Friday, 26 August 2016

Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations.

No.11/2/2016-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
JCA Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16th August, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations.
The undersigned is directed to say that it has been decided that Anomaly Committees should be set up, consisting of representatives of the Officials Side and the Staff Side to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, subject to the following conditions, namely:
(1) Definition of Anomaly
Anomaly will include the following cases:
(a) where the Official Side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that any recommendation is in contravention of the principle or the policy enunciated by the Seventh Central Pay Commission itself without the Commission assigning any reason; and
(b) where the maximum of the Level in the Pay Matrix corresponding to the applicable Grade Pay in the Pay Band under the pre-revised structure, as notified vide CCS (RP) Rules 2016, is less than the amount an employee is entitled to be fixed at, as per the formula for fixation of pay contained in the said Rules”.
(2) Composition: 
There will be two levels of Anomaly Committees, National and Departmental, consisting of representatives of the Official Side and the Staff Side of the National Council and the Departmental Council respectively.
(3) The Departmental Anomaly Committee may be chaired by the Additional Secretary (Admn.) or the Joint Secretary (Admn.), if there is no post of Additional Secretary (Admn.). Financial Adviser of the Ministry / Department shall be one of the Member of the Departmental Anomaly Committee.
(4) The National Anomaly Committee will deal with anomalies common to two or more Departments and in respect of common categories of employees. The Departmental Anomaly Committee will deal with anomalies pertaining exclusively to the Department concerned and having no repercussions on the employees of another Ministry / Department in the opinion of the Financial Adviser.
(5) The Anomaly Committee shall receive anomalies through Secretary, Staff Side of respective Council upto six months from the date of its constitution and it will finally dispose of all the anomalies within a period of one year from the date of its constitution. Any recommendations of the Anomaly Committee to resolve the anomaly shall be subject to the approval of the Government.
(6) Cases where there is a dispute about the definition of “anomaly” and those where there is a disagreement between the Staff Side and the Official Side on the anomaly will be referred to and “Arbitrator” to be appointed out of a panel of names proposed by the two sides. However, this arbitration will not be a part of the JCM Scheme.
(7) The Arbitrator so appointed shall consider the disputed cases arising in the Anomaly Committees at the National as well as Department level.
(8) Orders regarding appointment of the Arbitrator and constitution of Anomaly Committee at National Level will be issued separately. All Ministries / Departments are accordingly requested to take urgent action to set up the Anomaly Committees for settlement of anomalies arising out of implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, as stipulated above.
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Tuesday, 16 August 2016

Our Federation Served 2nd SEPTEMBER 2016 STRIKE NOTICE TODAY

Our Federation  SERVED 2nd SEPTEMBER 2016 STRIKE NOTICE TODAY
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FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
 
NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS

T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi 110 001.

No-.Strike/FNPO/2016                                        16th August 2016                             

To
The Secretary,
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi – 110001
NOTICE
Sir,
In accordance with the provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, we hereby notify that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal Accounts Employees and the Gramin Dak Sewaks will go on 1 day  General Strike on 02nd September,2016.
The Charter of Demands is enclosed herewith.
(D. THEAGARAJAN)
Secretary General FNPO


             D. Kishan Rao                                        T.N. Rahate                                      P.U. Muralidharan
            General Secretary                           General Secretary                               General Secretary,
               NAPE Group C                          NUPE Postmen & MTS                              NUGDS (FNPO)
                            


               D. Theagarajan                                  (N. Ramappa)                                         O.P. Khanna
            General Secretary                           General Secretary                               General Secretary
      NURMS & MMS Group C                NURMS & MMS MG/MTS                     AIPAOA (Admin. Union)



                                                                             K. Shivadasan                                                   
                                                                         General Secretary                                               
                                                                        NUCWE (Civil Wing)                                              
CHARTER OF DEMANDS

2016 September 2nd General Strike 12 Point Charter of Demands of Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions submitted to government
PART – A
1.     Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization of public   distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.
2.     Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.
3.     Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.
4.     Universal social security cover for all workers.
5.     Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).
6.     Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).
7.     Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state public sector undertakings.
 8.     Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent/perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as that of regular workers for the same and similar work.
 9.     Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.
10.Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 & C-98.
11.No FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.
12.No unilateral amendment to labour laws.

