02/06/2015
Sub: Brief on the meeting of the NAC held today under the chairmanship of Jt. Secretary(E), DoP&T, Government of India
As per notification No.11/1/2015-JCA
dated 12.05.2015 of the DoP&T(Government of India), meeting of the
National Anomaly Committee was held today under the Chairmanship of Jt.
Secretary(Estt.), Jt. Secretary(Pers.) and officials from other
establishments and Ministry of Railways were also present.
At the outset, Secretary(Staff Side),
National Council(JCM), Myself, expressed anguish for communication gap
and non-finalization of the issues raised by the Staff Side JCM at
various levels, and that is the reason, the staff working in the Central
Government is quite agitated.
I also mentioned that, when we met the
Secretary, DoP&T, we were given assurance that very soon meeting of
the NC/JCM would be held, but unfortunately could not.
NAC was formed seven years back, and
up-till now whatsoever had been agreed, that is not implemented, and
wherever disagreement, items have not been sent for arbitration. Out of
60 items, only 48 were discussed, and most of them are under review, and
there are 12 items which are still pending.
The J.S.(E) assured that the meeting on
the pending items would be held soon. On the insistence of the
Secretary(Staff Side), she agreed for the meeting on the pending items
in the afternoon of 9th June, 2015. She also agreed for giving status
papers.
Agenda Items Item No.1 – Review of MACP to GP of Rs.2000
where there is no such grade pay in Railways Though the Official Side
was not in the mood to make any change, but on the insistence of the
Staff Side, they agreed to review the matter once again.
Item No.2 – Granting of Additional Pay to Loco & Traffic Running Staff The
Jt. Secretary(Pers.) asked the Railways to give some more logical
arguments, so that they can reconsider the issue of Additional Pay to
Loco Pilots and Guards of the Goods Trains.
Item No.3 – Treatment of employees selected under LDCE/GDCE
Scheme The Official Side informed that, they have already sent a letter
on 27.09.2012, that whatsoever benefit is available to the employees
selected under LDCE and GDCE in the ACP, that will continue in the MACPS
also. The item is closed.
Item No.4 – Grant of minimum entry pay meant for Direct Recruits to Promotees
There had been lots of arguments and when the Staff Side insisted that,
in the JCM Scheme, once the items have been finalized and we reach to
an agreement in the Standing Committee, there is no provision of
referring back the issue to JCM again. The Secretary Staff Side told
pointblank to the Official Side that we are not going to yield on this
issue, and if the Official Side feels that the Hon’ble Finance Minister
has some specific objection for implementing this issue where Promotee
should get bottom of the grade where Direct Recruitment is available, we
would like our meeting with Hon’ble Finance Minister. The Official Side
agreed that they will put up the case to the competent authority to
approach the Hon’ble Finance Minister once again.
Declaration of Results of direct recruitment of PA/SA - Reg.
10
(+2) Points Charter of Demands of Central Trade Unions
Minister of State for Labour &
Employment (Independent Charge) writes to all Central trade unions with
reference to the 10(+)2 Point Charter of Demands submitted by Trade Unions,
that after consultation of Prime Minister he is detailed to discuss with the
all trade unions. The Inter ministerial committee will held 2 day's meeting
after International Labour Conference organizing in June in Geneva. The text of
MoS Labour & Employment (IC) is reproduced below:-
BANDARU DATTATREYA
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR
LABOUR
& EMPLOYMENT
(INDEPENDENT
CHARGE)
GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
SHRAM
SHAKTI BHAWAN,
NEW DELHI
- 110119
To
All Central Trade Unions
All Central Trade Unions
This is with reference to the 10(+2)
point charter of Demands submitted by Central Trade Unions to the Government on
24th June, 2014 and 15th September 2014. In pursuance of the said
demands, a meeting was held on 15th May, 2015 with the Central trade Unions,
which was chaired by me alongwith Hon'ble Minister of State (IC) for Petroleum
and Hon'ble Minister of State(IC) of Power. Prior to the said meeting, a
meeting was also held with all Central Trade Union along with Hon'ble Minister
of State for Finance.
Consequent to the said meeting, I
had met with Hon'ble prime Minister and informed him about the charter of
demands and issues & concerns raised by the Trade Unions. Hon'ble
Prime Minister advised me that detailed discussions be held with all Central
Trade Unions through a Committee of Ministers. I am happy to announce that
the Prime Minister Office has constituted a committee comprising of Finance
Minister, Minister of State Independent Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas an
Minister of State Independent Charge for Power, Minister of State Prime
Minister office and myself to address all issues raised by the Central Trade
Unions.
