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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Coming soon, Post Bank of India
The postal department plans to enter the banking business with the Reserve Bank of India deciding to grant new bank licences to entities with credible track-record.
Consultant appointed
Sources said the Department of Posts, which has a strong foot print in rural areas, has appointed Ernst and Young (E&Y) as the consultant for the proposed ‘Post Bank’
“Ernst and Young is expected to submit a detailed project report by April, after which all the necessary measures will be taken up to apply for banking licence,” a source at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology told PTI.
The sources added that the Department of Post (DoP) might need Cabinet approval for setting up Post Bank of India.
Of the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country, around 24,000 district offices may be ready to offer banking services in the next two years.
The DoP is in process of setting up 1,000 ATMs.
“Post Bank shall not only take care of the banking needs of the rural poor but shall also converge with micro-insurance and micro-remittance services of the DoP,” the source said.
As per data shared with Parliament, there were over 26 crore operational small savings accounts in post offices as on March 31, 2012, having deposits worth Rs.1.9 lakh crore.
Source : The Hindu, 23 Feb, 2013
If unions are not engaged in talks, another strike will follow: Dasgupta
The two-day strike by the Central trade unions against the government’s “apathy” towards the working class came up in the Lok Sabha on Friday, with some members warning that there could be another agitation if trade unions are not engaged in talks.
Raising the issue during zero hour, Gurudas Dasgupta (CPI), who is also leader of the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), said 44 crore workers, who were the mainstay of production in the country, were not getting appropriate remuneration and the government was neglecting them.
Referring to the two-day strike, he said the trade unions did not want to resort to such actions but were forced to do so by the government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made an “innocent appeal through press” for talks. “The Prime Minister offers talks to trade unions through the press. Does he talk to the corporates also through the press?”
Mr. Dasgupta said the Prime Minister had formed a committee of four Ministers to talk to trade union leaders, but in the meeting that took place, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was not present. Labour Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge also called trade union leaders for talks, but he had “nothing to offer.”
Mr. Dasgupta warned that if the government did not engage with trade unions, there would be another nationwide strike.
CPI(M) leader Basudeb Acharia and Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav associated themselves with Mr. Dasgupta’s views.
“Strike a success”
Meanwhile, the Left parties have congratulated the working class, employees and other sections of the working people who made the two-day general strike a “magnificent success.”
“The workers struck work in all industries and commercial sectors. The strike was effective in the petroleum, coal, mining, port and dock, banking and insurance sectors. State government offices were also affected by the strike. The participation of workers in the unorganised sectors was also notable,” a statement issued by the Left parties here said.
“The Central government has to immediately address the demands raised by the general strike and take steps to fulfil them, otherwise bigger actions will follow. This is a wake-up call to the government to stop the anti-people and anti-working class policies,” said the statement issued jointly by Prakash Karat, general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist); S. Sudhakar Reddy, general secretary, Communist Party of India; Debabrata Biswas, general secretary of the All India Forward Bloc; and T.J. Chandrachoodan, general secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.
Source : The Hindu, 23, Feb, 2013
"Strike a success, another agitation if no talks with trade unions"
India News: After the lukewarm response it received, the two-day strike by the Central trade unions against the government's apathy towards the working class came up in the Lok Sabha on Friday, with some members warning that there could be another agitation if trade unions are not engaged in talks.
Raising the issue during zero hour, Gurudas Dasgupta (CPI), who is also leader of the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), said 44 crore workers, who were the mainstay of production in the country, were not getting appropriate remuneration and the government was neglecting them.
Referring to the two-day strike, he said the trade unions did not want to resort to such actions but were forced to do so by the government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made an “innocent appeal through press†for talks. “The Prime Minister offers talks to trade unions through the press. Does he talk to the corporates also through the press?â€
Mr. Dasgupta said the Prime Minister had formed a committee of four Ministers to talk to trade union leaders, but in the meeting that took place, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was not present. Labour Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge also called trade union leaders for talks, but he had “nothing to offer.â€
Mr. Dasgupta warned that if the government did not engage with trade unions, there would be another nationwide strike.
CPI(M) leader Basudeb Acharia and Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav associated themselves with Mr. Dasgupta’s views.
Meanwhile, the Left parties have congratulated the working class, employees and other sections of the working people who made the two-day general strike a “magnificent success.â€
“The workers struck work in all industries and commercial sectors. The strike was effective in the petroleum, coal, mining, port and dock, banking and insurance sectors. State government offices were also affected by the strike. The participation of workers in the unorganised sectors was also notable,†a statement issued by the Left parties here said.
“The Central government has to immediately address the demands raised by the general strike and take steps to fulfil them, otherwise bigger actions will follow. This is a wake-up call to the government to stop the anti-people and anti-working class policies,†said the statement issued jointly by Prakash Karat, general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist); S. Sudhakar Reddy, general secretary, Communist Party of India; Debabrata Biswas, general secretary of the All India Forward Bloc; and T.J. Chandrachoodan, general secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.
Violence, including attack on those who turned up for work in Noida, burning of their cars and other vehicles, and mowing down of a trade unionist in Ambala district of Haryana, marred the first day of the two-day all-India general strike called by 11 central trade unions.
In Ambala, local leader Narinder Singh was fatally knocked down by a State-owned roadways bus, which he and his fellow protesters attempted to stop.
The strike call evoked mixed response across the country on Wednesday.
The functioning of banks, insurance companies, transport, coal, telecom and oil industries, central and State government undertakings, and Central/State government offices in many places was affected. Kerala, Tripura, Bihar were among the worst-affected States.
During the two-day strike in Delhi, government offices functioned as usual but not many autos or taxis were seen on the road. In some States there was only lukewarm response.
Stray incidents of violence occurred in Odisha and Karnataka. There was only partial response in Tamil Nadu with shops open as usual, and taxis and auto-rickshaws plying normally in some cities. Workers took out rallies, held protest meetings, dharnas near their place of work in various cities across the country.
Commuters, patients, students, vendors, and those arriving at or going to airports, bus stands, railway stations and offices were put to great hardship due to non-availability of transport in many places.
However, flight and train operations remained unaffected. The unions were demanding, among other things, check on price rise, more employment generation, better social security to the unorganised workers, ban on contract labour system, and fixing minimum wages at Rs. 10,000 a month.
Referring to the two-day strike, he said the trade unions did not want to resort to such actions but were forced to do so by the government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made an “innocent appeal through press†for talks. “The Prime Minister offers talks to trade unions through the press. Does he talk to the corporates also through the press?â€
Mr. Dasgupta said the Prime Minister had formed a committee of four Ministers to talk to trade union leaders, but in the meeting that took place, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was not present. Labour Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge also called trade union leaders for talks, but he had “nothing to offer.â€
Mr. Dasgupta warned that if the government did not engage with trade unions, there would be another nationwide strike.
CPI(M) leader Basudeb Acharia and Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav associated themselves with Mr. Dasgupta’s views.
Meanwhile, the Left parties have congratulated the working class, employees and other sections of the working people who made the two-day general strike a “magnificent success.â€
“The workers struck work in all industries and commercial sectors. The strike was effective in the petroleum, coal, mining, port and dock, banking and insurance sectors. State government offices were also affected by the strike. The participation of workers in the unorganised sectors was also notable,†a statement issued by the Left parties here said.
“The Central government has to immediately address the demands raised by the general strike and take steps to fulfil them, otherwise bigger actions will follow. This is a wake-up call to the government to stop the anti-people and anti-working class policies,†said the statement issued jointly by Prakash Karat, general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist); S. Sudhakar Reddy, general secretary, Communist Party of India; Debabrata Biswas, general secretary of the All India Forward Bloc; and T.J. Chandrachoodan, general secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.
Violence, including attack on those who turned up for work in Noida, burning of their cars and other vehicles, and mowing down of a trade unionist in Ambala district of Haryana, marred the first day of the two-day all-India general strike called by 11 central trade unions.
In Ambala, local leader Narinder Singh was fatally knocked down by a State-owned roadways bus, which he and his fellow protesters attempted to stop.
The strike call evoked mixed response across the country on Wednesday.
The functioning of banks, insurance companies, transport, coal, telecom and oil industries, central and State government undertakings, and Central/State government offices in many places was affected. Kerala, Tripura, Bihar were among the worst-affected States.
During the two-day strike in Delhi, government offices functioned as usual but not many autos or taxis were seen on the road. In some States there was only lukewarm response.
Stray incidents of violence occurred in Odisha and Karnataka. There was only partial response in Tamil Nadu with shops open as usual, and taxis and auto-rickshaws plying normally in some cities. Workers took out rallies, held protest meetings, dharnas near their place of work in various cities across the country.
Commuters, patients, students, vendors, and those arriving at or going to airports, bus stands, railway stations and offices were put to great hardship due to non-availability of transport in many places.
However, flight and train operations remained unaffected. The unions were demanding, among other things, check on price rise, more employment generation, better social security to the unorganised workers, ban on contract labour system, and fixing minimum wages at Rs. 10,000 a month.
Source : http://www.keralanext.com/news/2013/02/23/article103.asp
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Press Statement by Confederation : SPECTACULAR SUCCESS OF TWO-DAYS STRIKE BY C.G.EMPLOYEES ALONGWITH WORKING CLASS OF INDIA
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS
MANISHINATH BHAWAN, A2/95 RAJOURIGARDEN
NEW DELHI-110027
email. confederation06@yahoo.co.in
PH:011 25105324
PRESS STATEMENT
About 8 lakhs Central Government employees took part in the 48 hour (two day) general strike yesterday and today organised by the Indian working class as per the call of the Joint platform of 11 Central Trade Unions of the country. Besides 5 lakh Defence Civilian employees are also reported to have participated in this historic action.
The Strike was total and cent per cent in Income tax and Postal departments. The participation ranged from 60 to 90% in other Government of India organisations except in the Central Secretariat. As per the report, the strike was total in Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and 60 to 70% in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and partial in other States.
In Delhi, the Income tax and RMS offices of the Postal Department virtually remained closed. Not a single employee reported for duty in these offices. Many offices of the Civil Accounts and Post offices in Delhi also did not function on these two days.
Many establishments of Printing and Stationery, Indian Bureau of Mines, Geological Survey of India, Medical Depots, Customs, Ground Water Board, ISRO, Directorate of Marketing Inspection, Civil Accounts, Central Public Works Department remained closed throughout the country on both the days.
The National Secretariat of the Confederation places on record its sincere gratitude and appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the State/Branch level leaders to make this historic action of the Indian working class a resounding success by eliciting the total participation of the Central Government employees. The success of the two days strike action will no doubt embolden the employees and workers to chalk out intensified action programme including indefinite strike action to compel the Govt. to rescind the anti-people economic policies pursued since 1991.
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary General.
TWO DAYS STRIKE EXHIBITED THE TOTAL UNITY AND PROTEST OF POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES
Entire Postal and RMS services came to a standstill
We (NFPE & FNPO) once again extend our warm greetings and congratulations to all Postal and RMS employees who made the two days nationwide strike a thundering success. About 1,50,000 Postal and RMS offices including Branch Post offices remained closed for two days. About more than five lakhs employees including GDS struck work. Though the strike will be over tonight, the struggle against the anti-worker policies will continue. Let us keep this unity and fighting spirit intact.
Unity for Struggle and struggle for unity
Thank you, Thank you all
M. Krishnan D. Theagarajan
Secretary General Secretary General
NFPE FNPO
The 26,000-crore Bharat bandh: 10 facts about Day 2
New Delhi: The two-day Bharat bandh called by 11 major trade unions is costing the country about 26,000 crores, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
Here are the 10 big facts about Day 2:
- At least eight factories in Delhi's industrial belt of Okhla were vandalised by a mob this afternoon. The police said some arrests have been made, but did not share more details. Hundreds attacked at least eight factories in the capital Thursday during the final day of a two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions, police said. Tweets from people who work in Okhla referred to cars being attacked too. (Factories attacked in Delhi)
- The violence today follows yesterday's hours-long rampage in Noida, 15 kms from Delhi. 100 people have been arrested. Nearly 600 offices were damaged and 25 cars were set on fire. (100 arrested for Noida violence)
- In Gurgaon, also near Delhi, many multi-national companies are closed today. Union leaders in the area have promised that their strike will be peaceful.
- In Bengal, Trinamool Congress workers have allegedly cut off the ear of a panchayat worker for not reporting to work yesterday. The man has been rushed to a Behrampore hospital in critical condition.
- In Delhi, public transport has been affected. Auto-rickshaws are tough to find, and the Delhi Metro is more crowded than usual.
- Bangalore: Schools and colleges are closed but the city's large conglomerate of IT companies is open.
- Thiruvananthapuram: There's no public transport and shops are shut for the second day. The government has issued a no-work-no-pay warning for its employees, which has been largely ignored. Private offices are reporting thin attendance. Universities have cancelled examinations. Passengers arriving at the train station and airport are being given lifts in police vans. Long queues were seen at the few petrol pumps open. (Shutdown in Kerala for second day)
- Lucknow: 9,000 government buses are not running. Government-owned banks are closed. ATMs have run out of cash.
