NFPE SEEKS RELIEF FOR IPO/ASRM ALSO TO GO ON PROMOTION AS AAOs

CONSEQUENT ON MERGER OF ACCOUNTS OF DOP-DOT HUNDREDS OF VACANCIES OF AAOs [Gazetted] ARE OPENED UP FOR JAO WAITLISTED CANDIDATES INCLUDING IPO/ASPOs

 

NFPE THEREFORE SOUGHT THE INTERVENTION OF SECRETARY - P TO RELIEVE SUCH OF THOSE IPO/ASPOs WHO WANT TO GET PROMOTED IN AAO LINE FOR THEIR BETTER CAREER PROSPECTS - NFPE ALSO INTERACTED WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF IPO/ASPOs ASSOCIATION WHEN THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF IPO/ASPOs ASSOCIATION SHRI. SAMUEL ASSURED INTERVENTION WITH THE SECRETARY [P] IN THIS REGARD - LETTER FAXED BY NFPE IN THIS REGARD IS REPRODUCED BELOW:

 

PF-64/2010 Dated 9^th January 2010

 

To

 

Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy

Secretary

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub: Request for permitting IPO/ASPOs to get the Promotion as AAOs – regarding

 

Madam,

 

This Federation is constrained to bring the following for your kind consideration to cause necessary instructions for relieving willing IPOs/ASPOs who were offered  Promotion as AAOs.

 

There are some IPOs/ASPOs who were successful in JAO examinations and were awaiting their promotion as JAOs for long time and in the meantime due to abnormal delay in availability of vacancies in the cadre of JAOs, have joined as IPOs. Now that there are large numbers of vacancies in the cadre of AAOs due to the merger of accounts of DOP & DOT and that the orders issued offering promotion in the cadre of AAOs includes some IPOs/ ASPOs, it is requested that they too be permitted to join as AAOs if any are opting to become an AAO.

 

This Federation suggests that the resultant IPO vacancies can be filled up through departmental promotional examinations or through direct recruitment as per the quota, which will thus improve the promotional opportunity of PA/SA cadre officials in the cadre of IPO. The IPOs/ASPOs who are permitted to join as AAOs would also have a better promotional opportunities in the Accounts line than IPO line in the present circumstances of availability of greater number of vacancies in AO and above due to the merger of accounts.

 

This Federation would therefore urge upon you to reconsider the stand on this issue and cause necessary instructions for the early relief of such IPO/ASPOs who are willing to opt for AAO line.

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

ONGOLE NFPE UNIONS HOLD JOINT CONFERENCE ON 10/01/2009 - PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS

RE-GRADING OF ACR BY DPC - AN IMPORTANT ORDER BY DOPT

DOPT ordered that in cases where the reckonable ACRs prior to the reporting period 2008-09 are to be considered in a future DPC on which the adverse remarks of Reporting I Reviewing / Accepting Authorities have been expunged or modified by the Competent Authority, the "overall grading" in the ACR be kept blank for appropriate re-grading by the DPCs.

Full Text of the DOPT Orders are as follows:

 

 

NO. 2101 1/1/2005-Estt.(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 6th January, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Effect on modification/expunction of adverse remarks in the ACRs and upgradationldown-gradation of the overall grading in the ACRs prior to the period 2008-2009.

The undersigned is directed to say that instructions were issued vide O.M. of even number dated 14th May, 2009 by which the complete APAR (previously known as ACR) including the overall grading and assessment of integrity shall be communicated to the concerned officer for representation if any, with effect from the reporting period 2008-09 which was to be initiated from 1.4.2008. Prior to that only adverse remarks in the ACR were required to be communicated for representation, if any. The then existing instructions further provided that the overall grading in the ACR should remain unchanged even after modification or expunction of the entire adverse remarks. It was left to the DPC to re-determine the overall grading if it considered that the expunction of such adverse remarks had so altered the quality of the ACR. The matter has been further considered and it has been decided that in those cases where the reckonable ACRs prior to the reporting period 2008-09 are to be considered in a future DPC on which the adverse remarks of Reporting

