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IMPORTANT GOVT. ORDERS
No. 8(1)/08/PA-Admn.I/212-234 Dated: 22-07-13
Grant of four advance increments to the UDCs
(Auditors) who have passed the Departmen-
tal Confirmatory Test between the period from
1-1-1973 to 31-5-1981 -i mpl ementati on of
Hon' bl e CAT, Chennai Bench j udgement
passed on 20-11-2002 in OA No. 229/2002 to
all similarly placed employees / retirees in
IA&AD.
In continuation of this office even case
mark No. 732-752 dated 9th February 2012, I am
directed to refer on the aforesaid subject and to
intimate that the proposal for grant of four advance
increments to the J As , belonging to Postal Ac-
counts Offices , who have passed the Departmen-
tal confirmotory Test between the periods from 1-
1-1973 to 31-5-1981 was referred, again to the
nodal Ministry viz. DOP&T/ Ministry of Finance ,
to re-consider the proposal .
The nodal Ministry vide their U.O. No.
44162/2013-Pay-1 dated 12-7-2013 has agreed to
the proposal for grant of advance increment to J r.
Accountants of Postal Accounts office on pass-
ing departmental examination during 1-1-1973 to
31-5-1981 on exactly the same terms and condi-
tions as in the case of IA&AD subject to the con-
dition that they are exactly similar to their coun-
terpart in IA&AD in all aspects of service condi-
tions. However, no advance increment would be
paid w.e.f. 1-6-1981. Further , necessary action,
in this regard, may be taken accordingly.
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No. 18-19/2013-Bldg. Dated: 24-05-2013
Ensuri ng the proper mai ntenance of staff
Quarters- instructions reg.
This has a reference to the instructions
issued by the Department from time to time re-
garding proper maintenance of Staff Quarters.
2. It has come to the notice of the Department
that in some Circles, condition of the Staff quar-
ters alloted to postal employees are iln dilapidated
conditon and maintenance work of such quarters
has not been carried out in regular intervals . Even
the basic amenities viz. water & electricity etc.
are not being provided in the residental quarters.
3. In this regard attention is invited to the instruc-
tions issued vide this Directorate's letter No. 18-
72/2012-Bldg. dated 25-09-2012 and 22-01-2013
vide which is was requested to ensure that all ef-
forts should be made to carryout proper mainte-
nance work of staff quarters alloted to postal em-
ployees . In case where this work is handled by
MTNL / BSNL authorities the matter be taken up
through personal discussions at higher level with
the concerned authorities to resolve the issue.
Further it is to be ensured that the quarters having
basic amenities.
4. You are , therefore , requested to ensure these
instructons are strictly adhered to by all concerned
so that the allottee of quarter may not suffer.
*********
No.12011/01/2012-Estt. (AL) Dated: 31-07-2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Chi l dren Educati on Al l owance-Rei mburse-
ment of Examination Fee.
Subsequent to issue Department of Per-
sonnel & Training's O.M. No. 12011/03/2008-
Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd September, 2008. amd
subsequent clarifications issued from time to time
on the subject cited above , a number of refer-
ences have been received on reimbursement of
'examintion fee . After due consideration of the
references, in consultation with the Ministry of Fi-
nance, Department of Expenditure , it has been
agreed to allow reimbursement of "examination
fee" as part of reimbursement items as indicated
in para 1 (e) of O.M. dated 2nd September 2008,
with effect from the current academic year, sub-
ject to the fullfillment of other existing conditions.
2. In so far as persons working in the Indian Ac-
counts and Audit Departments are concerned ,
these orders issue in consultation with comptrol-
ler and Auditor General of India.
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O.M. No. 30-7/2012-D dated 07.08.13
Implementation of Redesigned Network for
First & Second Class Mail: Review of Bag Clos-
ing Pattern regarding.
Reference is invited to Directorate O.M.
even number dated 01.02.2012 regarding imple-
mentation of the redesigned network for First Class
mail followed by OMs of even no. dated 21.03.12
and 28.09.12 with respect to manner of sorting
and bag closing by Business Post Centres (BPC)
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and Mail Business Centres (MBCs) handling out-
ward bulk mail only. Attention is also drawn to the
Directorate O.M. no. 30-19/2012-D dated
09.05.2012 regarding implementation of redesigned
network for Second Class Mail.
2. The manner of closing of bags between mail
offices as prescribed under redesigned network
for First and Second class mail was under review
at this Directorate and it has now been decided
that all L 1 and L 2 mail offices situated within a
circle would be permitted to close bags for each
other with respect of First Class (unregistered and
registered) and Second Class mail in addition to
the pattern of bag closing prescribed earlier. Thus,
the revised arrangement, the pattern of bag clos-
ing would be as under:
(a) All L-1 mail offices will close direct bag for each
other. All L-1 and L-2 mail offices situated within a
circle will close direct bag for each other. An L-1
office will also close bags for all L-2 offices as well
as delivery post offices mapped /attached to it.
(b) All L-2 offices attached/mapped to an L-1 of-
fice can close bags for that particular L-1 office.
Now an L-2 mail office will also close direct bag
for all other L-1 and L-2 mail offices of the same
Circle as well. An L-2 office will also close bags
for all delivery post offices mapped to it.
(c) In case of inter-Circle mail, any demand for
exceptions in terms of closing of bags between
one mail office and another, which in not prescribed
under the redesigned network, would continue to
be approved by the Directorate. However, as an
exception, all L-1 and L-2 mail offices geographi-
cally falling under Assam and NE Circle may close
bags for each other as communicated earlier in
J uly 2012.
3. The First Class unregistered and Registered
bags to be closed between L-1 offices, between
all L 1 and L 2 offices situated within a circle,
between L-1 office and L-2 offices mapped to it
and vice versa, and between L-1/-2 offices and post
offices mapped to them and vice versa will be
traded as Due Bags. These would be no due
bags in case of second class mail.
4. CEPT Mysore would make necessary changes
in R-Net mapping release the revised script to all
circles immediately
5. The existing instructions with respect to bag
closing by Business Post Centres would continue.
6. Circles may issue revise the Due Mail and Sort-
ing list at the mail offices concerned immediately.
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GRANT OF TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE TO OR-
THOPEDIC ALLY HANDICAPPED CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
No. 21-1/2011-E.II (B) dated 5th August, 2013
Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Ministrys Office Memorandum No. 19029/1/78-
E.IV(B) dated 3rd December,1979, as amended
from time to time and to say that the criteria for
orthopedically handicapped employees to draw
Transport Allowance at double the normal rates
has been reviewed in consultation with the Minis-
try of Health & Family Welfare . It has been de-
cided that in partial modification of para 1 of Office
Memorandum dated 3rd December, 1979 referred
above, Double Transport Allowance shall be al-
lowed to an orthopedically Handicapped Govern-
ment employee if he or she has a minimum of
40% permanent partial disability of either one or
both upper limbs or one or both lower limbs or
50% permanent partial disability of one or both
upper limbs and one or both lower limbs combined.
The other conditions of O.M. dated 3rd Decem-
ber, 1979 for granting Double Transport Allowance
to orthopedically Central Government employees
shall remain unchanged.
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No. 1(1)/2010/PA.Admn.I/264-285 Dt. 29-07-13
Promotion of Sorters to LDC and LDC to JA
under SCF quota.
I am directed to refer to Circle Postal Ac-
count Offices ( J unior Accountant and Lower Division
Circles) Recruitment Rule, 2010 wherein, the mini-
mum educational qualifiction of 12th standard / Ma-
triculation was prescribed for junior Accounts / Lower
Division Clerks respectively for promotion to higher
grade under seniority -cum- fitness basis and re-
quired to furnish the following information by next
post, for considering the relaxation of educational
qualification.
1. The particulars of Sorters whose educational quali-
fication is 8th standard and are eligible for promotion
to the cadre of LDC Under SCF quota, as per the
RRs of 2001 ( as on 1-1-2013).
2. The particulars of LDCs whose educational quali-
fication is Matriculation and are eligible for promo-
tion to the cadre of J A under SCF quota as per the
RRs of 2001 ( as on 1-1-2013).
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No. 28-8/2011-D Dated: 13-8-2013
Revised Establishment Norms for operational
Activities at Speed Post Sorting Hubs, Inta-
Circle Hubs and computerised Registration
Centres.
Attention is invited to the Directorate OM
of even no. dated 17-01-2013 vide which revised
norms for operational activities at Speed Post
Sorting Hubs, IC Hubs and CRCs were circulated.
2. Reference were received as to whether the re-
vised norms for sorting circulated vide O.M. re-
ferred to above were to be considered as produc-
tivity norms or establishment norms. It is clarified
that the establishment norms for operational ac-
tivities other than that for " Sorting of Articles" would
be the same as circulated vide Directorate OM of
even no. dated 17-1-2013 . Establishment norm
for " Sorting of Articles' has been fixed as 0.079
minute per article ( i.e. 760 articles per hour) .
However , time factor for productivity pertaining to
sorting of articles would continue to be 0.063 per
article (i.e. 950 articles per hour).
3. This issues with the concurrence of integrated
Finance wing vide their Diary No. 113/FA/13/CS
dated 12-08-2013.
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No. 3-38/2013-RTI Dated: 12-08-2013
NOTIFICATION
Further to the notification of even number
dated 26th August 2009 and 29th April 2013 re-
garding the nomination of Nodal Officer for RTI for
the Department of Posts, it is notified that CAPIO,
Dak Bhawan, is now given additional responsibil-
ity of the Nodal Officer , Dak Bhawan, for receiving
RTI applications/ appeals on the RTI online web
portal launched by the DOPdD&T for the Postal
Directorate , Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001. His
address is as follow:
CAPIO & Nodal Officer for receiving RTI request /
appeals Department of Posts
Room No. 324, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
Tel. No. 011-23036550, Fax _ 011 - 23096087
email: rtidesk@indiapost.gov.in
2. For other policy issues on RTI , the DDG (PG,
QA & Insp.) shall continues to be the Nodal au-
thority (RTI) for Postal Directorate DAk Bhawan,
New Delhi- as before.
This issues with the approval of Member (PLI)
Postal Services Board , Dak Bhawan, N. Delhi.
Post Offices for Women
The objective for opening of all women post of-
fices in the country is to lay focus on womens
empowerment and to achieve Departments ob-
jectives and mission to sustain its position as the
largest postal network in the world. It is an effort
to integrate gender equality and womens empow-
erment for good governance by ensuring that
women employees working at various levels in the
Department have a real voice in the decision mak-
ing of the Department as well as have a role in the
management of post offices in the country. The
all women post offices are the post office where
all employees are women and they have been
given the responsibility of managing the events of
the post offices. This is done with a view to pro-
mote leadership and managerial qualities in
women employees of the Department. These post
offices are opened in major cities and at present
34 all women post offices are functioning in the
country.These post offices are functioning within
the postal network of the Department in the coun-
try and not a separate set up of post offices.
