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onday, 1 September 2014

com. m. krishnan, secretary general, nfpe & confederation & general secretry, aipeu group-c (chq) retires from service on superannuation on 31-08-2014

Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) & Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group-C (CHQ), Leader, JCM Departmental Council, Department of Posts, Member, JCM National Council will be retiring from service on superannuation on 31st August, 2014.

                   As per the decision of NFPE Federal Executive meeting held on 21-08-2014 and Central Working Committee meeting of AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) held on 22nd to 24th August, 2014 at Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) Com: M.Krishnan, will continue to function in the NFPE & P-3 CHQ till next Federal Council of NFPE (May 2016) and All India Conference of AIPEU Group-C (June 2015).  He will also continue to lead the entire Central Government employees as Secretary General, Confederation till the next National Conference (2016).

                   Com: R.N.Parashar, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE, will take charge as Secretry General, NFPE from 01-09-2014 till next Federal Council as per the decision of NFPE Federal Executive meeting.  Com.N.Subramanian, Deputy General Secretary, AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) will officiate as General Secretary, AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) till next AIC, as per the decision of CWC meeting of AIPEU Group-C.

                   NFPE CHQ, AIPEU Group-C (CHQ) and the CHQs of all other affiliated unions of NFPE extend our best wishes to Com.M.Krishnan and we are sure that he will lead us in the coming days also.

                   We are reproducing below the resolutions adopted by NFPE Federal Executive meeting and Central Working Committee meeting of AIPEU Group-C on the services rendered by Com.M.Krishnan.  We are also reproducing a letter received from Shri.D.Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO.

I.  Resolution adopted by NFPE Federal Executive.

            The Federal Executive of NFPE records its full appreciation for the yeoman service rendered by Comrade M.Krishnan as the Secretary General of NFPE. The Federation has scaled new heights during his stewardship and the unity of Postal regular employees and Gramin Dak Sewaks entered into a new chapter under his leadership. The united movements of Postal Workers under the banner of Postal JCA as well as the independent struggles under the mighty National Federation of Postal Employees are further strengthened under his able leadership. He provided a militant, progressive leadership with farsightedness for the betterment of Postal Workers. It is  under his leadership that the NFPE claimed its historic vanguard role of leading the entirety of CG Employees under the platform of Confederation of CG Employees & Workers and it can be seen that the movement of central government employees has launched a powerful movement including strikes for the establishment of 7th CPC with Comrade M.Krishnan as its Secretary General. The integration of Postal and CG Employees with the entirety of Indian working class organisations in developing the path of united struggles against the neo-liberal policies of Government has further been cemented during his tenure. The leadership of confederation has come back to the Postal Organisation after a long period of 44 years and comrade Krishnan is leading the movement of CG employees in the path of struggle with firmness and it is noteworthy to mention that the unity of all JCM National Council organisations has reached its zenith with all coming together in championing the cause of three lakhs of Gramin Dak Sewaks and thousands of casual labourers in Postal and CG services due to his firm efforts. Ideological education of all cadres and employees through several All India and Regional Trade Union Camps under the banners of NFPE and Confederation; Concrete organisational steps for mobilizing the women employees of Postal Department as well as the Confederation level are some of the landmark achievements of Comrade Krishnan. The National Executive notes with happiness that all the affiliates of NFPE have always maintained a unified stand on all important activities of the Federation and this unity is due to the confidence created amongst all affiliates by the unifying leadership of Comrade Krishnan. The relinquishing of charge as the Secretary General of NFPE by him due to his superannuation from the Government Service is a huge loss to the movement but the Executive wishes to get his valuable advice and guidance to the Federation in the days to come. The National Executive places on record its unstinted gratitude to Comrade M.Krishnan for his able leadership to the historic organisation of NFPE not only as Secretary General but in numerous other capacities as well during his long service.  The Federal Executive further resolves that Com.M.Krishnan will continue to be in the Federal Executive of NFPE even after handing over charge, till the next Federal Council meeting to be held in May 2016.

II.          Resolution adopted by CWC meeting of AIPEU Group - C (CHQ)

                   RESOLUTION ON THE SERVICES OF COM. M.KRISHNAN, GENEARL SECRETARY, AIPEU GROUP-C CHQ & SECRETARY GENERAL NFPE/CONFEDERATION

            The Central Working Committee of All India Postal Employees Union Group ‘C’ (CHQ) held in Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) from 22.8.2014 to 24.8.2014 unanimously appreciates the sincere, superb and outstanding services rendered by Com. M. Krishnan as General Secretary of AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) and Secretary General of NFPE & Confederation during his tenure and like to place on record our whole hearted compliments,greetings and commendations to him and also acknowledge and recognize him for his unparalleled and appreciated service, which definitely resulted in charming the organization to new heights and also in settling many of the long pending demands of the Postal employees, especially Postal Group ‘C’ staff.

Com. M. Krishnan’s contributions in enhancing the prestige and image of AIPEU Group ‘C’ and thereby NFPE as well as the Confederation, will be remembered forever. In order to strengthen the organization and also to enhance the organizing capacity of the rank and file leaders the P3 CHQ  & NFPE CHQ under the leadership of Com. M. Krishnan is maintaining constant communication with the general membership through website and also the Bhartiya Post and Postal Crusader monthly journals. The Trade Union classes and workshops organized by Com M.Krishnan, General Secretary for the NFPE and the Confederation has also contributed to a great extent in improving the quality of the organization. The need of the unity amidst the working class of all sections as well as Government employees, organized and unorganised workers, he preached and also practiced during his tenure upsurge him to the  standard of a great statesman and a living legend. It is only Com M. Krishnan, who spends more than 20 hours daily for the working class all along during his tenure.

Com. M.Krishnan is a vivacious, vibrant,meticulous hard working and fully committed leader and is always working for the upliftment and welfare of the Postal employees, especially most down-trodden three lakhs Gramin Dak Sewaks. He has also extended his helping hand to all affiliated unions of the NFPE as the Member and then Leader of the JCM (Departmental Council) Staff side. He is also the All India Secretary General of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and is at the forefront in implementing all the programmes of the Confederation. The two days strike in February 2014 demanding the formation of the Seventh Pay Commission cut the ice and is one of the milestone in the history of the CG employees’ movement.

Com M.Krishnan has pioneered and crusaded his best in making the General Strikes conducted as per the call of Central Trade Unions and other Federations including NFPE against the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the Govt. a grand success in the Postal Sector. As the Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees he built the unity of all the Postal employees and conducted various trade union actions which have prevented the adverse effect of implementation of the new economic policy in the postal sector and to save the postal service as a public utility service. The mass recruitment to the extent of 30% and more in the postal is the major advancement of the Federation for which the skill and negotiating capacity of the Secretary  General NFPE Com M. Krishnan are fully exploited. The fight against closure of 9797 Postoffices and 300 RMS offices in the name of McKincey Consultancy’s recommendation, the campaign against the New Postal Policy and the move of the Govt. to privatise postal services by granting licence to Courier Services, the Cadre Restructuring agreement etc are examples of his uncompromising stand, hard-bargaing and negotiating skill. His capacity to make inspiring and educative speeches and also taking class are worth emulating.

This Central Working Committee of this Union, while saluting Com. M. Krishnan for his devoted and dedicated service to the Central Govt. Employees and Postal employees, especially to the CHQ of AIPEU Group ‘C’ hereby resolved to utilize the valuable and experienced services of Com. M. Krishnan in the AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) till the next All India Conference to be held in June 2015.

III.  E.mail received from Shri.D.Theagarajan, SG, FNPO.

In regard to the services rendered by Sri M.Krishnan to the employees, I am unable to find words to express my appreciation towards him. In the last few years my relationship with him is very cordial and it became useful to the Postal employees.  His manner of approaching official side with the issues of staff is bold as well as of positive nature .

So far I do not find negative attitude in him during the negotiation with official side. The retirement of Shri  M.Krishnan from the Department is a great loss to the Postal employees in particular and  central government employees  in general .

In fine , I feel that a good friend of mine is retiring from the service.. I pray to  the Almighty to shower blessings on him and his family members to give happiness and prosperity .

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CWC, AIPEU GROUP 'C' HELD AT ONGOLE - A REPORT

In continuation of the CWCs already held at Hyderabad and Guwahati, the third Central working committee of AIPEU Group ‘C’ was convened at Ongole – A. P. from 22.08.2014 to 23.08.2014, after the Last AIC.

