POSTAL STRIKE DEFERRED

POSTAL STRIKE DEFERRED

National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) Union website published today that the proposed indefinite strike from 13th July, 2010 is deferred.
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Proposed indefinite strike from 13.07.2010 deferred

The Secretary, Posts had taken a meeting with staff side on 12.07.2010 to discuss the charter of demands at 11 am and the following are the outcome on the charter of demands.

1. There will be no closure of single handed post offices.

2. The demand of the staff side that the annual increments to the erstwhile GDS SPMs should be continued will be considered positively.

3. There is no policy decision of the department to outsource any of the postal services.

4. A separate meeting will be held on 15.07.2010 to discuss about the Mckinsey and the object of restructuring the services.

5. Another separate meeting with the staff side will be held about the technology proposals shortly to discuss the future expansion of technology.

6. There will be no violation of earlier agreement on status quo of RMS & MMS with 10000 mails. Any violation if brought to the Directorate’s notice it will be set aside.

7. The Departmental council & periodical meetings will be held regularly hereafter. Next meeting will be held in next month August 2010.

8. The demand of higher pay to TBOP &BCR for the earlier period will be considered along with the cadre review proposals.

9. There will be no harassment in Project Arrow offices. Furnishing wrong data’s and showing as delivered or redirected will not be allowed hereafter.

10. The demand of the staff side to assess the vacancies as per establishment strength and actual strength in all cadres will be considered and all Chief PMGs will be addressed and appraised to fill up all the vacant posts forthwith during video conferences personally by the Secretary (P).

11. A committee consisting four staff side representatives with DDG(P) & DDG (Est) will be constituted and the process of the proposals of cadre review for all cadres will be completed before the end of 2010.

12. Separate discussions will be made on the proposal of creation of Postmasters cadre also.

13. The welfare schemes to GDS like grant of pension, medical, the proposals were already cleared by the Postal Board and submitted to nodal ministries for approval. It will be expedited.

14. It was assured to reconsider the norms for cash handling to BPMs and also fix fresh norms to RPLI and NREGIS scheme shortly.

15. The proposal for higher pay to Driver with Grade pay of 2400 has been sent to the Ministry of Finance.

16. The revision of O.S.A rates will be made within one month.

17. Technology training to workshop staff will be provided.

18. The proposals for the grant of minimum pay as per the Sixth CPC to casual labourers have been submitted to Ministry of Finance for approval. It will be expedited. The demand of the staff side to grant revised GDS pay to GDS substitutes will be considered.

19. The issues related to postmen norms, delivery, beat etc will be discussed shortly and final decision will be taken before the end of October 2010. One committee will be constituted to sort out the issues.

20. The plea of the staff side to ignore benchmark for MACP has been accepted and the Secretary told the DDG to cause orders today itself. Another request to ignore the earlier declining of LSG promotions prior to the receipt of MACP orders will also be considered.

21. The proposal of the staff side to create System assistant instead of System administrator will be considered along with the cadre review proposals. The orders relating to road mileage allowance will be released shortly. The distribution of work & responsibility etc will be looked into along with the cadre review proposals.

22. The Recruitment Rules for Multi tasked staff will be finalized shortly. Our request to finalise the rules with no educational qualifications as if available to erstwhile Group D has been accepted.

23 The issues relating to Postal accounts like filling up of posts, amalgamation of Group C etc will be discussed further with DDG (PAF).

24. The suggestions of the Admin union about centralization of PLI claim at RO & CO will be considered. Further a separate meeting will be organized with their union to discuss about their issues.

25. Clarificatory orders will be issued soon providing officiating pay to the officials holding higher posts like HSG II & HSG I.

26. The issues of the postal Civil wing will be discussed separately.

After the meeting, the JCA met and decided to defer the proposed strike duly considering the positive approach of the Secretary in settlement of our genuine demands.

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Ex-gratia lump sum compensation ceiling is removed to the families of deceased Central Government Employees

The Central Government has announced today that there is no ceiling for grant of ex-gratia lump sum compensation to the families of deceased Central Government Employees.

There is a good move by the Government to their employees that the restriction of ceiling for the compensatin of Rs.20 lakhs(each individual) is removed.

