REVISION OF LGO SYLLABUS AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Dear Comrades, ** This will be Online test. The candidates must know
The proposed revised syllabus for LGO how to read the text (Question) on the computer screen
Examination with the sample question papers and select the right answers by performing minimum
circulated by the Department is reproduced below for operations in a key board like using Arrow Keys; Space
your study and suggestions - General Secretary Bar; Enter Key; Number or Alphabet Keys and the
Sub: Revision of Syllabus for the LGOs for Mouse. (Necessary dummy trials will be given before
promotion to the cadre of Postal Assistants / the examination)
Sorting Assistants- regarding. 3. It may be added that we are looking forward to
D.G. Posts No. 56-4/2006-Trg dated 10.3.08. some more questions for the Question Bank.
This is regarding the revision of LGOs syllabus. 4. Sample questions for Papers I & II are attached.
Kind reference is invited to this office letter of even 5. Please send us your views and suggestions. If
number dated 24.10.2007. no response is received in a month's time, will presume
2. The case has been examined in detail. The you have no objection to the new format.
assistance of Consultant has been taken for developing Sample Questions for Paper I - Language
the syllabus for the Aptitude test. The revised syllabus A. Read the following passage and answer the
for the LGOs Examination has been formulated and questions that follows:
the same is given below: Early rising is good for our health. It helps us to work
Existing Syllabus: hard. The morning air is cool & fresh. It is very useful
Description Duration Total Marks for our lungs. It gives strength to our body. Early rising
Paper I -Essay, General is a very good habit. It is very calm at that time. There
English/General Hindi and is no noise. A student can read well. He can learn his
Grammar 2 hours 100 lessons quickly. Therefore, every student should get
Paper II-Arithmetic 2 hours 100 up early.
Paper III- test based on 1. Now answer the following questions:
Postal Manuals and Guides 2 hours 100 a. Is early rising good for our health?
Proposed Syllabus: b. What is useful for our lungs?
Description Duration Total Marks c. Should a student get up early?
d. When can he learn his lessons quickly?
Paper I - Language -English
e. Give two benefits of early rising?
Part A
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given
·Comprehension (with simple
below: (in, on, from, at)
question and fill up the
a. He knocked---------the door.
blanks -25 Marks 2 hours 100
b. Shankar lived ---------a village.
·Question of multiple choice
c. The King gave people gifts --------his birthday.
in General to test the d. Sachin was going -------Delhi.
knowledge of e. You can earn a lot-------this piece of Iand.
English-50 Marks C. Choose the correct answer:
Part B i. The Sun rises in the
·Translation of English a. East
passage into local b. West
language-25 Marks c. North
Paper II- Arithmetic (basic) and Test Reasoning d. South.
· Addition ii. Jasmine flower is
· Subtraction a. white colour
· Multiplication b. rose colour
· Division· Simple Interest 2 hours 100 c. yellow colour
Calculation d. red colour.
· Test of Reasoning D. Please translate the following passage into Regional
Paper III- (Local language)
Departmental Rules I am Suresh. I am working as Postman of "A" Head
· Multiple Choice Questions 2 hours 100 Post Office since 2.11.90. My hobby is " stamps
which will be circulated ** collection". I am having an account in Philatelic Bureau
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at my Post Office. A philatelic account can be opened The test was completed the by the various students
in any Philatelic Bureau with a minimum deposit of in the following time (in minutes)
Rs. 200/-. Every month I am getting new Philatelic 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36.
stamps/special cancellation covers from the Philatelic a. Find out the average time taken by the students
Bureau. to complete the test.
Sample Questions for Paper II - Arithmetic (basic) and b. How many students took more than the average
Test of Reasoning time to complete the test?
1. What is the original price of a cycle, if it is sold 7. A person starts his job with a certain monthly
for Rs.550/- at a loss of 12%? salary and earns a fixed increment every year. If his
2. Find the principal that amounts to Rs. 9,261/- salary was Rs.4,500/- after 4 years of service, find his
in three years at 5% p.a.? initial salary and the annual increment.
3. A train traveling at 20 meters per second leaves 8. List price of a scooter if Rs.35,000/- . It is
Chennai at 7.30 A.M. When will it reach Ambur, a available at a discount of 8% . Find the selling price of
distance of 260 Km? the scooter.
4. A car runs at a distance of 30 Km per hour. B. Test of Reasoning:
What distance does it cover in 2 hours 30 minutes? 1. What is next in this series?
5. Venkat sells a quintal of wheat for Rs. 924/- AC CE EG GI -----
and earns a profit of 12% . By Ans: a) IJ b) MO c) IK d) IM
selling a quintal of rice for the same amount, 2. What is the missing number in this series?
he loses 12%. Find 3 6 …… 24
a. Cost price of wheat Ans: a) 8 b) 9 C) 12 d) 15
b. Cost of rice 3. What are the missing alphabets in this series?
c. gain or loss percent on the whole transitions. 31 CA 25 BE 57 EG 46-------
6. A group of students was given a special test. Ans: a) CG b) DE C) GA d) DF
LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS ELECTED IN THE All INDIA CONFERENCE OF GDS UNION
AT REWA FROM 24.02.08 TO 26.02.08.
President :
Shri D.N. Giri, BPM Sivani :Shri Arun Kumar Tiwary,
Rasalpur S.O., Nandgaon, BPM Polpal B.o. (via)
Dist. Amravati Satbarwa, Palamau
Division (Maharashtra) Division (Jharkhand).
Working Presidents : Shri M. Rajangam, BPM : Shri Bejoy Gopal Sur, GDS
Kumanan Tholu B.O MD, Manuspur North
Kadamalai Kundu S.O Hoogly, (W.B)
Theni Division (Tamilnadu) : Shri. P. Panduranga Rao,
Shri V. Murukan, EDDA BPM Akkagaripet B.O.
Cheramangalam P.O. Pellakur S.O.Gudur Dn.
Palakkad Dn. (Kerala) (A.P. Circle.)
Vice Presidents : Shri B.M. Jadeja, BPM Treasurer : Shri Rajendra Diwakar,
Ribda B.O. Gondal Division EDMC Ganj P.O Ajmer
(Gujarat). (Rajasthan Circle).
: Shri Subhash Prasad Astt. Treasurer : Shri Sohan Singh Saini,
Sahu, BPM Sahu Palbatta, BPM Patti B.O. Dist.
(via) Naugachia, Dist. Hoshiarpur (Punjab)
Bhagalpur (Bihar). Organising Secretaries : Shri Pramod Kr. Singh,
: Shri Mahandhra Pratap BPM Tando (Sirathu),
Singh, BPM Nadam B.O. Kanshamba, Allahabad
Rewa Division, (M.P. Circle) Division, (U.P)
General Secretary : Shri S.S. Mahadevaiah, : Shri Gana Acharya, BPM
EDDA Doorvani Nagar, Panpur B.O. via;
P.O. Bangalore East Jamugurihat, Sonitur
Dn. Bangalore - 16 (Katk). (Assam)
Asst. Gen. Secretaries : Shri Datta Ram, BPM OUR HEARY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
Chalola B.O. Una Dn. (H P) OFFICE BEARERS OF ALL INDIA GDS UNION
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 National Federation of Postal Employees
1ST Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi - 110001
PF-01 (e)/1/2008
To
All NFPE Office Beareres
All General Secretaries
All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries of NFPE
Unions.
NFPE CIRCULAR
Dear Comrades,
We wish to share the developments in many
fronts with you through this circular. Our Circle
Secretaries are requested to kindly circulate this to
all their divisional and branch secretaries. It is a very
crucial time on several fronts as detailed below and
the NFPE is confident that our Circles and Branches
would rise upto the occasion to face the task at hand.
1.Pay Commission: The VI CPC has completed its
task and expected to submit its recommendations any
time to the Government. The extended National
Executive of the Confederation of Central Government
Employees is scheduled to meet in Mumbai City on
2nd and 3rd March 2008 to chalk out our strategy if
the recommendations are not satisfactory in general
but on the questions of Minimum Wage, Date of Effect,
DA Formula, Pension and Health Care in particular. It
has already been decided in the earlier National
Executive that any negative position on the above would
have to be met by our violent reactions. The Secretary
General NFPE, General Secretaries and Comrade
C.C.Pillai Working President Confederation would be
attending the Executive.
2. NFPE State Conventions: The State level
Conventions, which was in reality a joint Circle Council
meeting of the Circle Unions had been successfully
held in Andhra, Kerala and Karnataka Circles. The
enthusiasm generated was enormous. There was a
first hand interaction between the General Secretaries
and the Secretary General on one side and the rank
and file leadership on the other. Now the following shall
be the date of such Conventions in the Circles noted
against each. Our Circle Secretaries are requested to
organise them with full force by issuing notice to hold
respective Circle Council availing one-day special
casual leave for the meeting. The Circle Coordinating
Committees of Postal Unions consisting of circle
secretaries and circle presidents would be constituted
and the new President, Convener and Treasurer of the
Circle C-O-C of Postal Unions would be announced in
the Convention. These Conventions would go a long
way in trimming our organisational functioning and
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therefore the role of Circle Secretaries is very important.
NFPE is confident that these Circle Conventions also
would be equally successful as like Andhra, Kerala
and Karnataka. Change of dates for other circles would
soon be intimated.
Orissa - Bhubaneshwar - 24.03.2008
Bihar - Patna - 26.03.2008
Jharkhand - Ranchi - 27.03.2008
J&K - Jammu - 2.4.2008
Haryana - Ambala - 3.4.2008
Punjab - Chandigarh - 4.4.2008
Himachal - Shimla - 5.4.2008
Uttarakhand - Dehradun - 7.4.2008
3.Postal JCA: The All India Postal JCA has already
submitted the Postal Sectional Charter of Demands
to Secretary [P] on 15.02.2008. We are confident that
in Circle / Regional / Divisional level also the same
charter of demands would have been submitted by
holding demonstrations. Now the second phase of JCA
Programme viz., Post Card Campaign to Honourable
MOC and Secretary [P] is on. All are requested to
galvanize the movement by holding powerful
demonstrations through out the country in front of all
major work spots and organise successful post card
campaign. It should generate sufficient pressure on
the Postal Directorate to settle our issues well in time
as otherwise an Indefinite Strike would become
inevitable.
4.Membership Verification: The Orders for reverification
of membership of Unions under CCS [RSA] Rules 1993
is under issue. The entire leadership at all levels has
our due role to play in ensuring our dominant position
amongst our different unions. Innovative programmes
have to be initiated at branch level to attract new
membership into our fold. They can organise door to
door visits of new members; cycle or two wheeler
yatras; supply of pamphlets on NFPTE/NFPE's
sacrifices and history; an announcement for
rededication to work for protecting the interests of
membership etc would help in the task. Every branch
union should have a minimum target to enroll new and
additional membership to increase the overall
percentage of our affiliated unions at all India level. No
branch union should fail in this task of enrolling new
members. The task is urgent and most important.
5.Meetings with Secretary [P]: Two meetings with the
Secretary [P] were held recently in which General
Secretaries and the Secretary General discussed
many urgent issues. On the question of posting FTP
LSG officials compulsorily in delivery offices as SPMs
the Secretary told that he had already instructed to
modify that order to leave the officials who did not
complete tenure undisturbed. On the issue of promotion
to qualified JAOs, he assured that while the cadre
merger is an issue between two departments the
promotional interests of the JAO qualified would be
protected. The Secretary [P] was requested to
expedite recognition of Federations also and he
assured that this will be processed at the earliest.
6. R-IV CWC: The Central Working Committee of R4
Union was held at Bhusawal [Maharashtra] from 20th
to 22nd February 2008. The CWC is organised at a
very important time of ensuing verification of
membership. The CWC has resolved to strive to reach
maximum membership in this union. Comrade
D.K.Rahate [NFPE President]; Com. K.Ragavendran
[Secretary General] and Com. Giriraj Singh [General
Secretary R3]; Com.K.K.Sharma [Vice President
NFPE]; and P.Suresh [General Secretary R4]
addressed in the open session besides special
dignitaries like MLA etc. The CWC was well attended
by almost all divisional and branch secretaries of R4
and many from R3 Maharashtra.
7. GDS AIC: The AIC of ED Union will be held at Rewa
[M.P] from 24-26 February 2008. The Secretary
General NFPE, General Secretaries P3 and R4 are
attending. The anti-NFPE projections of this union have
to end. It is unfortunate that the AIC Agenda is couched
in such an anti-NFPE agenda. Even though invited,
PO INSURANCE FUND TO BE SECURITISED
Banks, Fls, Corporates May Soon Get To Invest In
Post Office Papers
The government plans to freeze the existing corpus
of Post office Insurance Fund and convert the over Rs,
10,000 crore in this fund to dated securities over three
years, thus, banks, Fls, insurance companies, primary
dealers, mutual funds, provident funds & trusts and big
corporates may soon be able to invest in these securities,
as long term investments.
As first reported by ET, all future accretion to Post
Office Insurance Fund will be invested in markets as per
Irda regulations. In December 2007, the Cabinet had
approved the proposal to allow Postal Life Insurance Fund
(PO LIF) and Rural Postal Life Insurance Fund (RPOLIF)
to enter markets through investments in public sector
mutual funds. The cabinet had appointed UTI MF and SBI
MF as managers for the Postal Life insurance Fund.
At the same time, the government has decided to
follow a three-step process to ensure proper utilisation
of funds First, the funds will be given to fund managers
under passive or non-discretionary mode for investment
as per Irda (Investment) Regulation 2000. Secondly, an
Investment Board will be constituted headed by member
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the name of the Secretary General NFPE is omitted
in the posters and invitations of the AIC. Unless this
trend is discarded by the ED Union and come to respect
the requirement of recognition of NFPE by the
Government, the required united functioning between
the regular and ED employees would be affected.
8.NFPE Finance: Still the finances of the Federation
are in critical condition. Quota to NFPE is not
forthcoming from branches from many circles. This is
not healthy functioning. All should remit quota @ 0.70
for PA/SA'; 0.50 for Postmen/Mailguard/Group 'D' per
member per the constitution. The expected donations
@ 10/- per member has also not come from many
circles. The legal expenses are still to be borne by
us. The running of the federation has become very
difficult at a very crucial time of the movement, when
we are expected to lead many battles in different fronts.
Divisional and Branch Secretaries are once again
requested to take up the task as an urgent one and
complete it in quick time.
Dear Comrades! Let us move ahead with
optimism that we would be able to carry out the
requirement of time thrust upon us.
With Regards
Comradely Yours,
[K.Ragavendran]
Secretary General
(I&-FS), Postal Services Board and consisting of other
member such a financial experts, actuaries and joint
secretary of ministry of finance. The board will be the
apex body for the purpose of laying down the policy
guidelines and investment strategy, which will set the
framework for the day-to-day decision on investment.
Thirdly, there will be a chief investment officer, who
will head the investment division. He will execute the policy
framework and structure of the investment decided by
the Investment Board," minister of state for
communications and information technology Shakeel
Ahmad stated in a written reply to a question in the Lok
Sabha on Monday.
-Ecnomics Times Dated-11.03.2008
RESPECTFUL HOMAGE TO COM. JENA
Com. Kedarnath Jena, Divisional Secretary,
Balasore Division breathed his last on 01.03.08
morning due to heart attack. He left with three
daughters and one son. He is an active trade unionist
of Orissa Circle. We dip our banner in respect of the
departed leader. We record our heartfelt condolences
to the bereaved family members and Comrades of
Orissa Circle.
4 APRIL, 2008
 STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING DECISIONS
Dear Comrades,
Greetings. The items discussed and decisions reached
in the Standing Committee Meeting of JCM National
Council on 7.3.2008 are reproduced from the
Confederation Circular:
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS.
D/11/3/2008 Dated: 8th March, 2008
Dear Comrade,
The Standing Committee of the National Council
met on 7th March, 2008. The meeting was presided over
by the Secretary, Personnel, Shri S. Misra. The meeting
discussed the left out items in the agenda of the 14th
December, 2007 meeting. In the initial remarks made by
the Staff Side, the following issues were raised.
1. The non-holding of the meeting of the National
Council and Standing periodically as per the provisions
of the constitution of the JCM and demanding the
intimation of the date for the next meeting of the National
Council.
2. Grant of revised bonus on the basis of the
enhanced ceiling limit.
3. Final view of the Government on the
implementation of the Board of Arbitration Awards.
4. The discontinuance of the practice of referring the
non arbitrable items for the further negotiation with the
Committee of Ministers;
5. Arbitrary and unilateral reference of the anomaly
committee items to the 6th Pay Commission which has
deprived the staff side to present their case before the
commission
6. Amendment to the terms of reference of the 6th Pay
Commission without any intimation to the Staff Side.
7. The delay in the grant of recognition for several
organizations that had made applications for verification
and reverification.
8. The impending strike action by the CGHS Employees
Association and the requirement of the Government's
intervention and negotiation to avert the strike.
9. The delay in taking decision in respect of the risk
allowance for the employees of the new ordnance
factories.
10. The necessity to take an immediate decision in the
matter of removing the ceiling on compassionate
appointment in the light of the detailed note submitted by
the Staff Side.
11. The reduction effected in the rates of impatient
treatment and consequent denial of hospitalization for
the CGHS beneficiaries.
The response was as under:-
(a) Meeting of the National Council will be held soon
(b) The discontent of the employees in the matter of
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denial of enhanced bonus has been brought to the notice
of the Govt. and the same is being considered.
(c) The crux of the discussion between the official and
staff side on the implementation of the arbitration awards
have been placed before the Cabinet Secretary for taking
a final view. No further discussion with the staff side is
contemplated.
(d) The Pay Commission has assured the Govt. to
submit their report within the time schedule i.e. before
6th April, 2008
(e) Steps have been taken to expedite grant of recognition
to the Service Associations. The Staff Side will give a list
of organizations, which has completed all formalities and
awaiting recognition for the effective monitoring of the
DOPT
(f) The Chairman asked the Health Ministry to hold
discussions with the representatives of the All India
CGHS Association and if necessary with the Staff Side
with a view to avert the strike action. The reduction in the
rates were effected on the basis of the grouping of cities
which have been reviewed and city-wise rates have been
notified in respect of seventeen stations and in respect of
the rest, the notification would be issued soon. The Health
Ministry officials informed that action has been taken
against the hospital for the unfortunate death of an
beneficiary officer (who was not hospitalized and treated
for kidney failure) at Chennai. Some of the Staff Side
members will be meeting the Health Ministry officials on
10th of 11th and assurance has been held out for a
meeting with the Health Secretary very soon.
(g) The risk allowance issue concerning Defence
employees stands referred to the Department of
Expenditure. The DOE was asked to dispose of the issue
in the light of the requirement that the new ordnance factory
employees must not be denied the benefit of risk
allowance when the other are being given on the basis of
the approved 41 risk factors.
(h) The Chairman apprehended that the 6th CPC might
not take cognizance of the reference made to them on the
anomaly issues.
(i) The Chairman assured that whatever procedure
had been adopted in the past in the case of non arbitrable
items would continue to be followed.
(j) The detailed Note given by the Staff Side in the matter
of compassionate appointments is said to be under
consideration to remove the discrimination between the
Railway employees and others. . The Staff Side said that
they would furnish the number of pending applications
department wise soon.
Agenda items:
The outcome of discussion on the left over agenda
items in brief is as under:
 1 Increase in the incentive bonus to workshop staff The Railway Ministry will give their decision very soon
on merger of DA
2 Revised rates of subscription and insurance cover Decision will be taken within three month.
under CGIS
3 Remote locality allowance to Mussorie MOF was asked to consider this demands on the basis
of the discussion held in the meeting on line with Shimla
4 Conveyance allowance. Await the 6th CPC recommendation
5 Natural calamity advance Amendment to GFR 247 is awaiting decision of the
Cabinet Secretary
6 5th CPC anomaly Please see the remark at(h) above
7 Grant of ACP for canteen employees Decision of the CAT has been implemented.
8 Fresh option for pension benefit. Canteen CAT decision has been implemented.
employees
9 Benevolent fund Fresh note submitted by the Staff Side. This would be
considered and decision communicated in a month's
time.
10 Increase in the fixed medical allowance. Not agreed to
11 Ex-gratia for SRPF retirees The order having been quashed by the Court, the DOE
will take a decision in the matter quickly.
12 Commutation of pension to retirees against whom The matter is being examined.
disciplinary proceedings are pending.
13 Family pension for widowed step mother. Disagreement will be recorded.
14 Relaxation in pension rules to take into account This will be considered.
the notional fixation benefit
15 Training period to be treated as Pension. Orders issued. The proviso in the order will be redrafted.
16 Second ACP to Junior Accounts and Auditors Disagreement will be recorded
17 Compassionate Appointments Please see remarks at (j) above.
18 Stepping up of the pay of senior on par with the The High Court judgment in the matter will be examined.
juniors who were granted ACP
19 Counting of full service rendered as casual labour This would be examined in the lightOf the discussion.
for pension
20 Protecting the benefits of temporary status Agreed to.
employees on regularization.
21 The reversion to lower post as a penalty should The clarification to the effect that such reduction can be
only for a specified period for an unlimited period of time will be reconsidered.
22 Regularization of casual employees employed Instructions will be reiterated to implement the Supreme
after 1993 Court judgment for one time regularization of those who
rendered 10 years of service. In respect of other, the
suggestion of the staff side to introduce a "deemed
temporary status" position will be considered.
23 Change of fixation of pay on unanticipated Clarificatory orders will be issued within a fortnight
development or change in rules delegating the powers to the concerned Ministry/
Department.
24 H.Qrs allowance to Group C and D. employees. The staff side to give a detailed note.
25 Fixation of pay on promotion- exercise of option. The suggestion of staff side that the option should be
obtained after intimating the relative benefit was
accepted.
26 Revision of rates of Educational Assistance Await 6th CPC recommendation.
27 Night duty allowance to Chowkidar Staff Side has submitted the note
28 Implementation of pending awards. Please see remark (c) above. In respect of higher pay
scales to Audit and Accounts cadres, the staff side
offered that the revision may be effected notionally from
1.1.86 and actual payment effected from. 1.1.2006.The
Official side has noted this offer.

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 GOVT STAFF MAY GET A 25% PAY HIKE
Less than 48 hours from now, the suspense on
salary slips for nearly 40 lakh government employees
should come to an end. Budget 2008-09 is expected
to provide the first indications of whether the Sixth
Pay Commission will turn out to be a bonanza.
And if the provision for railway employees is an
indication (Rs 5,000 crore for 14 lakh em-ployees),
government employees may be in for a 20%-25% hike.
In the current fiscal, the outgo on account of pay and
allowances for the government is being estimated at
Rs 46,379 crore. However, if one factors in the arrears
and pensions with retrospective effect from January 1,
2006, the actual impact could be as high as three
times this figure, experts say.
Assuming that the Pay Commission report is
implemented by August this year (once it is submitted
in March), the government will have to account for
arrears with effect from January 1, 2006.
The pay hikes could also trigger revisions in
pay scales for other sec-tors like school teachers and
universities. The changes in pay scales of these
categories will, however, not reflect in the Budget
outlays as it would be provided through grants.
Add to this state governments' liability, which
will be about Rs 21,285 crore, roughly one and a half
times the size of central government's liability. While
state governments are not liable to adopt the
recommendations, pressure will be on them to factor
in similar increases for their employees.
"The Sixth Pay Commission will have a
multiplier effect in the economy; those salaries that
are benchmarked against central government will also
increase. The relativities are disturbed," a senior
government functionary said.
For the railways, of the Rs 5,000 crore allocated,
Rs 500 crore is for pension and the remaining Rs 4,500
crore for salaries, wages and other allowances. For a
staff strength of 14 lakhs, therefore, the additional Rs
4,500 crore expenditure amounts to an average
monthly hike of over Rs 2,000 irrespective of the various
grades of employees and officers.
Usually, a central government employee's total
remuneration includes a basic salary, a 51% dearness
pay merged with basic and a 41% dearness allowance
of the total.
While 90% of the railways are constituted by
grades III and IV employees, a similar proportion is
true for the remaining set of central government
employees. For the civilian departments, the
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percentage of employees in the higher grades are more,
however, this is offset by the fact that in defence,
majority of the employees are in the Group D category.
Experts feel that the figures look too low than
what was anticipated. But a few feel that the final figure
may be moderated because unlike the Fifth Pay
Commission, salaries since then have been 100%
neutralised to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Therefore, the increases may not be that drastic. Prior
to that, for the extent of neutralisation to the CPI was
about 75% for the lower grades.
The New Pension Scheme (NPS) is out of the
terms of reference for the Sixth Pay Commission, lest
political opposition influence defined benefit as against
the defined contribution system prescribed in the NPS.
The 40 lakhs government employees include those in
the armed forces, not taking into account the various
grades. Currently, civilian posts in the central
government are classified into four groups (A, B, C
and D) with reference to their scales of pay.
The Sixth Pay Commission was constituted in
October 2006 to recommend comprehensive changes
in salary structure of the government employees. It
would give recommendations concerning the pay
structure of government employees comprising
industrial and non- industrial central government
employees, all-India services, armed forces personnel
and employees in the Union Territories. Besides, the
commission would examine the pay structure for Indian
audit and ac-counts department, regulatory bodies set
up by Acts in Parliament and Supreme Court
employees.
-Economics Times Dated-28.02.2008
(Contd. from page 33)
issues of immediate issue of modified orders to prevent
the LSG officials being disturbed before completion of
their tenure from delivery offices; stalling the DPC to
grant promotion to HSG II without completing notional
promotions to LSG in some circles like Orissa, Andhra
etc with different officers in the Directorate.
Orders for re-verification of membership of Unions/
Associations has been issued. [Published in this
issue]. The Service Unions/Associations are given time
upto 23rd March 2008 for submission of application
forms along with union by-laws/constitution etc.
Staff Side NFPE and FNPO opposed the present
change of nomenclature of RMS into Mail Business
Arm in the meeting held by the Sr. DDG on 27.02.2008.
7 APRIL, 2008
 GOVT TO INVEST POSTAL LIFE FUNDS IN GOVT BONDS
The government has decided to invest Postal
Department's Postal life insurance and rural postal
life insurance funds, deposited with ministry of
finance, in government bonds and securities as per
IRDA norms, according to the Economic Survey.
An investment board would decide policy
guidelines for the management of the fund whereas
and investment division manned by financial experts
would take day-to day decisions. The execution of
the decisions of the investment division would be
made by two public sector asset management
companies. The survey said a proposal to create a
special purpose vehicle for planning and execution
of commercial utilisation of vacant plots of land and
buildings is under active consideration of the
Modification in the period of Special Casual Leave to Central
government servants for the various Family Welfare Schemes
The undersigned is directed to say that the
existing instructions regarding the number of days of
grant of Special Casual Leave admissible to Central
servants for the various Family Welfare Schemes has
been reviewed in this Department and keeping in view
Purpose
Male Government Servants
(i) Vasectomy.
(ii) Vasectomy for second time due to failure of the first
operation
Female Government Servants
(i) Pureperal tubectomy/Non-puerperal Tubectomy
(Including laparoscopic method).
(ii) Pureperal tubectomy/non-puerperal tubectomy for
second time.
(iii) Salpingectomy after Medical Termination of Pregnancy
(MTP) - Not admissible when. After Salpingectomy
operation along with medical termination of
pregnancy, facility of maternity leave for Six weeks
under Rule 43 of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 is availed.
Post Sterilization Complications Non Hospitalization
(a) Post-Vasectomy complications
(b) Post-Tubectomy complications
Male Government Servants:
When wife undergoes puerperal/ non-puerperal
tubectomy including sterilization performed through
laparoscopy for the first time or the second time
There will be no change in the other conditions
for grant of Special Casual Leave for the above
purposes. The period of Special Casual Leave for the
following purposes remain unchanged: -
(a) Post Sterilization complication: in case of
Hospitalization.
(b) Female Government Servants: when their
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government. the SPV is proposed to be a 100%
subsidiary of DOP.
With the new initiatives such as instant money
order, railway reservations and rural banking among
others taken by DOP, the deficit of the department
has declined to Rs 1250 crore in 2006-07 from Rs
1382 crore in 2004-05. in order to order to provide a
level playing field to the department and also to
regulate the courier market, the government is also
considering appropriate amendments the Indian Post
Office Act, 1898, the survey said. The Indian postal
network is the third largest in the world with over 1.55
lakhs post offices across the country.
-Economics Times Dated-29.02.2008
the changes/advancements in the technology/surgical
procedures, it has been decided to revise the period
of Special Casual Leave admissible to Central
Government servants for the various Family Welfare
Schemes as under: -
No. of days Revised Admissibility
admissibleat present
6 working days 5 working days
6 working days 5 working days
14 days 10 working days
14 days 10 working days
14 days 10 working days
7 days Commuted leave to be granted, if
14 days necessary as complications
requiring hospitalisation are of
minor nature, which do not call for
additional special casual leave.
7 days 3 working days
husbands undergo vasectomy operation.
(c) Recanalization Operation.
These orders will take effect from the date of
their issue.
G.I. Dept. of Per. & Trg. O.M. No. 28016/02/2007-
Estt. (A), dated 4-1-2008
8 APRIL, 2008
 GMR Infrastructure Rs. 20,700 Croses
Knowledge Total Rs.6,12,055 Crores
The Top Rich in India The Top High Salaried of India
Their total wealth in August, 2007 578 CEO's of Indian Corporate companies drew
Top 5 Rs. 4,61,120 Crores. an Annual salary of Rs.1 Crore and above per year.
Top 10 Rs. 6,12,055 Crores The total salary paid to them in one year in 2007 was
Top 25 Rs. 7,65,665 Crores Rs. 1,497 Crores. Out of this 230 Executive were paid
Top 50 Rs. 8,88,519 Crores Rs.2 Crores and above per year.
Top 100 Rs. 10,26,264 Crores The Top 10 High Salaried
Top 200 Rs. 11,39,993 Crores (Annual Gross Salary-Rs. in Crores)
Top 400 Rs. 12,13, 811 Crores 1. Mukesh Ambani, CMD,
Total of 533 billionaires Rs. 12,32,135 Crores Reliance Industries 30.46
The Top Ten Rich 2. P.R.R. Rajah, CMD, Madras Cement 24.78
1. Mukesh Ambani 3. Kalanithi Maran,
Reliance Industries Rs.1,45,320 Crores Joint Managing Director, Sun T.V. 23.26
2. Anil Ambani 4. Kaveri Kalanithi,
Reliance Communicaitons Rs.97,090 Crores Joint Managing Director, Sun T.V. 23.26
3. K.P. Singh, DLF Rs. 90,822 Crores 5. K.M. Birla, Chairman, Hindalco 17.53
4. Sunil Mittal, Bharti Airtel Rs. 73,429 Crores 6. Brijmohanlal Munjal, Chairman,
5. Azim Premji, WIPRO Rs. 54,460 Crores Hero Honda Motors 15.62
6. Anil Aggarwal, 7. Pawant Kant Munjal, Managing Director/
Sterlite Industries Rs. 47,227 Crores CEO, Hero Honda Motors 15.54
7. Ramesh Chandra, 8. Sunil Bharti Mittal, CMD, Bharti Airtel 14.96
Unitech Rs. 30,138 Crores 9. A Anji Reddy, Chairman,
8. Kumar Mangalam Birla Dr. Reddy Labs. 14.40
Grasim Rs. 27,104 Crores 10. A.C. Shanghvi, Managing Director,
9. Tulsi R. Tanti, Suzion Energy Ambujba Cements 14.04
Energy Rs. 25,765 Crores Total 193.85
10. G.M. Rao, Courtesy : Trade Union Record

From List of Karnataka Circle Office Bearers, AIPEU Group 'C' elected in 25th Silver
Jubilee Conference held from 16.12.08 to 18.12.08 at Bagalkot
President : Com. S. Devapala, SPM, : Com. Javarayi Gowda,
B.R. Market, Bangalore - ASPM, Foreign Post,
560002 Bangalore - 560025
Vice President : Com. L.I. Ksheerasagar, : Com. Prakash Rao, PA,
SPM, Bevur, Bagalkot- Shimoga HO
587115 : Com. K. Lakshmanan,
: Com. K. Raghavendra Rao, SPM, Kalsanka, Udupi
BCR, PA, Raichur, HO Treasurer : Com. R.S. Karnic, PA,
: Com. N. Chandrashekar, Bangalore GPO-560001
APM, Seshadripuram, Assistant Treasurer : Com. Chowdappa, SPM,
Bangalore-560020 Chickpet, Chitradurga
Circel Secretary : Com. S.S. Manjunath, Organising Secretary : Com. Shylesh Kumar,
APM, Bangalore City MDG, APM, Mangalore HO
Bangalore- 560002 : Com. M. Sathish, SPM,
Asstt. Circle Secretaries : Com. M.B. Awati, APM, Nehru Colony, Bellary
Hubli H.O : Com. Gaddibasappa, SPM,
: Com. C. Anantha Murthy, Koppala Bazar, Koppala
PRI(P), Bangalore South Our heartiest congratulations to the newly
Division elected office bearers of Karnataka Circle union.