We shall be visiting Geneva for the
International Labour Conference in June and immediately after return from
Geneva, we shall organize two days meeting with the Central Trade Unions to
carry out threadbare discussions on each of the charter of demands given by the
Unions.
I would like to reiterate that the
amendments of labour laws are taken up only after detailed deliberations and
discussions with the Central Trade Unions in the Tripartite meetings and the
suggestions of the Trade Unions are given due consideration. I am
enclosing a copy of the press note being released by me which indicates action
taken so far on the Charter of Demands.
In view of above, I would expect
your full cooperation in the Government's endeavor to achieve not only the twin
objectives of transparency and accountability but also safe guard the interest
of the workers.
Yours
sincerely,
sd/-
(Bandaru
Dattatraya)
Encl. as above
The above letter was attached with NFIR's undermentioned correspondence:-
National
Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3,
CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 055
Affiliated
to
Indian
National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
International
Transport Workers' Federation (lTF)
No.IV/NFIR/INTUC/Corres/Part. I
Dated: 28/05/2015
The General Secretaries of
Affiliated Unions of NFIR
Dated: 28/05/2015
The General Secretaries of
Affiliated Unions of NFIR
Sub: 10 (+2) Points Charter of
Demands of Central Trade Unions-reg.
The Government has constituted the Inter Ministerial Committee to hold threadbare discussions with representatives of Central Trade Unions on Charter of Demands and other issues:-
The Inter Ministerial Committee consists of the following:-
1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Finance Minster,
2. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya. Minister ofState (I/C) Labour & Employment,
3. Shri Dharmendra Pradhani Ministerial of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas.
4. Shri Piyush Goel, Minister of State (I/C) for Power,
5. Dr. .Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Prime Minister Office.
The above is for information and necessary action.
Yours fraternally
(Dr. M.
Raghavaiah)
General
Secretary
Source: NFIR The Department of Posts can become a game changer in the socio-economic sector for driving growth, particularly in the rural areas
GURGAON: The Union Minister for Communications and IT, Ravi
Shankar Prasad, on Friday said that around 48,000 rural BPOs will be
distributed in states. He reasoned that a lot of data like MNREGA and village
banks, etc., is available in the states.
Prasad was chief guest at the concluding function of the two-day annual Heads of Circles' conference. The minister also felicitated the top four performing postal circles - Assam, Bihar, Delhi and Maharashtra - by giving each 'speed post' awards for their outstanding revenue contribution in different segments.
The conference, attended by senior officers of the Department of Posts, attempted to set the agenda of the Government in terms of targets, focus areas, challenges and strategy for the department for the current financial year.
Prasad was chief guest at the concluding function of the two-day annual Heads of Circles' conference. The minister also felicitated the top four performing postal circles - Assam, Bihar, Delhi and Maharashtra - by giving each 'speed post' awards for their outstanding revenue contribution in different segments.
The conference, attended by senior officers of the Department of Posts, attempted to set the agenda of the Government in terms of targets, focus areas, challenges and strategy for the department for the current financial year.
During the conference, panel discussions were held on issues
of prime concern, including 'e-commerce - emerging scenario', 'rural business
and strengthening financial inclusion', 'postal life insurance: prospects and
way forward', 'postal financial services: issues and strategies', 'IT
modernization and quality improvement' and 'training and capacity building'.
The Union Minister also reviewed the performance of the Department of Posts during the last year. He stated that the department, with its history of being the Government's largest, most well-known and most accessible institution, will play a critical role in furthering the endeavour of the Government for all-round growth in the social and economic sectors.
The Minister also said that leveraging the post office network for more - and better - citizen-centric services would be the major focus in the coming years, riding on the trust that Indians have in the 150-year-old organization. With its accessibility and reach, conferred by its vast network of more than 155,000 post offices, the Department of Posts can become a game changer in the socio-economic sector for driving growth, particularly in the rural areas.
The Union Minister also reviewed the performance of the Department of Posts during the last year. He stated that the department, with its history of being the Government's largest, most well-known and most accessible institution, will play a critical role in furthering the endeavour of the Government for all-round growth in the social and economic sectors.
The Minister also said that leveraging the post office network for more - and better - citizen-centric services would be the major focus in the coming years, riding on the trust that Indians have in the 150-year-old organization. With its accessibility and reach, conferred by its vast network of more than 155,000 post offices, the Department of Posts can become a game changer in the socio-economic sector for driving growth, particularly in the rural areas.
Pondichery P3& P4 Joint Division conference.
