POLICY & PROGRAMME AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN 30TH AIC AIRMS & MMS EU GR. `C`HELD AT TIRUPATI (AP) FROM 15TH TO 18TH JUNE, 2014
1.
The World capitalist economy is in the grip of a severe financial
crisis. The inherent inconsistencies and contradictions of the capitalism have
ultimately resulted in the present crisis. The crisis that erupted and exploded
in the USA has spread over to almost all the countries, especially the
capitalist countries. The imperialist globalization policies have further aggravated
and heightened the crisis. The
bailout packages and other short and long term measures taken has only helped
the trans-national corporations to survive, but the plight of the workers and
the common man is becoming more and more miserable. Cuts in employment and social security
measures have further aggravated the situation. The
adverse effect is now even sensed in the developing countries like India. The
ever widening gap between the haves and have-nots, larger scale unemployment,
hurling more and more people in the grip of poverty, the high speed
privatization of Government Departments and public sector undertakings, the
crisis in the agricultural and industrial sector, curtailment of social
security and welfare measures, curtailing the subsidy to farmers and people
etc. - all these factors contribute in setting more and more burden on the
common man and the working class. This 30th A.I.C. of National Federation of
Postal Employees, expresses full solidarity with the organizations and the
people who are putting up heroic resistance to the globalization policies world
over. This A.I.C. also pledges its support to the people who are
fighting for the protection of freedom and integrity of their country, even by
laying down their lives.
2.
This
30TH AIC of R-III salutes those countries especially in Latin
America, who are fighting against the imperialist policies of the USA and are
implementing anti-imperialist economic policies with the slogan "socialism
is the only alternative". This AIC of R-III acknowledges and applauds all those people
all over the world who are striving and struggling hard to establish
exploitation less society of Socialist order and the emancipation of the
proletarian masses for instituting the hegment of the working class.
3.
The AIC of
R-III is being
held at the time of formation of New Government at the Centre of the UPA II
Government completed its five year term with the record break corruptions and
fastest implementation of neoliberal globalization policies and the international
financial crisis continue to haunt the world economics. The Indian Government
intensifies its attacks by resorting to further financial reforms and pension
reforms allowing FDI in retail and insurance sectors. The phasing out of all
welfare measures, disinvestment of PSUs, Privatization of Government
organizations, Outsourcing, Curtailment of Trade Union rights, Privatization of
health care and education were the few things UPA II made during the period.
4.
This
AIC of R-III records with a happy to note
that for the first time in the history of our country, all the Central Trade
Unions including that of the INTUC and BMS have come together on a single
platform with the Left Trade Union Centres and Confederation and Federations
and independent Unions of Public Sector, Central Government, State Government
and Teachers Organisations to resist the attacks of the liberalization guided
policies of the Government. This A.I.C. also records with pleasure that the
united platform of all Central Trade Union Centres and other Organisations is
the befitting riposte to the forces of globalization which are on the attacking
spree against the working class and the common people. This A.I.C. is more
contented to note that the Central Trade Unions have established their decision
to carry forward their new found unity for strengthening the
anti-liberalization struggle and to defend the working class against the evil
designs of the Government by holding two days historic strike in February
2013.In this background this A.I.C. unanimously resolves to play our role in
strengthening of such struggles in accordance with the decisions of
Confederation and NFPE that is guided by the historic resolution of the 1992
Dharwad A.I.C..
5.
The
working class of India led by the Central Trade Unions is continuing their
struggle against the anti-people and anti-labour policies of the UPA
Government. About ten crores organized and unorganized workers participated in
the 2 days strike held from 20.2.2013 to 21.2.2013. The Central Government
Employees in general and postal employees in particular have participated in a
big way in both the strikes, under the banner of Confederation of Central
Government Employees and workers and Postal JCA in respect of Feb 2013 strike.
6.
This
AIC of R-III declares that we shall
join every struggle organized by the Central Trade Unions including general
strike against the anti-people and anti-labour policies of the Central
Government and also against the machinations of the divisive and communal
forces. This A.I.C. salutes and congratulates the Central Government Employees,
especially the Postal employees who had participated in the 12.12.2012 & 20.2.2013, 21.2.2013 and 12
& 13 February, 2014 strikes and
made them a grand success.
7.
The
Call of the Confederation of CG Employees & Workers for nationwide one day
token strike on 12.12.2012 demanding settlement on a 15 Point Common Charter of
Demands of CG Employees which includes stop price rise and strengthen PDS, stop
downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, corporatisation and privatization
of Governmental functions, fill up all vacant posts and create posts on
functional requirements, scrap the New Pension scheme and extend the statutory
defined benefit pension to all Central Government Employees irrespective of
date of recruitment, Regularize the Gramin Dak Sevaks, casual contingent and
daily rated workers by bringing about a definite scheme of regularization,
remove restriction imposed on compassionate appointments, stop the move to
introduce the performance Related Pay (PRP) and Performance Related Incentive
Scheme (PRIS) make right to strike a legal right and stop victimizations and
curtailment of trade union rights, the immediate constitution of 7th
CPC for the revision of wages with effect from 1.1.2011 i.e., once in five years on par with the Public Sector
undertakings and Merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay including GDS, five
promotions, of etc. This A.I.C. hails the Confederation’s independent Programme
of Action which was successfully conducted and created a condition and
compulsion for a larger platform of unity to struggle under the banner of the
Steering Committee of JCM National Council Organisations for the formation of 7th
Pay Commission etc. This A.I.C. acknowledges the tactics of the Confederation
for its determination and decision to carry forward the struggle for the
formation of next pay commission since the plethora of anomalies caused by the
implementation of 6th CPC and through the MACP Scheme could not be
sorted out only after the formation of Seventh Pay Commission. This A.I.C.
therefore unanimously resolves to call upon the entire leadership of all the
affiliated unions of the Federation at all levels to fully involve ourselves in
converting the Programme of Action a tremendous success and enhance the pride
of the NFPE to establish its credentials as the vanguard of the Confederation.
