Notice for holding an Extraordinary General Body Meeting of AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division on 05.11.2017 (Sunday) in Janla Panchayat Office, NH Side, Opposite to Janla SO, Khurda.

Dear Comrades

This has a reference to our Divisional Union Notice dated 30.10.2017. The venue of the General Body Meeting  has been changed to  Janla Panchayat Office NH Side, Opposite to Janla SO, Khurda.

Therefore all the comrades are sincerely requested to arrive by 9.30 AM on 05.11.2017 for timely conductance of the meeting. 

The revised Notice is reproduced below for reference.

N   O   T   I   C   E

No. UN / BN – AIPEU /Gr.-C / 02-10 / 2017

 Dated at Bhubaneswar the 30^th October, 2017

Notice is hereby given under Article 48 of the Constitution of All India Postal Employees Union, Group–C to hold  an Extraordinary General Body Meeting of AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division at 10.00 AM on 05.11.2017 (Sunday) in Janla Panchayat Office, NH Side, Opposite to Janla SO, Khurda.

            The following shall be the agenda for discussion.

1.     Organizational Issue:

i.              Review of one day strike on 16.03.2017 and 23.08.2017

ii.            Review of Implementation of Confederation / NFPE agitational programmes 

iii.           March to Parliament on 11.11.2017

2.      Implementation of Cadre Restructuring proposal in Odisha Circle and issues relating to Bhubaneswar Division.

3.     Reorganization of Postal Divisions and position of Bhubaneswar Division

4.     Proposed rollout of RICT and CSI

5.     Local Issues:

a.     Engagement of Outsourced Postal Agents(OPAs)

b.    Irregular attachment of P A as SPM of LSG SO and compulsory deduction of HRA.

c.      Problems of women employees – Posting in offices without basic amenities.

d.    Irregular / arbitrary orders of deputation

e.     Problems of dequarterization.

f.      Irregular Holding of Monthly Union Meeting and improper attention / non-disposal to/of union representations.

g.    Provision of Police Escort in Cash Van & Deployment of Arm Guards in BBSR GPO

h.    Case of Joint Custody of cash, stamps and valuables in Bhubaneswar GPO

6.     Specific general problems of individual Post Offices.

7.     Role and responsibility of the Divisional Union towards AIPEU GDS (NFPE) and Casual Workers.

8.     Financial Review.

9.     Filling up of vacancies of the office bearers created due to reorganization of postal Division in accordance with the provisions under Clause 47 of the Constitution of AIPEU, Group-C.

10.  To pass resolutions on the problems of the employees and devise ways and means to implement the policies and directives of Confederation / NFPE / CHQ / Circle Union.

11.  Any other item(s) with the permission of Chair.

12.  Vote of thanks.

(D R MOHANTY)

Divisional Secretary

Copy to:

1.     The President, AIPEU, Gr–C, BBSR Divn. & APM, Bhubaneswar GPO.

2.     Com. B Samal, Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle branch. He is requested to attend the meeting.

3.     The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Bhubaneswar Division, Bhubaneswar – 751 009.

4.     All elected Office Bearers and Members.

5.     The Chair-Person / Convener / Sub-Convener / Members of the Women Sub-Committee.

6.     Notice Board.

(D R MOHANTY)

Divisional Secretary

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Maximum age of joining National Pension System (NPS) increased from the existing 60 years to 65 years under NPS- Private Sector

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Government of India
Ministry of Finance

01-November-2017 17:08 IST

Maximum age of joining National Pension System (NPS) increased from the existing 60 years to 65 years under NPS- Private Sector. 

In continuance of the several initiatives under taken by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) during the last few years to increase the pension coverage in the country, PFRDA has now increased the maximum age of joining under NPS-Private Sector (i.e. All Citizen and Corporate Model) from the existing 60 years to 65 years of age.

         Now, any Indian Citizen, resident or non-resident, between the age of 60- 65 years, can also join NPS and continue up to the age of 70 years in NPS. With this increase of joining age, the subscribers who are willing to join NPS at the later stage of life will be able to avail the benefits of NPS.

         NPS provides a very robust platform to the subscriber to save for his/her old age income security. Due to the better healthcare facilities and increased fitness, along with the opportunities and avenues available in the private sector as well as in the capacity of self-employment, more and more people in their late 50s or 60s are now living an active life allowing them to be employed productively.

         The subscriber joining NPS beyond the age of 60 years will have the same choice of the Pension Fund as well as the investment choice as is available under the NPS for subscribers joining NPS before the age of 60 years.

         Subscriber joining NPS after the age of 60 years will have an option of normal exit from NPS after completion of 3 years in NPS. In this case, the subscriber will be required to utilize at least 40% of the corpus for purchase of annuity and the remaining amount can be withdrawn in lump-sum.

         In case of such subscriber willing to exit from NPS before completion of 3 years in the NPS, he/she will be allowed to do so, but in such case, the subscriber will have to utilize at-least 80% of the corpus for purchase of annuity and the remaining can be withdrawn in lumpsum.

         In case of unfortunate death of the subscriber during his stay in NPS, the entire corpus will be paid to the nominee of the subscriber.

         The increase in joining age will provide the options to the subscribers who are at the fag-end of the employment and expecting lump-sum amount at the time of retirement, but willing to defer their retirement planning for future, to open the NPS account and contribute the lump-sum corpus to NPS for better fund management by Professional Fund Manager to fetch better returns and plan for the regular income after some time. The Annuity rates available in the older age fetch better annuities than that at the age of 60 or less age.

This initiative will allow a larger segment of the society particularly senior citizens to reap the benefits of NPS and plan for their regular income.

Lakhs of Angry Workers Get Ready to Storm Delhi on 9-11 November

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An estimated 3 lakh workers from across the country are preparing to travel to Delhi on 9-11 November 2017 for a massive show of strength and anger at hostile govt. policies. This will be the biggest such protest - popularly known as a ‘maha-padav’ - in the Capital in decades and comes as a culmination of years of discontent and repeated betrayal by the govt. in considering increase of wages, protection of jobs and provision of basic rights like affordable food, healthcare and education.

Working people’s anger against the present govt. appears to be coming to a boil with the 30 October torchlight protests by the joint platform of farmers, agricultural labourers, trade unions and various civil society groups preceding the maha-padav and a giant march to Parliament by farmers following it.

After the massive workers’ march to Parliament in December 2013, there have been two countrywide general strikes in 2015 and 2016 on these demands, besides militant strike actions by coal, steel, port, transport, tea estates workers, and a series of protests by anganwadi workers/helpers, ASHAs, mid day meal workers, etc. Govt. employees too have been on the war path with several actions in the recent past.

The call for this November’s unprecedented protest has been given jointly by all central trade unions of the country except the one associated with the ruling BJP. Most big federations of employees like steel, coal, port and dock etc. as well as bank, insurance and govt. employees are also participating. An important contingent of the protest is what are called ‘scheme workers’ – over 50 lakh workers, mostly women, employed by the govt. to run diverse govt. schemes like anganwadis, mid day meals for schools, healthcare delivery workers etc.

In the run up to the maha-padav, industrial areas, offices, commercial complexes and workers’ colonies across the country have been witnessing an electrifying campaign of mobilization by the trade unions and federations. Public meetings, dharnas, processions have been held and all reports indicate that there is huge support for the move that will pose a big challenge to the Modi govt. at the Centre.

Some of the key demands in the workers 12-point demand charter include:

National minimum wage of Rs.18,000: currently, statutory wages in the vast small and medium sector range between Rs.8000-Rs.12,000, with some areas like Delhi having a higher wage. But most of this is on paper as employers refuse to implement laws and govt. refuses to penalize them for violations. With zooming prices, prevailing minimum wages are a fraction of what is needed for a life of dignity. Contract workers are even worse off getting half of what regular employees get, without any other protection.

Control rising prices and PDS: Any measly rise in wages is washed away by ever rising prices of food items, healthcare and education, among other things. Relief in the form of a universal and robust public distribution system has been scuppered by govt.’s attempts to weaken and dilute the existing system. Workers are demanding strong punitive action against hoarders and black marketeers of food items like pulses and vegetables, inclusion of all essential items under PDS with controlled prices, and a universal coverage of the PDS to include every family.

