Reply received from the Department of Post on
One Day Strike notice and 10 points charter of demands on 23.08.2017 (23rd
August-2017) is not satisfactory. (Letter is placed below):
WE WILL NOT WITHDRAW OR
DEFER OUR STRIKE
MERELY ON ASSURANCES
WE WANT RESULT.
OUR STRIKE DECISION STANDS
All General Secretaries / Circle / Divisional and Branch
Secretaries are requested to make extensive preparations to Make One Day Strike
on 23rd August-2017 a grand success
REPLY FROM DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
No.
08-12/2017-SR
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(SR Section)
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 01st August, 2017
To,
The
Secretary General,
National Federation of Postal Employees,
1st Floor, North Avenue P.O. Building,
New Delhi – 110001.
Subject: Trade Union
action including one day strike on 23.08.2017 call given by National Federation
of Postal Employees (NFPE) in support of their demands.
Sir,
I
am directed to refer to your letter No. PF-12-C/2017 dated Nil on the above
mentioned subject. The charter of demands has been examined by the concerned
Divisions and replies to each item of demands showing the present status are enclosed
herewith.
2. As many of your demands have been
settled and few are under active consideration of the Department, it is
requested that the proposed agitation including the one day strike called by
you on 23.08.2017 may be called off.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: As Above
-sd/-
(P. S. Verma)
Director (SR & Legal)
Charter of demands submitted by NFPE vide letter dated 05.06.2017:
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Demands / Reply
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1.
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Filling up
of all vacant posts in all cadres of Department of Posts i.e. PA, SA,
Postmen, Mailguard, Mailmen, MTS, PACO, PASBCO, Postal Accounts and GDS.
REPLY
GDS: Process of online engagement
of GDS has already been started to fill up vacant post of GDS in 17 Circles.
Due to technical snags in the online engagement software, process in
remaining Circles will be started only after process in 17 Circles will
finalize.
PA/SA: Result of PA/SA for the year
2015 is kept in abeyance as the matter is subjudice. Vacancies of PA/SA for
the year 2016 have already been intimated to SSC.
LGO exam for promotion to the cadre
of PA/SA for deputation to APS has been conducted on 04.06.2017.
LGOs exam for promotion to
Assistants in MMS, Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO has been held on
16.07.2017.
In r/o other exams, viz. IP Exam
2016-17, PM Grade I and PS Group B 2017-18, LGOs to PAs/SAs 2016-17 and
2017-18, engagement of new approved Agency is in the pipeline. MoU between
Department and Agency is to be signed.
For the Postman/Mail Guard and MTS
cadre exams, instructions have been issued to all the Circles to fill up the
vacancies by giving top priority.
Calendar of departmental
Examinations scheduled to be held in the year 2017-18 has already been issued
to all the Circles by giving tentative schedule for filling up the vacancies
of decentralized examination i.e. PO & RMS Accountant Examination, LDCs
to Junior Accountants in PAOs (Exam has been conducted by respective Circles),
LGOs examination for promotion to Assistants of other wings i.e. MMS, Foreign
Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO and other exams
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2.
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Implementation
of positive recommendations of GDS Committee Report. Grant of civil servant
status to GDS.
REPLY
The recommendations of the Kamlesh
Chandra Committee have been considered by the Department of Posts and
mandatory approvals are being obtained in this regard.
As far as grant of civil servant
status to GDS is concerned, it is stated that according to Rule 3-A (v) of
GDS Conduct Rules 2011, a Sevak shall be outside the Civil Service of the
Union. Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Superintendent of Post
Offices vs PK Rajamma (1977) (3) SCC held that the Extra Departmental Agents
{now called Gramin Dak Sevaks} are holders of the civil post outside the
regular civil services. Moreover, they are part time employees being engaged
for maximum of 5 hrs a day. In the light of above legal position demand of
the Federation cannot be acceded to.
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3.
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Membership
verification of GDS and declaration of result of regular employees’
membership verification.
REPLY
GDS Verification:
The instructions have
already been issued to all Circles to conduct the re-verification of
membership of GDS employees vide this office letter No. 13-01/2016-SR dated
20.06.2017.
Declaration of result
of regular employees’ membership verification:
The concerned file is
being processed and the result is likely to be declared shortly
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4.
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Stop all
types of harassment and victimization in the name of new schemes and
technology induction and under contributory negligence factor and Trade Union
victimization.
REPLY
FS Division has informed that no
new schemes are launched by that Division on behalf of DoP. The DoP is
operating Small Savings Schemes on behalf of MoF.
PLI Directorate has informed that
they have completed roll out of Core Insurance Solution (CIS) as on
25.01.2016 to 808 HOs and 24598 Sub Post Offices as per the information
provided by Circles. Roll out of RICT has not been initiated so far. They
have also informed that at no point of time any case of harassment &
victimization of staff has come to their notice
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5.
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Payment of
revised wages and arrears to the casual, part-time, contingent employees and
daily rated mazdoors as per 6th & 7th CPC .
REPLY
The order in respect of minimum pay
for calculation of pay of casual labourers (without temporary status) has
already been issued vide this office letter no. 7-10/2016-PCC dated
31.03.2017
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6.
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Stop
Privatization, Contractorization and outsourcing.
REPLY
There is no proposal
of corporatization/privatization at this juncture. The Department is making efforts to give
better and competitive services to the customers specifically in the areas of
insurance, banking and parcels.
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7.
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Implement
cadre restructuring for left out categories i.e. RMS, MMS, PACO, PASBCO,
Postmaster Cadre PostalSSSSSSSSSS Accounts etc. and accept the modifications
suggested by Federation before implementation of cadre restructuring in
Postal Group ‘C’.
REPLY
The cadre restructuring of left out
cadres, i.e. RMS, PACO and PASBCO is currently under examination in
consultation with the Department of Expenditure. The matter of cadre
restructuring of Postmaster Cadre will be examined thereafter.
A Committee has been constituted, vide this office letter no.
25-04/2012-PE-I dated 09.06.2017, under the Chairmanship of Shri Charles
Lobo, CPMG Karnataka Circle, to examine the issues arising out of
implementation of Cadre Restructuring of Group C employees.
Cadre review of MMS is under
active consultation with Ministry of Finance, DoE.
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8.
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Provision of
CGHS facilities to Postal Pensioners also as recommended by 7th
CPC.
REPLY
The CGHS facilities have been
extended to the pensioners of Post and Telegraph Department by the M/o Health
& Family Welfare vide O.M. No. S-11016/2/2015-CGHS(P)/EHS dated
19.07.2017 and the same has been circulated by the Dte. To all the Circles
vide letter no. 2-3/2009-Medical dated 25.07.2017.
The issue of merger of 33 Postal
Dispensaries is under consideration with the Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare.
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9.
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Withdraw NPS
(Contributory Pension Scheme). Guarantee 50% of last pay drawn as minimum
pension.
REPLY;
The demand for withdrawal of NPS
(Contributory Pension Scheme) is outside the purview of this Department. As
regards guarantee of 50% last pay drawn as minimum pension, it is mentioned
that govt. has already enhanced minimum pension to Rs. 9000/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
The pension of retiring employees is fixed at 50% of emoluments or average
emoluments, whichever is more beneficial under Rule 49(2) of CCS (Pension)
Rules.
Government has also decided to
revise pension of pre-2016 pensioners to 50% of notional pay in pay matrix of
7th CPC by fixing pay on notional basis during each intervening
Pay Commission
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10.
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Implement
five days week working for operative staff in the Postal Department.
REPLY
Since the Department of Posts is a
service oriented Department, decision of 5 days week lead to public
inconvenience and further, to public complaints.
This decision will also results in
revenue loss to the Department as customer will go for other alternatives
when Post Offices are closed on Saturday.
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