Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit J&K.

No.31011/7/2014-Estt.(A-IV)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi-110 001

Dated: 28th November, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit J&K.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. No.31011/3/2014- Estt.(A-1V) dated 26th September, 2014. It has been decided that the Government servants while availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under the special dispensation scheme allowed by the aforesaid O.M. may also travel

by private airlines subject to the following conditions:-

(i) Officers entitled to travel by air may also travel by private airlines from their headquarters;

(ii) Officers not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by private airlines between Delhi /Amritsar and any place in J&K.

2. Air travel by private airlines is to be performed in Economy Class only an at LTC- 80 fare of Air India or less.

3. Air Tickets to be purchased directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of Authorized Travel Agents viz. ‘M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company’, ‘M/s Ashok Travels & Tours’ and ‘IRCTC’ (to the extent IRCTC is

authorized as per DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey. Booking of tickets through other agencies is not permitted.

4. All other conditions prescribed in this Ministry’s O.M. No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(AIV) dated 26.09.2014 would continue to apply.

5. The order will remain in force for a period of one year from the date of issue of this order.

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(B. Bandyopadhyay)

Under Secretary to the Govt of India

New Holiday Home at Madurai with effect from 1.12.2014

Commencement of Booking of New Holiday Home at Madurai with effect from 1.12.2014

One more new and fresh Holiday Home has been commenced at Madurai for Central Government Employees and Officers. As per the notification issued by the Directorate of Estates, arrangements started for advance booking for 20 suites in the heart of the Temple City Madurai.

Madurai is the third largest city in Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, after Chennai and the sixteenth largest urban agglomeration of India.

The booking office is located at Plot No. C.1, Tamil Nagar, Koodal Pudur, Anaiyur (P.O.), Madurai, Pin – 625017 (Tamil Nadu) and the online booking also started from 1st December 2014. Contact numbers for the ‘Madurai Holiday Home Booking Office’ is 0452-2661891 and 2661892.

Accommodation details…

Ist Floor – 102 & 101(VIP AC Suite), 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 103 – 8 Rooms are available

2nd Floor – 201 & 202(VIP AC Suite), 203, 204, 205, 206 – 6 Rooms are available

3rd Floor – 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 – 6 Rooms are available

All other rooms are furnished with Double Bedded AC Room

Total rooms are available 20 including VIP Suites.

(Note; Room No. 102 (VIP) and Room No. 104 & 105 will be under Emergency Quota)

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Central Pay Commission is proposed to visit Jodhpur

7th Central Pay Commission is proposed to visit Jodhpur to meet the CG Employees Associations and Trade Union delegates from 12th to 15th December, 2014.

The Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Jodhpur from 12th to 15th December, 2014. The Commission would like to invite various entities/associations/federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of reference of the Commission to present their views.

Your request for a meeting with the Commission may be sent through e-mail to the Secretary, 7th Central Pay Commission at secy-7cpc@nic.in. The memorandum already submitted by the requesting entity may also be sent as an attachment with this e-mail.

The Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Jodhpur from 12th to 15th December, 2014. The Commission would like to invite various entities/associations/federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of reference of the Commission to present their views.

Your request for a meeting with the Commission may be sent through e-mail to the Secretary, 7th Central Pay Commission at secy-7cpc@nic.in. The memorandum already submitted by the requesting entity may also be sent as an attachment with this e-mail.

Source: http://7cpc.india.gov.in/news07.html

FMA of pensioners will Rs 500/- insteed of 300/-

CIRCLE COUNCIL MEETING

NOTICE OF CIRCLE COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 27-28’ December’2014 IN MURSHIDABAD DIVISION. 

Appointment of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants by direct recruitment.

No.60-9/2009-SPB-I

Ministry of Communications & I T

Department of Posts

SPB-l-Section

New Delhi-110001.

Dated 25.9.20L4

To
         All Chief Post Masters General 

Subject:- Appointment of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants by direct recruitment. 

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to this Directorate's letter of even No.60-9/2009-SPB-| dated 08.05.2012 on the above mentioned subject and to say that earlier, after the completion of pre-appointment formalities the candidates selected for appointment of PA/SA were required to undergo training in PTCs before they could be appointed. It often caused delay in making the offer of appointments because of non-availability of seats with the PTCs with the result that the selected candidates found opportunities elsewhere and ultimately a good percentage of them did not become available for appointment and thet vacancies remained unfilled. Therefore, in the above cited letter dated 08.05.20L2 there is no such condition that the candidates selected for appointment of PA/SA are required to undergo training in PTCs before they could be appointed. 

2.         In view of the above, the Circles should take immediate action to ensure that the pre-appointment formalities of the selected candidates are completed at the earliest. For that matter, the Circles should liaison with the concerned authorities in the States so that the pre-appointment formalities are completed at the earliest. lf need be, CPMsG may use their good offices to expedite the completion of formalities. 

3.         On completion of the pre-appointment formalities, the candidates may straightaway be issued offer of appointment by the Circles. This would motivate them to join as PA/SA immediately. Thereafter, when they join, they may be deputed for training as soon as the slots become available in the PTCs. Pending their training in PTCs, the Circles shall issue their posting orders and commence their in-house training chalking out course, as far as possible, based on the PTC syllabus depending on the resources available with them. The in house training that may be imparted to the candidates by the Circles shall in no way be treated as substitute for the formal training to be imparted by PTCs. Till they are trained by PTCs, they may not be detailed on sensitive seats nor deputed to man the counters and may be posted in back office etc. under effective supervision.

Yours faithfully,

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(Alka Tewari)

Assistant  Director General (SPN

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CWC Group C

Notice of Circle Working Committee Meeting at 10AM on 2.12.2014

ORDER RELETED TO RE INTRODUCTION OF KVP

NOTICE OF POSTMASTER CADRE SUB COMMITTEE MEETING

        

        A meeting of Postmaster cadre sub committee, West Bengal Circle will be held on 28th December, 2014 (Sunday) at Jiaganj Municipality Hall, Dist. Murshidabad at 11 am. Com R.N.Parasar, Secretary General, NFPE and other Circle leaders will attend the meeting. 

         All the members, listed below of Postmaster Cadre Sub Committee are requested to participate the meeting in time. 

1. Munsi sirajul islam

2. Avijit Kundu

3. Asit Bangabash

4. Arani Bhattacharjee

5. Md Jiaur Rahaman

6. Sanat Das

7. Kajal Kumar Mukherjee

8. Partha Ghosh

9. Sourav Bhuniya

10. Pranata Kumar Das

11. Dibakar Chowdhury

12. Niranjan Maity

                                                                                        Janardan Majumder

                                                                                             Circle Secretary

MASS RALLY AT 'Y' CHANNEL, DHARMATALA IN KOLKATA ON 18/11/2014 ORGANISED BY CGCC, WEST BENGAL DEMANDING 7TH PAY COMMISSION FROM 01/01/2014, 50% DA MERGER WITH BASIC PAY, INTERIM RELIEF, INCLUSION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAK IN PAY COMMISSION ETC

Discontinuation of Ad-hoc promotion of officials / officers of the Department of Posts, consequent upon refusal to accept regular promotion to Postal Services Group 'B'cadre and Junior Time Scale of Indian Postal Service Group 'A'

Discontinuation of Ad-hoc promotion of officials / officers of the Department of Posts, consequent upon refusal to accept regular promotion to Postal Services Group 'B'cadre and Junior Time Scale of Indian Postal Service Group 'A'

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Intimation by a government Servant to the prescribed authority about acquiring or disposing of any immovable/movable property either in his/her own name or in the name of any member of his / her family and submission of declarations

Intimation by a government Servant to the prescribed authority about acquiring or disposing of any immovable/movable property either in his/her own name or in the name of any member of his / her family and submission of declarations

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POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECIDES TO GO FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECIDES TO GO FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2015. DATE OF STRIKE WILL BE DECLARED IN THE

2014 DECEMBER 4^TH PARLIAMENT MARCH

Government and Postal board are totally negative and insensitive towards the demands of five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-Time Contingent employees.

