CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES DA FROM JULY 2013 – ESTIMATION BASED ON ALL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AICPI-IW UP TO MAY 2013 - DA FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FROM JULY 2013 WILL BE 90%

AICPI-IW for the month of May 2013 has been released by Ministry of Labour recently (Click here for more details). This index gains significance as AICPI-IW from July-2012 to June-2013 will be required to calculate Central Government Employees DA from July 2013

AICPI (IW) for the period from July 2013 to April 2013

Month	AICPI-IW
Jul 2012	212
Aug 2012	214
Sep 2012	215
Oct 2012	217
Nov 2012	218
Dec 2012	219
Jan 2013	221
Feb 2013	223
Mar 2013	224
Apr 2013	226
May 2013	228
Jun 2013	To be released in the month July 2013

We discussed about two Scenarios last month on probable DA from July 2013 . Click here to check the details of the same.

Scenario I which we had discussed for problable DA of 90% from July 2013 in the said article may be getting confirmed as CPI-IW for the month of May 2013 is 228 now. Happening of Scenario II for probable DA of 91% is far-fetching as CPI-IW for the month of June 2013 should be increased to 237 for June 2013 in order to get DA of 91%. As 9 point increase of CPI-IW in a single month may not be possible,

 we presume that DA for Central Government Employees from July 2013 will be 90% only

After a long gap of decades, Railways, Defense &

 Confederation of Central Govt. Employees came on one 

platform and decided to fight against the anti-employee 

policies of the Govt. 

The leadership of NFPE & CCGEW rightly focused the

 justified demand of casual labour & daily rated

 mazdoors "Regularization" and well placed in the

 common Charter of Demands for the ensuing series of

 struggles.

Now a unique opportunity for casual & contract workers

 to reach the demand of regularization by raising our

 voice along with the entirety of Central Govt.

 Employees; Railways, Defense & Confederation of 

Central Govt. Employees.

All casual & contract workers are requested to  take a

 firm decision for the unity and move to march ahead 

with a united trade union movement. Ours is ..... a union

 which is ready to fight jointly with NFPE ........ a union

 which believes in the unity of all employees irrespective

 of their cadre ......... a union which believes that policies

 of the Govt. is the main enemy of workers in general

 ........ a union which believes that NFPE alone can lead

 the battle for settlement of demands of all

 casual/contract labour.

If such determination took place in the intellect minds of casual/contract workers....

 

we shall over come - - - - - - 

we shall over come - - - - - - - - - 

We shall over come - - - - - - - - - - - -  this time.

Dept. of Posts applies for banking licence

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

(Central Head Quarters)

1^ST FLOOR, NORTH AVENUE POST OFFICE BUILDING, NEW DELHI – 110001

                                                                                                                       

Dear Comrade,

            The representatives of AIRF, AIDEF, Confederation met at AIRF Office today under the Chairmanship of Com. Umraomal Purohit. President, AIRF. The following Comrades were present.

Com. U. M. Purrohit, President AIRF

Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra, General Secretary, AIRF

Com. S. N. Pathak, President AIDEF

Com. C. Srikumar General Secretary AIDEF

Com. J. S. Sharma, Org. Secretary: AIDEF

Com. S. K. Vyas, Advisor, Confederation.

Com. K. K. N. Kutty, President, Confederation.

Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation

Com. Virigu Bhattacharjee, Finance Secretary Confederation.

           

            The meeting decided to forge a Joint Council of Action to pursue the enclosed Charter of Common Demands of CGEs. Com. Umraomal Purohit President AIRF will be the Chairman and Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra will be its Convenor. The following shall be the members of the Council.

1.         Com. U.M. Purohit – AIRF

2.         Com. Shivgopal Mishra-AIRF

3.         To be nominated by AIRF

4.         Com. S.N. Pathak – AIDEF

5          Com. Sree Kumar –AIDEF

6.         To be nominated by AIDEF

7.         Com. S.K. Vyas – Confederation

8.         Com. KKN Kutty – Confederation

9.         Com. M. Krishnan- Confederation

The following demands were included in the Common Charter of demands:

1.    Set up the 7^th CPC and frame its terms of reference after consultation with Staff Side.

2.    Merge DA with pay for all purposes.

3.    Scrap the New Contributory Pension Scheme.

4.    Regularize (a) Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal Department.(b)Daily rated workers , (c) Contract Labourers:

5.    Remove 5% Ceiling on Compassionate appointments.

6.    Settle all 6^th CPC anomalies raised in the National Anomaly Committee and implement the Arbitration Awards.

7.    Remove Ceiling of Rs. 3500 on computation of Bonus.

            All organizations may include the department –specific and other demands in Part B of the Charter and seek settlement thereof with the appropriate authorities.

