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REDESIGNATION OF POST OF HSG-I HEAD CLERK, SBCO

SB CIRCULAR 17/2015

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Launch Of Post-Terminals For BPMs - Rural ICT Project

Department has launched issue of Post-Terminals (POTD Devices) to BPMs on pilot basis on 28.12.2015 in the states of U.P, Rajasthan and Bihar as part of implementation of RICT ( Rural Information & Communication Technology). 

Key highlights of RICT

1. Branch Post Masters to be given a hand held device for day-to-day operations
2. Through the hand held device, BPM will be able to do transactions for Core Banking, Insurance and Mail Operations
3. Scanning of documents and barcodes through a scanner
4. Regional language support on the handheld device
5. Provision of solar panels for battery charging at all Branch office

Ms. Aakansha Shukla BPM (UP) receiving first Hand Held device from MoC

VERY IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY OFFICES MIGRATED TO CBS

SB order No. 14 /2015

1. General :

1.      In case of RD deposits accepted through MPKBY agents, two copies of LOT is to be taken from agent. One copy  should be kept in the  office guard file and another copy should be attached with the Pay-in slip and placed at the end of RD voucher bundle.[Point 1.4]

2.      Account opening form or SB – 3 card of  an account which is opened on obtaining KYC documents, at the first time,  need not be sent to SBCO at the time of closure along with the closed voucher. The remarks “SB-3 / AOF retained with KYC documents” should be recorded  on the closed voucher under the signature of ASPM /SPM.   [Point 1.5]

3.      AOF obtained for the subsequently opened accounts should be attached with the closed voucher and sent to SBCO.[Point 1.5]

The union government is set to increase the maternity leave for women employed in private firms from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks.

Govt to increase maternity leave in pvt sector from 12 to 26 weeks

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi Monday said the Ministry of Labour has agreed to increase maternity leave to six-and-a-half months. “We had written to the Labour Ministry asking that the maternity leave be extended taking into account the six months of breastfeeding that is required post childbirth. The Labour Ministry has agreed to increase it to six-and-a-half months,” said Maneka.

Discontinue The Practice Of Appointing Pay Commissions Every 10 Years – AK Mathur

Discontinue the Practice of Appointing Pay Commissions every 10 years – According to Mathur, this could be avoided if a system of annual salary hikes — as in the private sector — is implemented for government staff as well.

The Centre could discontinue the practice of appointing pay commissions every 10 years to suggest salary revisions for its staff, justice AK Mathur, chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC), said. Instead, he said, the government could have a mechanism for annual increment in salaries, taking into account all aspects including the consumer prices. While the dearness allowance offsets the impact of retail inflation on the salaries of government employees, the salary increases are now accorded by way of the pay commission-awarded “fitment” factor and annual increment.

HomeEconomy Indian Railways union members oppose new pension scheme; wants FinMin intervention in 7th Pay Commission case (0) Indian Railways union members oppose new pension scheme; wants FinMin intervention in 7th Pay Commission case

Members of a Indian Railways union has opposed the new pension scheme and demanded that the employees should be kept out of the ambit of the scheme.

All-India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF) General Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said that the Indain Railways union has urged Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to raise the matter with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to ensure the government keeps railway employees out of the ambit of new pension scheme. (Reuters)

Members of a Indian Railways union has opposed the new pension scheme and demanded that the employees should be kept out of the ambit of the scheme.

Indian-Railway-has-recruitment-notification-for-18252-vacancies

Indian Railway has announced a huge recruitment notification for 18252 vacancies. Here are the details:

Indian-Railway-has-recruitment-notification-for-18252-vacancies

Commercial Apprentice (CA): 703 Posts
Traffic Apprentice (TA): 1645 Posts
Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC):127 Posts
Goods Guard: 7591 Posts
Junior Accountant cum Amanuensis (Typist) (JAA):1205 Posts
Senior Clerk cum typist: 869 Posts
Assistant Station Master (ASM): 5942 Posts
Transport Assistant: 166 Posts
Senior Time Keeper: 04 Posts

Selection Process: Written test and Proficiency test

DOPT exempted the parents of differently abled children from the mandatory transfers

Key initiatives of the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)

YEAR ENDER 2015

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has taken various initiatives during the year 2015. These initiatives aim at working in the direction of larger public interest and to establish accountability and transparency.

