Copy of Dte’s letters No 13-1/2002-SR dated 24-.03-2003

Copy of Dte’s letters No 13-1/2002-SR dated 24-.03-2003 from Manoj Kr. Sharma, Section officer (SR), Govt. of India, Ministry of Communication &IT Deptt. Of Posts Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, N. Delhi – 110001, Addressed to all Head of Postal Circles in India & others.circulated through Circle office letter No U&A/Rlg/Pt-II/Corr/Ch. V dated at Kolkata - 200012 the 11.04.2003 to All Head of the Units in West Bengal Circles & others.

Sub: - Deduction of membership subscription in the event of Switch over to another Union / new members joining the Union – Clarification regarding …

Point of Doubt:
1. When an employee gives a revised option for deduction of membership in the month of April, as per the existing instructions the revised option will become applicable only from 1st July of that year. The doubt is as to what will be the status of the employee during the month from April to June, i.e. whether he will continue to be member of the association to which he was contributing prior to submitting his revised option and whether during these three months he will have to complete the membership fee to that association or whether with the revision of option, he serves all his connections (including contribution of membership fee) with the old association though his relationship with new association will take effect only from 1st July.

Clarification:
With the revision of option in the month of April by an employee deduction in favour of old association would stop immediately.

Point of Doubt:
2. In case of an employee becoming member of an association for the first time, the restrictions of April and July is not applicable and it can start from any date. Further his membership fee will also be deducted from the month he submits his option. This needs confirmation of DOP&T.

Clarification:
This supposition is not correct. An employee can exercise his option for the first time or revise his option in the month of April only.

Point of Doubt:
3. As per Rule 5 (d) (ii) of CCA (RSA) Rules 1993, membership of the Government servant shall be automatically discontinued on his ceasing to belong to such category. As such on promotion to the higher grade, an employee will cease to belong to the earlier category and consequently he will be ineligible for membership of the Union to which he belonged prior to his promotion. His membership subscription for that union will also stop immediately on promotion. This needs confirmation of the DOP&T. Further in that case, whether deduction of his membership subscription for the union he joins after promotion will start instantly or from July.

Clarification:
This supposition is confirmed. It is also clarified that an employee can give his option for the purpose of deduction of membership fees in favour of a new association in the month of April only.

Point of Doubt:
4. As per Rule 5 (d) (ii) of CCA (RSA) Rules 1993, membership of the Government servant shall be automatically discontinued on his ceasing to belong to such category. As such on promotion to the higher grade, an employee will cease to belong to the earlier category and consequently he will be ineligible for membership of the Union to which he belonged prior to his promotion. His membership subscription for that union will also stop immediately on promotion. This needs confirmation of the DOP&T. Further in that case, whether deduction of his membership subscription for the union he joins after promotion will start instantly or from July.

Clarification:
With the expulsion from a union, the membership subscription of the employees would stop immediately. He/ She can exercise option in favour of another association with effect from the month of April.