Besides this, from customers perspec-
tive, Post Offices offer products and services like
small savings, postal life insurance and other mail
related products which are used by the common
man. All Women Post Office offers a secured en-
vironment to our woman customers from all strata
of society to transact postal business with a level
of comfort and familiarity with women employees
of the Department.This information was given by
Dr. Smt. Killi Kruparani, Minister of State for Com-
munications and Information Technology in a writ-
ten reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
RETIREMENT
Shri D. Baral Circle Secretary
BRMS & MMS Employees
Union Mailguard & Gr. D ,
(Odisha Circle ) Retired on Su
perannuation on 31-7-2012
Bhubaneshwar RMS 'N' Dn.
Cuttack . He was an active member of BPEF
and participated in all strikes he worked as Divi-
sional Secretary & Circle Secretary.
CHQ conveys best wishes him happy, healthy,
peaceful, Retired life.
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Ref. No. BPEF/10th Federal Council/Oct. 13/Notice Dated: 01-08-2013
NOTICE
Under the provision as contained under Article 18 read with Article 14 ( C) of the Constitution of
Federation, it is hereby notified that the 10th Federal Council of the Bharatiya Postal Employees
Federation will be held at Kurtkoty Shankarachar Nayas, Old Ganganagar Naka , Nasik- 422 005
(Maharashtra) from 1st October, 2013 to 2nd October, 2013. Shri Man Mohan Sharma, President, of
the BPEF will preside over the Federal Council meeting.
The following shall be the agenda:
1. Homage to the martyrs-condolences to the departed leaders.
2. Adoption of Annual Report of the Federation.
3. Adoption of Annual Accounts of the Federation.
4. To Discuss Mission 2015.
5. Organizational review-union wise.
6. To Discuss the increasing / loosing membership on the base divisional membership list of
union of J uly, 2013.
7.Review of the Financial Position.
8.Amendment in Constitution if any.
9.Resolution on staff problems relating to General matters.
10.Policy and Programme resolution.
11.To discuss the 6th Central Pay Commission anomalies including GDS issues.
12.Election of office bearers of the Federation.
13.Venue of the next Federal Council.
14. Any other item with the permission of the chair.
(S.K. Mishra)
Secretary General.
Copy to:
1. All office bearers of the BPEF.
2. All General Secretaries of affiliated Unions.
3. All Circle Secretaries through their General Secretaries.
4.The Secretary, Deptt. of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001 .With request to issue
instructions to Head of Circles for grant of special casual leave to the Federal councilors of
our recognized as well as due leave to un-recognized union.
5. Shri B.N. Rai J i , General Secretary , BMS (Central) Dattopant Thangdi Bhawan, 27 D.D.U.
Marg, Raous Avenue, New Delhi- 110 002 .
6. Shri B.K. Rai ji , Prabhari , (Postal) Industrial Unit of BMS.
7. Shri V.G. Pendharkar, Convener, Reception Committee, 10th Federal council of BPEF , 11
Samrudhi Appartment , Chhitranjan Housing Society , Shankar Nagar, Nasik- 422 013
Mob. No. 09423555504. (S.K. Mishra)
Secretary General.
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LIST OF NEW OFFICE BEARERS OF BHARATIYA RMS & MMS EMPLOYEES UNION CLASS-III ORISSA
CIRCLE CONFERENCE HELD AT 26-5-2013 AT AOPTA BUILDING, BHUBANESHWAR (ORISSA )
President - Shri Smruti Ranjan Behura, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Vice President - Shri Shashi Bhusan Mishra, SA, HRO 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Vice President - Shri Ram Pal, SA, SRO 'K' Dn. Kesinga
Vice President - Shri Niranjan Sarangi, SA, SRO 'K' Dn. Sambalpur
Circle Secretary - Shri Kishore Kumar Kar, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Asstt. Circle Secretary - Shri Sunil Kumar Rath , SA, HRO 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Asstt. Circle Secretary - Shri Prasant Kumar J ena, SA, HRO 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Asstt. Circle Secretary - Shri Ajaya Kumar Sethi, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Org. Secretary - Shri Sasanka Sekhar Barik, OA SSRM, 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Org. Secretary - Shri Harun Tandi, SA, SRO 'K' Dn. Kesinga
Treasurer - Shri Sadhu Charan Nayak, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Auditor - Mrs. Babita Pattanaik,SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Executive Members - 1. Shri Prasanna Kr. J ena, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
- 2. Shri Ramahari J ena SA, RO 'N' Dn. Howrah
- 3. ShriSubhrajeet Sahoo, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
- 4. Shri S.K. Nandy, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
- 5. Shri Gatikrushna Das, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. J ajpur Road
LIST OF NEW OFFICE BEARERS OF BHARATIYA RMS & MMS EMPLOYEES UNION MAILGUARD &
GR. 'D' ORISSA CIRCLE CONFERENCE HELD AT 26-5-2013 AT AOPTA BUILDING, BHUBANESHWAR
President - Shri Manambar Das MTS HRO 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Vice President - Shri Rabindra Nath Das,MTS SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Vice President - Shri Bijay Kr. Patra,MTS SRO 'N' Dn. Puri
Circle Secretary - Shri Sarat Ch. J ena, MTS SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Asstt. Circle Secretary - Shri Tusarkanti Pattanaik ,MTS SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Asstt. Circle Secretary - Shri Nilambar Sethi, MTS RO 'N' Dn. Howrah
Asstt. Circle Secretary - Shri Sitaram Dash, MTS SRO 'N' Dn. J ajpur Road
Org. Secretary - Shri Biranchi Narayan Das, MTS SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Treasurer - Shri Tusharkanti Pattnaik, MTS SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Auditor - Shri R.N.Mohapatra MTS, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Executive Members - 1. Shri Gagan Behari Sethi, MTS SRO 'N' Dn. J ajpur Road
- 2. Shri Satyapriya Das, MTS SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
- 3. Shri Durga Ch. Mohanty, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
LIST OF NEW OFFICE BEARERS OF BHARATIYA RMS & MMS EMPLOYEES UNION CLASS-III 'N' DN.
