ALL INDIA RMS AND MMS EMPLOYEES UNION GR 'C', MAHARASHTRA AND GOA CIRCLE: 2021

NFPE Federal Executive meeting was held at Bangalore (Ktk) on 13.02.2021.has discussed the prevailing situation in Department of Posts. Due to Covid-19 pandemic most of the activities on part of Department has been paralysed. So many long pending demands are lying unsettled since years. We have given so many representations, memorandums, resolutions and letters on different matters but no fruitful result is coming out.

Therefore, the Federal Executive of NFPE has decided unanimously to launch the following agitational programmes for settlement of 20 points of Charter of demands.

We appeal entirety of Postal/RMS and GDS employees to mobilize maximum membership to participate in the below mentioned agitational programmes and make every effort to make all the programmes a grand success.

(i) First Phase:

Massive Dharna in all Divisions on 23 April 2021 (Except West Bengal as election Code of Conduct is in effect there, NFPE Co-ordination Committee of West Bengal can decide to hold it in the first week of May-2021 after declaration of result)

Vigorous campaign should be organized by the Divisional unions to educate the members about the demands and attitude of the Department due to anti worker policies of NDA Government. Organize General Body Meetings, Convention, printing of leaflets and campaign through social media

(ii) Second Phase:

Day long Dharna in front of all Circle Offices on 27 May 2021. All Circle union office bearers and Divisional Secretaries must participate in Dharna:

(iii) Third Phase:

Dharna at Dak Bhawan –New Delhi on 25 June 2021. All NFPE Office Bearers, General Secretaries, All C HQ Office Bearers of all unions and all Circle Secretaries must participate in Dharna.

After these programmes, all India Conventions will be held at New Delhi in the month of July or August in which Strike, Definite or Indefinite will be decided:

CHARTER OF DEAMANDS

1. Withdraw the orders freezing the DA and DR of CG employees and pensioners and impounding of arrears till 30.06.2021.

2. Scrap the New Pension Scheme and Restore OPS. Grant compensation for non deposit or delayed deposit of contribution under NPS.

3. Settle all Covid related issues. Grant special CL for the Covid treatment/quarantine to the departmental as well as GDS employees. Include Postal employees in priority list for Covid vaccination. Regularise the absence due to lockdown as work at home as per the directions DOPT. Grant compensation of Rs.10 lakhs to the family of the deceased due to covid-19.

4. Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres including HSG11&HSG1 by relaxing the recruitment rules.

5. Settle the net work connectivity issues in POs, RMS and other deptl offices.

6.Settle the issue of denial of increment after 180 days to those officials who opted the fixation on promotion/financial upgradation etc. 180 days may be treated as 6 months as done in other cases.

7. Implement all left out recommendations of Kamlesh Chandra committee report like financial upgradation, insurance coverage etc. to GDS employees.

8.Implement cadre restructuring in all left out categories without further delay.

9. Stop harassment of officials in the name of unscientific business targets and compelling the officials to work on Sundays and holidays for melas etc.

10. Withdraw the Rule 365 of Postal manual volume 1V regarding yearly examination in sorting for granting annual increment for SAs in RMS.

11. Withdraw the Dte orders regarding denying federations from taking up the issues of GDS employees.

12. Resume all transit sections of RMS whenever the trains start operation. Allow minimum 50 seats in all sections to get 2 doors for mail exchange.

13. Stop opening of unscientific CSC in POs, especially in single handed POs. Stop outsourced postal agent system. Discuss with staff before implementation of all new proposals and schemes.

14. Stop merger/closure of L2 mail offices. Strengthen L2 offices by introducing parcel and speed processing in L2 offices. Fix norms for the work in CRC, PH, SPEEDHUB etc.

15. Conduct membership verification by check off system for deptl employees. Verification of GDS unions also be carried out without any delay.

16. Conduct physical periodical meetings with staff unions in time at all level.

17. Stop decentralization of Postal ACs. Repatriate all officials who have been transferred to PAO Vijayawada against their option.

18. Stop harassment in the name of contributory negligence in SBCO. SBCO may be brought under the control GM PA&F with change in nomenclature.

19. Absorb PTCL/FTCL against GDS/MTS vacancies. Issue directions for implementation of Dte orders for payment of wages with arrears.