The NFPE & AIPEU Group ‘C’ flags were upraised by Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE and Com. R. Sivannarayana CHQ President respectively. Out of 15 office bearers the following Thirteen were present.

1.      Com. R. Sivannarayana, President

2.      Com. Mangesh Parab, Working President

3.      Com. N. Gopalakrishnan, Working President

4.      Com. R. C. Mishra, Vice President

5.      Com. C. P. Shobana, Vice President

6.      Com. M. Krishnan, General Secretary

7.      Com. N. Subramanian, Dy. General Secretary

8.      Com. R. N. Parashar, Asst. General Secretary

9.      Com. A. Veeramani, Asst. General Secretary

10.  Com. Balwinder Singh, Financial Secretary

11.  Com. U. K. Tiwari, Org. General Secretary

12.  Com. S. A. Hamid, Org. General Secretary

13.  Com. L. P. Saikia, Org. General Secretary

Com. Gaurang Dev Maity, Asst. General Secretary & Com. H. P. Diwakar, Asst. Financial Secretary were absent.

Out of 22 Circles, barring Delhi Circle in Organisational dispute all the 21 circles represented. Six Mahila Committee members were also present.

Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE & General Secretary, AI RMS & MMS EU Group ‘C’ inaugurated the CWC session.

Com. R. Sivannarayana, President CHQ presided over the CWC and the Working Presidents & Vice Presidents assisted him during the session. On behalf of receiption committee Com. DASV Prasad, Circle Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Circle gave welcome address.

The General Secretaries of Sister unions and office bearers of NFPE & Leaders took part amidst the active session and presented their speech.

Com. Seethalakshmi, General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen & MSE/Group ‘D’

Com. P. Suresh, General Secretary, AI RMS & MMS EU MAILGUARDS & MTS GROUP 'C'

Com. V. K. Tiwari, General Secretary, All India Postal SBCO Employees Union Group ‘C’

Com. P. Pandurangarao, General Secretary, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)

Com. P. Mohan, General Secretary, AIP Casual, Part Time, Contingent, Contract Workers Federation

Com. S. Raghupathy, Asst. Secretary, NFPE

Com. I. S. Dabas, Ex-General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen & MSE/Group ‘D’

Com. K. V. Sridharan, Ex-General Secretary, AIPEU Group ‘C’

Com. Manoharan, Working President, NFPE

Com. B. G. Tamhankar, Ex-President, AIPEU Group ‘C’ & NFPE

Com. Appanraj, Ex-General Secretary, All India Postal SBCO Employees Union Group ‘C’

The CWC eleaborately discussed in length and breadth of all the issues related to technology, Core Banking solutions, Core Insurance solutions, MACPs, Cadre restructuring JCM Departmental Council items, Postal JCA Charter of demands and programme of action and Confederation Charter of demands etc.

The following are the important decisions arrived by concensus in the CWC.

1.      The Confederation’s effort for inclusion of GDS demands in 7^th CPC, DA merger etc has been endorsed.

2.      The upgradation of pay scale of PA/SA and supervisory posts will be given due importance while oral evidence with 7^th CPC.

3.      CWC full endorsed the AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) Memorandum to 7^th CPC.

4.      The CWC endorses memorandum submitted by NFPE, JCM NC, Confederation, demanding minimum wage as per 15^th ILC, DA merger etc. Five promotion & inclusion GDS in true spirit.

5.      The CWC decided to insist the department to implement the agreed cadre restructuring proposal at the earliest.

6.      The CWC directed all Divisional and Branches as well as the Circle Secretaries to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of NFPE in a befitting manner by holding conventions, meetings, recognize the services of old leaders etc.

7.      The CWC requested all the divisions and branches to observe Postal JCA programme of actions to clinch all the 39 demands.

8.      To end the election dispute of Delhi Circle, it has been decided to conduct General Body by CHQ itself on the basis of actual membership being existed in the divisions after obtaining legal opinion.

Further to the above decisions, the following resolutions have been passed unanimously.

1.      In the wake of retirement of Com. M. Krishnan, General Secretary on 31.08.2014, Com. N. Subramanian Deputy General Secretary will officiate in the post of General secretary and Com. M. Krishnan will continue to function in the CHQ till ensuing AIC.

