LOGO of AIPRPA

LOGO of AIPRPA

AIPRPA CHQ HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN LOGO

The AIPRPA CHQ has developed its own LOGO. The Logo symbolizes the main motto of the organisation to defend the social security and denotes the secion of CG Pensioners it represents viz., the Postal and RMS by the Letter Box and the Mail Van. 

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

AGM of AIPRPA in New Delhi on 15-16 October 2015

Annual General Body (AGM) of AIPRPA CHQ 

meets in New Delhi

Two-Day Session of AGM on 15th & 16th October 2015

Dear Comrades,

The AGM of AIPRPA CHQ has been notified to meet on 15th and 16th of October, 2015 under the chairmanship of CHQ President Comrade D.K.Rahate. The AGM will be held in the Community Centre of P&T Colony, Sector-VI in R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022. All CHQ Office Bearers, State General Secretaries / State Steering Committee Secretaries and the District / Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA are ex-officio Delegates. Others will be Visitors. The AGM is very important as far as our organisation is concerned because it will in the backdrop of submission of its Report by the 7th CPC to the Central Government. The major agenda before us will be to debate on the report pertaining to the Pensioners in general and the Postal & RMS Pensioners in particular. The deliberations will guide us to go to the AIC of NCCPA in Kolkata in November first week with our clear cut proposals to deal with the anomalies of 7th CPC. The indications including from the speech of the Honourable Finance Minister in the Parliament are very clear; that there may not be any substantial increase in salaries of employees or the pensionery benefits of Pensioners. Therefore once again the CHQ requests all Delegates to attend without fail; and before coming to the AGM discuss within your State Comrades about the Pay Commission Report and come with clear proposals. 

The inaugural session of the AGM will be addressed by leaders of CG Employees and Pensioners Organisations. The Reception Committee is taking steps to invite Comrades Shiv Gopal Misra (JCM National Council Staff Side Secretary); K.K.N.Kutty (President Confederation); M.Krishnan (Secretary General Confederation); R.N.Parashar (Secretary General NFPE); and other General Secretaries of NFPE Affiliated Organisations in Delhi. Efforts also will be made to bring top leaders of other Postal Federations. Leaders of Pensioners Organisations viz., the NCCPA are also being invited to the inaugural session. 

The venue for the AGM is Community Centre of P&T Colony in Sector-6 of R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022. The accommodation for stay of Delegates is arranged near the venue. The accommodation for stay is available from 6.00 A.M of 15th October to 17th October morning. However, those Delegates arriving in Delhi on the previous day viz., on 14th itself will be provided with a temporary accommodation by the Reception Committee. Therefore such comrades are requested to contact the leaders of Delhi State (Rajinder Prasad Verma: 09873162960; Deep Chand: 09711795486; Sankarpal Singh: 07838170852) and inform the time of their arrival in Delhi. A detailed circular will later be released by the Reception Committee to all concerned. 

The Notice issued today by the CHQ for the AGM is reproduced below for information:

AIPRPA / AGM / 1 / 2015    Dated 17-08-2015

To

All CHQ Office Bearers / State General Secretaries / District & Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA

NOTICE

It is hereby notified that the Annual General Body Meeting of AIPRPA CHQ will be held in the Community Centre of P&T Colony, Sector VI, R.K.Puram, New Delhi – 110022 from 10.00 A.M of 15th October to 06-00 P.M of 16^th October (both days) under the chairmanship of Comrade D.K.Rahate CHQ President. The items of Agenda for discussion by the AGM will be as under:

1. Condolence.
2. Report of General Secretary.
3. 7^th CPC Report and our future task.
4. Organisational Review.
5. Resolutions.
6. Any other item with the permission of Chair.

All Office Bearers of CHQ, all State General Secretaries and State Steering Committee Secretaries and all District / Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA who are ex-officio delegates to AGM are requested to attend without fail.

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

Note: Accommodation for Delegates will be from 6.00 A.M. of 15^th morning to 17^thmorning and those who are arriving previous day are requested to inform the Reception Committee in advance for temporary accommodation elsewhere.  

Big Expectations from 7th CPC and Low possibilities projected by Union Finance Minister!

Honourable Finance Minister Shri.Arun Jaitely had spoken about the possible impact of 7th CPC recommedations in Parliament.

The Speech is critically reviewed by Comrade Elangovan of DREU.

I am reproducting the comments of Comrade Elangovan for the consideration of our members: 

  

7^TH CPC WIL INCREASE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PAY ONLY BY 15%.

SHOULD WE ACCEPT?

 R.ELANGOVAN,

WORKING PRESIDENT, DREU

1.     The Medium Term Expenditure Framework statement has not yet been uploaded in Finance Ministry’s website.However I have taken the figures provided by print media including The Hindu.As per their statement the expenditure on salaries will rise by 9.56% in the fiscal 2015-16 as a result of 7^th CPC implementation over the normal estimated expenditure in the 2015-16 budget to Rs.100619 crores. This means that the expenditure projected was Rs.91,839cr which if increased by 9.56% becomesRs.100619 crores.

2.     While going through the earlier framework statements I have come to the conclusion that the ‘salaries’ shown is pay with normal increments plus DA projected.

3.     As per the estimated strength and provision there of statement laid as part of finance budget,the normal projection as PAY was Rs.60731 cr and so DA is Rs 31,108 as deducted from Rs 91 839 cr.The budget document does not give the DA expenditure separately. It gives the total expenditure on all allowances. I have therefore arrived at the figure based on calculations. However I have sought the expenditure on DA, HRA, and Transport Allowance separately through RTI.

4.     The increase proposed is Rs.100619 cr from Rs.91,839cr  which means that there will be an increase of Rs.8780 cr. There won’t be any DA after 1-1-2016 up to 31-3-2016 in the fiscal 2015-16.Therefore the whole increase is on basic pay in this fiscal.

5.     As we have already seen that the basic pay is Rs.60731 cr. the increase of Rs.8780 cr. is over this Rs.60731.This increase is 14.45% only.The expenditure projected for 2016-17 is Rs.1,12,000cr which is Rs.11,400 more over 2015-16 which works out to 11.32%. This is due to Increment, DA,HRA, TRA etc.The projection for 2017-18 is 1,16,000 cr.

6.     If 40%  of Basic Pay is to be given,the increase of expenditure in the fiscal 2015-16  must  be Rs. 24000 cr as against the Rs. 8780 cr. The demand of JCM Staff side is that there must be an increase of 371% of basic pay as on 1-1-2016. With the 119% DA we would be drawing 219% already. The real increase demanded is 152% of Basic Pay.So not the 152% or 40% of 5^th and 6^thCPC is intended to be given to us. Only around 15% is going to be given.As The Terms Of Reference of 7^TH CPC directs them to recommend only what is‘FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE’to the Government.Now the Government InParliament states only 15% is FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE. ARE WE TO ACCEPT IT.?Some PSUs got 15%. But that is for 5 years. But for Central Government Employees it is for Ten Years.Are We To Accept?

7.     Pension expenditure for civilian pensioners was estimated to be Rs.27,145cr and defence pension Rs.54,500 cr. The total is Rs.81645 cr. This is expected to go up to Rs.88521 cr, which is an increase of Rs.6876 cr.As there will be no Dearness Relief for the fiscal 2015-16 the increase is to be accounted only to Basic Pension.

8.     I have sought the expenditure break up for dearness relief under RTI. However the rough calculation shows a near increase of same 15% in Pension.

9.     The impact of 6^th CPC on expenditure as per estimated strength of establishment and provision there of in respect of Central Government civilian employees was as follows:

ARREARS Rs 26084 cr.  For three  years mostly on Pay and DA regular PAY Increase per annum:   Rs 8685 cr. These are actual figures.The 219% ofRs. 8685 cris  Rs.19000 cr. EVEN THIS IS NOT GIVEN.

10.We must issue a warning to the government afresh demanding acceptance of our demand.I recall my earlier note where in I had quoted BibekDebroy’s report that the 7^th CPC will not be that destabilising to the Government as that of 6^th CPC. GOVERNMENT PROVES THAT.