The standing committee meeting of JCM (DC) was held on
23.08.2013 under the chairmanship of Member (O) to discuss the pending items of
the last JCM (DC).Shri. K. V. Sridharan, Leader Staff side,Shri. Giriraj Singh,
Secretary Staff Side,Shri. M. Krishnan, Secretary General NFPE Shri.
D. Theagarajan, Secretary General FNPO represented the staff side.Shri. T. N.
Rahate General Secretary P4, FNPO Shri.
Ishwar Singh Dabas, General Secretary, P4 NFPE, were also present to discuss
the postmen related issues.
The following are the decision in respect of important
items.
1. A new chairperson will be nominated with in a
fortnight for further continuance of cadre restructuring proposal. A meeting with the staff side will be held within one month.
2.The case of System Assistant will be looked into by the
cadre review committee. The uniform duties and other ten demands pertaining to
system administrators will be discussed in the
same committee.
3.Droping the practice of obtaining fidelity bond will be reviewed once again.
4.The protection of pay of the defunct scale of PO
& RMS Accountant case is being reviewed.
5.The revision of cash allowance to the SPMs handling cash
in the absence of treasurer will be finalized at
the earliest possible.
6.The committee reports for enhancing the line limits for
cash remittance will be decided within a month. Providing van for cash
conveyance for MNERGA payment will be considered.
7.Fixing of norms to PSD and CSD will be considered only after the implementation of IT modernisation project.
8.Allowing the physically challenged officials to appear in
the IP examination, the referred case has not yet been finalized by the
department of Social Justice. One more reminder and personal approach to expedite the approval will be made.
9.The revised HSG I Recruitment rules ensuring 100% HSG I
Posts to General line is under process. The revised recruitment rules for HSG I
will be finalized within two months.
10.The proposal for payment of incentive instead of
honorarium for processing PLI/RPLI proposal will be finalized shortly. We
pointed out about non-payment of RPLI incentive on monthly basis as per 2009,
orders in most of the circles. It was assured to issue instructions to adhere
the said instructions scrupulously. We pointed out the inadequate allotment of
funds of clearing the pending incentive bills to the field officers and Agents and requested to allot the sufficient fund to wipe out
all the pending bills forthwith. This was assured.
11.The proposal for the grant of Excess duty allowance or
restoration of charge allowance to the SPMs working in single and Double handed
post offices will be considered.
12.The issue regarding the counting of training period for
the benefits of promotion under TBOP/BCR scheme as
per the court judgment will be considered after getting the law ministry
opinion as well as its implementation in respect of U.P circle at first.
13.Holding of examination for the post of AMM in MMS and
holding DPC for Dy. Manager MMS will be
finalized within two months.
14.The issue of appointment of Superintendent, Sorting in
RMS will be finalized shortly.
15.The staff side demanded to record disagreement in respect
of the denial of cash handling allowance to treasures at par with cashiers. The
chairman inform that we will have one more attempt with MoF. The staff side assured to submit a fresh detailed not above
the justification in this case.
16.The
committee constituted to discuss about Group ‘B’ promotion under the
chairmanship of Shir. V. K. Tiwari DDG (R&P) will finalise its recommendation within one month. 17.In
the issue of anomaly in the preparation of PA gradation list, we insisted
whatever settled earlier should not be reopened. This was agreed and DDG (P) assured to give appropriate instruction to
Tamilnadu Circle.
18.Orders issued for protection of pay to employees who seek transfer to a
lower post under FR 15(a)/under Rule 38.
19.Construction for department building for DPA at Hyderabad. Proposal not agreed. In respect of Trivandrum and
Patna, this is under process.
20.Demand fresh establishment review for proposal/revival
sanction of peripheral HRA will not be insisted hereafter. Proposal to upgrade
the cities for drawal of HRA as per the 2011 census will be take up with MoF.
21.The unjustified three conditions imposed for appearing
IP examination for the departmental quota vacancies will be reviewed and modified shortly.
22.The Civil wing Karnataka circle ensured the safety of
the existing building at Kodial bail HSG I in Mangalore division and no
possibility of new construction. As the accommodation is far below the SOA we
insisted for shifting of the PO for a better building which will be examined.
23.The construction work
began for the new departmental building at Itanagar HO/North East Circle.
24.The incentive for IMT work will be finalized shortly.
The file is new pending with internal finance for approval.
25.The recovery imposed on official for interest paid on
PPF Accounts in case of Karnataka circle have
been ordered to refund to the officials like Mysore and case settled.
26.In case of fixation of pay for MTS by separate fixation
for each MACP has been referred to the nodal
ministry for clarification.
27.Taking dies non period for reckoning of continuous
service for grant of MACP will be further examined. We pleaded, in the MACP
order, there is no qualifying service and it should be on continuous service
for grant of MACP and thus all EXOL, dies non
period should be taken as service.
28.Orders have been issued with regard to recovery of
Postage in case of foreign articles returned due to non availability of service
– case settled.
29.Clarification has been issued to fix 1800 grade pay
after training for the canteen employees – case
settled.
30.The earlier order denying arrears on encashment of earned leave is modified and orders issued to pay the
difference in encashment of EL for availing
LTC.
31.Orders issued to CPMGs to
hold immediate DPCs for filling up of all vacant LSG, HSG II and HSG I.
32.Orders will be issued
shortly in relaxing the standard to GDS
belonging to SC/ST quota in the appointment of Postal Assistant in the revised
PA/SA Recruitment rules. One more instructions will be issue to all circle
heads to have a special drive to fill up all the vacancies of PA, Postman etc.
kept under residual vacancies.
33.As the finalization revised recruitment rules for PA/SA
is delayed due to non clearance by nodal ministries. It is decided to fill up the PA vacancies of circle office as per the
existing recruitment rules.
34.Orders issued by promoting the OS as AD recruitment.
35.The earlier instructions will be reiterated in respect
of observation of tenure in RMS, HRO and divisional offices.
36.The IP Posts under Direct recruitment in J&K
Circle cannot be filled up due to non allotment
from UPSC.
37.Clarifications were
issued for short drawal of Grade pay in case
of pharmacists in P&T dispensary.
38.The recovery effected from the commutation of pension has been stopped as per OM dated 10.02.2009.
39.A module will be finalised by the Directorate within two
months for imparting training to the Group ‘D’ selected under Blind Quota for
upgradation of their Grade pay to 1800/-
40.A reference will be made to the nodal ministry for the
grant of grade pay of Rs. 1800- to MTS who retired/expired
from service after 13.08.2008 without having been imparted training.
41. In respect of fixing of norms for postman work, a separate meeting will be held.
42.The revision of double duty allowance is under active consideration.
43.The demand for revision of LR strength as per volume IV
has been disputed by the official side by citing the MOF order dated
24.08.1995. we are not accepting and conveyed to
come up with full details in the next meeting.
44.A provision will be made
in the revised module software in Accounts for
online facility of GPF Accounts directly by the officials.
45.Updating Postal manual, Volumes are underway by a
special team. It will be fianlised at the
earliest possible.
46.The proposal for bifurcation of Bastar Division is
considered. The proposal for redeployment of Group ‘B’ posts for creation of separate division is under consideration.
47.All circle heads will be addressed for the timely supply
of uniforms to the officials. The staff side is
also requested to furnish the details in case of non supply of uniforms to the
officials in respect of any circle.
48.Staff side insisted for providing more feeder cadre post
in case of PO & RMS. Account line officials and assured to submit a
brief note on this for consideration. The
meeting ended with the vote of thanks to the chair.