EVERY DEMAND IS EITHER REJECTED OR INDEFINITELY DELAYED
1	Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7th Central Pay Commission and grant of civil servant status	Rejected. Government decided to appoint separate committee with the approval of recognised GDS union.
2	Casual Labour wage revision and regularistaion	Pending for the last six years. Revision of wages due from 01.01.2006. File still pending with Government. Poor employees are starving.
3	Cadre restructuring of Postal, RMS, MMS, Admin, Postal Accounts employees	Long pending in the Directorate. No improvement.
4	Merger of DA with Pay	Rejected by Government
5	Grant of Interim Relief	Rejected by Government
6	Date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014	Government not ready to give any direction to 7th CPC.
7	Scrap New Pension Scheme.	Rejected by Government
8	Remove 5% ceiling for compassionate appointments	Government not ready to remove the condition.
9	GDS Medical reimbursement scheme	Pending for last six years
10	MACP anomalies including promotees case	Rejected inspite of several CAT/Court Judgment
11	Postmaster Cadre related issues including permission to write IP/PS Group ‘B’ exam and parity with LSG, HSG-II regarding service length for promotion.	Still pending. Attitude of the Department is totally negative.
12	System Administration case	Rejected. Not ready to consider the demands on its merits.
13	RTP service regularization	Rejected. Inspite of CAT orders not ready to issue general order
14	SBCO related issues	Rejected on flimsy grounds.
15	Postmen related issues	No progress
16	Parity in cash handling allowance	Rejected.
17	Counting of Accountants special Allowance for pay fixation on promotion	Rejected.
18	Computer and Technology related several issues	No progress. Situation worsening day by day. Employees are suffering. Public agitated
19	Harassment of staff on account of CBS & CIS	Still continuing
20	Allotment of funds for sanctioning all pending Medical, TA, OTA and RPLI/PLI incentives	No progress. Bills pending for months together
21	Overtime allowance revision	Pending for 27years
22	Circle processing centers (CPO) of PLI/RPLI at CO/ROs and stop redeployment of posts	Rejected
23	Sunday, Holiday compulsory working	Still continuing in certain circles
24	Office Building and staff quarters cases	No progress. Situation worsening. Staff are suffering
25	MNOP related issues	Suggestion of staff side rejected
26	Quality of uniforms, Chapplas and kit-items	No improvement
27	Chennai Postal Accounts victimization	Still pending
28	Stop Postmen/MTS open market outside recruitment	Still pending. No progress
29	Filling up of all vacant posts including canteen employees	Slow progress
30	Creation of justified new posts	Total Ban imposed on creation of new posts
31	Prompt convening of Monthly meeting, Bi-monthly/four monthly meetings, JCM Regional Council meeting, JCM Departmental Council meeting, Formal meeting with Secretary (Posts)	Periodicity is not maintained. In many divisions. Circles no meeting is held for months together
32	Prompt holding of Departmental promotion committees (CPCs)	No progress

Dear Friends and Comrades,

Meeting of the Postal Joint Council of Action was held on 11.11.2014 at New Delhi. Shri D. Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO presided. Com. R. N. Parashar, Secretary General, NFPE presented agenda items for discussion. General Secretaries of affiliated Unions/Associations of NFPE & FNPO attended. Com. M. Krishnan, Ex-Secretary General of NFPE was also present in the meeting. PJCA reviewed the progress in settlement of 39 points charter of demands submitted to Secretary, Department of Posts on 28.08.2014. PJCA came to the unanimous conclusion that not even a single issue is settled by the Government and Department. Employees are suffering but authorities are turning a deaf year towards their genuine demands. Rome is burning but Neros are fiddling.

None of our demand is unjustified. Five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-time, contingent employees cannot remain as mute spectators. There is a limit for our patience. Government and Postal Board are treating our patience as our weakness.

Taking into consideration all the above aspects, the PJCA unanimously took the following decision.

1.      Entire five lakhs employees of the Department of Posts will go on indefinite strike from the third week of February 2015, if the demands are not settled before 31.12.2014.

2.      The date of the indefinite strike will be declared in the 4^th December 2014 Parliament March.

3.      Every effort should be made by all All India/Circle/Divisional Unions to ensure maximum participation of employees in the Parliament March. Minimum 20000 employees should participate in the March. All should bring flags and banners.

4.      Laaders of INTUC, CITU, AITUC & JCM National Council staff side will be invited to address the Parliament March.

5.      Next PJCA meeting will be held on 03.12.2014 at 5 PM to decide the date of indefinite strike.

Let us march ahead with Determination and courage. This is time to show your sincerity towards the cause of five lakhs employees of the Department of Posts. Let us make the parliament March a Historic success. Let us unite together and make the indefinite strike a Thundering success. Let the Government and Postal Board understand that we are not Dumb-Driven cattle. We are workers and not beggars.

AWAKE! ARISE!! UNITE!!

Come in the Thousands to the Parliament March

Let us declare the indefinite strike in the presence of 20000 Postal Employees on 4^th December 2014

Yours sincerely,

R. N. Parashar                                                                                     D. Theagarajan

Secretary General, NFPE                                                                     Secretary General, FNPO       

P. Pandurangarao                                                                                P. U. Muraleedharan

General Secretary                                                                               General Secretary

AIPEU-GDS (NFPE)                                                                               NUGDS (FNPO)