RED SALUTE, AND THANK YOU ALL COMRADES WHO HAD MADE THE 26TH COMBINED DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE A GRAND HUGE SUCCESS.

NFPE

26TH 

COMBINED DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE

 PATHANAMTHITTA

MAKE GRAND SUCCESS 

OF OUR 

26 TH 

COMBINED DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE 

ON 26TH FEBRUARY 2012 

AT COM G VISWANATHAN NAGAR 

(CO-OPERATIVE COLLEGE, PATHANAMTHITTA)POLICESTATION ROAD

Registration   :  09.00 am

Flag hoisting :  09.45  am

Inauguration : 10.00  am:COM. M. KRISHNAN (SECRETARY GENERAL            

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BUSINESS CONFERENCE: 01.00 am

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PFRDA CALLS FOR FUND MANAGERS TO LOOK AFTER

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (NPS) 

            Pension fund regulator PFRDA has invited bids from financial institutions to manage funds of Central Government Employees under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) for the next three years beginning April 1, 2012.

            The fund managers will be required to manage the pension assets of Central government employees, according to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

            The three pension fund managers will have to submit bids by March 15, PFRDA said. At present, pension funds of government employees are managed by three pension fund managers (PFMs) — LIC Pension Fund, SBI Pension Fund, and UTI Retirement Solutions. The total corpus of the government employees as on December 2011 was Rs 12,769 crore.

            These three fund managers are also eligible for participating in the bidding process, the regulator said. The total average monthly subscriptions of government employees is around Rs 500 crore.

            National Pension System (NPS) was introduced on January 1, 2004, and is mandatory for central government employees (except armed forces personnel) appointed on or after January 2004. The scheme was made available to all citizens on a voluntary basis from May 1, 2009.

            Even though NPS is an immensely beneficial financial product for unorganised sector employees, especially those who do not manage a steady source of income after retirement, it has received lukewarm response till now.

            To popularise the scheme, PFRDA, in September 2010, introduced the Swavalamban scheme. Under this scheme, the government contributed Rs 1,000 per year to each NPS account opened in the year 2010-11 and for the next three years, i.E., 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14. To be eligible, a person has to make a minimum contribution of Rs 1,000 and maximum contribution of Rs 12,000 per annum.

Source: Times of India

PFRDA CALLS FOR FUND MANAGERS TO LOOK AFTER

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (NPS) 

            Pension fund regulator PFRDA has invited bids from financial institutions to manage funds of Central Government Employees under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) for the next three years beginning April 1, 2012.

            The fund managers will be required to manage the pension assets of Central government employees, according to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

            The three pension fund managers will have to submit bids by March 15, PFRDA said. At present, pension funds of government employees are managed by three pension fund managers (PFMs) — LIC Pension Fund, SBI Pension Fund, and UTI Retirement Solutions. The total corpus of the government employees as on December 2011 was Rs 12,769 crore.

            These three fund managers are also eligible for participating in the bidding process, the regulator said. The total average monthly subscriptions of government employees is around Rs 500 crore.

            National Pension System (NPS) was introduced on January 1, 2004, and is mandatory for central government employees (except armed forces personnel) appointed on or after January 2004. The scheme was made available to all citizens on a voluntary basis from May 1, 2009.

            Even though NPS is an immensely beneficial financial product for unorganised sector employees, especially those who do not manage a steady source of income after retirement, it has received lukewarm response till now.

            To popularise the scheme, PFRDA, in September 2010, introduced the Swavalamban scheme. Under this scheme, the government contributed Rs 1,000 per year to each NPS account opened in the year 2010-11 and for the next three years, i.E., 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14. To be eligible, a person has to make a minimum contribution of Rs 1,000 and maximum contribution of Rs 12,000 per annum.

Source: Times of India

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CASUAL, PART TIME, CONTINGENT EMPLOYEE'S CASE.

THE COMMITTEE HEADED BY CPMG ASSAM HAS SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO POSTAL BOARD AND THE SAME IS UNDER EXAMINATION. STAFF SIDE HAS ALSO SUBMITTED ITS SUGGESTIONS TO THE POSTAL BOARD. WE ARE EXPECTING THE DECISION OF THE POSTAL BOARD SHORTLY. JOINT LETTER SUBMITTED BY NFPE AND FNPO IS REPRODUCED BELOW: 

NATIONAL FRDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS

NEW DELHI

                                                           Date- 6-02-2012

MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO  SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POST,  NEW DELHI,ON THE PROBLEMS OF CASUAL,PART TIME, CONTINGENT & CONTRACT WORKERS IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION AND SETTLEMENT.

            The system of engaging casual laborers is in existence in the Dept. of post even from undivided    P&T Dept. In the year 1980 order was issued by the Dept.  dividing them into different categories. They are....

1-         Those who has not completed  720 days of service in a period of 3 years @ 240 days    per year as on 1-4-1980

2-         Those who are working from 1-4-77 or earlier and have completed 720 days as on 1-     4-80.

3-         Those who are working from 1-4-75 or earlier and completed 1200 days service as         on 1-4-80.

The wages were fixed as follows

            First category they will be paid approved local rates.

            Second category they will be paid 75% of the 1/30 of minimum of group D + DA.

            Third category will be paid daily wage equal to 1/30 of minimum of group D + DA.2

            Against this  discrimination in payment of wages  which is against fundamental rights NFPTE filed writ petition No302 of 1986  on 5-2-86 in the manner of MANDAMUS to the Union of India to  direct it to pay to the petitioners same salary and allowances and  other benefits as are  being paid to the regular and permanent  employees in the  corresponding cadre and to direct the Union of  India to  regularizes the service of casual  labor who had been  continuous service more than 6 months.

            The Apex Court delivered the Judgment on 27-7-1987 which directed the Government as follows:-

            Direction (1). The petitioners are entitled for the wages rates equal to the minimum pay in the pay scale of the regular employees and workers in the corresponding  cadre including DA &  ADA if any and other benefits which are being enjoying on the date  of the Judgment.

            Direction (2). Directed the department to prepare scheme on a rational basis for  absorbing as far as possible those who have  been  continuously working for more than one year within eight  months of the date of Judgment.

            Basing on these Judgments some orders were issued by the department.

They are-

           (1) DOP no 14/8/88-PAP dated 15-6-1987.

            This order allowed paid w/off if a casual labor performed duties for 6 days

2-         DOP no 2-10/88-PE dated 19-2-88 directing the authorities to create posts wherever       feasible and complete the process of absorption by 31-5-1988

3-         DOP No 17-141/88-EDC & trg.  Dated 6-6-88 in these orders  instruction  were  issued for  considering casual  labors against  group D/ EDA posts.  In spite of all these orders same are  not 3 being implemented at lower level and number of quires were raised

such as Who should be treated as casual  labor? These were clarified by the department vide its order No 55-24/88 –SPB1 dated 17-3-89. This order clarified that all the  casual workers working with different names in all the offices  should be treated as casual  labor only with two different names i.e. part time casual labor and full time casual labor.

            Further clarification was issued on 16-9-92 vide lr.  No.45- 14/92 –SPB 1-directing the authorities to consider the PTCLs part  time casual labors] working for five hours and more should be made  FTCL[full time casual labors] by re-adjusting on combination of  duties wherever possible. In the same order it was clearly mentioned that in future no fresh CL should be engaged

            Dept. of post issued orders called as grant of temporary  status and regularization scheme w.e.f. 29-11-89 according to  which CL[both ptcl&ftcl] on the roles of the Dept as on 29-11-89  and continued to  be  employed for 240 days in a year would be  conferred by the  temporary status.    This was further extended up to 1-9-93.

            In spite of various orders mentioned above lower level authorities did not concentrate on this issue and casual labor system was continued as it is and engagement of new CL and contingent was also continued without following the rules and orders.

