Sunday, August 31, 2014

OUR SECRETARY GENERAL COM.M. KRISHNAN RETIRES

THE LEGEND  RETIRES

"You can be taken out of the workforce officially, but the work force can never be taken out of you ". 



"You will be remembered ever,  for the things that you did here. We are  confident  your services will be in the extended platform for the cause of common workers and downtrodden and this is the beginning of another leaf "....


TN CIRCLE UNION CONGRATULATES ON YOUR RETIREMENT AND WISHING A LONG, HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS LIFE FOR YOU 
ON THE DAYS TO  COME ....

அன்புத் தோழர்களுக்கு வணக்கம் ! கடந்த 28.08.2014 அன்று CENTRAL  JCA  அழைப்பின் கீழ் தமிழகத்தில்  JCA (NFPE & FNPO )வின் கோரிக்கை முழக்க ஆர்ப்பாட்டம்  பல இடங்களில் வெற்றிகரமாக நடைபெற்றது. 

சென்னையில் NFPE  COC  இன் கன்வீனர் தோழர். J . ராமமுர்த்தி அவர்கள் தலைமையிலும் FNPO COC  கன்வீனர் தோழர். P . குமார் அவர்கள் முன்னிலையிலும்  உணவு இடைவேளை ஆர்ப்பாட்டம்  CHIEF  PMG அலுவலகம் முன்பாக நடைபெற்றது . NFPE  , FNPO  மற்றும் PEPU சங்கத்தின் மாநிலச் செயலர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டு வாழ்த்திப் பேசினார்.  FNPO  சார்பில் அதன்  மாபொதுச் செயலர் தோழர். தியாகராஜன் அவர்களும்  NFPE  சார்பில் அஞ்சல் மூன்றின் (CHQ ) செயல் தலைவர் தோழர். N . கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் அவர்களும் கோரிக்கைகளை விளக்கி சிறப்புரையாற்றினர். FNPO  R 4  மாநிலச் செயலர்  தோழர். ஸ்ரீதரன் அவர்கள் நன்றி கூற ஆர்ப்பாட்டம் இனிதே முடிவுற்றது. 

இந்த நிகழ்வில் எடுக்கப்பட்ட புகைப்படமும்,  புது டெல்லியில் இதே நாளில் நம்முடைய கோரிக்கை மனுவை இலாக்கா உயர் அதிகாரிகளிடம்  நம்முடைய தலைவர்கள் அளிக்கும் புகைப்படமும் ,  மற்றும் பல்வேறு கோட்டங்களில்  சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்ற இந்த ஆர்ப்பாட்டத்தில் எடுக்கப் பட்ட சில புகைப்படங்களும் உங்கள் பார்வைக்கு கீழே தருகிறோம்.