            The meeting also decided to submit the Charter of demands to the Cabinet Secretary and seek negotiated settlement.

            The Council will meet again in the first week of August 2013 to decide upon the date of National Convention and other programmes of action in pursuance of the Charter of demands.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

GRANT OF VIGILANCE CLEARANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES/CENTRAL CIVIL POSTS: DOPT'S LATEST GUIDELINES CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

DIRECTORATE OF ESTATES ORDERS 2013 - FURNISHING OF INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSFER, RETIREMENT, VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT, RESIGNATION, MISSING, LONG LEAVE AND DEATH OF GOVT. OFFICIALS CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE POST OFFICE, IT MAY WELL TURN OUT TO BE A BANKCLICK HERE FOR DETAILS/ BS NEWS

GRANT OF FAMILY PENSION AND GRATUITY TO THE ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OF AN EMPLOYEE/PENSIONER/FAMILY PENSIONER REPORTED MISSING — CONSOLIDATED INSTRUCTIONS: CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

PENSIONERS PORTAL ORDERS 2013: GRANT OF EX-GRATIA TO THOSE PRE-1986 CONTRIBUTORY PROVIDENT FUND (CPF) EMPLOYEES WHO RETIRED OTHERWISE THAN ON SUPERANNUATION AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE – REGARDING CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

EXPANSION OF ELECTRONIC FUND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (eFMS) – REGARDING.CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

AIR INDIA LTC-80 FARES UPDATED AS ON 10-06-2013 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

PROMOTION CANNOT BE WITHHELD BECAUSE OF THE MERE PENDENCY OF INVESTIGATION: CAT ORDERCLICK HERE FOR DETAILS / THE HINDU NEWS

POSTAL DEPT TO LAUNCH QUICKER PARCEL SERVICE FROM JULY 19 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS /HT NEWS

CAT CUTTACK BENCH DIRECTS THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF PMG ODISHA CIRCLE TO KEEP THE SELECTION PROCESS TO THE POST OF POSTMASTER GRADE-III, ABEYANCECLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

PLI BROCHURE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

GETTING A PAN SET TO BE TOUGHER AS GOVT PLANS MORE STRINGENT VERIFICATION CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS/ BS NEWS

AMENDMENT IN RETENTION PERIOD OF RESIDENCE IN CASE OF RETIREMENT OR TERMINAL LEAVE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Friday 28 June 2013

Dept. of Posts applies for banking licence

TODAY'S PAPER » BUSINESS

NEW DELHI, June 28, 2013

The Department of Posts, on Thursday, submitted an application before the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a licence to offer full-fledged banking services.

“We have approached the RBI today [Thursday], and hopefully having met all the conditions of RBI, an in-principle approval might be given. If it is given, I think, it will be a revolutionary step because it will bring banking, subject to Cabinet approval, to the doorstep of the ordinary man in this country,” Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal told PTI.

The RBI is in the process of granting fresh banking licences and has set July 1 as the deadline for applying.

The Department of Posts has plans to start 50 bank branches in the first year and scale it to a total of 150 branched in five years.

The Department of Posts has started inter-ministerial consultations for seeking Cabinet approval on around Rs.1,900 crore fund requirement to start Post Banks. The total amount includes Rs.500 crore paid-up capital required under new banking licence guidelines. — PTI

ROYAL MAIL WORKERS READY FOR STRIKE AGANIST PRIVATISATION OF ROYAL MAIL

Postmen threaten to boycott delivery of half your letters: Items handled by competitors may not be put through your letterbox

• Mail services may be crippled as union vows to boycott third-party carriers
• Vast majority also oppose Government privatisation plans
• Business Minister Michael Fallon 'disappointed' with ballot result

 

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Postmen are poised to boycott delivery of half the country’s letters, leaving Britain’s mail system on the brink of chaos.

