Eastern Zone Study Camp of Postal Employees held at Guwahati (Assam) on the 27th & 28th April, 2013 with a grand success.

17 (Seventeen) delegates from R.M.S. & M.M.S. employees from West Bengal Circle and the Circle Secretary of DRM Workers Union participated in the Study Camp.

Com. Tapan Sen, M.P. and General Secretary of CITU, Com. K.K.N. Kutty, Secretary General of Confederation, Com. Satanjib Das, Jt. Convenor, JCTU, Assam State, Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE and Com. K.V. Sridharan, Ex-General Secretary, P-III were the main Speaker.

Detail report will be submitted shortly.

DA HIKE

DA HIKE

Union Cabinet approved the proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) to 80 per cent, from existing 72 per cent, benefiting about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government.

The hike would be effective from January 1, 2013 and the employees and pensioners will be entitled to arrears.

Delay in ANNOUNCEMENT OF DA

Delay in ANNOUNCEMENT OF DA

Conduct DEMONSTRATIONS at Divisional Level on 23^rd April, 2013 .

 CONFEDERATION CALLS FOR A STRONG PROTEST AGAINST THE INORDINATE DELAY IN GRANTING 8% DA TO CG EMPLOYEES BY GOVERNMENT

CONFEDERATION OF

CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

A-2/95, Manishinath Bhawan, Rajouri Garden,New Delhi-110 027

Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com.

Email:Confederation06@Yahoo.co.in

 Tel: 011-2510 5324:  Mobile: 98110 48303

No. Conf/27 /2013 - Dated 17^th April 2013

Comrades,

DELAY IN GRANT OF DA - HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATION ON 23^RD APRIL 2013

            Since the implementation of the recommendations of the 4^th central pay commission in 1986, the Dearness Allowance (DA) is paid in two six-monthly installments – in March and September of every year. The practice followed since then is that the order granting DA to government employees is issued in March and September itself.

            This time the practice in force since 1986 is violated. Our enquiries with concerned Ministries informed us that the file is already moved for Cabinet approval. But it is nearly a month now. The cabinet has found no time to take a decision on this.

            This naturally is quiet disturbing, especially in the time of galloping price line. The employees have, in the past, fought bitterly for grant of DA and the 3^rd CPC gave a definite formula for DA in the aftermath of the one day strike on 19^th September 1968. We cannot allow the hard won DA to be tampered with.

            Confederation has written to Prime Minister conveying the disquiet amongst the amongst the employees over the inordinate delay in the grant of additional installment of DA due from 1^st January 2013 and urging the Prime Minister to take immediate steps to assuage the feelings of the employees. Copy of the letter is given along with this Circular.

            The Secretariat of Confederation therefore calls upon every affiliate as well as State Committee of Confederation to organise lunch hour demonstration in the work place on 23^rd April 2013, Tuesday and send the following telegram to the Prime Minister of India.

            Text of Telegram: EMPLOYEES AGITATED OVER DELAY IN GRANT OF DA, URGE TO EXPEDITE ISSUANCE OF ORDERS.

            Each affiliate and State Committee of Confederation may send a detailed report on implementation of the programme in their organisation/state to the Confederation CHQ.

            With greetings

Yours fraternally

Sd/-

(KKN Kutty)

Secretary General

Rate of DRM was increased

Four (4) Hours Sit-in Demonestration

At Yogayog Bhawan

Called by NFPE Group of Circle Unions

On 18-04-2013 (Thursday)

From 11-00 hrs to 15-00 hrs

                                                                            Join in Mass

Circle Union wrote regarding Payment of salary through Bank/ Cheque to PMG(NB&Sikkim)

No.- WB/17                                                                                                      Date: 02-04-2013

To,

Sri I. Pangerungsang,

Post Master General,

NB & Sikkim Region,

Siliguri.

 Sub: Payment of salary through Bank/ Cheque.

 Sir,

            It is an issue which was cropped up vide DG Post order no. 2-1/2007-08-PA(Tech-I) D-255-326 Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-1, Dated 14.05.2009 after implementation of 6^th CPC.

             On behalf of the Staff Side we took up the case with the Authority in the highest forum of the Circle level in RC(JCM) as it is a policy issue.

             On 17.06.2009 after expressing the views of the Staff Side and urges for a meeting with official side and after a long discussion it was decided upon that, there is no forcible imposition. Accordingly one instruction was issued on the 1^st July, 2009 for obtaining option for the Staff vide letter no. A&P/B/Salary Payment/09.

             Again it can be reiterated that as per Gazette Notification of the ministry of Finance Dt. 11.04.2012 it was mentioned that “the Govt. Servants are permitted to receive the salary by Direct credit to their Bank accounts or in Cash or by Cheque at their option” (Page 8/8).

             But it came to know that the order is not being followed in RMS ‘SG’ Division. So I would like to request you to advise the Divisional Head accordingly.

             A positive action is highly solicited.

  Yours faithfully,

(S.K. Bardhan)

Circle Secretary,