Tuesday, November 29, 2011

25.11.11 MARCH TO PARLIAMENT - A GRAND SUCCESS













 








பாராளுமன்றம் நோக்கி வரலாற்றுப் பேரணி - மகத்தான வெற்றி !


கடந்த 25.11.2011 அன்று பாராளுமன்றம் அருகில் உள்ள புது டெல்லி ஜந்தர் மந்தர் பகுதியில் கடும் குளிரையும் பொருட்படுத்தாது காலையில் இருந்தே நாடெங்கிலும் இருந்து பல்லாயிரக் கணக்கான மத்திய , மாநில , BSNL உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு பொது துறை , ரயில்வே , பாதுகாப்பு துறை ஊழியர்கள் மற்றும் கல்லூரி , பள்ளி ஆசிரியர்கள் , அவரவர்கள் சங்கப் பதாகைகளுடன் உரத்த கோஷங்கள் இட்டவாறே கூட ஆரம்பித்தனர். காலை 10.00 மணியளவில் தலைவர்கள் மேடைக்கு வந்ததும் விண்ணதிரும் கோஷங்களால் அந்தப் பகுதியே கிடு கிடுத்தது . காலை 10.30 மணியளவில் அந்தப் பகுதியே மனிதத் தலைகளால் நிரம்பி வழிந்தது.

அனைத்து பகுதி ஊழியர் சங்கங்களில் இருந்தும் பிரதம மந்திரியிடம் நேரில் அளித்திட வேண்டி PFRDA BILL க்கு எதிரான கையெழுத்து இயக்கம் நடத்தி அந்த கையெழுத்து பிரதிகளை மூட்டை மூட்டையாக எடுத்து வந்து மேடைப் பகுதியை நிறைத்தனர். அந்தப் பேரணியில் நமது சம்மேளன மாபொதுச் செயலர் தோழர். M. கிருஷ்ணன் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு கங்களின் தலைவர்கள் மற்றும் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள் பேரணியை வாழ்த்தி உரையாற்றினர்.

தமிழக அஞ்சல் மூன்றாம் பிரிவு சங்கத்தில் இருந்து மாநிலச் செயலர் தோழர் .J.R , அகில இந்திய உதவிப் பொதுச் செயலரும் மாநிலப் பொருளருமான தோழர். A. வீரமணி, மாநிலச் சங்க நிர்வாகிகள் தோழர் T. நேதாஜி சுபாஷ் , தோழர். K. நாராயணன் , தோழர். A. மனோகரன் , தோழர். N.V. மோகன் ராஜ் , தோழர். R. குமார் மற்றும் மாநில மகிளா கமிட்டி கன்வீனர் தோழியர். R. மணிமேகலை ஆகியோர் தலைமையில் பல்வேறு கோட்டங்களில் இருந்து ஏராளமான தோழர்களும் தோழியர்களும் பேரணியில் கலந்துகொண்டு மாநிலச் சங்கப் பதாகை முன்னிறுத்தி விண்ணதிர கோஷமிட்டனர்.

தமிழகத்திலிருந்து அண்ணா சாலை ,வட சென்னை, தென் சென்னை, தாம்பரம், அம்பத்தூர் , காஞ்சிபுரம் , வேலூர் , நாமக்கல் , சேலம் கிழக்கு , குடியாத்தம், ஈரோடு, ஊட்டி , தென்காசி , மதுரை , திண்டுக்கல், புதுக்கோட்டை, கும்பகோணம் , மயிலாடுதுறை , பாபநாசம் , விருத்தாசலம் உள்ளிட்ட கிளைகளில் இருந்து 150 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட தோழர்களும் தோழியர்களும் பேரணியில் கலந்துகொண்டு சிறப்பித்தது தமிழக அஞ்சல் மூன்றுக்கு பெருமை சேர்த்தது .

வட சென்னை கோட்டச் செயலர் தோழர். செல்வம் அவர்கள் கிட்டத்தட்ட 2000 க்கும் அதிகமான பேரிடம் பெற்ற கையெழுத்து இயக்க மகஜரை பேரணி துவக்கத்தில் மாநிலச் செயலரிடம் அளிக்க,அதை மாநிலச் செயலர் , நம் மா பொதுச் செயலர் தோழர் கிருஷ்ணன் அவர்களிடம் அளித்தார் என்பது குறிப்பிடத் தகுந்தது ஆகும்.

தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து வந்திருந்த அஞ்சல் மூன்று தோழர்களுக்கு அவர்கள் தங்கிட வசதியாக , நமது அகில இந்திய சங்க அலுவலகத்தின் அருகில் , சாதிப்பூர் மெட்ரோ ரயில் நிலையம் எதிரே தனியாக இரண்டு நாட்களுக்கு ஒரு மண்டபம் நமது பொதுச் செயலர் தோழர் KVS அவர்களால் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப் பட்டிருந்தது, நமது தோழர்களுக்கு மிகுந்த உதவியாக இருந்தது. நமது பொதுச் செயலர் அவர்களுக்கு நம் மாநிலச் சங்கத்தின் சார்பில் நெஞ்சார்ந்த நன்றி .

