Pre Federal Meeting for Hyderabad Region and CIty Region Secretaries held on 31.03.2013

Dear Comrades,
                      After 60 years, our Andhra Pradesh and first time planned to conduct the Federal Council meeting @ HYDERABAD from 9th to 12th, June-2013.
                      Federal Council meeting is a place where meeting for 29th Federation (includes PA, Postman, MTS, GDS, Contingent, MMS, Drivers, Stenos, SBCO) Circle Secretaries and to take foregoing action plan and to elect the SECRETARY GENERAL.  Secretary General is the person who involves in the policy matters @ the directorate.  Department is also eager and getting confidential enquiries regarding election of Secretary General. 

                       In this connection, Our A.P. Circle is planned for a big RALLY on 9th and open session of leaders.  Circle will provide Food facility for all the comrades who attend to the Rally on 9th June, 2013.

             Estimation:
For conducting the said Federal Council Metting the estimated cost is Rs 17 lacs.   Please note that the estimated cost is min.  

           How to get funds?
CHQ decided to collect the funds as follows.

1. From each PA/Postman/MTS Comrades min Rs 100/-
2. From each GDS comrade Min Rs 50/-
3. From each Contingent labour Comrade Min Rs 20/-

      If all comrades given, then the amount goes to 7 lacs.  (i.e., around 40% only)
      Remaining Amount from Donars / Advertisers/ Hosting 3 Hyderabad Divisions.

      Also planned to take a BIG RALLY @ Hyderabad to show our Strengthness and unity for Public and also our struggle to the Department, since Department will have a confidentional enquiries regarding Federal Council Meeting and its results.  So we should take its fruits to survive.

NFPE JINDHABAD.  UNITY IS OUR STRENGTH.

                                                      A. RAMESH
                                                    Divl. Secreatary
                                                 Karimnagar Division

Revision of POSB Interest rates w.e.f 01/04/2013

Letter received from Circle Secretary is produced below for information

RECOMMENDATION OF DEPARTMENT RELATES PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT-REG.{Click link below for details)

http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/41013_1_2013-Estt-D.pdf

STAGE SET FOR A JOINT ACTION BY ALL C.G.EMPLOYEES DEMANDING 7th CPC

MOVEMENT LAUNCHED BY THE CONFEDERATION CULMINATING IN A STRIKE ON 12.12.12 PAVES WAY FOR A UNITED PLATFORM OF ALL C.G.EMPOLOYEES UNDER THE JOINT BANNER OF ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN FEDERATION - ALL INDIA DEFENCE EMPLOYEES FEDERATION - & CONFEDERATION OF C.G.EMPLOYEES.

NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE ENTIRETY OF C.G.EMPLOYEES ON 29th APRIL DEMANDING CONSTITUTION OF 7th PAY COMMISSION IS CALLED UPON BY THE ABOVE ORGANISATIONS.

JOINT CALL ISSUED BY AIRF - AIDEF - CONFEDERATION IS PLACED IN OUR WEBSITE FOR WIDEST CIRCULATION AMONG THE EMPLOYEES TO PREPARE THEM FOR A MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION ON 29.04.2013.

Conf/26/2013 Dated: 24.3.2013 

Dear Comrade,

                We invite your attention to the  efforts undertaken by us after the 12^th December, one day strike action to bring about a united action by the Railway, Defence and other Central Government employees on certain pressing demands.  In this connection you will recall that Com. S.K. Vyas, our President had been writing and following it up with telephonic conversations to bring about such a platform for action. We are happy to inform you that the AIRF and AIDEF has now agreed to bring about a joint platform of action to project two important demands of the CGEs. Viz. the setting up of the 7^th CPC and the withdrawal of the PFRDA Bill. 

                We send herewith the joint Circular letter issued by the three organizations on 23.3.2013 calling upon its units to organize a joint demonstration on 29^th April, 2013 in front of all offices throughout the country.  The affiliates and State Committees are requested to take initiative in organizing the programme with maximum participation of members of the three organizations at a mutually agreed Central place in all Cities/towns and other places.  All Units should be requested to send the telegram to the Prime Minister and a report of the extent of participation sent to the Confederation CHQ by 3^rd May, 2013.  We shall review the participation in the programme at our National Conference at Kolkata. 

                With greetings,

Yours fraternally, 

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.

