ALL
INDIA ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL DRIVERS AND ARTISANS.
MAIL MOTOR SERVICE, MADURAI
P.JOHNSON
ARTHUR. R.SELVARAJ T.C.KRISHNAN
President Secretary Treasurer
DEVENDRA Vice President
Lr. No.AIAPDA/CHQ-29/2012 dt: 21.02.2012
Humbly submitted to the Committee
for Cadre Restructuring of MMS Staff
To
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
Respected Madam,
Sub: Submission of
memorandum to the committee for Cadre Restructuring of
MMS staff under the
Department of Posts – Reg.
Ref: Directorate lr.
No. 01/01/2011-SR dt 20.01.2012
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At the outset, we
express our heartfelt congratulations on your elevation as DG(Posts). In your
regime we hope that our genuine demands will be settled. In this connection, a memorandum is submitted to the committee for Cadre Restructuring
of MMS staff under the Department of Posts. On behalf of the most affected
drivers and artisans in the Department of Posts by the IV, V and VI CPCs, I as
a General Secretary put forth the following genuine points to the Honourable
Secretary (Posts) for sympathetic consideration and immediate action.
1. RAISING THE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
FOR POSTAL MMS DRIVERS:-
At
present the minimum educational qualification for MMS Drivers has been fixed as
Middle Pass. Middle Standard
Pass
So we demand to raise the minimum
qualification of drivers from Middle
Standard Pass
“ In future
all recruitments in the Central Government would only be in the posts belonging
to Group “C” or higher categories carrying minimum qualification as
Matriculation or ITI”. In respect
of Departments such as Railway and Defence, the minimum educational qualification
for drivers has been fixed as Matriculation. But in our department, the old
educational qualification (Middle standard Pass) prevails; the same may kindly
be modified.
2. GRANT PAY TO THE POSTAL MMS DRIVERS ON
PAR WITH LOK SABAH & RAJYA SABAH DRIVERS
We
the drivers of the Postal Department are termed as Common Category employees.
Though we are doing a risky job of conveyance of all kinds of mails, we have
been deprived of all kinds of pay benefits because we have been termed as
common category employees. The common
category employees in the Postal Department like Draftsman, Ferro Printer, EDP
staff and Lok Sabah & Rajya Sabah Drivers etc. who were getting the
Driver’s pay scale of Rs.950-20-1500 in the Fourth CPC, were upgraded and
raised their pay scales to Rs.4000-100-6000 and 2400 Grade pay in the Fifth and Sixth CPCs.
While the pay of all the common categories has been increased, the pay
of the Drivers alone has been neglected. Though the drivers have been
classified as common category employees and the pay structure is same, the
drivers of Lok Sabah and Rajya Sabah are getting a different pay and their pay
structure is different. We don’t know why this anomaly? When all the drivers
are performing a same kind of work, the drivers of Lok Sabah and Rajya Sabah
are getting a higher pay. The information got under RTI Act 2005 is enclosed
for ready reference.(Annexure III).
3
GRANTING OF
INCREMENTS TO THE DRIVERS PERFORMING MAIL EXCHANGING DUTY
Only
in the Metropoliton Cities, mail guards are attached with the mail vans
especially for mail exchanging. But in other cities, the MMS drivers are
attending to the mail exchanging work in addition to the driving work. 3rd
CPC Chapter 23 para 133 clearly depicts the Mail Guard and Head Mail Guard
Work. The same is reproduced below for kind perusal.
“Mail Guards and Head Mail Guards.- The
Mail Guards and Head Mail Guards are employed in the RMS Transit sections and
Mail Offices for work connected with the receipt, custody and dispatch of the
closed mails. The duties of Head Mail Guards are, more or less, the same as
those of mails guards, the only difference being that Mail Guards carry 50 to
250 bags in transmit sections, while Head Mail Guard carry more than 250 bags”.
The MMS Drivers working in the cities and
towns other than metropolitan cities are doing the work of Mail Guards i.e.,
mail exchanging in addition to the driving work without any remuneration. The
prescribed cash handling line limit is Rs.20000/- to Postal Assistant and
Rs.12,000/- to Postman. But, the postal
drivers are handling bags containing lakhs of
M.O. Rupees, insured parcels and delivering them safely without escort
to the H.Os and S.Os concerned by shouldering the risk of great responsibility.
For this the poor drivers have to be
compensated financially for the extra work done and shouldering the
responsibility. So we demand to
grant 6 six advance increments to the drivers performing mail exchanging work
in addition to the driving work as in the case of Delhi
4. Creation of Supervisory posts in Driver
cadre equal to Technical Supervisor (Skilled)
Only
in Driver cadre, the official who joins as Driver will retire as the same
Driver. The official who completes 25 years of Service in Driver cadre has to
be promoted automatically to the higher grade in the pay scale of V CPC Rs
7450-2250-11500 and may be designated as “Motor Vehicle Transport Supervisor”.
