Tuesday 28 February 2017

Secretary (Posts) visits Odisha on 02.03.2017 : Circle Office asks to gear up seeding of Aadhaar and Mobile Number in S B & NREGS Accounts

Govt. of India, Department of Posts
O/o the Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle
Bhubaneswar-751001.

 To 
      The PMG Berhampur/Sambalpur
      All SSPOs/SPOs in Odisha Circle
            
  No. SB/52-45/2012/Ch-I                                    Dated at Bhubaneswar the 27.02.2017

 Sub – Regarding seeding of Aadhaar and Mobile no. in SB and NREGS account.

Kindly refer to CPMG’s D.O letter of even number dated 24th January,2017  regarding seeding of Aadhaar and Mobile no. in SB and NREGS account. Only a few accounts have been seeded with Aadhaar no till date. Directorate is taking a very serious view of it as Aadhaar enabled payment is going to be made mandatory very shortly. We have no way out but to seed the Aadhaar number compulsorily.

In today’s V.C Secretary(Posts) instructed that whenever a depositor comes to Post office for transaction the account should be seeded with Aadhaar / Mobile no. then and there. No new account should be opened without Aadhaar / Moblie no. seeding.

Secretary(Posts) will visit Odisha Circle on 02.03.2017 and may review the performance of the Circle in all sectors including Aadhaar seeding/Mobile no. seeding.

I am directed to request you to gear up the process of Aadhaar seeding in war footing basis for 100%  Aadhaar / Mobile No. seeding by 30.04.2017.             
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                                                                                                            (D K Samal)
                                                                                                                                                                             Asst. Director (FS)    
                                                                                                         O/o-CPMG Odisha Circle
                                                                                                            Bhubaneswar-751001 

Railways partners with India Post in parcel business


NEW DELHI: The Railways will now provide space to postal department and private players to ferry their parcels in the guard's compartment of some selected trains.



According to the partnership with Department of Post (DoP), which aims to increase the national transporter's revenue, the front portion of the guard's compartment will be allowed to be used to carry upto one tonne of parcel at a rate of Rs 12,954.



"Parcel is the fastest moving freight business of Indian Railways. Through this new Business Parcel Policy not only India Post but any private player can also book space in trains for movement of their business parcel," Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said today while launching the parcel service in Mumbai-Howrah Mail.




Railways, which earns about Rs 2000 crore a year from parcel buisness, aims to attract more parcel with the increased e-commerce activities.




While DoP will collect the parcel, it will be the railways responsibility to ensure its faster transportation.


Six trains, including Mumbai Mail have been identified for the parcel service, and later more trains will be added to it, Prabhu said.



Before launching the scheme, the Railways had tried the service in Howrah-Dibrugarh Kamrup Express and Hyderabad- Nizamuddin Deccan Express.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Rourkela gets Passport Seva Kendra

By Express News Service  |   Published: 26th February 2017 
ROURKELA: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Saturday inaugurated a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) on the premises of Rourkela Head Post Office, solving the problem of long wait for passport.

Jual said he, along with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Rourkela BJP legislator Dilip Ray, had held discussions with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on setting up of a PSK at Rourkela.  He said in due course, two more PSKs would be opened in Sambalpur and Koraput districts.

“Earlier, people of Odisha were depending on the passport office at Bhubaneswar. But with the launch of PSK at Rourkela and two more passport offices coming up at Sambalpur and Koraput, the residents of western Odisha would not have to travel long distance to avail the service,” Jual added.

He also hoped that the people of Rourkela would benefit immensely  as troubles faced by them in getting passport related services would be removed at the local level. He said businessmen, corporate executives, students, overseas job-seekers, tourists and pilgrims from Sundargarh district and its neighbourhood areas would benefit from the PSKs.

 Sources said the new facility would save time and travel cost of the people here. After submission of online application, the PSK would ensure that an applicant need not travel to Bhubneswar as it can provide photograph and biometric evidences here itself.

