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No. Postal JCA/ 2008 Dated : 3rd February 2008 is as follows:
To SETTLE POSTAL SECTIONAL CHARTER OF
All Circle / Regional / Divisional / Branch Secretaries DEMANDS SUBMITTED BY THE POSTAL JCA ON
NFPE and FNPO Unions / Associations. 15.02.2008 TO AVERT INDEFINITE STRIKE AAA
Dear Comrades / Colleagues, STAFF SUFFER DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE
JOINT PROGRAMME OF ACTION BY INACTION ON ALL ISSUES
POSTAL JCA 1st Week May 2008
We met in the meeting of Postal JCA of NFPE All India JCA will meet and announce the
and FNPO with all our affiliated Unions / Associations Indefinite Strike.
in the NFPE office on 1.2.2008 to assess the actual We request our Circle Secretaries to circulate
state of implementation of 19th April 2007 agreement this JCA Circular along with the Charter of Demands
by the Department of Posts and the sufferings and to all Divisional and Branch secretaries under their
suffocation of the postal employees. We assessed circles immediately to enable them to submit the same
that the Department of Posts is not serious in to the respective Head of Division. We also request
implementing the April settlement but in practice our Circle Secretaries to hold demonstrations and
violated many assurances contained therein. submit the same to respective Regional / Circle Heads
We also took into account the different Action on 15.02.2008 and also take all efforts to the success
Programmes under launch by various Unions / of the second phase of the Post Card campaign etc
Associations of both of our federations jointly to and prepare all the employees for the eventual industrial
ventilate the serious grievances of respective category action to win our justified demands.
of employees. Comrades and Colleagues! We wish to assure
We have thereupon come to the unanimous you that the Postal JCA has full confidence on the
conclusion that without sustained movement and a rank and file that they would play their due role in
serious industrial action, the employees may not be carrying out the above programme of action with all
rendered justice by the Government / Department of seriousness.
Posts. Comradely Yours
Taking into account of all aspects we have
unanimously decided to continue with the agitational
programmes of individual unions / associations as
already declared. We have also decided in addition D.Theagarajan K.Ragavendran
to launch a common programme of action under the Secretary General Secretary General
banner of All India Postal Joint Council of NFPE and FNPO NFPE
FNPO federations in the following manner to seek the Encl: Letter to be submitted to the Secretary [P]
settlement of all our pending issues. with full Charter of Demands in Dak Bhawan and
at all places.
15.02.2008 Letter No. Postal JCA/ 2008 Dated : 15-02-2008
Submission of "Postal Sectional Charter of To
Demands" by Postal JCA to the Secretary [P] by Shri. I.M.G.Khan
holding mass demonstration in front of Postal Secretary [P], Department of Posts
Directorate and the same would be submitted to Chief Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
PMG / PMG / SSPOs / SSRMs and other Sub: Submission of Postal Sectional Charter of
Administrative Heads at all level by holding Demands - Agitational Programme of Action by
demonstrations Postal Employees thereof.
19.02.2008 to 15.03.2008 The Department of Posts has no sense of
Intensive Post Card Campaign to Hon'ble urgency or time at its disposal to recognize the
MOC&IT and Secretary [P]; Protest demonstrations importance and urgency of various pressing problems
all over the country. The text of the Post Card campaign that are causing unbearable suffocation to postal
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employees. The commitments and assurances held cause a serious divide between the seniors and FTP
out during the strike negotiations on 19th April 2007 officials in a cunning manner. The fate of the
remain violated or unsettled. constituted Committee to look into the issue of grant
The Department is not showing any interest in of three promotions in service on completion of 10,20
recognizing the federations in spite of the fact that all and 25 years is not known.
the requirements under the Recognition Rules stand Postmen face serious problems in the shape
fulfilled. The negotiating forums at all levels are not of curtailment of deliveries, combination of beat, single
yet available to the postal staff. Even the non-JCM beat etc. No serious effort is made to fix time factor
periodical meeting has stopped causing total for speed post deliver and other BD work performed
stagnation. It is regretted that the fact of non-availability by delivery staff. Group D vacancies are summarily
of the forum of Joint Consultative Machinery to us is abolished despite Court Judgment by treating the entire
causing repeated recourse to the platform of Joint operative Group D vacancies as direct recruitment
Council of Action is not at all evaluated by the quota. The net result is the Group D has become the
Department of Posts. most exploited section of regular employees.
The Government is more and more succumbing Erstwhile RTP candidates are shown a bad deal
to the pressure of multinational and Indian Corporate and their chances for getting full social security is
Courier lobby and not shows the acumen and urgency denied; no attempt to end the discrimination between
to protect the letter mail monopoly as recommended the APS RTPs and other RTPs is being made by the
by the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by Department. The promotional avenues and
Shri. Somnath Chatterjee. opportunities for JAO qualified officials are not even
The GDS Unions are exempted from affiliation acknowledged properly; Despite the DOPT consent
with the federations; many trade union rights are not the Department of Posts is dilly-dallying on the proposal
made granted to them. Their status and pension are of common cadre and merger with DOT. The life of
denied. Even maternity leave is a mirage. Sudden those JAO qualified hands will be doomed despite
reduction of TRCA is taking place. The request transfer passing a tuff examination.
facility is arbitrarily cancelled. There is no urgency to The Department was totally dependent on PA/
implement the Judgment of Supreme Court on the SA officials with in depth knowledge on computers for
matter of grant of gratuity under Gratuity Act. But they erecting a wide network of computerization. These
are threatened for squeezing out unattainable RPLI officials who are known as system administrators have
targets. toiled without any work hours; without any rest; without
The Department has constituted a Departmental any time of night or day. Not only there is no
Committee instead of a Judicial Commission in an acknowledgement of their great services and grant of
arbitrary manner. Instead of holding meaningful high- many essential incentives, but there is serious remarks
level discussion on the issue of outsourcing of postal about their integrity that wounds the sentiments of all
functions, there are plans afoot for expanding the such hard working personnel.
Franchisee System in a large way in the ensuing year. Absorption of RRR Candidates that was assured
Even the exemption from the Screening Committee is is forgotten and an SLP has been filed in a most
not given sufficient importance resulting in misery that inhuman way. Casual labours with Temporary Status
is causing social problems to our staff. The action is given a raw deal and despite the Judgment of
being taken to fill up residual vacancies of PA/SA lacks Supreme Court no orders are released for counting of
speed. Forced OT duty and non-payment of OTA for their earned increments, leave etc on regularization.
several cycles has become the order of the day. The The full-time casual labours are denied Temporary
arduous duty like driving MMS vans and attending to Status; Part-time casual labours and Contingent paid
the technical maintenance of them are being extracted are not cared for and not considered for even GDS.
without any consideration for human limit of tolerance, Paid substitutes are needed for the department to do
which is increasing the rate of accidents on the roads. free karsewa in many offices, but the Judgment of High
In the name of commercialization the existence of even Court of Chennai to give them wages including HRA/
one RMS office in one revenue State / District is CCA quantum under the Main Finance Orders is denied
denied. In Post Offices irrespective of shortage no OT to hundreds of similarly placed persons. The
is ordered. Judgments supporting the standpoint of the department
The senior officials are subjected to mental and supporting the staff interests are treated on the
torture by denial of notional promotion to LSG and different footing.
thereby permanent damage to their further promotional Decentralization of PLI / RPLI is again arbitrarily
opportunities. Calculated attempts are being made to introduced without any justification and against the
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interests of both administrative and operative staff. The
diminishing promotional avenues of this section of staff
Postal Charter of Demands
are another serious cause of concern. The outsourcing
of functions of PAOs is a calculated double-attack on 1. Recognize Federations under CCS [RSA] Rules
the Postal Account staff because it is privatization on 1993 and restore all forums of negotiating
one hand and throwing the entire risk of privatization machinery; Restore holding of Periodical Meetings
on the staff on the other. with the Federations and All India Unions.
