Andhra Pradesh, Telangana get Foreign Post Office

NEW DELHI, October 15, 2016

IMPORT/EXPORT OF GOODS BY PARCEL WILL GET MUCH-NEEDED BOOST

The Centre has announced the setting up of ‘Foreign Post Office’ in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, along with the Leh region in Jammu & Kashmir, providing the much-needed service for import and export of goods by post parcels, courtesy the Postal Department.

A gazette notification issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customers under the Department of Revenue in the Union Finance Ministry on Thursday evening said that the facility was now a reality after the required amendments to sub-sections of Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, had been carried out.

Sub-sections under Section 7 deal with issues related to ports and airports/inland container depots, which alone shall be customs ports or customs airports for the unloading and clearance of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods.

They also pertain to the places which alone shall be land customs stations for the clearance of goods imported or to be exported by land or inland water or any class of such goods, the routes by which alone goods or any class of goods specified in the notification may pass by land or inland water into or out of India, or to or from any land customs station from or to any land frontier and the ports which alone shall be coastal ports for carrying on of trade in coastal goods or any class of such goods with all or any specified ports in India. Office of the Commissioner of Customs is in-charge of Foreign Post Offices and sub-Foreign Post Offices where the facility for import and export of goods by post parcels is provided by the Postal Department.

Customs facilities

1. Customs facilities for examination, assessment and clearance are available at these post offices.
2. Limited facility for export clearances is also available at Export Extension Counters opened by the Postal Department where parcels for export are accepted and cleared by the Customs.
3. Goods imported through post are classified under Chapter Heading 9804 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and it applies to goods permitted for import through post which are exempted from prohibition under Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
4. As per Note 6 to Chapter 98, goods against an import licence or Customs Clearance Permit can also not be imported through post.
5. Motor vehicles, alcoholic drinks and goods imported through courier, however, are not covered.

Internal Meeting of the Standing Committee Members of the National Council (Staff Side) JCM at 3.30 PM on 24th October 2016

To

All Standing Committee Members

of the National Council (Staff Side) JCM

Sir,

With reference to this office mail dated 5th October 2016, I am directed to inform you that, the meeting under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) with the Staff Side, National Council JCM, to firm-up views of the Staff Side (JCM) on various allowances pertaining to DoP&T and also meeting of the Standing Committee, which were scheduled to be held on 13.10.2016 have been postponed. They will now be held at 3.00 p.m and 4.30 p.m respectively on 25.10.2016 vide Dy. Secretary (JCA) letter No. 6/8/2016-JCA 2 dated 5.10.2016 (already mail on 10.10.2016)

Accordingly, it has now been decided to hold Internal Meeting of the Standing Committee Members of the National Council (Staff Side) JCM at 3.30 PM on 24^th October 2016 in JCM office at 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001 to discuss the relating matter.

You are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting on the revised date and time mentioned above.

Posted by Confederation Of Central Government Employees at 10:46 AM 

CHALO DELHI – CHALO PARLIAMENT 15TH DECEMBER 2016

IMPORTANT/URGENT CIRCULAR

Dated 14^th October 2016

CHALO DELHI – CHALO PARLIAMENT

15^TH DECEMBER 2016

CONFEDERATION PARLIAMENT MARCH

20000 CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES WILL PARTICIPATE

ENSURE PARTICIPATION FROM EACH AFFILIATED

ORGANIZATION AND STATE/DISTRICT/REGIONAL C-O-Cs

COME ONE, COME ALL, COME IN HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS

WHEN INJUSTICE IS CONTINUED AND JUSTICE DELAYED INDEFINITELY,

PROTEST AND STRIKE BECOME INEVITABLE

To,

1.   All National Secretariat Members (CHQ Office Bearers)

2.   Chief Executive of Affiliated organisations

3.   General Secretaries of all C-O-Cs

Dear Comrades,

As you are aware, the National Secretariat of the Confederation has decided to organize three-phase agitational programmes protesting against the totally negative attitude of the Government against the Central Government employees and pensioners and also demanding immediate settlement of their legitimate demands, including increase in minimum pay and fitment formula as assured by three Cabinet Ministers including Home Minster, Finance Minister and Railway Minister.

1^st Phase – 20.10.2016    –   Protest demonstration and gate meetings. Adopting and sending resolution to Government.

2^nd Phase – 07.11.2016   –   Mass Dharna

3^rd Phase – 15.12.2016   –   Massive Parliament March

It is also decided that the agitational programmes shall culminate in strike, jointly with all like minded organisations.

SERIOUS PREPERATIONS FOR PARLIAMENT MARCH SHOULD BEGIN NOW ITSELF

The National Secretariat has decided to ensure participation of not less than 20000 central Govt. Employees in the Parliament March on 15.12.2016. The following quota has been fixed to each affiliated organization and C-O-Cs. Only two months are left now. It is needless to say that the participation of 20000 employees can be ensured only if each affiliated organization and COC make sincere and conscious effort to ensure the participation of maximum employees from their organization/C-O-C as per quota fixed. Employees are ready, only thing is that leaders should take the initiative to mobilise them.

