Saturday, December 26, 2009

Letter writing campaign to DG Posts demanding Grade pay Rs 4600 to IPs

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS POSTS CHQ: Qtr.No.12, Kursheed Square, P&T Colony, Civil Line, New Delhi-110054
S.B.Mahapatra President Senior Postmaster (Retd) Bhubaneswar GPO Bhubaneswar 751001 Off:0674 -2390165 Res: 2391087 Mob: 09437190518 eMail: sb1mahapatra@sify.com S. Samuel, M.A, B.L. General Secretary Assistant Director (RB) Postal Directorate New Delhi-110001 Off : 011-23036204 ( R) 011-23811333 Mob:09444144764, 09718641103 eMail: samgs2005@rediffmail.com S.Ravi Treasurer Assistant Director (Legal) O/o The Chief PMG Chennai-600002  Res: Off: 044 - 28550145 044-22266630 Mob: 09444144440 eMail: selvanathanravi@hotmail.com

No.CHQ/IASP/SCPC dated: 25th December 2009

To
All Circle Secretaries & CHQ Office bearers

Sub: Letter writing campaign to DG Posts demanding Grade pay Rs 4600 to IPs –reg.

Dear friends,

Immediately after the release of 6th CPC, Our Association demanded higher grade pay of Rs 4600 to IP, Rs 4800 to ASP and Rs 5400 to PS Group B. The matter is still pending with Anomaly Committee for more than one year. During discussion, concerned officers in the Postal Directorate assured that the Grade Pay would be revised upwardly as soon as the Grade Pay of analogous cadre in other ministries/departments is revised.

Now the grade pay of Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and Assistants in CSS has been revised from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide Ministry of Finance Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13.11.2009 and 16.11.2009. Referring this, I have already submitted letter No. CHQ/IASP/SCPC dated 16.11.2009 to Postal Directorate demanding higher Grade Pay Rs 4600 to Inspector Posts and a reminder was issued on 14.12.2009 besides meeting personally and had discussion with Director General (Posts) and DDG(Estt). But the file is not moving in the expected speed.

Enough time has already been given. We cannot prolong our patience furthermore. It is the time to react. Each one of us has to exert pressure on the Department. Then only we can get justice.

Please go through the following instructions carefully and do it immediately:

(1) Every IP and ASP has to write a letter to DG individually with a copy to me.
(2) Text letter is given below. Take print out. Two copies should be prepared.
(a) One should be sent to the following address:
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy, Director General, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
(b) Another copy of this letter may be sent to the following address:
Shri. S.Samuel, General Secretary, AIAIASP, No.12, P&T Colony, Civil Lines, New Delhi-110054.
(3) All Circle Secretaries and CHQ Office bearers are requested to personally request all members both IP & ASPs to send this letter.
(4) All IP & ASPs are requested to pass on this message to all members and ensure that this letter is dispatched immediately as instructed above.
(5) The letter writing campaign should be completed by 10.1.2010 positively.

Yours sincerely,

S.Samuel
General Secretary


Text Letter

From:

…………..(Name)

…………..(Designation)

----------- (Address)

………… (PIN Code)

To:

Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy

Director General

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan,

New Delhi-110001

Respected Madam,

Subject : Request for revision of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600.

1. The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended merger of pre-revised pay scales of Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500- 10500 with a view to bring Inspector (Posts) on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC as well as Assistants in CSS and this has also been accepted and implemented by the Govt. Accordingly, Inspector Posts have been placed in PB-2 with grade Pay of Rs 4200/- on par with Assistants in CSS/Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC w.e.f. 1.1.2006.

2. Now the Grade pay of Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC has been upwardly revised from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide Ministry of Finance Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009.

3. The Grade Pay of Assistants in the Central Secretariat has also been upgraded from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide Ministry of Finance Memo. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16th November 2009.

4. It is only in the fitness of things that the Grade Pay of Inspector Posts should be revised as Rs 4600/- on par with Inspectors in CBDT/CBEC and Assistant in CSS as demanded by our Association.

5. I request you to kindly intervene and cause revision of grade pay of Inspector posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 on par with Inspector CBDT/CBEC and Assistant in CSS and restore ‘Equity and Parity’ and thus render justice.