In terms of VI CPC, the Grade pay of
Rs 4800/- in PB 2 has to be granted to the drivers who have completed 25 years
of service. The reason is that if an official retires as Driver, there is no
prospect in this. But if a driver retires as Motor Vehicle Transport Supervisor, it will give some sort of satisfaction and
dignity in the society.
- Modifying the
ratio system in granting promotion to the Driver Cadre.
At present the following ratio system is
followed.
|
S.No.
|
Grade
|
Pay scales of V CPC
|
Percentage
of ratio
|
|
1
|
Ordinary
grade
|
Rs. 3050-4590
|
30
|
|
2
|
Grade II
|
Rs 4000-6000
|
30
|
|
3
|
Grade I
|
Rs 4500-7000
|
35
|
|
4
|
Spl. Grade
|
Rs 5000-8000
|
5
|
But we want the following ratio system as
well as pay scales of the drivers to be implemented as being followed in Lok
Sabah and Rajya Sabah.
|
S.No.
|
Grade
|
Grade Pay as per VI CPC
|
Percentage
of ratio
|
|
1
|
Ordinary grade
|
Rs. 2400 (PB1)
|
25
|
|
2
|
Grade II
|
Rs 2800 ( PB 1)
|
25
|
|
3
|
Grade I
|
Rs 4200
( PB 2)
|
25
|
|
4
|
Spl.Grade
|
Rs 4600 ( PB 2)
|
25
|
Previously the drivers were granted financial
up-gradation under ACP scheme. After implementing the same, the ACP scheme was
abruptly withdrawn and the monetary benefits granted under the ACP scheme was
recovered for the reason that the drivers are having promotions such as Grade
II and Grade I etc., But the stenos and other common category staff are
enjoying both the benefits of ACP and Grade I & Grade II promotions
etc., The drivers who are having more
than 26 years of service could not get the due promotion due to the present
promotional scheme and not following the departmental rules properly. If the
percentage of promotion put forth by us is followed, all the officials in
driver cadre can get their due promotion without any hitch.
6. All the vacant posts to be filled up to avoid
unnecessary OTA and
accident.
At
present there are so many vacant posts in Driver cadre which are being manned
by the Contract drivers. Due to heavy shortage of drivers, in some places like
Chennai and Mumbai MMS, the departmental drivers are compelled to work on OTA
basis even after completion of their schedule work. In order to obey the Orders
of the higher ups, our drivers are
performing the extra work assigned on
OTA basis with much strain and stress.
Sometimes our drivers especially in Mumbai MMS are compelled to perform extra
work (in addition to the assigned work) which may prolong upto 2400 hours.
Again in the next day he has to attend his work as usual. Only on such occasions, accident occurs
which causes loss to the department as well as to the employees. As far as the
contract drivers are concerned, responsibility could not be fixed. In our department more than 15000 vacant
posts in PA cadre as well as in all the cadres, vacant posts have been filled
up. Our union requests the Madam to show
mercy upon us and to take similar action to fill up the vacant posts in our
cadre.
16. REVISION
OF OVER TIME ALLOWANCE (OTA):-
The
present rate of Working day OTA (Rs 15.85 per hour) and the holiday OTA (Rs
21.10 per hour) have been fixed by the IV CPC and our employees are still
getting these rates of OTA only. But we are getting the pay as per the
recommendations of VI CPC. It is
pitiable to note that only in the Department of Posts, the employees are
getting old rate of OTA for the past twenty years. But the rate of OTA has been
revised to the employees in the Departments like Railways and Defence etc.,
during the implementation of V & VI CPC recommendations itself. Copies of
orders for revision of OTA in the Department of Railways and Defence are
enclosed for ready reference .(Annexure
IV). This union requests to revise
the OTA rates as done in Railways and Defence.
17. INCREASING THE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF
SKILLED ARTISANS IN MMS:
Presently, the minimum educational
qualification fixed for Skilled Artisans is
Middle standard Pass. But in
respect of semi skilled artisans, the educational qualification fixed is Matriculation
pass. For Supervisory post, i.e., skilled artisan, the educational
qualification is Middle standard pass.
Whereas for the post under the skilled artisan is semi skilled artisan.
For that post, the educational qualification is Matriculation pass. The semi
skilled artisans are working under the control of skilled artisans. Hence it is
suggested that the educational qualification in respect of a Supervisory post
i.e., skilled artisans may kindly be
revised as Matriculation with ITI pass.
18. GRANT EQUAL PAY TO THE SKILLED ARTISANS ON
PAR WITH THE SKILLED ARTISANS OF DOORDARSHAN.
