ABOLITION OF POST FOR THE YEAR 2005-08 BE KEPT IN ABEYANCE

SILVER JUBILEE ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF P-IV AT CUTTACK

25th Biennial All India Conference of AIPEU Postman&MTS/Gr.D – Cuttack (Orissa)

All India Postal Employees Union – Postman & MTS/Gr.D  25^th ( Silver Jubilee)All India Conference is being held at Cuttack for three days;  29^th 30^th & 31^st of December 2013.

A colorful and big rally was conducted along the streets of Cuttack town from GPO to the Venue of the Conference with the participation of hundreds of comrades with red flags and slogan shouting. The rally led by Com.R.N.Dhal, Com.D.B.Mohanthy, Com.R.C.Mishra, Com.N.C.Singh  with the participation of NFPE leadership, General Secretaries and many other leaders of Orissa. Many organizations of Orissa offered their floral greetings to the participants and the rally.

Open session :

At the venue, National flag hoisted by Shri Jagannath Patnaik, Chairman, Reception Committee, NFPE flag  by Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, AIPEU flag by Com.SK.Humayun, All India President and all the invitees  Com.Basudeva Acharya, Hon’ble M.P., Com.Janardhan Pathi, CITU and all the leaders paid their homage to the martyrs column with floral tributes.

Comrades of Orissa welcomed all the Invitees, delegates with their cultural &  traditional song to the city of Cuttack for the success of this Silver Jubilee conference.

Com.D.B.Mohanty, General Secretary, Reception Committee welcomed the Chief Guests, Invitees,   Leaders, Delegates, Visitors to the session.

Com.Jagannath Patnaik , Chairman, Reception Committee made the welcome speech and invited all the participants to made the conference a grand success.

Com.Basudeva Acharya, Hon’ble Member of Parliament inaugurated the Silver Jubilee Conference by giving a valuable message on the policies of the Govt. and emphasized the significance of Postal trade union movement to safeguard the Govt Sector.

Shri S.J.Tilak De, Hon’ble Chief Postmaster General, Orissa Circle & Shri P.K.Bisoi, Postmaster General, Berhampur were attended as Chief guests for the session.

Com.Janardhan Pati, Vice President, CITU, Orissa, Com.R.N.Malik, Convener, Shramik Ekta, Orissa, Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE were addressed the session. Reception Committee honoured all the Guests & Leaders by covering shawl and presenting the AIC mementos.

Com.K.Raghavendran, Former Secretary General, NFPE & General Convener, AIPRPA, Com.I.S.Dabas, General Secretary, AIPEU PM&MTS/Gr.D., Com.Girirajsing, General Secretary, R-III, Com.P.Suresh, General Secretary, R-IV, Com.Pranab Bhattacharya, General Secretary, AIPAOEU, Com.P.Pandurangarao, General Secretary, AIPEU GDS (NFPE), Com.Milan Bhattacharya, Former President, P4 CHQ, Com.S.Raghupathi, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE,  Com.R.Sitalakshmi, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE were also present on the dais.

Com.R.N.Dhal , Working Chairman,  Reception Committee expressed heartfelt thanks and greetings to all the guests and invitees of the open session.

Calendar of departmental examination -2014

Sl No.	Name of the Examination	Proposed Schedule tentatively
(A)Centralised Examination
1	Inspector of Posts Examination	23rd and 24th August 2014
2	Ps Gr ‘B’ Examination	15-06-2014
3	Postmaster Grade – I Exam	15-06-2014
4	LGO Examination for PAs/SAs in Circle	24th August 2014 Sunday
5	Junior Engineer( C&E)Examination	Will be notified after receipt of Question Banks and syllabus revised . For the vacancies of previous years.
6	Assistant Engineer ( C&E)Examination	Same as Above
7	Sr Postmaster Examination	Tentatively proposed to be held on October 2014, by which time it is expected that court verdicts will be pronounced.
8	PAs/SAs Direct Recruitment Examination	March 2014 for 2013 vacancies. Another recruitment in November 2014 for 2014 vacancies.
9	Assistant Manager ( MMS)	Will be notified after receipt of revised Recruitment rules /question Banks and syllabus revised.
10	Assistant accounts Officer (AAO)	As Above.

Sl No.	Name of the Examination	Proposed Schedule tentatively
(B) Decentralised Examination
1	Confirmation Examination for direct recruit Jr Accountants in PAO	17th & 18th may 2014
2	LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs	14th &15th June 2014
3	LGO Examination for promotion to Assistants of other wings i.e. MMS , Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO	20th July 2014
4	Postman Examination Direct Recruitment to Multi tasking Staff	To be held in October for 2014 vcancies.
5	PO&RMS Accountant Examination	25th May,2014
6	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from Sorters and MTS.	27.7.2014
7	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from MTS qualified in matriculation	17.08.2014

GREAT VICTORY

FIRST MILESTONE ON legal fight for GDS DEPARTMENTALISATION

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has ordered the Delhi High Court to decide the prayer of NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) in writ petition No. 1003 of 2013 to treat the three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks as civil servants for all purposes at par with other regular employees as per 1977 SC Judgment & to quash the GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules 2011.

This is a TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF GDS

NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) DID IT

FINAL LEGAL BATTLE HAS BEGUN

We shall fight for GDS both legally and organizationally

ITEM NO.8                                            COURT NO.2                                       SECTION X

S U P R E M E   C O U R T   O F   I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 1003 OF 2013

NATIONAL FED. OF POSTAL EMP. & ANR                                                Petitioner(s)

                 VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA                                                                                    Respondent(s)

(With office report )

[FOR PREL. HEARING]

Date: 13/12/2013  This Petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.M. LODHA

            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI SINGH

For Petitioner(s)           Mr. M.R. Calla, Sr. Adv.

                                    Mr. Uday Gupta, Adv.

                                    Ms. Shivani M. Lal, Adv.

                                    Mr. M.K. Tripathi, Adv.

                                    Ms. Pratiksha Sharma, Adv.

                                    Mr. Ankit Achariya, Adv.

                                    Mr. Mohan Pandey,Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following

                                                O R D E R

            Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the signed order.

(Rajesh Dham)                                                                         (Sneh Lata Sharma)                   

Court Master                                                                              Court Master                         

(signed order is placed on the file)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1003 OF 2013

NATIONAL FED. OF POSTAL EMP. & ANR.                                              Petitioner(s)

                        VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA                                                                       Respondent(s)

O  R  D  E  R

            This is a Writ Petition  filed  under  Article  32  of  the      Constitution of India by the National Federation of  Postal Employees and All India Postal Employees Union GDS (NEPE). The principal prayers in the Writ Petition are, (one) that a  direction  be  issued  to  the respondent to treat the Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil  Servants  for  all purposes at par with the other regular members of the civil services and regular employees in relation to all service matters including the pension and all retiral benefits,  and (two) the Department of  Posts, Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011 be declared invalid and unconstitutional.

2.         Having regard to the controversy raised in the  matter, we are satisfied that the grievance of the petitioners can be adequately considered by the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution  of India.

3.         Since about three lakh persons serving as Extra Departmental Agents (Dak  Sevaks)  are  concerned  about  the subject matter and they are spread all over the country, we are satisfied that to avoid multiplicity of proceedings  in  different  High  Courts,  it would be appropriate that the matter is considered by one High Court.

4.         We, accordingly, transfer this Writ Petition to the Delhi High Court for consideration.

5.         The Registry shall transmit the record and  proceedings of  the Writ Petition to the Delhi High Court.

6.         Upon receipt of the record  and  proceedings of the Writ Petition, the Registry of the Delhi High Court shall register the Writ Petition and proceed with the matter accordingly.

7.         So far as this Court is concerned, Writ Petition stands disposed of.

......................J.

 ( R.M. LODHA )

......................J.

 ( SHIVA KIRTI SINGH )

NEW DELHI;

DECEMBER 13, 2013

POST SHOPPE IN BANGALORE GPO

Bangalore GPO is launching a new service ‘Post Shoppe’ in Karnataka Circle. This has been in existence in Postal services earlier also. This is a new venture to enhance the pleasure and purpose of visit to India Post Office by esteemed customers thereby satisfying their other needs too while they are at business with us.

The Post Shoppe is basically aimed at bringing various items of selected consumer utility products on sale under one roof at Bangalore GPO. The Post Shoppe is now initially designed for the stationery products, philately frames, books from National Book Trust in Kannada, Hindi and English, coffee mugs with zodiac designs on it, light refreshments, beverages like coffee, tea, boost etc, envelopes, Greeting cards, HMT watches, Delight Solar lamps, Xerox, etc. The Post Shoppe is designed with a capacity for vertical and horizontal expansion.

All products available in the Post Shoppe are for sale on MRP rates only.

It is also proposed to expand on the basis of feedback from the customers on their needs and also to create a platform for various organizations if approached with the approval of Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle, Bangalore 560001.

This is a Karnataka Circle endeavor to provide a shelf for the intellectual, aesthetic and utility products for the customer’s benefit. The Post Shoppe will be operated by Manager Post Shoppe. The primary objective of this Post Shoppe is Customer delight.

PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 11-12-13 FROM WEST BENGAL

INSTRUCTION FOR RECRUITMENT OF GDS POST

GDS RECRUITMENT

As discussed in our last  bi-monthly meeting of Kolkata region, It is instructed by the region head that notice should be floated immediately in respect of all the post of GDS which were vacant within one year .

               Divisional secretaries are requested to persue with division/ unit heads for taking immediate action.

PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 11 & 12TH DECEMBER - REGARDING ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMODATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE NFPE  PARTICIPANTS  VISITING  DELHI TO ATTEND AIPEU- GDS ( NFPE) PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 11/12/2013  &  ALL CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS ’ PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 12/12/2013

1. FOR 10^TH AND 11^TH DEC 2013

KHSHATRIYA KHUKHRAN SABHA

( BETWEEN PATELNAGAR METRO & SHADIPUR MERTO)

( NEAR NEW PATEL NAGAR MARKET- AGARWAL SWEETS)

1809 A WEST PATEL NAGAR   NEWDELHI-110008

2. FOR 10^TH AND 11^TH DEC 2013

SUBHAM MARRIAGE HALL

(OPP TO SAROJINI NAGAR  DTC BUS DEPOT)

(ADJACENT TO  SAROJINI NAGAR P&T QUARTERS)

AFRICA AVENUE  ROAD

SAROJININAGAR     NWEDELHI – 110023

3. FOR 11^TH &12^TH DEC 2013

KHAMPUR CHAUPAL ( MARRIAGE HALL)

(NEAR  METRO PILLAR NO 223 & 224)

SHADIPUR METRO STATION – NEAR

( PATEL NAGAR)  NEW PATEL NAGAR ROAD

NEW DELHI- 110008

NOTE : 1.ALL ARE ADVISED TO BRING NECESSARY BLANKETS & BEDPSREADS, SWEATERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SEVERE COLD PREVAILING AT DELHI.

        2. NO FOOD ARRANGEMENT. ALL SHALL MAKE THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENTS .

        3.  IF ANYBODY WANTS FOR  SPECIAL AND COMFORTABLE  STAY, THEY MAY DO THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENT.

IMPORTANT PROGRAMME

RALLY IN KOLKATA ON 7-1-2014

A Rally of Central Government employees and workers will be held on 7th January, 2014 at Y- road, Dharmatala at 5.30 pm. demanding merger of D.A, inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC, Part time issue, effect of CPC on 1-1-2014 etc.All section of  Central Government employees and workers are requested to join the rally in a huge number to achieve demands before parliament election.      

GENERAL BODY MEETING OF THE EMPLOYEES JOINED AFTER 2004

A general body meeting of the employees who joined on and after 1-1-2004 will be held on 11-12-13 (Wednesday) at Tarapada Memorial hall (Circle Union) at 5.30 p.m. Against new Pension Bill, a court case will be filled in Kolkata High Court to save fundamental rights of employees and workers who are working under the same employers with same designation.
                 All the employees who joined on and after 1-1-2004  are requested to attend the meeting in time to protect their own rights. Divisional Secretaries are requested to take necessary efforts for gathering the employees from their Divisions. 

Report on Circle Conference of AIPEU Gr-C, Postmen and MSE/Gr-D

                                   And GDS(NFPE), WB Circle

The 36^th Circle Conference of AIPEU Group C, 32^nd Circle Conference of AIPEU Postmen & MSE/Group-D and 2^nd Circle Conference of GDS(NFPE) were held on & from 27-30 October in Central Kolkata. After hoisting the Red Flags and garlanding the Martyrs Column, the joint open session started at about 10-30 in the morning at Mahajati Sadan, Kolkata on 27^th October. At the beginning one classical (singing and dancing) portrait having title ‘ADHIKAR KE KAKE DAI……….(which means, without struggle no rights can be achieved)’. Presidium comprising Tapan Dasgupta, Jaharlal Pramanick & Saifuddin Ahemed presided over the open session. Eminent economist and also ex-Finance Minister of our state Dr. Asim Dasgupta inaugurated the open session. He nicely described the entire global position and also the onslaughts of new liberal economic policies of Central Govt on our country including service sectors like Post offices, Banks, LICs etc. He had a frantic call to the audience to build up united struggle against this new liberal policy. He also stressed on the necessity of united struggle to restore the democratic rights in our state, which has already been curbed in the era of present Govt. In the open session Comrade M. Krishnan Secretary General, NFPE delivered his valuable speech. Before his speech he released one book “25 YEARS OF NFPE AND ITS CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENTS” written by Comrade Shiv Shankar Roy, our respected leader. Three pioneers of historical 1946 postal movements Com. Jyotsna Basu, Com. Sisir Bhattacharya & Com. Parimalananda Dey Bhowmick were sincerely honoured in open session.

