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Sunday, 15 July 2018

Manoj Sinha. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Communication Minister Manoj Sinha says offerings will be made a separate unit.

In a move which can be seen as part two of the government’s flagship Jan Dhan Yojana for financial inclusion, the Department of Posts plans to build on its life insurance offerings that would be spun off as a separate unit.

“We have two good products which have even lower premium than what LIC offers. But we have not been able to utilise it to its full potential… there is a huge potential in the insurance sector,” Ministry of State for Communication Manoj Sinha told The Hindu in an exclusive interview.

“Now we are in the process of making it a separate insurance company under the Department of Posts. First, we will have independent strategic business unit… We should be able to do this in two years,” he said.

The schemes, Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI), were earlier available only for government sector employees. The government expanded the scheme to include professionals such as doctors, engineers, management consultants, chartered accountants, architects, lawyers and bankers, and to employees of listed companies.

The PLI, introduced in 1884, is one of the oldest life insurance schemes in the country, while the RPLI was introduced in 1995 to provide insurance cover for people residing in rural areas.

According to industry estimates, there are about 5,000 touch points for insurers in the country in contrast with over 1.5 lakh post offices with a strong rural base.

As on March 31, 2017, there were 46.8 lakh PLI and 146.8 lakh RPLI policies taken across the country. The Minister added that the Life Insurance Fund (Assest Under Management) increased 2.5 times for the schemes from ₹25,856 crore in March 2014 to ₹66,905 crore in March 2018.

The Minister further added that under the Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana — another scheme launched for the expansion of clientèle of Postal Life Insurance — which currently covers 1,244 villages, will be expanded to 10,000 villages by March 2019.

Asked about the delay in India Post payments bank, Mr. Sinha said they were awaiting final RBI approval.

Mr. Sinha said that a Parcel Directorate had been set up to tap the potential of e-commerce and increase the department’s revenues, offsetting the decline in letter mail.

Source : https://www.thehindu.com/

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

Department of Posts - India Post (Ministry of Communications) - Latest Orders

Department of Posts - India Post (Ministry of Communications) - Latest Orders

Department of Posts issued orders regarding various subjects and compile the orders for your ready reference..

Department of Posts (Ministry of Communications) - Latest Orders
Order No.	Date	Details
56-01/2018-PAP	04/07/2018	Child Care Leave (CCL) - Clarification
52-01/2018-PAP	04/07/2018	Implementation of the recommendation of 7th CPC on Over Time Allowance
4-7/MACPS/2009-PCC (Pt.)	02/07/2018	Modified Assured Carrier Progression Scheme (MACPS) to Central Government employee w.e.f 01.09.2008 - clarification on counting of pre-appointment training w.r.t Para 9 of MACPS guidelines
7-8/2016-PCC(Pt.)	02/07/2018	Clarification on applicability of "Very Good" benchmark for financial upgradation under MACPS and consideration of "Good" benchmark for the previous years before 25.07.2016
SB Order No.08/2018	02/07/2018	Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes
17-31/2016-GDS	27/06/2018	Introduction of Maternity Leave for the female Gramin Dak Sevaks (Female GDSs) in the Departmental of Posts
17-31/2016-GDS	27/06/2018	Implementation of recommendations of one-man Committee on Social Security Benefits for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)
38-1/2017-PE-II	27/06/2018	Creation of Jabalpur Region, Madhya Pradesh Circle - redeployment of Group 'B' Gazetted/Non-gazetted posts
16-1/2017-inspn	26/06/2018	Revised Inspection Questionnaire for Head Post Office
17-31/2016-GDS	25/06/2018	Implementation of recommendations of One-man committee on wages and allowances of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs)
2-1/2018-PAP(E-3074059)	19/06/2018	Time limit for submission of claims for Travelling Allowances
50-01/2018-PAP	18/06/2018	Provision of telephone facilities and reimbursements to officers of Government of India
17-03/2017-PAP	18/06/2018	Reimbursement of Accommodation charges for stay in Hotels as per CCS (Travelling Allowance) Rules
14-01/2013-PAP	14/06/2018	Grant of Special increment in the form of personal pay to Central Government Servants for participation in Sporting events and Tournaments of National or international importance, in the 7th CPC Scenario
CEPT-1/Admin/Staff	12/06/2018	Volunteers to work as OA at CEPT, Mysore

HUNGER FAST ON 10TH JULY 2018 PROTESTING HASTY AND UNPREPARED IMPLEMENTATION OF CSI CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS TO STAFF AND PUBLIC AS WELL ,AT OFFICE OF CPMG DELHI CIRCLE.

Today, is the 58th anniversary of the Glorious Strike of the Central Government Employees which started on 11th July 1960 and continued for 5 days on the basic demands of the workers. That was their biggest strike in independent India till then, which shook the edifice of the Government.

It was suppressed by all repressive measures putting thousands in jail, dismissal, termination etc. But the workers never surrendered. The mighty one day Token Strike on 19th September 1968 reminded the Government that the workers can never be suppressed all the times.

On this day our Revolutionary salutes to all those comrades who sacrificed their lives at the altar of struggle and also who faced inhuman suppression and also the lakhs of workers who participated. Red Salute to all those who showed through their action that the united struggle is the right path.

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

NJCA letter dated 03-07-2018

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

Thursday, 5 July 2018

DECISION OF THE NJCA MEETING HELD AT JCM (NC) STAFF SIDE OFFICE, NEW DELHI ON 3rd JULY 2018

Representatives of the Confederation took a stand that as two years are already over after the assurances given by Group of Ministers, NJCA should revive the deferred indefinite strike immediately and date of commencement of the strike should be decided. After detailed discussion and after considering the views expressed by other NJCA Members (representing Railway Federations & Defence Employees Federations), it was unanimously decided TO PASS A RESOLUTION against the anti - employee attitude of the Government and inform the Government that if the Government fails to settle the demands of the Central Govt. Employees raised by NJCA including the major demands viz; increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor from 01.01.2016, Scrapping of NPS, implementation of Option - 1 from 01.01.2016 , withdrawal of "very good" bench mark for promotion , through a negotiated settlement on or before 07th August 2018 , then the NJCA would be left with no option than to revive the deferred indefinite strike action. The NJCA will meet on 18th August 2018, to decide next course of action.

NO CHANGE IN CONFEDERATION's ONE DAY STRIKE ON 15th NOVEMBER 2018

Keeping in mind our experience with NJCA, Conferation National Secretariat has decided to go ahead with the 15.11.2018 strike and Campaign programmes as decided in the 10th June Hyderabad National Convention demanding settlement of 10 points Charter of demands of Confederation.

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation

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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

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.