2.      Repairing of building of Tarapada Bhawan at New Delhi may be executed as the present state of the building needs rewiring plastering of roof and floor etc. The proposed expenditure will be around Rs. One Lakh.

In precise, the CWC has gone in a constructive manner and the discussions were in detail. The decision taken above will be the road map to the CHQ for its effective functioning. The views and suggestions deliberated by the CWC members have been taken proper note of and they will be taken up with the Directorate and other levels.

CWC recorded its special and sincere thanks to the host of the CWC, (i.e) the Andhra Pradesh Circle Union and in particular to Com. D. A. S. V. Prasad, Circle Secretary, Andhra Pradesh and the divisional union, Prakasam division for volunteering to host the CWC and for the elaborate grand arrangements they made for this meeting and also the wide publicity given through posters and website.

Com. N. Subramanian, Deputy General Secretary has delivered vote of thanks on behalf of CHQ.

Com. D. A. S. V. Prasad Circle Secretary A. P. delivered vote of thanks on behalf of Receiption Committee.

In total, the CWC at Ongole ended with a historic success

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2.  All are requested to keep the following landmark identification for reaching the Conference Hall:

          Conference Venue: NATHAN MAHAL and NATHAN PALACE

          Bus Route from Katpadi Railway Station and Vellore New Bus Stand: Town Bus No.1 (Katpadi to Bagayam) and the Bus Stop to get down for the

          Conference hall is "TOLGATE".

          From TOLGATE bus stop just cross the road and enter the opposite small road called :Chinna Allapuram" and reach the AIC venue in two minutes.

3. From VELLORE CANTONMENT Railway Station the venue of AIC is one kilometre - Autos have to be engaged to reach the venue.

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AIPRPA HOLDS ITS 1st ALL INDIA CONFERENCE

AIPRPA HOLDS ITS 1st ALL INDIA CONFERENCE

       RECEPTION COMMITTEE WITH SHRI.G.V.SELVAM VICE PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN VELLORE VIZ., VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (UNIVERSITY) AS CHAIRMAN IS FUNCTIONING TO RECEIVE ALL DELEGATES.

    INAUGURAL SESSION WILL BE ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT - HIGH OFFICERS OF DEPARTMENT OF POSTS - TOP LEADERS OF PENSIONERS MOVEMENT - ALL INDIA FEDERATION LEADERS OF POSTAL FEDERATIONS - RETIRED SENIOR MOST OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS - LEADERS OF MANY ALL INDIA AND STATE PENSIONERS ORGANISATIONS.

INVITATION CARD IS PLACED HERE UNDER:

Attend in large numbers to make the historic occassion of birth of an all India Pensioners Organisation for the Postal & RMS Pensioners for the first time in history.

1.                   PART – II

CHAPTER - I

SECTIONAL MEMORANDUM ON POSTAL PENSIONERS ISSUES

1.1       The All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association while endorsing and submitting the common memorandum prepared on consensus amongst various Pensioners Organisations also submits this Sectional Memorandum on Postal Pensioners issues for judicious consideration of the 7^th CPC.

III Largest Civilian Department Pensioners

1.2       The Postal Department is the third largest Central Government Department following Indian Railways and Defence. Naturally the Postal Pensioners segment is the third largest amongst the Central Government Pensioners. There are more than 2,00,000 Pensioners on the rolls of the Postal Department's pension roaster. While the common issues of Postal Pensioners are identical to that of the entirety of Central Government Pensioners, there are certain issues and demands peculiar to Postal Pensioners. This Sectional Memorandum is an attempt to place those issues before the 7^th CPC for objective consideration.

Discrimination on grant of Medical treatment

1.3       The Postal Pensioners who are not covered under CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) are like their counterparts are granted FMA (Fixed Medical Allowance). But those pensioners who want to become beneficiaries of CGHS are facing discrimination at the hands of the Health Department for years. Those Pensioners who were already CGHS beneficiaries while in service alone are admitted into the CGHS after their retirement. The other pensioners are precluded from joining the CGHS. The CGHS is a scheme wherein every beneficiary is paying at the prescribed rates set by the CGHS. Therefore there is no logic or justification to deny admittance to any pensioner as a beneficiary in CGHS. The Pensioners of various Central Government Departments irrespective of their being a CGHS beneficiary or not while in service are admitted into the CGHS Scheme. The Postal Pensioners alone are denied the privilege of joining CGHS.