In a landmark decision, the Government scrapped Interviews for recruitment to lower posts wherever it could be dispensed with. This was followed by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh writing D.O. letters to Chief Ministers of all States in September to take the lead in carrying forward this initiative with respect to State Government jobs.

Why implementing the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation is a herculean challenge

By Shantanu Nandan Sharma, ET Bureau | 20 Dec, 2015, 07.00AM IST

Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, a former Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), has returned to his home town Jodhpur in Rajasthan after spending two years in Delhi and submitting a 900-page humongous report recommending a hike in pay, allowances and pension for 47 lakh government employees and 52 lakh pensioners.

Even as the government kickstarts the process of implementing the report, something that will cost the exchequer over Rs 1 lakh crore, Mathur nowa-days hears only the disgruntled voices.

He continues to read complaints in newspapers and hears deep anxiety among civil servants over phone calls. 

Wage hike in 7th Pay Commission

Comrades ,

The 7th CPC has cheated the 35 lakhs Central Government Employees and 50 lakhs pensioners, by announcing meagre 14.29% wage hike, in actual term of increase for serving employees after deduction of Income tax, enhanced subscription of CGEIS, licence fee, CGHS etc the net increase is actually varies from 1% to 4 % increase.

The similar situation was existing for central Government employees during the 5th CPC , as the 5th CPC had recommended 20% wage hike after strike notice was served then the Third Front Government agreed to provide 40% wage hike, recently the 6th CPC had provided 54% wage hike.This is lowest wage hike by any pay commission.

The Central Government Employees are having 10 years wage revision against the basic principle of 5 years wage revision adopted by all other Government agency such as Banks Employees, PSU employees etc. The bank employees were initially offered around 10% wage hike , after sustained trade union action they got 15% wage hike from with effect from 1st November 2012. Cumulatively it works out to more than 35 % wage hike for 10 years. The AP and Telangana state government employees got recently 40 % wage hike the pay commission of AP had also adopted Dr. Aykroyd formula and 15th ILO norms and fixed at Rs 13,000/- minimum wage as on 1st July 2013 , if we calculate the minimum wage on this basis for the Central Government Employees the minimum wage works out to Rs 25,000/- and fitment formula of 3.57 .

Comrades let us fight united under the NJCA banner to achieve a decent wage hike, the 7th CPC has erred in the calculation of minimum wage for the Central Government Employees it has fixed at Rs 18000/ against the staff side demand of Rs 26,000/-. while calculating the minimum wage as per Dr. Aykroyd formula and 15th ILO norms the 7th CPC has taken wrong prices of the essential items for example the price of one kg of pulses as Rs 97.84 against the market price of Rs 180/- , similarly the price of one kg of rice and wheat as Rs 25.93 against the market price of Rs 50/- & Rs 40, and 7th CPC has modified the Dr. Aykroyd formula and 15th ILO norms. The 7th CPC has taken 125% DA into consideration, at present the DA is likely to cross 125% , the prices of essential commodity including rice and pulses are showing increase in last month and further rise due to floods and draught in many states.

Where there is unity there is always victory

“All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.”

“All for one and one for all.”

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”

Dear Members ,

All the above quotes given by the great people.  Now it’s time to be United... Our team has previously submitted the 7th Central Pay Commission report, as a result the Hon’ble Commission has allowed us to compete at the examination for the posts of Sr. Postmaster.  Our team during its recent visit to the Directorate submitted its Memorandum regarding modifications to be done to the 7th CPC recommendations in favour of our Esteemed Cadre.  It’s time to be united and wait for the Victory.. which is almost.. at our doors. 

