Conduct Email Campaign to Secretary (P)

 

 

EMAIL CAMPAIGN OF AIPRPA

21.07.2020 To 31.07.2020

AIPRPA Central Managing Committee held on 12.07.2020 in video conference decided to organize an Email Campaign to Secretary (P) on urgent Postal &RMS Pensioenrs issues. Some State Associations have interacted with the CHQ by email and pointed out important issues to be taken up with the administration in addition to CGHS and Medical related issues. Certain issues of CGHS have been taken up with the Health Ministry by the CHQ recently and many other issues were submitted to NCCPA Secretary General and JCM Staff Side Secretary for taking up with the Health Secretary. Therefore three major issues pertaining to Postal & RMS Pensioners that are taking very long to implement the orders of the Postal Department and certain major issues confronting the Postal & RMS Pensioners in CGHS are covered in this Email Campaign to Secretary Department of Posts.

All State Associations and the District / Divisional Associations of AIPRPA are requested to organize the Email Campaign very effectively from today to the end of this month. They are requested to also encourage individual members to send emails to the Secretary (P). Confirmation of sending the email may be sent to CHQ in aiprpachq@gmail.com or in whatsapp groups for information. The exact draft of Email is given below the letter submitted to the Secretary (P) by the CHQ. All are requested only to send the Email with the exact contents provided. There is no need to send the letter sent by the CHQ, which is only for the information of all.

-K.Ragavendran General Secretary AIPRPA -

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

No.AIPRPA/Campaign/2020/1                                                               Dated 21^st July, 2020

 

To

 

The Secretary,

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110 001.

 

Respected sir,

 

Sub: Email Campaign on urgent Postal & RMS Pensioners issues for settlement – regarding.

 

The Central Managing Committee of this All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association had met in its video conference session on 12.07.2020 and decided to organize a Email Campaign on the following urgent and long pending issues of Postal & RMS Pensioners:

 

1.       Higher Pay Scale of 3050-4590 to Postman /Mail Guard cadre from 1.1.1996: Department had issued orders for refixing the salary from 1.1.1996 and the pension refixation accordingly. This orders was issued as early as on 23^rd May, 2018 itself. Many Postal Circles delayed the issue by asking a lot of clarifications earlier. Despite all clarifications have been issued by the Directorate, the implementation part is unduly delayed in almost all Postal Circles. Many suggestions have been given by this CHQ and our State Associations but in nut shell the majority of retired Postman and Mailguard are yet to be refixed their pension and arrears paid for both the service time and from retirement. Hardly 30 cases are cleared by the Director of Postal Accounts offices and at this rate next pay commission may be constituted before the implementation to all eligible Pensioners. This Association urged in the past also to set a time frame for implementation but not heeded. Therefore we urge for immediate implementation.

 

2.       Counting of induction training period for TBOP / BCR: The Department had ordered as back as on 5^th May, 2016 that for direct recruited Pas/SAs, their induction training period shall be treated as duty for the grant of TBOP/BCR. Unfortunately several Postal Divisions have taken an unreasonable stand that this order will be implemented only for those pensioners who submit their copy of order for their initial training at the time of appointment! Ironically many decades have lapsed since eligible pensioners have undergone training and the SSPOs/SPOs/SSRMs/SRMs don’t consider asking the pensioners to produce the copies of their initial training is too much after the lapse of many decades. The order is very clear that those PAs/SAs who were trained before 1.1.1986 are only eligible and therefore it is to be assumed that all PAs/SAs directly recruited before that date were sent for 3 months training before appointment. If necessary there are many other records available with the Department including the copies of training classes organized at PTC level or at other levels. All Pensioners who were direct recruits to PA/SA cadre should be granted this benefit and if eligible should be ordered refixation of pension as well as payment of any arrears. This issue is overdue and we request that there shall not be any more delay under any other grounds.

 

 

3.        Refixation of Pension from 1.1.2006 to HSG-1 on the basis of 4600 GP: The Department and the Government had ordered on 4^th January 2019 for payment and refixation of pension at the level of 4600 Grade Pay instead of 4200 Grade Pay to all Pre-2006 HSG-1 cadre on a top priority basis. Unfortunately there are still some pensioners of this cadre not refixed with their pension accordingly. This Association urges for time bound implementation.

 

4.        Medical related issues: The Pensioners are considered as the weakest section to be affected by corona pandemic unless they take all precautions including taking medicines for all their pre-existing diseases. Unfortunately the Postal Pensioners are exposed to high risk nowadays because of several factors. (1) The Postal Pensioners living in non-CGHS areas are recently allowed to join CGHS. More over 33 existing Postal Dispensaries also converted into CGHS wellness centres. But ironically there are no empanelled hospitals or diagnostic centres in major part of the country except in countable CGHS centres. Not only hundreds of districts but even the many revenue States of North East and some other parts do not have either the CGHS wellness centres or empanelled hospitals and diagnostic centres. In addition the Postal Dispensaries converted into CGHS centres don’t have adequate Doctors, Para Medical Staff and Medicines. Government had permitted the CGHS beneficiaries only to go to empanelled hospitals earmarked for covid-19 but there are many centres where the empanelled hospitals are not authorised for covid-19 treatment by the State Governments. Even where an empanelled hospital is earmarked for covid-19, the number of beds there are too insufficient in comparison with the number of beneficiaries affected by covid-19. The beneficiaries in non-CGHS centres shall be permitted to approach nearby hospitals and claim reimbursement at CGHS approved charges until empanelled hospitals are identified in all the centres. All other problems also are to be attended to on war footing. The Department of Posts has a role in sorting out the problems with the Health Ministry and cannot take a stand that Health Department affairs are out of its purview.

 

 

This All India Association of Postal & RMS Pensioners would urge upon you to personally intervene so that the first three issues at the command of the DoP shall be disposed of within a short time frame. We also urge upon your good offices to intervene with the Government and the Health Ministry so that the aged pensioners are safe guarded from the trouble of taking treatment for all diseases and to the covid-19 in particular. As the families of Pensioners are not going to get any financial insurance as like the serving employees, the Department shall come forward to protect their lives by suitable trouble free treatment during this risky times.

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(K. RAGAVENDRAN)

General Secretary

 

COPY OF EMAIL TO BE SENT BY STATES /DISTRICTS / DIVISIONS / MEMBERS ADDRESSED TO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS IN EMAIL “secretary-posts@indiapost.gov.in”   To The Secretary Department of Posts Dak Bhawan New Delhi – 110001 Sir,   Kindly refer to the email sent by the CHQ of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association on 21.07.2020 on the subject of “Email campaign on urgent Postal & RMS Pensioners issues for settlement”. We urge for immediate settlement of (1) Time-bound Implementation of Department order by the DPA Offices for grant of higher scale of 3050-4590 with arrears to all eligible Pensioners of Postman/Mail Guard cadre; (2) Immediate implementation of Department orders for grant of benefit of counting the period of induction training for TBOP/BCR to direct recruits including all eligible Pensioners by the Divisional Offices based on their own available records without troubling the pensioners to bring records; (3) Immediate clearing of the pending cases of Pre-2006 Pensioners from HSG-1 for grant of 4600 Grade Pay as per the orders of the Government and the Department of Posts; and (4) Ensuring personal intervention in health and medical related  issues including the CGHS for protecting the lives and health of Postal & RMS Pensioners. Thanking You. Yours faithfully, Signature: ______________________________________ Name:            ______________________________________ Designation: ____________________________________ State / District /Division: ___________________________