In the Department of Doordarshan, the skilled artisans are being
paid Grade pay of Rs 2400/-. Whereas the very same skilled artisans of our
Department are paid Grade pay of Rs 1900/-., though the nature of work and the
mode of recruitment are same. The posts are said to be identical and are common
category posts. But the basic pay is different. It is not known why this
difference? It is requested to redress this anomaly and grant equal pay to the
skilled artisans of our department on par with the skilled artisans of the
Doordarshan. During the implementation of IV CPC recommendations, the pay of
the said technical posts of Doordarshan and Defence Departments have been pre revised
as Rs.1200-30-1440-1440-EB-1800 and later fixed as 4000-100-6000 during the
implementation of V CPC. A copy of the Gazette Notification order is enclosed
for ready reference..(Annexure V).
19. GRANT OF PROMOTION TO THE SKILLED ARTISANS
ON PAR WITH THE SKILLED ARTISANS OF RAILWAY & DEFENC
RATIO FOLLOWED IN GRANTING OF PROMOTION TO
THE ARTISANS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND DURING
|
|
4TH
& 5TH
|
6th
CPC
|
|
Skilled
|
70%
|
70%
|
|
Highly Skilled –Grade II
|
20%
|
15%
|
|
Highly Skilled –Grade I
|
10%
|
15%
|
|
MCM
|
NIL
|
0 %
|
RATIO FOLLOWED IN
GRANTING OF PROMOTION TO THE ARTISANS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS DURING
|
|
4TH CPC
|
5TH CPC
|
6TH CPC
|
|
|
Skilled
|
30%
|
45%
|
45%
|
|
|
Highly Skilled –Grade II
|
30%
|
41% *
|
20.5%
|
|
|
Highly Skilled –Grade I
|
35%
|
20.5%
|
||
|
MCM
|
5 %
|
14%
|
14 %
|
|
PAY STRUCTURE IN
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
|
|
5TH CPC
|
6TH CPC
|
Ratio in %
|
|
|
Skilled
|
Rs.3050 – 4590
|
G Pay Rs.1900
|
70%
|
|
|
Highly Skilled –Grade II
|
Rs.4000 – 6000
|
Grade Pay
Rs.2400
|
15%
|
|
|
Highly Skilled –Grade I
|
Rs.4000 – 6000
|
Grade Pay
Rs.2800
|
15%
|
|
|
MCM *
|
Rs.4500 – 7000
|
Grade Pay
Rs.4200
|
0 %
|
|
*Though the new cadre i.e., MCM (Master Crafts Man) was
introduced vide Gazette Notification under No. G.S.R.552(E) to Central Civil
Services(Revised Pay)Rules, 2008 for the workshop staff (Defence Civilian
Employees) and circulated vide Directorate order No. 4-3/2009-PCC dt
05.01.2010, no official has been benefitted in our Department of Posts.
The ratio has not
been changed for the last 2 CPCs. Due to this, we have been affected much.
Hence We request the administration to revise the ratio as 25% to each grade
with effect from 01.01.1996 and below mentioned pay scales to be
implemented as being followed in Doordarshan.
|
S.No.
|
Grade
|
Grade Pay as per VI CPC
|
Percentage
of ratio
|
|
1
|
Skilled
|
Rs. 2400 (PB1)
|
25 %
|
|
2
|
Highly Skilled –Grade II
|
Rs 2800 ( PB 1)
|
25 %
|
|
3
|
Highly Skilled –Grade I
|
Rs 4200
( PB 2)
|
25 %
|
|
4
|
MCM
|
Rs 4600 ( PB 2)
|
25 %
|
20. SEMI SKILLED TRADESMEN IN MMS UNITS
The cadre of semi skilled & MMS Cleaner
& Group “D” were always on par with postmen/mail guard up to 3rd
CPC. This was altered during 4th and 5th CPCs. As per the
recommendations, the Postmen/Mail guard were given the higher scale of pay. The
relativity got disturbed since then. Hence it is requested that the pay of the
semi skilled cleaner and MMS Group “D” should be pre revised to Rs 3200-85-4900
from 01.01.1996 onwards as they are dealing with the works related to the skilled
officials.
21. GRANT OF PAY TO CHARGEHAND ON PAR WITH
RAILWAYS & DEFENCE (GP Rs.4600/-):-
The post of charge hand is the key post in
MMS workshops. It is a supervisory post which involves higher responsibilities.
This post is a promotional post for the mechanics. The charge hands in the
workshops of Indian Railway and Defence are getting the pay scale of Grade I
& II Rs 5000-150-8000 &
5500-175-9000 as per recommendation of V CPC in Paragraph No. 63.302. (and
Sixth CPC merged grade I&II and fixed Rs4600 GP). But in our Department of
Posts, the Charge hands are getting the grade pay of Rs 2800/-. Whereas our
counterparts in Railways and Defence Departments are getting the Grade pay of Rs 4600/- though
the mode of recruitment and the nature of work is same. A copy of the
information got under RTI Act 2005 from the Coast Guard Headquarters is enclosed
for ready reference .(Annexure VI).
