1. All-India Consumer Price Index Numbersfor Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of March 2012

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of March, 2012 increased by 2 points and stood at 201 (two hundred one).

                                During March, 2012, the index recorded maximum increase of 7 points each in Bhilwara, Vijaywada  and  Salem centres, 6 points each in Belgaum, Ajmer, Ghaziabad and Mundakkayam centres, 5 points in 3 centres, 4 points in 6 centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 19 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. The index decreased by 2 points in Tripura centre and 1 point each in Darjeeling, Sholapur and Puducherry centres, while in the remaining 8 centres the index remained stationary.

            

                  The maximum increase of 7 points each in Bhilwara, Vijaywada  and  Salem centres is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Groundnut Oil, Poultry (Chicken), Vegetable & Fruit items, Bidi, Cigarette, Dhoti (Cotton), Saree (Synthetic), Shirting Cloth (Synthetic), Trouser Cloth (Synthetic), Medicine (Allopathic), Toilet Soap, Tailoring Charges, etc. The increase of 6 points each in Belgaum, Ajmer, Ghaziabad and Mundakkayam centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Groundnut Oil, Milk (Buffalo), Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Snack (Sweet), Snack (Saltish), Firewood, Saree (Synthetic), Toilet Soap, Tailoring Charges, etc. The decrease of 2 points in Tripura centre is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Onion, Vegetable items, Sweater, etc.

                  The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :

1. Ahmedabad	201		4. Delhi	185
2. Bangalore	206		5. Kolkata	190
3. Chennai	187		6. Mumbai	204

                     The point to point rate of inflation based on CPI-IW(General) for the month of March, 2012 is 8.65% as compared to 7.57% in February, 2012. Inflation based on Food Index attained the level of 8.16% in March, 2012 as compared to 5.08% in February, 2012.

                 

                       The CPI-IW for April, 2012 will be released on the last working day of the next month, i.e. 31st May, 2012.

 Source : PIB

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Identification of 100 Villages for 100% Savings Bank compliant.

Department of Posts. Government of India

Office of CPMG, Orissa Circle, Bhubaneswar-1

To,

        The PMG Sambalpur/Berhampur Region,

        All SSPOs/ SPOs in Head Quarters Region

 No:-  SB/42-27/ 2012                                                                                     Dated  at Bhubaneswar the 23.04.2012.

Sub –Identification of 100 Villages for 100% Savings Bank compliant.

Sir,

            I am directed to intimate that the Member(P) vide D. O. Letter No- Member(P)/ FR(MOC)/2012 dated 08.04.2012 (copy enclosed) has directed to identify 100 villages in each Circle to make the residents of those villages 100% Savings Bank compliant which will earn an additional revenue to the Department. The number of villages allotted to the units is as under:

Sl. No	Name of the Region	Number of villages allotted
1.	Head Quarters Region	40 villages i.e. 5 villages in each Division
2.	Berhampur Region	30 villages
3.	Sambalpur Region	30 villages

             The information relating to villages identified, Name of Division, District, Population of each villages( Target population), Target SB Accounts and Proportionate target of each month may be submitted in the enclosed proforma latest by 26.04.2012. The total target is required to be achieved by 31.03.2013. As such the villages where there is prospect of opening of various SB accounts may be nominated.

PMG, Sambalpur and Berhampur are requested to identify the villages in respect of each Division and submit the consolidated report.

All the SSPOs/ SPOs in HQ Region are requested to identify 05 (five) villages in their unit and submit the report in the scheduled date.

This is most urgent.

Competent authority has approved this.

Yours faithfully,

S. Mishra

Assistant Director (FS)

For CPMG Orissa Circle,

Bhubaneswar-751001

Posted by: AIPEU_GDS(NFPE) Odisha Circle.

The Editorial published greeting the formation of AIPEU GDS (NFPE) Union in the Postal Life APRIL 2012 is reproduced here under for the consumption of our viewers.