8.
The
last five year rule of the UPA Government has resulted in aggravating the
poverty and unemployment. The prices of essential commodities are escalating
day by day. The divisive and communal and terrorist forces are annoying to
divide the country and also the unity of the working class. The real wages of
Central Govt. Employees have eroded significantly in as much as the inflations
had raised the prices of essential commodities especially of food items beyond
200%. The JCM functioning at National level has deteriorated and meeting has
become extremely irregular. Many of the
demands of the Central Government employees still remain unsettled and the
Government is vigorously implementing the globalization policies in the Central
Government services. It has become imperative to resist this onslaught by
mobilizing the employees.
9.
The
Three Lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks working in the Postal department have been
subjected to inhuman exploitation and discrimination by the Central Government.
The Government has refused to appoint a judicial Committee for the revision of
wages and service conditions of Gramin Dak Sevaks; Instead a committee headed by a retired
Postal Board Member Sri Natarajamurthy has been appointed. The Government has
accepted all the retrograde recommendations of Natarajamurthy committee. The
long pending demands for conferring civil servant status, grant of pro-rata pay
scale, statutory Pension, Time bound promotion and medical facilities have been
rejected. The norms for cash handling allowance has been drastically reduced,
the denial of revised 125 points allowance to BPMs from 1.1.2006, large scale down
gradation of EDSOs etc have created a sense of insecurity and resentment among
the GDS. This AIC takes the pledge and
calls upon the postal employees to be ready and keep the gun powder dry to
participate in all agitational programmes for the realization of the demands of
the Gramin Dak Sevaks.
10.
The
Central Government is moving ahead with the agenda of globalization in the
Department of Posts also. Earlier, the Department has released its corporate
proposals of India Post. In order to facilitate corporatization bill there is a move to amend the Indian Post
office Act 1898 which will provide a level playing field to courier by
unbundling the role of the Department as a Government service and introducing
the public private partnership in the communication sector.In the Postal sector
the Government has declared the draft National Postal Policy 2012. It is nothing but a road-map to privatisation
of Postal services by amending the Indian Post Office Act and granting licences
to the multi-national courier services. Government want to close down post offices in
the name of loss. Just like in Telecom, a regulatory authority called Postal
Regulatory Authority of India (PRAI) is to be constituted. Corporatization is
the first step towards privatization. The experience of the BSNL workers is a
lesson for us. This A.I.C. while extending full support to the authorities
increasing the efficiency and productivity of the Postal service, strongly
oppose any move to corporate the Postal Department. This A.I.C. calls upon as
affiliated unions and the workers to vigil and be ready by conducting an
effective campaign among the workers against the dangers of the amendment of
the Postal Act, unbundling the monopoly of postal and allowing couriers by
providing a level playing field by the constitution of Postal regulatory
authority and the corporatization of
Postal, and keep them ready for major struggle in
the event of pushing
through this retrograde globalization policy in the Department. This A.I.C.
further declares that any unilateral move to corporate the Postal Department,
will be resisted with all forces at our command.
11.
This
A.I.C notes with happiness that we have
played our due role in the Postal JCA struggles in the recent past and
registered impressive gains from the Postal Board. The National Federation of
Postal Employees has taken the initiative to organise agitational programmes
and mobilise the employees for action including indefinite strikes and as a
result the Postal Administration was compelled to stop their move for closure
of 9797 Post Offices. Many long pending
issues are settled and mass scale recruitment has taken place. The department was forced to convene the JCM
Departmental Council meetings and formal meetings and discussed all the issues
with the staff side. This A.I.C hails
the timely action with serious preparedness exhibited by the leaders and gross
root level cadres of the affiliated unions against the serious attacks of the
Department like abolition of thousands of Post Offices and liquidate RMS etc
which were halted by the efforts of the NFPE and Postal JCA. However it is the
constant vigil and a state of combat readiness of the entire Postal Employees
only can insulate us against the dangers emanating from the policies of the
Government. This A.I.C also notes with
concern that all the assurances of the Postal Board and the MOSC have not been
translated into reality and we had to resort to struggle again and again to
ensure progress. This A.I.C views with
grave concern the delay in settlement of various demands of the employees by
the Postal Board and Government such as revision of wages of the casual
labourers including part time and daily rated workers, notifying the new
recruitment for multi-tasking staff (MTS) and filling up of erstwhile Group 'D'
posts from open market, cadre restructuring, creation of separate cadre for
system Administrators, postmen and the GDS related issues etc. This A.I.C urges upon the Government and Postal Board to
settle the above justified demands of the Postal Employees at an early date.
