Note on Allowance.

POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS 

PF-No.PF-PJCA/2016                                                               Dated:16^th September, 2016

To

          The Secretary,

          Department of Post,

          Sansad Marg,

          Dak Bhawan,

          New Delhi-110 001

NOTE ON ALLOWANCES

1.   The recommendation of the 7^th CPC that Tough Location Allowance will not be admissible alongiwth Special Duty Allowance (SDA) should not be accepted by Government.

In para 8.10.62 of the 7^th CPC the following recommendation is made –

Para 8.10.62 -  There are some “Special Compensatory” Allowances that are based on geographical location and are meant to compensate for hardship faced by employees posted in such places. It is proposed to subsume these allowances under the umbrella of “Tough Location Allowance”.

In Para 8.10.63 the Commission made the following recommendations –

“The Tough Location Allowance will, however, not be admissible along with Special Duty Allowance”.

At present, special allowances are paid in the following places along with Special Duty Allowance.

(a)  Assam and North Easter Region – Special Compensatory allowance paid alongwith Special Duty Allowance.

(b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Special Compensatory Allowance paid alongwith Island Special Duty Allowance.

(c)  Tripura Special Compensatory Remote Locality Allowance paid along with Special Duty Allowance.

Demand of the staff side:       In all the above cases “Tough Location Allowance” may be paid alongwith Special Duty Allowance. Withdrawal of any of the above allowances, will result in substantial financial loss to the employees. An existing benefit should not be withdrawn, under the pretext of 7^th CPC’s unjustified recommendation.

2.   Special Duty Allowance in N. E. Region should be uniform for all at 30%.

In Para 8.17.115 the 7^th CPC made the following observation –

“Special Duty Allowance (SDA) is granted to attract civilian employees to seek posting in North Eastern and Ladhak Regions, in view of the risk and hardship prevailing in these areas. Currently the rate of SDA is 37.5% of Basic Pay for AIS officers and 12.5% of Basic Pay for other employees.

In para 8.17.118 the Commission made the following recommendation –

“Accordingly in line with our general approach of rationalizing the percentage based allowance by a factor of 0.8, SDA for AIS officers should be paid at the rate of 30% of Basic Pay and for other civilian employees at the rate of 10% of their basic pay.

Demand of the staff side:  The discrimination between AIS officers and other civilian employees in payment of SDA should not be there and all may be paid at the same rate i.e. at the rate of 30% recommended by the pay commission for AIS officers.

3.   Allowances which are not reported to 7^th CPC by the concerned departments.

In para 8.2.5 of the report, the 7^th CPC made the following recommendation.

“We have considered all allowances reported to us, in this chapter. Any allowances, not mentioned here (And hence not reported to the commission) shall cease to exist immediately. In case there is any demand or requirement for continuation of an existing allowance which has not been deliberated upon or covered in this report, it should be re-notified by the ministry concerned after obtaining due approval of Ministry of Finance and should be put in the public domain”.

Demand of the Staff Side: The above recommendation should not be accepted, as it amounts to penalizing employees for the fault of the departmental heads. The following allowance which are not reported to the commission should be retained and enhanced.

(a)  PO & RMS Accountants’ Special allowance

Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants of Postal department are posted as PO & RMS Accountant after passing a qualifying examination. Taking into consideration their work which require much skill, application of mind, and knowledge of all rulings, Special allowance is granted to them. This allowance may beretained and enhanced.

4.   Savings Bank Allowance in Post offices:

In Department of Posts, Savings Bank Allowance is granted to Postal Assistant working in Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) for shouldering strenuous and complicated nature of Savings Bank work. Postal Assistants need to qualify an aptitude test to get this allowance. The current rates are Rs.300/- per month for fully engaged staff and Rs.150/- per month for partially engaged staff.

In para 8.10.80 of the report, the Commission recommended as follows:

“Savings Bank Allowance be abolished as the justification provided by the concerned ministry for the grant of this allowance is not sufficient for their continuance”.

Demand of staff side:        Savings Bank Allowance should be retained and enhanced in view of the justification given above.

5.   Special Compensatory (Hill area) Allowance

In para 8.10.50 of the report, the 7^th CPC made the following recommendation – “There is hardly any hardship involved at altitude of 1000 meters (more than 3000 feets) above sea level. Hence, it is recommended that the allowance should be abolished.