Each affiliated organisation should fix quota to their state/District/Divisional units. Similarly each C-O-C should fix quota to each affiliated organization at state/District level. This work should be done in a serious and systematic manner on top priority basis. Continuous follow up action on day-to day basis is also required.Travel tickets, special vehicles etc. should be booked well in advance. Waiting upto the last minute and then stating non-availability of tickets as reason for non-participation or less participation should be avoided. Maximum flags and banners are also to be brought by each unit of organization/COCs.

All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to give wide publicity to the Parliament March through all means of Communications including print and electronic media, websites and social media. Let us all join together to make the Parliament March a historic event and grand success.

Copy of the circulars fixing quota to each Unit/organization issued by all Affiliated of Confederation and C-O-Cs may be emailed to Confederation CHQ for publishing in the website.

15^TH DECEMBER 2016 – PARLIAMENT MARCH

1.    National Federation of Postal Employees (all affiliates)     -        10000

2.    Income Tax Employees Federation                                 -          2500

3.    Audit & Accounts Association                                         -          1000

4.    Civil Accounts Employees Association                             -           800

5.    National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees             -           300

6.    Ground Water Board Employees Association                   -           300

7.    Other Affiliates (Each)                                                   -           100

8.    COC West Bengal                                                         -          1000

9.    COC Tamilnadu                                                            -          1000

10. COC Kerala                                                                  -           500

11. COC Uttar Pradesh                                                       -          1000

12. COC Mumbai                                                                -           500

13. COC Nagpur                                                                -           300

14. COC Andhra/Telangana                                                 -          1000

15. COC Karnataka                                                            -           500

16. All other COCs (Each)                                                   -           300

17. COC Delhi                                                                   -          3000

Yours fraternally,

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Mob: - 09447068125

E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

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2 days Nationwide Strike on 09th and 10th November,2016 by JCA

Friday, October 14, 2016

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

NEW DELHI - 110001

No.PF-PJCA-12/2016                                                                                         Dated – 14.10.2016

To,

1.      All General Secretaries of NFPE/FNPO/AIPEU-GDS/NUGDS

2.      All Circle Secretaries of NFPE/FNPO/AIPEU GDS/NUGDS

3.      All Divisional Secretaries of NFPE/FNPO/AIPEU-GDS/NUGDS

Dear Friends and Comrade,

            As already decided by the PJCA, the two days strike demanding bonus-parity to GDS and payment of revised wages to casual labourers will take place on 9^th& 10^th November 2016. There is no positive outcome till this date. File is still pending in Finance Ministry. The PJCA has decided to serve the strike notice on 20^th October 2015 to Secretary, Department of Posts, New Delhi. On that day, dharna is being organized in front of all Divisional/Regional/Circle officer by PJCA, as already decided.

            Copy of the strike notice should be served to all Circle/Regional/Divisional heads after conducting demonstrations. Draft copy of the strike notice is enclosed herewith.

            Please print notices and also issue circulars to all offices including Branch Post offices so that every employee shall get ready for the strike, if demands are not settled before 9^th November 2016. Conduct intensive campaign among all employees.

            Please treat it as most urgent and important.

Yours sincerely,

R. N. Parashar                                                                                     D. Theagarajan

Secretary General                                                                               Secretary General

NFPE                                                                                                    FNPO

P. Pandurangarao                                                                               P. U. Muraleedharan

General Secretary                                                                               General Secretary

AIPEU GDS                                                                                           NUGDS

DRAFT COPY OF STRIKE NOTICE TO BE SERVED TO ALL CIRCLE/REGIONAL/DIVISIONAL HEADS ON 20.10.2016

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION-GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS

NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS

NEW DELHI – 110001

No.  PJCA/STRIKE/2016                                                                                      Dated – 20.10.2016

To

The _____________,

_________________

_________________

_________________

NOTICE

Sir,

In accordance with the provisions of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, we hereby notify that all the Postal/RMS/MMS/Administrative & Postal Accounts Employees and the Gramin Dak Sewaks  will go on 2 days Nationwide   Strike on 09^th  and 10^th  November,2016.

Yours faithfully,

R. N. PARASHAR                                                                        D. THEAGARAJAN

Secretary General                                                                               Secretary General

NFPE                                                                                                    FNPO

                                                                                                                       

P. PANDURANGARAO                                                           P. U. MURALEEDHARAN

General Secretary                                                                               General Secretary

AIPEU-GDS                                                                                          NUGDS

Indefinite hunger fast inside the Campus of Dak Bhawan , New Delhi by all Secretary Generals and General Secretaries of NFPE, FNPO and GDS Union from 3rd November 2016.