An overwhelming majority voted for the measure, which raises the prospect of urgent mail such as debit cards, gas bills and bank statements being abandoned at Royal Mail delivery offices.

One in two letters delivered each day are handled by one of Royal Mail’s rivals, TNT Post and UK Mail, which print their insignia on the envelope.

Fury: A union ballot of Royal Mail staff has displayed their anger at plans to privatise the company. Workers could also refuse to work with competitor mail firms

Royal Mail is responsible only for the ‘final mile’ of the delivery –  that is, putting the letter through  your letterbox.

 

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In a consultative ballot, the Communication Workers’ Union asked its members if they supported ‘the boycott of competitors’ mail’.

Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, says the message from Royal Staff to the Government is 'loud and clear'

The results, published yesterday, were clear. Of the 112,414 ballot papers which were sent out, 75,662 came back with a ‘yes’, equal to a vote of 67 per cent. Just 6,996 said ‘no’.

Yesterday the CWU did not name a date for the boycott to begin, but warned it could last indefinitely. Its impact could be devastating.

Many of Britain’s biggest companies use the services of Royal Mail’s rivals, including Santander, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Tesco, Npower, Sky, E.On, Thames Water and TalkTalk.

Royal Mail delivers around 58million letters every day. The workers’ boycott would be unlawful if it went ahead in the next week - thanks to a High Court ruling. But if it eventually goes ahead, mountains of mail could pile up in delivery offices around the country.

CWU members were also overwhelmingly against the privatisation of Royal Mail, with 70 per cent of those balloted saying they were ‘opposed’.

Ministers are planning to float the business on the stock market, a move which even Margaret Thatcher opposed. She said she was ‘not prepared to have the Queen’s head privatised’.

They have pledged to give 10 per cent of Royal Mail shares to its workers, but the CWU yesterday dismissed the prospect of free, or discounted, shares.

Dave Ward, deputy general secretary of the CWU, said: ‘Postal workers are not going to sacrifice their souls for a so-called 10 per cent stake when they know their jobs, pensions and conditions are once again under threat.’

Until January 2006, Royal Mail had a monopoly on all mail in this country. Since this was axed, it has rapidly lost its key business customers.

A statement from Royal Mail said any industrial action could not only hurt the company financially but are also unlawful

At present, ‘around half of the daily post bag’ is made up of mail which has been handled by a rival, according to Royal Mail. Last year, TNT handled 3.8billion letters, compared with 1.1billion in 2006. UK Mail said it handled around 2.7billion.

'Postal workers are not going to sacrifice their souls for a so-called 10 per cent stake when they know their jobs, pensions and conditions are once again under threat'

Dave Ward, Communication Workers' Union

Royal Mail is obliged to deliver every piece of mail to every address in the country, however remote.

But its rivals can simply cherry  pick the best contracts, such as a high-street banking giant, without ever having to worry about getting a second-class postcard from Cornwall to Carlisle, for example.

Many people already use the internet to access their mobile phone and bank accounts. And yesterday a Royal Mail spokesman warned the boycott would further encourage the public to ditch letters in favour of emails.

He said: ‘Any action against letters [handled by rivals] and parcels would adversely impact on large numbers of the general public and the postal industry as a whole by increasing e-substitution. It would also severely impact on our business, our reputation and that of our employees.’

FILLING UP BACKLOG VACANCIES RESERVED FOR SCs/STs/OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBCs) (Click the link below for details)

http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/36038_1_2013-Estt.Res.-21062013.pdf

UTTARAKHAND TRAGEDY

CONFEDERATION APPEALS TO ALL CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES TO DONATE ONE DAY WAGES TO
PRIME MINISTER’S RELIEF FUND

               Excessive and unexpected rainfall resulting in furious floods has battered beyond measure, the Himalayan hill state of Uttarakhand.  Whole villages, stretches of roads and communication links have been affected.  More than 1000 persons met with tragic death.  Thousands, including those from other parts of the country who were undertaking pilgrimages to religiously significant temples in the region, remain stranded.  Hundreds of houses and buildings along the banks of Alakananda and the Bhagirathi has been swept away in Rudraprayag district alone.  Thousands have become homeless.

