No.GDS/CHQ/1/5/2012
Dated
27-08-2012
To,
All
Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries,
All CWC
Members, A.I.P.E.D.E.U.
Dear Comrades,
An Historical and colourful convention of AIPEDEU
in Delhi
All India Convention of
AIPEDEU was successful held on 24th August, 2012 at Agrawal Dharmasala,
Model Town-II in Delhi. No doubt it remained ever least an historical and
colourful convection in the history of Postal Trade Union movement as adopted
for most important resolutions and decided the serious Agitational programme
for the settlement of GDS problems which has been long pending.
The convention commenced
at 10:00 hours starting with flag hosting. Our All India president Com. D.N.
Giri and our General Secretary Com. S.S. Mahadevaiah hoisting the National and
AIPEDEU flags followed by thunderous slogans raised by more than 1800 delegated
from 21 Circle to the convention.
After the flag hoisting
all the C.W.C. members, Circle Secretaries and veteran leaders of the postal
trade union movement were honored with garlands and mementos.
Com. Gurudas Das Gupta,
M.P. Loksabha and General Secretary
AITUC inaugurated the convention and extend all his support on behalf of AITUC
to the struggles of AIPEDEU. He assured us the long pending problems such as
Regularisation, Bonus Ceiling of Rs. 3500/-, Pay protection etc. would be
raised in the parliament to put pressure on the Government. He suggested us
that there is no way expect struggles to achieve our justified demands. Com.
G.L. Dhar, Secretary, AITUC, Com. P. Suresh, General Secretary, R-IV, Com.
K.K. Sharma, Vice President, NFPE, Com. B.G. Thamankar, Ex-President, NFPE, Com.
S.R. Shukla, Ex- All India President, R-III, Com. H.S. Guleria, Circle
Secretary, P-III, H.P. Circle, Com. G.S. Asiwal, Ex-AGS and Ex-Circle
Secretary, P-III, Com. Niranjan Rawat, Ex. Circle Secretary, P-III, Odiss, Com.
D.P. Diwaker, Ex-Circle President, P-IV, Com. Bhim Singh, Ex-Circle Secretary,
P-IV, Com. Gulab Singh, NFPE leader Punjab Circle, Com. Ajay Singh, P-III, UP,
Com. R.K. Soni, P-III, M.P. and other P-III, P-IV leaders greeted and addressed
the Convention and extended their full support to AIPEDEU.
General Secretary Com.
S.S. Mahadevaiah discussed elaborately the most-pressing problems of GDS
employees and the attitude of the Dept. of posts and the Govt. of India towards
its settlement. He appealed to all comrades to strengthen our union and put all
efforts to build unity among the GDS. Com. B.V. Rao, Assistant General
Secretary, Placed the declaration in the house for adoption and it was seconded
by Com. Mahendra Pratap Singh, Vice President CHQ the declaration was
unanimously adopted by the house without any alterations and modifications.
The
first Central Working committee after 7th AIC was successfully
conducted on 23rd August 2012
at Agrawal Dharamasala, Delhi. Out off 22 Circles 21 Circles attended the
meeting and discussed at length on pressing problems of GDS. Out of 15 office
bearers 14 office bearers attend.Com. B.G. Thamankar,
Ex-President, NFPE , was inaugurated the
CWC.
Later Com. B.V. Rao, Asst.
General Secretary proposed following resolutions for the acceptance of house.
After explanation the resolution by Com. S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary,
all the resolutions have been unanimously accepted.
1)
Grant
status/regularization as Govt. servant to GDS employees recommended by Justice
Talwar Committee. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its land mark Judgement
dated 22-04-1977 held that the Extra Departmental agents (Now Gramin Dak
Sevaks) are holders of Civil Posts.
2)
Grant Bonus ceiling of Rs.
3500/- to GDS at par with Departmental employees. It is grass injustice and
discrimination to deny Bonus to these low paid employees.
3)
Implement Government
officers committee recommendations regarding cash handling points to BMPs, Pay
protection, cash conveyance allowance etc.
4)
Implement immediately
RSBY (Medical Scheme) as the cabinet has approved.
5) Grant compassionate appointments to all by removing
conditions and norms prescribed recently.
6) Grant ACP promotion and financial up gradation to
GDS.
7)
Stop abolition of GDS
posts and filling up all vacant posts in cadres of GDS in postal and RMS wings.
8)
Scrap the new recruitment
rules for appointment of postmen/MTS. Restore the old rules. Provide 25%
promotion as postmen to senior GDS officials. Stop 25% recruitment from open
market.
9)
Grant Dearness allowance
to casual labour, contingent part time and MMC workers which has been stoped
without any reason for four years.
10) Grant revised wages to casual labour, contingent
part time and MMC workers on the basis of committee recommendations.
The CHQ sought the opinions of Divisional
Secretaries for the future course of agitation. All the Divisional Secretaries
attended the convention suggested and demanded in one voice to go uncompromised
indefinite strike to achieve our justified demands. All the C.W.C members and
Circle Secretaries supported it keeping the vies and opinions of the
Divisional, Circle Secretaries and C.W.C members CHQ issued the following
programme of action.
1)
Conduct hunger fast on 1-10-2012
at public place all over India.
2)
Sent memorandum to the
finance minister, Communication minister and Secretary Posts by Fare on
5-10-2012. The memorandum copies are sending along with this circular.
3)
Conduct rally at
Divisional Head Quarters on 9-10-2012.
4)
Dates of Agitation will
be announced later in consultation with our well wishers, other unions and
Federations.
Dear Comrades, you are all aware that we were sent
out from JCA unilaterally by NFPE after April, 2012. We wish to form another
JCA with other unions and Federations to fight against the retrograde
recommendations of Nataraja Murthy Committee.
ALEART ALL CIRCLE/ DIVISIONAL
SECRETARIES
It is informed by the dept. of
posts that only 175,129 applications have been received regarding service
Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS). Most of the applications submitted to the
Divisional heads by the GDS have been retained by themselves. Kindly approach
the Divisional Heads and pursue to speed up the process to avoid delay for
implementation of this scheme. Ask the GDS who have not joined the scheme to
join and get benefit.
REMITTANCE OF QUOTA & DUES TO CHQ:-
Comrades,
May we remind you once again that the Quota and Dues will add to our strength
in fighting out our demands. The receipt of Quota is not satisfactory. May I
hope that you will pay serious attention to this matter?
Formation of “AllIndia
Postal ,RMS casual labour, contingent part time and MMS workers Union” at circle
and divisional levels as Associate member of AIPEDEU.
The central working committee and National
convention of AIPEDEU HELD ON 23-08-2012
at agrarwal dharmashala model town Delhi unanimously resolved to form “All
India Postal ,RMS casual labour, contingent part time and MMS workers Union” at
circle and divisional levels as Associate member of AIPEDEU. All our circle
/division/Branch secretaries are requested to intimate the task immediately our
comrades have already formed the union at circle and divisional level in Andhra
Pradesh.
Women
convention in Gujarat circle
All
India women convention of AIPEDEU will be held in themonth of December 2012 at
Jamnagar , Gujarat CHQ vice-president and circle secretary Gujarat circle com.
Asha ben Joshi is started to make all efforts to success the convention all our
circle /divisional /branch secretaries are requested to circulate about the all
India convention among our women comrade sand make them to attend the
convention in good manner.
Inquilab Zindabad
AIPEDEU Zindabad
GDS Unity Zindabad
Yours fraternally
Sd/-
(S.S.
Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary
