No. 2 FEBRUARY 2007 Vol. XXXVI Monthly Journal of All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C',(CHQ) Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008 Annual Subscription : Rs. 30/- Single Copy : 2.50/- Editor: K.V. SRIDHARAN Editorial The Expert Committee set up to achieve Excellence in Postal Services, in its final report in 1989 observed that, "The legal monopoly of letters enjoyed by the Indian Post Office is no longer relevant; it is also neither effective nor deterrent. It is high time that it is discarded through a suitable legislative amendment. The postal system must be encouraged to face confidently competition from national and international private couriers. This legal reform will provide the basis for converting the post office into a vibrant dynamic, efficient and viable organisation." Considering the above observation, the Review Committee headed by Shri Gurcharan Singh, Former member, Postal Board in 1994 has suggested that only parcels between 200 grams and 1000 grams should be left for private couriers to carry, that too with the introduction of licensing system. The committee further concedes that "letters weighing above 300 grams are negligible in number. The fact is that typical documents weight 60-80 grams. Almost 96 percent of the total documents carried by private couriers are below 200 grams in weight." The Review Committee has also made an attempt to define "letter" which is in any forms of communication and suggested to amend the section 4 of the Indian Postal Act 1898, retaining the exclusive privilege of receiving, collecting, sending, despatching and delivering all letters within India. Due to protracting the decision in the amendment of Section 4(j) of the Post Office Act 1898 declaring the monopoly and exclusive privilege of receiving, collecting, sending, dispatching and delivering the letters by the India Post, the illegal presence of 2500 national and international courier services have taken away a huge volume of mails over two decades and now the functions of the postal department have swift to business arena. The couriers are concentrating only on metro and bigger towns and take away the metro mails with an aim to leave the Postal Department to serve to the rural villages. The amendment to Postal Act placed in the Parliament has been protracted on one pretext or the other and it is being delayed. We fear that the delay may due to provide some loopholes for continuance of the existence of couriers even in case of handling articles less than 300 grams. The sub clause, now as learnt, provided in the bill that if the cost is exceeding 2 ½ times of the postage stamp value, it will provide private couriers to handle even the articles having less than 300 grams weight. A very dangerous provision and proposition! Anyhow, we should also demand and fight for the restoration of monopoly of handling of mails to the department not only for the existence of the post but also for the improvement in the service condition of the postal employees. We should not allow the traditional postal services be shrunk to the rural villages alone. Let the move in this direction. RESTORE POSTAL MONOPOLY
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No. 2FEBRUARY 2007Vol. XXXVI
Monthly Journal of All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C',(CHQ)
Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008
The Expert Committee set up to achieveExcellence in Postal Services, in its final reportin 1989 observed that,
"The legal monopoly of letters enjoyed bythe Indian Post Office is no longer relevant; it isalso neither effective nor deterrent. It is hightime that it is discarded through a suitablelegislative amendment. The postal system mustbe encouraged to face confidently competitionfrom national and international private couriers.This legal reform will provide the basis forconverting the post office into a vibrant dynamic,efficient and viable organisation."
Considering the above observation, theReview Committee headed by Shri GurcharanSingh, Former member, Postal Board in 1994has suggested that only parcels between 200grams and 1000 grams should be left for privatecouriers to carry, that too with the introductionof licensing system.
The committee further concedes that "lettersweighing above 300 grams are negligible innumber. The fact is that typical documentsweight 60-80 grams. Almost 96 percent of thetotal documents carried by private couriers arebelow 200 grams in weight."
The Review Committee has also made anattempt to define "letter" which is in any formsof communication and suggested to amend thesection 4 of the Indian Postal Act 1898, retainingthe exclusive privilege of receiving, collecting,sending, despatching and delivering all letterswithin India.
Due to protracting the decision in theamendment of Section 4(j) of the Post OfficeAct 1898 declaring the monopoly and exclusiveprivilege of receiving, collecting, sending,dispatching and delivering the letters by the IndiaPost, the illegal presence of 2500 national andinternational courier services have taken awaya huge volume of mails over two decades andnow the functions of the postal department haveswift to business arena.
The couriers are concentrating only on metroand bigger towns and take away the metro mailswith an aim to leave the Postal Department toserve to the rural villages. The amendment toPostal Act placed in the Parliament has beenprotracted on one pretext or the other and it isbeing delayed. We fear that the delay may due toprovide some loopholes for continuance of theexistence of couriers even in case of handlingarticles less than 300 grams. The sub clause,now as learnt, provided in the bill that if the cost isexceeding 2 ½ times of the postage stamp value,it will provide private couriers to handle even thearticles having less than 300 grams weight. A verydangerous provision and proposition!
Anyhow, we should also demand and fightfor the restoration of monopoly of handling ofmails to the department not only for theexistence of the post but also for theimprovement in the service condition of thepostal employees. We should not allow thetraditional postal services be shrunk to the ruralvillages alone. Let the move in this direction.