CHENNAI 

NEW DELHI  - HANDING OVER  MEMORANDUM 


SALEM WEST 




SALEM  EAST 




SRIRANGAM 




THANJAVUR 



KARUR 



WHAT TO CHANGE & HOW TO CHANGE

Transforming India Post in to a Citizen-Centric Organization

-
Bruhaspati Samal
Divisional Secretary
 AIPEU, Gr.-C, Bhubaneswar Division

With the aims at creating a conducive and friendly work environment both for the staff and the customers visiting the Post Offices and to upgrade and enhance the quality of service in ‘core areas’ e.g. Mail delivery, Remittances both electronic and manual and Postal Savings schemes, India Post conceived the Project Arrow in April, 2008 under ‘Look & Feel Good’ concept providing all IT enabled services through secure connectivity improving the service quality levels in such core business areas. And further, to face the twin challenges of increasing competition and continuing advances in communication technology and to provide the best-in-class customer services, India Post has undertaken an end to end IT Modernization Project in the year 2012 to equip itself with requisite modern tools and technologies. With key objective to modernize and computerize all Post Offices in the country including Branch Post Offices in rural areas, the Project aims at transforming the DoP into a “Technology Enabled, Self-Reliant Market Leader”.  Due to the sincere and devoted team efforts of its employees, particularly those working at the grass root level, India Post could be able to implement all such projects successfully to rise to the expectations of its customers and stakeholders which resulted to win the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2008-09 for its outstanding initiative “Project Arrow – Transforming India Post”. It has also won Silver Medal for outstanding performance in Citizen Centric Service Delivery under Mail Network Optimization Project in the 16th National Conference on eGovernance held in New Delhi from 11th to 12th February, 2013. And now we have started performing better for which the Postal Services have beaten the revenue targets three years in a row. "The revenue generation of Postal Services is increasing every year and the targets for each coming year are raised by the Government," Minister of Communications and IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on 7th July, 2014. The government had set a revenue target of Rs 7,522.02 crore for the Postal Services in 2011-12, while the Department registered revenue of Rs 7,899.40 crore. In the year 2012-13, the revenue stood at Rs 9,366.50 crore against a target of Rs 8,762.75 crore and in 2013-14, the revenue stood at Rs 10,720.94 crore as against the target of Rs 9,787.52 crore.
But this is not sufficient. We want to be the best becoming more citizen-centric and that’s the decision of the Hon’ble prime Minister of India. For the purpose, the Secretary (Posts), vide her D O letter No. Secy. ( P ) / 06 / 2014, dated 5th June, 2014 has already instructed for strict implementation of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India’s decision to transform India Post into a citizen-centric organization  with clear focus on effective delivery of services with minimum inconvenience to the citizens. It has been instructed to avoid unnecessary paper works and take up telephone / eMail mode to speed-up the decision making process, to improve the working environment by weeding out the unserviceable furniture, equipment and old records etc. and removing unnecessary signages, garbage condemned items etc with clean and lean approach so that the office shall look like a business house and lastly to focus on productivity and effectiveness reducing inconvenience to the customers.
            Generally speaking, a citizen-centric organization delivers cost-effective, personalised and relevant e-services for which a simple focus on the organisation is not at all sufficient – it is the way in which the organisation mediates a critical relationship between government and citizen that matters. It is not enough just to implement organisational change. Change in itself will not guarantee delivering services that deliver public value. We have to work on processes that improve the trust of citizens in the Department. To make real progress on transforming our services, we should aim to positively transform the relationship between the Department and citizens since efficiency is mediated via citizen use and public value into effectiveness. Efficiency is the operation of the governance process in a way that continues to demonstrate cost benefits; more for the same, the same for less. Effectiveness comes from the use of efficient processes to construct service portfolios that deliver individual and public value. Managing the transformation of efficiency into effectiveness involves flexible organisational behaviour and relationship management with citizens which just needs a change in our mindset.
Thus, implementation of the above instructions of the Directorate to transform India Post into a citizen centric organization just needs a change in our attitude at all levels and nothing more. It is now noticed that most records having prescribed preservation period of 18 months only are heaped in a corner of the Post Office for more than 18 years even not only giving a very odd look of the interior view but making the accommodation cramped. We people who are working with much difficulty do not show any interest in weeding out such records. We often say, Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Thus, truly speaking, this work actually needs no instruction. It is a part of our daily routine work. Every record has its own preservation period and every item has its own life to be condemned.
Directorate is so serious on the issue that all Circle Heads have already been reminded vide Directorate’s DO No.4/M(HRD)/2014-PO, dated 9th July, 2014 to have a weekly monitoring ensuring all the Post Offices across the country cleaned up to be spotless, presentable and welcoming. In the meantime, the drive is being monitored by the Directorate through video conference and several teams are moving throughout the nation for physical verification. The Directorate vide its D O letter No.4/M(HRD)/2014-PO, dated 21st  July, 2014 has already instructed that the responsibility of maintaining the Post Office clean and presentable should be with the head of the office and the same should be reflected in the memo of Distribution of Work of each Post Office. As directed, the Circle heads shall arrange to institute an award every month for one Post Office in each Division which keeps the Post Office very clean, tidy and presentable.