Delegate Session started in the afternoon of 27^th and continued till 30^th evening. Circle Secretaries placed  biennial report in their respective session, which as per opinion of the delegates/observers was a good document having educative values. In Group C no of delegates was 93 and no of observers was 75. Amongst them 13 were lady comrades. Including 7 lady comrades 52 delegates took part on discussion on secretarial report & organizational review. Here, one biographical book ‘ COM. NANI BANERJEE- HIS SACRIFIES AND DEDICATION’ written by Com. Rabindralal Bhattacharya ex Dy. Secretary General, NFPE was also released.

 

In Postmen & Group-D, including 9 lady comrades 152 delegates/observers were present in delegate session. Including 2 lady comrades 39 delegates took part   on discussion on secretarial report & organizational review.

In GDS (NFPE) no of delegates/observers were 94 out of which 24 delegates   took part   on discussion on secretarial report & organizational review.

In all the three delegate sessions, prominent leaders including Com M. Krishnan, Com I.S.Dabas , Com P. Pandurangorao, Com S.S.Roy & Com R.L. Bhattacharya made their nice speech which enriched us. Our previous leadership of different divisions were also present in the conference to encourage todays’ leadership.

The main points which were discussed- attack on postal services & our task thereof, future of GDS organization and our role, membership of all organizations, setting up of Post Bank of India-its merits & demerits, review of previous strike including 12^th December,2012 and role of organizations at different tiers, Cadre restructuring & Postmaster Cadre, filling up of all vacant posts including GDS, demands of System administrators/PORMS accountants/Marketing executives & role of our Department, finalization of HSG-I recruitment rules, proper infrastructure of computerization  & MGNREGS, attack of administration on our members and our role, role of our higher forum like NFPE, CHQ, CGCC, 12^t July Committee , our different publications like Sangramee Dak, Bharatiya Post, Postal Life, Rural Postal Employee etc.

In all the three sessions a large no of proposal on some burning & legitimate issues were adopted. One Exhibition on ‘BABU TARAPADA MUKHERJEE AND HIS WORKS” was also conducted & made open during the conference session.  On 28^th there was a cultural programme at Mahajati sadan where eminent film Director Shri Tarun Majumder was present and delivered encouraging speech to the delegates/observers. One high profile drama ‘MUKTIDIKSHA” written by Utpal Dutta was also staged, where conspiracy against first socialist Govt(formed in Parry in France) in world was reflected. As a memorabilia ‘RED FLAG’ was gifted to all the 35 divisions of our Circle. It seems a model conference to strengthen our unity and build up united struggle to save our Department as well as our country from the onslaughts of new liberal economic policies. This is also a unique and historical conference. Our comrades have tried at their level best to cultivate the idealism of NFPE particularly when we have been passing through a critical time.

CIRCLE WORKING COMMITTEE-POSTMEN & MSE/GROUP-D

President-Sukumar Mandal,Vice-President- Sushil Majumder,Anita Thakur,Bharat Bauri, Secretary-  Nirmal Chandra Dey, Dy. Circle Secretary-Sanatan Das,    Asst.Circle Secretary- Krishna Rai,Subhash Chakraborty,Manas Khatua,Financial Secreatry-Mukul Chandra Das,Asst Fin Secretary-Pranab Das, Org. Secretary-Bikash Chandra Ghosh,Biplab Saha,Sashanka Sekhar Nag,Srikanta Basu.

CIRCLE WORKING COMMITTEE-GDS(NFPE)

President-Saifuddn Ahemed,Vice President-Jaydeb Kundu,Asish Datta,Sukumar Bose,Secretary-Bijay Gopal Sur,Asst. Secretary-Animesh Sarkar,Tarun Goswami,Asish Halder,Madan Mohan Das,Financial Secretary-Tapan Bharati,Asst. Fin Secretary-Madhabi Sarkar, Org.Secretary- Bidyut Roy, K.P.Sharma, Nilratan Chakraborty, Akhilbandhav Mahato.

CIRCLE WORKING COMMITTEE- GROUP-C

President - Tapan Dasgupta, Vice President - Debjyoti Gupta, Sukumar Kabiraj, Dilip Soren,Secretary -Janardan Majumder,Asst. Secretary-Somnath Goswami,Gouranga Dev Maity,Nanda Sen,Bijon Chakraborty,Asit Bangabas,Financial Secretary- Manoj Kumar Shaw,Asst Fin Secretary-Anneshwa Biswas,Org. Secretary-Samir Chakraborty, Uttam Paul,Sachhidananda Biswas.