BHUBANESWAR DIVISIONAL BRANCH CONFERENCE HELD AT 26-5-2013 AT AOPTA BUILDING,
BHUBANESHWAR (ORISSA )
President - Shri Shiba Ch. Adhikary HSG I SA, HRO RMS 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Vice President - 1. Shri Sunil Kr. Mukherjee , SA, SRO RMS 'N' Dn. J ajpur Road (2) Shri Dikhit Kr.
Naik , SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar (3) Shri Ratiranjan Patnaik HSG I , SA, HRO 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Asstt. Divl. Secy.- 1. Shri Prasant Kr. J ena , SA, HRO RMS 'N' Dn. Cuttack (2) Shri Bikramaditya
Padhiary , SA, HRO RMS 'N' Dn. J ajpur Road (3) Shri Tapan Kr. Singh, SA, SRO 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
Org. Secretary - Shri Sukanta Kr. Behra , SA HRO RMS, 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Treasurer - - Madhuri Nayak, SA, HRO, RMS 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Auditor - Sh. J agannath Naik , SA, HRO, RMS 'N' Dn. Cuttack
Executive Members : (1) Sh. Rangadhar Naik, SA SA, SRO, RMS 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar (2) Shri Bijay
Kr. Das, SA, SA, HRO, RMS 'N' Dn. Puri (3) Pritideepa J ena, SA, HRO, RMS 'N' Dn. Bhubaneswar
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BPEF/Circular/2013 Dated: 12-07-2013
CIRCULAR
All office bearers of BPEF
All General Secretaries of affiliated Union.
All the Circle Secretaries through General Secre-
taries
SADAR NAMASKAR
Dear Brothers/ Sisters,
As was decided in New Delhi Federal
Executive meeting on 15th & 16th December,
2012, the Federal Executive meeting was held on
22nd & 23rd J une, 2013 at Panchmarhi (M.P.)
under Presidentship Shri Manmohan Sharma ,
President, BPEF . It was convened under guid-
ance and in presence of Shri B.K. Rai ji, Vice
President , BMS and PRABHARI Industrial units
of BMS. Other Participants were S/Shri S.K.
Mishra, Secretary General BPEF, S.B.P.
Khuswanshi, Treasurer, BPEF, R.N. Navghare,
Santosh Kumar Singh & M.S. Chandel , Org.
Secretaries of BPEF, Irshad A. Sheikh,General
Secretary , BPEA Gr. C , Md. Zafraullah Khan ,
Gen. Secy. BPEA Postman & MTS, Anish Mishra
Gen. Secretary BRMS-III, Sh. D. K. Tiwari, Gen.
Secretary BRMS-IV, Dhani Ram, All India Presi-
dent, BPCWNGEU, Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Gen.
Secretary BPAOEA, Sugandhi Kr. Mishra, Gen-
eral Secretary, BEDEU, Premchand, office Sec-
retary, BPEF, V.S. Harmale, Dy. General Sec-
retary, Admn. Union, V.D. Muley, Maharashtra
Circle Secretary, BPEA Gr. C, V.G. Pendharkar,
Maharashtra Circle President, BPEA Gr. C, S.S.
J adhav, Maharashtra Circle Secretary, BPEA
Postman & MTS & P.S. Kadam, Circle Secretary,
Foreign Post.
In the meeting several issues were dis-
cussed in three sessions of four hours each. In
the reporting session every General secretaries
have reported about the membership drive, elec-
tion programme of Circles and schedules of their
due All India Conference. In the Circles like Punjab
, U.P. Karnataka, Kerala , Rajasthan and
J harkhand, the Circle conferences of BP-III, BP-
IV and GDS were convened successfully. The M.P.
& Orissa Circle has convened R-III and R-IV Circle
conferences . The Haryana & Bihar Circle have
convened BPAOEA Circle Conference. The All In-
dia Conference of Administrative union and GDS
Union was convened successfully. It can be con-
cluded that almost all circles have updated their
conferences and now it is the turn of Circles to
convene their Divisional Conference in time.
Regarding opening of New Divisions, it has been
informed that two options are available. First one
is to make authorized office bearer in that Division
to submit the forms in the month of April or during
re-verification process. The 2nd one is to form
adhoc body and then convene regular election
within three month of time. As regard to Divisions
in which we could not form a Divisional Secretary
or authorized office bearer, the General Secre-
tary or Circle Secretary can submit the attested
membership forms to the Divisional heads/ Re-
gional Heads/ Circle Heads.
It has also been reported that the All In-
dia Conference of BP-III, BR-III & BR-IV will be
completed upto December, 2013. Positively.
The Secretary General has reported all
the events, the PRAVASH and the conferences
attended by him during the period October 2012
to J une, 2013. A Strike notice was also served on
29-01-2013. The department has issued advisory
to postpone the programme and informed that in-
formal meeting will be arranged in March, 2013.
The Strike was postpone on this communication.
In the meeting it has been decided to choose ap-
propriate time to give the notice for Dharna do not
Pradarshan or Strike in the event of Department
not giving any informal meeting or look over the
issues urgently. The DDG (Estt.) has informed that
the meeting will be arranged shortly in the last
week of the J uly.
I am sorry to disclose that General Sec-
retaries have reported about membership drive in
vague manner without any proof of it. This tradi-
tion has become a custom of BPEF affiliated
unions to act casually over the important and stra-
tegic issues. For these reasons they took no cog-
nizance of the decisions taken in such type high
level meetings. The decisions taken at Hyderabad
meeting, New Delhi Meetings have not been con-
veyed to lower office bearers even through circulars.