- Parliamentarians from Left parties are not attending the first day of the budget session today in a show of support for trade unions.
- 26 public sector banks have been closed for business since yesterday. Their 10 lakh employees are on strike. (Bank operations hit) The 11 trade unions who have called the strike want better enforcement of labour laws and are unhappy with high prices and inflation.Source : http://www.ndtv.com
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
February 20, 21 Strike
Against the exploitation of the virtual capitalism,
It’s the expression of our inner tumult.
Against the commodifying everything,
It’s for changing everything.
Against the apolitical disintegration,
It’s the moulding of the common man and working class of India.
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Let us join the mass upsurge on Feb 20, 21 and continue the fight
to change the capitalist-oriented Imperialist globalization policies
NFPE Zindabad
Working Class Unity Zindabad
M. Krishnan
Discussion with Government again failed on February 20, 21 General Strike
Central Trade Unions rejected the Government’s appeal to call off the strike.
10 Crores workers will participate in the strike.
13 lakhs Central Government employees including 5.5 lakhs Postal employees joining historic two days strike. Entire Postal and RMS offices including Branch Post offices will be completely closed for two days. Ensure cent per cent success.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General, NFPE
Friday, February 15, 2013
DISCUSSION FAILED
ON STRIKE
DISCUSSION
FAILED
CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS
DECIDE
TO GO AHEAD WITH
THE TWO DAYS STRIKE
= Cabinet Minister for Labour Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge and Minister of State for Labour Shri Kodikkunnil Suresh held
discussion with Trade Union Leaders on 13-02-2013 on the Charter of
Demands.
Discussion failed
as
Govt. is not ready to concede the demands.
All
Trade Union Leaders unanimously decided to go ahead with the
strike
==M.Krishnan,
SG,NFPE
Mallikarjun Kharge Assure Central Trade Union Leaders to Brief Prime Minister about issues Raised by them
Appeal to the Central Trade Unions not to Inconvenience the General Public and the Workers and to Withdraw the Notice for the Proposed Strike.
The Union Minister for Labour & Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge and the Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri K.Suresh today met the representatives of eleven major Central Trade Unions here at Shram Shakti Bhawan in New Delhi to discuss the proposed country-wide General Strike on the 20th and 21st February, 2013. Senior officers of various Ministries also attended the meeting.
The representatives of Central Trade Unions reiterated their demands for the Government to take concrete measures to contain price rise, to ensure employment generation, strict enforcement of labour laws, universal social security for unorganized and organized workers, stoppage of disinvestment in central and state public sector undertakings. Some of the specific issues raised by them related to payment of minimum wages of Rs.10,000/-, abolition of contract labour, payment of equal wages and benefits to contract workers at par with regular workers, removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund, increasing the quantum of gratuity, assured pension for all, compulsory registration of trade unions within 45 days and immediate ratification of the ILO Convention No. 87 and 98.
The Minister for Labour & Employment thanked the representatives of trade unions for the keen interest shown by them to address the problems faced by workers and common people in the country. He explained the various initiatives taken by the Government to tackle these important issues in a sympathetic and time-bound manner. He particularly highlighted the amendments proposed by the Ministry of Labour & Employment to the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, National Floor Level Minimum Wage to workers and to the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 to make its enforcement stricter and labour-friendly. The steps taken by the Govt to provide for a minimum pension of Rs.1000/- to the EPF subscribers were explained. On the enforcement of labour laws the Minister clarified that both the Central and State Governments take effective measures for inspection of workplaces and prosecution is launched wherever irregularities are detected.
The Minister reiterated that enacting labour legislation involves a tripartite process and employers, employees and State Governments are to be consulted. Therefore, it is a time-consuming process. The Govt is taking all necessary steps to enact various laws and amendments in consultation with the various stakeholders.
The Minister informed the representatives of the Central Trade Unions about the various steps taken by the Government to control inflation, arrest price rise, promote investment and ensure industrial growth which will lead to greater employment opportunities. On disinvestment it was clarified that even after disinvestment Govt will retain 51% of the shareholding and management control of Central Public Sector Enterprises and partial disinvestment will not affect the public sector character of the CPSEs or their labour and employment policy.
The Minister assured the Central Trade Unions that he will bring these developments to the notice of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh . The representatives of Central Trade Unions requested that a final settlement of all the pending issues should be done without further loss of time. The Minister reiterated the sincere efforts being made by the Government to address the problems of the working class and the people. He appealed to the Central Trade Unions not to inconvenience the general public and the workers and to withdraw the notice for the proposed strike.
The following Trade Union Leaders were present in the meeting:
S/Shri A. N. Dogra (BMS), G. Sanjiva Reddy (INTUC), Gurudas Dasgupta (AITUC), H.S.Sidhu (HMS), Tapan Sen (CITU), R.A. Mittal (HMS), R.K. Sharma (AITUC), G.Devarajan (TUCC), A.K. Padmanabhan (CITU), D.L.Sachdev (AITUC), Rajiv Dimri(AICCTU), S.K.Roy, AICCTU), M.Hhanmugam (LPF), Ashok Ghosh (UTUC) and P.J. Raju (UTUC).
The Various Ministries/Departments Officiers representatives were as under:
S/Shri Dr. M. Sarangi, Secretary Labour & Employment; Ravi Mathur, Secretary, Deptt. of Disinvestment (DOD); D.S.Dhesi, AS, Commerce; Pramod Aggrawal JS, DOD, Sudha Krishnan, Joint Secretary, D’o Expenditure; Atul Chaturvedi, JS,DIPP; S.Sahu, Addl. Dev. Commidssioner, MSME; B.K.Sanwariya,CLC, M/o Labour & Employment, Shailesh Kumar Singh, JS,M/o Coal and B.S.Negi,CMS (Admn.) M/o Rural Development.
The Union Minister for Labour & Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge and the Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri K.Suresh today met the representatives of eleven major Central Trade Unions here at Shram Shakti Bhawan in New Delhi to discuss the proposed country-wide General Strike on the 20th and 21st February, 2013. Senior officers of various Ministries also attended the meeting.
The representatives of Central Trade Unions reiterated their demands for the Government to take concrete measures to contain price rise, to ensure employment generation, strict enforcement of labour laws, universal social security for unorganized and organized workers, stoppage of disinvestment in central and state public sector undertakings. Some of the specific issues raised by them related to payment of minimum wages of Rs.10,000/-, abolition of contract labour, payment of equal wages and benefits to contract workers at par with regular workers, removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund, increasing the quantum of gratuity, assured pension for all, compulsory registration of trade unions within 45 days and immediate ratification of the ILO Convention No. 87 and 98.
The Minister for Labour & Employment thanked the representatives of trade unions for the keen interest shown by them to address the problems faced by workers and common people in the country. He explained the various initiatives taken by the Government to tackle these important issues in a sympathetic and time-bound manner. He particularly highlighted the amendments proposed by the Ministry of Labour & Employment to the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, National Floor Level Minimum Wage to workers and to the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 to make its enforcement stricter and labour-friendly. The steps taken by the Govt to provide for a minimum pension of Rs.1000/- to the EPF subscribers were explained. On the enforcement of labour laws the Minister clarified that both the Central and State Governments take effective measures for inspection of workplaces and prosecution is launched wherever irregularities are detected.
The Minister reiterated that enacting labour legislation involves a tripartite process and employers, employees and State Governments are to be consulted. Therefore, it is a time-consuming process. The Govt is taking all necessary steps to enact various laws and amendments in consultation with the various stakeholders.
The Minister informed the representatives of the Central Trade Unions about the various steps taken by the Government to control inflation, arrest price rise, promote investment and ensure industrial growth which will lead to greater employment opportunities. On disinvestment it was clarified that even after disinvestment Govt will retain 51% of the shareholding and management control of Central Public Sector Enterprises and partial disinvestment will not affect the public sector character of the CPSEs or their labour and employment policy.
The Minister assured the Central Trade Unions that he will bring these developments to the notice of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh . The representatives of Central Trade Unions requested that a final settlement of all the pending issues should be done without further loss of time. The Minister reiterated the sincere efforts being made by the Government to address the problems of the working class and the people. He appealed to the Central Trade Unions not to inconvenience the general public and the workers and to withdraw the notice for the proposed strike.
The following Trade Union Leaders were present in the meeting:
S/Shri A. N. Dogra (BMS), G. Sanjiva Reddy (INTUC), Gurudas Dasgupta (AITUC), H.S.Sidhu (HMS), Tapan Sen (CITU), R.A. Mittal (HMS), R.K. Sharma (AITUC), G.Devarajan (TUCC), A.K. Padmanabhan (CITU), D.L.Sachdev (AITUC), Rajiv Dimri(AICCTU), S.K.Roy, AICCTU), M.Hhanmugam (LPF), Ashok Ghosh (UTUC) and P.J. Raju (UTUC).
