Thursday, May 24, 2012

The draft memorandum containing the issues raised by observing the Call Attention Day is enclosed with the Resolution submitted to the Secretary(P) and DDG(PAF) as part of the resolutions passed by the Central Working Committee.




To
Sri. Manish Sinha,
DDG (PAF),
Department of Posts,
New Delhi.

        Sub: - Call Attention Day - Submission of Memorandum – Regarding.

Respected Sir,

    As per the call given by the Central Head Quarters of this Association to observe the ‘Call Attention Day’ on 10-04-2012, this General Body is calling your kind attention to the resolution of the following long pending issues.
  1. Rectification of the Discrimination caused due to the promotion of Gr.D to LDC on seniority basis ignoring the seniors in the Sorter cadre: During the Strike negotiations it has been agreed to grant notional seniority to the senior sorters to redress this long pending grievance. But till date no positive action is taken. Hence, it is requested to settle this issue as assured.
  1. Amendment to LDC & JA recruitment Rules: The recruitment rules of LDC & JA have been amended to the disadvantage of the existing senior officials in the respective feeder cadres, who are otherwise eligible for  promotion under Seniority cum Fitness quota. This sudden amendment by enhancing the educational qualification made these existing seniors disqualify for the promotion under ScF quota. Hence, it is requested to restore the educational qualification for the promotion to LDC & JA cadres under Seniority cum fitness quota.
  1. Cadre restructuring: The cadre restructuring of Postal Accounts is being delayed and the senior Sorters, LDCs and DEOs are retiring without taking the benefit. Hence, it is requested to expedite the action to get the proposal accepted.
  1. Gr.B status to Senior Accountants: This issue is pending settlement for the last two years. According Gr.B status to Senior Accountants will confer to the principles laid down by the DOP&T on the classification of posts besides adhering to the decision of the Postal Board.  The DOT also accorded this status to the Senior Accountants working in their Department. The exclusion of the Senior Accountants of the PAOs from this status will create problems in future as all the Senior Accountants working in both the wings constitute a single feeder cadre for AAO promotion under ScF quota. Hence, we earnestly request for the settlement of this issue in favour of the Senior Accountants without further loss of time.

  1. Notification of All India Seniority List of Senior Accountants as on 01-09-2009: Though more than two years elapsed after collecting the relevant information on this matter, the final list has not yet been notified. To avoid future complications, conflicts and legal disputes among the Senior Accountants working in PAOs and DoT, it is requested to notify the All India Seniority list of Senior Accountants immediately without waiting for the AAO Recruitment Rules.
  1. Repatriation of the employees of PAO Kapurthala posted at PAO Jammu: This issue is pending for more than 5 years. Though it is assured that the repatriation will take place on the arrival of new recruits, no relief has been given to these displaced employees. Contentions like ‘lien’ raised by the authorities also adding further to their woes. Hence, it is requested to bestow your kind attention on this long pending human problem.
  1. Issues related to the DEOs of Chennai: DEO cadre at Chennai is the best example of disowning by the Official Side of its own creation. To instill confidence in the employees over the decisions taken by the authorities, it is very much essential to stop the recovery imposed on the DEOs besides conceding the genuine demand for the higher pay scale.

    In addition to the above stated issues, it is brought to your kind attention that the slow pace of recruitment in the PAOs is stifling the functioning.  Timely action is requested to quicken the recruitment process and fill up all the vacancies before it is too late. Copy of the Memorandum submitted in this regard to the GM Finance/D.A(P) is enclosed for your kind information.

    Many times the above stated issues have been brought to your notice, yet the issues remain unresolved. This General Body through this memorandum requests you to settle the issues so as to discourage this Association to embark upon further protest programmes.

    Thanking you,


                                                Yours faithfully,


                                                (                       )
                                                Circle Secretary

Station:
Date: 10-04-2012.

