISED.
ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN HANDS WITH NFPE FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE OF THEM ALSO.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
CADRE
RESTRUCTURING OF GROUP ‘C’ EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
We are exhibiting below the proposal of the Department, regarding Cadre
Restructuring along with the letter submitted by staff side to the Department,
for modification of the proposal. As on date, the Department is not ready for
any favourable modifications. We are continuing our effort to get it modified.
Meanwhile all the Circle/Divisional Secretaries and office bearers are
requested to intimate their view points on the proposal of the Department and
also regarding the modifications suggested by the staff side. Department is
ready to sign the agreement without any modification. In that case what should
be our stand?
CADRE
RESTRUCTURING – DEAPRTMENT’S PROPOSALS
The Committee constituted by the
Department on cadre restructuring of Group ‘C’ employees vide No. 25-04/2012-PE
I dated 23rd Oct 2013 held its discussions on 04th Feb
2014 at 1500 hours & on 05th Feb 2014 at 1430 hours under the
Chairmanship of Shri V. P. Singh, DDG (Personnel). The following were present:
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OFFICIAL SIDE
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STAFF SIDE
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1. Shri V. P. Singh, DDG (P) –
Chairman
2. Shri Alok Saxena, Secretary
PSB – Member
3. Ms. Trishaljit Sethi, DDG
(E) – Member
4. Sh. Surender Kumar, ADG
(PCC) – Member Secretary
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1. General Secretary, AIPEU
Group ‘C’
2. General Secretary, NAPE
Group ‘C’
3. General Secretary, AIRMS
& MMS
4. General Secretary, NU RMS
& MMS Group ‘C’
5. General Secretary, AIPEU,
Postman & MTS
6. General Secretary, NUPE,
Postman & Multi Tasking Employees
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2. The Committee had earlier met
on 27th Nov.
3. The representatives of the
Staff side informed that Postal Assistant cadre officials are getting
promotions in promotional hierarchy to Grade Pay of Rs. 2800/- (PB-1) in Lower
Selection Grade at a time when they are already placed in the Grade Pays’ of
Rs. 4200/- (PB-2) or Rs. 4600/- (PB-2) on award of financial upgradation(s)
under MACPS. At this, the official side asked Staff side to furnish copies of
the orders on above lines from few Circles to corroborate the above claim. The
Committee recommends that before processing these recommendations,
Establishment Division may obtain the same from Staff Side. After discussions,
the following recommendations in respect to the cadre restructuring of Group ‘C’
employees were agreed to by the Department.
(a) The
post of SPMs in Single Handed Post Offices and Double Handed Post Offices will
be placed in the Grade Pay of Rs. 2800/- in the Pay Band PB-I.
(b) The
Post of Sub Postmasters in Triple Handed Post offices and LSG Post Offices will
be placed in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- in the Pay Band PB-II.
(c) The
post of HSG-II Head Postmasters and Sub-Postmasters will be placed in the Grade
Pay of Rs. 4600/- in the Pay Band PB-II.
(d) After
the implementation of the above restructuring, the officials in the Grade Pay
of Rs. 4600/-, who have completed 4 years of regular service, will be granted
the Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- in the Pay Band-II on non-functional basis after
following the usual procedure of non-functional upgradation(s)
(e) Cadre
ratio as per the agreed position mentioned at (a) to (d) above, will be worked
out and the ratio so worked out will be replicated to the SA cadre of RMS, PA
cadre of Circle & Administrative offices as also to the PA cadre of SBCO.
(f) In
the light of peculiar situation of Postman/mail Guard cadre where the work for
bulk of the cadre continues to remain the same; as a special case the Committee
recommends the ratios as worked out in pursuance of (e) above may be considered
for implementation for these cadres as well and that the cadre so restructured
may concurrently get the benefit of MACP also. The Committee further recommends
that a proposal may be considered for submission to the 7th CPC to
have a percentage based promotion scheme for this cadre akin to the scheme of
Staff Car Drivers.
CADRE
RESTRUCTURING – STAFF SIDE
LETTER
SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT ON 05.02.2014
CADRE
RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE
STAFF SIDE JCM
DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL
DEPARTMENT OF
POSTS
NEW DELHI –
110001
N. JCM (DC)/Cadre Review/Staff Side/2014 Dated - 05.02.2014
To,
Shri. V. P. Singh
DDG (P) & Chairman
Cadre Restructuring Committee for
Group ‘C’
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: - Cadre Review of Group ‘C’
employees of Department of Posts.
Kindly recall the discussions we
had with you in the Cadre Restructuring Committee meeting held on 27.11.2013,
04.02.2014 and 05.02.2014.
While appreciating the positive
attitude taken on some of our proposals submitted to the Cadre Restructuring
Committee, we are totally disappointed and feel let down by the way in which
certain valid points raised by us has been simply brushed aside and rejected by
the Administration side in a pre-decided manner, even without examining the
merits or demerits of our suggestions. Outright and summary rejection seems
embarrassing.
We are once again constrained to
submit the following proposals and modifications for your judicious and
dispassionate consideration and acceptance, with a fervent hope that the same
will receive due consideration.
1.
GENERAL
LINE POSTS:
While upgrading the existing LSG posts (GP 2800) to
HSG-II posts (GP 4200) only the LSG posts of Sub Postmasters is taken into
account. All the other posts in the LSG grade such as Asst. Postmasters in Head
Post offices and above, Asst. Sub Postmasters in certain major sub post
offices, etc. are avoided. This will result only in marginal increase in the
number of HSG II post (GP 4200) as below:
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(a)
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Total number of triple handed
Postmaster’s post to be upgraded
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3732
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(b)
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Total number of LSG posts including Asst.
Postmasters Posts
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6989
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(c)
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Total Posts
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10721
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(d)
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Out of this LSG posts carved out for creation of
Postmasters Grade-I to be deducted
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2097
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(e)
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Remaining Posts for upgradation to HSG II
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8624
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(f)
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Out of this LSG Asst. Postmasters and ASPMs posts
are to be deducted
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4000 (Correct figure not
available with staff side, it will be more than 4000)
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(g)
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Net posts remaining for upgradation to HSG II (GP
4200)
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4624
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Now we are having 4892 LSG Posts
in General line (6989-2097 PM Cadre). Even after upgrading ‘A’ class Postmasters
as HSG-II (GP 4200) the number of Posts available for upgradation to HSG-II
will be less than the number available now and employees are not going to be
benefited, if only those posts are upgraded. Hence our request for upgradation
of all existing LSG posts (not only Postmasters posts) to GP 4200 along with
Postmaster posts of ‘A’ Class offices. Similarly all posts in HSG-II (other
than Postmaster Posts also) may be upgraded to 4600/-.
2.
PROMOTION
CHANCES OF ACCOUNTANT QUALIFIED OFFICIALS:
At present PO & RMS exam
qualified officials are posted as Accountants. Officials working as Asst.
Postmaster (Accounts) should posses Accountant qualification. There is no
separate channel of promotion for qualified Accountants above the post of APM
(Accounts). As per the proposal of the Administration side those Asst.
Postmaster posts will remain as LSG (GP 2800) only and further those APM
(Accounts) posts which are now in HSG-II (GP 4200) will remain as HSG-II (GP
4200) without any further upgradaion. In fact there is no upgrdation for
Accounts line posts and the qualified officials have to move out of their
Accountant/Asst. Postmaster (Accounts) posts if they want promotional
upgradation, thereby the Department will be loosing the services of qualified
officials to work in Accounts Branches. Nobody will be willing to work as
Accountants and Asst. Postmaster (Accounts).
Hence it is once again requested
to upgrade all the posts of PO & RMS Accountants to LSG (GP 2800) and LSG
APM Accounts posts to HSG II (GP 4200) and at least 20% of the posts in
upgraded GP 4200 may be further upgraded to HSG-I APM Accounts (GP 4600). Thus
Accountant qualified officials will have their own channel of promotion.
Regarding promotion to GP 4800/- the conditions applicable to General line officials
may be made applicable to them also.
3.
POSTMASTER
CADRE:
At present norm based LSG
Postmasters posts are upgraded as Postmaster Grade-I. When LSG Postmaster posts
are upgraded to 4200 GP (HSG-II), the Postmaster Grade-I posts shall also be
automatically upgraded to the Grade Pay of 4200/-. Otherwise a glaring anomaly
will arise. Their counter parts working in general line LSG post offices will
be in GP 4200 where as they will remain in GP 2800. The benefit of upgradation
should be made equally applicable to Postmaster Grade-I, Grade-II and Grade-III
officials also by suitably upgrading the posts in Postmaster Cadre.
4.
SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATORS:
In the JCM Departmental Council
meeting held on 27.08.2010, JCM (DC) standing Committee dated 18.12.2012 and
23.08.2013 it was decided that the demand for creation of a separate cadre for
system Administrators will be considered by the Cadre Restructuring Committee.
But to our dismay, surprisingly
the Department informed in the JCM Departmental Council meeting held 23.08.2013
that creation of separate cadre is not feasible.
We are totally in disagreement
with the above stand taken by the Department. it seems that the Department has
already made up its mind not to create a separate Cadre. We are not repeating
the unstinted yeomen service done by the existing System Administrators since
the inception of computers in Postal Department by converting it from a wholly
computer illiterate department to the present fully computerised status. We
have already explained in detail all the points which justified a better
treatment for system Administrators and also for creation of a separate cadre
as a promotional cadre of qualified PA/SAs. Inspite of all our best efforts, it
is quite unfortunate that the Department is taking a totally unreasonable and
negative attitude towards the SAs and their claim for better treatment has been
mercilessly rejected.
