GDS - COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT SCHEME - REVIEWED & REVISED

REVIEW OF THE SCHEME FOR ENGAGEMENT OF A DEPENDENT OF DECEASED GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS ONCOMPASSIONATE GROUNDS

GDS - COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT SCHEME - REVIEWED & REVISED

Salient features of the revised scheme :

= previous point system has been dispensed with & new scheme extended to missing GDS cases also.

= The scheme will come into effect from the date of issue of this letter. Applicable to pending cases also. 

= Already settled cases will not be reopened.

= Scheme will not be applicable for GDS working on ad hoc / provisional basis / substitute / trainee

= "Dependent family member" categorized in to 7

= Head of the Circle will be the competent authority

= Applicant should be eligible & suitable - as per the conditions prescribed for normal regular selection.

= Scheme will not be applicable for Notified / referred to Employment Exchange /  identified for surplus / redeployment cases

= Age : lower age limit -  18 years and above & upper age limit relaxation vested with the powers of HoC.

= No relaxation in the educational qualification prescribed.

= No time limit for application but within a reasonable time - cases will be considered and decided with in three months.

= Missing GDS cases : at least two years time from the date of missing. In case of missing the compassionate engagement is not be a matter of right.

= Prescribed pro forma may be used for application

= Speaking order would be issued by HoC on rejected cases.

= Undertaking in writing should be given by the selected candidate regarding the proper maintenance of the dependents.

= The power of termination of engagement on compassionate grounds are vested with HoC after selection.

DOP ORDERS 

Achievements of Department of Posts over past three years

Proposal for cadre restructuring of Gr-C cadre in Vijayawada Region

Proposal for cadre restructuring of Gr-C cadre in Vijayawada Region

Recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission - bunching of stages in the revised pay structure - reg

Recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission - bunching of stages in the revised pay structure - reg

REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL CLAIMS TO PENSIONERS UNDER CS (MA) RULES, 1944 AS DIRECTED BY VARIOUS CATS/COURTS - REGARDING.

No. 5.14025/23/2013-MS.EHSS

Government of India

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department of Health and Family Welfare

Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi

Dated the 29 September, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:-Reimbursement of medical claims to pensioners under CS (MA) Rules, 1944 as directed by various CATS/Courts - Regarding.

            The undersigned is directed to state that various references are being received in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the above mentioned subject. it is hereby clarified that CS (MA) Rules, 1944 are not applicable to pensioners till date.

2.         It is further informed that the following options to avail medical facilities are available to Central Government pensioners:

a)         Pensioners residing in CGHS covered areas:

1) They can get themselves registered in CGHS dispensary after making requisite contribution and can avail both OPD and IPD facilities.

2). Pensioners residing in CGHS areas cannot optout of CGHS and avail any other medical facility {i.e. Fixed Medical Allowance). Such pensioners, if they do not choose to avail CGHS facility by depositing the required contributions, cannot be granted Fixed Medical allowance in lieu of CGHS.

b) Pensioners residing in non -CGHS areas:

1). They can avail Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) @ Rs.500/- per month

2) They can also avail benefits of CGHS- [OPD and IPD] by registering themselves in the nearest CGHS “city after“making the required subscription.

3) They also have the option to avail FMA, for OPD treatment and CG HS for IPD treatments after making the required subscriptions as per CGHS guidelines.

3.         In view. of the above, reimbursement of medical claims to pensioners under CS (MA) Rules, 1944 as directed by various CATS/Courts, need not be referred to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The respective Administrative Department/Ministry may take their own decision in this regard.

4.         further, all Departments/Ministries are requested to intimate their employees proceeding for retirement regarding the above options for medical facilities available to the Central Government pensioners.

5. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

(SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA)

UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA

Fundamental Rules (FRs) in a nut shell

FR: 1-3, 5-A, 8:	Applicability of FRs (FR-4, 5 deleted)
FR:6,7	Delegation of power
FR:9	Definitions
FR-10:	Producing an MC of health mandatory before appointment
FR-11:	The whole time of a Govt. servant is at the disposal of Govt. which pays him.
FR-12, 14	Deleted
FR-12-A, 13,14-A, 14-B	Lien
FR-15	Transfer to a lower post
FR-16	Subscribing to a Provident Fund
FR-17	Drawal of pay against a tenure post or recruited Overseas
FR-17-A:	Unauthorised absence on strike etc.
FR-18	Leave cannot be granted beyond 5 (five) years
FR-19, 20, 22, 22-B, 23, 24,26, 27,28,29,29-A, 31-A, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40:	Pay rules (FR-21, 22-A, 22-C, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34, 38, 41, 42, 43-deleted
FR-44:	Compensatory Allowance
FR-45-A:	Standard Licence Fee for the purpose of a Govt. servant
FR-45-B:	Standard Licence Fee worked out for a private person
FR-45-C:	Emoluments for the purpose of FR-45-A/45-B
FR-46, 46-A, 47	Fees and Honoraria
FR-48,48-A, 48-B	Reward
FR-49	Combination of Appointments.
FR-50, 51	Deputation out of India
FR-52,53,54, 54-B, 55:	Dismissal, Removal and Suspension
FR-56:	Retirement
FR-57:	Deleted.
FR-58-104	Substituted by CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972
FR-105-107	Substituted by CCS (Joining Time) Rules, 1979.
FR-108, 108-A:	Joining Time

GDS MARCH TO SANCHAR BHAWAN (Office of the Ministry of Communications) NEW DELHI ON 27-07-2017

GDS MARCH TO SANCHAR BHAWAN (Office of the Ministry of Communications) NEW DELHI ON 27-07-2017

Dear Comrades,

     About 5000 Gramin Dak Sevaks will march to Sanchar Bhawan (Communications Minister’s office) demanding:

1. Immediate implementation of Positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report on GDS. Grant Civil Servant Status to Gramin Dak Sevaks.

2.       Conduct GDS membership verification immediately as more than five years are over since last verification. Stop patronizing Govt. sponsored unions.

    NFPE & AIPEU – GDS has decided to organize serious agitaitonal programmes on the above two GDS demands culminating in strike. 

Before declaring the strike date, NFPE & AIPEU-GDS has decided to organize a massive GDS March to the Communication’s Minister’s office (Sanchar Bhawan) on 27^th July 2017 at 11 AM. 

  Quota fixed for the GDS participants from all Circles is as follows: 

Circle	No. of GDS	Circle	No. of GDS
ANDHRA PRADESH	250	ASSAM	50
BIHAR	200	CHHATTISGARH	50
DELHI	50	GUJRAT	300
HIMACHAL PRADESH	100	HARYANA	300
J & K	50	JHARKHAND	150
KERALA	200	KARNATAKA	200
MAHARASHTRA	200	MADHYA PRADESH	300
ODISHA	200	NORTH EAST	30
RAJASTHAN	500	PUNJAB	500
TELANGANA	200	TAMIL NADU	250
UTTAR PRADESH	500	UTTARAKHAND	100
WEST BENGAL	150

All CHQ Office bearers, Circle Secretaries are requested to mobilize minimum 5 GDS comrades from each division to participate in the programme. 

Near by Circles viz., Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana , Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh are requested to mobilize maximum number of GDS from the Divisions to make the programme a historic one i.e.,"March to Sanchar Bhawan" on 27th July 2017.

Please advice to book the tickets in advance and travel arrangements accordingly.

= P.Pandurangarao

   General Secretary

Granting of Half day Casual leave - Rulings

Granting of Half day Casual leave

for the grant of half-day's casual leave, the lunch interval is to be the dividing line, i.e., a person who takes half-day's casual leave for forenoon session is required to come to office on at 2.00 P.M ( at 1.30 pm in case of offices which open at 9.30 p.m)

Similarly, If a person takes leave for afternoon session, he can be allowed to leave office at 1.30 p.m ( at 1.00 p.m in the case of offices opening at 9.30 a.m).