G PF INTEREST INCREASED T0 8.8 Percent

PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION OF GAZETTE OF INDIA) 
F.No.5(1)-B(PD)/2012 
Government of India 
Ministry of Finance 
(Department of Economic affairs)
New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2012
RESOLUTION

                        It is announced for general information that during the year 2012-2013, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8.8% (Eight point eight per cent) per annum. This rates will be in force during the financial year beginning on 1.4.2012.

The funds concerned are :-

1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
3. The All India Services Provident Fund.
4. The State Railway Provident Fund.
5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund.
7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.
8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.
9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.
10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.
sd/-
(Brajendra Navnit)
Deputy Secretary (Budget)

CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE/HOSTEL SUBSIDY-CLARIFICATION

No.12011/07/2011-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
New Delhi, Dated.23 rd May, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy-Clarification-

            The undersigned is directed to refer to Department of Personnel & Training’s  O.M.No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(AL) dated 2nd September, 2008 and subsequent clarification No.12011/08/2010-Estt.(AL) dated 30th December, 2010 on the above subject and to say that this Department has been receiving various references seeking  clarification whether fee charged by schools for teaching through audio-visual aids can be reimbursed. It is clarified that fee paid to the school for the use of any aid or appliances by the child is reimbursable. Hence, if fee is charged by the school for teaching through audio-visual tools, the same is reimbursable as “fee” mentioned in para 1(e) of the O.M. mentioned above.
( Vibha G. Mishra)
Director

HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WAITS FOR APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION

New Delhi, May 18, 2012(PIB): There is a proposal for introduction of a health insurance scheme for the central government employees and pensioners on pan-India basis, with special focus on pensioners living in non-CGHS areas.
            The proposal is to make this scheme voluntary cum contributory for serving employees & pensioners.
            However, it is proposed to be made compulsory for the new entrants in Government service.
            The salient features of the proposed Health Insurance Scheme are as under;
Optional for serving Central Government employees and  pensioners including future pensioners,Compulsory for new recruits,Covers all the members of family as per CGHS norms,Sum insured – Rs. 5 lakh per year on a family floater basis,Corporate buffer of Rs 25 Crore to take care of cases exceeding Rs. 5 lakh,All pre existing diseases covered from the day one,Pre and post hospitalisation benefits available,
Domiciliary Hospitalisation benefit,Maternity benefit upto two living children,
OPD not covered however OPD consultations will be free,Payment of FMA for meeting OPD needs,Cashless treatment facility,Govt. to subsidise significantly the payment of premium, Employees / pensioners to contribute 20 to 30 percent of the premium,Identification of beneficiaries through a Smart Card.
The proposed scheme will be an alternative to the CGHS and it will provide an option to the serving employees and pensioners to choose a scheme as per his/her convenience.
            The Scheme will have special focus on the pensioners living in non-CGHS areas who are getting Fixed Medical Allowance at the rate of Rs.300/- only per month to take care of their medical needs and have been demanding extension of CGHS or CS (MA) Rules to cover their OPD and Inpatient medical needs which is not feasible due to resource constraints.
            The Health Insurance Scheme seems to be a viable alternative. It will have additional implications, due to coverage of pensioners living in non-CGHS areas and not covered under any Government Scheme.
            The proposal for inclusion of the Health Insurance Scheme for the Central Government employees and pensioners in the 12th Plan has been moved by the Ministry for consideration of the Steering Committee on Health in the Planning Commission.
            On receipt of approval of Planning Commission, the proposal would be placed before the Expenditure Finance Committee and finally before the Cabinet for approval of the scheme. No strict time frame can be given in this regard.
            This information was given by the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in reply to a Starred question in Lok Sabha on Friday, i.e. May 18, 2012.

