Letter to Com.P.K.BIju, MP on the issue of new Koduvayur PO building

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES  UNION Group C

PALAKKAD DIVISION, PALAKKAD 678001

Bldgs/ dt 28/06/2013

To

Com.P.K.Biju,

Honourable Member of Parliament,

Alathur

Respected Comrade,

Sub : Construction of  office building for koduvayur post office .

Your kind attention and an immediate intervention is solicited in the case of the Koduvayur Post office  building whose lease agreement is already expired.

• The Koduvaur Post Office , which belongs to the Alathur parliamentary constituency, is an A class office  under Palakkad Head Post office.

• The present  building is highly unsuitable for a post office to function considering its dilapidated condition and risky upstairs. The rent now being paid is Rs.2700 for the 1000 sq ft space available there. The building owner is also not interested to renew the rent agreement considering rocketed rent rates in the locality.
• The present market rate for a building is about Rs.25 per square feet and availability of a suitable building for PO may still be difficult ,  considering the business activities  in that place due the vegetable and cloth whole sale market.
• There are about ten leading banks functioning in Koduvayur and still considerable daily transactions are there on record with the post office.The importance of the post office escalates high in the panchayath,  as thousands of Saving Bank accounts were recently opened in connection with the DBT schemes (Direct Benefit Transfer)
• The 13 cents in possession with the DOP is at a vantage location and kept idle now.
• Every year,  Postal directorate issue orders of constructing new buildings for a few post offices as per plan on priority basis.

In the circumstances and the reasons cited above, it would be highly beneficial for the community supported by this koduvayur post office, if an own building is in place for its operations .So it is earnestly urged to take  action towards building a suitable  structure for  PO in the post office land.

Comradely yours,

Divisional  Secretary

AIPEU Group C (NFPE)

PALAKKAD 678001

UTTARAKHAND TRAGEDY

CONFEDERATION APPEALS TO ALL CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES TO DONATE ONE DAY WAGES TO
PRIME MINISTER’S RELIEF FUND

               Excessive and unexpected rainfall resulting in furious floods has battered beyond measure, the Himalayan hill state of Uttarakhand.  Whole villages, stretches of roads and communication links have been affected.  More than 1000 persons met with tragic death.  Thousands, including those from other parts of the country who were undertaking pilgrimages to religiously significant temples in the region, remain stranded.  Hundreds of houses and buildings along the banks of Alakananda and the Bhagirathi has been swept away in Rudraprayag district alone.  Thousands have become homeless.

               As the magnitude of the tragedy caused in Uttarakhand continues to unfold, Prime Minister Sri. Manmohan Singh has issued an appeal for generous donations to support the victims who have suffered extensive devastation.  Prime Minister appealed that - “At this moment, the affected people need our help to tide over the calamity that has fallen upon them, to survive and to rebuild their lives.  I request all citizens of India to stand with our distressed fellow countrymen, and actively participate in the national effort to support them at this difficult time”.

               It is needless to say that the Central Govt. Employees have an urgent and important role to play in helping the flood victims and we shall have to rise upto the occasion, as in the past when such national calamities occurred.  The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers calls upon the entireity of Central Govt. Employees to donate one day’s salary to the Prime Minister Relief Fund and extend our full support to the flood victims to rebuild their lives.

          All the Affiliates of the Confederation, State Committees (C-O-Cs) and CHQ Office bearers are requested to make maximum efforts to collect and remit the donations to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General, Confederation

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Confederation Dharna

Confederation Dharna infront of Palakkad HPO demanding 7th CPC and 50 % merger of DA
Dharna inaugurated by K Vijayakumar Circle Vice President NFPE

India Post’s bank plans meet hurdle

The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has opposed the proposal of the Department of Posts (DoP) to apply for a banking licence. According to the DFS, though the network of post offices is large with 1.55 lakh offices across the country, they neither have an interconnected system in place to give people access to their money anywhere and at anytime like the banks, nor experience in lending.

“A Cabinet note is being circulated by the DoP for them to apply for a banking licence. But we are against the move,” a senior DFS official told FE.

The DoP wants to start a bank initially with at least 40-50 branches – with one or two in each state – with a focus on lending to small and medium enterprises and gradually over a period of ten years increase the branch network to around 800 by going into rural areas. According to the RBI guidelines, the initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital for a bank should be Rs 500 crore, while the DoP has sought a capital of Rs1,900 crore for its banking venture, sources said.

