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Friday, March 28, 2014

BLOG FOR PA/SA ASPIRANTS

TILL PAST WE ARE IN SERVICE FOR SERVING EMPLOYEES & PENSIONERS, NOW WE ADD FUTURE ENTRANTS IN OUR MISSION. BE PROUD TO BE PART OF NFPE.

Yet an another initiative our comrades of  NFPE KERALA CIRCLE has launched a website www.pasaexam2014nfpekerala.blogspot.in  to cater the need of aspiring PA/ SA candidates to face the exam with full of confidence .
The main features as they planned to provide
1. Model Questions & Answers
2. Frequent Updates
3. Current Events
4. Tips & Tricks.
5. Miscellaneous Information

ALL OUR COMRADES THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY TO MAKE USE OF IT. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BLOG

DA ORDERS

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

PRESENT SALARY FOR A NEW POSTAL / SORTING ASSISTANT

PRESENT SALARY FOR A NEW POSTAL / SORTING ASSISTANT

Department of Posts notified for filling up of Postal /Sorting  Assistant vacancies throughout the country. These Clerical Posts now become Lucrative and attractive among the young aspirants.  The Initial salary is given below.
NFPE is the Major Postal Union consistently fighting for these changes and improvements. In the ensuing 7th CPC we will try to ahead further.
PLACE OF
 POSTING
STAGE IN THE
 PAYBAND -I (5200-20200) INCLUSIVE OF GRADE PAY Rs 2400/-
DA =100 %
 as on 1.1.2014
HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE
X Cities-30%
Y Cities-20%
Other Places 10%
TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE
X Cities- 1600 +DA      ***
Other Places 800+DA
TOTAL SALARAY
X  CLASS CITIES  Hyderabad(UA) Delhi(UA)Bengaluru
(UA)Greater
Mumbai(UA) Chennai (UA)Kolkata(UA)
9910
9910
2973
3200
25993
Y  CLASS CITIES
(Cities and Urban Agglomerations having Population between    5 lakh to 50 lakh
9910
9910
1982
1600
23402
Z  CLASS CITIES
( All Other Places)
9910
9910
991
1600
22411


HILL COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR PRESCRIBED HIGH ALTITUDE AREAS

Friday, March 21, 2014

FLASH NEWS

1. Revision of HSG I Recruitment Rules -- On the Way :
 It is informed that the Revised HSG-I Recruitment Rules has been approved by the DoPT. Now the clearance of Law Ministry is pending. As per the DoPT instructions, minimum 5 years service is required for promotion from HSG II to HSG I. All Circle Secretaries /Divisional Secretaries are instructed to take immediate action to fill up all the HSG I vacancies as per the existing HSG I Recruitment Rules if not already done especially before notification of revised rules.
               2.  Cadre Restructuring Committee— Present Stage:
The DDG(P) & Chairman, Cadre Restructuring Committee intimated that the current Proposal   submitted by the Staff side is to be put for discussion under internal meeting of the official side (Govt.side). Thereafter formal Cadre Restructuring Committee Meeting with the Staff side (Union side) will be convened shortly to finalize our current proposal.

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Equality for women is progress for all

confederation circular


CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
      1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
      Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
            Email: confederationhq@gmail.com

Circular No. 14                                                                                     Dated: 07-03-2014
To
               1)     All National Secretariat Members/Women’s Committee Members
               2)     Chief Executives of all Affiliated Organisations
               3)     General Secretaries of all state and District C-O-Cs.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES
2014 APRIL 4 (FRIDAY) AT NAGPUR
COM: A.K. PADMANABHAN, NATIONAL PRESIDENT, CITU, WILL INAUGU RATE.  LEADERS OF OTHER TUs/CONFEDERATION WILL ADDRESS.
VENUE: CONVENTION :  JWAHAR VIDHYARTHI GRUH, CIVIL LINES, NAGPUR
ACCOMMODATION      :  MLA HOSTEL, CIVIL LINES, NAGPUR
DELEGATE FEE             :  RS.300/- PER HEAD (Rs. THREE HUNDRED ONLY)
ACCOMMODATION FROM 03-04-2014 TO 04-04-2014, 9 A.M. AND FOOD FOR ONE DAY ON 04-04-2014 WILL BE PROVIDED
(See Note Below)
Reception Committee Contact Numbers:
Com. Nilesh Nasare                                 :      09850354898
Com. P.K.Das                                         :      09423635211
Com. B.N.Chikate                                   :      07588630274
Com. Gurprit Singh                                 :      09422440266
Com. G. S. Pawade                                 :      09423111152
Com. Sanjay Sathe                                  :      09970244366
Com. Khadse                                          :      09421779684
Com. Tupkar                                           :      09422803948
NB:  Taking into consideration that majority of the other states delegates will be arriving Nagpur on 3rd April, accommodation is arranged from 3rd April 9 A.M. to 4th April 9 A.M.  Only limited accommodation is arranged for 4th after 9 A.M.  Delegates who want to stay more days than above, may contact the Reception Committee in advance and make arrangement on payment basis. This restriction is made to reduce the expenditure of Reception Committee.  There is no other source of income for the C-O-C Nagpur, except Delegate fee.  Delegates are requested to cooperate.