For these reasons the pity financial and
Organisational situation of BPEF arises. Report-
ing without any proof and without any real action
is deplorable on the ground that lot of expenditure
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becomes waisted. The Bharatiya unions become
element of mockery at the eyes of others who
read these circulars.
The Treasurer report placed in the meet-
ing very well depicts the story of reluctance and
irresponsibility from the part of unions as they are
getting membership subscription by way of sal-
ary deduction . It is sorry to state that we are not
able to pay even petty Honoruium and licnece fee
of about two thousand per month. Water & Elect
bill of Rs. 3500/- per month and News paper tele-
phone bill of about two thousand per month . Hav-
ing no option left to the Federation it has decided
to impose levy over the unions as below so that
expenditure to be incurred up to October, 2013
may be met. GDS Union 20000/-, BP-III, 20000/
- , BP-IV, 8000/-, BR-III, 4000/- BR-IV, 3000/-
BPAOEA Rs. 4000/- BP Civil Wing Rs. 1000/-
Administrative Union 1000/- of Rs. 60000/-This levy
must be paid before Federal Council so that the
Federation could not feel pity in meeting out ex-
penses.
Matter of Election dispute in Kerala Circle
BP-IV union has been reported by convenor Kerala
circle Shri C.M. Pillai the same has been handed
over to General Secretary, BP-IV for resolving the
issue amicably. It has been advised that in all
matters of election dispute, the decision of BPEF
will be final.
In the last Shri B.K. Rai, Vice present
Central BMS and Prabhari Industrial units have
taken note of all the discussions and told that the
unions are not hospitals were every ill comes and
later on goes away when treatment is over. It is a
family and a developed system having well de-
fined constitution and ethics to follow exists. He
advised that as per the BMS directions , The Fed-
eration , the All India Union and the Circle unions
must have core group to decide the issues . For
the All India Unions President , Secretary, Org.
Secretary , Secretary General & Treasurer will form
the core group. Similarly for Circle unions Presi-
dent , Secretary, Treasurer, AGS of All India Union
and convener of BPEF will form the core group. At
the Federation level President/ Working Presi-
dent, Secretary General, Treasurer, Org. Secre-
tary, and Prabhari industrial unit of BMS will form
the Core group. This core group must report to the
Higher level for the activities about the Organiza-
tional and Agitational programmes. In the case of
laxity from the part of All India Unions, Circle Unions
are Divisional Unions the action will be taken by
the core groups accordingly. It is to be taken in
mind that as per the constitution of unions the
General Secretary of the unions is the Adminis-
trative Head of that union. Similarly Secretary
General is the administrative Head for all the mat-
ter of affiliated unions. Similarly every unions are
advised to give full charge to the AGS of the union
of the adjoining Circles to Circle in which he re-
sides, in All India conference itself for the pur-
pose of easily administering the membership /
union activities and election process.
Since the Govt. is deducting the union
subscription and remitting it to office bearers,
therefore, the financial irregularity is not simple
one but it is a financial fraud towards organisaiton
which attrach disciplinary action against the faulty
office bearers.
If the core group of All India unions and
its CWC find it fit to amend its constitution so that
the union subscription deducted at Division/
Branches may be remitted to the CHQ directly by
the Administration then they are free to make such
amendment in constitution. The General Secre-
tary, BP Civil Wing Shri Balram Pandey has given
has consent to do so in his constitution.
As regarding Special Donation by unions
/ Federation, Receipt Book must contain three
least. One should be handed over to the donor.
Second one should be retained by the collector
and third one should be retained by the BPEF or
All India Union as the case may be.
He strongly supported that if the BPEF is
short of fund for carrying out its daily union activ-
ity then it must raise the Special Fund with the
help of Federation office bearers / CHQ office Bear-
ers of the union. This issue was supported by Shri
R.N. Navghar and others and has advised that
Receipt book of Rs. 1100/- per Head may be
printed for collecting Donation to BPEF and be
distributed to all active office bearers. Similarly
during All India Conference of unions Rs. 1100/-
per office bearers may be collected at the confer-
ence place itself.
Maharashtra Circle has consented to hold
10th Federal council in Nashik . It will be held on
1st & 2nd October 2013 at Kurtkoty Shankarchar
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Nyas , Old Ganganagar Naka , Nashik- 422 005. The boarding facility will be near by it. The Maharshtra
Circle team lead by Shri V.G. Pendharkar has accepted the offer by their core of heart and assured that
it will be decent programme. They told that Nashik is central point to visit Tryambakeshwar Temple 22
K.M. , Sai Mandir of Shirdi 80 K.M. and Shani Sighnapur Temple 100 K.M. The Bombay is also
situated at about 4 hours journey from the Nashik. The Panchwati and August Muni Asharam are in
Nashik itself. However the entire description will be communicated by Reception Committee in due
course. The fore most precaution / discipline to be observed in the said Federal Council is as below.
1. The Delegation Fee is Rs. 500/- (Five Hundred).
2. The Circle Secretary of every union has to report alongwith his Delegate team well before time and
has to deposit the Delegation fee before start of programme at the counter. It should be ensured that
his team must comprise of at least one Divisional office bearers of each Division. Other delegate
must be office bearers of status not less than Divisional Secretary/ President / Treasurer/ Org. Secre-
tary.
3.The Federal Councilor numbering three Hundred, apart from Maharashtra, will be as Uttarakhand
-2, J &K -1, HP-2, Punjab-10, Haryana-8 , Delhi-14, Orissa -7, W.B. -7, Assam /NE-4 , J harkhand -2,
Kerala- 15, Karnataka-8, T.N.-8 , Chhatisgarh- 2, A.P.- 15, Bihar- 50, U.P.- 80,M.P-30, Gujarat- 20 ,
Rajasthan- 10
4. It is necessary for All Delegates to attend all five sessions of Federal council. Three session will be
held on First day and two on second day.
