FORMATION OF AIPRPA IN SEVEN SISTERS' STATES

FORMATION OF AIPRPA IN SEVEN SISTERS' STATES

DISCUSSION FOR FORMATION OF AIPRPA IN NORTH EASTERN REGION

In the background of formation of Tripura State AIPRPA on 5th April, a discussion took place in Agarthala during the midst of the 34th Joint Circle Conference of NFPE Unions of Assam & NE Circles on the question of formation of AIPRPA. The discussion was organised by the RCC (Regional Coordination Committee) of Assam & NE Circle Unions. Circle Secretary P3 Assam Comrade L.P.Saikia informed that his circle conference has resolved to form AIPRPA in all Divisions of Assam Circle. The Circle Secretary P3 North East comrade Ramani Bhattacharya; Circle Secretary of P4 North East Comrade Smt.  Lakhamti Wahlang ; Circle Secretary of P4 Assam Circle Comrade Mainul Haque; Circle Secretary of R3 Assam Circle Comrade G.Talukdar; Circle Secretary of Postal Administrative Union of Assam Circle Comrade Pankaj Das; Regional Coordination Committee Secretary Comrade Debnath; Senior leader and former circle Secretary of R3 Assam Circle Comrade A.Rahman attended and participated in the discussion. 

Comrade M.Krishnan Secretary General Confederation & Ex-Secretary General NFPE and Comrade K.Ragavendran General Secretary AIPRPA & Ex-Secretary General NFPE were present and guided the meeting.  

Certain important decisions were taken for formation of AIPRPA in the entire region vizAssam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachalpradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland States. All the Circle Unions and the RCC (Regional Coordination Committee) will take all necessary steps including discussing with the leadership of the existing Postal & RMS Pensioners Association in Guwahati for bringing all pensioners of postal and RMS within AIPRPA. 

Accordingly the joint subjects committee of the 34th joint circle conference of Assam & NE Circle NFPE Unions held on 8.4.2015 adopted a unanimous resolution on Policy & Programme. The above resolution stated that in line with the decision of the 9th Federal Council of NFPE held at Hyderabad action will be  undertaken to form AIPRPA in all divisions of 7 States in this North Eastern Region. 

AIPRPA CHQ Conveys its hearty thanks to the resolve of the NFPE Organisation led by RCC Assam & NE for the above soliarity. 

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary AIPRPA

POSTAL JCA OF NFPE & FNPO ON STRUGGLE PATH

Postal JCA of NFPE - FNPO - AIPEU GDS (NFPE) & NUGDS Served Strike Notice

Indefinite Strike from 6th May 2015

Strike to achieve 26 Points Charter of Demands

AIPRPA CHQ extends total solidarity to the Strike Call and calls upon all its organisations to act in support of the Strike in all manner possible.

DA / DR 6% APPROVED BY CABINET BUT ORDERS AWAITED

CABINET APPROVES 6% DA / DR HIKE TO CG EMPLOYEES & CG PENSIONERS

PRESS INFORMATION FUREAU OF MOF MADE THE PRESS RELEASE YESTERDAY

ORDERS OF THE MOF & MINISTRY OF PENSION & PENSIONERS WELFARE ISSHORTLY AWAITED

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Government of India

Ministry of Finance

07-April-2015 20:03 IST

Release of additional installment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners, due from 1.1.2015.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2015 at the rate of six percent increase over the existing rate of 107 percent.

Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 113 percent of the basic pay with effect from 01.01.2015. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both DA and DR would be of the order of Rs. 6762.24 crore per annum and Rs. 7889.34 crore in the Financial Year 2015-16 (i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2015 to February 2016).

This will benefit 48 lakh government employees and 55 lakh pensioners.

Source : Press Information Bureau