LEAVE TO A GOVERNMENT SERVANT WHO IS UNLIKELY TO BE FIT TO RETURN TO DUTY

No 18017/1/2014-Estt (L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Old JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 067
Dated: 17.07.2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Leave to a Government servant who is unlikely to be fit to return to duty — Reg.

            The undersigned is directed to say that the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 have been amended vide Notification G.S.R. No. 438 (E) dated 03.04.2018 (copy enclosed) to bring them in conformity with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Accordingly, it has now been decided that leave applied under rule 20, shall not be refused or revoked without reference to the Medical Authority, whose advice shall be binding. Further, any leave debited for the period(s) granted after receipt of the certificate of disability of the Medical Authority, shall be remitted back into the leave account of the Government servant. The Certificate of Disability is required to be issued in Form ‘3A’ which should be signed by a Government doctor of a Government medical board. Further, a Government servant who is granted leave in accordance with the provisions of clause (b) of sub rule (1) of rule 20 of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, the provisions of section 20 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016(49 of 2016) shall, suo-motu, apply.

2. These orders are to be effective from 19.04.2017.

3. Hindi Version will follow.

Encl: As above
(Sandeep Saxena)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER JULY-2018

FOUR YEARS OF LABOUR LAWS  REFORMS

BJP Lead NDA Govt. has completed four years. In these four years in the name of reforms and ease of doing business, so many labour laws have been amended.
                        
Just after coming in power NDA govt. proposed four labour codes, consolidating 44 labour laws. But during these four years none of the labour code was presented in the parliament. Only wages act 2017 was presented in Parliament. This act will replace 4 laws i.e.  minimum wages act, wages payment act, Equal wages act and Bonus act . Besides this two more code bills are also under process one related to social security and another related to job and profession.

But without getting these bills passed by the Parliament, Govt. has implemented some of the amendments. First attack on workers was unleashed by amending factories act.  According to amendment the no. of workers was increased from 10 to 20 for the factories run by power and 20 to 40 run without power.  Thus about 70% factories were put outside the purview of factories act and the workers working in these factories were deprived from protection of these laws. After amendment of 2015, the employer has been permitted to call the women workers to work in night shift.  Third amendment was made in 2016 and according to this the limit of over time has been enhanced from 50 hours to 100 hours for heavy work it is 115 hours and for the work of public interest it is increased as 125 hours.  So in the name of public interest, the employer has been given power to compel the worker to work on overtime for 125 hours in a quarter.

Second big attack was made under National Employability Mission under which the worker can be engaged as apprentice in the place of permanent or contract worker and he will be paid minimum stipend and can be engaged for three years which was 6 months earlier. Thus so many industrialists who are retrenching the permanent workers and engaging new workers on apprentice.

Third big attack now has come in the form of fixed term employment. In so many sectors this govt. has introduced fixed term employment in place of permanent job, and an impression has been created that all statutory benefits will be provided to the workers engaged under this. But what will be the fate of workers after that fixed term is not decided. The period of fixed term has also been left to the industrialists. They will decide as to for how much period worker is to be engaged. For such type of workers engaged under fixed term, the EPF contribution will be deposited by the Govt. This incentive given by the Govt. proves that the fixed term employment will be for three years only. After fixed term what will be the position of unemployment has been ignored by the Govt.

Thus the present Govt. making all amendments in labour sector for the benefit of industrialists and corporate in the name of ease of doing business and the rights of workers are being snatched slowly slowly and  our  country is moving ahead towards slavery system or bonded labour system again which was defeated by consistent struggle of workers.

INTEREST BEARING ADVANCES / SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ON HOUSE BUILDING ADVANCE – ENHANCEMENT IN PAST CASES REGARDING.

I-17011/11(4)12016-H.III
Government of India
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Housing-III Section
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi,
Dated . 29.06.2018.

Subjec : Interest bearing advances / Seventh Central Pay commission recommendation on House Building Advance – enhancement in past cases regarding.