In this background however there is no 2. Protect letter mail monopoly as recommended
liberalized standard for awarding punishments for work by the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed
lapses caused by intense workload. Victimization of by Shri. Somnath Chatterjee
trade union Office Bearers without following the 3. Amend the GDS Conduct & Service Rules for
fundamental rules is a new trend. payment of Gratuity under the Gratuity Rules,
The Postal JCA of NFPE and FNPO with all 1972 as per the Supreme Court Judgment; Grant
their affiliated all India Unions and Associations after Status, Pension, Maternity leave and other
an in depth analysis of the situation prevailing has benefits on prorata basis; Count the service period
come to the unanimous conclusion that a of GDS for pension on their regularization;
comprehensive Postal Sectional Charter of Demands Liberalise recruitment rules for GDS to appear for
should be submitted by the JCA on 15th February the examination for PA/SA; No reduction of TRCA
2008 to the Department of Posts with demonstrations under any circumstances; No Cycle Beat
at all level. A Campaign should follow at the base level Formula; Allow request transfer to GDS; Stop
upto middle of March 2008. A decision to go on an harassing with unreasonable RPLI targets;
Indefinite Strike by the entirety of postal employees Introduce uniforms and kits to outdoor GDS; and
shall be announced after the meeting of JCA in the Grant all Trade Union rights to GDS including right
first week May 2008. to affiliate with Federation by amending the
The Sectional Charter of Demands including the Recognition Rules.
five Annexure documents containing wing wise 4. Exempt Department of Posts from the purview of
problems and issues of various section of employees Screening Committee; Fill up all vacant posts
are enclosed with this letter for speedy consideration immediately in all cadres in Postal, RMS, MMS,
of the Postal Directorate. We regret to inform that the Administrative and Postal Accounts including
practice of agreeing to many issues and later rejecting GDS; Hold special examination under a
them in the name of non-acceptance by other liberalized syllabus to fill up all accumulated
Ministries is most resented by our work force. Therefore residual vacancies in PA/SA cadre in Postal /
the Staff Side requests that on all such issues that RMS / Admn wings; Expedite clearance of 2006/
require consultations from concerned or nodal 2007 ADR vacancies.
Ministries, earnest efforts may kindly be taken to 5. Strengthen the delivery system by dropping the
exhaust the steps so that the concrete decision of measures of curtailment of delivery; Stop
the Government is made available instead of mere combination of Postmen beats and withdraw DG
assurances from our own Authorities. Order No.10-7/2001-PEII dated 15.3.2004; Drop
The Postal Joint Council of Action of NFPE and single beat system and single delivery etc.
FNPO is still confident that earnest effort would be 6. Increase the chances to 10 for appearing LGO
definitely made by the Postal Board to seriously examinations for Postmen, Mailguards and Group
address all the issues and problems that are acutely D staff.
agitating the minds of the entirety of postal employees 7. Terminate all licenses granted to Franchisee
to restore peace and tranquility. outlets; withdraw unilateral proposals before the
Thanking you, Planning Commission for extending the franchisee
Yours Faithfully scheme and stop any type of outsourcing of
postal function; Stop outsourcing of functions of
PAO.
8. Restore sorting offices and ensure at least one
D.Theagarajan K.Ragavendran RMS office in every revenue State and revenue
Secretary General Secretary General District.
FNPO NFPE 9. Fill up all vacant posts of MMS Drivers and
Encl: Charter of Demands with Annextures. Technical Staff and ease the workload; Impart
necessary computer training to handle new
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generation power vehicles. Promotion to Senior Accountant as 3 years.
10. Grant Temporary Status to all eligible full time 14. Withdraw the SLP and absorb all RRR Candidates
casual labours; absorb TS CLs and GDS in Group recruited under compassionate ground of
D vacancies under 25% - 75% formula without recruitment.
abolishing Group D vacancies as per the 15. Regularize the services of RTP for promotion and
Ernakulam CAT Judgment; Regularize all part time pension by ending the discrimination between the
casual labours and contingency paid and absorb APS RTPs and others.
them as GDS; Treat all the Temporary Service 16. Create avenues of promotion to all JAO qualified
CLs as pre-2004 entrants and re-commence officials and approve the proposal for common
recovery of GPF; and Restore payment of wages cadre with DOT.
including HRA/CCA quantum to substitutes as 17. Remove the unilateral cap of 60 days in the PLB
per Madras High Court Judgment. formula.
