Thursday, 31 December 2015
Letter to chief PMG Maharashtra circle for disposal of long pending appeals, petitions
No. MH/RIII/Disciplinary cases/2015 28/12/2015
To,
The Chief
Postmaster General,
Maharashtra Circle,
Mumbai 400001
Sub : Disposal of long
pending appeal , petition laying with circle office Mumbai
Ref : Fresh
Respected sir,
It has been complained by the staff members that number
of appeals , petitions are laying unattended at circle office and pending for
more than year or two and staff members are put in monetary loss.
It is therefore requested to kindly cause to dispose off
all the pending /unattended appeals , petitions in favour of staff member within
the stipulated period and save the staff member from the monetary benefits.
With regards,
Yours
faithfully,
( A B Shivtare)
Offg. Circle Secretary
EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER: JANUARY-2016
MINIMUM WAGE STILL A DREAM FOR WORKERS
68 years have passed after independence of India. But the need based minimum wage still appears a dream for working class. After reaching a tripartite agreement in 15th Indian Labour Conference in 1957 a scientific formula called as Dr. Akroid formula based on minimum needs of a workers to survive and work, was accepted. Based on this formula all Central trade unions and independent federations are struggling since long to achieve the demand of minimum wage.
This time also National council JCM demanded Rs. 26000 as minimum wage to a lowest class employees based on Dr. Akroid formula as on 01.01.2014 taking the commodity prices as Rs. 11344. The rates were taken as an average price of actual market from various cities throughout the India and actual receipts obtained from the shops and consumer stores were also produced as evidence. After adding component of housing, children education and social obligations it comes to 26000.
But the pay commission has recommended Rs. 18000 as minimum wage taking 12 monthly average of commodity prices quoted by Labour bureau Shimla which is totally contrary to Dr. Akroid Formula and the figures are imaginary not realistic.
The pay commission has also reduced the component of expenses on social obligation and children education as 15% contrary to the Supreme Court judgment of 25% on the plea that the employees are paid children Education allowance separately. The Children Education allowance is not fully reimbursed and expenses on education have increased heavily after liberalization of the education sector. The housing component has also been reduce by the pay commission stating that employees are paid HRA separately. House Rent Allowance is not full compensation of expenditure incurred on rent of accommodation obtained by an employee Earlier 3rd Pay commission has given 7.5% as the factor for housing.
Thus this 7th CPC has drastically cut the minimum wage.
The website of Agriculture Ministry also maintains the record of prices of commodities which are required to compute the minimum wage. Though these prices also vary from the real retail market. But if these prices had been taken by the pay commission as an all India average of the prices as on 01.07.2015. It will work out Rs. 10810. Thus the computation of minimum wage will arrive as Rs. 19880. After adding 25% for arriving at MTS scale it will come as Rs. 24850 and to convert it as on 01.01.2016 after adding 3% as suggested by 7th CPC. The final computation will come as 25596 when rounded off it shall be Rs. 26000/-
Without modification of minimum wage, no improvement is expected in the higher pay scales. Therefore it requires recomputation and revision. If it is revised consequently the fitment formula, multiplication factor and pay matrix will have to be revised.
Thus it is the urgent need to revise the minimum wage.
The NJCA, Confederation and NFPE have given charter of demands to the Government of India seeking modification in so many demands failing which all Central Government Employees will be compelled to go on indefinite strike from 1st week of March-16.
Thursday, 24 December 2015
Sunday, 13 December 2015
GET READY FOR SERIOUS STRUGGLES INCLUDING INDEFINITE STRIKE IN NEW YEAR ,2016.
No. R-III/Circular-26/2015 Dated 11-12-2015
To
All CWC Members, Circle, Divisional and Branch Secretaries.
HAPPY AND PROSSPEROUS NEW YEAR -2016 TO ALL
GET READY FOR SERIOUS STRUGGLES INCLUDING INDEFINITE STRIKE IN NEW YEAR ,2016.
Dear Comrades,
All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Group `C` CHQ congratulates and Red Salute to CWC members, Circle Secretaries, Divisional Secretaries and Branch Secretaries,office bearers and members for participating and making a grand success of all programmes.All IndiaProtest Day on 19-11-2015 was observed by holding dharna at Jantar Mantar , Black Day observed wearing black badges, Rally , Demonstration on 27-11-2015. Hunger Fast on 1-12-2015 called by NJCA, Confederation and NFPE respectively. Now CHQ appeal to all to mobilize Rank& File and participate and make a grand success Indefinite Strike from First week of March 2016 for settlement of 25 Point Charter of Demands called by NJCA. .
POSTSL JCA MEETING:- Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO) meeting was held on 08-12-2015 in NFPE office for modification on 31 Points which were rejected by 7 CPC. A joint Note on 31 Points was prepared and submitted to Secretary (Posts) on 08-12-2012 in Departmental (JCM) meeting held on 08-12-2015 at 11.00 AM.
DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 08-12-2015:- Departmental Council (JCM) Meeting was held on 08-12-2015 on 7 CPC reommendtions. PJCA submitted the joint Note requesting modifications in the recommendations of 7 CPC including higher Pay Scales of PA/SA, Postman, MTS, PO & RMS Accountants, LSG, HSG-II, HSG-I, SBCO, Admn,Driver,Artisan, merger of Deaspatch Rider, removal of Bench mark “Very Good” on MACP, restore Family Planing Allowance, Suprintendent Sorting upgradation to Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- etc. Each point was discussed and views of the Postal Board of these issues were positive.Full Note is available on web site.
NJCA MEETING :- Meeting of the National Joint Council of Action (Railways, Defence and Confederation) was held on 08.12.2015 at JCM National Council Staff Side office, New Delhi. Detailed deliberations on 7thi CPC related issues (including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Contract and daily-rated workers) was held and a Common charter of demands was finalized. It is further decided that the NJCA shall go on indefinite strike from the 1st week of March 2016, if the Government fails to reach a negotiated settlement with the staff side before 1st week of February 2016. A letter intimating this decision will be given to the Government shortly along with the common Charter of Demands which is enclosed.
PAYMENT OF QUOTA:- All Circle/Divisional /Branch Secretaries are requested to clear arrears of quota to CHQ without delay and remit in future regularly.RMS Worker will not be posted to those branches in arrears for more than 3 months.
With best wishes.
Yours comradely,
(Giri Raj Singh) General Secretary
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
1. Re-compute the minimum wage on the basis of the actual commodity prices as on 1.7.2015 and factor the Dr. Aykroyd formula stipulated percentages for housing and social obligations, children education etc. Revise the fitment formula and pay levels on the basis of the so determined minimum wage;
2. Revise the pay matrix basing upon the revised minimum wage and rounding off the stages to the next hundred. Accept the suggestion made by the Staff Side in its memorandum to 7 CPC for de-layering viz. to abolish the pay levels pertaining to GP 1900, 2400 and 4600.
3. Revise the rate of increment to 5 % and Grant two increments in the feeder cadre levels as promotion benefit.
4. Fill up all vacant posts by holding special recruitment drive
5. MACP to be treated as financial up-gradation, without any grading stipulation; to be provided on the basis of the promotional cadre hierarchy of the concerned department; increase the number of MACP to five on completion of 8, 15,21,26 and 30th years of service. Reject the Efficiency Bar stipulation made by 7th CPC. Personnel promoted on the basis of Examination should be treated as fresh entrants to the cadre.
6. Upgrade the LDCs in all departments as UDCs for it is stated by the Commission that the Government has stopped recruiting personnel to this cadre.
7. a) Parity to be ensured for all Stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial Staff in subordinate offices and in all the organized Accounts cadres with Central Sectt. By upgrading their pay scales ( and not by downgrading the pay scales of the CSS)
b) Drivers in all Government offices to be granted pay scale on par with the drivers of the Lok Sabha
8. To remove existing anomaly, the annual increment date may be 1st January for those recruited prior to 30th June and 1stJuly in respect of those recruited prior to 31st December.
9. Wage of Central Government Employees be revised in every 5 years
10. Treat the GDS as Civil Servant and grant them all pay, allowances and benefits granted to regular employees on Pro -rata basis
11. Contract/casual and daily rated workers to be regularized against the huge vacancies existing in various Government offices.