DoPT has issued the Consolidated orders on relaxation in upper age limit allotwed to various categories of Govt Servants vide Lr Dt. 27.03.12.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

POSTAL JCA PROTEST PROGRAMME ON 21-05-12 DEFERRED

Secretary Department of Posts, informed that discussion with Secretary Generals and General Secretaries NFPE/FNPO will be held at 11AM on 21.05.2012 at Dak Bhawan to take concrete decision on remaining items of the Charter of Demands. More orders issued after the announcement of Hunger Fast programme. Remaining items will be clinched in the 21st meeting. In view of the above , THE CENTRAL JCA UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO DEFER THE HUNGER FAST PROGRAMME IN FRONT OF DAK BHAWAN AND CPMG OFFICES
= M. Krishnan, SG NFPE & D Theagarajan ,SG FNPO

Thursday, May 17, 2012

An – Important CAT Decision

Abnormal delay in issuing a charge-sheet to an employee for his omissions and commissions leads to quashing of charge-sheet and also return of recovered money, if any amount is recovered from the charge-sheeted employee


Facts: While the Applicant was working as Accountant with effect from 21.5.1996 and BCR with effect from 1.7.2007, he was issued with a charge-memo under rule 16 of CCS (CCA) Rules vide Memo, dated 11.12.2008 for a matter which related to October, 1997, i.e. more than 11 years old. A recovery of Rs1,94,791 was to be recovered as per the order of SPOs, Sitapur, dated 27.03.2009. His appeals were rejected. Hence he filed this OA for setting aside his punishment.


The Applicant, Accountant-II, states that no undertaking was taken from him in regard to recovery of amount if any amount is paid by him incorrectly and that B. K. Tripathi, Accountant-I is fully responsible for the lapse and an amount of Rs.24,442 only is to be recovered from him. Further, the punishment order is non-speaking and hence liable to be quashed.

The Respondents sustain their orders based on various instructions of the Ministry of Finance and Chief Postmaster-General of U. P. Circle, Lucknow. They further state that an enquiry was conducted in the misappropriation of money and four persons including the Applicant was found responsible. Out of four, one had retired and another died. Hence no action was taken against them The Applicant and B. K. Tripathi, another employee were found guilty and an amount of Rs. 194791 and Rs. 24,442 respectively are to be recovered from them.

The Applicant placed reliance on the case of P. V. Mahadevan v. M. D. Tamilnadu Housing Board (2005 AIR SCWs 690), wherein the charge memo was quashed due to inordinate delay. In the case of State of M. P. v. Bani Singh, reported in AIR similar view of delay led to quashing of the charge-sheet. In the case of State of A. P. v. N. Radhakrishnan (1998 (4) SCC 154), it was held that in all situations in respect of delay in conclusion of departmental enquiry may vitiate the proceedings. Following these judgments, the tribunal passed similar orders in O. A. No. 427 of 2006. Jhabbar Yadav v. Union of India and others decided on 16.10.2008.

The Tribunal considering the delay in this case of 11 years which pertained to a case 11 years back examined the issue of charge-sheet and punishment thereon. The two employees now punished reportedly committed the mismanagement of money and on the pretext of having given and underataking for recovery, if found guilty is not sustainable. In that connections. It was held:

Held: “In view of aforesaid discussion, we come to the conclusion that there was an inordinate delay of about 11 years in issuing the charge-sheet for initiating disciplinary proceedings for which there is no proper explanation from the side of the Respondents. Therefore, having regard to the aforesaid preposition of law laid down by Hon. Apex Court (Supra) in the above cases, the disciplinary proceedings in question, deserved to be quashed, including order of recovery against Applicant initiated through charge-sheet, dated 11-12-2008 along with recovery Order, dated 27.03.2009. for the same reasons, the Appellate Order, dated 29.6.2009 is also liable to be quashed and accordingly it is so ordered. It is further directed that the amount already recovered, if any from the pay of the Applicant, shall also be refunded.”

The OA is allowed accordingly to the above extent.

(Chandrika Prasad v. Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi and other 5/2012, Swamynews 61 (Lucknow) date of judgment 25.8.2011)
OA No. 297 of 2009

Courtesy: Swamy News, May 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Payment of Interest on delayed payment of Gratuity and recovery of interest so paid from the officers responsible for such delay - DOPPW orders

Empanelment of Annuity Service Providers (ASPs) for National Pension System (NPS)

Empanelment of Annuity Service Providers (ASPs) for National Pension System (NPS) for providing annuity services to the subscribers of National Pension System


Subscribers to the National Pension System (NPS) will now have a choice of Annuity Service Providers, from whom they can choose their annuity schemes on their exit from NPS on attainment of 60 years of age.    Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has empaneled  the following  six IRDA approved life insurance companies  for providing annuity services to the subscribers of National Pension System (NPS). 

1. Life Insurance Corporation of India
2. SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
3. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
4. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
5. Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
6. Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd.


2. It may be mentioned that under the provisions of NPS, a maximum of 60% of corpus accumulated at the time of exit, normally on the attainment of 60 years of age, can be withdrawn but a minimum of 40% corpus has to be utilized for purchasing an annuity from one of the empanelled annuity service providers.  Subscriber can choose from any of the six above mentioned annuity service providers and can also make their choice of the annuity scheme from amongst the schemes being offered by these providers.

3. With the above empanelment, PFRDA has taken an important step towards providing an exit route to the subscribers.

CHILD CARE LEAVE (CCL) IN RESPECT OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES.

D.G. Posts No. 51-3/2011-SPB-II dated 10th May, 2012. (Addressed to All the Heads of Circles)

I am directed to refer to this office letter of even number dated 15.6.2011 on the subject mentioned above and to say that Unions, in the meeting with Secretary (Posts) on 10.1.2012 and 12.1.2012, pointed out that the instructions issued vide ibid letter are not being followed strictly.

It is, therefore, again requested to please ensure that the cases of grant of Child Care Leave are liberally dealt with as per the instructions of Government of India as mentioned in the letter referred to above.
Sd/-
(Raj Kumar)
Director (Staff)

Allotment of staff quarters to PM/SPMs regarding

ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
SUBJECT: ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING
D.G. Posts No. 23-1/2012-PE – II, Dated: 10th May, 2012
Dear Sir/Madam,
                 With the approval of the Secretary a Committee for Organizational Restructuring in the Department of Posts has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashutosh Tripathi, CPMG, Madhya Pradesh Circle.  The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:
 
  a) To revisit the norms for creation of new Postal Divisions and Regions as well as upgradation of Class II Division into Class I Division
 
  b) To study the feasibility of organizational restructuring of field formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment;
 
  c)  Review of norms for upgradation of Post offices;
 
  d) To study the feasibility of strengthening / creation of Postal Assistants /Sorting Assistants Posts in view of the increased need of Systems Administrators;
 
  e)  Any other relevant issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.
  
2.           The Committee is at present examining the feasibility of Organizational Restructuring of field formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment as well as induction of technology in the Department.  While deliberating on this, the Committee has decided to obtain valuable inputs from the concerned stakeholders. 
 
  3.         In the light of the above, you are requested to kindly provide your considered views on what, according to you are the problems (both administrative and operational) in the current Organizational set up and what could be the possible revised structure for all category of Offices that could address these problems  with the given human & financial resources.
 
4.       On the basis of various discussions that the Committee Members have held with the other Officers, possibility of creation of Vertical Silos has also emerged.  You may also give your views on this clearly identifying the possible Silos given the nature of the work in the Department of Posts not only as per the current scenario but also the possible one in the next decade; along with their possible structures; responsibility, financial; and reporting system etc.  The possibility of extending the Silos till the Head Post Office may also be considered.
 
5.   Your views/comments on the above may kindly be sent so as to reach us latest by 21st May, 2012.
                                                                                          With Warm Regards.
                                                                                              Yours sincerely,
                                                                                                         Sd/-
                                                                                         (Kalpana Rajsinghot)
                                                                          Dir(Estt & DE) and Member, Secretary

REVISED PROCEDURE, SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR FILLING UP OF THE POST OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS/SORTING ASSISTANTS.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

DECISIONS OF NATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEETING HELD AT KOLKATA

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS.

Manihsinath Bhawan,
A/2/95 Rajouri Garden,
New Delhi. 110 027.
Dated: 23rd June, 2010.

