Wednesday 31 December 2014

The All-India CPI-IW (AI CPI-IW) for the month of November has been released by the Labour Bureau, Government of India. The index remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive month since August and remains at 253. The relaxing inflation and fuel prices contributed to the index value remaining static. With 11 of 12 indices required to calculate the dearness allowance from January 2015 available, Dearness Allowance from January'15 will be 113% by all likelihood. 

                       DA hike will be 6%.

Tuesday 30 December 2014

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WISHING YOU ALL HAPPY & PROSPERIOUS NEW YEAR

As 2015 approaches, give a moment of thought to the
 achievements as well as the failures of 2014 so that you
 know what the right path for you would be. 


Friday 26 December 2014


EMAIL SENT TO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS FOR IMMEDIATE ENDORESEMENT OF FMA ORDERS

ALL INDIA POSTAL & RMS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION (CHQ)
Chennai HQ: 2/44, Muthial Chetty Street, Purasawalkam, Chennai – 600007
New Delhi HQ: First Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi – 110001
Phone: 09444919295    E-Mail: aiprpachq@gmail.com Website: www.postalpensioners.blogspot.in
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AIPRPA / CHQ / 1   Dated 26th December, 2014

To

The Secretary
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan         
New Delhi – 110001

Sub: Request for causing immediate endorsement orders of Ministry of Pension & Pensioners Welfare on enhanced FMA w.e.f. 19.11.2014 – regarding.

Madam,

You may be aware of the fact that the Government had enhanced the quantum of Fixed Medical Allowance to Pensioners not covered under CGHS from 300/- to 500/- per month from 19.11.2014 vide its order No. 4/25/2008-P&PW(D) dated 19.11.2014.

The above orders of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare) require to be endorsed by the Department of Posts for facilitating payment of enhanced FMA with effect from 19.11.2014 to Postal Pensioners.

There seems to be an  undue delay in endorsing the above orders by the Postal Directorate and even after the lapse of more than a month from the issue of orders by the Pension & Pensioners Welfare Department, the Postal Department has not yet endorsed it. This undue delay is causing huge concern and agony to thousands of Postal Pensioners.

The CHQ of the  All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association seeks your kind intervention for causing the immediate release of endorsement orders.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
K.Ragavendran
General Secretary

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association.

Tuesday 23 December 2014

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HAPPY CHRISTAMAS TO ONE & ALL



CAN’T RECOVER EXCESS SALARY PAID TO CLASS III, IV STAFF
SUPREME COURT
Press News by TOI

NEW DELHI: Recovery of excess amount paid to Class-III and Class-IV employees due to employer's mistake is not permissible in law, the Supreme Court has ruled saying that it would cause extremely harsh consequences to them who are totally dependent on their wages to run their family.

The apex court said employees of lower rung service spend their entire earning in the upkeep and welfare of their family, and if such excess payment is allowed to be recovered from them, it would cause them far more hardship, than the reciprocal gains to the employer.

A bench of JS Khehar and Arun Mishra also directed that an employer cannot recover excess amount in case of a retired employee or one who is to retire within one year and where recovery process is initiated five years after excess payment.

"We are therefore satisfied in concluding, that such recovery from employees belonging to the lower rungs (i.e., Class-III and Class-IV - sometimes denoted as Group 'C' and Group 'D') of service, should not be subjected to the ordeal of any recovery, even though they were beneficiaries of receiving higher emoluments, than were due to them. Such recovery would be iniquitous and arbitrary and therefore would also breach the mandate contained in Article 14 of the Constitution," Justice Khehar, who wrote the judgment said.

It said that the employer's right to recover has to compared, with the effect of the recovery on the concerned employee and if the effect of the recovery from the employee would be, more unfair, more wrongful, more improper, and more unwarranted, than the corresponding right of the employer, which would then make it iniquitous and arbitrary, to effect the recovery.

"In such a situation, the employee's right would outbalance, and therefore eclipse, the right of the employer to recover," the bench said.

The bench passed the order on a petition filed by Punjab government challenging Punjab and Haryana high court order restraining it to recover the excess amount paid by mistake to numerous employees over the years.

It said we may, as a ready reference, summarize the following few situations, wherein recoveries by the employers, would be impermissible in law:

(i) Recovery from employees belonging to Class-III and Class-IV service (or Group 'C' and Group 'D' service).

(ii) Recovery from retired employees, or employees who are due to retire within one year, of the order of recovery.

(iii) Recovery from employees, when the excess payment has been made for a period in excess of five years, before the order of recovery is issued.

(iv) Recovery in cases where an employee has wrongfully been required to discharge duties of a higher post, and has been paid accordingly, even though he should have rightfully been required to work against an inferior post.

(v) In any other case, where the Court arrives at the conclusion, that recovery if made from the employee, would be iniquitous or harsh or arbitrary to such an extent, as would far outweigh the equitable balance of the employer's right to recover.