Prevent rising unemployment: Joblessness is at a decade high, aggravated by throwing out of workers from various units in IT, steel, and other sectors and the slowdown caused by the note-bandi and GST double whammy. This is being used to depress wages, and also poses a threat of rising diversion by RSS-BJP in to divisive activities like communalism or caste based agitations. Workers are demanding a complete overhaul of policies to spur industrialization and protect existing jobs.

Social Security: Indian workers continue to be one of the most deprived in terms of social security benefits like healthy coverage, provident fund, retirement pension, unemployment benefits, accident benefits and compensation, etc. Workers are demanding universal coverage under a state umbrella, not through profit gouging private insurance companies.

Protection of Labour Laws: In order to prevent workers from organizing and protesting, and equally, to ensure unbridled exploitation and profit making by their employers, changes are being made in existing labour laws. Included are ket changes to ease hiring and firing of workers. This comes in the context of vociferous demands by industrialist bodies for such changes. The protesting workers are demanding that while rolling back these changes, govt. should actually strengthen the labour law implementation machinery and protect small, unorganized sector workers also.

End to privatization: The govt. has been going ahead with disinvestment of public sector assets by selling off shares to private parties, often cronies of the ruling politicians. Besides being open loot of national assets, this inevitably means an attack on workers through job losses or insecurity, wage freezes and general deterioration of working conditions.

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Delhi Chalo

NFPE Circular

National Federation of Postal Employees

1^st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001

Phone: 011.23092771                                                      e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com

       Mob: 9868819295/9810853981                       website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com

No.PF-01(a)/2017                               Dated: 11^th September, 2017

CIRCULAR

To

            All General Secretaries / NFPE Office Bearers     

            All Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions

Dear Comrades,

            First of all on behalf of NFPEHQ.I would like to extend my revolutionary greetings to all those comrades who contributeda lot for making the one day strike on 23^rdAugust 2017 a grand success. Our soldiers of NFPE have shown that being the major organization we can bear major responsibility. After a long gap and only for Postal sectional demands this strike was conducted by NFPE alone and it was a grand success in majority of the areas. It was not up to the mark in some areas for which we would review and make efforts to make those areas stronger.

Confederation Programmes

Phased Programmes

1. Mass Dharna at all District Head Quarter on 19^thSept 2017

2. Mass Dharna at all State Capitals on 17^th October 2017

3. Maha Dharna at New Delhi with Central Trade Unions other independent federation on 9^th, 10^th& 11^th Nov 2017

Quota to NFPE  forMahaDharna at New Delhi on 9^th, 10^th& 11^th Nov 2017

Confederation has allotted quota to NFPE as 600 participants on each day of MahaDharna

            Therefore we allot the quota region wise and date wise as mentioned below.

On dated 9/11/2017:- Participants: 600 Circle :-          Kerala                        -           150                         Tamilnadu     -           150                         Karnataka      -           100                         Andhra           -           100                         Telangana     -           100	NFPE Co- ordination committees of thesestates should allot of quota to each affiliate.
On  date  10/11/2017 – Participants – 600 Circle  :-          Maharashtra -           150                         Gujrat             -           100                         M.P                 -           150                         Chhattisgarh -           100                         Rajasthan      -           100                       Bihar              -         100                      Jharkhand      -           50
On  Date  11/11/2017                         U.P                 -           150                         West Bengal -           150                         Odisha           -           50                         Assam            -           25                         N.E                 -           25                         Haryana         -           100                         H.P                 -           25                         Punjab           -           100                         J & K               -           10                         Delhi              -           100

12 points charter of Demands of all workers

1.    Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.

2.    Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.

3.    Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of Labour laws.

4.    Universal social security cover for all workers.

5.    Minimum wages of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation.

6.    Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs.3000/- per month for the entire working population.

7.    Stoppage of disinvestment and strategic sale in Central/State Public Sector Undertakings.

8.    Stoppage of Contractorisation in permanent periennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and similar work.

9.    Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund; increase the quantum of gratuity.

10.  Compulsory registration of Trade Unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO Conventions C-87 and C-98.