We request the same recommendation should also be made applicable to our
charge hands in MMS workshops also.
22. NON GRANTING OF FINANCIAL UPGRADATION UNDER
ACP II ( Rs. 5000-150-8000) TO THE
SKILLED ARTISANS
V
CPC has recommended to grant the
pay Rs 4000-100-6000 at the time of granting
ACP I and Rs 5000-150-8000 for ACP II to the skilled artisans who were
getting the pay of Rs 3050-70-4590. But
throughout the country, it is seen that this recommendation has not been given
effect. Our officials have been given
only the pay of Rs 4500-125-7000 instead of Rs 5000-150-8000. Due to the non
implementation of the recommendation of the CPC, our officials have been put
into heavy financial loss. Hence Our union requests the administration to give
effect to this V CPC recommendation so that our officials will be benefitted
financially.
Finally to sum up, We, the Drivers and
Artisans have suffered much since 1996. Hence it is requested to be
compassionate in considering and settling our above mentioned genuine demands
of the neglected driver cadre.
Thanking
You Madam
DA:AA Yours faithfully,
Date : 20.02.2012
Place : Dindigul
(R.Selvaraj)
General Secretary, AIAPD
& Driver, DMMS,
O/o the SPOs, Dindigul Dn.,
Dindigul 624 001.
TAMIL NADU
Copy to:-
- Ms.Sandhya Rani, PMG (BD), O/o the
CPMG,
- The Director (MV), Directorate, Dak
Bhavan, Sansad Marg.,
(
Member – Official Side)
- The Director (SR & Legal),
Directorate, Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg.,
- The Manager, MMS,
- Shri.
Giriraj Singh, General Secretary, R3,
- Shri D.Theagarajan, Secretary General,
R3,
DA:AA
Submission
of memorandum to the committee for MMS CRC
PART II.
Lr.
No.AIAPDA/CHQ-30/2012 dt: 31.03.2012
31.03.2012
Humbly submitted to the Committee
for Cadre Restructuring of MMS Staff
To
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
Respected Madam,
Sub: Submission of
memorandum to the committee for Cadre Restructuring of
MMS staff under the
Department of Posts – Reg.
Ref: The earlier
memorandum of this union dt 21.02.2012 in lr. No. AIAPDA/CHQ-
29/2012
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A kind reference is invited to the earlier
memorandum of this union dated 21.02.2012. In continuation of our earlier
memorandum, We are submitting this memorandum especially on the allowances of
MMS Drivers and Artisans to the Committee for Cadre Restructuring of MMS Staff
for kind perusal.
Our Genuine Demands on various allowances
which we have been ignored are listed below for sympathetic consideration and
early action. Also it is
requested to give a chance to our union to appear before the Committee for
Cadre Restructuring of MMS Staff for detailing our genuine demands. With a
strong hope that we will be given a chance to appear before the committee, we
are submitting this memorandum.
.2.
1.
CHANGE THE NOMENCLATURE OF ARTISANS &
SEMISKILLED CATEGORY STAFF IN MMS AS TECHNICIANS.
It is intimated that only in our department,
the very old nomenclature i.e., Artisans is being used. Whereas in other
Departments like Railways and Defence etc., the artisans are termed as
technicians. Hence it is requested to change the nomenclature of Artisans as
TECHNICIANS in our Department.
2.
THE DRIVER CADRE MAY BE BROUGHT UNDER TECHNICAL CADRE:
The Drivers are multi skilled workers and are not
doing white collar job. Though the
drivers are doing the technical work, they have not been brought under
technical cadre. Hence it is requested to bring the Driver Cadre under
Technical cadre. The Drivers have to be equated with Technicians and
Technical Staff, since “Trade Test” has
been introduced for the drivers vide
DOPT Order – OM No. 22036/1/92 Estt. (D) dated 30.11.1993 with effect
from 01.08.1993. In the Employment
Exchange itself the Drivers are registered as “Drivers-Technical Cadre”. But in Govt. of India the drivers are not
classified as “Technical Cadre”. It is
also requested to change the anomaly and declare Driver cadre as “Technical
Cadre”. (Annexure page no 51-53 )
3. IMPLEMENTATION OF DOPT
ORDER BY FIXING MINIMUM QUALIFIYNG SERVICE FOR PROMOTION TO NEXT GRADE PAY FOR
MMS DRIVER & ARTISANS.
