RESTRUCTURING OF POSTAL
DEPARTMENT-LETTER TO SECRETARY GENERAL (NFPE)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
No.23-1/2012.PE-II Dated
04.07.12
Sub: Organizational
Restructuring Committee-Regarding.
A reference is invited to our earlier
D.O. letter of even no dated 09.05.12 vide
which your considered views/comments on the possible organizational structure
for all categories of offices were solicited.
The Committee
has decided to follow this with a meeting with you, and the same has been
scheduled from 3.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M. on 09.07.12 at K.R. Murthy Room (2nd
floor) Postal Directorate. Kindly make it convenient to attend the sam
Sd/-
Kalpana Rajsinghot
Director(Estt) &
Member Secretary of the Committee.
Copy of D.G. Posts letter mentioned in para 1 above is placed below:
Copy of D.G. Posts letter mentioned in para 1 above is placed below:
● ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING
D.G. Posts No. :
23-1/2012-PE – II, Dated: May, 2012
With the
approval of the Secretary a Committee for Organizational Restructuring in the
Department of Posts has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri
Ashutosh Tripathi, CPMG, Madhya Pradesh Circle.
The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:
a) To revisit the norms
for creation of new Postal Divisions and Regions as well as upgradation of
Class II Division into Class I Divisions;
b) To study the
feasibility of organizational restructuring of field formations (Circle and
below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new
socio-economic environment;
c) Review of norms
for upgradation of Post offices;
d) To study the
feasibility of strengthening / creation of Postal Assistants /Sorting
Assistants Posts in view of the increased need of Systems Administrators;
e) Any other relevant
issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.
2. The Committee is at present examining
the feasibility of Organizational Restructuring of field formations (Circle and
below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new
socio-economic environment as well as induction of technology in the Department. While deliberating on this, the Committee has
decided to obtain valuable inputs from the concerned stakeholders.
3. In the light of the above, you are
requested to kindly provide your considered views on what, according to you are
the problems (both administrative and operational) in the current
Organizational set up and what could be the possible revised structure for all
category of Offices that could address these problems with the given human & financial
resources.
4. On the basis of
various discussions that the Committee Members have held with the other
Officers, possibility of creation of Vertical Silos has also emerged. You may also give your views on this clearly
identifying the possible Silos given the nature of the work in the Department
of Posts not only as per the current scenario but also the possible one in the
next decade; along with their possible structures; responsibility, financial;
and reporting system etc. The possibility
of extending the Silos till the Head Post Office may also be considered.
5. Your
views/comments on the above may kindly be sent so as to reach us latest by 21st
May, 2012.
Mirroring signs of revival, the Department of Posts (DoP) has
registered the highest decline in deficit in more than 10 years at Rs 550.73
crore in 2011-12 on the back of increase in revenues, mainly from financial
services.
Total
revenues of the department in 2011-12 rose by 13.62 per cent to Rs 7,910.51
crore while expenditure stood at Rs 13,705.4 crore, leaving a deficit of Rs
5,794.89 crore.
In the
previous fiscal, DoP had revenues of Rs 6,962.33 crore and expenditure of
Rs 13,307.95 crore, reflecting a gap of Rs 6,345.62 crore.
DoP's
deficit had jumped over 80 per cent to 6,641.30 crore in 2009-10 from 3,593.09
crore in 2008-09 due to implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission's
recommendations.
“In the
last one year we have developed an integrated strategy to make India Post,
commercially and socially relevant. The financial performance of the last year
indicates that we have succeeded to an extent. But a lot more need to be done,”
Minister for Communications and IT Kapil Sibal told the news agency.
According
to the Financial Performance report prepared by Department of Posts for
2011-2012, revenues from financial services grew by 20.8 per cent at Rs
4,304.07 crore in 2011-12 compared to Rs 3,562.77 crore in FY'11.
Revenue from
postal operations grew by 6.08 per cent to Rs 3,606.44 crore in 2011-12 from Rs
3,399.56 crore it registered in FY'11.
Sibal
said that he is expecting revenue of DoP to grow by 20 per cent in the current
financial year.
“This
financial year we are targeting revenue increase of plus 20 per cent. I am
happy that India Post is moving in the right direction. Now we need to increase
our speed,” he said.
DoP has
appointed Boston Consulting Group to prepare an appropriate business structure
for the emerging and premium services of India Post.
The postal
department has floated expression of interest to appoint a consultant for
preparing detailed project report (DPR) of its ambitious Post Bank projects and
this report is expected to be finalised by end of this calendar year.
“The
Post Bank project will rejuvenate financial services offered through post
offices,” Sibal said.DoP has already announced to set-up 1000 ATMs across
country as part of its financial services.
Sibal has
also asked DoP introduce premium logistics services in select 80 to 90 cities
within six months to tap the expanding e-commerce market in the country and
enhance its revenue by 15 per cent.
Press
Trust of India / New Delhi Jul 05, 2012,
INJUSTICE
CAUSED TO PROMOTEES IN MACP – QUASHED
FANTASTIC
ORDERS PRONOUNCED BY CAT, JODHPUR
*Promotion as PA from Group ‘D’/Postmen should not be
construed as Promotion under MACP
*MACP shall be granted afresh from PA cadre based on
10, 20, 30 years in PA cadre
*Any promotions under LDCE shall not be brought into
no. of promotions under MACP
* Applicant should be paid arrears with
interest applicable to GPF.
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CONFEDERATION
CIRCULAR NO. 08/2012 DATED 03.07.2012
Dear Comrades,
This is to inform all National Sectt.
Members that a meeting of the National sect. Will be held on 25th July, 2012 at the Confederation CHQ. The
meeting will discuss and approve the draft memorandum on demands to
be submitted to the Prime Minister. As per the decision of the
National Executive, we are also to finalise the date for the strike action so
that it could be announced at the rally after the March to Parliament on 26th July, 2012. All Sectt. members are
therefore requested to make it convenient to be present on 25th July, 2012 at 3.00 PM at the Confdn. CHQ so that we
can finally decide upon the date.
4th December and 11th Decembers are the two dates suggested by many
comrades for the proposed strike action. On both the dates, the Parliament
is expected to be in session. We must finalise the date on 25th inst.
In
the meantime, queries have been raised by many comrades of the desirability of
organising the March to Parliament on 26th July, 2012, in the background of the decision of
the Government to postpone the Parliament session to August, 2012 in view
of the proposed election of Vice President of India. It is our firm
opinion that under no circumstances, we should postpone or defer the programme
slated for 26th July, 2012. Many comrades
from far and distance places have booked their ticket to participate in the
programme and the campaign undertaken by our comrades have made a great
impact. All affiliates and State Secretaries may kindly inform the
members that the programme of March to Parliament slated for 26th July 2012 stands and no change is possible at this
point of time.
The
State Secretaries may kindly send us a report over the campaign programme
undertaken so far, as the Sectt. would like to review it in the first week of
July, 2012.
With
greetings,
Yours
fraternally,
K.K.N. KUTTY
Secretary
General.