The court said a government employee is primarily dependent on his wages, and such deduction from salary should not be allowed which would make it difficult for the employee to provide for the needs of his family and any recovery must be done within five years.


In this case, the employees were given monetary benefits in excess of their entitlement due to a mistake committed by a concerned competent authority, in determining the emoluments payable to them.

Saturday 20 December 2014

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Thursday 18 December 2014


Pensioner's Day celebrations at Ongole HO

Pensioner's day has bee celebrated at Ongole HO by All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association (NFPE). The meeting was presided over by Com. G.Purnachandrarao and organised by Com.P.Peraiah. Chief guest Com. Y.Nagabhushanam , Circle Convener has explained the importance of pensioner's moment and detailed scheme of welfare measures.

Com. D.Mohanarao, Circle vice president , NFPE-P3, Com. K.Venkateswarlu, D/s, NFPE-P3, Com. K.Veeraswamy Reddy, D.President , FNPO-P3 and Com. Sk.Mastan Vali, D/s, BPEU P3 have attended the gathering and conveyed their messages.

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Tuesday 16 December 2014


NATIONAL CONVENTION OF PENSIONERS AT NAGPUR


BCPC ORGANISES A NATIONAL CONVENTION OF PENSIONERS ORGANISATIONS AT NAGPUR

NATIONAL CONVENTION ON 15th FEBRUARY, 2015

Circular of BCPC Secretary General Comrade S.K.Vyas is reproduced below for information of all.

Number of Delegates representing AIPRPA in this Convention at Nagpur will be finalised in consultation with BCPC and will be intimated soon.

K.Ragavendran
General Secretary - AIPRPA




Bharat Central Pensioners Confederation

13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001

 

S.C.Maheswari                                                                                                      S.K.Vyas

      Chairman                                                                                                Secretary General

09868862322                                                                                                     09868244035

                                 

Circular No. BCPC 6/2014                                                                     Dated December 2014.

 

To

All Members of Governing Council of BCPC

Affiliates of BCPC & NCCPA &

Other CG Pensioners Organisations (Federations & All India Associations)

 

Dear Comrades,

Wish you Happy New Year 2015.

BCPC is organising a National Convention of Pensioners Organisations to be held on 
15th February 2015 at Nagpur to finalize a Charter of Demands and decide a Programme of 
Action for realization of these demands.

The Convention has been called following the National Convention of Central Government 
Employees Organizations participating in the JCM held on 11.12.2014 which has finalized 
the following charter of Demands (some of which have been raised by C.G. Pensioners 
Organizations as well) and have decided to go ahead with agitational programme of action 
culminating in an indefinite strike, if the Government does not settle these demands.

Declaration adopted by the said National Convention is reproduced in NCCPA website 
(www.nccpahq.blogspot.in) and may be down loaded. However, the Charter of Demands & 
Programme of Action adopted by the said National Convention are reproduced below:-
Charter of demands.


1.      Effect wage revision of Central Government employees from 1.12014 accepting the memorandum of the staff side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant interim relief and merger of 100% of DA. Ensure submission of the 7th CPC report with the stipulated time frame
of 18 months; include Grameen Dak Sewaks within the ambit of the 7th CPC.  Settle all anomalies of the 6th CPC.


2.      No privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments and no corporatisation of postal services;


3.      No Ban on recruitment/creation of post.


4.      Scrap PFRDA Act and re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.


5.      No outsourcing; contractorisation, privatisation of governmental functions; withdraw the proposed move to close down the Printing Presses; the Publication, Form Store and Stationery department and Medical Stores Depots; regularise the existing daily rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices;


6.      Revive the JCM functioning at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the CGEs.


7.      Remove the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments.


8.      No labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of the workers.


9.      Remove the Bonus ceiling;


10.     Ensure five promotions in the service career.

 

PROGRAMME OF ACTION:

 


1.      Organize State/District/Divisional level Joint convention to popularize the declaration before and 
4 February, 2015.


2.      To organize massive dharna/rally at all State Capital/major Defence centers jointly by all the participating Unions in March, 2015.


3.      To organize campaign fortnight throughout the country in the first two weeks of April, 2015.


4.      To organize Rally before the Parliament house in the month of April when the house will be in budget session to declare the date for the commencement of the indefinite strike action and the programme and
date of serving strike notice.


You are requested to take organizational decision to join this convention to be held at Nagpur on 
15th February 2015.



Please inform me about the decision taken by your Organization as also the list of delegates who would be attending this convention, latest by 
15th January 2015.


You would soon be informed about venue etc by Shri D.V.Dhaktod, Secretary, Postal A/c & Audit Pensioners Assn., 63, Dharampeth Society, Layout 3, Deendayal Nagar, Nagpur – 440022



Expecting a prompt response from you



With greetings,


Yours fraternally,




(S.K.Vyas)
Secretary General