While implementing 6th CPC recommendations, the DOPT
issued some guidelines vide OM No. AB 14017/61/2008-Esst. (RR) dated 24th
March, 2009 and formulated minimum eligibility service to get promotion from
one grade to next or higher grade pay. Copies of the under mentioned DOPT
orders are furnished for ready reference.
1) GI. Dept. of Per. & .Trg.
OM. No.AB.14017/61/2008- Esst (RR) dated 10.09.2008,
2) GI. Dept. of Per. & .Trg.
OM. No.AB.14017/66/2008- Esst (RR) dated 09.03.2009,
3) GI. Dept. of Per. & .Trg.
OM. No.AB.14017/61/2008- Esst (RR) dated 24 .03.2009,
A) To
be more illustrative, the following tabular column may kindly be taken into
account. (If the pay of the Driver is fixed as Rs 2400/- on par with
Parliamentary Drivers) But in the Department of Posts, the entry level Grade
Pay for the drivers is fixed as Rs 1900/-)
AIAPDA
.3.
|
S.No.
|
Grade Pay
|
Minimum qualifying service for promotion
to next or higher grade pay
|
|
|
From
|
To
|
||
|
1
|
2400
|
Entry Level Grade Pay
|
|
|
2
|
2400
|
2800
|
5 years of regular service in the entry
grade
|
|
3
|
2800
|
4200
|
6
years of regular service in the 2800 grade pay or a combined service
of 11 years in the entry grade
|
|
4
|
4200
|
4600
|
5 years of regular service in the 4200
grade pay or a combined service of 16
years in the entry grade
|
B) If
the entry level Grade Pay for the semi skilled employees (MTS) is fixed as Rs
2000/-, then the following tabular column may kindly be taken into
account.
|
S.No.
|
Grade Pay
|
Minimum qualifying service for promotion
to next or higher grade pay
|
Ratio
|
|
|
From
|
To
|
|||
|
1
|
2000
|
Entry Level Grade Pay
|
25%
|
|
|
2
|
2000
|
2400
|
5 years of regular service in the entry
grade
|
25%
|
|
3
|
2400
|
2800
|
5
years of regular service in the 2400 grade pay or a combined service
of 10 years in the entry grade
|
25%
|
|
4
|
2800
|
4200
|
6years of regular service in the 2800
grade pay or a combined service of 16
years in the entry grade
|
25%
|
(Annexure page.1 to 6)
AIAPDA
.4.
4.
Granting Promotion to the Drivers
retrospectively w.r.to DOPT orders.
a) This union regrets to inform that
the Circle Gradation Lists of Drivers has not been properly maintained by most
of the circles. Due to the improper maintenance of CGL, the promotion to the
Drivers at regular intervals has not been granted to many drivers who have
completed more than 20 years of service. For example one driver in Tamilnadu Circle Tamilnadu Circle
b) In the Circle Gradation List of
Tamilnadu Circle for the year 2009, the name of Shri N.Ramasamy, Driver (
Special Grade) of Karailkudi Division under Tamilnadu Circle
c) It is pitiable to note that in Tamilnadu
Circle, as on 08.11.1996 many vacancies in Grade II, Grade I and Special
grade were kept unfilled despite
availability of eligible candidates.
The Position as on
08.11.1996
|
Driver Cadre
|
No.of Vacant Posts
|
No. of Eligible officials for getting
promotion *
|
No. of Posts filled up by the Department
|
No. of vacant
posts kept unfilled
|
|
Grade II
|
71
|
57
|
30
|
41
|
|
Grade I
|
84
|
37
|
7
|
77
|
*The official who have completed the eligible service i.e 9 years
and 15 years of service.
AIAPDA
.5.
The DOPT order OM No.43019/54/96
Estt(D) dt 15.02.2001 and another order of same DOPT order OM No.22011/1/2011 Estt(D) dt 11.03.2011 have
not been properly implemented. This union requests the Department to implement the orders and
grant promotion retrospectively from 08.11.1996 based on the order, so that
even retired official who have not been granted any promotion during their
service can get atleast now i.e., after retirement and also eligible officials
will get their due promotion at the appropriate time. (Annexure page no: 51-58 )
5.
Grant of
Running Allowance to Drivers
performing schedule for 100 kms
& 160 kms equal to Railway Drivers.
The officials who perform long
schedules covering more than 120kms are to be granted Running Allowance. In
Railways, the same allowance is granted to the drivers. But in our Department
no such allowance is granted. A copy of the Railway Board Order is enclosed for
ready reference. ( RB’s No. E (P&A) II-2005/RS -34 dt 26.12.2008) (Annexure
page no: 7-10 )
6
. Grant of Washing Allowance to the Drivers & Artisans on par with Nurses
in Railway Hospitals:
Nurses in Railway Hospitals are
given the revised rate of Rs 300/- p.m. as washing allowance. This union
requests to grant the same washing allowance to the Drivers and Artisans of our
Department. A copy of the Railway Board Order is enclosed for ready reference.
