Editor: K.V.
SRIDHARAN
Vol. XXXVI MAY 2007
Editorial
MAY DAY
Is the day to salute pioneers, martyrs and the
workers who have braved the trials and tribulations
and resolve to unitedly continue the long march
towards the total liberation of the working class from
the chains that bind them (i.e.) the exploitation.
On 1st May, 1886 the fourth convention of the
Federation of organised Trade and Labour Union of
the United States adopted a resolution demanding
that eight hours only will constitute a day's legal
labour.
On May 4th, 1887, a demonstration was held at
Hay Market Square (Chicago-USA) to protest against
the brutal attack of the workers of MC, Cormack
Reaper Works on 3rd May 1887. The police fired and
killed. Blood flowed freely on the streets. The Red
(Blood) flag was then hoisted as the flag of the working
class. August Spice Engels, Fischer and Persons
the Workers' leaders were trailed and sent to the
gallows on 11th November 1887. August spice who
mounted the gallows declared:
"My defence is your accusation, the causes
of my alleged crime your history. I say If death is
the penalty for proclaiming the truth, I will
profoundly and defiantly pay the cost price. Call
your hangman."
OBSERVE 1ST MAY AS MAY DAY BY
ORGANISING GATE MEETINGS, RALLIES
ETC. AT ALL WORK SPOTS
Monthly Journal of All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C',(CHQ)
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The heroes who mounted the gallows also
declared:
"The time will come when our silence will
be more eloquent than our speeches."
We have a lofty and great objective of
eliminating, extinguishing and ending exploitation
in any form or manner.
In memory of these May Day Martyrs, all over
the world, the working class observe the day as the
'Workers Day'. The first May Day was celebrated in
1890 in many countries of the world.
May Day
-- The day of the working class of all climes and
countries!
On this Day let us resolve and act-
-- To end all that endangers and erodes the
weapons of the working class
-- To efface and exterminate from this earth every
trace of exploitation of the working class!
-- To react, resist, rebel, and revolt against all that
imposes and defends exploitation!
DEFEAT AND DESTROY EVIL
DEATH TO THE EXPLOITATION.
DESTINY WE WILL DETERMINE.
DOOMS DAY SOON FOR ENEMIES.
 LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT
Letter No. P/4-16/Misc, Date: 05 April 2007
addressed to Shri Harinder Singh, Member
(Personnel), Postal Services Board.
n Discussions on various pending issues - reg.
A kind reference is invited to various references
made by this union on the following subjects and
almost all the issues remain unsettled.
If a meeting for discussion on these items is
arranged, we could sort out the issues and it will pave
way to mitigate the sufferings and grievances at all levels.
1. Shortage of Staff - remedial measures
requested
(i) The vacancies unfilled up under residual since 2000-
01 due to none qualifying the exam may be filled up by
conducting Exam to GDS or by direct recruitment.
(ii) Engaging the Retired Pensioners on hourly rate
basis to manage the shortage.
(iii) Granting OTA to all A, B and C class offices for
the excess work or performing additional duties in
absenteeism / vacancy.
(iv) Grant of MIS honorarium to all post offices
removing the counter ceiling of Rs. 500/-.
(v) Granting incentive to RPLI work at divisional office
/ HPOs.
(vi) Grant of incentive for all new products and business
activities.
(vii) The surplus postman and GDS can be utilised to
work in the PA vacancies if willing.
Apart from the above, the exemption from the
Screening Committee may be ensured.
2. Promotion to LSG / HSG.II/ HSG.I & non filling
up of vacant norm based posts
The following problems brought to your notice by
various reference are remaining still unsolved.
(i) Application of benchmarks for HSG.I promotions.
(ii) In Maharashtra & Karnataka, the benchmark was
applied even for LSG promotions also & many seniors
were denied LSG promotions.
(iii) The posts of APM Accounts have not been filled
up notionally. The General Line HSG.II officials were
compelled to work as APM Accounts like in UP,
Uttarakhand and Rajasthan Circles etc.
(iv) The notional promotion to LSG was accorded only
to retired officials from 1991 in Orissa. All norm based
posts are being kept vacant.
(v) As per Recruitment Rules, combined Postal
Assistant Circle Gradation list is the basis for LSG
The Flag of the working class was soaked in the Blood of the worker Martyr.
"Salute the Red Flag - Observe the May Day -
Not as a ritual or a routine ceremony"
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promotion. Now LSG is being accorded on divisional
basis, the Rule 38 transferees were denied LSG
promotion. Juniors have been promoted even to HSG.I.
(vi) Similarly, the LSG notional promotion was accorded
on divisional basis, the juniors in the Circle Gradation list
got their LSG promotion due to more availability of LSG
posts and seniors could not get even LSG promotion
due to dearth of LSG posts in their divisions.
(vii) The officiating pay for the HSG.I posts by BCR
officials have been denied in many circles. In some
places, non BCR-FTP officials are given chance to
officiate in HSG.I posts by sidelining the seniors.
(viii) In some circles like Tamilnadu, West Bengal,
some officials were allowed to officiaiate in HSG.I for
more than one year and orders for the regularisation
of such arrangements have been referred to Directorate
by the respective circles. The due officiating pay had
neither been drawn no taken for fixation of pension &
other retirement benefits.
In short, the fruit of the Directorate orders
cancelling FTP and according HSG.I promotion to
seniors had not been reached so far in many circles.
Detailed clarificatory orders is requested.
3. Counting of Special Allowance for Pay
Fixation - case of PO and RMS Accountants
The extension of Directorate letter No. 9 (1)/2004-
PA Admn 1/501 to 507 dated 29-10-2006 treating the
Special Allowance as Special Pay may please be
arranged to PO and RMS Accountants who were
already faced huge recovery due to the fixation.
4. Tenure posting of officials in single & double
handed post offices - request to withdraw the
conditions
The conditions that the SPM / PA working in single
/ double handed offices should not be posted back to
the same office during their entire service is against to
the statutory rules. The doubts about the integrity of
PAs / SPMs will not mar interests of the officials. It is
requested to withdraw the conditions.
5. Restriction in posting of SPM due to minor
penalties / CR entries.
The instruction from investigation section dated 06-
11-2006 that if an official is awarded with any one of the
minor or major punishments or adverse entries in CR,
he should not be posted as SPM throughout his career.
This is unjust and against to natural justice. After
the lapse of currency of punishment, the officials
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inflicted with punishments become eligible to write the
promotional exams like IPO, JAO, Group B etc. As
such mere imposition of even a minor penalty will be
the disqualification to be a SPM throughout his career
is nothing but a farce. If it is implemented, at one
stage none will be available to hold the post of SPMs
due to shortage and a well senior has to work as PA
under the supervision of his junior which will also be a
punishment not improvised in CCS CCA Rules.
6. Grant of Assistance / Leave to Postal bomb
blast victim - case of Sri Pranabananda, PA,
Bhubaneswar divison
The above said official while working as Postal
Assistant, Suryanagar sustained serious injuries and
lost his right hand palm completely due to the blasting
of bomb in the postal parcel on 03-01-2002 in course
of his discharge of duties and had been under treatment
from 04-01-2002 to 26-05-2004.
Now the Circle Administration has not treated the
period of treatment fully as special disability leave and
treated the first 4 months with full pay and further 20
months with the HPL and thereafter leave admissible
to the official. Resultantly the recovery to the tune of
Rs. 95000/- towards half pay leave is being faced by
the official.
Since the disabilities caused by bomb blast during
the course of discharge of duties, it amounts to disability
caused by terrorist activities. Hence, all the special
concessions on monetary benefits available for
Government servants affected by terrorist activities may
be extended to this official. The recovery of overpayment
of leave salary may be ordered to be kept in abeyance
and considering the plight of the victim of bomb blast,
such recovery may be waived and condoned.
Besides he may be directed to appear before
specialist for further recommendations of treatment
on the rest, the entire period of which may be condoned
as a special dispensation.
7. Allowing to appear in the Departmental Exam
like IPOs - case of physically handicapped
officials
The Directorate has clarified vide its letter No. 7-
8/04-SPB dated 28-07-2005 that physically
handicapped officials should not be allowed to appear
in the IPO Examination as they are unable to perform
the physically demanding nature of work.
This is unfortunate and total injustice to the
physically handicapped officials who fulfil all the
required qualifications, skills etc. and could perform
Remember and honour the Martyrs who died to make the lives of their
follow men better and free from Exploitation. Let every worker contribute his /
her mite to advance the casue, the class interest of the worker.
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the duties efficiently and effectively. There are many
jobs in IPO cadre which did not require any outdoor
duties. Even in the case of physically handicapped
officials, they could also do the outdoor duties with the
vehicle, advance equipments or with the assistance.
Their disability should not be construed or taken as a
ruse to deny their justified right to appear in the examination
which is against to the canon of natural justice.
It is, therefore, requested to reconsider the
decision and allow all physically handicapped officials
to appear in the exam under relaxed terms or at least
fix some reservation of the posts of IPOs which do not
require any outdoor duties like circle, regional offices.
8. Confirmation examination to appear with the
aid of the helper to the vision impaired officials -
case of Tamil Nadu Circle
One Smt. V. Ananthi, Postal Assistant in Dharmpuri
Division could not clear the confirmation examination even
after writing the same for six times since her vision is
impaired and could not write independently.
As a special case, she requested the Chief
Postmaster General to allow her to appear the
confirmation examination with the assistance of a
helper and the same was granted by the Chief
Postmaster General vide letter No. B2/8-6/SP/2002
dated 18-12-2002 whereas no examination is
conducted so far to this official.
There may be many officials who are in the said
category and could not pass the confirmation exam.
It is therefore requested to cause orders to exempt
the blind officials from appearing of the examination or
to allow assistance to write the confirmation
examination and complete the process at the earliest.
9. Unjust reversion to Accountant from the LSG
cadre - case of Sri Sushel Chandra Bhatt, APM
Accounts, Tehri in Uttarakhand Circle
The above said official has been regularly
promoted to APM Accounts with effect from 05-06-99
and he was officiating as APM Accounts HSG.II at
Tehri HO.
The Chief Postmaster General, Uttarakhand Circle
vide his memo dated 28-12-2006 has posted a General
line official as APM Accounts, Tehri in his place and
reverted him to lower post of Accountant despite the
fact that there is a post of LSG Supervisor lying vacant.
As he had been already promoted to LSG in 1999
itself, the official should have been accorded with
HSG.II and HSG.I promotion along with others. Being
the Accounts line official, his case has not been
considered arbitrarily and without any basis. Adding
salt to injury, he has been reverted to the post of
Accountant, a lower post and the APM Accounts post
has been filled up with an unqualified official. This
causes a concern.
The official is on long leave since then as this
order tantamounts to reversion for no reason. His
repeated representations did not yield any positive
results so far.
10. Application of LSG Accountant Recruitment
Rules 1976 and grant of notional promotion to
PO and RMS Accountants qualified officials
The due notional LSG promotion has not been
accorded to PO and RMS Accountant officials in all
the circles and they have not been considered for
HSG.II & HSG.I promotions.
Recently, the anomaly prevailing is that the APM
Accounts posts are being ordered to manage by the
General Line officials which is totally against to the
orders on the subject.
Even the recent clarification issued vide letter No.
137-10/96-SPB.II dated 28-01-2003, is very clear that
the posts of APM Accounts are to be filled up amongst
Postal Assistants who have qualified in PO and RMS
Accountant. Violating these instructions, all the APM
Accounts posts in Uttarakhand Circle and Uttar
Pradesh Circle which have been upgraded to HSG.II
totally at the time of upgradation of 1622 HSG.I posts,
are now filled up with the General line officials who
could not perform the Accounts line work perfectly
resulting many chaos and confusions in the
classifications, accounting work etc. in future which
is violation of Rule 276 & 277 of P&T Manual Vol. IV.
Since there remains no feeder cadre (i.e.) LSG
Accountant in these circles, even the application of
LSG Accountant Rule 1976 will be difficult.
It is therefore suggested the following.
(i) Restore the LSG position for APM Accounts
atleast to the extent of 50% of the total post and
upgrade those posts to general line.
(ii) Keep 50% HSG.II APM Accounts posts which
can be filled up only with the HSG.II officials with
Accounts qualification.
(iii) Considering the Accounts line HSG.II officials to
HSG.I promotion by reservation to the extent of 20%.
It is, therefore, requested to consider the above
and cause necessary orders at the earliest to set right
the anomaly existing in the case of PO and RMS
Accountants cadre.
Letter No. P/4-2/Pay, Date: 05 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Recovery of alleged over payment of pay and
allowances to Postmen & Mailmen on account
of fixation from the officials of Accounts
branch of HPO - reg.
BHARTIYA POST
Ref.: Your letter No. 2-4/2006-PCC dated 07-11-
2006
Apropos reference, it is constrained to note that
in many circles, action is being initiated against the
APM Accounts and Accountants of Head Post Offices
by ordering huge recovery to the tunes of lakhs of
rupees due to the directions contained in the reference
to fix responsibility for not obtaining declaration by
the DDOs and officials at fault. There are spate of
such cases throughout the nation and the APM
Accounts & Accountants have been fixed as a scape
goats in this episode.
A kind attention is invited to the Rule 87 of P&T
FHB Vol. I wherein it was mentioned that "recoveries
can be affected in case of recovering of drawing the
excess acted contrary to orders or without due
justification." When there is a clear provision to recover
the excess drawn by the official as per the statutory
rules, any excess drawn by the official should be
recovered only from them. The drawing & disbursing
officers should not be made as scape goats on any
occasion and if it is allowed, there may not be any
staff volunteered to work in such posts. The decision
is arbitrary.
In fact CAT Lucknow has given different verdict
and dismissed the case. The discussions of CAT
Principal Bench should also be appealed, according
to our views. The instructions contained in the
Department of Expenditure OM No. F. 50 (2) 97/ICOI
dated 14-10-97 has not been read in its correct
perspective. The word 'may' has been misinterpreted
as 'shall' or 'must'. When there is statutory provisions
to recover any excess drawn / paid to the officials as
per the volumes, the dependence on the instructions
of obtaining declarations shall be invalid.
I wish to quote that the Hon'ble Apex Court in the
case of Udaysankaran and Others vs. Union of India
reported in JT 1996 (4) SC wherein it was held that
recovery can always be made under the officials rules
of an amount paid to the employee due to
administrative mistake and there is no rule which
prohibits such recovery. From the above, it is evident
that not obtaining undertakings also does not prohibit
recovery of excess paid arrears.
It is most pertinent that the Audit party has also
inspected & certified the drawal in many cases. There
was confusion in interpreting the orders then for which
the poor Accounts officials in post office should not
be the victims.
The SSPOs, Pune City West division has fixed
responsibility to the tune of Rs. 11,86,138/- to two
APM Accounts for not obtaining undertakings. Similar
is the position in other divisions in Maharashtra ,
Punjab and UP Circles.
If the decision of recovery from DDOs is not
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dropped, no APM Accounts will draw the pensionery
benefits at the time of their superannuation and it will
set a bad precedence for the future also.
It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions
not to effect any recovery from the APM Accounts
and others and save them from the financial loss and
mental agony.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-20/Gorakhpur, Date: 04 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Problems due to non posting of DPS,
Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh Circle - reg.
It is brought to our notice that due to keeping
vacant the post of DPS, Gorakhpur region, several
personal claims like DPC, BCR promotion, disposal
of appeals etc. have not been disposed over one year.
No alternate arrangement or additional charge has
been made so far resulting large number of pending
personal claims. This causes a concern.
It is, therefore, requested either to fill up the post
permanently or to make alternate arrangements to
dispose the pending staff matters immediately.
Soliciting immediate action.
Letter No. P/2-13/Parbhani, Date: 04 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Burglary at Hingoli MDG PO - Murdering Night
Watchman Sri B.G. Mathpathi - non
settlement of dues - reg.
It is brought to our notice that the burglary looted
the Government cash to the tune of Rs. 1.92 lakhs by
killing the Night Watchman Sri B.G. Mathpathi on 31-
08-2006 and rammed his body in the large wooden
box in the post office.
It is the sorry state of affair that a meagre
assistance of Rs. 7000/- has alone been disbursed to
the family of the victim. The Directorate order No. 1-3/
1999/WL/Spl dated 01-06-2000 & 26-04-2002 to grant
Rs. 50,000/- to the family of victims in such case had
not been honoured.
The other benefits have not so far been extended
to the family so far.
(i) No compensation for death while on duty has been
paid.
(ii) Extraordinary pension to the family of the victim -
-- not considered.
(iii) Not initiated any action to provide immediate
employment to the dependents being lost the
breadwinner of the family.
Instead of providing security and paying dues to
the family of the deceased official, the SPOs, Parbhani
is initiating action how to recover the loss sustained
due to burglary from the officials. The police authorities
have not been pursued to arrest the burglars.
The staff are very much agitated over the lethargy in
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providing assistance to the family of the official who fought
till his last breath to protect the Government property
and lost his life. This causes a serious concern.
It is, therefore, requested to cause necessary
orders to pay the dues to the family of the victim and
not to proceed against innocent officials for the loss
sustained due to burglary instead of processing the
case further to remand the burglar and recover.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-19/TN Cle, Date: 30 March 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Unjust and arbitrary proposal to merge Salem
East and Salem West Division in Tamil Nadu
Circle - reg.
It is brought to our notice that the Circle
Administration has sent a proposal for merger of Salem
East and West Divisions and formation of Krishnagiri
Division arbitrarily and without consulting the staff unions.
The composite Salem Postal Division was
bifurcated into Salem City Division (East) and Salem
Moffusil (West) Division w.e. from 20-04-79 and both
the divisions are in existence over 27 years.
The proposal of merger of two divisions will cause
various problems and affect the staff adversely.
(i) If the above two divisions are merged, the area
will be increased by 200 kms East to West and 80
kms from North to South consisting of two HSG.I HOs,
128 SOS + 444 BOS.
(ii) There are six sub divisions and it will be inhumanly
possible to manage the divisions.
(iii) As the area has been extended for more than 200
kms, the staff will face serious dislocations in transfers.
(iv) This will affect the seniority of the officials working
in both the divisions.
(v) The proposal to segregate some areas from Salem
West Divisions will cause untold hardships to the
officials working in those areas besides facing transfer
liability to the distant places.
(vi) There will be a total dislocation of the operative
functioning and accounts functioning of Salem HO due
to total computerisation.
(vii) The dislocation of staff, effecting the seniority
position etc. will cause more damage to the officials
working in both the divisions.
The idea behind the proposal is nothing but to
form Krishnagiri for which the following may be
considered.
(a) The Dy. SP (PSS Group B) Salem East Division
post may be transferred to Krishnagiri and designated
as SP for the proposed Krishnagiri Division.
(b) The post of ASP, Dharmapuri may be transferred
to the proposed Division.
If the above proposal is considered, the interest of all
the divisions and the work be protected,
 It is, therefore, requested to consider the above
and cause orders not to merge the Salem East & West
divisions and consider to form Krishnagiri Division by
redeploying the Deputy SP post of Salem East
Division.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. P/2-13/Nanded, Date: 04 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Unrealistic target in marketing and
threatening officials - case of Aurangabad
region in Maharashtra Circle - reg.
The enclosure to this letter issued by the SSPOs,
Nanded will exhibit the real position in the field about
the misuse of power and threatening the staff with the
unrealistic targets on business products.
While the Sub Postmasters / Postal Assistants
are suffering daily to complete their day-to-day work
under the existence of acute shortage, they have been
tortured with the unrealistic target of business and they
have been threatened that if they do not achieve the
RPLI / RD target, they will be proceeded with
disciplinary action. This kind of threat is prevailing in
many circles. This causes a serious concern and this
will lead to unrest and affect the peace hither to prevailed.
It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions to
all not to fix any unrealistic targets to SPMs and
threaten them by intimidating methods.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
DA: As above
Letter No. P/2-16/Or Cle, Date: 04 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Review of LGO Examination 2006 for
promotion to PA / SA cadre - case.
It is brought to our notice that the Chief
Postmaster General, Orissa Circle has referred the
Directorate vide her letter No. RE / 30-89/2006 dated
04-08-2006 and requested to review the result as there
are many candidates become unsuccessful for 1 or 2
marks in the LGO exam conducted in 2006.
The review of SC / ST candidates has also not
been done so far. If the review is conducted
immediately, many eligible candidates would get their
due promotions besides filling up the vacant posts in
the Postal Assistant cadre under residual vacancies.
It is, therefore, requested to cause necessary
orders to Directorate to cause immediate review of
the examination and extending the dues to the entitled
candidates.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/2-21/Dehradun, Date: 04 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Arbitrary and unjust closure of departmental
canteen at Dehradun HPO - reg.
BHARTIYA POST
It is brought to our notice that without convening
the General Body or Governing Body, the departmental
canteen functioning at Dehradun HO has been closed
on 17-03-07 by the Postmaster, Dehradun.
According to the judgment of the Supreme Court
dated 11-10-91, the canteen employees were
departmentalised and as such without issuing any
notice or any intimation, the departmental canteen has
been closed by the Postmaster, Dehradun HO despite
strong protest by the Staff Side. This is arbitrary, unjust
and against the rulings on the subject.
It is requested to cause necessary instructions
to the Chief Postmaster General, Uttarakhand Circle
to reopen the departmental canteen immediately and
ensure status quo ante.
Soliciting immediate response,
Letter No. P/4-4/Leave, Date: 04 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Non-declaration of closed holiday on 14th
April - the Tamil New Year Day - reg.
It has been brought to the notice of this union that
14th April, the Tamil New Year day has not been
declared as closed holiday in Tamil Nadu Circle which
creates strong resentment amongst the postal
employees of the circle in particular.
It is presumed that the holiday on 14-04-2007 had
not been notified by the circle with the hope that 14th
April may be declared as a National Holiday due to
Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday. In case, if no national holiday
is declared, at least local holiday be announced since
this is an important festival in Tamilnadu.
This union urges upon you to intervene into the
matter so as to declare 14th April as closed holiday in
respect of Tamilnadu circle.
Looking forward to your action.
Letter No. P/2-6/Jamnagar, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Upgradaton of Jamnagar as B2 City for drawal
of HRA - reg.
Consequent upon the issue of orders declaring
Jamnagar as B2 City for drawal of HRA by the Ministry
of Finance vide its F.No. 2 (18) / 2006 E.II (B) dated
15-01-2007, the Central Government employees
working in the said station have drawn their dues.
Whereas the same has not been paid to the postal
employees due to non release of the Ministry of
Finance communication cited in para supra.
It is, therefore, requested to cause the circulation
of the said O.M. of the Ministry of Finance immediately
and arrange payment of dues to our employees at the
earliest.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/2-2/Nagaon Distt., Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Providing water supply to Itachali post office
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 staff quarters in Nagaon Division in Assam
Circle - reg.
The only water supply system available for the
staff quarters at Itachali has been lying unserviceable
since 29-01-2007 and the occupants of the staff
quarters have been facing great hardships due to water
scarcity in the multi storied buildings.
The continuous persuation at divisional / circle
level did not yield any desired results and the problem
remains acute. The occupants are very much agonised
and agitated.
It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions to
the Chief Postmaster General, Assam to attend the
work and redress the water problem immediately.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/2-13/Kolhapur, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Representation against rejection of medical
reimbursement claim - case of Sri Y.U.
Gorwade, Accountant, O/o the SSPOs,
Kolhapur Division - reg.
Ref.: (i) This union letter No. P/2-10/Kolhapur
dated 11-10-2006
(ii) Your letter No. 21-38/2005-Medical dated
20-10-2006
Apropos reference, I wish to state that the
representation is still indisposed and remain pending
at Directorate.
The son of the said official met with two road
accidents one after another and got admitted in Private
Hospitals by outsiders. The official could not do
anything as to satisfy the ruling position.
It is therefore requested to kindly consider the
case and cause necessary orders for the
reimbursement of the medical claim on humanitarian
grounds at the earliest.
Early action is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/4-5/Security, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to Sri I.M.G. Khan, Secretary, Department
of Posts.
n Practice of obtaining Fidelity / Security bond
from employees handling cash - request for
discontinuance - reg.
A kind reference is invited to this union letter
number P/24-2/Security dated 19-10-2005 and 22-
05-2006 on the above subject. The issue remains
pending and unconsidered. The said letter is
reproduced below for your kind ready reference and
early action.
"The 5th Central Pay Commission in its report
vide para No. 62-13 recommended that the present
practice of obtaining fidelity / security bond from
employees handling cash should be discontinued. In
the Department of Posts Fidelity / Security bonds were
obtained from every employee. Later on this practice
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was restricted to some peculiar categories. The bonds
are obtained from Rs. 3000/- to Rs. 5000/-. In present
stage the cash handling is in huge amount and
obtaining Fidelity bonds for Rs. 3000/- to Rs. 5000/-
does not serve any purpose.
A study of the amounts claimed from guarantors
will reveal that only in very few cases the guarantee
money is received. There is acute shortage of
manpower and in the present scenario to obtain and
get the bonds renewed; the exercise of such work
does not give good return. The Inspecting authorities
have to pay attention to see that bonds have been
obtained and renewed at due intervals. They write to
the Drawing and Disbursing officers to ascertain
currency of the Fidelity Bonds and the Drawing and
Disbursing Officer has to reply such references.
You are, therefore, requested kindly to look into
this matter personally and cause suitable steps to
implement the recommendations of the 5th Central
Pay Commission to dispense with the system of
obtaining Fidelity / Security Bonds."
Since the issue is being protracted over years, it
is requested to consider the same and cause orders
to discontinue the practice of security bonds which
has no longer serving any purpose.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/2-21/Tehri, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to Shri Harinder Singh,Member
(Personnel), Postal Services Board.
n Unjust reversion to Accountant from the LSG
cadre-case of Sri Sushel Chandra Bhatt, APM
Accounts, Tehri in Uttarakhand Circle - reg.
The above said official has been regularly
promoted to APM Accounts with effect from 05-06-99
and he was officiating as APM Accounts HSG.II at
Tehri HO.
The Chief Postmaster General, Uttarakhand Circle
vide his memo dated 28-12-2006 has posted a General
line official as APM Accounts, Tehri in his place and
reverted him to lower post of Accountant despite the
fact that there is a post of LSG Supervisor lying vacant.
As he had been already promoted to LSG in 1999
itself, the official should have been accorded with
HSG.II and HSG.I promotion along with others. Being
the Accounts line official, his case has not been
considered arbitrarily and without any basis. Adding
salt to injury, he has been reverted to the post of
Accountant, a lower post and the APM Accounts post
has been filled up with an unqualified official. This
causes a concern.
The official is on long leave since then as this
order tantamounts to reversion for no reason. His
repeated representations did not yield any positive
results so far.
It is, therefore, requested to cause necessary
instructions to the Chief Postmaster General to allow
him to continue as APM Accounts besides promoting
him to HSG.I on regular basis.
Immediate action is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/2-18/Raj Cle, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Impracticable increase in Business hours -
case of Rajasthan Circle - reg.
The Chief Postmaster General, Rajasthan Circle
has caused orders to increase the business hours as
follows vide his letter dated 22-02-2007.
(i) Business hours on Saturday be at par with
weekdays.
(ii) All HOs & MDGs should work on Sundays and
holidays as Night post offices.
(iii) Business hours to the double handed post offices
may be increased adjusting the timings of the Postal
Assistant.
(iv) More post offices should be identified for Night
post offices.
The impractical orders without assessing the
practical position of under staff to carry out the day-
to-day work and the prevailing shortage in Group 'C' is
causing a serious concern.
The less working hours on Saturday was fixed in
order to complete the several items of miscellaneous
work which could not be completed on week days.
All the double handed post offices are already
overburdened and it will be difficult to manage the
extended working hours without any additional
manpower.
As there is no justified work available in the
existing NPOs, further extension will not yield any
desired result but cause severe problems in deploying
the personnel under the existing shortage of staff.
Since many post offices were fully computerised,
the work can be commenced after opening the server
on Sundays and holidays for which the incharge has
to attend. Similarly there will be dislocation in
clearance of collection in NPOs and also mail
arrangements to despatch the booked articles. Due
to acute shortage of staff, it is very difficult to arrange
compensatory off to the staff engaged on Sundays
and holidays. We have no objection to extend any
work if full manpower / additional staff is provided.
It is, therefore, requested to cause necessary
instructions to withdraw the impracticable extension
of working hours and opening of NPOs orders in
Rajasthan Circle.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/4-1/RR, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to Shri Harinder Singh, Member
(Personnel), Postal Services Board.
n Application of LSG Accountant Recruitment
Rules 1976 and grant of notional promotion
BHARTIYA POST
to PO and RMS Accountants qualified officials
- reg.
It is brought to our notice that the due notional
LSG promotion has not been accorded to PO and RMS
Accountant officials in all the circles and they have
not been considered for HSG.II & HSG.I promotions.
Recently, the anomaly prevailing is that the APM
Accounts posts are being ordered to manage by the
General Line officials which is totally against to the
orders on the subject.
Even the recent clarification issued vide letter No.
137-10/96-SPB.II dated 28-01-2003, is very clear that
the posts of APM Accounts are to be filled up amongst
Postal Assistants who have qualified in PO and RMS
Accountant. Violating these instructions, all the APM
Accounts posts in Uttarakhand Circle and Uttar
Pradesh Circle which have been upgraded to HSG.II
totally at the time of upgradation of 1622 HSG.I posts,
are now filled up with the General line officials who
could not perform the Accounts line work perfectly
resulting many chaos and confusions in the
classifications, accounting work etc. in future which
is violation of Rule 276 & 277 of P&T Manual Vol. IV.
Since there remains no feeder cadre (i.e.) LSG
Accountant in these circles, even the application of
LSG Accountant Rule 1976 will be difficult.
It is therefore suggested the following.
(i) Restore the LSG position for APM Accounts
atleast to the extent of 50% of the total post and
upgrade those posts to general line.
(ii) Keep 50% HSG.II APM Accounts posts which
can be filled up only with the HSG.II officials with
Accounts qualification.
(iii) Considering the Accounts line HSG.II officials to
HSG.I promotion by reservation to the extent of 20%.
It is, therefore, requested to consider the above
and cause necessary orders at the earliest to set right
the anomaly existing in the case of PO and RMS
Accountants cadre.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/4-2/Pay, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Disbursement of pay and allowances through
Bank - reg.
Ref.:(i) This union letter No. P/2-4/Delhi Central
dated 12 March 2007 and
(ii) This union letter No. P/2-7/Har Cle dated
27-02-2007
Apropos reference, I wish to add that in the D.O.
No. 78-1/2005-PACE /06 dated 14-11-2006 issued by
Sri Indra Kumar Mishra DG (PAF), it is mentioned that
the shifting the disbursement of pay will reduce the
banking Cash Transactions Tax.
But in the Finance Minister's Budget Speech dated
28-02-2007 under para 180, it is mentioned that
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"Having regard to the experience gained, I proposed
to exclude cash withdrawals by the central and state
governments from the scope of BCTT (Banking Cash
Transaction Tax).
As such, the implementation will not have any
positive effect except causing inconvenience to the
staff. The MOF vide its clarification dated 24-01-2006
referring their original reference stated that "However
with a view to obviating the inconvenience to junior
staff, the salaries of the Government employees, if
demanded may continue to be drawn and paid in cash
irrespective of their scale or grade."
It is crystal clear that receiving salary through
banks is only optional and staff should not be forced
to opt to any bank or ECS.
It is therefore requested to issue necessary
clarifications at the earliest and ensure the continuation
of payment of salary to staff in cash unless their
demand is otherwise.
Soliciting immediate action,
Letter No. P/2-4/Cle, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Promotion to HSG.I cadre - case of
Chhatisgarh Circle - reg.
It is brought to our notice that due to application
of bench marks in HSG.I promotion, five posts of HSG.I
have not been filled up in the circle.
The eligible and entitled officials have been denied
their due promotion due to application of this bench
mark system.
It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions to
the Chief Postmaster General, Chhatisgarh Circle to
fill up the vacant HSG.I posts without applying the
bench mark immediately.
Letter No. P/2-18/Bharatpur, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Inordinate delay in payment of OTA bills -
case of Bharatpur Division in Rajasthan Circle
- reg.
Due to non allotment of adequate funds for effecting
payment of OTA bills by the Circle Head, the bills are
pending undisbursed since May 2006 at this division.
The repeated requests of the circle union to allot
sufficient funds to all the divisions have not yielded
desired results.
It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions to
the Chief Postmaster General, Rajasthan Circle
besides allotting sufficient funds to clear all the pending
bills at the earliest.
Soliciting immediate action,
Letter No. P/2-21/Nainital, Date: 02 April 2007
addressed to Shri Harinder Singh, Member
(Personnel), Postal Services Board.
n Volatile situation in Nainital Postal Division,
Uttarakhand Circle - reg.
BHARTIYA POST 9 MAY, 2007
Ref.: (i) This union letter of even number dated
02-02-2007
(ii) This union letter of even number dated
08-02-2007
A reference is invited to out letters of even number
referred above which we have invited the attention of
the Directorate towards the dictatorial and despotic
action of Sri Abhishek Singh, Senior Superintendent of
Post Offices, Nainital Division. The said Sri Abhishek
Singh acts as if he was an English Saheb dealing with
the brown slaves of the Colonial period. Sri Singh forgets
that he is equally bound by the rules and Constitution
of India and that his desire to rule with an iron hand
smacks of his despotic and atrocious character.
Sri Singh cites rules - FR 11 and some other
provisions of instructions issued by Directorate. But
he forgets that any action taken in exercise of his
powers in a prejudiced and whimsical manner renders
him liable to be proceeded against. The Hon'ble
Supreme Court of India has recently ruled that any
quasi-judicial action taken in a casual and negligent
manner renders the officer to be proceeded against.
The instructions contained in M.H.A. O.M. No.
41/2/55 (II) Ests (A) dated 23-04-1955 and DoP&T
O.M. No. 11013/10/93-Estt. (A) dated 06-10-1993
clearly prescribe that any misuse of official position or
acting in prejudiced manner renders an officer at a
high position liable to be proceeded against for violation
of Conduct Rules. The rules require 'absolute honesty'
from an officer and 'absolute honesty' certainly includes
honesty of action, honesty of treatment, honesty of
not misusing one's powers and honesty of humanity.
In the light of these rules we discuss certain
actions of the said Sri Abhishek Singh with hope that
you will kindly rein the officer properly before it becomes
too late.
(i) Sri Abhishek Singh wants his sub-ordinates on
duty for 24 hours and refers to FR 11. Does this most
powerful officer propose to reverse the policies of the
Government and snatch away the amenities? Has he
really not grown larger than life when he calls people
on Sundays without TA and without giving proper
compensation? His letter dated 24-02-2006 speaks
(copy enclosed).
(ii) Sri Abhishek Singh has ordered recovery of
telephone bills from the postmaster? Is it not amazing
to note how he could assess that the calls were not
really required to be made? Is he aware that several
differences in accounts or other several tiny mailers
are settle by telephonic contact?
Is it important whether anybody has assessed
the justification of the telephone calls made by the
said Sri Abhishek Singh. Is he above the law? His
letter dated 23-03-2006 (copy enclosed speaks).
(iii) Several put off orders and subsequent revocation
there of speak clearly of the whims and fancy of the
said Sri Abhishek Singh that he is more interested in
showing his powers than getting job done. His memos
dated 25-01-2007, 29-01-2007 and 25-01-2007 (copy
enclosed) are taken of his whimsical actions.
(iv) The initiation proceeding under Rule 14 of the CCS
(CCA) Rules 1965 for not wearing full uniform on a
particular day of an old lady, besides his transfer under
Rule 37 of the Postal Manual Vol. IV, is yet another
instance of his whimsical fancy which deserves due
notice. The Rule 14 case has now been converted
into Rule 9 of his memo dated 08-03-2006 (copy
enclosed) tells the story for itself.
(v) And, last but not the least, the transfer of the
Divisional President Sri K.K. Mungali to a very distant
place at Ramnagar in the interest of service to gag the
voice of the union is really against all norms of democratic
function and is denial of even minimum trade union
functionary by seeking the Chief Postmaster General
to derecognise the divisional union. There is no monthly
meeting since March 2006 (over 13 months) and extend
scant regards to the unions & collective bargaining. The
special casual leave was restricted and not granted even
to the delegates attended the circle conference on 08-
03-2007.
The situation in Nainital is boiling and one singular
man responsible for it is Sri Abhishek Singh.
We, therefore, request you kindly to immediately
shift Sri Abhishek Singh from Nainital and order a deep
and thorough enquiry into his misdeeds and restore
peace and amity.
DA: As above
Letter No. P/2-21/Haridwar, Date: 22 March 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Formation of Haridwar Division in Uttarakhand
Circle - reg.
After the State's bifurcation of UP, many offices
nearby Saharanpur have been attached to Dehradun
Division and the Division is having full justification for
bifurcation.
Moreover, Haridwar being the district headquarters,
there is a demand from the public also for the formation
of separate Division at Haridwar. The Deputy
Superintendent available at Dehradun and other officers
in the same division may be deployed for the proposed
Group B Division.
It is requested to consider the same and take
appropriate action at the earliest.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/2-14 MP Cle, Date: 20 March 2007
addressed to Shri I.M.G. Khan, Secretary, Department
of Posts.
n Alarming & tense situation prevailing in
Madhya Pradesh Circle - request for effective
intervention - reg.
BHARTIYA POST
Ref.: (i) This union letter of even no. dated 01-02-
2007 & 08-02-2007
(ii) Your letter No. 16-7/2007-SR dated -02-2007
Apropos reference, it is constrained to note that
the situation is not improving in the Madhya Pradesh
Circle. Even though the agitation was called off based
on the assurance to restore normalcy, no Conciliation
Meeting has so far been held. The Chief Postmaster
General has not invited the staff representatives and
redressed the problems.
Adding salt to injury, the Circle Secretary of this
union had been transferred to Tulsi Nagar as Postal
Assistant from PSD Bhopal before completing tenure.
Similarly Sri D.S. Rajput, Divisional Secretary has also
been disturbed from C.T.T. Nagar. The Circle President
Sri S.C. Pandey has been proceeded under Rule 16
for attending four monthly meeting on 10-01-2007
besides holding demonstration. There is a total
resentment amidst the employees and this should be
taken due note of.
It is, therefore, requested to intervene immediately
and restore peace and amity by rein in the Chief
Postmaster General by dropping all the vindictive action
against the office bearers of this union.
Your immediate intervention is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/4-2/Pay, Date: 22 March 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Disbursement of Pay & Allowances through
Bank / POSB - case of Haryana Circle - reg.
Ref.: This union letter No. P/2-7/Har Cle dated
27 February 2007
Apropos reference, I wish to add that as per the
G.I., M.F. (CGA) O.M. No. 1 (1)/2005/TA/42-45 dated
24-01-2006, the salaries of the employees be allowed
to be drawn and paid in cash, if demanded irrespective
of their scale or grade.
As such insisting the salary payments through
Bank / POSB is arbitrary and against to the
Government of India instructions.
It is, therefore, requested to cause immediate
instructions to all concerned not to insist Bank Account
for remitting salaries.
Immediate action is solicited.
Letter No. P/2-21/Roorkee, Date: 22 March 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Inadequate accommodation and request
expansion of building at Roorkee HO in
Uttarakhand Circle - reg.
The existing departmental building at Roorkee is
inadequate and there is no moving space between
branches. The delivery branch is functioning in a shed
which is in dilapidated condition.
There are sufficient land available within the
compound and the building can be extended upto the
present requirement.
10 MAY, 2007
 It is also learnt that the then Secretary during her
visit has also suggested to send proposal for the
expansion of the building.
It is requested to take immediate action for the
early expansion of the building.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/2-17/Bathinda, Date: 22 March 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Construction of Departmental building at
Raman Mandi (LSG) in Bathinda Division,
Punjab Circle - reg.
It is brought to our notice that the departmental
plot measuring 90'X90' is being vacant since 1985 after
demolition. The plot was encroached twice or thrice
by the miscreants but was got vacated by the staff
with the help of local police. The plot is very much
costly as it is centrally located in the developing town.
The Circle Administration vide its D.O. letter No.
Blda R/4-5/2/2002 dated 05-12-2006 addressed to Sr.
Architect has taken up to construct a building in the
existing site.
It is, therefore, requested to consider the same
and arrange immediate construction of the post office
and staff quarters on the existing site.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/4-5/SB, Date: 20 March 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Acceptance of cheque issued in favour of the
depositor or in turn in favour of Postmaster -
clarification sought for - reg.
Ref.: This union letter of even number dated 22-
11-2006
A kind reference is invited to this union letter
referred above wherein clarifications has been sought
for with regard to the two orders of the department
vide SB order No. 20/2006 and 22/2006 which caused
the doubts on the following:-
i) There is no clarification for the basic point of
objection viz. acceptance of cross cheque (Account
Payee) in favour of individual and in favour of any
Postmaster for the investment is regular or not;
ii) In the order dated 04-09-2006, it is observed while
substituting Rule 11 (3) of POSB Manual Vol. II, the
endorsement to be made by the applicant when the
cheque is drawn in favour of Postmaster and also about
the cheque drawn in favour of applicant vice-versa and
was given effect from 15-09-2006. However, the portion
of cheque drawn in favour of applicant and endorsement
to be made by the applicant had been omitted in the
subsequent order dated 20-09-2006 which was given
effect from 30-09-2006.
The doubts have not been clarified so far. It is
requested to cause immediate reply / clarificatory orders
on the above said doubts without any further delay.
Soliciting immediate action.
BHARTIYA POST 11
Letter No. P/2-13/Mah Cle, Date: 20 March 2007
addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Acceptance of changes in Savings Bank
Account if maximum limit is likely to exceed-
reg.
In accordance with the Directorate letter No. 35-
4/79-SB dated 09-04-79, the deposit excess of limit
i.e. Rs. 1 lakh and 2 lakhs for single and joint account
respectively should not be accepted towards deposit
in SB account either by cash or cheque.
A subject was placed in the RCM, Maharashtra
Circle to cause orders to accept the cheques in case if
the cheque is issued against maturity of any scheme in
the POSB account which will encourage the customers.
Based on the request, the Chief Postmaster
General, Maharashtra Circle has sent a proposal to
the Directorate either to permit acceptance of such
changes in SB account or to increase the limit of single
and joint accounts.
It is, therefore, requested to consider the same
and enhance the limit in order to attract more public
for the various SB / SC schemes.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/2-13/Aurangabad, Date: 20 March
2007 addressed to The Secretary, Department of Posts.
n Apparent defalcation in the contribution to
Prime Minister's Relief Fund in Aurangabad
region, Maharashtra Circle - reg.
Ref.: (i) Your letter No. 16-108/2002-SR dated 28-
4-2007
(ii) This union letter of even number dated
22-11-2006
Apropos reference, it is constrained to note that
the letter under reference has neither acknowledged
nor replied so far.
The very serious issue of defrauding the voluntary
contribution made by the officials for the Prime
Minister's Relief Fund should not be left unnoticed or
closed even after it was proved.
The demand to hand over the case to CBI / Police
since the defrauded amount exceeded more than one
lakh has not been considered so far. There should
not be two rules in dealing such misappropriation case
one for Group A and another for Group C / D officials
in the cases of prosecutions for the defrauded amount
exceeds Rs. 5000/-. The delay in this case raises
many doubts and we firmly put forth that the
delinquents / fraudulent should not be let of and scat
free due to their holding in higher posts.
It is requested once again to take appropriate
action against the officers who defrauded Prime
Minister's Relief Fund contributed by the staff without
any further delay.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
appreciated.
MAY, 2007
 FROM GENERAL SECRETARY'S DESK
Dear Comrades,
u INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 24-04-2007
The Postal JCA Circular No. PF-12 (C)/JCA/2007
dated 01-04-2007 & the copy of the strike notice
proposed to be served on 09-04-2007 are enclosed along
with this circular. All Divisional / Branch Secretaries
should circulate the same to all the members and
organise the workers for the indefinite strike at once.
The importance of the demands & its settlement are
furnished as a separate annexure and all should
translate and circulate the same in their regional
language immediately. A copy of the same may please
be forwarded to CHQ for reference and file. Please
ensure cent percent participation in the proposed strike.
u CLEARANCE OF QUOTA TO NFPE
As per the report of the NFPE, our branches have
remitted quota to NFPE only to the extent of 16 Federal
Councillors as on 31-03-2007. According to our
membership, this should have been at least by 60 to 65
councillors. Even in the last Federal Council, we are having
the representation of more than 30 Federal Councillors.
So, all Branch / Divisional Secretaries are requested
to remit quota to NFPE positively before 30-04-2007
under intimation to CHQ. Non clearance of dues to
NFPE is against to the provisions of the constitution.
u CLEARANCE OF QUOTA TO CHQ / DUES FOR
BHARTIYA POST
Similarly, while pursuing records, there is a poor
remittance of quota from branches to CHQ during the
last six months. Many branches have not remitted
any amount towards quota for the accounting year of
2006-07. There is a huge dues towards the Bhartiya
Post. All are requested to clear the quota up-to-date
and also to clear the dues for Bhartiya Post.
u MEETING WITH SECRETARY (P) ON 02-04-2007
A delegation led by Com. C.C. Pillai, Secretary
General consisting Com. K.V. Sridharan, General
Secretary, P-3; Com. Des Raj Sharma, General
Secretary, P-4; Com. Giriraj Singh, General Secretary,
R-3 met the Secretary and discussed various issues.
The message about serving strike notice on 09-04-2007
has been conveyed to him in case if Judicial Committee
is not constituted to consider the GDS problems.
u PAY COMMISSION
The Pay Commission has appointed three inter
committee to study the following subjects.
1. Examining the Feasibility of Performance Related
(PRP) in Government ----- By Prof. Biju Varkkay, IIM,
Ahmedabad
2. Estimating the Compensation Package for
Government employees and the cost to the Government
---- BY Prof. P.K. Premarajan Xavier, Labour Relation
Institute, Jamshedpur (within 4 months)
BHARTIYA POST
3. Study on Terminal Benefits of the Central
Government Employees --- By Dr. Gayithri, Centre for
Economic Studies & Policies, Bangalore - 560072
(within 7 months)
u PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY
The First Committee (PRP) will study about the
identification of metrics for five measures of
performance.
(a) Competency / Skill (b) Effort / Activity (c) Result
/ Output / Value Added Measures
(d) Efficiency / Productivity and (e) Quality / Customer
Satisfaction
After the study, it would devise means by which PRP
can be introduced in the Government. Specifically it
should consider
(i) Should PRP be applied to all or higher managerial
position to begin with.
(ii) Should PRP be individual based or group based.
(iii) Should specific percentages be prescribed for
restricting number of posts to which PRP is given.
The study group is meeting the representatives of
NFPE on 13-04-2007 at 11:00 A.M. in the Postal
Directorate, New Delhi. A delegation under the
leadership of Com. C.C. Pillai, Secretary General, NFPE
will discuss with the study group on the said date.
The following is the opinions of me and I request
all the comrades to offer their suggestions through E-
Mail or letter positively before 11-04-2007.
u OUR VIEWS ON PRP
(i) PRP is a welcome measure wherever more
Productivity delivered by the employees. It was clearly
mentioned that the PRP will be a second component
of hike in salary apart from the existing conventional
method of safety with annual increments etc.
(ii) PRP should be measured on the performance and
not on the profit since the department like postal are
socially oriented department yet under the universal
postal service obligation.
(iii) The work norms were fixed by ISU (Internal Study
Unit) by application of various scientific parameters to
various types of job. If the excess work performed
within the working hours, the excess component may
be taken for the elements of PRP.
(iv) There is a scientific formula available for the grant
of Productivity Linked Bonus every year. Similar formula
may be drafted and applied for the entire department.
(v) The PRP should be introduced & distributed for
the entire team (i.e) All staff and this should not be
granted to certain category alone or officers placed in
the managerial position.
(vi) The targets fixed in the business activities are being
achieved by the field staff upto the level of GDS agents.
The fruit of the PRP should be distributed to all staff
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based on the performance of the previous year. Every
year the performance of the whole department be
reviewed and PRP be fixed.
(vii) Individual measuring is not possible / feasible and
we are not for such individual PRP.
(viii) The assessment in C.R. or by any means should
not be accepted as deciding factor for PRP as most
of these items are either favoured or biased.
(ix) So far the Job evaluation of Postal Assistants to
HSG.I cadre, we have categorically detailed in our
memorandum. We could well justify ourselves about
our tremendous performance amidst the staff reduction
on matching savings and acute shortage of staff.
(x) The postal employees could establish their
strength & mite above all Central Government
employees in the output and arduous nature in the
midst of multifarious duties and responsibilities.
Comrades! The above are very few. There may be
many in your minds. I seek the feed back from all on
the above before 10-04-2007 so that we could
consolidate and place before the team on 13-04-2007
on behalf of the NFPE.
u COMPENSTION PACKAGE - STUDY GROUP
This study is to assess the total cost incurred
(like Salary, Allowances, HRA, Transport / Telephone,
Free Passes, LTC, Pensionary benefits, Job Securities
and other benefits etc.)
The Terms & Reference of Study are follows:-
# To work out the cost incurred by the Government
in paying the pay, allowances and all other benefits
whether monetary/ in kind (tangible/ intangible) to their
employees and to compute cost per employee to the
government in each of the pay scales prevailing in the
Government for employees who enjoy these benefits
as well as those who do not.
# To work out in monetary terms the benefits, whether
in form of allowances or in kind, available to the
employees in various sectors of the government like
Armed Forces, Police, Railways and Posts and to study
the efficacy of these benefits in meting their objectives.
# To determine the feasibility of evolving a
compensation package that would compensate all the
benefits presently available in various pay scales/
sectors in purely monetary terms as a more efficient
way of compensating the employees.
# To study the monetary value that can be attached
to security of and the protection under Article 311 of
the Constitution available to the Government
employees. Whether this can have any impact on the
emoluments payable to the Government employees
given the fact that the extant rules also preclude an
easy exit from a Government job.
The study would be carried out in the following
phases.
Phase I - Computation of cost using available data
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with respect to pay and allowances of all government
sectors.
Phase II - Assessment of monetary value of
tangible and intangible benefits with inputs from
recipients and from experts.
Phase III - Assessment of some of the
understated benefits of working for the government viz.
job security & protection, Article 311, cost of no easy
exit, etc. Assessment of monetary value attached to
benefits and impact on the pay mix.
Phase IV - Discussion on the efficacy of having all
cash pay along with the feasibility of such a pay structure.
This should be seriously discussed and debated
among the organisations / unions of the Central
Government employees. The existing protection under
Article 311 of the constitution, pensionery benefits,
Job Security etc. should be safeguarded. Please offer
your opinions also in this regard.
u STUDY ON TERMINAL BENEFITS
This study is mainly related to those appointed before
01-01-2004 and about an assessment of the existing
and future liability of the Government towards retirement
benefits and suggesting effective ways and means of
reducing the budgetary liability on this account.
The Terms of Reference of Study are follows:-
# To analyse the expenditure presently being
incurred by Government, under the existing scheme
of retirement benefits available to Central Government
Employees under consideration, make projections
thereon and suggest ways to meet this liability.
# To see the age profile of existing government
employees as had joined before 1.1.2004 and to
assess the liability likely to arise towards their terminal
benefits in the next three to four decades.
# To suggest various options for suitable self
sustaining models to finance the pensions of Central
Government employees with the final objective that
the funds so devised are able to meet substantially
the entire pension liability of the Government.
# To assess the financial liability that will need to
be initially incurred by the government for
implementation of such self sustaining models.
The study proposals a projection of terminal benefits
related expenditure and some other option which will
be considered after interaction with the stake holders.
CHQ office bearers / Circle Secretaries / Divisional
Secretaries are requested to offer their views and
opinion on this also.
Let us meet in our next. Till then Bye…….
With struggle greetings, Yours fraternally,
K.V. Sridharan
General Secretary
MAY, 2007
 REPEATS
u Action against the Postal Employees for Union
activities.
I am directed to say that it has been brought to
the notice of this office, that in certain cases disciplinary
action has been taken for carrying out union activities.
2. It is pointed out that legitimate union activity that
does not violate CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, and P&T
ED Agents (Conduct & Services) Rules, 1964 or other
rules or instructions governing the concerned employee
should not lead to disciplinary action against the
employee. All disciplinary authorities in your jurisdiction
should be instructed to ensure this.
Lt. No. 39-52/95-SR, dated 06-10-95 of DG Posts.
u Minutes of the 34th Meeting of the National
Council held on 28th April 1990
Item No. 16 :
Disciplinary case against Union Office-bearers
and functionaries.
The Official Side stated that the explanatory note
given by the Staff Side was not very clear. It has to be
noted that a Union Office-bearer is first a Government
employee and next only a union office bearer. The CCS
(CCA) Rules are therefore applicable to the union office
bearers as well. The Staff Side, however, contended
that Government was aware of the problems that union
office bearers would face when the scheme of JCM
was introduced in 1966 and the then Ministers who
had a rich background of labour-relations had agreed
to give serious consideration on this issue. Many
times the leaders/staff representatives had to face
vicitimisation and vindictive action. The Official Side
pointed out that there is a special provision for
appealing to the President of India when an official
has been punished in respect of activities connected
with his work as an official bearer of an organisation/
union. The staff side stated that this protection was
not sufficient enough in many cases for trivial matters
action was taken against the union office bearer
technically for violation of one or the other rule. The
official side agreed to consider the problem raised by
the staff side.
Disciplinary action against office bearers of
Staff Associations/Unions.
The undersigned is directed to say that the staff
side in the National Council (JCM) in the meeting held
on 28-04-1990, had raised a point that the administrative
authorities in some cases take disciplinary action
against the representatives of the staff for some minor
lapses of technical nature in their day-to-day work so
as to victimise them for their activities as the office
bearers of the Staff Association/Unions.
2. The Government servants who are office bearers of
the Staff Associations are subject to the provisions of
Conduct and Disciplinary Rules like all other
Government servants. However, if a Government servant
feels that he is being penalised for any act done by him
which is directly or indirectly connected with his position
as an office bearer of an association, he can prefer an
appeal against such action directly to the President in
terms of Rule 24 (3) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965,
bringing forth the reasons which may establish the nexus
between the disciplinary action taken against him and
his activities as office bearers of an association. If the
contention of an office bearer of an association, that
his case is covered under the provision of Rule 24 (3)
ibid is not accepted and his appeal is decided by some
lower appellate authority, it would still be open for the
Government servant concerned to seek revision of his
case by the President in terms of Rule 29 ibid.
3. Ministry of Agriculture, etc., are requested to bring
the above rule position to the notice of all administrative
authorities under their control.
(G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. 35014/2/89-
Ests. (A), dated the 10th October, 1990).