11. Grant three financial upgradations to all Group C 18. Fix time factor for all work to which no norms
and D officials on completion of 10, 20 and 25 available at present.
years of service. 19. Get funds from Ministry of Finance for one time
12. Allot 19% of Group B vacancies for General line clearance of all pending OT Bills, Medical Bills
and permit all Group 'C' officials in Postal, RMS, etc; Take measures to get the Arbitration Award
Administrative and Postal Accounts with a on Postal OTA rates implemented by the
minimum of 20 years service to appear for the Government; Revise the OTA rates @ double the
competitive examinations by dispensing with the normal wages in future; stop compulsory OT Duty.
present reservation of posts to RMS & Admn staff. 20. Remove all trade union victimization and vindictive
13. Grant notional promotion to eligible seniors by punishments awarded for lapses committed due
holding the DPC year by year basis from 1983 to to unbearable workload.
Postal and RMS wings and from 1993 in 21. Settle all long pending and urgent Sectional
Administrative wing within a time frame of one issues listed in the enclosed Annexure I, II, III, IV
month; Restore periodicity of Junior Accountant and V for different sections of postal employees:
ANNEXURE - 1 : Postal Group 'C' Issues
Filling up of LSG, HSG II & HSG I Posts seniority. Fixing seniority based on the date of
(i) Recast the notional promotions since 1982/1983 confirmation is unconstitutional and
onwards and fill up all vacant posts of LSG\, HSG discriminatory.
II & HSG I. 2. Withdraw the draconian orders contained in
(ii) Fill up 2/3rd unfilled LSG vacancies notionally Directorate letter No. 22-5/95-PE I dt 21.5.07 denying
from 7.2.02 to 18.5.06. BCR benefits to those declining LSG Promotion.
(iii) Relax minimum qualifying service for HSG II Several officials were arbitrarily, unjustified denied the
promotion. due BCR promotion.
(iv) Irregular application of bench mark of current 3. Filling up the APM Accounts LSG, HSG II posts
period for notional promotions. as per 1976 LSG Accountant recruitment Rules.
(v) Date of LSG Promotion be calculated from the 4. Filling up Residual vacancies since 1999-2000
date of issue of orders and not form the date of onwards without any further delay; and return the
joining. deputationists from CO/RO to manage the acute
(vi) Grant of Modification of LSG as one time measure shortage of staff in divisions.
for those aggrieved due to dearth of LSG 5. Immediate withdrawal of orders discriminating
vacancies/ Rule 38 transfers. regular and FTP LSG and posting them in Delivery
(vii) Drawal of pay to senior BCR officials in HSG I offices.
posts as the pay scales of HSG II & BCR is one 6. Withdraw the Directorate letter dt. 22.10.07 on
and the same & settlement of earlier officiating Systems Administrators and form uniform & correct
cases of Tamilnadu, West Bengal & other Circles norms & guidelines first before passing sarcastic
as one time measure. comments.
(viii) Fill up all the vacancies by relaxing the minimum 7. Withdraw the orders fixing responsibility on
qualified service for HSG-II and HSG-I promotion. D.D.Os/APM Accounts for the over payment of Pay &
(viii) Anomaly in the preparation of PA Gradation list. Allowances to Postman on account of Fixation under
Date of confirmation should not be taken now R.P. Rules.
and Date of appointment be taken for construing 8. Counting of special Allowance for pay fixation
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case of PO&RMS Accountants. Posts & Marketing Executives. Grant of SPL pay and
9. Counting of Past services of erstwhile R.T.P for grant of Road mileage Allowance without restrictions.
promotion & pension as per the Supreme Court Trainers Allowance for imparting training Norms be
direction. paid. Norms be fixed for Systems Administrators
10. Withdraw the condition in tenure posting of Single uniformly to all Circles; providing mobile phones and
& Double handed offices & restriction in posting of SPM Fix duties & responsibilities of their work.
due to minor penalties/ CR entries which are in violation 16. Allotment of adequate funds to clear all pending
of provisions of statutory rules of volume IV. personal claims like OTA, TA medical etc. pending
11. Allowing all TBOP officials to appear for Group since 2002-03.
B exam to be held in Feb'08. as per original orders & 17. Spot payment of incentive to SPM/BPM for
various judicial pronouncements. The cut off date procuring RPLI business. Grant of incentive for
should be extended for the current exam as schedule work/ verification of commission bills in
01.01.2008. The exam should be conducted after accounts branch. Grant of incentive to SPMs for
completing the process of notional promotions to LSG processing RPLI Proposals. Grant incentive instead
in all circles. of Honorarium for PLI work in Divisional Offices without
12. Counting of Training period for increment and RPLI ceiling limit.
promotion to the departmental candidates also. 18. Drawal of SB Allowances to all working in SB
13. Revision of FSC to Post offices & Enhancement branches on computers.
of honorarium for RD PMC work in Sub Offices, 19. Refund of Fee for appearing AMFI (Association
Department Exam invigilation work etc. of Mutual Fund industry) Exam to all candidates.
14. Implement the assurance made on 19.4.07 in 20. JAO Qualified be regularized in DOT by agreeing
fixing incentive to RPLI, IMT, Pass port applications, to the proposal for common cadre.
NRGEIS, other business activities etc., Grant of OTA 21. Stop harassing staff on contributory factors for
to operative staff, Engagement of SDPA to manage simple and flimsy reasons by misusing the provision
the Shortage etc, Dispensation of Confirmation Exam of 'unbecoming of Governement Servant', deviating the
as agreed upon by amending the PA/SA Recruitment rulings contained in Volume III, FHB etc.
Rules. 22. Stop fixing impractical target to Marketing
15. Creation of Systems Manager/Administrators Activities.
Courtesy : Com. B.G. Tamhankar, Ex. President who collected the information under RTI Act.
The Government has appointed UTI MF and SBI disinvestment corpus, which has been entrusted to
MF as fund managers of the Postal Life Insurance three PSU managers. Norms for National Investment
Fund (POLIF) and Rural Postal Life Insurance Fund Fund stipulate that only up to 15% of the total funds
(RPOLIF), a move which will pave the way for can be invested into equity funds while 85% has to be
investment of part of these funds in stock markets. parked into debt funds.
The cabinet has given its go-ahead to the appointment In the case of postal funds, however, the
of these public-sector mutual funds as managers of government constituted an investment board for laying
the over Rs.10, 000 crore corpus of these two funds. It down policy guidelines and investment strategy for the
has also approved setting up of an investment board postal funds. A chief investment officer with the rank
for deciding investment policies. This would primarily of additional secretary will be appointed along with
be applicable to new deposits into these schemes as four directors for managing and devising day-to-day
much of the existing corpus in already invested in strategies for these investments. In effect, this could
government bonds. While focusing primarily on safety mean that more than 15% of the funds could be
of investments, the fund managers would seek invested in stocks and mutual funds.
investment avenues that would fetch better returns for Mr. Chidambaram said the move to allow SBI
these funds. In effect, this could mean investing part and UTI mutual funds follows the decision of the
of the corpus of these funds in stocks, mutual funds Department of Post to invest the funds in a manner
which provide higher returns. which will bring better returns to the investors. Till now,
While POLIF has a corpus of Rs 8,934 crore, funds from both postal schemes were directed towards
deposits under RPOLIF stood at Rs 1,625 crore as on Special Deposit Scheme under which government
March 2006. As of now, the entire corpus of these gives a fixed return of 8%. Investors will be able get a
funds go into government's special deposit scheme higher return through investment of their funds in mutual
which fetches a fixed return of 8% but is fully secured funds. The finance minister said since LIC is a
due to sovereign backing. The finance minister P competitor for POLIF and RPOLIF, it was not
Chidambaram said the scheme has been formulated considered to manage the funds.
on the lines of the National Investment Fund -- a (Business World : Dec. 16-31, 2007)
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