பேரணியின் முடிவில் மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர் கூட்டமைப்பின் கன்வீனர் தோழர் S.K. வியாஸ் தலைமையில் ரயில்வே , பாதுகாப்பு, BSNL உள்ளிட்ட 7 உறுப்பினர் அடங்கிய குழு தோழர். பாசுதேவ் ஆச்சார்யா M.P., தோழர் தபன் சென் M.P. ஆகியோருடன் சென்று பாரதப் பிரதமர் மாண்புமிகு மன் மோகன் சிங் அவர்களை சந்தித்தது. பிரதம அமைச்சரிடம் பென்ஷன் திட்டத்தை தனியார் வசம் விடுவதையும் , PFRDA BILL பாராளுமன்றத்தில் கொண்டு வருவதையும் கைவிடவேண்டும் என்று கோரி பல லட்சம் ஊழியரின் கையெழுத்து அடங்கிய மகஜரின் நகலையும் அவரிடம் ஒப்படைத்தது . அந்த மகஜரின் நகலை கீழே உங்கள் பார்வைக்கு வைக்கிறோம்.

2004 ஆம் ஆண்டு முதல் நாம் நடத்திவரும் தொடர் போராட்டங்களால் தான் 2011 வரை கூட மத்திய அரசால் புதிய பென்ஷன் திட்டத்தை சட்டமாக்கிட பாராளு மன்றத்தில் ஒப்புதல் பெற முடியவில்லை என்பது உண்மை ஆகும் . நம் பணி தொடரும் . போராட்டமும் தான் . தொழிற் சங்க வரலாற்றில் இறுதிப் போராட்டம் என்று எதுவுமே இல்லை .

ஒன்று படுவோம் ! போராடுவோம் ! போராடுவோம் ! வெற்றி பெறுவோம் !

வெற்றி பெறும்வரை போராடுவோம். !!  இறுதி வெற்றி நமதே !!!

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To
The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India,
New Delhi

Sub: Request for Scrapping of PFRDA பில்

Sir,
We submit this Petition to bring to your kind notice and through your good office to the attention of the Honorable Parliamentarians of our country certain aspects of the re-introduced PFRDA bill, which will have adverse impact on the exchequer in general and on the prevailing service conditions of the Civil Servants. We pray that our submissions in this regard may please be caused to be considered earnestly and the implication of the provisions of the bill critically analyzed and examined and take decision to kindly withdraw the Bill from the Parliament.
We submit the following for your critical and objective analysis of the Bill :

1. The concept of old age security for civil servant in the form of pension has a very ancient origin dating back as early as third century BC, the quantum being half of the wages on completion of forty years blemish less service to the king.

2. In the last century, one of the measures taken by the colonial rulers to attract talented personnel to the Royal service was the introduction of pension scheme for civil servants in 1920. The Royal commission through its various recommendations improved the scheme and the 1935 Government of India Act provided it statutory strength.

3. The land mark judgment of the Supreme Court in D .S. Nakara and others Vs. Union of India (AIR-1983-SC-130)(applicable to the Central and State Government employees, teachers, and all stake holders of pension system) conceptualized pension stating that pension is neither a bounty nor a grace bestowed by the sweet will of the employer, but a payment for the past services rendered. It was construed as a right step towards socio-economic justice and a concrete assurance to the effect that the employee in his old age is not left in the lurch.

4. The fifth Central Pay Commission which was set up by the GOI in 1993 to go into the wage structure and pension scheme of the Central Government employees referring to the Judgment of the Supreme Court cited, observed (Para 127.6) that "pension is the statutory, inalienable and legally enforceable right earned by the civil servant by the sweat of the brow and being so must be fixed, revised, modified and changed in the way not dissimilar to salary granted to serving employees."

5. The guiding principle adopted in determining of pay package of civil servants is to spread out the wage compensation over a long period of time whereby wages paid out during the work tenure is low in order to effect payment of pension on retirement. As such civil service pension is rightly termed as deferred wage. While in the organized private sector the employer is required to contribute equal share to the Provident Fund of the employees, the Government neither contributes to the Provident Fund of the civil servants nor takes any pension subscription from him.
6. In an unwarranted intervention in the Statutory defined benefit Pension system, the IMF in their work paper (WP/01/125,(2001) propounded the creation of a pension fund by eliciting subscription from the Wage earners at the earliest stage of their employment so as to fetch an annuity decent enough to sustain him at the old age. In fact it was a suggestion for a retrograde change over from the defined benefit pension scheme to a defined contributory system. While suggesting so, they have categorically stated that India does not suffer demographic pressure experienced by major countries, for India's population beyond the age of 60 was about 7% in 2004 which rose to 8.6% in 2010 and is estimated at 13.7% in 2030 and 20% in 2050.

7. The New contributory pension scheme enunciated by the Government of India and adopted by most of the State Governments is covered by the PRFDA bill. The bill inter alia, envisages a social security scheme for all who desire to have an annuity at his old age which is voluntary and not mandatory. However, in the case of Civil Servants, who are recruited to Government service after the prescribed cut -off date ( 1.1.2004 in GOI service) the scheme is mandatory in as much as the employee is bound to subscribe 10% of his emoluments to the Pension Fund and the Govt. being the employer would contributes equal amount. No employee is entitled to opt out of the scheme.

8. Despite the inability to bring in a valid enactment, the Central and all State Governments other than those of West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura through illegal executive orders decided to impose the contributory pension system arbitrarily on the Central and State Government employees .While the Govt. of India notification excluded the personnel in the armed forces and para-military establishments, the Governments of the Left ruled States of West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura consciously continued with the existing defined benefit pension system.
9. The PRFDA Bill stipulates that there will not be any explicit or implicit assurance of the benefit except market based guarantee. The subscriber is thus exposed to the following risks at the exit.

a) If there is a major market shock, the subscriber to the New Pension scheme may end with no ability to purchase an annuity.
b) Since annuity is and cannot be cost indexed, the real worth of the annuity might fall depending upon the inflationary pressure on the economy.
c) As per the scheme, the subscriber is to make the choice of investment portfolio. The Civil Servant being mostly uninformed in finance and investment related matters, he might end up in making wrong choices which would eventually rob him of the old age pension.

d) The subscriber is perforce to contribute to the charges of the investment managers, whose priority often is as to how much profit they could make through investmentof the huge corpus of pension fund in the volatile share market .

10. The pension fund created by the employees' subscription and the employers' contribution which directly flows from the exchequer ( which is nothing but tax revenue of the Govt.) is made available for the stock market operations which is not only unethical but also blatant diversion of public fund for private profit, both Foreign and Indian capitalists.

11. In the case of Civil Servants recruited after the cut-off date, the new scheme replaces the existing much better "defined benefit" pension scheme. In the process, the Government has created two classes of civil servants viz. the one with a defined benefit pension scheme and the other with the contributory pension scheme in which the employee is to part with 10% of his emoluments to become entitled for an old age social security subject to the vagaries of share market permits. Since in both the cases, the pay, allowances, perks, and other benefits, privileges, duties and responsibilities are the same it amounts to wanton discrimination of one against another which is not sustainable in law, rather violative of the existing constitutional provisions.

12. The wage structure presently designed for those who are recruited prior to the cut- off date and after is on the same premise and is depressed to enable the Govt. to meet the pension liability in future. By imposing the new contributory pension scheme on the employees who are recruited after the cut- off date the Govt. not only denies the statutory defined pension benefit to them but also compel them to contribute for earning an undefined annuity, which must be characterized as highly discriminatory.

13. Those who are covered by the contributory pension scheme will become entitled for an annuity, a portion of the accumulated contribution is able to purchase, basing upon the accretion to the fund from the investment. There is, however, no guaranteed minimum amount of pension for those who are covered by the new scheme, whereas the civil servants covered by the existing scheme do get a defined and guaranteed minimum pension and on his death his family members (wife, widowed and unmarred daughters and unemployed sons below the age of 25) become entitled for family pension. The discrimination factor is thus compounded.

14. The PFRDA Bill when enacted, it is rightly feared, will empower the Government to alter or even deny the present employees and pensioners the statutory defined pension benefit as has been done in the case of those who are appointed after the cut-off date.

15. It is stated that the prime objective of the introduction of the contributory pension scheme is to substantially reduce the outflow on account of pension liability. The major pension liability of Government is accounted for by Armed Defence personnel. They are however excluded from the purview of the contributory pension scheme. The personnel in the Para Military forces are also excluded from the ambit of the new Scheme. While doing so, (no doubt to attract the people to serve in the armed forces for security of the Nation) the Govt. is bound to meet the pension liability from the consolidated fund of India. The argument advanced by the Govt. to cover the Civil Servants in the ambit of the new Pension scheme has been found to be unsustainable by the study commissioned by the 6th CPC. Shri S. Chidambaram, Actuary, in his report, (Annexure to "A study of Terminal benefit of Central Government employees by Dt. K. Gayatri, Centre for Economic Studies and policy, Institute for Social and Economic change, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore) has pointed out that the Government liability on account of contributory pension scheme would in effect increase for a period spanning for the next 34 years from the existing Rs. 14,284 Cr. To Rs. 57,088 Cr. ( 2004-2038) and is likely to taper off only from 2038 onwards. The exchequer is bound to have an increased outflow for the next 34 years and will be called upon to bear the actual pension liability of defence personnel and personnel of para military forces, besides making the contribution to the Pension fund of the Civil Servants recruited after the cut off date. The specious plea that the exchequer is bound to gain due to the contributory pension scheme is therefore not borne from facts.

16. Of the present pension liability of the Govt. of India, which in 2004-05 was 0.51% of the GDP, 0.26% is accounted for by the Defence( which is 50% of the total pension liability.) The study report of the Centre for Economic Studies has concluded that the pension liability as a percentage to GDP which is just 0.5% presently is likely to decline given the growth rate of Indian economy.

17. Since most of the State Governments have chosen to switch over to "contributory pension scheme" , in fairness ( from the Study conducted by the Centre for Economic Studies and policy) it can be concluded that the pension liability of all the State Governments are bound to increase to three times of what it is today by 2038.

18. The first version of the PFRDA Bill was placed before the Parliament by the NDA Government in 2003. The 6th CPC set up the Committee to go into the financial implication on account of the increasing number of pensioners and suggest alternative funding methodology in 2006. The said Committee came to the inescapable conclusion (report submitted in 2007) that "the existing systems of pension are increasingly becoming complicated after the introduction of the New Pension scheme" and warned that "caution has to be exercised in initiating any further reforms" In the light of the conclusion of the said study report which revealed the fact of serious escalation in the pension payment outflow, the rationale of the re-introduction of the PFRDA bill in 2011 covering the civil servants is incomprehensible. Undoubtedly, the Bill when enacted into law will through the existing pensioners to a financially insecure future and the existing workers to the vagaries of the stock market. We, therefore, earnestly pray to your good-self to bring back all the civil servants including teachers irrespective of the date of entry into Government service as also those irregularly appointed within the ambit of the existing statutory defined pension benefit scheme.

We may, in fine, quoting the concluding paragraph (Page 76 of the report of the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy – Institute for Social and Economic Change) of the Committee set up by the 6th CPC

"Mainly given the fact that the future liability although may be large in terms of absolute size is not likely to last very long and does not constitute an alarmingly big share of the GDP which is also on the decline. It appears that pursuing the existing 'Pay as you go' to meet the liability will be an ideal solution."

appeal you, for the detailed reasons adduced in the foregoing paragraphs, that the new pension scheme enshrined in the PFRDA Bill may be withdrawn from the Parliament both in the interest of the Civil Servants and the exchequer.
Withregards,

Sd/---

M.Krishnan

Secretary General NFPE


Friday, November 25, 2011

அஞ்சல்துறை செயலருடன் சந்திப்பு!