 Chief Post Master Santosh Kamila, Regional Passport Officer Digbijoy Giri, Sundargarh District Collector BS Poonia and RN Pali MLA Subrat Tarai were present at the inaugural event.

    Monday 27 February 2017

    Message from CoC Karnatak on Allowances

    Comrades,
                           The media is debating that the allowances committee headed by Shri Ashok Lavasa Finance Secretary has submitted its report to the Hon’ble Finance Minister Arun Jaitleyji on 22nd or not. Comrades as you aware that this committee period has expired on 22nd February 2017 , the question is that even if it has submitted its report to the   Hon’bleFinance Minister Arun Jaitleyji it is confidential document  all media creation on the HRA rates are not be believed, the actual truth will be known only after the assembly elections results of five states which will be declared on March 11.

                    The past experience is that  even if the committee decides positively the union cabinet had turn down the recommendations of the committee , hence speculation is not correct , only after the union cabinet approves the recommendations of the committee , the new orders is issued .


                     The main demands of the CG employees is retention of the rates of HRA and date of effect of allowances should be from 1st January 2016 and revision of rates of Transport allowances, OTA and NDA apart from retention of many of the allowances.


                  Comrades instead of speculation it would be better we focus on the 16th March 2017 strike, which would put pressure on the Central Government to yield to our charter of demands.
                                                                               Comradely yours
                                                                                                                                  (P.S.Prasad)

                                                                                                                General Secretary

    Strike Campaign Meeting by NFPE Unions, Sundergarh Division at Rourkela H O on 26.02.2017

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     
     

    AIPEU, Gr-C, CHQ reminds the Secy (Posts) regarding non-payment of incentive / remuneration for extra working hours during the period of demonetization


    General Body Meeting conducted by Aska Division on 26.02.2017 to make successful the forthcoming one day strike on 16.03.2017

     

    Saturday 25 February 2017

    Circle Union requests Chief PMG, Odisha Circle for a discussion with the representatives of AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle before issue of posting orders to the approved LSG officials as a part of implementation of Cadre Restructuring Proposal


    No. P3NFPE – Odisha / 08 – 02 / 2017
    Dated at Bhubaneswar the 23rd   February, 2017
    To
    Dr. Santosh Ku. Kamila, IPoS
    Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle
    Bhubaneswar – 751 001

    Sub :   Permission to the selected representatives of AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle for discussion with the Chief PMG, Odisha  on implementation of Cadre Restructuring Proposal of Group-C Postal Employees in Odisha Circle  -  Request regarding.

    Respected Sir,
    Most regretfully, we would like to bring it to your kind notice that though we had requested vide our letter dated 27.01.2017 first to complete the selection process for  HSG-I and HSG-II cadre and then go for LSG cadre to avoid any dislocation in managing the huge number of vacant posts under both the  higher selection grades, our letter was neither acknowledged nor responded till date.

    We are in doubt if our letter has been brought to the kind notice of the Chief PMG or not.

    Contradictorily, the Circle Office has now completed the DPC for LSG cadre and the approved officials have been allotted region-wise vide C O Memo No. ST/26-6(1)/2017(Postal), dated 23.02.2017.

    After analyzing the above memo we noticed some deficiencies as follows.

    1.    The names of some senior officials especially belonging to reserved category are seen omitted.

    2.    While 7 Divisions have been allotted with 94 surplus LSG officials, 191 such officials were found short in rest 11 Divisions  in comparison to the respective Divisional sanctioned strength which may create serious dislocation while adjusting the surplus officials from one Division in another Division(s) which fall(s) short of the sanctioned strength. Now question arises as to how these vacancies will be filled in to keep the sanctioned strength constant. The Cadre Restructuring Proposal is silent about the issue and there is no guideline from the Directorate in this regard. It is also not known whether Circle Office has sought for any clarification from the Directorate.

