Saturday, October 31, 2015

TWO DAYS STRIKE ON 1st & 2nd DECEMBER, 2015

Friday, October 30, 2015


 NFPE CIRCULAR

               National Federation of Postal Employees
1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001
Phone: 011.23092771                                         e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com
       Mob: 9868819295/9810853981               website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com


NFPE CIRCULAR
No. PF-01(e)/2015                                                                                   Dated – 31.10.2015

To
            All General Secretaries/NFPE Office Bearers/All Circle, Divisional & Branch          Secretaries of NFPE affiliated Unions

Dear Comrades,

            NFPE alongwith AIPEUGDS (NFPE) has taken decision to go on 48 hours strike on 1st & 2ndDecember, 2015 on the four point\s charter of demands.

            NFPE had requested Secretary (P) in writing and by meeting personally to resolve the issues which are pending since long. But it is a very sorry state of affairs on the part of Department of Posts that neither any issue is settled nor even a single line in reply is being given.

            As you all are  aware that NFPE along with PJCA had declared indefinite strike from 6th May-2015 onwards. On most of the items  Secretary (P)  gave positive  assurance in writing in the meetings  during negotiations on agenda of strike Charter of demands and the minutes were circulated among all and were published in all union journals. On 5th May Honourable Minister  Communication also called  meeting with both Secretary Generals NFPE & FNPO and  he also gave positive assurances including  GDS wage revision by 7th CPC and for Cadre restructuring he told  that  he has signed the file after approving the proposals and handed over to Secretary Post.

            But after a lapse of 6 months period no progress is being noticed in any of the matter.

            Earlier National Joint Council of Action  of Constituent Organizations of National  Council JCM had taken  decision to go on indefinite  strike  from 23rd  November -2015 in which  our main demand of inclusion of GDS was also  included in the Charter of  demands

            It was expected that Pay Commission will submit its report upto 30th September, 2015. Pay Commission requested to grant 2 months extension to bind up the office but the Government of India was very much generous to grant 4 months extension to Pay Commission. Pay Commission has completed its task but now Government is interfering and Secretary Finance Ministry has directed Pay Commission to give recommendations keeping in view the fiscal condition of the country and it should not give such recommendations which cannot be implemented. NJCA had deferred the decision of strike from 23rdNovember, 2015. We as NFPE told in the meeting of NJCA that we are going on indefinite strike in Postal. NJCA leadership requested to review  and reconsider  the decision and change the  date as NJCA has given call of a grand Dharna by All India  leaders of NJCA at Jantar Manter, New Delhi on 19 November,2015. Some of our Confederation leaders and senior leaders of NFPE also advised to review the decision. Accordingly NFPE Federal Secretariat meeting was held at Hyderabad on 11.10.2015 and reviewed the situation and unanimous decision was taken to organize 48 hours strike on 1st & 2ndDecember, 2015 on the following 4 points of Charter of demands:

            (i) Include GDS in 7th CPC for wage revision and other service related matters.


            (ii) Implement cadre Restructuring proposals in all cadres including Postal       Accounts      & MMS.


            (iii) Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres of Department of Posts (i.e. PA, SA,     Postmen, Mail Guard, Mail Man, GDS Mail Man, MMS Driver & other staff in        MMS, PA       CO, PA SBCO, Postal Accounts Staff, Civil & Electrical Wing Staff, as         per actual sanctioned        strength.


            (iv) Stop all types of harassment in the name of implementation of various      new    services and schemes and Trade Union Victimization.

BRIEF OF JUSTIFICATION OF DEMANDS

(i).       INCLUDE GDS IN 7TH CPC FOR WAGE REVISION AND OTHER SERVICE      RELATED MATTERS.

            Gramin Dak Sewaks constitute 50% of Work Force in Department of Post. They run 89% Post Offices in Rural Areas. Since 2nd Pay Commission, every  time a Committee headed by bureaucrats  has been constituted to look into the wage revision  and other service related matters  except at the time of Vth  Pay Commission when Justice  Talwar  Committee  was formed which gave  very favourable  recommendations to the GDS  but Government  did not implement 25% of its recommendations. This time NFPE raised the issue to include GDS in 7th CPC and this was supported by Confederation and National Council JCM. But Government has not given any attention towards this demand. During the negotiation on Strike  Charter of demands, Secretary (Post) assured to refer the matter  to Government  of India again third time  with strong recommendations  and  on 05.05.2015 , Hon`ble  Minister Communication had also assured to use his influence to get the GDS included in 7th CPC but nothing has been done so far. It is coming to the notice by some sources that Department of Post is going to form bureaucratic Committee again. We have requested several times that when Pay Commission complete its task than this matter should  also be given to him . Now Pay Commission has been allowed to sit idol for 3 months. This period might have been utilized for the wage revision of GDS. But Government of India is not at all concerned about this poor deprived and exploited section of working class. We cannot tolerate this state. So we have to go to agitation to fight this injustice and discrimination.

(ii).       CADRE RESTRUCTURING

            Cadre Restructuring proposals were finalized by the Committee 2 years before. On 5th May 2015 Minister also approved.  JS&FA also cleared the proposals. DOP&T has not raised any objection and suggested to take clearance from Finance Ministry. There is no more financial implications even that Finance Ministry has not cleared the proposal. We have asked Department of Post several times but nothing has been done so far. If it is not implemented before implementation of 7th CPC report. It will be of no use.

(iii).     FILL UP ALL VACANT POSTS IN ALL CADRES OF DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.

            Though Recruitment is going on in the Department of Posts here and there. But there is acute shortage of staff in all cadres because recruitment is not being done as per actual sanctioned strength. If recruitment is made as per actual sanctioned strength and shortage is met out then 50%   problems will be solved automatically.
(iv).      STOP ALL TYPES OF HARASSMENT IN THE NAME OF IMPLEMENTATION OF      VARIOUS             NEW   SERVICES AND SCHEMES AND TRADE UNION    VICTIMIZATION.

            Our staff in all cadres is facing so much harassment and victimization. Every day any new service or scheme is being launched without proper infrastructure and sufficient man power. CBS and CSI biggest problem for P-III, 100% delivery for Postmen. Harassment of staff in RMS on OTA, More problems in Circle Office, Postal Accounts and Civil Wing and Electrical Wings are being faced due to staff shortage. If any Trade union leader raises his voice against these onslaughts, he is victimized. Holding of Melas and Meetings on every Sunday and Holiday has become the regular practice against the directions given by Secretary (Post).

            So keeping in all these we have to fight against all these onslaughts and wrong policies of department of Posts and Government of India.

            Whatever we have achieved that is due to struggle only. We have achieved so many things in past by struggles only. If we fight unitedly we will win sure.

            For making the strike 100% successful please follow the following instructions:


1.         Campaign programme of All India leaders have been declared and published in websites, all circle secretaries of NFPE affiliated unions are requested to consult each other and make all arrangements for the meetings of All India leaders. If any change is needed, can be made with consultation of all.

2.         All India leaders should attend the programmes compulsorily.

      3.           Maximum publicity should be given to the campaign programme.

      4.         Strike notice will be served on 06.11.2015 to the Secretary (Posts) by NFPE leaders.It should be served at all levels by organizing mass demonstrations.

      5.         Joint campaign programme should be conducted by all Circle/Divisional Secretaries in their respective Circles and Divisions and make maximum efforts for grand success of strike by organizing Gate meetings and General Body meetings.

      6.          Circulars/Pamphlets /Hand bills and Posters should be published and send to all. These should be published in regional language also.

7.         Please leave no stone unturned for success of strike.

8.         Give Wide Publicity in local Press and Media.
Yours fraternally,
(R. N. Parashar)

Secretary General

Thursday, October 29, 2015

மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளனக் கூட்டம்

மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளனக் கூட்டம்           
                                  
அன்புத் தோழர்களுக்கு வணக்கம். நேற்றைய தினம் (27.10.2015) மாலை சுமார் 06.00 மணி தொடங்கி மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளனம், தமிழ் மாநிலக் கிளையின் கூட்டம் AG அலுவலகக் கட்டிடத்தில் அதன்   மாநிலத் தலைவர் தோழர். J . ராமமூர்த்தி அவர்கள்   தலைமையிலும் பொதுச் செயலாளர் தோழர்.M . துரைபாண்டியன் அவர்கள் முன்னிலையிலும்  சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது. இதில் சாஸ்திரி பவன் , ராஜாஜி பவன்  ஊழியர்  சங்கங்களின் இணைப்புக் குழு,  வருமானவரித்துறை, AUDIT & ACCOUNTS ,  CIVIL  ACCOUNTS ,  PAO , ICMR , NIOT, MEDICAL  STORES , CENSUS , அகில இந்திய வானொலி  உள்ளிட்ட  அமைப்பு களின் பிரதிநிதிகள் கலந்து கொண்டனர். முன்னதாக மறைந்த முன்னாள் அஞ்சல் மூன்று மாநிலச் செயலர் தோழர். பாலு அவர்களுக்கு நினைவஞ்சலி செலுத்தப்பட்டது. 

1. ஊதியக் குழு தொடர்பான கோரிக்கைகளை நிறைவேற்றாத மத்திய அரசைக் கண்டித்தும் , 

2. ஊதியக் குழுவே அறிக்கையை சமர்ப்பிக்க தயாராக இருந்த போதும்  வேண்டுமென்றே  நீட்டிப்பு அளித்து காலதாமதம் செய்யும் மத்திய அரசின் போக்கைக் கண்டித்தும்,  

3. தன்னிச்சையான அமைப்பான  7 ஆவது ஊதியக் குழுவுக்கு , அதன் சுதந்திர செயல்பாட்டை முடக்கும் வகையில் நிதிச்சுமை குறித்து அறிவுறுத்தியுள்ள  மத்திய  நிதி அமைச்சகத்தின் தலையீடு குறித்து கண்டித்திடவும், 

NATIONAL COUNCIL  JCM  ஊழியர் தரப்பின் சார்பிலும், மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் மகா சம்மேளனத்தின் சார்பிலும்  போராட்ட அறிவிப்பு வெளியிடப் பட்டுள்ளது.

கூட்டத்தில் மகா சம்மேளனத்தின் மூன்று கட்ட போராட்ட அறிவிப்பை செயல்படுத்துவது குறித்து விரிவாக விவாதிக்கப்பட்டு  முடிவுகள் எடுக்கப்பட்டன . அதன்படி 

1. எதிர்வரும் நவம்பர் 2 முதல் 6  தேதி வரை அந்தந்த துறை சார்ந்த அலுவல கங்களின் பிரச்சாரக் கூட்டங்கள் நடத்துவது.

2. நவம்பர் 6 ந் தேதி அறிவிக்கப் பட்டுள்ள  தார்ணா  போரட்டத்தை ,டெல்லி ஜந்தர்  மந்தரில் தார்ணா நடைபெறும் 19.11.2015 அன்று மாநில  தலைமை யகத்தில் சிறப்பாக  நடத்துவது .( அஞ்சல் பகுதியில்  ஆர்ப்பாட்டத்துடன் கூடிய  வேலைநிறுத்த நோட்டீஸ் அன்றைய தேதியில் வழங்க உள்ளதாலும் அன்றைய தேதியில் வேலைநிறுத்த சிறப்புக் கூட்டம் நடைபெற உள்ளதாலும் இந்த தேதி  மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது ).

3.தார்ணா  போராட்டத்தை மையப் பகுதியான   CPMG  அலுவலக வாயிலில் நடத்துவது. 

4.அதே தேதியில் தமிழகமெங்கும் கறுப்புச் சின்னம் அணிந்து கண்டன  ஆர்ப்பாட்டங்கள் நடத்துவது. 

இதற்கான தயாரிப்பு  வேலைகளை உடனடியாக துவக்குவது என்றும் முடிவுகள் எடுக்கப்பட்டன. இறுதியில்  மாநிலப் பொருளாளர் தோழர். 
S.சுந்தரமூர்த்தி அவர்கள் (INCOME TAX) நன்றி கூற கூட்டம் இனிதே முடிவுற்றது. 

                அஞ்சல்  பகுதி  வேலைநிறுத்தம் 

அஞ்சல் பகுதியில் எதிர்வரும் டிசம்பர் 1 மற்றும் 2ம்  தேதிகளில்  நடைபெறவுள்ள  வேலைநிறுத்தம் தொடர்பாக  எதிர்வரும் 6.11.2015 அன்று மாநில , கோட்ட மட்டங்களில் அளிக்கப்படவேண்டிய வேலை நிறுத்த நோட்டீஸ் மற்றும் ஆர்பாட்டம்  குறித்தும் , 6.11.2015 அன்று சென்னையில் நடைபெற உள்ள  வேலை நிறுத்த  சிறப்புக் கூட்டம் குறித்தும் , மாநிலம் முழுவதும் நடைபெற உள்ள  பிரச்சார இயக்கங்கள்  குறித்தும்  இதர சங்கங்களுடன் கலந்துகொண்டு  தமிழ் மாநில  NFPE  இணைப்புக் குழு மூலம்  அறிவிப்புகள்  வெளியிடப்படும் என்பதை   தமிழ்  மாநில அஞ்சல் மூன்று சங்கத்தின் சார்பில் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Meeting with CPMG & PMG WR on 27/10/2015 at COIMBATORE

27/10/2015 அன்று மாலை நமது CPMG திரு .சார்லஸ் லோபோ அவர்களையும் PMG WR  திருமதி .மஞ்சு P .பிள்ளை அவர்களையும்  
நமது P3 Ex GS Com. NS
WR  Regional Secretary  Com .A .ராஜேந்திரன் 
கோவை கோட்ட செயலர் Com. எபினேசர் காந்தி ஆகியோர் சந்தித்து பல்வேறு ஊழியர் பிரச்சினை களை குறித்து விவாதித்தனர் .
சுமார் ஒரு மணி நேரம் ஆர்வத்துடன் இரு மேலதிகாரிகளும் பொறுமையுடன் பதிலளித்தனர்  .


CHQ HAS TAKEN UP THE CASE RELATED TO CBS ISSUES WITH THE SECRETARY POSTS, NEW DELHI

CHQ HAS TAKEN UP THE CASE RELATED TO CBS ISSUES WITH THE SECRETARY POSTS, NEW DELHI


அன்புத் தோழர் களுக்கு வணக்கம். நம்முடைய தமிழ் மாநில அஞ்சல் மூன்று சங்கம் CBS /CIS பிரச்சினைகள் தொடர்பாக தொடர்ந்து அளித்த கடிதங்களின் விளைவாக தற்போது நம்முடைய பொதுச் செயலர் நம்முடைய இலாக்கா முதல்வரிடம் இந்த பிரச்சினையை எடுத்துச் சென்றுள்ளார். அந்தக் கடிதத்தின் நகலை கீழே பார்க்கவும். தற்போது நம்முடைய மாநிலச் சங்கத்தின் முயற்சியால் அனைத்து மாநிலங்களுக்கும் தீர்வை நோக்கி  இந்தக் கடிதம் அளிக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது.
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ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP ‘C’
CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi - 110008

Ref: P/4-4/CBS-CIS                                                                           Dated – 20.10.2015

To,

Ms. Kavery Banerjee
Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001.

Madam,

Sub: - Untold sufferings faced by the workings staff in CBS rolled out offices throughout the Country – Immediate and personal intervention is requested– Reg.

