A
meeting on Department of Posts specific allowances was held with the
Committee on allowances under chairmanship of Secretary Finance and
secretary Expenditure. From Department of Post, Secretary (Post), Member
(Personal), DDG (Personal), DDG (Estates) , DDG(Estt. & SR),
Director Estt. attended the meeting. From Staff Side Com. R.N. Parashar,
Secretary General NFPE,Shri Theagarajan, Secretary General FNPO &
Shri S.K. Mishra , Secretary General, BPEF, participated in the meeting. Many other officers of DOP&T, Finance, Health Ministries also participated.
Three
meetings were held with Department and Administration and Unions after
discussing threadbare came to conclusion and accordingly presentation
was prepared which was presented before the Committee. Secretary
(Finance) shown much interest and he asked so many questions and raised
queries on each allowance and asked the Department to submit a report on
financial implications.
The
meeting was concluded in a very co-ordial manner and we should hope for
positive outcome. On the following allowances we submitted our proposal
which is mentioned below:
Fixed Monetary Compensation to Postman:
Proposal:
Not to abolish the allowance. It is proposed to grant Rs.300/- per day
for additional full beat and Rs.150/- per day for sharing of beat(half
beat) and further proposed to increase by 25% every time when DA
reaches at 50%.(Department earlier proposed that allowance as
Rs.200/- and Rs.100/- but on the demand of Federations, now it is proposed same as Rs.300/- and Rs.150/-.
Special Allowance to PO & RMS Accountants:
Proposal: The
allowance is required to be continued as this special allowance has
been sanctioned in lieu of higher pay scale. If abolished, one
increment is to be allowed on promotion which costs more to the
Department.Therefore, it is proposed to
grant special allowance equivalent to one increment which will be
kept separately and not to be added in the basic pay.Other
conditions applicable to present allowance will remain in force. (i.e.
if this allowance is drawn for three years it will be added to
basic pay while pay fixation on promotion.)
Cycle Allowance to Postman:
Proposal: Must
be retained while doubling the amount to Rs.180 p.m. and
further increase by 25% every time the DA increases by 50%.
Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance:
Proposal:
The Cash Handling Allowance should be retained and need to
be doubled and further increase by 25% every time the DA
increases by 50%.
Fixed Medical Allowance:
Proposal: 33 Postal Dispensaries may be merged with CGHS.All
Postal Pensioners irrespective of their participation in CGHS while in
service should be covered under CGHS after making requisite
subscription.Till such time, the FMA may be allowed @ Rs.2000/- per month enhancing from Rs.500/- p.m. being paid at present.
Headquarter Allowance:
Proposal:
Proposes to retain the Headquarters Allowance at the uniform rate of
10% of the basic pay subject to ceiling of Rs.9000/- per month.
Overtime Allowance:
Proposal: Department
recommends to grant additional duty allowance in lieu of OTA in
operative offices only for performing additional duty of absentee
official.
It
is proposed Rs. 100/- per hour maximum of three hours in a day and
further increase by 25% every time the DA increases by 50%.
Besides these we demanded S.B.Allowance and Supervisory allowance to be continued and enhanced proportionately.
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