24.11.2011 அன்று நம் மாபொதுசெயலர் தோழர். M. கிருஷ்ணன் அவர்களுடன் நம்அஞ்சல் மூன்றின் பொது செயலர் தோழர். K.V. ஸ்ரீதரன்  அவர்கள்  DG அவர்களை நேரில் சந்தித்து  வேலைநிறுத்த  கோரிக்கைகள் மீது  விவாதம்  நடத்தினர்.   அதன்  விளைவாக  கீழ்  குறிப்பிட்டுள்ள  முடிவுகள்  எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

1. LGO Exam: - Decision has been taken ignore the language papers and exam result will be decided based on the marks secured in Arithmatic Paper (25 X 2) communication will be sent to CMC for valuation of arithmetic paper and finalise results.
2. IPO Exam: A Committee has been constituted to review the out of syllabus questions on law paper. The Committees report is expected within a forthnight Threafter decision will be taken about the valuation of IPO exam papers. It seems that it will take atleast a month’s time for finalistion.
3. HSG I Recruitment Rules: At last, the UPSC approved the Recruitment Rules for HSG I, the file will be forwarded to Law Ministry for approval of draft for Gazette notification of HSG I Recruitment Rules and it will be finalized within a month.
4. Postmaster Grade III: - The Issue will be finalized within a month as the file relating to HS GI Recruitment Rules had been approved. Volunteers will be called for among the HSG I after releasing DPC for HSG I and the posts will be filled first with the HSG I officials opted for postmaster Grade III. The remaining posts will be filled as per the Recruitment Rules of Postmasters.
5. Cadre review: - DDG (P) assured that he will finalise a draft from the Department side and discuss the same in the first weak of December 2011. We explained the urgency and the need for the earliest finalization of this major demand.
6. Postman Recruitment Rules : - Based on our strike demands to modify the Postman Recruitment Rules and also to have a discussion about this with staff side, a meeting with DDG (P) will be held on 2.12.2011 at 11.00 hours at Directorate.
7. Allowance Committee: - The Committee constituted for review of allowances has finalized its recommendation and is expected to submit before the end of this month. Our CHQ views, as learnt, has taken note of while considering the issues. Orders may be expected.
8. GDS Demands: - i) Despite strong recommendation by the Department, JS (FA) has once again return the file with some objections relating to the case of reduction of point from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 10000/- we should exert more pressure.
(ii) Similarly the enhancement of Bonus ceiling file was also returned by the internal finance stating that the GDS are doing duties less than 5 hours. This should also be taken vigorously
9. Casual Labourers: - The Committee constituted to consider about application of revision of wages and also the future of the existing casual labourers/contingents has sought information from various circles. The finalisation of Committee, it is leant, will take more time, there are 21000 contingent part time casual labourers. We may think of suggesting to convert such posts as GDS or may be absorbed in the unfilled vacancies of GDS which were kept under skeleton.
10. Postmaster Grade I: - The declined vacancies have been filled up with the remaining successful candidates of all the circles except five circles from which no informations were received. They have been addressed. No examination was held in Kerala Circle due to court cases.
11. PA Recruitment: - PA Direct recruitment for the vacancies up to 2011 December may be scheduled in the month of April 2012 and the revised recruitment Rules will be brought in to effect. Directorate has initiated the process.
12. Confirmation Exam: - In the revised PA recruitment rules, the confirmation examination has been removed. There is no examination hereafter. All will be confirmed by DPC committee as per 6 (i) (12) of the said rules. This is a major achievement so far our P3 Comrades.
13. Rules 9 Cases/Review petitions: - Member (P) Ms. Yasodhara Menon informed that time bound action has been initiated to clear all pending Rule 9 Cases/Review petitions. She assured result-oriented action on other issues also.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Federation Day (24th November)

Com. Bhupendra Nath Ghosh known as Dada Ghosh was elected as Secretary General of the newly formed National Federation of Postal and Telegraph Employees in 24th November 1954.   Let us take a pledge on this historic occasion to play our due role to complete the task left unfinished by our great leaders.
  --J.Ramamurthy
   Circle Secretary

GENERAL SECRETARY TAKEN UP WITH MEMBER (P) ON LGO EXAM CASE ORDER ISSUED

FLASH  NEWS
                    Regarding   the LGO exam. question paper issue out of 24 marks in Hindi questions. Our Circle Union has taken up with appropriate level and with our General Secretary also.  Our General Secretary in turn has taken up the matter with   Member (P).  Now, Directorate decided valuation of LGO Exam for 76 marks equated to 100 marks orders issued.


......J.RAMAMURTHY 

CIRCLE SECRETARY.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Atlast PA/SA Recruitment Rules pending with DOPT for long now got approved and released


 நீண்ட  காலமாக DOPT  இல் முடங்கிக் கிடந்த  எழுத்தர் பணி 
நியமன சட்டம்  (PA RECTT RULES) வெளியானது !  இது போலவே 
HSG I  RECTT RULES ம் விரைவில் வெளியாக உள்ளது !
JCM DEPTL COUNCIL MEETING  இல்  ITEM NO. 27  மற்றும்
63 ,  81  களில் இவை எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.  நமது பொதுச் 
செயலரின் 11.9.2010  தேதி கடிதத்தில்  இவை 
குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளன.  17.9.2011  பொதுச் செயலரின் 
கடிதத்திலும் Item no.14 இல் இது குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. 
GDS ஊழியர் வாழ்வில் ஒளியேற்றிய
நமது  NFPE தலைவர்களுக்கு  நம் நெஞ்சார்ந்த  நன்றி.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Atlast PA/SA Recruitment Rules pending with DOPT  for long now  got approved and released
Similarly  HSG I recruitment rules  is also expected to be released  very soon.