Circular No. Conf/5/2012    Dated: 30th April, 2012.

Dear Comrade,

The National Executive meeting of the Confederation was held at Kolkata on 28th April 2012 as scheduled.  The meeting was chaired by Com. S.K.Vyas, President. Of the 27 members of the Sectt., twenty comrades attended the meeting.  Com. D.P.S Madan and Com. Seethalakshmi did not attend the meeting.  The other five comrades had intimated their inability due to unavoidable circumstances to be present at Kolkata.  Eighteen National Executive            Members representing affiliated Associations/Federations having more than 3000 members did attend the meeting. The prominent absentees were the representatives of: (a) Central Sectt. Employees Federation, (b) CPWD Workers Union (c) CGHS employees Association and (d) Marine Engg. Employees' Association.  However, the following affiliates, even though having less than 3000 membership, sent in their representatives to attend the meeting as observers. 
Farakka Barrage Engineers Association, Farakka Barrage Group D Employees Union, NSSO Ministerial Staff Association, Botanical Survey of India Employees Association, ICMR Employees Association, National Library Employees Association. Of the 18 State Committees, barring Gujarat, Rajasthan, North West Region (Haryana and Punjab) and Himachal Pradesh, all sent in their representatives to attend the meeting.  It was, therefore, the best attended National Executive meeting of the Confederation.  We thank profusely the comrades who took the trouble to make it possible.  The West Bengal State Committee had made very good arrangements for the conduct of the meeting.  Excellent food and very good lodging arrangements had been there.   The decisions taken at the meeting are briefly placed hereunder:

1.            At the request of the house, Com. President agreed to include to discuss the organisational matters and organisational review was included in the agenda.
2.            Agenda No.1: Programme of Action - Unanimously decided to organise a March to Parliament on 26th July, 2012(Thursday) with a participation of  about 50,000 comrades.
3.            Series of demonstrative action programmes will be carried out during the months of August to November, 2012.
4.            The programme will be culminated in a One day Strike on a date to be fixed by the Sectt. and announced at the rally on 26th March, 2012.  The proposed one day strike will be on a day between the last fortnight of November and the first week of December, 2012, depending upon the period of the Monsoon session of the Parliament.
5.            Agenda No. 2: Campaign programmes - The first phase of the campaign programme will be concluded by 20th July, 2012.  The National leaders will visit all States.  Meetings will be organised at least in three places in each State.  The State Committee immediately on receipt of this communication will decide upon the tour programme for each station in the State.  The affiliates will book accommodation at Delhi for the participants who will have to reach Delhi a day prior to the programme.  The Comrades who will be going over to Delhi may be advised to book both the to and fro journey tickets.  The Tour programme of the National leaders is given in the annexure to this Circular.  Both the State Committee and the deployed comrades may seek changes in the date and place within one week of the receipt of this communication.  Whatever adjustments are possible, it would be done by the CHHHQ. After a week no change could be possibly done. The State/District Committees and the affiliates" State leadership will ensure that the railway tickets are booked immediately and the list of volunteers to participate in the March to Parliament programme finalised. The States Committees of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh are specially requested to mobilize large number of comrades who are stationed in and around Delhi for participation in the March to Parliament programme.  If necessary they may hire buses etc. to bring the participants.