BHARTIYA POST 9 APRIL, 2008

 INDIA POST GETS READY TO TAKE ON FOREIGN COS
India Post is all set to enter into a series of
global partnerships to compete with international
money services companies (such as Western Union
and Money Gram International) and global courier
companies (such as Fedex and DHL). The postal
department is in talks with counterparts in the US
Switzerland, France, and Oman amongst others as it
plans to tap the expertise of these countries in
specialised financial services and replicate such
offerings in India. The logic: with nearly 82,000 post
offices being computerised, the strong IT base will
enable India Post to offer several additional value-added
services in addition to full-fledged banking services.
Partnerships with global majors will enable India Post
to launch these value-added services and modern ICT-
based services as done by the postal departments in
the West.
Besides, with millions of expatriate workers of
Indian origin in several countries sending huge
remittances back home, the Postal Department is also
going all out to tap this segment. More so, considering
that India Post has the largest possible network of
70,000 branches in rural India alone. For instance,
India Post has already tied up with the postal service
department of the UAE (UAE post) for speedy transfer
of money orders between the two countries. While
POST OFFICES TO PUSH ENVELOPE BY SELLING DRUGS
Post Offices are all set to turn into pharmacies
in rural India. In another attempt to offset declining
postal revenue, the department of posts has tied up
with herbal and medicinal product companies to sell
their products at post offices. Tie ups are in place in
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. Talks
are on for similar alliances in other states. In the next
stage, Post Offices will stock over the-counter (OTC)
drugs that are sold without any prescriptions.
"Some companies have approached the
department to sell their herbal and medicinal products
through the post offices. the circles have made
arrangements with those companies for the sale of
their products," departments of post sources told ET.
For instance, in Andhra Pradesh, Sriram Gopalraju
Pharma has tied up to sell its products at all head
post offices in the state. Herbolab has tied up to sell
its medicines through 125 post offices in Mumbai
and Divya Pharmacy has started selling its products
at the branch post offices in Uttarakhand on a trial
basis.
The proposal to get post offices to sell
pharmaceutical products was first mooted by the
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this facility is presently available only to a few South
Indian states, in will soon be extended to all the states
in a phased manner.
Additionally, such tie-ups will also be extended
to the postal departments of several other countries.
"We are planning to make things easier for expatriates
living across the globe. In this initiative the department
of post (DOP) would sign memorandum of
understanding (MOU) with most of the countries in
the Gulf and the European Union apart from with the
US," DOP Secretary IMG Khan told ET.
The process to get into global partnerships was
set rolling last year in November, 07. India Post has
signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche
Post where both organisations agreed to create a multi-
layer relationship. The MOU envisaged partnerships
in the field of conveyance and distribution of mails,
logistic and warehousing operations and financial
services. The postal department has also created a
special division to handle its global communication
businesses. " The Global Business Division of the
Postal department has been launched-they have
already started interacting with all the world leaders in
postal administration for the possible tie-ups in different
areas of operations," DOP sources added.
-Economics Times Dated-29.02.2008
Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India.
However, when contacted, a top executive in the
Pharma sector said that current regulations must be
changed to allow post offices and other retail outlets
to sell over-the-counter medicines. "These drugs are
household remedies. The proposal of amending the
regulation are still pending," the executive added.
The departmental of post's move will increase
the market size and reach. There are about 150,000
post offices, most of which are located in rural India.
Importantly, the postal department feels such
measures will also help it reduce its revenue deficit.
The postal department's revenue deficit for the fiscal
2006-07 was about Rs. 1,250 crore and is estimated
to be Rs. 1,291.34 crore this fiscal. Just last week,
the Economic Survey 07-08 had questioning the
logic of extending subsidies for India Post while
adding that the postal department was generating
only 78% of its expenditure from services.
"Redefining the rationale and the delivery
mechanism of the subsidy needs to be addressed
urgently," the Survey said.
-Economics Times Dated-04.03.2008
10 APRIL, 2008
 RAJYA SABHA SECREARIAT
NEW DELHI
SEPTEMBER 2007,BHADRAPAD, 1929 (SAKA)
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2007-08 harness or who is retired on medical grounds leaving
(Constituted on 5th August, 2007) his family in penury. This scheme gives relief to the
1. Dr.E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan- chairman family of the deceased Government employees from
RAJYA SABHA financial destinaion to it over the emergency.
2. Dr. Radhakant Nayak 2. The subject government policy of
3. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi Appointment on Compassionate Ground was
4. Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte identified by the Committee as a part of
5. Shri Suresh Bhardwaj consideration of subject "Administrative
6. Shri. Virendra Bhatia Reforms".
7. Shri Tariq Anwar 3. Keeping in view the importance of the subject,
8. Shri Ram Jethmalani the Committee visited Goa, Mumbai, Bangalore,
9. Dr. P.C Alexander Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Port Blair,
10. Shri Talochan Singh Kolkota, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Bhopal and held
LOK SABHA discussions with various authorities, organizations
11. Shri Raj Babbar individuals on "Government's Policy of Appointment
12. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Barq on compassionate grounds" in Public Sector
13. Shri N.S. V. Chitthan Enterprises/Undertakings/Trusts and leading Banks.
14. Shri. Chhattar Singh Darbar 4. The Committee held discussions on the subject
15. Shri N.Y. Hanumanthappa with the Heads of 24 banks and 40 PSUs to gather
16. Shri. S.K.Kharventhan information related to the subject and to be get acquant
17. Shri A. Krishnaswamy with various policy, welfare measures being
18. Dr.C. Krishnan implemented under this scheme.
19. Shri Shailendra Kumar 5. The Secretary, Ministry of Personnel Public
20. Shri Harin Pathak Grievances and Pensions made a deailed presentation
21. Shri Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Patel on the subject on 17th July, 2007.
22. Shri Varkala Radhakrishnan 6. While considering the subject, the Committee
23. Prof. M. Ramadass took note of the following documents/information
24. Shri Bhupendrasih Solanki placed before it:
25. Shri Vishvendra Singh (i) Background note on the subject, furnished by
26. Shri Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav the Government;
27. Vacant (ii) Procedure and mechanism or monitoring the
28. Vacant implementation thereof in Ministries/
29. Vacant Departments/offices/Public Sector Enterprises/
30. Vacant Public Sector Banks etc where it is applicable.
31. Vacant (iii) Replies to the questionnaire prepared by the
SECRETARY Secreariat; and
Shri Sham Sher Singh, Joint Secretary (iv) Submissions by the bank/PSUs on the subject.
Shri K.P.Singh, Joint Director 7. The committee held-in house discussion on the
Smt. Sasilekha Nair, Deputy Director subject on 29th August 2007 and adopted the Report
Shri Vijoy Kumar Pathak, Assistant Director on 6th September, 2007.
INTRODUCTION 8. For the facility of reference and convenience,
1. The Chairman of the Department related the observations and recommendations of the
parliamentary standing Committee on Personnel, Committee have been printed in bold letters in the body
Public Grievances. Law and Justice, having been of the Report.
authorized by the Committee, present its Twenty Third Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
Report on the Government's Policy of Appointment on Chairman
Compassionate Ground. The Scheme for Committee on Personnel,
Compassionate Appointments is a social security Public Grievances, Law and Justice
scheme in a welfare state under which appointments REPORT
can be made on compassionate grounds to dependent INTRODUCTION
family members of a deceased employee dying in 1. In 2004 the Department related Parliamentary
BHARTIYA POST 11 APRIL, 2008
Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, there by leaving his family in penury and without any
Law and Justice, after its bifurcation from Department means of livelihood, to relieve the family of the
related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Government servant conserned from financial destitution
Affairs, included the subject 'Administrative Reforms' and to help it get over the emergency.
from its parent Committee as a part of consideration TO WHOM APPLICABLE
of the subject, the Committee chose to make a report 2.1 To a dependent family member:
on the 'Government's Policy of Appointment on (A) of a Government servant who
Compassionate Ground' in the first instance. The (a) dies while in service (including death by
Scheme for Compassionate Appointments is a social suicide):or
security scheme in a welfare State like ours under (b) is retired on medical grounds under Rule 2 of
which appointments can be made on compassionate the CCS (Medical Examination) Rules 1957, or the
grounds to dependent family members of a deceased corresponjding provision in the Central Civil Service
Government employees dying in harness or who is Regulations before attaining the age of 55 years (57
retired on medical grounds leaving his family in penury Years for Group'D' Government servants):or
and without means of livelhood. This step of the (c) is retired on medical grounds under Rule 38 of
Government gives relief to the family of the deceased the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 or the corresponding
from financial destination to get over the emergency. provision in the Central Civil Service Regulations before
The nomenclature of the scheme itself shows that under attaining the age of 55 years(57 years for Group'D'
this scheme compassion is at the center stage. It Government servants):or
has been observed that particularly in the case of (B) of a member of Armed Force who
prolonged illness, the family in order to save their bread (a) dies during service :or
earner and beloved ones do whatever it can to save (b) is killed in action: or
his/her life. They not only spend their entire savings (c) is medically boarded out and is unfit for civil
but also incur heavy debts. Despite their best efforts employment
the cruel hands of the destiny snatches their near and NOTE : "Dependent family Mamber " means:
dear one. The only ray of hope thereafter is appointment (a) Spouse:or
of a dependent on compassionate ground. Even in (b) son (including adopted son):or
some accidental cases also same thing happens. The (c) daughter (including adopted daughter);or
Committee having the nomenclature of being the Public (d) brother or sister in the case of unmarried
Grievance Committee received representations from Government servant or
the employees of different banks. PSUs and (e) member of the Armed Forces referred to in (A)or
Government Departments on the issue of (B)of this para.
compassionate appointment apprising the Committee who was wholly dependent on the Government
that the guideline issued from time to time by the servant /member of the Armed Forces at the time of
Ministry and DoPT were not followed properly. The his death in harness or retirement on medical grounds,
Committee in this background, decided to examine as the case may be.
policy's compliance in the public sector banks/public NOTE II : "Government servant" for the purpose
sector undertakings along with Government of these instructions means a Government servant
Departments and make on the spot study of the Banks/ appointed on regular basis and not one working on
PSUs etc. daily wage or casual or apprentice or ad-hoc or contract
1.1 A letter in this regards was written to the or reemployment basis.
Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions NOTE III : "Confirmed work-charged staff" will
on 10th January 2006 to furnish the background note also be covered by the term 'Government servant '
on the rules and guidelines followed in the cases of mentioned in NOTE III above.
appointment on compassionate grounds, procedure NOTE IV : "Service" includes extension in
and mechanism of monitoring the implementation service (but not re-employment) after attaining the
thereof in Ministries/Departments/Offices/Public sector normal age of retirement in a civil post.
Enterprises etc. Where these are applicable etc. In NOTE V : "Re-employment" does not include
response, the Ministry furnished the details of the employment of ex-serviceman before the normal age
scheme as under : of retirement in a civil post.
OBJECTIVECTIVEo AUTHORITY COMPETENT TO MAKE
2.0 The objective of the Scheme is to grant COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT
appointment on compassionate grounds to a (a) Joint Secretary incharge of administration in the
dependent family member of a Government servant Ministry/Department concerned.
dying in hamess or who is retired on medical grounds, (b) Head of the Department under the
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 Supplementary Rule 2(10) in the case of
attached and subordinate offices.
(c) Secretary in the Ministry/Department
concerned in special types of cases.
POSTS TO WHICH SUCH APPOINTMENTS CAN
BE MADE
Group 'C' or Group 'D' posts against the direct
recruitment quota.
ELIGIBILITY
(a) The family is indigent and deserves immediate
assistance for relief from financial destination; and
(b) Applicant for compassionate appointment
should be eligible and suitable for the post in
all respects.
under the provisions of the relevant Recruitment
Rules.
A. EXEMPTIONS
Compassionate appointments are exempted
from observances of the following
(a) Recruitment procedure i.e. without the agency
of the Staff Side Selection Comission or the
Employment Exchange.
(b) Clearance from the Surplus Cell of the
Department of Personnel and Training/Directorate
General of Employment and Training.
(c) The ban orders on filling up of posts issued by
the Ministry of Finance (Department of
Expenditure).
B. RELAXATIONS
(a) Upper age limit could be relaxed wherever found
to be necessary. The lower age limit should, however,
in no case be relaxed below 18 years of age.
NOTE I : Age eligibility shall be determined with
reference to the date of application and not the date of
appointment.
NOTE II : Authority competent to take a final
decision for making compassionate appointment in a
case shall be competent to grant relaxation of upper
age limit also for making such appointment.
(b) Secretary in the Ministry/Department
concerned is competent to relax temporarily
educational qualifications as prescribed in the relevant
recruitment rules in the case of appointment at the
lowest level e.g. Group'D' or Lower Division Clerk Post
in exceptional circumstances where the condition of
the family is very hard provided there is no vacancy
meant for compassionate appointment in a post for
which the dependent family member in question is
educationally qualified . Such relaxation will be
permitted upto a period of two years heyond which no
relaxation of educational qualification will be admissible
and the services of the person concerned, if still
unqualified, are liable to be terminated.
NOTE In the case of an attached/subordinate office,
the Secretary in the concerned administrative ministry/
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Department shall be the competent authority for this
purpose.
(c) In the matter of exemption from the requirement
of passing the typing test those appointed on
compassionate grounds to the post of Lower Division
Clerk will be governed by the general orders issued in
this regard.
(i) by the CS Division of the Department of
Personnel and Training if the post is included in the
Central Secretariat Clerical Service:or
(ii) by the Establishment Division of the
Department of Personnel and training if the post is not
included in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service.
(d) Where a widow is appointed on compassionate
ground to a Group'D' post, she will be exempted from
the requirement of possessing the educational
qualifications prescribed in the relevant rules provided
the duties of the post can be satisfactorily performed
by her without possessing such educational
qualification.
(Continued in Next Issue)
(Courtesy:Aayakar)
(Contd. from page 28)
u Construction of Dharmapuri HO building-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-19/
Dharmapuri dated 26.10.2007 on the above mentioned
subject and to state that shortage of accommodation
in Dharmapuri HO building is due to temporary merger
of Dharmapuri Bus stand SO, Dharmapuri Bazaar
SO, Dharmapuri Public Offices SO etc. Vertical
Extension of Dharmapuri HO Building has been
included in the 11th Plan and the funds will be allotted
after finalisation of 11th Plan.
(Letter No.61-1/98BP-1Dated 26.02.2008)
u Grant of honorarium for calculation of
interest for RD premature closure.
Ref.: Your letter no.P/4-4/Honorarium dated
02.01.2008 addressed to DDG(FS).
The undersigned is directed to say that in single
handed offices since there is no separate supervisor,
rate of honorarium prescribed for PA. As regards revision
of rate of honorarium, this is not under consideration at
present and will be considered in due course.
