Confederation & NFPE calls one-day Hunger Fast on 31.05.2018 for GDS Strike! 

The GDS strike will enter 10th day tomorrow. On 31.05.2018 the Confederation and NFPE have called to organize a massive hunger fast. AIPRPA CHQ calls all our rank and file organizations to join the programme with our banners and flags and show our solidarity to GDS!

On 31.05.2018 let us join the Confederation and NFPE programme!

- KR GS AIPRPA

Strike continues! Prime Minister goes foreign!

The honourable Prime Minister has gone on official visit to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore! In India there is more than 90% GDS on strike for 9th day! Unable to sort out an issue  of his own government employees on indefinite strike is expected to sort out national and bilateral issues in foreign countries!! May be some Corporates interests require his immediate attention that warranted a foreign trip! We earlier projected the existing condition on par with buffalows  enjoying the rains when GDS go on strike! Now, there seems nothing excess in conceptualising the inaction of government like that!

 GDS are rural face of India Post; GDS are the backbone of inclusiveness of rural population; GDS are the vital force for the government's digital India moves; Importance of GDS was categorically stressed by Kamlesh Chandra Committee; But the Central Government is least bothered about the discontentment of these large section of work force!

Media focus - Public support - gathering Parliament Members effective intervention are absolutely essential. Postal movement is closer to all theoretically! What is the hurdle in practically taking up this task to heart and approach these important sections to strengthen the strike? Please galvanize! Government is to be brought into senses!!
- KR GS AIPRPA

Payment to Employees on 29th! For Pensioners??

Omission on Payment of Pension on 29th May along with Employees - Is it omission or deliberate?

The AIPRPA CHQ is brought to knowledge about the orders of the Department of expenditure for payment of salary to CG Employees on 29th May, 2018 due to two-days Bank Employees Strike. As we ascertained, the mention of Pensioners was missing in that direction. Was it deliberate? Was it just a omission? Anyway, the AIPRPA CHQ has emailed to both Department of Pension and also to Department to Posts for issue of similar orders as follows:

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association

(Registered No: 83/2015 under Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act, 1975)

Chennai HQ: 2/44, Muthial Chetty Street, Purasawalkam, Chennai - 600007

New Delhi HQ: First Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, North Avenue, New Delhi - 110001

AIPRPA / Pension / 5 / 2018 Dated 28.05.2018

To

The Secretary

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

Government of India

New Delhi

Sub: Request of Payment of Pension on 29^th May, 2018 as like the CG Employees salary payment ordered by the Department of Expenditure – regarding.

Kindly refer to the Finance Ministry Department of Expenditure OM Number S-11012/2/3(17)/RBI/2015/GBA/625-706 Dated 21.05.2018 wherein it was ordered that all CG Employees be paid the salary on 29^th May itself due to the nationwide strike by the Bank Employees.

Similar stand for payment of Pension to all CG Pensioners should be have been issued as normally the pay to employees and the pension to Pensioners are disbursed on the same day every month. The absence of such a situation has placed the community of pensioners under distress.

This Association would highly appreciate your personal intervention for the issue of such orders to ensure payment of pension on 29^th May, 2018 to Pensioners also.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association

(Registered No: 83/2015 under Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act, 1975)

Chennai HQ: 2/44, Muthial Chetty Street, Purasawalkam, Chennai - 600007

New Delhi HQ: First Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, North Avenue, New Delhi - 110001

AIPRPA / Pension / 5 / 2018 Dated 28.05.2018

To

The Secretary

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi

Sub: Request of Payment of Pension on 29^th May, 2018 as like the CG Employees salary payment ordered by the Department of Expenditure – regarding.

Kindly refer to the Finance Ministry Department of Expenditure OM Number S-11012/2/3(17)/RBI/2015/GBA/625-706 Dated 21.05.2018 wherein it was ordered that all CG Employees be paid the salary on 29^th May itself due to the nationwide strike by the Bank Employees.

Similar stand for payment of Pension to all CG Pensioners should be have been issued as normally the pay to employees and the pension to Pensioners are disbursed on the same day every month. The absence of such a situation has placed the community of pensioners under distress.

This Association would highly appreciate your personal intervention with the appropriate nodal Ministries if necessary for the issue of such orders to ensure payment of pension on 29^th May, 2018 to Pensioners or cause to issue direct orders for similar stand at your level.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

AIPRPA to join protest with all Middle Class Unions in Chennai! 

All middle class Unions in Chennai City will  hold protest demo against reckless police firing that killed 13 people who were protesting the exixtence of multinational Sterlite Factory in Tuticorin. The demonstration will be at 5.00 P.M tomorrow (25.05.2018)  in front of LIC at 'Bombay Mutual Building' at Parry's Corner in Chennai. AIPRPA CHQ calls upon all our members in Chennai and surrounding divisions to attend with our banners and show support to an important issue of people of Tuticorin District. - KR GS AIPRPA - S.Santhanaraman State GS Tamilnadu - M.R.Meenakshisundaram District Secretary Chennai AIPRPA.

NFPE COC - Confederation - AIPRPA holds Demonstration to support GDS Strike!