I Reviewing / Accepting Authorities have been expunged or modified by the Competent Authority, the "overall grading" in the ACR be kept blank for appropriate re-grading by the DPCs. The existing grading shall be blocked in such cases. It has also been decided that where the authority has upgraded / downgraded the overall grading without giving sufficient reasons, the DPC shall treat such an exercise as non-est/ invalid. General terms, such as "I agree or disagree with the Reporting Officer /Reviewing Officer" used by the Reviewing I Accepting Authority shall not be construed as sufficient reason for upgrading / downgrading the overall grading given by the Reporting Authority / Reviewing Authority. The proposals for the DPC where ACRs upto the reporting period 2007-08 will be taken into account should specifically bring out these guidelines.

2. It is also made clear that past cases already decided will not be re-opened.

K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

MOF ORDERS TABLE OF BENEFITS UNDER CGEGIS FOR 2010

CGEGIS - TABLE OF BENEFITS FOR THE SAVINGS FUND FOR THE YEAR 2010 RELEASED BY MINISTRY OF FINANCE

 

FULL TEXT OF GOVERNMENT ORDERS CAN BE DOWNLOADED BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW:

http://www.finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notofication/CGEIS29122009.pdf
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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

RECONSIDERATION OF CASH HANDLING WORK NORM FOR BPM SOUGHT

NFPE HAS WRITTEN TO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS URGING FOR REFIXATION OF WORK

NORMS FOR CASH HANDLING BY BPMs

CASH COUNTING FOR 20000/- SHOULD BE REDUCED AS 5000/- AS DEMANDED BY THE GDS UNION TO PROTECT THE WAGES OF BPMs

Copy of Letter from NFPE to Secretary [P] reproduced below:

PF-47/2010 Dated 4.1.2010

To

Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy

Secretary

Department of Posts

New Delhi

Sub: Request for reconsideration of unilaterally introduced unscientific cash handling work norms to BPMs – regarding.

Ref: DG Posts Order No. 14-6/87-PAP Dated 15.12.2009.

Kindly refer to the DoP Order cited above tightening the cash handling work norms of BPMs with immediate effect. This Federation is pained to note that despite stiff opposition from all GDS Unions and Federations to the recommendation of Nataraja Murti Committee on this matter, the Department chose to implement the recommendation.

It is pertinent to note the under-mentioned two points:

1. Gopinath Committee agreed to the view point of staff side and though not concurred with the figures of 5000/- or 2000/- suggested by us, had recommended 10,000/- cash handling in a month as 1 point of work norm instead of harsh figures recommended by Nataraja Murti Committee;

2. The Department agreed in writing to consider all the view points of staff side on the recommendations of Nataraja Murti Committee before taking a final decision.

It is most unfortunate that the above points have been totally ignored and the same unscientific recommendation of Nataraja Murti Committee has been implemented in the name of Work Study Unit of Directorate. Even the suggestion of the Work Study Unit was not subjected to interaction with the staff side. It is a fact that the work norms as revised for cash handling work by the BPMs would be applied immediately for computing the work load and for fixing the TRCA Slabs of BPMs. This would definitely act harsh and thousands of BPMs would face reduction in their TRCA Slabs causing huge monetary loss. On the face of increasing transactions in BOs, the decision of the Department is an attempt to reduce the figures of work load to keep the wages of BPMs depressed. This is not the reward anticipated by the hard working BPMs nationwide. Naturally the GDS Unions have expressed their concerns and requested reconsideration.

This Federation would therefore urge upon you to kindly cause reconsideration of the issue to fix the work norm @ 5000/- cash handling as 1 point in order to protect the wages of BPMs.

We would appreciate your favourable action in this urgent matter.

Thanking you,

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

PERMITTING LIFT OPERATORS TO SIT FOR LGO EXAMINATION

NFPE HAS TAKEN UP THE ISSUE OF PERMITTING LIFT OPERATORS TO SIT FOR

LGO EXAMINATION

 

DIRECTORATE REPLIED THAT THE PROCESS OF REVIEW / AMENDMENT OF RECRUITMENT RULES OF VARIOUS CADRES AND THE SAME WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE TIME OF REVIEWING THE RECRUITMENT RULES OF PA/SA

 

COPY OF LETTER IN REPLY FROM THE DIRECTORATE IS REPRODUCED FOR INFORMATION:

 

 

 

No.56-01/2008-SPB-I

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

 

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi - 110001

Dated 29^th December 2009.