QUOTA OF NUMBER OF DELEGATES FOR EACH ORGANISATION AND C-O-C (already notified earlier)
1.   NFPE                         -      100         12.     Defence Accounts                      -          6
2.   ITEF                           -        35         13.     AICGHSEA                                  -          5
3.   NFAEEA                   -        10         14.     Customs Gr. D Officers Fedn.   -          6
4.   Audit & Accounts                           15.     Customs Mini                              -          6
       Association               -        15         16.     C.E. Mini Exe. Officers             -          4
5.   National Fedn.                                 17.     C.E. Inspectors                            -          6
       of Civil Accts           -        20         18.     Canteen Employees Fedn.          -          6
6.   Ground Water                                  19.     Census                                          -          2
       Board                         -        15         20.     N.S.S.O.                                       -          4
7.   I.S.R.O.                      -           6         21.     CPWD JE                                    -          2
8.   IBM                           -        10         22.     Pondichery State Govt. Empl.    -       10
9.   GSI                             -  5 each                   Fedn.(each affiliate five)
10. Survey of India                                23.     All other Affiliates                     -    3 (Delegates
    (All Unions)              -        20                                                                                Each)          
11. DMIEA                      -        10
C-O-Cs
1.   West Bengal                                    11.     Gujarat                                         -          3
       (including                                         12.     Rajasthan                                      -          3
       Kolkata based                                  13.     Chandigarh (Punjab,
       affiliates)                  -        15                   Hariyana) & JK                           -          3
2.   RCC, NE                   -           5         14.     Himachal Pradesh                       -          3
3.   Bihar                          -           5         15.     Andhra Pradesh                           -       10
4.   Odisha                       -           3         16.     Karnataka                                     -       10
5.   Chattisgarh                -           3         17.     Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry        -       10
6.   Jharkhand                  -           3         18.     Kerala                                           -       10
7.   Madhya Pradesh       -           5         19.     Delhi                                            -       10
8.   U.P.                            -        10                   (including Delhi based affiliates)
9.   Vidarbha                    -        70         20.     Dehradun (Uttarakhand)             -          2
10. Maharashtra                                     21.     Other C-O-Cs including
       (HQ Mumbai)           -        10                   Maharashtra State                        - 2 each

ALL AFFILIATED ORGANISATIONS AND C-O-Cs ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION OF DELEGATES AS PER QUOTA FIXED. THIS IS COMPULSORY.
                                                                         Fraternally yours,

                                                                        (M. KRISHNAN)

                                                                          Secretary General

Saturday, March 8, 2014

JCA Writes to DOP&T on Terms of Reference of the 7th CPC



NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi – 110001
FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
T-24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi - 110001
 



Ref: JCA/Postal/2014                                                       Dated – 06.03.2014

To

The Secretary
Department of Personnel & Training
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
North Block, New Delhi – 110001

Dear Sir,

Sub: -  Terms of Reference of the 7th Central Pay Commission.

We have gone through the Terms of Reference of 7th Central Pay Commission approved and notified by the Government on 28.02.2014. We find that the Terms of Reference finalized by the Government is at variance in many respects to the Draft Terms of Reference the Staff Side had submitted to you on 25.10.2013 after holdingin-house discussion on 24.10.2013.

At the conclusion of the meeting held on 24.10.2013, it was agreed that the Government would consider our suggestions in the matter and will convene another meeting with the presence of the Secretary (Expenditure) to iron out the differences, if any, and explore the possibilities of an agreement in the matter.

We regret to inform you that no such meeting was convened and no attempt was made by the Official Side to arrive at an agreed Terms of Reference. We find that the Government has rejected the suggestions of Staff side for either taking a decision in the matter of Interim Relief, Merger of DA, representation of labour nominee in the Commission itself, inclusion of the Grameen Dak Sewaks within the purview of the 7th CPC, bringing parity in pension between the past and present pensioners, covering the employees appointed on or after 01.01.2004 within the ambit of the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, date of effect, settlement of the pending items in the National Anomaly Committee etc. or referring those issues to the Commission itself for an Interim Report.

Besides, we are to state that the existing Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) Scheme, being a bilateral agreement, cannot be subjected to scrutiny and examination by the 7th CPC.

