1. Standing Committee meeting of JCM Departmental Council was held on 18.12.2012 under the chairpersonship of Ms. Yesodhara Menon, Member (Personnel), Postal Services Board. All the pending items of the last JCM (DC) were discussed. Minutes will be published later.
2. JCM Departmental Council meeting will be held on 28.12.2012. Ms. Manjula Prashar, Secretary, Department of Posts and Postal Board Members will participate in the meeting. all the new items will be discussed in the meeting.
3. One day mass hunger fast was conducted in front of the Dak Bhawan by the All India Postal Casual, Part-time, Contingent & Contract workers Federation on 19.12.2012 protesting against the abnormal delay in revision of wages of the casual labourers at par with the minimum revised pay of the Central Government employees w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and also regularization of their services.
4. Federal Council of NFPE will be held at Hyderabad during the month of June 2013.
5. First All India Conference of AIPEU GDS (NFPE) will be held at chennai on 26.3. & 27.3.2012. Reception committee will be formed on 31.12.2012 at Nakkeeran Hall, SRMU office , Chennai.
6. Postal Board has informed that the IT Modernisation Project of 5000 crores will be implemented most expeditiously and in a time bound manner. Major changes in the day to day functioning of BOs, SOs, HPOs, RMS, Postal Accounts & Administrative offices are going to take place.
6. Finance Ministry HAS NOT APPROVED the proposal for raising the GDS Bonus ceiling to Rs.3500 but returned the file without approval.