NFPE - FNPO - AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) - NUGDS
CIVIL SERVANT
STATUS
AND INCLUSION
OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS)
IN THE TERMS
OF REFERENCE OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION.
MAHADEVAIAH
SIGNED THE DEATH WARRANT OF 2.76 LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS. HE WANTS TO KILL THE
CHILD EVEN BEFORE ITS BIRTH.
Recognised
union (Mahadevaiah) accepted the stand of the Government and Postal Board that
GDS are NOT Government employees (Civil servants) and hence they cannot be
included in the Seventh Pay Commission which is for Government Employees.
Government and
Postal Board cleverly managed Mahadevaiah to sign a written agreement accepting
their stand, so that he cannot go back from the agreement again.
All organizations in the staff side, JCM
National Council including Railways, Defence, Confederation, NFPE & FNPO
has taken a firm stand that we will not accept separate committee (Whether
separate Judge or Bureaucrat) for GDS this time and GDS should be included in
Seventh CPC itself. Recognised GDS union leader (Mahadevaiah) became an Agent
of the government and signed Agreement accepting the Government’s stand. Mahadevaiah
admitted that GDS are not civil servants and hence a separate committee is
enough.
NFPE &
FNPO and also the GDS unions of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE) & FNPO (NUGDS)
strongly condemn and protest against the foul play and treachery of Mahadevaiah
and Postal Board.
Hold Protest
Demonstrations in front of all offices on 26.02.2014 demanding cancellation of
the agreement and inclusion of GDS in the 7th Pay Commission itself.
All of you are aware that all the Unions and Federation of the Staff
Side, JCM National Council including Railways, Defence, Confederation, NFPE
& FNPO have taken an unanimous stand that Gramin Dak Sevaks of the
Department of Posts should be included in the 7th Pay Commission and
we will not accept any separate Committee (Whether Judge or Bureaucrat) for
GDS. This is the first time the entire JCM (Staff Side)
including Railways and Defence is taking such a firm stand. Accordingly JCM (Staff Side) has submitted a
letter to the Government (DOP&T) to include GDS in the terms of reference
of 7th CPC. The matter is now pending before the Government for a
decision. NFPE & FNPO and the GDS unions of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE) and FNPO
(NUGDS) has conducted two days nationwide strike demanding inclusion of GDS in
the terms of reference of 7th CPC. Both NFPE & FNPO has already
declared that they will jointly go for an indefinite strike, if the demand for
inclusion of GDS under the 7th CPC is not accepted by the
Government.
But to our shock and surprise, the recognised GDS Union leading by
Mahadevaiah has signed an agreement with the Postal Board agreeing for the
appointment of a separate committee for GDS. No Unions/Federations including
Mahadevaiah’s union have demanded a separate committee (either Judge Committee
or Bureaucratic Committee) in their charter of demands submitted to the Government
and the Department of Posts. The 7th Pay Commission is appointed for
Central Government Employees (Civil Servants). Separate Committee (even if it
is a separate Judge) means GDS are not civil servants and they are only
Extra-Departmental. Why should Mahadevaiah accept such a stand of the
Department and Government? Earlier also one separate committee of Retired Judge
(Justice Talwar Committee) was appointed for GDS. But even now GDS are
Extra-Departmental and not treated as Civil Servants. Inclusion in 7th
CPC means Government accepting our demand that GDS are Government employees
(Civil Servants) and their service conditions and wage structure will be
examined and recommended by 7th CPC alongwith other Central
Government Employees. Thus a century long discrimination towards GDS shall come
to an end. Even Justice Talwar Committee has recommended that in future, no separate committe
(either Judge or Bureaucratic) should be appointed for the GDS and they should
be included in Pay Commissions itself. By accepting a separate Committee, Mahadevaiah has spoiled the entire
future of GDS.
By signing an agreement with the Postal Board, the Recognised GDS Union
(Mahadevaiah) has signed the Death Warrant of the 2.76 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks.
He has played a drama with the Postal Board and Government and cheated GDS and
defeated the very purpose of the united stand taken by all the JCM Staff side
organizations. Postal Board has cleverly
managed Mahadevaiah to sign an agreement itself. Normally after discussions
with the unions, minutes are signed and copy given to unions. In this case, the
Postal Board was very particular to get an agreement signed by the Recognised
Union (Mahadevaiah) so that he cannot go back from the agreement in future. Ironically, for all other demands raised by
Mahadevaiah in his Charter of Demands only separate minutes is given by the
Department. Departmental officers and DOP&T are very inteligent and shrewd
and they obtained what they want!!!
When Recognised union signed an agreement, tomorrow the Government will
say to the staff side that as the recognised union has already agreed for a
separate committee, we are not including GDS in the 7th CPC. Thus,
the Recognised Union of the GDS (Mahadevaiah) has become an agent of the
Government. As already stated by us, Postal Board and the Government have
succeded in their game of “Divide and Rule”. That is why Mahadevaiah has not
joined the joint strike of two days conducted by NFPE, FNPO and the GDS union
of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE) and FNPO (NUGDS) on 12th & 13th
February 2014. In the coming days the hidden agenda behind the separate strike
held by Mahadevaiah and the agreement will come out with more clear.
The Department and the Government always used to told NFPE & FNPO
that by appointing a separate committee (either Judge or Bureaucratic) GDs will
be much benefited. They have compelled NFPE & FNPO to accept separate
Committee. We rejected the offer of the Government & the Department as we
are well aware, from our past experience, the danger behind it and also the
hidden agenda of the Government & the Department. Finally after the two
days strike the Secretary, Department of Posts has given us a letter informing
that our demand for inclusion of GDS in Seventh Pay Commission is referred to
Government (DOP&T) for a decision. The Government understood that when the
entire JCM staff side has taken a firm united stand, it will be very difficult
for them to reject our demand. They wanted to pre-empt the united stand of the
staff side. That is why the indefinite
strike drama was played (eventhough participation was very less) and finally an
agreement was signed behind the curtain and declaring that this is a greatest
achievement (!) and this is a first step towards the liberation of GDS (!!!),
as if there was no separate Judge Committee (Talwar Committee) appointed by
Government earlier. It proved beyond doubt that both the Recognised Union
(Mahadeviah) and the Government want to keep the GDS always outside the Pay
Commission and always as “extra-departmental employees”.
NFPE and FNPO and the GDS Unions of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS-NFPE) and FNPO
(NUGDS) strongly condemn and protest the anti-GDS agreement signed by the
Postal Board and the Recognised Union (Mahadevaiah) and we demand the
Government to include the GDS in the terms of reference of the 7th
CPC itself instead of a separate Committee (Whether Judge or Bureaucrat). We call
upon the entire Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks to
recognise the danger behind the agreement and expose those who signed the
agreement which is nothing but a
“DEATH WARRANT OF 2.76 GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS”.
“DEATH WARRANT OF 2.76 GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS”.
We further call upon the entire employees to conduct protest
demonstration all over India on 26.02.2014 in front of all important offices
against the stand taken by the Postal Board and demanding to remit the GDS
issues the purview of the Seventh Pay Commission.
Yours sincerely,
M. Krishnan D.
Theagarajan
Secretary General Secretary
General
NFPE FNPO
P. Pandurangarao P.
U. Muraleedharan
General Secretary General
Secretary
AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) NUGDS
(FNPO)
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