12. Introduce PLB in all departments
13 Revise the pension and other retirement benefits as under:-
(a) Parity between the past and present pensioners to be brought about on the basis of the 7th CPC recommendations with the modification that basis of computation to be the pay level of the post or grade from which one retired;
(b) Pension to be 60% of the last pay drawn in the case of all eligible persons who have completed the requisite number of years of service.
(c) The family pension to be 50% of the last pay drawn.
(d) Enhance the pension and family pension by 5% after every five years and 10% on attaining the age of 85 and 20% on attaining the age of 90.
(e) Commuted value of pension to be restored after 10 years or attaining the age of 70, whichever is earlier. Gratuity calculation to be on the basis of 25 days in the month as against 30 days as per the Gratuity Act.
(f) Fixed medical allowance for those pensioners not covered by CGHS to be Rs. 2000 p.m.
(g) Provide one increment on the last day in service if the concerned employee has completed six months or more from the date of grant of last increment.
14 Exclude the Central Government employees from the ambit of the National Pension Scheme and extend the defined benefit pension scheme to all those recruited after 1.1.2004
15 In the absence of any recommendation made by 7 CPC, the Government must withdraw the stipulated ceiling on compassionate appointments
16 Revise the following allowances/advances as under in place of the recommendations made by the 7th CPC :
(i) Allowances
(a) Retain the rate of house rent allowance in place of the recommendation of the Commission to reduce it.
(b) Restructure the transport allowance into two slabs at Rs. 7500 and 3750 with DA thereof removing all the stipulated conditions.
(c). Fixed conveyance allowance: This allowance had no DA component at any stage.. This allowance must be enhanced to 2.25 times with 25% DA thereon as and when the DA crosses 50%
(d) Restore the island Special duty allowance and the Tripura Special compensatory remote locality allowance.
(e) The special duty allowance in NE Region should be uniform for all at 30%
(f) Overtime allowance whenever sanction must be based upon the actual basic pay of the entitled employee
(g) Cash handling /Treasury allowance. The assumption that every transaction in Government Departments are through the bank is not correct. There are officials entrusted to collect cash and therefore the cash handling allowance to be retained.
(h)Qualification Pay to be retained.
(i) Small family norms allowances;
(j) Savings Bank allowance
(k) Outstation allowance
(l) P.O. & RMS. Accountants special allowance.
)m) Risk allowance
(n) Break-down allowance.
(o) Night patrolling allowance.
(p) Special Compensatory hill area allowance.
(q) Special allowance for Navodaya Vidyalaya Staff.
(r)Restore the allowances abolished for the reason that it is either not reported or mentioned in the Report by the Commission.
(s) Dress Allowance ceiling to be raised to Rs 20,000/- p a
(t) Nursing Allowance to be raised to 2.25 times of Rs 4800/-
(u) All fixed allowances must be raised to 2.25 times as per the principle enunciated by the Commission
(v) The erroneous statement in Para 9.2.5 to be corrected. Vide OM No. 13018/1/2009-Estt (L) dated 22.07.2009, DOP, P&W, the leave period for Child adoption has been increased to 180 days.
17 Advances.
Restore the following advances and revise the same to 3 times.
(a). Natural calamity advance;
(b). Festival Advance
©. LTC and TA advances
(d). Medical advance
(e). Education advance.
(f) Vehicle advances including cycle advance
18 The stipulation made by the 7th CPC to grant only 80% of salary for the second year of CCL be rejected and the existing provisions may be retained
19 50% of the CGEIS premium to be paid by the Government in respect of Group B and C employees.
20 Health insurance to be introduced in addition to CGHS and CCS(MA) benefits and the premium to be paid by the Government and the employee equally.
21 Reject the recommendations concerning PRIS
22 Full pay and allowances to be provided for the entire period of WRII .
23 The conditions stipulated in clause (4) & (5) under Para 9.2.37 be removed
24 Reject the recommendation made by the 7th CPC in Para 8.16.9 to 8.16.14 concerning dress allowance to PBOR as otherwise the five Ordinance Equipment factories under OFB will have to be closed down
25 Set up a group of Ministers’ Committee to consider the anomalies including the disturbance of the existing horizontal and vertical relativities at the National level and Departmental/Ministry level with provision for referring the disputed issues to the Board of Arbitration under the JCM scheme.