With all of your active co-operation, Team AIAPC putting all its best efforts to accomplish the victory.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM (NPS) AND ATAL PENSION YOJANA (APY)

Recently Central Government launched one more pension scheme called Atal Pension Yojana. So what is the difference between existing National Pension System  (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY)?

Let us point one by one.

1) Age of joining–

The age for joining the National Pension System  (NPS) is 18-60 years. Whereas for Atal Pension Yojana (APY) the age eligibility is 18-40 years.

Point Of Sale 7.9.4 Available For McCamish Migrated Offices

Separate Point Of Sale exe is provided for McCamish rolled out offices where PLI transactions will not be available.

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SB CIRCULAR 17/2015

AIAPC - TN WRITES TO THE HON'BLE CPMG OF TAMILNADU CIRCLE DATED 16.12.2015

Dear Members of Tamilnadu circle,

             As per the direction of the hon'ble CPMG- Tamilnadu to submit the grievances if any to take further action at C.O level, AIAPC-TN submits letter to the hon'ble CPMG to request to take further necessary action to our long pending issues. 

The letter is reproduced below for your notice.

All India Association of Postmaster Cadre - Circle Websites

• Assam Circle
• Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Circle
• Bihar Circle
• Chhatisgarh Circle
• Delhi Circle
• Gujrat Circle
• Hariyana Circle
• Himachal Pradesh Circle
• Jammu and Kashmir Circle
• Jharkhand Circle
• Karnataka Circle
• Kerala Circle
• Maharastra Circle
• Madhya Pradesh
• North East Cirlcle
• Punjab Circle
• Rajashtan Circle
• Odisha Circle
• Tamilnadu Circle
• Uttarakhand Circle
• Uttar Pradesh Circle
• West Bengal Circle

AIAPC - TN CONGRATULATE THE IP/ASP CADRE

Dear Administrative cadre IP/ASP friends,

SUCCESS NEVER COMES EASY

      All India Association of Postmaster cadre - Tamilnadu circle congratulate the IP/ASP cadre for their success in struggle in proper pay upgradation at par with Central Excise IP cadre in the recommendations of 7th CPC.

    This association is well aware that your achievement never comes easy and you all had a prolonged 10 years struggle with department and 6 years legal battle too.

   Wishing you all to receive many more success to your cadre and this association assure for the cordial and friendly relationship with IP/ASP and other Administrative cadres.

PROUD NEWS TO THE POSTMASTER CADRE !!!!

Smt. M. Usharani Postmaster Grade I was promoted as the Officiating Sr. PM of Erode HPO Tamilnadu Circle.

Sincere thanks to the PMG Western Region and the SSPOs, Erode division

This association convey its sincere thanks to the Hon'ble PMG Western Region, Ms.Manju M.Pillai and the Respected SSPOs Erode division Shri.S.Gurunathan  for recognizing such potential of this Postmaster Cadre and awarded a very vital role to this cadre.

Smt.Usharani Postmaster Grade I, might be the first officiating Sr.PM of postmaster cadre. Wishing you all the very best madam.

NPS IS NOW ON YOUR MOBILE

Mutual transfer request of one PA Shri.Rupesh.C

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RUPESH.C (PA)          UR                    THENI                   CHENNAI CITY NORTH

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Flash news !!! Team work and Efforts of AIAPC has started to fetch it results

Dear Postmaster Cadre friends,

OUR SINCERE THANKS TO THE HON'BLE CPMG Dr.CHARLES LOBO

      Vide No : AIAPC /2015-2016 dated the 28^th November 2015, this association is requested the hon'ble CPMG, Tamilnadu circle to give appointment to enable us to sort out our postmaster cadre grievances with circle forum. (Request letter is attached below)

        Even flood affected conditions and other hectic work at Tamilnadu circle office, Hon'ble CPMG has responded to our request and asked this association to forward our grievances for further necessary action at circle level. (CPMG order copy is also attached below)

    Dear Postmasters kindly see the CPMG order copy regarding the appointment, and please forward your grievances with supporting documents if any to our association eMail id gradepostmaster@gmail.com to project our circle cadre issue to the circle office. You may contact me at any time via my mobile number 9600841933 to put forth your grievances if any.

   Comradely yours

                                                                                               (R.Rajendran)

Postmaster Grade I

Circle Secretary (Ad-hoc committee)

All India Association of Postmaster Cadre (Proposed)

Kuttalam S.O, Kumbakonam, (TN) 609801

1. CPMG order copy

THANKS TO BPEF SECRETARY GENERAL SHRI.S.K.MISHRA

SINCERE THANKS TO BPEF SECRETARY GENERAL SHRI.S.K MISHRA

     BPEF SECRETARY GENERAL SHRI.S.K.MISHRA WAS CONTACTED OVER PHONE ON 06.12.2015 TO PROJECT OUR POSTMASTER CADRE ISSUE IN THEIR MEMORANDUM GOING TO BE SUBMITTED ON 08TH DECEMBER 2015 MEETING OF THE DIRECTORATE.

       SHRI.S.K.MISHRA WAS REACTED VERY QUICKLY AND RENDERED HIS FULL SUPPORT AND ADDED A PARA TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF POSTMASTER CADRE UNION TO PLACE THE POSTMASTER GRADE I/ II &III/Sr.PM IN GRADE PAY 4600/4800/5400 RESPECTIVELY.

     IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT THE OTHER UNION PUT FORTH A PARA TO CONSIDER AIAPC DEMAND WITHOUT ANY PARTIALITY IS HIGHLY APPRECIABLE. REFERRED PARA IS PRODUCED BELOW FOR THE MEMBERS INFORMATION

Proposed future of the DOP as projected by AIAPC and handed over to the Directorate

Tremendous Activities of TeamAIAPC at the Directorate during 07/12/2015 & 08/12/2005

This is for favour of information of all of our friends in Postmaster Cadre that in spite of being an un-recognized association AIAPC not only entered in the office of the 7th Central Pay Commission but also submitted its Memorandum. All of you may have noticed that no any unions / associations found their place in the report of the 7th CPC excepting IP Association who is going to get their demand fulfilled after a long battle for 15 years (approx), but the 7th CPC has given a ‘DISTINCT EMPHASIS’ on the demand of our cadre and recommended the following in its report submitted to the Hon’ble Minister of Finance:

“Accordingly the Commission recommends that while 25 percent of the posts of Senior Post Master may continue to be filled up from Post Master Gr.III through seniority based promotions, eligible officers from the Post Masters’ cadre (Postmaster Gr.II and Postmaster Gr.III) may also be permitted to appear for LDCE along with Inspector (Posts) for the balance 75 percent of the Senior Postmasters’ posts”.

MEETING with Department To Upgrade the Recmondations of 7th C.P.C.

Dear Friends,

As per the programme ,Today in Dak Bhawan there was an Important Meeting took place to discuss the impacts of Recomondations of 7th CPC.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SECRETARY(POSTS) AND ENTIRE POSTAL SERVICE BOARD SHOWED THEIR POSITIVENESS AND AGREED TO TAKE-UP THE MATTER WITH MINISTERY TO UPGRADE THE GP OF POSTMASTER CADRE AS WELL AS SR. POST MASTER LIKE GROUP'B'

THE FOLLOWING POINTS ARE DISCUSSED POSITIVELY IN THE MEETING:----

With reference to 7th CPC report, this is to bring to your kind notice that 7th CPC has ignored

completely the newly created Postmaster Cadre and LSG/HSG supervisory structure in operative 

 side. It is to intimate that IPO and LSG cadre official were in the same pay structure during the 4th 

 

CPC. Though the recruitment procedure changed to one cadre the duties and responsibilities of 

 

Postmaster/Supervisor have enormously increased with introduction of computerisation in the post 

 

offices. It is felt by the cadre that neither department, nor CPC has taken any consideration for the 

 

changes being made in the department.

Though the department has agreed for cadre restructuring after the 6th CPC, the

recommendations agreed and approved by unions/associations have remained in liquid state till

date and no action has been initiated in this direction before 7th CPC, neither the department, nor 

 7th CPC has recommended any revision of pay structure for Postmaster Cadre/LSG-HSG

Supervisors.

The 7th CPC has recommended 5400 grade pay to Group B cadre and forgot to note

that the Sr. Postmaster also belongs to Group B and his/her grade pay also must be fixed at

5400 instead of 4800.

Photo of today's Directorate meeting to discuss about the recommendations of 7th CPC

Hike and Effect

Pay commission recommendations aren’t inflationary. But the fiscal deficit targets may prove unrealistic.

The Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended an overall increase of Rs 1.02 lakh crore at a growth rate of 23.55 per cent in pay, allowances, and pension (PAP) for Central government employees. More specifically, the increase is 16 per cent in pay, 63 per cent in allowances and 24 per cent in pensions. This, as per the commission’s calculations, will lead to an increase in the salary bill by about 0.65 per cent of GDP. First, there should be two corrections. One, the increase in the salary bill should be 0.63 per cent of GDP. Two, the increase in the estimated share of the PAP in total revenue expenditure should be 3.81 per cent, as against 4.25 per cent suggested in the commission’s report. These recommendations will benefit about 1.4 crore government employees with effect from January 2016 and are expected to have a significant impact on the overall macroeconomic parameters, such as the GDP, fiscal deficit, as well as inflation.

SALE OF 10 YRS NSC-IX ISSUE WILL BE DISCONTINUED FROM 20.12.15

FLASH NEWS !!!!

AIAPC has sent FAX to the Hon'ble D. G. Madam praying appointment and permission to attend the meeting on 08/12/2015

Be cautious while opening SSA accounts - Finacle software wont check the age

COMPARISON OF PAY DETERMINATION BEFORE AND AFTER 7TH PAY COMMISSION

The Shocking fact of Pay hike recommended by 7th Pay Commission

The Pay hike recommended by 7th Pay Commssion has been discribed as Bonanza by Media

• Pay commission said 14.29 % Hike in Pay is recommended, Media said central government employees will get 23.55% hike in salary including allowances.
• we will find out the real fact about the so called Bonanza..!
• whether the Media claims are true or not through a simple calculation…!

The strength of Group C employees in Central Government is 85%. So we must know what the Pay Hike is recommended for them actually.

AIAPC has submitted Memorandum for proper upgradation of pay for different tiers of Postmaster Cadre to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad , the Hon’ble Minister of Communication & IT

FROM 02.12.2015, ONLY UPTO 10 YERS AGE GIRL CAN OPEN SSA ACCOUNTS

AIAPC has written to the D G Posts requesting to take up the matter of upgradation of pay of Postmaster Gr-I, II , III and Sr Postmaster

APPEAL AND PARA WISE REPLY TO THE AGGRIVED PM-II OFFICIAL SHRI.M.MUTHUKRISHNAN

Sir,

 Sub:  Postmaster Cadre-Disappointing and Retrograde Recommendations of 7th CPC-reg     

 Ref:   7th CPC report submitted to Govt.of India on 19th instant

    It is brought to the notice of all our Postmaster Friends, that all of us feel shocked and ashamed of our Postmaster Cadre and get frustrated with 7th CPC report for not giving due recognition to front runners(Postmasters) of the Postal Department.