            The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Ministry’s OM No. I-17011/11(4)/2016-H.III dated 09.11.2017 on the above-mentioned subject and to say that it has been decided in consultation with Ministry of Finance to make the aforesaid orders applicable with effect from 1st January, 2016. Accordingly, it has been decided that an enhancement of House Building Advance, if applied for, would be granted to government employee for an amount equivalent to the difference between the previously sanctioned amount and the new eligible amount determined on the basis of basic pay as per 7th CPC, in past cases, where HBA was sanctioned on or after 01.01.2016 but before 09.11.2017 subject to complying following conditions:

            a) The Government employee should not have drawn the entire amount of HBA sanctioned under earlier orders and/ or where construction is not completed/full cost towards acquisition of house/ flat is yet to be paid.

            b) There will be no deviation from the approved plan of construction on the basis of which the original sanction of House Building Advance was accorded. The revised cost of the original plan can, however, be considered for determining the additional amount, subject to the prescribed maximum limits.

            c) Supplementary Mortgage Deed. Personal Bond and Sureties will be drawn and executed at the expense of the loanee.

            d) The actual entitlement will be restricted to the repaying capacity computed on the basis of the formula laid down in this Ministry’s OM No I-1701/1/11(4)/2016-H.III dated 09.11.2017. It should be ensured that the entire amount of advance with interest is recovered before retirement of the Government servant

            e) Rate of interest: The rate of interest will be at 8.50% from the financial year 2017-18 onwards. This will be reviewed every three years to be notified in consultation with Ministry of Finance. However, the new rate of interest would be chargeable only on collective amount that would remain outstanding on grant of enhancement of HBA. i.e., the unpaid portion of previously sanctioned HBA plus the enhancement so granted. Thus. the amount of HBA that has already been re-paid on old rates will not attract the fresh interest charges.

2. However, the existing limit of maximum admissible amount of Rs. 25 lakhs for the purpose of construction/ purchase of new house/ flat and Rs. 10 lakhs for expansion of existing house/ flat would remain unchanged. In other words, the sum total of previously, sanctioned House Building Advance and the enhancement granted under these orders cannot exceed the aforesaid limits. In any case, not more than one enhancement is admissible to a Government employee.

3.         The applications for enhanced House Building Advance should be submitted within six months from the date of issue of this order.

4.         Ministries/ Departments with branch offices in the far-flung areas are be advised to give wider publicity to these orders through modern communication means so that there is no occasion for any representation for extending the time limit of six months on the grounds of late receipt of these orders.

5.         This issues in supersession of all the earlier orders on the subject.

(Shailendra Vikra Singh)
Director (IFD)
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Amount of Advances to the families of Government Servants who die while in Service”

Amount of Advances to the families of Government Servants who die while in Service”

F.N.12(1)/2016-EII(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E.II(A) Branch

North Block, New Delhi
20th June, 2018

Office Memorandum

Sub: Grant of Advance – Amendment to Rule 80 of Compendium of Rules on Advances to Government Servants.

The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of a reference received from the Department of Personnel & Training regarding the demand raised by the Staff Side in the National Council (JCM), the existing provisions of Compendium of Rules on Advances – Rule 80 – relating to Amount of Advances to the families of Government Servants who die while in Service, are retained and amended, as per attached annexure.

2. These orders will take effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum. The cases where the advances have already been sanctioned need not be reopened.

3. In so far as persons serving in Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

4. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the amendments to the notice of all its attached and subordinate offices for their information.

Hindi version of this Office Memorandum is enclosed.

(H. Atheli)
Director

AMENDMENTS TO COMPENDIUM OF RULES ON ADVANCES TO GOVERNMENT SERVANTS, 2005

Rule 80. Amount of Advance: The amount of an advance which may be granted under Rule 79 shall not exceed Rs.25,000 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only).

Authority: https://www.doe.gov.in/

SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PNOP

Circular from R3 CHQ

Minutes of meeting with representative of NFPE Service union on Parcel Network Optimization Project (PNOP)- reg.

NFPE CIRCULAR

National Federation of Postal Employees

1^st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001

Phone: 011.23092771                                          e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com

       Mob: 9868819295/9810853981          website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com

No.PF-01(e/2018                                                                                Date: 29th June  2018

CIRCULAR

To

          All General Secretaries/NFPE Office Bearers

          All Circle/Divisional and Branch Secretaries of NFPE affiliated unions.

          Dear Comrade,

                      The Govt. of India is not at all sympathetic towards settlement of long pending of genuine grievances of Central Govt. employees. The entire  working class and farmers are on struggle path.  Three lac GDS employees were also compelled to go on strike for 16 days. None of the 7th CPC demands has been settled. The assurance given by the group of ministers for revision of minimum wage and fitment factor has not been fulfilled and now Finance Minister had given reply in the Parliament that “No Change in minimum pay and fitment formula is at present under consideration of the Government”.

                      Employees who joined service on or after 1-1-2004 have been put under New Pension Scheme which can be called as No Pension Scheme. The employees who joined on or after 1-1-2004 are getting meager pension @Rs 1000/- or 2000/- per month. As on 30-04-2018, 17,58,144  employees are covered under N.P.S Govt. is not ready to give guarantee of 50% pension of last pay drawn.

                      Six lac posts were declared lying vacant by 7th CPC up to 31.03.2016. After that lacs & lacs posts have fallen vacant after retirement of officials every month .

                      Large scale Outsourcing, Privatization and Contractorization has  become the order of the day. Large scale privatization, outsourcing and disinvestment is in full swing in Railway and Defence.

                      Besides all the things there is well planned move to attack on trade union rights by way of labour laws reforms.

                      Keeping in view the above facts and so many other things related to the interest of workers a National Convention was organized by the confederation of central Govt. Employees and workers on 10th June 2018 at Hyderabad.

         

          NATIONAL CONVENTION OF CONFEDERATION:-

        National Convention of Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers was held at Hyderabad on 10th June 2018 . The Convention besides other programmes which are mentioned below declared one day strike on

          15-11-2018 for settlement of 10 points charter of demands keeping scrapping of New Pension Scheme as it’s top priority. All India State Govt. Employees Federation has also declared one day strike on the same date i.e. 15-11-2018

THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION IS MENTIONED AS BELOW:-

1)      to issue separate Circulars along with the Resolution and declaration, charter of demands and programme of action to all their Units without fail.

2)      to translate the above documents into local languages and issue printed notices pamphlets and posters. (Hindi Version also published below).

3)      Give wide publicity through print and electronic media, social media and also through Union websites.

4)      to convene immediate meetings of the All India/State/District Managing bodies and chalk out programmes for effective implementation of the campaign programmes and one day strike on 15-11-2018.

5)      Ensure maximum participation of rank and file membership in all the campaign programmes and also in the one day strike.

6)      Mobilise and ensure participation of maximum employees as per quota fixed in the MASS RALLY at New Delhi on 5th September 2018.  Instruct all those who are participating in the Delhi Rally to book their up and down travel tickets immediately.

7)      Chalk out separate departmental wise campaign programmes of each affiliated organisations.

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

 (Approved by the National Convention held at Hyderabad on 10-06-2018)

I.      2018 July 1st to August 14th

        State/District level conventions.

2.     2018 August 15th to 31st

        Submission of memorandum to all MPs, MLAs, Chief Ministers etc. seeking their intervention for settlement of demands. (Draft copy of the memorandum will be exhibited in confederation website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com after 31st July 2018)

3.     21st August 2018 - Tuesday

        Mass dharna at all District headquarters.

4.     5th September 2018 - Wednesday

        Mass rally at New Delhi. (Quota of employees to be mobilised and participated in the Mass Rally by each affiliate and C-O-C will be published seperately within two days).

5.     10th October 2018 - Wednesday

        Serving of strike notice at all levels with mass demonstrations.

6.     17th October 2018 - Wednesday

        Raj Bhavan March at all State Headquarters or March to an important Central Govt. office situated in the state capital.

7.     3rd October to 10th November  2018

        State/District wise Compaign  programme of National leaders of confederation and its affiliates. (seperate circular will be issued mentioning places and name of leaders)

8.     2nd November 2018 - Friday

        Mass Hunger Fast at all levels.

9.     15th November 2018 - Thursday

        Nationwide one day strike.

        In addition to the above compaign  programmes each affiliate of NFPE should chalk out their own union wise compaign programmes covering all states.

2018 NOVEMBER 15TH NATION WIDE ONE DAY STRIKE OF

CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES

10 POINTS CHARTER OF DEMANDS OF CONFEDERATION

(adopted by the National Convention held at Hyderabad on 10-06-2018)

1.     Scrap New Contributory Pension Scheme. Restore old defined benefit Pension Scheme to all employees.

2.     Settle 7th CPC related issues including increase in Minimum Pay and fitment formula, HRA arrears from 01-01-2016, MACP Bench Mark, promotional heirarchy and date of effect from 01-01-2006, Option-I for pensioners and anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations.