 Our Sincere thanks to our Com. I. S. Dabas, General Secretary,  AIPEU Postmen & MSE/Group ‘D’ and also requesting all P3 & P4 Divisional Secretaries to kindly assist the CHQ in formation of branches in respect of all divisions at the earliest.

DAWN OF A NEW GDS ORGANISATION

The P&T Trade Union movement right from its inception had taken up the cause of the downtrodden Extra Departmental employees in the Postal. The NFPTE leadership  led by Dada Ghosh stood firm and not relented by declining to withdraw  the call of the indefinite strike  until the then Government conceded the demand for constitution of the ED Pay Committee called the Rajan Committee in 1957. Step by step improvements and in between snatching away of the hard won rights of this lowest strata of the postal workers by the authorities is the life storey of EDAs who are currently called as the GDS. NFPTE was denied the right to form a separate union as its affiliate in 1954 by the Government on the grounds that they are not regular employees. Even the latest New Recognition Rules follows the footsteps of the earlier policy and that is the background of the NFPE recognised without GDS Union affiliation.

However the NFPE succeeded in forming a strong union of GDS in 1999 because of the great role played by the then Secretary General NFPE Comrade K. Adinarayana. Despite his word was ‘gospel’ amongst the lakhs of GDS at that time and despite the situation that anyone named by him could win hands down as the General Secretary of the newly constituted AIPEDEU, he chose to accept the proposal of others and unanimous panel was elected at Kaiwara foundation conference of AIPEDEU. The magnanimity of Comrade Adinarayana was notonly not reciprocated by the leadership but step by step anti-NFPE platform became the bulwark of the AIPEDEU leadership. Trade Union democracy was butchered in its subsequent AICs to prevent any democratic forces capture the leadership.

The achievements if any gained by the EDAs or the GDS are purely because of the joint movement built up by the NFPE. But attacking the NFPE and its leadership at every available opportunity has become the basic strategy of AIPEDEU leadership. NFPE has been blamed for any failures on the part of the leadership of AIPEDEU. United movement and joint struggle have been the fundamental policy of the NFPTE and NFPE. But adventurist and individual action to undermine the NFPE and joint action in order to get cheap popularity had become the fundamental direction of AIPEDEU. All the efforts taken by the NFPE including measures to normalize the relation with the AIPEDEU to build a common movement in the interest of all postal employees both regular and GDS are always been nullified by the strategic ambition of the leadership of AIPEDEU to tarnish the Federation. Democratic traditions have been buried and major decisions including indefinite strikes and anti-NFPE actions have been taken without even convening the managing bodies like the CWC. The net result of the above course of action has resulted in huge losses to the three lakhs of GDS. The GDS became the target point of attack by the Authorities and Government due to the disunity created by the whole approach of the AIPEDEU. The mass of GDS are under attack but the AIPEDEU leadership has no answer except to blame the NFPE for all ills caused by its own failures.

The suffocation of large masses of GDS who always cherished the united movement under the banner of the NFPTE and NFPE have raised the above questions in the latest AIC of AIPEDEU in Mozri Conference and they have also raised so many questions about the mismanagement of the finances of union collected from the poor GDS all over the country. The leadership has no answer to the pointed questions of the delegates except to deny them their democratic opportunity to speak. At the height of the undemocratic attitude of the leadership, the delegates from several circles including many major circles condemned the leadership and came to the conclusion that any continuance under this undemocratic leadership will result in further huge losses to the GDS interests and a new organisation for the GDS has become the urgent requirement for launching united movement in advancing the cause of the downtrodden GDS masses. They came forward to form such a new organisation with the title “All India Postal Employees Union – GDS[NFPE]” there itself and elected an Adhoc Office Bearer body to form the union from grass roots to the apex level within a time frame of six months. Hundreds of delegates from several circles and hundreds of visitors attending the AIC have then walked out of the AIC and their huge and long procession ended in another accommodation ‘Shiv Mandir’ where they have conducted the first ever meeting of the new born organisation AIPEU-GDS[NFPE] and resolved to build the organisation and strive for united movement under the able guidance of the NFPE federation.

NFPE formed its first ED Union in 1999 to build a powerful joint movement but the effort was thwarted by the leadership with its own selfish goals and designs. Now a new organisation with the declared policy of united functioning under the guidance of NFPE and its affiliated regular employees’ organisations is born on 7^th April, 2012. The P4 CHQ extends its warm congratulations to the leadership of the AIPEU-GDS[NFPE] and assures total cooperation at all levels from the CHQ to branch levels. The P4 organisation will stand shoulder to shoulder with the new formation and will fight to its potential as was the tradition created by our organisation under the leadership of Comrades V. G. Dalvi and K. Adinarayana. We hail the dawn of this new GDS organisation and wish it gains strength from strength organisationally and ideologically and emerge as the real champion of three lakhs of GDS masses.
Posted by: AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle.

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1. Modernisation of Post Offices

The Government plans to set up 1000 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and carry out computerization of Post Offices in the country as part of its ongoing modernization and upgradation drive.

The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabha today that the Department of Posts proposes to set up 1000 ATMs. 820 Head Post Offices have been identified for setting up ATMs across the country. Shri Pilot said that remaining 180 Post Offices will be identified during implementation phase. Of these a maximum 100 ATMs would be set up in Andhra Pradesh.

The Minister said nearly 25000 Departmental Post Offices have been computerized. The Department offers a number of premium services like Speed Post, Express Parcel Post, Logistics Post etc. to generate additional revenue for the Department, he added. 

Source : PIB Release, April 25, 2012 

Posted by: AIPEU,GDS(NFPE) Odisha Circle.                                                                                                                 

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GDS SHALL MARCH FORWARD UNDER THE BANNER OF NFPE

NEW UNION HAS BORN. NEW LEADERSHIP IS ELECTED

Dear Comrade,

Formation of AIPEU – GDS (NFPE) Union

Declaration

At the outset, I am meeting all of you through this circular with the happy note and message that ‘Let us unite and fight for the justice and emancipation of GDS’ with the cooperation of all departmental employees without any segregation or individualistic attitude. We further pledge you that the GDS money being collected in the form of Quota/donation shall not be misused for personal gains and shall be utilized only for the right cause particularly for their emancipation.

End of Nero’s regime

All of you are very well aware that there is a serious attack on GDS on every issues and Com. S. S. Mahadevaiah General Secretary has done nothing to the GDS except dividing the departmental and GDS employees by his chauvinist attitude and action. He never bothered on settlement of problems and even did not attend the strike negotiations held in seven rounds during June & July 2011.

Not champion! Only an immatured chauvinist

He had neither taken up the cases in a proper manner nor allows the Federation to take up the genuine cases of GDS. He is truncated with the theory of ‘He is above every one’ and even dare to write the Department that no reference from anyone except him should be entertained. When the P3 CHQ  and NFPE has released a valuable Book of Compilation on GDS called “Crusader to Gramin Dak Sevak”, instead of appreciating the efforts, he raised objections and released another book just copying all the contents including the printing mistakes and omissions from the GDS Crusader released by the P3 CHQ & NFPE. He even published an open letter against NFPE in his journal “Rural Postal Employees’ in May 2011 maligning the NFPE leadership and showing he is the only champion of GDS employees.

NFPE – the sine-quo-non of GDS

Let us have a realistic analysis about the plight of the GDS Employees after the taking over of Com. S. S. Mahadevaiah as the General Secretary of AIPEDEU at Kaiwara (Karnataka) in the first All India Conference of AIPEDEU. Till Kaiwara conference NFPE was conducting so many struggles for the realization of GDs demands and the following demands have been achieved.

Before the taking over of Com. Mahadevaiah

1.      NFPTE raised the demand for departmentalization of GDS in the 1960 & 1968 strikes. The GDS demands were also included in the Charter of demands of 1946 strike by UPTW, the replica of NFPTE.

2.      There were no fixed duty hours or fixed consolidated allowance. NFPTE compelled the Government to fix duty hours and consolidated allowance through continuous struggle.

3.      There was no Dearness Allowance for GDS. Through struggle NFPTE achieved the demand and DA was granted to GDS.

4.      There was no Bonus for GDS. Only because of the strike call given by NFPTE, the Bonus was paid to GDS. Bonus was paid on the same rate as paid to the regular employees.

5.      Com. K. Adinarayana former Secretary General of NFPE gave call for one day strike on 19.09.1984 exclusively for the demands of GDS. Interim relief was granted and DA which was stopped was also restored.

6.      There was no pay scale, leave, increment, gratuity or retirement benefit to the GDS. NFPE took effort to mobilize all 6 lakhs Postal Employees under the banner of Joint Council of Action (JCA) and the historic 4 days strike of December 1993 was conducted. Resultantly, the Government was compelled to appoint a judicial committee headed by a retired Judge of High Court under the Chairmanship of Justice Charanjeet Talwar.

7.      Justice Talwar Committee submitted its report in the year 1997. Government refused to implement the favourable recommendations of the Talwar Committee. NFPE conducted eight (8) days indefinite strike in July 1998 for implementation of Justice Talwar Committee. Again, it gave a call for indefinite strike from Dec 18^th 1998.

8.      Finally Government was compelled to announce the GDS package in the Parliament on 17.12.1998.

9.      Thus TRCA (Pay Scale), Future entitlement (increment), Paid leave, Gratuity and Severance amount etc were granted to GDS. Severance amount to promotees was also granted.

10.  All the above demands were achieved by NFPE only. GDS Union was formed n the year 1999 i.e. after the implementation of Talwar Committee report.

11.  It was at this stage i.e. in 1999 the GDS All India Union (AIPEDEU) was formed in the 1^st AIC at Kaiwara. Com. S. S. Mahadevaiah was elected as the General Secretary of AIPEDEU and he was continuing as General Secretary.

Let us verify what all the gains are for GDS after the taking over of Comrade S. S. Mahadevaiah as the General Secretary.

After taking over charge of Com. Mahadevaiah

No achievement except attacking and blaming NFPE and creating division among the Postal workers.

NO GAINS AT ALL

Not even a single demand of GDS was settled after 1999, i.e. after the taking over of Com. S. S. Mahadevaiah. Immediately on taking over charge he shifted his loyalty to the anti NFPE Group. He went on attacking NFPE. His first enemy is NFPE and not the Government. Even now he is continuing the same malicious propaganda against NFPE. Recently he has published an article written by a retired leader closely connected with anti – NFPE lobby maligning the NFPE and its leadership and describing Com. S. S. Mahadevaiah as the only champion of Postal GDS employees in the “Rural Postal Employees” May 2011 issue!!!

At the same time what has happened to the GDS after 1999 under the leadership of Com. S. S. Mahadevaiah.

1.      NFPE decided to boycott the Natarajamurthy Committee. But Com. Mahadevaiah decided to cooperate with the committee and surrendered before the Government. Thus a chance for taking a united approach to boycott was spoiled.

2.      50% merger of DA was denied to GDS by Government. Due to NFPE’s effort 5% TRCA was granted. A delegation of NFPE met Prime Minster with Com. Basudev Acharya, M. P. Mahadevaiah has no role. But he is claiming that he had settled the case. Shame!

3.      GDS Bonus has been reduced from 3500/- to 2500/-. Mahadevaiah could not prevent it. But he is blaming NFPE.

4.      Government issued orders for combination of duties of GDSMCs and hundreds of posts had been abolished. Mahadevaiah has not raised his voice against it.

5.      Department issued order for abolition of thousands of GDSV posts and GDSMM posts. Mahadevaiah could not prevent it.

6.      Department issued orders for 25% outside recruitment to the post of Postman and thereby denying the GDS their promotional avenue. Mahadevaiah has done nothing. Only the joint agitation led by NFPE compelled the department to assure that modification will made.

7.      Government recently issued orders restricting compassionate appointment to GDS limiting it to 10%. Earlier 100% appointment was given. Mahadevaiah could not do anything. Only the joint agitation led by NFPE compelled the department to revise the orders.

8.      Government issued order tightening BPMs work norms. Instead of 1 point for 1000 rupees cash handling, it is raised to 20000/-. Further 1 point of Rs. 45/- rupees stamps sale is raised to Rs. 900/- No points for NREGS work and many other new works. TRCA of BPM is being reduced to minimum. Mahadevaiah don’t bother and also is helpless. Only joint struggle led by NFPE, the Minister assured that it will be reviewed.

9.      Now the Dept has amended the GDS (Conduct & Employment) Rules 2001 as GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules 2011 and made the GDS appointment only as “Engagement” like casual part time etc. There is no serious protest so far from the GDS All India Union. Com. Mahadevaiah has accepted it and surrendered the hard-won right of GDS.

GDS lost many due to lack of unity

Thus one by one all the benefits achieved by NFPTE/NFPE through struggles are being taken away. But Mahadevaiah is keeping quite. Still he claims that he is the only champion of GDS by rousing the cadre sentiments of GDS against NFPE. Com. Mahadevaiah does not want the unity of Postal employees to advance GDS demands. He always wants disunity. Before the July 2011 strike settlement seven rounds of discussion were held with Postal Board. Com. Mahadevaiah has not attended even in a single negotiation. NFPE leadership argued for GDS and made a break through possible. His strike call in December 2008 yielded nothing but rightly divided the Postal workers is the testimony of his ulterior motive. Because of this type of wicked and narrow minded attitude, GDS are the victims and they are losing heavily, but the Leader is gaining.

Unity spoiled! Resulted delay over one year in implementation of GDS Committee recomendations

He refused to join a joint action against the Government to modify the retrograde recommendation of the Natrajamurthy Committee. NFPE was ready for a joint action of all Postal employees from 6^th January 2009. But Mahadevaiah gave sudden call for indefinite strike from 18^th December 2008 i.e. 16 days ahead of the date proposed call by NFPE. He divided the Postal Employees and clearly played in the hands of the Government.  Thus resulted in unconditional call off the strike on the third day. Nothing was settled. But still he is blaming NFPE for his failure and untimely action. Will he deny the assurances of Postal Board made on 16.12.2008 for implementation of GDS committee recommendations before 31.12.2008 and no establishment norms will be revised? Due to the ill advice of one retired P3 leader he proceeded the strike to show his championship but caused one year delay in settlement of GDS issues. Knowing that Com. Mahadevaiah is against NFPE and the employees are divided, Government started attacking the GDS. Who is responsible for breaking the unity? Who is responsible for allowing the Govt. its “divide and rule” policy? Of course, Com. Mahadevaiah alone is responsible. He acted as an agent of the Postal Board and the Government by breaking the rock like unity built by NFPE.

Is it pension?

No modification in the so-called pension scheme (SDBS) recommended by the Nataraja Murthy committee could be made by Com. Mahdadevaiah. But yet the retired leader says that “Pension” is the achievement of Mahadevaiah. No; not at all. It is result of the struggle conducted by the entire postal employees. When there is nothing at his credit, he wants to take credit for it. Shame!!

Anti – NFPE Propaganda:

1.      He is openly declaring that he is not with NFPE and he is running a separate union. He is even objecting the GDS comrades from shouting the slogan “NFPE Zindabad” and printing the NFPE emblem also on flags and banners etc.

2.      He is not ready to coordinate with NFPE by accepting the offer of Associate membership of NFPE or by any another form like co-ordinating committee set-up despite the NFPE leadership attempted on several occasions for the unity.

Undemocratic method: Com. Mahadevaiah, never allowed democratic election to change his leadership. At Perumbalur AIC, goondaism was organized and delegates were brutally attacked. In many circles the Divisional disputes are organized by Com. Mahadevaiah and adhoc committees are imposed. In Tamilnadu a candidate for the Circle Secretaryship was man handled by the supporters of Mahadevaiah in his presence. More than 4000 GDS were kept out of membership in Tamilnadu Circle alone.

Looted GDS money! Tips of iceberg!

Apart from the above, there are several financial irregularities in the CHQ accounts.

(i)     He is GDS MD, Doorvaninagar – Maximum he can work as postmen in officiating chances with minimum pay for postmen without HRA & TA. Do you know how much he has taken salary from the C.H.Q?

(i)     Six months per year, he was forced to work as GDS MD, Doorvaninagar after 2008. He has drawn salary as GDS MD from the department.

(ii)   As such what will be his entitlement? (Six months salary maximum at Postmen officiating pay plus six months GDS salary) (i.e) Rs. 196X30 days X 6 months = 35280 + 42000=77280). But do you know how much he has taken from the CHQ. As per his report. For 2010-11, he has taken Rs. 2,59,238 plus conveyance of Rs. 20370/-). For 2009-10, he has taken Rs. 1,94293/- plus conveyance of Rs. 19150/-)

(Pay Commission arrears to G/S & Tr: Rs. 119409 + Rs. 186129 = Rs. 305538. Rs. Three Lakhs, five thousand + more); Oh! God!. Any of you have drawn arrears of GDS committee beyond Rs. 70,000/-

(iii) You go through his accounts submitted in the last AIC! Luxuries and not for GDS The GDS sweat & money is being misused by both the General Secretary & Treasurer.

(iv)  There is no accounting for building fund. No where the accounts related to Building funds were furnished.

(v)    Total expenditure for two years exceeds 36 lakhs by the CHQ.

(vi)     There was a strong news that he has purchased a bungalow costing crores of rupees in proper Bangalore city which is disproportionate to his income.

Manipulations! thy name is Mahadevaiah

When all the irregularities were pointed out by the majority of the delegates, there was no response and attempts were made to hush up the conference with the brute of manipulated voting strength. For examples in Rajasthan there was manipulation to the extent of 46 delegates? Where are they? Similar is the case of Himachal, Punjab & other circles where there is no presence.

Dawn to GDS!

Finally majority of the delegates met in the same venue and decided to form a separate union for GDS with name of All India Postal Employees union – GDS (NFPE) and decided to function under the guidance of P3, & P4 and NFPE leadership by consolidating total unity among the Postal employees. An adhoc body has been constituted to formulate circle/branch unions and there after full pledged All India Conference will be held to elect the office bearers democratically.

List of office bearers

President                                 :           Com. Bijay Gopal Sur (West Bengal)

Working Presidents                 :           Com. Pramod Kumar Singh (Uttar Pradesh)

                                                            Com. Nirmal Ch. Singh (Orissa)

Vice Presidents                       :           Com. Suprava Pal (North East)

                                                            Com. Gana Acharya (Assam)

General Secretary                   :           Com. P. Pandurangarao (Andhra Pradesh)

Dy. General Secretary                        :           Com. R. Dhanraj (Tamilnadu)

Asst. General Secretaries       :           Com. B. R. Jagadeesh (Karnataka)

                                                            Com. K. C. Ramachandran (Tamilnadu)

Financial Secretary                 :           Com. V. Murukan (Kerala)

Asst. Financial Secretary         :           Com. Balaram Singh Thakur (Madhra Pradesh)

The following decisions have been taken unanimously.

Our immediate task

(i)        Approach each and every member of AIPEDE Union and explain the position and enroll them as members of the newly formed union.

(ii)      Submitting withdrawal of membership form from AIPEDE Union from each membership to DDO/Divisional head (As per Dte. letter no. 13-2/94, SR (Vol II dt. 18.09.1995, any one wants to withdraw his declaration, he may give an application in that effect to the DDO, who will accept such request with future effect. No recovery of subscription will be made thereafter).

(iii)    Approach all members to obtain declaration from each member for our union.

(iv)     Will conduct a Monthly/Bimonthly journal called as “GDS Crusader’, with the subscription of Rs.5/- per copy.

(v)       Draft constitution of the union will be compiled and forwarded to all circles/divisions.

(vi)     Request the assistance/help of P3/P4 divisional secretaries of NFPE in respect of all divisions in obtaining more membership forms and also to guide the office bearers since the GDS union has been decided to function under the guidance of P3, P4 leadership of NFPE.

(vii)   Requesting all the members who are in no contact with the office bearers to contact the General Secretary & others in guiding them to form branches and started functioning of divisional/circle levels, where the GDS members are being kept in darkness by the erstwhile leadership.

AIPEU GDS – launched its website & office

Our union has launched its website today and Com. M. Krishnan Secretary General put his first message. We will update the website regularly. Website is www.aipeugdsnfpe.blogspot.in

Similarly, one e-mail ID has been created for the CHQ for the regular contacts with all GDS comrades. The e-mail ID of CHQ is: aipeugdsnfpe@gmail.com

The GDS CHQ will shortly start function at the Headquarters temporarily from the P3 CHQ head quarters. All correspondences may please be made to the following address.

Com. P. Pandurangarao, General Secretary, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE), Central Head Quarters, Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi - 110008

An appeal to all the P3/P4 Divisional Secretaries

We are in the initial stage of formation. We can advance only with your co-operation only. Many GDS divisional secretaries are still in dark about the developments. We fervently request you to appraise the existing GDS union secretaries to join the main stream and strengthen this organisation. In case of non acceptance, kindly choose some good and efficient comrades for the Post of Divisional/Circle Secretaries who shall be a dedicated cadre belong to NFPE and send their Home address and Bio date to CHQ. So that we can approach them for the formation of branches of all levels.

We seek you cooperation and assure that we will work jointly under the banner of NFPE.

An Appeal

All are requested to kindly extend all their possible efforts for the growth of our union. We will function under the guidance of NFPE. The withdrawal application from the membership of AIPEDE union and declaration from to AIPEU GDS (NFPE) unions are enclosed herewith.

LETTER OF AUTHORISATION

To,

The Superintendent/SSPOs,

........…………………………… Division

…………………………………………………

…………………………………………………

I ………………………………………………………………………… (Name and Designation), having submitted earlier letter of authorisation for membership in favour of the AIPEDE union may please be treated as withdrawn. The union subscription recovery being recovered to AIPEDE union may please stopped forthwith.

I decide to become member of All India Postal Employees Union – GDS (NFPE). I hereby authorize for the deduction of monthly subscription at the rate of Rs. Ten per month from my salary starting from the month of July 2012 payable on 31.07.2012 and authorise its payment to above mentioned service union.

Signature ……………………………………..

Station                                                                                                 Name

Date                                                                                                    Designation

Annexure-II

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

SR SECTION

NAME OF THE OFFICE

_____________________________________________________________________ under order of Ministry of Communications & IT, Department of Posts vide letter No. 13/02/2010-SR dated 05.02.2010)

LETTER OF AUTHORISATION

To

___________________________

___________________________

Designation of Divisional Head

                I, ______________________________________ (Name & Designation) being a Member of All India Postal Employees Union – GDS (NFPE) (Name of Association of GDSs) hereby authorize deduction of monthly subscription of Rs. 10/- per month from my TRCA starting from the month of July 2012 payable on 31.07.2012 and authorize its payment to the above mentioned service Association.

I hereby certify that I have not submitted authorization in favour of any other Association of GDS. If the above information is found incorrect, I fully understand that my authorization for the Association becomes invalid.

Signature __________________________

Station: -

Dated: -

Name______________________________

Designation______________________________

To be filled by the Association

It is certified that Shri/Smt__________________________________ is a Member of All India Postal Employees Union – GDS (NFPE) (Name of Association of GDS)

It is further certified that the above authorize has been signed by Shri/Smt ____________________________________ in my presence.

Signature __________________________________

Name (in Capital) ____________________________

Of authorized Office bearer ____________________

Signature

Name (in Capital)

Of the member

Divisional Head’s Attestation

Let us work very hard to regain our past glory and mitigate the genuine demands of the GDS with proper coordination with NFPE and all departmental staff by respecting each other and build rock like unity for the emancipation and upliftment of GDS comrades.

Let us move further to achieve our goal of emancipation of GDS from the clutches of the Central Government and also from the corruption, and exploitation from the Trade Union Zamindar.

With fraternal greetings,

Comradely yours,

(P. Pandudranagarao)

General Secretary

Posted by: AIPEU,GDS(NFPE), Odisha Circle.

RMS 'N' DIVISION WAS FORMED AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) UNION 

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1. CORRIGENDUM ON DIRECTORATE ORDER -GDS COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS :

(GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Dehil – 110 001

No. 17-17/2010-GDS, Dated: 13 April, 2012

Chief Postmaster General

Postmaster General

General Managers (Finance)

Director of Accounts (Postal)

Subject: SCHEME FOR ENGAGEMENT OF GDS COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS- MERIT POINTS AND PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION- ISSUE OF CORRIGENDUM

A reference is invited to the Directorate letters of even number dated 01 Aug 2011 & 09 mar 2012 on the subject cited above.

2. Last line of Para 3 of this Directorate letter dated 09 Mar 2012 may be substituted as under :- "it is reiterated that the existing criteria of over and above 50 points for adjudging hard and deserving cases stands''

Sd/-

(Surender Kumar)

                                                                  Asst.Director General(GDS)
  Posted by: AIPEDEU,Odisha Circle.

1. POSTAL DEPT. PLANS 1000 ATM S IN 6 STATES

MONEY SPINNERS: POSTAL DEPARTMENT PLANS 1,000 ATMS IN 6 STATES

The Department of Post (DoP) is on a technology upgrade drive. The department plans to set up 1,000 automated teller machines (ATMs) across six states —Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu — as part of its ongoing modernisation drive, said Manjula Parasher, secretary, posts.

“We will start execution of our modern technology programme across six circles by the end of this year,” said Parasher. “This will help in people getting core banking facility etc. We plan to have 1,000 ATMs in a phased manner. The process for this will start by the year-end.”

The DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects.It has issued a Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects including rural system and financial services integration; Tata Consultancy Services for change management; Sify for network integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for data centre.

The department plans to start execution of some of these projects by end of this year across six states on a pilot basis.It has already received approval for Rs 1,877 crore to be spent across these projects over a period of two years and will seek additional funds when the need arises.“Funds of Rs 1,877 crore have been approved,” said Parasher. “We will go ahead with that. We may need more money because implementation in some of the cases may last over six-nine years.”The department will computerise all of its 1.6 lakh post offices across the country by 2013 with over 24,000 department post offices already computerised by March.

250 computerised post offices in J-K

With an aim of providing better services to the people, the DoP has decided to computerise at least 250 post offices in Jammu and Kashmir during the current year. “During this year, the department has taken the ambitious plan of computerising 250 post offices and modernising them to make them relevant,” said John Samuel, chief postmaster general, J&K Circle. 

Posted by: AIPEDEU,Odisha Circle.

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