1.4       The reason attributed for this non-admittance in CGHS is the existence of one or two Postal Dispensaries in the particular State. The Postal Dispensaries (erstwhile P&T Dispensaries) were recommended to be merged with CGHS by the V CPC. The Government did not act on that recommendation. The VI CPC also recommended similar merger of Postal Dispensaries with CGHS. The Government had subsequently merged only 19 Postal Dispensaries in 12 Cities on the plea that only in those 12 Cities there is CGHS in existence and therefore the merger is feasible only in those cities. This is causing a serious problem because no Postal Pensioner in a particular State where even one Postal Dispensary is existing in any District of the State, to join CGHS. The Postal Pensioners residing under the jurisdiction of the Postal Dispensary in that particular district alone can be catered by that Postal Dispensary. Therefore there is no logic or justification for persisting with the stand that no Postal Pensioner will be allowed to join CGHS, just because there is one or two postal dispensaries in existence in that State.

1.5       The non-admittance of Postal Pensioner alone into CGHS is a clear discrimination being perpetrated against the poor pensioners of Postal Department. The Central Government was brought to notice of this issue by the Staff Side National Council JCM as well several Pensioners Organisations had raised this issue in the SCOVA forum also for remedy. Instead of solving this very important issue of Postal Pensioners, the Government is taking shelter under matter pre-judice clause since some aggrieved pensioners had already moved the Courts in different places. A recommendation by the 7^th CPC will sort out this age old problem and help the thousands of senior citizens who are in dire need of medical needs at their fag end of life.

1.6       It is not out of place to mention that the Pensioners were given a favourable verdict in the Central Administrative Tribunal of Kerala and upheld by the Honourable High Court of Kerala also under which the Postal Pensioners residing outside the CGHS area in the entire State of Kerala are permitted to become the beneficiaries in CGHS. Though the Central Government had filed SLP against this judgment, the Postal Pensioners of Kerala State are admitted into CGHS even though they reside outside the jurisdiction of CGHS city and irrespective of the fact as to whether they were beneficiaries of CGHS while in service or not. The benefit of Court Judgments in Kerala should be extended to all Postal Pensioners in other States as well.

Merger of all Postal Dispensaries under CGHS

1.7       The stand of the Government as against the recommendations of both V and VI CPCs for merging the P&T Dispensaries with CGHS is very negative. Lukewarm response was shown after VI CPC recommendation and after dilly dallying the question for years, the Governmetn ultimately came forward to merge  only 19 Postal Dispensaries with CGHS. The Government could have easily merged all the remaining Postal Dispensaries also by converting those infrastructures of Postal Dispensaries into CGHS infrastructure with additional expenditure not unmanageable by the Central Government. There is no meaning in some dispensaries in the name of Postal Dispensaries while a centralized CGHS can cater to the medical needs of all CG Employees and Pensioners in a much better manner. The Postal Pensioners covered under the existing Postal Dispensaries are not considered for treatment of hospitalization facilities is a clear case of discrimination amongst the same category of Central Government Pensioners. A welfare state cannot justify its act on any grounds including on the ground of financial burden to deny the medical needs for one section of Government Pensioners while the same is granted to majority of CG Pensioners. It is recognized by one and all that the Government was spending from its own exchequer towards running the P&T Dispensaries for the benefit of Postal and Telegraph workers without any contribution from employees goes to show that the Medicare is a social welfare measure on the part of the Government towards its work force. Therefore the CGHS though contributory in nature cannot be fully considered as a contributory scheme as it is also a welfare measure towards the CG Employees and CG Pensioners. We appeal to the VII CPC to recommend for total merger of Postal Dispensaries with CGHS without exemption so that all Postal Pensioners can be benefited without any discrimination.

