IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
CONFEDERATION NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISIONS - 12.02.2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNIONG GROUP ‘C’
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES GDS (NFPE)
(Central Head Quarters)
2151/1, Dada Ghosh Bhawan, New Delhi – 110008
GET READY FOR MEMBERSHIP VERIFICATION
SELECT AND ELECT AIPEU GDS (NFPE) AS THE NUMBER ONE RECOGNIZED UNION
GIVE YOUR AUTHORIZATION FORMS IN FAVOUR OF AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
RECOGNIZED GDS UNION MISERABLY FAILED AND CHEATED 2.76 LAKH GDS
WE WANT CHANGE AND ONLY AIPEU GDS (NFPE) CAN BRING THE CHANGE
YOUR AUTHORIZATION LETTER IS YOUR VOTE
LET US VOTE FOR AIPEU GDS (NFPE) AND DEFEAT THE ANTI-NFPE RECOGNIZED UNION
GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO ONLY AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
GIVING MORE THAN ONE UNION YOUR VOTE WILL BECOME WASTE
DURING THE LAST THREE VERIFICATION GDS VOTED FOR THE RECOGNIZED GDS UNION
BUT RECOGNIZED GDS UNION WASTED FIFTEEN YEARS WITHOUT ANY ACHIEVEMENT
THIS TIME THE RECOGNIZED GDS UNION WILL LOOSE ITS RECOGNIZTION AND AIPEU GDS (NFPE) WILL GET RECOGNITION WITH FLYING COLOURS
TO FIGHT FOR THE CAUSE OF GDS
TO SCRAP THE BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM
TO GET CIVIL SERVANT STATUS
TO LIVE AS A HUMAN BEING
LET US ELECT AND SELECT AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
VOTE FOR CHANGE
VOTE FOR AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
R. N. Parashar
General Secretary
AIPEU GROUP ‘C’
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P. Pandurangarao
General Secretary
AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
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ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)
CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi – 110 008
ALL GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi – 110 008
ALL GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
The One-man Committee on GDS headed by Retired Postal Services Board Member Shri Kamalesh Chandra has called for the suggestions / opinions / memorandum from all the stake holders, especially Gramin Dak Sevaks.
The following is the model memorandum prepared by AIPEU GDS (NFPE). Please send it to the Chairman, GDS Committee by e-mail and also by Speed Post
e-mail ID :gds.committee@gmail.com
(P. Pandurangarao)
General Secretary
AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
(Central Head Quarters)
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP – C (CHQ)
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION POSTMEN&MTS(CHQ)
New Delhi – 110 001
To,
All Divisional/Branch Secretaries, P3, P4
Circle Secretaries, P3, P4
CHQ Office bearers, P3, P4
Mahila Committee Members, P3, P4
ATTENTION OF ALL CIRCLE SECRETARIES/DIVISONAL/BRANCH SECRETARIES, P3 & P4
Please conduct an effective campaign among GDS through SPMs and Postmen Comrades and make them to send the copy of the enclosed memorandum to the Chairman, GDS Committee and a copy to GDS (CHQ).
R. N. Parashar
Secretary General, NFPE &
General Secretary
AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ)
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R. Seethalakshmi
General Secretary
AIPEU Postmen & MTS (CHQ)
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From: -
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To
Shri Kamlesh Chandra
Chairman,
Gramin Dak Sevak Committee
Ministry of Communication & IT
Government of India
Malcha Marg Post office Building
New Delhi – 110021
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Sub: - Memorandum on GDS issues,
With due respects and regards, we submit the following for your kind consideration and favourable recommendations to the Govt.
1. Departmentalization of GDS by declaring them as Civil Servants and grant all benefits of regular employees on pro rata basis.
2. Change the nomenclature of GDS as “Gramin Dak Karmachari” or “Rural Postal Employees”
3. Considering the need and requirement of Rural Post Offices after modernization viz., Core Banking Solutions (CBS), Core Insurance Solution (CIS) and introduction of handheld computers at BOs and additional responsibilities, the working hours of all BOs may be extended to 8 hours and all GDS may be granted full time Civil Servant status. There should no combination of duties. The illegal condition that GDS shall not on duty for more than five hours should be removed.
4. Minimum five hour wages should be paid even if the work load is less than 5 hours and if work load is more than five hours wages for full time (8hours) should be paid. Nomenclature of TRCA should be changed and it should be called as ‘Pay’. There should not be any reduction in wages under any circumstances.