The DFS official, however, said the DoP's plan seems “half-baked” as it was “not clear on how they will evolve a system like the banks have to help their depositors access money easily anywhere at anytime.”

“Banking is a different ball game altogether. It will require a lot of training for the post office staff to learn the rules. It will not be easy for DoP to run a full-fledged bank,” the official said, adding that a lack of experience in lending is also a drawback for the DoP.

The DoP, however, is keen to submit its application to the RBI before the July 1 deadline and the bank will be set up a through a wholly-owned Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC). The DoP had taken the help of consultancy firm Ernst & Young in preparing its strategy. “The main benefit (in giving a bank licence to DoP) is that it will help boost the financial inclusion plan,” said Ashvin Parekh, national leader (global financial services), Ernst & Young. The Cabinet note was prepared on the basis of the Ernst & Young report.

The DoP intention is not to convert all its post offices into banks, but wants a separate banking entity for which it has decided to hire a separate team of professionals, sources said. It has already spent around R200 crore in the last four years to put up a core banking solutions-like system in place, they added.

Incidentally, the government had started a R4909 crore-worth information technology-driven project to modernise the postal network. The government had allocated R532 crore in 2013-14 to make post offices a part of the core banking solution and help it offer real time banking services.

The DoP also pointed out that the post offices reach even the remote corners of the country as the network includes 1.4 lakh post offices in rural areas, 15,000 in urban areas and another 30,000 points of presence. Post offices already offer many financial services for urban and rural people including savings accounts, recurring deposit accounts, monthly income schemes, public provident fund, time deposits, senior citizens savings scheme, national savings certificates and postal life insurance. Besides, post offices also offer money remittance services, distribution of mutual funds and securities and are also provide electronic international money order service and forex services.

The DoP also provides services on the new pension scheme and retail services such as sale of forms and bill collection. The DoP is also a government agent for providing services on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme wage disbursement and old age pension payments.



Source : www.financialexpress.com

Result of PA/SA direct recruitment exam

It is informed that the circle wise final result of PA/SA direct recruitment exam will be announced during the period from 1st August to 30th September 2013. Valuation of exam papers already over and Hall permit for computer test will be issued shortly. It is proposed to have online computer test for the selected candidates. About 14 lakhs candidates appeared in the exam for PA for the vacancies around 5100.

(M. Krishnan)

General Secretary

Granting of Financial Upgradation under MACP Scheme — Clarification reg.

Southern Railway issued a clarification order on MACP Scheme regarding the terms used "In same Grade Pay" and "Normal Promotion"...

SOUTHERN RAILWAY

No.P(R)535/P/MACPS/Vol.III

Headquarters Office 

Personnel Branch 

Chennai – 600003 

Dated: 20-05-2013

PBC No: 54/2013

All PHODs / DRMs / CWMs / CEWE / CAO / CPM / Dy.CPOs / Sr.DPOs / DPOs / SPOs / WPOs / APOs if HQ / Dvisions / Workshops / other Units, etc., (As per mailing list – ‘A’)

Sub: Granting of Financial Upgradation under MACP Scheme — Clarification reg.

Ref : Railway Board’s letter No. PC-V/2009/ACP/2 dated 13-12-2012 (RBE No. 142 / 2012, PBC No. 189 / 2012).

Consequent to issue of Railway Board’s letter dated 13-12-2012 (RBE No. 142 / 2012), many doubts have been raised from various quarters as to how the the clarification given is to be followed.

In terms of the above cited letter, an employee holding feeder post in a cadre where promotional post is in the same Grade Pay, financial upgradation under ACP / MACP scheme cannot be to a higher Grade Pay than what can be allowed to an employee on his normal promotion and would be granted the same Grade Pay. The doubts were with regard to the terms used i.e., "In same Grade Pay" and "Normal Promotion".

As clarified by Board, the following clarifications are given citing certain examples :

(a)A Sr. Clerk on direct recruitment with GP Rs. 2800/- having earned two promotions to GP Rs. 4200/- and Rs.4600/- is entitled to be considered for 3rd Financial Upgradation to GP Rs. 4800/- under MACP Scheme subject to fulfilling other terms and conditions relating to the scheme.

