Editor: K.V.

SRIDHARAN

Vol. XXXVI AUGUST 2007 No. 8

Editorial
Realised the Reality and Responsibility

Monthly Journal of All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C',(CHQ)

Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008
Editorial
Operation Abolition--the Solution
The seven Blind men of Hindustan and the
Elephant is not the tale to be retold only to the
children. Adults in all walks of life also have many
lessons to learn from this common folk story. As long
as the power of vision is absent, the size and shape
can only be guessed and assessed.
There is a tall claim that the Business
Development in postal earns profit. When it was
questioned whether the profit is derived from the
revenue minus working expenditure, the reply is 'No'.
Thus, the revenue has been trumpeted as the profit
without subjecting the amount with working expenses,
leaving entire expenses on postal operations and
claiming ' Business activities' a profitable one.
The CAG report placed before the Parliament
exposed the success rate of postal business and
brought into light about the loss of crores of rupees
owing to doing business not professionally. The
existence of Automatic Mail Processing Centres
installed at Chennai & Mumbai, the living symbol of
white elephants is drifting away the Government
money every month. When it is pleaded by the service
unions for a long, it turned to the deaf ears. Now the
CAG reported that the department did not succeed
despite the investment of Rs. 60.25 crores in installing
AMPCs at Mumbai & Chennai. The paradox in this is
that the department is proposing to install further 24
AMPC centres during the eleventh plan period. No body
bothers about the loss sustained to the department due
to these AMPCs. In the name of business, many Circle
/ Administrative offices are now converted as Five Star
Guest house for relaxation and rest.
The department has recently augmented 29
posts of senior and junior administrative grades to
handle the business management and marketing by
abolishing 47 operative senior time scale posts. Not
even a single post in the operative cadres like Postal
Assistant in post offices, Dealing Assistants in RO /
CO has so far been created for the business &
marketing whereas 29 top bureaucratic posts were
now created. A swelling head with a shrinking body!
An excuse and justification to increase wasteful
expenditure on business!
Large funds are diverted from General
expenditure to wasteful expenditure on promoting
business and premium products. If the department
desires to enter professional marketing activities, it
requires only the MBAs & experts and not the
bureaucrats in the senior administrative grade.
Take an example -- Speed Post is the premium
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project. As per the Annual Report of the Department
of Posts for the year 2006-07 the speed post in
incurring a loss of Rs. 8.46 Per article. (Average cost
Rs. 44.54 : Average Revenue 36.08) Then what is
the business? The worse is yet to come. The way
the management is systematically diverting
registration traffics to premium products or reducing
the rate of speed post etc. comparing the traditional
postal services is bound to reduce the traffic bound
revenue in the years to come. Slashing of speed post
rate to the extent of one rate one India Rs. 25/- & Rs.
12/- etc. will further increase the loss to the
department. Is this the method of countering couriers?
The workload of the postal Group 'C' cadre has
gone up by 200 percent within five years. The lopsided
development is primarily due to the unscientific axing of
posts under the Screening Committee on hand and
entering various new business as the other. There is a
staff cut at lower level to the extent of 19% within five
years. There is a static or increase in the number of
officers in the name of business activities & modernisation.
If we fails the undo the wrong decision hitherto
adhered that will erode the creditability of the
organisation. This will cause a dent that will be sharp
and significant. Substitutes are always substitutes, but
can never replace the originals. The time old proved
system in functioning of the postal operations will never
be recovered by the changes that are taking place in
the present days.
When centralisation of power is in the agenda
at lower levels why not it be implemented at higher
levels first. What is the need of separate business
Directorate? What is the need of separate PLI
Directorate? What is the need of separate business
heads at Circle level who do nothing. What is the
business they secured? What is the profit they
maintained minus the luxury expenses spent on
seminar, meetings, compliments, TA and marketing.
Why not transparency exists in all these matters?
To save the postal service, Let us propose an
operation abolition. Let the axing and economy begin
at the top. Abolish the Business & PLI Directorate!
Abolish the Postal Board, the Chairman and Members
lock stock and barrel. Let there be only one Director
General for the department. The Department was
functioning better and more effectively and efficiently
when we had no board and the pantheon of the
members. Let us enter to the old glory in serving public
with the time bound delivery and keeping our old
tradition of 'Service before Self.' vvv
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 LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT
Letter No.P/2-1/AP Cle Dated: 06 July 2007 addressed
to Secretary, Department of Posts
l Unbearable work brunt due to NREGS
Scheme introduced in AP Circle - Fixing higher
rate of incentive and liberal grant of OTA to wipe
out arrears - reg.
A kind attention is invited to the discussions
we had in the seminar held at Directorate on 24-06-
2007 on this subject.
After the introduction of this scheme under
business activities, more than 35 lakhs SB account
have been opened in AP circle and no additional hand
is provided to manage the excess work. There is lot
of arrears in existence and the passbooks have not
been issued to the depositors in several cases.
The Chief PMG, Andhra Pradesh Circle, instead
of finding ways and means to utilise the existing staff
optimistically by granting liberal OTA and honorarium
has requested the Directorate to outsource the work
to a private concern which is most dangerous and will
lead to manipulations and misappropriations.
Now the staff performing the work have been
paid with the honorarium to the extent of the rate fixed
for special drive for SB deposits with maximum ceiling
of Rs. 250/-. The ceiling fixed for this extraordinary
work is arbitrary and unjust and this is nothing but
exploitation of labour.
It is therefore requested to cause instructions
to the Chief PMG, Andhra Pradesh Circle not to
outsource the work but to grant higher incentive without
any ceiling besides granting eligible OTA for the
performance of such arduous work and clearing the
arrears.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.P/2-1/Ongole Dated: 05 July 2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Inadequate allotment of funds under TA
head -- case of Ongole Division in Andhra
Pradesh Circle - reg.
It is brought to our notice that the TA bills to the
tune of 12 lakhs are pending undisbursed since 2002
due to paucity in allotment of funds to Ongole Division
resulting deep resentment amidst staff.
Sufficient funds may please be allotted to wipe
out all the pending bills. A line in reply about the
action taken is highly appreciated.
Letter No.P/2-14/Guna Dated: 05 July 2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non-grant of immunity from transfer to the
Divisional Secretary, Guna in Madhya Pradesh
Circle - reg.
It is brought to our notice that the Divisional
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Secretary, Guna Division in Madhya Pradesh Circle
who has been elected on 12-03-2006 has been
disturbed from the headquarters and posted as SPM ,
Kumbhraj and not allowed to avail the immunity transfer
for two years.
The representation of the Divisional Secretary
to the higher ups has not been considered. The Circle
Administration and Indore Region are reluctant even
to mitigate the genuine grievances of the officials.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to grant immunity from transfer to the
Divisional Secretary, Guna for his first term as per the
orders on the subject.
Soliciting response.
Letter No.P/2-14/Cle Dated: 06 July 2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Unwarranted disturbance in rotational
transfer of Jabalpur, Ujjain, Ratlam, Khandwa,
Guna, Sehore etc. in Indore Region of Madhya
Pradesh Circle - reg.
It is constrained to note that the transfer list
prepared by all the Divisional Heads of the above-said
division on the basis of the Directorate guidelines and
the economy in expenditure have been rejected by
DPS Indore region and fresh transfer list was prepared
as per the guidelines issued by the DPS. Resultantly
more than thirty percent of the total staff strength have
been either displaced or transferred from one district
to other within the division.
For example, in the case of Jabalpur Division.
Out of 59 officials who have completed tenure thirty
officials are transferred from Jabalpur to Katni vice-
versa. The grievance of the employees and union that
the officials of Katni HO could be rotated in and around
Katni and similarly the officials under Jabalpur HO could
be rotated in and around Jabalpur has not been
redressed. A huge burden of TA expenditure has not
alone been made but also causes severe dislocations
of the staff.
The policy guidelines issued by R.O. is not at
all on the basis of R.T. guidelines. Station tenure is
applicable only to Gazetted staff and Post tenure is
alone applicable to Group C officials. By adopting
Station Tenure more dislocations were caused this
year to the officials. The spirit of RT guidelines
envisaged in Directorate letter No. 69-4/79-SPB-I dated
12-11-81 that the non-gazetted employees are
subjected only for Post Tenure has been misinterpreted
by the DPS and applying the provisions applicable to
ASPOs, IPOs etc. There is no station tenure for Group
C officials and post tenure should alone be applied.
(i) The tenure of SPM has been fixed as Four years
uniformly. Whereas it has been curtailed as three
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 years unilaterally by the Regional Head.
(ii) Despite clear instructions to consider the request
of extension of tenure of the requests of officials
who are due for superannuation within two years,
they have been sidelined.
(iii) The request transfers on Medical Grounds /
Spouse Category, request after completion of two
years etc. have not been considered.
(iv) The Austerity measures enforced by the MoF
OM No. 7 93)/6-Coord/2006 dated 22-07-06
circulated by your office No. 7-48/91-FC (Pt.II)
dated 08-09-2006 has not been adhered resulting
huge expenditure on TA.
(v) It causes several dislocations to the employees
resulting expenditure in double establishment and
increasing their financial hurdles. This causes
resentment and restless amidst hard working
Group C officials.
The delegation of JCA met DPS Indore on 19-
06-2007 and subsequently with the Chief PMG, Bhopal
on 20-06-2007. But both of them expressed their
unwillingness to modify the orders. The issue of RT
orders after the commencement of academic sessions
has not given any credence despite the justification.
There is a serious resentment and tension
prevailing in the entire Indore region due to this transfer
orders and dislocation of staff.
It is therefore requested to effectively intervene
and set right matters at the earliest.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.:P/2-19/Kovilpatti Dated: 11 July 2007
addressed tp the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Alarming & tense atmosphere prevailing in
Kovilpatti Division in Tamilnadu Circle - request
immediate intervention - reg.
It is rather dismayed and constrained to note
that there is a tense atmosphere prevailing in the
Division due to adamant and anti-worker policy adopted
by the present SSPOs, Kovilpatti Division. The peace,
amity and congenial atmosphere has been totally
spoiled after his assumption as Divisional Head.
The following are few of the examples about his
attitude and adamancy in resolving the staff problems.
(i) No monthly meeting was conducted after
November 2006. He has given false report to regional
head as if he conducted upto February 2007.
(ii) On 21-02-2007, in the name of holding monthly
meeting he granted special casual leave to
representatives and also invited local police personnel
as if there was an attempt on his life. The police force
dispersed making advice to the SSP to redress the
staff grievances. He cancelled the monthly meeting
simply.
(iii) The SSPOs permitted a fake arrangement in
GDS MC Parivillikottai EDSO and arbitrarily causing
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pecuniary loss to the department. The post was
actually managed by the GDS MD of the said office.
There is a loss of several thousands of rupees due to
this fake arrangement by misusing the position.
(iv) The SSPOs Sri V. Venkatasami who is very
notorious has earlier been transferred several times in
the interest of service by the Circle Administration from
divisions to divisions like Madurai, Tuticorin, PSD,
Theni etc in the past and wherever he joins he spoils
the good atmosphere prevailing there.
(v) The said SSPOs has preferred and got transfer
TA claims to the tune of Rs. 28000/- during May 2005
which was objected by the Audit. He did not credit the
amount so far. No efforts is being taken to recover the
amount with penal interest.
(vi) The SSPOs had picked eleven office bearers
and issued Rule 16 charge sheets as a measure of
victimisation and awarded serious and severe
punishments. One official has been proceeded with
Rule 14 charge sheet for non-submission of SPM's
Monthly Report. This is nothing but to intimidate the
union office bearers and prevent in taking up the
genuine staff problems.
(vii) The Ex. Divisional Secretary, Sri G.
Senthilkumar who has been awarded with many
meritorious certificates by the Chief PMG & other
visiting officers for his excellence performance in
implementing the cent percent computerisation of
Kovilpatti HO & its offices has come out successful in
the IPO examination this year. After the result, the
SSPOs has issued charge sheet with the sole intention
to prevent his promotion. However the Chief PMG has
deputed the official for IPO Training pending disposal
of the disciplinary case. This shows the sadist attitude
of the SSPOs in spoiling the career of the meritorious
and good working official as an act of vendetta and to
settle scores against him for his union activities.
(viii) The SSPOs desires to curb trade union
activities and want that none should come forward
representing the grievance of the staff. He is
functioning like on unbridled horse style which has
not been taken due note by the PMG Southern Region
who did not care about the region as he is holding
additional charge with Business & Marketing.
(ix) He is staying in the I.Q. permanently since July
2006 but drawn full HRA during last one year. Similarly
he is staying at guest houses owned by BSNL during
his visits but claim bogus TA bills regularly.
(x) He had issued notice to this union to remove
the flag masts and notice board. Thereafter he has
written to Highways Department to remove the Flag
masts which is existing in their area. He is excessively
misusing his authority and created a tense
atmosphere.
(xi) During the current rotational transfers, he caused
maximum disturbance to this union members violating
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all norms and rules on the subject. The office bearers
were transferred to remote places of the division against
their willingness involving huge TA / DA. The Circle
Union has listed out the items in a separate
memorandum to Pr. Chief PMG and submitted on 19-
06-2007 with the request to intervene to avoid state
wide agitation on this divisional problem. The copy of
the same is enclosed.
(xii) A large number of MIS bills, TA, RPLI, ROHSC
Bills are kept in cold storage since his assumption as
Divisional Head in July 2006.
(xiii) Imposing harsh punishments is the nature of
this sadist officer. For example for one day absence,
stoppage of increment for one year; Non performance
of work due to ill health on production of MC - 2 years
stoppage of increments; For Regd. Letter sent through
postman as ordinary letter -- 2 years increments
stopped for RDC clerk. In fact punishments are meant
to correct the officials and not to hamper their career.
Even for small lapses, he is awarding huge
punishments and it is told that another 13 charge
sheets were issued and to be finalised shortly.
Thus the SSPOs has unleashed terror against
the staff by resorting to many disciplinary action and
there is a panic & tension is prevailing. The PMG
Southern Region did not respond to the repeated
requests of the circle union. The Chief PMG though
assured to intervene, nothing has moved so far to curb
his atrocities and high handedness.
It is therefore requested to intervene and set
right matters at the earliest and ensure peace and
amity in the division and in Tamilnadu Circle.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.:P/2-2/Cachar Dated: 27 June 2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non-holding of monthly meeting in Cachar
Division, Assam Circle - reg.
It is rather dismayed to note that since 23-05-
2006 no monthly meeting is held in the Division and
the staff problems are being accumulated.
Despite the issue was taken up at Circle level,
there is no improvement and non-holding of monthly
meeting over one year is causing concern and
deplorable.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
action forthwith. A line in reply about the action taken
is appreciated.
Letter No.P/2-2/Karimganj Dated: 06 July 2007
addressed to the DDG (P), Department of Posts
l Denial of officiating pay in HSG-I cadre -
case of karimganj Division in Assam Circle - reg.
It is disheartening to note that the PMG,
Dibrugarh region in his letter No. Staff/1/6-4/00 (RP)
L-I dated 18-06-2007 intimated that the officiating
arrangements in the post of Deputy Postmaster (HSG-
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I) Karimganj HO & Postmaster, Hailakandi HO have
been approved by him without financial benefit of HSG-
I cadre.
This causes a concern. The officiating
arrangements are continuing since 2004 with the senior
most BCR officials and the denial of the due officiating
pay is against to the natural justice and bad in law.
After working over three years, the officials were
denied and deprived of their dues, which is deplorable.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to amend the orders and due officiating
pay may please be ensured to the officials without
any further delay.
Soliciting response.
Letter No.P/2-22/Alipore Ho Dated: 06 July 2007
addressed tp the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Review petition under Rule 29 A in
connection with penalty of reduction of lower
stage by five stages -- case of Sri Neba Kumar
Saba, Postal Assistant, Alipore HO in West Bengal
Circle - reg.
Reference: This union letter of even no. dated
10-03-2006 & 21-08-2006
A kind reference is invited to this union letters
cited in the reference. Although this is an individual
case related to disciplinary matters, this union
requested to consider and decide the petition which
is pending at the Directorate over 29 months. The
delayed justice should not become the denied justice.
It is requested to consider the same and
dispose the petition at the earliest.
Letter No.P/2-22/North Kolkata Dated: 04 July 2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Non-settlement of pensionery benefits --
case of Sri Ajit Chanda, Retd. Sub Postmaster,
Ghughudanga under North Kolkata Division, West
Bengal Circle - reg.
Reference: This union letter of even number
dated 23rd March 2007
Apropos reference, I am to inform that the due
pensionery benefits have not been settled so far to
the above-said retired official. He is in distress and
the inordinated delay is causing a concern.
It is therefore requested to kindly intervene and
ensure immediate payment of due pensionery benefits
to the official.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.P/2-4/Cle Dated: 09 July 2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Unhelpful and anti-worker attitude of the
Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle - reg.
It is rather dismayed to bring to your kind notice
that the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh is unleashing
vindictive actions against the office bearers of this union
since some of his irregular actions and decisions were
brought by the circle union to your notice.
(i) The Divisional Secretary, Raipur Division Sri B.L.
Gangber, Sub Postmaster, Shankar Nagar has been
posted as Postal Assistant in the same office for no
reasons. He has been proceeded with a charge sheet
on flimsy reason to justify his action.
(ii) The Divisional Treasurer, Raipur Division Sri
M.K. Sharma, a FTP passed official has been
transferred from the post before completing tenure as
APM Accounts to Raichood, 400 kms away from the
present station. The immunity from transfer fro his first
tenure as Treasurer has not been considered and
granted based on the dictations of the Chief PMG.
This is a clear case of vindictive action.
(iii) The Divisional Secretary, Durg Sri V.K. Agarwal,
who is qualified in SP Aptitude Test has not given
posting in SB branch whereas the unqualified hands
are working beyond their tenure. Because Sri Agarwal
is the Divisional Secretary, his due rights of working in
SB branch has been denied.
(iv) Sri S.Z. Rahman, Divisional Vice President who
declined LSG promotion has been forcibly relieved from
Civic Centre Bhilai, Durg. His declination of LSG has
not given due credence.
(v) Sri R.K. Lahre who also declined promotion has
been forcibly relieved form the post.
There are many more harassments unleashed
against our members and reign of terror is existing
which spoiled the congenial atmosphere hitherto
prevailed in the circle.
The Chief PMG is utilising the frequent meetings
of the Divisional Heads to target the office bearers of
this union and a panic and unrest is prevailing. This
causes a serious concern.
It is therefore requested to intervene and set
right matters before it comes worse and ensure peace
and amity in the circle.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No.P/2-8/Kangra HO Dated: 09 July 2007
addressed to the DDG (P), Department of Posts
l Non-grant of Special Allowance to
unqualified Accountants --case of Kangra in
Himachal Pradesh Circle -reg.
It is brought to our notice that the unqualified
hand who is TBOP PA and officiating as Accountant
in the vacant post in the absence of qualified hand,
has not been paid the due Special Allowance (50% of
the normal rate) so far stating that TBOP officials are
not entitled to draw such allowance and he is depriving
of his dues.
Since the TBOP has been termed as financial
upgradation and not a promotion, the denial of his dues
is deplorable. The entitled and eligible allowance
should not be denied to the officials due to wrong
interpretation of some Divisional Heads.
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Necessary clarifications may please be issued
at the earliest to ensure the eligibility of such allowance
to TBOP unqualified hands also.
Soliciting response.
Letter No.P/2-8/Mandya Dated: 06 July 2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Fencing around staff quarters -- case of
Kullu HO in Himachal Pradesh Circle - reg.
The residents of the staff quarters at Kullu have
been asked to bear a portion of cost by the Divisional
Administration for providing fencing around the staff
quarters.
The SSPOs, Mandya Division has informed the
officials that this is based on the Directorate orders. If
it is so, this will not be correct since all maintenance
work fo the staff quarters has to be carried out by the
department only.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to the Divisional Head not to collect any
amount from the officials for providing wire mesh around
the staff quarters.
Soliciting response.
Letter No.P/4-1/DTBPS Dated: 04 July 2007 addressed
to the DDG (Establishment), Department of Posts,
l Departmental Time Bound Promotion
Scheme -- Declining of promotion - reg.
Reference: Your letter No. 22-5/95-PE.I dated
21-05-2007
A kind reference is invited to the discussions
we had on the subject on 28-06-2007 and our request
to keep the order under abeyance forthwith.
The contents that if an official declines regular
promotion after getting higher pay scale under TBOP
/ BCR Promotion schemes, his / her placement in
higher pay scale under BCR scheme / promotion is
against to the spirit of TBOP / BCR schemes which
were introduced after surrendering posts on matching
savings as per the agreement reached between the
department with staff side.
Moreover, TBOP / BCR are only financial
upgradations which cannot be equated or linked now
with regular LSG / HSG-II promotions. If the
department agrees that TBOP is equal to LSG; BCR
is equal to HSG.II, the application of the clarification
may be to some extent correct. If it is no so, this will
tantamount to the wrong application of powers and
freezing the benefits of financial upgradations like ACP
misconstruing the normal channel of regular
promotions.
Some of the declination of LSG is purely due to
the change of work spot without any monetary benefits,
maintenance of double establishment etc. This is
nothing but a farce that the officials who are in the pay
scale of Rs. 5000-8000 are being given promotion to
the pay scale of Rs. 4500-7000. This is very simple
logic that unless higher pay scales are prescribed for
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the promotional cadre, the officials will not naturally
accept the promotion.
Since this will affect adversely to the staff who
are due for BCR promotions w.e.f. 01-07-2007, it is
requested to keep the orders withdrawn forthwith.
An early action is highly solicited.
Letter No. P/4-1/Promotion Dated: 06 July 2007
addressed to the DDG (P), Department of Posts
l Promotion against norm based supervisory
post of APM Accounts -- request immediate
decision - reg.
A kind attention is invited to the detailed
discussions we had on the subject. We are receiving
spate of complaints about the denial of promotion to
PO and RMS Accounts qualified officials.
(i) The officials who have been regularly promoted
to APM Accounts cadre and working over years were
reverted and juniors were posted as APM Accounts.
For example Tehri in Uttarakhand and APM Accounts
Ranchi in Jharkhand.
(ii) The post of APM Accounts had always been
remained as Circle Cadre for promotion even after
divisionalisation of LSG which was specifically clarified
under para 9v) and para (vi) of the Directorate letter
No. 9-3/94-SP.II dated 13-02-1995. As such the
promotion now accorded in Jharkhand Circle on the
basis of Divisional Gradation list is totally wrong and
Rule 38 officials should not be affected in the case of
APM Accounts.
(iii) The reversion from APM Accounts posts to the
regularly promoted officials like Ranchi by application
of divisionalistion of APM Accounts cadre is against
to the spirit of departmental instructions.
(iv) In many circles, the regularly promoted APM
Accounts have not been considered for HSG-II postings
