Today the minutes not released by the Directorate, may be supplied tomorrow.
The Secretary, Posts had taken a meeting with staff side on 12.07.2010 to discuss the charter of demands. The outcome on the charter of demands – a gist:
1. The demand of the staff side that the annual increments to the erstwhile GDS SPMs should be continued will be considered /issue Order.
2. Another separate meeting with the staff side will be held about the technology proposals shortly to discuss the future expansion of technology /training to workshop staff will be provided in regard-EDBO/SOs.
3. The periodical meetings will be held regularly hereafter.
4. The demand of the staff side to assess the vacancies as per establishment strength and actual strength in all cadres will be considered and all Chief PMGs will be addressed and appraised to fill up all the vacant posts forthwith during video conferences personally by the Secretary (P).
5. A committee consisting four staff side representatives with DDG(P) & DDG (Est) will be constituted and the process of the proposals of cadre review for all cadres will be completed before the end of 2010.
6. The welfare schemes to GDS like grant of pension (Social security) medical, welfare measures from welfare Board the proposals were already cleared by the Postal Board and submitted to nodal ministries for approval. It will be expedited.
7. It was assured to reconsider the norms for cash handling to BPMs and also fix fresh norms to RPLI., Old age pension and NREGIS scheme shortly.
8. The Recruitment Rules for Multi tasked staff will be finalized shortly. Our request to finalize the rules with no educational qualifications as if available to erstwhile Group D has been accepted.
After the meeting, the JCA met and decided to defer the proposed strike.
Postal Joint Council of Action unanimously resolved to defer the Indefinite strike proposed from 13th July 2010 in the light of above discussion and decision arrived at in the conciliatory meeting held with the Secretary (P) on 12th July 2010, however, we wish to place on record that Postal Accounts employees are part and parcel of the Department of Posts and their grievances also need to be redressed along with the grievances of other employees. The minutes may be supplied to the Federations/Unions by 14th July 2010.
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S.S.Mahadevaiah
General Secretary
All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union