    3.    The approved list contains the name of some SAs, B Es, Trainers, CPC Supervisors and PLI Group Leaders also who are now supposed to be posted as LSG SPMs in the identified S Os since the existing  posts  against which these employees are working are not created and have not also been identified as LSG.

    Now question arises as to how these posts will be manned if they are diverted from the current jobs. There may be complete dislocation in undertaking the day to day activities with regard to system failure and software issues if the experienced S As are diverted. Alternatively, if they are retained in their posts, then the proposed LSG posts against the said officials will remain vacant and the T S  P As may be forced to work  without any financial benefit which will be an injustice to them.

    4.    In this context, our opinion is that  that there will be serious dislocation in functional activities of the post offices since  the posting order is being issued first for LSG cadre before filling the posts in HSG-I and HSG-II cadre under the cadre restructuring proposal. Since all the existing LSG posts have now been upgraded to HSG-II cadre, the existing LSG officials will certainly be disturbed from the present posts. Thus almost all the HSG-II posts will remain vacant till the exiting LSG officials are eligible for promotion as per the present norm.

    Similar will be the position in HSG-I cadre also.

    Thus, question arises as to how to manage these large number of HSG-II and HSG-I posts in the absence of eligible officials. Undoubtedly, the P As will be forced to man these posts without pay and seniority benefits and that will be a great injustice to such employees.

    The above situations are just illustrative. We may come across several such deficiencies during the implementation of this Cadre Restructuring Proposal.

    Under the circumstances, we would like to request you to  kindly to allow some selected representatives nominated by us as follows for a cordial discussion with the Official Side Chaired by the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle on the above issues before issuing the posting orders against the approved  LSG officials.

    And till such time issue of posting orders to the approved LSG officials may kindly be stopped.

    Sl.
    Name
    Address
    1
    Sri Trilochan Parida
    President, AIPEU, Group - C, Odisha Circle & B E, Uditnagar HO, Sundergarh
    2
    Sri Bruhaspati Samal
    Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group - C, Odisha Circle & Postmaster, Ashoknagar MDG, Bhubaneswar – 751 009
    3
    Sri G C Padhiary
    Vice-President, AIPEU, Group - C, Odisha Circle & P A, Balasore  HO
    4
    Sri Pradeep Ku. Satpathy
    Asst. Secretary, AIPEU, Group - C, Odisha Circle & P A, Burla MDG, Sambalpur
    5
    Sri Bishnu Prasad Das
    Financial Secretary, AIPEU, Group - C, Odisha Circle & P A, Cuttack GPO
    6
    Sri Basant Ku. Pathy
    Organizing Secretary, AIPEU, Group - C, Odisha Circle & Accountant, Aska H O

    Awaiting your kind response, Sir.
                 
    With regards.
    Yours faithfully,

    ( BRUHASPATI  SAMAL)
    Circle Secretary

    Friday 24 February 2017

    Implementation of Cadre Restructuring Proposal of Group-C Postal employees in Odisha Circle

    Kind attention
    All Divisional Secretaries

    & Circle Union Office bearers

     of AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle
    Dear Comrades,
    You might have gone through the C O Memo No.ST/26-6(1)/2017(Postal), dated 23.02.2017 containing regional allotment of eligible officials promoted to LSG Cadre as a part of Cadre Restructuring Proposal for Group-C postal employees in Odisha Circle.

    Since this is the first time we are facing this issue and Odisha Circle is ahead of all other Circles in this regard, we have to analyze in details the pros and cons of such implementation to justify its correctness.

    As you know, keeping the number of sanctioned strength constant to 3593 posts, the number of PA, LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I were reduced / enhanced from 3398, 103, 45, 47 to 2360, 931, 189 and 83 ( 75 plus 8 NFG) respectively.

    After completion of HSG-I NFG as the 1st phase activity of the Cadre Restructuring Proposal,  now Circle Office has completed the DPC for LSG and approved employees have been allotted region-wise vide C O memo under reference.