(b)A Technical supervisor on direct recruitment with GP Rs. 4200/- having earned one promotion to GP Rs. 4600/- is entitled to be considered for grant of 2nd and 3rd Financial Upgradation to GP Rs. 4800/- and GP Rs. 5400/- of PB 2 respectively under MACP Scheme subject to fulfilment of terms and conditions relating to the scheme.

(c)A Sr.Section Engineer on direct recruitment with GP Rs. 4600/- is entitled to be considered for grant of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Financial Upgradation to GP Rs. 4800/- in PB 2, GP Rs. 5400/- in PB-2, and GP Rs. 5400/- in PB-3 respectively under MACP Scheme subject to fulfilment of terms and conditions relating to the scheme.

(d) A Chief Matron with GP Rs. 5400/- in PB-2 is entitled to be considered for Financial Upgradation under MACPS to the same GP Rs. 5400/- in PB-3, as per terms contained in Para 8.1 of Annexure to Board’s letter dt. 10-06-2009 (RBE No. 101 /2009, PBC No. 112/2009)

(e) A Staff Nurse directly recruited with GP Rs. 4600/- is entitled to be considered for 3rd Financial Upgradation under MACP scheme to GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB-3 after earning two Promotion / Financial Upgradation to GP Rs. 4800/- and Rs. 5400/- in PB-2, subject to fulfilment of terms and conditions relating to the scheme.

It has been further clarified that 3 % increment as Pay Fixation in respect of employees who are granted Financial Upgradation to the same Grade Pay is to be allowed or not, (since as per RS(PR) Rules 2008 it is still not allowed) is under consideration in consultation with Ministry of Finance. Hence, for example a Sr. Technician on promotion / Financial Upgradation granted same Grade Pay, or when Goods Driver promoted / granted Financial Upgradation under MACP to the same Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-, the pay fixation is under consideration and yet to be clarified.

The cases decided otherwise than as clarified above may be reviewed and action taken accordingly.

This is issued with the approval of CPO/MAS.

sd/- 

(M.SRINIVASALU) 

Asst. Personnel Officer / Rules 

for Chief Personnel Officer

Retirement Age may go up

Central govt employees’ retirement age to be extended by 2 years to 62 - Financial Express

The government is planning to extend the retirement age of all central government 

employees by two years — from the current 60 to 62 years. Sources said that an 

in-principle decision has been taken in this regard and the department of personnel 

and training (DoPT) has begun the work to implement the same. A formal announcement

 to this effect is expected this year itself.

The last time the government extended the retirement age of central government 

employees was in 1998. It was also a two-year extension from 58. This was 

preceded by the implementation of the 5th Pay Commission, which had put severe 

strain on government’s finances. Subsequently, all state governments followed the 

Centre’s policy by extending the retirement age by two years. Public sector undertakings

 followed suit too.

The decision to extend the retirement age is well-timed both politically and economically.

The UPA government reckons the move would be a masterstroke. At a time when it is 

buffeted by several corruption cases, it is felt that the extension of the retirement age

 will go down well with the middle classes. Economically also, the move makes sense 

because by deferring payment of lump sum retirement benefits for a large number 

of employees by two years, the government would be able to manage its finances better.

“An in-principle decision has been taken to increase the retirement age by two years 

within this year itself. This would reduce the burden on the fisc from one-time 

payment of retirement benefits for employees including defence and railways 

personnel,” an official involved in the discussion said. With the fiscal consolidation 

high on the government's agenda, this deferment would come handy.

There’s some flip side too if the retirement age is extended by two years. Those 

officials empanelled as secretaries and joint secretaries would have to wait longer to

 actually get the posts. And of course, there is the issue of average age profile of the 

civil servants being turning north.

It is also felt that any extension is not being fair with a bulk of people who still look for

 jobs in the government.

However, officials point out that at least it prevents an influential section of the 

bureaucracy to hanker for post-retirement jobs with the government like chairmanship 

of regulatory bodies or tribunals.

“As it is, a sizeable section of senior civil servants work for three to five years after 

the retirement in some capacity or the other in the government,” said a senior 

government official. The retirement age of college teachers and judges are also 

beyond 60.

As per a study, the future pension outgo for the existing Central and State 

government employees is estimated at a staggering Rs 1,735,527 crore or 55.88% 

of GDP at market prices of 2004-05.

SOURCE;FINANCIAL EXPRESS

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