            Again in the years 2006 orders were issued by DOPT vide its memo no. 49019/1/2006-EStt.dated 11 Dec.2006 for regularization of casual labors who were  recruited in irregular  manner also basing  on the Supreme Court Judgment in Civil Appeal No 3595, 3612/1999 dated 10-4-2006. But the same was neither circulated nor  implemented by the dept. of posts.

            Even CAT HYD. in OA no 388 of 1998 directed the Dept. to grant the temp.  Status to PTCL also but the same was not implemented and opposed by the Dept. and filed WP No 17048 of 2000 in AP High Court.  Hon'ble High Court dismissed the petition 4confirming the orders of the CAT on 7-9-2010. Again dept. approached Hon'ble Supreme Court by filing SLP which was dismissed by the Apex Court. After this much of long struggle for 15 years the Hon'ble CAT judgment was  implemented for only those who approached the CAT that too  particularly prospectively but not retrospectively.

            This is the situation prevailing in the dept of post in respect of casual labors. Even today Number of casual laborsworking from 1980 is still waiting for their absorption.

After implementation of 6thC.P.C. to the regular  employees they have been denied of revised wages  till today on one plea or other. The benefits which have been enjoyed by the down trodden section which are given because of the Judgment given by Apex Court on 27-7-1987 were withdrawn one by one. They are

1. Paid w/o was withdrawn on the plea of Audit objection

2. They have been denied temporary status

3. They have been denied identity cards which are essential to them for performing duties.

4. They have been denied arrears of revised wages / DA from 1-1-2006

5. Wages were not revised on par with regular employees w. e.f. 1-1-2006

6. They are not being paid DA for the last three years.

7. Up to implementation of fifth C.P.C.  recommendation payment of HRA & CCA  was drawn with arrears but  subsequently this was withdrawn against which Hon'ble  CAT Chennai delivered Judgment to pay HRA&CCA, the same  was ratified by Hon'ble High court also but by amending  the rules dept. did not implement the Judgment and  HRA&CCA  was permanently withdrawn by issuing clarificatory order in December 2010.

Keeping in view all the above, your good self  is requested to  examine the situation

prevailing in respect of casual labor in the Dept. and ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO ISSUE ORDERS AND SETTLE THE ISSUES MENTIONED BELOW.

i. Immediate payment of revised wages from 1-1-2006 along with  arrears irrespective of date of entry in the dept. which was  quashed  by the Apex Court in 1987

ii. All the CL either full time or part time may be granted paid W/OFF, POH including national holidays.

iii. All the part time contingent posts may be converted as GDS posts and the present incumbents working in that posts may be upgraded as GDS.

iv. All other PTCL may be regularized by issuing appointment orders so that they will get job security

v. All the PTCL may be absorbed against MTS/GDS vacancies by implementing AP High Court Judgment in W.P. no 17048 of 2000 dated 7-9-2010

vi. The following modifications may be made in the latest MTS recruitment rules

            1. Against 25% out side quota priority may be given to eligible casual labors.

            2. The condition of prior to 1993 in respect of PTCL may be removed keeping in view     AP High Court  Judgment in WP NO.17048 mentioned above.

vii. PTCL may be considered against GDS vacancies by reiterating  the DG posts order no 17-141/88-EDC&TRG dated 6thJune 88.

viii. It may be recommended to issue identity cards to all CL irrespective of their working hours.

ix. All the CL may be included in provident fund, gratuity and pensioner benefits as granted to unorganized sector workers.

x. All the welfare measures granted to regular employees may be extended to casual labor also.

             We hope that you will examine these issues with open mind keeping in view the natural justice and fundamental rights provided in the constitution to all the citizens of this country.

Thanking you Madam.

                   Yours faithfully,

   (M. Krishnan)                      (D. Theagarajan)

Secretary General              Secretary General

      (NFPE)                                       FNPO

RESTRUCTURING OF THE EXISTING OPERATIONAL NETWORK AND PROCESSING ARRANGEMENT FOR 1ST CLASS REGISTERED AND UNREGISTERED MAILS

            As per Directorate O.M.No.30-7/2012-D dated 01-02-2012, Circle Office, Tiruvananthapuram, vide letter No: Mails/ 310-131/ Vol II dated 09.02.2012, has issue

instructions regarding the restructuring of the existing operational network and

processing arrangement for 1st class registered and unregistered mails, which will be  introduced w.e.f 15th February 2012.

A copy of the order is exhibited below:

No. Mails/310-131/Vol.II Dated at Trivandrum-33, the 9-2-2012

As per Directorate O.M.No.30-7/2012-D dated 01-02-2012 copy of which was already

forwarded to ROs vide this e-mail dated 02-02-2012, restructuring of the existing

operational network and processing arrangement for 1st class registered and unregistered mails should be introduced w.e.f 15th February 2012.

In connection with the new operational arrangement, the following instructions are being issued with regard to Registered and first class unregistered mails:

1. TD and NTD concept

TD mails : Mails meant for delivery by the Post Offices mapped

to the own mail office(L1 or L2)

NTD mails : All other mails (outgoing) except TD

2. Closing of TD and NTD bags

Separate TD and NTD bags with registered and unregistered articles are

to be closed.

3. The registered bag for NTD should be included in the bag closed with unregistered

NTD contents. Similarly the registered bag for TD should be included in the bag closed with unregistered TD contents

4. Mail office should include account bag closed by the HOs to the SOs in the bag closed to the concerned Post Office.

5. Account bag closed by a SO to its HO should be included in the TD bag closed to its own mail office.6. The present system of routing account bags by HOs to its linked SOs in account TBs addressed to their own mail offices should continue.

7. Mail offices and Post offices may close plural registered bags, depending on the

quantum of mails.

8. Post Offices would continue to retain station articles i.e., registered and unregistered articles to be delivered from the same Post Office.

9. The present system of sending articles through account bags from HO to SOs and vice versa for delivery in those offices would continue.

10. Preparation of LBs/RBs

Mail offices (both L1 and L2), except the linked one, should prepare

LBs and RBs for the following HOs:

(a) TrivandrumGPO

(b) Kollam

(c) Alappuzha

(d) Kottayam

(e) Ernakulam

(f) Thrissur

(g) Palakkad

(h) Kozhikode

(i) Kannur

LB/RB should invariably be prepared by one mail office (L1 or L2) for another for which there is no bag closing. If there are more contents, the LB should be closed in a bag clearly labelled to the mapped mail office with the name of the LB in brackets. eg:" Tiruvalla RMS (LB for Kayamkulam RMS)"

The existing arrangement for bag closing at Business Post Centres and Mail Business Centres handling outward bulk mails would continue for the time being

Greeting and invitations are to be treated as first class mails in sorting and in  transmission.

1. The Network

The existing mail offices have been classified into Level 1(L-1) and Level 2(L-2) mail

office. Across India there would be 89 L-1 and 244 L-2 mail offices in the new mail network for 1st class registered and unregistered mails. The details of all the L1 offices, and the L2 offices under each L1 office, in respect of Kerala circle are as follows:

Sl No.	Name of L1 mail office	Name of L-2 Mail office under the L1
	Thiruvananthapuram	NIL
	Tiruvalla RMS	Kollam RMS Kayamkulam RMS
	Kottayam RMS	Changanassery Sorting Thodupuzha Sorting
	Kochi Sorting Air	Aluva RMS Alappuzha RMS Ernakulam RMS
	Thrissur RMS	Irinjalakkuda Sorting Shoranur RMS Ottappalam Sorting Palakkad RMS
	Kozhikode RMS	Vadakara RMS Tirur RMS Thalassery RMS Kannur RMS Kasaragod Sorting

  In the new arrangement a Post Office should be mapped to only one mail office ie.,

either L1 or L2. The all India list of L1 and L2 mail offices for 1st class registered  and

unregistered mails in the new network arrangement is given as Annexure I &II

respectively.