3.     Fill up all vacant posts. Reintroduce Regional Recruitment for Group B & C posts. Withdraw orders for abolishing posts lying vacant for more than five years. Revive all posts abolished during 2001 to 2008 under Annual Direct Recruitment plan as per  May 2001 orders of former NDA Government.

        4.     (a)   Regularisatin of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of Civil Servant status. Implement remaining positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra committee report.

             (b)   Regularise all casual and contract workers including those appointed on or after 01-09-1993.

5.     Ensure equal pay for equal work for all. Remove disparity in pay scales between Central Secretariat Staff and similarly placed staff working in field units of various departments.

6.     Stop closure of Govt. establishments and outsourcing. Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India Presses. Stop proposed move to close down salt department. Stop FDI and privatisation of Railways and Defence department.

7.     Implement 7th CPC wage revision and pension revision of Autonomous body employees and pensioners. Grant Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards.

8.     Remove 5% condition imposed on compassionate appointment.

9.     Grant five time bound promotions to all Group B&C employees. Complete Cadre Reviews in all departments within a time-frame.

      10.   (a)   Stop attack on trade union rights. Ensure prompt functioning of various negotiating forums under the JCM scheme at all levels.

            (b)   Withdraw the draconian FR-56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS Pension Rules 1972.

If necessary, affiliates can add their own departmental wise issues as PART-II of the charter of demands.

 MASS RALLY AT NEW DELHI ON 05^TH SEPTEMBER 2018 :

                     It has been decided in the National convention of confederation of Central Govt. Employees and workers held at Hyderabad on 10th June 2018 that a mass rally will be organized at New Delhi on 5th Sept- 2018 along with Public sector employees, State Govt Employees and other Mass Organizations.

                               Confederation has been allotted quota of 10000 employees for participation, out of which NFPE has been allotted quota of 5000  participants, which is allotted to each affiliated union as under.

                               P-III-1500,                   P-IV-1500,                              R-III-500,         R-IV-500,

                               Admin – 200,             Postal Acctts – 200,             SBCO-100,

                               GDS – 1000,               Casual labourer – 100

                   All affiliates are requested to allot quota to each circle union and request all participants to book their to and fro journey in advance to avoid inconvenience .

                               All affiliates will make stay arrangements for their Comrades.

                              

                               With revolutionary greetings.

                  

                                                                                                                               Yours Fraternally

                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                    R.N Parashar

                                                                                                                               (Secretary General)

                                                                                                                                           NFPE

Agenda of Four Monthly meeting for the month of July-2018

No. MH/RIII/Four Monthly/Agenda/13/2018-19     Date 21/06/2018

To

         The Chief Postmaster General

Maharashtra Circle,

          Mumbai 400001

Subject:- Agenda of Four Monthly meeting for the month of July-2018

Respected Sir,

Following items are hereby submitted for the four-monthly meeting of July-2018 for discussion.

1. 1.   Regarding restoration of APSO (Inland) set3.

Union Brief : An administration has  taken decision of closing of  APSO (Inland ) /3 sorting set without considering delivery norms of public mail.  It is brought to notice of your honour that local administration is being forced to staff  detain beyond duty hours for liquidate the mail. Also mail from A Zone and APTMO inland outward is being detained at that offices till the set/1.Due to closing of alternate night closing set public mail including direct bundles and other mail is badly delayed for more than 24 hours daily it caused bad image of department among public. APSO (Inland ) is L1 office for Mumbai metro city and now work load of Set/1 is also increased and staff of set/2 is being forced to work beyond their duty hours. Your honour is requested to please restore alternate night set/3 for APSO (Inland) for speedy transmission of public mail.

2. Regarding dumping of CED Packet Mails of Foreign Post and Inward Foreign Mail  Of APSO Mumbai-99  at Mumbai CRC Mumbai.

 This union is brought to notice regarding dumping of CED articles and Inward Foreign mail to CRC Mumbai by without adhering the instructions on the subject.

Your Honour kind attention is invited on the issue of (a)  CED Packet Mails (TD & NTD) Small size as well as big size of Mumbai Foreign Post Mumbai-400 001 & (b) Inward Foreign Mails of APSO Mumbai-400 099 were diverted by C.O. to Mumbai CRC which is not mapped to Mumbai CRC in accordance with MNOP Pattern Since August-2014.   