This A.I.C therefore resolves and
appeals all the affiliate unions and its members to be in a state of readiness
for any action decided upon by the NFPE or Postal JCA at the appropriate time
and play our due role in consolidating the unity of Postal Employees in future
also.
12.
This
A.I.C further resolves to (1) organize more Circle level conventions
and ensuing the functioning of circle coordinating Committees (2) conducting
state level/Divisional level study camps (3) organizing women conventions and
formations of women's sub committees (4) formation of AIPEU GDS (NFPE) branches
at Divisional levels and the casual
labour unions at divisional/circle level etc. This A.I.C calls upon the Circle/Divisional Secretaries
of the affiliated unions to take the responsibility of implementing the above
decisions of R-III CHQ/NFPE.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN
THE 30TH ALL INDIA CONFERENCE
1. RESOLUTION
ON COMMON DEMANDS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
2.
This
30th All India Conference of All India RMS & MMS Employees Union
Group `C` held at Tirupati from 15th to 17th June,
2014 views its grave concern to the
negative attitude of the Central Government in settling the following 15 Point
Chart of demands submitted by Confederation of Central Government Employees
& Workers to the Government
1. Revision of
wages with effect from. 1.01.2011 all Central Government Employees including
GDS.
2.
Merger of DA with pay to the Central Government
Employees including GDS
3.
Compassionate appointments
4.
Functioning of the JCM and implementation of
the arbitration awards.
5.
Remove the ban on recruitment and creation of posts
6.
Downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation etc.
7.
Stop price rise and strengthen PDS
8.
(a) Regularisation of daily rated workers.
(b). Absorption of GDS as regular postal employees
9.
Introduction of PLB and removal of ceiling limit
10. Revising
OTA and Night Duty allowance rates
11. Arbitration
Awards.
12. Vacate All
Trade Union victimization
13. Right to
strike
14. Career
progression (5 promotions in a cover)
15. Scrap the
New Pension Scheme
This
A.I.C. resolves to request the Confederation of Central Government Employees
& Workers and JCM staff side to organize serious agitational programmes
culminating indefinite strike for realization of the above demands. This A.I.C.
further calls upon the entirety of RMS
& MMS employees to make all the
programmes of the Confederation and the JCM Staff side a grand success in
the RMS & MMS
3.
RESOLUTION
ON SCRAPPING OF NEW PENSION SCHEME
This 30thA.I.C., while
vehemently opposing the new pension scheme introduced from April 2004, strongly
urges for scrapping of the scheme in toto. The argument advocated by the
Government that the total outgo on account of payments for the existing central
government employees has gone up from Rs. 5,206 Crores in 1993 / 94 to Rs. 22,
618 Crores in 2003 / 04 and there is need to switch over from defined benefit
pension Scheme to defined contribution Scheme does not hold water. The value of
money and the Indian currency in the global market, the rise in price index and
the rise in the rate of inflation are not taken into account. As the cost of
living steadily increases along with the fiscal standards, the increase shown
in the payment of pensions is only theoretical. Further, it is argued that many
countries are switching to the contributory scheme also is irrelevant. Because,
so many western countries which are quite often quoted as models by the ruling
elite are paying pension as a social security for its employees ranging from 40
per cent to even 55 percent of the last pay drawn.
This A.I.C. further notes with
concern that the amount accumulated in the pension fund by contributions from
the employees and the departments they are employed is proposed to be invested
in the trade of the share market. It is everyone’s knowledge that the share
market is a heartless giant and the gambling is known for its fluctuations,
many of the slumps are deliberately orchestrated to suit the needs of the trade
gamblers. The fate of the hard earned money of the employees will be at the
mercy of these unscrupulous elements. This is highly unfair and un-warranted.
The new pension scheme is against the
interests of the employees for the following reason:-
i)
It
displaces the age-old scheme of social security
ii)
The
fund raised in the pension will be invested in private share market for which
there is no security
iii)
The
contributory pension scheme does not guarantee the equal share as that of the
employee by the Govt.
Hence,
this 30th All India Conference of All India RMS & MMS Employees
Union Group `C` held at Tirupati from 15th to 17th June,
2014 strongly feels that this
anti-employee new pension scheme may be scrapped once and for all. It further
unanimously resolves to urge the Govt.
to drop the proposal and to restore the original defined Benefit Pension
Scheme.
4. IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED.`
This
A.I.C. seriously observing the inordinate delay in the finalisation of the
cadre review proposals in all the cadres by the Department. The Committee constituted by Department on Cadre restructuring of
Group `C` employees vide No. 25-4/2012-P-I dated 23rd October, 2013
held its discussions on 4th February, 2014 at 15.00 hrs & on 5th
February, 2014 at 14.30 hrs under the Chairmanship of Shri V.P.Singh DDG (P).
As on date Department is not ready for any favourable modification we are
continuing our efforts to get it modified . The proposal of the Department
regarding Cadre restructuring and letter No. JCM (DC)/Cadre Review/Staff
Side/264 dated 5-2-2014 submitted by the Staff Side .
5.