RESTORE POSTAL MONOPOLY
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GOVERNMENT ORDERSGrant of Child adoiption Leave for 135 days
to the female Govt. servants on adoption of a
child upto one year of age.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Department's OM No. 13018/4/89-Estt. (L) dated
25th October, 1989 regarding grant of leave to female
Govt. servant on adoption of a child and to say that
on having considered the justifications given by the
Association of Adoptive Parents (ATMAJA) and the
views of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as
well as those of the Department of Women & Child
Development, it has been decided to extend the
benefit of leave for 135 days to the adoptive mothers
with fewer than two surviving children as 'Child
Adoption Leave' on adoption of a child upto one year
of age, on the lines of maternity leave admissible to
natural mothers.
2. During the period of Child Adoption leave, she shall
be paid leave salary equal to the pay drawn
immediately before proceeding on leave.
3. Child Adoption leave may be combined with leave
of any other kind.
4. In continuation of 'Child Adoption leave, the adoptive
mothers may also be granted, if applied for, leave of the
kind due and admissible (including leave not due and
Commuted leave not exceeding 60 (Sixty) days without
production of Medical certificate) for a period upto one
year reduced by the age of the adopted child on the
date of legal adoption without taking into account the
period of Child Adoption leave, subject to the following
conditions.
(i) This facility shall not be admissible to an adoptive
mother already having two surviving children at the time
of adoption.
(ii) The maximum period of one year leave of the
kind due & admissible (including Leave not due and
Commuted leave upto 60 days without production of
Medical certificate) will be reduced by the age of the
child on the date of adoption without taking into
account Child Adoption leave as in following
illustration:
If the age of the adopted child is less than one
month on the date of adoption leave upto one year
may be allowed.
If the age of child is six months and above but
n D.G.(P) letter No. 4-12/06-Pen, Dated: 15/12/2006.
Applicability of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 in
respect of those appointed prior to 1.04-04 and
put on induction training.
I am directed to forward herewith a copy of OM
No. 38/58/06-P&PW(A) dated 11/10/06 received from
the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, New
Delhi on the subject noted above for information,
guidance and necessary action.
n Dept. of Pen & PW O.M. No. 38/58/06-P&PW(A),
Dated : 11/10/06.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Appplicability of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
in respect of those appointed prior to 1-04-04
and put on induction training.
The undersigned is directed to say that the
staff side of the National Council (JCM) have
pointed out that the period spent on induction
training by employees after their appointment is
treated as qualifying service for pension. Staff side
of National Council (JCM) has sought clarification
whether such of those employees who were
appointed prior to 1-1-04 and put on induction
training may be treated as convered under the CCS
(Pension) Rules.
2. The request made by staff side of the National
Council (JCM) has been examined and it is clarified
that the employees who were put on induction training
after their appointment prior to 1-1-04 and are paid
salary from that date would be covered under CCS
(Pension) Rules, 1972.
n D.G.(P) letter No. 51-10-2006-SPB-II, Dated: 22-
12-2006.
Grant of Child adoption Leave for 135 days to
the famale Govt. servants on adoption of a
Child upto one year of age.
I am directed to forward herewith a copy of O.M.
13018/4/2004-Estt. (L) dated 31-3-2006 issued by the
Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi on
the subject mentioned above for information, guidance
and necessary action.
n Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Dept. of
Personnel & Training No. 13018/4/2004-Estt. (L) Dated
31st March, 2006.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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less than seven months, leave upto 6 months may be
allowed.
If the age of the child is 9 months and above but
less than ten month, leave upto 3 months may be
allowed.
5. Child Adoption leave shall not be debited against
the leave account.
6. So for as persons serving in the Indian Audit &
Accounts Departments are concerned, these orders
are being issued after consultation with the C & AG of
India.
7. Relevant rule is being incorporated/amended.
8. These orders will have effect from the date of issue.
n D.G.(P) letter No. 31-39/2001 PE.II, Dated: 15-
12-2006.
(i) Ex-post-facto approved for redeployment
of post of PMG Smbalpur Region as General
Manager-II (BD&Mktg. Directorate) and (ii)
Vesting the statutory powers of PMG, Sambalpur
with the PMG, Berhampur.
In continuation of this office order of even No.
dt. 15-06-2005 the undersigned is directed to
convey approved of the competent authority for the
following :-
(a) to grant Ex-post-facto approval for continued
redeployment of the post of PMG, Sambalpur Region
as General Manager-II (BD & Mktg. Directorate) with
effect from 28-12-2005 till further orders;
(b) the work of PMG, Sambalpur will be looked after
by PMG Behrampur in addition to this normal duties
without any extra remuneration. Therefore, the
statutory powers of PMG, Sambalpur are vested with
PMG Berhampur till further orders.
n D.G.(P) letter No. C-32016/07/2006-VP, Dated:
14-11-2006.
Fixing contributory negligence/
responsbilities.
I am directed to refer to the subject cited above
and to say that the penalty of recovery under Rule
11(iii) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1972 can be imposed
on a Government servant only when it is established
that the Govt. servant is directly responsible for the
act of negligence or breach of orders causing the
financial loss. Rule 106, 107 & 111 of P&T Manual
Vol. III and Govt. India Instructions No. 23 below Rule
11 are relevant in this regard.
2. The guiding principles for imposition of penalty of
recovery as contained in the Government of India
Instructions No. 23 below Rule 11 ibid are reiterated in
the following :
"In the case of loss caused to the Government,
the competent disciplinary authority should correctly
assess in a realistic mannar the contributory
negligence on the part of an officer and while
determining any ommisison or lapses on the part of
an officer, the bearing of such lapses on the loss
considered and the extenuating circumstances in
which the duties were preformed by the offcer, hall be
gien due weight.
The above-mentioned instructions may be kept in
view by the concerned authorities, while deciding caes
relating to imposition of penalty of recovery.
n D.G.(P) letter No. 113-1/2004-SR (SB ORDER
NO. 01/2007), Daed: 12-01-2007.
Grant of honorarium for calculation of interest
in RD premature closure-cases- Regarding.
In continuation of the Directorate's letter No. 50-
2/96-SB dated 25-03-1996 (SB Order No. 6/96), on
the subject mentioned above, I am directed to say
that it has been decided to grant honorarium to the
staff of non-computerized Sub Post Offices engaged
in manual calculation of interest in RD premature
closure cases at the following rate, subject to fulfillment
of other conditions governing the grant of honorarium:
(a) at the rate of Rs. 2.35 per account to the Postal
Assistant; and
(b) at the rate of Rs. 0.45 per account to the
Supervisor.
2. These orders are effective from 01-01-2007.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated
Finance Wing vide they Dy. No. 21/FA/07/CS dated
11-01-2007.
n D.G.(P) letter No. 25-07/2006-D, Dated:
15-11-2006.
Introduiction of new system of bag number
in Mail System.
Consequent upon reduction of mail volume in the
past, the circulation of bags with nil contents has
increased due to existing system of due bag concept.
This has resulted in increase in dead weight in case
of air mail and unnecessary handling of bags with nil
contents in sections and mail office. In order to over
come this problem it has been decided to introduce
the system of bag number with effect from 1st January,
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(i) Under this system each bag closed by any office
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without a single manpower for rural populace,collected premium of Rs. 475 crore for the year 2005-2006. Rural PLI also had a fund balance of Rs.1624.76 crore as on 31-03-2006.
In Extra Departmental Agents(EDA) now calledGramin Dak Sevaks Group Insurance Scheme,Postal Department has Rs. 5301 crore.
Thus, for huge savings work and insurancebusiness postal staff have been sweating in summerand shivering in cold. Yet, the complaint of doingnothing is louder and louder. Office buildings, papers,records, and staff everything belong to post officesbut the entire cream is taken away by the great"Mahajan" - Ministry of Finance. Postal Departmenthas no right to invest accumulated amountselsewhere whereas by a part of investmentnationalised banks and insurance companies havegot inflated with huge profits.
Postal Department has increased its revenue toRs. 4431.85 crore last year. Yet it is a loss-makingorganisation.
The answer is "NO" in spite of reduction intraditional mail traffic New Value Added PostalServices (Business Development) has earned Rs.953.34 crore in 2004-2005.
Postal Savings Bank is the largest bank in Asia.It has a balance of Rs. 3,75,000 crore against 18crore account holders. Annual deposit in SavingBank is more than 1 lakh crore and savingscertificate count several crore of rupees.
How many people know that post offices performinsurance business? Almost no publicity for PostalInsurance in TV & Newspapers, whereas LICI,TATA.AIG, BIRLA.SUN, AVIVA, ROSE VALLEY aremaking wide publicity.
Postal Life Insurance (PLI) had a fund balanceof Rs. 89.33.59 crore with Government of India ason 31-03-2006, premium collection was more thanRs. 1080.48 crore, interest accrued against PLImoney deposited with Government of India for thelast year was more than Rs. 640.16 crore. RuralPostal Life Insurance (RPLI) introduced only in 1995
READER'S FORUMIS THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS A LOSS MAKING ORGANISATION?
LETTERS FROM D.G.(P) TO CHQl D.G.(P) letter No. 6095/U/SR/07, Dated: 2-1-07
addressed to The CHQ.
Formation of Rajouri Division-Reg.
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter No. P/2-9/Rajuri, dated 19-12-06 on the above
subject. Your letter has been transferred to DDG(P)
for appropriate action.
l D.G.(P) letter No. 6096/U/SR/07, Dated: 2-1-07
addressed to The CHQ.
Non-filling up of HSG.I Posts- case of
Uttaranchal Circle-reg.
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter No. P/2-21/Almora, dated 19-12-06 on the above
subject. Your letter has been transferred to DDG(P)
D/o P.SH for appropriate action.
l D.G.(P) letter No. 6094/U/SR/07, Dated: 2-1-07
addressed to The CHQ.
Non Convening DPC to LSG/HSG.II/HSG.I
promotions- case of Jammu and Kashmir
Circle reg.
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter No. P/2-9/JK Cle., dated 19-12-06 on the above
subject. Your letter has been transferred to DDG(P)
for appropriate action.
l D.G.(P) letter No. 16-4/2007-SR, Dated: 10-01-
2007 addressed to The Chief Postmaster General,
Orissa Circle and copy to CHQ.
Computerisation of 'B' class post offices in
Bhubaneshwar Division-lapses noticed.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
16/Bhubaneshwar dated 2-1-07 received from the
General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union
Group 'C' on the above mentioned subject.
Encl. As above.
l D.G.(P) letter No. 16-78/2006-SR, Dated:
10-01-07 addressed to Secretary General, NFPE and
copy to CHQ.
Conduct of union monthly meetings-
regarding : Case of Tamil Nadu Circle.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. PF-02(b)/
19-61/06 dated 26-9-2006 on the above mentioned
subject.
2. The matter has been examined. As reported,
SSPO's Kovilpatti Division has noticed meetings
separately for NFPE and FNPO for the month of
August and September, 2006. The representations
of both the federations and their affiliated unions
attended the meeting separately on 30-8-2006 and
staged a walkout demanding joint meeting. During
September, 2006 after getting necessary clarification
from the Regional office, joint meetings were notified
and conducted on 25-10-2006 and the representatives
of all Unions participated in the monthly meeting.
l D.G.(P) letter No. 16-109/2006-SR, Dated: 19-12-
2006 addressed to The Chief Postmaster General and
copy to CHQ.
Prolonged continouation of suspension of 13
officials - case of Ranchi Division in Jharkhand
Circle.
I am directed to enclose of copy of letter No. P/2-
10/Ranchi dated 30-11-06 received from the General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish
a detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl. As above.
l D.G.(P) letter No. 16-2/2007-SR, Dated: 5-01-2007
addressed to The Chief Postmaster General and copy
to CHQ.
Memorandum presented against Sri M.C.
Pandey, SPO's, Chamoli division in
Uttaranchal Circle- request enquiry and
action.
I am directed to enclose a copy of letter No. P/2-
21/Chamoli dated 19-12-06 received from the General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group
'C' on the above mentioned subject.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish
a detailed report to this office at the earliest.
Encl. As above.
l D.G.(P) letter No. 8-8/2006-SR, Dated: 19-12-06
addressed to CHQ.
Alleged collapse of congenial atmospher at
Cuddalore division in tamil Nadu Circle-
Threat to launch indefinite strike in the last
week of January, 2006.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-19/
Cuddalore dated 18th December, 2006 on the above
mentioned subject.
2. The circle offices has been asked to furnish
detailed comments in the matter for further examination
of the issue at this end. In the meantime, you may
advise your circle unions to resist from adopting an
agitation approach.
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LETTERS TO DEPARTMENTLetter No. P/2-22/Park Street, Date: 11
January 2007 addressed to Shri I.M.G. Khan,
Secretary, Department of Posts.l Review of establishment in respect of
Park Street HO, West Bengal Circle - reg.
It has been reported to this union that Officeof the Chief Postmaster General, West BengalCircle vide its no. EST /B/A-4/Park St HO/III/2 dated
15-05-2006 has declared 29 posts (PostalAssistant, LSG PA and TS Accountant) as surpluson the basis of establishment review for the year
2004.This union is not oppose of diversion of any
posts if found surplus based on proper verification
of workload, which has not been considered inrespect of Park Street HO. Moreover, withouttaking into consideration of current EST-2, the
order of surplus of posts has been issued whichis nothing but a clear departure from statutoryrules.
You are therefore requested kindly tointervene into the matter and issue necessaryorders for refraining the Circle Administration fromgiving effect of abolition of posts at Park Street
HO.Soliciting your action,Letter No. P/2-21/Chamoli, Date: 19
December 2006 addressed to Smt. Jyotsna Diesh,Secretary, Department of Posts.l Memorandum presented against Sri M.C.
Pandey, SPOs, Chamoli division in
Uttaranchal Circle - request enquiry and
action.
The copy of the Joint Memorandum submittedto the Chief Postmaster General, Uttaranchal Circleby the P3 & P4 unions of Chamoli Division against
the misdeeds and atrocities unleashed by the SPOs,Chamoli Division is enclosed herewith forappropriate action.
It is unfortunate that despite the abolition ofsteno post, he is engaging one Postal Assistantfor this purpose whereas he did not order for
officiating arrangement for the post of ASPOs,Gopeswar which is vacant for a long.
More than 80 service phones were
disconnected in the division resulting hardshipsto the Sub Postmasters to clear surplus /
remittances and also doubts on officialdischarges.
The TA bills of the officials are kept unpassed
since 2004 and the similar is the position in thesanction of speed post incentive bills.
There are many other allegations like non-
supply of computer papers, non sanction of cashconveyance charges, non supply of bulbs,carbons & tube lights etc. There are charges
against the misuse of official vehicle for hispersonal use.
The staff are being threatened every day
causing unwarranted mental torture, abusing themin the presence of others which is the order ofthe day. In short, there is total apprehension
prevailing amidst the staff and could not workpeacefully.
It is therefore requested to cause appropriate
action and set right steps in Chamoli Division dulyensuring the peace atmosphere to the staffworking there.
A line in reply about the action taken is highlysolicited.
DA: As above
Letter No. P/2-21/Almora, Date: 19 December2006 addressed to Smt. Jyotsna Diesh, Secretary,Department of Posts.
l Non-filling up of HSG.I posts - case of
Uttaranchal Circle - reg.
It is brought to our notice that despite clear
instructions to accord notional LSG promotionsince 1986 as per the divisional list and grantHSG.II promotion on notional basis, in many
divisions in Uttaranchal Circle, the procedureshad not been carried out, resulting with denial ofdue chances of HSG.I promotion to the senior
officials.To cite an instance, in Almora division, the
notional LSG promotion has not been granted so
far on notional basis. No DPC is constituted,resulting the officials did not get their LSGpromotion in 1986 onwards.
Similarly, there are 8 HSG.II posts which are not
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regularly filled up. Four HSG.I posts are still unfilledup.
It is therefore requested to cause instructionsto Chief Postmaster General, Uttaranchal Circleto ensure completion of the check list as
prescribed in your letter on the subject withoutany further delay.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
solicited.Letter No. P/2-16/Bhubaneswar, Date: 02
January 2007 addressed to Shri I.M.G. Khan,
Secretary, Department of Posts.l Computerisation of 'B' class post offices
in Bhubaneswar Division - lapses
noticed.
It is brought to our notice that despite therequests of the circle union to computerise the
post offices after reviewing and providing fullsecurity on electrical fittings, the SSPOs,Bhubaneswar has carried out the computerisation
of B class offices without minding the endangeringposition.
For instance, Bapujinagar NDT SO,
Bhubaneswar has now been computeriseddirectly without any electrical / civil work. Theexisting wiring in the said office is in a dangerous
position and without fresh electrical wiring, withoutcasing / cabling, without installation of the UPS /Server, one MPCM has been installed at this post
office.Similar is the position at IRC village SO,
Bhubaneswar. The circle union has taken up this
issue in its letter dated 14-07-2006 but with futileresult. The I.R.C. village SO has no doors andwindows fitted inside the room except the outside
doors and windows which are fitted with glass andthus not considered safe.
It is, therefore, requested to cause necessary
action to carry out the necessary electrical andcivil works to these post offices besides causinginstruction to computerise the post offices with all
required amenities and provide safety.Soliciting response,Letter No. P/2-9/JK Cle, Date: 19 December
2006 addressed to Smt. Jyotsna Diesh, Secretary,Department of Posts.l Non convening DPC to LSG / HSG.II/ HSG.I
promotions - case of Jammu and Kashmir
Circle - reg.
It is rather constrained to note that the issue ofcheck list with clear guidelines, the ChiefPostmaster General, Jammu and Kashmir Circle
did not evince any interest for constitution of DPCfor HSG.II & HSG.I posts.
Similarly, even the notional LSG promotion
has not been accorded so far from 1986 and onlythe juniors are officiating against supervisoryposts.
It is most apt to say that in many divisions, theSPM posts are filled up with junior Postal Assistantsand the TBOP / BCR officials are ordered to work
under their juniors. The seniority has been totallyignored in the posting to single handed SPMs.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to adhere the rulings strict in the SPMspostings and also to convene DPC and fill up allLSG/ HSG.II/HSG.I posts immediately.
A line in reply about the action taken is highlysolicited.
Letter No. P/2-9/Rajouri,Date: 19 December
2006 addressed to Smt. Jyotsna Diesh, Secretary,Department of Posts.l Formation of Rajouri Postal Division - reg.
It is brought to our notice that there is aproposal to form a new postal division at Rajouriw.e. from 01-01-2007.
In such a case, for providing additionaljustified hands, the local recruitment may beconsidered as if done in the case of NE circle since
the area cover by Rajouri is the worst hit place bymilitancy.
Soliciting consideration,
Letter No. P/2-19/Cle, Date: 11 January 2007addressed to Shri I.M.G. Khan, Secretary,Department of Posts.
l Unwarranted and arbitrary amalgamation
of Business Post Centres of Chennai City
Central and North Divisions by the Circle
Administration in Business Post in Tamil
Nadu Circle - reg.
It has been brought to the notice of this union
that recently the Circle Administration has orderedthe amalgamation of various Business PostCentres (BPC) of Chennai City Division numbering
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about 20 with the BPC functioning at RMSDivisions vide the orders of Chief Postmaster
General, Tamil Nadu Circle in consonance withthe decision taken by the Circle Office withPMG (MM) and APMG (BD). For example the
BPC at T.Nagar and T.Nagar North weremerged with BPC Nandanam at Chennai. Likewise the BPC Mylapore Tirurallikkeni and
Greams Road were merged with BPC at AnnaRoad Sorting.
The orders issued in this regard is arbitrary
and strikes at the very roof of postal units of BPCcausing a major threat to the survival of BPC andblocking the revenue greatly. Hence the orders
are required to be cancelled to maintain statusquo on the following:-(1) The customers were utilising the services of
BPC situated in their area. The merger withoffices located approximately 6 km to 10 kmaway only drives them away towards private
run couriers.(2) The BPCs of Mylapore and T.Nagar showed
a business growth of Rs. 25 lakhs and above
per month. But its merger with Anna Roadresults in sharp decline in traffic and revenuecollections.
(3) The huge amounts incurred to buildinfrastructure at these offices exclusively forBusiness Post have become a wasteful
expenditure as the rooms are redundant andvacant now.
(4) Similarly more than 10 high-speed franking
machines utilised in these offices so far havebecome unutilised.
(5) The service rendered by the ME(s) and PRI
(P)s of city postal units to improve businessin their area have become nullified and thecustomers are not willing any more travel long
distance.(6) When we are trying to improve our revenues
through various new schemes and products.
This order defies the logic of our valuedcustomers from our fold.
(7) Most of the small and major bulk mailers favour
the BPCs to be located in their business areaitself.Hence you are requested kindly to consider
the pros and cons and intervene into the matterto set aside the arbitrary orders of amalgamation
of BPCs and maintain status quo.An early action is solicited.Letter No. P/4-1/LSG,Date: 05 January 07
addressed to Shri P.T.S. Kumar, DDG (P),Department of Posts.l Clarification regarding the LSG
promotion - reg.
It is brought to our notice that in may circles,the LSG promotions since 1996 have not been
properly accorded and there is a lot of confusionprevailing with regard to preparation andmaintenance of gradation list.
In Orissa, the LSG promotion is not yet issuedon notional basis since 1986 by the respectivedivisions upto 2002 and also 1/3rd LSG by the
divisions. Similar is the position of Bihar,Jharkhand, J&K etc.
In West Bengal, there is a confusion in
adoption of gradation list wherever it is basedon division or circle for the vacancies to befilled under 1/2nd quota for the period from
1982 to 18-05-2006. The fruits of issuingcheck list with the Directorate letter has notgone to any officials hand and the position
remains static.It is, therefore, requested to cause
clarificatory instructions about observing the
gradation list and fix a time frame to complete thenotional / regular promotions and also ensure allthe supervisory posts have been filled up as per
the Directorate instructions.A line in reply about the action taken is highly
appreciated.
Letter No. P/2-19/Cle, Date: 11 January 2007addressed to Shri I.M.G. Khan, Secretary,Department of Posts.
l Irregular and arbitrary orders to
downgrade the status of various offices
in Chennai City Region in Tamil Nadu
Circle - reg.
It is constrained to note that many offices inthe above region are ordered to be downgraded
by the Regional Office. A case in point to theposts of HSG.I SPMs of Annanagar, Egmore MDO,Chetput, Perambur, Kalipauk and Broadway in
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Chennai North Division and Ashokenagar andAdyar in Chennai City South Division are ordered
to be downgraded into HSG.II offices.In offices like Washermanpettu, Sowcarpet
NDSO in North Division and Dy. Postmaster in St.
Thoms Mount HO in South Division, the HSG.Iposts are downgraded into LSG.
It may not be out of place to mention here
that, the HSG.I posts are the products of ourvigorous persuasion. Taking this benefit awaywith a stroke of pen is highly deplorable. Further
owing to the effective intervention by theDirectorate, all the vacant posts of HSG.I are tobe filled up at once. Instead of carrying out the
directions of the Directorate; the RegionalAdministration has tried to snatch away thebenefits through these orders.
The Tamil Nadu Circle Administration isalso turning a blind eye despite its attentionwas drawn by our circle union. The non-
intervention of Circle Administration hasemboldened the R.O. which is spreading thismania to other divisions of the Region too.
The senior officials who are on the verge ofretirement and due for promotion are longing forHSG.I posting at the fag end of their service. But,
their aspirations and hopes are shattered bythese orders.
You are, therefore, requested kindly to
intervene into the matter and issue necessaryorders for cancellation of the irregular orders andalso ensure that all the existing vacant posts of
HSG.II and HSG.I be filled-up in Tamil Nadu Circleat once.An early action is solicited.
Letter No. P/2-16/Or Cle, Date: 16 December2006 addressed to Shri P.T.S. Kumar, DDG (P),Department of Posts.
l Non-filling of vacant norm based posts
of LSG, HSG.II and HSG.I in Orissa
Circle - reg.
Ref.: (1) Directorate No. 4-16/2002-SPB.II
dated 12-11-2002
(2) Directorate No. 4-16/2002-SPB.II
dated 20-11-2006 with check list
A kind attention is invited to the Directorateletters cited above. As per Directorate reference
cited (1), the norm based LSG and HSG.II postswould have been filled up on notional basis from
the year when norm based promotions had notbeen carried out, whereas in Orissa Circle,nothing has been done in this line so far, resulting
so many senior eligible officials retired withoutavailing any benefits otherwise due to them.
After introduction of Fast Track Promotion
Scheme 33.34% (1/3rd) vacancies earmarkedfor seniority promotions in LSG and HSG.II alsohave not at all been filled up i.e. vacancies from
24-01-2002 to 18-05-2006 without taking anyactions on the above lines depriving a largenumber of senior officials, LSG fast track
promoted officials are allowed to officiate in HSG.IIand HSG.I post.
Hence, this union requests that due actions
on the lines as indicated in the check listappended to Directorate letter cited may beensured in Orissa Circle immediately. Similar
instructions may also be reiterated to other circlesalso to render justice to all.
Soliciting response,
Letter No. P/2-15/RLO Chennai, Dated: 10-01-2007 addressed to Shri I.M.G.Khan,Secretary, Department of Posts.
l Violation of rules by the Chief
Postmaster General Tamilandu Circle in
respect of RLO ; Chennai-Reg.
Ref.: Directorate letter No. 16-88/2006-SR
dated 31-10-06
You kind attention is invited to the letter cited
above vide which a detailed report has been calledfor from the Chief Post Master General, Tamil NaduCircle.
To our surprise the Tamil Circle Administrationis bentup on reducing the staff strength in RLO,Chennai flouting all accepted norms. The nature
of work performed in RLO is completely differentfrom that of post offices. The RLO Staff arespecially trained to dispose various types of mails
and are better equipped with various referencebooks. The rules laid down in chapter 9 of P&Tmanual Vol VIII and various other Manuals clearly
state what types of articles are to be sent to RLOs.withholding such articles in Post Offices andsorting offices in violation of the rules is highly
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COM. BISESWAR BHATTACHARJEE IS NO MORECom. Biseswar Bhattacharjee, Ex. Circle Secretary P-IV, West Bengal Circle breathed his last on 26th
Nov. 2006 evening at his residence at Badiapara, Dum Dum. He was elected as Circle Secretary, P-IV in
1981 and worked tirelessly upto 1995 also contributed heartily towards various movements of the central
Government Employees. Com. Bhattacharjee was a sincere follower of Late Com. Adinaryana. He had not
only made sincere contributions to the postal fraternity throughout his life but also gave consent for donation
of his corpse for the benefit of the medical students. His body was donated to the authorities of N.R.S.
Medical College Kolkata on 27th Nov. 06.
We pay our heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.
CONVENTION OF SBCO EMPLOYEES HELD IN W.B. CIRCLEAll India Postal Employees Union Group 'C', West Bengal Circle has organised a Circle Level Convention
of SBCO staff on 17-12-06 at Tarapada Memorial Hall, Kolkata. At present as a distinct cadre, SBCO
employees are not entitled to be the members of AIPEU Group C. But still, almost 50% of the employees
of SBCO have been paying subscriptions in cash to our union, as associated member. Com. Parthasarathi
Das, President, Gr. C union presided over the convention. Com. Somenath Mukherjee, Deputy General
Secretary, CHQ inaugurated the convention. He described the impact and disastrous policy of Central
Govt. on SBCO as well as entire Postal Dept. and appealed to the employees to build up united struggle.
Com. Asit Das, in favour of SBCO employees, placed a draft work paper before the convention and some
comrades of SBCO took part on discussions. Com. Shibsankar Roy, Convenor, 12th July Committee,
West Bengal and Com. Tapan Dasgupta, C/S, West Bengal also addressed the meeting.
deplorable and defeats the very purpose ofprotecting articles un disposed by Post Offices.
It is to be mentioned here that his unilateralaction is taken in Tamilnadu Circle only.
Some instructions given by Tamil Nadu Circle
Administration are given below.a) All Newspapers and magazines posted abroad
and whose address could not be deciphered
should not be sent to RLO; Chennai. Theyshould be sent to foreign Post, Chennai only.Rule 415 (2) of P&T Manual Vol. VIII clearly
states that all such articles will be sent to localRLO which should make an attempt todecipher the address with the help of
reference books.b) Greetings and invitations which have been
posted as books post will be disposed by Post
Office/Mail office at their level itself instead ofsending them to RLO as they can haveaccess to the senders address available
inside with out damaging the article.These articles are, for all purpose, like openedcovers. The contents have to be taken out,
the address written on a slip and pasted onthe article and the contents put back in to the
cover for dispatch. This, of course, is not thework of postal staff.
c) All registered news papers/magazines whichcould not be delivered or which do not havewrappers and received loose should be
disposed by the Post Office with out theintervention of the RLO.
d) In this case the address of the Publisher has
to be found out by unfolding it (in some casesaddress will be on an inner page also) andthe address written on a slip which has to be
pasted on it before dispatch which is timeconsuming and the P.O. Staff can not beexpected to this.
All the above items of work are to beperformed by RLO only as per rules.
To sum up, it will be pertinent to point out here
that the Administration cannot act arbitrarily andinstruct subordinate offices to stop sending articlesto RLO; Chennai without getting the relevant rules
amended.You are therefore, requested to look into the
matter personally and take immediate steps to
halt any move to reduce the present staff strengthin RLO, Chennai.
32BHARTIYA POST FEBRUARY, 2007
Bush's deceptive plans for the US social security system show why privatisation
is not the answer to the global pensions crisis
-- Joseph Stiglitz --
(Professor of Economics at Columbia University and a Nobel Prize Winner)
It is almost an optical illusion: looming on
Japan's horizon, and on Europe's and on
America's, is a pensions crisis. The problem is
real, though exaggerated. The illusion is in some
of the plans being devised to deal with it. The
main question is whether privatising pension
systems, as George Bush has proposed for social
security in the United States, would solve the
problem or merely make matters worse. With
many countries pondering whether to adopt
variants of the Bush plan, the question requires
careful examination.
By itself, privatisation is clearly not the
solution. America's troubled private pension system
- now several hundred billion dollars in debt -
already appears to be heading for a government
bail-out. There was a time when privatisation -
allowing individuals to set up individuals savings
accounts - seemed better than social security,
which invests in lower-yielding Treasury bills
(government bonds). Advocates of privatisation
argued that funds would do much better if invested
in stocks, predicting a return of 9%.
But the stock market does not guarantee
returns; it does not even guarantee that the stock
values will keep up with inflation - and there have
been periods in which they have not. America's
social security system insulates individuals
against the vagaries of the market and inflation,
providing a form of insurance that the private
market does not offer.
If does so with remarkable efficiency. The
costs of managing the social security system are
far smaller than those likely to be associated with
privatised accounts. This is understandable:
private investment firms spend an enormous
amount on marketing and salaries.
It is possible that to reduce these transaction
costs, Bush will propose restricting choice, which
was the main argument for privatisation in the first
place. But these limited kinds of choices- for
example, a T-bill fund with 90% in T-bills and 10%
in an indexed stock fund - could easily be
introduced into the public social security system.
Bush says that reform is urgently needed,
because the system will be insolvent in about a
quarter of a century. But the problem depends
on America's growth rate: if the growth rates of
the late 1990s return, there is no problem. Even
if there is a problem, it can easily be fixed:
spending a fraction of the money that went into
Bush's two tax cuts would have fixed social security
for 75 years: slight benefit cuts, adjusting the age
of retirement, or minor adjustments in the level of
contributions could fix the system permanently.
Moreover, Bush's proposals won't fix social
security- unless they are accompanied by drastic
benefit cuts. For how could they? He proposes
diverting almost a third of the social security tax
to private accounts. That means less money
coming in. If benefits are not reduced, the gap
between receipts and expenditures will increase.
One doesn't need a Nobel prize to figure that out.
So privatisation would not protect retirees against
the social security system's insolvency; it would
merely add enormously to today's fiscal deficit,
because partial privatisation entails diverting
money to private funds that would have been used
to close the gap between government
expenditures and revenue.
The anticipated increase in the fiscal deficit is
striking. The central plan discussed by Bush's
council of economic advisers would- according to
the council's own estimates- increase America's
fiscal deficit by $2 trillion over the next decade.
Advocates of privatisation claim to believe in
markets, but they are proposing budget gimmickry
that would move those losses off the books, as if
NO FREE LUNCHES FOR PENSIONERS
33BHARTIYA POST FEBRUARY, 2007
markets could be easily fooled.
America and the world should remember:
Argentina's privatisation of its pension system was
at the centre of its recent fiscal woes. Had Argentina
not privatised, its budget would have been roughly
in balance. The US is starting on its privatisation
venture with a fiscal deficit of 4% of GDP.
Privatisation advocates insist, however, that
investments in stocks would yield sufficiently
higher returns to give individuals the same
retirement income as before, with the surplus used
to fill the gap. But if markets are working well, then
returns will be higher only because risk is higher.
There is still no free lunch in economics.
With higher risk, there is a chance that, 40
years from now, many individuals will find
themselves with less than they need to retire. But
if one really thinks that free lunches exist, there is
still no reason to privatise: the government could
get the additional returns by investing in the stock
market itself. Indeed, President Clinton proposed
doing just that.
With increased transaction costs, worsening
solvency for the system, increased budget deficits
and decreasing benefits and security for retirees,
why the drive for privatisation? One reason is the
interest financial markets have in grabbing a piece
of all those transaction costs. A second is the Bus
administration's ideological hostility to the modest
amount of wealth redistribution implied by the
public system. America's social security
programme has been so successful in reducing
poverty because the poor get back a little more
than they contribute, and the rich get back a little
less. Even with social security's mildly
redistributive effect, poverty and inequality in
America are increasing. Privatisation will only
make matters worse.
Bush has tried to scare America about the
magnitude of the problem, and he has tried to
fool America about how privatisation would solve
it. The social security deficit pales by comparison
with the deficits created by Bush's huge tax cuts
for upper-income Americans or in comparison with
the deficit in Medicare, which provides healthcare
for the aged. Why has he ignored these
problems? Is there another agenda?
[Courtesy : AISGEF Publication, July 2005]
NFPE WRITES TO SECRTARY
No. PF/15/2006-2007, Dated: 07-01-2007 addressed to Shri I.M.G. Khan, Secretary, Department
of Posts.
l Request for setting up of Judicial Commission / Committee for Gramin Dak Sevaks.
Your kind reference is invited to our discussions held on 4th January 2007 on the subject
cited above.
We had requested to the then D.G. Post for setting up of a Judicial Commission for GDS vide
our letter of even number dated 23th October 2006 (Copy enclosed).
The D.G. Post was addressed jointly by all Unions vide letter No. PF/01(e)/2006 dated 29th
November 2006 reiterating our demand for Judicial Commission for GDS (Copy enclosed). The
Dept. of Posts turned down our demand vide No. 8-7/2006-SR dated 8th December 06 (Copy
enclosed). Justice Charanjit Talwar was appointed as Chairman for GDS Committee during 5th
C.P.C. on an assurance reached during December 1993 strike. In this connection, a copy of D.G.
Posts letter No. D.O. No. 39-13-93-SR dated 10th December 1993 is also attached herewith for
your kind perusal.
We would request you to intervene effectively at the appropriate level for an early
appointment of a Judicial Commission for three lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Department
of posts.
With regards.
Encl.: As above.
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