as per their seniority in the LSG cadre.
In short, there are many confusions and chaos
prevailing in the circles about grant of promotions to
the PO and RMS Accounts qualified officials. The
unqualified officials are being compelled to work as
APM Accounts which will deteriorate the service and
functions of the accounts branch.
It is therefore requested to examine the issue
and cause necessary instructions to protect the
interest of the Accounts qualified officials without
disturbing the interest of General line officials.
Soliciting immediate response.
Letter No. P/4-2/Pay Dated: 14 June 2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Disbursement of pay and allowances
through Bank / POSB - reg.
Complaints are pouring into this union that
circles like Haryana, Delhi & Tamilnadu have issued
instructions to disburse the salaries of the staff through
Bank / POSB.
This union is of considered opinion that the
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present system of salary payment through Post Office
Treasury is practicable and viable so question of
furnishing Bank or POSB Account Number of the
employees does not arise. Moreover, it may be
mentioned here that the issue has been clarified by
the Government vide G.I. MF (CGA) OM No. 1 (1) /
2005/TA/42-45 dated 24-01-2006 wherein it is stated
that salary of the employees be allowed to be drawn
and paid in cash, irrespective of their grade and scale.
You are requested to cause suitable instructions
to all the Circle Heads not to insist the employees to
draw the salary payment through Bank / POSB.
Awaiting your action.
Letter No.P/4-5/Cheques in POSB Dated: 05 July 2007
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Realisation of cheque in POSB -- change
in Rule 7 (16) and note one below Rule 7 (15) of
POSB Manual.
According to the provisions of the rule stated
above in the reference, a cheque presented by the
holder of SB account drawn on a bank situated at the
station where the Head Post Office of the post office
accepting the cheque is situated shall be treated as
local cheques and no commission will be charged for
the realisation of such charges.
If a cheque is drawn in the name of anyone of
the station i.e. sub offices under the HO, the same
will be treated as local cheque and no commission
will be charged on the cheque realised.
Resultantly, the department is loosing a good
revenue over the realisation of cheques and it requires
revision. If other station cheques are presented, the
same should be treated as outstation cheques only
and due revenue should be collected from the holder
of SB account.
Similarly, the cheques received in favour of SPM
under Head Post Offices, the same may sent for
realisation to bank without routing to the Head Post
Offices to avoid delay in realisation of cheques.
The current rulings about consideration of date
of acceptance of cheque for some transactions and
date of realisation for some other may be dispensed
with and uniform procedure in acceptance of cheques
and bringing them into accounts may please be
reviewed.
Please consider the above suggestions to revise
the rules accordingly and intimate the decision taken
on this issue.
Soliciting response.
Letter No.P/4-5/SB Dated: 05 July 2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Fixing charges for issue of Cheque Books
in POSB Accounts - reg.
While the banking sector is extending cheque
facilities to the customers on professional basis by
costing Rs. 600/- to Rs. 1500/- as service charges /
instrument charges per annum, the facility is being
extended in our POSB at free of cost to the SB holders
since long back.
As we are now switching over our motto from
service to business, the POSB cheque scheme may
also be commercialised by charging fees to the POSB
cheque account holders.
It is requested to consider our suggestion. A
line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No.P/4-5/SB Dated: 06 July 2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Acceptance of cheque issued in favour of
the depositor or in turn in favour of Postmaster -
- clarification sought for - reg.
Reference: This union letter of even number
dated 22-11-2006
Apropos reference, it is constrained to note that
neither this union letter is acknowledged nor replied
for. The clarification sought for is in the interest of the
service and doubts prevailing at field level should be
clarified without any loss of time.
The following doubts may please be clarified to
the field units immediately.
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
LETTERS FROM DEPARTMENT TO CHQ
u Alleged move of salary disbursement
through UTI Bank etc.-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/4-2/
Pay dated 14.6.07 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. As reported as per DG (PAF)
letter No. 78-1/2005-PACE/06 3010-36 dated
14.11.06 the scheme of "salary through Bank." is
not only for reduction of BCTT, but also for elimination
of high risk entailed in cash withdrawals for salary
for the persons involved in cash drawal and
disbursement as well as for the Department. This
has also been observed that only the Department of
Posts continues with the salary disbursement
through cash. Therefore, the withdrawal of the
scheme is not possible at this stage However,
functioning of this revised procedure will be reviewed
by the end of this year.
BHARTIYA POST
omitted in the subsequent order dated 20-09-2006
which was given effect from 30-09-2006.
This has resulted doubts in the field level about
the endorsements to be made for the cheques in favour
of applicant and this has to be clarified in clear terms.
It is, therefore, requested to issue necessary
clarifications in this regard and also about the disposal
of cross account payee cheque, so that, the officials
deployed at the counter will not find any difficulties.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly solicited.
Letter No.P/4-5/SCSS Dated: 05 July 2007 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts
l Irregular opening of Senior Citizen Savings
Scheme Accounts & regularisation thereof - reg.
As per the salient facture of the Senior Citizen
Savings Scheme introduced w.e.f. 02-08-2004 for old
age citizens, more than one account in favour of a
particular holder is not permissible in a month.
However, in the absence of such orders at the
initial stage, these restrictions could not be applied in
few cases and the depositors were allowed to open
more than one account in a month. This discrepancy
has to be sorted out to avoid fixing responsibility on
staff at later date. The irregularities were occurred
due to want of specific orders at the initial stage and
such occurrences were prior to the receipt of orders
on the subject.
There are such cases in Maharashtra Circle and
in some divisions, recoveries have been imposed on
the officials.
It is therefore requested to kindly cause
necessary instructions to waive such cases which
occurred prior to the receipt of the clear orders.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.
Letter No. 10-7/2007-SR Dated : 07-07-2007
u Alleged reign of terror in Southern Region,
Ajmer in Rajasthan Circle-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-18/
Ajmer dated 14.2.07 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation with
the circle office. As reported, the position is as under :
(i) No transfer order has been issued by Shri
A.L.Balani, SSPOs Kota during the current year
2007. The irregularities found in issue of transfer
order during the year 2006 by the said officer are
under examination. However, the said officer has
since retired from service on 31.,5.2007 (A/N) on
supperannuation.
(ii) Smt. Asha Kataria, P.A. Udaipur, Shastri Circle
who was placed under suspension on account of
loss of a registered letter containing important
documents had been reinstated by the SSPOs
8 AUGUST, 2007
 Udaipur on 8.2.2007.
(iii) The inquiry on the various allegations leveled
against Shri R.K. Arya, SPOs including misuse
of disciplinary powers has been conducted by
R.O. Ajmer and the inquiry report is under
examination. Suitable action will be taken
accordingly. However, Shri R.K. Arya has been
transferred and posted as Dy. SPOs Ajmer
Division Ajmer.
(iv) There are no reports from other divisions of the
Region regarding harassment of the staff by
divisional administrations.
Letter No. 16-29/2007-SR Dated : 03-07-2007
u Memorandum presented against Shri M.C.
Pandey SPO's Chmoli Division in Uttarakhand
Circle-request enquiry and action.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-21/
Chamoli dated 19.12.06 on the above mentioned
subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. The facts of the case, as reported
are given below:
(i) No official has been engaged as steno but one
official who is looking after the work of welfare/Hindi
& A Branch has been engaged as steno against the
post of Hindi typist to manage the work. The post of
ASPOs was not vacant during last 4-5 years.
However, the post of SDI Rudraprayag was vacant
due to transfer of the then incumbent in Nov.-2004.
The work of SDI Rudraprayag was managed by CI/
SDI Karnaprayag jointly on local arrangement basis
till the joining of new SDI upto June-05 but newly
posted SDI mostly remained on leave and at last
applied for voluntary retirement in Dec.-05. He retired
on 25.3.2006. Then ASPOs Gopeshwer was ordered
to look after the work of SDI Rudraprayag, jointly,
keeping in view the rotational transfer of SDI cadre
due in near future. After voluntary retirement of SDI
Rudraprayag Shri G.C. Bhatt was posted as SDI
Rudraprayag but he did not join and his orders were
revised as SDI Dharchula in August-06. Shri Om
Prakash PA was then ordered to officiate as SDI
Rudraprayag and he continued till joining of approved
SDI on transfer.
(ii) The SPOs has intimated that in a number of
POs single and double handed SOs in which telephones
were installed as PCOs in the past, the BSNL has now
asked for payment @ Rs. 240/- on bimonthly basis
and has sent bills of heavy amount since last 2-3 years.
BSNL has neither disconnected the telephones at the
time of bifurcation nor asked divisional head as to
whether the department was interested to keep the
connection or not. The department is not liable to pay
the rent of these phones for so many years. The BSNL
has now disconnected all such phones and has refused
to provide connection in POs where it is necessary.
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The matter is being pursued for some POs and the
telephones will perhaps be restored in near future. A
proposal for issuing recharge coupons received from
SPOs is also under consideration in the Circle Office.
(iii) TA bills are being sanctioned regularly as per
availability of funds. So far as the payment of incentive
bills of speed post/Electricity and daily wages is
concerned, it is to intimate that the speed post incentive
bills were pending since 2003 and the present SPOs
has joined in Nov.-04. The SPOs has taken action for
sanction of such bills according to rules. The staff has
started submitting old bills for the year 2003 and the
same were sanctioned by the SPO as per rules. The
daily wages bills and incentive bills are being
sanctioned regularly by the SPOs who has been
instructed suitably.
(iv) The SPOs Chamoli has intimated that the
computer stationery, bulbs, tube lights are being
supplied as per demands of POs. A number or
irregularities were found in cash conveyance bills and
in some cases unnecessary taxi charges ranging from
Rs. 500/- to Rs. 1000/- were being charged. The SPOs
then issued order that the actual charges be paid and
the bills of actual expenditure be sent to DO for
sanction and now proper bills are being sanctioned
regularly. The charges related to misuse of Govt. vehicle
were not found correct as the SPOs always performed
journeys out of division only after due permission of
the Circle Office.
(v) The allegations of threatening abusing and
perpetration of mental torture on the staff are not found
to be correct. The SPOs takes seriously if any
irregularities/mistakes and lapses are noticed on the part
of the officials and takes suitable corrective action against
them but he uses no un-parliamentary language.
As would be seen from the details of the case
reported above, SPOs Chamoli has been trying to tone
up the administration without any ill motive.
Letter No. 16-2/2007-SR Dated : 03-07-2007
u Regarding payment of Special Compensatory
(Remote Locality) Allowance to the employees
posted at Tanakpur of Champavat District.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-21/
UK Cle dated 8.6.07 on the subject mentioned above
and to say that the matter is under consideration of
Ministry of Finance. As and when the clarification
received the same will be furnished to CPMG,
Uttarakhand Circle.
Letter No. 5-6/98-PAP Dated : -07-2007
u Alleged unrealistic target in marketing and
threatening officials-Case of Aurangabad region
in Maharashtra Circle.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-13/
Nanded dated 4.4.07 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. As reported, the RPLI Target
reallotted by Divisional Head to SO & BO is not
unrealistic. However, to fulfill target the concerned
SPOs have issued letter to the EDBPMs but no action
was taken by the SPOs against by GDS staff for non
achievement of target.
Letter No. 16-42/2007-SR Dated : 28-06-2007
u Regarding Additional Allotment under major
Head 7610-204 Loans to Government Servants
(Computer Advance) for the year 2007-08.
This is regarding the requirement of additional
funds under Major Head 7610-204-Computer Advance.
Consequent of liberalization in norms for granting
computer Advances Department of Posts has received
more than 1000 applications from the officers/officials
in various cadres. Funds of Rs. 25 Lakhs only under
Computer Advance was granted by Ministry of Finance
to Department of Posts for the year 2007-08 (BE) which
is quite meager.
As the present allotment can cater to
Approximately 80 applicants out of more than 1000
applicants. I request that an additional allotment of
Rs. 3000 Lakh may please be made to Department of
Posts for the current financial year.
This has been issued with the approved of
DDG(PAF).
Letter No. 11-5/2007-BGT/955-78 Dated : 06-06-2007
addressed to Sri S.K. Chauhan, Under Secretary
(Budget), Dept. of Economic Affairs, Ministry of
Finance, New Delhi.
u Recovery of allotment overpayment of pay
and allowances to Postmen Mailmen of fixation
from the officials of Accounts Branch of HPO.
Reference : Your letter No. P/4-2 Pay dated 5-4-2007
In this context I am directed to inform you that
according to MOF orders dated 14.10.1997, Drawing
and Disbursing Officers were to obtain written
undertaking from the official that in case of
overpayment due to wrong fixation of pay it will be
refunded by him. It was the responsibility of DDO to
obtain such an undertaking, if no such undertaking
were obtained then a clear responsibility need to be
fixed for non compliance of the orders of Directorate
which resuited the overpayment to the postmen staff.
2. The officials of Pune H.O. has filed OA No. 176/
2007 before CAT Mumbai against the recovery from
the officials who failed to obtain the under taking.
Out come of the OA is still awaited. This case is
subjudice.
Letter No. 2-4/2006-PCC Dated : 08-06-2007
u Non grant of immunity from transfer to the
Divisional Secretary, Guna in Madhya Pradesh
Circle - reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. p/
2-14/Guna dated 5-7-2007 received from the General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
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2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish
a detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Letter No. 16-66/2007-SR Dated : 13-07-2007
addressed to Chief PMG, M.P. copy to CHQ
u Non settlement of pensionery benefits -
case of Sri Ajit Chanda, Retd., Sub Postmaster,
Ghughudanga under North Kolkata Division, West
Bengal Circle - reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/
2-22/North Kolkata dated 4-7-2007 received from the
General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union
Gropu '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.
Letter No. 16-67/2007-SR Dated : 07-2007 addressed
to Chief PMG, West Bengal copy to CHQ
u Unbearable work brunt due to NREGS
Scheme introduced in AP Circle - Fixing higher
rate of incentive and liberal grant of OTA to wipe
out arrears - reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/
2-1/AP Cle dated 6-7-2007 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.
Letter No. 16-65/2007-SR Dated : 12-07-2007
addressed to Chief PMG, Andhra Pradesh copy to
CHQ
u Non according BCR promotion - case of
Agartala Division, North East Circle - reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-15/
Agartala dated 6-6-2007 on the above mentioned
subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. As reported, there has been
delay in convening of DPC meeting for want of ACRs
of the eligible officials. All the Divisional Heads have
been instructed to submit CRs for the missing
periods in respect of the eligible officials of their
divisions so that the case may be placed before the
DPC. The next DPC will be held in the month of
July, 2007.
Letter No. 16-52/2007-SR Dated : 11-07-2007
u Alleged unhelpful and anti-worker attitude
of the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle - reg.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/
2-4/Cle. dated 9-7-2007 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.
Letter No. 16-68/2007-SR Dated : 16-07-2007
addressed to Chief PMG, Pubjab copy to CHQ
10 AUGUST, 2007
 FIFTH CADRE REVIEW FOR IPS CADRE
No. 33-1/2007-PE.II Dated.: 24-05-2007
Sub.: Fifth Cadre Review of Indian Postal Service
Group 'A' (IPoS) creation of posts -reg.
The President is pleased to sanction the creation
of 15 posts in Senior Administrative Grade in the scale
of Rs. 18400-22400 and 14 posts in Junior
Administrative Grade in the scale of Rs.12000-16500
consequent upon approval of the Union Cabinet to the
Fifth Cadre Review proposal, as shown below :
PART I - CREATION OF POSTS
1. Postal Directorate
(i) 1 post of DDG (Global Business) in the SAG
(Pay Scale Rs. 18400-22400)
(ii)1 post of DDG (Training) in the SAG (Pay Scale
Rs. 18400-22400)
(iii) 2 posts of Directors - in the JAG (Pay
Scale Rs. 12000-16500) one each in Mail Business
Division and the Global Business Division.
2. Postal Life Insurance Directorate
(i) Creation of following 2 posts of General
Managers in Senior administrative Grade (Rs. 18400-
22400)
GM (PLI) 1 PMG(BD, Technology & Marketing) of the respective
GM (Rural PLI) 1 Circle.
GM (PLI) will look after the investment and GM
(Rural PLI) will look after the work of marketing in
addition to overall monitoring of function of their
respective areas.
(ii)1 posts of Director in JAG (Rs. 12000-16500)
to be designated as Additional General Manager.
Note: The post of DPS Gorakhpur redeployed as Addl
GM in PLI Directorate vide Postal Directorate No. 31-
8/2006-PE.II dated 27.11.2006 will be restored to UP
Circle.
3. Business Development Directorate
1 post of General Manager (Logistics) in the
Senior Administrative Grade (Rs. 18400-22400)
Note : The post of PMG, Sambalpur in the SAG
redeployed as GM (BD & Mktg.) vide Directorate Memo
No. 31-39/2001-PE.II dated 15.12.2006 from Orissa
Circle will be restored to Orissa Circle.
4. Postal Training Centre
(i) 1 post in SAG (Pay Scale Rs. 18400-22400)
for PTC Mysore
(ii)1 post in JAG (Pay Scale Rs. 12000-16500) for
PTC Guwahati.
Note: An SAG officer will head PTC Mysore who
will be designated as Director, PTC Mysore. The
existing post of Director will be redesignated as Joint
Director, PTC Mysore.
The existing post of Director, PTC Guwahati,
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redeployed from Assam Circle (DPS Dibrugarh) vide
Directorate OM No. 12-6/2003-PE.II dated 17-7-2003
will be restored to Regional Office, Guwahati.
5. Circles
(i) Creation of nine posts of SAG (pay scale Rs.
18400-12400) for Business Development, Technology
and Marketing - one each to be located at the Circle
Headquarters in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujrat,
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Ndu and
Uttar Pradesh Circle. These posts will be designted
as Postmaster General/GM (BD, Technology &
Marketing)
Note: The post of PMG, Madurai redeployed as
PMG (BD & Marketing) in Chennai vide Directorate
Memo No. 31-39/2001-PE.II dated 15.12.2006 will be
restored to Tamil Nadu Southern Region, Madurai.
(ii) Creation of 10 posts of Directors in
the JAG (Pay Scale Rs. 12000-16500)
(a) 1 JAG post each in Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka to be locted at the Headquarters of the
respective Circle which will be designated as Director
(BD, Technology & Marketing) who will report to
(b) 1 JAG post in Kerala Circle to be provided
at the Headquarter which will be designated as Director
(BD, Technology & Marketing) and the Director will
report directly to the Chief PMG.
(c) 1 JAG post for Chhattisgarh to be located at
Raipur to be designted as DPS Raipur Postal Division
who will also look after the work of 'RP' RMS Division
and will report directly to CPMG.
(d) 1 JAG post for Haryana to be located at
Gurgaon. The Director will be designated as DPS
Gurgaon. Faridabad division will be headed by a Group
'B' officer and will be placed under DPS Gurgaon who
will report directly to CPMG Haryana Circle. Faridabad
HO will also be downgraded to HSG-I.
(e) 1 JAG post in UP Circle to be located at
Ghaziabad, which will be designated as DPS
Ghaziabad and will report to PMG Bareilly.
(f) 1 JAG post for Maharashtra Circle. Airmail
Sorting Division shall be headed by a JAG officer
who will be designated as Director (Mail Business).
Manager AMPC Mumbai, Mumbai Sorting And
Central Sorting will be headed by Group 'B' officers
who will report to Director (Mail Business). Director
(Mail Business) wil report to PMG (MM), Mumbai.
JAG Post in Tamil Nadu Circle
(g) Air Mail Sorting Division Chennai shall be
headed by a JAG officer who will be designated as
AUGUST, 2007
Director (Mail Business). AMPC Chennai, Chennai Service will be as indicated below :
Sorting and 'M' Division will be headed by Group 'B' Grade Existig Structure Revised Structure
officers who will report to Director (MB). Director (MB) HAG 26 26
will report to PMG (MM), Chennai. SAG 58 73
JAG Post in West Bangal Circle
JAG 91 105
(h) Air Mail Sorting Division, Kolkata shall be
STS 226 198
headed by a JAG officer who will be designated as
Director (Mail Business). RMS 'H' Division and Kolkata JTS 67 67
RMS each will be headed by a Group 'B' level officer Reserves 105 86
who will report to Director (MB). Director (MB) will report Total 573 555
to PMG (MM), Kolkata.
(i) A JAG officer will head the New Delhi GPO 3. The Chief PMG concerned will immediately
as well as the Speed Post Centre, Delhi. He will be abolish the required number of STS posts as indicated
desingnated as Director (GPO & Speed Post Centre, in Part II of this memo.
New Delhi). 4. Orders regarding redistribution of work between
The post of DPS Kanpur redeployed to Circle CPMG, PMG and the Directors will be issued
Office, Lucknow for Marketing vide Postal Directorate separately.
OM No. 25-21/2003-PE.I dated 17th March 2005 will 5. The expenditure involved in this sanction in
be restored to Kanpur. respect of creation of posts is debitable to the following
Heads of Account :
PART-II - ABOLITION OF STS POSTS
S. No. Name of Office Head of Account
Circle/Office TotalNo. of STS Designation of the post(s) 1. Postal Directorate 3201-01-00-01
posts abolished
2. Circle 3201-101-00-01
Directorate 1 ADG
Andhra Pradesh 1 APMG in Circle Office
3. PLI 3201-07-01-01
Assam 1 SSPO Cachar Division 4. BD Directorate 3201-02-00-01
Bihar 1 DGM (PLI)
Chhattisgarh 1 SSPO Raipur 6. This issues in consultation with Finance Advice
Delhi 3 (Postal) vide their diary no. 160/FA/07/CS dated
24.05.2007.
Gujrat 1
Haryana
Karnataka
2
2
Former Prime Minister
Sri Chandra Shekhar passed away
Kerala 1 SSPO Calicut
The former PM and President of Samajwadi Janta
Maharashtra 4 Party, Sri Chandra Shekhar (80) died on 8th July 2007 at
New Delhi after a prolonged illness. He is survived by
Rajasthan 1 APMG two sons.
Tamil Nadu 3
He was Prime Minister for less than one year
(10th November 1990 to 6th March 1991). He was elected
RMS 'M'
as MP (Rajya Sabha) in 1962. He was elected as MP
Uttar Pradesh 3
(Lok Sabha) in 1799 and continued till his death. He
was a truly secular nationalist and a man of the mass.
West Bengal 3 This union pays its homage to Sri Chandra
Shekhar and conveys heartfelt condolences to his
Total : 28
bereaved family members.
Deputation 19
Reserve COM. K.K.N. KUTTY BEREAVED
TOTAL POSTS TO BE ABOLISHED : 47 Mrs. Ammini Amma, 87 years, mother of
C o m. K . K . N . K u t t y, S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l ,
Note : The present sanctioned strength of Group Confederation of Central Government Employees
B posts, HSG-I and HSG-II will not undergo & Workers died on 30th July 2007 at Tirur (Kerala).
any change. We convey our heartfelt condolences to Com.
2. The revised cadre structure of the Indian Postal K.K.N. Kutty and other family members.
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 Exempt Postal from Commercial Tag : Panel
l Remove Postal Dept. from the commercial Category.
l Revenue deficit due to heavy pensioney charge.
l included in the working Expenditure of the Dept.
The Standing Committee on the Information expenditure of postal department for the year 2005-
technology has asked the govenment to remove the 2006 was Rs. 64,291.52 Million against the previous
postal department from the commercial category year's expenditure of Rs. 59,645.37 Million, an
because of the social obligation enforced on it to increase of about 7.79 per cent.
provide affordable postal services in the country. During the financial year 2005-2006 the deficit of
The Committee headed by member Parliament the department was Rs. 12,098.84 Million which is
Nikhil Kumar in its report has said that revenue deficit 12.44 percent less than previous year's deficit of Rs.
in the department of posts is growing mainly due to 13,818.45 Million.
heavy load of pensionery charges being included in
Most of the deficit is the to the high level of subsidy
working expenditure of the department.
that is borne by the postal department on the postal
"The Committee has felt that the Department of
network particularly in rural and tribal areas in order
Posts should not be viewed as a purely commercial
entity due to the social obligation enforced upon it for to fulfill the universal service obligation.
providing affordable postal services throughout the The committee has observed that due to the
country." Said to report. advancement in technology there has been a fall in
The Committee has recommended that government the traditional mail traffic adversely affecting the revenue
should consider absolving the Department of the of the department.
commercial tag and charge the pensionery cost to The committee has therefore recommended the
the common head of account. government to take advantage of new avenues that
India has the largest postal network in the world are surfacing as a result of advancement of technology
with over 1,55,333 post offices of which 89 percent and introduced innovative products so that revenue
(1,25,350 post of office) are in rural areas. gets a boost.
According to the annual report the gross working (Report from Deccan Chronicle dt. 4.5..07)

Postal department plans 'full-fledged bank'

In talks with Finance Ministry
The Department of Posts is planing to set up a "full-
fledged bank." and talks in this regard have been initiated
with the Union Finance Ministry.
The proposed banking outfit is likely be labelled 'Post
Bank of India', according to Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Union
Minister of State for Communications and Information
Technology.
Speaking at a function here today to announce a
business tie-up between the Department of Posts, West
Bengal Circle, and HDFC Bank, Dr. Ahmad said the
country's postal administration was already offering a
host of financial services, such as sale of mutual funds
and collecting foreign exchange remittances from abroad.
The idea now was to leverage its network of 1,55,000
post offices located across the country and embark upon
"full-fledged banking operations." including credit
operations. The proposal has already been taken up with
the Union Finance Ministry.
"HUB OF ACTIVITIES"
Dr. Ahmad said the Postal Act would be amended with a
view to making the post offices "the hub of many types of
activities."
The ban on recruitment in government sectors has
i post office network.
been lifted (?........... ) and Rs. 6,000 crore has been
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earmarked for computerisation of post offices across the
country.
According to him, the Department of Posts has also
taken up with the Union Finance Ministry the issue of low
interest rates on small savings.
HDFC Bank, on Saturday, entered into a tie-up with the
Department of Posts, West Bengal Postal Circle, for
disbursement of loans against postal securities.
Holders of postal securities such as Natinal Savings
Certificates (NSC) and Kisan Vikas Patras (KVP) can avail
themselves of loans from HDFC up to 90 per cent of the
value of the NSC or KVP.
In this regard, the minimum loan amount has been
pegged at Rs. 25,000 and it will be offered in the form of
overdraft facility and customers will be given a cheque
book and ATM/debit card to operate the account.
Interest will be charged only on the amount utilised by
the customer.
According to an HDFC spokesperson, the tie up with
the Postal Department would enable the bank to access
remote and interior parts of West Bengal and offer services
to customers semi-urbas and rural areas through the
(The Hindu dt.17-06-07)
AUGUST, 2007
 Postal Department incurring losses
CAG Report placed in Parliament
v Operational inefficiencies and failed Modernization plans
v Computers installed are not being used. Hardware worth Rs. 6.72 crore remained idle
v due to inadequate infrastrcuture.
v Installation of AMPC's at Chennai and Mumbai - Failure
v Department failed to carry out business professionally
In the age of Internet and competitive courier computers installed were not being used for faster
services, it is the good old Department of Posts (DoP) processing mail and other articles in handling offices.
that has taken a severe beating. Year after year, the Hardware worth Rs. 6.72 crore remained idle due to
performance of DoP is on the decline, mainly due to inadequate infrastructure," says the CAG report.
its operational inefficienciens and failed Moreover, DoP's efforts to modernize and
modernization plans. mechanize mail-sorting operations at Chennai and
In the past five years, DoP's mail traffic has Mumbai to improve operational efficiency through
registered a decline of nearly 50 percent due to introduction of automatic mail processing machines
increased competition from private couriers and other also did not succeed despite and investment of Rs.
new modes of communication, especially the value- 60.25 crore. Failure to standardize mail and ensure
added service in the telecom sector. DoP has failed adequate public awareness about the advantages of
to improve its operational efficiency, reduce staff costs using standard postal stationery was the two main
and modernize its operations to render better services resons behind the fiasco.
to the customer, states the DoP's performance audit The Department also failed to carry out the
report tabled in Parliament recently. business professionally. For instance, business post
"DoP continued to incur losses during the last five facility was extended to customers without taking
years and 16 out of 20 postal services continued to advance, which resulted in accumulation of
sustain losses over the years. The net loss for the outstanding dues of Rs. 2.02 crore in eight head post
year ending March 31, 2006 was Rs. 1,207.71 crore." offices, while an agreement was signed with the
states the report prepared by the Comptroller and United Arab Emirates without taking into account
Auditor General of India. weight and distance element which resulted in loss
Despite making ambitious plans and sanctioning of Rs. 9.15 crores, the report states.
money for it, DoP has failed to implement its One of the main reasons behind DoP's dismail
modernization plans. "The projects for performance is the unccontrolled growth of
computerization of head records offices, courier companies that are operating in violation
computerized registration centers and transit mail of norms.
offices have fallen behind schedule and the (Courtesy: 'The Hindu' dt. 22.5.2007)

CHQ Addressed to Secretary (Staff Side) on irregular conduct of Periodical meetings