No.45/7/2008-P&PW (F)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare
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3^rd, Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-II0 003
Dated the 12^thJuly, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:   Implementation of the Government's decision on the recommendation of the Sixth CPC-Revision of provisions regulating special benefits in the cases of Death and Disability in service - payment of ex-gratia lump sum compensation to families of central Govt.employees - modification - regarding -

           The undersigned is directed to say that in this Department's Office Memorandum of even number dated 16^thMarch, 2009, it was provided that ex-gratia lump sum compensation to the families of deceased Government servants including from sundry Government sources, such as the Prime Minister's Relief Fund, Chief Minister's Relief Fund, etc. should not exceed the aggregate of Rs. 20 lakhs in each individual case. Para 12 of Annexe to this Department's OM 45/55/97-P&PW(C) dated 11^th September, 1998 was modified to that extent.

2.      The matter has been further reviewed and it has now been decided that there will be no ceiling for grant of ex-gratia lump sum compensation in terms of Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare's OM No. OM 45/55/97-P&PW(C) dated 11^thSeptember, 1998 read with OM NO.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 2^nd September, 2008 and OM No.45/7/2008-P&PW (F) dated 16^th March, 2009.

3.     The above revised provision will be effective from 1.1.2006.

4.     All other terms and conditions in the O.M. dated 11^th September, 1998 shall remain unchanged.

5.     This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure U.O. No. 361/EV/2010 dated 4^th June, 2010

6.      In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

(Tripti P Ghosh)
Director(PP)

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Latest list of Hospitals, Diagnostic Laboratories in Kanpur

Central Government Health Scheme
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has published the latest list of Hospitals, Diagnostic Laboratories
and Imaging Centres empanelled with
Central Government Health Scheme
for Central Government Employees and Pensioners
as on 10th June 2010

The following hospitals and diagnostic centres have been empanelled under CGHS
with effect from 1st November, 2006, and thereafter, for the purposes specified:-

[As on 10th June 2010]

   KANPUR : Hospitals

S.No.	Name of the Hospital	Empanelled for
1.	Bhargava Hospital, 15/263 Civil Lines, Kanpur 208 001 [Tel: 0512 – 230 5900]	General and specialised purpose for joint replacement surgery, laparoscopic surgery and haemodialysis
2.	Regency Hospital, Ltd., A 2, Sarvodaya Nagar, Kanpur 208005 [Tel: 0512 – 224 2201]	General and specialised treatment including cardiovascular, Orthopaedic laparoscopic surgery and dialysis.
3.	Chandni Hospital, 9/60 Arya Nagar, Kanpur [0512 – 255 1185 / 255 1885]	Chandni Hospital, 9/60 Arya Nagar, Kanpur [0512 – 255 1185 / 255 1885]
4.	Raja Ram Hospital & Trauma Centre, 26 A & B, Block E, Panki (Kalpi Road), Kanpur [Tel: 0512 – 226 2383 / 226 3944]	General purpose and Diagnostic centre [USG / Colour Doppler and X – Ray].
5.	The Gastro Liver Hospital, 190, D. 1,2,3, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur	Gastro-enterology and GI surgery
6.	Ratan Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, 113/103-A Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur	Comprehensive Oncology [includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy].
7.	Sugandha Maternity & Nursing Home, 475 Vayu Vihar, Harjinder Nagar, Kanpur	Maternity and Gynaecology
8.	Rama Dental College & Research Centre, A / 1 – 8, Lakhanpur, Kanpur	General Dentistry, special dental procedures and diagnostic procedures.
9.	Kannika Hospital, 111 / 9/ 5 Harsh Nagar, Kanpur	Super-speciality eye care [Cataract / Glaucoma, Retinal-Medical & Vitreo-retinal surgery, Strabismus, Occuloplasty & Adnexa and other specialised treatment] except corneal transplant.
10.	Dr. Jawahar Lal Rohatagi Smarak Netra Chikitsalaya, 117 / 52 Sarvodaya Nagar, Kanpur	Super-speciality Eye care [Cataract / Glaucoma, Retinal-Medical and Vitreo-retinal surgery, Strabismus, Occuloplasty & Adnexa and other specialised treatment} except corneal transplant.
11.	Akshi Eye Care Centre, 2/ 344-A, Azad Nagar, Kanpur	Super-speciality eye care [Cataract / Glaucoma and Strabismus].
12.	PPM Medical Centre Pvt. Ltd., 127 / 194, W – I Saket Nagar, Kanpur	Orthopaedic surgery including arthroscopic surgery and joint replacement.
13.	Khairabad Eye Hospital, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur 208 002	Super-speciality Eye Care [Cataract / Glaucoma, Retinal – Medical & Vitreo-retinal surgery, Strabismus, Occuloplasty & Adnexa and other specialised treatment].
14.	Rama Hospital & Research Centre, A- 1/8, Lakhanpur, Kanpur	Multi-speciality general purpose.
15.	R. K. Devi Memorial Hospital, 113 / 157, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur 208 002	Super speciality Eye Care [Cataract / Glaucoma, Retinal – Medical and Vitreo – Retinal surgery, Strabismus & Adnexa except Corneal transplant].
16.	Saral Nursing Home, Lal Bangal, Kanpur 208 007	Endoscopic / Laparoscopic surgery.
17.	Priya Hospital, D 25 World Bank Barra, Bypass Road, Kanpur	Multi-speciality general purpose
18.	PPM Medical Research & Trauma Centre (P) Ltd., 127 / 194, W – 1, Saket Nagar, Kanpur 208 014 [Tel: 0512 – 1260 1400]	Multi-speciality general purpose and diagnostic purposes [CT, USG / Colour Doppler].
19.	Jeevani Hospital, 7 / 199, Opp. LLR Hospital, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur	Maternity & Gynaecology.
20.	Excel Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., 14 / 138, Chunni Ganj, Kanpur	Multi-speciality general purpose.
21.	Kanpur Medical Centre Pvt. Ltd., 120 / 500 (24), Lajpat Nagar, Kanpur 208004	Laparoscopic Surgery