11.  Against Labour law amendments.

12.  Against FDI in Railways, Insurance and Defence.

21 points charter of Demands of confederation

1.      Honour the assurance given by the Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30th June 2016 and 6th July 2016, especially increase in minimum wage and fitment factor. Grant revised HRA at the rate of  30%, 20% and 10% with effect from 01-01-2016. Settle all anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, in a time bound manner.

2.      Implement option-I recommended by 7th CPC regarding parity in pension of pre-2016 pensioners.

3.      Scrap PFRDA Act and Contributory Pension Scheme and grant pension and Family Pension to all Central Government employees recruited after 01.01.2004, under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

4.      Treat GraminDakSewaks of Postal department as Civil Servants, and extend all benefits like pay, pension, allowances etc. of departmental employees to GDS.

5.      Regularise all casual, contract, part-time, contingent and Daily rated mazdoors and grant equal pay and other benefits.

6.      No Downsizing, Privatisation, outsourcing and contractorisation of Government functions.

7.      Withdraw the arbitrary decision of the Government to enhance the bench mark for performance appraisal for promotion and financial upgradations under MACP from “GOOD” to VERY GOOD” and also decision to withhold annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the bench march either for MACP or for regular promotion within the first 20 years of service. Grant MACP pay fixation benefits on promotional hierarchy and not on pay-level hierarchy. Personnel promoted on the basis of examination should be treated as fresh entrants to the cadre for grant of MACP.

8.      Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (J) and Rule 48 of CCs (Pension) Rules 1972 which is being misused as a short cut as purity measure to punish and victimize the employees.

9.      Fill up all vacant posts including promotional posts in a time bound manner. Lift ban on creation of posts. Undertake cadre Review to assess the requirement of employees and their cadre prospects. Modify recruitment rules of Group-‘C’ cadre and make recruitment on Reginal basis.

10.    Remove 5% ceiling on compassionate appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases.

11.    Grant five promotions in the service carreer to all Central Govt. employees.

12.    Abolish and upgrade all Lower Division Clerks to Upper Division Clerks.

13.    Ensure parity in pay for all stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial Staff in subordinate offices and in all organized Accounts cadres with Central Secretariat staff by upgrading their pay scales. Grant pay scale of Drivers in LokSabha Secretariat to Drivers working in all other Central Government Departments.

14.    Reject the stipulation of 7th CPC to reduce the salary to 80% for the second year of Child Care leave and retain the existing provision.

15.    Introduce Productivity Linked bonus in all department and continue the existing bi-lateral agreement on PLB wherever it exists.

16.    Ensure cashless, hassle free medical treatment to all Central Government employees & Pensioners in all recognized Government and Private hospitals.

17.    Revision of Overtime Allowance (OTA) and Night Duty Allowance (NDA) w.e.f 01.01.2016 based on 7th CPC pay scale.

18.    Revision of wages of Central Government employees in every five years.

19.    Revive JCM functioning at all levels. Grant recognition to the unions/Associations under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993 within a time frame to facilitate effective JCM functioning.

20.    Implementation of the Revised Pay structure in respect of employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies consequent on implementation of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 and Revised Pension  Rules  in respect of Central Government employees and pensioners.

21.    Implementation of the “equal pay for equal work” judgment of the Supreme Court in all departments of the Central Government.

ALL INDIA WOMEN’S TRADE UNION WORKSHOP

            The All India Women’s Trade union workshop will be held at Mumbai on 11^thand 12^th January 2018 (The venue will be intimated later)  Delegates fee – Rs 1000/- (One thousand only)

Quota to NFPE has been allotted as 80 women delegates which allotted union wise as below:

 P-III-20, P-IV – 20, R-III-10, R-IV,10  Postal  Accounts-5, SBCO-5, GDS-10.

NPS & Out sourcing- JointProgramme of All India State Govt Employees Federation and Confederation of Central   Govt Employee and workers.

The following have been decided by both organizations.

1. State level joint conventions.

2. Distt/Taluk – level joint conventions.

3. Mass Dharnas at all important centres including state capitals on 21-11-2017

4. Dates of Raj Bhawan March, All IndiaJathas Parliament March etc. will be decided later.

All are requested to make all the programmes a grand success                                

Yours Comradely,

  

                                                                                                     (R N Parashar)

Secretary General