Tuesday, December 30, 2014

GDS are main source of Income to the Department of posts

We are proudly announced,  Gramin Dak Sevaks are main source of Income to the Department of posts. Gramin Dak Sevaks procured 1,46,64,650 Rural Postal Life Insurance Active policies through Branch Post offices.  76,000 Crores of rupees are earned through this scheme by Gramin Dak Sevaks.


Government of India enacted Mahatma Gandhi National Rural employment Guarentee Act (MGNREGA) in September 2005. The scheme came into effect in all districts in the country from 1st April 2008. The scheme is operational through 96, 375 Branch Post offices. During the period from April 2013 to February 2014, 63 crores 90 lakhs MGNREGA a/c (nearly 64 crore a/c) were opened and an amount of 14,400 crores was disbursed.

source.-PIB

Minutes of the JCM

GDS - DO NOT WANT SEPEREATE GDS COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

PREPARE FOR INDEFINITE POSTAL STRIKE FROM 2015 MAY 6TH.

GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS DO NOT WANT SEPEREATE GDS COMMITTEE

SEPERATE COMMITTEE (WHETHER JUDICIAL OR BUREAUCRATIC) 
IS A WASTE AND FARCE.

Ø    2.76 lakhsGDS do not want a separate GDS Committee.
Ø    2.76 lakhs GDS want inclusion of GDS in the 7th CPC.
Ø    NFPE & AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
Ø    FNPO & NUGDS demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
Ø    Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
Ø    JCM National Council (staff side) organisations including Railway & Defense Federations demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
BUT RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF SHRI.MAHADEVAIAH IS DEMANDING SEPARTE COMMITTEE FOR GDS
*      Hon’ble Supreme Court stated that GDS are Civil Servants and they are Central Govt. Employees.
*      Justice Singhal, Chairman 4th PC stated GDS are Civil Servants and they are Central Govt. Employees.
*      Justice Charanjit Jalwar stated that GDS are Civil Servants and they are Central Govt. Employees.
*      Talwar Committee recommended to the Govt. that GDS should be included in Pay Commission and no separate committee should be appointed in future.
*      Govt. appointed 7th Pay Commission for Central Govt. Employees.
*      NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) says GDS are part of Central Govt. Employees and they should be included in 7th CPC itself.
*      Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers says that GDS are part of Central Govt. Employees and they should be incuded in 7th CPC itself.
*      JCM National Council (staff side) orgisastions including Railway & Defence Federations says GDS are part of Central Govt. Employees and they should be included in 7th CPC itself.
*      BUT RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF SHRI. MAHADEVAIAH ACCEPTED THE GOVT. STAND THAT GDS ARE NOT PART OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND HENCE HE IS DEMANDING SEPERATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS.  HE DON’T WANT GDS TO BE INCLUDED IN 7TH CPC.  HIS MAIN DEMAND IN THE CHARTER OF DEMANDS IS SEPERATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS .
*      NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) declared joint indefinite strike under the banner of JCA from 2015 May 6th for inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
*      FNPO & NUGDS also declared joint indefinite strike under the banner of JCA from 2015 May 6th for inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.
&     Confederation, Railways & Defence Federations organised joint National Convention of entire JCM staff side orgnisations and decided to organise massive Parliament March in April 2015 to declare indefinite strike of entire Central Govt. Employees.  Inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC is included in the charter of demands as number one demand.
RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF SHRI MAHADEVAIAH DON’T WANT JOINT STRIKE OF GDS & REGULAR EMPLOYEES.  HE ALWAYS DECLARES FRAGMENTED STRIKE TO TORPEDO THE UNITY OF GDS AND REGULR EMPLOYEES.  HE IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO RETAIN HIS CONTROL OVER GDS.  HE HAS WRITTEN TO THE GOVT. NOT TO ALLOW NFPE & FNPO TO DISCUSS GDS ISSUES.  GOVT. ALSO WANTS TO DIVIDE GDS AND REGULAR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY CAN EASILY DENY THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS OF THE GDS INCLUDING CIVIL SERVANT STATUS AND ALL BENEFITS OF REGULAR EMPLOYEES.
LET US ORGANISE JOINT INDEFINITE STRIKE OF FIVE LAKHS GDS & REGULAR EMPLOYEES FROM 2015 MAY 6TH UNDER THE BANNER OF POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION (NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) & NUGDS) DEMANDING INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7TH CPC & GRANT OF ALL BENEFITS OF REGULAR EMPLOYEES TO GDS ALSO.
RECOGNISED GDS UNION OF MAHADEVAIAH IS AGAINST FILING CASE IN SUPREME COURT  for grant of Civil Servant status and all benefits of regular employees to GDS.  NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has filed a Writ Petition in Supreme Court and after the preliminary hearing Supreme Court transferred the case to Delhi High Court.  The next hearing of the case in Delhi High Court is on 4th February, 2015.
But Shri. Mahadevaiah had filed a case in the Karnataka High Court for his own benefit requesting to grant Foreign Service benefits to him.  (Writ Petition No.24106/2005 (S.CAT).  
When he has filed Writ Petition in High Court for his own benefit it is perfectly alright, but when NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) filed case in Supreme Court for the benefit of 2.76 lakhs GDS he is ridiculing it and opposing it.