KANPUR : Diagnostic Centres

S.No.	Name of the diagnostic centre	Empanelled for
1.	S. P. Diagnostic [Parakh Diagnostic Centre] 37/17 Westcott Building, The Mall, Kanpur 208 001 [Tel: 0512 – 231 8892]	Laboratory investigations
2.	S. P. Diagnostic [Parakh Diagnostic Centre], Chandel Market, Main Road, Lal Bungalow Kanpur 208 001 [Tel: 0512 – 207 9176	Clinical pathology, Bio-chemistry, Microbiology, USG and Colour Doppler
3.	Dr. B. L. Rohatgi Memorial Diagnostic Centre, 15 / 268 Civil Lines, Opp. Central Bank & Yadav Bandook, Kanpur 208 001 [Tel: 0512 – 230 3975 / 301 4140]	Laboratory investigations and USG
4.	Singhal Ultrasound, X – Ray Centre, 112 / 246 Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur 208002	Ultrasonography
5.	Madhulok Diagnostic Centre, 128 / 628, K Block, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur 208 001 [Tel: 0512 – 264 1400 / 261 9412]	Laboratory investigations, X – Ray and Ultrasonography
6.	Kanpur Scan Pvt. Ltd, Ground Floor, Dudeja Trust Hospital, 113 / 58-A Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur 208 002 [Tel: 0512 – 254 7208 / 254 5389]	CT and Ultrasonography
7.	Standard Ultra Sound & X – Ray and Pathology Centre, 40 – 41, ‘ O “ Block, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur 208 001 [Tel: 0512 – 264 4024]	Ultrasound only
8.	Gian Pathology & X – Ray, 117 / 22 Sarvodaya Nagar, Kanpur 208 005 [Tel: 0512 – 221 6029] [Now known as Piramal Diagnostic Services – Gian 17/22/Swarvodaya Nagar, Kanpur 208 005]	Pathology, Biochemistry and Microbiology investigations
9.	Parade X – Ray & Pathology Institute, 69 Navin Market (Opp. Indian Medicine Association Hall), Mall Road, Kanpur 208001 [Tel: 0512 – 230 5522/230 4864]	Biochemistry, Micro-biology investigations
10.	Usha Pathology X – Ray & Ultrasound Centre, 197 / 199 Swaroop Nagar, Opp. L. L. R. Hospital, Kanpur 208 002 [Tel: 0512 – 304 2101 / 254 1223].	Pathology, Bio-chemistry, Microbiology, X – Ray, Ultrasound and ECG.
11.	Dr. Lal Path Labs., Pandu Nagar, Kanpur	Clinical Pathology [including Hematology], Bio-chemistry and Serology.

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