 

Sub:   Request for issue of clarification for permitting the Lift Operators for appearing in the LGO examination for appointment to the post of PA/SA.

 

 

I am directed to refer to your letter No. PF-18/2009 dated 12.06.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to say that we are in the process of review / amendment of Recruitment Rules of various grades. The suggestion of the Federation will be considered while reviewing the Recruitment Rules of PA/SA.

 

                                                                                                                                      Sd.xxx

(Suraj Bhan)

Asstt. Director General (SPN)

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

National Federation of Postal Employees

Wish a Happy New Year to all our Members - Employees - & - Blog Viewers

AAO - PROMOTIONS - FLASH NEWS

HON'BLE MOC & MOSC HAVE CLEARED THE FILE ON MERGER OF ACCOUNTS

 

ALL AAO PROMOTED OFFICIALS ARE TO BE RELIEVED WITHIN THREE DAYS TO ASSUME CHARGE

 

GAZETTE NOTIFICATION ISSUED SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN LETTER AND SPIRIT

 

Hon'ble Minister of Communications as well as Minister of State have cleared the crucial file regarding Merger of Accounts cadres of P & T, with clear cut instructions to all concerned Authority to comply with them in respect of the following three items:

 

1.      All information sought by the Steering Group for Merger may be supplied by  Officers of any rank in the Departments of Posts & Telecom

2.      All promoted officials (465 waitlisted officials) may be relieved within Three Days time enabling them  to assume charge and

3.      Gazette Notification issued by the DOT to be implemented true to its letter and spirit.

 

Now the position is specific and categorical. Now, it has become our duty to give final touch to this hard won product of struggle by accepting the Provisional offer of promotion immediately and ready to undergo the proposed Training/Promotion.

 

It is, therefore, requested that all qualified officials may approach their concerned CCA, DOT and accept the offer of Promotion as per the Pro forma enclosed therein. This need not be confused with the question of Relieving order to be issued by DOP which will follow soon.

 

As per the Promotional Orders issued, even those officials who have earlier passed IPO exam and jointed as IPO or promoted ASP also are included. Therefore there is no problem for them too appear before the Controller in DOT in order to accept the promotional offer.

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

ORDERS ON REVISION OF WAGE STRUCTURE OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

DIRECTORATE ORDER ISSUED ON REVISION OF WAGE STRUCTURE OF GDS

 

EXISTING INCUMBENT BPMs SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE REPLACEMENT TRCA SLABS CORRESPONDING TO THE PRE-REVISED TRCA

 

NEW TRCA SLAB CORRESPONDING TO 87.5 POINTS; 112.5 POINTS; & 125 POINTS HAS TO BE ASSESSED AFRESH WITH REFERENCE TO THE WORKLOAD

 

THE WORKLOAD ASSESSMENT WILL NATURALLY BE MADE AS PER THE ORDERS OF DIRECTORATE DATED 15/12/2009 STIPULATING 20,000/- CASH HANDLING IN A MONTH IS 1 POINT – THIS WILL REDUCE THE POINTS OF WORKLOAD IN MANY PLACES

 

THOSE WHO ARE IN PLACES WITH 75 POINTS AND GOT EQUIVALENT TRCA SLAB OF Rs. 2745-50-4245 AND THOSE WHO ARE AT 100 POINTS AND GOT THE TRCA SLAB OF 3660-70-5760 WILL NOT FACE ANY REDUCTION OF WAGES. BUT IF THOSE WHO ARE ASSESSED WITH BELOW 100 POINTS ARE PLACED IN 3200-60-5000 SLAB, THEY WILL FACE REDUCTION OF WAGES. IF SOME ARE ASSESSED WITH 112.5 OR 125 POINTS, THEY WILL GET THE HIGHER SLAB OF 4115-75-6365 AND 4575-85-7125. HOWEVER, WITH THE HARSH REVISION OF NORMS FOR CASH HANDLING AS PER 15/12/2009 ORDERS, IT IS AFRAID THAT WORKLOAD WILL BE ASSESSES LESS ONLY.

 

AIPEDEU CHQ HAS ALREADY WRITTEN TO DEPARTMENT OPPOSING THE ARBITRARY FIXATION OF NORMS @ 20,000/- CASH FOR 1 POINT. IT HAS ALSO OPPOSED THE EXCLUSION OF CASH REMITTANCES WITH THE ACCOUNT OFFICES FROM COMPUTING POINTS OF WORK LOAD. NFPE ALSO OPPOSES THE UNILATERAL FIXATION OF WORK NORMS FOR CASH HANDLING WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE GDS UNION OR BY IGNORING THE VIEW POINTS OF GDS UNION AND FEDERATIONS BEFORE THE GOPINATH COMMITTEE ON THIS ISSUE.

 

NFPE ENDORSES THE CALL GIVEN BY THE GDS UNION CWC MEETING HELD AT JAMNAGAR FOR:

 

1. Holding of divisional level conventions in December 2009.
2. Intensive demonstration/Hunger fast on 20-1-2010 at all levels.
3. Holding of State level conventions in January – February 2010.
4. National level Convention / Conference in February – March 2010.

 

NFPE CALLS UPON THE ENTIRETY OF POSTAL REGULAR EMPLOYEES TO EXTEND TOTAL SUPPORT TO THE ABOVE CALL OF THE GDS UNION CHQ AND MAKE THE PROGRAMMES A RESOUNDING SUCCESS.

 

COPY OF ORDER OF DIRECTORATE ON REVISION OF WAGE STRUCTURE OF GDS IS REPRODUCED BELOW:

 

No.6-1/2009-P.E.II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(Establishment Division)

 

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi – 110001

Dated: 10 December, 2009 

 

All Chief Postmasters General

 

Sub: Implementation of Recommendations of Shri R.S.Nataraja Murti Committee – Revision of Wage Structure of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)

 

This has the reference to this Directorate Order of even number dated 09^th October 2009 on the subject cited above.

 

2. It is clarified that the existing incumbents may be placed in the replacement TRCA slabs corresponding to the pre-revised TRCA. New TRCA slab corresponding to 87.5 Points, 112.5 Points and up to 125 Points in r/o GDS Branch Postmasters has to be assessed a fresh with reference to the workload.

 

Sd/-

(Surender Kumar)

Assistant Director General (GDS / PCC)

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

CASUAL LABOURERS REVISION OF WAGES MAY BE DELAYED FOR SOME MORE TIME

NFPE WROTE ONE MORE LETTER ON REVISION OF WAGES TO FULL TIME / PART TIME CASUAL LABOURERS / CONTINGENT TODAY AND DISCUSSED THE ISSUE IN DIRECTORATE

 

THE LETTER WRITTEN TODAY IS REPRODUCED BELOW BUT INDICATIONS ARE THAT SINCE THE ISSUE HAS TO GO TO MOF FOR APPROVAL, IT MAY BE DELAYED FOR SOME MORE TIME:

 

LETTER OF NFPE DATED TODAY:

 

PF-50 (c)/2009                                               Dated 24^th December 2009

 

To

 

Shri.A.K.Sharma

Deputy Director General [Estt]

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub: Undue delay in issue of orders for revised wages to Casual labourers – reg.

 

Sir,

 

This Federation is constrained to bring to your kind notice that there has been inordinate delay in directorate issuing orders for payment of revised wages to Full Time Casual labourers and Part Time Contingent on the basis of the minimum wage of the Group D employees after 6^th CPC.

 

There are standard orders for payment wages to casual labourers engaged and after each pay commission revising the wages of Group D employees, the wages of all kinds of casual labourers are suitably revised on the basis of the minimum pay in the pay scale of regularly employed workers in the corresponding cadre without increment. It is most unfortunate that even the dearness allowance instalments granted to regular employees are not being granted to these sections. We are enclosing Photostat copies of some of such orders issued by the Department of Posts in the past for ready reference.

