THE CODE ON WAGES, 2017 - LOK SHABA

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– Code on Wages Bill: The Code would ensure universal minimum wage for all industries and workers. Moreover, it will also cover those workers who are getting a monthly pay of higher than Rs 18,000.

– The Code on Wages Bill seeks to empower the Centre to set a minimum wage across sectors and states will have to maintain that.

– Moreover, the best part is that states will be able to provide for higher minimum wage in their jurisdiction than fixed by the Central government.

AIAPS is not participating in the proposed one day strike on 23.8.17

AIAPS association is not being the part of tomorrow's one day strike on 23.8.17 proposed by some unions.

Hence all the Postmasters are requested to open their office to work as usual.

_AIAPS(CHQ)

Passed Amendments in the honorable house of All India Conference of AIAPS

The following amendments were passed unanimously on 09.08.2017 at the honorable house of AIC at Kodaikanal - TN

1. Changing the association name as "All India Association of Postmasters and Supervisors" instead of "All India Association of Postal Supervisors(GL)" - This amendment was passed during 2015 Hyderabad AIC itself. However to get approval of the amendment by the directorate, honorable house had reiterated the same.

2. Approval of the AIAPS logo

3. Monthly subscription is revised to Rs.100/- from Rs.40/- because of limited number of PMs and Supervisors strength and price hikes of all commodities, transportation charges and equipments.

Resolutions passed at Honorable House of CWC and AIC of AIAPS During 07.08.2017 to 11.08.2017

Dear Postmasters and Supervisors,

The following resolutions were passed unanimously at the honorable house of CWC/AIC held at Kodaikanal during the period from 07.08.2017 to 11.08.2017.

1. 5 days a week work or claiming 52 days extra salary for working on Saturdays to the operative offices at par with other central government departments and administrative offices.

2. Conversion to the Old Pension Scheme from New pension scheme for those officials who were joined before the PFRDA bill enactment at honorable parliament i.e., before September 2013.

3. Upgradation of stepped up Grade Pay Rs. 4200/4600/4800/5400 to Postmaster Grade I/II/III/Sr.PM posts respectively w.e.f., 02.02.2011 as on date of LSG recruitment rules amendment 2011.

4. Claiming Gazetted status for HSG II/PM Grade II and above posts and those cadre officials have to be in AIAPS association only since those are Group B posts.

5. Immediate completion of Group C Cadre restructure at all Postal Circles.

6. Implement the Postmaster Cadre restructure on war foot basis, till then equal pay to equal work should be given to Postmaster Grade I/II/III/Sr.PM posts.

7. Immediate amendment of PS Group B recruitment rules by allowing only feeders cadres viz., IP/ASP & PM Cadre & LSG line officials without any prejudice amendments.

Tamilnadu Circle Conference and elected new Circle office bearers of AIAPS- Tamilnadu

Dear Postmasters and Supervisors of Tamilnadu Circle,

           During the Circle conference on 10.08.2017, the following AIAPS-Tamilnadu Circle Office bearers were selected unanimously for the period 2017-2019. Shri. R.Rajendran was elected unanimously as Circle Secretary of AIAPS for Tamilnadu Circle Branch.

           AIAPS CHQ is conveying best wishes to the Tamilnadu Circle branch elected new office bearers.

Sl. No	Name and Designation Shri/Smt.	Office Address and Division Name	Elected unanimously as
1.	R.Prakash, MACP II PA,	Triplicane S.O, Chennai Central Division 600005	Circle President
2.	Chennakesavalu, Postmaster Grade III	, Pondicherry Division	Vice President
3.	Muthukrishnan, Postmaster Grade III	Tambaram Division	Vice President
4.	R. Rajendran, Postmaster Grade I	Anaikaranchathiram S.O, Mayiladuthurai Division 609103	Circle Secretary
5.	K. Kalimuthu, Postmaster Grade I	Subramaniapuram S.O, Madurai Division 625011	Assistant Circle Secretary
6.	R. Rajesh, A.P.M.	Greams road S.O, Chennai Central Division - 600006	Assistant Circle Secretary
7.	Usharani, Postmaster Grade I	Erode Division	Assistant Circle Secretary
8.	Dhanapal A.P.M	Pudhukottai H.O, Pudhukottai Division	Assistant Circle Secretary
9.	V. Dhanasekar, Postmaster Grade I	Madurai Palace S.O, Madurai Division 625001	Organizing Circle Secretary
10.	K. Srinivasan, Postmaster Grade I	KK Nagar S.O, Trichy Division	Organizing Circle Secretary
11.	C. Vicknesh, Postmaster Grade I	Puliyangudi S.O Kovilpatti Division	Organizing Circle Secretary
12.	H. Rajesh Kanna, Postmaster Grade I	Sri Aurobindo Ashram S.O, Pondicherry Division	Organizing Circle Secretary
13	K. Balakrishnan, Postmaster Grade I	NIT S.O, Trichy 6250015	Organizing Circle Secretary
14	Sathyaseelan, MACP II PA,	T. Nagar H.O, Chennai	Circle Finance Secretary
15	V. Srinivasan, Postmaster Grade I	Vazhapadi S.O Salem East Division -636115	Assistant Circle Finance Secretary
16	M. Kaleeswari, Postmaster Grade I	Tanjore West S.O Tanjore Division 613009	Auditor

71st Independence day Wishes to all from team AIAPS -Tamilnadu

All India Association of Postal Supervisors (AIAPS), 20th All India Biennial Conference was held at kodaikanal from 09.08.2017 to 11.08.2017

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

     20th Biennial All India Conference was held successfully at Dream Land Hotel - Kodaikanal (TN) with the chairmanship of Shri.K.T.Sheshadri, All India President, Postmaster Grade II (retd), Saidapet S.O for the various agendas including the new CHQ office bearers election.