Yours faithfully,

(Signature)

Name………………………….

Designation…………………

Copy to:

S.Samuel

General Secretary, AIAIASP

No.12, P&T Colony, Civil Lines

New Delhi-110054

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Promotion and Posting in Postal Service Group 'B' Grade for the year 2009

Directorate released order for Promotion and posting in Postal Service Group ‘B’ grade for the year 2009 vide Order No No.9-51/2009-SPG dated 16.12.2009. The same is reproduced below for information.

Subject:- Promotion and posting in Postal Service Group ‘B’ grade for the year 2009.

The Director General (Posts) is pleased to appoint the following Inspector’s line officials on regular basis in Postal Services Group ‘B’ grade in the scale of PB-2, Rs 9300-34000/- with Grade Pay 4800/- with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders.

2. The officers on promotion to Postal Service Group ‘B’ grade are allotted to the Circles mentioned against each:

Sl Name of the Office SC/ST Present Circle Circle Allotted
1.GIGANTA Kr.BORANENE
2.DWARIKA PD.SINGH-BiharBihar
3.CH.L.N.SASTRIAPAP
4.M.P.DWIVEDI-UPUP
5.B.SIMACHALAMAPAP
6.A.KIUMARASWAMYAPAP
7.PREM SHANKAR MISHRAUPUP
8.M.SHANMUGAMTNKerala
9.G.MOHANANTNKerala
10.S.R.MATHADKarnatakaKarnataka
11.UDMI RAM SAHARANRajasthanPunjab
12.AMARNATH MISHRAJharkhandJharkhand
13.JITENDRA KUMARBiharBihar
14.MURLDHAR SINGHSTOrissaWest Bengal
15.J.RAGHAVENDRATNKerala
16.NANU BHATTACHARYAWest BengalWest Bengal
17.P.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIRKeralaKerala
18.P.V.JANARDHANANKeralaKerala
19.BHARDWAJ M.SMaharashtraMaharashtra
20.V.M.RAOLGujaratGujarat
21.ANSARUL HAQUEWest BengalWest Bengal
22.N.G.R.BASKARA BABUAPAP
23.BELI RAM VERMAHPPunjab
24.LIAKAT ALI KHANHaryanaHaryana
25.HEMANTA KUMAR DALALOrissaOrissa
26.NIRMAL KR.SAHAWest BengalWest Bengal
27.VIDHATE BBMaharashtraMaharashtra
28.DAHATANDE. L.A.MaharashtraMaharashtra
29.MAHRAJ KRISHAN PANDITAJ & KJ & K
30.DHAN SHOBHA SINGHUPUP
31.JOSHI. P.R.MaharashtraMaharashtra
32.JAGDISH RAJ CHAUHANHPPunjab
33.KOHLE.D.O.MaharashtraMaharashtra
34.MOHINDER PAUL GUPTAUPUP
35.M.M.KADIAGujaratPTC Vadodara
36.MAHAVEER PRASADSTRajasthanPunjab
37.N.G.BAKKAPPA PRABHUSTKarnatakaKarnataka
38.SAKTI PADA MAITYWest BengalWest Bengal
39.K.SATHIMOORTHYTNKerala
40.B.D.DARJIGujaratGujarat
41.AMAL KANTI DASWest BengalWest Bengal
42.G.U.RATHODGujarat Gujarat
43.NIMJE. M.S.MaharashtraMaharashtra
44.ASOKE KR. SARKARWest BengalWest Bengal
45.M.DEVIDASSTAPAP
46.RAM NIVASUPUP
47.G.C. GOYALRajasthanPunjab
48.JIDENDRA SINGHBiharBihar
49.PARSURAM TEWARIBiharBihar
50.LALIT THAKURBiharBihar
51.SARYUG BHAKTABiharBihar
52.P.C.SHARMARajasthanPunjab
53.RABINDRA NATH MISHRABiharBihar
54.GAJANAND JOGIRajasthanPunjab
55.KEDARMAL MAL GUPTARajasthanRajasthan
