DECEMBER 1st & 2nd , 2015 STRIKE DEFERRED
SECRETARY
GENERAL AND ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES OF NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) WILL
SIT ON TWO DAYS HUNGER FAST INFRONT OF DAK BHAWAN, NEW DELHI ON 1st & 2nd DECEMBER 2015.
ONE DAY MASS HUNGER FAST IN FRONT OF ALL CPMG / PMG & DIVISIONAL OFFICES ON 11th DECEMBER 2015.
TO
EXPRESS OUR ANGER, RESENTMENT AND STRONG PROTEST AGAINST THE REJECTION
OF THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS OF THREE LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS BY THE NDA
GOVT.
The
Federal Secretariat of NFPE held at NFPE Office, New Delhi on
26-11-2015, reviewed the whole situation prevailing among the postal
employees in general and the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in particular after
the submission of the 7th Central Pay Commission Report to
the Govt and also after the appointment of a separate committee for GDS
by the Govt, headed by a retired Postal Board Member as Chairman.
The
Federal Secretariat further reviewed the proposed two days strike call
given by NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) for realization of the legitimate
demands of the Gramin Dak Sevaks, which include bringing the GDS also
under the purview of 7th CPC treating them as Civil Servants.
The
main demand of NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) in the charter of demands
submitted to Govt and Postal Board is “inclusion of GDS under the
purview of 7th CPC”. NFPE organized series of agitational
programmes for the GDS demands including dharnas, hunger fast, GDS
Parliament March, Parliament March under the banner of Postal JCA (NFPE
& FNPO), one day strike on 12th December 2012 and 48 hours strike on 12th & 13th February
2014. Due to our agitational programmes the Postal Board was compelled
to submit the proposal for inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC to
Finance Ministry with favourable recommendations. But the Finance
Ministry rejected the proposal three times and it is in this background
NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) decided to go for two days strike on
December 1st & 2nd demanding the Govt to include GDS under the 7th Pay Commission.
Even though the Govt refused to include the GDS under the 7th CPC, the 7th CPC
has suo moto examined the main demand of the GDS ie., treating them as
Civil Servants and extending them all the benefits of the departmental
employees, ofcourse proportionately. It is most unfortunate that the Pay
Commission headed by a retired Supreme Court Justice as Chairman, has
considered our demand and categorically stated that Gramin Dak Sevaks
are holders of Civil Posts but outside the regular civil service and
hence can not be treated at par with other civilian employees. After
this observation of the Seventh CPC even if the GDS are included in the 7th CPC
they are not going to get a fair deal. This has compelled us to modify
the demand placed by us before the Govt in the charter of demands.
NFPE,
from the very beginning has opposed the appointment of an Officer
Committee for GDS and NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) has tried their best
to prevent appointment of an Officer Committee and compelled the
department to make effort for inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC
itself. But now NDA Govt rejected our demand and has unilaterally
appointed GDS Committee with a retired Postal Board Member as Chairman
and cheated three lakh GDS employees. From our past experiences we know
that the retired officers of the Postal Department will never do justice
to the Gramin Dak Sevaks.
In view of the fact that 7th CPC
has rejected our demand for Civil Servant status and also the Govt has
unilaterally imposed the officer committee on GDS, the Federal
Secretariat felt that it is not appropriate to go for an immediate
strike with the demands raised by us in the charter of demands, i.e.,
inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC. Now GDS can get justice only
if NDA Govt take a policy decision to regularize the services of GDS
treating them as Civil Servants. Federal Secretariat is fully aware that
we can not expect such a decision from the present NDA Govt and it
requires change in the policy of the Government towards GDS. To make a
change in the policy decision of the Govt., a bigger mobilization and
strike of all postal employees including GDS with the active support and
solidarity of other central Govt employees under the banner of
Confederation of Central Govt Employees and workers and also the JCM
National Council Staffside organizations is required.
The
Federal Secretariat decided to explore all possibilities and wider
consultations for such a united struggle. The Federal Secretariat felt
that to pave way for wider consultations, the independent strike call of
NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) need to be deferred and all likeminded
organizations are to be brought under a common platform. Accordingly
Federal Secretariat unanimously decided to defer the proposed two days
strike scheduled to be held on 1st & 2nd December 2015.
The
Secretary General and all General Secretaries of NFPE shall sit on two
days hunger fast in front of Dak Bhawan, New Delhi on 1st & 2nd December
2015 expressing our strong protest to the Govt and also demanding
regularization of Gramin Dak Sevaks by granting them civil servant
status with all consequential benefits of regular employees.
The
Federal Secretariat, while saluting the grass root level workers for
their intensive campaign and preparation for the strike, calls upon them
to organize one day hunger fast infront of all CPMG / PMG and
Divisional Offices throughout the country on 11th December
2015 to ventilate our anger, resentment and strong protest against the
callous and inhuman attitude of the NDA Govt towards three lakh Gramin
Dak Sevaks who are the backbone of the Postal Department catering to the
needs of the rural population of this country in postal sector.
Federal Executive of NFPE will meet shortly to review the situation and shall decide future course of action.
=R.N.PARASHAR
SECRETARY GENERAL
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