In offices which follow different office hour/lunch time, head of office may decide as to what would be the dividing line for the grant of half-day's casual leave.

- G.I., M.H.A., O.M No.60/17/64-Ests. (A), dated the 4th August, 1965

AIPEU-GDS & NFPE DECLARED MARCH TO SANCHAR BHAWAN (o/o MoC), NEW DELHI ON 27th JULY 2017

AIPEU-GDS & NFPE DECLARED MARCH TO SANCHAR BHAWAN (o/o MoC), NEW DELHI ON 27th JULY 2017

NFPE & AIPEU-GDS DECLARED

GDS MARCH TO COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER’S OFFICE (SANCHAR BHAWAN) ON 27^TH JULY 2017 THURSDAY 11AM AT NEW DELHI

About 5000 Gramin Dak Sevaks will march to Sanchar Bhawan (Communications Minister’s office) demanding:

1. Immediate implementation of Positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report on GDS. Grant Civil Servant Status to Gramin Dak Sevaks.

2.       Conduct GDS membership verification immediately as more than five year is over since last verification. Stop patronizing Govt. sponsored unions.

Dear Comrades,

As you are aware, the Kamalesh Chandra Committee on GDS has submitted its report to Government on 24.11.2016. Now six months are over. The report is still pending in the Postal Board. After the approval of Postal Board the report is to be approved by Communications Minister, Department of Personnel, Law Ministry, Finance Ministry and finally Cabinet.

Government is trying to delay the implementation of the report indefinitely. It will take another one year, as per the existing file movement at Directorate. The recognised GDS Union has miserably failed and called off the indefinite strike without any settlement. Both recognised GDS Union and BMS union are indirectly supporting the Government’s plan to delay the GDS committee report and are cheating the GDS employees. NFPE and AIPEU-GDS cannot allow this situation to go unchallenged.

Similarly GDS membership verification process is also indefinitely delayed, after calling for application from the unions/Association. Already five years are over after the last membership verification. The recognised GDS Union is afraid of membership verification and has given a letter to the Postal Board to postpone the membership verification. BMS Union also don’t want verification as they will not get recognition. Thus, both recognised GDS Union and BMS Union are playing with the Government and they cannot conduct any serious agitational programmes against the Government. Only NFPE & AIPEU-GDS can fight against the negative attitude of the NDA Government.

NFPE & AIPEU – GDS has decided to organize serious agitaitonal programmes on the above two GDS demands culminating in strike. 

Before declaring the strike date, NFPE & AIPEU-GDS has decided to organize a massive GDS March to the Communication’s Minister’s office (Sanchar Bhawan) on 27^th July 2017 at 11 AM. About 5000 Gramin Dak Sevaks from all the Circles (States) will participate in the historic Sanchar Bhawan March.

NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (CHQ) calls upon the entire Postal employees, especially Gramin Dak Sevaks, to mobile maximum number of employees and make the Sanchar Bhawan March a thundering success.

We shall not rest, till GDS employees demands are settled.

Fraternally yours,

  

(R. N. Parashar)                                                                          (P. Panduranga Rao)

Secretary General                                                                         General Secretary

NFPE                                                                                                 AIPEU-GDS

A DETAILED CIRCULAR WILL BE SEND TO ALL CHQ OFFICE BEARERS / CIRCLE SECRETARIES / DIVISION & BRANCH SECRETARIES OF AIPEU GDS.

START MOBILIZATION TO ORGANIZE THE AGITATION PROGRAM AT SANCHAR BHAWAN, NEW DELHI ON 27-07-2017 & MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS.