INFLATION RATE (1993-94=100)

All Commodities/Major groups Weight(%) 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
All Commodities (WPI) 100.99 166.8 175.9 187.3 195.6 205.0
Inflation Rate (%) 3.5 5.4 6.4 4.4 5.0
Primary Articles (WPI) 22.02 174.0 181.5 188.1 193.6 206.7
Inflation Rate (%) 3.3 4.3 3.7 2.9 6.7
Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants (WPI) 14.23 239.2 254.5 281.0 306.8 325.4
Inflation Rate (%) 5.5 6.4 10.0 9.2 6.8
Manufactured Products (WPI) 63.75 148.1 156.5 166.3 171.4 177.7
Inflation Rate (%) 2.7 5.6 6.2 3.1 3.7
WPI is based on average of weekly indices corresponding period of previous years. % change over *Apr-
Dec 2006-07 (Provisional).
(Economic Times, dt. 12-02-2007)
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 INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 24-04-2007 -
DEMANDS & ITS JUSTIFICATION
The demands putforth by the JCA (Postal) in the
indefinite strike commencing from 24-04-2007 are not
having much financial implications but need for the
survival of the department besides arranging relief from
the unbearable work brunt shouldered by the Group C
comrades in particular and justice to the exploited
category of GDS employees. All demands are genuine
and there should be no compromise in demands and
also in mitigating the sufferings of the postal
employees this time. Let us have an outlook about
the genuine and justification of our demands.
Demand 1: Appointment of Judicial Committee /
Commission for GDS and grant status and pension
to GDS employees
According to the agreement made between the
union and the Government after having assured in the
Parliament by the Government during the four days
strike held from 07-12-2003 to 10-12-2003, a Judicial
Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship
of Justice Charanjit Singh Talwar to consider the
demands of the ED employees. Out of 42 positive
recommendations made by the Justice Talwar
Committee, only three were taken for consideration
and remaining 39 were summarily rejected.
Even these three recommendations were diluted
at the time of implementation. Instead of pension,
'Severance amount' was granted (Severe means break
the ties - For breaking the relations, it is called as
severance amount). Similarly no pay was granted. It
was called as Time Related Continuity Allowance
(TRCA). Due to this the 50% DA merger was denied
to GDS. They are now not fully compensated in the
shape of DA. There is erosion of wages. The GDS
are not declared as Rural Postal Employees (Gramin
Dak Karamcharis). Now they have been called as
Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) by amending the Service
Rules with the special proviso that they cannot claim
anything at par with regular employees.
Thus all the positive recommendations of the
earlier Judicial Committee granting all service benefits,
pension, welfare facilities etc. were denied, diluted and
they are totally deprived of their dues. If another officer's
committee is appointed, that will bury the Report once
for all. If another Judicial Committee is constituted for
consideration of GDS demands, we could plead before
them to revive the recommendations and render justice
to the GDS. Hence we are demanding the formation
of another Judicial Committee for GDS and not
accepting the departmental officer's committee.
Demand 2: Exempt Department of Posts from the
purview of reduction of staff strength and fill up
all vacant posts in all cadres in Postal / RMS /
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MMS / Circle / Regional offices / Postal Accounts
and GDS including residual vacancies
As on 31-03-99, the total number of Group C & D
work force in the Department of Posts was 2,92,672.
It has been reduced to the extent of 2,43,958 in 2004-
05. There was a reduction of Group C & D to the
extent of 48714 Already, there was an axing of posts
to the extent of 20% supervisory & 6% in operative for
the grant of TBOP / BCR promotion. For the
upgradation of 1622 HSG.I posts, 680 Postal Assistant
posts were also axed.
On the other side, the Department of Posts is
venturing with various business activities, tie up with
several private players, resulting unbearable work at
the level of Group C and in particular at post offices.
Many posts were redeployed as Marketing Executives
and System Administrators. Virtually all the B class
offices become 'C' class and 'A' class become either
'B' or 'C' and in almost all the Head Post Offices, there
is a shortage of more than 30 to 40 percent in clerical
cadre. Without naming the combination of duties, the
Postal Assistants are suffering with the exploitation
of combination of duties with untold miseries. The
suicide committed by Com. Narain, Sub Postmaster
Gopalpur is the beginning which brought the miseries
into light.
The DG (Posts) in his letter dated 04-04-05 written
to Department of Personnel pleaded to exempt the
Postal Department from the purview of Screening
Committee and requested to permit to fill up all the
vacant posts. The DG's letter itself clearly exhibits
the sufferings of the postal staff which has been
summarily rejected. The Screening Committee was
further extended by Finance Ministry for another three
years.
Hence we have no other alternate except to
struggle demanding the vacation of ban on creation
and exempt the postal department from the purview of
Screening Committee.
The worst part of the department that in almost all
the circles, the Postal Assistant vacancies earmarked
for Postman & Group D which had not been filled up
are being kept unfilled up under residual vacancies.
Each circle is having more than 500 posts under this
category. No action is being taken by the Directorate
so far even though it was brought to their notice several
time. This has caused an artificial shortage of Postal
Assistant cadre which could have been averted by
shedding down the lethargy and protracted delay in
taking decision in such sensitive issues.
Demand 3: Drop franchising of postal scheme,
stop closure of post offices / RMS offices, Tranist
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Sections / Relocation and merger of offices and
divisions, Stop combination of beats of Postmen
/ Stop curtailment of Postal deliveries, outsourcing
of PAO functions etc.
When we are looking for the work of private
institutions and having tie up with their work, there is
no need to privatise our functions. The move of
franchise is nothing but close the number of post
offices in future. We are opposing the privatisation of
our service. Similarly in many circles, the Circle Heads
are unleashing to closure / merger of post offices /
divisions with the intention to reduce the manpower at
those offices in order to meet the shortage. Instead of
providing correct size shoe to the legs, the department
desires to cut the legs to suit the shoes.
When the department desires and decides to
compete with the couriers, the curtailment of delivery
in major cities like Poona, Chennai etc. (i.e.) single
delivery only will result adverse impact in the service.
The move of the department in closing down post offices,
curtailing delivery, merger of divisions etc. will have
negative impact on the service which the department
did not realise so far. Franchise schemes should also
be dropped since the service could be extended with
our staff available in abundant in the name of GDS.
GDS officials may be entrusted with more work which
would pave way for their regularisation.
Demand 4: Ensure monopoly of collection,
conveyance and delivery of letter mail by the
Department of Posts as recommended by the
Parliamentary Standing Committee
The Department of Posts, knowing well that the
misinterpretation of the Post Office Act 1898 (Section
4) and the mushroom growth of couriers over two
decades has failed to arrest the menace which
cornered high revenue and we remain as a part of
Universal service obligation with low revenue.
The countries like USA, France, China, Brazil, Hong
Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka are having complete monopoly of letter mails.
Even countries like Australia, Canada, Czech Republic,
Netherlands, Switzerland etc. are having complete
monopoly of letter mail upto 2000 grams.
Now the amendment to the Post Office Act has
been totally diluted and the department is incorporating
some of the charges in the revised version of the bill
which is expected to be tabled in the Parliament. Any
how the move is nothing but to drop the monopoly and
authorise couriers even to the letters weighing upto
300 grams in the market.
In order to ensure the monopoly of transmission
handling and delivery of letters and save the department
from the couriers and also to save the department which
should not shrink to the rural villages alone, this item
is placed as one of the demands in the ensuing strike.
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Demand 5: Regularise Casual labourers / Full
Time & Part Time contingency paid
The demand is very simple but carry the sufferings
of many comrades expecting their regularisation since
1991 onwards. Due to the retrograde orders and various
court judgments, the future of these casual labourers
/ part time contingent employees is blinking. They
should be given preference in the appointment of GDS
in the case of postal and the services of full time casual
labourers be regularised in the RMS sections where
no GDS employees available.
Demand 6: Filling up of all Norm based LSG / HSG.II/
HSG.I posts & Restore periodicity of Junior Accountant
Promotion to Senior Accountant as 3 years
Even though the department has caused
instructions with check list in November 2006, in
almost all the circles, the vacant posts of HSG.I, HSG.II
& LSG have not been filled up so far. The protracted
delay and lethargic disposal to various references we
made on this subject for each circles separately is
causing concern.
(i) HSG.I promotion was denied in Tamilnadu by
application of Bench mark.
(ii) The benchmark was applied even for LSG
promotion in Maharashtra and Karnataka Circle
(iii) The Posts of APM Accounts have not been filled
up notionally since 1986. The General line HSG.II
officials are being compelled to work as APM Accounts
like UP, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra etc.
(iv) The notional promotion to LSG was accorded only
to retired officials from 1992 in Orissa. All norm based
posts are being kept vacant.
(v) In Uttarakhand, the regularly promoted APM
Accounts had been reverted as Accountant and
General Line official had been posted as APM
Accounts in his place.
There are many more confusions in different types
at circle levels. In short all norm based posts are still
being kept vacant.
Further the following problems which have arisen
due to notional LSG promotion at divisional level have
not been redressed so far.
(i) The Rule 38 transferees are worst affected.
(ii) Due to variation in the number of LSG posts from
divisions to divisions, the seniors could not get
promotions, whereas the juniors were promoted.
Modifications of the LSG promotion has not been
ordered so far.
The another problem is that the officiating pay to HSG.I
has not been drawn to many BCR / LSG comrades.
Several references are being made to Directorate.
All these items are very simple and could be
settled by appropriate instructions and orders.
However the department is reluctant in resolving these
issues so far despite various references.
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Demand 7: Encashment of all pending bills OTA /
TA / Medical /RPLI Commission etc.
Due to paucity in allotment of funds, the personal
claims are pending years/ months together. We placed
this demand to clear all the bills forthwith.
NB: Long pending bills if any pending, the details
may be furnished to CHQ / NFPE immediately so that
we could place them during any discussions.
Demand 8: Grant compassionate appointments
to eligible candidates and absorb all approved
candidates
Due to the imposition of 5% limit, the approved
candidates, prior to 1999 under the relaxation of
Recruitment Rules have not been regularly appointed
so far. There are more than 1000 candidates approved
and awaiting for their regularisation in all the circles.
There are several vacancies and they can be
accommodated. The department by citing a court case,
is protracting the issue and the plight of the approved
candidates is at stake. In order to regularise them by
offering appointment and also to approve fresh cases,
we put forth this demand.
Demand 9: Complete take over of POSB & PLI by
the Postal Department & accord full Autonomy to
the Postal Board as in the case of Railway Board
The Social Audit Panel headed by the former Chief
Justice Sri P.N. Bhagawati appealed to the Government
to allow freedom and flexibility to the postal department
so that it could restructure itself and operate competently.
There is a need to give functional autonomy and
financial independence to the postal department and
in turn the postal board should function in a lot more
EVENTS OVERTAKE
During the interaction with the students from
University of Texas and University of Virginia on 16-
03-2007 at New Delhi, the Railway Minister Sri Lalu
Prasad Yadav described the possibility of his
success in making the Railways as a profit oriented
organisation in which he mentioned as follows:-
"When Lord Krishna lifted Govardhan hill, he
got help from the thousands of villagers. The
Railways is like a family and if it is reaping profits
now, it is because of the sheer hard work of the
employees. The 14 lakh employees of the
organisation worked as a family to save the Railways
from going bankrupt."
.. Hindu & Hindustan Times 17-03-2007
Will the department learn from the Railway's
success and honour its work force for the collective
functioning and improvement of the service instead
of privatising the postal work in contra entertaining
private works in the post offices?
BHARTIYA POST 17
cohesion and better coordination than at present.
With the proposal of vast expansion of activities
and services, a separate budget and control by the
Department of Posts become a must. As in the long
run, the department will run on its own legs with own
resources, there may not be necessary to have approval
from the nodal ministries for each and every decision.
The Postal Services Board should be renamed as Postal
Operation Board and be accorded the same status as
the Railway Board or Telecom Commission.
Demand 10: Recognition of Federations & Setting
up of councils at all levels
Due to non recognition of Federations under NRR
1993, the recognised postal unions have no say in the
JCM National Council. Similarly there was a delay in
formation of anomaly committee in the Department of
Posts after the implementation of Fifth CPC. Due to non
grant of regular recognition, the RJCM become defunct
in many circles and no new Member could be nominated.
The demand of the Federation to accord recognitions
duly constituting the ED union as a part of the same has
not been accepted so far. Hence we included this item
as one of the demands in the ensuing strike.
Look Comrades! All the problems are very vital
and require immediate settlement. We did not place
items which warrants severe financial implications.
Please popularise the demands. On behalf of Circle
Union / Divisional Union, please translate the contents
and circulate to all comrades and organise them for
the total strike commencing from 24-04-2007.
Let us pull down the walls that divide and unite to
agitate, act, advance and achieve.
COM. N.C. AMBALAVANAN -
REMEMBERED
Com. N.C. Ambalavavanan who was the
President of the CHQ over 17 years lost his breath
on the Workers Day i.e. May Day in 1997. This
May Day is his Eleventh Death Anniversary. Let us
pay our tributes to the leader on 1st May 2007 and
pledge ourself to dedicate our life for the cause of
working class.
COM. M.S. RAHI IS NO MORE
The Ex. Treasurer of AIPEU Postmen & Gr.
'D' CHQ expired on 28th March 2007 at Delhi. He
was 78 years old. He was ill. Com. Rahi was
elected as Asstt. General Secretary of P-IV in 1977
at Mumbai All India Conference. He was elected
Treasurer in 1980 at Ernakulam AIC and continued
upto 1997. We convey our heartfelt condolences
to his bereaved family and pay our respectful
homage to Com. M.S. Rahi.
MAY, 2007
 READERS FORUM
We unanimously appreciate your decision taken
up in improving the decreasing trend in Saving Bank
collection. However it is further added that the following
points are the prime factors of decreasing trend in PO
Saving Bank collection.
i) Supply of information to Income Tax authorities
pertaining to transaction exceeding Rs. 50,000/-.
ii) Applicability of the provision of Income Tax (PAN)
to deposits exceeding Rs. 50000/- under PO SB
schemes including Saving certificates.
iii) Payment of maturity value of Postal instruments
exceeding Rs. 20000/- by cheque only.
U.S. Sharma
Circle Secretary, Jharkhand
As we all know CCS (CCA) Rules have been
framed in order to maintain discipline and proper
Conduct of Central Govt. employees. These rules apply
to all over India covering Central staff. But in practice
the CCS (CCA) Rules are fully utilized only in the Postal
Department! In many Central Govt. Organisations
these rules are in fact unheard of no Rule-16 or no
Rule-14. Does this mean to say that our Department
is trying its best to enforce discipline? May be, but
these rules as far as our knowledge goes, effectively
used in respect of Group C and Group D officials only
and officers above the these ranks do not figure mostly.
Anyway let us make a brief study of these proceedings.
In many cases, the charge sheets are handed over
like freebies to our cadres even for minor mistakes.
The officials are made to suffer mentally for day one to
till the day final orders are passed. The final orders in
99.9% cases go against the officials only whether
there is a substance in the case or not.
In many cases, even a lay person can judge that
the charges are flimsy and will not bear the test. Even
in such cases it is a practice of the inquiry officers to
pass verdict as guilty. Why this kind of practice? The
reasons, if one to make assessment may be either
the inquiry officer is afraid of consequences if he passes
verdict against the interests of the Disciplinary
Authority or in order to be in the good books of his
officers to get reward/award or promotions!
The Apex Court in several cases has reminded
the Govt. while instituting domestic enquiries about
the basic principles of Natural Justice, fair play and
reasonable opportunity etc. To quote one such remarks
:- "All enquiries, Judicial, Departmental or other, in to
the Conduct of individuals must confirm certain
standards. One is that the person proceeded against
must be given a fair and reasonable opportunity to
defend himself. Another is that the person charged
with duty of holding the enquiry must discharge that
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duty without bias and certainly without vindictiveness.
He must conduct himself objectively and
dispassionately not merely during the procedural
stages of enquiry, but also in dealing with the evidence
and the material on record when drawing up the final
order. A further requirement is that the conclusion must
be rested on the evidence and not on matters outside
the record. And, when it is said that the conclusion
must be rested on the evidence, it goes without saying
that it must not be based on a misreading of the
evidence. These requirements are basic and can not
be whittled down whatever be the natural of enquiry.
Whether it be Judicial, Departmental Or other."
(Gobriel V/s State of Madras)
We wish, every officer who is entrusted with the
domestic enquiry, would go through the above and follow
Apex Court's guidelines.
The Administrative Reforms Commission in their
report on "Personal Administration" have made the
following recommendation :- "49. We recommend that
where the volume of work in connection with the
Departmental enquiries justifies the appointment of a
separate officer or for a region, a separate whole-time
officer fully trained for conducting Disciplinary
Proceedings may be appointed."
(Recommendation No. 49).
Since appointment of whole-time officers may not
be feasible, at least a panel of retired officers who
have sufficiently senior rank may be drawn and their
services utilized. This would definitely pave way for
un-biased Justice and help the officials. It is believed
that this article finds worthy consideration of policy
makers of the Department in administering the CCS
(CCA) Rules in a more transparent and justified way.
N. Chandrashkekar
Divisional Secretary, Bangalore West Division
(The opinion is purely of the reader)
I am extremely happy to see the contents of our
Memorandum on "Pay-Scales-Service Conditions-
Promotion etc." submitted to the Member Secretary,
6th CPC, New Delhi-110070. It is true that the
Memorandum touches every aspect of our
Departmental structure and one who reads can easily
understand the pains taken by you for framing such a
realistic one. While congratulating your sincere efforts
for this venture, I may kindly be permitted to disclose
my views/request upon this.
1. The Memorandum speaks in everywhere, by
equating TBOP to LSG & BCR to HSG-II. In the present
scenario of the Department, LSG officials are
positioned better that of TBOP & BCR officials - the
latter being only a financial upgradation. As such, the
18 MAY, 2007
LSG officials deserve a better pay scale and which
should be above the pay scales of a BCR officials.
Moreover, it is unfair to grant promotion to a lower pay
scale when a BCR official is allowed to be drawn in
the BCR scale itself. This anomaly can very well be
solved if a separate pay scale is allowed for LSG which
is to be above BCR scale. As you are aware, the
anomaly of this kind is quite unheard in any of the
Government or Private organizations. This fact may
kindly be looked into while considering revision of our
pay-scales by 6th CPC.
2. Next is regarding Ex-RTP officials. The RTP issue
was properly explained in the Memorandum and
thanks for inclusion of the item. Special efforts may
kindly be taken to set right the issue by counting the
RTP service atleast for Promotion and Pension. It is
very clear that no monetary implications will occur to
the Department if the RTP service is counted for
Promotion & Pension. Moreover, the Ex-RTP officials
are very less in number. It would be appreciable if
the case is settled through a direct discussion at
Ministry level, preferably with our Honourable
Minister. Kindly treat this as the request of the Ex-
RTP officials and kindly initiate all possible efforts and
apply all available sources to set right the issue by
way of granting RTP service counted atleast for
promotion and pension. In this context, it is not
superfluous to mention here that four Ex-RTP officials
namely- (1) Shri. P. Satheeshkumar, PA(CO) TBOP,
O/o Chief PMG, Kerala Circle, Trivandrum-695-033,
(2) Shri. V.R. Bhadrakumar, PA(CO) TBOP, O/o Chief
PMG, Kerala Circle, Trivandrum-695 033, (3) Shri.
Hemachandra Kumar, SA (TBOP), RMS, Trivandrum-
695 001, & (4). Shri. S.M. Nazeer, SA (TBOP), RMS,
Trivandrum-695 001- are still enjoying all the benefits
by counting their past RTP service on the strength
of judgment delivered by Honourable CAT.
While concluding, I would like to point our that all
Ex-RTP officials are fully relie upon you with a hope
that their ambition of getting the RTP service counted
will be fulfilled as a result of your sincere efforts on the
issue.
H. Ganeshan,
APM(SB), Ernaklualm

INTERNATIONAL PAY COMPARISONS

Gross Labourer Labourer Professional Professional Management Management
Salary $000, 2003 (general) (skilled) (junior) (senior) (lower middle) (upper middle)
Argentina 6.1 9.5 14.9 23.2 36.9 60.4
Australia 29.1 34.3 43.3 58.5 78.9 107.3
Brazil 7.5 12.4 20.7 34.3 52.2 88.0
Canada 28.7 38.1 50.5 66.9 88.6 117.4
China 4.1 6.9 11.7 19.8 33.3 56.3
France 18.9 26.3 36.6 50.9 70.7 98.3
Germany 32.4 43.1 57.4 76.4 101.7 135.4
Hong Kong 18.1 26.7 39.6 58.6 86.7 128.4
India 3.1 5.1 8.4 14.0 23.1 38.3
Indonesia 2.7 4.6 7.9 13.4 22.7 38.6
Ireland 31.6 40.7 52.5 67.8 87.5 112.9
Italy 18.3 26.1 37.2 53.0 75.6 107.7
Japan 37.1 46.9 59.1 74.5 94.0 118.6
Mexico 8.9 14.2 22.6 36.0 65.9 105.2
Netherlands 25.6 34.8 47.3 64.4 87.7 119.3
Singapore 14.3 20.5 29.4 42.2 60.5 86.8
South Korea 23.9 30.9 40.1 52.0 67.3 87.3
Spain 25.3 33.4 44.2 58.5 77.3 102.2
Taiwan 14.8 20.8 29.3 41.1 57.8 81.2
Thailand 3.6 6.1 10.3 17.4 26.9 50.2
UK 23.7 32.8 45.3 62.7 86.8 120.1
US 26.9 32.9 39.6 52.4 69.4 93.0
Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting
BHARTIYA POST 19 MAY, 2007
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SITARAM YECHURY New Delhi-110 001
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Tel.: 2303 4124, 2301 1973
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April 10, 2007 The Department of Posts has recommended for

Respected Pradhan Mantri Ji,
I learn that the postal employees are preparing
to go on a nationwide strike since their long pending
demands are not being considered by the government.
Their Charter of Demands were submitted to the
Secretary, Department of Posts on the 29th January,
2007. The main demands are the following.
1. Setting up of Judicial Commission for
Gramin Dak Sevak.
As per the practice in the past, the government
did not set up the judicial commission for Gramin
Dak Sevaks so far. The government has decided to
set up a committee with a retired officer as the
Chairman of the GDS Committee. This is in clear
violation of an agreement reached during 1993 postal
strike (copy enclosed). Consequent upon the setting
up of the 6th CPC in 1994, the government, honouring
the said agreement set up an ED Committee under
the Chairmanship of Justice Charanjit Singh Talwar.
Therefore, the demand for setting up the Judicial
Commission is fully justified and cannot be
compromised.
2. Recognition of the NFPE
the grant of recognition to National Federation of
Postal Employees having found eligible through the
process of verification. The matter has been referred
to the Department of Personnel and Training as they
are the nodal department in the matter of grant of
recognition to the Unions. The matter is pending with
the DOPT since July, 2006. The NFPE is deprived of
all trade union facilities due to the non grant of
recognition.
3. Franchising post office to outside agencies
The Government has decided to hand over certain
post offices in urban centres to private parties as
franchisees. This is the beginning of the privatization
of postal services in the country. The Unions are totally
opposed to this scheme. But despite opposition
postal authorities are going ahead with their decision.
I am sure you share the concern that the postal
services should not be disrupted due to a strike.
These demands appear very reasonable and I cannot
conceive of any pressing reasons why they are not
being accepted. I, therefore, request you to personally
intervene to ensure a settlemnt of these issues and
prevent the forthcoming postal strike.

TASKS & TARGETS

My Dear Circle Secretaries / Divisional Secretaries / Comrades,
Let us prepare for the strike with seriousness, sincerity and steadfast efforts to ensure that
our solid strength, the Government is made to retreat and we score the success. The department
cannot run amuck altering and amending the service conditions and causing injustice particularly
to Group C comrades.
The task of campaigning and conducting the strike effectively and making it a success is the
responsibilities of the Circle Secretaries and activists at grass root levels. Let us fight with a will
and determination to secure justice.
Comrades!
You are strong! You are brave! You are courageous! You have the conviction! Your
cause is just! Your can struggle and you will succeed! With firmness and faith we should
demonstrate our struggle and succeed!
If the will and wisdom are the horses of our wishes, we will succeed.
(Kayveeyes)

BHARTIYA POST 20 MAY, 2007

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 SPEED-BREAKER FOR COURIERS
Sub-150 Gm Letter Have To Be Priced 2.5 Times Over Speed-Posts
Sending letters and cheques through couriers is
set to become costlier and the government-gung-ho
on patronising its speed-posts services-is to blame.
The new set of rules that the government plans to
plug in would allow courier companies to deliver letters
less than 150 gm only if they charge customers two-
and-a half times over its speed-post service tab. For
those couriers that aren't urgent, the difference would
be as much as five times.
The sub-150 gm is a lucrative and crucial high-
volume category comprising bills, cheques, vouchers
and letters. Based on the minimum weight and
distance category of speed posts, customers would
have to shell out an extra Rs. 60-100. Nearly 40-45%
of all couriers fall under the 150-gm category.
The move may be a reprieve from the government's
original move to ban courier companies from delivering
letters below 500 gm, but it still sounds the death knell
for private courier companies in the sub-150-gm
category. However, courier companies are not taking
kindly to the watered-down version of the Indian Post
Office (Amendment) Bill 2007, largely because the
proposed amendment, if approved, could maim the
Rs. 3,500-crore domestic industry, especially the
small players. It also limits the choice for consumers,
they say.
"The proposed clause makes little sense. It will not
work." says Express Industry Council of India chairman
and First Flight Couriers deputy MD Raj Kumar Saboo.
Although there's a perception that people would
shift loyalty to the postal department for all letters
and material under 150-gm owing to the proposed
policy changes, customers in large cities and towns-
the courier Industry's mainstay-would still depend on
this route for urgent post. "Couriers deliver on time
and can be tracked. Customers would pay a premium
if the need is urgent," said an industry source.
Hindustan Times

THE MAIL RUNNER-THE PILLER OF THE POST

"The Runners still hold and will continue to hold for many year to come, a prominent place in the
organization as an agency for the conveyance of mails. The annals of the Department furnish numerous
instances of the Runners having been carried away by tigers, drowned in flooded rivers. Bitten by venomous
snakes, buried in avalanches or murdered by robbers. In 1921-23 there were 57 cases in which mails were
plundered by highway robbery with loss of life in 7 cases; wounded in 13 cases; 3 mails carriers were
drowned while crossing a rivers. Two runners were buried under an avalanche; one of which was extricated
and the other was killed. In the face of all these dangers the mail runners seldom shrink from performing their
duty and no praise can be too high for their honesty, courage and devotion which they display."
By L.F. Rushbrook Williams
Director of Public Information Govt. of India, India-1922-23

LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS OF AIPEU GROUP 'C', UTTARAKHAND

CIRCLE ELECTED IN THE 4TH CIRCLE CONFERENCE HELD FROM
07TH TO 09TH MARCH 2007 AT ROORKEE
President : Com. G.B. Kharkwal, Pithoragarh Dn.
Vice-President : Coms. 1. L.D. Tiwari, Almora Dn.
2. K.K. Managali, Nainital Dn.
3. S.M. Bhatt, Tehri Dn.
Circle Secretary : Com. K.S. Panwar, Chamoli Dn.
Asstt. Circle Secy. : Coms. 1. Rajesh Kapil, Dehradun Dn. (Roorkee)
2. Ram Saran Bhatt, Dehradun Dn.
3. M.S. Samant, Pithoragarh Dn.
4. Arun Mulasi, Pauri Dn. (Kotdwar)
5. A.P. Dhyani, Chamoli Dn.
Treasurer : Com. B.S. Dhapola, Nainital Dn. (Haldwani)
Asstt. Treasurer : Com. Manoj Gusai, Pauri Dn. (Kotdwar)
Organising Circle Secy. : Coms. 1. Vinay Kumar Sharma, Dehradun Dn. (Roorkee)
2. Suresh Joshi, Almora Dn.
3. S.C. Bhatt, Tehri Dn.