A massive demonstration was held in front of Park Town HPO (Chennai) at 5.00 P.M on 23.05.2018 in which leaders of Confederation, NFPE COC & AIPRPA addressed. The meeting was presided over by a two-member presidium comrades Paranthaman (COC President) and M.R.Meenakshisundaram (AIPRPA District Secretary). The speakers strongly condemned the attitude of Central Government to sleep for months without any meaningful action to implement Kamlesh Chandra Committee recommendations. The meeting also condemned the police firing that killed 13 protestors in Tuticorin demanding poisonous Sterlite factory. The leaders urged for intensification of two days strike and called upon the regular departmental employees to play their due role in defense if GDS. COC NFPE later sat in session to plan intensification of strike in Tamilnadu State. AIPRPA participated in large numbers in this protest meeting in which the GS AIPRPA comrade K.Ragavendran; State President comrade M Kannaiyan addressed. Other prominent leaders addressed were comrades M.Duraipandian (State GS Confederation); J.Ramamurthi (P3 CHQ President); R.B.Suresh (COC Secretary) and Kirupakaran (GS EPF employees Union). Many other important leaders including S.Ragupathy (ASG NFPE); A.Veeramani (AGS P3) were present. 

AIPRPA Shows Solidarity to GDS Strike! 

The AIPEU GDS (NFPE) as well as AIGDSU & NUGDS (FNPO) are launching indefinite strike from tomorrow. AIPEU P4 NFPE in support of GDS strike commencing indefinite strike from day after tomorrow. DG Posts held talks with the above four Unions today but except requesting for 'Don't go on strike' nothing concrete could be given out by him. He simply says that within one or two months Kamalesh Chandra committee will be implemented! This shows utter lack of seriousness on the part of Postal Board and Central Government towards burning issue of GDS for months!

The Unions have resolved to go ahead with the indefinite strike as planned. There may be threats! There may be punitive action! But Government and India Post are not ready to become sensitive! AIPRPA CHQ calls upon our rank & file organizations and comrades to extend all possible kinds of solidarity to GDS masses! Organise protests, assemble before HPOs / Divisional Offices etc with AIPRPA banners and demonstrate in support of GDS! As per local conditions, our comrades can take any solidarity action. It is our duty and responsibility to raise in defense of GDS downtrodden masses! Jump in solidarity and report to CHQ! - KR GS AIPRPA

AIPRPA CHQ Holds its CWC!

CWC of AIPRPA CHQ 

Dear CWC Members!

The Central Working Committee meeting of AIPRPA CHQ will be held for two days 21-22, August 2018. The venue of the CWC is 'Yercaud Hills' near 'Salem' city of Tamilnadu State.

The CHQ Office Bearers, CHQ Executive Committee Members & State General Secretaries / State General Convenors are requested to make onward and return journey reservations now itself.

Train destination point is Salem Junction. Reception Committee will help for boarding the bus to Yercaud hills from Salem. So all CWC members are requested to reserve up and down to Salem Junction. Reaching morning on 21st or night at 20th at Salem is desirable. Return journey can be reserved on 22nd by trains crossing Salem Junction after 6.00 P.M to conveniently catch the trains.

Accommodation and meeting hall are already booked in Yercaud hills by the Reception Committee. Due to conditions, accommodation is arranged only for CWC members. It is therefore advised that CWC members kindly avoid bringing visitors to CWC.

For CWC Members reaching Salem on 20th evening or night hours will be accommodated in available IQs at Salem before proceeding to Yercaud Hills on 21st morning.

All CWC members are requested to attend without fail. They are also requested to inform GS (09444919295) through SMS or WhatsApp about the mode and time of arrival. They are requested to inform the Reception Committee Members also in the following numbers:
1. Com.R.Kanagavel President: 09487255134;
2. Com.N.Shanmugam Secretary: 09486366154;
3. Com.B.K.Rajaram Treasurer: 09791149348;
4. Com.Nethaji Subash Asst.State GS: 09443697287.

Formal Notice of CWC will be issued shortly - But dates are final, so journey reservations may be made by all in time. As this is the first CWC after our AIC, it will be organisationally important.

K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA CHQ

Dear CWC Members!

The Central Working Committee meeting of AIPRPA CHQ will be held for two days 21-22, August 2018. The venue of the CWC is 'Yercaud Hills' near 'Salem' city of Tamilnadu State.

The CHQ Office Bearers, CHQ Executive Committee Members & State General Secretaries / State General Convenors are requested to make onward and return journey reservations now itself.

Train destination point is Salem Junction. Reception Committee will help for boarding the bus to Yercaud hills from Salem. So all CWC members are requested to reserve up and down to Salem Junction. Reaching morning on 21st or night at 20th at Salem is desirable. Return journey can be reserved on 22nd by trains crossing Salem Junction after 6.00 P.M to conveniently catch the trains.

Accommodation and meeting hall are already booked in Yercaud hills by the Reception Committee. Due to conditions, accommodation is arranged only for CWC members. It is therefore advised that CWC members kindly avoid bringing visitors to CWC.

For CWC Members reaching Salem on 20th evening or night hours will be accommodated in available IQs at Salem before proceeding to Yercaud Hills on 21st morning.

All CWC members are requested to attend without fail. They are also requested to inform GS (09444919295) through SMS or WhatsApp about the mode and time of arrival. They are requested to inform the Reception Committee Members also in the following numbers:
1. Com.R.Kanagavel President: 09487255134;
2. Com.N.Shanmugam Secretary: 09486366154;
3. Com.B.K.Rajaram Treasurer: 09791149348;
4. Com.Nethaji Subash Asst.State GS: 09443697287.

Formal Notice of CWC will be issued shortly - But dates are final, so journey reservations may be made by all in time. As this is the first CWC after our AIC, it will be organisationally important.

K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA CHQ