20. Maintain separate identity of all Cadres i.e. PA CO and PA SBCO etc.

With revolutionary Greetings

Yours Comradely,

(R.N. Parashar)

Secretary General

COVID-19 VACCINATION

MHA GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF COVID-19

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https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/MHAOrder_23032021.pdf

https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/DOLetter_23032021.pdf

EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES AND CONFERENCES AT ALL LEVELS

VERIFICATION OF CAST CERTIFICATE

                                             No. 41034/4/2020-Estt (Res-I)
                                                  Government of India
                            Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions
                                        Department of Personnel and Training

                                                                                               North Block, New Delhi
                                                                                        Dated the 19th March, 2021

To

The Chief Secretaries of all States & Union Territories

Subject : Timely verification of Caste/Community Certificates – regarding.

Sir,

I am directed to say that instances have come to the notice where the pensionary benefits of employees belonging to ST category, who were working in various offices and organizations under Central Government in the State of Tamil Nadu, have been withheld on the ground that their caste verification is pending from the State Government. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Welfare of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (SC&ST) have taken a serious view of this, and has directed this Department to issue necessary guidelines to all the concerned for ensuring timely verification of the Caste Certificate of the employees belonging to the reserved category.

2. It is stated that the responsibility for the issue and verification of Caste Certificate lies with the concerned State/UT Government. The Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide its Order dated 2.9.1994 in the matter of in the matter of Kumari Madhuri Patil vs Addl. Commissioner, has laid down the detailed guidelines for effective verification of the Caste Certificates of the employees, so that no person, on the basis of fake caste certificate, may secure employment wrongfully in the Government.

3. DoP&T has issued various guidelines from time to time for streamlining the process of verification of Caste Certificate of the employees, and has requested the State/UT Governments for timely verification of the same. However, as mentioned above, instances have come to notice that the appointing authority has taken an unduly long time in getting the caste status of an employee verified through the concerned State authorities which is totally in contravention of the existing instructions. In this regard, attention is invited towards the following instructions of DoPT in the matter:

(i) DoPT OM No. 36019/7/1975-Estt (SCT) dated 31.10.1975 (copy at Annexure-I) provides that the candidates belonging to the SC/ST category have to produce a Certificate in the prescribed form issued by one of the prescribed authorities in support of their claim of belonging to a SC/ST. Where such a candidate is unable to produce a Certificate from any of the prescribed authorities, he may he appointed provisionally on the basis of whatever prima facie proof he is able to produce in support of his claim subject to his furnishing the prescribed Certificate within a reasonable time, and if there 1s genuine difficulty in his obtaining a Certificate, the appointing authority should itself verify his claims through the District Magistrate concerned.

(ii) DoPT OM No. 36011/16/80-Estt (SCT) dated 27.2.1981 (copy at Annexure-II) provides that the verification of caste status at every important upturn of employee’s career is necessary, as an SC candidate may lose his status of SC if he embraces a religion other than Hinduism and Sikhism (DoPT OM No. 36011/3/2005-Estt (Res) dated 9.9.2005 provides that an SC candidate loses his SC status if he embraces a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism).

(iii) DoPT, vide letter No. 36022/1/2007-Estt (Res) dated 20.3.2007 (copy at Annexure-III), have requested the State/UT Governments to issue instructions to the District Magistrates/ District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners of the districts to the effect that they should ensure at their own level that veracity of the Caste/Community certificate referred to the district authorities is verified and reported to the appointing authority within one month of receipt of request from such authority. The State/UT Governments were also requested to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the officers who default in timely verification of Caste Status.

(iv) DoPT, vide letter No. 41034/3/2012 – Estt (Res) dated 11.4.2012 (copy at Annexure-IV), have reiterated the above instructions dated 20.3.2007 requesting the State/UT Governments to issue instructions to the concerned district authorities to ensure veracity of the Caste/Community Certificate referred to them and report the same to the appointing authority within one month of receipt of request from such authority. This letter also conveys the directions of the Parliamentary Committee at that time on the Welfare of SCs and STs that the State/UT Governments may constitute a District-Level Committee in each District which may hold regular meetings to ensure timely verification of Caste Certificates.
Also Read : Streamlining the procedure for verification of claims of candidates belonging to SC, ST and OBC

(v) DoPT OM No. 36011/1/2012-Estt (SCT) dated 8.10.2015 (copy at Annexure-V) reiterates the earlier instructions on timely and effective verification of the Caste Certificate so that the benefit of reservation and other scheme of concessions etc. go only to the rightful claimants.

(vi) DoPT letter No. 36011/1/2012-Estt (SCT) dated 14.3.2016 (copy at Annexure-VI) addressed to all State/UT Government again reiterates the earlier instructions on verification of Caste Certificate within a reasonable time.

4. In view of the above, all State/UT Governments are again requested that the above-mentioned instructions may be brought to the notice of all the concerned officers, and it may be ensured that the process of caste verification is completed within a reasonable time, and the concerned appointing authorities are informed about the veracity of the Caste Certificate of the candidates/employees within one month of the receipt of such request from the concerned appointing authority.
5. This issues with the approval of Secretary (P)

.

                                                                          Yours faithfully,

                                                                      ( Sandeep Saxena)
                                                                       Deputy Secretary

Regarding clearance of probation period & issuance of confirmation order in time : Case of clerical staff (PAs) MMS divisions.

No. NFPE/MH/RIII/Probation/Conf. Order/ MMS-PAs/52/2020-21 Dtd 23-03-2021

To,

Hon. Shri H C Agarwal (IPoS)

Chief Postmaster General,

Maharashtra Circle,

Mumbai 400001

Sub: - Regarding clearance of probation period & issuance of confirmation order in time : Case of clerical staff (PAs) MMS divisions.

Respected sir,

This is in continuation of this union letter even no, NFPE/MH/RIII/Probation/Confirmation order/36/2020-21 Dtd 11-01-2021. This union has brought to notice that the confirmation orders were held up in respect of clerical Staff (PAs) of MMS Mumbai who completed more than two years of service for non deputation to induction training after appointment or non completion of induction training.

In this regard, your honours kind attention is invited on Director General P&T New Delhi No. 164/8/64 –SPB.I dated 13-06-1986 regarding training of clerical staff in MMS organization – Syllabus for, in which it was decided to MMS unit as separate unit whether through direct recruitment or by promotion of departmental candidates should before their actual appointment in the clerical cadre, be given on the JOB TRAINING for a period of 3 months as per details below.

1. Admn. and Accounts Branch in MMS : 4 Weeks.

2. Traffic Branch in MMS : 3 Weeks.

3. Workshops and Stores Br. In MMS : 3 Weeks.

4. IN Head Post office : 1 Week.

5. In MMS Divisional office : 1 Week.

As per knowledge of this union, there is no any module for training to MMS PAs has been developed by the department till the date as per training policy and all new recruited candidates or departmental candidates being given the job training at MMS units as per syllabus prescribed by the directorate vide above said communications.

It is, therefore, requested please give suitable instructions to Sr. Manager, MMS Mumbai and other Managers of MMS Divisions in Maharashtra Circle accordingly so as to issue the confirmation orders in respect of candidates (MMS PAs/Clericl Staff) who completed two years service and completed job training or ask them to arrange the job training or induction training as the case may be, if not given. I shall remain highly thankful to your kind honour for the same.

With regards

Yours sincerely,

(A B Shivtare)

Circle Secretary

AI RMS and MMS Emp. Union Gr C

Maharashtra Circle

Regarding request for vaccination to staff of RMS & MMS divisions in Maharashtra circle & grant of Special CL after vaccination.

No. NFPE/MH/RIII/Vacc-Covid-19/ RMS-MMS/51/2020-21 Dtd 23-03-2021

To,

Hon. Shri H C Agarwal (IPoS)

Chief Postmaster General,

Maharashtra Circle,

Mumbai 400001

Sub: - Regarding request for vaccination to staff of RMS & MMS divisions in Maharashtra circle & grant of Special CL after vaccination.

Respected sir,

This is regarding vacccination to the staff of RMS & MMS Staff of Maharashtra Circle. It is learnt that circle administration has conducted drive for the vaccination to postal Staff of Mumbai and New Mumbai region at gate No. 9 Covid-19, Jumbo Facility Centre, KBC, Mumbai where as staff of RMS & MMS has been deprived from the same Moreover, some divisional heads has issued instructions for self registration for vaccination instead of making arrangement of special camp for the same. .