Demand of the staff side:            The above observation of the commission is not based on ground realities but based on presumption. Hence the above allowance should be retained and enhanced.

6.   Family Planning Allowance

In para 8.17.50 of the report, the 7^th CPC made the following recommendations – “The commission recognizes the fact that most of the benefit related to children viz. children Education Allowance, maternity Leave, LTC etc. are available for two children only. Moreover, the level of awareness regarding appropriate family size has also gone up among Government servants. Hence, a separate allowance aimed towards population control is not required. Accordingly, it is recommended that family planning allowance should be abolished.

Demand of the staff side:  The above allowance may be retained. In any case, the Family Planning Allowance already granted should not be withdrawn.

7.   Fixed Medical Allowance

In Para 8.17.51 of the report the 7^th CPC observed as follows –

It is granted to pensioners for meeting expenditure on day to day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization, presently payable at the rate of Rs.500/- p.m. Demands have been received to increase the rate of this allowance to Rs.2000/-.

In para 8.17.52 the Commission made the following recommendation-

The Commission notes that the allowance was enhanced from Rs.300/- to Rs.500/- p.m from 19.11.2014. As such, further enhancement of this allowance is not recommended.

Demand of the staff side:   in the memorandum submitted to 7^th CPC, the staff side had elaborately explained the justification for enhancing the FMA to Rs.2000/-. As everybody knows, old age persons are suffering from many deceases and as the cost of medicines has increased manifold the expenditure on outdoor medical treatment has also gone up like anything. With Rs.500/- p.m no pensioner can meet the medical expenses. The commission has not conducted any scientific and realistic study, but simply rejected the demand stating that it is enhanced recently. It is once again requested that the FMA for pensioners may be enhanced to Rs.2000/- p.m as in the case of EPF pensioners.

8.   Cash handling Allowance

In para 8.10.9 of the report, the 7^th CPC observed as follows: -

It is paid to cashiers working in Central Government departments, for handling of cash. The current rates are –

Average amount of monthly cash disbursed	Rate per month
Below Rs. 50000	230
Over Rs. 50000 upto 200000	450
Over 200000 upto 500000	600
Over 500000 upto 1000000	750
Above 1000000	900

Again in Para 8.10.57 the commission observed as follows: -

Treasury Allowance – This allowance is granted in Department of Posts to Treasurers and Assistant Treasurers working in Head Post offices and large Sub Post offices for handling cash. The present rate is Rs.360/- p.m for handling cash upto Rs.2 lakhs and Rs.480/- p.m. for handling cash more than Rs.2 lakhs.

In para 8.10.80 the commission made the following recommendation

Assistant cashier Allowance, Cash handling allowance and Treasury Allowance –

With technological advances and growing emphasis on banking, these allowances have lost their relevance. Hence it is recommended that not only all salary be paid through banks, but Ministries/departments should work out plans to first minimize and then eliminate all sorts of cash transactions.

Demand of the staff Side:  The recommendation of the Commission is not realistic. Till that time the cash transactions are eliminated the Cash handling allowance and Treasury allowance should be retained and enhanced.

9.   Cycle Allowance

In para 8.15.10 of the report the 7^th CPC made the following observation.

“It is paid where the duties attached to the post require extensive use of bicycle and the official concerned has to use and maintain his own cycle for official journeys. The existing rate is Rs.90 p.m.

In para 15.11 the commission made the following recommendation –

“The Commission is of the view that amount of this allowance is megre and the allowance itself is outdated. Hence it should be abolished.

Demand of the staff side:            This allowance is at present given to more than 40000 Postmen staff and about 50000 GraminDakSevaks of the Postal Department. When the commission itself observed that an official using his own bicycle for official duties has to incur expenditure for maintenance of the cycle. When the maintenance work is done for performing official duties, the amount should be reimbursed to the official, whether the amount is megre or not – Hence this allowance should be retained and enhanced.

10.  Overtime Allowance

In para 8.17.97 of the report the 7^th CPC made the following recommendations -

Hence while this commission shares the sentiments of the predecessors that Government offices need to increase productivity and efficiency and recommended that OTA should be abolished (except for operational staff and industrial employees who are governed by statutory provisions) at the same time it is also recommended that in case the Government decides to continue with OTA for these categories of staff for which it is not statutory requirement, then the rate of OTA for such staff should be increased by 50% from their current levels.