BHARTIYA POST 22 MAY, 2007

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE
W.E.F. 01-10-2006 TO 31-03-2007 (SUBJECT TO AUDIT)
Balances on 30-09-2006 = 6076437.00 2 Pay & allowance - Dy.GS = 66871.00
Receipts Pay 49376
Oct-06 = 38962.00 Conveyance 1656
Nov-06 = 46170.00 TA/DA 8928
Dec-06 = 37949.00 HQ Allowance 6500
Jan-07 = 31683.00 Bonus 411
Feb-07 = 95046.00 3 TA/DA - Office bearers = 14239.00
Mar-07 = 166349.00 4 CWC Expenses = 181213.00
Total = 416159.00 + = 416159.00 5 Pay - Staff = 108041.00
Interest of SB Accounts Office Asstt. 39898
(as per pass books) = 90604.03 Hindi Typist 28067
Peon 23524
GrossTotal = 6583200.03 Sweeper 1500
Less Expenditure Bonus to Staff 15052
Oct-06 = 96059.50 6 Bhartiya Post = 111897.00
Nov-06 = 265195.50 7 Office maintenance = 15243.00
Dec-06 = 145637.00 8 Phone bills = 11603.00
Jan-07 = 223977.00 9 Mobile phone bills = 23409.00
Feb-07 = 99717.50 10 Elec/Water Charges = 8255.00
Mar-07 = 194369.00 11 Conveyance - Treasurer = 9000.00
CWC Exp= 181213.00 12 Conveyance - ATR = 5000.00
Total = 1206168.50 - = 1206168.50 13 Conveyance - Staff = 998.00
Balances on 31-03-2007 = 5377031.53 14 Postage Charges = 23077.00
Details of Balances as on 31-03-2007 15 Stationary Charges = 7508.00
SB A/C Syndicate Bank = 1530607.06 16 Sumptuary = 8152.00
FD A/C Syndicate Bank = 3800000.00 17 Photostat = 21587.00
Cash in Hand = 21334.47 18 Newspaper = 1820.00
Cheque in Transit = 25090.00 19 MR Claim - GS = 6735.50
Total Balance = 5377031.53 21 MR Claim - Dy.GS = 816.00
Balance: Rs.Fifty three lakhs seventy seven thou- 23 Court Expenses = 1145.00
sand thirty one and paisa fifty three only. 24 Gifts = 4617.00
Sd/- Sd/ 25 Agitation Expenses = 1918.00
Treasurer General Secretary 26 Computer Expenses = 2750.00
Headwise details of Income w.e.f. 01-10-2006 to 27 Strike Tour - TA /DA to CHQ
31-03-2007 (Subject to Audit) Office Bearers = 45090.00
Quota to CHQ = 343289 29 Amenities to GS Quarters = 85842.00
Quota to NFPE = 8863 30 Ticket Cancellation = 540.00
B.Post = 47564 31 Financial Asstt. to CA Ex. Dy. GS = 23170.00
Donations = 0 32 DD Charges = 253.00
Sale of waste paper = 692 33 Tfr to AIPEDE Union = 1080.00
Quota recd. for ED/CHQ = 1080 34 Office Renovation - Furniture,
Publication Sale = 4671 Amenities etc. = 93365.00
Disposal of Old Typewriter = 2500 35 Office Expenses = 3118.00
Advt.Charges Recd. = 7500 36 Financial Assistance to AP
Total Receipts 416159 Accident Victims = 60000.00
Rupees four lakhs sixty one thousand one hundred 37 Advance to Staff = 4000.00
and fifty nine only. 38 Refund of quota to NFPE = 1560.00
Headwise details of Expenditure w.e.f. 01-10-2006 39 Printing Charges = 17505.00
to 31-03-2007 (Subject to Audit) 40 Pay Commission Mem.Printing = 37795.00
1 Pay & allowance - G/Secy = 185699.00 41 6th CPC Mem. work & Xerox Binding = 9340.00
Pay 107806 42 Cost of Reference Books = 615.00
Conveyance 16188 43 Licence Fee to MPT 505 = 1302.00
TA/DA 43771 Total = 1206168.50
HQ Allowance 13000 Sd/- Sd/
Bonus 4934 Treasurer General Secretary
BHARTIYA POST 23 MAY, 2007
 LETTERS FROM DIRECTORATE
D.G.(P) No. 75-3/05-BP.I, Dated: 21-02-2007
addressed to General Secretary, Group 'C', CHQ.
l Construction of new building for Thanjavur
HO and Divisional Office-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-19/
Thanjavur dated 01-02-2007 addressed to Secretary
(Posts) on the above mentioned subject and to state
that due to limited resources, the Department is not
in a position to take construction of Thanjavur HO
building during the current Plan. The Circle has
proposed construction of this project during 11th Plan.
The case will be considered while finalizing 11th Plan
subject to availability of funds.
D.G.(P) No. 16-23/2007-SR, Dated: .....February,
2007 addressed to the CPMG Rajasthan and copy to
General Secretary, Group 'C', CHQ.
l Alleged atroctities & high handedness
unleashed by Shri R.K. Arya, SPO's Bhilwara
Dn., in Rajasthan Circle-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
18/Bhilwara dated 27-1-07 received from the General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish
a detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl: As above.
D.G.(P) No. 4-20/2007-PAP, Dated: 9-03-2007
addressed to Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka
Circle and copy to CHQ.
l Classification of Bangalore city as A1 class
for the purpose of HRA and CCA.
I am directed to enclose herewith photocopy of a
letter No. P/2-11/Bangalore west dated 22-2-2007
received from the General Secretary All India Postal
Employees Union Group 'C' on the subject noted above.
You are requested to examine the request and
send the official proposal alongwith primary census
abstract of total population duly verified from the office
of Director of Census Operations and the date of effect
from which classification of Greater Bangalore as A-1
class city is required for the purpose of HRA and CCA.
Proposal may be sent after getting approval of Chief
Postmaster General/HOC and with the concurrence
of Circle IFA, to examine the same at this end.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-38/2007-SR, Dated: 12-03-
2007 addressed to Chief Postmaster General, Tamil
Nadu Circle and copy to CHQ.
l Alleged withholding of retirement benefits-
case of Sri N.B.S. Manian, Retd. A.P.M.
Accounts, Tiruvallar HO in Tamil Nadu Circle-
reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
19/Kanchipuram dated 28-2-07 received from the
General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union
BHARTIYA POST
Group 'C', on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl. As above.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-35/2007-SR, Dated: 12-3-
2007 addressed to Chief Postmaster General, Orissa
Circle and copy to CHQ.
l Alleged unbearable workload leading to
suicide - case of Sri Naryan Majni, SPM,
Gopalpur in Orissa Circle-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
16/Cuttack dated 28-2-07 received from General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C', on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl. As above.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-36/2007-SR, Dated: 12-3-
2007 addressed to Chief Postmaster General, Punjab
Circle and copy to CHQ.
l Alleged irregular deputation of Postal
Assistants from Ludhiana Moifussil Division to
Circle office, Punjab Circle-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
17/LDH Mfl dated 27-2-07 received from General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C', on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl. As above.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-37/2007-SR, Dated: 12-3-
2007 addressed to Chief Postmaster General,
Jharkhand Circle and copy to CHQ.
l Alleged arbitrary issue of Rule 14 memo for
participation in 14-12-06 strike- case of
Singhbhum Division in Jharkhand Circle-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
10/Singhbhum dated 27-2-07 received from General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C', on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl. As above.
D.G.(P) letter No. 8-3/2007-SR, Dated: 16-3-2007
addressed to CHQ.
l Treatment of period of December 2000 strike.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/4-2/FRSR
dated the 27th Feb. 2007 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The principal of 'no work, no pay' is equally applicable
whether the strike is declared as illegal or not; thus
leaving no scope for reconsideration of the matter.
Ministry of Communication & Information
Technology letter No. 310(7)/2007/PA-Admn.III/828,
Dated: 30-3-2007 addressed to CHQ.
24 MAY, 2007
l Non-absorption of qualified Junior Accounts
Officers in the Department of Posts- regarding.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/11-2/JAO
dated 10-11-2006 on the subject cited above and to
intimate that there is a ban on creation of new posts,
as such, no post of JAO can be created. The work in
the Business Development area is being managed by
re-deployment only and for posting in SBCO/RO/PLI
the existing norms are being followed. The department
has taken effective measures to ensure filling up of
vacancies in AO cadre promptly, so as to enable the
Postal Accounts Offices to get these posts filled from
the feeder cadre i.e. JAO/MO.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-25/2007-SR, Dated: 1-04-
2007 addressed to The General Secretary, CHQ.
l Provision of Generator at Secunderabad HPO
in Andhra Pradesh Circle-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-1/
Secunderabad HO dated 2-2-2007 on the above
mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation with
the Circle Office. As reported, one 15 KVA new
Generator has been supplied to Secunderabad HPO
in the month of Feb. '07.
D.G.(P) Letter No. 7-1/2007-PE-II, Dated: 3-4-2007
addressed to CHQ.
l On the job training for Hindi Typist in
divisional offices on their absorption as Postal/
Sorting Assistants- reg.
I am directed to refer to your office letter No. P/401/
Hindi Typist dated 18-12-2006 on the above noted
subject and to say that the matter has been examined
at the level of Member (P) and it is to inform you that
the Hindi Typists are to be given full-fledged training
meant for PA/SA and in case person not prepared to
opt for full fledged training, he/she will be kept only as a
Hindi Typist and the benefit of TBOP/BCR will not be
extended to him/her. Training is a condition of service
and, therefore, whatever is prescribed has to be
accepted and there can be no negotiation in this regard.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-108/2002-SR, Dated: 13-4-
2007 addressed to Chidf PMG, Mahaashtra Circle and
copy to CHQ.
l Alleged apparent defalcation in contribution
to the Prime Minister Relief Fund in
Aurangabad region, Maharashtra Circle-reg.
Please find enclosed (in original) letter No. P/2-
13/Aurangabad dated 20-3-2007 received from the
General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union
Group 'C' on the above mentioned subject for action
as deemed appropriate.
Encl.: As above.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-42/2007-SR, dated 13-4-2007
addressed to Pr. Chief Postmaster General,
Maharashtra Circle and copy to CHQ.
l Alleged unrealistic target in marketing and
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threatening officials- case of Aurangabad
region in Maharashtra Circle-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No.P/2-
13/Nanded dated 4-4-07 received from General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl.: As above.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-41/2007-SR, dated 13-4-2007
addressed to Chief Postmaster General, Uttranchal and
copy to CHQ.
l Alleged arbitrary and unjust closure of
departmental canteen at Dehradun HPO-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
21/Dehradun dated 4-4-07 received from the General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl.: As above.
D.G.(P) letter No. 16-40/2007-SR, Dated 13-4-2007
addressed to Pr. Chief Postmaster General and copy
to CHQ.
l Alleged burglary at Hingoli MDG PO -
Murdering Night Watchman Sri B.G.Mathpathi
- non settlement of dues-reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
13/Parbhani dated 4-4-07 received from the General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl.: As above.
Ministry of Communications & IT letter No. 113-1/
2003-SB (Pt.), Dated: 12-4-2007 addressed to General
Secretary, CHQ.
l Disbursement of Pay and Allowances through
SB account- case taken up by AIPEU Group C.
The undersigned is directed to enclose copy of
representation from General Secretary AIPEU Group-
C on the subject for sending a detailed report in the
matter.
Ministry of Communication & IT letter No. 113-1/
2003-SB (Pt.), Dated: 12-4-2007 addressed to Chief
PMG, Chattisgarh and copy to CHQ.
l Supply of cheque books to LSG and above
Sub Post Offices.
The undersigned is directed to say that AIPEU
Group C has made a representation that in Chhattisgarh
Circle adequate cheque books have not been supplied
to the Sub Postmasters who has been authorized to
issue cheques vide DDG (PAF) Letter No. 2-2/199-PA
(Tech) dated 29-9-2006. It is requested that adequate
supply of cheque books to the concerned SOs may
kindly be ensured.
MAY, 2007
 KNOWLEDGE
ORISSA POOREST STATE : SURVEY
POVERTY LOW IN CHANDIGARH, J&K, PUNJAB
Poverty in the country has declined to 21.8 per declined to 27.5 per cent in 2004-05 from 36.0 per
cent in 2004-05 from 26-1 per cent in 1999-2000, cent in 1993-94.
according to the latest figures released by the The level of poverty under the URP method in
Planning Commission on Wednesday. the rural areas fell to 28.3 per cent in 2004-05 from
However, in absolute terms, the number of those 37-3 per cent in 2004-05 from 37.3 per cent in 1993-
still living in poverty is a whopping 238.5 million. 94 and in the urban areas to 25.7 per cent from 32.4
The figures are based on the report of the 61st per cent during the corresponding period.
round of the National Sample Survey (NSS). Based on the URP consumption data, 301.7 million
The decline is notably sharp in the rural areas where people are living below the poverty line- 229 million in
the percentage of those living below the poverty line (BPL) the rural areas and 80.8 million in the urban areas.
has come down to 21.8 per cent (2004-05) from 27.1 per Based on the MRP consumption data, Orissa is
cent in 1999-2000. The percentage in the case of the urban the poorest State with 39.9 per cent of people living
areas was 21.7. It was 23.6 per cent in 1999-2000, below the poverty line. It is followed by Jharkhand
according to the estimates based on the Mixed Recall (34.8 per cent), Bihar (32.5 per cent) and Madhya
Period (MRP) - consumption distribution data. Pradesh (32.4 per cent). In absolute terms, the
This method involves estimating consumer number of people living below the poverty line is 45.8
expenditure data using 365-day recall period million in U.P., followed by Bihar (29 million) and
(reference period) for five infrequently purchased non- Maharashtra (26 million).
food items such as clothing, footwear, durable goods, Poverty levels are low in Chandigarh (3.8 per cent
education and institutional medical expenses and a people living below the poverty line), Jammu and
30-day recall period for the remaining items. Kashmir (4.2 per cent) and Punjab (5.2 per cent). In
In terms of absolute numbers, of the 238.5 million Delhi, 1.6 million people are living below the poverty
people living under undesirable conditions, 170.3 million line, accounting for 10.2 per cent of the capital's
are in the rural areas and 68.2 million in the urban areas. population.
The Expert Group on Estimation of Proportion The percentage of those living below the poverty
and Number of Poor of the Planning Commission also line is 15 per cent in Assam, 12.5 in Gujarat, 9.9 in
used the Uniform Recall Period (URP) system that Haryana, 17.4 in Karnataka, 11.4 in Kerala, 32.4 in
involves consumption data of 30-day recall period for Madhya Pradesh, 17.5 in Rajasthan, 17.8 in Tamil
all items and is comparable to the 1993-94 figures. Nadu and 20.6 in West Bengal.
According to this estimation, the level of poverty (Hindu, Dt. 23.2007)

