Formation of seventh pay commission and merger of DA

Formation of seventh pay commission and merger of DA

According to our sources in New Delhi, there is no chance of any merger of Dearness Allowance with basic pay as demanded by the associations. But the Government is considering the formation of seventh pay commission.

The seventh CPC is scheduled to be effective from 1.1.2016 and if it is formed this year, there will be ample time to finalize it's recommendations. Moreover, if it is not effective from an earlier date, the Govt. will be free from any burden of paying arrears, which may adversely effect the fiscal situation. Most significantly, in the eve of general election, the Govt. may spread a "feel good" situation among the employees without having to pay an extra penny from the exchequer. In the other hand merging D.A. with basic pay will lead to a considerable expense and as there is definite negative recommendation of sixth CPC in this respect, Govt. can easily deny this demand. After formation of seventh CPC, if the ruling party fails to come back in the corridors of power, the entire liability will have to be borne by the new Govt. So, it's a win win situation of the ruling party and most likely, it will be announced in the later half of the year.

Source : http://paycommissionupdate.blogspot.in/

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

REVENUE GENERATION THROUGH MODERNIZATION IN THE DEPARTMENT -- NEWS

REVENUE GENERATION THROUGH MODERNIZATION IN THE DEPARTMENT -- NEWS

New services push postal dept revenue

ALLAHABAD: While postal department is pushing for modernisation of its services, its revenue has also increased. Allahabad postal region earned revenue of more than one billion rupees in the last financial year. Other than transmission of letters and selling postage stamps, the department also provides services like banking, insurance and other financial services.

Director, postal services of Allahabad region, Krishna Kumar Yadav said the department has increased its revenue in various sectors and compared to rupees one billion seven crore of financial year 2011-12 Allahabad Region has earned a revenue of rupees one billion eighteen crore thirty two lakh during financial year 2012-13, which is 10% more than the last financial year. 

Out of this, postal operations account for Rs 41 crore and banking services accounts for Rs 77.92 crore, while in the last financial year their share was Rs 39.54 crore and Rs 68.05 crore respectively. Yadav said after implementation of core banking and other modernisation initiatives, the department will generate more revenue.

Yadav added that Allahabad Region has also performed well in the field of postal life insurance. Total business of life insurance amounts to rupees one billion eighty three crore, out of which Postal Life Insurance accounts for Rs 84 crore and Rural Postal Life Insurance for Rs 89 crore.

He said that other than traditional services, premium services like speed post, express parcel post, business post have also received good response from public. Against the allotted target of Rs 18 crore for these services, Allahabad Region has achieved revenue of Rs 23.54 crore. The online 'Track and Trace' facility of speed post has increased the popularity of this service. Yadav said monitoring of postal services are being ensured at each level for better service delivery. Under 'Mail Network Optimization Project', main emphasis is on timely and fast delivery of postal articles.

source: Times of India

If this is the situation while modernization succeeds in the department, what is the need to go for privatization / corporation 

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

Early Decision – No need to pay Arrears on DA and 7th CPC

Early Decision – No need to pay Arrears on DA and 7th CPC

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

Accommodation of Surplus IPs of 2008 batch under Rule-38 in Odisha Circle.

Odisha Circle vide it’s letter No.ST/Rule-38/IP/2012 dated 22/4/2013 has intimated to West Bengal Circle and Chhatisgarh Circle with reference to their letters No.SFA/M-12/IOP(D)/1/2012 dated 7-2-2013 and No.STA 6-8/G.C. Sahoo/2011 dated 5-2-2013 respectively that the following Surplus IPs of 2008 batch working in their Circles can be accommodated in Odisha Circle.    

Sl. No.	Name S/Shri	Batch	Home Circle	Circle in which working
1.	Ganeswar Sahoo	2008	Odisha	West Bengal
2.	Minaketan Pradhan	2008	Odisha	West Bengal
3.	Ranjan Nayak	2008	Odisha	West Bengal
4.	Girish Ch Sahoo	2008	Odisha	Chhatisgarh

EDITORIAL - BHARTIYA POST, MAY 2013

EDITORIAL - BHARTIYA POST, MAY 2013

Seventh Pay Commission

Get ready for indefinite strike

            The demand for setting up of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), five year wage revision, merger of 50% DA with Pay was first raised by the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and workers, of which National Federation of Postal Employees is a major affiliate. At that time, in 2010, no other Central Govt. Employees organisation including Railways and Defence raised this demand. Phased programme of action and campaign was organised throughout the country. The justification for the next CPC was also well explained to the rank and file membership with well founded facts and figures. The demand catched the  imagination  of the workers, cutting across union affiliation by and large they are convinced that the injustices done by the Sixth CPC can be undone only by setting up another pay commission. The erosion in wages due to the unprecedented price rise is very much felt by each and every employee. Further the demand of five year wage revision and the discrimination in wage revision between public sector employees and Central Govt employees is not at all acceptable to the employees.

            It is in this background, the confederation has decided to step up the campaign and to organise a massive Parliament March on 26^th July 2012 before the parliament, to exhibit before the highest forum of democracy that the entire employees are restive and any delay in setting up of the 7^th CPC is not at all justified. The largest participation of Central Govt. employees of about more than 20000 in the Parliament March, has proved beyond doubt that the pay commission cannot be delayed any further. In that Parliament March a call for nation wide one day Strike on 12^th December 2012 was given by Confederation.

            Hectic campaign was unleashed throughout the length and breadth of the country for making the 12^th December strike a thundering success. The fact that confederation alone is organising a strike exclusively on CG demands after 1968, has given added importance to the struggle. Finally when the strike took place on 12^th December, it became one of the biggest strike of CG employees with the participation from every section, surpassing the estimation of the leadership.

            It is at this stage only, the leadership of other Central Govt organisations are convinced that it is high time to demand the setting up of the 7^th CPC. Only because of the sustained and determined effort made by the Confederation, such a situation has emerged. In the meantime, all the Central Trade Unions including INTUC, BMS, AITUC, CITU, HMS etc. has also submitted a memorandum to the Finance Minister setting of 7^th  CPC in the 2013 budget itself. And now the biggest Railway Federation (AIRF) and Defence employees Federation (AIDEF) has come forward for a joint programme of action on the two major demands of the CG Employees, viz. Setting up of 7^th CPC and scrapping the PFRDA Bill. A joint call is given by AIRF, AIDEF and confederation to organise nation wide protest demonstration, rallies etc on 29^th April 2013 and also for sending telegrams to Prime Minister.

            Thus, now the Govt cannot any longer delay or deny the demand for setting up of 7^th CPC. If the Govt still deny the demand, there is only one alternative left before the employees, i.e. indefinite strike. Let us start mobilising the workers now onwards, so that we can jump into action, if situation warrants.

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

POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT DIRECT RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER (COPY)

POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT DIRECT RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER (COPY)

POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT DIRECT RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION - 

FIRST PHASE HAS BEEN HELD ON 21-04-2013 

EXAMINATION SCHEDULED IN  ANDHRAPRADESH, GUJRAT, KARNATAKA, MAHARASHTRA & TAMIL NADU ON 21-04-2013 : 

QUESTION PAPER COPY IS PUBLISHED HERE UNDER :

Part - A  : General Knowledge (English & Hindi) (questions : 01 to 25)

Part - B  : Mathematics ( English & Hindi) (questions 26 to 50 )

Part - C  : English (questions 51 to 75)

Part - D  : Reasoning & Analytical ability (questions 76 to 100)

The following question paper copies are extracted from other websites for information only & the part of Hindi version in the question paper is visible  incomplete and  available part (English) is published.

THE NEXT PHASE OF EXAMINATION IS SCHEDULED ON 05-05-2013 IN ASSAM, MADHYA PRADESH, CHATTISGARH, JARKHAND, NORTH EAST, ORISSA, WEST BENGAL CIRCLES.

NFPE 9^th FEDERAL COUNCIL

RECEPTION COMMITTEE FORMED.

DR. K. NAGESHWAR, MLC, GRADUATE CONSTITUENCY, HYDERABAD (CHAIRMAN)

DASV PRASAD CS P-3 (WORKING CHAIRMAN)

K. RAMACHANDRAN CONVENOR COC NFPE (GENERAL SECRETARY)

D. NARASIMHA MURTHY, CS  AIPAEA (FINANCE SECRETARY)

TA TO FEDERAL COUNCILLORS WILL BE PAID BY RECEPTION COMMITTEE.

DELEGATE FEE RS. 1000 PER HEAD.

ALL GS SHOULD INSTRUCT THE FEDERAL COUNCILLORS TO BOOK THE TICKETS IMMEDIATELY AND ATTEND THE FEDERAL COUNCIL WITHOUT FAIL.

=M. Krishnan S.G. NFPE.

Dearness Allowance from Jan-2013 News: Agenda in today's Cabinet Meeting

Dearness Allowance from Jan-2013 News: Agenda in today's Cabinet Meeting

As per some news in leading news paper, proposals to hike dearness allowance of Central government employees by 8% is likely to be considered in today's cabinet meeting. It is known that Finance Minister is on tour and will return on 22nd April, 2013 and in last cabinet meeting on 2nd April, 2013 Govt had deferred the decision on enhancement of DA due to absence of Finance Minister.This time again leading news website has published that hike dearness allowance may be considered by govt. in cabinet meeting.  

In last para of Hindustan Times News article "Cabinet plans sops ahead of LS polls" 

"Proposals to hike dearness allowance of Central government employees by 8% and setting up a Railway Land Development Authority to improve railways financial help are likely to be considered."

In Times of India News article "Cabinet to mull over tougher laws against middlemen, buffer for retired babus" a para added about DA 

"Doubling special support to Bihar to Rs 12,000 crore under the remaining four years of the 12th Plan, the judicial commission Bill and 8% dearness allowance (DA) for government employees are also on the Cabinet agenda."

Times of India has also published an separate article on this matter :-

Cabinet may hike dearness allowance by 8%

NEW DELHI: 

The Union Cabinet is likely to approve a proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) of central government employees by 8% on Thursday.

The move to increase DA from 72% to 80% will benefit around 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government.

"The Union Cabinet may consider the finance ministry proposal to increase DA in its meeting scheduled for Thursday," a source said, adding the hike would be effective from January 1, 2013 and employees and pensioners would be entitled to arrears.

The government had raised DA to 72% in September last year, which had come into effect from July 1, 2012.

As per usual practice, DA is merged with basic pay when it breaches the 50% cap. This helps employees get higher allowances as those are paid as proportion of the basic pay.

//copy// source: extracted from other website

DELAY IN ANNOUNCEMENT OF DA CONDUCT NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS ON 23^rd APRIL-2013.

CONFEDERATION CALLS FOR A STRONG PROTEST AGAINST THE INORDINATE DELAY IN GRANTING 8% DA TO CG EMPLOYEES BY GOVERNMENT

No. Conf/27 /2013 -                                                                                            Dated 17^th April 2013

Comrades,

DELAY IN GRANT OF DA - HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATION ON 23^RD APRIL 2013

            Since the implementation of the recommendations of the 4^th central pay commission in 1986, the Dearness Allowance (DA) is paid in two six-monthly installments – in March and September of every year. The practice followed since then is that the order granting DA to government employees is issued in March and September itself.

            This time the practice in force since 1986 is violated. Our enquiries with concerned Ministries informed us that the file is already moved for Cabinet approval. But it is nearly a month now. The cabinet has found no time to take a decision on this.

            This naturally is quiet disturbing, especially in the time of galloping price line. The employees have, in the past, fought bitterly for grant of DA and the 3^rd CPC gave a definite formula for DA in the aftermath of the one day strike on 19^th September 1968. We cannot allow the hard won DA to be tampered with.

            Confederation has written to Prime Minister conveying the disquiet amongst the amongst the employees over the inordinate delay in the grant of additional installment of DA due from 1^st January 2013 and urging the Prime Minister to take immediate steps to assuage the feelings of the employees. Copy of the letter is given along with this Circular.

            The Secretariat of Confederation therefore calls upon every affiliate as well as State Committee of Confederation to organise lunch hour demonstration in the work place on 23^rd April 2013, Tuesday and send the following telegram to the Prime Minister of India.

TEXT OF TELEGRAM: EMPLOYEES AGITATED OVER DELAY IN GRANT OF DA, URGE TO EXPEDITE ISSUANCE OF ORDERS.

            Each affiliate and State Committee of Confederation may send a detailed report on implementation of the programme in their organisation/state to the Confederation CHQ.

            With greetings

Yours fraternally

Sd/-

(KKN Kutty)

Secretary General

CONFEDERATION OF

CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

A-2/95, Manishinath Bhawan, Rajouri Garden,New Delhi-110 027

Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com.

Email:Confederation06@Yahoo.co.in

 Tel: 011-2510 5324:  Mobile: 98110 48303

 17^th April 2013 

Dr Manmohan Singh,

Hon'ble Prime Minister of India

South Block,

New Delhi – 110001

Sir,

           Subject: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Govt Employees and Officers – Reg.

            I am to invite your kind attention to the delay in the grant of additional installment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and officers and the consternation it is causing amongst the employees.

            It would be apt to point out here that since the implementation of the 4^th CPC recommendations with effect from 1^st January 1986, the Dearness Allowance is paid to Central Government employees in two six monthly installments – along with the salary for March and September every year. The 5^th and 6^th CPCs also recommended the same principle for payment of additional installments of DA and since then the order granting additional installment of Dearness Allowance is being issued well in advance honouring the recommendations.

            The Central Government Employees were expecting the announcement of grant of additional installment of Dearness Allowance (8 % with effect from 1^st January 2013) and Office Memorandum on that in the month of March 2013 itself. The delay of more than a month has led to disquiet amongst the employees.

            I shall be thankful if the fears of the central government of employees are allayed by immediately releasing the additional instalment of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1^st January 2013 without any further delay.

            Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

(KKN Kutty)

Secretary General

NFPE - CIRCULAR

No. PF-2/2013                                                                                  Dated: 17^th April, 2013

To

           

All General Secretaries NFPE Union,

            All NFPE Office Bearers,

All Circle Secretaries NFPE Unions,

Convenor Reception Committee – Hyderabad

Subject:        IX Federal Council of NFPE at Hyderabad (A.P.)

Comrades,

            IXth Federal Council of NFPE will be held at Pragati Nagar Community Hall, Kukatpally, Hyderabad from 09.06.2013 to 12.06.2013..

            The Federal Councilors allotted as per quota received from the affiliates is mentioned below:

            P-III                 = 41                             Ex. Officio                                           = 19

            P-IV                 = 43                             (Office Bearers 11+GS 8= 19)                    

R-III                 = 10                             Fraternal Delegates (Non-Voting)

                                                            AIPEU GDS(NFPE)                           = 20

R-IV                 =   2                             Casual Labourers Federation          =  3

Admn              =   1                            

Postal A/C      =   2

SBCO             =   1

Civil Wing      =   1

All General Secretaries are requested to finalize the name of Federal Councilors and ask them to book their up and down ward journey tickets at once to avoid inconvenience(Separate notice is being issued). Details of quota received , based on which Federal Councilors number is worked out, can be verified with NFPE HQ by the concerned General Secretary.

Federal Executive: Federal Executive of NFPE will be held at Community Hall Pragati Nagar,Kukatpally,  Hyderabad. On 9.6.2013 from 11.A.M. All NFPE Office Bearers and General Secretaries are requested to attend the meeting in time.

Federal Secretariat:           Federal Secretariat of NFPE will be held at Guwahati on 26.04.2013 from 11A.M. All General Secretaries and available office bearers of NFPE are requested to attend the meeting.

Eastern Zone Study Camp Guwahati :   Eastern Zone Study Camp of NFPE is scheduled to be held at Guwahati form 27.4.13 to 28.04.13. A seminar on National Postal Policy will also be organized on 27.04.2013. (Detailed programme is available in NFPE Web-site)

Northern Zone Study Camp:       Northern Zone Study Camp (Consisting U.P.  Uttarakhand & Delhi) will be held at Ghaziabad (UP) from 22.06.2013 to 23.06.2013. (Detailed Circular will be sent separately to all concerned).

Thanking you.                                 

           

                                                                        Yours Comradely,

                                                            (M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Posting in the Cadre of Asst. Superintendents of Posts in HQ Region

Posting in the Cadre of Asst. Superintendents of Posts in HQ Region

The following Inspectors of Posts allotted to Head Quarter Region are posted against the posts mentioned against each below on their promotion to the cadre of Asst. Superintendents of Posts on regular basis vide CO Memo No. ST/ 24-15(1)/2012 dated the 15-04-13.

Sl No	Name S/Shri	Present place of posting	Place of posting on promotion
1	Bijay Kumar Mishra	IP(PG), Balasore Division	ASP(OD), Balasore
2	Laxmi Narayan Mishra	Offg. ASP, Bhubaneswar RMS at NSPC, Bhubaneswar	ASP, Bhubaneswar RMS at NSPC, Bhubaneswar
3	Ashit Kumar Nayak	Offg. ASP I/c, Puri	ASP I/c, Puri
4	Bijay Kumar Mohanty	Offg. ASP I/c, Balasore	ASP I/c, Balasore
5	Manoj Kumar Pattanaik,	Offg. ASP(OD), Cuttack South Division	ASP(OD), Cuttack South Division
6	Sarbeswar Choudhury	Offg. ASP(INV), Circle Office, Bhubaneswar	ASP (Inv), Circle Office, Bhubaneswar
7	Bhagyadhar Das(SC)	Offg. ASP(HQ), Cuttack North Division	ASP(HQ), Cuttack North Division