Demand of the staff side:            OTA rates are revised in the year 1987. For the last 30 years no revision has taken place. Eventhough an arbitration award for enhancement is given, the same is also pending implementation for the last 20 years. After 7^th CPC revision, one hour wage of an MTS is Rs. 75/- where as rate for one hour OTA is Rs.15.85 only!!! Hence it is requested that overtime allowance wherever sanctioned must be based upon the actual basic pay of the entitled employee.

11.    Dress Allowance

(a)  Para 08.16.14 may be referred. The 7^th CPC recommended four slabs of Dress allowance per year for various categories of employees. In the Department of Posts there are about 75000 Postmen and Multi-Tasking staff wearing uniform. Their name is not mentioned in the category of employees shown in the table. Even if it is included in the other categories of staff, then the Dress Allowance per year will be Rs.5000/- only. At present the Postmen/MTS staff of Postal department are getting more than Rs.5000/- for uniform plus washing allowance. Hence it should be made clear under which category the Postmen and MTS staff of Postal department are to be included, in the dress allowance table recommended by the 7^th CPC. These official may be granted Rs.10000/- as dress allowance.

(b) It is further demanded that the Dress Allowance ceiling to be raised to Rs.32400 per annum.

     (c) If cloth for dress is provided stitching charges should be revised reasonably.

     (d) Washing allowance should be increased from Rs.90/- to 150/- Rupees per month.

Yours faithfully

                                                                               

(D. Theagarajan)                                                                                            (R.N. Parashar)

Secretary General  FNPO                                                            Secretary General NFPE. 

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Request to grant of Bonus to GDS with revised ceiling our Federation send letter to the Secretary.-

FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS

T-24,Atul Grove Road, New Delhi - 110 001. Phone : 011-23321378

E-mail: theagarajannachi@hotmail.com.

Ref:PLB/GDS/151                                                                                       dt15/09/2016

To

The Secretary

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan ,

New Delhi-110 001.

 

Sub:Request to grant of Bonus to GDS with revised ceiling-                           

You are aware that the Government of India, MOF has issued order revising ceiling limit of PLB from RS 3500to 7000 from the year 2014-15 to all central Government employees. This has been implemented to our Departmental employees vide letter no 26-01/2015 PAP dated 02/09/2016 and the arrears have also been paid to the Departmental employees.  The same is not extended to the GDS employees till date.  In this connection my General Secretary NUGDS has written letter to your office on 03.09.2016 (copy enclosed) with details.

In view of the above it is requested to kindly take necessary steps to  grant of Bonus to GDS employees  in   the revised ceiling @ Rs 7000 from the year 2014-15 as in the case of Departmental employees.

Your early action is requested.

 

Yours Sincerely,

D.Thegarajan.

Secretary General.

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CASE OF R.T.P.s AND ADHOC P.A.s

COUNTING OF TRAINING PERIOD FOR TBOP/BCR/MACPS

Sir,

                 I wish to share the following on the counting the period of Induction and practical training for TBOP/BCR/MACPS in the Department Of Posts. This is in continuation of my earlier post on this subject.

                 There were some queries about the applicability of the training period in the case of following officials. This is because, as per the salient features for MACPs, the service starts from the date of regular appointment.

1.      Some officials undergone training before 1.1.86, worked as RTP for some years before regular appointment after 1.1.86. Whether the training period would be counted for TBOP/BCR/MACP in their case.

2.      Some officials undergone training after 1.1.86, worked for some period as Postal assistants. For some administrative reasons, they were terminated from the posts. After some time, they were again posted as Postal assistants. The service rendered as Postal assistant already was treated as ad-hoc service. Whether the training period would be counted for TBOP/BCR/MACP in their case.

3.      In some rare cases, the officials undergone practical training, and after sometime undergone theoretical training followed by practical training. After having worked as RTP for some years, they were appointed as regular PA.s. Whether the training period would be counted for TBOP/BCR/MACP in their case.

           In this connection, kindly refer to Rule 22 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 and Government of India’s Decisions 1, 2 and 3 below Rule 22. For convenience, an extract of these orders are reproduced below.