( RB’s No. E (P&A) I-2008/AL/1 dt
6.2.2009) (Annexure page no: 11&
12 )
7.
Grant of Valuables Handling Allowances to MMS Drivers for conveyance of Cash
bag, Stamp bag and other insured articles:
Various types of bags including A/c
bag containing Cash and Stamps, Stamp bag and Insured bags containing
examination papers etc., are being conveyed through mail vans. It is not
possible to assess the value of the bags and its importance. The drivers are performing a risky job i.e.,
conveying the bags whose value could not be assessed. Such drivers are not given even a single
penny as any allowance except Pay. Whereas in our Department, special
allowances are granted to the treasurers and cashiers. We also want the
Department to recognize our risky job and grant such allowances to the poor
drivers also.
AIAPDA
.6.
7. Request to insure all the vehicles of Postal
Department:
In the modern era, that
too in the busy world any thing may happen on the road. Now a days the number
of vehicles is increasing day by day. Even though the road rules are followed
strictly, accident may occur due to the negligence by the drivers of other
vehicles also. In such cases, the compensation if any ordered by the Court of
Law and damages caused to the vehicle due to the accident etc., are recovered
from the drivers. In order to avoid this, all the vehicles of our department
should be got insured. But in our Postal Department, no vehicle has been
insured. So far, the damages caused to
the vehicles of our Department due to the road accidents have been recovered
from the Pay of the drivers and sometimes they are compelled to bear the damage
expenses. But in D.G. Circular No.92-4/2002-GA (Coord) dt 12.02.2002, the
following instruction is reiterated. “The Driver must be in
possession of valid license, registration papers and insurance cover”
So it is requested to insure all the department vehicles as instructed
by our DG and to stop the recovery from the drivers. If any such amount is
recovered from the drivers, the same may be refunded.
(Annexure page no:13-17 )
9.
Grant of Steering Allowance to MMS Drivers.
The Drivers are supposed to be the back
bone of our MMS units. They are performing ROUND THE CLOCK DUTIES with tight schedules of 8 hours without any
Lunch / Tea Break. These Drivers are
plying Day & Night trips from post offices, Air Ports, Railway Stations and
bus stands to the sorting offices, RMS, TMOs and APTMO concerned for dispatch/
receipt of mail bags in the interest of PUBLIC / NATION.
The
nature of duty is arduous and there is no restriction of daily running
Kilometers. The schedules of Mail Motor
Service run round the clock and begin and end at the odd hours without any
provision of departmental pick up to and fro from their residence. They have to
perform the tight schedule within the stipulated time frame without any Lunch / Tea Break. Such drivers
are to be compensated atleast financially by the Department. Hence it is
requested to grant Rs. 1000/= ( Rs. One
thousand only) per month as steering allowance.
10.GRANTING OF
AWARDS AND HONORARIUM TO THE DRIVERS WHO HAS NOT COMMITTED ANY ACCIDENT AS
IN RAILWAYS.
The Railways is granting
awards to the drivers to motivate them for their accident free service. But in
our Department no such motivation is
done to the drivers for their accident free service. Railways is granting a certificate of
motivation and honorarium to the drivers who have not committed any accident.
This union suggests the following to the drivers for their accident free
service at three stages.
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Accident
free service Awards
1. 10 Years
Certificate + One increment.
2. 20 Years Certificate
+ One increment.
3. 30 Years
Certificate + One increment.
It is requested to kindly implement
the above proposal of our union to motivate our drivers.
(Annexure page no: 18&19 )
11. GRANTING OF BREAKDOWN
ALLOWANCE TO MMS ARTISANS.
In MMS units, the artisans are deputed for
breakdown duty. But no allowance is
granted for this extra work. Sometimes after duty hours the artisans are directed to the breakdown
spot to bring the breakdown/accident vehicle from the breakdown/accident spot
to the garages. Many times they are
setting right the defects on the spot itself with great risk. It is pitiable
that such risky work is not recoginised by our Department. Whereas in Railways,
such artisans are paid breakdown allowance. A copy of the Railway Board order
is enclosed for ready reference. Our union requests the Department to grant
breadown allowance to the artisans of our Department as done in the Railways. (Annexure page no: 20-22 )
12. GRANTING OF DRIVING LICENSE
RENEWAL FEES AND GRANTING SPL CL FOR TWO DAYS FOR DRIVING LICENSE RENEWAL WORK.