        From various circle 140 members were attended and graced the occasion. Various topics were discussed and mainly Postmaster cadre issues were discussed in detail and to the depth. Various resolutions were passed and shall be published in this blog shortly.

     The following new CHQ office bearers were elected unanimously, Shri. Manoj Bhardwaj was elevated to All India President Post and from the Postmaster cadre, Shri. K. Kalimuthu, was elected as the General Secretary to represent the Postmaster cadre issues in depth and as well as Supervisory cadre issues.

Sl. No	Name and Designation Shri/Smt	Office Address and Circle Name	Elected unanimously as
1.	Manoj Bhardwaj, Assistant Postmaster,	Noida H.P.O, Ghaziabad Division 201301 Uttar Pradesh Circle.	All India President
2.	Savithri Venkatesan, Postmaster Grade III,	Kalyan City H.P.O, Thane Division -421301, Maharastra Circle.	Vice President
3.	Aji Kumar, Postmaster Grade II,	Neyyoor S.O, Kanniyakumari Division- 629802, Tamilnadu Circle.	Vice President
4.	K. Kalimuthu, Postmaster Grade II,	Saidapet S.O, Chennai City South Division -600015, Tamilnadu Circle.	General Secretary
5.	K. Amruthalingam, Postmaster Grade III,	Indira Nagar MDG, Bangalore East Division - 560038, Karnataka Circle.	Assistant General secretary
6.	DSK.Prasad, Postmaster Grade I,	Central Secretariat S.O, Hyderabad Division-500022, Telangana Circle.	Assistant General secretary
7.	R.Rajendran, Postmaster Grade I,	Anaikaranchathiram S.O, Mayiladuthurai Division, Tamilnadu Circle	Assistant General secretary
8.	L.M. Pant, Deputy Postmaster,	Lucknow G.P.O, Uttar Pradesh Circle	Assistant General secretary
9.	Ganesh Sable, Postmaster Grade II,	Maharastra Circle	Organizing General Secretary
10.	Sarjeet Sarkar, Postmaster Grade II,	Jamnipali S.O, Bilaspur Division -495450 Chattisgarh Circle,	Organizing General Secretary
11.	B. Ambedkar Raju, Postmaster Grade II,	Postmaster Grade II, Guntur Bazar S.O, Guntur Division 522003 Andhra Pradesh Circle	Organizing General Secretary
12.	R. Rajesh, Assistant Postmaster,	Greams Road S.O, Chennai City Central Division-600006, Tamilnadu Circle	Organizing General Secretary
13	Hoovappa. G, Postmaster Grade I,	Sorab S.O, Shivamogga Division-577429, Karnataka Circle	Organizing General Secretary
14	M. Subramanian,  Postmaster Grade I,	Sivagiri S.O, Kovilpatti Division -627757, Tamilnadu Circle	Finance Secretary,
15	S. Srikanth, Postmaster Grade I,	Salur S.O, Parvatipuram Division- 535591 Andhrapradesh Circle	Assistant Finance  Treasurer

Biennial All India and Tamilnadu Circle conference of All India Association of Postmasters and Supervisors will be held at Kodaikanal-TN from 09.08.17 to 11.08.17

Dear Postmasters and Supervisors,

   It is the festival of Postmasters and supervisors. All are requested to attend the all india conference at Kodaikanal -Tamilnadu (a beautiful hill station) from 09.08.2017 to 11.08.2017 without fail.

Reception committee members and their contact numbers are

1. Shri. M. Subramanian +91-9944900391, +91-7904249426

2. Shri.A.Rajesh +91-9710112851, 

3. Shri. Prakash +91-9884387332,

4. Shri.Vignesh Sundar +91-8124817052 

5. Shri.M. Subash +91-9443311812

6. Shri. Dhanasekar +91-894774422, +91-9943998833

7. Shri.Vicknesh +91-7708779902, +91-9363295829

Delegate Fees was fixed as Rs.1500/-. 

Donations are also welcomed from all over the country to the Postmaster cadre welfare fund CBS account number 3342447168.

All are requested to donate volunteer for this general cause and to the welfare of postmasters.

On 09.08.2017 - Morning 1100 AM inauguration will be commenced by the Chief Guests Smt. Tamilisai Soundararajan and Shri. M.Sampath I.P.S. Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu.

All chief guests, special invitees, leaders, members shall deliver a splendid speech and Seminars on various topics are also be given.

On 10.08.2017 also conference and seminar will  be continued.

For both two days 09.08.2017 and 10.08.2017, accommodation facility and food facility will be provided.

Nearest Railway station: Dindigul Railway Junction. From there 88 hills journey to reach the kodaikanal venue.

Nearest Airport : Madurai Airport. From there 160, road and hills journey to reach the kodaikanal venue.

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Conference Hall photos of the AIC:

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Two Legends of AIAPS were retired on Superannuation on 31.07.2017 A/N

Dear Postmasters and Supervisors,

              Shri. K.T.Sheshadri, All India President of AIAPS was retired on 31.07.2017 A/N and farewell function was held at Saidapet Post office.

              Shri. K. Ayyavoo, Circle Secretary-TN and AGS of AIAPS was retired on the same day on 31.07.2017 and farewell function was held at Triplicane Postoffice. 

             It is definitely a happy moment to relieve from service of the esteemed department on superannuation and the equivalent quantity of sorrow also to the members of All India Association of Postal Supervisors.

              We will miss you both dear brothers and we are requesting your service to the needy may kindly be continued all along your days.

               Happy, prosperous and useful retirement wishes sirs.