Saturday, 12 December 2015
Monday, 7 December 2015
LETTER FROM ACS COM. U M MHASKAR IN C/W SUGGESTIONS ON 7TH PAY COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS.
No. R-III/M H CIRCLE/7TH
CPC/2015 05.12.2015
Com. U M Mhaksar, ACS, MH Circle
To
1.
Com. R N Parashar. Secretary General.
2. Com. Giriraj Singh General Secretary.
Sub. Suggestions in respect of
recommendation of 7th pay commission.
Respected Comrade,
Kindly refer the letter on even
subject written by my colleague and presently off. Circle Secretary Com. A B
Shivtare. I would like to further elaborate in connection with the same subject
the following for your kind consideration and effective representation at the
meeting dated 08.12.2015.
Comrade the minimum wage as per
computation works out to Rs.20,861/-. This must be the minimum wage for the
unskilled worker as per the ILC norms. In Central Government employment
presently there are no unskilled labour. The lowest level of employment is
multi-skilled worker/employee as designated by 6th CPC. The minimum
educational qualification for the same prescribed is either ITI or matriculation
(10th Standard). The percentage increase of the wages of a skilled worker to
that of an unskilled worker on an average had been more than 25% all throughout
(2440-3050=610 i.e. 25% of Rs. 2440) It is therefore necessary to add 25%
to arrive at the minimum pay for the lowest employee in Government service,
which comes to Rs. 26,075/- , i.e. Rs. 26,000/- when rounded off. While
computing the minimum wage, we have gone strictly as per the norms prescribed
by the 15th ILC. However, we must state
that the three units norm for the family prescribed by Dr. Aykroyd in the
present situation is far below the requirement. The Indian family consists of
not only husband, wife and two children but invariably includes the parents of
the head of the family. In Indian conditions, they totally depend upon the
earning employee. If we factor two more units for the family concept, the
minimum wage so worked out will increase by two third. In quantum terms, the
pay at the lowest level of the Central Government will then be Rs. 43330.
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 has not
laid down the criteria for fixing the minimum wages in India, though it
specifies the procedure for doing so.
Instead, the norms recommended by the Indian Labour Conference, held in 1957, are taken into account while fixing the minimum wages. These are as follows:
3 consumption units for one earner: In calculating the minimum wage, the standard working class family should be taken to comprise three consumption units for one earner, the earnings of women, children and adolescents in the family being disregarded.
Instead, the norms recommended by the Indian Labour Conference, held in 1957, are taken into account while fixing the minimum wages. These are as follows:
3 consumption units for one earner: In calculating the minimum wage, the standard working class family should be taken to comprise three consumption units for one earner, the earnings of women, children and adolescents in the family being disregarded.
Minimum food requirements of 2700 calories per average Indian adult: Minimum food requirements should be calculated on the basis of a net intake of 2700 calories for an average Indian adult of moderate activity, as recommended in 1948 by Dr. Wallace Akroyd, first director of the Department of Nutrition at Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). Clothing requirements of 72 yards per annum per family: Clothing requirements should be estimated on the basis of a per capita consumption of 18 yards (16.5 meters) per annum, which would give for the average worker’s family of four a total of 72 yards (65.8 meter). Rent corresponding to the minimum area provided for under Government’s Industrial Housing Scheme: In respect of housing, the norm should be the minimum rent charged by Government in any area for houses provided under the Subsidised Industrial Housing Scheme for low – income groups. Fuel, Lighting and other miscellaneous items of expenditure to constitute 20% of the total minimum wage.