We, therefore request you to kindly convene a meeting of the Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) to discuss the issue, so as to make amendments to the Terms of Reference finalized by the Government arbitrarily.
Yours faithfully,



                                                                                                           
(D. Theagarajan)                                                                              (M. Krishnan)
Secretary General, FNPO &                                                              Secretary General, NFPE &
Member, National Council - JCM                                                     Member, National Council - JCM
Mobile: 09968349422                                                                      Mobile: 09447068125   

E-mail: theagarajannachi@hotmail.com                                         E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

International women's day

  International Women’s Day, initially called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated every year on March 8. In 1908 in New York 15,000 women marched through the city demanding shorter work hours, better pay, voting rights and an end to child labour. The owner of the factory where these women were working, trying to avoid publicity of their action, closed them in the factory. Unfortunately, fire broke up and 129 women died. To commemorate this day, in 1910 Socialist International in Copenhagen established International Woman's Day. Celebrate Women’s Day by wishing her, greeting her, and making her feel how important and special she is. Send her your warmest greetings and wishes and make her Women’s Day bright

Friday, March 7, 2014

VOTE OUT NEO-LIBERAL GLOBALISATION POLICIES. VOTE FOR ALTERNATIVE PRO-PEOPLE, PRO-WORKING CLASS POLICIES

VOTE OUT NEO-LIBERAL GLOBALISATION POLICIES.
VOTE FOR ALTERNATIVE PRO-PEOPLE, PRO-WORKING CLASS POLICIES
               Once again our country is going for a general election.  India is the biggest democratic country in the world and general election is an opportunity to every citizen to express their opinion about the future Government and also future of our country.
               We, the Central Government employees including Postal employees are well aware of the fact that future of the Central Government Employees and various Central Government departments depends upon the policy of the Central Government.  As we are working directly under the Central Government, the policies are first experimented on us.  Upto 1991, the policy of the Government was to strengthen and expand the Central services and Public sector.  Based on this policy more and more offices were opened and employees are recruited and appointed to fill up vacant posts and also newly created posts.  The total number of Central Government employees went upto 40 lakhs.
               From 1991 onwards, the policy of the Government changed and started implementing the neo-liberal globalisation policies.  Ban on filling up of vacant posts and creation of new posts was imposed.  The process of converting Government departments into corporation started with the hidden agenda of ultimate privatization.  Attack came on the Telecom department first, and it is converted into three Corporations.   Expenditure reforms committee under the former Finance Secretary Geetha Krishnan was constituted and it recommended sweeping changes in all Central Government departments in tune with the liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation (LPG) policies of the Government.  Government started large scaleoutsourcing of the Government functions and many small departments were closed and many are in the verge of closure.  Downsizing has reached its peak and thousands of posts are abolished.  Casual and Contract worker employment has become the order of the day and in some departments the number of casual/contract workers exceeded the number of regular employees.
               When the NDA government came to power defeating the Congress government, employees were under the impression that the above policies of earlier government will be changed.  But to their dismay, thenew government also persued the same policies.  A separate portfolio for disinvestment was created and a Cabinet Minister is appointed as incharge of the Disinvestment Ministry.  Downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation and privatisation continued unabated.  Attack on the Central Government departments and employees continued.  Finally New Pension Scheme called Contributory Pension Scheme was also introduced. 
               UPA Government led by Congress which again came to power continued the same policy more vigourously.  The Pension Privatisation bill called PFRDA Bill was introduced in the Parliament with the help of main opposition party, BJP and again when the bill was passed both the NDA and UPA voted in favour of the bill.  Only left parties opposed the bill.  Regarding the main demands of the Central Government employees also the attitude of both the Governments was negative.  Only due to the continuous struggle conducted by Confederation and NFPE some improvements could be achieved.  In Postal, entire employees went on 14 days strike in 2000 but the then NDA Government constituted a cabinet committee of group of ministers under the then Home Minister and rejected all the demands.  Now also the UPA government rejected all our main demands. 
               Both the governments tried to privatise postal sector by amending Indian Post Office Act for granting licence to private courier services.  The move to close down 9797 post offices and 300 RMS offices were defeated only because of the united resistance of the Postal employees.  The attitude of both the Government towards departmentalisation of Gramin Dak Sevak was totally negative.  Even after the pronouncement of Supreme Court that GDS are Civil Servants the government is not ready to grant Civil Servant status to GDS. 
          From the above we can understand that future of the Central Government employees including Postal employees depends upon the policies of the Government.  Without changing the policy, we cannot except any positive action from Government.  Hence the coming general election is very crucial to us.  From our past experience we should recognise our friends and foes.  We have to defeat the anti -people, anti-worker neo liberal policies at any cost.   NFPE calls upon the entire Postal employees to vote out the Neo Liberal Globalisation Policies and to vote for an alternative pro-people, pro-working class policies.