RESTRUCTURING OF POSTAL DEPARTMENT

            LETTER TO SECRETARY GENERAL (NFPE)

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

No.23-1/2012.PE-II                                                                                                         Dated 04.07.12

Sub:   Organizational Restructuring Committee-Regarding.

         A reference is invited to our earlier D.O. letter  of even no dated 09.05.12 vide which your considered views/comments on the possible organizational structure for all categories of offices were solicited.

        The Committee has decided to follow this with a meeting with you, and the same has been scheduled from 3.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M. on 09.07.12 at K.R. Murthy Room (2^nd floor) Postal Directorate. Kindly make it convenient to attend the sam

            Sd/-

            Kalpana Rajsinghot

            Director(Estt) &

            Member Secretary of the Committee.

Copy of D.G. Posts letter mentioned in para 1 above is placed below:

● ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING

D.G. Posts No. :  23-1/2012-PE – II, Dated: May, 2012

                 With the approval of the Secretary a Committee for Organizational Restructuring in the Department of Posts has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashutosh Tripathi, CPMG, Madhya Pradesh Circle.  The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:

a)    To revisit the norms for creation of new Postal Divisions and Regions as well as upgradation of Class II Division into Class I Divisions;

b)    To study the feasibility of organizational restructuring of field formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment;

c)      Review of norms for upgradation of Post offices;

d)   To study the feasibility of strengthening / creation of Postal Assistants /Sorting Assistants Posts in view of the increased need of Systems Administrators;

e)   Any other relevant issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.

 2.         The Committee is at present examining the feasibility of Organizational Restructuring of field formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment as well as induction of technology in the Department.  While deliberating on this, the Committee has decided to obtain valuable inputs from the concerned stakeholders.

  3.         In the light of the above, you are requested to kindly provide your considered views on what, according to you are the problems (both administrative and operational) in the current Organizational set up and what could be the possible revised structure for all category of Offices that could address these problems  with the given human & financial resources.

4.         On the basis of various discussions that the Committee Members have held with the other Officers, possibility of creation of Vertical Silos has also emerged.  You may also give your views on this clearly identifying the possible Silos given the nature of the work in the Department of Posts not only as per the current scenario but also the possible one in the next decade; along with their possible structures; responsibility, financial; and reporting system etc.  The possibility of extending the Silos till the Head Post Office may also be considered.

5.         Your views/comments on the above may kindly be sent so as to reach us latest by 21st May, 2012.

           

STEEPEST  FALL  IN  POSTAL  DEPT’S  DEFICIT  IN 10 YEARS

                Mirroring signs of revival, the Department of Posts (DoP) has registered the highest decline in deficit in more than 10 years at Rs 550.73 crore in 2011-12 on the back of increase in revenues, mainly from financial services.

            Total revenues of the department in 2011-12 rose by 13.62 per cent to Rs 7,910.51 crore while expenditure stood at Rs 13,705.4 crore, leaving a deficit of Rs 5,794.89 crore.

            In the previous fiscal, DoP had revenues of Rs  6,962.33 crore and expenditure of Rs 13,307.95 crore, reflecting a gap of Rs 6,345.62 crore.

            DoP's deficit had jumped over 80 per cent to 6,641.30 crore in 2009-10 from 3,593.09 crore in 2008-09 due to implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations.

            “In the last one year we have developed an integrated strategy to make India Post, commercially and socially relevant. The financial performance of the last year indicates that we have succeeded to an extent. But a lot more need to be done,” Minister for Communications and IT Kapil Sibal told the news agency.

According to the Financial Performance report prepared by Department of Posts for 2011-2012, revenues from financial services grew by 20.8 per cent at Rs 4,304.07 crore in 2011-12 compared to Rs 3,562.77 crore in FY'11.

            Revenue from postal operations grew by 6.08 per cent to Rs 3,606.44 crore in 2011-12 from Rs 3,399.56 crore it registered in FY'11.

            Sibal said that he is expecting revenue of DoP to grow by 20 per cent in the current financial year.

            “This financial year we are targeting revenue increase of plus 20 per cent. I am happy that India Post is moving in the right direction. Now we need to increase our speed,” he said.

            DoP has appointed Boston Consulting Group to prepare an appropriate business structure for the emerging and premium services of India Post.

            The postal department has floated expression of interest to appoint a consultant for preparing detailed project report (DPR) of its ambitious Post Bank projects and this report is expected to be finalised by end of this calendar year.

            “The Post Bank project will rejuvenate financial services offered through post offices,” Sibal said.DoP has already announced to set-up 1000 ATMs across country as part of its financial services.

            Sibal has also asked DoP introduce premium logistics services in select 80 to 90 cities within six months to tap the expanding e-commerce market in the country and enhance its revenue by 15 per cent.

Press Trust of India / New Delhi Jul 05, 2012,  

AIPAEA ALL INDIA CONFERENCE - BULLETIN ONE

(M) G.S. 9912348500                                                                                      (M): Office: 9868451466

All India Postal Accounts Employees Association

Central Headquarter

(Affiliated to National Federation of Postal Employees)

13-B, New Mahavir Nagar, Type-IV, DAO Flat, New Delhi – 110018

e-mail: aipaea_pao@yahoo.co.in

(Camp at: B-17, F-3,Vignanapuri,Vidyanagar,Hyderabad-50004

AIPAEA/AIC/12                                                                                                         Date: 04-07-2012

WELCOME TO HYDERABAD

Comrade,

On behalf of the Reception Committee and on my behalf,  I  invite the delegates and observers from your unit to the 20^th Biennial All India Conference of AIPAEA to be held at Hyderabad from 11^th September 2012 to 13^th September 2012.

Reception Committee is making all out efforts to make your stay at Hyderabad comfortable and to conduct the Conference in a very conducive environment. Your presence in full strength will make the conference more successful. Please ensure cent percent participation and make the Conference a grand success.

Reception Committee is bringing out a Souvenir to commemorate the occasion and also to raise funds for the event. I seek support from all the units to procure advertisements for publication in the Souvenir. The Circles where ever there are Co-operative Banks/Societies can easily mobilize the Advertisements from these organizations. Otherwise also please use your network to get the Advertisements. I expect minimum one full page Advertisement from each Circle. The Request letter and the Order form containing the Tariff is enclosed here with. If you need more forms please contact me or use a Xerox copy of it.  Ensure that the Ads will reach here at the following address by the first week of August 2012.

                “ Com. K.B. Koteswara Rao, Convenor, Souvenir Committee, AIPAEA, O/o Director of Accounts (Postal), Dak Sadan, Abids, Hyderabad-500 001.”

I also invite you all to contribute articles/short stories/poems either in English or Hindi or your own tongue for publication in the Souvenir. Photos of the previous All India Conferences right from the first AIC will be a very precious contribution to the Souvenir. Please make all out efforts to collect and send such photos with details like  venue of the AIC, date and names of the leaders in the photo etc.  

I once again extend my warm welcome to this land of historic Peasants Armed Struggle and to Hyderabad, the Pearl City of India.

With Greetings,

(T.SATYANARAYANA)

General Secretary

               

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NON-SETTLEMENT OF POSTAL ACCOUNTS ISSUES

M) G.S. 09912348500                                                                                       (M): Office: 9868451466

All India Postal Accounts Employees Association

Central Headquarter

(Affiliated to National Federation of Postal Employees)

13-B, New Mahavir Nagar, Type-IV, DAO Flat, New Delhi – 110018

e-mail: aipaea_pao@yahoo.co.in

(Camp at: B-17, F-3,Vignanapuri,Vidyanagar,Hyderabad-500044)

AIPAEA/CHQ/12                                                                     Dated: 02-07-2012

To
Ms. Manjula Prasher, 
Secretary (Posts) & Chairman, PS Board,
Dak Bhavan,
New Delhi.

        Sub: - Long pending issues of Postal Accounts – Request – Intervention – Reg.

Respected Madam,

    I wish to bring to your kind attention the issues which are agitating the minds of the Postal Accounts employees that manifested in several forms of protests. These are the issues which are pending for a long time without any positive outcome.  Once again this Association is constrained to observe the protest week from 16-07-12 to 20-07-12 in order to bring to your kind notice the inordinate delay in the settlement of these issues.

1. Recruitment in PAOs: In spite of the assurance that the recruitment will be done on priority basis, no tangible and focused attention is given on this vital issue by the authorities concerned. The Postal Accounts Offices are reeling under severe shortage of Staff. If this depletion is allowed further, it will adversely affect the interests of the Department also besides demoralizing the existing Staff. Hence, a time bound action with alternative measures as suggested by the Staff side is requested.
2. Cadre restructuring in PAOs: As per the decision taken by the Secretary (P), the cadre restructuring Committee was constituted on 12-07-10 to examine the proposal for the restructuring of cadres in PAOs. The committee finalized its recommendations in the month of July 2011. The Internal Finance has cleared the proposal in the month of January 2012. Yet the issue is pending settlement till date. Many senior officials are retiring without deriving any benefit of the proposed cadre restructuring. Hence, it is requested to clear the proposal without waiting for the finalization of the cadre restructuring proposals of other wings of the Department.
3. Gr. D and Sorter anomalies: In the year 2004 Gr. D officials were promoted under Seniority Cum Fitness quota directly to LDC cadre ignoring the seniors in the Sorter cadre which is a normal promotional hierarchy to Gr.Ds of PAO. This has upset the seniority of the Sorters. After several pleadings by this Association the DDG (PAF) has taken a positive view on this and assured to protect the seniority on notional basis. But, so far no order has been issued in this regard. It is requested to cause the release of necessary orders by giving notional seniority to the adversely affected Sorters from the year 2004.
4. Gr.B non-gazetted status to Senior Accountants: DOP&T has issued a Gazette notification on 09-04-2009 classifying the employees with Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 as Gr.B.   Department of Posts has issued an order vide Lr. No. 4-4/2008-PCC dated 23-04-2009 followed by a subsequent corrigendum dated 04-05-2009 classifying the Senior Accountants Gr. B non-Gazetted. Since then this Association is demanding the implementation of the DOP order. But on some untenable grounds the issue has been kept under cold storage. It is requested to bestow Gr. B non-Gazetted status to Senior Accountants without further delay, as enjoined by the DOP order.
5. Victimization of PAO employees: PAO employees are being victimized in the name of contributory negligence for the frauds committed in the Post Offices. Without taking into consideration the post audit duties and other extenuating circumstances under which the PAO employees are functioning, the officials are being harassed and victimized in the name of contributory negligence. Retired employees are deprived of their terminal benefits for years together by not concluding the Charge sheets issued under Rule-16 of CCS (CCA)Rules before their retirement. It is requested to intervene and do justice to the employee and their families. It is also requested not to apply the doctrine of contributory negligence to the PAOs, as there is no direct nexus with the principle offenders and post audit cannot prevent the embezzlements.

    I request your good-self to kindly address these genuine grievances of Postal Accounts employees with your reassuring intervention.

           With Regards,

                                                                                                                                      Yours Faithfully,

                                                                                                                               (T.SATYANARAYANA)
                                                                                                                                   General Secretary