• Air Travel on official account - both domestic and international (15th December 2009)

• Review of Scheme for Compassionate Appointment in the light of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations.

• Expected Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees from Jan-2010 is 35% i.e rise in DA (Dearness Allowance) to 8%
  As per calculation based on All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 and index thereon enhanced at 165 points in the month of Oct 2009, there would be a rise in DA (Dearness Allowance) to 8%,which would result in the overall rise to 35% from 1.1.2010 for all the Central Government Employees.

Constitution of Screening committee for MACPS

Description: JTS Officer can act as a Chairperson of the screering committee, No4-7/MACPS/2009/-PCC Dated 9th Dec 2009


Re-designation of Post of DDG (PO, I & MM) to DDG (PO, I, MM & Estates)

Why - Losses in Postal Department - reply given by Shri Gurdas Kamat, Hon.Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology in Lok Sabha

LOK SABHA minutes dated 7/12/2009
The Department of Posts has had deficit for the last three years and it is expected to continue in the year also. The details of the deficit for the last three years and the estimates for the current year are as under;
Year Amount in crores of Rupees
2006-07 1249.52
2007-08 1511.44
2008-09 3593.09
2009-10 5632.46
The Deficit has substantially increased during the previous year and the current year due to hike in salary of the Employees and Pensionary Charges of the retired employees on account of implementation of 6th Pay Commission’s Report.
The main reason is that the rates of most of the postal Services do not reflect the market price as they are subsidized to make it within the reach of common man and to the remotest area of the country. Pricing of most of the products have not been kept with the pave of the cost of operations.
A new scheme “Project Arrow” has been introduced in this plan period for refocusing on the objectives of customer satisfaction and service delivery exchange and enabling the Post Office to develop in to hub for civic and governance initiatives, which will have a direct impact on socioeconomic will being of citizens.
Streamling the postal operations through network optimization, induction of technology and introduction of freighter for mail conveyance.
In the areas of financial service the Departmental of post is aggressively pursuing the objectives of the Government for financial inclusion of rural masses through its vast network. This shall also add to the revenue of the Department by way of interest and return through investment in the Post Office Life insurance fund (POLIF) and Rural Post Office Life Insurance Fund (RPOLIF). The Department of Post will also introduce mobile based remittance service across the country.
The Department has been taking step to increase the revenue through introduction of new products, market development activities and adoption of customer oriented strategies. Speed Post, Business Post, Express Post, Retail Posts etc. as premium services have been consistently growing. The Department of Post is also using its vast network fro retailing of financial products and services agency function adding to the Department’s revenue.
This reply was given by Shri Gurdas Kamat, Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology in Lok Sabha 7/12/2009.

Implementation of Governments decision on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission regarding revision of pension of pensioners/family pensioners etc. Grant of full pension to Government servants who retired on or after 1.1.2006 (dated 10/12/2009)

Great fighter Dorai Kannoji No More!

With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform that sudden and sad demise on 8/12/2009 of respected, beloved and fighter thiru Dorai Kannoji ex all India President. His contribution towards this organization is ever lasting be inspiration for entire BPEF family. His contribution towards Chennai Court case is increditable. We pray to God that his soul may rest in peace.

Thousands gathered for DHARNA………

We salute our BPEF members……….

Today at 9.00 hrs hundreds of Postal workers from across the country sat on Dharna at Dak Bhavan New Delhi under banner of Bharatiya Postal Employees Federation for focussing attention of Postal Administration over 26 point charter of demands.

Charter of Demands include natural justice in granting euqal trade union facilities; checking of corruptive practices at all level which causes loss to Public Exchequre and harrasement to Postal Staff, removal of anomalies in pay structure in MACP / 6th CPC; providing adequate infracture for smooth public services; honouring judicial verdicts went in favour of staff ; shortage at all level etc.

At 13.30hrs huge gathering was assembled during lunch hour. Meeting was addressed by prominent BPEF leaders such as S/Shri Vidydhar Pathak, M. K. Khamborkar, S. S. Jadhav, Sungsndhi Mishra, Balaram Pandey highlighting burning problems of Postal employees and Postal Department

Grant of advance increments to Stenographers in Subordinate Offices for acquiring higher speed in short-hand - Acceptance of Award of BoA - regarding

Implementation of Governments decision on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission - Revision of CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 - Constant Attendant Allowance (dated 07/12/2009)

Copy of Conciliation made dated 07/12/2009 with Regional Labour Commissioner (C) New Delhi on our Charter of Demand and Dharna Programme thereof

LTC to Central Government Employees- Travel by tour packages operated by IRCTC.


 
Notification  in respect of CCS Leave Rules 1972 in purview of  6th CPC's recommendations

List of cases where Commission has advised imposition of major penalty in the

month of October’09 wherein Sl No 10 is SSPO's and belongs to Department to Posts, India

TODAY'S NEWS

Special Recruitment Drive to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities.


CBI NEWS

During the last three years sixteen cases have been withdrawn by CBI. The case wise details including the reasons of withdrawal have been shown in the Annexure .

This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Perosnnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Shri Prithiviraj Chavan in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha yesterday.