This issues with the approval of DDG(FS)
(Letter No.113-1/2004-SB Dated 18.03.2008)
u Periodical meeting with PMG(FP & Mktg),
Mumbai-reg.
I am directed to refer to your letter no. Ref. P/
2/13 Maharashtra Cle dated 22.11.2007 on the above
mentioned subject. The case has been examined in
consultation with the Circle office. As reported, PMG
(FP & Mktg) is regularly conducting the periodical
meetings with the Staff Unions. There is no post of
Director on the establishment of Foreign Post Office.
(Letter No. 17-10/2006-SR(i) Dated : 11.03.2008)
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 LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT
Letter No.: P/4-1 Dated- 14.02.2008 addressed to the
Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan New
Delhi - 110001
l Recruitment Rules of inspector Posts -
relaxation requested.
According to the existing recruitment rules of
Inspector Posts, the eligibility for approving the I.P.O
exam has been fixed as five years in the P.A. cadre.
After the introduction of direct recruitment for
Inspector Post to the extent of 1/3rd vacancies, there
is no justification to keep the same five years service
condition for the promotional quota.This can be relaxed
and the Postal Assistants who are confirmed in the
cadre may be permitted to write the examination.
It is requested to consider the suggestion and
accord orders early.
Letter No.: P/2-11/Mangalore Dated- 14.02.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan New Delhi - 110001
l Classification of Mangalore as B2 city for
drawal of HRA to the staff - reg.
The ministry of Finance vide its OM No. 2(21)/
E II (B) 2004 dt. 18.11.04 has classified the Magalore
urban agglomeration as B2 city for the purpose of
drawal of CCA on the basis of census 2001.
According to the present population, it has
crossed the five lakhs limit and the rates of rent for
residential accommodation are very high. There is every
justification to declare the city as B2 for the purpose
of drawal of HRA also.
It is therefore requested to take up this with
appropriate authorities and mitigate the grievances of
the staff working in the Mangalore urban agglomeration
areas.
Letter No.: P/2-17/Bathinda Dated- 14.02.2008
addressed to the Ms. Radhika Doraisamy, Member
(P) Department of Post, Dak Bhawan New Delhi -
110001
l Irregularities in officiating arrangements-
case of Bathinda division in Punjab Circle.
Ref: This Union letter of even no. dt.
31.12.07
Apropos reference, it is constrained to note that
instead of set asiding the irregular officiating
arrangements made for SPM, Bathinda City (HSG I)
post with one Sri S.K. Bhardwaj who declained HSG I
promotion, the SSPOs Bathinda division has
communicated that the PMG, Punjab region has given
extension of his officiating chances for another four
months vide his letter dt. 30.01.08.
This causes a concern. When the official has
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declined his HSG I promotion, as per rules, he should
not be continued to officiate in other HSG I Post.
The action of the PMG Punjab region is against
to the spirit of the Directorate guidelines and the eligible
officials are thus denied and deprived of their due
chances of officiation in higher posts.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
action to set aside the irregularities at once.
Letter No.: P/2-1/Ongole Dated- 14.02.2008 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Post, Dak Bhawan
New Delhi - 110001
l Irregularities in the notional promotion -
case of Prakasam Division in AP Circle.
It is brought to our notice that the due notional
promotions in LSG cadre as prescribed in the check
list has not been accorded to the seniors w.e.f 1983
onwards.
There are lot of discrepancies in the promotional
list and the grievances of the officials have not been
sorted out so far. The seniors are deprived and they
were not accorded with the promotion resulting deprival
of their fair chances in HSG II & HSG I promotion.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to rectify the mistakes before finalising
the HSG II promotions.
Letter No.:P/2-4/Durg Dated-14.02.2008 addressed to
the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan New
Delhi - 110001
l Delay in disposing the petition - C/o Sri V.K.
Jain, SPM Motilal Nehru Nagar PO, Durg division
in Chattisgarh Circle - reg.
The above said official has been proceeded
under disciplinary rules and awarded the punishment
of recovery of Rs. 9549/- for no sufficient reasons on
16.09.04. The DPS, Raipur has simply uphold the
appeal without seeing the merit of the case. The official
has then preferred a petition and it was forwarded to
Directorate vide Circle office letter No. STA/3-2/petition/
05-06 dt. 25.02.05.
The petition is pending over three years in the
Directorate and the official could not get the justice so
far.
It is therefore requested to consider his petition
and dispose the same at the earliest.
Letter No.: P/4-1/Staff Dated- 29.02.2008 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan
New Delhi - 110001
l Verification of caste certificate before
joining the promotional post.
As you know, we are facing the problem of acute
shortage of clerical staff. We are not getting sufficient
14 APRIL, 2008
number of PA's form LGO's because they are not
passing the exam and if passed the department is not
appointing the SC/ST candidates immediately for want
of verification for caste certificates.
The rule for verification of caste certificate before
joining promotional post is applicable to all Government
servants Central as well as State. But in Maharashtra
State the Government of Maharashtra has issued one
order on 16.11.2007 stating that the SC/ST candidate
can be appointed on promotional post pending
verification of their caste certificate. (Copy enclosed).
Kindly take similar steps in respect of
appointment of LGO's to solve the problem of shortage
in Post offices.
Letter No.:P/4-1/Staff Dated- 29.02.2008 addressed
to the Sri Kamalesh Chandra, DDG (P)
Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan New Delhi - 110001
l Rotational Transfers - Arbitary issue of
clarifications - regarding.
It is brought to our notice that the Directorate
vide letter No. 4-95/Misc 03/2007 - Inv dt. 16.07.07
has clarified that the PAs working in double handed
SOs if Posted as SPM in the same office are
completing their tenure on completion of four years in
the station as office tenure.
According to existing orders there is no station
tenure for Group C officials (non Gazetted) and post
tenure is alone applicable to them. This order is arbitary
and against to the principles of existing R.T orders.
It is therefore requested to issue proper
clarification in this regard.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
appreciated.
Letter No.: P/4-1/Staff Dated- 29.02.2008 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan
New Delhi - 110001
l Officiating arrangement in Group B Posts
earmarked for General line - reg.
According to the existing orders, six percent
Group B Posts are earmarked for General line and
some of the Posts have not been filled up for a long
time.
The unfilled up Posts earmarked for General
line, are being officiated by the IPO line officials and
due chances to senior general line officials have not
been offered in such cases.
It is therefore requested to cause instructions
to offer such officiating chances to General line officials
for the vacancies earmarked under 6% quota in PSS
Group B.
A line in reply about the action taken is highly
appreciated.
Letter No.: P/4-4/Welfare Dated- 29.02.2008
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addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan New Delhi - 110001
l Allotment of adequate funds for grant of
computer advance - Case of M.P. Circle.
It is brought to our notice that no fund has so
far been allotted to M.P. Circle for the grant of computer
advance for the current year.
There are huge number of applications pending
for consideration and due to non allotment of adequate
funds, the officials could not avail the benefits.
It is therefore requested to allot sufficient funds
immediately to consider all the pending applications
before the end of the current financial year.
Letter No.: P/2-20/Shajahanpur Dated- 29.02.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Forcing the Union office bearers to give
resignation from coordination committee-case of
Shajahanpur Dn. in U.P. Circle.
It is reported to my union that the SPO's
Shajahanpur Division vide his letter No. 4-2/AIPEU
dated 07.02.2008 directed the union office bearer of
my union to give resignation from the coordination
committee (JCA) as it is a not recognized body. (Copy
enclosed)
We are forming JCA or Coordination committees
among the Central Government employees or State
Government Employees at all levels including Central
Head Quarters and the Nodal ministry had never taken
any objection for this. There are no guidelines issued
by the department on the subject. Whereas the SPO's
has given a threatening to the office bearers as if taking
disciplinary action on employees who will take part in
coordinataion committee. He has crossed his limit and
this causes a serious concern.
It is therefore requested to kindly issue suitable
instructions to the concerned authority to desist such
unwarranted action and interference in the union affairs.
Letter No.: P/2-1/Hyderabad City Dated- 29.02.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Construction of building for Jubilee Hills PO
in Hyderabad City Division - reg.
The Society of the Jubilee Hills has allotted 500
SQ Meters of land for construction of Post office
building. The adjacent area has been allotted to BSNL
where they erected construction and some parts of
our land has also been encroached while constructing
their building.
Being a Posh locality in the midst of various I.T
industries and the market value of the land is alone
crosses 70 Crores, there is every possibility of
encroachment by the land grabbers. Further, there is
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every justification to have our own building in this
developing area.
It is therefore requested to consider the same
and expedite action for early construction of
departmental building.
Letter No. : P/2-1/Khairatabad Dated- 29.02.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Expansion of Khairatabad HPO building in
Hydrabad City Division - reg.
The abovesaid HPO which is in Gazetted status
is functioning in two buildings since 1969. The
counters are functioning in the departmental building
and delivery and other functions are being carried out
in a rental building.
We are having sufficient land for vertical
expansion of building in addition to the accommodation
available at the backside of the building.
The earlier allotment of funds to the tune of Rs.
77 lakhs have not been utilised for the expansion of
the building and it is remaining in paper only.
It is therefore requested to approve the proposal
and allot adequate funds early on priority basis for the
vertical expansion of the existing building.
Letter No.: P/2-5/New Delhi GPO Dated- 29.02.2008
addressed to the Ms. Radhika Doraisamy, Member
(P), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan New Delhi -
110001
l Compelling officials to open salary account
with SBI, Chandini Chowk - Case of New Delhi
GPO- reg.
Despite clear orders and instructions of the
comptroller General of Accounts, MOF vide their OM
No. 1(1)/2005/TA/42-45 dt. 24.01.06 that the
employees are free to draw salary either by cash or
through banks, the New Delhi GPO administration is
compelling the officials vide its letter dt. 19.02.2008 to
open salary account with SBI, Chandini Chowk branch
in order to receive their salary from 01.04.2008.
This causes a concern. The move is against to
the instructions of the MOF and will cause more
problems to the officials.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
instructions to the Chief Postmaster New Delhi- GPO
not to insist the officials to open salary account in SBI
and allow them freely to avail their option.
Letter No.: P/2-16/Orissa Circle Dated - 29.02.2008
addressed to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak
Bhawan New Delhi - 110001
l Non Posting of Chief PMG in Orissa Circle
for long time - request immediate posting and
terminating the dual charge.
It is constrained to note that the Post of Chief
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PMG, Orissa Circle remains vacant and the Chief PMG
west Bengal Circle is holding additional charge over
six months.
This has resulted badly in various time bound
works like civil, electrical maintenance works beyond
the financial jurisdiction of DPS. The financial sanctions,
Petitions and decisions etc are totally affected.
Further there is no Four monthly or RJCM
meeting conducted for months together resulting
accumulation of problems causing total resentment
amidst staff.
It is therefore requested to cause action duly
realising the gravity of the case and post regular Chief
PMG to Orissa Circle at the earliest.
Letter No.: P/2-19/Gobichettipalayam Dated-
29.02.2008 addressed to the Secretary, Department
of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
l Shifting of Gobichettipalayam HPO in
Tamilnadu Circle in to better building - request
immediate action.
Despite the constant efforts of the Western
regional administration, Coimbatore to shift the present
building to better rented building for this Head Post
office, this could not be materialised due to the
indifferent and lethargic attitude of the civil wing.
The present offer made by one Doctor to house
the PO may be dropped if the delay continues resulting
several problems. At present, the HPO is functioning
in two different buildings. Even though the HO has
been declared as fully computerised, the server is not
connected by LAN due to the functioning in two
different buildings. The Public are being tossed in
between two buildings in transacting business. Except
the Civil wing, all members in the committee visited
the building and expressed their satisfaction.
It is therefore requested to cause suitable
instructions to the Circle adminstration to finalise the
building without any further delay for the betterment of
services.
Immediate action is highly solicited.
Letter No.: P/2-16/Orissa Circle Dated- 29.02.2008
addressed to the Ms. Radhika Doraisamy, Member
(P), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-
110001
l Filling up of norm based LSG/HSG II Posts
- Case of Orissa Circle.
A kind attention is invited to the series of
discussions and assurances made to this union to
depute Director (SPN) to set right the irregularities in
granting notional promotion.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Orissa Circle
administration is now resorting to issue HSG II
promotions as per the present LSG gradation list
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including FTP without correcting the irregularities in
the grant of notional promotions. This causes a
concern.
It is requested to cause instructions to Orissa
Circle not to proceed further to grant HSG II promotion
before set righting the irregularities in the notional
promotion and expedite the delegation from Directorate
to Orissa Circle and set right the anomalies in the
notional promotion.
Letter No.: P/2-16/Orissa Circle Dated- 29.02.2008
addressed to the Ms. Radhika Doraisamy,Member (P)
Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001
l Filling up of residual vacancies-case of
Orissa Circle.
Ref: - This Union letter of even no. dt. 20.07.07
Apropos reference, I wish to bring to your kind
notice that the Circle Administration of Orissa has sent
a proposal for approval to fill up 190 PA vacancies
kept under residual vide his letter no. RE/30-24/2005
dt. 11.06.07.
The proposal has yet to be approved and
returned resulting non filling up of such vacancies.
It is therefore requested to cause necessary
orders at the earliest to fill up the posts forthwith.
Letter No.: P/2-14/Satna Dated- 29.02.2008 addressed
to the Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan
New Delhi - 110001
l During my visit to Satna, M.P. Circle it has been
brought to my notice that, number of items are pending
at divisional level without any fruitful result for long time.
Some of them are given below.
1. Leakage from ceiling and side walls of Satna
GDS AIC UNIFIES ALL
NFPE congratulates the new team of Office
Bearers of AIPEDEU CHQ headed by Comrade
D.N.Giri as CHQ President and Comrade
S.S.Mahadevaiah as General Secretary. The AIC of
AIPEDEU was held at Rewa [Madhya Pradesh] from
24th to 26th February 2008. NFPE Secretary General,
P3 and R4 General Secretaries attended the AIC.
The deliberations of the AIC emphasized the
need for total unity between the GDS and the regular
employees in facing the future. The debates in the
subjects committee were problem oriented. The
suggestion by the NFPE to consolidate the unity inside
the GDS Organisation was well taken by the leadership
of the GDS Union and a unanimous team of Office
Bearers was elected with due representation for major
and militant circles. NFPE Secretary General had
earlier emphasized the need for unity by GDS Union
accepting the offer of Federal Council Resolution for
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HO building. Resultantly the electricity connection is
disconnected due to continuous choaking in the wall.
The position is very risky and dangerous. This should
be attended forthwith.
2. Shifting of Postal colony of Satna from present
place to City due to non availability of electricity, water
at present place and pollution due to cement factory
which is nearer to Postal colony.
3. The Satna HO building was renevated before
two Years but the modernisation of the above building
is not completed yet. The work done by the contractor
regarding electricity fitting, windows is faulty and
unsatisfactory.
4. The Satna HO is not computerised fully yet.
5. Old furniture required to be replaced with new
furnitures to Satna HO.
6. No Security arrangements is available at Satna
HO. The Armed Police guard should be provided.
7. Huge amount is lying as part of cash. As per
Directorate instructions the sanctions for pending bills
should be issued within one month but this guide lines
are not adhered by the Divisional Head.
8. The Incentive bills are pending for long period.
9. Shri Babulal cont. Night guard of Satna HO was
murdered before 25 Years but no lum-sum-grant was
given to his family and a case of relaxation for
recruitment rules of his son is still pending.
I would there fore request you kindly look in to
the matters personaly and suitable instructions may
be issued to the concerned authorities.
A line in reply is awaited.
'Associate Membership' outside the Constitution of
NFPE and for withdrawing the court cases etc against
the NFPE and work together with the NFPE.
Acceptance of Associate Membership and
readiness for considering withdrawal of NFPE as a
respondent in Court Cases as well as consolidation
of unity inside the GDS Union with major Circles
representing in the team of Office Bearership with
whom the GDS General Secretary would always
consult before taking major organisational decisions,
a new chapter will open in building the unity in our
movement. In the new chapter there need not be any
anti-NFPE or anti-GDS positions from any corner.
Let the postal workers movement in which the GDS
are an inseparable part move onward unitedly to face
the serious problems being faced by the entirety of
employees in our postal department.
-Secretary General, NFPE
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 Membership Verification
No. 13/04/2007-SR Dated :28th February, 2008
Subject : Verification of Membership for
recognition of Service Association under CCS
(RSA) Rules, 1993 -Calling of applications.
I am directed to refer to the Department's letter
No. 13-31/98-SR dated 30-06-2006, vide which
recognition of Service Associations was granted for 2
years, which will come to end on 29-06-2008. In order
to have a fresh panel of recognized Service
Associations available before the said date of expiry,
it has been decided to conduct the next verification of
membership of Service Associations under check off
system, for the following xv categories:-
i) Group 'C' (Postal) (Excluding Postmen)
ii) Group 'C' RMS including MMS and excluding Mail
Guards.
iii) Group 'D' Postal including Postmen.
iv) Group 'D' RMS & MMS including Mail Guards.
v) Circle Office Administrative Staff Group 'C' & 'D'
vi) IPO /IRM Associations.
vii) Postal Civil Wing (Group 'C' & 'D' including Junior
Engineers.
viii) Postal Accounts Employees (Group 'C' & 'D' &
'D') including JAOs.
ix) Indian Postal Service Group 'A'.
x) PSS Group 'B' officers
xi) AAO / AO / Senior AO
xii) Supervisors (General line)
xiii) SBCO (All grades)
xiv) Mail Motor Service Officers
xv) Stenographers.
All Service Associations in the Department of
Posts intending to participate in the verification process
for the above-mentioned categories should submit their
application along with the following documents to SR
Section of the Department latest by 25th March, 2008.
i) Memorandum of Associations
ii) Constitution / by -laws of the Associations
iii) List of Office bearers and
iv) Estimated membership of the Associations.
3. In regard to the category of Supervisors
(General Line), it may be pertinent to mention that as
per order dated 06.05.1997 passed by Hon'ble Delhi
High Court, the All India Association of Postal
Supervisors (GL) will continue to avail the recognized
status, till such time the interim order of Honble Court
is in force.
4. All Heads of Circles / Regional Postmasters
General, Federations & Service Associations are
requested to give wide publicity to this communication.
No. 13/01/2008-SR Dated : 28 February, 2008
BHARTIYA POST
Subject : Verification of Membership for
recognition of Service Associations representing
Gramin Dak Savaks (GDSs) (earlier called as
Extra Departmental Agents under EDA (RA) Rules,
1995 -Calling of application.
1. I am directed to refer to the Department's letter
No. 13-31/98-SR Dated 30-06-2006, vide which the
Service Association representing gramin Dak Savaks
(GDSS) was granted recognition for 2 years, which
will come to an end on 29-06-2008. In order to have a
fresh panel of recognized service associations available
before expiry of the earlier one, it has been decided to
onduct re-verification of membership under check off
system under EDA (RA) Rules, 1995.
2. All Service Associations belonging to this
category and intending to participate in the verification
process for recognition should submit their application
along with the following documents to SR Section of
the Department latest by 25th March, 2008.
i) Memorandum of Associations.
ii) Constitution / by-laws of the Associations.
iii) List of Office bearers and
iv) Estimated membership of the Associations.
3. All Heads of Circles / Regional Postmasters
General & Service Associations are requested to give
wide publicity to this Circular.
AMENDMENT TO P.O.M.I.S. RULES
G.S.R. 763 (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred
by Section 15 of the Government Savins Banks Act,
1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules further to amend the Post
Office (Monthly Income Account) Rules, 1987,
namely:
1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office
(Monthly Income Accounts) (Second
Amendment) Rules, 2007.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of
their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Post Office (Monthly Income Account)
Rules, 1987, in Rule 9, sub-rule (1), after the proviso
shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that a bonus equal to five per cent
of the amount deposited, on production of the
passbook accompanied by a written application
(withdrawal form) shall be paid on the deposits made
in new accounts opened on or after the 8th day of
December, 2007."
G.I., M.F., Notfn. F. No. 2/2/2006-NS-II,
dated 8-12-2007
18 APRIL, 2008
 READER'S FORUM
v I convey my heartiest thanks to our beloved General
Secretary cum Editor of 'Bhartiya Post' for his invaluable
editorial in 'Bhartiya Post "Does the Postal Board Know"
for February 2008. The editorial is also acutely consistent
with the present situation and expresses the grave concern
felt by all the Postal staff all over India.
What is most disastrous is that there is not only
shortage of 30-35% of group 'C' staff, the existing staff are
to run the offices with all times anxiety and fear of
committing mistake or error due to tremendous work
pressure on them. They know that no mercy for such
mistake will be received from our iron hearted
administration. What hell is left when LSG offices are to
run with two staff.
We are yet hopeful that the CHQ will surely find
out ways and lead us to the land of light.
Mirnal Kanti De.
Postal Assistant, Burdwan Division.
(West Bengal)
v CONSEQUENCES OF TOTAL
COMPUTERISATION
1. Department is proudly saying that all HOs,
HSG II A Class & B Class SOs are fully computerized
(i.e. Sanchay Post and Meghdoot Millennium) all over
India. But till date directorate has not issued even a
single order/procedure for discountinuation of Manual
work. But by showing full computerization department
has removed staffs (like ledger PAs, General branch
PAs, Treasurers and PAs in accounts branch) and
the same in Sub offices. But Directorate has issuing
orders continuously for implementation of security
measures only to safe guard the administration officers.
2. But unfortunately the manual works have been
discontinued in many offices in all branches without
any written orders from the Department. Nowadays
computers and UPS are under repair in many offices
and the work in that offices were held up. The
Postmaster and PA's working in the offices are
helpless to proceed further because they discontinued
the manual work. Major problem due to discontinuation
of manual work are pertaining to Savings Bank. If the
concerned Postmaster reports to the immediate
Superior (SP/ASP/IPO) about the above said problem
the Superior simply replies to proceed with manual
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work and asks explanation for discontinuation of manual
work without any permission. But sometimes even the
Postmasters send the completion report especially in
Savings Bank. Not even a single officer is ready to
withdraw the manual work. This leads our officials to
mental torture. As already our officials are working in
heavy shortage performing the work both manually and
in computer is practically not possible.
Com. Mohandas, Systems Administrator, Vellore.
(Tamilnadu)
v Agreed with the CHQ in every point of the
Charters of Demands, and this few lines is added here
to convey the opinion of the Bankura Branch to the
following points,
Regarding BCR and LSG
As per the guidelines TBOP and BCR are not
any Promotion, just a financial upgradation, LSG and
HSG Postings are Promotion. A BCR official getting
the Pay Scale of 5000-150-7500 is promoted to a LSG
post in the pay scale of 4500-125-6500, Wow. what a
promotinal avenue! You have to shoulder greater
responsibility but in lesser Pay scale, the scenario is
same in the HSG Posting also.
It is stated that TBOP and BCR are just
financial up gradation, how much financial up gradation
an official is getting? when PA getting Basic Pay of
Rs. 5600/-after completion of 16 years service he is
upgraded to TBOP and his Basic pay is fixed Rs.5750/
-and his financial benefit is Rs. 317(Excluding HRA,
CCA) after completing 16 years when his family
liability, children education is increased by thousands,
his pay up gradation has been made in hundreds. It is
nothing but a farce and forcing him to earn money by
any means to meet up his requirement.
Filling up of residual vacancy
Previously it was decided that, the residual
vacancy will be filled up by the GDS Official having
higher marks in H.S.(up to less than 10% marks of
last selected outsider candidate of the division) now it
has been enhanced to equal percentage, means scope
for the GDS official as well as filling up of the vacancy
has been reduced, GDS official having equal marks of
the selected candidates, can easily appear in exam
as an outsider, what scope the Department is providing
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for them?
Instead of running after the percentage of marks
in the H.S. Exam, the process may be made like this,
enlist the top scoring (in H.S. Exam, division wise)
GDS officials in 3 times of the residual vacancy and
arrange for an Exam to promote them to the P.A.
Cadre to fill up the Vacancy. Otherwise the residual
vacancy will remain unfilled, and even after 5 years we
will be talking in this point and our agenda will remain
the same.
Regarding the latest order of Dte on System
Administrators
Some Postal Assistants having Computer
literacy(in recruitment criteria, it was mentioned as
Data Entry Knowledge) have been madly designated
as System Manager, System Administrator, System
Assistant without any norms and formalities. Recent
Computerization of the Department to some extent
depends on these officials. Surprisingly it is seen that
even after 12-15 years of computerization, any norms,
duty responsibility, are yet to be fixed. It is irrelevant
what is the nomenclature has been given. It is a fact
that their duty begins at 6.30 hrs when a H.O. starts
its works and ends at 21.00 or 21.30 hrs when HO
summary of the HO even daily account of every
computerized SO has generated successfully. There
is no second up line for any help proving the proverb
best "self help is the best help".
You have to make your own way out in case of
any difficulties or problem, without giving any weightage
to their pains taking effort. If Directorate passes such
type of sarcastic comment it appears very humiliating.
Regarding Posting in single hand and
Double handed Post offices
In the recent order one official could not be
posted back into a single handed or double handed
SO second time in his entire service period.
Some day will come when it will be seen that
junior most officials are bound to work at SOs and
senior officials will be working as PA in HOs. What is
the harm there if any official posted back into SO where
he worked more than 8 years ago (completing two full
tenure in other office).
Regarding fast track promotion
It is seen that many officials have been
promoted to LSG cadre even after their retirement,
and now LSG is a Circle cadre. So after completion
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of about 30 years service one will get LSG posting
and may be posted to any other Division (within the
circle) so at the fag end of his service life, how much
productivity we can expect from him? And what will
he FTP should be started immediately in this format.
Produce! Bearing two or more establishments at
different places.
After 10 years- LSG
After 12 years- HSG II
After 15 years- HSGI/Gr B
The vacancy of LSG or other posting may be filled up
50% by FTP and other 50% by promotional avenues.
Regarding engagement of SDPA and OTA
No doubt it is a good proposal to make up the
shortage by engaging short duty PA but, how far it is
practicable in computerized environment when most
of the HOs and even a considerable number of SOs
are also computerized. The better option to pull up
the work is OTA, but the rate of OTA is very poor,
perhaps which has been fixed in the third pay
commission and not revised till date. To encourage
the staff for performing extra work on OTA basis, the
rate of the OTA should be made on pro rata basis.
Regarding Special Pay for S.A. and
Marketing Executive & PO RMS
Accountants
In the changing environment of the Department,
System Administrators/ Managers/Assistants and
Marketing Executives are bound to shoulder more
responsibility. PO & RMS Accountants are already
shouldering more responsibility. A Postmaster or SPM
thinks only for his office, but as a SA one has to think
for every computerized offices in the Division and
literally his work completes, only when daily account
of every computrized offices are generated
successfully. They deserves a separate pay scale.
Already they have been exploited for more than a
decade. Mere special pay should not commensurate
them.
If we just demand a special pay for them, their
life will be same as the PO & RMS Accountants, before
few years their allowance had been taken as special
pay and fixed accordingly, but now they are just getting
an allowance of 180/- which is negligible comparing to
their responsibility.
Samir Mandal
Secy., AIPEU, Gr-C, Bankura
20 APRIL, 2008
 Another Historic Judgment
GDS to Group D is Promotion. Bringing all vacant Group D
Posts Under Screening Committee is not mandatory
fill up the Posts as per Recruitment Rules
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
ERNAKULAM BENCH
O.A.N.O. 346/2005
FRIDAY THIS THE 2nd DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2007
CORAM
HON'BLE' MRS. SATHINAIR, VICE CHAIRMAN
HON'BLE MR. GEORGE PARACKEN, JUDICIAL
MEMBER
1. K. Sasidharan S/o Madhadvan working as
Gramin Dak Sevak Mail Main Head Record
Office, RMS"Ek" Division Ernakulam, Kochi-16
residing at Managalath House, Thuthiyoor,
Cochin Special Economic Zonel PO Kakkanad-
682037
2. T.P. Lalitha kumari D/o late Padmanabhan
working as Gramin Dak Sevak Mail Man, Head
Record Office, RMS "EK" Division Ernakulam,
Kochi-16 residing at Anizham. Thaloodil House,
Irimpanam PO.
3. M.P. Ramesan S/o late K. Parameswaran Nair
working as Gramin Dak Sevak Mail Man Head
Record office, RMS "Ek" Division Ernakulam,
Kochi-16 residing at Mannazhathuparambil
House Eroor West PO, Thrippunithura.
4. V.K. Anantharaju S/o late Kunjan working as
Gramin Dak Sevak Mail Man Head Record
Office, RMS "Ek" Division Ernakulam, Kochi-
16 residing Vellikkathara, Nayarambalam PO,
Kochi-682509
5. K.B. Radhakrishnan S/o late K.K. Bahuleyan
working as Gramin Dak Sevak Mail Man Head
Record Office, RMS "Ek" Division Ernakulam,
Kochi-16, residing at Kandhathiparambil House
Anandapuram, Kombara Kochi-18
6. P.R. Aravindaksha Panicker S/o late
Balakrishanan Pillai working as Gramin Dak
Sevak Mail Man Head Record Office, RMS "Ek"
Division Ernakulam, Kochi-16, residing at
Pavana, Thaiparambu House Valluvally,
Koonammavu PO.
Applicants
By Advocate Mr. O.V. Radhakrishnan
Vs.
1. Senior Superintendent RMS EK Division,
Ernakulam.
2. Postmaster General Central Region, Kozhikode.
3. Chief Postmaster General Kerala Circle,
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Thiruvananathapuram.
4. Director General of Posts. Dak Bhavan, New
Delhi.
5. Union of India represented by its Secretary
Ministry of Communications. New Delhi.
.....Respondents
By Advocate Mr. P.M. Saji, ACGSC.
ORDER
HON'BLE MRS. SATHI NAIR, VICE CHAIRMAN
Applicants 1 to 6 presently working as Gramin
Dak Sevak Mail Man in Head Record Office, RMS "Ek"
Division, Emakulam under the administrative control
of the first respondent are aggrieved by their non
selection to Group-D Post in the Department for which
according to them they are eligible and have been
waiting for the last seventeen years.
2. The applicants state that according to the
Department of posts (Group-D) Recruitment Rules
2002, 75% of the vacancies remaining unfilled after
recruitment from employees mentioned at SI. No. 2
shall be filled by GDS of the Recruiting Division or
Unit where such vacancies occur failing which by
Gramin Dak Sevaks of the neighbouring Division or
Units by Selection-seniority. The applicants had earlier
filed O.A. 444/2002 before this Tribunal seeking for
similar direction to the respondents to take steps for
filling up the existing vacancies in the cadre of Group-
D in the RMS Ekm division and when the O. A came
up for bearing the respondents had submitted that
steps had been taken for making recruitment to the
vacancies in the Group-D cadre for the years 2000
and 2001 and that for the vacancies of the year 2002
recruitment action would be taken shortly and taking
note of the above submission the O.A. was disposed
of by order dated 16.7.2002 directing the respondents
to make recruitment considering the applicants in
accordance with Rules. According to the applicants
there are 26 clear vacancies of Group-D in the Head
Record Office of RMS which are remaining unifilled
and there are no qualified employees under the
category No. 2 in the Recruitment Rules and therefore
75% of these vacancies in Group-D, by following the
next step in the Recruitment Rules are to be filled up
by the GDS, But the respondents are not initiating
any steps for promoting the GDS against the existing
vacancies in Group-D in accordance with the rules.
The applicants are fully eligible to be promoted under
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the said quota and according to annexure A-5 seniority
list they are at SI. Nos. 6 to 11 and the last person
appointed to the post of Group-D from the above
seniority list is SI. NO. 5. The applicants contend that
since the provision exists in the recruitment Rules
which is statutory, the authorities are bound to follow
the same.