 

The inordinate delay this time is causing extreme concern amongst all the sections of casual labourers in the Department of Posts. We request that necessary orders may kindly be caused to be issued, at least before the end of this year.

 

Thanking you,

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sd/- 

[K.Ragavendran]

Secretary General

Encl: As above

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

UNJUSTIFIED REVISION OF NORMS FOR CASH HANDLING FOR BPMs -

DIRECTORATE HAS REVISED THE NORMS FOR CASH HANDLING FOR WORK LOAD ASSESSMENT OF BPMs IN A MOST UNJUSTIFIED AND ARBITRARY MANNER

 

FROM 1 POINT FOR EVERY 1000/- CASH TRANSACTIONS IN A MONTH HAS BEEN TIGHTENED INTO 1 POINT FOR EVERY 20,000/- CASH TRANSACTIONS IN A MONTH

 

NFPE AND GDS UNION HAVE DEMANDED REVISION OF NORMS IN A JUSTIFIED MANNER BEORE THE GOPINATH COMMITTEE AND TO THE DEPARTMENT - GOPINATH COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED ONLY 1 POINT FOR EVERY 10,000/- CASH TRANSACTION IN A MONTH - BUT NOT ACCEPTED BY GOVERNMENT

 

THIS UNJUSTIFIED REVISION OF NORMS WOULD RESULT IN REDUCTION OF WORKLOAD IN CALCULATION AND WOULD DENY HIGHER TRCA FOR BPMs DESPITE INCREASED WORKLOAD IN MANY PLACES DUE TO NEW WORK / SERVICES - THE GDS UNIONS / STAFF SIDE WILL OPPOSE THIS UNJUSTIFIED & UNILATERAL / UNSCIENTIFIC REVISION OF NORMS.

 

THE ORDERS ISSUED BY THE DIRECTORATE IS REPRODUCED BELOW:

 

No.14-6/87-PAP

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(PAP Section)

Dak Bhawan,Sansad Marg,

New Delhi - 110001

Dated: 15 December 2009

 

All Chief Postmasters General

Postmasters General

All General Managers (Finance)/

Director of Accounts (Postal)

 

Sub: Revision of Norm for cash handling for work load assessment of Branch Postmaster.

 

I am directed to invite your kind attention to Para 2(b) of Directorate letter No.14-6/87-PAP dated 15.7.87, wherein the norms for fixation of the work load of the Branch Postmaster in Point system was communicated.

 

2. As per the above letter,, the norm for cash transactions was fixed as " 1 Point for every Rs.1000 cash transactions in a month".

 

3. The Department has undertaken a work study for fixing the norms for cash handling by the Branch Postmasters. The IWSU of the Directorate has recommended for fixing the norms for cash handling by Branch Postmasters as Rs.20000/- per month for earning one point of work load. The Competent authority in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing after careful examination, has accepted the recommendations of the internal Work Study Unit of the Department. Consequently, the existing norm for cash handling for the Branch Postmasters is revised as " 1 Point for every Rs.20000/- cash transactions in a month" in supersession of the earlier order communicated vide letter No.14-6/87-PAP dated 15.7.87.

 

4. The cash handled on account of Money Order issue/payment, Savings Bank/RS deposits/withdrawals, RPLI collections/Bill collection and Bill Payments will constitute the items of cash handling. The remittances received from Account Office or sent to Account Office shall be excluded while computing the cash handling.

 

5. The above revised norm will apply with immediate effect.

 

6. The Heads of the Circles will please bring the contents of this letter to the notice of all concerned and ensure scrupulous observance of the revised norm.

 

7. This issues in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing vide Note dated 10.9.2008.

 

Sd/-

(Surender Kumar)

Asstt. Director General (GDS/PCC)

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

NFPE URGES FOR DIRECTORATE INSTRUCTIONS TO RELIEVE AAOs ON PROVISIONAL PROMOTION

NFPE HAS URGED THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TO CAUSE ORDERS FOR RELIEVING ALL JAO QUALIFIED OFFICIALS BEFORE 30/12/2009 TO JOIN AS AAOs ON PROVISIONAL PROMOTION AS PER THE ORDERS ISSUED BY THE DOT ON 21/12/2009

 

NFPE HAS REQUESTED FOR IMPARTING TRAINING TO ERSTWHILE GROUP D PROMOTED AS POSTMEN OR PA/SA AFTER 1.1.2006 BUT BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 6th CPC RECOMMENATIONS FOR FACILITATING GRANT OF 1800 GRADE PAY

 

BOTH THE LETTERS ADDRESSED TO SECRETARY BY NAME WITH THE LETTER ON AAO PROMOTION THROUGH FAX TOO ARE REPRODUCED BELOW:

 

FAX / LETTER ON AAO PROMOTION

 

PF-64/2009          Dated 23^rd December 2009

 

 

To

 

Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy

Secretary

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub: Request for causing orders for reliving AAO promotees before 30/12/2009 – regarding.

 

Madam,

 

Kindly recall to your mind the discussions we had with you during the informal meeting granted by you on 17^th December, 2009 about causing at least adhoc  promotion to JAO waitlisted candidates as AAOs before 31/12/2009 to save huge monetary loss and delay in future promotional benefits to them.

 

The DoT has now issued orders vide No.27-7/2009 – SEA II dated 21/12/2009 offering provisional appointment in the cadre of AAOs to 465 waitlisted JAO qualified officials of Postal Department. These officials are given the chance of promotion w.e.f. 30/12/2009 and this will help all these promotees to gain their promotion immediately as well as saving their next increment on 1/7/2010 besides will go into reckoning for their further promotion based upon the cut off date 31^st December.

 

This Federation reiterates that pending a final decision on cadre controlling authority by the Government of India, orders may kindly be caused to all circles to relieve the officials before 30/12/2009 to take charge as provisionally appointed AAO and then undergo training. We also would like to emphasis that any delay in their joining before 30/12/2009 would bring out heavy financial loss to all these officials.

 

This Federation therefore once again requests you to take a judicial view on this matter to ensure the relief of all the officials offered provisional promotion as AAOs before 30/12/2009.

 

Thanking you,

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sd/-

[K.Ragavendran]

Secretary General

 

 

LETTER ON TRAINING TO ERSTWHILE GROUP D PROMOTED AS POSTMEN / PA / SA

 

PF- 14/2009 Dated 23^rd December 2009

 

To

 

Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy

Secretary

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

 

Sub: Request for imparting training to non-matriculate Group D employees promoted to Postman or PA/SA Cadres after 1.1.2006 – reg.

 

Madam,

 

The Non-Matriculate Group D employees promoted to Postmen Cadre or PA/SA Cadre on or after 1.1.2006 but before the implementation of 6^th CPC pay scales are being denied 1800/- GP from 1.1.2006 for the duration of their Group D employment on the grounds that they were not being imparted with the required training. No action is also being taken in such cases to impart the same training as like other non-matriculate Group D staff.

 

This Federation therefore requests your kind intervention to cause to issue instructions to arrange for imparting the same training to such promoted non-matriculate officials also and grant 1800/- GP from 1.1.2006 to their date of promotion.

 

This Federation would highly appreciate your early action.

 

Thanking you,

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sd/-

[K.Ragavendran]

Secretary General

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

DOPT NEW ORDERS ON POSTING HUSBAND AND WIFE IN SAME STATION

DOPT HAS ISSUED NEW ORDERS ON POSTING HUSBAND AND WIFE IN SAME STATION

 

TO ENABLE THE FAMILY TO LEAD A NORMAL LIFE AS ALSO TO ENSURE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF THE CHILDREN AND IN THE CONTEXT OF EFFORTS TO INCREASE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT JOBS THE GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED TO CONVERT THE EXISTING GUIDELINES INTO MADATORY PROVISIONS

 

DECIDED TO MANDATORILY POST IN THE SAME STATION BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE IF VACANCIES ARE AVAILABLE

 

CHILD CARE LEAVE IS ADMISSIBLE TILL CHILDREN ATTAIN 18 YEARS OF AGE AND ON SAME LINES THE O.M. ON POSTING OF SPOUSE IN SAME STATION IS ALSO AMENDED IN ORDER TO FACILITATE SUCH POSTING ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE HAVING CHILDREN BELOW 18 YEARS AGE

 

THE NEW ORDERS COVERS EXTENSIVELY OF SPOUSES WORKING IN VARIOUS SERVICES IS REPRODUCED BELOW:

 

F.NO.28034/9/2009-Estt.(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block,

New Delhi,

Dated the 30th September, 2009.