6.            Review of 28th Feb. 2012 Strike participation: As per the reports presented by both the State Committee and the affiliates, it is evident that the strike participation of CGEs on 28th Feb. 2012 had surpassed all records and have enthused the rank and file of the workers. Most of the comrades reported that the proposed strike action in November/December, 2012 will have larger participation of CGEs in view of the CGE specific demands in the charter. It emanated from the discussion of the organizational review that the organizational state of affairs in North West Region and Gujarat is quite pathetic and serious attention to revive the functioning of the state Committees must be made. The U.P State Committee will hold their conference in June, 2012.  The State Conference of Orissa has already been held and a new set of office bearers have been elected. The Trineal State Conference of Conference was held with participation of all District Committees. The State Committees have been formed in Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.  The continued inability of H.P. State Committee to participate in the strike action as well as in the NE meetings has been noted and it was decided that the National leaders must pay attention to this aspect immediately.   The Rajasthan State Committee's Conference is overdue and steps must be initiated to hold the Conference.  In many districts of Tamilnadu, Committees are yet to be formed and the State Committee's repeated assurance in the matter has not been fructified.
Many affiliates have reported the non functioning of the JCM Departmental and Office councils and the non grant of recognition despite completion of all formalities.  The assigning of Group B. Non Gazetted Ministerial status to the employees with grade pay of Rs. 4200 has created problems for many organisations.  Taking all these into account, the Committee decided to hold demonstration in front of all offices and send the following telegram to the Cabinet Secretary and the Secretary Personnel respectively. The demonstration is to be organized in front of all offices on 25th May, 2012 and the following telegrams/savingrams  sent:

To Cabinet Secretary: Rashtrapati Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi.

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF DIRECTIVE TO ALL DEPARTMENTS TO HOLD DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL MEETINGS AND GRANT RECOGNITION TO SERVICE ASSOCIATION WHEREVER THE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE CCS(RSA) RULES. 



To
The Secretary (Personnel) North Block, New Delhi.

KINDLY CONVENE THE NATIONAL ANOMALY COMMITTEE MEETING AND SETTLE THE ANOMALY ITEMS IMMEDIATELY.

7.    Many comrades who participated in the discussion agreed with Com. T.K. R. Pillai that the 6th CPC has done great injustice to the cadre of LDCs and UDCs and the MACP scheme has compounded it.  The restructuring of the UDCs cadre in the Central Sectt. has accentuated the injustice and has disturbed the parity which had all along been in existence with the Sectt and subordinate office staff.  The decision of the Govt. was in complete contravention of the 6trh CPC recommendation to the effect that there must be parity in the pay scales of Sectt and staff in the subordinate offices. The restructuring ought to have been automatically extended to all field formation as the Department of Personnel is the nodal cadre controlling authority for all common categories, he added.  The house, hearing the views of others, decided that the National leaders should immediately take up this matter as also the settlement of MACP related issues with the Government by holding discussions.
8.    The other suggestion that has emerged from the discussions were:
(a)  The National leadership of affiliated Associations should pay visit to the States periodically and the problems of the employees discussed;
(b)  The CHQ must monitor and ensure that the State conferences are held within the time schedule prescribed under the constitution;
(c)  The Confederation's decisions must be endorsed by all affiliates and communication to that effect issued to all field formations with copy to the State Committees and CHQ.
(d)  The CHQ leaders will interact with the leaders of CGHS and Central Sectt. To elicit their participation in the Confederation meetings.
9.    The meeting also discussed the probability of the PFRDA Bill getting enacted in this session of the Parliament, especially in the background of the stated position of the BJP to support such an enactment.  BJP seems to have watered down its avowed position and they may not perhaps insist upon guarantee  even for a minimum pension.  If not altogether dropped, they may allow it to be reduced to a pittance   The meeting was of the opinion that the Confederation as decided earlier, must register its opposition to the bill as and when it is taken up for adoption, through a separate programme.  Accordingly, it is decided that a demonstration for two hours on either the day the bill is taken up in the Parliament for discussion or the next day must be organised.

The State Committee and the affiliates are requested to kindly take the campaign programme very seriously as an intensified and widespread mass contact will not only rejuvenate our movement but will also ensure larger participation in the 26th July, 2012 March to Parliament.  We must reach out to our members even at the remote corners of the country and we are certain that this campaign will help us to bring about a strong organisational base before we embark upon the strike action.