At the outset, in our Department
reimbursement of Driving Licence Fee was
granted to our drivers/artisans who are having a valid driving licence. They
were also granted one day special CL for performing the said work. For the past
one year, the reimbursement of driving license
fee renewal has been dispensed with for no reason. Our drivers are
driving the vehicle only for the department. For this, the reimbursement of
renewal fee is refused. It is to point
out a driving licence is valid for three years. A driver in our department will renew his driving license 10-12 times in his entire service. Rs 360/- has to
be borne by the Department for renewal of driving licence. But in the same
Department, so much of amount is utilized for imparting training to the Postman/PA/IP/ASP
and SP etc., No training is being imparted to Drivers. On behalf of this union,
it is requested to grant the renewal of driving licence fee to the drivers as
in the Past and to grant two days special CL as per the latest procedure i.e., for attending the training class in the
driving school for one day and to attend the RTO office in person to get the renewal of driving licence on the
next day.(Annexure page no: 23-25 )
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13. GRANTING
OF SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE TO ATTEND COURT
IN CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENTS BY THE DEPARTMENTAL VEHICLES.
Our drivers drive the Deptl. Vehicles only for the sake of
the Department. If any Accident occurs on the road and if any case is filed
against the driver, the official has to be granted Spl.CL to attend the court.
But nowadays, the officials alone are directed to attend the court on their
own. Hence in this connection it is requested to grant Spl.CL to attend the
Court Proceedings.
14. REGULARIZING
PAST SERVICE RENDERED AS CASUAL DRIVER (SHORT TERM) ON THE BASIS OF HON’BLE MADRAS HIGH COURT & CAT, MADRAS
Hon'ble CAT, MADRAS BENCH in O.A. No. 790/2008 and Chennai High Court in WP No. 13988/2010 have directed the Department to regularize the past service of Shri R.Selvaraj, Driver, DMMS O/o the SPOs, Dindigul Division, Dindigul 624001, T.N. As directed the past service rendered by the said official has been regularized. Likewise, the service rendered by the under mentioned officials have been regularized based on the direction of the Hon’ble CAT, Chennai,
S/s
- T.C.Krishnan, Driver,
Chengalpattu Dn.( OA No.518/1988)
- S.M.Hussain, Driver,
Kanchipuram Dn.**
- K.P.Ramanathan,
Driver,Arakonam Dn.(OA 141/2004)
** The past services of Shri S.M.Hussain, Driver,
Kanchipuram Dn. Were regularized only on the Visit Remarks of the Chief PMG,
Chennai. He has not sued any case in any court)It is requested to regularize
the past services rendered by the the drivers suo moto as in the case of Shri
S.M.Hussain, Driver, Kanchipuram Division Of Tamilnadu Circle. (Annexure page no: 26-34 ).
15.GRANT
OF SPECIAL PAY OR SIX ADVANCE INCREMENTS TO THE DRIVERS WHO DRIVE BUS & LORRY IN MMS UNITS LIKE MUMBAI
DELHI, KALCUTTA &CHENNAI ETC.,:-
In our Department the drivers
are driving both light and heavy motor vehicle. But as far as pay structure is
concerned, there is a common pay for light and heavy vehicles. The pay
pertaining to Light motor vehicle driver is given to the drivers who drive
heavy vehicle such as Bus @ Lorry.
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Even
though there are TWO different Recruitment Rules between the Staff Car Drivers who drives only LIGHT
VEHICLES and Drivers who drive heavy
vehicles (Bus and Lorry etc.,). Though our drivers drive light vehicles, our
department wants our driver should be in possession of HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING
LICENSE WITH FIRST AID CERTIFICATE and Badge to Drive Light, Medium & Heavy
Vehicles. The Govt. of India merged both the cadres as common category. The job contents of these two types of
Drivers are quite different. The V &
VI CPCs have miserably failed to take note of this discrimination in the nature
of work performed. Perhaps the foremost
issue is one of the consistent negatios of the constitutional principle of
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK “ stemming from Article 14 & 21of the
constitution of India . Hence in view of the above anomaly, it is
requested to enhance the grade pay to our heavy vehicle drivers as Rs 2800/- or
grant six advance increments.
(Annexure page no: 35-38 )
16.GRANT OF RISK ALLOWANCE OR IMPLEMENT
RISK INSURANCE SCHEME TO POSTAL DMMS DRIVERS AND ARTISANS ON PAR WITH RAILWAYS AND
DEFENCE.