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No.NC/JCM/2016(Allowances) 

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Annexure - II 

(No. A-34012/09/2016-DE dated 05^th September, 2016)

(DE Section, Department of Posts)

S. No	Activity	Previous Date  (Schedule)	Revised Date  (Schedule)
1.	Date of notification	05.09.2016	05.09.2016
2.	Last date for receipt of Application form at Divisional Office/Controlling Unit from eligible candidates.	20.09.2016	30.09.2016
3.	Receipt of duly filled in Application form at the Regional Office to be sent by Divisional Office/Controlling Unit duly verified.	23.09.2016	04.10.2016
4.	Receipt of duly filled in Application form at Circle Office (Nodal Officer) to be sent by RO/Division Office/Controlling Unit duly verified.	26.09.2016	06.10.2016
5.	Last date for receipt of duly  filled in Annexure III at Directorate  from Nodal Officer of Circles(By hand)	30.09.2016	10.10.2016
6.	Confirmation by the Directorate after scrutiny and communication of Roll number series to Circles.	04.10.2016	14.10.2016
7.	Issue of Hall Permit by Circles to eligible candidates.	05.10.2016	15.10.2016
8.	Date of Examination	15 & 16 October-2016	22nd  & 23rd October-2016

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Letter to Secy for Grant of Cash equivalent to Leave Salary on LTC/ retirement

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES GROUP-‘C’

(Central Head Quarters)

No. 17-2-17, P&T Quarters, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-110001

 

No.1-1/LTC                                                                                                             Dated: 12-09-2016

To

The Secretary,

Department of Posts,

New Delhi-110 001                                         

Sub: Grant of Cash equivalent to Leave Salary on the eve of LTC  and on retirement etc;                                                                             

             This is regarding giving of the difference of CELS to the applicable cases for those are entitled and sanctioned as per the old pay from 1.1.16 to 25.7.16 ( the date of notification of the CCS RP Rule 2016) consequent upon the revision of pay from 1.1.16 retrospectively.

2.            In terms of 38-A of CCS (leave ) rule encashment  of EL along with LTC is to be calculated on pay admissible on the date of availing LTC and DA admissible on that date. If PAY or DA , admissible advised has been revised with retrospective effect  , going by the rule the Govt. Servant would be entitled to encashment of leave  on the revised rates.

 3.          The clarification to the above effect is given in DOPT no; 21011/08/2013 –Estt (AL) dated 25.3.2013.

 4.            The rate of allowances alone have been kept pending  in the 7^th CPC and are required to be drawn as if 7^th CPC is  not implemented  and there is no super ceding orders of any leave rules so far in the scope of 7^th CPC and Govt orders on the recommendation .

  5.           Hence it is requested to revise leave encashment as per the standing orders on CCS (LR) and cause to pay the difference of CELS to the applicable cases.

                               Yours Sincerely,

sd/-

 (D Kishan Rao)

                 General Secretary

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Anomaly Committee of the National Council (JCM) to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission's recommendations

F.No.11/2/2016-JCA-I

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department oaf Personnel & Training

JCA Section

*****************

North Block New Delhi

Dated the rSeptember, 2016.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Anomaly Committee of the National Council (JCM) to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission's recommendations

In accordance with the instructions contained in this Department's OM of even number dated 16th August 2016, it has been decided to set up, as indicated below, the Anomaly Committee of the National Council (JCM) consisting of representatives of the Official Side and the Staff Side to settle any anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission's recommendations: -

	OFFICIAL SIDE	STAFF SIDE
1.	Secretary, _____________Chairman Deptt. of Pers. & Training.	1. Shri Rakhal Das Gupta 2. Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra 3. Shri Ch. Sankara Rao 4. Shri J.R.Bhosle 5. Shri M Raghavaiah 6. Shri Guinan Singh 7. Shri R.P.Bhatnagar 8. Shri K.S. Murty 9. Shri K.K.N.Kutty 10. Shri R.Srin)Visan 11. Shri C.Srikumar 12. Shri M.Krishnan 13. Shri M.S. Raja
2.	Member (Staff), Railway Board.
3.	Secretary, Department of Telecommunication.
4.	Secretary, Department of Posts.
5.	Financial Adviser, (Ministry of Defence.
6.	Joint Secretary (Pers), Ministry of Finance.
7.	Joint Secretary (Estt.), Deptt. of Personnel & Training.
8.	Joint Secretary (CPC), Deptt. of Personnel & Training
9.	Deputy Secretary (JCA), Deptt. of Personnel & Training, Member-Secretary.