3. They have sought the following reliefs:
(i) to issue appropriate direction or order directing
the respondents 1 to 4 to take immediate steps for
promoting the applicants 1 to 6 to group-D on the
basis of their running seniority against the existing
vacancies which falls under 75% quota set apart for
Gramin Dak Sevak under the Recruitment Rules, 2002
and to promote them to Group-D from the date of their
entitlement with all consequential benefits forthwith
and at any rate, within a time frame that may be fixed
by this Hon'ble Tribunal.
(ii) To grant such other reliefs which this Hon'ble
Tribunal may deem fit, Proper and just in the
circumstances of the case such other, and
(iii) To award costs to the applicant.
4. The respondents have filed reply statement. It
is submitted there in that the Annexure A-2
Recruitment Rules would cover the recruitment process
once the Department has approved the vacancies that
arose in each division. According to the OM dated
16.5.2001 of the Ministry of Personnel and Grievance
and Pension, Department of Personnel & Training
(Annexure R-2), recruitment is limited to 1/3rd of direct
recruitment vacancies with the ceiling that it does not
exceed one percentage of the total strength of the
department and recruitment process could commence
only after obtaining the vacancies approved for
recruitment by the Screening Committee. Hence,
though retirements or promotions occurred in the years
as alleged in the O.A. unless the vacancies are
approved by the Screening Committee, they cannot
fill them up. The Screening Committee has approved
filling up of three Group-D posts only during the years
2001 and 2002 and they were filled up by two GDS
and one temporary status Casual labourer in
accordance with the provisions contained in Annexure
R-1 Recruitment Rules. No Group-D post were approved
for the year 2002. Only one Group-D post was approved
for 2003. Two posts were approved for 2004. All the
above posts were filled up by making selection in
accordance with the rules, by appointing seniors of
these applicants and the other two applicants did not
come under the zone of selection at that time. None
of the juniors of the applicants has been appointed.
During the year 2000-2005, 29 Group-D posts were
abolished in the Ekm Division. At present there are 11
group-D posts lying vacant in RMS Ekm Division, out
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of these the Screening Committee has recommended
abolition of 8 Group-D posts. Hence only three posts
are at present available for filling up. To fill up these
three vacant posts approval of the Screening
Committee is necessary and it has not been received
so far. As soon as the Screening Committee issues
the necessary approval, the applicants excluding 1 &
3 already appointed will be considered.
5. In the rejoinder filed, the applicants have
submitted that annexure R-2 OM dated 16.5.2001
referred by the respondents relates to direct recruitment
and it has no application in the case of promotion of
GDS to Group-D posts. Therefore, approval of the
Screening Committee is not required for filling up these
posts and the matter was settled by the orders of the
Tribunal in O.A. Nos. 901/03,977/03 and 115/04.
Therefore, the reliance of the respondents on this OM
any more cannot be accepted. This ground cannot
be taken by the respondents for denying promotion
due to the applicants.
6. Additional reply statement has been filed taking
the stand that the contention of the applicants that
75% quite is set apart for GDS by promotion is not
correct. The respondents have enclosed Annexure R-
4 and R-5 orders of the full Bench of this Tribunal in
support of their claim that the 75% quota for GDS is
filled by direct recruitment. The Full Bench decision
by common order in O.A. 807/99 quoted is holding
that appointment of EDAs as postman is by way of
direct recruitment against the 25% seniority quota.
Annexure R-5 order in O.A. 1033/2003 is another Full
bench order of the Tribunal was rendered on a reference
made in the said OA before the Chandigarh Bench in
Suriith Singh Vs. Union of India. Hence it is averred
that such recruitment to Group-D is by direct
recruitment and Annexure R-2 memorandum is relevant
in such cases.
7. We have heard Shri O.V. Radhakrishnan, Senior
Counsel for the applicant and Shri P.M. Saji, ACGSC
for respondents.
8. The learned counsel for the applicant produced
the order of the Hon'ble High Court in WEP(c) 3618/
2006 confirming the order of this Tribunal in O.A. 977/
2003 and order in WP 2218/2006 confirming the order
of this Tribunal in O.A. 115/2004 and submitted that
since the declaration of this Tribunal that the
consideration of the GDS against 75% of Group-D
posts is not by way of direct recruitment and the prior
approval of the Screening Committee is therefore not
required has been up held by the Hon'ble High Court.
Hence, the stand of the respondents is legally
unsustainable. Also it was pointed out that Annexures
R-3 and R-4 orders now enclosed by the respondents
do not deal with issue on hand.
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9. The learned counsel for the respondents
maintained the respondents stand taken in the reply
and additional reply statements and also placed
reliance on the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court
in Shankarsan Dash Vs. Union of India (AIR 1991SC
1612) in which it has been observed that "…. Unless
the relevant recruitment rules so indicate, the State is
under no legal duty to fill up all or any of the
vacancies…."
10. We have carefully considered the pleadings and
the arguments advanced by the learned counsel on
either side. As is evident, this issue has come up
time and again before this Tribunal and we have given
considerable thought on the position as reflected in
the Recruitment Rules. For facility of reference the
relevant provisions of the Schedule, part-II- Post of
Subordinate offices in Recruitment Rules are extracted
as below:-
11. Method of recruitment shall be in the manner
specified below, namely-
A test shall be held to determine the working
eligibility of the candidates holding the post of specified
against SI. No. 2 for filling up the posts. In case the
suitable candidates are not found to fill up the posts
by such test, the remaining posts shall be filled up by
the method as specified below:-
(i) 75% of the vacancies remaining unfilled after
recruitment from employees mentioned at SI.No. 2
shall be filled by Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Recruiting
division or Unit where such vacancies occur failing
which by Gramin Dak Sevaks of the neighbouring
Division or Unit by selection-cum-seniority.
(ii) 25% of the vacancies remaining unfilled after
recruitment of employees mentioned at SI. No. 2, such
vacancies shall be filled up by selection cum seniority
in the following order:-
(a) by casual labourers with temporary status of
the recruiting division or unit failing which.
(b) By full time casual labourers of the recruiting
division or unit failing which.
(c) By full time casual labourers of the
neighbouring division or unit failing which.
(d) By part-time Casual Labourers of the
recruiting division or unit failing which.
(iii) by direct recruitment.
(11) On a wholesome reading of the columns
pertaining to the selection and mode of recruitment
as provided in the schedule to Part 1 of these rules it
can be reasonably concluded that the scheme of
recruitment envisaged only "promotion" by "selection-
cum-seniority" initially from the categories as
mentioned in the category 2 in schedule 2 and in case
such categories are not available by the same method
of " selection cum seniority" from the categories as
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mentioned in col. 11 of the Recruitment Rules in
accordance with the percentages as stipulated. Only
if any of the above methods fail the provision had been
made in for "direct recruitment." Since the term " direct
recruitment" is specifically referred to in the
Recruitment Rules with reference to failing which
clause as a last resort, it would be a natural corollary
that the rest of the procedure should be construed as
promotion. This view is further fortified by the provision
of the Recruitment Rules relating to the consideration
of the DPC and also by the method of selection
prescribed as " Selection cum seniority". In a case of
direct recruitment there is no scope for seniority. Even
if there is any ambiguity in the Recruitment Rules, a
harmonious interpretation of the various provisions in
the rules has to be undertaken and on that basis we
had come to the conclusion that the selection GDS
under the 75% quota and also the selection of Casual
Labourers under the 25% quota would fall under the
category of promotion only. The orders in the OAs
referred to supra and as confirmed by the Hon'ble High
Court relate to part-time and full time Casual Labourers
under the same rules who qualified under the 25%
quota. However, the principle whether the method of
selection was direct recruitment or promotion would
remain the same for both the categories. We therefore
reiterate our earlier view. In this context, adverting to
Annexures R-4 and R-5 orders of the Full Bench of
this Tribunal referred to by the respondents, it is seen
that Annexure R-4 order that the points referred to the
Full Bench were whether the appointment of GDS as
Postman in the 25% seniority quota is by way of direct
recruitment or promotion. The rules of Promotion to
the post of postman are entirely different from the rules
in question in this O.A. Therefore, any reliance of this
has no basis. Similarly Annexure R-5 order on the
Full Bench the point of reference were as follows:
(i) Whether the post of Extra Departmental Branch
Postmaster being a feeder post for further promotion
to group-D is a public post?
(ii) Whether the service rendered as EDBPM
followed by promotion as Group-D employee which is
a pensionable post can be taken into consideration
for the purpose of determining as qualifying service for
the purpose of pension and other benefits?
(iii) Whether the view taken by a Division Bench of
this tribunal in O.A. No.283/HP/2003(Rattan Singh Vs.
Union of India and others) decided on 4.4.2003 is
correct view?
Hence the legal question referred to the Full
Bench was whether the service rendered as an EDA
can be considered as qualifying service for purpose of
pension on the ground that it is a public post. It is also
an entirely unrelated issue and the Recruitment rules
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for the post of Group-D which is under consideration
in this case were not covered by the above judgment.
Hence we do not find that as far as this issue is
concerned the stand of the respondents is legally
defensible and the matter has already been settled by
other earlier decisions as confirmed by the Hon'ble
High Court.
(12) The second aspect is whether for filling up the
existing vacancies the approval of the Screening
Committee is required or not. The answer to this
question flows directly from the decision above whether
the posts are to be filled up by direct recruitment or by
promotion. It is clear that Annexure R-2 memorandum
of the Department of Personnel and the instructions
contained therein was limited to direct recruitment
vacancies. Para 3 there of is specific in this regard
and this was already dealt with by us elaborately in
our order in O.A. 115/2004. Therefore the reliance of
the respondents on the Memorandum again has no
basis and only shows the reluctance on the part of
the respondents to accept the settled legal position.
It is no doubt, true that it is the prerogative of the
Department to take a conscious decision whether at
any point of time the vacancies arising should be filled
up or not. They can take a conscious decision not to
fill up a post on the existence of a situation. While
accepting their reliance on such a ratio in the judgment
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in AIR 1991 SSC. It is
also true that the court further observed therein:
"…..However, it does not mean that the State has
the licence of acting in an arbitrary manner. The
decision not to fill up the vacancies has to be taken
bonafide for appropriate reasons. And if the vacancies
or any of them are filled up, the State is bound to
respect the comparative merit of the candidates as
reflected at the recruitment test, and no discrimination
can be permitted…."
There is no such stand taken by the
respondents that they had taken any such decision
not to fill up the posts.
12. The applicants have claimed that there are 27
vacancies, the respondents have now stated that from
the Year 2005, 29 posts are lying vacant of which 8
Group-D posts are to be abolished. This is a decision
within the authority of the department and we cannot
find fault with the same. However, it is not clear whether
this recommendation for abolishing the 8 posts was
accepted by the competent authority. In any case,
the respondents have admitted that there are three
posts vacant at present but they are unable to fill up
those posts since the clearance of the Screening
Committee is awaited. We have already held that the
approval of the Screening Committee is not mandatory
for filling up the vacant posts by promotion in
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accordance with the Recruitment Rules. A decision
for abolishing the posts has to be distinguished from
a decision for getting the clearance for filling up. While
abolishing is a permanent measure, obtaining
clearance is a temporary restriction imposed by certain
instructions. In this case it has been found that the
restriction would operate only in the case of direct
recruitment. Therefore, it is to be reiterated that such
a clearance from the Screening Committee is not
required to go ahead with the filling up of the three
vacant posts admittedly available in the Division and
the Screening Committee can be apprised of the
position.
14. In the result, the respondents are directed to
consider the case of the applicants excluding
applicants 1 & 3 in accordance with their rank and
seniority under the 75% quota set apart for Gramin
Dak Sevaks under the Recruitment Rules 2002 without
waiting for clearance of the Screening Committee and
to promote them according to their eligibility and
seniority against the available vacancies. It shall be
done within two months from the date of receipt of this
order. The OA is disposed of as above. No costs.
Sd/- Sd/-
George Paracken Sathi Nair
Judicial Member Vice Chairman
PROCUREMENT OF SAREES TO
FEMALE EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT
1. I am directed to refer to this Department's
Letter No. 23-1/1999-UPE, dated 12/17-3-1999
regarding increase in length of sarees supplied to
female employees of the Department of Posts from
5.5 metres to 6.3 metres (including 80 cms cloths
for blouse).
2. Some Circles/PSDs have sought for
clarification about proportionate increase in the
prices of sarees of 6.3 metres. The matter has been
considered in this office in consultation with DoP&T
and Integrated Finance Wing and it has been decided
that the rate of saree having length of 6.3 metres
(including blouse piece of 80 cms) will be Rs. 216.70
(Rupees Two hundres sixteen and seventy paise
only) on pro rate basis.
3. The Circles may procure sarees for female
employees after following the codal formalities as
contained in the Revised General financial Rules,
2005 and the DFPR.
4. This issues with the approval of Integrated
Finance vide JS & FA Dy. No. 1188, dated the 7th
September, 2007.
G.I., Dept. of Posts, Letter No. 12-21/2005-UPE,
dated 19-10-2007
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 Orders From P.L.I. Directorate
No. 35-15-78-LI (Pt) Dated 7.01.2008
Sub: Payment of incentive to the Departmental
employees, Field Officers and Gramin Dak
Sevaks for procuring PLI Business.
It has come to the notice of this Directorate
that PLI incentive payment to our sales force viz.,
Development Officers, identified Departmental
Employees, Field Officers and Gramin Dak Sevaks
are getting enormously delayed in almost all Circles
for various reasons. Such delays demorlise our sides
force in procuring new business. The issue has been
examined in great details at this Directorate and it
has been found that main reasons for delay in payment
incentives are as follows:
(i) Head offices are not always sending the
Premium Schedules in time to the CO/RO.
(ii) Even if the Schedules are received in time,
Ledgers are not updated immediately at the
CO/RO and in consequence the process or
verification that a new insurant has paid first
six monthly premiums, gets inadvertently
delayed and till that time no incentive is paid
to the Salesman who had procured the
business.
(iii) In some cases because of the transfer of the
insurant immediately after procuring a policy
makes verification of first receipt of first six
premiums become extremely difficult.
2. It has been found that the lapsation rate in PLI
is quite low now-a-days. This is because the insurants
are coming from organized Governmental/Semi
Governmental Sector and are in general more alert
and educated. They are also having steady source of
salaried income. Keeping these issues in mind, it has
been decided that 90% of the incentive due to PLI
Agent can immediately be released on acceptance of
a PLI proposal. Remaining 10% will be released only
on verification of receipts of first six PLI premium as
envisaged in this Directorate No.19.1/98-LI dated
14.06.2000. This order will not be applicable in case
of Rural PLI.
3. Circles are requested to project their
requirement of fund for payment of incentive
accordingly. While projecting the Budgetary
requirements they should keep in mind recent growth
of business and delay in payment of incentive to our
sales force for procurement of PLI business should be
avoided by all means.
4. This order issues with the concurrence of the
internal finance of the PLI Directorate dated 26.12.2007.
No. 26-02/2003-LI ( Pt) Trg. Dated: 15.02.2008.
BHARTIYA POST 25
Sub: Training of Sales force and granting license
to the Direct Aents.
1. Kindly refer to Para 5 of my D.O. No. 26.02/
2003-dated 20.09.2007 as regards training of our sales
force and granting license to the Direct Agents for
procuring PLI./ RPLI business. Insurance Institute of
India has now prepared the study materials (in English)
and has expressed their readiness to conduct the
training and conduct the examination for granting
license to the sales force of PLI/ RPLI.
2. The Training program of the sales force for PLI/
RPLI will be condensed in three working days and
they will be organized in the premise of the Department
in Circle / Regional Headquarters to start with.
Insurance Institute of India will arrange faculty members
wherever necessary through their affiliated Institutes.
3. At the end of the three days training, an one
hour examination will be conducted under the
supervision of the Departmental Officers. The
examination will be based on Multiple Choice
Questions and the Answer Papers will come back to
Insurance Institute of India and the results will be
declared thereafter within a week time from the date
of receipt of Answer Papers. Every candidate who
passes the examination successfully will be issued a
certificate by I.I.I. which will be countersigned by the
Head of the Circle.
4. The honorarium payable to the faculty members
(to be deputed by I.I.I. from their locally available
affiliated Institutions) for imparting training at
Departmental premises in Circle / Regional head
Quarters, will be Rs.500/- for a half day Session. This
rate will be applicable to all Circles and no further
payments need be made to faculty members on
account of TA/DA etc.