Therefore in addition to the demands
cited in first paragraph the following needs to be taken into consideration. 20%
of the net minimum miscellaneous charges towards fuel, electricity, water
charges, etc Housing at the rate of 7.5% of net minimum Addition Expenditure at
the rate of 25% includes expenditure towards education, marriage etc of the
children, Medical treatment, recreation, festivals etc. as per the Supreme
Court decision in 1991. Incidentally, we may mention that the minimum wages at
the level of an unskilled worker as per recent wage agreement in Coal India
Ltd. Is Rs.29697/-. The per-capita Net National Product increase at factor cost
between - (2004-05 - 2011-12) years as per the Economic Survey for 2012-13
presented to Parliament is 57.55..%. The exact figures for the years 2012-13
and 2013-14 is not available from official websites. These figures are needed
to arrive at a percentage of increase for the last 10 years. On the basis of
the present data, the increase registered in quantum terms will work out to Rs.
22857, which is more than the minimum wage computed as per the 15th ILC norms.
For the reasons stated in the
preceding paragraphs and more specifically for the reason that this
recommendations will be for the Government Servants for his pay for the next 10
years it is requested to take up with the 7th CPC through DOP to recommend the
minimum pay to be assigned to the lowest level of Group C in Government of
India service at Rs. 26,000/- with multiplication factor above
The 6th Central Pay Commission, in
its recommendations, introduced the concept of Multiplication Factor. The
Multiplication Factor was fixed at 1.74 in the recommendations of 6th CPC. The
Commission had also explained how the number was arrived at. But the Central
Government chose to change it to 1.86. One of the reasons for this modification
was the intense pressure from various Federations of Central Government
Employees.
First we should know about the
fixation of 1.74
Basic Pay on 1.1.2006 = ‘1’
50% DA Merger = ‘0.5’
Dearness Allowance (24%) = ‘0.24’
Total = ‘1.74’ (1 + 0.5 + 0.24)
And what basis the Central Government
changed as 1.86?
Let us assume the Basic Pay, as of 01.01.2006, as 100%. Let’s take the Dearness pay (post the 50% DA Merger) as 50%.
If you add Basic Pay and Dearness Pay and calculate 24% of it,
then you’d get 36%. (100 + 50 = 150 /
24 x 100 = 36)
100% + 50% + 36% = 186%
100% + 50% + 36% = 186%
This number is being taken for
calculations as 1.86.
We have also adopted the same method
here including the weightage of Dearness Allowance is providing
on Transport Allowance…
Basic Pay = 1.0
DA on 1.1.2016 (125% – Including July
2015 & Jan 2016) For 100% = 1.0 & For 25% (1.0 + 1.0 = 2.5 x 20%) = 0.5
Transport Allowance Weightage (DA
125%) = 0.36 (Approximately)
Total = 1.0 + 1.0 + 0.5 + 0.46 = 2.86
Therefore it is requested to take the
following into consideration while demanding the multiplication factor.
Regarding the demands specific to the
Department of Post my colleague Com. A B Shivtare has covered almost all the
aspects. But I would like to more specifically add the following for kind
consideration and effective representation.
1. Mechanism should be
introduced to strengthen CGHS and AMA and cashless treatment should be
introduced to all government servants.
2. Minimum 2 increments should be
granted on promotion to LSG HSG II and HSG I.
3. Mailguards are promotional posts
and qualifying in its exam is a must therefore they should be placed at par
with new recruit GR C SA as there work is equivalent to Mail Agent.
4. Extending of Children Education
Allowance upto Post Graduation at any cost considering the educational
requirements of open markets.
5. HRA should be doubled whenever DA
reaches 50 percent considering the sky rocketing prices of real estate and
rental rates and proposed smart cities.
6. Higher Educational Advance to
employees whose childrens takes up higher studies.
7. Overtime Allowance should be
atleast at par with the minimum wages fixed for the particular state/city.
8. Increase in CL from 8 to 12.
9. Increase in EL Ceiling from 300 to
450.
10. Increase in Paternity Leave from
15 to 30.
11. HBA should be 50 times of the
basic pay or 50 lakhs or anticipated price of the house whichever is less.
12. Finalise cadre restructuring
before implementation of 7th pay commission.
13. Lift ceiling on compassionate appointments.
13. Lift ceiling on compassionate appointments.
I hope you will find the same illustrative and helpful for discussion. Looking forward for positive developments from the meeting.
Revolutionary greetings,
Yours comradely
-sd
-sd
Umesh M Mhaskar
ACS M H Circle
Mumbai.
ACS M H Circle
Mumbai.
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