Rent free BSNL landline Phone to Postal Pensioners

1.8       The Postal Department was segregated from the combined P&T Department on 31^stMarch, 1985. The Telecom Department later converted into BSNL is granting rent free land line phones to all Telecom and BSNL Pensioners and also to Postal Pensioners who have worked in the combined department of P&T for more than 20 years at the time of bifurcation. This means only those employees who were in P&T department in the year 1965 or before are entitled to get this concession. The cut off time fixed by the BSNL is unjustified. Most of today's Postal Pensioners were employees of combined P&T department entered in service only after 1965. Some such pensioners have approached courts and got a favourable judgment and based on those judgments got the concession extended to them by the BSNL. The general guideline of the Honourable Supreme Court of India that all similarly placed persons should be extended the same justice held out to any other person is ignored by the Central Government. This issue is continuously being discussed in the forum of SCOVA but the burden of decision is left on the BSNL which is dilly dallying the question for years together. We fervently appeal to the 7^th CPC for a recommendation to the Central Government for grant of rent free land line phone from BSNL to all Postal Pensioners who were recruited when the department was combined one irrespective of number of years' service put in by them in the P&T department.

Allotment of Postal Staff Quarters for Pensioners

1.9       There is a tendency amongst the employees of Postal Department to not to seek for residential accommodation in the Postal Staff Quarters for various reasons including owning of their own houses and not suitable to their work spots etc. Many such Postal Staff quarters were left unoccupied causing slow damage to the structure of the building itself. Instead of keeping the Postal staff quarters unoccupied, it would be welcome to allot them to the Postal Pensioners who opt for such quarters. The analogy for serving employees who live in Staff Quarters is recovering HRA besides a standard license fee. In the case of Postal Pensioners the vacant staff quarters according to the entitlement of the cadre in which they retired may be allotted to them on payment of standard license fee only as a token of served the department for a number of years. Similar concession may be extended to family pensioners also. We seek the kind recommendation of 7^th CPC in this regards.

Free Postage facility to Postal Pensioners

1.10     Various Central Government Pensioners like the Pensioners of Railways and Defence are offered special privileges like Railway Pass and Defence Canteens. The Postal Pensioners shall be extended some such concessions by the Government as is available to Pensioners in Australia. The Australian Postal Department (Australia Post) has implemented a scheme called "My Post Concession Account" in which postal concessions are offered to sections like Pensioners holding Pensioner Concession Card etc. The Postal Pensioners should be granted such facilities for free postage in a year.

Chapter – II

Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual Labourers

Defined Pension to GDS Promotees on retirement

2.1       The new entrants on or after 1.1.2004  in the Central services are not covered by the Defined Pension benefit scheme but attached to NPS only. However, if any Casual labourer like the temporary status Mazdoors etc are regularised even after 1.1.2004, they should be treated as entered in service prior to 1.1.2004 only as per the judicial pronouncement of Honourable High Court of Madras. In a recent judgment the Madras High Court has held that 16 temporary status Mazdoors who were regularised in the Kalpakkam Atomic Energy Department after 1.1.2004 should be brought under Defined Benefit Pension Scheme and not under NPS by virtue of their entering the services as a Casual labourer well before the cut of date of 1.1.2004.

2.2       In the background of the above judgment we submit that there are thousands of casual labourers with or without temporary status in the Department of Posts without any scope of regularisation for years. Therefore when they get the opportunity to be regularised, they should not be placed under the contributory NPS Scheme but should be brought under the CCS(Pension)Rules, 1972. We request the 7^th CPC for a positive recommendation to the Government in this issue.

2.3       Due to wrong interpretation of the DOPT as well as the Department of Posts, hundreds of Casual labourers who have become eligible to be considered for grant of temporary status Mazdoors as per the scheme worked out by the DOPT in line with the Supreme Court of India's directive are deprived of the benefit. The DOPT order facilitates grant of temporary status to those casual labourers who have completed 240 days of service in a year (206 days in the case of casual labourers working in administrative offices) provided they had entered into the service as a casual labourer on or before the cut off date viz., The wrong interpretation made by the DOPT / DoP being that only those casual labourers who have completed 240 days of service on the cut off date itself will be entitiled for the grant of temporary status and that the scheme is not a running scheme for those who completes the eligibility on a subsequent date to the cut off date. This is not only an arbitrary interpretation against the spirit of the Supreme Court directive but also against regularisation of casual labourers themselves in the services. They will be able to be regularised only if they are granted with the temporary status and only if they get regularised they will be able to be made eligible for the defined benefit pension as discussed in the foregoing paragraph. We request the 7^th CPC for a recommendation by the Pay Commission for set righting a glare injustice to pave way for converting the period of casual nature as pensionable service.