All the  PA posts under direct recruitment shall be filled from open market and with the GDS  fulfilling the age and qualification conditions.

1. The Gramin Dak Sevaks should have obtained at least 50% marks in 10+2 Standard or 12th class with English as a Compulsory subject. And have put in a minimum service of five years.

2. They should be within 30 years of age (35 years for those belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and 33 years for other Backward Classes).

                                                            No. 37-47/2010-SPB-I
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Post,  Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Dated; 18.11.2011.


  1. All Chief Postmaster General
  2. Postmaster General
  3. The Director, PSCI, Ghaziabad

 Subject; Framing of Recruitment Rules in respect of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants in Department of Posts.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of revised Recruitment Rules dated 3.11.2011 for the Posts of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants in Department of Posts notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated 3.11.2011.

It is requested that the provisions of Recruitment Rules may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

Yours faithfully,

       Sd/-
(Alka Tewari)
Assistant Director General (SPN)


Wednesday, November 16, 2011

SUCCESS TO OUR CIRCLE UNION EFFORTS- RJCM SUBJECTS

மாநிலச் சங்கத்தின் அயராத முயற்சிக்கு மாபெரும் வெற்றி !
 RJCM  SUBJECT  களுக்கு CHIEF PMG அவர்களின்  பதில் !

1 ) 10  ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாக அளிக்கப்படாமல் நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்த 
பணியில் இறந்து போன ஊழியர்களின் வாரிசுகளுக்கு
கருணை அடிப்படையிலான வேலை வாய்ப்பு !

2000  முதல் 2011 வரை உள்ள மனுக்களுக்கான பரிசீலனை கமிட்டி 
CRC கூட்டப்படும்.

2 ) கணக்கில் வராத புதிய வணிகப் பணிகளுக்கான INCENTIVE என்பது
கமிஷன் ஆகப்  பெறும் தொகையில் 25 % வழங்க CPMG  உத்திரவு.
உதாரணம் :- EB  BILL  மற்றும் ஆதார்  விண்ணப்பம் .இதுவரை
பெரும்பான்மையான மாநிலங்களில் இது வழங்கப் படவில்லை .
தமிழக அஞ்சல் மூன்று இதர மாநிலங்களுக்கு வழி காட்டுகிறது.

3 ) ERODE நகருக்கு உயர் வீட்டு வாடகைப் படி வழங்கிட மாநில 
அரசிடம் இருந்து உரிய அரசாணை பெறப்பட்டு உரிய நடவடிக்கை
எடுக்கப்படும்.    

4 ) PTC  மதுரை யில்  முறைகேடாக கேள்வித்தாள் அளித்தல் மற்றும் 
அதன் மீது  மதிப் பெண் குறைவான ஊழியருக்கு பணிப் பயிற்சி 
நீட்டித்தல் -  இனி OMR  முறையில் தேர்வு நடத்திட உரிய 
அறிவுறுத்தல் வழங்கப்படும்.

5 ) இலாக்கா பதவி உயர்வு பெற்ற ஊழியருக்கும்  நேரடி நியமன 
ஊழியருக்கும் உள்ள ஊதிய முரண்பாடு 5.1.2011  இலாக்கா
உத்திரவுப் படி நீக்கிட வேண்டும் -  PMG  களுக்கு உரிய 
அறிவுறுத்தல் வழங்கப்படும்.

6 )INCOME TAX PACKAGE  சம்பந்தப் பட்ட பணிப் பயிற்சி 
TRAINING  SCHEDULE  லில்  சேர்க்கப்பட்டு அனைத்து 
ஊழியருக்கும் அதற்கான பயிற்சி வழங்கப்படும். 

இன்னும் பல பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு இறுதி பதில்
வழங்கப் படவில்லை - எனினும்  சில  பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு
உத்திரவு வழங்கப் பட்டுள்ளது.

இதர விபரங்கள்  நவம்பர்  தமிழக அஞ்சல் முழக்கத்தில் !
படிக்க ! பயனடைய ! அஞ்சல் ஊழியர்களின் போர் வாள்
தமிழக அஞ்சல் முழக்கம்  பாருங்கள் !

..... J.R.,  CIRCLE SECRETARY, AIPEU GR.C, TN

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

LETTER FROM OUR ALL INDIA UNION ON DIRECTOR, PTC, MADURAI

 இயக்குனர் , அஞ்சல் பயிற்சி  மையம் , மதுரையின் அடாவடிப் போக்கு ,
லட்சக்கணக்கில்  அரசுப் பணம் விரயம் , ஏராளமான  ஊழல் புகார் - உரிய 
விசாரணை செய்ய  CBI க்கு  புகார் அளிக்கப்படுமா ? உண்மை நிலைநாட்டப்படுமா ? மாநில அஞ்சல் நிர்வாகத்தின்  நடவடிக்கை 
என்ன ?  ஊழியர்கள்  கேள்வி ?

நம் அகில இந்திய சங்கத்தின்  புகார்  கடிதம்  கீழே !

Ref: P/2-19/Tamilnadu Circle Dated – 28.10.2011

To,
Ms. Shanthi Nair
Chief Postmaster General
Tamilnadu Circle
Chennai - 600002
Madam,
Sub: - Atrocities & Highhandedness of Director PTC, Madurai.
                                           ..................
A kind attention is invited to your letter received ten days back  in connection with PTC, Madurai issues . The following are our view about the functioning of PTC Madurai and in particular about the atrocities of the Director, PTC.

The following are the informations we received from the trainees about the atrocities unleashed by the Director PTC Madurai Selvi. Nirmaladevi during the first session of Postmaster Grade I training from 8/8/2011 to 15/9/2011.

1. On 8/8/2011 the first day of training more than two third of the trainees were out of auditorium as the doors were locked at 0850 AM, whereas it was notified that the welcome function was fixed at 0900 AM. All the Postmaster grade officials even including the staff of PTC felt very sorry even nobody did anything wrong. At 0930 hours, the doors of the auditorium were opened and the Director thrashed in words on the mass of Postmaster Grade officials. When somebody tried to explain that the doors were locked before 10 minutes, the Director very angrily said “Shut up; Don’t talk” repeatedly. Every trainee felt very sad on the first day itself. Later the trainees came to know that the director closed the doors hastily on seeing a female Postmaster grade trainee on the way, who was supposed to be a former instructor of the same PTC filed CAT case against the same Director and got remedy. For settling the scores of personal vendetta the Director did such act.

2. On the introductory class, the Director told the trainees to attend class in Sundays also. But some of the trainees politely requested to allow rest on Sundays. However the Director angrily told that she would lose Rs 50000/ for one day if the classes fixed at THIYAGARAJA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT, MADURAI” on Sunday is cancelled. The trainees patiently admit the violations of DG Instructions of holding training on Sunday due to heavy expenditure made for that day.

3. All were in shock that, for 40 trainees for a single day the expenditure was Rs 50000/-,then for 3 days to each batch and for 3 batches comes Rs 450000/-in 9 days. Even though the training at THIYAGARAJA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT is good, the expenditure as told by the Director did not commensurate the benefits.

4. The Director kept the trainees in a tensioned atmosphere by not granting permission even in Sundays. There appeared to be no mess committee and all the decisions of purchase ,

Expenditure, food items, quality, quantity and timings are singularly decided, but the committees are in name sake.

5. Within short period, several trainees were discharged for taking one day leave due to death of near relatives or family members or for emergent reasons. When some trainees contacted the Director for reconsidering the termination of training for genuine leave, the Director half mindedly accepted in the middle of the training to grant leave in very emergent cases. For the name sake only two trainees were granted one day leave. For all the other people the leave taken even with the permission were treated as DIES-NON and the concerned divisional heads are advised to take appropriate actions even after completed our training. The in humanitarian attitude shown on the Postmaster grade trainees hurts not only the trainees but the staff at PTC also.

6. One day a night dinner was arranged. Some 15 trainees did not eat in the costly non veg dinner as they are not accustomed with such costly party. The request of the above trainees for giving light food at the mess was abruptly denied and openly the Director told “let them starve”. On that day food was denied and the sentiments of officials were humiliated. Now, after completed the training, some selective officials are issued with show cause notice by the respective divisional heads as directed by the Director, PTC Madurai as a revenge and afterthought.

7. Regularly all Postmaster Grade trainees were ordered to attend yoga / physical activity or Shramadhan at 0545 AM and all cleaning work in the LAB were done by the TRAINEES. Actually the cost for cleaning might be reduced to PTC but the real picture is not known to us. If anybody comes five minutes late separate punishments were as per the will and pleasure of the Director PTC. All trainees usefully practice the YOGA or Physical activity happily as they are good to their health. But the compulsory Shramadhan activity and the manner they treated created unhappiness. In the entire session the only happiest person is the DIRECTOR PTC and all others were totally unhappy. Every trainee was coming to the training with moral responsibilities but they were never cared by the super powered Director.

8. On 27/8/2011 the classes were continued till 1930 hours (awaked time was 0500AM) and all the trainees went to their rooms and they could finish their food even after the mess time of 2030 hrs. Usually the trainees were in the habit of talking to their family in the night hours in the play ground adjacent to their rooms for privacy and best phone signal. At 2130 hours hostel visit was made by the Director without any notice and four trainees were targeted as ‘NOT IN THE ROOM’. On 29/8/2011, Monday at 0930 AM , the above four trainees were pulled out from the GUEST LECTURE class and issued with show cause notice and immediate reply was demanded. All the four trainees have confirmed their presence in the PTC Campus in writing. Till tea time (1100 AM) all the four trainees were denied to listen the guest lecture. All the trainees during the tea time surrounded the four trainees and enquired about the show cause notice as all the trainees knew the fact of their presence within the campus and the allegation is filthy and ill motive. On seeing the crowd of trainees at tea spot, the Director rushed and told “we will speak in the evening” and after tea the Guest lecture continued as usual.

In the evening three trainees met the DIRECTOR and requested to recall the memory that all the four trainees were well present in the campus and the DIRECTOR and Asst. Director were the witnesses as all the four trainees wished them while their visit. The Director PTC assured that no further action would be taken on the above show cause notice and convinced with the actual reply. After the training was over and joining at their divisions, the Director issued

“DIES NON” for one official and warning to others, those may be deemed as excessive use of powers.

9. Even though all the trainees are humiliated in one way or another all the Postmaster Grade trainees were in so patience ,since the GUEST LECTURES and management subjects made them to tolerate for successful completion of training. As the Director PTC was so adamant and having unquestionable powers to punish the trainees we did nothing. The curriculum, subjects, instructors and the facility are boon to the trainees. But the trainees felt very sad about the treatment given by the DIRECTOR. The session of entire happy training was spoiled by one single person trusted with powers misusing to take revenge against the dislikes even though they are really good and deserve no adverse.

10. On 15/8/2011, the DIRECTOR PTC did a blunder of hoisting the national flag inversely in presence of all trainees and staff of PTC and one of the trainee rushed and re-hoist correctly. The particular trainee who helped the DIRECTOR in this regard is now gifted with DIES-NON after completion of the training. For tiny reasons whether it is genuine or not the DIRECTOR imposed punishments as gifts, what is the action for disrespecting the national flag on the Independence Day by the Director PTC, Madurai.

11. All the trainees have decided to record their unhappiness against the Director in the final feedback on completion of training. But the Director cleverly avoid to get feedback about the training. On the valedictory function, in presence of the CPMG, no trainee was given an opportunity to express their feeling. Feed backs were obtained for every guest lecture right from the beginning those were very good, but deliberate attempt to avoid course feedback is nothing but to hide the facts.

12. All the immature punitive actions unleashed against the innocent officials may be write back and a pleasant situation at PTC Madurai may please be ensured.

13. The expenditure made by DIRECTOR PTC is seems to be abnormal and luxurious in no way helpful to our department. For example.

(a) The luxurious one day night dinner is so wasteful and the cost per head may please be verified

(b) The amount paid to “ THIYAGARAJA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT” is said to be so high and the quotations from other institutions may please be checked out.

(c) The cost per head of the one day “HIGH-TEA ‘’ is seems to be very high and the need of such luxury and the force applied to the trainees to drink such tea may kindly be reconsidered. Even though if such party is decided as a part of training, such huge expenditure is very harmful to our department in particular and nation in general.

(d) From every trainee a sum of Rs 7500/- is collected among which a huge sum of Rs 3350 /- is shown as room rent/accommodation. As the building, electricity and water are come under the expenditure of Government, why room rent is in higher side and where it goes.

(e) It was told that previously cleaning /scavenging of PTC was done by some local persons with less expenditure and now the above work was done by a contractor with huge amount of contract. The contractor also not sending his personnel regularly and the cleanliness of rooms are not up to the mark. The quotations for the contract need to be checked and the comparative cost with the previous arrangement shall be compared and the loss to the department may be calculated in vigilant angle also.

(f) No mess committee is properly functioning and all unilateral decisions are converted into mess committee decisions. Hence the purchase and expenditure might not be checked properly.

14. It is most pertinent to mention one of the incidents taken place earlier to know about the eccentric check behavior of the Director. One Night at 10.30 hours when she visited nearby the staff quarters, she spotted one instructor wearing half trouser and T-shirt and standing in his home. She called and abused him about his dress. The instructor pointed out that it was his night dress and there was nothing wrong to wear T Shirts at home; he further pointed out to her when you are pointing out about my dress code, in what way it would be correct to attend PTC with sleeveless jackets. Next day one brought two or three pieces of such clothes and directed the canteen burn to earn in the midst of trainees.

15. There was a falicitation meeting organized at Madurai HO and the General Secretary attend the meeting on 28.8.2011 Sunday. The trainees sought permission to attend this meeting. That was strongly refused and the Director instructed that even though there is no class, nobody should leave the PTC on 28.8.2011. This is causing a serious concern and the Director should not construe all the trainees as sheeps or slaves in her Jungle raj.

16. The Director, PTC, Madurai is not at all conducting classes or giving lecture to the trainees there. Her only duty is to set question papers that too without knowing what is taught in training classes resulting out-of-syllabus and irrelevant questions.

17. The most inhuman action of the Director is not even granting a day’s leave for sick or important relatives marriage or even for the death of their family members and close relatives. If any trainee under the above contingencies requests leave she threatens that his/her training would be terminated forthwith. Further no trainee is allowed to go outside even on Sundays and holidays and they should remain in the training centre only.

18. As we know the trainees were selected with high academic qualifications followed with various screening tests like aptitude tests etc. But almost nearly 2/3rd of the candidates get detained as failed in every batch at PTC Madurai which we can’t heard in any other training centre in our country. If for fail, it is logical. But detention percentage is alarming. It shows that the questions are meant to be not related to the materials taught in the classes. This is nothing but blatant display of deliberate attempt of the Director to harass the trainees to satisfy his sadistic pleasure.

19. Last week, as it heavily rained many trainees could not wear shoes that were mandatory. They were only sandals/chappals as they were to wade through ankle deep water and slippery muddy ground. They were very badly abused and teased by the Director. All of them were threatened that then would not be allowed to appear for exams. They were further directed to write all 860 Head Pos in India with pin code for 100 times as imposition, i.e 86000 times of name of HO with Pin which is not humanly possible.

20. The list of harassments is long. The attitude to dominate like an autocrat and driving pleasure in teasing others are the hallmark of the incumbent. The above are not exhaustive. These are only the tips of iceberg.

In nutshell, we wish to place on record that Director PTC is totally unfit for such institution and her topsy turvy activities and harassment were made the PTC as hell to the trainees.

If the situation is not arrested, even we may think of holding series of programmes against her either in front of PTC or before circle office for which there will be good response irrespective of affiliations of general employees.

It is requested to intervene and rein in the situation before it goes out of control.
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
sd/-
(R. Sivannarayana)
Offg. General Secretary .

குறிப்பு:-
இந்தப் புகார் கடிதத்தின்  நகல் எடுத்து ஆங்காங்கே ஊழியர் பகுதிகளில் 
வழங்கிட  வேண்டுகிறோம்.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

small savings interest rates hiked- Ministry of Finance orders dt.11.11.2011

No. 6-1/2011-NS.II (Pt.)
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Delhi, the 11th November, 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:  Decisions on the recommendations of the Committee for
          Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF).

The Thirteenth Finance Commission in its Report had, inter alia, recommended that all aspects of the design and administration of the NSSF be examined with the aim of bringing transparency, market linked rates and other much needed reforms to the scheme. As a follow up of this recommendation, the Government had constituted a Committee on 8th July, 2010, headed by Smt. Shyamala Gopinath, the then Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India for comprehensive review of NSSF. The terms of reference of the Committee included review of the existing parameters for the small saving schemes in operation and recommend mechanisms to make them more flexible and market linked; review of the existing terms of the loans extended from the NSSF to the Centre and States and recommend on the changes required in the arrangement of lending the net collection of small savings to Centre and States; review of other possible investment opportunities for the net collections from small savings and the repayment proceeds of NSSF loans extended to States and Centre; review of the administrative arrangement including the cost of operation; and review of the incentives offered on the small savings investments by the States.

2.            The Committee submitted its report to the Government on 7th June, 2011. Comments/views of Department of Posts, Department of Revenue, Department of Financial Services, Department of Expenditure and all State/Union Territory Governments were sought on the recommendations made by the Committee.

3.            The recommendations of the Committee have been considered in detail, taking into account the views/comments received from other Departments, States/UTs and representations received from various agents’ associations and others. After detailed examination the following decisions have been taken:- 

Rationalisation of Schemes:

(i)            The maturity period for Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will be reduced from 6 years to 5 years.

(ii)           A new NSC instrument, with maturity period of 10 years, would be introduced.
(iii)          Kisan Vikas Patras (KVPs) will be discontinued.
(iv)         The annual ceiling on investment under Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme will be increased  from Rs. 70,000 to Rs..1 lakh.
(v)          Interest on loans obtained from PPF will be increased to 2% p.a.from existing 1% p.a.
(vi)         Liquidity of Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) – 1, 2, 3 & 5 years – will be improved by allowing pre-mature withdrawal at a rate of interest 1% less than the time deposits of comparable maturity. For pre-mature withdrawals between 6-12 months of investment, Post Office Savings Account (POSA) rate of interest will be paid.

Interest Rates on Small Savings Instruments :

(i)            The rate of interest paid under Post Office Savings Account will be increased from 3.5% to 4% p.a.
(ii)        The rate of interest on small savings schemes will be aligned with G-Sec rates of similar maturity, with a spread of 25 basis points (bps) with two exceptions. The spread on 10 year NSC (new instrument) will be 50 bps and on Senior Citizens Savings Scheme 100 bps. The interest rates for every financial year will be notified before 1st April of that year.
(iii)          Assuming the date of implementation of the recommendations of the Committee as 1st December, 2011  the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for current financial year on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built in the schemes, will be as given below:-

Instrument
Current Rate (%)
Proposed Rate (%)
Savings Deposit
3.50
4.0
1 year Time Deposit
6.25
7.7
2 year Time Deposit
6.50
7.8
3 year Time Deposit
7.25
8.0
5 year Time Deposit
7.50
8.3
5 year Recurring Deposit
7.50
8.0
5-year SCSS
9.00
9.0
5 year MIS
8.00 (6 year MIS)
8.2
5 year NSC
8.00 (6 year NSC)
8.4
10 year NSC
New Instrument
8.7
PPF
8.00
8.6


(iv)          Payment of 5% bonus on maturity of MIS will be discontinued.

Commission to Agents

(i)         Payment of commission on PPF schemes (1%) and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (0.5%) will be discontinued.
(ii)        Agency commission under all other schemes (except MPKBY agents) will be reduced from existing 1% to 0.5%.
(iii)       Commission at existing rate of 4% will continue for Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents.
(iv)       Incentives, if any, paid by the State/UT Governments will be reduced from the commission paid by the Central Government.
Investments from NSSF :

(i)         The minimum share of States in net small savings collections in a year, for investment in State Governments Securities, will be reduced from 80% to 50%. The remaining amount will be invested in Central Government securities or lent to other willing States or in securities issued by infrastructure companies/agencies, wholly owned by Central Government.
(ii)        Yearly repayment of NSSF loans made by Centre and States, will be reinvested in Central and State Government securities in the ratio of 50:50.
(iii)       The period of repayment of NSSF loans by Centre and States will be reduced to 10 years, with no moratorium.
(iv)         For the current financial year the prevailing interest rate of 9.5% will continue. From 1st April, 2012 revised interest rate will be notified.
(iv)       Half yearly payment of interest by the Centre and the States will be introduced.
(v)        Interest rate on existing investments from NSSF in Central Government securities till 2006-07 will be re-set at 9% and on those from 2007-08 till 2010-11 will be re-set at 9.5%.

Operational Issues of NSSF
(i)            A Monitoring Group drawn from Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India, Department of Posts, State Bank of India, other select banks and select State Governments will be set up to resolve various operational issues like reducing the time lag between collection and investment, etc. 
4.            Necessary notifications, including those requiring amendments to rules of various small saving schemes and National Small Savings Fund (Custody & Investment) Rules, 2001 will be notified separately. The above decisions will take effect from the dates to be specified in the notifications.
5.            This has the approval of Finance Minister.
 
(Shaktikanta Das)
Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India