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Meeting with Member (O) along with DDG(SR-Legal) and Director (Estt) was held today. No good out come has arrived. Monday again one formal meeting is fixed... as reported by our General Secretary, NUGDS.

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Today's meeting with General Secretaries GDS headed by Usha Chandrasekhar, Member (O) Postal Services Board didn't complete. It is postponed for tomorrow 11.00 AM.......

D.Kisan RaoSecretary General FNPO

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According to P U Murulidharan's report Today's discussion between Regional Labour Commissioner, Department of Posts and all four GDS General Secretaries failed. So GDS JCA  decided to continue the strike....
A.K. Mitra & Kaushik Chakraborty,

Demonstration at Yogayog Bhawan Kolkata (WB)

Demonstration in support of GDS Strike held at Yogayog Bhaban organised by all FNPO affiliated Union on this day on 22/05/2018

Sri Kaushik Chakraborty  C/S NAPE Gr- C

Latest position of GDS Strike......

The FNPO & affiliated unions totally support the GDS indefinite Strike from 22 May 2018.

1. Arranging picketing at HO’s and bigger offices & Divisional offices especially in CO &    RO’s.

2. Do not go against the GDS employees Indefinite Strike.

3. Don’t allow departmental employees to interfere with the duties of GDS employees.

4. Don’t allow any transactions without RICT & don’t allow any officiating arrangements. 

We should see that this strike is total success and no departmental employee should obstruct the strike according to the GDS employees demand. We should act for the success of strike.

The PJCA is observing the situation and it will embark on a total strike according to the situation.

We appeal to the Postal Board and Ministry of Communications to take appropriate decision soon.

The PJCA already made this intension to join the strike and many Circles joining the strike from tomorrow which is a spontaneous action.

The Postal Joint Council of Action is not responsible for the stalling of postal operations and the responsibility rest with the Ministry of Communications and the Government of India.

D.KISHAN RAO

SG, FNPO

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Today's discussion with DDG (SR & Legal) is not fruitful. The DDG did not assure anything about implementation of GDS committee report. We are asked to withdraw the strike unconditionally. This union did not agree. The Strike will continue as reported by our General Secretary .......

 Asok Kr Mitra, Circle Secretary, NUGDS 

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGNISATIONS

T-24, Atul Grove Road, new Delhi-110001, Phone:  011-23321378

No: FNPO/Strike/NUGDS/2018                                                                            Dated:   17^th    May  2018

To

All General Secretaries/FNPO office bearers

All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries of FNPO affiliated unions.

Dear Colleagues,

            As you are well aware that the NUGDS, AIGDSU and NFPE GDS unions had served strike notice on 3.5.2018 for indefinite strike from 22.5.2018 for implementation of  Kamalesh Chandra Committee positive recommendations which is delayed indefinitely and 3 Lakh GDS employees are frustrated.

            The available General Secretaries of FNPO and NFPE met and formed PJCA on 16.5.2018. The Federal Secretariat of NFPE was also in session on the same day. It was unanimously decided to support the strike of GDS employees.

            The PJCA consisting of NFPE and FNPO served a letter on 17.5.2018 to the Secretary in unequivocally terms that the Postal JCA supports the strike of GDS employees in total solidarity and it will decide future programme shortly if the demand is not settled and it is made clear that the Department is only responsible for the paralisation of postal services at this crucial juncture.

The FNPO therefore appeals to the cadre

  

1.    All the affiliated unions should extend full support in solidarity and organize for the total strike of GDS employees.

2.    According to the local situations they may form local JCA and cooperate to the strike according to the situation and see that the strike is total.

3.    During the period of strike massive demonstrations should be held at all work places

4.    They should protest wearing black badges against the callous attitude of the Department and Government.

All should understand that due to the technical compulsions the Postal JCA didn’t join the strike from the said date. The Postal JCA is watching the situation and take appropriate action in due course and will maintain broader unity for fulfillment of the charter of demands served on 17.5.2018 including the GDS demands (appended). Make preparations for the future direct action.

The agitation should send a message to the Department that the powder is dry and it will culminate to an indefinite strike shortly.

With fraternal Greetings……

                                                                                                     (D.KISHAN RAO)

                                                                                               Secretary General, FNPO

Indefinite GDS Strike called by NUGDS & AIGDSU from 22.05.2018.

GDS Strike is discussed in the postal JCA on 16/05/2018 & today 17/05/2018 and decided to go on strike by GDS ,. Departmental employees will support the strike. Please take efforts for our success.
Asok Kumar Mitra, Circle Secretary. NUGDS @ Kaushik Chakraborty, C/S NAPE Gr- C

Wishing you a prosperous Bengali New Year 1425. May God bless all of you and your family with good health, peace and happiness.

Koushik Chakraborty
Circle Secretary

Greetings

Dear Colleague,
Secretary General FNPO Sri D. Theagarajan Retired from service on superannuation on 31.03.2018 & now Secretary General is Sri D.Kisan Rao. We heartilySalute both the Leaders.
= Koushik Chakaborty =  

D.Theagarajan Secretary General F.N.P.O retiring from service on Superannuation on 31.03.2018....

Wishing you a very happy retired Life.Hope you will be with us as usual. May God bless you with good health, peace and all happiness.....
With regards,
Rajat S Das & All Members of FNPO
WB Circle.

DA ORDER FROM Deptt of Posts, Dak Bhaban

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2018.
http://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=2744

GDS Committee Recommendations will be implemented soon Salient features of Shri Kamlesh Chandra Committee

GDS Committee Recommendations will be implemented soon Salient features of Shri Kamlesh Chandra Committee

• The old system of payment of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) is dispensed with and replaced with a new wage payment system. Under the new wage payment system, 11 TRCA slabs are subsumed into 3 Wage Scales with two Levels each for BPMs and for other than BPMs. One wage scale would be common for both the categories of GDSs.
• The minimum working hours of GDS Post Offices and GDSs are increased to 4 hours from 3 hours.
• The new working hours for GDS Post Offices will be 4 hours and 5 hours only.
• The Level 1 GDS Post Offices / GDSs will have 4 hours as working hours and Level – 2 will have 5 hours as working hours.
• The Point System for assessment of workload of BPMs has been abolished.
• The new wage payment system is linked to revenue generation of GDS Post Offices. Under the new system, there will be no increase in wages of BPMs from Level -1 to Level -2 on the basis of workload but the same will be increased based on achievement of prescribed revenue norms which is fixed at 100% for normal areas and 50% for special areas.
• The GDS Post Offices not achieving the prescribed revenue norm within the given working hours will have to open GDS Post Offices for minimum of additional 30 minutes beyond the prescribed working hours.
• The GDS BPMs will be paid Revenue Linked Allowance @10% beyond level-2 wage scale if they will be successful in achieving revenue beyond prescribed norms
• The GDS Post Offices has been categorized into A, B; C and D categories based on the revenue generation norms. The GDS Post Office in A category will achieve 100% revenue norm. The Committee has recommended a set of actions for each category of GDS Post Offices.
• The six approved categories of GDSs are subsumed into two categories only. One category will be Branch Post Master and all other 5 categories of GDSs are subsumed into one Multi Tasking Category.
• The GDSs working in the GDS Post Offices will be known as Assistant Branch Post Master (ABPMs) and those working in the Departmental Post Offices will be known as Dak Sevak (DS).
• The minimum wage has been increased to Rs. 10000/- per month and maximum pay to Rs. 35480/- per month.
• The rate of annual increase is recommended as 3%.
• A Composite Allowance comprising of support for hiring accommodation for GDS Post Offices as well as mandatory residence, office maintenance, mobile and electricity usage charges etc. has been introduced for the first time.
• Children Education Allowance @Rs. 6000/- per child per annum has been introduced for GDSs.
• Risk & Hardship Allowance @Rs. 500/- per month for GDS working in the special areas has also been introduced.
• A Financial up-gradation has been introduced at 12 years, 24 years and 36 years of services in form of two advance additional annual increases.
• The Ceiling of ex-gratia gratuity has been increased from Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 5,00,000
• The GDS Contribution for Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) should be enhanced maximum up to 10% and minimum up to 3% of the basic wage per month, whereas the Department should contribute a fixed contribution of 3% of the basic wage of the GDSs.
• The coverage of GDS Group Insurance Scheme has been enhanced from Rs. 50000/- to Rs. 5,00,000/
• The contribution of Department in Circle Welfare Fund (CWF) has been increased from Rs. 100/ per annum to Rs. 300/ per annum.
• The scope of CWF is extended to cover immediate family members such as spouse; daughters, sons and dependent daughters in law in the scheme.
• The Committee also recommended 10% hike in the prescribed limits of financial grants and assistances in the Circle Welfare Funds.
• The Committee has recommended addition of Rs. 10,000/ for purchase of Tablet / Mobile from the Circle Welfare in the head “Financial Assistance of Fund by way of loans with lower rate of interest (5%)”.
• Provision of 26 weeks of Maternity Leave for women GDS has been recommended.
• The wages for the entire period of Maternity Leave is recommended to be paid from salary head from where wages of GDSs are paid.
• The Committee has also recommended one week of paternity leave.
• Leave accumulation and encashment facility up to 180 days has been introduced.
• Online system of engagement has been recommended.
• Alternate livelihood condition for engagement of GDSs has been relaxed.
• Voluntary Discharge scheme has been recommended.
• The Discharge age has been retained at 65 years.
• The Limited Transfer Facility has been relaxed from 1 time to 3 times for male GDSs. There will be no restriction on number of chances for transfer of women GDSs. The powers for transfer has been delegated to the concerned Divisional head.
• The ex-gratia payment during put off period should be revised to 35% from 25% of the wage and DA drawn immediately before put off.
• The Committee has recommended preferring transfer before put off duty. 

DA ORDER ISSUED

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https://doe.gov.in/sites/default/files/DA_order01012018E_0.pdf

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