PART – B:  (CGE & POSTAL DEMANDS)
1.   Avoid delay in implementing the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30thJune 2016, especially increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time bound manner.
 2.     Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7th CPC recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015.
3.     Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.
4.     No privatization, outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.
5.     (i) Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of departmental employees.
(ii) Regularise casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other benefits.
6.     Fill up all vacant posts by special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.
7.     Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.
8.     Extend benefit of Bonus Act amendment 2015 on enhancement of payment ceiling to the Adhoc bonus/PLB of Central Govt. employees with effect from the financial years 2014-15. Ensure payment of revised bonus before Pooja holidays.
9.     Revive JCM functioning at all levels.
10.   Implement Cadre restructuring in left out categories of Postal Department. i.e RMS,MMS,PA CO, SBCO & Postal Accounts etc..
11.  Settle the problems related CBS, CIS & stop harassment and Trade Union victimization.

Monday, 15 August 2016

Happy Independance day to all


Wednesday, 10 August 2016

மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர்களுக்கான குறைந்தபட்சஓய்வூதியம் ரூ.9,000

ஏழாவது ஊதியக் குழுவின் பரிந்துரைப்படி, மத்திய அரசுப் பதவிகளில் பணியாற்றி ஓய்வு பெற்றவர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்டுவரும் மாத ஓய்வூதியம் ரூ.3,500-லிருந்து குறைந்தபட்சம் ரூ.9,000-ஆக உயர்த்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது 157 சதவீதம் அதிகமாகும்.
இதேபோல், மத்திய அரசுப் பணியாளர்கள், தங்கள் பதவியிலிருந்து ஓய்வு பெறும்போது அளிக்கப்படும்பணிக்கொடையும் ரூ.10 லட்சத்திலிருந்து ரூ.20 லட்சமாக உயர்த்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.இவை அனைத்தும் நிகழாண்டு ஜனவரி 1 அல்லது அந்த தேதிக்குப் பிறகு, பணி ஓய்வுபெறும் ஊழியர்களுக்கும், பணியில் இருக்கும்போது இறக்கும் ஊழியர்களுக்கு மட்டுமே பொருந்தும்.இதுகுறித்து மத்தியப் பணியாளர், மக்கள் குறைதீர்ப்பு, ஓய்வூதியம் துறை அமைச்சகம், தில்லியில் ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை வெளியிட்ட செய்திக்குறிப்பில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளதாவது:மத்திய அரசில் பணிபுரிந்து நிகழாண்டு முதல் ஓய்வுபெற்றவர்களுக்காக அளிக்கப்பட்ட 7-ஆவது ஊதியக் குழுவின் பரிந்துரைகள் ஏற்கப்பட்டன.
அதன்படி, இதுவரை குறைந்தபட்சமாக மாதம் ரூ.3,500 ஓய்வூதியமாக பெற்றுவந்த மத்திய அரசின் முன்னாள் பணியாளர்கள், தற்போது, ரூ.9,000 வரை பெறுவார்கள்.அதிகபட்ச ஓய்வூதியத் தொகை ரூ.1,25,000 ஆகும். இது கடந்த முறை இருந்ததைக் காட்டிலும் 50 சதவீதம் அதிகம்.அதேபோல், பாதுகாப்புப் படை வீரர்கள் பணியில் ஈடுபட்டிருக்கும்போது, விபத்து நேர்ந்து இறக்கும்பட்சத்தில் அவர்களது குடும்பத்தினருக்கு ரூ.10 லட்சம் உதவித் தொகை வழங்கப்பட்டு வந்தது.நிகழாண்டு ஜனவரி 1 அல்லது அந்த தேதிக்குப் பிறகு,இனி அதுபோன்று உயிரிழப்பவர்களின் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு ரூ.25 லட்சம் வழங்கப்படும்.ஒருவேளை பயங்கரவாதிகளுடன் சண்டையிடும்போது பாதுகாப்புப் படை வீரர்கள் உயிரிழக்க நேரிட்டாலோ அல்லது இயற்கைப் பேரிடர்களில் சிக்கி உயிரிழக்க நேரிட்டாலோ அவர்களின் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு ரூ. 35 லட்சம் உதவித் தொகையாக வழங்கப்படும். இதுபோன்று உயிரிழப்பவர்களுக்கு முன்பு ரூ.15 லட்சம் வழங்கப்பட்டது.
இதுதவிர, தினமும் தவறாமல் அலுவலகம் வருபவர்களுக்கு மாதந்தோறும் அளிக்கப்பட்டுவரும்அகவிலைப்படியையும், மருத்துவ அகவிலைப்படியையும் உயர்த்துவது குறித்து ஆலோசனை மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகிறது. இதில் இறுதி முடிவு எடுக்கப்படும் வரை முன்பு வழங்கப்பட்ட அகவிலைப்படியே தொடரும் என்று அந்த செய்திக்குறிப்பில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.58 லட்சம் பேர் மத்திய அரசின் ஓய்வூதியம் பெறுகின்றனர் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