RESOLUTION ON ISSUES OF CASUAL
LABOUR
This 30th All India
Conference of All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Group `C` held at
Tirupati from 15th to 17th June, 2014 resolves to request
the Department to settle the following demands of casual, part time and
contingent employees as these issues are pending since long time and in spite
of repeated requests and submission of the report by the committee appointed to
consider these issues long back. The delay in settlement of the genuine demands
of these downtrodden cadres is deplorable and requires immediate sympathetic
consideration and justice.
1.
Immediate
payment of revised wages from 1-1-2006 along with arrears irrespective of date
of entry in the department as per Supreme Court Judgement.
2.
All
the Casual Labour either full time or part time may be granted paid W/OFF, Post
office Holiday including national holidays.
3.
All
the part time contingent posts may be converted as GDS posts and the present
incumbents working in that posts may be converted as GDS.
4.
All
other PTCL may be regularized by issuing appointment orders so that they will
get job security
5.
All
the PTCL may be absorbed against MTS/GDS vacancies by implementing AP High
Court Judgment in W.P. no 17048 of 2000 dated 7-9-2010
6.
The
following modifications may be made in the latest MTS recruitment rules.
Against 25% open market priority may be given to eligible casual labours.
7.
The
condition of prior to 1993 in respect of PTCL may be removed keeping in view AP
High Court Judgment in WP NO.17048 mentioned above.
8.
PTCL
may be considered against GDS vacancies by reiterating the DG posts order no
17-141/88-EDC&TRG dated 6th June 88.
9.
It
may be recommended to issue identity cards to all CL irrespective of their working
hours.
10. All the CL may be included in
provident fund, gratuity and pensioner benefits as granted to unorganized
sector workers.
11. All the welfare measures granted to
regular employees may be extended to casual labor also.
This A.I.C. appeals the Secretary
Department of Posts to respond immediately and settle these issues with open
mind keeping in view the natural justice.
6.RESOLUTION
ON THE ISSUES OF RMS AND MMS GROUP ‘C’ STAFF
:-
1. The AIC resolved to request the Postal Administration to provide
required facilities like good quality computers, Scanners, Printers and UPS in
the CRC, Speed Post Hubs and Parcel Hubs so as to improve efficiency and to
minimize the difficulties of the
employees.
2. The AIC strongly protest against
the unscientific Norms introduced in the CRCs/SPCC and also request to stop the
harassment in the name of new norms against the officials working in CRCs.
3. AIC resolved to request to provide work material in RMS offices by
replacing outdated wax seals, plastic bags and jutes and also demands timely repair and maintenance of
RMS buildings.
4. Railway authorities at Guwahati have erected a building just on the maingate
of the RMS building, there is hindrance in the movements of mails. This CWC
demands to construct a new building for Guwahati RMS.
5. Construction of new buildings at MMS Bangalore premises having more
than 45000 Sq.Ft. of land in the heart of the city. Railway authorities at
Bangalore occupied space give to RMS for parking area and causing unnecessary for movements of
mails.
5.(b) Construction of Buildings at Gate Way Mumbai and Sorting Office
Bhiwani (Haryana).
6. This AIC demands that all SPCC Hubs throughout the country should be
under the control of SSRMs/SRMs as SPCC is the part of RMS.
7. This AIC demands that all L-2 offices should be made as Intra –Circle
Hubs to avoid back routing of SPCC articles.
8. P.O. & RMS Accountants are not allowed LSG/HSG-II Accts posts as
per the Dte. Letter No. 137-4/2006-SPB II dated 30.5.2006 for the reasons of no
specific instructions or amendments made in the recruitment rules for LSG &
HSG-II posts. Specific amendments may be made in the Recruitment Rules for LSG/HSG-II
Accts in HRO Accts branch in RMS Wing as done in Postal Wing.
9. All L-2 Offices should be identified as Intra Circle Hubs.
10. AIC resolved to request Stop
the move to dismantle MMS and outsourcing MMS Drivers, Fill up all vacant Posts
of Drivers, Artisans Cleaners, AMM, Manager and Dy. Managers, Supply of Uniforms and sanction justified posts of
Drivers and Artisans and replacement of condemned vehicles.
11. RMS/MMS officials may be allowed to
appear for in PSS Group `B` Examination.
12. Early release of HSG-I recruitment
Rules and absorb all the HSG-II officials in the existing HSG-I posts and extend the
Adhoc arrangements.
13. 6th CPC had upgraded the
scale of HSG-I and placed in the pay scale of Rs. 7450 but the benefit of the
same denied to holders of the Posts and arrived their pay for fixation by
multiplying of Rs. 6500/- by 1.86.
14. Specific orders to grant Special
Allowance to the Sorting Compilers working in R.O/ Circle Offices.
15. Bring all BPCs Speed Posts centers,
Logistic posts Centers etc. under RMS
Division and to post LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I as incharge.
16. Stepping up the pay of Seniors at par with juniors in MACP.
17. LSG, HSG-II posts may be merged and
placed in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-.
18. Revision of Over Time Rate and pay ceiling fixed for performance of OTA Duty to be ordered at the earliest. Over Time Rates
were revised during 1990. Implement the Arbitration Award in this regard. We
have no alternative to stop perform Over Time Duty if the rates are not revised
immediately with retrospective date.
19. Revise the wages of Part-Time /
Contingent employees and DRM and stop outsourcing the work done by Part Time/Contingent/DRM.
