SHRI KAPIL SIBAL INAUGURATES INDIA’S FIRST ALL WOMEN POST OFFICE

          On the occasion of the International Women`s Day today, the Union Minister of Communications & IT Sh. Kapil Sibal inaugurated India`s First All Women Employees Post Office at Shastri Bhawan, here today. This office is a Project Arrow Office and has three counters. Two counters offer Multi Purpose services like booking of Speed Post, Registration, Sale of IPOs, Booking of Money Orders etc. and one counter is for Sale of Stamps. All these counters of this Post Office will now be manned by Women employees only. The working hours of this Post Office will be from 9.30 a.m. till 5.30 p.m.

          There are 1003 women employees at the operative level in Delhi circle and their percentage in the total work force is about 14%. In the administrative cadres the percentage is 22%. In a co-incidence the Junior Engineer [Civil] who is Incharge of maintenance of this Post Office building, the Assistant Superintendent of Post Offices of the Postal Sub Division as well as Senior Superintendent of Post Offices of Delhi Central division who are controlling officers of this Post Office are also women. 

MV/RK
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8th March - International Women's Day

8th March - International Women's Day

 The official UN Theme for this year Women's Day is "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end Violence against Women".

A Brief History of International Women's Day

The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies.

On 8 March 1857, women working in clothing and textile factories (called 'garment workers') in New York City, in the United States, staged a protest. They were fighting against inhumane working conditions and low wages. The police attacked the protestors and dispersed them. Two years later, again in March, these women formed their first labour union to try and protect themselves and gain some basic rights in the workplace.

On 8 March 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter work hours, better pay, voting rights and an end to child labour.

They adopted the slogan "Bread and Roses", with bread symbolizing economic security and roses a better quality of life. In May, the Socialist Party of America designated the last Sunday in February for the observance of National Women's Day.

Following the declaration of the Socialist Party of America, the first ever National Woman's Day was celebrated in the United States on 28 February 1909. Women continued to celebrate it on the last Sunday of that month through 1913.

An international conference, held by socialist organizations from around the world, met in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1910. The conference of the Socialist International proposed a Women's Day which was designed to be international in character. The proposal initially came from Clara Zetkin, a German socialist, who suggested an International Day to mark the strike of garment workers in the United States. The proposal was greeted with unanimous approval by the conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, including the first three women elected to the parliament of Finland. The Day was established to honour the movement for women's rights, including the right to vote (known as 'suffrage'). At that time no fixed date was selected for the observance.

The declaration of the Socialist International had an impact. The following year, 1911, International Women's Day was marked for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. The date was March 19 and over a million men and women took to the streets in a series of rallies. In addition to the right to vote and to hold public office, they demanded the right to work and an end to discrimination on the job.

Less than a week later, on 25 March, the tragic Triangle Fire in New York City took place. Over 140 workers, mostly young Italian and Jewish immigrant girls working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, lost their lives because of the lack of safety measures. The Women's Trade Union League and the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union led many of the protests against this avoidable tragedy, including the silent funeral march which brought together a crowd of over 100,000 people. The Triangle Fire had a significant impact on labour legislation and the horrible working conditions leading up to the disaster were invoked during subsequent observances of International Women's Day.

As part of the peace movement brewing on the eve of World War I, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. Elsewhere in Europe, on or around 8 March of the following year, women held rallies either to protest the war or to express solidarity with their sisters.

With 2 million Russian soldiers dead in the war, Russian women again chose the last Sunday in February 1917 to strike for "bread and peace". Political leaders opposed the timing of the strike, but the women went on anyway.

The rest is history: Four days later the Czar of Russia was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. That historic Sunday fell on 23 February on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia, but coincided with 8 March on the Gregorian calendar used by people elsewhere.

Since those early years, International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike.

In December 1977 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace. Four global United Nations women's conferences have helped make the demand for women's rights and participation in the political and economic process a growing reality.

In 1975 the UN drew global attention to women's concerns by calling for an International Women's year and convening the first conference on women in Mexico City. Another convention was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1980.

In 1985, the UN convened a third conference on women in Nairobi, Kenya, to look at what had been achieved at the end of the decade.

In 1995, Beijing hosted the Fourth World Conference on Women. Representatives from 189 different countries agreed that inequalities between women and men has serious consequences for the well-being of all people. The conference declared a set of goals for progress of women in various areas including politics, health, and education. The final document issued by the conference (called the "Platform for Action") had this to say: "The advancement of women and the achievement of equality between women and men are a matter of human rights and a condition for social justice and should not be seen in isolation as a women's issue."

Five years later, in a 23rd special session of the United Nations General Assembly, "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century" reviewed the progress the world has made towards achieving the goals set out by the Beijing conference. This conference has come to be known as the "Beijing +5" conference. Delegates found both progress and perservering obstacles. The delegates made further agreements to continue carrying out the initiatives of the 1995 women's conference.

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Standardization of Nomenclature of Mails Offices

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Mail Business (Development & Operations) Division

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001

No.12-1/2013-D                                                                            Dated: 28.02.2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Standardization of Nomenclature of Mails Offices and Rationalization of number of Mail Business Centres (MBCs)/Business Post Centres (BPCs)

The matter relating to standardization of nomenclature for various categories of mail offices as well as the need for rationalization of number of Mail Business Centres (MBCs)/ Business Post Centres (BPCs) was under consideration of the Directorate. This was necessitated by operational complexities being faced on account of functional overlap between mail offices and increased possibility of misrouting of mail due to lack of standardized nomenclature.

2. After a review, the following instructions are issued with respect to standardized nomenclature for mail offices and rationalization of number of BPCs/MBCs.

(a) The nomenclature of mail offices across the county would be as follows:

(i) Sorting mail offices located at Railway station: XXX RMS (e.g. Lucknow RMS)

(ii) Sorting mail offices located at Airport premised/near the airport: XXX APSO (e.g. Chennai APSO, for Chennai Airport Sorting Office)

(iii) Sorting mail office not located at Railway Station or Airport premises/near the airport: XXX Sorting (e.g. Panvel Sorting)

(iv) Transit Mail Office (TMO) located at Railway Station: XXX RSTMO (e.g. Hazrat Nizamuddin RSTMO)

(v) TMO located at Airport/near Airport: XXX APTMO (e.g. Chennai APTMC)

(vi) TMO located at Bus Stand/Station: XXX BSTMO (e.g. Bangalore Bus Station TMO)

(vii) Automated Mail Processing Centre (AMPC) wherever such centres exist/to be set up: AMPC XXX (AMPC Delhi).

(viii) Book Now Pay Later (BNPL) Processing Centres for Speed Post with direct bag closing facility for Sorting hubs: BNPL SP Hub XXX (e.g. BNPL SP Hub Kashmiri Gate, BNPL SP Hub BPC Anna Road)

(ix) The existing nomenclature for Paper Sorting Offices PSOs) would continued as XXX PSO (e.g. Chennai PSO)

(b) Name of the city/town should be suffixed to the name of the office so standardized for clarity in case of offices not having the name of the city. Standard nomenclature should be used on bag labels, manifests/mail lists, correspondence etc. The signage/name board of the mail offices/TMO should also carry standardized nomenclature and should be prepared in accordance with guidelines contained in the Corporate Branding Manual of the Department.

(c) Mail office would no more be called Mail Business Centre (MBC). Wherever mail offices have been named as MBCs, the name of such offices should be restored as “XXX RMS” or “XXX Sorting” as the case may be. All MBCs opened in the past in addition to the BPCs may be closed/merged with the BPCs concerned. Delivery of mail to the bulk addressee may be done through Speed Post Sorting Hub/Intra-Circle Hub for Speed Post, through CRCs for Registered mail and through mail offices for unregistered mail wherever necessary. Accordingly a list of mail offices and BPCs may be sent in the form of ‘MIS on mail operations’.

(d) The number of Business Post Centres (after closure/merger of MBCs) may further be rationalized by the Circles in order to eliminate/minimize fragmentation in processing of such mail.

Receipt of this O.M may be acknowledged to Shri M.B.Gajbhiye, ADG (MO). An action report on standardized nomenclature, with a list of all mail offices (including BPCs) may be sent within 60days of receipt of this memo.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO AIP SBCOEA

AIPEU-GDS(NFPE CHQ conveys its heartfelt greetings and congratulations to the All India Postal Savings Bank Control Organization Employees Association (AIP SBCOEA) on getting Recognition for their All India Association after a legal battle.

Sub: MP No. 1/2011 in WA No. 1262/2011 filed in Madras High Court by All India    

         Postal SBCO Employees Association V/s UOI and others.

D.G. Posts No. 16/75/2010-SR dated 27^th February, 2013.

            In compliance with order of the Hon’ble High Court of Madras passed on 03.09.2012 in the WA No. 1262 of 2011,  the concerned Heads of Circles were asked to review the membership of the Unions/Associations in the SBCO Staff category and furnish the information of membership as on 25.06.2010. As per the revised results, the All India SBCO Employees Association could secure 16.20% membership which is more than the minimum percentage of membership (i.e. 15% membership required for recognition.

2.         In the light of above, the competent authority has decided to grant recognition to the All India Postal SBCO Employees Association. With the issue of this communication, the association is entitled to avail the facilities of a recognized association as permissible under the CCS (RSA) Rules,1993.

                                                                                                                                Sd/-

(Arun Malik)

Director (SR/Legal)

1st ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) -- IS JUST 13 DAYS AHEAD

1st ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) -- IS JUST 13 DAYS AHEAD

Dear Comrades,

You are well aware that our 1st All India Conference scheduled on 21st & 22nd March, 2013 in Chennai city and is just 13 days ahead.

Esteemed leadership of all ranks are being invited to grace our AIC in a very delightful manner.

The AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) Union is advanced in such a way and established its flag in 18 Circles till today is very much enthusiastic and encouraging.

The information received by our CHQ that there are more than 350 divisions and many more branches in Postal and RMS formed under the banner of AIPEU - GDS (NFPE) out of 444 postal divisions in 22 Circles.

The Reception Committee for AIC is being prepared for all arrangements to hoist the occassion in a historic manner.

All the Circle Secretaries, Division / Branch Secretaries of GDS (NFPE), leaders of NFPE affiliated unions of all Circles are requested to intimate the details regarding delegate's attendance, arrival & departure well in advance to the Reception Committee to proceed their means of all arrangements to save time and avoid all inconveniences occurred to one and all. 

All the Divisional Branch Secretaries and well wishers of GDS (NFPE) are once again requested to cooperate with the Reception Committee's appeal on the contributions for financial assistance to this 1st AIC.

Yours fraternally,

P.PANDURANGRAO

GENERAL SECRETARY

HUGO CHAVEZ RED SALUTE

HUGO CHAVEZ RED SALUTE

President Venezuela Comrade Hugo Chavez body taken on a mammoth procession from the hospital



Comrade Hugo Chavez a revolutionary leader

Hugo Chavez – one of the most famous political leaders of the contemporary world and the President of Venezuela has died. He was a revolutionary and he contributed for major and basic changes in the economy, politics and every aspect of contemporary Venezuela. He led the country against all machinations of American imperialism and consolidated his nation into a strong and independent country having close friendship with all other countries of his South American continent in particular. He showed great guts in nationalising the oil fields and liberated them from the exploitative grip of American Corporates and turned the gains to change the lives of poor people of his country. He had a unique style of building close relationship with the masses. He was a revolutionary leader to bring basic changes in the interest of the toiling masses. He built friendship with countries like Cuba unmindful of reactions from US Imperialism. It would not be out of place to mention that several countries of the South American continent asserted their own independent development and got liberated from the clutches of exploitation of American imperialism by drawing inspiration and leadership from Hugo Chavez. He was all along the best friend of working class all over the world who are fighting against neo-liberal policies of the world corporate houses. The US Imperialism tried everything in the book to unseat him from power but the love and affection of the people of Venezuela always defeated those designs and elected him as their beloved President of the nation. He was only 58 at the time of his demise that was caused by the cancer disease for which he was getting treatment. Not only the people of Venezuela and the Continent of South America but the working people of the whole world have lost their best friend and leader.

National Federation of Postal Employees dips its banner in the fond memory of the departed leader. Hugo Chavez Amar Rahe!

REGARDING 7th PAY COMMISSION ..........

REGARDING 7th PAY COMMISSION ..........

..... made bitter the condition and tried to expose its ability regarding arrears.... from the date which  it is accepted.......?

Seventh Pay Commission for Central Government Employee: Reply of Rajya Sabha Question

Reply of Rajya Sabha unstarred question no. 191 of 226th session was uploaded to website of Rajya Sabha in current session [228th] 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-191

ANSWERED ON-09.08.2012

Seventh Pay Commission for Central Government employees

191 . SARDAR BALWINDER SINGH BHUNDAR

(a) whether Government intends to constitute the Seventh Pay Commission for the Central Government employees;

(b) if so, by when; 

(c) whether the Thirteenth Finance Commission has also recommended for an increase in pay of Central Government employees from the future date; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a)&(b): Government has not taken any decision on the constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission. 

(c)&(d): The 13th Finance Commission had recommended that structural shocks such as arrears arising out of Pay Commission awards should be avoided by making the pay award commence from the date on which it is accepted. 

Source: Rajya Sabha Q&A

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President Released Commemorative Stamp on Bicentenary of 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)

President Released Commemorative Stamp on Bicentenary of 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)

 The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee released a Commemorative Stamp on the occasion of Bicentenary celebrations of the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) at a function today (02.03.2013)at Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi.

The Stamp has been released in honour of the significant contribution made by the Force in ensuring the security of the nation and to inspire its men to tackle challenges which have in the past and will in the future continue to bring glory to the nation. Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Union Defence Minister, Chief of Army Staff along with Secretary, Department of Posts.

The history of the Indian Paratroopers dates back to October 1941 when 50 Indian Parachute Brigade was raised in Delhi. The Paratroopers proved their mettle in Sangshak and Elephant Point during World War II. They were later expanded to form 44 Indian Airborne Division (later 2 Indian Airborne Division), comprising of 50 Indian PARA, 77 Indian PARA and 14 Air Landing Brigades. In the post independence restructuring, the Indian government only retained one Parachute Brigade, i.e 50 Independent Parachute Brigade. This brigade comprised of three distinguished battalions personally nominated by the then C-in-C, namely 1 PARA (Punjab), 2 PARA (Maratha) and 3 PARA (Kumaon). During J&K operations of 1947-48 these battalions had distinguished themselves with glory in the battles of Shelatang, Naushera, Jhangar and Poonch, wherein they were awarded the respective Battle Honours.

On 15 April 1952, the three battalions serving with the Parachute Brigade were taken away from their respective Infantry Regiments to form the Parachute Regiment. Since then the Parachute Regiment has grown to comprise ten battalions including Parachute (Special Forces) battalions. In that while, 8 PARA became a Mechanised Infantry Battalion, 21 PARA (Special Force) joined us from Maratha LI. During their short but eventful existance so far, battalions of the regiment have had extensive operational experience and singular achievements to speak of their level of professionalism.

Parachute battalions employed in the Counter Insurgency role, both in North East and J&K, have performed commendably, earning eleven COAS Unit Citations. In these operations, the Ashok Chakra, nations highest gallantry award in peace, has been awarded postumously to Capt Arun Jasrotia, SM (1996), Major Sudhir Kumar Walia SM * (2000) and Ptr Sanjog Chhetri (2003). Their unit 9 PARA (SF) has been conferred the “Bravest of the Brave” honour in 2001.

In 1999 nine out of ten Parachute battalions were deployed for OP Vijay in Kargil, which bears testimony to the operational profile of the Regiment. While the Parachute Brigade cleared the Mushkoh Valley intrustions, 5 PARA was actively involved in the forgotten sector Batalik, where it exhibited great courage and tenacity, and was awarded the COAS Unit Citation.

Calls of international peacekeeping have taken Parachute units to Korea (1953-54), Gaza (1956-58) and Sierra Lone (2000). The latter was a daring rescue mission conducted by the 2 PARA (SF) meanfully.

Courtesy : http://philamirror.info/2013/03/02/india-post-will-issue-stamp-on-3-para-toda
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