5. The Branch Postmaster shall be paid at the pro rata wages of Postal Assistants; GDSMD/GDSSV shall be paid equal to Postmen; and all other categories with the comparison of MTS. GDS shall be appointed and not engaged and the word ‘engagement’ shall be deleted in the existing rules.
6. Time bound promotion (ACP) to higher pay scale on completion of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years may be granted to GDS. Point to Point fixation is requested for senior GDS. The pay shall be fixed to the seniors in the revised pay based on the number of years of service rendered to that extent by granting notional annual increments. The percentage of annual increment shall be at par with regular employees to whom the comparison is being made. The nomenclature of increment shall be introduced in the place of ‘future entitlement’.
7. The GDS may be considered for grant of HRA, Transport Allowance, Split duty Allowance on pro rata basis at par with regular departmental employees whom we are comparing for wage fixation. The rent of the building in which BO is housed may be paid by the department.
8. TA/DA may be granted to GDS if ordered in the interest of service and all other Allowance like Boat Allowance, SDA, may be extended to GDS.
9. The GDS shall be covered with the Children Education Allowance and hostel subsidy at par with regular employees.
10. The GDS shall be covered under the CS (MA) Rules or a new set of rules equal to that which provide full reimbursement of medical expenses to the GDS and their families.
11. The GDS may be granted leave on the following norms.
(i) E.L – One Day for each completed calendar month with accumulation.
(ii) HPL – 20 days per year, with accumulation facility.
(iii) Commuted leave may be introduced.
(iv) Maternity leave – 180 days at par with regular employees with full pay & allowances. Pay shall be made from salary head and not from the welfare fund of GDS.
(v) Child care leave shall be granted at par with regular employees.
(vi) Special Disability Leave – As applicable to regular employees.
12. Notwithstanding our claim of introduction of pension scheme at par with regular employees prior to 01-01-2004, we request to modify the S.D.B.S scheme to the extent of 10% recovery from the officials; 20% from the department. Ex-gratia gratuity shall be granted on completion 10 years service. Family pension shall also be introduced.
13. All vacancies in the departmental posts viz. MTS, Postmen, shall be filled only by GDS and there shall be no other open market direct recruitment. In respect of PA cadre, the GDS possessing Qualifications and computer knowledge shall be permitted to write the competitive exam along with postman & MTS for the Departmental Quota vacancies.
14. The GDS Conduct & Engagement rules 2011 shall be scrapped and CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964 may be made applicable to GDS also. It shall be covered under Article 309 of the Union Constitution.
15. 50% of the past services of GDS shall be counted as regular service on promotion for pensionary benefits including gratuity.
16. GDS shall also be covered under LTC Scheme to have recreation in life.
17. GDS may be provided with uniforms and also grant of Washing Allowance.
18. All advances like festival, medical, LTC, Tour TA, scooter, HBA, Motor Cycle Advance shall be extended to the GDS. All incentives, honorariums shall be introduced for the excess work performed by GDS.
19. Furnishing of security band shall be dropped. Similarly the residential condition may also be dropped in the recruitment rules.
20. Transfer facilities may further be liberalized; there shall be no loss of service or pay on transfer. Identity cards to GDSs are a must and that shall be supplied to GDS free of cost of the Department.
21. Compassionate appointment may be granted to the dependents of deceased GDS, removing the existing conditions.
22. GDS may be granted all Trade Union rights at par with regular employees.
23. The amount payable under Group Insurance Scheme may be enhanced to five lakhs.
24. The 50 years age limit for appearing for departmental examination may be removed.
25. One point may be granted for Rs.4000- of cash handling in BOs.
We submit that these poor and down trodden 2.76 lakhs of Gramin Dak Sevaks should not be neglected and shall be extended with all benefits applicable to departmental employees. As Justice Talwar Quoted that ‘the weak and downtrodden need protection’. We hope that the respected Chairman, GDS Committee will look in to the prayers made by the All India Postal employees Union GDS (NFPE) also we made in the pre paras and render justice to this down-trodden section of the Postal employees.
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
Place: -
Date:-
(Name of the GDS with
Designation)
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
(Central Head Quarters)
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP – C (CHQ)
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION POSTMEN&MTS (CHQ)
New Delhi – 110 001
To
All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries,
All of you are aware that the All India Postal Employees Union – GDS (NFPE) was formed in the year 2012. Now almost four years are going to be completed since the formation. During this peiod, the Federal Council of NFPE, which is supreme decision making body of NFPE has decided to grant “ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP” to the new union. The All India conference of all affiliated Unions / Associations of NFPE also decided to extend full cooperation and support to AIPEU GDS (NFPE).
The AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) has formed Circle/Divisional Branches in 80% of the Circles and Divisions. It’s first All India Conference was held at Chennai in March 2013 and 2nd All India Conference at Shimla in September 2015. It has conducted various agitational programmes including strike along with NFPE and Confederation. Due to the efforts made by the NFPE & AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) both Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers and the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of JCM Staffside organizations (Railways, Defence, Confederation) have included the demand for grant of Civil Servant status and grant of all benefits of regular employees on pro rata basis in their strike charter of demands as an important demand. Postal Joint Council of Action (NFPE & FNPO) has also included the GDS demands as number one demand in their charter of demands.
The ‘recognized, GDS union is not a part of NFPE or Confederation. It is an individual – self centered organization. During the last 15 years the recognized GDS union could not settle any of the demands of the GDS. Upto 2000, GDS conducted joint struggles including strike under the banner of NFPE and whatever benefit has come to the GDS is only because of the struggles conducted by NFPE. After 2000 the GDS Union started separate functioning and started to divide regular employees and GDS. It is refused to join the joint programme of NFPE and always conducted separate programmes. Recognized GDS Union chould not settle any of the demands of the GDS, instead the GDS lost their existing benefits one by one. The Gramin Dak Sevaks have lost faith in the recognized GDS union and it has become a dead-horse. Now majority of GDS are convinced that only through joint struggle under the banner of NFPE, we can make improvement in the wages and service conditions of Gramin Dak Sevaks.
It is in the above background, the importance of new GDS union is to be understood. The new GDS union AIPEU GDS (NFPE) believes and stand for the joint functioning and struggle along with the NFPE and Confederation. NFPE has already given clear instructions to all Circle, Divisional Secretaries to form the AIPEU GDS (NFPE) in all Divisions and Circles. The AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) and AIPEU Postmen & MTS (CHQ) have also given instructions to all P3 & P4 Divisional, Circle unions to form the AIPEU GDS (NFPE) in the Circle/Divisions.
GDS membership verification orders will be issued in February/March 2016. We have no doubt that the AIPEU GDS (NFPE) will become the number one recognized GDS Union. The authorization letter (i.e., declaration form) should be obtained from each individual GDS and to be countersigned by the Divisional Secretary or Authorized Representative of AIPEU GDS (NFPE). Only Divisional Secretary or Authorized Representative can countersign the Authorisation letter. Hence the formation of the Divisional Union or an ad hoc Committee with a Convener in all Divisions is the first prerequisite for Membership verification.
As per the Constitution of NFPE, P3 & P4, all the Circle Secretaries and Divisional Secretaries of P3 & P4 should implement the decisions of NFPE, P3 & P4 CHQs. Inspite of clear instructions by NFPE CHQ and P3, P4 CHQs some of the Circles and Divisions have not formed the Branches of new GDS Union i.e., AIPEU GDS (NFPE).
Divisional Secretaries of P3 & P4 are still conducting meetings jointly with the old GDS union which is not an affiliate or Associate member of NFPE. The managing bodies of NFPE, P3 & P4 have decided to take disciplinary action against those Circle/Divisional unions for non-implementation of the decisions of NFPE, P3 and P4 CHQs including withdrawl of recognition. Hence this letter is issued.
All Circle / Divisional Secretaries of P3 and P4 are once again requested to implement the following decisions before 20-03-2016 WITHOUT FAIL.
1. Form Divisional Union or Adhoc Committee of AIPEU GDs (NFPE) in all Divisions. If it is an Adhoc Committee, one convenor should be elected.
2. Intimate the name, designation, office address with pincode & Mobile Number of the Divisional Secretary or Adhoc Committee Convenor to the (1) Secretary General NFPE
(2) General Secretary AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ)
(3) General Secretary AIPEU Postmen & MTS (CHQ)
(4) General Secretary, AIPEU GDS (NFPE),
2151/1, Patel Nagar, Opp. Shadi Pur Bus Depot, Dada Ghosh Bhawan Post Office, New Delhi – 110008.
It is further instructed that , hereafter if any Divisional Union of P3 & P4 conduct joint programme with any/GDS Union which is not an affiliate or Associate member of NFPE, it will be viewed seriously and disciplinary action (including withdrawal of recognition) will be taken for violation of directions of NFPE, P-3 & P4 CHQ.
Fraternally yours,
R. N. Parashar
Secretary General, NFPE &
General Secretary
AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ)
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R. Seethalakshmi
General Secretary
AIPEU Postmen & MTS (CHQ)
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