No. PF- PJCA/STRIKE/2016                                                                    Dated – 14.10.2016

To,

            The Secretary

            Department of Posts

            DakBhwan,

            Delhi – 110001

Sub: - Indefinite hunger fast inside the Campus of Dak Bhawan , New Delhi by all

          Secretary Generals and General Secretaries of NFPE, FNPO and GDS Union from

          3^rd November 2016.

Sir,

           It is intimated that Indefinite hunger fast inside Campus of Dak Bhawan, New Delhi

 by the of all  Secretary Generals, General Secretaries of NFPE, FNPO and GDS Union will

be organized from 03^rd  November,  2016 for the following pending demands:

                                    

                       (1)   Grant of enhanced bonus to GDS.

                       (2) payment of revised wages of casual labourers and revised bonus .

            As you are aware the bonus calculation ceiling of all Central Government employees was raised from 3500 to 7000 by the Government from 01.04.2014 onwards and orders were issued on 29.08.2016. Arrears for the financial year 2014-15 were also paid to the all departmental employees. But till this day, orders for payment of enhanced bonus to three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks are not issued by the Department of Posts.

            Similarly, eventhough the Postal Board has issued orders revising the wages of casual labourers w.e.f 01.01.2006 as per the 6^th CPC minimum wage of Group ‘D’, till this day many circles and divisions have not paid the arrears to the poor, unorganized, marginalized and most exploited section of casual, part-time, contingent employees and Daily rated mazdoors. eg: Kerala Circle, Tamilnadu Circle etc.). 7^th CPC revision has also become due now.

            It is therefore, requested to permit us to sit inside the premises of Dak Bhawan for Indefinite Hunger Fast from 03^rdNovember, 2016. The Hunger Fast will be peaceful.

Yours faithfully,

                                    

R. N. PARASHAR                                                                                            D. THEAGARAJAN

Secretary General                                                                                               Secretary General

     NFPE                                                                                                                    FNPO

7th Pay Commission: Fatter Allowances Notification Likely To Be Issued Within Two Weeks

The committee on allowances is likely to submit its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley within two-three days.

New Delhi: The central government is likely to issue a notification for the implementation of Fatter allowances under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations within two weeks.

Once the notification is issued, central government employees could get the higher allowances from their October or November salaries. “Once issues by the Ministry, the notification will be given higher allowances benefits to 4.8 million central government employees and 5.2 million pensioners,” a finance ministry official told our reporters.

Last year, the pay commission headed by Justice A K Mathur had recommended abolition of 51 allowances and subsuming 37 others out of 196 allowances. so, there was resentment among employees over suggestions to scrap some allowances.

Accordingly, the 7th Pay Commission recommendations relating to allowances has been referred to the committee on allowances, headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa by the cabinet, the committee has been asked to submit its report within four months. Until this, allowances are to be paid according to the existing rates under the existing pay structure, says an earlier official statement issued by the finance ministry.

Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said recently, “A committee headed by me is currently examining the Pay Commission’s recommendations on allowances and it will submit its report soon.”

As part of the exercise, the committee holds discussions with various stakeholders, including organisations, federations, groups representing civil employees as well as Defence services.

“Finance Minister Arun Jaitley returned home now from a working visit to Canada and US and the committee on allowances is likely to submit its report to Finance Minister within two-three days,” the official said.

The hike in allowances will be moved by the Finance Minister in the cabinet, after cabinet nod, notification will be issued. Usually it takes around one week to issue a notification, after cabinet nod,” he added.

The official in the Finance Ministry also said that the quantum of allowances may not vary from those proposed by the 7th Pay Commission.

“The committee on allowances is likely to stick with the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations on allowances,” he confirmed.

Convert NPS to Old Pension Scheme - O.A. allowed - applicant deemed to have been appointed from the date of vacancy arosed

In the OA No. 180/00020/2015 filed before hon. CAT Ernakulam Bench (Kerala Circle) , Applicants are directly recruited Postal Assistants, appointed in the year 2005 against the vacancies arose in the year 2002. They are aggrieved by not including them in the statutory pension scheme under the CCS (Pension)

Hon. CAT, Ernakulam Bench (Kerala Circle) in OA No. 180/00020/2015 dated 15.02.2016, allowed the O.A as no other third party interest is put in jeopardy and as the applicants will not be eligible for other benefits like pay for the aforesaid period. Hence it is declared that the applicants are deemed to have been appointed from the date the vacancy arose and that they shall be included in the CCS (Pension) Rules 1972. Respondents are directed to collect necessary subscription under the Provident Fund Rules and the contributions collected from the applicants under the new pension scheme shall be credited to their general provident fund account. It is made clear that no other financial benefits including increments and backwages have been granted to the applicants for the aforesaid period.

In this connection RTI has been made for seeking status of the case. The reply received from the Regional office is attached herewith for information.