20. This AIC resolves to grant two
special increments to the staff working in AMPCs.
21.
This AIC also viewed with grave concern in the delay of public mail and
accumulation of mails in L-1 offices after implementation of MNOP and requests
to take steps to review and settle the issue. The Second Class mail hubs,
Parcel Hubs introduced as the third stage of MNOP is a total failure and it
caused unnecessary back routing of Second class mail bags and accumulation of
extra bags, double handling of bags in the sections. This A.I.C. resolved to
request to review the necessity of the L-I, L-2 hubs for Second Class mails and
Parcel hubs immediately.
22. It is requested to bring all BPCs Speed Posts
centers, Logistic posts Centers etc. under RMS
Division and to post LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I as incharge.
23. Problem of
TBOP/BCR SA from 5th CP:- The anomaly prevailing between Postal and Telecom staff may be resolved.
24. Revise the norms for R-Net as the present system is
very slow as compared to earlier system.
25. Separate Establishment for NS Hubs.
26. All NSH & Inter Circle Speed Post Hubs should be
brought under the Administrative control of RMS.
27. Norms for Parcel Hubs & Mail Agency Branch may
be evolved.
28. Withdrawal of “collective responsibility” for the
loss & misspent of articles & bags.
29. Drop the proposal to shift Parcel Hubs to old PSD
Bangalore premises which lacks basic amenities & having life threat to the
staff due to poisonous snakes in the premises.
30. Drop Parcel delivery Hub which is implemented
unscientifically at Bangalore.
31. Reattaching BPC & MBC work to RMS which are
attached to Postal side in Bangalore against DG (P) orders.
32.Replacemehnt of all condemned vehicles.
33. Construction of new building at Mangalore RMS and Kumta sorting office.
34. This AIC resolves to cause action to provide basic
amenities in all Rest Houses & RMS
sections.
35. This AIC resolves to request the authorities to
cause immediate re3pairs to all needy RMs buildings , Postal quarters on war
foot basis.
36. This AIC resolves to request to frame clear norms
for processing Speed Post/CRC mails without any ambiguity and considering the
practical feasibility.
37. Palakkad PSO was the major concentration centre for
IInd clss mails for the entire Kerala Circle. But while identifying the L-1 for
IInd class , Palakkad PSO was omitted and made it as L-2 outward under L-I
Thrissur RMS.
Palakkad PSO is
having all the infrastructure and is the gateway office to Kerala Circle .
Palakkad PSO should be identified as L-I , IInd class Office.
38. New entrant5s after 01/01/2006 are entitled to avail
three home town & one All India LTC in a block year for the first eight
years. This facility may be extended to officials who are due to retire within
8 years.
39. Department is considering parcel as the business of
hour, ignoring the volume or size of
parcels, a large number of parcels are being booked. This is creating trouble
in transmission . Staff on parcel duties , especially ladies are facing
hardships in dealing with. It is resolved to fix the norms in size &
weight.
40. This AIC resolves that work of R.P. Sorting should
not be merged with work of Parcel sorting
to avoid loss of revenue. Trace and Track should be arranged separately in R.P.Sorting.
41. The Postal dispensary at Siliguri is in miserable
condition since long. Hardly any doctor or other medical staff are available regularly
throughout the year. This matter should be viewed seriously and as early as
possible as a large number of Postal beneficiaries are dependent on it.
42. Repair/ Renovation
of RMS Offices and Rest Houses:-
This 30th All India Conference of
A.I.RMS & MMS Employees Union Group-C held at Tirupathi(A.P) during 15l to
17th June2014, notes with deep concern that a good number of RMS offices in
West Bengal circle viz. Ranaghat RMS, Kharagpur RMS ,Bankura RMS , Siliguri
Junction ,Malda RMS,RLO BLdg.(Kol RMS) etc are almost in wretched condition.
Walls and roofs are almost damaged Concrete chunks from the roof are about to
fall at any moment and may cause any mishap. The same condition lies in respect
of Rest Houses of different RMS divisions of west Bengal circle viz Sahibganj
Rest House, Lalgola Rest House, Bankura Rest House,NJP Rest House and Bhagalpur
Rest House etc.Repair/renovation of the RMS Offices and the Rest Houses are
made immediately as war-footing measure in order to protect the workers from any
accident.
43.
This 30th All India
Conference of A.I.RMS & MMS Employees Union Group-C held at Tirupathi(A.P)
during 15th to 17th .June,2014, notes with deep concern that the budgetary
allotment under medical head exhausts only to pay the medical advances / claims
for treatment of patients suffering from above noted diseases which require a
lot of amounts . Consequently medical claims of general cases are not possible
to be reimbursed for scarcity of fund. A huge number of medical bills are
pending in various Divisions of this Circle.
Directorate is urged that special allotment of medical fund is
made for treatment of dreadful diseases which require a lot of amounts, in
order to enable the general claimants to get their medical bills reimbursed in
time from the general allotment under medical fund.
44. Supply of 40 seated Railway Bo4gies
for R.M.S Sections in place of 20 seated.
Railway Authorities are providing short
space of 20 seated Handicapped bogies to R.MS Sections for carrying mails
instead of 40 seated S.L.R bogies as required for. Consequent upon such non
supply of adequate accommodation for carrying mails, misconnection of mails or
non loading of mails occurred very often and thus transshipment of public mails
are suffered badly.