Reference: P/5-2/DC Dated: 20 July 2007
Com. Des Raj Sharma,
Secretary (Staff Side),
JCM (DC) and Offg. SG, NFPE,
New Delhi - 110001
Subject: Irregular conduct of Departmental
Council (JCM) & periodical meetings - reg.
Dear Comrade,
The last Departmental Council (JCM) meeting was held
on 01-06-2006 and thereafter, even though the
department called us to place subjects, no meeting
has been held so far. Similarly, since my assumption
as General Secretary in September 2006, there is no
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periodical meeting held so far which should have been
conducted once in four months.
There are many problems remain static and the
JCM forum has not been properly utilised. The subjects
we have given to you in March 2007 need revision due
to aftermath of the strike settlement. Hence, I am
enclosing the revised subjects for placements in the
Departmental Council (JCM).
You are requested to arrange for immediate
meeting of the JCM and place the subjects putforth
by this union.
Soliciting your immediate action.
Yours fraternally,
14 AUGUST, 2007
 L.G.O. Examination - Relaxation of Syllabus
Draft Syllabus for Paper-I : English and General  Calculation of fee for unpaid article.
Aptitude Test: (Max. Marks-100)  Payment of money orders.
This test will consist of questions on simple 3. Basic Information
arithmetic calculations such as addition/subtraction/  Hours of business.
division consisting of 10 marks, 10 marks for simple  Night Post Office, Mobile Post Office
English, 20 marks for Comprehension and 10 marks  Complaints, Role of the Customer Care Centre.
for Mental Ability and Reasoning, 10 marks for a short 4. Premium Products
Essay on a simple topic (in English or Hindi), 20 marks  Speed Post, Business Post, e-Post, e-Payment
for General Knowledge including affairs, 20 marks for Direct Post, Express Parcel Service, Logistics
Computer Typing and Data Entry Test (Maximum 100 Post, Bill Mail service, Retail Post, Media Post.
marks)  Track and trace service, Use of bar codes, pick
Draft Syllabus for Paper-II : Postal Products and up, Book now pay later scheme.
Services 5. Operations
(Simple Questions to test awareness)  Mail Business Centres
To be answered without aid of books  Missending reporting
(Max. Marks-100)  Label Bundles/Registered Bundles/Invoiced
1. Traditional Postal Services Bundles.
Letters, Postcards, Inland Letter Card Book  Manner of closing bags, different categories.
Packet, Sample and Pattern Packets, Book  Checks for insured article.
Packet containing periodicals, registered  Recall of article.
newspaper, Blind literature packet, parcels 6. General Information
domestic and foreign, Money Orders, Airmails,  RTI
SAL mails, VPL/VPP, Instant Money Orders.  Savings Bank Schemes
 Postal Life Insurance/Rural PLI.
Indian Postal Order (including Field Postal  Philately first day cover, special cover.
Orders) 7. Terms
 Payment of postage and late fee. Pin Code, Due Mail Sorting List, LB Statement,
 Certificate of posting. Transit Bag, D Bag, Account Bag, Order Book,
 Registration. Franked article, APO Poste Restante, Sender
 Insurance. addressee, registered newspapers, licensed to
 Post Box and Post Bag facility. post without prepayment, CRC, AMPC,DG, circle
 Prepayment of postage in cash; Recall of articles; Office, Regional Office, divisional Office, hand to
Post Boxes/Post Bags. hand receipt book, Addressee, Night Post Office,
 Postage Rates, Certificate of Posting. Enumeration different kinds of leave, Complaints
2. Delivery and Suggestions Book, Nominal Roll, Error Book.
 Delivery of accountable articles. 8. Calculation of Postage Rates
 Window Delivery. a) Registered Letter
 Request for change of address, redirection. b) Registered Parcel
 Delivery of Speed Post and Registered articles. c) Speed Post
 Non delivery - return to sender. d) Express Parcel Post
 Damaged article, non delivery. e) e-Post
 Addressee instruction book f) Money Order.
 Delivery of Insured articles.
Note : We requested the Department to relax the syllabus further in Paper I and II. We are
expecting further relaxations. Order will be issued soon.
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 Postal savings lose lustre as banks offer higher rates
With postal savings collection on the decline, the Postal Department is
expecting a 25% drop in icome for 2007-08
The Postal Departent is fast coming to grips with 1.70 lakh crore mobilisation in 2005-06. This trend
reality. With its inability to match highinterest rates has forced the Department to set a lower income
offered by banks, the Department foresees a 15- target for 2007-08. Accordingly, the five states,
25% drop in income from its postal savings deposit Gujrat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and
mobilisation business this year. The Department West Bengal, which historically earn the bulk of
collects savings deposits
on behalf of the
govenment and earns a
fee. The Department fixes
annual revenue targets for
all circles. Having
witnessed a fall in
collections from its small
savings schemes, it has
set a significantly lower
revenue target for 2007-08
for all its circles compared
to that of in the preceeding
fiscal. For some circles,
the target is even 30%
lower compared to the
target set for the
preceding fiscal. The reason is apparent. Senior revenue from small savings collection business, are
officials with the department concede that its small now chasing a collective income target of Rs. 1,550
savings have lost their lustre as banks offer crore for 2007-08, nearly 20% lower than the target
significantly higher interest rate on deposits. For of Rs. 1920 crore set for the preceeding fiscal. The
instance, State Bank of India is offering a special target for West Bengal is the highest at Rs. 404
9.5% annual rate for 4-5 year deposits while small crore, followed by Uttar Pradesh (Rs. 326 crore),
depositors get just about 7.5% annually if they park Tamil Nadu (Rs. 294 crore), Maharashtra (Rs. 325
their money with the Postal Department. crore), Andhra Pradesh (Rs. 225 crore) and Gujrat
To withstand this competition the Department has (Rs. 204 crore). Except for Maharashtra all the targets
directred its circles to focus on mobilising recuring for the current year are lower than that of 2006-07.
deposits and go for wide publicity for its small savings For instance, the target for West Bengal is a good
products, especially in the interiors. Small savings 30% lower at Rs. 404 crore compared to Rs. 583
collection in the rural areas is still significant for us crore last year. We have seen a 18% drop in collection
while our urban collection has fallen significantly, a through monthly income scheme in 2006-07. There
senior official with the Department said. The is also a 30% dip in selling of certificates like National
Department with its 1.25 lakh rural post offices, is Savings certificate And Kisan Vikas Patra, revealed
still invinicible in the hinterland. By contrast, banks an official with the Department's West Bengal circle
collectively have merely 25,000-odd rural branches. over all this circle compraising West Bengal,
Nevertheless, senior officials with the Postal Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Sikkim, has
Department are expecting a drop in small savings collected Rs. 17,650 crore in the first 11 months of
collection in 2007-08. During the April-February 2006-07 compared to Rs. 24,000 crore in the
period in 2006-07, the Department mobilised small preceding fiscal.
savings totalling Rs. 1.38 lakh crore, lower than Rs. (Economic Times, dt. 11-07-07)