2. Manner of closing of bags with registered and unregistered 1st class mails

(i) In L-1 Offices: All L1 mail offices will directly close bags everyday irrespective of the volume of the contents, to the following offices:-

(a) All the other 88 L-1 offices across the country

(b) All L-2 offices mapped to it, if any.

(c) All Post Offices mapped to it.

(d) Exceptional categories, pending approval from Directorate based on statistical

justification and delivery advantage:

(e) From L1 office to selected L2 offices of other L1

(f) For other L2 offices in the neighboring circles

(Proposal has been submitted to Directorate for obtaining permission to close the abovecategories along with justification. Approval, on receipt, will be communicated).

(ii) In L-2 Offices: All L-2 offices will directly close bags on a daily basis to the

following offices:-

(a) Its own L-1 office.

(b) The other L-2 offices under the own L-1.

(c) All the Post offices mapped to it.

(d) Exceptional categories, pending approval from Directorate based on statistical

justification and delivery advantage:

(e) Selected L-1 offices.

(f) Selected L-2 offices under other L-1 offices

(g) L1/L2 offices in the neighboring circle.

(Proposal has been submitted to Directorate for obtaining permission to close the above categories along with justification. Approval, on receipt, will be communicated)

(iii) In Post Offices: All Post offices will close:-

(a) 2 bags to its own mail office-one bag with TD( articles deliverable by the POs of the own mail office L-1 or L-2) and the other with NTD( all outgoing articles).

(b) 2 registered bags closed for TD and NTD on the above lines. They should be included in the respective TD and NTD bags closed.

(c) Account bag to the HO should be included in the TD bag.

(d) BOs should continue to send all mails to the account office as per the existing

instructions in the account bag closed, subject to further orders.

3. Receipt of bags containing registered and unregistered first class mails

a) L-1 Offices: Will receive bags from:-(i) All other L-1 mail offices across India with mails for its L-2 offices and Post Offices

mapped to it.

(ii) 2 bags from each L-2 mail office- one TD and one NTD. The R bags will be included in the concerned TD/ NTD bags.

(iii) 2 bags each for TD & NTD mails from the own POs which contain the respective TD /NTD R bags.

b) L-2 Offices: Will receive the following bags from:-

(i) One from the mapped L-1 mail office with mails meant for own POs. It will also

contain the registered bag closed by its L-1

(ii) One bag from each L-2 office under the same L-1 with mails for own POs and also

the registered bag closed by that L-2

(iii) 2 bags, from  each of the PO mapped to it-one with TD and the other with NTD

contents. Registered bags are to be included in the respective TD/NTD bags.

c) Post Offices: Each Post office will receive one bag from own mail office with the

contents for delivery by that PO and this bag will also contain the registered bag and the account bag.

4. Routing of 2nd class mails and Parcels

  The present Network Redesign process to come into effect from 15-2-2012 is applicable only for first class mails. The existing system  of routing for second class mails and parcels will continue. Mail offices will close parcel bags and a separate bag with 2nd class mails to other mail offices, regardless of the L-1 and L-2 offices. Mail offices will close separate bags, both for 2nd class mails and Parcels to its own POs wherever there are such articles to be dispatched to these offices.

  Post offices will also close separate bags, both for second class mails and Parcels to its own mail office, if there are such articles booked/posted in that Post Office.

  Mail offices may close RP bags to other mail offices or to post offices only if there are second class registered mails. First class registered articles should not be included in the RP bag under any circumstances.

5. Routing of air mails

Air bags closed by Kozhikode RMS, Thrissur RMS, Tiruvalla RMS and Kottayam RMS

are to be routed through Kochi Airport TMO.Air bags, if any, closed by Kottayam RMS/2, after the dispatch through TV-28 OUT,

should be routed to TVM TMO through TV-28 IN section to avoid delay.

6. Handling of international mails

The existing arrangement for the disposal of outbound international mails through Kochi International Mail Centre /2 will continue. Each mail office should close separate bags to Kochi IMC with outbound international mails.Kochi IMC/I will continue to process the inbound international mails and transfer the articles in LBs/RBs to Kochi Stg Air/2 which in turn will include them in the respective bags closed by it.

7. Role of Ernakulam RMS

At present Ernakulam RMS is dealing with 2nd class mails, parcels and ordinary 1st

class mails. 5 Kochi TD Post Offices are mapped under Ernakulam RMS, which seems to be a mismatch. The case has been taken up with the Directorate to map those 5 POs to Kochi Sorting Air and to identify Ernakulam RMS exclusively for dealing 2nd class mails and parcels. On receipt of reply from Directorate, the decision will be communicated.

Please note that the bags prescribed to be closed between L1 offices, between L1 and L2 offices mapped to it and vice versa, and between L1/L2 offices and POs mapped to them and vice versa, will be treated as due bags.

All the arrangements ordered under Network Redesign are subject to further modification based on review to be conducted after a month of implementation.

Sd/-

( P.Suseelan)

Assistant Director (Mails)

--
M.Krishnan
Secretary General NFPE

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS RELATED TO R&R AND DC DIVISION OF DOPT

1.  What is Surplus Cell?

Ans. The Section which is looking after the Surplus Staff in the DOPT is called Surplus Cell.

2. What is the meaning of Surplus employees?

Ans. Surplus employees means the Central Civil Servants (other than those employed on

adhoc, casual, work-charged or contract basis) who-

(a) are permanent or, if temporary, have rendered not less than five years' regular continuous  service ; and

(b) have been rendered surplus along with their posts from Ministries, Departments, Offices

of the Government of India, as a result of —

(1) administrative and financial reforms, including, inter-alia, restructuring of an   organization, zero base budgeting, transfer of an activity to a State Government,  Public Sector Undertaking or other autonomous organization, discontinuation of an  on-going activity, and introduction of changes in technology ; or

(2) studies of work measurement undertaken by the Staff Inspection Unit of the Ministry

of Finance or any other body set up by the Central Government or the

Ministry/Department concerned ; or

(3) abolition or winding up either in whole or in part of an organization of the Central

Government.

3. What is Surplus Roll?

Ans. Rolls means the list of surplus staff currently under redeployment or readjustment

through the Cell.

4. What is the scheme for redeployment of Surplus Employees?

Ans. The instructions in this regard are contained in DOPT's O.M. No.1/18/88-CSIII dated 1/4/1989.

5. What are the rules to regulate redeployment of Surplus Employees?

Ans. It contains in Notification No.1/14/89-CS.III dated 28/02/1990.

6. Whether the Surplus Employees are retrenched at the end of 6 months of un-redeployment?

Ans. No, there is no such provision after 1.4.1989.

7. What is O.M. No. I/1/2002-CSIII dated 26/3/2002?

Ans. This OM contains steps for identifying surplus staff for their transfer to the Surplus Staff Establishment and their disposal.

8. How many Associations are recognized by R&R and DC Division?

Ans. At present five Associations are recognized by this Division i.e

(i) Central Secretariat Clerical Service Association

(ii) Central Secretariat Non-Gazetted Employee Union

(iii) Central Secretariat Stenographers Service Association (iv) Central Government Staff Car Drivers Association

(v) Central Secretariat Stenographers(Gazetted) Association.

9. What are the rules governing recognition, de-recognition of Service Association?

Ans. Recogntion-derecogntion is governed by the CCS(RSA) Rules 1993.

10.How the election for Office Bearers is held and is it hold under the supervision of Govt?

Ans. The instructions regarding election is laid down in O.M. No.2/5/94-JCA dated 28.7.1994.Government associate with the election process only if so requested by the association.

11.What is the tenure of the members of the Departmental Council?

Ans. As per Order No.I /2/2008-CS-IV dated 27.7.2009 term of staff of the Departmental Council is three years.

12.How the seats in the Departmental Council is distribute amongst the Service Association?

Ans. As per clause 5(C) Note 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the Constitution of the Departmental Council the Chairman of the Council distribute the seats on the basis of respective strength of the   Association.