5.The Federal council will end before 5-00 P.M of 2nd October positively,.
6. If anyone wants to adopt Resolution at Federal Council he must send a copy of that to Federation 15
days before so that it can be included. Every Resolution must be sent after having working committee
meeting. The Federation will load its Resolution in the Website: www.bpefsg.blogspot.in one month
before the Federal Council for your comments.
7. The Maharashtra is going to publish a Souvenir on the occasion you can give advertisement/ Article
for that.
8. The Federation will publish August issue of Postal Mahasangh in August and will also publish
Special issue in October, 2013. You may give valuable Articles for publication well n time.
Kindly follow the discipline and ethics of the organization and take oath in the Federal
Council to correct the actions of union so that full support to Mission 2015 with regards recognition
during re-verification process can be made.
In future General Secretary must bring the list of membership subscription deducted in the
Divisions in meetings. For the purpose, the General Secretary should necessarily ask his Circle
Secretaries to provide this information with paper support. As a first corrective measure, the list of
membership subscription deducted in J uly, 2013 may be brought in Federal council for information.
With regards, Yours brotherly,
(S.K. Mishra)
Secretary General
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Probation period of PA/SA
Directorate vide memo No. 60-3/2013-SPB-I dated
8/7/2013 has clarified that s per revised Recruit-
ment Rules for the post of Postal Assistant / Sort-
ing Assitant notified on 3rd November 2011, the
period of probation is the same i.e. two years but
the provision of Examination for confirmation has
been discontinued and clearance of probation pe-
riod is to be decided by the Departmental Promo-
tion Committee (DPC). It is also clarified that who
have not yet cleared the confirmation test may
not be subjected to confirmation examination but
may be assessed for clearing their probation after
taking into consideration their performance during
the induction training, the special report /ACRs
and any other relevant input. If they are not found
up to the mark, their probation period may be ex-
tended as per the Government's instructions. In
such cases, PAs/SAs shall be considered for clear-
ance of probation period from a prospective date
and not with retrospective effect.
Details/Pattern of Postal/Sorting As-
sistant (PA/SA) Phase-II Exam 2013
(Computer/Typing Test)
Now as Postal Department started pub-
lishing the List of Shortlisted Candidates for Pa-
per-II based on the performance in Paper-I(Aptitude
Test), its time now to understand the details of
Paper-II (Computer Typing/Data Entry Test) & Prac-
tice it.
Results of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Assam,
Chhattisgarh, J harkhand, Madhya Pradesh, North
East, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala Postal
Circles already stands published in the official
website.
Results of Delhi, J ammu & Kashmir,
Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Bihar,
Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh and Rajasthan
Circles are expected soon.
Here is the list of number of candidates
shortlisted from each Circle based on the results
declared so far.
Name of Circle No. of Shortlisted Candi-
dates for Paper-II
Andhra Pradesh 2115
NnnnNEWS IN BRIEF
Gujarat 983
Karnataka 612
Maharashtra 1947
Tamil Nadu 1783
Assam 2114
Chhattisgarh 330
J harkhand 640
Madhya Pradesh 1097
North East 153
Odisha 749
West Bengal 2023
Kerala 1000
Pattern of Paper-II (Computer / Typing Test):
The Typing Test shall be for a duration of 30 min-
utes (15 minutes each for Typewriting and data
entry) consisting of one passage of 450 words in
English or 375 words in Hindi to be typed with a
minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute respec-
tively & Data entry of some figures and letters each
carrying equal marks on Computers.
The typing test and test of data entry op-
erations will be conducted on Computer key board
but not on type writer.
Note: The final merit shall be prepared on
the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the
Applicants in the Aptitude Test (Paper I) only sub-
ject to their qualifying in Computer/Typing test (
Paper II). ie, there will be no marks for Typing/
Data entry test. You have to just qualify the mini-
mum criteria in Paper-2 and final merit list shall
be prepared on the basis of marks of Paper-I only.
C. G. Employees and their dependents
can avail treatment in a non empanelled
Pri vate hospi tal s i n emergency condi -
tions and get reimbursement
(G.I MH OM No. F. No. S. 14025/14/2012-MS,
dated 11.06.2013)
Revision of rates for reimbursement of medi-
cal expenses incurred in emergency condi-
tions under CS (MA) Rules, 1944
The undersigned is directed to state that
the issue of revision of rates for reimbursement of
medical expenses incurred on availing medical
treatment in emergency conditions under CS (MA)
Rules, 1944, when treatment is taken in a non-
empanelled private hospital, has been under con-
sideration of the Government for some time.
2. It has now been decided that, reimbursement
of medical expenses incurred by a Central Gov-
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ernment employee covered under CS(MA) Rules,
1944 on availing medical treatment for himself and
his dependent family members in emergency con-
ditions, would be allowed as per the prevailing non
NABH CGHS rates as applicable to a CGHS
covered city and non-NABH rates applicable to
the nearest CGHS covered city in case of non-
CGHS city, as the case may be, or the actuals,
whichever is less.
3. For the medical treatment in such cases where
package rates are prescribed under CGHS, the
non-NABH rates of the CGHS covered city and
non-NABH rates of the nearest CGHS city (in case
of non-CGHS covered city) or the actuals, which-
ever is less, will be applicable.
4. This OM supersedes all earlier orders issued
from time to time under CS (MA) Rules, 1944 on
this subject for allowing reimbursement of medi-
cal expenses in emergency conditions when treat-
ment is taken in a non-empanelled private hospi-
tal.