The Various Ministries/Departments Officiers representatives were as under:
S/Shri Dr. M. Sarangi, Secretary Labour & Employment; Ravi Mathur, Secretary, Deptt. of Disinvestment (DOD); D.S.Dhesi, AS, Commerce; Pramod Aggrawal JS, DOD, Sudha Krishnan, Joint Secretary, D’o Expenditure; Atul Chaturvedi, JS,DIPP; S.Sahu, Addl. Dev. Commidssioner, MSME; B.K.Sanwariya,CLC, M/o Labour & Employment, Shailesh Kumar Singh, JS,M/o Coal and B.S.Negi,CMS (Admn.) M/o Rural Development.
Source : PIB Release, 14 Feb, 2013
NOTICE
OF TWO DAYS STRIKE ON 20th & 21st FEBRUARY,
2013.
LETTER
FROM THE DEPARTMENT
No.8-4/2013/SR
Government
of India
Ministry
of Communications & IT
Department
of Posts
Dak
Bhawan , Sansad Marg ,
New
Delhi-110001
Dated
13.02.2013
To
Sh. M. Krishnan,
Secretary General, NFPE
Sh. D. Theagarajan,
Secretary General, FNPO
Subject: Notice of two days strike on 20th
& 21st February, 2013.
Sir,
With reference to letter No. JCA 2013 dated 22nd January, 2013 from
Postal Joint Council of Action stating that all the
Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative and Postal Accounts Employees and all the Gramin
Dak Sevaks will go on two days strike on 20th & 21st
Feb, 2013 in support of Charter of Demands enclosed with the letter
referred to above. Part-I of The Charter of Demands relates to the entire
Government of India and perhaps will be examined by Department of Personnel and
Training. Part-II of the Charter of Demands relating to the Department of Posts
is being examined by us. The progress in respect of these demands will be
intimated to you shortly.
2.
As you are aware the Department of Posts has a well established system to
resolve the demands of the employees through discussions across the table. In
the recent past, periodical meetings granted by Secretary (Posts),JCM Standing
Committee Meeting and JCM Departmental Council Meetings were held where a number
of issues have been discussed in detail and the minutes has been issued to all
concerned for solving staff matters. It is felt that no fruitful purpose is
served by agitation especially when the problems can be mutually discussed and
resolved. Such disruptions also hamper our business and goodwill.
3.
In view of the above, it is requested that both the federations and its
affiliated Unions may call off the strike so that the Postal Services are not
hampered and public is not put to any avoidable inconvenience.
Yours
faithfully,
Sd/- (Anil Kumar
Dy.
Director General (Establishment
)
Monday, February 11, 2013
7th Pay Commission Projected Pay Scale
People may think that the babus again started to make voice over pay revision and next pay commission or 7th Pay commission. There is a saying that “The crying baby gets the milk”. The need makes the man to act.
Source :http://www.gservants.com/2013/02/11/7th-pay-commission-projected-pay-scale/
One should try to understand the fact that being a government servant one can witness a considerable pay hike at least twice or thrice of his/her entire service period. Because, other than promotion, only the pay commission recommendation will give them considerable pay hike. But it takes place once in ten years. Now a days a government employee can render service 20 or 30 years only due to non availability of employment opportunity in government service below the age of 25. So there is no need to be get annoyed by hearing the voice for seventh pay commission from central government employees. Because constituting next pay commission is for nothing but to review the salary of the govt. servants with the current economical condition of the country.
How the pay of a govt. employee had been fixed at the beginning of the Independence India.
Till now there are six pay commission had been constituted to review and recommend pay structure of central government employees.
All the six pay commissions have taken many aspects into consideration to prescribe the pay structure for government servants.
In the first pay commission the concept of ‘living wage’ was adopted.
In second pay commission it had been reiterated that the pay structure and working condition to be crafted in a way so as to ensure the effective functioning of government mechanism.
The third pay commission adopted the concept of ‘need based wage’
The Fourth CPC had recommended the government to constitute permanent machinery to undertake periodical review of pay and allowances of Central Government employees, but which got never implemented.
In Fifth pay commission all federations demanded that the pay scale should be at par with the public sector. But the pay commission didn’t accept this and told that the demand for parity with the Public Sector was however difficult to concede as it felt that the Job content and condition of service in the government and pulic sector not necessarily the same. There were essential differences between the two sectors.