Defined Pension to GDS Promotees on retirement

2.4       There are roughly three lakhs of Gramin Dak Sewaks in the Department of Posts who were recommended by the Justice Talwar Committee for the grant of pension by the Government by treating them as civil servants. This was not accepted yet by the Government. Meanwhile as per the analogy of the judgment of the Honourable Madras High Court, which directed to treat the period of casual nature rendered by the temporary status Mazdoors regularised after 1.1.2004 as employees entered in service prior to 1.1.2004, these Gramin Dak Sewaks also are to be treated as entered in to Postal Services before 1.1.2004 even though they get regularised in the posts of MTS / Postman / Mailguard etc after 1.1.2004 by virtue of their  long service as GDS that gives them the eligibility to regularisation.

2.5       In some cases there are judicial pronouncements to the effect that if there is any shortage of service in a regularized post for the eligibility to pension (10 years service) to those employees who were promoted to those posts from the cadre of Gramin Dak Sewaks, then the shortage should be adjusted from the long service rendered by them as GDS. The above judgment has not been extended to all similarly placed employees resulting in them retiring without any pensionery benefit. This is totally unjustified and against the legal pronouncements. We therefore suggest that the 7^th CPC may recommend to the Government for allowing such retirees to get pension by treating their shortage if any in the qualifying service from the long service rendered by them as GDS in the past.

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ALL INDIA POSTAL & RMS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION

DT. 30-6-2014

NOTICE

Notice for 1^st Annual General Body Meeting &

1^st Foundation STATE CONFERENCE OF AP CIRCLE

It is hereby notified that the 1^st Annual General Body Meeting as well as the foundation STATE CONFERENCE OF AP CIRCLE of ALL India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association (AIPRPA) will be held at Sri KODANDA RAMASWAMY KALYANA MANDAPAM, MORIESPET, TENALI under the Presidentship of Comrade T. NARASIMHAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, CHQ & OTHER PRESEDIUM MEMBERS. The AGM will start at 10.00 Hrs on 10.07.2014.

The AGM will transact the following agenda:

1.             Adoption of Report of activities conducted by the STATE Steering Committee.

2.             Adoption of Audited Accounts for the period from the formation of All India Steering Committee.

3.             Submission of Common Memorandum on Pensioners issues and Postal Sectional Memorandum to 7^thCPC.

4.             To finalise suggestions on By-law

5.             Organisational Review:

6.             Problems of Pensioners:

a.             Problems of postal Pensioners.

b.                  Problems of pre-2006; pre-1996; and pre-1986 pensioners.

c.                   CGHS functioning and improvements thereon - Inadequate FMA and related issues - Medicare related issues.

d.                  .Other problems of pensioners.

7.             Election of Office Bearers and Management Committee Members to STATE COMMITTEE for 2014-2017.

8.             Venue of 2^nd STATE CONFERENCE

                                                                                          [ Y.NAGABHUSHANAM]

                                                                                                              STATE COORDINATOR

ALL INDIA POSTAL & RMS PENSIONERS ASSICIATION

AP STATE COMMITTEE

Dear comrades,

Notice for first state & all India conference are sent along with this letter for your information.

Delegate fee will be rupees 100/- for state conference and rupees 500/- for all India conference. Mobilize maximum number of delegates for both the conferences as we have to discuss and finalize the by laws of all India body and memorandum to be submitted to 7^th pay commission which has to be submitted on 30^th July 2014.

Note : All divisional Secretaries of nfpe/fnpo affiliated unions are requested to take steps to mobilize delegates to both the conferences from your divisions.

The following leaders were invited to the state conference.

1.    Com. M. Krishnan, secretary general, nfpe

2.     Com. D. Tyagarajan, secretary general , fnpo

3.     Co. K. Raghavendran,general convener,AIPRPA

4.    Com. K.V. Sridharan, ex,gs piii

And other state leaders of nfpe & fnpo unions.

                                                                         [Y.NAGABHSHANAM]

                                                                          STATE CONVENER