56.P.P.CHAKORajasthanPunjab
57.DINESH CHANDRA SHARMADelhiDelhi
58.KASHI RAM VERMAUPUP
59.MD.ATAUR REHAMANWest BengalWest Bengal
60.NRIPENDRA SINGH BHANDARIUPUP
61.S.RAVITNPostal Directorate
62.M.MUSTAFATNKerala
63.DEVENDRA MANIDelhiDelhi
64.R.CALIA PERUMALTNAP
65.P.SREEKRISHNAPERUMALTNTN
66.S.R.SHARMAJ&K(APS)J&K
67.L.AMALACHANDRANTNKerala
68.T.SELVARAJTNAP
69.AMAR SINGH GUPTAHPPunjab
70.ASHOK KUMAR SAXENAUPUP
71R.THIRAVIARAJTNAP
72.BANCHANIDHI MISHRAOrissaWest Bengal
73.GIRIJA BHUSHAN SINGH BISHTUPUP
74.S.GURURAJANTNAP
75.AMAR KUMAR MONDALWest BengalWest Bengal
76.V.BALARAMANTNAP
77.N.P.SHINDEMaharashtraMaharastra
78.M.GUGENDRANTNMaharashtra
79.K.GOKUL DASKeralaKerala
80.P.DURAISWAMYTNMaharashtra
81.SHIV KUMAR SINGHWest BengalWest Bengal
82.RAM LAL VERMARajasthan Postal Directorate
83.B.MOHANANKerala (APS)Kerala
84.P.J.KAKHANDAKIKarnatakaKarnataka
85.K.RAJAGOPALANTNMaharashtra
86.B.RAMASAMYKarnatakaKarnataka
87.CHANDER BHANPostal DirectoratePostal Directorate
88.BANSHI DHARI MONDALWest BengalWest Bengal
89.S.S.NAMPALLIWARMaharashtraMaharashtra
90.K.S.BHUJALEMaharashtraMaharashtra
91.DILIP KUMAR PAULWest BengalWest Bengal
92.NILMANI SINHAWest Bengal West Bengal
93.K.HARI KRISHNA HOLLAKarnatakaKarnataka
94.RAM UJERE MAURYAUPUP
95.C.M.PRAJAPATIGujarat (APS)Gujarat
96.PREM CHANDRAUPUP
97.MAHESH CHANDRA DEOPAUPBihar
98.V.F.BANNADKarnatakaDelhi
99.TARA CHANDRA TEWARIUPBihar
100.P.A.THORATMaharashtraMaharashtra
101.MANOHAR LALSCUPHaryana
102.R.K.KERAMSTMaharashtra Maharashtra
103.GOPAL SINGH RANASTUPHaryana
104.GULAB SINGH BADWALSTUPWest Bengal
105.CHHOTE LALSTUPWest Bengal
106.RAM CHANDRA RATHORESTUP West Bengal
107.RASIK HEMBRANSTWest Bengal West Bengal
108.BALWANT SINGH RANASTUPWest Bengal
109.G.S.HUNGUNDSTKarnatakaDelhi
110.J.N.KHADAYATASCGujaratGujarat
111.ZAPAWLLIEN HMAR STNE NE
112.SUSHIL KISHUSTWest BengalWest Bengal
113.HANJICHUNG YIAM CHUNGERSTNENE
114.MOHINDER SINGH NEGISTPunjabPunjab
115.N.J.RATHWASTGujaratGujarat
116.P.C.MONDALSCWest BengalWest Bengal
117.P.K.LAHARESCMPDelhi
118.SITAL PASWANSCBiharBihar
119.G.E.VANKATAYYASCAPAP
120.C.MARIAPPANSCTNMaharashtra
121.ASHOKE KR. KOLEYSCWest Bengal West Bengal
122.M.RAJISCTNTN
123.A.R.NATARAJANSCTNMaharashtra
124.MOKHAN SINGHSCPunjabPunjab
125.PRABHU DAYAL REGARSCRajasthan J&K
126.SARBESHWAR BALASCWest Bengal West Bengal
127.N.D.CHAVDASCGujaratGujarat
128.R.B.MOSHRAMSCMPMP
129.MUKHTIAR CHANDSCJ&KJ&K
130.C.H.SHUDAMANSCKeralaKerala
131.S.S.JHADAVSCMaharashtraMaharashtra
132.BIDHAN CH.DASSCWest BengalWest Bengal
133.R.K.PRASADSCMaharashtraMaharashtra
134.A.AYYAKKANNUSCTNDelhi
135.Smt.KAMLESH RANISCPunjab Punjab
136.PRASANTAV BALDERSCWest BengalWest Bengal
137.JAGANNATH BAITHASCBiharBihar
138.S.R.MEISCRajasthanJ&K
139.BISHAN LAL REGARSCRajasthanJ&K

