POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION
NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION OF
NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS
NEW DELHI
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No. PJCA/GENL/2013 Dated – 17.04.2013
To,
Ms. P. Gopinath
Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
Madam
Sub: - Memorandum submitted to
Secretary, Department of Posts by PJCA on 01.04.2013.
This is in continuation of our
memorandum submitted to your goodself by the Postal Joint Council of Action on
01.04.2013 on some important long pending burning issues which are agitating
the minds of the Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks and
Casual, Part-time, contingent employees. (Copy of the memorandum dated
01.04.2013 enclosed herewith for your ready reference.
The following issues relating to the Postmen/MTS staff may also be
treated as part of the memorandum.
In the past sufficient discussion
has taken place during the Union’s meeting with the Postman Committee. In the
Minutes No. 09-01/2005- WS-1/PE dated 9th March 2012 in Item No. 2(i) regarding
extraction of data entry by the Postman it was assured that suitable
instruction to all the Circles in the matter will be given by 30-4-2012.
However, the final result is still awaited regarding Item (d) of the said
Minutes. It was informed that the Union will be intimated, the aspects being
under consideration of the Directorate when finalised. The present position in
the matter may kindly be intimated.
It is further pointed out that
during periodical and DC meeting held on 29-11-2012 and 28-12-2012 it was
agreed in principle that DG PT Order No. 31-38/79-PE-I dated 22-5-1979
regarding norms would be modified in consonance with the changed circumstances.
For this purpose it was also assured by the Directorate during the discussions
that a Committee would be constituted for the purpose. But the Unions are still
in dark regarding the Constitution of the Committee and the relevant follow up
action on the subject under consideration. It is requested to constitute the
committee early so that the delivery staff will be fully recruited and the
target of 100% delivery achieved.
Regarding the definition of the
congested area, it is amended that a dense population of 2500 per square mile
(instead of Kilometer in the original order) would be a congested area. In this
connection, it is assured that Directorate would examine and issue suitable
amendment/corrigendum to the note 8 of the revised norms of Postman
establishment. This is not yet done.
Due to fast urbanisation of small
cities in the periphery of metropolitan cities, the density of population is
alarmingly rocketing up. So earthlyminded examination is the right solution.
The above fast increase in the density of population has become more than
impossible to dispose of workload by the delivery staff in 450 to 500 minutes.
Consequently, the delivery staff is unwillingly required to return some
articles. In this contingency, there are no clear instructions as to with what
remark such undelivered articles are to be deposited.
An additional item in reference
to Item No. 4 of the Memorandum dated 1-4-2013 may be added as 4a as follows -
4a. While conducting
promotional cum competitive exams from GDS to MTS, GDS and MTS to Postman cadre
we are in receipt of several complaints from the examinees that the examination
papers for the relevant examination were very tough. We tried to convince the
Administration to set examination paper in liberal comprehensive manner with
the intention that since the aspiring examinees are already in touch in the
routine work and they are not required to face with complicated and extraneous
nature of work and also to cut down the delay in recruitment process. However,
the Directorate has stuck up to its own decision that the above mentioned
examinations are competitive and not promotional, liberalisation could not be
considered. Due to the said decision by the Directorate it will be difficult to
Department to hardly get 2 to 5% employees to fill up the quota of vacancies
earmarked from GDS and MTS for the designated job and the volume of vacancies
will remain unfilled every year. It is once again requested to simplify the
questions.
Yours faithfully,
D. Theagarajan M.
Krishnan
Secretary General FNPO Secretary
General, NFPE