A kind attention is invited to our earlier references on the subject, wherein the problems mentioned therein are almost unaddressed till date. It is a known fact that CBS migration is undergoing in large no. of offices in many Circles. Till time more than 5000 offices are rolled out to CBS, because of the pressure applied by the  Department in  haste.  Because of such a fast approach, the end users   at the Counter area are affected badly, and the public also suffering a lot.

Whereas in Banking Sector, when such migration is undertaken, it has been carried out in a phased manner for eg. in SBI, the leader in Banking sector, migration was made only in 100 branches at the  first year.

You may aware that the staff are struggling with outdated computers and peripherals, which were purchased during  the  year 2000 to 2005 and no funding is  made so far to replace them  till date and as a whole the  Department  is  surviving with very old hardwares. Even proper up gradation of CPU is not made in many areas and the Software loaded is upto Windows XP, almost in most of the offices. Finacle can be  loaded only with Windows 7 and  hence  the  officers at ground level are  pressurized to use pirated version of Windows 7, which is  totally illegal and  leads to  legal litigation from  Microsoft. The staff are compelled to work in the outdated mode with pirated software, resulting in non operation.

The MOU made with M/s Sify, for net work integration is limiting to low bandwidth such as 128 Kbps to 256 Kbps in single and double handed offices, and 256 kbps to 512 kbps in ‘A’ class to LSG offices resulting in sluggish connectivity and takes hours together to transform the data. This results in hang over and the transactions could not be able to be made at the instant, as the Department expects. It requires at least 1 to 4 Mbps and M/s Sify refused to increase the bandwidth now.
                                                                                         
End of day process cannot be made after validation/supervisor verification and the staff has to wait for the nod from the Infosys, even after midnights on several days and at times it can be made on the next day morning.  Even the women employees are compelled to   complete the EOD process in midnights and their husbands or wards waiting till midnights to carry home. They could not attend even their family, personal and social obligations, resulting in loss of mental balance, family problems, stress and social problems. There is no safety and security for the women employees leaving the office by late nights, especially in rural areas, where there is no transportation available. It is our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of the women employees and no untoward incident should be allowed to happen as in case of Jyoti Singh Pandey of New Delhi.

Even the Help desk provided is not answering and the end users are taken to task  and  receiving brick bats from the irate public.  This results in  closing of  accounts in large numbers  that too,  can be made  not on the  date of presentation but  after few days  and  our  Department  looses  large  chunk of customers, because of the miscalculations, wrong estimations  and over ambitious stand of the  bureaucrats.

Consequent to the increase in large number of Post Offices on CBS, it was observed for the past two months that the Data Centre Closure process is executed during day time that too during peak Counter hours. This results in slow accessibility of Finacle throughout the country. Irrespective of bandwidth, the  Finacle slowness has been experienced in all Post Offices in the recent past. This affects the public services very badly during the peak hour viz.from 11.00 am  to  03.00 pm on daily basis.

Furher, due to Finacle slowness, the most affected operation is the Cheque Clearing operations.  The Clearance House sends the images of the cheques to the Head Offices at around 08.00 am in the morning. The onus of furnishing the information pertaining to Bounced Cheques, that too before 11 am to the clearing house, lies on the respective Head Offices.  If the information pertaining to Bounced Cheques is not received before 11.00 am from the concerned HOs, the entire amount of Inward Clearance cheques are deemed to be CLEARED by  the clearance house.  This leads to encashment of bounced cheques, the  responsibility of which lies  on the shoulder of the  poor officials and they have to face contributory negligence  recoveries.

Since from the day of the first migration, the staff unions are complaining about the deficiency in services provided my M/S Infosys Ltd, especially facing enormous problems in the Finacle Software, besides bandwidth, net work, transmission and Server problems. On each and every occasion or from the day we are complaining at all levels, there is one word reply that, everything will be set right and put into rails one by one as this is only a transition period and everybody should bear with, in the interest of the Department. This is the saying mooted out and spread everywhere, from top to bottom.  Now the 2 years Contract period for total the implementation is nearing completion and there is no sign of improvement and the problems persist and aggravate everywhere. It is most unfortunate to mention that we are all bearing with all these hardships and sufferings, in the interest of M/S Infosys.

Because of all these deficiencies the Department not only losing  the  customers, besides there is  huge loss of man days and  due to non operation  there is huge loss of  money. This should be compensated with. There is a penalty clause in the Contract for deficiency in service. Instead of pulling the poor ground level officials, the application of penalty clause may perhaps be considered and applied on the service providers viz. Ms. Infosys and M/s Sify. It is reported that India Post has undertaken the project for switching over to  Core Banking Solution  platform with a total project outlay of Rs. 800 crores.  Hence, in the interest of the Department, we request the Secretary Posts to pursue with, on the direction, in order to pull the vendor and to save the customer services, the image of the Department and the public money.

Based on the above, our  Union  requests  the  Secretary Posts

i) to stop  such unmindful migrations into  CBS/CIS  immediately till settlement of the problems reported ;

ii) to provide adequate  infrastructure to the  ground level offices,  such as replacement of systems, computer peripherals , UPS, battery, printers  etc.  immediately;

iii) to improve the bandwidth  of sify network   atleast to the  level of  512 kbps in single handed offices and to the level of  4Mbps in Head Post offices ;

iv) to centralize the EOD process at CPC  level  in all circles and to relieve the official at ground level
after  completion of validation process , without  late night detention ;

v) to centralize the cheque clearance work  at  CPC  level, since  it is  now under  CBS ;

vi)  to ensure  the operation of  CBS  without  interruption/slowness during  peak hours  to cater  the  need of the  common public .

Soliciting immediate response and reply.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

(R. N. Parashar)

Monday, October 26, 2015

MONTHLY MEETING (30.10.2015) SUBJECTS

The following subjects are taken up with the SP for the ensuing monthly meeting on 30.10.2015.
1.  Request to provide chairs for public at Chengapalli S.O.
2.  Request de-quarterisation of Cheyur S.O.
3.  Request supply of three fans at Delivery hall of Gandhinagar S.O.
4.   Request supply of two bar-code scanners to Veerapandi S.O.
5.  Request to attach one P.A. to Vijayapuram S.O.
6.  Request diversion of one GDSMD post to Vijayapuram S.O.
7.  Request to attach the two GDSMD posts at Nallur B.O. with Vijayapuram S.O.
8.  Request to fill up the P.A. post of Seeliyur S.O., Thalavadi S.O. and Muthoor S.O.
9.  Request good repairing of Genset (15KV) at Mettupalayam H.O.
10.       Request to provide one GDSMD at Ellisnagar S.O.



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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

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அஞ்சல் மூன்றின் முன்னாள் தமிழ் மாநில செயலர் 
தோழர் N .பாலசுப்ரமணியன் அவர்கள்  இன்று ( 20.10.2015) காலை திருவனந்தபுரத்தில் மரணமடைந்தார் என்பதனை வருத்ததோடு தெரிவித்து கொள்கிறோம் .

19 ஆண்டுகளாக தமிழ் மாநில செயலராக பணியாற்றி வலுவானதொரு மாநில சங்கத்தை உருவாக்கிய  தலைவர். அவரது பிரிவால் வாடும் அனைவருக்கும் ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கலை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம் .

 வாழ்க்கை பயணத்தில் வந்து செல்வோர் அனைவரும் நினைவில் நிற்பதில்லைநினைவில் நிலைத்து நிற்கும் தொழிற்சங்க தலைவர் தோழர் பாலுஅவரது மறைவிற்கு திருப்பூர் அஞ்சல் மூன்று  கொடி  தாழ்த்தி அஞ்சலி செலுத்துகிறது .