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 Items of Agenda for Departmental Council Meeting
1. Clarificatory orders on TBOP equating with LSG
-- Declining Promotion -- contained in Directorate
letter No. 22-5/95-PE.I dated 21-05-07 -- request to
withdraw the instructions
The contents that if an official declines regular
promotion after getting higher pay scale under TBOP
/ BCR Promotion schemes, his / her placement in
higher pay scale under BCR scheme / promotion is
against to the spirit of TBOP / BCR schemes which
were introduced after surrendering posts on matching
savings as per the agreement reached between the
department with staff side.
Moreover, TBOP / BCR are only financial
upgradations which cannot be equated or linked now
with regular LSG / HSG-II promotions. If the
department agrees that TBOP is equal to LSG; BCR
is equal to HSG.II, the application of the clarification
may be to some extent correct. If it is no so, this will
tantamount to the wrong application of powers and
freezing the benefits of financial upgradations like ACP
misconstruing the normal channel of regular
promotions.
Some of the declination of LSG is purely due to
the change of work spot without any monetary benefits,
maintenance of double establishment etc. This is
nothing but a farce that the officials who are in the pay
scale of Rs. 5000-8000 are being given promotion to
the pay scale of Rs. 4500-7000. This is very simple
logic that unless higher pay scales are prescribed for
the promotional cadre, the officials will not naturally
accept the promotion.
Since this will affect adversely to the staff who
are due for BCR promotions w.e.f. 01-07-2007, it is
requested to keep the orders withdrawn forthwith.
2. Disbursement of Pay & Allowances through
Bank
Please refer this union letter No. P/4-2/Pay dated 02-
04-07. Despite clarification issued by MoF vide its
letter of 24-01-06 referring to their original reference
stated that 'however with a view to obviating the
inconvenience to junior staff, the salaries of the Govt.
employees, if demanded may continue to be drawn
and paid in cash irrespective of their scale or grade.
As such, receiving salary through banks is only
optional and staff should not be compelled or forced
to opt to any bank or ECS. Necessary clarification
may please be issued at once.
3. Transfer liabilities of staff working in First Class
HPOs
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As per the provisions contained in Vol. IV, the
staff working under First Class HPOs which are the
recruiting and independent units are to be transferred
within the posts of the same office only. The similar
provision has again been reiterated vide Directorate
letter No. 141-236/94-SPB.II dated 01-02-94 wherein
it is confirmed that in the case of First Class Head
Offices which are the recruiting units, the clerical and
Group D staff should be rotated within those offices
only. Now Directorate has approved the proposal of
Tamilnadu circle about the transfer liability of Chenni
GPO & Anna Road HPO both First Class HO officials
to other nearby postal divisions. This is violation of
rules and it is requested to withdraw the instructions
and ensure uniform procedure throughout the circles.
4. Recovery of alleged overpayment of pay and
allowances to postman on account of fixation
from the officials of Accounts branches of HPOs
Please refer this union letter No. P/4-2/Pay
dated 05-04-07 on this subject. The drawing &
disbursing officers should not be made as scapegoats
in this case. According to Rule 87 of P&T FHB Vol. I,
any excess payment can be recovered at any time.
The Apex Court also confirmed that any excess paid
due to administrative mistake, there is no rule which
prohibits such recovery (Udaysankaran Vs. Union of
India JT 1996 (4) SC). The most pertinent point that
the Inspection Parties of ICI and Audit have approved
and certified such drawal in many places. There was
confusion in interpreting the orders then for which
Group C officials are becoming the victims.
It is therefore requested to stop such recovery
and drop action if initiated anywhere to recover the
amount from the DDOs.
5. Enhancement of honorarium to RD premature
closures
The rates fixed for RD PMC work a decade back
needs revision. The norms were also revised. During
1996, the PMC was permitted without interest after
one year. Now PMC is allowed only after three years
with SB interest. Resultantly IBB has to be worked
out for more than three years consuming more time.
After RD decentralisation, it become very difficult and
risky too.
It is requested to revise the honorarium upward
at the following rates.
Sub Postmaster - Rs. 5.00 per account
Postal Assistant - Rs. 10 per account
Clarification may also be issued about the
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quantum of honorarium entitled to single handed
SPMs.
6. Counting of Special Allowance for pay fixation
- case of PO and RMS Accountants
A kind attention is invited to the letter No. 9 (1)/
2004-PA Admn. I/501 to 504 dated 29-10-2006 from
Shri T.K. Mitra, ADG (PA and Admn) of the Directorate
wherein it is informed that the Special Pay which is
now called as Special Allowance drawn in lieu of higher
pay scale may be taken into account for fixing pay
under ACP to the JAO examination qualified
candidates on ACP promotion.
The above said instructions were issued in
consultation with DOP&T and the same and similar
analogy should be applied in the case of PO and RMS
Accountants also and their Special Allowance should
be taken for fixation of pay in the higher cadre on
promotion.
Further, vide letter No. 8 (1)/2004-PA-Admn/1/
54 to 76 dated 23-04-07, it was mentioned that this
issue relates to operative offices, the matter may be
taken up with Directorate through CPMG which exhibits
lack of coordination among the branches in the
Directorate.
It is, therefore, requested to cause immediate
orders on the issue which is hanging over ten years.
Further the orders applicable to JAO qualified official
be applied to the similarly situated official working in
the post offices on acquiring TBOP / BCR promotion.
7. Providing ergonomically designed furniture for
officials working in computerised environment
Despite the expansion of computerising
environment in a rapid pay, the officials are forced to
work in computers with unscientifically designed
furniture like old tables and chairs without any proper
angle of elevation, facing for arm-rest etc. resulting
the officials highly prone to diseases like Rheumatic
Arthritis, Lumber pains, Joint pains, spondilisis etc.
It is requested to ensure by providing
ergonomically furniture to the computerised work placed
to prevent the employees from diseases stated in para
supra.
8. Problems arised due to notional promotion to
LSG / HSG.II / HSG.I
The following problems have arisen due to the
notional promotion now accorded since 1986.
(a) As per the provisions of Postal Manual Vol. IV,
the combined circle gradation list of Postal Assistants
is the basis for LSG promotion. This has been sidelined
and the Rule 38 transferees have been denied LSG
promotion. As such, the senior Rule 38 transferees,
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based on the Circle Gradation List be granted notional
LSG promotion with retrospective due date or allow
modification of LSG at par with their juniors which will
alone render justice to the senior aggrieved officials.
(b) Since the LSG notional promotion was granted
on divisional basis, in some divisions due to more
number of LSG posts in existence, the juniors could
get LSG get promotion. Due to dearth of LSG Posts,
other divisions, the juniors could not get LSG promotion
which will have adverse effect in the HSG.II / HSG.I
promotion. Modification of LSG by granting notional
promotion will be the only solution in mitigating the
anomaly prevailed due to various changes in
procedures in the LSG / HSG.II Recruitment Rules.
(c) The pay scales of HSG.II & BCR are one and
the same. After the modification of FR 22 on 30-08-
89, any official holding / drawing the pay of HSG.II on
regular basis even for a single day can very well officiate
in HSG.I, as these promotions are in the same general
line. The officiating pay for the officiation in HSG.I
posts by the BCR officials have been denied in many
circles. This should be clarified. It is pertinent to
mention that non-BCR FTP LSG officials are given
chance to officiate in HSG.I posts by sidelining the
senior officials in many places.
(e) In some circles like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal etc.,
some officials were allowed to officiate in HSG.I posts
for more than one year and orders for the regularisation
of such officiating arrangements beyond one year has
been referred to Directorate by the respective circles.
The due officiating pay had neither been drawn nor
taken for fixation of pension and other retirement
benefits. Early orders are requested.
9. Applicability of CCS (Pension) Rules 1992 in
respect of those selected and put on induction
training as on 01-04-2004
Please refer Department of Pension and Public
Welfare O.M. No. 38/58/06-p&PW (A) dated 11-10-
2006 wherein it is clarified that the employees who
were put on induction training after their appointment
prior to 01-01-2004 and are paid salary from that date
would be covered under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.
The same guidelines may be applied to the Postal
Assistants selected and on induction training as on
01-01-2004. It is requested to issue clarificatory orders.
10. Tenure posting of officials in Single & Double
Handed post offices - request to withdraw the
conditions
Please refer this union letter No. P/38-RT dated
24-01-2006. The condition that the SPM / PA working
in Single / Double handed offices should not be posted
back to the same office during their entire service is
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against the statutory rules of P&T Manual Volume IV.
The doubts about the integrity of all Postal Assistants
/ Sub Postmasters will mar the interests of the officials
and it is requested to withdraw the conditions forthwith.
11. Non payment of Remote Locality Allowance -
case of Uttarakhand Circle
Please refer this union letter No. P/2-21/UK Cle
dated 27-02-2007. The remote locality allowance has
not been granted to the officials working in Tanakpur,
Chodwar and Banvas in Champavat District whereas
this has been paid to other Central Government
employees as per MoF O.M. No. F.No. 3 (1)/98-E II
(B) dated 24-07-2002. Appropriate action is requested.
12. Formation of separate Postal Accounts to
Chhatisgarh & Uttarakhand Circles
The Chief Postmaster General, Uttarakhand
Circle has submitted a proposal to open DPA office in
Beerbhadra PO building. Similarly the proposal to
form DPA office at Raipur for Chhatisgarh Circle is
also pending for a long. There is a delay in settling
personal claims at present. It is requested to consider
and open DPA offices as requested.
13. Classification of Bangalore City as A1 for
drawal of HRA & CCA
Consequent upon the notification of Karnataka
Government for Greater Bangalore amalgamating the
outskirts vide its No. UDD 92 MNY 2006 dated 16-01-
2007, there is justification to upgrade the city into A1
class. It is requested to take appropriate action.
14. Non payment of incentive to the staff for
procuring UTA, Oriental Insurance business,
Western Union Money Transfer etc.
The incentive offered in the Directorate letter
No. 95-4/2005/FS dated 23-02-2006 for UTI work has
not been paid to the officials so far in almost all the
circles. Similar is the position for IDBI Bonds etc.
Even though, the department is spending money to
IMT customers, no incentive has so far been fixed to
the officials who attending the work.
It is requested to fix honorarium to the IMT and
to ensure honorarium / incentive to all new services
as and when introduced.
15. Drawal of SB Allowance to all working in SB
branches without restrictions
With the introduction of total computerisation
and SB LAN in post offices, any official who had
undergone LAN training is ordered to work in SB
branch. The criteria of SB Aptitude test has now
become irrelevant when the operations are fully
computerised.
It is requested that SB Allowance may be paid
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to all those who are working in SB branches without
condition of passing SB Aptitude Test.
16. Spot payment of incentive to SPM / BPM for
securing RPLI business
Despite the fact the incentive for procuring RPLI
business is prescribed in the Directorate letter No.
35-15/78-LI (Vol. III) dated 21-08-96 and 27-11-96, the
incentive money has not been paid to the officials years
together.
Incentive is being paid based on the business
procured. As such there should be no link to pay the
incentive with allotment of funds. Incentive be paid on
the spot which will motivate and improve the business.
The Chief General Manager PLI vide his D.O. No. 75-
15/87-LI (Part) dated 04-01-2006 intimated the Chief
Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle that one
proposal for delinking the payment of incentive from
allotment of funds has been sent to the Directorate for
approval. It is requested to finalise it soon.
17. Levy of Service Tax on services rendered by
the department
It is suggested that in respect of service tax on
PLI / RPLI, this may be worked out centrally and set
off against the bonus due to the insurants. This will
not only provide relief to the officials but also the
dissatisfaction mounted on the rural people due to this
service tax collection will also be set off. This will be a
business strategy also in promoting RPLI in rural areas.
18. Utilisation of the services of PRI (P) & SPMs
for procurement of PLI business
Please refer to Directorate letter No. 28-5/2000-
LI dated 13-09-2006. The following may be considered
(i) Instead of calling for willingness and subjected
to recommendations of the Divisional Heads, let all
the willing Postal Assistants, SPMs, PRI (P)s, M.E.
be allowed to procure PLI business without any
differentiation;
(ii) In case of selection, it should mean by
conducting a written examination and not by the
personal recommendations of the SSPOs/ SPOs;
(iii) If the number of officials is to be restricted, let
the tenure of all D.O. (PLI)s who are holding the tenure
posts be strictly followed and no extension be granted
so that it will pave way of fair chances to other officials
as well.
19. Waival of penal interest on HBA as one time
measure - case of Tamil Nadu Circle
The imposition of penal interest of 2 ½ % over
and above the normal interest prescribed in respect of
the loan granted to the officials towards HBA perhaps
is due to non-fulfilling the conditions prescribed in the
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rules. The ruling position and Government of India
orders in this regard are as follows: -
i) On completion / purchase of the house, the
Government servant shall insure it at this own cost;
ii) In the even of failure on the part of Government
servant to comply with (i) above, it shall be lawful
but not obligatory for the Government to insure the
house at the cost of the Government servant and
add the amount of the premium to the outstanding
advances. (Rule 7 (b) of HBA rules)
iii) The Heads of Department are required to obtain a
certificate from the Government servants to the
effect that the insurance of the house has been
got done / reviewed annual in the month of July
before the disbursement of the salary/ (OM dated
18-12-75 & 11-09-78)
iv) Written warnings should be issued in cases where
lapses are deliberate on the part of the loanees. In
extreme cases, even the refund of the entire
balance of loan with interest may also be ordered.
(OM dated 06-02-87).
It is pertinent to mention that neither of these
rules were communicated to the officials nor
incorporated in the HBA sanction memo. The Chief
Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle all along not
adhered any one of the provisions contained in para
supra.
At a later stage, the Chief Postmaster General,
Tamil Nadu Circle is conveniently using the first
sentence of Rule 7 (b) for the advantage and ignored
the rest of the instructions and imposed penal interest
for the loans obtained and cleared by the official if the
insurance cover was not available over 2 years.
If the Chief Postmaster General would have
adhered the entire provisions of the rules like watching
the insurance, renewal of policy, verification in July
every year, written warnings etc. the officials would
not be put into loss at the later stage while clearing
their loans. Moreover, there is no loss sustained to
the department in the absence of insurance policy.
Above all, the imposing of penal interest of 2 ½
% had been introduced by the Department vide its
OM dated 20-05-80. However, this has not been
incorporated in the HBA rules. It is well settled that
the administrative instructions shall not override the
statutory provisions.
It is, therefore, requested to allow the waival of
penal interest as one time measure for the fault of
non-renewal of policy for the loans sanctioned upto
2002 from which the provisions are incorporated in the
sanction memo.
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20. Enhancement of honorarium for engaging the
officials in departmental examinations
At present, the following rate of honorarium is
being paid to the officials who are brought by the
department while conducting the departmental
examination.
(i) Supervisor -- Rs. 30/- per session.
(ii) Invigilators -- Rs. 20/- per session.
(iii) Clerk -- Rs. 25/- per day.
(iv) Group 'D' -- Rs. 15/- per day.
The remuneration is very meagre while
comparing the strenuous job carried out by the officials.
Despite there is justification, either to grant OTA or
compensatory off, atleast the honorarium sanctioned
shall reach atleast to the extent of satisfactions of
those employees engaging for this purpose.
21. Restriction in posting of SPM due to minor
penalties / CR entries
The Directorate has given instructions to all the
Circle Heads from investigation section dated 06-11-
2006 that if an official is awarded with anyone of the
minor or major punishments or adverse entries in the
CR, he should not be posted as SPM throughout his
career.
The suggestion given by the Investigation wing
as a preventive measure to minimise and eradicate
the losses and frauds has been circulated for
implementation not only in the RT 2007 but also in the
existing cases.
The suggestion is practicable only if the
department is having full staff strength and it is not
feasible to implement when the shortage exceeds 30%
in the Postal Assistant cadre. This will create hardship
to the officials. That too reverting the existing SPMs
from their SPM posts as Postal Assistant before
completing their tenure is unjust and bad in law and
against to the natural justice. This will spoil their
reputations earned from the public by shifting them
from SPMs post before completing their tenure.
The other suggestion given by the same section
earlier that not to keep vacant in B & A class offices
and fill up the Postal Assistant posts has not been
implemented. As such this will create many hardships
to all the officials who are unwilling to take position as
Postmasters.
This is most pertinent to mention that after lapse
of certain periods, the officials 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
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nothing but a farce and not maintainable.
If the suggestions implemented retrospectively,
at one stage non will be available for the post of post
of SPM due to prevailing shortage, a well senior official
has to work as Postal Assistant under the supervision
of his most senior which will also be a punishment not
improvised in the CCS CCA Rules.
22. Filling up the post of APM Accounts LSG &
HSG.II posts
In almost all the circles, the notional promotion
to APM (LSG) Accounts cadre since 1986 has not
been granted to the PO and RMS Accounts qualified
officials based on the gradation list prepared with the
date of qualifying in the PO & RMS Accountants
Examination.
In some circles, the FTP qualified officials
possessing accounts qualifications were considered
for the APM Accounts posts. They are of the
considered opinion that there is no discrimination
between General and Accounts line and Accounts line
lost its identity.
The CAT Chennai in its OA No. 201/2006 in the
case of Shri P. Ramadoss vs. The Principal Chief PMG,
Tamil Nadu Circle held the separate identity of APM
Accounts cadre and directed to conduct the DPC for
Accounts line without any procrastination based on
the Recruitment Rules dated 13-09-76 and issue
necessary promotion orders to the eligible PO and
RMS Accounts line officials within a period of four
weeks.
Since there is no amendment has given to the
LSG Accountants Rule 1976 and it will be most
appropriate to maintain a separate entity of the cadre,
it is requested to issue necessary clarificatory orders
to all the circles to issue notional and regular promotion
to LSG & HSG.II from 1986 onwards to the Accounts
line cadre.
23. Counting the training period for benefits of
promotion under TBOP / BCR scheme
Despite the clear instructions vide Directorate
letter No. 44-47/98-SPB.II dated 31-07-2000 & 27-07-
2001, that the period of induction training may also be
counted as qualifying service for the benefit of TBOP /
BCR promotions, this has not been implemented in
many circles.
To cite an instance, the circle IFA, Tamil Nadu
Circle has denied such kind of benefits to those
recruited and deputed for training before 01-01-86.
Based on the opinion, the Chief Postmaster General,
Tamil Nadu Circle has issued instructions vide his letter
No. STA/80-1/00/Rlgs dated 21-02-2003 in which it
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was stated that the period of Induction training can be
taken for the benefit of promotion under TBOP / BCR
only if the person selected was under training on 01-
01-86 or deputed for training on or after 01-01-86, apart
the fulfilment of other conditions such as obligatory
nature of such training, immediate promotion on
completion of such training.
Resultantly, the officials granted with BCR
promotions based on the Directorate orders dated 31-
07-2000 taking into account of their training period for
promotion have faced recovery and re-fixation. The
opinion of the circle IFA to cut short the benefits from
01-01-86 is wrong and arbitrary one.
It is, therefore, requested to cause necessary
instructions to all the circle heads to count the training
period without any restriction and stop recovery
immediately.
Similarly, the induction training period of the
promotees to LGOs may also please be taken as
service rendered in Postal Assistant cadre if opted for
fixation and other benefits.
24. Non conducting of Group B examination since
2003
On the pretext of CAT case, no Group B
examination has been conducted since 2003, depriving
the chances of many bright officials aspiring from Group
B promotion.
The department has neither gone for appeal nor
brought out updated version of postal manuals
prescribed for the examination. It is a gross neglect
of the interest of the so many bright officials.
Under the present context of modernisation with
a sea change in the printing industry, the printing of
volumes within a short span of three months does not
pose any problem or otherwise as in the case of
Volume VII & V, we can authorise the publishers like
Swamys Publishers, Nabhi Publishers etc. to
accomplish this task.
A pertinent point to be noted in this regard is
that after the 5th Pay Commission, the department,
unmindful of the amendment of the recruitment rules
by due notification with the approval of nodal ministries,
has plunged to controversial issue of orders permitting
only those officials who are holding standard LSG post
on regular basis, blocking out all TBOP / BCR officials.
As everybody knows, the bunch of Group B officers
passed Group B examination when they were holding
TBOP / BCR status and many of them retired. To deny
such benefits available to the TBOP / BCR officials, a
sudden switch over to standard LSG criteria has neither
been consulted with service union nor has amended
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the recruitment rules with the due approval of nodal
ministry.
Hence, it is requested to conduct the Group B
exam immediately permitting the officials having 20
years of clerical service irrespective of the fact whether
they are LSG or TBOP.
25. On the Job training for Hindi Typist in divisional
offices on their absorption as Postal / Sorting
Assistants
Per reference to Directorate letter No. 7-3/2000-
PG.II dated 26-07-2003 merging the post of Hindi Typist
in the divisional office with Postal Assistants, the
condition 'C' under para 2 of the order is deemed to be
on the job training on the analogy of interchangeable
transfer of Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants.
For whom only, 15 days of the job training is prescribed
instead of full pledged institutional training. This has
been misinterpreted. To cite an example, the Chief
Postmaster General, Himachal Pradesh Circle, Shimla
misconstruing the condition 2 (c) has directed four of
such Hindi Typists to undergo full induction training
for Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant.
It is requested to issue a clarification to para 2
(c) of the Directorate order to all concerned.
26. Grant of assistance / leave to postal bomb
blast victim - case of Sri Pranabananda, Postal
Assistant, Bhubaneswar Division, Orissa Circle
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
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specialist for further recommendations of treatment
on the rest, the entire period of which may be condoned
as a special dispensation.
27. 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
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.
28. Disposal of Advances obtained under out of
account then and there
Now a days post offices (SOs or HOs) are
keeping sizeable amount of advance as part of their
balance as pending bills. These bills are kept for
months together. Sometimes years together for want
of sanction. No proper checks are made from time to
time to regularise the advances. In few cases, even
Divisional Heads have also taken advances without
submitting the bills in time, thereby utilising the money
without being properly accounted for. As there is a
possibility for misappropriation and fraud, a check
should be prescribed with time frame to clear the
amount when expenditure is actually incurred. This
will go a long way to save the department from
temporarily misappropriation. Staff side demands
immediate scrutiny of all the pending bills in the post
offices and speed liquidation. Similarly there should
not be any pending bill in the post office without prior
sanction.
29. Non posting of ladies staff where basic
amenities are not available
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 Percentage of ladies staff working in post offices
/ RMS offices is more than 30%. It is a fact that
number of post offices / RMS offices are not having all
the basic amenities. The women staff have their own
problems and it is extremely difficult for them to work
in such places which are lacking basic amenities. In
order to ensure proper facilities to lady members of
the staff, the staff side demands for issue of strict
instructions to concerned officers not to post women
employees to such offices.
30. Representation of department in the cases
filed in Consumer Forum and other courts
It has been observed that the cases filed on the
consumer forums and other courts against our
department are not pleaded properly before court by
engaging a lawyer on our behalf. The Government
pleader is not appraised properly regarding intricacies
of departmental rules, procedures and legal
responsibility of postal department. It is fact that most
of the cases are attended by the PRI (P)s, Postal
Assistants or Mail Overseers, who are not trained.
These court verdicts are always going against our
department and our innocent staff become the victims.
The staff side therefore, demands that the lawyers
appointed by the department should be adequately
briefed to represent the cases by our officers not below
the rank of ASP and they should personally attend
the court cases.
31. Fixed Conveyance Allowance to Marketing
Executives & System Administrators / Managers
The nature of duties of Marketing Executives /
System Managers has no fixed working hours and
they have to travel miles together to complete their
assignments. In metro cities, the amount spent by
them to cover vast areas by vehicles exceeds their
capacity.
Taking into account of these, and
indispensability of their services, a fixed sum of Rs.
1000/- p.m. may be paid as Conveyance Allowance.
32. Refund of fee for appearing AMFI (Association
of Mutual Fund Industry) Exam to all candidates
According to the Directorate instructions
referred above, the officials who are appearing the AMFI
test have to pay the fees of Rs. 500/- in the form of DD
and the said amount my be waived and refunded only
to the successful candidates.
This is arbitrary and unjust. The training is
pertaining for the services of Unit Trust of India. In
most of the divisions, the officials are compelled to
write the test in order to promote the UTI business.
As such the denial of refund of exam fee is unjust
and unfair.
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It is most pertinent to mention that the officials
come out successful are not being paid with any higher
pay scale or with any extra remuneration. This is
nothing but to promote the business skill of the officials.
As such, the entire amount spent by the employees
for examination be borne by the department either on
own or collecting from UTI etc.
It is, therefore, requested to cause revised
instructions granting refund of exam fee to all those
appeared in the examination duly borne the
expenditure by the department itself under BD head.
33. Preparation of HVMO lists at posts office and
RMS offices - Revision of value
A kind reference is invited to this union letter
No. P/2-15/TN Cle dated 03-11-2006 & 01-02-2007.
After the State Government, Tamil Nadu had enhanced
the old age pension value from Rs. 200/- to Rs. 400/-
, the preparation of HVMO lists over lakhs of money
orders become inevitable.
In the existing shortage of staff, it is more
difficult to prepare HVMO list for the money orders
beyond Rs. 400/- since almost all the money orders
exceed the value of Rs. 400/-.
It is, therefore, requested to enhance the value
of HVMO at least from Rs. 400/- to Rs. 1000/-.
34. Non payment of MIS incentive bills at
Dharmnagar - case of North East Circle
it is constrained to note that the Chief
Postmaster General, North East Circle in his letter
No. WLF/1/AIPEU/03 dated 23-01-2007 informed the
circle union that the MIS incentive could not be paid
to the officials after the computerisation of work and
incentive required to complete a transaction in
computer cannot be equalised with the rate of incentive
prescribed for manual work.
This is quite arbitrary or unjust. Whatever be
the workload, the Postal Assistant deployed at the
counter could get the maximum of Rs. 500/- per
counter per month as MIS incentive which in fact earns
within two or three days in each month. In fact the
incentive is nothing but a solace and not full
compensation for the appreciation of good service
amidst unbearable work brunt. When the incentive is
in existence as per the Directorate orders, the denial
of the same by citing computerisation is unjust and
against the rules on the subject.
It is, therefore, requested to cause necessary
instructions to the Circle Administration to effect
payment of incentive immediately.
35. Arbitrary recovery of Transport Allowance
based on ICIR objection - case of Faridabad,
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Ghaziabad etc.
The Internal Audit of UP Circle has raised
objection and directed to draw the Transport Allowance
at the rate of C class city to the officials working in
Ghaziabad, Faridabad etc. and also ordered to recover
the excess drawn from 1997 onwards.
It is crystal clear that the officials working in
Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon etc. are entitled for
transport allowance at Delhi rates as per the provisions
contained in the Ministry of Finance Memo NO. 21
(1)/97/E.II (B) dated 03-10-97. As such the objection
is arbitrary and unwarranted.
It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions
to rescind the objection and ensure continuous drawal
of Transport Allowance to the officials working at these
stations as per the rate entitled for Delhi.
36. Introduction of various services. Non providing
adequate manpower or grant incentive /
honorarium - reg.
Despite the fact that various new services were
introduced under Bill Post, Direct Post etc., and also
could not provide adequate manpower, the officials
ordered to carry out the new works have not been paid
with any incentive / honorarium at least.
To cite an example, the Chief Postmaster
General, Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand Circles has
ordered to accept the Electricity Bills across the
counters at the post offices resulting unbearable work
in all the post offices. Similarly, the sale of TNPC
applications in Tamil Nadu Circle is so laborious and
the counter Postal Assistants are making good of
the loss they sustained at counters during the sales
due to mile long queues. No honorarium / incentive
has been granted so far. Similar is the case of
Western Union Money Transfer, etc. This causes a
concern.
It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions
to all the Circle Heads to fix incentive / honorarium to
the staff as and when they intend to introduce new
services at the post offices till the problem of shortage
of staff is mitigated.
37. Duplication of work in branches after their
computerisation - reg.
Even after the computerisation of various
branches, the officials are instructed to do the same
work both in computers and also in manual.
The maintenance of TCB, Long Book for SB /
MIS transactions etc. are the glaring examples. The
duplication of work in the computerised offices is
unwarranted. Otherwise the purpose of computers
will be defeated.
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It is, therefore, requested to cause instructions
to all that there should be no need for duplication of
work in computerised offices and the practice should
be dispensed forthwith.
38. Irregular order for recovery from the pay of
the officials due to non correction of revised
maturity value on the body of NSC (VIII issue) -
case of Bhubaneswar Division, Orissa Circle - reg.
The Directorate, vide its letter No. 8-10/06-PG
dated 20-12-2006 directed the Chief Postmaster
General, Orissa Circle for effecting recovery from the
pay of the official only for non correction of the revised
maturity value on the body of NSC (VIII issue) issued
at Utkal University MDG on 08-01-2000. The decision
is arbitrary and against to the interest of the
department and staff.
In para 3 of the purchase application of NSC
(NC-71) the investor clearly undertakes, "I/we hereby
undertake to abide by National Savings Certificate (VIII
issue) Rules 1989" and as it is aware, since these
rules are being amended from time to time through
Gazette notifications, the investor is supposed to know
the changes brought in this regard from time to time.
Non impression of a rubber stamp or non
correction of the revised maturity value on the body of
the NSC at the time of sale, inadvertently done if any,
is just only a clerical mistake which may be rectified
according to Rule 27 of NSC (VIII issue) Rule 1989.
In the instant case, the plea of the investor
to receive the maturity value at the pre-revised rate
is highly unjustified and irregular and this could
have been denied by the department. Since the
maturity value has already been revised, there
should be no claim to the investor but for this small
petty mistake. Unfortunately, the investor has been
favoured with an arbitrary decision by issuing a
recovery order from the official. This causes a
concern.
It is most interesting to note that in the same
letter regarding its observation of insufficiently paid
articles, it caused orders to refund the unpaid
amount collected for the violation of 'do not write
or print below this line'. It is not understand as to
why there will be a refund of the amount already
realised. Otherwise this condition can be deleted
in the volumes for taxation of such items.
It is requested to review the cases once
again and cause orders not to set bad precedents
to the customers to claim unjustified amounts for
the minor clerical errors which would occur under
the pressure of work and the existence of shortage
of staff often.
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39. Revision of FSC
The Fixed Stationery Charges fixed to office /
officials does not commensurate with the expenses
being incurred for the purpose due to spiral increase
of commodities & inflation.
The present amount does not meet the 1/3rd
requirements and the incharges are incurring expenses
at their own cost.
It is requested to consider the same and revise
the FSC with retrospective effect.
40. Arrangement of Broad Band connection in all
computerised offices
The problem of internal connectivity through
modem is at rise and in many occasions, the data
could not be sent to the site. Further due to slow
functioning of modem, the transfer of data takes more
time.
It is requested to provide Broad Band
connection to all computerised offices.
41. Enhancement of Grant of Recreation club
The grant from the welfare fund for promotion /
functioning of Postal Recreation Club was fixed
decades ago. Similarly the grant for excursion trips
with mileage restrictions requires relaxation.
It is requested to consider the same.
42. Upward revision of Conveyance Allowance to
PRI (P)
Consequent upon the increase in oil prices, there
is every justification to revise upwardly the quantum of
conveyance allowance. It will also be proper to
segregate some of the works of PRI (P) relating to
marketing activities, verification of papers beyond 8
kms etc. and to bring them under TA / DA rules so
that they will be compensated properly.
43. Request for discontinuance the practice of
obtaining fidelity / security bond from the
employees handling cash
The 5th CPC in its report vide para 62-13
recommended to discontinue the practice of
obtaining fidelity / security bond from employees.
In the present stage of handling huge cash, obtaining
fidelity bond for Rs. 3000/- to Rs. 5000/- does not
serve any purpose. A lot of manpower is being
wasted in Accounts branch in maintaining these
records. Similar is the position of inspecting offices
also. Only in rare and exceptional cases, the
guarantee money is received. The employees are
unnecessarily crediting premium every year to the
loopholes to obtain fidelity bond.
It is requested to consider and discontinue the
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practice of security bonds which has no longer serving
any purpose.
44. Introduction of new system of bag number in
Mail system
Pleaser refer this union letter No. P/4-5/Mails
dated 01-02-2007 which is exhaustive and exclusive
on this subject.
Under the existing shortage of staff in Post
Offices and mail branches are being managed only
with the cooperation of Group D & GDS staff , it is not
possible to maintain the new system. The age old
practice of due mail and sorting list be reintroduced
once again in order to mitigate the hardships narrated
in our letter cited in para supra.
45. Grant of Notional Promotion for unfilled up
vacancies earmarked under 2/3rd quota from 20-
02-2006
It is requested to consider that unfilled up 2/3rd
vacancies in LSG earmarked from 2002 to 2006 may
also be filled up along with 1/3rd vacancies among the
senior officials on notional basis which will facilitate to
have more number of eligible LSG officials to avail
HSG.II promotion without resorting for exemption and
seniors will be benefited.
46. Unbearable work brunt due to NREGS scheme
introduced in AP circle -- Fixing higher rate of
incentive and grant of OTA to wipe out arrears
Please refer this union letter No. P/2-1/AP dated
06-07-2007. More than 35 lakhs SB Accounts were
opened in AP circle under NREGS scheme. There is
lot of arrears. No passbook was issued to depositor.
The honorarium now granted to the staff as if
applicable for special drive on SB Account which is
very meagre. The ceiling of Rs. 250/- has also been
imposed for the honorarium.
It is requested to grant higher incentive without
ceiling besides granting eligible OTA for the
performance of such arduous work and ceiling arrears.
47. Non grant of Special Allowance to unqualified
Accountants - request orders
When TBOP / BCR Postal Assistants are ordered to
officiate as Accountants in HPOs, in the absence of
qualified hands, the due special allowance has not
been drawn and paid since the DDOs are considering
TBOP as LSG. This is incorrect. Necessary
clarifications may please be issued.
K.V. Sridharan
General Secretary
AUGUST, 2007
 GOVERNMENT ORDERS
l Department Time Bound Promotion
Schemes - Declining of Promotion - reg.
It has been brought into the notice of this
Directorate that officials after getting higher pay scales
under TBOP/BCR scheme are declining regular
promotion when they are posted against the
supervisory posts as per their seniority. As a result
supervisory posts remain vacant thus adversely
affecting the functioning of the opertive offices.
2. The matter has been examined in this Directorate
and it is clarified that if an official declines regular
promotion after getting higher pay scale under TBOP/
BCR promotion schemes, his/her placement in higher
pay scale under BCR Scheme/regular promotion be
delayed for the perioed he/she declined regular
promotion.
3. This issues with the approval of Member (P)
Ministry of Communication & IT letter No. 22-5/95-
PE-I dated : 21-05-2007
l Divisionalisation of PLI/RPLI ?
You are aware that the Department of Posts
had entered in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the National Infomatic Centre for the Development
& Maintenance of National Data Centre (NDC) and
interconnectivity between various Head Post Offices,
Circle/Divisional Offices etc. Now NIC is also
developing a software for Migration of PLI/RPLI Data
Base which are presently being maintained at the Circle
Offices in Oracle 6/ Oracle 7 to be transferred on
Orcale 10g Operating System in the National Data
Centre. The software will be put on test check in
August, 2007 and the first three Circles which have
been selected for test checking are APS, A.P. Circle
& U.P. Circle. All other Circles will be covered by NIC
in a phased manner by December, 2007. It is therefore,
necessary that Circles should put all out efforts to
update the work relating to Schedule Posting so that
smooth Migration is ensured. KLCs of policies that
had matured/surrendered/lapsed earlier should not be
there in the data base beyond the prescribed period of
observation.
2. This Directorate is also working on the issue of
supplying certain hardwares to the Divisional Offices
to facilitiate acceptance of proposal at the Divisional
level. In PLI, 9 out of 23 Circles have already allotted
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Block Nos. to the Divisions. According to this Directorate
order policies are also accepted at Divisional level. In
RPLI all Circles except Assam, North-East, U.P., J&K
and Delhi have allotted Block Nos. to the Divisional and
policies are being accepted at Divisional level. We
propose to send few Nodes and one Lazer Printer to
each Divisional Office in phases to be instaled in LAN,
out of the Plan Fund this year.
3. I shall request you to intimate us requirements of
Nodes for each Division which you must justify with the
number of proposals being accepted at Divisional level.
4. We are also working on developing an interface
between the Meghdoot sortware and the PLI software
so that use of HPOTPS can be phased out and
Schedule on Premium Receipt can directly be captured
from Meghdoot point of sale.
5. Once the phase-I of the project is complete, we
will start working on a proper hyperlink of PLI/RPLI
with the India website and for computerization of
Actuarial work of the DPLI Office, Kolkatta.
Postal Life Insurance Directorate, Ministry of
Communication & IT letter No. 06-01/2005-LI dated
13.04.2007 to all circles
l Regulation of jouneys by private airlines
while availing Leave Travel Concession.
I am directed to forward herewith a copy OM No.
31011/2/2006-Estt.(A) dated 21 May, 2007 received
from Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training on the
subject mentioned above for your information/
guidancve and necessary action.
Ministry of Communication & IT letter No. 20-3 2007-
PAP dated 08.06.2007
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
l Regulation of journeys by private airlines
while availing Leave Travel Concession.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Department's O.M. No. 31011/2/2006-Estt.(A) dated
24th April, 2006 regrding regularization of journey by
private airlines while availing Leave Travel Concession
(LTC), where it has been inter alia stated that air
journeys by non-entitled officers between places
connected by train may be allowed, provided the
reimbursement of the fare would be restricted to the
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entitled class by rail other than Rajdhani/Shatabdi pensioner/family pensioner will be eligible for pension/
Express. family pension + Dearness Pension/Dearness family
2. In partial modification of the above provision, it pension+Dearness Relief on both (Pension/family
has now been decided that the reimbursement may pension+Dearness Pension/Dearness family pension)
also be given at the rates applicable for Rajdhani/ from 1.4.2004. Complaints have been received that
Shatabdi Express trains, provided the Govenment banks are not making payment of Dearness Pension
servant is entitled to it and the headquarter of the and Dearness Relief to family pensioners.
Govenment servant/permissible place of 2. The amount payble to pensioner/family pensioners
commencement of journey and the home town/ w.e.f. 1.4.2004 is given below for guidence of Pension
destination under All India LTC is directly connected Disbursing Authorities. All Pension Disbursing
by the above mentioned trains and two stations Authorities are requested to make necessary entires
between which the air travel has been performed are in PPOs on the basis of this table.
connected by Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains. In case the
Pensioners/family
fare paid for the air ticket on LTC is less than the fare Entitlement
pensioners
being charged for Rajdhani/Shatabdi type trains, the
reimbursement would be limited to the actual (a) Existing Pensioner/ (i) Basic Pension/family
expenditure. All pending cases may be settled family pensioner Pension.
accordingly in terms of this order. However, past cases drawing pension/ (ii) plus Dearness
already settled will not be re-opened. family pension on Pension/Dearness
1.4.2004. family Pension (i.e.
3. The above order will be applicable with effect from
Dearness Relief
the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.
equivlent to 50% of
4. In their application to the staff serving in the Indian Basic Pension/family
Audiut and Accounts Department, these order issue pension as on
after consultation with the Computeroller and Auditor 1.4.2004)
General of India. (iii) plus Dearness Relief
5. This issues in consultation with Ministry of on both (i) & (ii) above.
Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their I.D. (b) Family pensioner (i) Basic family pension.
No. 84/E-IV/2007, dated 9th May, 2007. whose family pension (ii) plus Dearness family
sanctioned prior to pension (i.e.) dearness
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
1.4.2004 but became relief equivalent to 50%
letter No. 31011/2/2006-Estt.(A) Date 21.05.07
payable on or after of Basic family Pension
l Marger of 50% Dearness Relief with pension 1.4.2004. as on 1.4.2004)
to Central Govenment Pensioners/family
pensioners w.e.f. 1.4.2004. (iii) plus Dearness Relief
on both (i) & (ii) above.
I am directed to forward herewith a copy of OM No.
(c) P e n s i o n e r / f a m i l y (i) Basic Pension/family
41/13/2005-P&PW(G) dated 1.2.2006 regarding the pensioner whose pension.
above mentioned subject received from Department P e n s i o n / F a m i l y (ii) plus Dearness Relief.
of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, New Delhi for pension sanctioned on
information, guidance and necessary action. or after 1.4.2004.
Ministry of Communication & IT letter No. 4-7/07- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Pension dated : 06.07 letter No. 41/13/2005-P&PW(G) dated: 01-02-2006
OFFICE MEMORANDUM l Special pay granted to JAO examination
qualified candidates.
l Marger of 50% Dearness Relief with pension
Kindly refer to this office letter dated 23.1.2007 on
to Central government pensioners/family
the above subject. Some of the PAOs have raised
pensioners w.e.f. 1.4.2004-clarification regarding.
certain doubts regarding inclusion of special pay for
Consequent on merger of 50% Dearness Relief with fixation of pay. The doubts raised by them have been
pension/family pension w.e.f. 1.4.2004, the existing clarified as follows :-
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 POINTS
1. Whether the Sr. Accountants, who have
qualified JAO Part I & II examination and
awaitaing promotion, but granted financial
upgradation in the pay scale of JAO under ACP
scheme w.e.f. 9.8.99 are entitled for special
pay under ACP scheme.
2. Whether the special pay granted may be taken
into account for fixation of pay in the cases of
employees promoted to JAO cadre directly.
3. Whether the special pay may be taken into
account in the cases of employees, who are
on deputation as JAO in DOT.
4. Whether the special pay drawn by Postal
Assistants in operative offices should be taken
into account on regular promotion as JAO.
5. Whether the spcial pay granted to PO & RMS
Accountant should be taken into account for
fixation on promotion of higer cadre.
Ministry of Communication & IT letter No. 8(1)/2004/
PA-Admn.1/54 to 76 Dated : 23.04.07
l Discontinuation of Telegraphic Money
Order and Telegraph Services from the Post
Offices.
A letter No. 33-2/T-1/TO-CO/Pt. II dated 19-03-
2007 has been received from the Corporate Office of
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, New Delhi conveying
for closure of Telegraphic Money Order (T.M.O) Service
with immediate effect and discontinuation of booking
and delivery of Telegram from combined offices with
effect from 01-04-2007.
2. It is requested to issue immediate instructions to
all concerned to discontinue booking of Telegraphic
Money Orders with immediate effect and booking of
delivery of telegrams from post offices with effect from
15-04-2007 positively. Notices to the effect that the
Telegraph Department has withdrawn this facility from
Combined Offices be prominently displayed in
combined offices along with the telephone number of
the local Sr. Telegraph Officers.
3. It is further requested that e-post service should be
streamlined so that the service can be utilised by the
public in lieu of Telegraph Service.
G.I, Dept. of Posts, Letter No. 25-5/2006-PO Dated:
04-04-2007
DG(P) letter No. 25-5/2006-P Dated : 04-04-2007
l Instruction on writing CRs.
One of the major reasons for delay in holding
DPCs in the Directorate is that the ACRs are invariably
no complete in some Circles with the result that even
those who have submitted their CRs and can be
promoted are unable to get promotion, especially if
the case has to go to ACC. A major reason for delay
BHARTIYA POST 28
CLARIFICATIONS
No. The special pay has been granted only
w.e.f. 2.2.2001. Therefore, such employees
who have been granted financial upgradation
in the pay scale of JAO prior to 2.2.2001 are
not entiled for special pay.
Clarification already issued vide this office letter
dated 23.1.2007 (copy enclosed for ready
reference.)
This matter will be decided by Department of
Telecom.
Yes.
As this issue relates to operative offices
the matter may be taken up with
Directorate through CPMG.
in holding DPCs is actually deliberate act on the part
of some officers or sheer negligence with the result
that the CRs are never submitted before a person
demits his office. In order to ensure that all DPCs of
Group 'A'. 'B' and 'C' can be held by the Competent
Authority on the prescribed schedule, it has been
decided that whenever an officer is due for transfer or
whatever may be the reason, he should be relieved
two days in advance so that he can write all the pending
CRs within these two days. In other words, two days
should be allowed for writing all CRs and the meaning
of this is that the officer should be divested of all work
for two days to enable him to complete all the CRs.
This will not lead to any increase in joining time
because period will be treated as duty for all purposes.
The practice of writing CRs after demitting office and
after joining the new assignment may be discontinued
because it invariably leads to delay in completion of
CRs. Whenever any officer still does not give the CR
on time, then adverse remarks may be made in his
Confidential Report to the effect that the officer
concerned did not submit his self-appraisal in time. In
practice, ordering transfers with immediate effect may
be discontinued unless the Circle Office is on fire --
this will ensure in the long run CRs are available in
time. It has also been observed that in some Circles,
factual errors are not corrected before sending the
case for consideration of the DPC and even non-grant
of Vigilance Clearance is an important reason for delay.
2. Similarly, when an officer is on long leave, he should
be allowed to proceed on long leave only when the
CRs which are due to be written at the end of the
financial year or otherwise are completed.
3. The officers who are deputed for any long term
AUGUST, 2007
training abroad or within India, should be required to
submit the CRs and their deputation order may be
withheld till CRs are completed.
4. Under ideal circumstances, the promotion should
be given to an officer on the date he is due to get
promoted but there are invariable factors which delay
the process and many persons suffer in default for no
fault of their with the result that their pensionery benefits
are also affected because the concerned officer is
unable to complete 10 months in the last pay being
drawn by him or her.
5. Similarly, no officer should be relieved for going on
Central Deputation till he submits all CRs due to be
written by him.
6. These orders apply to all officers of the level of HAG
and below but it is hoped that similar action will be
taken at the level of Member.
7. The above action may result in some delay in
relieving the concerned officer when he or she is
transferred but a delay of two days will not affect the
whole system and in fact will allow DPCs to be held at
the prescribed date.
DG(P) No. 1-13/2007-SPG Dated : 20-04-2007
Imposition of penalty of reduction to a
lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service.
Attention of the Ministries/Departments is
invited to the provisions of Rule 11 of the Central Civil
Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules,
1965, Clause (vi) thereof provides for the imposition
on a Government servant of a penalty of reduction to
lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service which
shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the
Government servant to the time-scale of pay, grade,
post or service from which he was reduced, with or
without further directions regarding conditions of
restoration to the grade or post or service from which
the Government servant was reduced, and his seniority
and pay on such restoration to that grade, post or
service.
2. The Staff Side of the National Council (JCM)
has made a request that the penalty of reduction to
lower time-scale of pay in the said Clause (vi) should
not be imposed on the Charged Officer on a permanent
basis on the ground that it is harsh and does not allow
the employee to be promoted to the next grade even if
he improves his working and the Competent Authority
later finds him fit for promotion. The Staff Side has
suggested that the penalty in question should be for a
specified time-period with clear directions regarding
restoration to the higher grade.
3. The existing rule position is that, the imposition
of the penalty of reduction to a lower grade, post or
service is normally a bar to the promotion to a higher
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grade, post or service (from which he was reduced)
unless the conditions of restoration are specified. It is
open to the Disciplinary Authority to prescribe the
conditions of restoration to the higher grade in deserving
cases.
4. The minor penalties and major penalties in Rule
11 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 have been graded in
order of the severity to be awarded to a charged
Government servant in proportion to the gravity of
misconduct/negligence which has given rise to the
charge-sheet. While the major penalties of compulsory
retirement, removal from service and dismissa' from
service have been included as Clauses (vii). (viii) and
(ix) of the said Rule 11, the penalty of reduction to a
lower time scale of pay, grade, post or service has
been incorporated therein as Clauses (vi). This clauses
also provided that while imposing this penalty, the
Disciplinary Authority or the Appellate / Revision
Authority is also required to indicate in the penalty
order whether or not individual charged Government
servant would be eligible for restoration to the grade/
post or service from which he was reduced and his
seniority and pay on such restoration and the
conditions for such restoration. It will, therefore, be
seen that the penalty has been provided to be awarded
to an individual who may not be sent out of Government
service (through dismissal/removal, etc.) but who
needs to be given a very severe penalty in view of the
gravity of his misconduct.
5. Attention in this connection is also invited to
the Government of India, M.H.A. O.M. No. 9/13/92-
Estt. (D), dated 10-10-1962 and No. 9/30/63-Estt. (D),
dated 7-2-1964 (copies enclosed) which stipulates that
an order imposing the penalty of reduction to a lower
service, grade or post or to a lower time-scale should
invariably specify the period of reduction unless the
clear intention is that, the reduction should be
permanent or for an indefinite period. These instructions
also indicate the manner in which the order should be
framed when the reduction is for specified period or
indefinite period. In case the intention on permanent
basis, the same may be specifically stated in the order
so that the intention is conveyed to the Government
servant in unambiguous terms and he is afforded full
opportunity for submission of his appeal as provided
in the rules.
6. Ministries/Departments are requested to please
bring the above to the notice of all concerned for
information and necessary action.
G.I., M.H.A., O.M.No. 9/13/92-Estt. (D), dated 10-10-
1962
Subject : Fixation of Seniority of a Government servant
reverted to a Lower post/grade/service for a specified
period as a measure of penalty and subsequently
AUGUST, 2007
repromoted to higher post after the expiry of the period
of punishment.
The undersigned is directed to invite a reference
to Clause (iv) of Rule 13 of the Central Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957, which
provides for the imposition of a penalty of:-
(i) Reduction to a lower stage in a time-
scale or;
(ii) Reduction to a lower service, grade or
post, or to a lower time-scale.
FR 29(1) provides that if a Government servant
is reduced as a measure of penalty to a lower stage in
his time-scale, the authority ordering such reduction
shall state the period for which it shall be effective and
whether on restoration, the period of reduction shall
operate to postpone his future increments and if so to
what extent. In such cases, the seniority of the person
concerned remains unaffected.
FR 29(2) regulates the pay of a Government
servant reduced to a lower service, grade or post or to
a lower time-scale. The scope of this rule has been
clarified by the Ministry of Finance in their Office
Memorandum No. F. 2(47) E.III/60, dated the 16th
August, 1960 and F.2(18)-E.III/61, dated the 17th May,
1961.
2. Certain doubts have, however, arisen
regarding the consequence of an order of reduction to
a lower service, grade or post or to a lower time-scale
and it has also been found that there has been no
uniformity in determining the consequence of such
reduction. Where such an order is passed, two
questions often arise for consideration, namely:-
(i) when should the Government servant so
punished be considered eligible for re promotion; and
(ii) how should the seniority of such a
Government servant be determined on repromotion?
3. The order imposing the penalty of reduction to
a lower service, grade or post or to a lower time-scale
may or may not specify the period of reduction. Where
the order does not specify the period of reduction and
there is coupled with it an order declaring the
Government servant permanently unfit for promotion,
the question of repromotion will, obviously not arise.
In other cases where the period of reduction is not
specified, the Government servant should be deemed
to the reduced for an indefinite period, i.e., till such
date as, on the basis of his performance subsequent
to the order of reduction he may be considered fit for
promotion. On repromotion, the seniority of such a
Government servant should be determined by the date
of repromotion. In all such cases, the person loses
his original seniority in the higher service, grade or
post in entirety. On repromotion, the seniority of such
a Government servant should be determined by the
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date of repromotion without regard to the service
rendered by him in such service, grade or post prior to
his reduction.
4. The more common course is to specify the
period of reduction and except when it intended to
debar a Government servant from promotion
permanently, it is the preferable course. The late Home
Department Letter No. 9/41-Ests. dated the 18th
March, 1941 (copy enclosed), amongst other things
prescribed that :-
(i) While reduction of seniority as an
independent penalty not provided for in the
rule cannot be imposed as such, the loss
of seniority as a result of an order of
reduction to a lower post or time-scale,
being inherent in the order of reduction
cannot be avoided.
(ii) The seniority on repromotion of an officer
reduced to a lower post or time-scale
should be determined by the date of such
repromotion. He should not be restored to
his original position unless this is
specifically laid down at the time the order
if punishment is passed or revised on
appeal.
The above instructions require that a Government
servant reduced for a specified period, should not, on
repromotion, be restored to his original position in the
order of seniority even if permanent forfeiture of seniority
was not provided for in the original order. The question
of the propriety and fairness of such enlargement of
the penalty, originally imposed, has been considered
in all its aspects in consultation with the Ministry of
Law and Finance and it has been decided that, in
future, an order imposing the penalty of reduction to a
lower service grade or post or to a lower time-scale
should invariably specify—
(i) the period of reduction, unless the clear
intention is that, the reduction should be
permanent or for an indefinite period;
(ii) where the period of reduction is specified,
whether on the expiry of the period the
Government servant is to be promoted
automatically to the post from which he
was reduced; and
(iii) whether on such repromotion, the
Government servant will regain his original
seniority in the higher service, grade or
post of higher time-scale which had been
assigned to him prior to the imposition of
the penalty.
In case where the reduction is for a specified
period and is not to operate to postpone future
increment, the seniority of the Government servant
30 AUGUST, 2007
may, unless the terms of the order of punishment
provide otherwise, be fixed in the higher service, grade
or post or the higher time-scale at what it would have
been but for his reduction.
Where the reduction is for a specified period and
is to operate to postpone future increments, the
seniority of the Government servant on repromotion
may, unless the terms of the order of punishment
provide otherwise, be fixed by giving credit for the period
of service rendered by him in higher service, grade or
post or higher time-scale.
5. In cases where an order of punishment passed
prior to the issue of these instructions does not
specifically cover the points referred to in Para 4, the
Government servant on whom the penalty of reduction
for a specified period is imposed, will on completion of
such period be promoted automatically and his
seniority will be determined as follows :-
(a) If the period of reduction is to operate to
postpone future increments, the seniority
of the Government servant should be
determined on repromotion, by giving credit
for the period of service rendered by him
in the higher grade, etc., prior to his
reduction.
(b) if the period of reduction does not operate
to postpone future increments, the
Government servant on repromotion will
regain his seniority as it existed before
his reduction.
6. These instructions supersede the instruction
contained in the Home Department's Letter No. 9/41-
Ests. dated the 18th March, 1941 and will have effect
from the date on which the Central Civil Services
(Classification Control and Appal) Rules, 1957 were
issued, i.e., 28th February, 1957.
7. It is requested that these instructions may also
be brought to the notice of the attached and
subordinate offices under the Ministry of Finance, etc.
8. In so far as the persons serving in the Audit and
Accounts Department are concerned, these orders
have been issued after consultation with the
Comptroller and Auditor-General.
G.I.,M.H.A.,O.M. No. 9/30/63-Estt.(D),
dated the 7th February, 1964
Subject : Fixation of seniority of a Government
servant reverted to a lower post / grade / service
for a specified period as a measure of penalty
and subsequently repromoted to a higher posts/
grade/service after the expiry of the period of
punishment.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Ministry's Office Memorandum No. 9/13/62-Estt. (D),
dated the 10th October, 1961 on the subject noted
BHARTIYA POST 31
above and to say that in the second part of Paragraph
4 of that Office Memorandum, it has been stated that
the competent authority at the time of imposing a
penalty of reduction to a lower service, grade or post
or to a lower time-scale should invariably specify the
period of reduction and where the period of reduction
is specified, whether on the expiry of the period the
Government servants is to be promoted automatically
to the post from which he was reduced. This implies
that where the order of reduction is for a specified
period, repromotion is not automatic but that such
repromotion as to be specified in the order of
punishment. In other words, this means that where
the period of reduction has been specified, repromotion
can be subject to certain conditions prescribed by the
competent authority.
The question whether any condition can be
imposed for repromotion when the penalty of reduction
is for a specified period or whether repromotion after
the period of reduction is automatic in such cases
was considered in consultation with the Ministry of
Law. It has been held that if the punishment order
directs reduction for a period but imposes a further
condition that the person concerned shall not be
restored to the higher service, grade or post until he is
found fit for restoration or subject to any other similar
conditions, such a condition would be beyond the
scope of the rules and invalid. Therefore, where the
period of reduction has been specified, the Government
servant should, on the expiry of the period, be
repromoted or restored to his original position
automatically. Accordingly, Item (ii) of the second part
of Para. 4 of this Ministry's Office Memorandum, dated
the 10th October, 1962, should be deleted and the
existing Item (iii) renumbered as Item (ii).
3. If the order of reduction is intended for an
indefinite period, the order should be framed as follows:-
"A is reduced to the lower post/grade/service of
X until he is found fit by the competent authority to be
restored to the higher post/grade/service of Y".
In case where it is intended that the fitness of
the Government servant for repromotion or restoration
to his original position will be considered only after a
specified period, the order should be made in the
following form:-
"A is reduced to the lower post/grade/service of
X until he is found fit, after a period of ....... years from
the date of this order, to be restored to the higher post
of Y".
4. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian
Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these
orders are issued after consultation with the
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
AUGUST, 2007
 COST OF SERVICES Corporates under-Assessed to Tax: CAG
S.NO. Name of Service 2003-04 (Actual) (in Rs.)
Average Cost Average Revenue Some of the country's top corporate houses and
1 Postcard 6.89 0.50 banks such as Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), Tata
2 Printed Postcard 6.92 6.00 Motors, Coca-Cola and Bank of Baroda were under-
3 Competition Postcard 4.80 10.00
4
assessed by tax authorities, leading to lower realisation
Letter Card (Inland) 7.02 2.50
5 Letter 7.96 10.04 of taxes by over Rs. 1,054 crore, according to the latest
6 Regd. Newspaper-Single 9.34 0.39 report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
7 Regd. Newspaper-Bundle 15.89 0.79 (CAG) for the year ended March 2006. Reliance
8 Book Post - Book Pattern & S. Pkts. 11.35 7.27
9 Book Post - Printed Books 19.06 4.37
Industries was under-assessed in terms of its income,
10 Book Post - Other Periodicals 18.07 9.44 leading to a lower tax collection of Rs. 376.17 crore for
11 Acknowledgement 6.18 3.00 the assessment year 2002-03, says the report. In the
12 Parcel 80.94 57.17
13 case of Tata Motors, an error in computation of its
Registration 32.90 17.00
14 Speed Post 44.54 36.08 income and tax resulted in a short levy of tax by Rs.
15 Value Payable Post 21.09 4.07 261.13 crore. Likewise, under-assessed in the case of
16 Insurance 42.78 53.21
17
GTL (Rs. 104.84 crore), Tata Steel (Rs. 69.64 crore),
Money Order 53.20 27.39
18 Telegraphic Money Order 68.55 29.39 Jindal Steel (Rs. 19.90 crore) and Bank of Baroda (Rs.
19 Indian Postal Order 21.42 2.18 189.19 crore) came to light during audit.
20 Foreign Mail 23.71 35.56
Source: The Hindu dated 15-05-2007
Annual Report 2006-2007