PROMOTION FROM PM GR. II TO PM GR. III ON ONE TIME RELAXED CONDITION ORDERED IN TN CIRCLE

PROMOTION FROM PM GR. II TO PM GR. III ON ONE TIME RELAXED CONDITION ORDERED IN TN CIRCLE - 



7th CPC Promotion Option Calculation

All the central government employees are in busy with calculating which Option is beneficial to them in order to get full benefit from 7th CPC Revised pay .
Actually there is no dilemma for CG employees those who didn’t get any Promotion/MACP from 1st January to 1st July 2016. There are some cases in this category that choosing Option to revise Pay from Date of Next Increment gives more benefit than opting 1.1.2016 to revise 7th CPC Pay .
The government servants those who got Promotion / MACP in the Period from 2nd January to 1st July are finding it difficult to decide which Option is correct and More beneficial to them. No body in the administrative Department ready to guide the right way to the Government servants since there is no clarity in 7th CPC in respect of Revising/Fixing pay on Promotion Date. But It was clearly illustrated in Sixth CPC.
Let us workout the Pay Fixation in different Options to revise pay in 7th CPC to understand which Option is Beneficial in Longer run.
Let us take an example,
Assume a government servant has been promoted to Next Grade to 2800 on any date between 2nd January 2016 to 1st July 2016. Let us take 1st march 2016 was his date of Promotion.
His existing pay as on 1.1.2016 = Band Pay of 9100 + Grade pay of 2400 = 11500
If He Choose Option -I to revise his Pay from 1.1.2016


If He Choose Option -II
a) Pay revision on Increment Date

b) Fixation for Option to revise Pay on Promotion Date need to be Clarified by Government
Since there is no Grade pay involved in 7th CPC, Adding Grade Pay difference on Promotion date is not applicable in 7th Pay Commission for this category.
Which Option is More beneficial ..?
From the above calculation, it shows that Selecting Option -II to revise Pay with effect from Date of Next Increment i.e 1st July 2016 is more beneficial than Option-I.
It may differ to individual to individual based on Grade Pay and no of increments earned in that Particular Grade.
The Impact of Selecting Option -II in the above case
a. Pay revision come into force with effect from 1st July 2016,
b. You have to travel in Sixth CPC Pay up to 30th June 2016
c. So There will be no arrears for the Period from January 2016 to June 2016
Source: http://7thpaycommissionnews.in/