2. The working of the Committee would be in terms of the •conditions laid down in this Department's OM dated 16th August 2016 mentioned above.

(D.K. Sengupta)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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How to lead postal growth amid disruptive innovations is being discussed at the UPU World CEO Forum by 65 postal CEOs attending the meeting in Paris, France, on September 6.

UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein welcomes delegates (Photo: Eric Huynh/La Poste)

The deliberations are focusing on the new paradigm that e-commerce brings to the postal sector. In particular, the digital economy, postal financial services and big data are under the spotlight. 
Welcoming delegates, UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein said: “The International Bureau conceived the idea of a World CEOs Forum in recognition of the key role of designated operators in the development of the Post globally.“
Hussein added that the forum provided a unique occasion for chief executives to network among peers, sharing ideas and experiences. “We believe by interacting on these topics, you will enrich your knowledge of global postal dynamics and perhaps provide help for better decision-making for your businesses,” he said. 
Speaking directly to postal executives, UPU Deputy Director General Pascal Clivaz said: “You all know the industry best. And the UPU is there as an intergovernmental organisation to encourage dynamics within the postal sector.”
“We want to hear your views and learn about your challenges,” Hussein appealed to CEOs.
“The only reason the UPU exists is to enable our 192 member countries to act as one network. The postal sector needs only now re-examine itself to re-evaluate its  relevance,” he emphasized.

Industry view

The Forum was co-organised by La Poste (France). Its CEO, Philippe Wahl, told delegates: “It is a great honour for la Poste to welcome you for this major initiative of the UPU.“
He added: “The postal sector is confronted by the largest transformation in its history. The digital revolution has turned the postal business upside down, profoundly changing the business model.”


With leaders from 65 countries attending, the event has a wide geographical representation. They include postal heads from Benin to India and from Argentina to China.

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India Post launches toll free helpline number ‘1924’ to Register New Complaint

India Post launches toll free helpline number ‘1924’ to Register New Complaint
1. The toll free helpline number ‘1924’ would be available for customers from all over India from landline/mobile phone of any service providers.

 2. The name of centre would be “India Post Help Centre” and it would be located in Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.

 3. The toll free helpline service would be available on all days from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. (excluding declared holidays & Sundays).

 4. The complaints received from the complainant on toll free number ‘1924’ would be registered in Computerized Customer Centre (CCC) Portal by the operators at the Dak Bhawan and the 11 digits number would be provided to the complainants.

 5. If the complaint already registered, the complainant would be informed the status as viewed in CCC Portal.

 6. As soon as the complaint is generated on CCC Portal, the concerned post office will take immediate necessary action to resolve it and would upload the status.

 7. All the Postal Circles would establish a Control Room and depute suitable competent or Senior Officers/Team of Officers for monitoring and redressal of complaints.

 8. The Nodal Officer in each Circle will open the CCC Portal every day and check all the complaints beginning with “100030 - …… the Toll Free Complaints” and will examine for quick disposal

. 9. The Circle Heads would direct to all the Post Offices to ensure that they log in CCC Portal at the beginning of day and at the end of the day compulsorily

. 10. The case disposal time is one working day subject to policy matters. The complainant would be informed, if it involves policy matter.

11. The reasonable reply should be uploaded in the CCC Portal.

12. Circle will update the status of each such cases every 24 hrs. through email onadgpg@indiapost.gov.in.

13. The name of Officers with email address and mobile number in each Circle who will be Nodal Officer, should be sent on emailadgpg@indiapost.gov.in

14. CPMG should review the ‘1924’ pending cases every day and in case of pendency going beyond 24 hours would give full details and convey his/her observation to PG Cell of Directorate which will provide weekly report to the Secretary (Posts)

. 15. Circles would provide utmost priority and quick disposal of the complaints received through Toll Free Centre.

 16. All the Circles would propagate and give wide publicity of “Toll Free Number 1924” within their jurisdiction through appropriate medium within budgetary limit after inauguration of India Post Help Centre by Hon’ble Minister of Communications.

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