               As the magnitude of the tragedy caused in Uttarakhand continues to unfold, Prime Minister Sri. Manmohan Singh has issued an appeal for generous donations to support the victims who have suffered extensive devastation.  Prime Minister appealed that - “At this moment, the affected people need our help to tide over the calamity that has fallen upon them, to survive and to rebuild their lives.  I request all citizens of India to stand with our distressed fellow countrymen, and actively participate in the national effort to support them at this difficult time”.

               It is needless to say that the Central Govt. Employees have an urgent and important role to play in helping the flood victims and we shall have to rise upto the occasion, as in the past when such national calamities occurred.  The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers calls upon the entireity of Central Govt. Employees to donate one day’s salary to the Prime Minister Relief Fund and extend our full support to the flood victims to rebuild their lives.

          All the Affiliates of the Confederation, State Committees (C-O-Cs) and CHQ Office bearers are requested to make maximum efforts to collect and remit the donations to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General, Confederation

STRENGTHEN ORGANISATION

ENSURE DEMOCRATIC FUNCTIONING

BUILD UP CLASS-ORIENTED MILITANT ORGANISATION

It is an admitted fact that our organisation, NFPE, has grown in its strength and in terms of its movements and intervening capacity throughout the country. But there is no room for complacency, given the challenges before and the responsibilities fallen on us. We have to strengthen our organisation further both quantitatively and qualitatively.

In building, running and strengthening a trade union organisation, democratic functioning plays the role of a cornerstone. To put it differently, the source of many of the ills of our organisationlies in the absence of democratic functioning. Therefore the importance of democratic functioning should be clearly understood by everyone of us.

Democratic functioning in essence is to involve the mass of the workers in the decision making process and their implementation. This requires a well knit and functional system of regular contacts and participative communication with the workers at grass root level on the one hand and collective functioning of the leadership team at various tiers of the organization.

To mention a few specifics of democratic functioning of a union are (a) mode of discharging their responsibilities by the leadership (b) attitude while dealing with the rank and file workers (c) relationship between the leadership bodies of the union and general workers, (d) the norms for working of the various committees, (e) collective functioning in the process of decision making and implementation, (f) conducting meeting of the committees and conferences of the union, (g) management of the union fund and maintenance of books of accounts etc. and the last but not least a functional mechanism of communicating with the mass of the workers at grass root level and also hearing from them. Growing bureaucratic practices in the functioning of the Union are creating serious impediments in strengthening democratic functioning in the Unions at some places. Individualistic way of working by some of the leaders and activists promotes bureaucratism within the organisation. To fight such as situation what is needed is to ensure the collective functioning, to and fro communication amongst the leaders, cadres and general workers.

Another vital area of the democratic functioning is the meetings of the Executive committees and office bearers of the union. In some places regular meetings of these bodies are generally not taking place. Attendance is also much below the required level and defaulting comrades are not dealt with according to the norms of democratic discipline. Then again, the meetings are not properly planned. No written report reviewing the developments of the period between the two meetings and status of implementation of the decisions of the previous meeting is placed before the body concerned. Similar is the situation with regard to a written statement of accounts, membership position etc. Holding the union conferences regularly is a very important organizational requirement. Unfortunately, there are instances of conferences not being held regularly, in violation of constitutional provisions. Such failure is bound to have serious organizational problems and weaknesses. For efficient and effective functioning of an organisation the above mentioned deficiencies are to be dealt with seriously.

Finally we must always remember that without imparting trade union education and inculcating trade union consciousness and class consciousness in the cadres and workers the present malices in the unions narrated above cannot be addressed. Whole package of neo-liberal reforms and the philosophy and strategy supporting the same are meticulously designed for marginalizing and weakening the trade union movement. Trade Union is the only social force, which if properly organized can, pose a challenge against the neo-liberal regime and mobilize the people around it. In fact, tackling trade union movement and subordinating the same has always been the life and death question for the capitalist system and in the era of neo-liberal reforms they are much more focused on this goal of theirs with all their ideological and organizational weaponaries at their command. It is therefore, all the more imperative to ideologically empower our leaders and cadres to powerfully counter the onslaughts of the capitalist class.

  

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