 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Posting of husband and wife at the same station.

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In view of the utmost importance attached to the enhancement of women's status in all walks of life and to enable them to lead a normal family

life as also to ensure the education and welfare of the ·children, guidelines were issued by DOP&T in O.M No. 28034/7/86-Estt.(A) dated 3.4.86 and No.28034/2/97-Estt.(A) dated 12.6.97 for posting of husband and wife who are in Government service, at the same station. Department had on 23.8.2004 issued instructions to all Mins.lDeptts. to follow the above guidelines in letter and spirit.

2. In the context of the need to make concerted efforts to increase representation of women in Central Government jobs, these guidelines have

been reviewed to see whether the instructions could be made mandatory. It has been decided that when both spouses are in same Central Service or working in same Deptt. and if posts are available, they may mandatorily be posted at the same station. It is also necessary to make the provisions at Paras 3(iv) and (vi) of the a.M. dated 3.4.86 stronger as it is not always necessary that the service to which the spouse with longer service belongs has adequate number of posts and posting to the nearest station by either of the Department may become necessary.

3. On the basis of the 6

th CPC Report, Govt. servants have already been allowed the facility of Child Care Leave which is admissible till the children attain 18 years of age. On similar lines, provisions of a.M. dated 12.6.97 have been amended.

4. The onsolidated guidelines will now be as follows:

(i) Where the spouses belong to the same All India Service or two of the All India Services, namely lAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (Group 'A');

The spouse may be transferred to the same cadre by providing for a cadre transfer of one spouse to the Cadre of the other

spouse, on the request of the member of service subject to the member of service not being posted under this process to

his/her home cadre. Postings within the Cadre will, of course, fall within the purview of the State Govt.

(ii) Where one spouse belongs to one of the All India Services and the other spouse belongs' to one of the Central Services:-

The cadre controlling authority of the Central Service may post the officer to the station or if there is no post in that station, to the State where the other spouse belonging to the All India service is posted.

(iii) Where the spouses belong to the same Central Service:

The Cadre controlling authority may post the spouses to the same station.

(iv) Where the spouse belongs to one Central Service and the other spouse belongs to another Central Service:-

The spouse with the longer service at a station may apply to his/her appropriate cadre controlling authority and the said

authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the nearest station where the post exists. In case that authority, after consideration of the request, is not in a position to accede to the request, on the basis of non-availability of vacant post, the spouse with lesser service may apply to the appropriate cadre authority accordingly, and that authority will consider such requests for posting the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the nearest station where the post exists.

(v) Where one spouse belongs to an All India Service and the other spouse belongs to a Public Sector Undertaking:

The spouse employed under the Public Sector Undertaking may apply to the competent authority and said authority may

post the said officer to the station, or if there is no post under the PSU in that station, to the State where the other spouse is

posted.

(vi) Where one spouse belongs to a Central Service and the other spouse belongs to a PSU:-

The spouse employed under the PSU 'may apply to the competent authority and the said authority may post the officer to the station or if there is no post under the PSU in that station, to the station nearest to the station where the other spouse is posted. If, however, the request cannot be granted because the PSU has no post in the said station, then the spouse belonging to the Central Service may apply to the appropriate cadre controlling authority and the said authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station, to the station nearest to the station where the spouse employed under PSU is posted.

(vii) Where one spouse is employed under the Central Govt. and the other spouse is employed under the state Govt.:-

The spouse employed under the Central Govt. may apply to the competent authority and the competent authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the State where the other spouse is posted.

(viii) "The husband

& wife, if working in the same Department and if the required level of post is available, should invariably be posted together in order to enable them to lead a normal family life and look after the welfare of their children especially till the children attain 18 years of age. This will not apply on appointment under the central Staffing Scheme. Where only wife is a Govt. servant, the above concessions would be applicable to the Govt. servant.