3rd MAY 2017 MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF FINANCE MINISTER’S OFFICE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

3rd MAY 2017 MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF FINANCE MINISTER’S OFFICE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

ABOUT 3000 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS RALLIED IN FRONT OF NORTH BLOCK, THE CENTRE OF GOVERNANCE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

AN OUTBURST OF PROTEST, ANGER, RESENTMENT AND DISCONTENTMENT AGAINST THE BETRAYAL OF NDA GOVERNMENT

          The mass dharna organized in front of Union Finance Minister’s office at North Block, New Delhi was a thundering success. Inspite of repeated intervention of the police authorities and also denial of police permission in the last minute, employees and pensioners poured in thousands from all parts of the country and defeated the attempt of the authorities to prevent the Confederation from conducting the dharna at the declared venue, North Block, the centre of governance of Govt. of India. 

           About 3000 employees and pensioners participated. As South Block and North Block are highly protected security zone in Delhi, during the last more than 15 years, no agitational programme could be organized near South/North Block. 

    The dharna participants included employees from various affiliates of Confederation, Central Government Pensioners Associations, Autonomous body employees and pensioners. As a mark of solidarity and support of Central Secretariat employees, the leaders of Central Secretaries Employees Associations also participated in the mass dharna. 

       The demands raised in the 21 point charter of demands of Confederation submitted to Government during the 16^th May 2017 strike was highlighted. The demands included honour assurance given by the Group of Minister’s on 30.06.2016 to NJCA leaders, Increase minimum wage and fitment formula, grant revised allowances including HRA and Transport Allowance from 01.01.2016, Implement option-I parity recommended by 7^th Pay Commission for pre-2016 pensioners, Implement positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report on GDS and grant Civil Servant Status to Gramin Dak Sevaks, Regularise casual, Part-time, contingent, daily-rated and contract workers and grant equal pay for equal work, withdraw stringent conditions imposed on MACP promotions, Scrap PFRDA Act and withdraw NPS, stop outsourcing, Fill up all vacant posts, remove 5% condition on compassionate appointments, upgradation of pay scale of LDC/UDC, parity in pay to stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial staff in subordinate offices and in all organized accounts cadres with that of Central Secretariat staff etc.

      The mass dharna programme was presided by Com. K. K. N. Kutty, National President, Confederation. Coms: M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation, R. N. Parashar, Secretary General, NFPE, Asok Kumar Kanojia, President, ITEF, Tapas Bose, President, Audit & Accounts Associations, R. Seethalkshmi, Convenor, Women’s Sub Committee, M. K. Kaushik, Ghanashyam, Central Secretariat Employees Association, Worlikar, National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees, Srikrishna Sharma, Central Government Pensioners Association, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Giriraj Singh, President, NFPE & COC Delhi addressed the huge gathering. 

     Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Secretary General, Civil Accounts Employees Association & General Secretary, COC Delhi welcomed the dharna participants and Com. Geetha Bhattacharjee, National Secretariat member, offered vote of thanks. The mass dharna commenced at 11 AM and concluded at 2.30 PM. Slogans condemning the betrayal of the Group of Ministers were shouted.

         The successful mass dharna once again proved that it is Confederation and Confederation alone is dare enough to fight against the betrayal of the NDA Government and also against all injustices meted out to the Central Government employees and Pensioners. The unprecedented success of the 16^th March 2017 one day strike and the 23^rd May 2017 mass dharna programme is a clear message to the Government that Confederation shall not rest, till the genuine and justified demands of the Central Government employees and Pensioners are settled.

       Let us march forward to our next programme i.e; HUMAN CHAIN of Central Government Employees and Pensioners in all major cities in front of all important offices on 22^nd June 2017.

Yours faithfully,

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Confederation

Mob & Whastapp: 09447068125

E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

SOME SELECTED PHOTOS OF THE 23rd MAY 2017 MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF FINANCE MINISTER'S OFFICE EXHIBITED BELOW: