Why so many blogs on Postal Workers?

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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One of our newly appointed BSNL comrades recently asked me why you are putting so many issued connected with the Central Government employees and particularly Postal workers?
The answer is simple. BSNL employees were earlier part of the Postal and Telegraph Department (P and T), which was part of the Central Government establishment. P and T was bifurcated in to Department of Posts and Department of telecom in 1985. Later service section of DOT was converted in to a corporation, BSNL.
As such, all the employees who got absorbed in BSNL from DOT remembers their close connection with the Postal and Central Government employees and the glorious struggles organised together.
The memory of the historic struggles of 1960, 1968 and many other struggles are part of this great past. We will never be able to forget them.

GDS as Civil Servants – SC refers case to Delhi High Court

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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The NFPE and GDS union have been continuously pressing the government and also organising struggles for the regularisation of the Gramin Dak Sevaks (Extra Departmental Employees), numbering about three lakhs working in the Post offices throughout the country.They have filed a case in the Supreme Court praying for regularisation etc.
Now the Supreme Court has referred the matter to the Delhi High Court to decide the prayer of NFPE and AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) to treat the Gramin Dak Sevaks as civil servants for all purposes on par with the regular employees.

Central Government Employees 48 hours Strike on 12-13 February 2014

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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The Central Government employees are on warpath. The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, the umbrella organisation of the CG Employees has given notice to the government about strike on 12-13 February 2014.
The demands include acceptance of terms of reference suggested by Confederation, regularisation and revision of wages of casual and contract workers, removal of restrictions on compassionate ground appointments, Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks ( formerly called EDAs), Five Promotions to all etc.

We completely support the strike and convey our solidarity!

India Post will open 3,000 ATMs

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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The Communications minister Kapil Sibal has stated that India Posts will start ATMs from 5 February onwards. 1000 ATMs will be opened in this year and 2,000 next year. It is also stated that 1.35 Micro ATMs also will be started.
India Posts has applied for Banking Licence and is expected to get the same.

MTNL offers free roaming between Mumbai and Delhi

24 Friday Jan 2014

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MTNL will be offering free incoming roaming between Delhi and Mumbai. Both are controlled by MTNL.The decision is expected to be announced and will be implemented from 26 th January 2014 as per reports.

Delhi Power Discom don’t get stay on audit by CAG

24 Friday Jan 2014

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The Delhi power discoms today did not get stay from the Delhi High Court on the decision of the CAG to audit their accounts. These companies had approached HC for a stay. However the HC also ordered that the CAG should not submit its report before the next hearing of the case.
The Delhi Government has approached the CAG to audit the accounts as it was doubted that these discoms were cheating on the revenues etc. to the government through showing reduced revenue through manipulation of accounts.

All Contract workers in Delhi Govt. will be made permanent

24 Friday Jan 2014

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One more poll assurance of the AAP is going to be implemented. More than one lakh contract workers in Delhi Government are going to be made permanent shortly. The High Level 13 Member Committee appointed to look in to the matter has been given time to furnish their recommendations within one month.
It is stated by the government that the workers at present being engaged will not be retrenched.

The decision is hailed by the workers. The regularisation of contract workers in Delhi will enthuse the workers in BSNL also, who have already demanded regularisation and is fighting for the same.

Unemployment in Spain reaches 26.03 %

24 Friday Jan 2014

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National Statistics Institute of Madrid has stated that the unemployment in Spain has increased to 26.03% now. It has been over 25% over the last one and half years. This quarter it increased to 26.03%. Spain has been experiencing financial crisis continuously since the last six years stump in the entire euro-countries. Already pension and other social security benefits have been curtailed seriously.

Form BSNLCCWF wherever not formed so far

23 Thursday Jan 2014

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The Central Executive Committee of BSNLCCWF held at Bhubaneswar held on 18-19 January 2014 has decided to form the Circle/District Branches of the union, wherever it is not formed so far. In the last CEC Meeting of the BSNL Employees Union it was decided to organise the same as early as possible, at least before the next CEC.
The Circle /SSA Secretaries are requested to take initiative and form the circle/SSA branches of the BSNLCCWF at the earliest.

TRAI Recommends Spectrum Trading

23 Thursday Jan 2014

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The recommendation of the TRAI to allow the private companies to trade and sell the spectrum will be considered by Empowered Group of Ministers(EGoM) on Telecom headed by Finance minister P.Chidambaram. This has been the demand of the private telecom companies, which was accepted by the TRAI and forwarded to DoT. TRAI Chairman Rahul Kullar had met the telecom corporates on this issue and accepted their demand. This recommendation will now be considered by the EGoM, which is meeting on 27th January.
It is significant that the issue is being finalised on the eve of the spectrum action. If it is allowed there will be a lot of adjustments and formation of cartels to take undue benefit out of the decision.
It should be remembered that even when there was no provision for spectrum sharing,the private companies have indulged in the same. But no serious action wa taken against the culprits. On the contrary, the private companies are going to be allowed the spectrum trading.
All these have serious consequences for the PSUs BSNL and MTNL.