Directorate is urged to take up with the Railway authority to provide 40 seated
S.LR Bogies to the RMS Sections in the interest of quick disposal of public
mails.
7.
RESOLUTION
ON MARKETING EXECUTIVES/ SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
The issue of
creation of a separate establishment of Marketing Executive / System Administrator and elevating
them to the present status of LSG has already been demanded through the
proposal for cadre restructuring. Notwithstanding the creation of separate
cadre in higher cadre for the marketing executives/ System Administrator, this A.I.C.
urges the Department for consideration of special allowance equal to 10% of pay
plus grade pay by recognizing their hard work in the marketing arena.
8. RESOLUTION ON MODIFIED ACP SCHEME
After adopting the
MACP Scheme in Postal, we have taken many issues affecting the employees and
modified to the extent benefitting the employees. The major issue is related to
the constitution of Scrutiny committees at divisional levels to review the CRS
for five years for upgrading bench mark for those who have not been granted
MACP due to application of benchmark. The department has once again reiterated
the same order to compile the same where it was left out. The following issues
were taken and settled by the Federation during the period under review.
i) Constituted Scrutiny committees at divisional
levels to review the CRS for five years for those who have not been granted
MACP due to application of benchmark.
ii) Clarified that if there is no currency of
punishments as on the due date for MACP, it should not be withheld and it
should be accorded with retrospective effect.
iii) Clarified that for promotees they need not
wait for completion of 20 years of service and they should be granted MACP on
completion of 10 years service in PA cadre,
iv) Clarified that opting for defunct Accountant
scale shall not be taken as promotion and not to be counted for MACP.
After serving the
strike notice, the Department has once again issued a detailed clarificatory
orders on MACP vide its No. 4-7 (MACPs)2009-PCC dt 30.06.2011 in which the
following is focused.
i) Again the process of upgrading CR
entries shall be exercised for the left out officials within one month.
ii) Even after, there is no scope to upgrade
the CR entries; the official shall be given an opportunity to represent within
15 days before such ACRs are placed in DPC.
iii) Screening committee may be constituted to
consider the left out cases.
Based on the
above, the process of MACP would have been completed in many left out cases. Still the following main issues are not sorted
out.
i) MACP shall be considered on completion
of 10 years service in one cadre. Any promotion acquired by writing the
competitive examination shall not be equated with MACP promotion. The Jodhpur
Judgment shall be honoured and implemented.
ii) Application of bench mark shall be
dropped up to pay band 2 levels
iii) Grant of MACP to those declined LSG
promotion prior to issue of MACP orders (ie) 18.09.2009.
iv) Non grant of third MACP by counting 10
years from TBOP in case of Promotees.
This AIC
urges the Department to consider and cause orders on the above mentioned items
in particular the implementation of Jodhpur CAT judgments. This Federal Council
further appeals the Confederation and the Staff side of the JCM National
Council to take up this seriously for the immediate implementation of the
judgment to all.
9. RESOLUTION ON PO & RMS
ACCOUNTANTS
The PO and RMS Accountants are
discharging the duties of higher responsibility and greater importance. The
importance of accounts work has been recognized in every establishment of Govt.
But it is an unfortunate situation in the Dept. of posts that the importance of
the Accountants working at the field levels has not been recognized. This
Federation has been raising the demand to grant higher pay scale to the PO and
RMS Accountants, which has not yet been considered. The demand of equating them
with the Accountants of the Postal Accounts has also not been considered.
After implementation of
recommendation of the Fifth pay commission, due to change of nomenclature of
special pay as special allowance, the quantum of special allowance is not being
counted towards fixation of pay on promotion. The conditions prescribed for
grant of special pay in F.R has not been changed. Thus there is a great
injustice to PO and RMS accountants in not counting the special allowance for
pay fixation on promotion. Despite the Supreme court has given the verdict to
treat the special allowance for pay fixation on TBOP, this has been partially implemented
up to 23.04.1998. This should have been extended up to 31.08.2008.
The posts of LSG and HSG in accounts
branches in Head Post offices have been manned by officials having
qualification of PO and RMS Accountants. On upgradation of 1622 posts into
HSG–I, most of the posts of LSG Accountants have been upgraded to HSG II
resulting in dearth of LSG in feeder cadre. The DPC for the APM Accounts in LSG
could not be held due to want of vacancies in Accounts line and resultantly the
qualified candidates are deprived of their due promotion chances.
Various changes in the rules &
procedures had taken place in the case of LSG Accountants causing many
confusions at field level. To overcome all these anomalies this 9thA.I.C.
of NFPE resolves to urge upon the postal directorate to:
1.
The
PO and RMS Accountants may be granted a higher pay scale of LSG.
2.
The
special allowance granted to PO and RMS accountant may be counted towards
fixation of pay on promotion.
3.
As
per the Directorate instructions vide its letter No.6/15/60- SPB II dt 16.7.60
read with letter No.6/1/59-SPB. dt 8.5.59, the option prematurely taken from
officials may be withdrawn and the officials concerned may be allowed to
exercise an option only when their turn for promotion to either lines comes in future.