The RMS & MMS Staff is being shouldering responsibility as a front line workers and handled sensitive mail as well as essential medicines during the entire period of COVID-19 since last year but we are sorry to mention that denial of immunization to the RMS & MMS Staff and discrimination betwing RMS & Postal wing has created dissatisfaction among all the employees of RMS & MMS.

Now cases of COVID-19 increasing day by day in Maharashtra state, your honour is therefore requested to please look into the matter personally and give suitable instructions to all divisional heads of RMS & MMS for arrangement of special camps for vaccination for RMS & MMS Staff and also issue instructions for special casual leave for the day of vaccination and the next day on the reactions of vaccinations ( i.e. Weakness, headache, Body pain & Temprature).

I shall reamin highly thankful to your kind honour for doing the needful as a welfare measure of staff.

With regards

Yours sincerely,

(A B Shivtare)

Circle Secretary

AI RMS and MMS Emp. Union Gr C

Maharashtra Circle

Request for grant special casual leave for 35th Biennial Circle Conference scheduled to be held at Panhala, Dist Kolhapur 416201.

No. NFPE/MH/RIII/35^th BCC/Special Leave/50/2020-21 dated 09/03/2021

To,

The Chief Postmaster General

Maharashtra Circle,

Mumbai 400001

Sub: Request for grant special casual leave for 35^th Biennial Circle Conference scheduled to be held at Panhala, Dist Kolhapur 416201.

Respected sir,

As notified by this union under notification no. NFPE/MH/RIII/35^th BCC /49/2020-21 Date: 08-03-2021 (copy enclosed) the “35^th Biennial Circle Conference of All India RMS and MMS Employees Union Gr. C, Maharashtra Circle’’ is to be scheduled to be held from 8^th April 2021 to 10^th April 2021 and ‘Circle Working Committee meeting to be held on 7^th April 2021 and succeeded at the Conference at Panhala, Dist Kolhapur 416201.

It is requested to kindly arrange to grant special casual leave to the request to issue instructions for grant of Special Casual Leave to the Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries, CWC Members and elected delegates for CWC, Circle Conference along with that to and fro journey period.

I shall remain highly thankful for your honour for the same.

With regards

Yours sincerely,

(A B Shivtare)

Circle Secretary

AI RMS and MMS Emp. Union Gr C

Maharashtra Circle

XXXV Biennial Circle Conference of All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Gr. `C`, Maharashtra & Goa Circle

No. NFPE/MH/RIII/35^th BCC /49/2020-21 Date: 08-03-2021

XXXV Biennial Circle Conference of

All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Gr. `C`, Maharashtra & Goa Circle

NOTICE

It is hereby notified under the provision of article -54 of the constitution of All India RMS & MMS Employees union Gr ‘C’ that the XXXV Biennial Circle Conference of All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Gr. `C` will be held from 8^th April 2021 to 10^th April 2021 at Panhala, Dist Kolhapur 416201 by observing covid-19 protocol under the presidentship of Com. M A Hakke.

The Circle Working Committee Meeting to be held on 7^th April 2021 and succeeded at the Conference venue for which no separate notice will be issued. The agenda of the Circle Working Committee will comprise the agenda of the Circle Conference as notified. All circle union office bearers and Divisional Secretaries should reach the venue before 15.00 Hrs. on 7^th April 2021 positively. All Branch Secretaries and elected delegates should reach the venue before 9.00 Hrs on 8^th April 2021 positively. Accommodation for the delegates has been arranged near to the Conference venue. Food will be supplied at the Conference Venue.

The provisions of articles 16 (a), 48, 92 and 93 of the Constitution shall be strictly followed while electing delegates for the Circle conference. The number of delegates should be restricted according to the recent amendment of the provision of Article 48 of the constitution.

Subject to modifications, as may be done by the CWC and the Agenda of the Conference will be as follows:

AGENDA

1. Adoption of the Biennial report from January 2019 to March 2021.

2. Adoption of the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year January 2019 to March 2021

2. (A) C.G. Emp. Problems:

1. Scrapping of New Pension Scheme.

2. Privatization, Downsizing, Outsourcing of Government functions.

3. Withdrawal of CGHS / Health Insurance Scheme

4. Removal of cap on compassionate appointments.

(B) Postal , RMS Problems:

1. Privatization and outsourcing of Postal functions.

2. Exempt Department of Posts from the purview of reduction of staff strength.

3. Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres.