P.PANDURANGA RAO                                                          R.N.PARASHAR
General Secretry.                                                                  Secretary General,
AIPEU-GDS(NFPE)                                                                NFPE.


(NB:  Shri.Mahadevaiah has published in December 2014 a circular in his website in which again he has used filthy and unparliamentary language against the NFPE leadership.  He has called the leadership of NFPE as “Cowards” “impotent” and “liars”.  NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) don’t want to stoop to the level of Shri. Mahadevaiah by replying him using such indecent and low-level third-rate language in our writeups).

Save paper: Officials asked to write notes on both sides

Save paper: Officials asked to write notes on both sides
With an aim of saving precious paper pulp, Labour Department of the Delhi government has asked all its officials, including all deputy commissioners, to write notes on both sides of paper and type in single space. 

The department has issued a circular directing officials to take such steps to minimise the impact on environment as trees are the major source of paper pulp production. 

"Injudicious use of paper not only leads to infructuous expenditure but also impacts the environment as trees are the major source of paper pulp production," said a senior government official. 

The official said notes should be typed/written on both sides of the paper or note sheet, adding that besides, typing should be done in single space. 

The department's move come after Finance Ministry recently issued such guidelines to all Ministries in this regard. 

According to the department, copies should not be typed again in the case the draft itself is legible and does not contain many corrections. 

It further added that policy instruction and guidelines issued through orders and office memorandums etc. may be uploaded on website and number of hard copies of such communication may be limited to the required minimum. 

Manual submission of forms etc., wherever stipulated, either under statutory obligations or otherwise, should be discouraged and switching over to e-forms, online submission of forms etc. may be encouraged, the department said.

Source:-The Economic Times

Monday, December 29, 2014

INCLUDED IN THE WORK LOAD OF BPMs - AP CIRCLE

PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY PENSIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WORK LOAD OF BPMs - AP CIRCLE

The payments of Social Security Pensions has been taken into the work load of the BPMs. The item has been taken up in RJCM meeting held with CPMG, AP Circle.

COPY of the Order :

DEPARTMENT OF POST - INDIA
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
O/o CHIEF POST MASTER GENERAL - ANDHRA PRADESH CIRCLE
HYDERABAD - 500 001 

To
The Postmaster General
Hyderabad / Vijayawada / Visakhapatnam / Kurnool Regions.

No.BD/RJCM/Misc/13-14 dated at Hyderabad - 1 the 01-12-2014

Sub:- Request for considering work load of Social Security Pensions into BPMs TRCA instead of incentive payments - regarding.

        This is regarding taking work load of Social Security Pensions into BPMs TRCA instead of payment of incentive. In this regard, please find enclosed a copy of Directorate letter No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt) dated 16-12-2010 on the above subject for information and necessary action.

2.      I am directed by the Competent Authority to reiterate the instructions as detailed below:

i.     All the  concerned  should follow the Directorate instructions issued vide letter No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt) dated 16-12-2010 while calculating the work load of disbursement of old age pensions being disbursed by GDSBPMs through Savings Bank Accounts with immediate effect.

ii.    Payment of incentive being paid to GDSBPMs @ 0-50ps per transaction may be stopped immediately in respect of old age pensions.

      The circular may be brought to the notice of all concerned. Please acknowledge the receipt of the letter by next post.

sd.x.x
Asst. Postmaster General (FS&BD)
O/o Chief Postmaster General
A.P Circle, Hyderabad - 500 001

Copy to : Union Cell, Circle Office for information and necessary action w.r.t item No.16-1/2014 of RJCM meeting.


//copy// Dte.Letter No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt) dated 16-12-2010   
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
(Establishment Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110 001
File No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt.)                                                                                          Dated 16-12-2010

To
          Chief Post Masters General
          Postmasters General
          General Managers (Finance)
          Directors of Accounts (Postal)

Sub:- Revision   of  norms  for  assessment of  workload  of  the  Branch Postmasters.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to Directorate letter No.14-6/87-PAP dated 15-07-87 and
15-12-2009 on the above subject.

2.       The staff representatives of Gamin Dak Sevaks have represented that many of the new items of work that have been added recently are not covered by norms for assessment of workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. One-man committee headed by Shri R.S.Natarajamurti also recommended for conducting work study and prescribing norms for the various items of work undertaken by Branch Postmasters. Therefore, the Department has ordered a work study through Integrated Work Study Unit for recommending norms for new items of work and for revision of existing norms. The report and recommendations of the IWSU has been examined in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing and after a careful consideration, the competent Authority ordered for prescribing the norms for assessment of the workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. These norms are furnished in the Annexure.

3. These norms will come into effect from the date of issue of this order and have to be applied for all reviews conducted thereafter

4.       The norms may be communicated to all the concerned under your control for strict compliance.

5.       This issues in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing vide their Dy. No.303/FA/10/CS dated 15-12-2010.
Yours faithfully,
Sd.x.x.x.x
(K.RAMESWARA RAO)
Asst. Director General (Est.)

ANNEXURE

NORMS PRESCRIBED FOR ASSESSMENT OF WORK LOAD OF
 BRANCH POST MASTERS IN POINT SYSTEM


S.No

Norms of work

Points

Standard prescribed
1.
Handling of unregistered articles
1 point of work load
For every 25 unregistered articles handled in a day
2.
Handling of registered articles
1 point of work load
For every 22 registered articles handled in  month
3.
Handling of Money Orders
1 point of work load
For every 15 Money Orders handled in a month
4.
Sale of postage stamps
1 point of work load
For every Rs.900- worth of stamps sold in a month
5.
Handling of cash (*)
1 point of work load
For every Rs.20,000- cash handled in a month
6.
Savings Bank / NSC transactions
1 point of work load
For every 10 transactions in a month
7.
Rural Postal Life Insurance transactions
1 point of work load
For every 10 transactions in a month
8.
Collection of Telephone or any other bills
1 point of work load
For every 20 bills collected in a month
9.
Disbursement of Old age pensions through Money Orders
1 point of work load
For every 15 old age pension Money Orders disbursed in a month
10.
Disbursement of Old age pension through savings bank accounts
1 point of work load
For every 10 old age pension through savings bank in month
11.
Accounts work and receipt and dispatch of mails in a month

--

Fixed 14 points per month  *****

                                               
NOTE

1
The assessment of the work load of the Branch Post masters has to be done in respect of items 2 to 10 on the average of 4 quarterly months statistics. The statistics should be collected from the month following the month in which enumeration returns are collected.

2.
In respect of unregistered articles handled the Branch Postmaster has to furnish 3 days figures in the middle of the month, and the inspecting officer has to collect statistics for 2 days in the middle of the week. The least of the average has to be adopted for assessment of work load.

3.
Unregistered   articles  handled includes  the No. of unregistered articles  received for delivery  and posted for dispatch from the Branch Post Office.

4.
Registered articles handled includes Registered letters, Parcles, Speed Post articles and Value Payable articles received for delivery and Registered letters / parcels posted for dispatch.
5.
Money Orders handled includes all sorts of Money  Orders received for payment and MOs issued from the Branch Office.
6.
Savings Bank transactions include opening, deposit and withdrawal / closure of Savings Bank, Recurring Deposit and Time Deposit accounts
.
7.
RPLI transactions include collection of RPLI premium for procurement of new Business and collection of renewal premium
8
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is not covered by the present norms and the transactions on account of disbursement of NREGA payments to the beneficiaries and the cash handled should be excluded from the statistics for assessment of workload.
9.
(*) For cash handled orders have been issued already on 15-12-2009. The term "Cash handled" constitute cash handled on account of Money Orders issue / payment, deposits / withdrawals of SB/RD/TD accounts, RPLI premium collection, bills collection and bills payment other than salary paid to GDS staff working in the Branch Office. The cash received as Remittance from Account Office and Remittance sent to Account Office has to be excluded.
10.
14 points is given in lump per month for receipt of Branch office Bag, verification of contents including verification of remittance, writing of BO journal, BO account, preparation of BO Daily Account, tallying of closing balance and dispatch of BO bag including remittance of surplus cash to Account Office.
                                                                                                      SD.x.x.x.x
                                                                                         (K.RAMESWARARAO)
                                                                                  Asst. Director Genl.(Est.)