DISCUSSION WITH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS – arrived decisions

Secretary, Department of Posts, Mrs. Manjula Prashar held discussions with the leaders of NFPE and FNPO on 21.05.2012. Item wise discussion held and  decisions arrived is reproduced below.

1.  Separate orders communicating the decision that no mail office will be closed for next three years and no dislocations of staff to places outside headquarters.

        Instructions issued vide letter no. 28-8/2011-D dated 14.05.2012  (copy already given). Staff side pointed out that the meeting with Member (Operations) to discuss the issues arising out of implementation of L1, L2 has not been taken place, inspite of the clear orders given by Secretary, Posts. It is assured that the meeting with Member (O) will be arranged on 29.05.2012 after noon.

2.  Orders communicating the decision about no closure/merger of post offices if no simultaneous relocation is possible.

        Instructions issued vide letter No. 40-6/2011-Plg (Pt)f dated 21.02.2012. Copy of the orders will be supplied to the staff side.

3.  Revision of wages to Casual labourers and absorption

        At present, the draft memo placed to the Postal service Board is at the approval stage. It may require two more weeks after outcome of the decision of the Postal Services Board on the issues of revision of wages and absorption.

4.     Revised recruitment Rules for Group D and Postmen as agreed upon and syllabus for Group D examination.

        Clearance from DOP&T has already been received. Files bearing NOs            37 - 33 / 2009 - SPB - I concerned with the subject matter is already under submission to Ministry of Law for vetting the draft for amendment in Recruitment Rules of Postmen/MTS. On Receipt of the same from M.O Law, the RRs will be sent to Government press for necessary Gazette notification. Action for filling up the vacancies of Postmen and MTS for the year 2011 and 2012 will be taken after that.

5.         Revision of cash handling norms to GDS and ensuring no reduction of TRCA under any circumstances and enhancing the Bonus ceiling to 3500/- and revise the cash allowance to BPM-at the rate of Rs. 50/- per trip instead of a month.

        Protection of allowance (TRCA) and cash handling - order will be issued shortly as assured by the Minister of States, Communications. Regarding the enhancing of Bonus ceiling to Rs. 3500/- a proposal has been submitted to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure for approval on 22.03.2011.

Filling up to the posts of HSG I and Postmaster Grade III posts – Clarification

It was informed vide Postal Directorate letter no 4-19/2012 – SPB – II dated 02.05.2012 that the regular promotion to HSG – I can be made only after notification of revised Recruitment rules for HSG I which is under active consideration of UPSC and filling up the posts in Postmaster Grade III under initial constitution clause can be initiated only after the existing vacancies in HSG I are filled up on regular basis as per revised recruitment rules of HSG I, when notified. It was also informed that the provision of filling up of HSG I posts by ASPOs can not be operated as the posts of ASPOs are now Gazetted Posts where as HSG I posts though carry the same pay scale and classified as Group B are non Gazetted posts.

Click here to view the said letter in original.

Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy-Clarification

To view the Department of Personnel & Training OM dated.23rd  May, 2012, Click here.

Government hikes interest rate on General Provident Funds to 8.8 pc for 2012-13

In a move which will benefit millions of employees, the government has hiked interest rate on contributions to General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds to 8.8 per cent for 2012-13. 

The interest rate on such funds was 8.6 per cent during December 2011-March 2012 period, while it was 8 per cent for April-November 2011. 

"It is announced ... that during the year 2012-13, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8.8 per cent per annum," the Finance Ministry said. 

The benefit of increased interest rate will be available to subscribers of Contributory Provident Fund (India), All India Services Provident Fund, State Railway Provident Fund and General Provident Fund (Defence Services). 

Contributors to Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund, Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen's Provident Fund, Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen's Provident Fund, Defence Services Officers Provident Fund and Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund will also benefit from the move. 

New CHAIRMAN for FNPO ,KERALA CIRCLE

The Circle Co-ordination committee met on 8/05/2012 at K.V.Narayanan Nagar (Thunchan Parambu),Tirur unanimously elected Shri. K.P.DHANAPALAN, Member of  Parliament(Chalakudy constituency) as the new Chairman for the FNPO,KERALA CIRCLE.


Contact details:

Shri. K.P. Dhanapalan Kalathil House North Paravoor Earnakulam-683 513

184, South Avenue, New Delhi - 110 011

0484-2442963 (R) 2458600 (O) 2442963 (F) 9447083300 (M)

23795286 09013180142 (M) E-mail :  officeofkp@gmail.com

The following members were also elected as the Office bearers of FNPO,Kerala Circle for the years 2012 to 2014.


Chairman                        :K.P.Dhanapalan M.P.


Working Chairman        :P.U.Muraleedharan,C/S,NUGDS


General Convener          :Johnson.D.Avokkaran,C/S,NAPE.


Convener                         :C.Moidheenkutty,C/S,Postman &MTS


Jt.Convener                     :D.Christhudas,C/S,NURMS,Gr-C


Treasurer                         :N.V.Vinodh,C/S,NURMS,MM&MTS

Holiday Homes – Change in advance booking period

Holiday Homes – Change in advance booking period

The Directorate of Estates has decided to reduce the time period for booking the rooms / suits in Holiday Homes and Touring Hostels. The advance booking are made generally up to ninety days for all rooms and suits in Holiday Homes, the department has now decided to revise booking time period from the present ninety days to sixty days for submission of application including online system through www.holidayhomes.nic.in

The decision has made due to validation of Bank Draft / Pay Order by RBI. All other terms and conditions of booking will remain the same.

CAT Ernakulam passes interim order in PS Group B Examination case

The Hon'ble CAT Ernakulam Bench passed an interim order  on Monday in favour of the applicants in OA No. 380/12 filed by Sri. M.P.Ramesh and Smt. V.Sarada. The applicants had approached the Tribunal aggrieved by the stand taken by the Department that the IP induction training period cannot be taken into account for determining the length of service required for the PS Group B Examination. When the said OA came up for admission on 21.05.12, the Hon'ble Tribunal passed an interim order directing the respondents to admit the applicants provisionally for the PS Group B examination scheduled to be held on 3.6.12 and also to issue OMR applications to the applicants.

Meeting of Cadre Restructuing Committee for Gr. 'C' employees.

Copy of D.G. Posts No. 1/04/2010-SR dated 17^th May, 2012 is reproduced below.

            Next meeting of Cadre Restructuring Committee for Group ‘C’ employees will be held on 22.05.2012 at 1200 noon in Shri K R Murthy Room at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi. All members of the Committee are requested to make it convenient to attend the meeting.

Sd/-

(Subhash Chander)

Director (SR & Legal)

Hunger fast Programme in front of Dak Bhawan & CPMG offices deferred

   Secretary Department of Posts, informed that discussion with Secretary Generals and General Secretaries NFPE / FNPO will be held at 11AM on 21.05.2012 at Dak Bhawan to take concrete decision on remaining items of the Charter of Demands. More orders issued after the announcement of Hunger Fast programme. Remaining items will be clinched in the 21st meeting. In view of the above, THE CENTRAL JCA UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO DEFER THE HUNGER FAST PROGRAMME IN FRONT OF DAK BHAWAN AND CPMG OFFICES

Opening of Holiday Home at Port Blair

No.D-11016/53/2007-Regions

Government of India

Ministry of Urban Development

Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated 18.05.2012

Office Memorandum

Subject : Opening of Holiday Home at Port Blair.

Holiday Home at Port Blair has been completed and it has been decided to open booking of rooms/suits of holiday home with immediate effect as detailed below :

Name of Office/Booking Authority	Suit /Room No.
(i) Directorate of Estates (DoE) New Delhi	201, 202, 203, 204, 205 (VIP), 306 (VIP)
(ii) O/o AEM, Chennai	301, 303
(iii) O/o EM/AEM, Kolkata	101, 103, 304
(iv) EE, ACD, CPWD, Port Blair	302, 206 (VIP)

2. The Telephone and Fax Nos. of Executive Engineer-cum-Estate Manager, ACD, CPWD, Kendriya Sadan, Lamba Line, Port Blari - 744103 are 03192-241906 and 03192-233583 respectively. Holiday Home at Port Blair is within the campus of Kendriya Sadan, Port Blair.

3. At present, Holiday Home at Port Blair is under Category 'C' for which booking charges are as under

Booking Charges for Holiday Homes under Category 'C'

Categories of applicant and Visitors

Room / Suit	1	2	3
	Member of Parliament (Sitting / Ex.) Central Govt. employee (Serving/Retired)	Employees of State Govt./UTs/Central or State PSU/Autonomous Bodies/Others (Serving/Retired)	Private Persons accompanying as guests of MPs/Govt. employees
VIP	Rs.450	Rs.900	Rs.1350
Double	Rs.150 + Rs.30 (AC Charges)	Rs.300 + Rs.30 (AC Charges)	Rs.450 + Rs.30 (AC Charges)