5. The examination fee to be paid to I.I.I. is Rs.200/
- for each candidate Examination fee will include the
cost of examination hand book and there will be no
other charge. The Circles will be required to deposit
the examination fee in the bank account of the I.I.I., to
be intimated by them shortly. Whereas the
Departmental candidates and the Gramin Dak
Sewaks, will not be required to pay any amount for
the training and examination, direct agents will be
required to Pay Rs. 1000/- for their training which will
include cost of Study Materials, Examination Hand
Book and Examination Fee, as intimated to all
concerned vide this Office Order No. 26.02.2003-LI
dated 25.10.2007. This amount will however be
reimbursed to the Direct Agents if they completed the
training process satisfactorily and worked for the
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specified time thereafter.
6. Each book (study material ) will cost Rs. 50/-
and the examination entry form will be included in the
book. However, payment for payment for the book will
be made centrally by the PLI Directorate and Circles
are not required to pay anything for that. The
candidates are, however, required to be supplied with
the books before the commencement of the training
and for filling up the examination entry form.
7. In order to make a training programe viable, at
least 25 candidates may be included in one program.
If number of Direct Agents in a particular programme
is not sufficient, Departmental Employees who have
been authorized to procure PLI/RPLI business may
be included in the training. Such employees may also
be encouraged to appear and qualify in the examination
for better professional knowledge. However, passing
the examination is not mandatory for the Departmental
Employees.
8. Since this training is a Plan activity, all
expenditure in this connection made till 31st March,
2008, may be booked under the Plan Head 3201.02/
003.02/02. for payment of facilities etc. and
3201.02.003.02.02.11 (TE) for settlement of bill of
traveling expenses of Departmental officials and GDS
deputed on training.
9. The Heads of circles may contact Shri S.J.
Gidwani, Secretary General of the Insurance Institute
of India, Universal Insurance Building, 6th Floor, Sir
P.M. Road, Mumbai -400001 to work out the training
programme and the examination . A comprehensive
report on the action taken may be sent to this
Directorate for perusal of the Secretary (Posts) by 5th
April, 2008
10. These orders are being issued with the
conceurrence of the Internal Finance of this Directorate,
Dated 08.02.2008
F.No. 26-02/2003-LI (VoI.II) Dated: 08.11.2007
Sub: Revitalizing Direct Agency System.
According to Para 10 of this Directorate letter
No.26-02/2003-LI dated 15.07.2003, Selection
Committee for empanelment of Direct Agents (PLI/
RPLI) is to comprise of the DPS (HQ), DDM (PLI) and
the concerned Divisional Head. While inspecting
various Circles it has been observed that empanelment
of Direct Agents get inadvertently delayed because
the Committee find it difficult to move from Division to
hold interview. It is found not practicable for the DPS
(Head Quarters) and DDM (PLI) to move from place to
place for empanelment of the Agents, leaving their
important Head Quarter work. On the other hand, there
is no provision of paying TA/DA to the candidates who
are appearing before the Selection Committee. It has
been found that if Selection Committee calls the
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applicants in the Circle Head Quarter where DPS (HQ)
& DDM (PLI) are available, candidates do not turn-up
all the way in substantial number.
2. In this background, the issue has been re-
examined in this Directorate and it has now been
decided that the process of selection of Direct Agents
be decentralized. In partial modification of Para 10 of
letter dated 15.07.2003, following orders are being
issued:
(a) Selection Committee for empanelment of Direct
Agents will be headed by the Divisional Head and the
Committee with constitute of two other Gazetted
Officers as nominated by the concerned PMG/CPMG.
(b) The applications received from the candidates
may be scrutinized and shortlisted as per the
guidelines prescribed in the order dated 15.07.2003
by the Divisional Head (instead of shortlisting at the
Circle level as prescribed earlier).
(c) The Advertisement for empanelment of Agents
in different Divisions will, however, be issued in the
local newspapers at Circle/Regional level only.
There will be no other changes in procedure for
empanelment. This order may please be
acknowledged.
D.O. No. 35-15/78-LI (Pt) Dated: 13.11.2007
Sub: Clarification on incentive to GDS officials.
Certain Circles have raised a query
whether GDS Officials (other than GDS BPM/SPM)
are eligible to get incentive for procurement of
RPLI business and if so at what rate.
2. The issue has been examined in this Directorate.
In this context, I would like to draw your attention to
Para 10 of the original Gazette Notification dated
15.03.1995 on RPLI Scheme. GDS BPMs and GDS
SPMs ( besides that Departmental SPMs in rural
areas) were authorized to work as Agents for
procurement of Insurance business under the Rural
PLI Scheme in their respective Jurisdiction in that
Notification
3. Subsequently, Para 10 of the original Notification
dated 15.03.1995 was modified vide this Directorate
order No. 5-1/94-LI dated 23.02.1996 and EDDAs/
EDMCs and Postmen serving in rural areas were also
authorized to procure RPLI business as Agents in their
respective areas. Therefore the commission rate as
applicable to the GDS BPMs/GDS SPMs were
automatically extended to all other categories of GDS
staff authorized to work as Agent in rural areas viz
GDS MDs/GDS MCs/ GDS Packers/ GDS TMs etc.
and Village Postman. All categories of GDS staff are
also authorized to procure PLI business and incentive
at the rates prescribed for RPLI shall be payable. This
may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
No. 22-02/85-LI(Vol.II) Dated : 30.11.2007
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NOTIFICATION
In partial modification of Rule 19 (C) of Post Office
Insurance Fund Rules (corrected upto 01.01.2007),
the president of India hereby directs that the existing
rules relating to medical examination of the proponents
of all PLI policy exceeding Rs 5 lacs will be
substituted as under:-
Ser. Limit of Minimum Status of
sum assured Medical Officer
For insurance in (i) Medical Officer
Excess of Rs. 5 (Allopathic) working in the
Lacs in the Primary Health
Centres having a minimum
experience of 05 (five) Years
in Government Services.
(ii) Medical Officer
(Allopathic employed in
Central and State
Government, Municipal
District Board or Local
Board, Cantonment Board
or Union Board Hospital or
Dispensaries and Medical
Officer of Units of Public
Sector undertakings of
State or Central
Government with at least 10
years experience in service
and working at a place
nearest to place of duty of
the proponent.
(iii) Retired Civil Surgeon,
CMO Gr.-I and Specialist
Class II subject to provision
of Note 8 below this Rule.
2. There is no other change in the existing rules
and Note (s) below Rule 19 of POIF Rules.
3. These amendments will be applicable for all
business procured on or after 01.01.2008.
D.O. No. 15-03/2007-LI Dated :26-11-2007
Recently in the context of a Starred Parliament
Question in Rajya Sabha, the issue of creating greater
awareness on Postal Life Insurance, Particularly RPLI
in the rural areas came up for discussion. The Member
of Parliament also raised the issue as how to educate
an insurant or his nominee for submission of claim
papers in proper shape.
2. PLI Directorate had formulated a Media Plan,
which was circulated to all heads of Circles vide No.
28-05/2007-LI(Pt) dated 22.06.2007 Budget Section
of the Directorate also released necessary funds under
the Non-Plan Head 3201-03-101-08-26Advertisement
Sales &Publicity (PLI) to all Circles for promotion of
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PLI & RPLI. I am informed that out of Rs. 62.86 lakhs
released to the Circles, only Rs. 9.73 lakhs has been
spent as on October 31, 2007. The tardiness in utilizing
funds for publicity may be one of the reasons for some
Circles to lag behind in achievement of their targets.
3. Member (I&Fs) earlier had taken up issue with
you vide D.O. No. 1-1/Business Performance/2007-LI
dated 31-10-2007. I have observed that in the half yearly
evaluation that except for APS no other Circle has
achieved the pro-rata target for this year. Circles like
Bihar, Haryana & Punjab have not even achieved 20%
of their target. In RPLI. Also, Tamil Nadu, Madhay
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Assam & Norht-
East Circles have achieved targets below 20%
4. You should immediately capitalize on certain
decisions taken by the PLI Directorate in recent
months. Heads of Circles have now been authorised
to engage as many Direct Agents as they consider to
be appropriate and the commission to be paid to them
has also been doubled and put at par with the Field
Officers. Restrictions on the number of Postal
Assistants that can be engaged for procurement of
business outside working hours has also been
removed. We have stopped collecting Service Tax from
the individual insurants w.e.f. November 1, 2007.
Maximum limit of Sum Assured has been enhanced
from Rupees Twenty five thousand to Rs. One Lakh in
respectof RPLI policies with non-standard age proof.
Time is now ripe for you to take personal initiative in
promotion of PLI/RPLI. Your promotional initiative
should in promotion of PLI/RPLI. Your promotional
efforts should highlight the strengths of our L.I. products
and simultaneously you should take efforts to improve
our after-sales services. Unless we are in a position
to take care of the basic needs of our customers, our
initial advantage of carrying out life insurance business
particulary, in rural areas will soon be lost.
5. I do appreciate the concerns of the hon'ble
Members of Parliament in Rajya Sabha as regards
educating our customers, particularly those who are
in the rural areas, as to how to facilitate them in
submission of claim papers with all relevant
documents. You may consider sending preprinted
Post Cards to such customers whose policies are due
to mature shortly, besides taking other campaigns and
educating our field staff.
6. Kindly bring me up-to-date on efforts taken by
you on the above aspects by December 14, 2007.
DO No.06-01/2005-LI Dated: 16.11.2007
This is regarding development of the new web
based software for PLI/RPLI on Oracle 10g by NIC
and on line testing of this software from National Data
Centre at Circle/Regional and Divisional Offices,
2. NIC authorities have informed that all the
APRIL, 2008
modules of the software except 'Posting' has been
developed and tested on line with the data of Delhi
circle at Sansad Marg Head Post Office. The PLI
data of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Bihar, APS, Delhi,
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala, Maharashtra and
Tamilnadu Circles have been successfully transferred
to new software and data of the remaining Circles will
be received from the Circles by PLI Directorate.
3. Further, DDG(Tech.) has intimated most of the
locations identified for networking have been supplied
with the net working equipments and 113 sites have
already been commissioned as on 29.10.2007.
4. The web based PLI software is, therefore, now
ready for on line testing at the sites were connectivity
has been established. The Circles are required to
prepare the site and make hardware arrangements for
testing of the software on line without disturbing the
present set up immediately. I shall request you to
undertake the following preparatory steps for
implementation of the new software at Circle/Region/
Divisional level.
(a) ensure that the NIC leased line is extended to PLI
LETTERS FROM DEPARTMENT TO CHQ
u Conveyance of Cash with Police Escort-
Problems thereon.
Kindly refer to your letter No. P/2-22/Midapore
dated 22-11-07 on the above- mentioned subject.
In order to further process the matter the all
heads of Circles were requested to furnish their views
on the suggestions given by you in the letter. A reply
is awaited.
(Letter No.24-9/2007-PO Dated 15-02-2008)
u Alleged unhelpful & anti worker attitude of
the Chief PMG, Chhatisgarh Circle
I am directed to refer to your letter No. Union 3/
1/Ch. V/07/42 dated 16.11.2007 and 30.10.2007 on
the abovementioned subject. On the basis of
information received from your office, the reply was
given to the Union. The Union vide letter No. P/2-4/
Chhattisgarh Cle dated 31.1.2008, have again
expressed their dissatisfaction over the reply. A copy
of the letter is enclosed, in which they have brought
out specific issues.
2. It is requested to look into the matter and furnish a
detailed report to this office at the earliest.
(Letter No.16-68/2007-SR Dated 19-02-2008
addressed to Chief PMG Chattisgarh)
u Imposing of penalty in the shape of
monetary recovery on contributory factor-case of
Talialbag SO froad in Varansi West division, U.P.
Circle.
I am directed to refer to the Departments letter
of even No. dated 14.1.2.8 on the above mentioned
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Section of Circle/Regional/Divisional office
where PLI operations are taking place.
(b) Pentium machine with 1 GB RAM having hard
disk capacity of 80 GB or more, 104 Keys OEM
Keyboard, Preloaded Windows XP
Professional/Window 2000, Antivirus Software
is made available for operations. Wherever 512
MB RAM is available, that can also be used
but performance of the software will be a little
slower. The PCs are required to be put in LAN
in such offices where more than one machine
is required to be put into use.
(c) 15"/17" SGVA Color Monitor 0.27d dot pitch
1280X1024 Resolution MPR/TCO 99/03 II
compliant or 15"/17" TFT LCD Flat Monitor
1280/1024 resolution with 8 ms or better
response time, TCO 99/03 compliant.
(d) High speed Network Laser Printer.
5. Once you confirm availability of the above
infrastructure in any of your offices, we will ask NIC to
provide the password and the requisite guidance for
testing of the software.
subject and to say that the reply in the matter still
awalted. In the meantime one more reference has been
received from the union (letter No. P/2-20/ Varansi/
West dated 30.11.2009) a copy of which is enclosed.
2. It is requested to furnish a detailed report to
this office at the earliest
(Letter No.16-54/2007-SR Dated 15-02-2008
addressed to Chief PMG U.P. Circle)
unwarranted & unjustified transfer orders
caused against Shi V.K. Jain, APM Accounts, New
Delhi GPO- regarding.
I am directed to refer to your letter No. P/2-5/ND
GPO dated 31.7.2007 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation
with the Circle Office. As reported, the Chief PM New
Delhi HO alleged that the official Shri V.K. Jain, APM
(Accounts), New HO was not cooperative in the
computerization process and was creating hindrance
in the work. The facts of the case were examined
and the official was transferred to Ramesh Nagar HO
in New Delhi West Division on 19.7.2007. The official
joined the new post on 21.8.2007. Since, the place
of posting of this official is away from his residence
(Faridabad) and there was vacant post of APM
(Accounts) at Kalkaji HO in New Delhi South Division,
he was transferred as APM (Accounts) at kalkaji HO
on 26.11.2007. The cases mentioned by Shri V.K.
Jain are under review.
(Letter No.16-74/2007-SR Dated 19-02-2008)
(Contd. on page 13)
28 APRIL, 2008
 GOVERNMENT ORDERS
l Regarding Rotational Transfer of Staff Life Insurance Fund (RPOLIF).
working in Post offices. 2. Consequent upon approval of the Union Cabinet,
1. Tenures of Single Handed and Double Handed the President is pleased to sanction the creation of
SPMs, and PAs working in double handed SOs and the following posts in the Investment Division of the
above must be observed very strictly. Although PLI Directorate:
instructions exist that overstayal of tenure has to be S.N. Name of Post Scale of No.of
personnally approved by the PMG/CPMG, many Pay (Rs.) Posts
cases are noticed where Divisional Heads manage to 1. Chief Investment 22400-525-24500 1
continue staff beyond tenure on some pretext or the Officer (HAG Level)
other and the inspecting officers also do not object to 2. Director (JAG Level) 12000-375-16500 4
this. In some cases, PA in double handed SO is 3. Private Secretary to 6500-200-10500 1
Chief Investment Off.
continued there itself as SPM, ignoring his previous
4. Personal Asstt. to Dir. 4000-100-6000 4
stay as PA and treating the SPM's tenure afresh from
5. Office Assistant 5500-175-9000 4
the date of posting as SPM. This is incorrect and office
tenure as a whole should be observed strictly. Tenure 6. Group "D" 2550-55-2660-60-3200 2
of PAs working in HPOS is Four years with some 3. The expenditure involved in this sanction in
exception for SB incentives qualified officials. It is respect of creation of posts is debitable to the Head of
observed that officials are retained far in excess of Account 3201-07-01-01(PLI).
prescribed tenure, which need to be stopped forthwith. 4. This issues in consulation with Finance Advice
They will please send their compliance report (Postal) vide their Diary No. 18792 dated 04-02-08.
and these instructions may be deep in mind at the (No.33-4/2007-PE.II Dated 13-02-2008)
time of Transfer Posting/Rotational Transfers etc. l Including staff representative in the local
Purchase Committee General Instructions-
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter.
regarding.
(DG (P) No. 4-95/Misc/03/2007, dated 16-07-2007)
Peferences /suggestions have been received
l Supply of copies of important orders and from some quarters regording inclusion of staff
instructions relating to policy matter to all the representative in the local Purchase Committee to
recognized service Associations/Federation - reg. avoid complaints and ensure transparency.
This has reference to SR Branch's 2 In this regard, attention is invited to the
communications of even number dated the 19th guidelines/instructions issued by the the Department
October, 2005, 25th August, 2006 and dated 7th of Personnel & Training (DOP&T) vide O.M. No. 14/7/
February, 2007 on the above mentioned-subject. 2003- JCA dated 21.11.2005 (copy enclosed) As per
2. Inspite of repeated requests for supply of Rule 161 (ii) & (iii) , a member to be nominated by the
general, unclassified circulars etc. affecting the interest Purchase Committee. These instructions may please
of number of employees to the office bearers of se scrupulously followed.
recognized associations/federations, numbers of
3. Receipt of this letter may please be
complaints are being received from the associations/
acknowledged to Section Officer (UPE)
federations pointing out non-supply of such circulars
etc., which is against the spirit of the prevailing (No.26-2/2008-UPE Dated: 28.01.2008)
instructions on the subject. OFFICE MEMORANDUM
3. All division/branch heads are once again Subject:-Procurement of uniforms (summer/
requested to ensure updating of their mailing list aimed winter) for common categories of employees in
at supply of the copies of important orders and the Central Government Ministries/Departments-
instructions to the federations and recognized revised procedure under the General Financial
associations without fail. Rules, 2005 - reg.
(No.10-12/2005-SR Dated : 20-02-2008) Reference: Ministry of Finance OM No. 1/12/E.ll
l Setting up of an Investment Division in the (A)/94 dated29-7-2005
PLI Directorate-creation of posts-reg. The undersigned is directed to refer to the
Union Cabinet has approved a proposal for consolidated instructions issued in this Department
operationalisation of the investment function of Post OM No. 14/8/90-JCA dated 29/6/1990 and further
Office Life Insurance Fund(POLIF) and Rural Post Office orders issued from time to time dealing with the
BHARTIYA POST 29 APRIL, 2008
procedure for procurement and supply of summer/
winter uniforms t common categories of Group 'C' and
'D' employees serving in various Ministries/
Departments of the Central Government and to say
as follows.
2. Consequent to the coming into force of the new
General Financial Rules, 2005 (GFRs), it has become
necessary t review and modify the existing Procedure
for Procurement/purchase of simmer/winter uniforms'
for common categories of Group 'C' and 'D' employees
serving in various Ministries/Departments of the Central
Government so as to bring it in line with the provisions
of the revised GFRs. In this connection, it is also
relevant to note that vide OM dated 29-7-2005 cited
above, the Ministry of Finance (Department of
Expenditure) has clarified that the special dispensation
from the process of inviting tenders/quotations provided
to NCCF/Kendriya Bhandar in DOPT Welfare Division's
OM dated 14.7.1981 and 11.4.1994 under Chapter 8
of the old GFRs no longer holds good and that
purchase/procurement of goods by Government of India
offices will now be solely guided by the provisions of
GFRs 2005.
3. In the circumstances, in supersession of the
extant instructions regarding procurement of
summer/winter uniforms relating to Groups 'C' & 'D'
employees in the Central Secretariat Ministries/
Departments and its attached an d subordinate
offices, the purchase procedure to be followed in
different exigencies and the relevant rules in the
GFRs are outlined below:-
(i) Chapter 6 of the GFR's 2005 pertaining to
Procurement of Goods and Services may be
carefully perused to ensure that the
procurement/purchase procedure adopted is
strictly in line with the prescribed rules. In this
connection attention is specially drawn to some
of the following important provisions, details of
which may be obtained from the GFR's 2005:-
Rule 137 - Fundamental Principles of Public Buying
Rule 144 - Reserved items
Rule 145 - Purchase of Goods without Quotation
Rule 146 - Purchase of Goods by Purchase Committee
Rule 148 - Demand should not be divided into small
quantities to make price meal purchase
Rule 160 - Transparency, competition, fairness and
elimination of Arbitrariness in the procurement
process
Rule 161- Efficiency, Economy and Accountability in
Public Procurement System.
(iii) All Purchases should be made through a duty
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constituted Purchase Committee comprising of
three members of an appropriate level as
decided by the Head of the Department,
including one member from the Internal Finance
Division and two belonging to the Administration
Division. In addition, a fourth member may be
associated with the Purchase Committee, to
be nominated by the concerned staff
Associations, / unions.
"Certified that we, S/Shri……………, members of the
purchase committee, are jointly and individually
satisfied that the goods recommended for
purchase are of the requisite specification and
quality, priced at the prevailing market rate and
the supply the goods in question."
(iv) Subject to the exceptions incorporated in Rules
151 and 154 pf GFR's 2005, invitation to tenders
by advertisement should be used for
procurement of goods of estimated value of Rs.
25 lakhs and above,
(v) In case the Ministry / Department directly
procures DGS&D rate contract goods from
suppliers, the prices to be paid for such goods
should not exceed the rates mentioned in the
rate contract and the other terms and conditions
of purchase should also be in line with those
specified in the rate contract . In addition, the
Ministry/Department has to make its own
arrangement for inspection and testing of the
goods, where so required.
4. White observing the above change in procedure,
the Purchase Committee / Competent Authority may
also keep in view the provisions of Rule 144 of the
GFRs, 2005 that reads as under:-
" Rule 144. Reserved Item: the Central
Government, through administrative instructions,
has reserved all items of handspun and hand-
woven textiles (Khadi goods) for exclusive
purchase from Khadi Village Industries
Commission (Khadi), It has also reserved all items
of handloom textiles required by Central
Government departments for exclusive purchase
from KVIC and / or the notified handlooms units
of ACASH (Association of Corporations and Apex
Societies of Handlooms). The Central government
has also reserved some items for purchase form
registered Small Scale Industrial Units. The
Central Departments or Ministries are to make
their purchases for such reserved goods and items
from such units as per the instruction issued by
the Central Government in this regard".
(No.14/7/2003-JCA Dated 21-11-2005)
30 APRIL, 2008
 NOTES OF THE MONTH
GDS Union AIC at Rewa : The 5th All India Conference
of AIPEDE Union was sucessfully held at Padmadhar
Park, Rewa, M.P.Circle from 24th to 26th Feb, 2008
under the presidentship of Com. D.N. Giri, All India
President of the union. More then 2000 Postal
employees were participated. The Open Session was
held on 24th Feb, 2008 with Com. D.N. Giri with Chair.
The Open Session was inaugurated by Com. G.L.
Dhar, Secretary AITUC and was addressed by Sri
Sunder Lal Tiwari Ex., M.P. Rewa, Com. K.
Raghavendran, Secretary General, NFPE, Com. K.V.
Sridharan, General Secretary, P-III, Com. P. Suresh,
G/S R-IV, Com. B.G. Tamhankar, Ex. President,
AIPEU Gr.'C' Union, Com. Yaswant Purohit General
Secretary COC Madhya Pradesh, Com. S.K. Nema
Working President P-III CHQ.
The deleberations of the AIC emphasized the
need for total unity between the GDS and the regular
employees in facing the future. The debates in the
subjects committee were problem oriented. The
suggestion by the NFPE to consolidate the unity
inside the GDS Organisation was well taken by the
leadership of the GDS Union and a unanimous team
of Office Bearers was elected with due representation
for major and militant circles. NFPE Secretary General
had earlier emphasized the need for unity by GDS
Union accepting the offer of Federal Council Resolution
for Associate Membership outside the Constitution of
NFPE and for withdrawing the court cases etc against
the NFPE and work together with the NFPE.
Acceptance of Associate Membership and
readiness for considering withdrawal of NFPE as a
respondent in Court Cases as well as consolidation of
unity inside the GDS Union with major Circles
representing in the team of Office Bearership with
whom the GDS General Secretary would always
consult before taking major organisational decisions,
a new chapter will open in building the unity in our
movement. In the new chapter there need not be any
anti-NFPE or anti-GDS positions from any conrner.
Let the postal workers movement in which the GDS
are an inseparable part move onward unitedly to face
the serious problems being faced by the entirety of
employees in our postal department.
Honourable Finance Minister has presented the last
budget of the present UPA Government in Parliament
on 29th February 2008. The ceiling limit of income
exempted from income tax is raised to 1.5 lakhs. For
women the same is enhanced to 1.8 lakhs and for
senior citizens 2.0 lakhs. But no provision is made to
meet out the expenditure towards implementation of
the Pay Commission recommendations except a mere
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announcement by the Finance Minister that 6th CPC
would submit before 31.03.2008, even though the
Finance Ministry had earlier advised the Railway
Ministry to make provision in the Rail Budget The
purpose of not making any allocation towards pay
commission in the main budget appears to be to show
the figures of fiscal and revenue deficit lower than what
he anticipated in the last budget but the reality will be
definitely contrary to his claims.
The 6th Central Pay Commission is expected to
submit its recommendations shortly. The Honourable
Finance Minister declared during his budget
presentation also that Pay Commission would submit
recommendations before 31st March. It is in this
background that the Extended National Executive of
Confederation fo Central Government Employees will
discuss on 2nd and 3rd at Mumbai regarding our
strategy to ensure minimum wage, protect social
security and health care. As already pointed out the
Executive will be attended Comrades C.C. Pillai
(Working President Confederation); K.Ragavendran (SG
NFPE); and Com. Rajanayagam (GS Postal A/Cs).
The Standing Committee of JCM National Council is
rescheduled to be held on 9th March 2008 instead of
15.02.2008. The important issues like Revision of Bonus
Ceiling; CGHS Rates for hospitalization and pathological
tests with specialist hospitals in all cities; implementation
of Arbitration Awards etc are expected to be effectively
raised by our Confederation and Staff Side.
NFPE Delegation consisting of the Secretary General
NFPE and General Secretaries of P4, R3 and Postal
Accounts Unions met the Secretary (P) twice during
February 2008 and discussed many urgent issues.
The Secretary (P) assured to process the grant of
recognition of Federations; modify the orders of the
Member (P) causing dislocation to present incumbent
Sub-Postmasters in delivery post offices by posting
FTP LSG officials; hold discussions with the Staff Side
on the change of nomenclature of RMS by withholding
the implementation of 30th January orders; sort out
issues of cadre controlling and merger of DOP & DOT
for ensuring promotions to JAO qualified; stopping
unjustified curtailment of deliveries and postment
beats; Cause suitable action on the serious on the
serious complaints against the SSPO Meerut etc.
Comrade S.S. Mahadevaiah [General Secretary
GDS] along with the Secretary General NFPE and
General Secretaries of P3, R4 and Admn. Unions
submitted the list of newly elected Office Bearers of
GDS Union in the Rewa AIC to the Postal Directorate
on 28.02.2008. The delegation also discussed the
(Contd. on page 7)
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 PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY
Table 4 : Stage-wise linkages of pay to performance for postal operations (circle-level)

Name of the Stage 1 Stage 1 Stage 1

Post/
Designation

Maximum of 15% of basic/ Maximum of 25% of basic/ Maximum of 30% of basic/

Fixed pay Fixed pay Fixed pay
APMR: up to 4% APMR: up to 5% APMR: up to 5%
Superintendent/ Exceeding Division Exceeding Division Exceeding Division
Senior Targets : up to 6% Targets : up to 8% Targets : up to 10%
Superintendent Reducing Absenteeism : Region : up to 4% Region : up to 5%
up to 1% Circle : up to 3% Circle : up to 3%
Increasing Employees Reducing Absenteeism : Reducing Absenteeism :
Productivity: up to 1% up to 1% up to 1%
Business Development: Increasing Employees Increasing Employees
up to 3% Productivity: up to 1% Productivity: up to 1%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%) Business Development: Business Development:
Complaints: up to (-5%) up to 3% up to 5%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%) Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-5%) Complaints: up to (-5%)

Maximum of 15% of basic/ Maximum of 25% of basic/ Maximum of 30% of basic/

Superintendent Fixed pay Fixed pay Fixed pay
(RMS APMR: up to 4% APMR: up to 5% APMR: up to 5%
Division) Exceeding Operational Exceeding Operational Exceeding Operational
Targets of RMS Division : Targets of RMS Division: Targets of RMS Division:
up to 6% up to 8% up to 10%
Tangible Improvements in Tangible Improvements in Tangible Improvements in
RMS Business RMS Business RMS Business
Processes : up to 3% Processes: up to 3% Processes: up to 5%
Reducing Absenteeism: Region : up to 4% Region : up to 5%
up to 1% Circle : up to 3% Circle : up to 3%
Increasing Employees Reducing Absenteeism: Reducing Absenteeism:
Productivity : up to 1% up to 1% Increasing up to 1% Increasing
Absenteeism: up to (-2%) Employeess Productivity: Employeess Productivity:
Complaints: up to (-5%) up to 1% up to 1%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%) Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-5%) Complaints: up to (-5%)

Maximum of 15% of basic/ Maximum of 25% of basic/ Maximum of 30% of basic/

Fixed pay Fixed pay
HSF-I/ HSG-II/ APMR: up to 5% APMR: up to 5%
LSG Post Office : up to 8% Post Office: up to 9%
Reducing Division: up to 4%
Absenteeism : up to 1% Circle: up to 2%
Increasing Employees Reducing Absenteeism:
Productivity: up to 1% up to 1%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%) Increasing Employee
Complaints: up to (-5%) Productivity: up to 1%
Business Development
Measures : up to 3%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-5%)
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 5%
Post Office: up to 10%
Division: up to 5%
Circle: up to 3%
Reducing Absenteeism:
up to 1%
Increasing Employee
Productivity: up to 1%
Business Development
Measures : up to 5%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-5%)

BHARTIYA POST 33 APRIL, 2008

Name of the Stage 1
Post/
Designation
Maximum of 10% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 5%
Postal Exceeding Work Norms:
Assistant On a per mail article basis
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 10% of basic/
Fixed pay
Sorting APMR: up to 5%
Assistant Exceeding Work Norms:
On the basis of sorting
team's work
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 10% of basic/
Fixed pay
Counter Clerk
APMR: up to 5%
Total Business per Day
from Counter: up to 5%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 10% of basic/
Postman Fixed pay
APMR: up to 5%
Exceeding Work Norms:
On a per mail article basis
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 10% of basic/
Sorter Fixed pay
APMR: up to 5%
Exceeding Work Norms:
(for a team of sorters)
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
BHARTIYA POST
Stage 1
Maximum of 20% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 7%
Post Office: up to 4%
Division: up to 3%
Exceeding Work Norms
on a per mail article basis
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 20% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 7%
Post Office: up to 4%
Division: up to 3%
Exceeding Work Norms:
On the basis of sorting
team's work
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 20% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 7%
Total Business per Day
from Counter: up to 8%
Post Office: up to 4%
Division: up to 3%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 20% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 7%
Post Office: up to 4%
Division: up to 3%
Exceeding Work Norms:
On a per mail article basis
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 20% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 7%
Post Office: up to 4%
Division: up to 3%
Exceeding Work Norms:
(for a team of sorters)
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
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Stage 1
Maximum of 30% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 10%
Post Office: up to 8%
Division: up to 4%
Exceeding Work Norms
on a per mail article basis
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 30% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 10%
Post Office: up to 8%
Division: up to 4%
Exceeding Work Norms:
On the basis of sorting
team's work
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 30% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 8%
Total Business per Day
from Counter: up to 12%
Post Office: up to 6%
Division: up to 4%
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 30% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 10%
Post Office: up to 8%
Division: up to 4%
Exceeding Work Norms:
On a per mail article basis
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
Maximum of 30% of basic/
Fixed pay
APMR: up to 10%
Post Office: up to 8%
Division: up to 4%
Exceeding Work Norms:
(for a team of sorters)
Absenteeism: up to (-2%)
Complaints: up to (-2%)
APRIL, 2008