4. Filling of the post of GDS in RMS

5. Review of MACPS

6. Implementation of agreement on Strike Charter of Demands.

7. Compassionate appointments.

8. Regularization of RTP services.

9. Vindictive action and victimizations

10. Administrative attack on Trade Unions.

11. Technology development, Modernization and Mail NetWork Optimization programme & Parcel Network Optimization programme.

12. Discussion on issues after implementation of CSI and PNOP in RMS

13. Abolition of RMS Offices, Sections, Divisions, ROs, Transit Sections, TMOs, Night sets and to set one Mail Office in a Revenue District and creation of NSPCS Hubs, L-1, L-2, First Class Mail Hubs, EPH, Parcel Hubs.

14. Filling up of all vacant posts of group `C`, `D`, LSG, HSG-II and HSG- I, PSS group `B` from General Line including residual vacancies Proper assessment of workload and sanction of justified staff.

15. Processing of mails and other premium products in RMS

16. Diversion of all preliminary sorting work from Post Office to RMS.

17. Proper and justified accommodation in Transit Sections.

18. Improvement of working conditions and the environment in RMS offices. NSH, PH & CRC functioning. Computerization in HROs/DOs and TMOs.

19. Repair and maintenance of RMS Buildings, Shifting of mail offices

20. Staff & Operational Problems pre and post COVID -19 pandemic (lock & Unlock).

21. Review of the Road Transport Network.

22. Cadre Review in RMS & MMS

23. Revision of OTA and OSA Rates

(C) MMS Problems:

1. Privatization of MMS

2. Functioning of RTN and Private RTN

3. Supply of New Vehicles. & Replacement of condemned Vehicles.

4. Curtailment of Schedules.

5. Supply of Spare Parts, Tools, equipment’s.

6. Filling up of all vacant posts in all Cadres. Provision of mail Peons/Guards to the Drivers.

7. Cadre Review in MMS.

8. MACP and Other Promotions of Artisan Staff & MMS Drivers.

9. Insurance of Mail Motor Vehicles.

3. Assessment and Review:

1. Operational problems.

2. Confederation and PJCA, RMS JCA Charter of Demands and review programme and future course of action. Review and settlement of Strike Charter of Demands called by Postal JCA.

3. Confederation and NFPE programme including Review of strike dated 8^th January 2020 & 26^th November 2020, Dharna programme dated 29^th July 2019, 11.09.2019, 20.10.2020 (bonus demand day), 19.11.2020 at Circle office, Dharna Programme at Divisional level dated 02.8.2019, 7.10.2020, 06.11.2020, 19.11.2020 & 12.10.2020

4. RCM functions.

5. Organizational position at all levels.

6. Re-verification of Membership.

7. Adoption of Resolution – resolution to be typed neatly, item wise and to the point.

8. Election of new circle union office bearers for 2021-2023

9. Venue of the Next Circle Conference

10. Concluding remarks.

11. Vote of thanks

Sd/-

(A B SHIVTARE)

CIRCLE SECRETARY,

AIRMS & MMS EMPLOYEES UNION GR. C

Maharashtra Circle

Ph. 9762768201, 9404962745

Copy to:-

1. Com. M A Hakke Circle President AIRMS & MMS E.U. Maharashtra Circle

2. The Secretary-General, NFPE,1^st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001.

3. The General Secretary, CHQ, New Delhi.

4. The Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai 400001 with the request to issue instructions for grant of Special Casual Leave to the Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries, CWC Members and delegates.

5. All Circle Union Office Bearers.

6. All Postmasters General. with a request to issue instructions for grant of Special Casual Leave to the Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries, CWC Members and delegates.

7. All SSRM/SRM/Manager MMS

8. All Divisional /Branch Secretaries: All are requested elect the delegates at the earliest and intimate to the reception committee well in advance.

9. O/C

Note: The Circle conference will be carried out by strictly observing COVID-19 protocols, wearing masks is compulsory. The programme will be changed at any time subject to COVID 19 situations of that time, guidelines and necessary permissions of local administration.

Sd/-

(A B SHIVTARE)

CIRCLE SECRETARY,

AIRMS & MMS EMPLOYEES UNION GR. C

Maharashtra Circle

Ph. 9762768201, 9404962745