Expecting your utmost co-operation in making the programme of action a magnificent success,

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

Sd/-
KKN Kutty
Secretary General.
 TOUR PROGRAMME
KERALA: Dates: June -  5, 6, 7 
Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut, Kochi
M.Krishnan
K.Ragavendran
K.P.Rajagopal
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 TAMILNADU:  Dates: June 12, 13, 14 & 15
Tiruchy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Chennai
K.Ragavendran
K.V.Sreedharan
Ravi B.Nair
M.Duraipandian
K.Venkatasubramanian
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 KARNATAKA:  Dates: June 19, 20 & 21
Bangalore, Mangalore, Hubli & Goa
K.V. Sreedharan,             
T. Narasimhan
R. Sethuraman
Prasad.
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 ANDHRA PRADESH: Dates: June 19, 20 & 21

Hyderabad, Vizag & Vijayawada.                            

K. Ragavendran,
K.P. Rajagopal, 
Nageswar Rao
Humayun,
Satyanarayana,
N. Somayya
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MAHARASHTRA: Dates: June 6,7 & 8     

Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur.              

KKN Kutty,
Ashok B Salunkhe.
K.V. Sreedharan,
D.K.Rahate,
P.K. Das,
M.S. Barne.
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GUJARAT: Dates: June 12, 13 & 16
 Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot.                                     

K.K.N. Kutty,
A.B. Salunkhe.
M.S. Raja,
D.K.Rahate,
Ishwar Singh Dabas
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 MADHYAPRADESH & CHATISGARH : Dates:June 19, 20, 21 & 22
 Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur

Ishwar Singh Dabas,
R.N.Parasar,
Yeshwant Purohit
T.K.R.Pillai.
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 RAJASTHAN: Dates:June 20,21,22,& 23
 Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur
S.K.Vyas,
Giriraj Singh,
Ashok Kanojia.
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 PUNJAB, HARYANA & HIMACHAL PRADESH
Dates: July 9, 10, 11,12,& 13
 Ambala,Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jullandar, Shimla

M.S. Raja,
R.N.Parassar,
Ashok Kanojia,
Giriraj Singh.
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U.P & UTTARAKHAND: Dates: July 3,4,5 & 6
Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Dehradun

S.K.Vyas,
K.P. Rajagopal
Ishwar Singh Dabas.
Giriraj Singh,
R.N.Parasar,
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BIHAR & JHARKHAND: Dates: July 10, 11, & 12
Patna, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur

Pijush Roy,
V.Bhattacharya,
Yeshwant Purohit
S.K.Humayun,
R.N.Dhal,
Somayya.
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ORISSA: Dates: June 26, 27 & 28
Bhubaneswar, Puri, Cuttack

Pijush Roy,
V. Bhattacharya,
S.K.,Humayun,
Somayya,
Rupak Sarkar.
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WEST BENGAL: Dates: June 19, 20, 21
Kolkata, Farakka, Siliguri

M.Krishnan,
Pijush Roy,
V.Bhattacharya,
Rupak Sarkar.
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N.E REGION: Dates: June 26, 27 & 28
Guwahati, Shillong, Agarthala

M.S. Raja,
K.P. Rajagopal.
Tapandas Gupta.
Pranab Bhattacharjee,
Rehman.
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DELHI, MEERUT, GAZIABAD, FARIDABAD, GURGAON
Dates: June 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20


S.K. Vyas,
K.K.N. Kutty,
M.S.Raja,
Ashok Kanojia,
V. Bhattacharya.
Ishwar Singh Dabas
Giriraj Singh.
 Quota for participation in the March to Parliament.

Each of the affiliate of the  Confederation may mobilize as per the quota given below:
NFPE- 15,000; ITEF- 2000;  AIAAA- 1000; NFAEA- 1000; Civil Accounts- 500; Ground Water Board-300;
Central Secretariat- 200 all other affilitates of Confedertion: 50 each.
State Coordination Committee may mobilize the following number of participants from the affiliates of Confederation other than the above organizations:
Kerala- 50, Tamilnadu- 50; Karnataka-20; Andhra Pradesh- 20; Maharastra-30; Rajasthan- 20; Delhi-100;
UP- 50; Bihar& Jharkhand- 25; M.P& CG-25, Orissa- 20; West Bengal- 50; N.E. Region-20.