General Secretary Congratulate all officers.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Upgradation of Grade Pay to Inspector Posts

Dear friends,

The file related to Grade pay of IP is moving in snail pace in the Dte. I have given another letter to DG and personally requested to intervene. Copy of the letter is attached.This is for your information.

S.Samuel
GS

S.B.Mahapatra President Senior Postmaster (Retd) Bhubaneswar GPO Bhubaneswar 751001 Off:0674 -2390165 Res: 2391087 Mob: 09437190518 eMail: sb1mahapatra@sify.com S. Samuel, M.A, B.L. General Secretary Assistant Director (RB) Postal Directorate New Delhi-110001 Off : 011-23036204 ( R) 011-23811333 Mob:09444144764, 09718641103 eMail: samgs2005@rediffmail.com S.Ravi Treasurer Assistant Director (Legal) O/o The Chief PMG Chennai-600002  Res: Off: 044 - 28550145 044-22266630 Mob: 09444144440 eMail: selvanathanravi@hotmail.com

No.CHQ/IASP/SCPC date: 14th December 2009

To
Director General
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi-110001

Respected Madam,

Sub: Request for upward revision of grade pay to the cadre of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600.

1. I request your kind attention to my earlier letter of even No. dated 16.11.2009.With reference to the demand of this Association regarding upgradation of grade pay of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600, I further submit the following three Memos. with relevant facts and justification for favoruable action:

(i) Ministry of Finance Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009
(ii) Ministry of Finance Ministry Memo. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16th November 2009.
(iii) Ministry of External Affairs Memo No. Q/PC/682/2/2009 dated 07.12.09

2. In Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009 of Ministry of Finance, the Grade pay relating to posts in pre-revised pay scale of Rs 6500- 10500 has been upwardly revised from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600.

3. In Memo. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16th November 2009 of Ministry of Finance, the benefit of upgradation of grade pay Rs 4600/- has been extended to Assistants in the Central Secretariat. It is pertinent to note here that prior to 1.1.2006 the Assistants in CSS were in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs Rs.5500-9000. Their scale of pay was upgraded to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.6500- 10500 w.e.f 15th September 2006 only vide DOPT memo No. 20/29/2006 dated 25.9.2006. Taking into consideration a large number of references from Administrative ministries/departments proposing upgradation of the grade pay, MOF has extended the pay structure of grade pay of Rs 4600 in the pay band PB-2 to Assistants of CSS w.e.f 1.1.2006.

4. The reasons given by MOF for upgradation are as under :

(i) Assistants of Central Secretariat are being granted grade pay of Rs 4600 due to the fact that there is an element of direct recruitment to the post and that too, through an All India Competitive Examination.
(ii) To maintain parity among analogous cadre.
(iii) To maintain the level in hierarchy of Central Secretariat having grade pay of Rs 4200 in the pay band PB-2 between the grades of Upper Division Clerks and Assistants.

5. Based on the same principle, Ministry of External Affairs has also revised the grade pay of Assistants working in the Ministry from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide their Memo No. Q/PC/682/2/2009 dated 07.12.09 mentioned in para 1 (iii) above.

6. Though the Inspectors Posts were in the pay scale of Rs 5500- 9000, the demand of the Inspector Posts for placing them on par with the Inspectors of CBDT have been duly considered by the Sixth Pay Commission and as per their recommendation at para 7.6.14 extracted below, the Inspector Posts are to be deemed as placed in the pre-revised Pay Scale of Rs 6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 and therefore the post of Inspector Posts also qualifies for grant of higher grade pay of Rs 4600/- on the same analogy adopted by the Ministry of Finance in Memo. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009 and 16th November 2009 as under:

(i) The Post of Inspector was placed in the pre-revised Pay Scale of Rs 6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006.
(ii) There is an element of direct recruitment to the post of Inspector Posts that too, through an All India Competitive Examination.
(iii) The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended in para 7.6.14 to place Inspector Posts on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC as well as Assistants of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and accordingly the post was placed in the pre-revised Pay Scale of Rs 6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006.
(iv) HSG –II cadre and BCR officials who are being supervised by Inspector Posts are placed on par by placing them in grade pay Rs 4200/- w.e.f 1.1.2006. The principal of supervisor should get more pay than the supervised is to be followed and the level hierarchy should be maintained by placing Inspector Posts in the grade pay of Rs 4600 and above the HSG-II and BCR officials

7. Extract of relevant paragraph of Sixth Central Pay Commission Report is furnished below:

Inspector (Posts) 7.6.14 Postal Inspectors in Department of Posts have demanded a higher pay scale of Rs.6500-10500 on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC as well as Assistants of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on the ground that they are recruited through the same examination. The Commission is recommending the merger of pre-revised pay scales of Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500- 10500 which will automatically bring Inspector (Posts) on par with Assistants in CSS/Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC. With this upgradation, Inspector (Posts) shall come to lie in an identical pay scale as that of their promotion post of Assistant Superintendent (Posts) [ASPOs]. ASPOs shall, accordingly, be placed in the next higher pay scale of Rs.7450-11500 corresponding to the revised pay band PB-2 of Rs.8700-34800 along with grade pay of Rs.4600. The next higher post in the hierarchy, that of Superintendent (Post), which is also a promotion post for ASPOs, shall be placed in the pay scale of Rs.7500-12000 corresponding to the revised pay band PB-2 of Rs.8700-34800 along with grade pay of Rs.4800. Parity exists between the posts of Inspector (Posts) and Inspectors in Mail Motor Service (MMS). This parity would need to be maintained and Assistant Manager, Mail Motor Service shall be placed in the higher grade of Rs.7450-11500 whose corresponding replacement pay band and grade pay is PB-2 of Rs.8700-34800 along with a grade pay of Rs.4600. Similarly, Manager, Mail Motor Service shall be placed in PB-2 pay band of Rs.8700-34800 along with a grade pay of Rs.4800 which corresponds to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.7500-12000. Accordingly, the Inspectors Post are deemed to be placed in the higher pre-revised pay scale of Rs 6500 – 10500 on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC as well as Assistants of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and the post is justified to be granted upgraded grade pay of Rs 4600.

8. While Inspectors, Assistant in CSS and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC have been granted higher grade, the cadre of Inspector Posts alone is left behind. It has affected the cadre very much and Inspectors Posts are very much demoralized. In order to keep their morale up, it is necessary to revise the grade pay of IP to Rs 4600 which is just and fair.

9. Hence, it is requested that the department may look into the matter expediously and revise the grade pay of Inspector Posts immediately.

Thanking you, Madam,

Yours sincerely,

(S.Samuel)
General Secretary

Officer holding the post of JTS with GP of Rs 5400/- in PB-2 can act as Chairperson of the Screening of Committee for MACPS in Department of Posts

Department of Posts, PC Cell Memo NO No.4-7/MACPS/2009/-PCC dated 9.12.2009

Subject:-Modified Assured carrier Progression Scheme to central Government civil Employees with effect from 01-09-2008

I am directed to invite your attention to the Para 9&10 of this office OM No 4-7(MACPS)2009-PCC dated 18 Sep 2009 regarding constitution of Screening committee for MACPS. Parag 9 of the OM provides that Member of the Committee should not be below the rank of Under Secretary or equivalent in PB-3 with Grade Pay of Rs' 6600/- and the Chairperson should be a grade above the members of the Committee.

Keeping in view the difficulties experienced -by various Circles for constitution of the Screening Committee due to non-availability of officers of the rank of Under Secretary or equivalent in the Grade Pay of Rs.6600 and likely delay in holding the meetings of the Screening Committee in the light of the existing provisions; the issue has been considered in the Directorate and I am directed to convey that Officer holding the post i1 JTS with grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-2 [in the event of non-availability of STS officerl can act as chair person of the Screening Committee in Department of Posts.

In case of any difficulty experienced following the above change in the composition of the screening committee, the same may be brought to the notice of this Directorate for examination.

This has the approval of Secretary (Posts).

Sd/- (Surendra Kumar), Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)

Transfer/Posting of officers of PS Group B Cadre

Directorate vide Order No 9-2/2009-SPG dated 4.12.2009, has issued transfer/posting of following officers.

Sl No Name of the Officer Circle of Present Posting Circle Allotted On transfer
1N.V.Prakash RaoMaharashtraAndhra Pradesh
2B.L. JangdeJharkhandChhattisgarh
3S. MukherjeeGujaratChhattisgarh
4K. RamanathaiahDelhiKarnataka
5R.F. AnigoiDelhiKarnataka
6S.P. BalagaliPostal DteKarnataka
7B. RajappaWest BengalKarnataka
8B.V. KurlekarHaryanaKarnataka
9Sanjay Kumar MohapotraWest BengalOrissa
10Kailash Chandra MohantiWest BengalOrissa
11Krupaaindhu GiriWest BengalOrissa
12Abhimanyu BaharaWest BengalOrissa
13V. KumarakrishnanKeralaTamilnadu
14M. BalasubramaniKarnatakaTamilnadu
15R. RajuAndhra PradeshTamilnadu
16R. Ganapathi SwaminathanPostal DteTamilnadu
17S. BalachandranKarnatakaTamilnadu
18S. Gopala KrishnanKeralaTamilnadu
19S. BaskaranKeralaTamilnadu
20A. SubbaiahKeralaTamilnadu
21Kushal Singh ParmarJammu & KashmirUttar Khand
22B.S. Panch PalJammu & KashmirUttar Khand
23Dalip Singh RanaNortheastUttar Khand
24Ranbir SinghNortheastUttar Pradesh
25Ganga PrasadDelhiUttar Pradesh
26Parmatma SharanDelhiUttar Pradesh
27Sirajuddin SheikhBiharRajasthan
28S.L. PatelPostal DteRajasthan
29Hanif KhanPunjabRajasthan
30D.K. TripathiPunjabRajasthan
31M.Y. KhanPunjabRajasthan
32Pramod Kumar GuptaJ&KRajasthan
33R.L. PatelJ&KRajasthan
34U.D. GautamPunjabHimachal Pradesh
35Behari Lal BadhanPunjabHimachal Pradesh
36B.C. SharmaPunjabHimachal Pradesh

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Constant Attendance allowance @ Rs 3000/- p.m. payable to pensioners who retired on 100% disability shall also be increased by 25% every time when DA

Copy of Memo No 45/6/2008-P&PW(F) dated 7.12.2009 of Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare

Sub : Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of the VI CPC - revision of CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 - Constant Attendant Allowance

The undersigned is directed to say on the Recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission in para 5.1.44 of its Report, orders were issued vide Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare O.M. No 38/37/2008-P&PW(A) dated 2.9.2008 that :

"in the case of pensioners who retired on disability pension under the CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939, for 100% disability (wherethe individual is completely dependent on somebody also for day to day function), a Constant Attendant Allowance of Rs 3,000/- p.m shall be allosed in addition to disability pension, on the lines existing in Defence forces".

2. In this Department's OM dated16.4.2009, the provisions of the payment of Constant Attendant Allowance on the civil side were also laid down.

3. Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-servicemens' Welfare vide thier leter No 16(6)/2008(1)/D (Pension/Policy) dated 4.5.2009 has issued orders to increase the rates of CSA by 25% every time when the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay band goes up by 50%.

4. Based on the recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission as contained in their para 5.1.68, it has beend decided that the rates of CSA payable to the Civilian employees shall also be increased by 25%, everey time the dearness allowance on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%

Click here to see Memo dated 7.12.2009

Losses of Air India

At the time of merger i.e. 2006-07, the loss of Air India was Rs.447.93 crores. The loss for 2008-09 is Rs.5000 crores (approximately). This information was given by the Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Praful Patel in Rajya Sabha today.

The loss for the year 2007-08 was Rs.2226.16 crores and it is expected to be of the order of Rs.5,000 crores (Prov.) during the year 2008-09. The main reasons for the losses are prevalent economic recession, low yields, load factors, decline in cargo and freight revenue, Increase in fuel expenditure in 2008-09 and increase in aircraft maintenance expenditure.

Source : Press Information Bureau

Author's Comment : Air India serving upper class and India Post serving majority of lower class; Total number of employees in Air India - 16,000 and employees in India Post is 5,20,191 (India Post - estimated loss for 2009- 10 is about Rs 5200 Crores)

Monday, December 7, 2009

Expected deficit of Postal Department for the year 2009-2010 is Rs 5632.46 Crore

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, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology in Lok Sabha today.

Source : Press Information Bureau

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Reimbursement of tuition fee under CEA scheme consequent on implementation of 6th Pay Commission Recommendataions

Copy of Directorate letter No 33-1/2008-PAP dated 26.10.2009 on the above subject addressed to All Chief PMG and DAP(Accounts) :-

I am directed to refer to the OM No 1201103/2008-Estt (Allowances) dated 02-09-08 of Department of Personnel and Training communicted in Directorate's letter of even No dated 27-10-2008 on the above subject.

2. The Chief Postmaster General, Gujarat Circle has reported that the pattern of collection of tutition fee differs from school to school in his Circle. The educational institutions are collecting the fee in advance annurally or six monthly, thereby the Government servants are finding it difficult in producing the original cash receipts for claiming CEA on quarterly basis. It was further reported that in certain schools the receipts are not granted, but the fee payment particulars are recorded on fee-card every month. In such cases also the official is not able to produce the card in every quarter.

3. The case was taken up with DO P&T for guidelines in the above situations. The nodal ministry advised for deciding the issue in consultation with the Inegrated Finance Wing of the Department inlines with the spirit of the instructions contained in OM dated 02-09-08. It has been decided that where the Government is paying the tution fee every month through a fee-card, he can claim the reimbusement of tuition fee every quarter by funishing a copy of the fee-card along with the original fee-card for verification duly attested by the Head of the Office and such fee-card should be accompanied by the detailso f the child furnished in the currently prescribed Form - I for claiming the CEA.

4. In case, the payments of tution fee in advance, either annually or half yearly, the government servant can claim the reimbursement on quarterly basis by producing the original cash receipt and photo-stat copy of the same for verification of the Head of the Office alongwith the details of child in Form-1. 5. The above guidelines may kindly be followed for allowing the reimbursement of tuition fee on quarterly basis where the fee is paid through fee-card or paid in advance annually or half yearly.

LTC to Central Government Employees -Travel by tour packages

Department of Personnel and Training Memo No NO. 3101 11612002-Estt.(A) dated 2.12.2009

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

The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T O.M. of even number dated 14.3.08, allowing tours by road conducted by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Government of India's undertaking under the Min. of Railways for the purpose of reimbursement of LTC by Government servants on the lines of ITDCISTDC and to say that as the IRCTC is also offering tour packages involving air travel in the sectors like Delhi - Leh, Delhi - Srinagar, Jaipur -Goa, ChennailCalcutta - Port Blair etc., the question of allowing LTC packages of IRCTC, including the component of air travel has been examined in consultation with the Min. of Finance.

2. It has now been decided to allow the re-imbursement of air fare along with rail and road fare in the case of LTC journey 'of Government servants in tours offered by IRCTC for reimbursement under LTC provided the IRCTC indicates and certifies the 3 components separately and booking of tickets is done by IRCTC fully complying with the instructions of Govt. of lndia issued from time to time in this regard such as journey by Air lndia under LTC 80 scheme in economy class without package benefits etc.

DOP&T Memo dated 2.12.2009