Personnel : Actual strength as on 31.3.2006

(including those on deputation and traning outside the Department)
DEPARTMENT
A. GAZETTED GROUP “A” GROUP “B” TOTAL
INDIAN POSTAL SERVICE GROUP “A”
Secretary (Posts) 1 — 1
Member, Postal Services Board 2 — 2
Principal Chief Postmaster General 3 — 3
Sr. DDG/Chief PMG 23 — 23
Senior Administrative Grade 60 — 60
Junior Administrative Grade 140 — 140
Senior Time Scale 74 — 74
Junior Time Scale 204 — 204
POSTAL SERVICE GROUP “B” — 755 755
Assistant Supdt. — 1708 1708
P & T ACCOUNTS & FINANCE SERVICE
Senior Administrative Grade 4 — 4
Junior Administrative Grade 22 — 22
Senior Time Scale 25 — 25
Junior Time Scale 19 — 19
Senior Accounts Officer/Accounts Officer — 248 248
Asstt. Accounts Officer — 617 617
CENTRAL SECRETARIAT SERVICE 25 68 93
CIVIL WING
Chief Engineer 2 — 2
Others 49 130 179
OTHER GENERAL CENTRAL SERVICE 127 83 210
TOTAL (GAZETTED) 780 3609 4389
B. Group ‘B’ (NON GAZETTED) — 3496 3496
C. NON GAZETTED GROUP “C” GROUP “D” TOTAL
Directorate 265 138 403
Post Offices (including Circle Office, 160776 26683 187459
Accounts, Stamp Depot & Canteen Staff)
Railway Mail Service 18987 13194 32181
Mail Motor Service 1601 403 2004
Others (RLO, Disp., Store, Trg., Civil, PLI & Press) 2440 1815 4255
TOTAL (NON GAZETTED) 184069 42233 226302
TOTAL DEPARTMENTAL (A+B+C) 234187
D. GRAMIN DAK SEWAK 286004
GRAND TOTAL (A+B+C+D) Annual Report 2006-2007 520191

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 CHQ NOTICE
Reference:P/1-2/CWC Allahabad Dated: 04 July 2007
Under the provision contained in article 25 of the
Constitution of All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C', notice is hereby given to all concerned that a meeting
of the Central Working Committee of All India Postal Em-
ployees' Union Group 'C' will be held from 25th to 26th
August 2007 at Punjabi Bhawan, Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
Geoge Town (near K.P. College) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
- 211002.
The meeting of the Central Working Committee will com-
mence at 10:00 hours on 25-08-2007 sharp. All mem-
bers of Central Working Committee are requested to at-
tend the meeting in time. The following shall be the items
of Agenda for the Central Working Committee: -
AGENDA
1. Organisational Review.
2. Review of Strikes.
3. Proposed strike on 24-04-2007, Deferment & present
position on demands like
(i) Filling up the posts of LSG / HSG-II/HSG-I.
(ii) Shortage of staff & Allied Problems;
(iii) Filling up of Residual vacancies.
(iv) PO & RMS Accountants & Filling up of APM
Accounts Posts;
4. Recognition of Federation and its position;
5. Proposed Federal Council & Nomination of Federal
Councillors;
6. Sixth Pay Commission -- Memorandum, Oral
evidence & related matters;
7. Review of postal activities and our position on
(i) Business Directorate & Activities;
Bill to Raise Bonus Ceiling
The Centre on Saturday decided to amend the
Payment of Bonus Act to raise the eligibility ceiling
and increase coverage area in view of the broad
consensus reached among the trade unions,
employers and Government representatives.
"We will bring a Bill to amend the payment of
Bonus Act, 1965 before Parliament as early as
possible," Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes said
while briefing newspersons about the deliberations of
the 41st Indian Labour Conference here.
The bonus calculation ceiling, as recommended
by the second National Commission on Labour (NCL),
will be increased from Rs. 2,500 per month to Rs.
3,500 per month following a consensus on the issue.
Further, the bonus eligibility ceiling is expected
to be increased from Rs. 3,500 per month to Rs.
10,000/-, the employers' representatives, after initially
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(ii) 11th Plan & Proposals of Dept;
(iii) Amendment in PO Act 1898;
8. Redrafting of constitution of the union;
9. Bhartiya Post;
10. Any other item with the permission of the Chair.
K.V. Sridharan
General Secretary
Copy forwarded to:
1. Com. M. Krishnan, All India President, P-III at
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala;
2. All Central Head Quarters Office Bearers and Circle
Secretaries;
3. The Director General, Department of Posts, New
Delhi for information. He is requested kindly to ad-
vise all Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters
General to grant Special Casual Leave to all Office
Bearers of All India Union and Circle Secretaries so
as to enable them to attend the Central Working
Committee meeting in time.
4. Com. Subhash Mishra, Circle Secretary, UP for in-
formation and necessary arrangements.
5. Com. Ram Sajivan Shukla, Divisional Secretary,
Allahabad
K.V. Sridharan
General Secretary
objecting to the proposal, left the final decision to the
minister.
While the Government as well as trade unions
wanted the bonus eligibility ceiling to be increased to
Rs. 10,000, the employers' representatives suggested
that it should be fixed at Rs. 7,500 per month as
recommended by the NCL.
Although the proposed amendment to the Act
will not come into force with retrospective effect, it will
cover contract workers engaged in building
constructions, Fernandes said.
Replying to questions on increasing EFP
interest rates, he said the Government would call a
meeting of the EPFO Board before the May, 15, to
discuss the issue.
Courtesy: The New Sunday Express, Chennai dated
29-04-2007
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NOTES OF THE MONTH
T One Day Strike: Confederation Programme: The
proposed one day strike in the first week of August 2007
on 10 charter of demands stands postponed. A National
convention is organised by the Confederation on 13-08-
2007 at MPCU Shah Auditorium, near Tis Hazari (ISBT),
Delhi. National Executive of the Confederation will met
on 14-08-2007 and decide further course of action.
T Andhra Pradesh CWC meeting: The CWC
meeting of AP Circle was held under the Presidentship
of Com. Mohanrao at Tirupati from 16th to 17th June
2007. The General Secretary, Com. K.V. Sridharan
participated on both days on interacted with the Circle
office bearers. A massive rally was organised on 17-
06-2007 morning at Tirupati followed by an open session
where more than 1000 comrades assembled. Com.
Yellappa, Divisional President, Tirupati presided the
meeting. Com. Sivannarayana, AGS, CHQ, Circle
Secretary, P-III, Com. Pandurangarao, Circle Secretary,
ED, Com. V.K. Naidu, Ex. President, Tirupati; Com.
S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, GDS Union,
Com. K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary addressed the
meeting. Excellent arrangements were made by the
Divisional Secretary, Com. Sridhar Babu and his team
who deserves all appreciations and kudos.
T Meeting at Papanasam, Tamilnadu: A
special meeting was organised by Branch Secretary,
Papanasam on 23-06-2007. The meeting was
presided by Com. T. Kumaresan, Divisional Secretary,
Thanjavur. More than 500 comrades participated. Most
of the Divisional / Branch Secretaries of P-III & GDS
in central region attended the meeting. Com. N.
Balasubramanian, Ex. Circle Secretary, Tamilnadu
Circle; Com. V. Parthiban, Circle Secretary, Tamilnadu
Circle; Com. J. Ramamoorthy, Astt. Circle Secretary,
Com. A. Veermamani, Circle Treasurer, com. R.
Jagannathan, Astt. CS, GDS and Com. K.V.
Sridharan, General Secretary were the main speakers.
Our appreciations to Com. Gunaseelan, Branch
Secretary, Papanasam and Com. Perumal for the
excellent arrangements they made for the meeting.
T Meeting at Kanchipuram: A grand meeting
was organised by Com. Kesavan, Divisional Secretary,
Kanchipuram on 24-06-2007. More than 600
comrades participated and it was a well gathering.
Com. N. Balasubramanian, Ex. Circle Secretary,
Tamilnadu; Com. V. Parthiban, Circle Secretary,
Tamilnadu and Com. K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary
were the prominent speakers. Com. K. Ramasamy,
Divisional President & Circle Organising Secretary
presided the meeting. Our appreciations to the young
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Com. T. Manickavelu and his team for their dedication
in organising such a good meeting on the holiday.
T Inauguration of Flag mast at S.K. Thomas
Mount HO: In memory of Com. E. Ethirajan, Ex.
Divisional Secretary and one of the prominent leaders
of Tamilnadu, a flag mast has been erected in front of
St. Thomas Mount HO and a meeting was organised
on 25-06-2007. Com. K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary
unveiled for the flag mast and Com. V. Parthiban, Circle
Secretary, hoisted the flag. The other prominent leaders
present during the occasion were Com. N.
Balasubramanian, Ex. Circle Secretary, Tamilnadu;
Com. J. Srivenkatesh, Circle Vice President, TN. A
good gathering and well organised meeting was
conducted under the presidentship of Com. V.
Venkatarangan. Com. C. Chandrababu, Divisional
Secretary and his team deserves all appreciations.
T Meeting at Una: A well organised meeting was
held at Una on 29-06-2007 under the leadership of
Com. H.S. Guleria, Circle Secretary, Himachal Pradesh
Circle. General Secretary participated the meeting and
discussed the problems at length. Our sincere
appreciations to Com. Ravinder Kumar Sharma,
Divisional Secretary, Una for arranging such a good
meeting in the working day.
T Meeting at Dharmshala: Com. Dhiman,
Divisional Secretary arranged a grand meeting
consisting more than 150 comrades at Dharmshala
on 30-06-2007. Com. K.V. Sridharan, General
Secretary addressed the meeting. Excellent
arrangements were made by the Divisional Secretary,
Com. Dhiman, Com. K. K. Sharma and their team.
Kudos to them and the comrades of Dharmshala.
T 6% DA increase: According to the CPI upto April 2007
there is an expected increase of DA to the extent of 6%.
T Federation Recognition: A court case was
filed by ED Circle Union, Rajasthan Circle at Jodhpur
Court praying orders not to grant recognition to
Federation without ED Union. Due to this, according
recognition to Federation is being delayed.
T Confederation Dharna on 28/06/2007: Com. K.V.
Sridharan, General Secretary attended the Confederation
Dharna programme along with Com. C.C. Pillai, Secretary
General, NFPE and Com. Desraj Sharma, Dy. SG, NFPE
on 28-06-07 conducted in front of North Block, New Delhi.
On the same day, we met Secretary, Department of Posts
and demanded to implement the assurances made during
the talks on 19-04-2007 immediately.
 Editor: K.V. SRIDHARAN

Vol. XXXVI JULY 2007 No. 7

Monthly Journal of All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C',(CHQ)

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article 39 (b) of the constitution of this union.
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 READERS FORUM
Dear Com.
Kindly refer to your cited above letter addressed
to the Secretary Department of posts and copy to
C.H.Q. office bearers/Circle Secretaries on road map
of India Post - measures for optimum utilization of
manpower. First of all we appreciate your action to
protest against the moves of the department to
dismantle the existing structure. In the name of
measurers for the optimum utilization of manpower, it
appears that without taking into consideration the
serious repercussion, the department is thinking to
deduce and to show some savings of expenditure this
or that way.
We well remember that up to 7th decide of the
twentieth century the administration of Postal as well
as present Telecom. Department was run/managed
by one D.P.T. (Director Posts and Telephone) in each
circle since then to till date a good number of postal
officers came into existance. On the other hand in
postal department more then fifty thousand
departmental posts have been reduced by way of
abolition of posts. If time is any need for optimum
utilization of manpower then it is only in administrative
cadres and not in operative side. Therefore we suggest
that all the Regional Offices may be abolished and
the staff attached in these offices may be deverted in
operative side. This will give a good saving to the
govenment and it will request in optimum utilization of
manpower.
As regards merger of H.S.G.-I and H.S.G.-II
posts, the proposal has been aimed to reduce the
chances of promotional avenues to Grroup-C
employee. We should defy such proposals with our
full force.
Chandi Prasad Dobriyal
Circle Secretary
Rajasthan Circle
LET'S BE REUNITED
When Maharishi Vyas completed the Eighteen
Mahapurans comprising of one lac chants, the
common man could not follow exectly what he
intended understanding of the common man :
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"ASTADASA PURANESU VYASASYA BACHAN
DOYAM PAROPAKARAYA SORGAYA, NARKAYA
PAROPIDANAM." Thus, if we clearly understanding
the meaning and importance of these two thing.-
PAROPKARAYA SORGAYA and NARKAYA
PARAPIDANAM, we need not have to go through the
Eighteen Mahapuranas. Similarly, we need not have
to digest the entire SRIMAD BHAGWAT GITA, but
just to understand the first and last word of it. What is
the first word?-"DHARMAKHETRE KURUKHETRE
SAMABETAH YUJUSTUVAH, MAAMAKAAH
PANDAVAASCHAIBA KIMKURBATA SANJAY". So
the first word is Dharma. What is the last word
then?""JATRA JOGESWARAH KRISJNO JATRA
PARTHO DHANURDHARAH, TATRA SRIFVIJAYO
VUTIRDIRUBA NITIRMATIRMAMA". So the last word
of Gita is Mama. Thus, " Dharmam Mama" means we
have just to realize our Dharma and the entire Gita is
finished. What is Dharma? It has a very broader
concerpt. It is not readig Gita, Bible, Quran. etc. but
discharging one's duties and responsibilities accordig
to his capability with sincerly and honestly which has
been categorically with sincerity and honesilty which
has been categorically emphasized in the
"KARMAYOG" of the holly Srimad Bhagwat Gita and
many other holly books of different religions. The duties
and resposibilities as a true human being - as a union
member, as a employee, as a father/mother, as a son/
daughter and above all as a responsible citizen.
Being in a service union, our Dharma is nothing
but to serve and to unite. So to have clear understading
of the entire union, the very concepts of Service and
Union are to be united to serve. Service is the motto of
the union. Only two words and two aspects. The theory
is very simple. But it is highly regretted that we are
being divided and divided and divided. While reviewing
the glorious journey of the NFPE, it is regretted that
the Divide and Rule policy of the British Govt. still
prevails even After 59 years of Indin independence.
They very idology of Com Dada Ghosh, "One union,
One Industry" is gradually losing its importance. After
bifurcation of NFPTE to NFPE and NFTE, the chapter
was not closed even with creation of other two sister
AUGUST, 2007
federation in the name of National and Bharatiya. Apart
from these wings, different associations according to
cadres viz. Officers, ASPOs & Inspectors,
Stenographers, Postal Accounts Employees, Postal
Administrative Employees, SBCO Employees have
been recognised by the Govt. And now, the proposed
"INDIN POSTAL SUPERVISORY OFFICERS & DDOs
ASSOCIATION (LSG, HSG-II & HSG-I)" is certainly
going to jeopardize the unity of the postal mployees
in general and that of the Group-C in particular since
the rconomic, political and moral role differ greatly from
union to union on the concept of responsibility unionsm
and thus weaken the capability of effective collective
bargaining. The oldest, strongest and laregest
Federation i.e. NFPTE alias NFPE is now being pored
with mushroom growth of unions and associations
perpetuating inter and intra union rivalry affectig its
strength, security and its leadership on one side and
reducig the average strenght of membership eroding
the financial viability o the other. We can not disobey
the fact the even the smallest hole keeps every
capability to demolish the strongest dam.
So when we have to serve united and we have to
be united to serve, it is required to think in positive
affirrmation with cultivation of personal life which
depends on rectification of the mind. Being affected
by wrath, fear, fondness or worries and anxieties to
any extent and beholden to personal desires with
complete attachment to individual interest, we fail to
serve whole heartedly. The faver of power and portfolio
creates intentional fifts in the union. We have to learn
a lot how unity and uniosm could destroy italian
fascism, German Nazism, Japanese Militarism and
European Imperialism. We have to analyze as to why
and how there become an alliance between
democracies of Europe and communist Russia to fight
against Nazi-fascist powers in the interest of the
general human being. The reunion of West and East
Germany in 1990 with demolition of Berlin Wall after
45 years of their historical division arising as an
immediate consequence of World War-II, clearly
justifies the acts of unity and unionsm. Thus, when
such great things could be possible, why can't we
consider it positive, if we can further be reunited from
ED (GDS) to AD in a common platform to satisfy the
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very motto - One union, One Industry Because, it is
quite evident that althrough our goal is one we have
hardly fought united irrespective of cadre and wing.
Not only the last General Strike on 14th December,
2006, but many previous strikes and agitational
programmes have also witnessed the absence of other
sister federations and associations and there by
stading in the way of total success.
And perhaps, this is the need of the time and the
situation when the working class in general is being
seriously ill treated by the bureaucracy in the
Department supported with the anti workers policy of
the Government through liberalization, privatization and
globalization. The task may not be so easy in the
begining, but there is no harm in accepting failure,
because failure is as much as a part of life and it gives
the opportunity to being again more intelligently. It does
not matter, how many times we get knocked down,
but how many times we get up. Our greatest glory is
not in never falling but in rising each and every time
we fall. Is someone Listening?
B.Samal
Bhubaneshwar Divisional Branch
Congratultion and Hats off to you sir for the
Splended job abd sincere efforts made for the cause
of working class. Keep it up sir.
I have gone through all your circulars and I have
conducted, divisional meeting and appraised all the
development to the members. Thanks to the plans
tken in releasing circulars in time. CHQ under your
able leadership has done a lot in 250 days. Specialy
the meeting you had secretary DOP in connection
with Sixth Pay Commision, submitting of oral evidence
etc. is quite healthy development. The organisation
need such activities.
On behalf of my division. I assure you sir that we
will extend full cooperation in endorsing all the
agitational programmes without any hesitation.
M. Satish
Divisional Secretary
Ballary Division, Karnataka Circle
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 LET'S BE REUNITED
When Maharishi Vyas completed the Eighteen
Mahapuranas comprising of one lac chants, the
common man could not follow exactly what he had
intended to tell. Thus, Vyas explained the gist just in
two lines for understanding of the common man :
"ASTADASA PURANESU VYASASYA BACHAN
DOYAM, PAROPAKARAYA SORGAYA, NARKAYA
PAROPIDANAM". Thus, if we clearly understand the
meaning and importance of these two thing -
PAROPAKARAYA SORGAYA and NARKAYA
PARAPIDANAM, we need not have to go through the
Eighteen Mahapuranas. Similarly, we need not have
to digest the entire SRIMAD BHAGWAT GITA, but
just to understand the first and last word of it. What is
the first word? - "DHARMAKHETRE KURUKHETRE
SAMABETAH YUJUSTUVAH, MAAMAKAAH
PANDAVAASCHAIBA KIMKURBATA SANJAY". So
the first word is Dharma. What is the last word then ?
-"JATRA JOGESWARAH KRISHNO JATRA PARTHO
DHANURDHARAH, TATRA SRIFVIJAYO
VUTIRDHRUBA NITIRMATIRMAMA". So the last word
of Gita is Mama. Thus, "Dhrmam Mama" means we
have just to realize our Dharma and the entire Gita is
finished. What is our Dharma ? It has a very broader
concept. It is not reading Gita, Bible, Quran, etc. but
discharging one's duties and responsibilities according
to his capability with sincerity and honestly which has
been categorically emphasized in the "KARMAYOG"
of the holly Srimad Bhagwat Gita and many other holly
books of different religions. The duties and
responsibilities as a true human being - as a union
member, as an employee, as a father/mother, as a son/
daughter and above all as a responsible citizen.
Being in a service union, our Dharma is nothing
but to serve and to unite. So to have a clear
understanding of the entire union, the very concepts
of Service and Union are to be understood. We have
to serve united and we have to be united to serve.
Service is the motto of the union. Only two words and
two aspects. The theory is very simple. But it is highly
regretted that we are being divided and divided and
divided. While reviewing the glorious journey of the
NFPE, it is regretted that the Divide and Rule policy of
the British Govt. still prevails even after 59 years of
Indian independence. They very ideology of Com Dada
Ghosh, "One union, One Industry" is gradually losing
its importance. After bifurcation of NFPTE to NFPE
and NFTE, the chapter was not closed even with
creation of other two sister federations in the name of
National and Bharatiya. Apart from these wings,
different associations according to cadres viz. Officers,
ASPOs & Inspectors, Stenographers, Postal
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Accounts Employees, Postal Administrative
Employees, SBCO Employees have been recognised
by the Govt. And now, the proposed "INDIAN POSTAL
SUPERVISORY OFFICERS & DDOs ASSOCIATION
(LSG, HSG-II & HSG-I)" is certainly going to jeopardize
the unity of the postal employees in general and that
of the Group-C in particular since the economic,
political and moral role differ greatly from union to union
on the concept of responsible unionism and thus
weaken the capability of effective collective bargaining.
The oldest, strongest and largest Federation i.e.
NFPTE alias NFPE is now being pored with mushroom
growth of unions and associations perpetuating inter
and intra union rivalry affecting its strength, security
and its leadership on one side and reducing the average
strength of membership eroding the financial viability
on the other. We can not disobey the fact that even
the smallest hole keeps every capability to demolish
the strongest dam.
So when we have to serve united and we have
to be united to serve, it is required to think in positive
affirmation with cultivation of personal life which
depends on rectification of the mind. Being affected
by wrath, fear, fondness or worries and anxieties to
any extent and beholden to personal desires with
complete attachment to individual interest, we fail to
serve whole heartedly. The fever of power and portfolio
creates intentional fifts in the union. We have to learn
a lot how unity and unionism could destroy Italian
fascism, German Nazism, Japanese Militarism and
European Imperialism. We have to analyse as to why
and how there become an alliance between
democracies of Europe and communist Russia to fight
against Nazi-fascist powers in the interest of the
general human being. The reunion of West and East
Germany in 1990 with demolition of Berlin Wall after
45 years of their historical division arising as an
immediate consequence of World War-II, clearly
justifies the acts of unity and unionism. Thus, when
such great things could be possible, why can't we
consider it positive, if we can further be reunited from
ED (GDS) to AD in a common platform to satisfy the
very motto - One union, One Industry. Because, it is
quite evident that although our goal is one, we have
hardly fought united irrespective of cadre and wing.
Not only the last General Strike on 14th December,
2006, but many previous strikes and agitational
programmes have also witnessed the absence of other
sister federations and associations and there by
standing in the way of total success.
And perhaps, this is the need of the time and
the situation when the working class in general is being
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seriously ill treated by the bureaucracy in the
Department supported with the anti workers policy of
the Government through liberalization, privatization and
globalization. The task may not be so easy in the
beginning, but there is no harm in accepting failure,
because failure is as much as a part of life and it gives
the opportunity to being again more intelligently. It does
not matter, how many times we get knocked down,
but how many times we get up. Our greatest glory is
not in never falling but in rising each and every time
we fall. Is someone Listening?
B.Samal
Bhubaneshwar Divisional Branch

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