GDP PER PERSON, PPP$, 1990 PRICES

1820 1870 1913 1950 1973 1998 2005*
US 1257 2445 5301 9561 16689 27331 31200
UK 1707 3191 4921 6907 12022 18714 21900
France 1230 1876 3485 5270 13123 19558 21800
Japan 669 737 1387 1926 11439 20413 21800
Germany 1058 1821 3648 3881 11966 17799 19200
Italy 1117 1499 2564 3502 10643 17759 19100
Spain 1063 1376 2255 2397 8739 14227 17400
China 600 530 552 439 839 3117 5400
India 533 533 673 619 853 1746 2300
World 667 867 1510 2114 4104 5709 6800
*Estimated.
Note: GDS is the sum of all output produced by economic activity. PPP statistics adjust for cost of living
differences by replacing normal exchange rates with rates designed to equalise the prices of a standard
"basket" of goods and services.
(Sources: The world Economy by Angus Maddison; IMF; World Bank )
BHARTIYA POST 26 MAY, 2007
 GOVERNMENT ORDERS
l Hospitals recognised by the State
Governments/CGHS/CS (MA) Rules, 1944-
Grant of permission for treatment in any of
the hospitals.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Ministry's O.M. No. S. 14025/7/2000-MS, dated 28-
03-2000 (Sl. No. 124 of Swamy's Annual, 2000), on
the subject mentioned above in which a decision was
communicated that the Central Government
employees and the members of their families may be
permitted to avail medical facilities in any of the Central
Government, State Government hospitals and the
hospitals recognised by the State Government / CGHS
Rules /CS (MA) Rules 1944 subject to the condition
that they will be reimbursed the medical expenditure
at the rates fixed by the Government under the CGHS
Rules/CS (MA) Rules, 1944 or the actual expenditure,
whichever is less. In other words, the permission can
be granted by the Head of Ministry/ Department/Office
to the Central Government employees / members of
their families to obtain medical services from any of
the private hospitals recognised under CGHS in the
24 CGHS covered cities. In view of this decision, there
is no objection if the Central Government employees
also undertake medical treatment in any of the
Hospitals for the procedures for which the hospitals
are already recognised by the concerned State
Governments.
2. The admissibility of reimbursement claims in such
cases shall however, no doubt be subject to the
condition laid down in Note 2 of the Col. 8 (II) "Hospital
Treatment" of From Medical 97 relating to furnishing
of the requisite certificate by Authorised Medical
Attendant concerned that the requisite treatment was
not available in any nearest Government Hospital.
(Copy of G.I., M.H. & F.W. O.M. No. S. 14021/06/
2005-MS, dated 04-01-2007)
l Overpayment to Postmen/Mail Guard-
Verification of records- OA No. 283/2003 filed
the All India Postal Employees Union Postmen
& Group 'D' vs Director General of Posts
(respondent).
A kind reference is invited to Directorate letter No.
2-14/2002-PCC dated 25-11-2004 regarding the
implementation of following judgement dated 13-09-
2004 of Hon'ble Principal Bench CAT Delhi in OA No.
283/2003 filed by the all India Postal Employees Union
Postmen & Group 'D'.
"....respondents would be within their rights to
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effect recovery from the applicants in case they had
submitted their undertaking in terms of OM dated 14-
10-97. Thus the OA is disposed of with directions to
the respondents to verify from their records whether
the applicants had submitted undertaking in terms of
OM dated 14-10-97, if so they would be entitled to
effect recoveries of excess payments. If not,
respondents would not be entitled to any recovery and
in case they made any recoveries so far, the same
shall be refunded to the applicants. It is further directed
that requisite action may be taken by the respondents
as per above directions expeditiously and preferably
within a period of two months from the date of
communication of these orders. No costs...".
1. It has been decided to implement the Hon'ble
tribunal Principle Bench CAT Delhi judgement dated
13-09-2004 in OA No. 283/03 in full to all Postmen &
Mail Guards irrespective of their affiliation to any union
and effect the recoveries from the officials who had
given undertakings provided any other Court/CAT has
not stayed the recovery. If the undertaking were not
obtained by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer,
responsibility may please be fixed and recovery effected
from the officials at fault.
2. A compliance report giving the following information
may be sent to Directorate within fifteen days:-
(i) No. of Postmen/Mail Guards
(ii) No. of Postmen/Mail Guards who had given the
undertakings out of (i).
(iii) Amount recovered.
(iv) No. of Postmen/Mail Guards who had not given
undertaking out of (i).
(v) (a) Amount refunded (b) overpayment not recovered.
(DG (Posts) No. 2-4/2006-PCC Dated 14-3-2007)
l Overpayment to Postmen/Mail Guards-
Verification of records-reg.
Government of India, Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure vide notification dated 30th
September 1997 notified the pay scale of Postmen/
Mail Guards as Rs. 2750-70-3800-75-4400 (with two
advance increments) w.e.f. 1-1-1996 on acceptance
of the recommendation of the Fifth Central Pay
Commission. The benefit of two advance increment
@ Rs. 70/- was to be given only at the initial stage
raising their basic pay from Rs. 2750 to 2890. With
effect from 10-10-1997 the pay scale recommended
by the Fifth CPC for the postmen and mail guards
stood modified to Rs. 3050-75-3950-80-4590.
2. Few Postal Circles erroneously paid two advance
MAY, 2007
increments at every stage of the pay scale and some
of the Circles even granted two advance increments in
the new scale of Rs. 3050-75-3950-80-4590 also, which
resulted in overpayment. When the payments of over
payments came to the notice of the Directorate it
ordered the recovery of overpayment vide letter No. 1-
21/99-PAP dated 13-8-1999.
3. Against the orders of recovery of overpayments,
General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union
Postmen and Group 'D' and other filed a case in the
Principal Bench of CAT, Delhi vide OA No. 283/03 on
which Hon'ble Tribunal passed interim orders and
stayed the recovery and Directorate issued orders for
stay of recovery from the members of All India Postal
Employees Union Postmen and Group 'D' vide letter
No. 2-14/2003-PCC dated 12-3-2004.
4. The Principal Bench of CAT, Delhi pronounced the
final judgment in OA No. 283/03 on 13-9-2004, the
relevant extracts of which are reproduced below :
"...respondents would be within their rights
to effect recovery from the applicants in case they
had submitted their undertaking in terms of OM
dated 14-10-1997. Thus the OA is disposed of with
directions to the respondents to verify from their
records whether the applicants had submitted
undertaking in terms of OM dated 14-10-1997, if
so they would be entitled to effect recoveries of
excess payments. If not, respondents would not
be entitled to effect any recovery and in case they
made any recoveries so far, the same shall be
refunded to the applicants. It is further directed
that requisite action may be taken by the
respondents as per the above directions
expeditiously and preferably within a period of
two months from the date of communication of
these orders, No costs".
5. Attention of the Heads of Circles is also drawn to
the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
OM F.No. 50(2)97/IC-1 dated 14-10-1997 circulated
under Dept. of Posts OM No. 23-8/97-PE-1 (PCC) Pt.
I dated 15-10-1997 according to which an undertaking
was required to be obtained to guard against the
overpayments. Para 5 of the instructions is reproduced
below :
"The requirement of pre-check of pay fixation
having been dispensed with it is not unlikely that
the arrears due in some cases as may be
computed incorrectly leading to overpayments
that might have to be recovered subsequently.
The Drawing and Disbursing officers should
therefore make it clear to the employees under
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their administrative control, while disbursing the
arrears that the payments are being made subject
to adjustment from amounts that may be due to
them subsequently should any discrepancies be
noticed later. For this purpose, an undertaking
may also be obtained in writing from every
employees at the time disbursement of the
arrears/pay and allowance from October 1997
to the effect that any excess payment that may
be formed to has been made as a result of
incorrect fixation of pay in the revised scales
will be refunded by him to Government either
by adjustment against future payment
otherwise".
6. It is enjoined upon all the Head of Circle to verify
from the record and affect recovery from the applicants
only if they had submitted requisite undertakings. If
the undertaking has not been obtained then Hon'ble
Principal CAT's order may be implemented only for
the applicant's Union i.e., All India Postal Employees
Union Postmen & Group 'D' after necessary verification
of their membership preferably by check-off system in
pay roll provided the recovery of overpayment has not
been stayed by any other order of CAT/High Court in
your Circle. If undertakings were not obtained by the
Drawing and Disbursing Officer, responsibility may be
fixed and recovery effected from the officers at fault.
7. A compliance report may be sent to Directorate
within 15 days as per the proforma annexed. Please
acknowledge receipt of their letter to AD (PCC) of this
office.
(DG(Posts) No. 2-14/2002-PCC Dated 25th Nov.04)
l Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central
Government Employees-Revised Rates
Effective from 01-01-2007.
I am directed to forward herewith a copy O.M. No.
1 (2)/2007-E-II(B)/64 dated 22nd March, 2007 received
from Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
on the subject mentioned above for your information/
guidance and necessary action.
(DG(Posts) No. 8-1/2007-PAO, Dated: 20-3-07)
l Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central
Government Employees-Revised Rates
Effective from 01-01-2007.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Ministry's Office Memorandum No.1(13)/2006-E-II(B)/
523 dated 11th September, 2006 on the subject
mentioned above and to state that President is pleased
to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to
Central Government employees shall be enhanced
from the existing rate of 29% to 35% with effect from
28 MAY, 2007
1st January, 2007.
2. The provisions contained in paras 3,4, and 5 of
this Ministry' O.M. No. 1(13)/97-E-II(B) dated 3-10-
1997 shall continue to be applicable while regulating
Dearness Allowance under these orders. However,
with effect from 01-04-2004, Dearness Allowance is
computed on the basis of Basic Pay, Dearness Pay,
Stagnation Increment and NPA. Provisions
contained in para 3 of this Ministry's OM No. 1(13)/
97-E.II(B) dated 3-10-1997, therefore, stand
amended to this extent.
3. The additional instalment of Dearness Allowance
payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all
Central Government employees.
4. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance for
the months January and February, 2007 shall not be
made before the date of disbursement of salary for
March, 2007.
5. These orders shall also apply to the civilian
employees paid from the Defence services Estimates
and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant
head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to
Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees
separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of
Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.
6. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit
and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders
issue after consultation with the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India.
(Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure No
F.No. 1(2)/2007-E-II(B)/64 dated 22-03-2007.
l Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin
Dak Sevak (GDS) revised rates from 1-1-2007.
Consequent upon grant of another installment
of Dearness Allowance to the Central Government
Employees with effect from 1-1-2007 vide Govt. of
India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure,
New Delhi O.M. No. 1(2)/2007-E-II(B)/64 dated 22-
3-2007, the Gramin Dak Sevaks have also become
entitled to the payment of Dearness Allowance
payable to the GDS shall be enhanced from the
existing 79% to 85% (Eighty Five Percent) of Time
Related Continuity Allowance with effect from 01-
01-2007.
2. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance
payable under this order shall be paid in cash to all
Gramin Dak Sevaks.
3. The expenditure is debatable to the Head of
Account 'Salaries' under the relevant head and should
be met from the sanctioned grant.
4. Hindi version of the letter will follow.
BHARTIYA POST 29
(DG (Posts) No. 14-5/2007-PAP, Dated: 2-4-2007)
l Setting up of Mail Business Centres and
consolidation of mail network.
As you are aware, the entire mail network of the
Department is under review with the objective to improve
quality of service, reduce cost of operations, and
increase mail business. At this juncture it was
considered necessary to take the staff side in
confidence over various issues relating to the new
paradigm for mail management. To this end, a series
of meetings were held between Mails Division and
Service Unions in order to evolve an agreed framework
for the proposed consolidation.
It has ben mutually agreed that consolidation of
mail network will be undertaken in a phased manner.
Under Phase-1, mail offices having less than 10,000
unregistered mail articles a day should be reviewed
and merged with the nearest mail office to the extent
possible. Phase-1 will be completed within a period
of two months, and a review of district sorting offices
may be carried out thereafter. A copy of the minutes
of the last meeting held with the staff side is
enclosed.
An illustrative list of mail offices having less than
10,000 articles is enclosed. Circles may consider any
other such office which is not reflected in the list but
which processes less than 10,000 unregistered article
a day.
It is requested that the staff side at the circle level
may be consulted and involved in the process of
consolidation of mail network.
Encl. As above.
(D.G.(P) letter No. 28-19/2006-D, Dated: 22-03-07)
l Minutes of the Meeting held on 20-03-2007 in
connection with Setting up of Mail Business
Centres and Consolidation of Mail Network.
A meeting was held on the subject cited above at
1500 hrs in the chamber of DDG (MM&TS). The
following attended the meeting:
1. Mr. Faiz-Ur-Rehman, DDG (MM&TS).
2. Mr. Ashish Kumar, Director (Mail Management).
3. Mr. Rishikesh, ADG (MO)
4. Mr. V.K. Attri, AD (TF)
5. Mr. C.C. Pillai, Secretary General, NFPE
6. Mr. D. Theagarajan, Secretary General (FNPO)
7. Mr. Giri Raj Singh, General Secretary, R-III NFPE
8. Mr. P. Suresh, General Secretary, R-IV, NFPE
9. Sh. A.H. Siddiqi, President, NUR IV
2. Various issues relating to Mail Business Centres
and rationalization of mail network were discussed
threadbare. The staff side expressed its general
MAY, 2007
concern over the rising deficit of the Department and
shared the need to cut unnecessary expenditure and
ensure optimum utilization of manpower.
3. The staff side requested that the proposed re-
organization of mail network should be undertaken
in a phased manner. It was mutually agreed that
the Department should review mail offices having
less than 10,000 unregistered mail articles in a day.
Such offices should be merged with the nearest
major mail office.
4. It was also agreed that the Circles should
consult the service unions at the circle level while
taking a decision with respect to merger/closure of
mail offices.
(D.G.(P) letter No. 28-19/2006-D, Dated: 22-3-2007)
l Changing the name of Uttaranchal Postal
Circle to Uttarakhand Postal Circle-Reg.
Consequent upon changing the name of
Uttaranchal State as Uttarakhand by Ministry of Home
Affairs, Govt. of India, the undersigned is directed to
convey the approval of competent authority to change
the name of Uttaranchal Postal Circle as Uttarakhand
Postal Circle with Headquarters at Dehradun with
immediate effect.
(Ministry of Communication & IT letter No. F.No.
23-7/2007-PE.II, Dated: 06-03-2007)
l Redeployment of the post of Pr. Chief PMG,
West Bengal Circle as Pr. Sr. DDG (PO&I),
Postal Dte, New Delhi and restoration of the
post of Pr. CPMG, Tamil Nadu w.e.f. 17-3-2007.
In continuation of this office order of even number
dated 26-9-2006, approval of competent authority is
hereby conveyed for temporary redeployment of the
post of Pr. Chief PMG West Bengal Circle, in the
pay scale of Rs. 22400-26000/-, as Pr. Sr. DDG
(PO&I), Postal Directorate, New Delhi for a period
of three months w.e.f. 04-3-2007. Simultaneously,
the post of Sr. DDG (PO&I), Postal Directorate, New
Delhi in the pay scale of Rs. 22400-24500/-, is
redeployed as Chief PMG, West Bengal Circle for
the said period.
2. The post of Pr. CPMG, Tamil Nadu Circle, earlier
redeployed as Pr. Sr. DDG (PO&I) up to the period 03-
03-2007 vide order of even No. dated 26-09-2006, is
restored to Tamil Nadu Circle w.e.f. 17-3-2007.
(Ministry of Communication & IT letter No. 31-2/
2007 PE.II, Dated: 09-04-2007)
l Central Government Employees Group
Insurance Scheme-1980-Tables of Benefits for
the savings fund for the period from 01-01-
2007 to 31-12-2007.
BHARTIYA POST
I am directed to forward herewith a copy OM No.
7(3)/EV/2006 dated 10th January 2007 received from
Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure on the
subject mentioned above, for your information/guidance
and necessary action.
Encl. As above.
(D.G.(P) letter No. 28-1/2007-PAP, Dated: 26-02-2007)
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
l Central Government Employees Group
Insurance Scheme-1980-Tables of Benefits for
the savings fund for the period from 01-01-
2007 to 31-12-2007.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Ministry's O.M. No. 7(3)/EV/2005 dated 6th January,
2006 forwarding therewith Tables of Benefits under
CGEGIS for the year 2006. New Tables of Benefits for
the savings fund of the Scheme based on a subscription
of Rs. 10 per month from 1-1-1982 to 31-12-1989 and
Rs. 15 per month w.e.f. 1-1-1990 onwards have been
prepared for the year 2007 and a copy of the same is
enclosed. Another Table of Benefits for the savings
fund based on a subscription of Rs. 10 per month for
those employees who had opted out of the revised
rates of subscription w.e.f. 1-1-1990 have also been
drawn up for the year 2007 and a copy of the same is
also enclosed. The amounts in the Tables have been
worked out on the basis of interest @ 10% per annum
(Compounded quarterly) for the period from 1-1-1982
to 31-12-1982, 11% per annum (compounded
quarterly) w.e.f. 1-1-1983 to 31-12-1986, 12% per
annum (compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1-1-1987 to
31-12-2000, 11% per annum (compounded
quarterly) w.e.f. 1-1-2001 to 31-12-2001, 9.5% per
annum (compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1-1-2002 to
31-12-2002, 9.0% per annum (compounded
quarterly) w.e.f. 1-1-2003 to 31-12-2003 and 8%
per annum (compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1-1-2004
onwards. The mortality rate under the Scheme has
been taken as 3.75 per thousand per annum upto
31-12-1987 and 3.60 per thousand per annum
thereafter in both the cases. While calculating the
amount it has been assumed that the subscription
has been recovered or will be recovered from the
salary of the month in which a member ceases to
be in service failing which it should be deducted
from accumulated amounts payable.
2. In its application to the employees of Indian Audit
and Accounts Department this Office Memorandum
issues in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor
General of India.
(D.G.(P) letter No. 7(3)/EV/2006, Dated: 12-12-2006)
30 MAY, 2007
 CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME 1980
Contribution @ Rs. 10/- P.M. upto 31-12-89 and Rs. 15 throughout after 1-1-90
Accumulated value of contribution from 1st Jan of year of Entry to the month and year of cessation
Year of cessation of membership-2007
Year of Month of cessation of membership
Entry Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

BHARTIYA POST
1982 12579 12674 12768 12862 12958 13054 13152 13248 13348 13446 13547 13646
1983 11386 11474 11559 11647 11734 11822 11912 12002 12092 12181 12272 12364
1984 10313 10392 10471 10551 10631 10713 10794 10875 10958 11041 11125 11210
1985 9349 9422 9494 9567 9641 9715 9791 9866 9942 10018 10096 10172
1986 8483 8551 8619 8686 8754 8821 8892 8959 9030 9101 9171 9244
1987 7707 7771 7831 7894 7957 8021 8084 8147 8212 8277 8343 8409
1988 7016 7073 7130 7188 7246 7304 7363 7424 7483 7542 7603 7664
1989 6389 6443 6496 6550 6603 6657 6711 6765 6822 6878 6934 6990
1990 5832 5883 5932 5982 6032 6082 6132 6184 6236 6288 6339 6392
1991 5091 5135 5179 5224 5269 5315 5360 5407 5453 5500 5548 5593
1992 4431 4472 4512 4552 4592 4635 4675 4716 4758 4800 4843 4886
1993 3845 3883 3918 3955 3992 4029 4066 4103 4142 4178 4218 4255
1994 3326 3360 3392 3425 3458 3491 3524 3559 3592 3627 3662 3696
1995 2863 2893 2923 2953 2983 3012 3045 3074 3105 3136 3167 3199

31
1996 2453 2479 2507 2534 2561 2589 2617 2645 2672 2700 2729 2759
1997 2088 2111 2137 2162 2186 2212 2237 2262 2288 2314 2340 2365
1998 1764 1787 1808 1831 1853 1876 1901 1923 1947 1967 1992 2017
1999 1477 1497 1517 1536 1558 1578 1600 1621 1642 1664 1685 1706
2000 1219 1238 1257 1277 1295 1314 1334 1353 1373 1391 1411 1431
2001 993 1010 1027 1045 1062 1080 1097 1114 1133 1151 1169 1187
2002 791 806 822 836 852 868 885 901 920 936 952 970
2003 606 621 635 650 665 680 694 710 725 741 756 770
2004 439 452 465 479 493 507 520 534 548 562 577 591
2005 284 297 309 322 334 347 360 373 386 399 412 425
2006 142 153 165 177 188 200 212 224 236 248 260 272
2007 11 21 32 42 53 64 75 86 97 108 119 131
Note :
Basis Used
From To Interest* From To Interest* Saving Fund : 68.75% from1-1-82 to 31-12-87
1-1-82 31-12-82 10% 1-1-03 31-12-03 9.00% 70% from 1-1-88 and onwards
1-1-83 31-12-86 11% 1-1-04 31-12-07 8.00%
1-1-87 31-12-00 12% Insurance Fund: 31.25% from1-1-82 to 31-12-87
1-1-01 31-12-01 30% from 1-1-88 and onwards
1-1-02 31-12-02 9.50% * Interest p.a. compounded quarterly

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 NEWS OF THE MONTH
v Central Working Committee Meeting of P-IV
CHQ: The Central Working Committee meeting of P-
IV CHQ was held at Yeoor, Thane (Maharashtra) from
24th to 26th March 2007. Com. R.G. Chavan, Ex. Vice
President, P-IV CHQ and senior most leader of P&T
trade union movement inaugurated the CWC on 24th
March at 11:00 A.M. Com. C.C. Pillai, Secretary
General, NFPE addressed the subject committee on
26th March 2007.
v Joint Open Session of P-III & P-IV Maharashtra
Circle: The Circle Working Committee meeting of P-
III and P-IV Maharashtra Circle were held at Yeoor on
25/26 March and 24-25-26 March 2007. On the
occasion Joint open session was held on 25th March
2007 which was inaugurated by Com. C.C. Pillai,
Secretary General. The open session was addressed
by Com. K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary, P-III;
Com. Giri Raj Singh, General Secretary, R-III; Com.
Des Raj Sharma, General Secretary, P-IV; Com.
Mangesh Parab, Circle Secretary, P-III; Com. C.B.
From the Glimpses of History
THE ORIGIN OF MAY DAY
The inspired thought of introducing a Proletarian
holiday as a means of obtaining the eight hour
working day first originated in Australia. As early
as the year 1856, the workers there resolved to call
for one day of complete work stoppage; the day to
be spent in meetings and entertainment as a
demonstration of eight hour day. The 21st of April
was designated as this holiday. In the beginning,
the Australian workers though of instituting such a
holiday but once, in the year 1856. But even this
first celebration made such a great impression on
the Proletarian messes of Australia that it was
decided to repeat the holiday annually.
The first to follow the example of the Australian
workers were the Americans. They designated the
first of May as the day of general work stoppage in
the year 1886. On this day, 2,00,000 of them left
work and demanded eight-hour day. Later, the
presentations of the Government prevented the
workers for a number of years to repeat this
demonstration. However, in the year 1888 they
renewed their decision and designated the First of
May of 1890 as the next holiday.
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Surve, Circle Secretary, P-IV and Com. D.K. Rahate,
Circle Secretary, R-III also addressed the session.
Com. R.G. Chavan, Com. Chandra Gupta, Com. Shiv
Ram Chakraboty, Ex. President, P-IV CHQ; Com. B.G.
Tamhankar, Ex. President, NFPE; Com. Milan
Bhattacharya, President P-IV CHQ were also present
on the dais. Com. Parimal and Com. Balkrishna
Chalke, Circle President of P-III and P-IV jointly
presided over the open session.
v Meeting with Study Group, IIM Ahmedabad:
The discussions on the feasibility of Performance
Related Pay in postal department was held with the
Study Group assigning for the job by the 6th CPC.
Com. C.C. Pillai, Secretary General, National
Federation of Postal Employees led the delegation.
Com. K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary, P-III; Com.
Des Raj Sharma, General Secretary, P-IV; Com. Giri
Raj Singh, General Secretary, R-III and Com.
Rajanayagam, General Secretary, Postal Accounts
participated the discussions held at the Directorate
on 13-04-2007. As the PRP is the second
component of pay apart from traditional pay,
increments etc., we suggested to distribute the
same to all cadres equally as if the PLB is being
paid. The Study Group requested us to send detailed
note and modality to implement the scheme. We
will submit the note soon.
MAY DAY- SONG
An historian has recorded that workers of
the 1880s "smoked 'Eight Hour Tabacco',
Purchased 'Eight hour shoes', and song the
'Eight Hour Song':
"We mean to make things over;
We tried to tool for naught.
But bare enough to live on;
Never an hour for though.
We want to feel the sunshine;
We want to small the flowers;
We're sure that God has willed it;
And we mean to have eight hours.
We' are summoning our forces from
Ship yard, shop and mill
Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest,
Eight hours for what we will."
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 24-4-2007 STRIKE DEFERRED
D.G.(P) letter No.8-1/2007-SR, dated the April
20,2007 addressed to
1.
The Secretary General,
National Federation of Postal Employees,
1st Floor, North Avenue Post office Building,
New Delhi -110001.
2.
The Secretary General,
Federation of National Postal Organisations,
T-24, Atul Grove Road,
New Delhi -110001.
Gist of discussions of the meeting taken by
the Secretary (P) on 19.4.2007 with the Staff
side to discuss on the charter of demands.
I am directed to enclose a copy of the gist of
discussions of the meeting taken by the Secretary
(P) on 19.4.2007 on charter of demands for information
and necessary action.
GIST OF DISCUSSIONS OF THE MEETING
TAKEN BY SECRETARY(POSTS)
19.04.2007 WITH N.F.P.E./F.N.P.O. TO DISCUSS
THE CHARTER OF DEMANDS.
A meeting with Secretary (Posts) and the Staff
side was held on 19.04.2007 to discuss the Charter
of Demands submitted by the N.F. P.E. and F.N.P.O.
on 09.04.2007. At the very outset, Secretary (Posts)
impressed upon the Staff side to present a united
front in view of the stiff competition that the Department
is facing from the couriers and the challenges from
other vested interests as well. Secretary (Posts)
stressed that any disruption in the services at this
stage would distract from our efforts to strengthen
and expand the postal business in the country.
Secretary (Posts) thereafter, discussed the Charter
of Demands with the Staff side. The gist of
discussions is as under:
With most of the issues mentioned in the Charter
of Demands, having been resolved, the Secretary
(Posts) expressed the hope that the Staff side would
continue to extend their cooperation in furthering the
growth of postal services in the country.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
Item No.1-
Appointment of Judicial Committee I Commission
for GDS and grant status and Pension to GDS
Employees.
Staff side was apprised that in view of special status
of GDS, they were out of the purview of JCM scheme
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which also takes them beyond the scope of 6th Central
Pay Commission. However, the Staff Side insisted on
another attempt to be made for consideration of GDSs
issues by the 6th CPC, set up for Central Government
Employees. The request of the Staff Side that the
matter may be referred to 6th Central Pay Commission
by the Department has been considered. The
Department will make the request to the Government
that 6th Central Pay Commission may look into GDS
also.
Item No.2-
Exempt Department of Posts from the purview
of reduction of staff strength and fill up all vacant
posts in all cadres in Postal/RMS/MMS/Circle/
Regional Offices/Postal Accounts and GDS
including residual vacancies.
All efforts will be made by the Department to seek
exemption of Department of Posts from the purview of
the Screening Committee. Action will be taken to fill
up the residual vacancies in various cadres. Heads of
Circles will be advised to fill up residual vacancies in a
time bound manner. . This will be monitored in the
Directorate. In addition, it is also proposed to review
the LGO examinations syllabus etc., to bring it in line
with requirements of the job and thereby improve the
success rate. An additional LGO examination will also
be conducted with the revised syllabus.
Item No.3
Drop Franchising of Posta1 Scheme, stop
closure of Post Offices' RMS Offices, Transit
Sections' Relocation & merger of offices and
Divisions, stop combination of beats of Postmen'
stop curtailment of Postal deliveries, Outsourcing
of PAO functions etc.
With regard to the Franchising of Postal Outlets,
it was explained that as already discussed with the
Staff Side, the Scheme is being introduced as a pilot
project in those areas where the Department has not
been able to reach and extend postal facilities. The
Scheme also provide for a review after six months of
its introduction the results of which will be shared with
the Unions.
With regard to closure of RMS offices, Staff Side
was informed that the Mail Offices will be rationalized
in accordance with the agreement reached with the
Federation. The isolated case of Bihar Circle pointed
out by Staff Side will be reviewed. Secretary stated
that intention is to compete with the couriers and not
curtail delivery.
34 MAY, 2007
Item No.4-
Ensure monopoly of collection, conveyance
and delivery of letter mail by the--Department of
Posts as recommended by the Parliamentary
Standing Committee.
It was explained that adequate care is being taken
to safeguard the monopoly of the Department while
proposing amendment to IPO Act.
Item No.5
Regularize Casual Labourers /Full Time/Part
Time Contingency paid.
Staff Side stated that the part time casual labourers
may be considered against the GDS vacancies. This
will be examined.
Item No.6
Filling up of all norm based LSG / HSG-II /
HSG - I posts & Restore periodicity of Junior
Accountant promotion to Senior Accountant as 3
years.
Information has been collected from all Circles on
the number of LSG/HSG-IIIHSG-I posts lying vacant.
Action has already been taken to promote HSG-II
officials in HSG-I as per the relaxation granted by
DOP&T. All Heads of Circles will be addressed to take
time bound action to ensure that LSG/HSG-II posts
are filled up without any delay. Action taken to fill up
the post will be monitored by the Directorate. Issues
on bench mark for LSG etc., will be examined. The
issue regarding periodicity of promotion as Sr.
Accountant will be got examined.
Item No.7
Encashment of all pending bills OTA / TA /
Medical/ RPLI Commission etc.
Instructions have already been given to all the
Heads of Circles to clear the pending liabilities with
the funds already allocated to them and intimate to
Head Quarters the status of pending liabilities for
release of additional funds where required. It was further
decided to write to all Heads of Circles that wherever
justified as per rules/guidelines, OTA will be paid to
Post Office staff.
Item No.8
Grant of compassionate appointments to
eligible candidates and absorb all approved
candidates.
All eligible candidates for- compassionate
appointment will be considered in accordance with the
rules on the subject. Regarding certain cases pending
in a few Circles, the matter will be examined separately.
Item NO.9
Complete take over of POSB and PLI by the
Postal Department and accord full Autonomy to
the Postal Board as in the case of Railway Board.
It was stated that the matter relating to Investment
of P.O. Insurance Fund is under consideration of
Government As regards POSS, the suggestions of
Staff Side will be looked into.
Item No. 10
Recognition of Federations and setting up of
councils at all level.
Subject to certain changes I inclusions in the
Constitution of NFPE, the proposal has been agreed by
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension.
The Federation is being addressed in this regard.

SBI CHANGES TRACK, TO RECRUIT STAFF ON CONTRACT

State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to change its recruitment strategy. From building a cadre of
officials by conducting a common entrance examinations, the bank is now recruiting marketing executives
on a contract basis. The bank has recently advertised for recruitment of 1,300 customer relationship executives
on a contract basis for an initial period of two years. Interestingly, the bank is offering up to 30% of their
salary is variably pay which would be linked to performance. The bank has also reserved the right to hold
examinations.
The bank has said the CRE would be utilised for marketing their personal banking and small and
medium enterprise segments. The recruits will be placed in metro and urban offices of the bank. SBI's
approach appears to be a hybrid of strategy of private banks and state-owned banks. Private banks have
been completely outsourcing marketing of loan products to direct selling agents on a commission basis.
Public sector bank on the other hand have been relying on their employees, offering incentives to branches
rather than individuals for performance.
Although RBI has come out with guidelines on outsourcing that enable to farm out some of the jobs to
outsiders, for PSU banks this was not an option due to pressure from unions. Bankers in private banks say
that the bank is likely to recruit from small centres. In larger cities, even new private banks with higher
compensation packages are finding it difficult to recruit people.
(Economic Times 7-3-07)

BHARTIYA POST 35 MAY, 2007

MAY 2007 BHARTIYA POST
24-04-2007 - INDEFINITE STRIKE - DEFERRED
Dear Comrades,
Consequent upon the talks held between the
Secretary, Department of Posts with the Staff Side on 19-
04-2007 on the charter of demands and other issues and
reached settlement on many issues, the JCA met in Dak
Bhawan on 20-04-2007 at 08:30 P.M. had unanimously
decided to defer the indefinite strike programme.
The gist of decisions communicated by the
Department vide its letter No. 8-1/2007-SR dated 20-
04-2007 is enclosed herewith.
The gist of the talks and assurances is
furnished below:-
1. The Government will be approached once again
to refer GDS issues to Sixth Pay Commission for
consideration. The Officer's Committee already
appointed has been dismantled.
2. The Cabinet note will be submitted to seek
exemption of Department from the purview of Screening
Committee. In the meantime to manage the shortage
of staff the following is agreed and will be implemented.
(i) Pending Residual Vacancies in PA cadre from
2000-01 to 2005-2006 will be filled up. (There is
approximately more than 11000 posts. All Circle
Secretaries to check and act).
(ii) The LGO Exam question paper will be modified
according to requirement of job;
(iii) An additional LGO exam will be conducted.
(iv) Unfilled up vacancies will be thrown open to GDS
possessing plus two qualifications with age limit.
Details will be discussed.
In short all pending LGO vacancies will be filled
up within three months.
(v) The Postmen & Group 'D' will be given additional
chances to write the LGO exam.
(vi) OTA will be granted to Postal Operate staff to
manage the excess work due to absentism and
shortage.
(vii) Retired pensioners can be employed to meet the
shortage of staff;
(viii) An Internal Committee is constituted to fix honorarium
/ incentive for the additional works like IMT, Passport
processing, IT Returns etc. It is assured that
incentive will be fixed to all marketing activities.
(ix) All vacant GDS posts will be filled up.
3. (i) Regarding Franchise Postal Outlets, this will
be reviewed and decided further in May 2007.
(ii) There will be no closure / merger of postal divisions.
(iii) There will be no curtailment of delivery. Even the
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circle heads were addressed to restore/revive second
delivery wherever necessary to compete couriers.
4. Care will be taken to safeguard the monopoly of
the department while proposing amendment to IPO Act.
5. Part time casual labourers may be considered for
GDS posts.
6. Filling up of LSG / HSG.II/HSG.I posts
(i) All LSG / HSG.II/HSG.I posts will be filled up in
time bound action.
(ii) Issue on bench mark for LSG etc. will be examined.
(iii) Clarification in filling up of APM Accounts posts
will be issued.
(iv) All APMG staff will be summoned to Directorate
on 04-05-2007 and clarified the rulings on LSG/
HSG.II/HSG.I.
(v) Another meeting will be held on 21-05-2007 to
discuss about the pendency if any in filling up of
LSG / HSG.II /HSG.I posts.
(vi) Clarification on Rule 38 transferees, preparation
of Gradation list, seniority etc. will be discussed
with us next week and finalised.
(vii) The periodicity of promotion to Sr. Accountant will
be examined.
7. (i) All pending bills will be cleared. Circle Heads
are instructed to intimate the funds requirements.
(ii) OTA will be paid to post office staff wherever is
justified.
8. (i) All compassionate appointments will be
considered.
(ii) The issues relating to some circles like
Tamilnadu (one time absorption) will be finalised
within three months. Serious efforts will be taken
to absorb all the approved candidates.
9. (i) Insurance Fund is under consideration.
(ii) POSB - the suggestions will be looked into.
10. DoP&T agreed to grant recognition to Federation subject
to conditions. The Federation is being addressed.
Apart from these, many more issues like
tightening of norms like Stamp Vendors, etc. were
discussed. There is a positive response from the
department. The success is due to the unity exhibited
in the Postal JCA.
Therefore, the JCA has decided to defer the Postal
Strike commencing from 24-04-2007. All Circle /
Divisional / Branch Secretaries are requested to
translate the same in their regional language and
circulate to all members.
With greetings,