    Due to non-receipt of any order regarding one time absorption of the exiting LSG and HSG-II, the same has been dropped by the Circle Office and as you know, our CHQ has already reminded the Directorate in this regard. We are yet to be responded.

    Now as seen from the current allotment order referred to above, only 834 officials have been approved out of 931 sanctioned posts. We are now receiving several telephone calls from all corners of Odisha regarding deletion of some employees who are eligible to get the promotion as per Circle Gradation List. Thus, you are requested to discuss the issue with the respective Divisional Heads to know the truth and confirm the same to Circle Union in details so that we can take up the issue at Circle level requesting necessary modification required, if any.

    Now you are requested to go through the following tabular analysis.

    Cadre Restructuring of Group-C Postal Employees in Odisha Circle  : LSG
    Sl.
    Name of the Division
    No. of LSG Posts after Cadre Restructuring
    No. of eligible officials approved for promotion to LSG
    Excess(+) / Shortfall (-)
    1.
    Aska
    33
    34
    ( + ) 1
    2.
    Balasore
    53
    46
    ( - ) 7
    3
    Berhampur
    67
    78
    ( + ) 11
    4
    Bhadrak
    46
    30
    ( - ) 16
    5
    Bhubaneswar
    52
    88
    ( + ) 36
    6
    Bolangir
    44
    30
    ( - ) 14
    7
    Cuttack City
    47
    67
    ( + ) 20
    8
    Cuttack North
    64
    45
    ( - ) 19
    9
    Cuttack South
    43
    20
    ( - ) 23
    10
    Dhenkanal
    39
    34
    ( - ) 5
    11
    Kalahandi
    30
    18
    ( - ) 12
    12
    Keonjhar
    45
    28
    ( - ) 17
    13
    Koraput
    69
    50
    ( - ) 19
    14
    Mayurbhanj
    76
    31
    ( - ) 45
    15
    Phulbani
    37
    23
    ( - ) 14
    16
    Puri
    62
    64
    ( + ) 2
    17
    Sambalpur
    64
    76
    ( + ) 12
    18
    Sundergarh
    60
    72
    ( + ) 12

                Total           
    931
    834
    Surplus : 94
    Shortfall :191
    1.   H Q Region, Bhubaneswar :
    1
    Balasore
    53
    46
    ( - ) 7
    2
    Bhadrak
    46
    30
    ( - ) 16
    3
    Bhubaneswar
    52
    88
    ( + ) 36
    4
    Cuttack City
    47
    67
    ( + ) 20
    5
    Cuttack North
    64
    45
    ( - ) 19
    6
    Cuttack South
    43
    20
    ( - ) 23
    7
    Mayurbhanj
    76
    31
    ( - ) 45
    8
    Puri
    62
    64
    ( + ) 2

    Total
    443
    391
    Surplus : 58
    Shortfall :110
    2.   Berhampur Region:
    1
    Aska
    33
    34
    ( + ) 1
    2
    Berhampur
    67
    78
    ( + ) 11
    3
    Kalahandi
    30
    18
    ( - ) 12
    4
    Koraput
    69
    50
    ( - ) 19
    5
    Phulbani
    37
    23
    ( - ) 14

    Total
    236
    203
    Surplus : 12
    Shortfall: 45
    3.   Sambalpur Region :
    1
    Bolangir
    44
    30
    ( - ) 14
    2
    Dhenkanal
    39
    34
    ( - ) 5
    3
    Keonjhar
    45
    28
    ( - ) 17
    4
    Sambalpur
    64
    76
    ( + ) 12
    5
    Sundergarh
    60
    72
    ( + ) 12

    Total
    252
    240
    Surplus : 24
    Shortfall: 36

    As seen, while 7 Divisions have been allotted with 94 surplus LSG officials as detailed in the table above, 191 such officials were found short in rest 11 Divisions  in comparison to the sanctioned strength.