5. Complaints are sometimes received that even if posts are available in the station of posting of the spouse, the administrative authorities do not

accommodate the employees citing administrative reasons. In all such cases, the cadre controlling authority should strive to post the employee at the station of the spouse and in case of inability to do so, specific reasons, therefor, may be communicated to the employee.

6. Although, normal channels of representations/complaints redressal mechanism exist in the Min.lDeptts., added safeguards to prevent noncompliance may be provided by ensuring that the complaints against nonadherence to the instructions are be decided by the authorities at least one level above the authorities which took the original decision when they are below the level of secretary to the Govt. of India/Head of the PSU concerned

and all such representations are considered and disposed off in time bound manner.

7. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-

(C.B.Paliwal)

Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India

 

 

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

465 JAO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES PROMOTED AS AAOs - ORDERS TODAY - NEWS FLASH

465 JAO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE OFFERED PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT AS AAOs

 

PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT IS OFFERED W.E.F. 30th DECEMBER OR FROM THE DATE OF ASSUMPTION OF CHARGE WHICHEVER IS LATER

 

CANDIDATES ARE TO REPORT BEFORE THE CONTROLLER OF COMMUNICATION ACCOUNTS IN RESPECTIVE CIRCLE OFFICES FOR TRAINING BEFORE 30th DECEMBER 2009

 

CANDIDATES HAVE TO SUBMIT AN UNDERTAKING ACCEPTING THE OFFER UNCONDITIONALLY

 

NFPE CONGRATULATES ALL CANDIDATES ON THEIR PROMOTION

 

FULL TEXT OT THE ORDERS CAN BE DOWNLOADED BY CLICKINGTHE LINK OF DOT BELOW:

 
http://www.dot.gov.in/SEA/sea1_21.12.2009.pdf
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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE

CONFEDERATION WRITES TO HON'BLE MOC&IT AND DOPT ON ISSUES TAKEN BY US

CONFEDERATION PRESIDENT COMRADE S.K.VYAS HAS WRITEEN TO HON'BLE MOC&IT ON RENT FREE TELEPHONE TO ERSTWHILE P&T PENSIONERS

CONFEDERATION PRESIDENT HAS ALSO WRITTEN TO DOPT SECRETARY ON RESTRICTION OF OFFICIATING PAY UNDER FR-35 IN CASE OF PROMOTION NOT ON REGULAR BASIS

COPIES OF BOTH LETTERS ARE REPRODUCED BELOW:

CONFEDERATION WRITES TO HON'BLE MOC&IT

Rent Free Telephone to Postal Wing Pensioners of erstwhile Post & Telegraph Department

It has been learnt that Hon'ble High Court of Delhi has in a judgment had directed that the Rent Free Telephone facility may also be provided to Pensioners of Postal Wing who retired from the erst while Post&Telecommunication Department.

Orders in compliance of the above directions have, it appears, not been issued and therefore the above facility has not been provided to thus pensioners who retired from the P&T Department.

This may kindly be looked into and appropriate orders may be caused to be issued.

Sd/-

S.K.Vyas

President

CONFEDERATION WRITES TO DOPT SECRETARY

Restriction of officiating Pay under FR35 in case of promotions not on regular basis

Ref: Your O.M.No.18/7/98-Estt (Pay-I) dated 5.12.98

I may bring to your kind notice the orders issued vide your OM dated 5.12.1998 cited above. From this it is learnt that as and when the pay scale of Central Government Employees are revised on the basis of recommendations of any Central Pay Commissions the revised ceilings for restricting the officiating pay of employees promoted not on regular basis under FR35 are also revised.

So far such orders consequent upon the revision of Pay Scale on the basis of recommendations of VI CPC have not been issued and therefore the obsolete ceilings prescribed under your OM dated 5.12.1998 are being applied.

I, therefore, request that orders prescribing such ceiling for restricting the officiating Pay of employees promoted not on regular basis on or after 1.1.2006 may kindly be revised.

Sd/-

[S.K.Vyas]

President

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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE