FNPO tendered evidence before the GDS
pay Committee headed by Sri Kamalesh
Chandra, Chairman, from the official side Sri TQ Mohammad Secretary, Sri
Susheel Member and from the staff side Sri D Theagarajan, Secretary
General FNPO, Sri TN Rahate, President FNPO, Sri Rajat S Das, working president
, FNPO, Sri D Kishan Rao, Genral Secretary, NAPE Group-C,Sri PU Muraleedharan, General
Secretary, NUGDS, Sri CH. Laxmi Narayana Prsident NUGDS Sri B Shivakumar,
Asstt. General Secretary, NAPE Group-C, & Sri L LKrishna Prasad
RR, NAPE Gr-C, AP Circle were tendered the evidence. A Video Presentation
for 25 minutes was made before the commission showing the nature of duties of
all the cadres of the GDS employees, usage of biometric devices for payment of
MGNREGA, Social Security Pensions and the interview of the Hon’ble
Communication Minister, Sri Ravi Sankar Prasadji covering the projects under
took by the rural postal network present and future. Sukanya Samradhi Account,
RPLI, sale of Godavari water, PM Suraksha Bhima Yojana were highlighted in the
video. The Chairman and GDS committee keenly watched the video presentation and
positively responded on the points raised in the memorandum. The Commission may
call unions again in July 2016.
Some of the salient features of the
evidence
1. Amending the rule 3A of the GDS
conduct & Engagement Rules and allotting the GDS employees to work for 8
hours. Necessary documents obtained under RTI Act were submitted in support of
the workload of the BPMs.
2. Dispensing with the unscientific
point system for assessing the workload of BPMs and evaluations of new method
for the GDSMC/MD/Packers keeping the future need of the rural postal system.
3. Reducing the cadres in the
GDS System by making common cadre atleast two and suitably fixing the wages.
4. Fixing the wages of the GDS agents
based on the scales implemented to the Central Govt. Employees in the 7th CPC
minimum of Rs 20,000/- basic pay.
5. Finding ways and means for
providing rented standard accommodation by the Department paying suitable HRA.
6. Cash conveyance arrangement to be
made by the Department with conveyance allowance.
7. Fixed quota for the GDS employees
in the PA recruitment and allowing GDS employees in the vacant posts of Postal
Assistants like postmen & Group-D.
8. 5% LR
9. The compassionate appointment
of the dependents in case of voluntary/invalid
retirements
10.
Liberal transfer facility in place of limited transfer facility.
11.
Medical facilities, Group Insurance
12.
Chapter wise discussion of our Memorandum .