The role of existing System
Administrators in total computerization and also in core banking Solutions must
be recognised. They are very much frustrated and the discontentment is mounting
due to the continuous exploitation of these category of officials for the last
more than ten years..
Notwithstanding our claim for
creation of a separate cadre of System Administrators (System Assistant) with
GP 4200, we request the Administration side to consider the following proposal
of the staff side:
(a) At
present there is no sanctioned posts of System Administrators and services of
officials working in sanctioned posts of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant
(PA/SA) in various offices are utilized as System Administrators, keeping the
PA/SA post vacant. The PA/SA posts already kept vacant due to deputation as
System Administrators may be redeployed and converted as Posts for
accommodating System Administrators (in the PA cadre itself). This is suggested
as matching savings. An amount of 15%
special allowance may be sanctioned to the officials who are performing the
duties of System Administrators in those redeployed post.
(b) The
official working as SA may be granted eligible promotions in the general line
as and when due.
5.
MARKETING
EXECUTIVES:
Notwithstanding our demand for
creation of separate posts for marketing Executives in GP 4200 we request to
create separate PA Posts for marketing Executives on redeployment and grant
special allowance to the officials working in those posts. (this is suggested
as matching savings).
6.
CHANGE
OF NOMENCLATURE:
As already explained by us the
present nomenclature for supervisory post viz: - LSG, HSG-II, HSG-I does not
exhibit the nature of status of the officials holding the posts to the
customers and public and it require change.
7.
SBCO
STAFF:
In the case of SBCO Staff the following proposal is
submitted.
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Present Designation
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Proposed Designation
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MACPs
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Proposed Scale of Pay
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PA (SBCO)
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Auditor (Entry
Level)
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5200-20200
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GP-2800
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MACPS-I
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9300-34800
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GP-4200
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MACPS-II
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9300-34800
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GP-4600
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MACPS-III
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9300-34800
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GP-4800
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LSG (Supervisor
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Sr. Auditor
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9300-34800
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GP-4200
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HSG-II (Sr. Supervisor)
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Chief Auditor
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9300-34800
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GP-4600
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HSG-I (Chief Supervisor)
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Executive Auditor
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9300-3480
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GP-4800
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Chief Executive Auditor
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9300-34800
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GP-5400
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8.
POSTMEN
STAFF/MAIL GUARD:
In the case of Postmen/Mail Guard Staff as already
suggested by us percentage promotion may be granted and the same may run
concurrently with MACP as in the case of staff car drivers of MMS.
9.
MULTI
TASKING STAFF:
As the nature of duties of MTS Staff in Post offices/RMS
offices is entirely different from their counterparts in other departments of
Government of India, we reiterate our request for bringing MTS Staff also under
the purview of Cadre Review.
10. MATCHING SAVINGS:
(a) Even
after the above cadre review proposals are implemented none of the existing
officials will be benefited-financially as more number of officials are
available under MACP in the Grade pay of 2800, 4200 and 4600 to work against
the upgraded posts of 2800, 4200 & 4600 because of MACP-I, II & III. At
present there are 26000 MACP II officials and 12000 MACP III officials in the
Department of Posts. Even after upgradation as above, more number of officials
will be getting MACP-I, II and III, much earlier than their normal promotion to
grade pay 2800, 4200 & 4600 (LSG, HSG II and HSG-I). Hence the question of
matching savings does not arise at all.
(b) 6%
posts in operative cadre and 20% posts in supervisory cadre was reduced as a
matching savings when TBOP, BCR scheme was in force. The TBOP/BCR scheme has
been scrapped on introduction of MACP scheme. Directorate has issued orders for
restoration of justified posts without 6% and 20% cut. But no posts are
sanctioned or restored. The cut still remains. If at all any matching savings
is required, the above fact may be taken into account and the posts yet to be
restored may be adjusted as matching savings.
Once again request you to
consider the above points favourably.
Yours
faithfully,
(M. Krishnan) (Giri Raj
Singh) (R.
Seethalakshmi)
General Secretary General Secretary General Secretary
AIPEU Group
‘C’ AI
RMS & MMS EU Gr’ ‘C’ AIPEU,
Postmen & Gr ‘D’/MTS
(D. Theagarajan) (T. N. Rahate) (D. Kishan
Rao)
General Secretary General Secretary General Secretary
NU RMS & MMS, Group ‘C’ NUPE, Postmen & Gr’ ‘D’/MTS NUPE, Group ‘C’