5. This OM will come into effect from the date of
issue.
6. This issue with the concurrence of the Integrated
Finance Division vide their Dy. No. C-282, dated
22.05.2013.
GOVERNMENT ALLOTS RS 1,300 CR
TO POST BANK
NEW DELHI: The expenditure department has de-
cided to sanction Rs 1,300 crore to the proposed
Post Bank of India to meet its capital requirements
even as the department of financial services (DFS) -
the wing in the finance ministry that deals with state-
run banks and their poliiies - chose to stay away from
the issue.
The proposal's backing by the expenditure fi-
nance commission and its subsequent green light
by finance minister P Chidambaram is seen as
the official go-ahead by the finance ministry, ignoring
the DFS's stance. The DFS position is seen as the
first instance of the agency not backing the Post
Bank's plan, which officers in the department have
privately mocked at
"They think they can use the postal deposit model
for their banking foray. Nothing in their plan seems to
be clear. Banking isn't easy," said an officer, who did
not wish to be identified. In fact, a strong Post Bank is
seen to be the biggest challenge to existing public
sector banks, including State Bank of India, which
controls 70% of the banking business in the country.
SBI, the largest lender, has a little less than 15,000
branches, while there are over 1.5 lakh post offices
across the country.
Although Post Bank does not intend to open a
bank branch in each post office, the plan is to use
postmen to meet the financial inclusion goal. Secre-
tary (posts) P Gopinath refused to speak to TOI de-
spite several attempts.
According to the plan, Post Bank will have
50 branches in the first year, which will be increased
to 150 by the fifth year. The branches will be located
in select Head Post Offices in Tier-1-4 centres and
select Sub-Post Offices in Tier-5-6 centres.
To meet RBI norms, the postal department pro-
poses to set up a new entity - Post Bank of India - that
will have an independent board and separate opera-
tions. Apart from independent directors, the board
will have representatives from the finance ministry
and the postal department. Separate recruitment has
been planned to have specialist bankers.
While converting the entire postal network would
have meant a capital requirement of over Rs 60,000
crore, by setting up a special entity, the fund require-
ment has been reduced. This, officers said, will also
help create a more focused strategy.
Source : THE TIMES OF INDIA dated 22/07/2013
POSTMASTERS CADRE
Consequent on granting permission by the DOP&T
to fill up HSG-I vacancies as per existing recruit-
ment rules, HSG-II officials with three year service
are considered for HSG-I promotion. But the Post-
master Grade II officials with minimum five years
service are only considered for PM Grade-III pro-
motion as per the Postmaster Grade Recruitment
Rules approved by DOP&T. This DISCRIMINATION
was brought to the notice of the Directorate by
BPEF earlier. It is informed that Directorate has
already called for the detailed particulars, from
Circles. On receipt of information the case will be
submitted to DOP&T for RELAXATION of five years
to three year at par with HSG II officials.
UOI SLP against Pre-2006 Pension-
ers dismissed by Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the
SLP (Civil) 23055/2013 filed by Union of India
against Delhi High Court judgement in pre-2006
pensioners casein WP 1535/2012 upholding the
CAT PB judgement and Delhi High Court judge-
ment. The above SLP came up for hearing on 29/
7/2013 and the apex court dismissed the SLP on
the same day.
Pensioners will now get arrears w.e.f. 1/
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1/2006 if their revised pension was fixed at less
than 50% percent of the minimum of the pay in
the pay band including grade pay thereon in the
revised scale corresponding to the pre-revised pay
scale from which the pensioner has retired.
JUDGEMENT :
UPON hearing counsel the Court made the follow-
ing order :
We are not inclined to interfere with the order
passed by the High Court. Consequently, the spe-
cial leave petitions are dismissed. However, the
petitioners are at liberty to raise all points before
the Tribunal as and when the appeal.
Revision of OTA Rate case filled at
CAT Madras Bench dismissed
One of the service Association has filled CAT
case in Madras Bench in connection with the revi-
sion of Overtime Allowance . Hon'ble CAT Madras
Bench in their judgement dated 9th April, 2013 stated
that "prior to 5th CPC all Non Gazetted employees in
receipt of monthly Basic pay of upto Rs. 2200/- were
entitled to OTA for performing duties beyond the des-
ignated working hours. The 5th CPC had recom-
mended abolition of OTA for all categories except the
Staff Car Driver , Operational Staff and Insustrial em-
ployees . But, it recommended that the staff deployed
on weekly off days should be given a compensatory
leave rather than any cash compensation in the form
of OTA or otherwise . However, the said recommen-
dations were not accepted and status-quo was main-
tained as per the recommendations of the 4th CPC.
It is also seen that the rate of OTA fixed and the ceiling
by the Nodal Ministry viz. Department of Personnel
and Training, consequent on the recommendation
of 4th CPC have not been revised by the said Ministry
. As rightly contended by the respondents, unless the
said Nodal Ministry approves the proposal sent by
the Department of Posts for revision of OTA rate, they
are not in position to revise the OTA rates on its own
and it is a policy decision of the Government. In other
words, the Department posts cannot take an inde-
pendent decision on the issue raised by the respon-
dents".
CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS HELD NA-
TIONAL WORKERS CONVENTION AT
NEW DELHI ON 06TH AUGUST 2013
A massive National convention of all Central Trade
Unions, Central and State Government Employ-
ees and ; Teachers Federations and Public Sec-
tor employees Unions etc was held at Mavlankar
Hall New Delhi on 6th August 2013. The conven
tion was addressed by the leaders of BMS, INTUC,
AITUC, CITU, HMS, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA,
AICCTU, UTUC, LPF. Presidium consisted of the
leaders of all the above Central Trade Unions. The
resolution adopted by the National convention
called upon the workers to organize following.