    As per existing ruling, even if the movement of the LSG officials are restricted within the Divisions according to the sanctioned strength, the surplus approved officials will automatically be posted in the neighbouring Division(s).

    Illustratively, if we see the position in Head Quarters Regions, 88 LSG officials have been approved according to the Circle Gradation List in Bhubaneswar  Division against its sanctioned strength of 52. Out of this 52, there are 4 regular LSG officials already in Bhubaneswar Division. So, at best only 48 LSG Officials can be adjusted in the parent Division while rest 40 LSG Officials who have been allotted to Head Quarters Region may be posted in a Division of the Region with shortage of LSG Officials. Contradictorily, Mayurbhanj Division under the Head quarters Region is falling short of 45 LSG Officials and such vacancies may be filled in with the approved officials of Bhubaneswar / Cuttack City / Puri Division

    If the above situation happens, the following apprehensions may come.

    1.    If 45 officials out of 48 surplus LSG Officials are moved from Bhubaneswar Division to Mayurbhanj Division and rest 3 to any other Division, then the total sanctioned strength of Bhubaneswar Division will be reduced by 48.

    Now question arises as to how these vacancies will be filled in to keep the sanctioned strength constant. The Cadre Restructuring Proposal is silent about the issue and there is no guideline from the Directorate in this regard. It is also not known whether Circle Office has sought for any clarification from he Directorate.

    2.    Alternatively, when Mayurbhanj Division will get 45 LSG Officials from other Division to fill up its vacancy, the total sanctioned strength (at present 200) will be enhanced by 45. The sanctioned strength will not be affected only if there are 45 vacancies. But this is not the situation now in Mayurbhanj  Division.

    Now question arises as to how the pay and allowances of these 45 surplus officials beyond the sanctioned strength will be drawn and paid from the establishment of Mayurbhanj Division.

    At all some of these surplus LSG officials are adjusted against the existing vacancy, what about the fate of the existing P As those will be found surplus consequent upon absorption of  officials from other Division. The Divisional administration cannot transfer these P As sou motu.

    3.    The approved list contains the name of some SAs, B Es, Trainers, CPC Supervisors and PLI Group Leaders also who are now supposed to be posted as LSG SPMs in the identified S Os since the existing  posts  against which these employees are working are not created and have not also been identified as LSG.

    Now question arises as to how these posts will be manned if they are diverted from the current jobs. There may be complete dislocation in undertaking the day to day activities with regard to system failure and software issues if the experienced S As are diverted. Alternatively, if they are retained in their posts, then the proposed LSG posts against the said officials will remain vacant and the T S  P As may be forced to work  without any financial benefit which will be an injustice to them.

    4.    In this context, our opinion is that  that there will be serious dislocation in functional activities of the post offices since  the posting order is being issued first for LSG cadre before filling the posts in HSG-I and HSG-II cadre under the cadre restructuring proposal. Since all the existing LSG posts have now been upgraded to HSG-II cadre, the existing LSG officials will certainly be disturbed from the present posts. Thus almost all the HSG-II posts will remain vacant till the exiting LSG officials are eligible for promotion as per the present norm.

    Similar will be the position in HSG-I cadre also.

    Thus, question arises as to how to manage these large number of HSG-II and HSG-I posts in the absence of eligible officials. Undoubtedly, the P As will be forced to man these posts without pay and seniority benefits and that will be a great injustice to such employees.

    The above situations are just illustrative. We may come across several such deficiencies during the implementation of this Cadre Restructuring Proposal.

    Thus, you are requested to apply your brain immediately and come forward with your valuable analysis  and suggestions on the deficiencies found if any giving suitable feedback to the Circle Union for going ahead with the issue.

    This may be treated as extremely urgent.

    With greetings.
    Comradely yours,

    B SAMAL
    Circle Secretary