AIPRPA AP CIRCLE APPEALS TO ALL DIVISIONAL/DISTRICT UNITS TO EXTEND SOLIDARITY & SUPPORT TO POSTAL EMPLOYEES STRIKE FOR 2 DAYS ON 1ST&2ND DECEMBER 2015

Atrocious to foist officer committee once again for GDS

MODI GOVERNMENT FOIST A RETIRED OFFICER COMMITTEE FOR GDS ONCE AGAIN!

It will be another black day for three lakhs of GDS in the Department of Posts as the Government is reportedly gone ahead with the formation of yet another Retired Officer led GDS committee! File is to be signed and cleared shortly by the Minister Communications. Already it is out that the Agra PMG had been appointed to function as the Secretary to GDS committee. The move by Modi Government to reject the justified claims of the entirety of CG movement represented by JCM NC Staff Side to refer GDS wage revision issue to 7th CPC itself clearly demonstrates that it is in no way different from UPA Government! Neither the Government is ready to constitute a Judicial Commission on the pattern of Justice Talwar! The adamancy of Central Government is most retrograde and condemnable. It is high time to teach a lesson to the Government and DOP by the whole postal trade unions and  GDS unions through their coming together urgently on a single united platform of struggle until the Government relents and withdraws its move. What the Veterans of Armed Forces pensioners could achieve through consistent struggles could also be achievable by united struggle of entire staff uncompromisingly! It is high time to teach a strong lesson to the callous approach of Modi Government by urgently bringing back the PM back to India!

Friday, 13 November 2015

SOME DECISIONS OF SCOVA's 27th MEETING

SCOVA MEETING IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS

The 27th meeting of SCOVA was held on 13.11.2015. Honourable Minister of State (PP) & Chairman SCOVA attended. The following important points and decisions emerged in that meeting.

1.      ·             9697 PPOs are still pending to be issued with Revised               PPOs for Pre-2006 Pensioners.

    

·         Health Insurance scheme for pensioners in Non-CGHS Areas: Ministry of Health has informed that after consultations with various Ministries and Insurance Companies, a scheme for Health Insurance has been prepared for employees and pensioners. An EFC Memo would be circulated soon.

·         CGHS facilities to all P&T Pensioners: It was demanded that since on 22.08.2014 the Supreme Court had finally disposed of the SLP,  the OMs of Health Ministry dated 1.8.1996 and 1.9.1996 must be withdrawn and all P&T Pensioners must be allowed into CGHS . Ministry of Health has informed that a proposal for extending the CGHS benefit to all P&T pensioners on par with other Government Pensioners has been sent for approval to Department of Expenditure.

·         Extension of benefit of upgraded Grade Pay to Pre-2006 Pensioners of S-12 Grade: Department of Expenditure has informed that the matter is under its consideration and a response would be sent to Ministry of Pension within a week.

·         Pension re-fixation to Pre-2006 Pensioners with less than 33 years of service: As the Revision Petition in the Supreme Court filed by the Government had been rejected by the Apex Court on 26.08.2015, the matter is under examination.

·         Refixation of pension from 1.1.2006: It is instructed to implement the orders dated 30^th July, 2015 before 31.10.2015. 

AIPRPA CALLS FOR PROGRAMMES

AIPRPA CHQ CALLS UPON TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES

SOLIDARITY TO JCM STAFF SIDE PROGRAMME ON 19.11.2015

SOLIDARITY TO POSTAL STRIKE ON 1-2 DECEMBER 2015 

OBSERVE PENSIONERS DAY ON 17.12.2015

The Central Government Employees are staging a Dharna at Jantar Mantar on 19th November, 2015 to protest against the undue interference of the Finance Minister in a manner of threatening of the Pay Commission from giving out any recommendation beyond the wishes of the Central Government. The Central Government Employees have planned a protest nationwide and a dharna at Jantar Mantar is also planned on that day. AIPRPA calls upon the Delhi State Association to participate in large number in the Jantar Mantar Programme. In other States,  AIPRPA will organise the  pensioners in the Dharna conducted by Confederation in their areas. 

The Postal Employees are going on strike on 1-2 December, 2015 on their charter of Demands with importance to refer the GDS wage revision issue to Justice Mathur headed Commission. FNPO is expected to join in the strike. AIPRPA is extending its solidarity and calls upon all to conduct solidarity demonstrations on the first day of strike viz., 1.12.2015. 

The Pensioners Day has to be observed as usual on 17th December to commemorate the great fight carried on by U.S.Nakara for safeguarding the principle of Pension as a matter of right to all Government Employees. Hold special gatherings in all places and hold Seminars on Attacks on Social Security under neo-liberalism and celebrate the day in a befitting manner. 

All are kindly requested to send reports of observence of these three programmes.

K.Ragavendran
General Secretary