The recent clarification on the subject has not been implemented in the true
spirit in many circles.
i) Since the Dept. has declared the APM accounts as Circle cadre,
divisional cadre & now as circle cadre, and also stated that the TBOP, BCR
are only financial upgradations and not LSG & HSG II respectively, fresh
option should be obtained from the PO & RMS accountants qualified officials
whether they continue to remain in General / or opt to Accounts line. The
present provision to exercise options at the time of LSG promotion is
insufficient.
ii) Based
on the 1972 Directorate orders, the date of qualifying the PO & RMS
Accountant Exam shall be taken as criteria for LSG APM accounts promotion and
the erstwhile Accountant gradation list be revived with updated entities. The
provisions laid down in Rule 276 of Postal Volume IV should be adhered in right
spirit.
iii) The LSG / APM Accountants may be
allotted the share of 20% as before which was in the recruitment rules in the
HSG II promotion.
iv) The special allowance being paid
to PO & RMS Accountants shall be courted for pay fixation at the time of
promotion/upgradation if he is continuously for 3 years as envisaged in Rule FR
– 9 (25) Appendix 8 provision No. 18
This A.I.C.
further resolves to declare the PO & RMS Accountant as Promotional Cadre to
Postal Assistant with higher pay and a separate Channel of Promotion to the
Accounts line may be considered in order to overcome the present anomalies in
promotion.
10. RESOLUTION ON THE GRANT OF NAXALIST THREAT
AREA ALLOWANCE TO THE POSTAL EMPLOYEES WORKING IN NAXALIST THREAT AREAS
It noteworthy to mention that in the
OM. No.2003/5/90 –E.II (B) Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure dated
27.1.93 circulated under Dte. No.P.11/93 – PAP dated 30.3.93, it was clearly
mentioned that the compensatory allowance should be given for the period during
which he serves in Tribal Areas and shall remain in operation upto the date of
withdrawal of such allowance by the State Govt. in respect of their employees. The allowance was in
operation upto 31.3.2002 and till that period Tribal Area Allowance was also
paid to the postal staff working in those districts.
After 31.3.2002, the Maharashtra
State Govt. sanctioned Naxalist Threat Area Allowance discontinuing the Tribal
Area Allowance to their employees working in Chandrapur and Godchiroli districts
of the rate of 15% of the basic pay subject to maximum of Rs.1,500/- per month to the state Govt. Employees.
Active Naxalist forces are in swing
throughout Chandrapur and Godchiroli districts in dense and inaccessible
forests and the postal employees are also facing the horrified problems as in
the case of the state Govt. Employees.
The same is the position in respect
of Andhra Circle and the areas like Guntur, Vishakapatnam, West Godavari,
Warrangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Mahaboob Nagar, Ongole etc. and the
threat is visible.In respect of Jharkhand, the areas like Palamau, Singhbhum,
Giridih, Hazaribag, Some Part of Ranchi and Dhanbad should also be identified
as a Naxalite threat area and should be granted with such allowance.In Orissa
Circle, the areas like Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Koraput and in Chattisgarh, the
Bastar areas, the movement is visible. These areas should also be declared as
threat area.
Notwithstanding, the matter was taken
up at the Directorate level no fruitful action to extend the benefit of
Naxalist Threat Area Allowance has seemed to be taken by the Postal Department
till date and the same has been set at defiance
ignoring the law of justice and basic horrible feature of the postal
employees problems working in all those places..
This A.I.C. demands immediate
expeditious fruitful action of the Postal Dte. to extend the benefit of
Naxalist. Threat Area Allowance to the postal employees including GDS.
11. RESOLUTION ON BUREAUCRATIC EXCESSES
This 30th All India
Conference of All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Group `C` held at
Tirupati from 15th to 17th June, 2014 notes with grave concern that the postal
bureaucracy in several places all over the country exhibit tendencies of
bureaucratic excesses. Coupled with flouting of several departmental rules and
regulations to adopt a rule of whims rather than rule of law, the corrupt
practices are on the increase. As always the case, many of the corrupt
practices are meticulously planned to escape detection and apprehension. The
general policy of the department like closure of RMS offices etc comes in handy
to these corrupt bureaucrats who reportedly enter into unholy understanding
with landlords to vacate buildings by closures. Purchase of computers in unimaginable
proportions for exorbitant prices while the market shows drastic fall in
computer prices is an area worth investigating for corrupt practices. The
practice of spending in lakhs in the name of developmental meetings in star
hotels and in the name of marketing of business
premium products is another area of bureaucratic excess that requires
investigation to check wasteful expenditure. The financial powers have been
brushed aside by many PMGs in renovating their quarters and beautifying them by
spending lakhs of rupees. The funds allotted for staff quarters were diverted
and there is no check in spending by such bureaucrats. The tendency to close the eyes for whatever
happens behind the screen of marketing management should come to an end. The
wastage of expenditure at every new incumbent occupying a position for
decorating and redecorating the chambers of officers to the tastes of new
incumbents is also a bureaucratic excess only.