List of office-bearers elected in the 29th All India Conference of AIPEU Group 'C' held at Thiruvananthapuram from10.3.2013 to 13.3.2013

President     :Com. R. Sivannarayana, PA, Guntur Collectorate SO (AP)

Working Presidents: Com. Mangesh Parab, P.A, Mumbai GPO -(Mhtra)             

                          Com. N.Gopalakrishnan, APM, T.Nagar  (Tnadu)

Vice Presidents : Com. R. C. Mishra, PRI (P) Bhubaneshwar GPO(Orissa)

                        Com. C. P. Shobana, SPM, Pallikkunam S.O (Kerala)

General Secretary: Com.  M. Krishnan, PA, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram 

Deputy General Secretary :Com. N. Subramanian, Pm Grade-II, Tirupur Cotton Market (Tnadu)

Asst General Secretaries :Com. R. N. Parashar, SPM, Mathura City PO  (UP)

                                         Com. Gaurangdev Maity, SPM, Mayena SO, (WB)

                                         Com. A. Veeramani, PA, Anna Road HPO (TN)

Financial Secretary:Com. Balwinder Singh, PRI (P), P.Nagar P.O. New Delhi

Assistant Financial Secretary  : Com. Hari Prasad Diwakar, SPM, Durga Shariff PO, Ajmer (Rajasthan)

Organizing Gen, Secretaries   : Com. S. A. Hameed, SPM, Kachery P.O(C.garh)

                                                 Com. U. K. Tiwari, P.A, Patna GPO - (Bihar)

                                                 Com. L. P. Saikia, Pm, Nagaon – (Assam)

The following comrades were declared unanimously as Women’s sub Committee Members for the current term for encouraging the women employees in organizational activities.

MAHILA COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairperson      :           Com. Nandasen (West Bengal)

Convener          :           Com.C.P.Sobhana (Kerala)

Committee Members:  Com.K. Pushpeswaridevi (Andhra Pradesh)

Com.Manimeghalai (Tamilnadu)

Com.MousumiMajumdar (Assam)

Com.P. Rema (Kerala)

Com. Manali Daundkar (Maharashtra)

Com.ManjuSrivashtava (Madhya Pradesh)

Com. G. Srimathi (Andhra Pradesh)

Com. Angel Sathyanathan (Tamilnadu)

REVISED NORMS FOR THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT SPEED POST SORTING HUBS, INTRA-CIRCLE HUBS AND COMPUTERISED REGISTRATION CENTRES.

D.G. Posts No. 28-8/2011-D Dated 17.01.2013.

Reference is invited to the Directorate Memo No. 30-64/2009-D dated 08.10.2009, vide which ad-hoc norms for processing of Speed articles at Speed Post Centres were circulated. Attention is also drawn to the Directorate Memo No. 28-5/2006-D dated 13.09.2006, vide which norms for processing of registered articles at Computerized Registration Centres (CRs) were circulated.

2.         The matter relating to revision of norms for various activities at Speed Post Sorting Hubs, Intra-Circle Hubs and CRCs was under examination at this Directorate . Based on the Wok Study undertaken by the Directorate with respect to Speed Post operations at Speed Post Centres (restructured as ‘Sorting Hubs’ as part of Mail Network Optimization Project) and extension of operational processes followed at  Speed Post Hubs and Intra-Circle Hubs to the CRCs, norms for various activities have been revised. The revised norms are given at the Annexure and would be applicable to Speed Post Sorting Hubs and Intra-Circle Hubs as well as CRCs.

3.         The revised norms for activities at Speed Post Sorting Hubs, Intra-Circle Hubs and CRCs would be applicable with immediate effect.

            This issues with the concurrences of Integrated Finance Wing and approval of Secretary (Posts)

Sd/-

(Rishikesh)

Director (Mail Management)

Annexure

REVISED NORMS FOR ACTIVITIES AT SPEED POST SORTING HUBS, INTRA-CIRCLE HUBS AND COMPUTERIZED REGISTRATION CENTRES (CRCS).

Item	Item of Work	Revised time factor(  in minutes)
01	Switching on and opening of computer by user	2.00
02	Receipt of bag	0.166 rounded to 0.17
03	Examination & opening of bags	0.5
04	Examination of articles received	0.11
05	Scanning of article in receipt	0.44 (25 articles per minute or 1500 per hour)
06	Sorting of articles	0.063 (950 articles per hour)
07	Scanning of article for dispatch	0.04 (25 articles per minute)
08	Generation of list	0.40
09	Closing of bags	1.00
10	Preparation ofmail  lists	0.20
11	Opening/examination/sorting and preparation of bundles	0.15
12	(i) Dispatch of Mail (ii)Receipt of bag from sorter (iii) Preparation of TBs (iv)Dispatch of mail	1 minute per bag
13	Misc. work/irregularities	10% of total work hours.
14	Clicking shift end and switching off computer by SA/RSA	1.33
15	Supervisor	1 on 6 SAs/RSAs. On less than 6 SAs/RSAs, coefficient of 1.20 hrs. is required to be given on each SA/RSA

Note: Articles for the purpose of CRC include ‘High Value Money Orders (HVMOs).

EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER: MARCH-2013

 STRIKE IS OVER, BUT THE STRUGGLE WILL CONTINUE.WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH

The two days historic strike that shook the country is over. About twelve crores workers participated in the strike. About ten lakhs Central Government employees including five lakhs postal and RMS employees joined the mass upsurge of the Indian working class. In many states the strike turned into total bundh and in other parts of the country also it affected all the sectors of industry and other service sectors. The total unity and commitment exhibited by the entire trade unions has no parallel in the history of our country.

          The Central Government tried to ignore or underestimate the strike in the initial stage. But the largest mobilistaion of the workers throughout the length and breadth of the country, compelled the Government to negotiate with the leaders at last minute. The first round discussion held with the cabinet Minister for labour, Sri Mallikarjun Kharge and second round discussion with the Group of Cabinet Ministers headed by Sri. A. K. Antony, Defence Minister, failed as the Government simply sought more time and was not ready to settle any of the demands raised by the unions and appealed the leaders to call off the strike. The Secretary, Department of Posts also made a similar appeal to call off the strike, even when the main demands raised by the Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO) remained unsettled.

          In addition to the demands raised by the Central Trade Unions, the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and the Postal JCA has raised the demands of constitution of seventh Central Pay Commission, merger of 50% DA with pay, removing the restriction on compassionate appointments, filing up of all vacant posts, Departmentalization of GDS and related issues, Revision of wages of casual labourers and regularization, scrapping of PFRDA bill, raising the bonus ceiling limit, grant of five promotions, OTA revision, abolition of posts, outsourcing, contractorisation, privatization, cadre restructuring etc. also in the strike notice served to the Government and the Department of Posts. Government was not ready to settle any of the above demands and hence the question of calling off the strike did not arise at all.

          In the Postal the strike was conducted under the banner of Joint council of action (JCA) comprising NFPE & FNPO. The Strike was near total in majority of the circles and about 60 to 80% in the remaining circles. The entire Postal and RMS services were paralysed for two days. Both Departmental employees and Gramin Dak Sevaks exhibited perfect unity in the strike. NFPE and its affiliated unions including GDS had already conducted a one day strike on 12^th December 2012. Naturally, there was apprehension about successfully organizing two days strike within a short span of two months. But the mass scale participation of the employees in the two days strike proved that workers are ready even for still higher form of action, if the Government is not ready to settle their genuine and legitimate demands.

          What next is the question before us and working class of our country. Even though the two days strike is over, we have no other go, except carrying forward the struggle with added vigour taking inspiration from the mass sanction and determination of the workers at large. There is no short cut. As correctly pointed out by Late Com. K. G. Bose who revolutionized the P&T Trade union movement- “the organized trade union movement has drawn lessons that all illusions about the Government policies should be given up and has come to the conclusion that it is not a question of appealing to the sense of injustices of the Government, but the relative strength of the organized movement and the forces combating it, which will decide their future”.

          The Government and the ruling class will try their best to implement their policies by retaining the power and their supremacy over the people of the country and working class. But history has taught us that they cannot continue their anti-people, anti-worker policies forever. A day will come and the balance of power will definitely change in favour of the toiling masses of this country and the ruling class and their neoliberal policies will be thrown to the dustbin of history and an alternative force with alternative policies shall emerge defeating the policies of the present day ruling class. The alternative policy will never be the imperialist globalization polices. It will be a policy which will lead us to the path of socialism. That day shall come, no sooner than later. Such a change is not easy. We have to suffer and be ready for bigger sacrifices. NFPE is committed to this task.

          The power-that-be should not be under the illusions that the working class will not go for another strike in the near future. They should clearly understand that-“the fire that is burning with flames and the fire that is burning beneath the ashes, are both fire”. The fire beneath the ashes may burst out at any time again as a wild fire. The growing anger, protest and discontentment among the common people and workers may burst out at any time. No Government on earth can withstand such a mass upsurge of the common people and the toiling masses. Government should take note of the writings on the wall. Brutal killing of the workers, severe victimizations and using the force to suppress the protest, may not succeed.

          Comrades, the path before us is not full of roses, but full of obstacles and of sufferings. But we are sure that at the end of the tunnel, there will be light. If winter comes, can they prevent the onset of the spring? Let us move forward unitedly with the working class of our country and let us loudly proclaim without any hesitation that – “We are on the right path”.