The Sixth Central Pay Commission, claimed that it had not only tried to evolve a proper pay package for the Government employees but also to make recommendations rationalizing the governmental structure with a view to improve the delivery mechanisms for providing better services to the common man
What about seventh pay commission?
Generally every pay commission, before recommending a pay structure, it used to analyze all the aspects including the economic situation of the country, financial resources of the government, comparison with the public sector, private sector and state government pay structure etc. So it is very much clear that Pay Determination is very complicated and sensitive task. Without any doubt every one accepts that this is very challenging task too. In order to determine the new pay structure the pay commission has to go through voluminous data consisting current economic condition, strength of the work force and working condition etc. In the meantime, if one tries to suggest or comment about 7thy pay commission pay scale or about what the seventh pay commission pay scale would be, it will not get much importance.
But when we come across all the recommendations of six pay commissions, we observed an interesting factor which is common to all the pay commission recommendations, particularly in the matter of percentage of increase in the pay. Average 3 times increase in the pay was recommended by each pay commission and it was accepted by government and implemented. We have posted three articles about six pay commissions before this post.
Click the link given below to see those articles and average increase was worked out in the table.
First CPC to Third CPC Pay Scales
Fourth CPC pay scale and Fifth Pay commission
Short Description about Sixth Pay Commission
Obviously it is simple thing, we can say it a mathematical coincidence that we have in common in all previous pay commission, but we cannot neglect this. Because it was there, every time it is noticed that the revised pay was approximately three times higher than its pre revised pay. Apart from all the factors which has been used to determine the pay revision, we can use this simple formula ‘common multiplying factor’ to know the 7th pay commission pay scale . If next pay commission prefer to continue the same running pay band and grade pay system for seventh pay commission also, the pay structure may be like the following projected figures given below, using common multiplying factor ‘3’. The Following is only the projected figure using common multiplying factor ‘3’
SIXTH CPC PAY STRUCTURE
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PROJECTED PAY STRUCTURE FOR NEXT (VII) PAY COMMISSION
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Name of Pay Band/ Scale
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Corresponding Pay Bands
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Corresponding Grade Pay
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Entry Grade +band pay
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Projected entry level pay using uniform multiplying factor` 3’
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Band Pay
| Grade Pay |
Entry Pay
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PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
1800
|
7000
|
15600-60600
|
5400
|
21000
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
1900
|
7730
|
15600-60600
|
5700
|
23190
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2000
|
8460
|
15600-60600
|
6000
|
25380
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2400
|
9910
|
15600-60600
|
7200
|
29730
|
PB-1
|
5200-20200
|
2800
|
11360
|
15600-60600
|
8400
|
34080
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4200
|
13500
|
29900-104400
|
12600
|
40500
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4600
|
17140
|
29900-104400
|
13800
|
51420
|
PB-2
|
9300-34800
|
4800
|
18150
|
29900-104400
|
14400
|
54450
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
5400
|
21000
|
29900-104400
|
16200
|
63000
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
6600
|
25530
|
46800-117300
|
19800
|
76590
|
PB-3
|
15600-39100
|
7600
|
29500
|
46800-117300
|
22800
|
88500
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8700
|
46100
|
112200-20100
|
26100
|
138300
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
8900
|
49100
|
112200-20100
|
26700
|
147300
|
PB-4
|
37400-67000
|
10000
|
53000
|
112200-20100
|
30000
|
159000
|
HAG
|
67000- (ann increment @ 3%) -79000
|
Nil
|
201000
| |||
HAG+ Scale
|
75500- (ann increment @ 3%) -80000
|
Nil
|
226500
| |||
Apex Scale
|
80000 (Fixed)
|
Nil
|
240000
| |||
Cab. Sec.
|
90000 (Fixed)
|
Nil
|
270000
| |||
Saturday, February 9, 2013
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL
EMPLOYEES
IST FLOOR, NORTH AVENUE
No PF/Strike/20th & 21st
Feb/13
Dated 07th Feb
2013
To
All General
Secretaries/Office bearers (NFPE)
All
Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries
FEBRUARY 20th & 21st (TWO
DAYS) GENERAL STRIKE
Dear
Comrades,
Preparations for the successful implementation of the
Two Days strike on 2013 February 20 & 21 are going on full swing all over
the country. India
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees
& workers have already endorsed the decision of the Central Trade Unions and
Federations, Strike notice was served by confederation to Cabinet Secretary and
the affiliated unions to the concerned Head of Departments on 22.01.2013. In
addition to the common charter of demands raised by the Central Trade Unions,
Confederation has included its 15 points charter of demands also in the strike
notice. As far as Central Govt. Employees are concerned, the February 20, 21
strike is a continuation of the 12th December 2012 strike. The
demand for appointment of 7th CPC and merger of 50% DA is still
pending. We have to continue our struggle till these demands are accepted by the
Government. Confederation National leaders campaign programme is going on in all
states.
In Postal, both National Federation of
Postal Employees (NFPE) and Federation of National Postal Organizations (FNPO)
are participating in the Nationwide strike under the banner of Joint Council of
action. In addition to the common charter of demands, JCA has raised the Postal
oriented demands also, including wage revision, DA merger, abolition of Posts,
National Postal Policy, GDS demands, Casual Labour issues, cadre restructuring,
revision of OTA rates & compassionate appointments. The Joint strike notice
has been served to the Secretary, Department of Posts on 22.01.2013. Copy of the
strike notice and charter of demands are already published in websites and also
in the journals of all unions and Federations. As part of the campaign
programme, All India leaders of NFPE & FNPO will be jointly addressing the
campaign programmes in all Circles. Comrades, when the entire workers of our
country are unitedly fighting a historic battle against the retrograde policies
of the Government, the entire postal & RMS employees including Gramin Dak
Sevaks shall join this mass upsurge and make the 48 hours strike cent per cent.
Move to grant license to couriers, abolition of posts, denial of the legitimate
demands of the Gramin Dak Sevaks etc. are all due to the neo-liberal policies of
the Central Government and in order to change the policy, the united struggle of
the working class is the only alternative. NFPE calls upon the entirety of
Postal & RMS Employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks to join the strike
en-mass and make it a grand success.
NFPE FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING: The highest
policy making body of National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE), the
FEDERAL COUNCIL will be held at Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) from 9th
to 12th June 2013, ( 4 days) Federal Councilors from all the
affiliated unions of NFPE will be attending the Federal Council. Various
Political and Trade union leaders and leaders of the Fraternal Organizations
will address the Federal Council. Details will be published later. The Circle
Coordinating Committee of Postal & RMS Unions (NFPE), Andhra Pradesh
Circle
AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) FIRST ALL INDIA
The first All India Conference of All India Postal
Employees Union GDS (NFPE), an associate member of NFPE, will be held at Chennai
on 2013 March 21st & 22nd. About 1000 delegates and
visitors will attend the Conference. The Reception Committee headed by Com.
K.V. Sridharan, Ex-General Secretary, P-3(Chairman) and Com. K Raghavendran
(Ex-Secretary General NFPE) are making hectic efforts to make the conference a
grand success. Reception Committee is publishing a Souvenir to commemorate the
Ist AIC, and also as a part of resource mobilization . Without the help of
other Circles, it will be very difficult for Tamilnadu comrades to raise funds
for such a big conference within a short period. The Reception Committee has
already sent the Tariff and order form of the souvenir to all. NFPE, Central
Headquarters, request all the Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries to make
sincere efforts to secure maximum advertisements to the souvenir.
ALL INDIA
The 29th AIC of P# Union will be held at Thiruvanathapuram (Trivendrum) from
10th to 12th March 2013.
ALL INDIA
NFPE EASTERN ZONE STUDY
CAMP:
After successful conduct of the South Zone Study Camp
at Chennai and Central Zone Camp at
Vidisha (MP). The Eastern Zone Study Camp of NFPE will be organized at Guwahati
(Assam
NFPE FEDERAL SECRETARIAT:
Federal Secretariat of NFPE will be held at Guwahati
(Assam
Fraternally
yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Monday, February 4, 2013
KENDUPEX-2013 held by Keonjhar Postal Division
District level Philatelic Exhibition, KENDUPEX-2013 was inaugurated by Shri P.K.Bisoi, Hon'ble PMG, Samablpur Region on 29.01.2013 and the Valedictory ceremony was attended by Shri P.K.Bisoi, Hon'ble PMG, Shri Badrinarayan Patra, Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education, Odisha, Shri Prabhanjan Pattanayak, Chairman, Keonjhargarh Municipality, Shri R.N.Pradhan, Retired SSPOs, Shri L.K.Sethy, retired APMG, Shri A.K.Nayak, President, Keonjhar Distrct Philatelist Association and other Guests. First Day Cover on Maa Tarini was released on 29.01.2013 and another on First Train in Keonjhar was released on 30.01.2013 by Hon'ble PMG.
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