Counter View :

Out of 154882 post offices in toto as on 31.03.2014 (139182 post offices in rural areas and 15700 post offices in urban areas), only 4163 (2.68%) post offices are functioning in Department’s own building and rest 97.32% are in rented buildings. Most of the Branch Post Offices functioning in the rent free accommodations provided by the Gramin Dak Sevaks are completely unsuitable and similarly the basic civil and electrical works undertaken by the Department in many rented buildings owned by private owners for computerization have been witnessed to be of sub-standard nature. Thus cleanliness in such buildings is quite dependent both on the cooperation of the private owners and the Department.
But contradictorily, there is no budgetary provision to undertake this cleanliness drive. Only Weeding out of old records and unserviceable furniture cannot make the post office welcoming and presentable while the post offices are functioning in cramped accommodations with disfigured racks / almirahs of different colours and such other sub-standard furniture. But, as experienced, the speed shown in weeding out records and selling unserviceable furniture by the Department during the drive is not being reflected anywhere at least for minimum white-washing / repairing of the P O buildings, repairing of slightly-damaged furniture, supply of standard furniture, repainting of disfigured racks/almirahs etc.  For example, Bhubaneswar Division has earned Rs.2,66,309/- by 31.07.2014 from the above sale. Had the authorities been instructed to spend some amount for the purpose, most of the post offices would have been more presentable and welcoming. Since, it is a continuous process, the authorities should consider to make budgetary provision for the post offices where required.
In view of computerization of Post Office Savings Bank, the Department while modified the procedural rules of Savings Bank vide S B Order No. 17/2009 ( Directorate’s letter No. 76-01/09-SB, dated 08.12.2009 ) circulating revised rules of POSB Manual, Vol. I, has clearly instructed that maintenance of some limited number of records viz. For HOs - Stock Register (Rule–5), Long Book (Rule–10), Ledger Card (Rule-13), Ledger Binder (Rule–16), Duplicate Card (Rule–17) , Register of Index to Ledger Cards (Rule-18), Ledger Chart (Rule-18) & Nomination Register ( Rule-18) and for SOs with SB-LAN – Long Book (Rule-10) & Nomination Register (Rule-22) only  are not required since already maintained in the System Software. Nowhere, it has been instructed yet to discontinue other records for which the grass root level staff members, simultaneously with computerized works perform the manual works in accordance with the rules and procedures of Postal Manuals including POSB Manuals in the fear of disciplinary action since the Postal Manuals have not yet been amended deleting the traditional clauses not required after computerization. In case of any deviation, the so called disciplinary authorities will go as per the rules for taking disciplinary action. But as experienced, on the plea of cleanliness drive the SPMs/Postmasters are compelled to throw away the ledgers and such other records not yet ordered to be discontinued. This should be avoided at any cost.
It may also be suggested that repairable items should be excluded from such sale. It is witnessed that while the SPMs/Postmasters have no standard furniture in their offices, such items with minor damages are being sold for negligible returns. Recently furniture worth crores of rupees were supplied to RMS offices under MNOP which compelled the authorities to drive away the usable furniture even. Delivery staff in post offices are still sitting on broken plastic chairs and using damaged sorting tables. A drive can also be taken for repairing such slightly damaged furniture centrally and supply to needy offices. Consequent upon supply of new computers, the surplus computers may be upgraded instead of sale and supplied to the needy single/double-handed delivery post offices having only one computer in the delivery branch against 10 to 12 beats.   
Further, the look and feel good concept now needs to go beyond Project Arrow and the concerned authorities should be broad-minded in this regard allowing the grass root level employees, especially the SPMs / Postmasters that much of freedom with requisite administrative and financial approval to take an instant decision for the betterment of their offices. Continuous correspondences and reminders need to be avoided. It is often witnessed that hard copies are still asked even after receipt of eMail which needs to be taken care of and the telephonic request of the SPMs/Postmasters should be honoured instantly. Charity begins at home. The order issuing authorities are to set the example first resulting the tendency to flow downward automatically. A good employer-employee relationship can only help to accelerate a good department-citizens relationship.
*****


Friday, August 29, 2014

POSTAL JCA SUBMITS MEMORANDUM TO DAK BHAVAN


NFPE & FNPO LEADERS HANDED  OVER THE PJCA MEMORANDUM CONTAINING 39 CHARTER OF DEMANDS TO THE DIRECTOR (SR) AND MET AND BRIEFED SHRI. KAMLESHWAR PRASAD  MEMBER ( OPERATIONS) AT 1230 HRS ON  28TH  AUGUST 2014 



Thursday, August 28, 2014

Important Reminder - The Duty of the Day

Dear Comrades
Today (28/08/2014) is the day for Submission of Memorandum containing 39 demands with Demonstration in front of all offices.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

AIPEU Gr.C (CHQ) - Central Working Committee Meeting - Ongole (A.P) on 22.08.2014 to 24.08.2014

அன்புத் தோழர்களுக்கு இனிய வணக்கம். 

