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Friday, 28 February 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
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).
=== PBI NEWS
Friday, February 28, 2014
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
NFPE
NFPE
Thursday, February 27, 2014
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, 27 February 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
COM. UMRAOMAL PUROHIT PASSED AWAY
Com. Umraomal Purrohit a legendry leader of trade union movement , Secretary Staff Side JCM I National Council and the President of All India Railwaymen’s Federation expired at Mumbai in hospital at 4.15 PM 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, 26 February 2014
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
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
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, 25 February 2014
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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-
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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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-
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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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-
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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’
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