Women May Get Maternity Leave for 26 Weeks

Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya may table the bill in Rajya Sabha today
Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya may table the much-awaited amendment to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961bill in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday , paving way for 26 weeks of maternity leave to working women. Move is also aimed at providing 12 weeks of maternity leave to commissioning mothers and introducing an enabling provision of “work from home“ for nursing mothers. The changes proposed by the labour ministry have been recently approved by the Cabinet, a senior labour ministry official told ET.
Since these changes proposed to the Act are women friendly the ministry is hopeful that the amendment bill will sail through the Upper House. Following its passage in Rajya Sabha the bill will be tabled in Lok Sabha where the Modi government enjoys a majority.
“As per the proposed amendments, maternity leave for women working in both private and public sector will be enhanced to 26 weeks as against the existing 12 weeks,“ the official said, adding that the 26-week leave, however, will be not be available to those women employees who have two or more children.
According to the official, the amended Act will also propose 12 weeks of maternity leave to commissioning mothers who use surrogates to bear a child as well as to working women adopting a baby below the age of three months.“Additionally , the amended Act will have an enabling provision that would allow nursing moms to work from home even after 26 weeks of maternity leave, depending upon their job profile,“ the official added.
But, work-from-home option will be available where the nature of work assigned to the employee permits her to do so.The woman employee and her employer have to mutually agree on the duration of the `work from home' arrangement.
The “women-friendly“ steps also include making it must for firms with 50 employees to have creches individually or a few firms can set up a common facility within a prescribed distance.
The employer will have to allow four visits to the creche which will include the interval of rest allowed to women employees.




Cabinet to decide on allowances under Pay Commission: Arun Jaitley

As far as allowances are concerned, 51 have been abolished while 37 have been subsumed
The Union will take a decision on the suggestions of a special committee which has been set up to look into the provision of allowances under the recommendations, Finance Minister said on Tuesday.
Replying to a question on the pay commission in Rajya Sabha, the minister said the government has decided that the recommendations on allowances, other than dearness allowance, will be examined by a committee headed by Finance Secretary as chairperson and Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health and Family Welfare among others as its members.
The committee, which was constituted on July 22, has been asked to submit its report within four months. Its first meeting took place on August 4.
"As far as allowances are concerned, 51 have been abolished while 37 have been subsumed. As the measures are radical in nature, even the employees' unions have given their suggestions in the matter and therefore a special committee has been formed to look into it. Whatever the committee decides, it will go to the Cabinet," Jaitley said.
The matters relating to pay and pension as decided by the government have been implemented with effect from January one this year.

SG writes a strong protest letter to the Secretary,Department of Posts


Saturday, 6 August 2016

Government Released orders for Pension Refixation

Government Released orders for Pension Refixation

Pension Ministry Notified Orders for Implementation of 7th CPC recommendations for Pensioners on 4.8.2016. The Resolution for Gazette Notification; the OM on Implementation of issues on Pension / Family Pension / Gratuity / Commutation / Disability Pension / Ex-gratia lump sum compensation etc; the OM on Revision of Pension to all Pre-2016 Pensioners / Family Pensioners are available in the website of Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare. The same can be downloaded by clicking on the three Links Below:
I. RESOLUTION of GOI for Notification in Gazette – Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare – Dated 4th August, 2016 for Pension related issues:
II. OM No: F. No 38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(i) Dated 4th August, 2016 - OFFICE MEMORANDUM of Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare on Implementation of Government Decision on 7th CPC – Pension / Gratuity / Commutation / Family Pension / Disability Pension / Ex-gratia lump sum compensation etc. – Click the Link Below:
III. OM No: F.No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A) (ii) Dated 4th August, 2016 – OFFICE MEMORANDUM of Department of Pension & PW on 7th CPC - Implementation of Government's decisions on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission - Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc.

Promotion and posting in the Grade of Member, Postal Services Board



Thursday, 4 August 2016

How an India Post E-Commerce Centre Works

With ecommerce platforms increasingly turning to the Indian Posts to deliver their orders to customers, the fast flourishing e-retail business has become a revenue generator for the state-run agency.  Realising the potential, the Postal Department has set up a dedicated ecommerce and parcel processing centers in the country.
Below video shows that how one such ecommerce center works.  This will be a new experience even for India Post employees.

 Source: http://www.postbankofindia.org/2016/08/how-india-post-e-commerce-centre-works.html