As far as our PM cadre is concerned,the following points are put forward for deep analysis and also for self appraisal of our own cadre at present to march in a right direction.

1. It is pathetic to note that, Either Our Department or 7th CPC has recognized the dignity of our PM Cadre and not given hike in Pay& Allowances of Postmasters, an important Cadre in Department of Posts.

2. We have requested to permit our Cadre staff to sit for LDCE of Postal Service Group "B" but permitted only for LDCE for Senior PostMaster.

3. It is quite unfortunate to witness that, the variation in Pay Scale between LSG/PM Grade I and an IP is going on increasing from 5th CPC to 7th CPC though both scales were identical in earlier 4th CPC.

4. The Yard- Stick for conducting both  IP exam and PM Grade I exam are not different (  almost the same) but  step mother treatment is given to PM cadre staff in granting identical Pay Scale.  Why this difference in Pay and Allowances to our Cadre Employees?  Where we have to go for making an appeal for this disparity?

5. 7th CPC report recommend higher Grade Pay to Employees belonging to IP cadre as detailed below. There are some ambiguity in Pay scales.

  

     Inspector-Post :                Rs.4600/ ( from the present GP of Rs.4200/)

     Assistant Superintendent:  Rs.4800/ ( from the present GP of Rs.4600/)

     Superintendent (Posts) :    Rs.5400/ ( from the present GP of Rs.4800/)

    Here the new status of GP of Class "A" Officers ( SSPOs, etc) is not known. whether the present GP Rs.5400/ will continue or not?. Similarly the Post of Senior Postmaster comes under classification of Group "B" Gazetted category and what is the new Grade Pay of this Senior Postmaster Cadre? whether Rs.5400/ or the existing GP of Rs.4800/. There is no clear demarcation to this effect in the 7th CPC report.

6. The only Recommendation of permitting our Cadre Officers to Senior PM examination is not a great boon for us, since the promotional chances in PM cadre is remote for want of vacancies or no of Posts. (PM GradeI-2097,GrII-511,GradeIII-495 & Senior PM -116)

7. Postmaster cadre Officers are treated equally on par with general line Officials and not duly recognized or not given importance at all levels. So PM Cadre is surely a Dying cadre and may be disposed off and all Postmasters may be reverted back to their original seniority in General line.

8. Hence it is our prime duty now to focus our issue at appropriate level for up gradation of Pay, since no other Postal trade union will raise voice for us.

9. If status quo is maintained even after repeated requests and interviews at suitable level, it will be better to submit mass declination letters to our supreme authority to wind up this victimized cadre.

10. Our All India Association ( AIAPC) is requested to take necessary steps on war footing basis to over come these injustice at appropriate level ( Parliamentary Committee etc.)

11.Otherwise there is no other way for our Association, except to struggle and fight legally to get the Identical scale of Pay for PM Grade I with an IP. 

                                                        AIAPC Zindabad.     

                    

 With Thanks and regards,

      Muthukrishnan M

    Postmaster(Grade II)

Padi PO,Chennai,TamilNadu

   Mobile no 9677292861

Dear Shri.M.Muthukrishnan ji,

                    First of all AIAPC-TN is sincerely thanking you since you are one among the sincere follower of the AIAPC and you attended almost all the meetings of AIAPC-TN. We could accept your entire dissatisfaction and to clarify your paras is one of the primary duty of us. Your para wise reply is as follows...

Goodbye, Wi-Fi! Li-Fi Just Got Tested And It's 100 Times Faster!

Things are going to get very interesting in the coming months. The way we access internet can completely change forever. Well, that's what scientists are telling us anyway. Remember this word - 'Li-Fi'; it's going to be used very often soon enough. What is it you ask? Li-Fi is a wireless technology that transmits high-speed (insanely high-speed) data using visible light communication, or VLC. So imagine switching on a bulb in your room, and it'll not only be a source of light, but will also transmit wireless internet to your phones and other devices. Madness, I tell you.