1. Demonstration/Rallies/Satyagraha at all state
capitals with respective statewide mobilization on
25th September 2013
2. Massive Demonstration before Parliament with
main mobilization from neighbouring states on
12th December, 2013
3. On the same day of Demonstration before Par-
liament (12th December 2013), District-level Dem-
onstrations at all District Headquarters all over the
country.
4. Sectoral programme of joint actions for effec-
tively opposing Restructuring, Outsourcing etc.
and on sector-specific issues/demands and
against Divestment of shares in Pubic Sector En-
terprises.
5. Exclusive J oint Action Programmes on the
demand of Minimum Wage and Contract Workers
related other demands.
GoM on Workers' Demands
Government has set up a Group of four Ministers
led by Shri A.K. Antony to discuss the workers'
demands with the United front of trade unions.
Two meetings of the Group of Ministers (GoM) were
held on 18.02.2013 and 22.05.2013 in which the
ten point Charter of Demand of the trade unions
were discussed. The discussions remained incon-
clusive and it was decided that the issues/de-
mands will be considered by the Group of Minis-
ters themselves before further discussions with
the Central Trade Unions representatives. As such,
no final recommendation has been given by the
GoM.
This information was given by Minister of State for
Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in
the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written ques-
tion.
DA formula may going to be changed
New series of Consumer Price Index (Base
for calculation of D.A) under preparation :
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govern-
ment of India has decided to prepare a new series
of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers.
For this purpose, Government has set up a
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Standing Tripartite Committee (STC) to advise the
Government on issues pertaining to the Consumer
Price Index for Industrial Workers (New Series).
The STC will go into details of various parameters
that are taken into consideration for updation of
the base year such as the weighting diagram,
consumption basket, selection of centres, sample
size of establishments for price collection etc.
Government has no specific information about
the skilled/semi-skilled worker outsourced by the
Central Government /State Governments through
contractors not being paid as per the CPI.
However, the Contract Labour Act, 1970 inter-alia,
contains provisions for payment of wages to these
category of workers.
The contract workers are also entitled to receive
minimum wages as notified by the appropriate
Governments from time to time.
This information was given by Minister of State for
Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in
the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written ques-
tion.
REVISED INCENTIVE RATES FOR
MGNREGS
20 transactions limit is removed incentive will be
paid on each and every transactions.
INCENTIVE FOR OPENING OF NEW MGNREGS
ACCOUNTS
BPM - Rs. 050 per each account
PA - Rs. 040 per each account
Supervisor - Rs. 010 per each account
Ledger Assistt. - Rs. 030 per each account
Ledger supervisor-Rs. 010 per each account
MGNREGS PAYMENTS
BPM -Rs. 1.50 per each Payment
Other GDS off. -Rs. 0.20 per each Payment
doing work
Operative work - Rs. 1.30 per each Payment
Supervisor -Rs. 0.20 per each Payment
Gr.D/Packer - Rs. 0.20 per each Payment
It has been approved that the responsibility
for payment of Incentive to GDS will be vested with
SPMs Bills will be paid in ACG-17.
Incentive Bills will be submitted for every month.
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The 6th Pay Commi ssi on had recom-
mended not to merge 50% of Dearness
Allowance (DA) for government employ-
ees with their basic pay, Parliament was
informed today.
'The 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended
not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at
any stage,' Minister of State Finance Minister Namo
Narain Meena said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Government accepted this recommendation,
he said, adding that the recommendations of the 6th
Pay Commission were given effect from J anuary 1,
2006.
Some Central Government Employees As-
sociations have been demanding for the merger of
50% DA with Basic Pay and the constitution of 7th
Pay Commission.
Meena said the setting up of the next Pay
Commission is considered normally after a gap of
10 years between two successive Pay Commission.
DA to central government employees is revised twice
a year, with effect from J anuary 1 and J uly 1, calcu-
lated on the basis of percentage increase in all India
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers.
GDS BONUS ISSUE - INFORMATION
Cabinet is likely to approve GDS bonus ceil-
ing for Rs.3500- in the ensuing meeting:
After clearance of the Departments pro-
posal of Rs.3500- bonus ceiling to GDS by the Min-
istry of Finance during 3rd week of August, the pro-
cess for cabinet approval has started and a note has
been submitted by the Department to the Min. of Fi-
nance to submit for further approval in the Cabinet
meeting. It may be expected in the ensuing meeting
of the Cabinet.
DA WILL CROSS 100% IN JAN 2014 EVEN
IF NO RAISE IN RATES
According to a press release issued today by the
Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the
All-India CPI-IW for J uly, 2013 rose by 4 points and
stands at 235. The largest upward pressure to the
change in current index came from Food group con-
tributing 1.99 percentage points to the total change.
At item level, Rice, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Milk, On-
ions, Chillies Green, Potato, Tomato & other Veg-
etables. Electricity Charges, Firewood, Bus Fare,
Petrol, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. How-
ever, this was compensated to some extent by
Groundnut Oil, Primary and secondary School Fees
putting downward pressure on the index.
100% DA hike
Even if no increase for the next 5 months, the calcu-
lated Dearness Allowance for Central Government
Employees and Dearness Relief for CG Pensioner
confirmed to be 98% from J anuary, 2014. Under nor-
mal index changes, DA/DR from J an 2014 may touch
or cross 100%. Considering the current inflation,,
economic scenario and the reluctance of the govern-
ment for tight measures as the elections are close,
the DA rates will be higher.
As per the sixth pay commission recommended that
Whenever the DA reaches 50% level , Some allow-
ances have to be increased by 25 %.