The risk allowance is paid to all those engaged in duties involving greater hazards or whose health is liable to be adversely affected progressively over a long period of time because of the particular avocation. In our Department, the order granting of risk allowance to the artisans category is only in paper form. The same has not yet been implemented. In the said order itself, the driver category has been omitted though they perform risky job of driving. It is requested to include the driver cadre in the order and the risk allowance may kindly revise based on the recommendation of VI CPC (A copy of the Railway Board Order is enclosed for reference). Our union also requests the Department to implement Risk Insurance Scheme in lieu of Risk Allowance. (Annexure page no: 39-42 )
The risk allowance is paid to all those engaged in duties involving greater hazards or whose health is liable to be adversely affected progressively over a long period of time because of the particular avocation. In our Department, the order granting of risk allowance to the artisans category is only in paper form. The same has not yet been implemented. In the said order itself, the driver category has been omitted though they perform risky job of driving. It is requested to include the driver cadre in the order and the risk allowance may kindly revise based on the recommendation of VI CPC (A copy of the Railway Board Order is enclosed for reference). Our union also requests the Department to implement Risk Insurance Scheme in lieu of Risk Allowance. (Annexure page no: 39-42 )
17.
REQUEST TO RELAX THE NORMS FOR GRANTING SPLIT DUTY ALLOWANCE TO MMS DRIVERS & ARTISANS:
The Drivers of Mail Motor Service performing
duties round the clock. The duty begins and ends at odd hours. The drivers are
not having the provision of departmental
pick up from the residence in the late night. Some schedules starts at 0100 hrs
and end at 0300 hrs. Such drivers will have to maintain tight schedules
as per the time frame without any lunch break and any kind of break. Hence it
is requested to relax the norms relating to Distance for granting Spilt Duty
Allowance for Drivers and Artisans of Our Department. (Annexure page no: 43-45
)
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18.RATES OF DAILY ALLOWANCE:
In Railways Daily
Allowance has been revised from01.09.2008. The range of Grade Pay and the rate
of Daily Allowance are furnished below. It is requested to extend the same
benefit to our employees also.
|
Grade Pay
|
Daily Allowance
per day
|
|
Officers drawing
GP Rs 10,000/- and above
|
Rs 520/-
|
|
Officers drawing
GP Rs 7,600/- to 8900/-
|
Rs 460/-
|
|
Officers drawing
GP Rs 5400/- to 6600/-
|
Rs 400/-
|
|
Officers drawing
GP Rs 4200/- to 4800/-
|
Rs 340/-
|
|
Officers drawing
GP below Rs 4200/-
|
Rs 210/-
|
A Copy of the Railway Board Order
is enclosed for reference.( RB’s No. F(E)I/2008/AL-28/14 dt 01.12.2008) (Annexure page no: 46-48 )
19.REVISION OF
HONORARIUM PAYABLE TO DRIVERS WHO WERE
DRAFTED FOR EXAMINATION DUTY:
At present, in our Department whenever the drivers are
drafted for examination duty,they are
paid Honorarium fixed by the 3rd CPC. After that so many Pay
Commisions have gone. But the honorarium alone has not been raised. It is
requested to pay the revised rate of Honorarium recommended by 6th
CPC to our employees like Railways. A
copy of Railway Board Order vide No. E(G)/2004 HOI/15 dt 04.07.2008 is enclosed for ready
reference. (Annexure
page no: 49-50).
20. REQUEST TO
FILL UP ALL THE VACANT POSTS OF MMS MANAGERS:
At present, many MMS units i.e., 7 to 8 MMS
units in all over India
are being manned by the SPOs/SSPOs (the non technical officers). Due to this
the staff welfare is affected much. Many important technical matters could not
be finalized due to the non availability of technical officers i.e.,
Managers/Sr.Managers. In the modern technology/ Computer, the services of the
technical officers is an essential one particularly to the MMS field. Hence it
is requested to fill up the all the vacant MMS units with the technical
officers so as to get the effective functioning of MMS units in the Department
of Posts.
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Finally
to sum up, We, the Drivers and Artisans have suffered much since 1996. Hence it
is requested to be compassionate in considering and settling our above
mentioned genuine demands of the neglected Driver and Artisan cadre of our
Department.
Thanking
You Madam
DA:AA Yours faithfully,
Date : 31.03.2012
Place : Dindigul
(R.Selvaraj)
General
Secretary, AIAPDA,
&
Driver, DMMS,
O/o
the SPOs, Dindigul Dn.,
Dindigul
624 001.
TAMIL
NADU.
Copy to:-
- Ms.Sandhya Rani, PMG (BD), O/o the
CPMG, Andhra Pradesh Circle, Hyderabad ( Chairman)
- The Director (MV), Directorate, Dak
Bhavan, Sansad Marg.,
(
Member – Official Side)
- The Director (SR & Legal),
Directorate, Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg.,
- The Manager, MMS,
- Shri.
Giriraj Singh, General Secretary, R3,
- Shri D.Theagarajan, Secretary General,
R3,
DA:AA
(R.Selvaraj)
General
Secretary, AIAPDA,
&
Driver, DMMS,
O/o
the SPOs, Dindigul Dn.,
Dindigul
624 001.
TAMIL
NADU
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