SL 4 & 5 RELATE TO OLD POSTAL FRAUDS

(Please click here to download the Annexure)

TODAYS DEVELOPMENTS

Grant of Dearness Relief to the Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre revised scales of 5th CPC w.e.f 1.7.2009 (dated 17/11/2009)

Revision of Pension on the recommendations of the Pay Commission - Applicability of the judgement of Hon ble Supreme Court in CA No. 5566 of 2008 in the case of Civil Pensioners (dated 18/11/2009)

IN CONNECTION WITH DHARNA AT DAK BHAVAN AND 26 POINTS - CHARTER OF DEMANDS THEROF  LETTER FROM DTE.  IS FURNISHED UNDER FOR ALL MEMBERS

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Latest Developments

Encashment of earned leave alongwith LTC - Clarification  

Clarification on Children Education Allowance

CORRIGENDUM TO NOTICE

No. BP-III/AGI-PROG/NOTICE/09 DATED 23rd Nov.2009.

CORRIGENDUM TO NOTICE

This is in partial modification of notice of even No dated 19th Sept 2009 and in it period of Dharna in front of DAK BHAWAN New Delhi 110 001 may be read as Tuesday the 8th December 2009 to Wednesday 9th December 2009. All other entries hold good.

Camp at Mumba
Dated 23, the Nov. 2009                               

M.K.KHAMBORKAR

              General Secretary,

   BPEU CLASS III.

 Copy To,

1. The D.G(.Posts)

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhawan , New Delhi 110 001.

For Favour of information

2. The Director,

SR & Legal,Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan New Delhi 110 001.

3. All Principle / Chief Post Master Generals

4. The Genereal Secretary ,BMS,CHQ, New Delhi 110 055.

5. The Secretary General GENC, New Delhi .

6. The Secretary General BPEF,New Delhi T-21, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi 110001

7. All CHQ office bearers including Circle Secretaries.

8. All Circle Office Bearers/Divisional Secretaries through respective circle secretaries.

9. All Divisional office bearers through respective divisional secretaries.

Camp at Mumbai GPO                  

M.K.KHAMBORKAR

General Secretary,

BPEU CLASS III

 CHENNAI COURT CASE

Today our Contemt Petition came up for hearing in Hon'ble Chennai High Court. Govt Counsellor prayed before Hon'ble High Court  for  four to period for filling reply

promotions earned or upgradations granted under ACP Scheme by Gr -D to be ignored for MACP- orders regarding

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees - Clarification Regarding

NEW DELHI: The government has formulated a scheme that will allow its employees to choose between a health insurance plan provided by an insurer or that from state-run Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). At present, the Central government employees are covered under the CHGS scheme, being operated by the health ministry. "The scheme is already formulated...It will open the choice for government servants," G C Chaturvedi, Additional Secretary in the Finance Ministry told news agency. The new scheme, which will be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval soon, will immediately benefit at least three lakh Central government employees, he said. The new scheme, Chaturvedi said, will be more beneficial to the employees who are posted at places where there are no CGHS dispensaries or they are far away from the place of posting. CGHS dispensaries and hospitals are located only in 26 places in the country. "Those who are residing outside CGHS dispensaries areas will immediately opt for it... There are over three lakh employees which will immediately opt for it, others will take some time," Chaturvedi said. The government had earlier appointed a inter-ministerial committee to work out a health insurance scheme to supplement the CGHS scheme to provide better coverage to its employees.

Good News to Govt Officials Retired between 1/1/2006 to 31/08/2008

Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to encashment of leave in respect of Central Government employees.

Today's Developments

Grant of the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs. 4600 in the pay band PB-2 to posts that existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the pay band PB-2 (Dated 13th November 2009)

Child Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy-Clarification

LATEST DEVELOPMENT

Hon'ble MP Dy. Leader of OPPOSITION in LOKSABHA Smt. Sushma Swaraj writes to Thiru A. Raja Hon'ble MOC on our Charter of Demand

BPEU Class-III CHQ writes Letter to Member (P) in connection with MACP

No. BP-III/MACP/1/2009 Dated 5th Nov.2009
To,
The Member (Personnel)
Postal Services Board
New Delhi
Sub:- Introduction of MACP in Department of Post-replacing TBOP /BCR
Scheme –requesting for redressal of grievances of postal employees

Respected Sir;

Vide file No 4-7/MACPs/2009 – PCC dated 18th Sept 2009 office memorandum issued by Department of Posts for implementation of modified ACP Scheme. In this respect your kind attention is invited towards Statement showing Grade Pay admissible to different categories of staff / officers on placement in the Modified ACP Scheme (MACPs) w.e.f. 01/09/2008 those whom do not get promotion in the hierarchy; appended to the memo.

In the Statement there is nothing mentioned for Supervisory cadre i.e. LSG NB, HSG-II (NB), HSG-I. By the by it is to mention that HSG-II NB and HSG-I have been given Non – Gaz Group-B status.

Department has already proposed Supervisory cadre as separate cadre with distinct category. Hence in this supervisory cadre LSG (NB) is fedder cadre and; therefore, should be given grade pay of RS 4600/- and consequently Hsg-II and HSG-I should be granted Rs 4800/- and Rs 5400/- respectively.

The upgradations granted under TBOP/BCR Scheme should be ignored for the officials working in this supervisory cadres as now TBOP / BCR Scheme is not in existence. Moreover TBOP/ BCR scheme was based on “matching savings” with extra workload on supervisory staff. MACP does not have such features. Therefore there is justification to grant of higher grade pay to supervisory cadres. This all India Union, therefore, request to consider above demands favourably.
A line in reply is requested
With regards;

Your’s Sincerely,
(M. K. Khamborkar)