கடந்த 22.08.2014 முதல் 24.08.2014 வரை ஆந்திர மாநிலம்  ஓங்கோல் நகரில்  நமது அகில இந்திய அஞ்சல் மூன்று சங்கத்தின் மத்திய செயற்குழுக் கூட்டம் சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது. இந்தக் கூட்டத்தில், நமது அகில இந்திய பொதுச் செயலர் தோழர்.M.கிருஷ்ணன்  அவர்கள்  எதிர்வரும் 31.08.2014 அன்று அரசுப் பணி  நிறைவு பெறுவதால் , நமது அகில இந்திய சங்கத்தின் துணைப் பொதுச் செயலராக தற்போது பணியாற்றி வரும்   

தமிழகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த நமது அன்புக்குரிய 
தோழர். N .S .என்று  அனைவராலும் அன்போடு அழைக்கப் படும் 
தோழர். N . சுப்பிரமணியன் அவர்கள்  


நமது அகில இந்திய சங்கத்தின் பொறுப்புப்  பொதுச் செயலராக 

ஏகமனதாக அறிவிக்கப் பட்டார் என்பதை மகிழ்வுடன் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம். திறமையானவர். அறிவாற்றல் மிக்கவர்.  நிச்சயம் இவரது காலத்தில்  நமது அகில இந்திய சங்கப் பணி  மேலும் மெருகேறும் என்பதில்  ஐயமில்லை. 

இவரது பணி  சிறக்க  நம் தமிழ் மாநில அஞ்சல் மூன்று சங்கத்தின் நெஞ்சார்ந்த வாழ்த்துக்களைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம். 

இந்த நிகழ்வில் எடுக்கப் பட்ட சில புகைப்படங்களை கீழே உங்கள் பார்வைக்குத் தருகிறோம்.






NFPE - FEDERAL EXECUTIVE MEETING - ONGOLE (ANDHRA PRADESH) 21-08-2014

கடந்த 21.08.2014அன்று ஆந்திர மாநிலம் ஒங்கோல் நகரில் நடைபெற்ற நமது சம்மேளனத்தின் FEDERAL  EXECUTIVE  கூட்டத்தில்  , நமது சம்மேளன மா பொதுச் செயலர்  தோழர். M . கிருஷ்ணன் அவர்கள்  31.08.2014 அன்று அரசுப் பணி  நிறைவு பெறுவதால் ,  

நமது சம்மேளனத்தின்  பொறுப்பு மாபொதுச்  செயலராக 
தோழர். R .N .பராசர், Asst. Sec. Genl.  NFPE அவர்கள்  

தேர்வு செய்யப் பட்டுள்ளார் என்பதை மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம். அவரது பணி  சிறக்க தமிழ் மாநில அஞ்சல் மூன்று சங்கத்தின் வாழ்த்துக்கள் ! 

Some important decisions   taken during the  meeting :-

= All Confederation struggle programmes will be endorsed by the NFPE with larger participation and make them all grand success. 

= NFPE Diamond jubilee celebrations are scheduled in Dwaraka (Gujrat) on 23rd & 24th November 2014 & All Unions of NFPE, CWC meetings in Dwaraka is called for.

= "Parliament March" by Postal JCA will be conducted during 2nd week of December 2014 (date will be decided after consultation with FNPO)

= Next Federal Council Meeting due in June 2016 will be held in Assam Circle.

= Com.R.N.Parashar, Asst. General Secretary, NFPE will take the charge of Secretary General in place of Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General on his superannuation on 31-08-2014 up to next Federal Council. 

= Com.R.Seethalakshmi, General Secretary, P-IV to take the charge of Deputy Secretary General as the post fallen vacant due to superannuation of Com.I.S.Dabas, Dy. Secretary General, NFPE & General Secretary, P4.

இந்த நிகழ்வில் எடுக்கப் பட்ட புகைப்படங்கள் சில உங்களின் பார்வைக்கு கீழே தருகிறோம்.




Photos of CWC, AIPEU Group 'C' held at Ongole A. P. from 22.08.2014 to 23.08.2014