Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
KAMALESH CHANDRA COMMITTEE REPORT ON GDS
ONE STEP FORWARD
Sri Kamalesh Chandra,
Retired Member, Postal Services Board & Chairman Gramin Dak Sevak Committee has
submitted it's report to Government on 24th November 2016. Even though earlier
GDS Committee reports were published on the same date of submission itself ,
this time the Postal Board kept it pending for two months and published only on
19th January 2017. Against the unjustified delay in publishing the report ,
NFPE & AIPEU - GDS conducted series of agitational programmes like
protest demonstrations , mass dharnas and finally declared indefinite hunger
fast of Secretary General and all other General Secretaries in front of Postal
Directorate (Dak Bhavan) from 18th January 2017.
The main
recommendations of the Committee relates to simplification and rationalisation
of categories of GDS and the number of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA)
slabs, increasing the wages of GDS and other welfare measures of GDS. The
Committee has not attempted to analyse the justification of our demand for
grant of Civil Servant status to GDS and has refrained from making any
recommendations on the legal status of the GDS stating that the matter is
presently subjudice and hence left it to the outcome of the court case. The
committee , however , observed that there is a tendency to withhold the
legitimate demands of GDS which are due to them , based on the apprehension
that they will get closer to regular employees , and their claim for
regularisation will be strengthened in the court of law , if such demands
are allowed.
The
Committee has further observed that the future survival of the Postal
department will largely depend on the successful management of the GDS post offices,
which effectively form it's "soul" and it would be difficult for the
department to survive without the "soul". The Committee felt that the
India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) which is going to be rolled out shortly , will use
the strength of the GDS network and experiences of more than 2.60 lakhs
trustworthy Gramin Dak Sevaks.
Under
the new wage structure recommended by the Committee, eleven (11) TRCA slabs are
subsumed into three (3) wage scales with two levels each for Branch Postmasters
(BPMs) and for other than BPMs. Out of three wage scales , one scale will be
common to both categories of GDS. The minimum scale for GDS other than BPM is
fixed as 10000 for 4 hours duty and the minimum scale for 5 hours duty is
12000. Similarly, the minimum scale for BPM with 4 hours duty is fixed as 12000
and minimum scale for 5 hours duty is 14500. There will be only three
categories of GDS with nomenclature BPM, Assistant BPM and GDS. All GDS working
in Branch Post offices (other than BPM) are re-designated as Assistant Branch
Post Masters (ABPM). All GDS working in Departmental Post offices are
designated as Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).
The
minimum working hours of GDS is fixed as 4 hours (Level - 1) , instead of 3
hours at present and maximum working hours is 5 hours (Level - 2). Point system
for assessment of workload of BPM is abolished. The new wage structure is
linked to revenue generation of GDS Branch Post offices. Based on revenue
generation , all GDS Post offices will be categorised as A(Green), B
(Orange) , C (Pink) , D (Red) and efforts to be undertaken by the GDS BPM and
the departmental officers to increase revenue of each category is explained in
detail in the report. Committee has recommended that existing TRCA should not
be reduced. If the BPM in the category D (which is the lowest category as
per revenue earning) is not ready to improve the revenue earning ,
extension of working hours of Post office , stoppage of increment , withholding
of promotion under financial upgradation scheme , relocation of the Post office
etc are also recommended. The GDS BPM will be paid a revenue linked additional
allowance @10% beyond level - 2 wage scale , if the revenue earned
exceeds the limit fixed for category "A" offices. The increment rate
recommended is 3%.
The
other major recommendations are (a) Composite Allowance comprising of support
for hiring accommodation , office maintenance , electricity charges etc (b)
Children Education Allowance (c) three promotions (financial up gradations ) on
completion of 12 ,24 and 36 years. (c) Enhancement of ex-gratia ceiling and
Group Insurance Scheme amount (d) 26 weeks maternity leave for women GDS
and one week Paternity leave (e) 30 days General leave (instead of paid leave)
with provision for carry forward and leave surrender benefit upto 180 days of
accumulated General leave at the time of retirement ( f )
five days Emergency leave like casual leave (g) Minimum one year
service for writing promotional examination (h) liberalisation of grants
and financial assistance from welfare fund and (h) Risk and
hardship allowance.
Regarding
Pension, no major change is recommended by the Committee, except increase in
severance amount and increase in contribution to Service Discharge Benefit
Scheme (SDBS). Similarly, there is no favourable recommendation regarding
medical facilities. While recommending that the existing policy of
relocation /redeployment should be vigorously pursued to relocate GDS post
offices which are not justified as per norms, the Committee had also
recommended that the department should not order closing of any GDS post office
to further reduce the existing number of GDS post offices. The existing rule
that the maximum hours of duty of GDS should not go beyond five hours , is
retained by the Committee. There is also a recommendation that two separate
unions should be formed for GDS, one exclusively for BPMs and one for all other
categories of GDS.
Now
comes the question of implementation. Normally Department will appoint a Postal
Board Member to study and process the recommendations of the GDS committee for
implementation. Then Postal Board has to approve it after seeking the
comments of Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor. Then it is to be approved
by other nodal Ministries like Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry
of Finance, Law Ministry etc. After completing all these process, the final
proposal will be submitted to Cabinet for approval.
NFPE
& AIPEU - GDS will be making an in depth study of the recommendations and
shall submit a detailed memorandum to the Department demanding immediate
implementation of the favourable recommendations and also demanding
modifications , improvement and rejection where ever required. NFPE & AIPEU
-GDS will make sincere effort to get maximum benefits to the GDS. In case
Government refuse to implement or dilute the favourable recommendations NFPE
& AIPEU GDS will not hesitate to organise serious trade union action
including indefinite strike.
All of
us should keep in mind that the favourable recommendations of the GDS committee
is a product of sustained struggles conducted by the entire Postal employees
under the banner of NFPE , AIPEU -GDS , PJCA and Confederation of Central
Government Employees and Workers. Let us be ready for the 16th March 2017, one
day strike, for further improvement of our service conditions. Let us unitedly
fight and shall not rest till our final goal ie; civil servant status to GDS is
achieved. No doubt, Kamalesh Chandra Committee report is ONE STEP FORWARD. Let
us hope for the best.
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IMPORTANCE OF THE 16th
MARCH 2017
ONE-DAY STRIKE
The meeting of the
National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) was held on 17th January 2017,
Leaders of Railways, Defence, Postal and Confederation attended the meeting,
Unfortunately, there was no consensus regarding revival of the deferred
indefinite strike of the 11th July 2017. Hence
no decision could be taken.
The
clear picture that emerged from the NJCA meeting held on 17.01.2017 is that
there is no possibility of a joint strike or revival of deferred indefinite
strike in the near future. It is also a fact that Government may implement the
recommendations of Allowances Committee, Pension Committee etc before or
immediately after March 2017; It has become certain that the Pension Committee has
rejected Option. I recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission,
which is the one and only favorable recommendation, and the Implementation Cell
of the Finance Ministry is processing the recommendation, of Pension Committee
for Cabinet approval.
Whether
the Allowances Committee will recommend any change in the recommendation of the
7th CPC (i.e. %ge of HRA etc.), nobody can predict. The request of
the Secretary, JCM staff side and NJCA Convener to convene one more meeting
with staff side was not conceded by the chairman of the Allowance Committee
(finance Secretary ) till date. There is every possibility that the Government
may not implement the revised allowances from 01.01.2016, instead it may
implement it from 01.01.2017 or 01.04.2017, thereby denying arrears on
allowances. After Government unilaterally implementing everything, declaring a
strike is a futile exercise and betrayal of employees. We should strike when
the iron is hot.
The
unilateral decision of the Government to implement “Very good” bench mark for
MACP promotions has cast shadow on the future promotional prospects of a large
number of employees who are not in the good book of the Government and
administration for reason best known to them. The NPS Committee constituted by
the Government is not mandated to recommend scraping of New Pension Scheme, but
it is for recommending cosmetic changes in NPS in the name of streamlining the
NPS as recommended by the 7th CPC.
Regarding increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula, no
High Level Committee is constituted till date, as assured by the Group of
Senior Cabinet Ministers to NJCA leaders on 30.06.2016. A Group of Senior
Officers held two round discussion with the staff side, but surprisingly they
had not come prepared to discuss increase in Minimum wage and Fitment formula.
They made a mockery of the meeting by disclosing in the first meeting that they
are not fully aware of the details of the issue and in the second meeting they
told that they came for discussing Allowances (another committee for Allowances
is already constituted) and not Minimum wage and fitment formula!!! The last
meeting was held in October 2016 and thereafter no meeting is notified. All the
anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations
remain unsettled.
There is no improvement in the issues relating to Gramin Dak
Sevaks (GDS). It will take time for implementation of GDS Committee report
which is published on 19.01.2017. Other demands submitted to Government by NJCA
on 10th June 2016 along with the strike notice are also pending. The
four months time fixed for Allowance committee already extended to six months.
The four months time for increasing Minimum pay and fitment formula expired on
30.10.2016.
All the employees and pensioners are totally disappointed
and are voicing their anger and protest through various forums and social
media. In the above circumstances, everybody expected that NJCA shall revive
its deferred indefinite strike. Inspite of our best efforts, that is not
happening.
When the three Cabinet Ministers including Shri Rajnath
Singh, Home Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister and Shri Suresh
Prabhu, Railway minister have gone back from their assurances and betrayed the
entire employees and Pensioners, when the Government is unilaterally going
ahead with all retrograde measures, we cannot remain silent spectators and
accept every decision of the Government lying down, without any protest,
Somebody should come forward to protest and, if necessary, to suffer and sacrifice
and history has bestowed that responsibility on Confederation.
It is in this background the Confederation of Central
Government Employees and Workers has decided to go for one day strike on
16.03.2017. As the biggest affiliate of Confederation, NFPE and all its
affiliates shall implement the decision in its true spirit and make the one day
strike a thundering success.
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"TRUST SHALL NOT BE BETRAYED"
7th Central
Pay Commission has quoted in para - 1.29 of " Foreword " , the
following observations of the Supreme Court in the case of Bhupendranath
Hazarika and another Vs State of Assam and others (reported in 2013 (2)
Sec 516).
"It
should always be borne in mind that legitimate aspirations of the
employees are not guillotined and a situation is not created where hopes
end in despair.......... A sense of calm sensibility and concerned
sincerity should be reflected in every step. An atmosphere of trust has
to prevail and when the employees are absolutely sure that their trust
shall not be betrayed and they shall be treated with dignified fairness ;
then only the concept of good governance can be concretized. We say no
more."
Unfortunately,
the NDA Government and the Group of Ministers consisting of Sri Rajnath
Singh, Hon'ble Home Minister, Sri Arun Jaitley, Hon'ble Finance
Minister, Sri Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Railway Minister who gave assurance
on 30th June 2016 that Minimum wage and Fitment formula will be
increased and a High Level Committee will be Constituted with a time -
frame of four months , have given least concern for the above
observations of the Apex Court. Now seven months are almost over.
Further there is no guarantee that Allowance Committee will increase the
percentage of HRA recommended by 7th CPC. Instead there is every
chance, to deny retrospective effect from 01.01.2016 to the revised
allowances and it may be implemented prospectively from 01.01.2017 or
01.04.2017, thus denying the eligible arrears for one year or more. It
has become certain that the Option - 1 for pensioners recommended by 7th
CPC, which is the one and only favourable recommendation, stands
rejected. Orders on abolition of Advances including Festival advance and
imposing "very good " condition for MACP are issued unilaterally .
Request
of the JCM National Council Staff side Secretary to give one more
opportunity to present it's case before the Allowance Committee is not
conceded by the Finance Secretary, who is the Chairman of the Committee.
The request of the JCM Staff side to modify the Terms of Reference of
Anomaly Committee is also not yet considered by the Department of
Personnel and Training. The Committee constituted for New Pension Scheme
is only for streamlining the NPS by making some cosmetic changes as
recommended by 7th CPC and not for considering the demand of the JCM
Staff side to scrap NPS. Not even a single demand of the staff side
submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015, requesting
modifications in the recommendations of 7th CPC is settled by the
Government. The so-called group of senior officer's committee had, in fact, ridiculed and humiliated the JCM Staff Side standing committee.
The
All India Conference of the Confederation of Central Government
Employees & Workers held in August 2016 at Chennai had taken a
decision to request all constituents of NJCA to revive the indefinite
strike , if Government is not ready to honour it's commitment before
30th October 2016. The AIC had further decided that, in case NJCA is
not ready to revive the deferred indefinite strike, then Confederation
should organise independent trade union action including strike.
Confederation strongly feels that there in no meaning in waiting
indefinittely for Government's decision. We cannot cheat the employees
like NDA Government. As no consensus decision could be taken in NJCA,
Confederation had decided to go for one day strike and organised
country wide demonstrations, mass dharnas and massive Parliament March.
Strike notice for one day strike on 15th February 2017 was served on
28th December 2016. Due to announcement of assembly elections in five
states by Election Commission of India and 15th February being a polling
day, the strike was postponed to 16th March 2017.
Intensive
campaign and mobilisation is going on in full swing all over the
country. About 13 to 15 lakhs Central Government employees will
participate in the strike, with the full support and solidarity of about
34 lakhs pensioners, Central Trade Unions, independent Federations of
State Government employees, Bank and Insurance employees and other
public sector employees.
After
reviewing the participation of employees in the one day strike,
Confederation shall explore the possibility of declaring higher form of
trade union action including indefinite strike .
M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob & WhatsApp : 09447068125
Email : mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
Postponement of the one day strike from 15th February 2017 to 16th March 2017 - Confederation writes to Cabinet Secretary, Government of India
Ref: Confdn/Strike/2016-19 Dated – 23rd January 2017
To,
The Cabinet Secretary
Cabinet Secretariat
Government of India
Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub:- Postponement of the one day strike from 15th February 2017 to 16th March 2017.
Ref:- Our strike notice dated 28.12.2016.
Kindly refer to the notice served by us on 28th December 2016, for one day strike of Central Government employees on15th February
2017. (copy enclosed for ready reference). This is to inform you that
due to the notification of election to five state assemblies by the
Elected Commission of India, the proposed strike on 15th February 2017 is postponed to 16th March 2017. The Charter of demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the one-day strike action is enclosed.
Yours faithfully,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Mob: 09447068125
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
Monday, 23 January 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Saturday, January 21, 2017
AGAIN ASSURANCES
WE
DON'T WANT ANY MORE ASSURANCES --- WE WANT POSITIVE ACTION AND
NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT -- SEVEN MONTHS ARE OVER AFTER THE JUNE 30th ASSURANCES
-- AGAIN SWEET WORDS AND ASSURANCES BY HON'BLE HOME MINISTER AND
CABINET SECRETARY -- THIS TIME NO TIME FRAME --- PENSION COMMITTEE
REPORT UNILATERALLY SUBMITTED TO CABINET WITHOUT REACHING ANY NEGOTITED
SETTLEMENT WITH STAFFSIDE -- THE ONE AND THE ONLY POSITIVE
RECOMMENDATION OPTION -1 FOR PENSIONERS IS GOING TO BE REJECTED -- FATE
OF OTHER COMMITTEES MAY NOT BE DIFFERENT IF THERE IS NO NEGOTIATED
SETTLEMENT -- ALLOWANCE COMMITTEE NOT YET CONCEDED THE DEMAND OF JCM
STAFFSIDE SECRETARY FOR GIVING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR DISCUSSION -- NO
NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT ON ANY ISSUES -- GOVT MADE JCM FORUM ONLY A
TALKING SHOP -- NEIROS ARE FIDDELING WHEN ROME IS BURNING -- CENTRAL
GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS CANNOT BE FOOLED ANY MORE -- ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH -- MAKE THE 16th MARCH 2016 ONE DAY STRIKE A THUNDERING SUCCESS.
M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob & WhatsApp: 09447068125.
Email : mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob & WhatsApp: 09447068125.
Email : mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
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Friday, January 20, 2017
NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
ALL INDIA
POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GRAMIN DAK SEVAK
MAJOR
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GDS COMMITTEE
The Committee’s major
recommendations are summarized below.
1.
The old system of payment of Time Related
Continuity Allowance (TRCA) is dispensed with and replaced with a new wage
payment system. Under the new wage payment system, 11 TRCA slabs are subsumed
into 3 Wage Scales with two Levels each for BPMs and for other than BPMs One
wage scale would be common for both the categories of GDSs.
New Wage Scales
1. 10,000 - 24,470
(Other than BPM Level 1)
2. 12,000 - 29,380
(Other than BPM Level 2 & BPM Level 1)
3. 14,500 - 35,480
(BPM Level 2)
2.
The minimum working hours of GDS Post offices
and GDSs is increased to 4 hours from 3 hours.
3.
The new working hours for GDS Post Offices will
be 4 hours and 5 hours only.
4.
The Level 1 GDS Post Offices/GDSs will have 4
hours as working hours and Level- 2 will have 5 hours as working hours.
5.
The Point System for assessment of workload of
BPMs has been abolished.
6.
The new wage payment system is linked to revenue
generation of GDS Post Offices. Under the new system, there will be no increase
in wages of BPMs from Level – 1 to Level – 2 on the basis of workload but the
same will be increased based on achievement of prescribed revenue norms which
is fixed at 100% for normal areas and 50% for special areas which presently
have 15% anticipated income norms.
7.
The GDS Post Offices not achieving the
prescribed revenue norm within the given working hours will have to open GDS
Post Offices for minimum of additional 30 minutes beyond the prescribed working
hours.
8.
The GDSs BPMs will be paid Revenue Linked
Allowance @10% beyond Level 2 wage scale if they will be successful in
achieving revenue beyond prescribed norms.
9.
The GDS Post Offices has been categorized into
A, B, C and D categories based on the revenue generation norms. The GDS Post
Office in A category will achieve 100% revenue. The Committee has recommended a
set of actions for each category of GDS Post Offices.
10. The
six approved categories of GDs are subsumed into two categories only. One category
will be Branch Post Master and all other 5 categories of GDSs are subsumed into
one Multi Tasking Category.
11. The
job profile of Multi Tasking GDS is expanded to include work such as Business
Development and Marketing etc. Their jobs will no more be confined to their old
designations. The Assistant BPM will assist BPMs for increasing revenue
generation.
12. The
GDSs working in the GDS Post Offices will be known as Assistant Branch Post
Master (ABPMs) and those working in the Departmental Post Offices will be known
as Dak Sevak (DS).
13. The
minimum wage has been increased to Rs.10000/- per month and maximum to
Rs.35,480/- per month.
14. The
rate of annual increase is recommended as 3%.
15. A
Composite Allowance comprising of support for hiring accommodation for GDS Post
Offices as well as mandatory residence, office maintenance, mobile and
electricity usage charges etc. has been introduced for the first time.
16. Children
Education Allowance @ Rs.6000/- per child per annum has been introduced for
GDSs.
17. Risk
& Hardship Allowance@ Rs.500/- per month for GDSs working in the special
areas has also been introduced.
18. A
Financial upgradation has been introduced at 12 years, 24 years and 36 years of
services in form of two advance additional annual increases.
19. The
Celling of ex-gratia gratuity has been increased from Rs.60,000 to
Rs.5,00,000/-.
20. The
GDS Contribution for Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) should be enhanced
maximum up to 10% and minimum up to 3% of the basic wage per month, whereas the
Department should contribute a fixed contribution of 3% of the basic wage of
the GDSs.
21. The
coverage of GDS Group Insurance Scheme has been enhanced from Rs.50,000/- to
Rs.5,00,000/-.
22. The
contribution of Department in Circle Welfare Fund (CWF) has been increased from
Rs.100/- per annum to Rs.300/- per annum.
23. The
scope of CWF is extended to cover immediate family members such as spouse;
daughters, sons and dependent daughters in law in the scheme.
24. The
Committee also recommended 10% hike in the prescribed limits of financial
grants and assistance in the Circle Welfare Fund.
25. The
Committee has recommended addition of Rs.10,000/- for purchase of Tablet/Mobile
from the Circle Welfare Fund in the head “Financial Assistance from Fund by way
of loans with lower rate of interest (5%)”.
26. Provision
of 26 weeks of Maternity Leave for women GDSs has been recommended.
27. The
wages for the entire period of Maternity Leave is recommended to be paid from
salary head from where wages of GDSs are paid.
28. The
Committee has also recommended one week of Paternity Leave.
29. The
Committee has recommended 5 days of emergency leave per annum.
30. Leave
accumulation and encashment facility up to 180 days has been introduced.
31. Online
system of engagement has been recommended.
32. The
maximum age limit of 50 years for Direct Recruitment of GDSs has been
abolished.
33. Minimum
one year of GDS service will now be required for GDSs for Direct Recruitment
into Department cadres such as MTS/Postman/Mail Guard.
34. Alternate
livelihood condition for engagement of GDSs has been relaxed.
35. Voluntary
Discharge Scheme has been recommended.
36. The
Discharge age has been retained at 65 years.
37. The
Limited Transfer Facility has been relaxed from 1 time to 3 times for male
GDSs. There will be no restriction on number of chances for transfer of women
GDSs. The power for transfer has been delegated to the concerned Divisional
head.
38. The
ex-gratia payment during put off period should be revised to 35% from 25% of
the wage and DA drawn immediately before put off.
39. The
Committee has recommended preferring transfer before put off duty.
40. The
Compassionate Engagement of GDSs has been relaxed to give benefits to eligible
dependents in all cases of death of GDS while in service.
Important Recommendations made by GDS Committee - compiled by NFPE & AIPEU GDS
Dear Comrades,
For
the preliminary information to all our GDS Comrades & well-wishers,
a gist of recommendations have been extracted from the GDS Committee
Report submitted by Shri Kamalesh Chandra.
= Categories of GDS:
Present Nomenclature
|
Category
|
BRANCH POST MASTER
|
All Branch Post Masters
|
ASSISTANT BRANCH POST MASTER
|
GDS MD, GDS MC
|
DAK SEVAK
|
GDSSV,GDS PKR
, GDSMM
|
..
= Viability of GDS Post Offices:
New norms for calculation of GDS Pos are recommended.
Further Categorization of GDS POs based on proportion of Revenue / Expenditure
Category of GDS PO
|
Revenue Norm
|
Urban & Rural (Normal)
|
100% of its expenditure
|
Rural (special)
|
50% of its expenditure
|
..
Category
|
Colour
|
Proportion of Revenue to expenditure
|
A
|
Green
|
100% or more of prescribed form
|
B
|
Orange
|
75% to 99% of prescribed form
|
C
|
Pink
|
50% to 74.99% of prescribed form
|
D
|
Red
|
Less than 50% of prescribed form
|
=Workload assessment:
In
place of point system, the Committee recommends the new wage payment
system. The new system linked to revenue generation and not to work
load.
= Rural Business Development and Marketing:
The Committee Recommended many items for successful realization of rural business potentials.
= Committee recommends to improve the accessibility, visibility and infrastructure of GDS POs.
PO are with 10’ X 10’ dimensions in ground floor.
Building owned by Gram Panchayat
Building owned by Central Govt or State Govt. ie.,schools or offices BPM’s own house
Proper rented accommodation in a busy place of the village
Building owned by NGOs.
With all furniture and power supply.
= Legal status of GDS:
The Committee observed that the matter is sub judice.
The
Department should take suitable steps to increase security of job,
prevent exploitation and increase income of GDSs so that they feel
secure and live happily with in the GDS system and with the existing
legal status.
= Terms and conditions of engagement.
The Committee recommends changes in Rule-3A.
Introduce voluntary discharge scheme on willing to leave the post before 65 years
Discharge from the service on the last day of the month.
Relaxation on limited transfer facility.
= Recommendations on wage structure and fixation of wages.
Committee recommends raising of minimum duty from 3 hours to 4 hours of all GDSs
Comparison : BPM = Postman
Asst. BPM & Dak Sevak = MTS
Minimum wage fixed at :
Rs.10,000- for 4 hours & Rs.12,000- for five hours. (Level-I)
Rs.12,000- for 4 hours & Rs.14,500- for five hours (Level-2)
Annual increase @ 3% on 1st January or 1st July
Wage matrix & Wage Level Table & Arrears calculation Table are given in detail.
= Allowances:
Dearness Allowance – no change
% of DA with regular employees – no change
Increased rate of DA – no change
Recommended allowances :
Composite Allowance
Cash Conveyance Allowance
Combined Duty Allowance
Children Education Allowance
Revenue linked Allowance for eligible BPMs
Risk & hardship allowance
Allowances to be withdrawn:
Office Maintenance Allowance
Fixed Stationery Allowance
Boat Allowance
Cycle Maintenance Allowance
Uttarakhand Allowance
Split Duty Allowance.
Composite Allowance Includes:
Rent
for housing GDS PO, Rent for Accommodation, washing-repairs-maintenance
of premises, furniture, stationery charges, electricity usage charges
for office, Mobile / Telephone usage charges, Boat Allowance/ CMA/ TA,
Hospitality charges for drinking water, other incidental charges.
=Performance Related Incentive
Revenue linked allowance along with the present system of incentives with automatic payment at the end of each month.
= Ex-gratia Bonus:
Dept
should re-examine the formula for payment of bonus and ex gratia bonus
with reference to the share of revenue generated by the departmental as
well as GDS POs.
= Methods of engagement
Method of selection : on line method engagement should be introduced.
Recruiting Authority : appended to the GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules, 2011
Qualification :SSC/SSLC from State Board/CBSE/ICSE with certificate course or diploma course in IT
Knowledge of local language.
Maintenance of Reservation roster at divisional level.
Stop the security in the form of FG bonds, introduce 5 year TD or NSC as security.
= Career Progression
There
is need to increase the Direct Recuitment quota of GDS in Postman &
Mail Guard because of large working strength of GDS and to provide them
with better opportunities for getting into departmental posts.
Introduce a guaranteed special increase in wages after 12, 24 & 36 years of service with two annual increases.
Designation of GDSs should be changed after each financial upgradation.
=Leave & substitute arrangement:
Paid leave should be renamed as ordinary leave and enhanced from 20 to 30 days in a year.
Introduce Encashment of Ordinary leave.
Introduce ‘emergency leave’ for 5 days in a calendar year, but no carry forward.
No full time substitute will be engaged.
Women GDS – 26 weeks of maternity leave and paid from salary head.
Paternity leave for 7 days.
= Disciplinary Rules:
Department
should add a new punishment of ‘compulsory discharge from the service’
in the list “major penalties’ and the content of Rule-9 of GDS (Conduct
& Engagement)Rules 2011.
= Social Security Schemes:
Severance Amount : @ Rs.4,000 from 01-01-2016 for every completed year of service subject to maximum of Rs.1,50,000-.
Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS):
GDS contribution should be revised as minimum of 3% and maximum of 10% of the basic wage per month.
Department contribution should be fixed as 3% of the basic wage.
Bring the GDS under the purview of Gratuity Act with an upper limit of Rs.5,00,000-
Group Insurance Scheme : enhance the rate of monthly subscription by Rs.500 per month with insurance coverage of Rs.5,00,000-.
=Welfare Schemes:
GDS CWF subscription should be enhanced from Rs.20- to Rs.100- pm.
Department grant should be enhanced from Rs.100- to Rs.300- PA.
Point system should not be applied to the compassionate appointment of dependents of GDS.
Photo identity cards to all GDS with free of cost.
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Measures for streamlining the implementation
of the National Pension System for Central Government employees - reg. (Click the link below
to view)
http://document.ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/StreamliningImplementationNPS.pdf
7th
Central Pay Commission’s recommendations — revision of pay scales — amendment
of Service Rules/Recruitment Rule TO
VIEW, PLEASE CLICK
HERE.
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Grant of
Transport Allowance at double the normal to deaf and dumb employees of Central
Government – Finmin Orders Click
to view the order
Thursday, January 19, 2017
GDS COMMITTEE REPORT COPY
GDS COMMITTEE REPORT COPY --
PLEASE CLICK THE BELOW LINK
CLICK HERE - FOR FULL REPORT
Remaining all details will be published soon.
CLICK HERE - FOR FULL REPORT
Dear Comrades,
For the Convenience of downloading the GDS Committee Report Chapter wise links has been given below:
Pay scales recommended by the GDS Commitee :
Remaining all details will be published soon.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Dated 18-01-2017
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
To,
1. All National Secretariat Members
2. Chief Executives of all Affiliated Organizations
3. General Secretaries of all C-O-Cs
Dear Comrades,
1. NJCA MEETING - NO CONSENSUS ON REVIVAL OF DEFERRED INDEFINITE STRIKE
Much awaited meeting of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) was held on 17th January
at National Council (JCM) Staff-side office at New Delhi. Leaders of
Railways, Defence, Postal & Confederation attended. Detailed
discussions were held on the developments that took place after the
deferment of the indefinite strike of 11th July 2016 and also on the totally negative attitude of the Government towards the 7th Pay
Commission related issues of Central Govt. Employees and Pensioners,
including increase in Minimum Pay, Fitment formula, Allowances,
Pensioner’s Option-I etc.
Unfortunately,
there was no consensus regarding revival of the deferred indefinite
strike. Hence no decision could be taken. Meeting ended with an
understanding to meet again after some days. In the meantime, NJCA
Chairman and Convener may try to meet the Cabinet Ministers who have
given the assurances on 30th June 2016 to NJCA leaders.
2. IMPORTANCE OF 16TH MARCH 2017 CONFEDERATION STRIKE
The
clear picture that emerged from the NJCA meeting held on 17-01-2017 is
that there is no possibility of revival of deferred indefinite strike by
NJCA in the near future. It is also a fact that Govt. may implement
the recommendations of Allowances Committee, Pension Committee etc.,
before or immediately after March 2017. It has become certain that the
Pension Committee has rejected Option-I recommended by 7th CPC, the one and the only good recommendation of 7th CPC
and the Implementation Cell of the Finance Ministry is processing the
recommendation of Pension Committee for Cabinet approval. Whether the
Allowance Committee will recommend change in the recommendations of 7th CPC
(I.e., %ge of HRA etc.,) nobody can predict. The request of the
Convener of NJCA to the Chairman, Allowance Committee, (Finance
Secretary) to hold another meeting with Staff-side was also not conceded
by the Committee till date. There is every possibility that Govt. may
not implement the recommendations of the Allowance Committee
retrospectively from 01-01-2016, instead it may implement it from
01-01-2017 or 01-04-2017. After, Govt. unilaterally implementing
everything, declaring strike is a futile exercise and betrayal of the
employees and Pensioners. We should strike when the iron is hot. The
unilateral decision of the Govt. to implement “very good” benchmark for
MACP has cast shadow on the future promotional prospects of a large
number of employees who are not in the good book of the Government and
administration for reasons best known to them. The NPS Committee
appointed by the Govt. is not mandated to recommend scrapping of New
Pension Scheme, but it is for recommending cosmetic changes in NPS in
the name of streamlining the NPS as recommended by 7th CPC.
Regarding
increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment Formula, no High Level Committee is
constituted till date, as assured by the Group of Senior Cabinet
Ministers to NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016. A Group of Senior Officers held
two round discussion with the Staff-side, but surprisingly they had not
come prepared to discuss increase in Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula.
They made a mockery of the meeting by disclosing in the first meeting
that they are not fully aware of the details of the issue and in the
second meeting they told that they came for discussing Allowances
(though another Committee for Allowances is already constituted) and not
Minimum Wage or Fitment Formula!!!. The last meeting was held in
October 2016 and thereafter no meeting is notified. All anomalies
arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations remain unsettled.
There is
no improvement in the issues relating to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS),
Casual, Contract Workers and Daily-rated mazdoors. The GDS Committee
Report submitted to Government on 24-11-2016, it yet to be published.
Even if it is published, it may take time for implementation. Other
demands submitted to Govt. by the NJCA strike notice served on the 10th June
2016 and charter of demands are also pending. The four months time
fixed for Allowance Committee already extended to six months. The four
months time for increasing Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula expired on
30-10-2016.
All the
employees and Pensioners are totally disappointed and are voicing their
anger and protest through various forums and social media. In the above
circumstances everybody expected that the NJCA shall revive the deferred
indefinite strike. Inspite of our best efforts that is not happening.
3. SOMEBODY SHOULD COME FORWARD TO PROTEST AND CONFEDERATION IS TAKING UP THAT RESPONSIBILITY
When the
three Cabinet Ministers including Shri Rajnath Singh, Home Minister,
Shri Arun Jaitely, Finance Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Railway
Minister have gone back from their assurances and betrayed 33 lakhs
Central Govt Employees and 34 lakhs Pensioners, when the Government is
going ahead unilaterally without even consulting the NJCA leaders, we
cannot remain silent spectators and accept every decision of the
Government, lying down, without any protest. Somebody should come
forward to protest and if necessary to suffer and sacrifice and history
has bestowed that responsibility on Confederation and Confederation is
ready to accept the challenge and responsibility. We are not afraid of
the NDA Govt. when we are fighting for the justified demands. All
employees are eagerly looking towards Confederation and they want
Confederation to lead, whether others may follow or not. It is in this
background the Diamond Jubilee year, All India Conference of
Confederation held at Chennai from 16th to 18th August
2016 has taken the historic decision to organize independent trade
union action including strike, if NJCA is not ready to revive the
deferred indefinite strike.
4. INTENSIFY MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN – MAKE THE 2017 MARCH 16th ONE DAY STRIKE A HISTORIC SUCCESS.
All of
us should clearly understand that more than the strike, the intensive
nationwide mobilization and campaign plays an important role in building
up pressure on the Govt and settling the demands. The success of the
strike also depends upon the mobilization and campaign work carried out
by the leadership, especially the grass-root level leadership. The date
of one day strike was postponed to March 16th due to the following reasons :
(a)Election Commission has notified election to five State Assemblies during the month of February and first half of March 2017.
(b)15th February 2017, which was our strike date, happens to be a polling day in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
In the
campaign programme of the National Secretariat Members, already
published, if any change in date is required, the concerned National
Secretariat Members and C-O-Cs may make it in consultation with each
other.
5. INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN BY EACH AFFILIATE AND C-O-C IS MOST IMPORTANT
In
addition to the campaign programme of National Secretariat members, all
affiliated organizations and C-O-Cs should plan their own independent
campaign programme. Office meetings, General body meetings, Gate
meetings, Conventions, Managing body meetings may be held at all places.
Posters, notices, bulletins etc, may be printed and circulated widely
among the employees. Maximum publicity may be given through
print/electronic media and social media like whatsapp, face book etc,.
Intelligence Agencies of the Govt will report each and every movement
from our side and let the report reach the Government that the entire
Central Government employees and Pensioners are totally disappointed and
their resentment is growing day by day. Please give top priority to
campaign. No leader whether All India, State or Unit level shall sit
idle in the coming days and everybody should be in the field, mobilizing
the employees. Betrayal of the Cabinet Ministers of NDA should be
exposed among the employees, Pensioners and general public, especially
in the poll-bound five States.
6. SERVE STRIKE NOTICE BEFORE 10th FEBRUARY 2017, IF NOT ALREADY SERVED
All
Affiliated Organizations should serve the strike notice to their
respective departmental Heads. Proforma of the strike notice and charter
of demands already published in the Confederation website
www.confederationhq.blogspot.com. If any organization has not served the
strike notice to their Departmental Head, they should serve it before
10th February 2017. Those organizations which had already served the strike notice as 15th February 2017, should give a letter to the authority concerned, intimating the postponement of the strike date to 16th March
2017, due to declaration of election to five State Assemblies (if
necessary, revised strike notice can be given). Copies of the strike
notice served to the Departmental Heads should be circulated to all
lower units. Complaints are received at Confederation CHQ that some
organizations are not circulating their strike notice to lower units
which creates a lot of confusion at unit level. This should be avoided
and each organization should ensure that copy of the strike notice is
circulated to all lower units WITHOUT FAIL.
7. NAME & POSTAL ADDRESS OF WOMEN SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF CONFEDERATION
Confederation
CHQ had already written letters to the concerned Chief Executives of
the affiliated organizations to intimate the full postal address with
PIN code of all newly elected Women Sub Committee members of
Confederation. It is requested that the same may be furnished before 31stJanuary 2017.
8. HELP CONFEDERATION TO SERVE YOU BETTER
All of
you are aware that the financial position of the Confederation CHQ is
not at all sound. It is needless to mention that without fund, no
organization can function. For Parliament March and strike mobilization
etc., big amount is already be spent. We are continuously fighting
against the Government’s policies and for efficient and vibrant
functioning, funds are required. All Affiliated Organizations and C-O-Cs
are requested to collect and remit maximum quota and donations to the
Confederation immediately. The amount may be remitted to the following
address:
Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee
Financial Secretary
Confederation of Central Govt
Employees & Workers
17/C, Kalibari Marg New Delhi – 110 001
Mobile: 09868520926
E-mail: v.aicaea@gmail.com
Bank Account details:
Bank : Indian Overseas Bank
Branch: Goal Market, New Delhi
A/C No.084001000015586
IFSC code : IOBA0000840.
9. CONFEDERATION TRADE UNION EDUCATION CAMP – 2017
Confederation Trade Union Education Camp – 2017 will be held on 2017 May 6th & 7th (Saturday & Sunday) at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). Detailed Circular enclosed along with this circular.
Fraternally yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob & whatsapp: 09447068125
E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
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