The attitude of the
bureaucracy towards unions and staff is antagonistic in general at several
levels and we are not talking about the exceptions here. The antagonism is getting accelerated day by
day due to the implementation of neo-liberal policies of the Government in
Department of Posts. The liberalization policies attempt to attack the
interests of employees severely and the Officers being the implementators of
those policies often takes it personally and overzealously to reach targets as
fast as they can, let it be closure of the offices or abolition of posts and
they consider any resistance from unions as intolerable. This attitude leads to
bureaucratic excesses in several places where the vindictiveness of the worst
kind is witnessed. Staffs are harassed; they are punished harshly for small
lapses too. There are some officers who have scant respect for unions and
behave in such a way that they are the monarchs and the unions are unwanted
subjects. These officers don’t follow the rules and cancel the monthly meetings
at their whims; refuse informal meetings to union office bearers and refuse to
discuss in a transparent manner on issues that affect the interests of staff;
resort to punish the union office bearers at the first available flimsy
opportunity.
The FR 17 (a) awarded in Punjab
Circle for holding demonstration on leave and the Rule 16 and punishments
awarded to 17 officials for demonstration after working hours in the Andhra
Pradesh circle are the glaring examples prevailing in the lower level. The
lower officers, without any sense but with full prejudiced mind award
punishments by misusing the powers. There is no check by higher officers.
This A.I.C. therefore calls upon the
Postal Board to issue proper administrative instructions to correct the
tendencies of bureaucratic excesses of all kind and ensure function at all
levels transparently and according to rules and guidelines.
12. RESOLUTION ON PROBLEMS OF WOMEN
EMPLOYEES:
Based on international Labour
Conference decisions of 1919, the Govt. of India reviewed the problems in depth
and suggested its opinion before ILC in 1921.
Pursuant to the decision of Royal
Commission Recommendations of 1930, Maternity Benefits Act was promulgated in
our country. Thereafter the Government of India extended certain benefits to
working women employees.
Nowadays, the percentage of women
employees have increased steadily in Government departments by virtue of their
merits and qualifications. It is their onerous responsibility to actively
involve themselves in the Trade Union movement at all levels and this
conference appeals their active role in this august organization.
LEAVE
RESERVE:
Due to availing maternity leave and
leave availed for pre and post-natal care, there is a greater degree of
absenteeism among women employees which is unavoidable. After the introduction
of child care leave and enhancing the number of days for maternity leave, the
need of more leave reserve is felt in the department Sanction of enhancing the
percentage of Leave Reserve strength to the extent of 20% is inevitable. There
should be no bar in granting child care leave due to shortage of staff and
inadequate LR strength.
CRÈCHES:
The Department has issued orders to
subordinate offices to provide Crèches under certain condition. These require
liberalization. However the number of employees is small, the Department may on
payment, enter into arrangement with crèche houses opened by other Department
like Telecom etc. to enable the Postal Women employees to leave their Children
under the care of trained matrons when they proceed to work. The grant from the
welfare fund shall be revised and it can be paid from the state funds instead
of the circle welfare funds.
TRANSFERS:
Though the Government has issued
orders that women employees should be transferred to the stations where their
husbands are serving etc., at field level, there appears to be much delay to
concede their request. Many of their cases have not been considered in
practice.
The women employees should not be
posted where basic facilities are lacking. Even though, the Department caused
order based on our request, this is not being properly adhered to.
This A.I.C. appeals the Department to
entertain transfer cases to their native places as requested in respect of
unmarried women employees and to the places where their husbands are working in
respect of married employees without putting any restrictions, reservations or
rejections.
This A.I.C. notes with serious
concern on the denial of Sixth CPC recommendation on the Flexi working hours
for women employees by the Department at Departmental council meeting. The
proposal would have been forwarded to nodal ministries instead of rejection.
HOSTELS:
Keeping in view that women employees
both married and unmarried have to serve away from home-stations due to
circumstance beyond their control, the following are suggested.
1.
That
women hostels may be constructed if the number of women employees is large and
2.
Rooms
may be reserved for women employees in hostels which may be constructed in
other Department of Government.
3.
Allotting
staff quarters earmarking for women employees who are working in those places
out of their native places.
DEPUTATION:
In the case of Leave Reserve period,
the women employees are indiscriminately subjected to deputations to single
handed offices and other offices where basic amenities are not available and
offices which are beyond 8 KM radius resulting in change of Head Quarters. This
should be avoided.
This 30thA.I.C. further appeals to all women employees working in all the circles to involve themselves
actively at all levels and uphold the glory of our mighty Union and also to
protect the interest of all.
This A.I.C. resolved to appeal to the Department of Posts to consider the women employees problem in depth and settle those, which are within the ambit of powers.
The above noted Resolutions submitted to Secretary (Posts) CHQ letter No. R-III/52/41 Dated 20-06-2014
FORMATION OF WOMEN COMMITTEE:- A women Committee of All India RMS & MMS
Employees Group `C` was formed with the
following members
Chairperson Swati Roy Bera SA Kolkata`WB` Circle
Convenor Jaya
Sharma SA Guwahati RMS, Assam circle
Jt. convenor C. Krishnan Kumar
Kerala
Committee Members
1.
Sonia Uike
2.
Sarala Devi
3.
H.R. Girija
4.
Geetha
5.
Sukanya Banerjee
6.
Suman
7.
K.M. Pooja Jaiswar
8.
Gyatri Sahoo
9.
Prabhavati Rabha
10. Rani
Kumar
11. Amalorbnvam
12. R.Buvana
13. Elibibarla
14. Shakuntala
Devi
15. Swati
Sudha
