BPMS MEMORANDUM

Merger of DA with Pay, CGEGIS Rs.10 Lakh demanded by BPMS

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH
(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)
(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)
(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)
New Delhi
Dated: 16.06.2014
To,
The Office Bearers,
CEC Members, JCM (II, III) members,
Union’s President/Secretaries of B.P.M.S.
Subject: – Brief of meeting held with Hon’ble Fin. & Def. Minister
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
Sadar Namaskar,
It is for your kind information that our delegates S/Sri V L Nawade , Sadhu Singh, Mukesh Singh & Virendar Sharma today had a meeting with Hon’ble Finance & Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley at 1300 hrs. It was scheduled as a courtesy meeting but we invited his attention to the news articles on 100% FDI in defence sector because it was a great concern for all the stake holders. We reflected our concern vide a memorandum submitted by Shri Sadhu Singh (copy of the same is enclosed for ready reference).

Hon’ble Minister narrated how the Secretary, DIPP came to his office with the concerned minister on the same day of assuming the charge of ministry and shown the discussion paper prepared during the previous Government on 100% FDI in defence sector which he rejected at once. He has assured us that he is not in favour of 100% FDI in defence sector as neither it is required nor it is in the interest of the Nation. Not only that, he would take all the necessary steps to strengthen the existing Ordnance Factories & DPSUs but on the same time these defence installations require introspection.
Apart from above, some of the following issues were also brought to his notice which were considered by him very sympathetically and assured that appropriate action would be taken by concerned authorities:-
1.Defence installations should be exempted from 5% limit of Compassionate ground appointment and one time relaxation for all pending cases,
2.Re-draft the role of Defence (Finance) so that service matters like Recruitment Rules, Cadre Review, revival of sanctioned posts, payment of arrears, revision of allowances etc. may be settled at the earliest,
3.Judicial pronouncements may be extended to similarly placed non-petitioner employees,
4.The meeting of Departmental Council (JCM), MOD is not being convened regularly,
5.None of the Administrative Joint Secretaries of Departments of MOD has implemented the instruction {MOD I.D. No. 1(1)/2013/D(JCM), dated 22.10.2013} on the Mechanism to provide additional meeting opportunities to Staff Side to sort out their grievances,
6.The minimum benefit under Central Government Employees Groups Insurance Scheme should be enhanced to Rs. 10 lakh,
7.Dearness Allowance should be merged with Basic Pay,
8.Scrap the New Pension Scheme and restore old Pension Scheme,
9.CSD Canteen facilities may be provided to the retired Defence Civilian Employees,
10.A separate meeting to discuss the issues related to Department of Defence Production (OFB, DGQA, DGAQA etc.).

NEW PAY SCALE

Proposed Minimum & Maximum Pay based on post 6th CPC formula

EXISTING PAY			PROPOSED PAY @ 3.96 TIMES (ROUNDED OFF) OF EXISTING PAY
Minimum		Maximum	Minimum		Maximum
Pay in Pay Band	Grade Pay		Pay in Pay Band	Grade Pay
Rs.5200	Rs.1800	Rs.80,000	Rs.20,800	Rs.7200	Rs.3,20,000

Minimum Pay shall be increased from Rs.7000 to Rs.28,000. 

Maximum Pay Shall be increased from Rs.80,000 to 3,20,000.

Intermediate Pays shall be fixed in the same way.

Upgradation shall be granted to specific categories on functional & other related justification.

Determination of Maximum Pay First & then arriving Minimum Pay in the ratio of 9:1

Maximum Pay shall be fixed first as per rise of NNP and then the Minimum pay in the ratio of 9:1thereof and the Intermediate Pays shall be fixed.

Maximum Pay = Rs.80,000 x Compensation factor based on rise in NNP at factor Cost. = 80000 x 3.96 = Rs.316800 or Rs.3,20,000.

Therefore, Minimum Pay works out to be Rs.320000 / 9 = 35555 or Rs.35500.

Rate of Increments

Annual Increment:- Rate of annual increment in each grade may please be granted @ 5 per cent.

Increment on Promotion:- During Promotion minimum 10% increase in Basic Pay has to be granted.

Fixation of Pay on Promotion at par with Entry Pay:- Pay on Promotion should be fixed at least at par with Entry Pay in the Revised Pay Structure.

50 PAISE POSTCARDS COSTS RS 7

50 paise postcard costs Rs 7 to Postal Department

50 paise postcard costs Rs 7 to Postal Department

A postcard which is sold for 50 paise actually costs the government Rs 7, according to an RTI response from the postal department listing the costs incurred by it on such services which are proving to be loss-making propositions for it.

In the year 2012-13, the per unit revenue earned from the sale of postcards was 50 paise whereas, to keep the service running, the per unit cost came to Rs 7.18, down from Rs 7.50 during 2010-11, the department said in its RTI response.

Similarly, the printed postcard was bringing a revenue of Rs 6 although the cost incurred on it was Rs 7.19 per unit in the year 2012-13. The RTI query further found that the cost of a letter card was Rs 7.18 per unit whereas the revenue earned from it was Rs 2.50.

The postal department also incurs a loss in dispatching registered newspapers with the per unit cost for a single dispatch being Rs 10.59 while Rs 20.79 is the cost for sending newspaper bundles. However, the revenue earned is a meagre 59 paise for single and Rs 1.63 for bundled dispatches, the reply said.

The postal department also said that while insurance is offered at Rs 55.24, its cost was almost three times at Rs 141.82 during 2012-13. Each dispatch of a book packet costs the department Rs 9.51 but the revenue earned by it for every delivery is Rs 2.90.

Each parcel brings revenue of Rs 40.69 while the cost incurred for sending the same is Rs 46.58. Printed books gave a revenue of Rs 2.90 to the department while the cost of dispatching such material was Rs 12.44, it added.

The response provided to applicant SC Agrawal said, “It is submitted that no annual profit and loss account is prepared in this section. However, allocation of expenditure and revenue to around 30 services is being maintained every year as an annual costing exercise on the basis of data received from different sections of the directorate.”

Source : The Economic Times

FIRST MEETING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIRST MEETING OF POSTMASTER GRADE OFFICIALS KERALA


Respected Sir,
                          We invite your presence and valuable guidelines in the very first meeting of Postmaster Grade I officials in Kerala Postal Circle at Thrissur St. Thomas College (Room No.64, Science block) on 15.06.2014 (Next Sunday) at 10.30 AM. We select this venue considering the convenience of all people since this is almost middle of Kerala. This college is near to the Railway Station, Thrissur (Only 1.5 KMs from Railway station). You may please contact at any time, we can arrange a taxi. (Baiju - 9447741448). Since we have no previous experience in this field and being the first batch of Postmaster Grade 1, we expect  maximum co-operation, guidelines and advises  from your team.

Please be with us on 15.06.2014 sir.......................

On behalf of all Postmasters, once again I welcome you to this meeting and to the Cultural Capital of Kerala, Thrissur.