The national mails cover under P & T volume VII and as per MNOP Pattern for Mumbai CRC  mapped for offices as detailed as per MNOP pattern for inward and outward national mails only.  

(a )         5 L1 offices ( Aurangabad,  Nagpur, Mumbai CRC, Panaji & Pune ) and

(b)        24 L2 Offices ( Ahmednagar, Akola, Amraoti, Bhusawal, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Kudal, Latur, Madgaon, Malkapur, Miraj, Nanded, Nasik, Parbhani, Ratnagiri, Satara, Solapur, Wardha, Panvel, Kalyan, Yeotmal.

(c.)       239 Post office ( Delivery as well as Non_Delivery PO ) in Mumbai Region  

International Mails covered under P & T manual Volume 8, it must be processed at Mumbai Foreign Office.  The Foreign Post each and every article of Small Size and Big Size weighing 200 gms is being diverted/dumping to Mumbai CRC for TD & NTD dispatch. Here diverting of CED LA articles small as well as big size weighing 200 gms by Mumbai Foreign Post is a violation of MNOP pattern as well as guidelines of P&T Volume 8. These articles must be processed at Mumbai Foreign Post itself. Same way CED articles received by APSO Foreign are being diverted/dumped to Mumbai CRC instead of processing in APSO Foreign Mumbai-400 099 itself & these mails are not mapped to Mumbai CRC in MNOP Pattern.

          Earlier, the issue was taken with the divisional administration as well as circle administration. The Strike Notice was given by divisional union from 21-04-2016 which was conveyed by both circle union to CO Mumbai vide MR / R-III & IV/ Agitation/ CtlStg Dn / 2016  dtd. 31-3-2016.  In accordance with Agitation Notice the then CPMG has called both the Circle Secretaries for discussion on Item No.5 regarding stop dumping of AP Mumbai Foreign Mails & CED Mails to Mumbai CRC.  This issue was again discussed at PMG (MM)  with no positive outcome.

Your honour is therefore requested to look into the matter and cause to stop dumping of CED articles and Foreign mail to CRC Mumbai.

1.    Regarding prescription of MMS Schedules . Union Brief: It is brought to notice of your honour that the MMS schedules attached to BPC  for pick up of mail are not running as per schedules due to interference of some authority and it daily running beyond the duty hours.  The schedules are being molded by the incharge or any other authority as per their will and diverted anywhere. i.e SP-23, VPSP etc.  Your honour is required to please look into and please give suitable instructions for preparation of Schedules prescriptive manner for pickup of BPC mail to the points and avoid molding or diversion of BPC Schedules. It is also brought to notice of your honour that following schedules are also running beyond  8 hours hence revision of schedules should be done at the earliest.

Sl. No.	Schedule no.	Duty Hours	Depot
1	SP23	13.00 to 23.15	Worli Depot
2	SPVP	10.25 to 19.30
3	PNL18 Pick up	5.30 to 17.00	Panvel Depot
4	PNL Pick Up 2	12.45 to 22.30
5	PNL 6	13.55 to 22.30
6	PK-1	5.25 to 19.30
7	Kalyan Cash	8.00 to 19.00	Thane Depot
8	UlhasNagar Depo	8.00 to 19.00
9	Thane Cash	8.30 to 18.00
10	K-9	9.05 to 19.30
11	BT8	15.00 to 23.00	GPO Depo
12	B5	15.00 to 23.00
13	SP8	8.15 to 19.00	Airport Depo
14	Vashi MBC	8.15 to 19.00
15	Mandpeshwar Spl	10.25 to 19.00
16	Kurla BNPL	11.25 to 21.00
17	Borivalsi Cash	7.45 to 18.30

The issue has been discussed severally with MMS administration as well as Circle but administration has not revised schedules and staff is required to perform duty on OTA basis. It is also brought to notice of your honour that Tiffin time is also not shown in schedule. Kindly do the needful and revise all schedules at the earliest with Tiffin time.

Shri S M Sathe, Asstt. Circle Secretary and LSG (NB) Supervisor, Mumbai PC Stg Mumbai  will accompany with me for this meeting. Kindly make relief arrangement accordingly.

Thanking you,

    Yours Sincerely,  

(A B SHIVTARE)

Circle Secretary

All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Gr.. 'C'

Maharashtra Circle

Ph. 9762768201, 9404962745