Wednesday, 10 March 2021

 

 

No.PF-1(e) 2021                                                                                 Date: 10th Mar-2021

 

CIRCULAR

To

  All General Secretaries / NFPE Office bearersAll Circle / Divisional and Branch Secretaries of NFPE Affiliated Unions

Comrades,

             NFPE Federal Executive meeting was held at Bangalore (Ktk) on 13.02.2021.has discussed the prevailing situation in Department of Posts. Due to Covid-19 pandemic most of the activities on part of Department has been paralysed. So many long pending demands are lying unsettled since years. We have given so many representations, memorandums, resolutions and letters on different matters but no fruitful result is coming out.

            Therefore, the Federal Executive of NFPE has decided unanimously to launch the following agitational programmes for settlement of 20 points of Charter of demands.

            We appeal entirety of Postal/RMS and GDS employees to mobilize maximum membership to participate in the below mentioned agitational programmes and make every effort to make all the programmes a grand success.

(i)         First Phase:

Massive Dharna in all Divisions on 23 April 2021 (Except West Bengal as election Code of Conduct is in effect there, NFPE Co-ordination Committee of West Bengal can decide to hold it in the first week of May-2021 after declaration of result)

Vigorous campaign should be organized by the Divisional unions to educate the members about the demands and attitude of the Department due to anti worker policies of NDA Government. Organize General Body Meetings, Convention, printing of leaflets and campaign through social media

(ii)        Second Phase:

            Day long Dharna in front of all Circle Offices on 27 May 2021. All Circle union office bearers and Divisional Secretaries must participate in Dharna:

(iii)       Third Phase: 

Dharna at Dak Bhawan –New Delhi on 25 June 2021. All NFPE Office Bearers, General Secretaries, All C HQ Office Bearers of all unions and all Circle Secretaries must participate in Dharna.

After these programmes, all India Conventions will be held at New Delhi in the month of July or August in which Strike, Definite or Indefinite will be decided:

 CHARTER OF DEAMANDS

1. Withdraw the orders freezing the DA and DR of CG employees and pensioners and impounding of arrears till 30.06.2021.

2. Scrap the New Pension Scheme and Restore OPS. Grant compensation for non deposit or delayed deposit of contribution under NPS.

3. Settle all Covid related issues. Grant special CL for the Covid treatment/quarantine to the departmental as well as GDS employees. Include Postal employees in priority list for Covid vaccination.  Regularise the absence due to lockdown as work at home as per the directions DOPT. Grant compensation of Rs.10 lakhs to the family of the deceased due to covid-19.

4. Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres including HSG11&HSG1 by relaxing the recruitment rules.

5. Settle the net work connectivity issues in POs, RMS and other deptl offices.

6.Settle the issue of denial of increment after 180 days to those officials who opted the fixation on promotion/financial upgradation etc. 180 days may be treated as 6 months as done in other cases.

7. Implement all left out recommendations of Kamlesh Chandra committee report like financial upgradation, insurance coverage etc. to GDS employees.

8.Implement cadre restructuring in all left out categories without further delay.

9. Stop harassment of officials in the name of unscientific business targets and compelling the officials to work on Sundays and holidays for melas etc.

10. Withdraw the Rule 365 of Postal manual volume 1V regarding yearly examination in sorting for granting annual increment for SAs in RMS.

11. Withdraw the Dte orders regarding denying federations from taking up the issues of GDS employees.

12. Resume all transit sections of RMS whenever the trains start operation. Allow minimum 50 seats in all sections to get 2 doors for mail exchange.

13. Stop opening of unscientific CSC in POs, especially in single handed POs. Stop outsourced postal agent system. Discuss with staff before implementation of all new proposals and schemes.

14. Stop merger/closure of L2 mail offices. Strengthen L2 offices by introducing parcel and speed processing in L2 offices. Fix norms for the work in CRC, PH, SPEEDHUB etc.

15. Conduct membership verification by check off system for deptl employees. Verification of GDS unions also be carried out without any delay.

16. Conduct physical periodical meetings with staff unions in time at all level.

17. Stop decentralization of Postal ACs. Repatriate all officials who have been transferred to PAO Vijayawada against their option.

18. Stop harassment in the name of contributory negligence in SBCO. SBCO may be brought under the control GM PA&F with change in nomenclature.

19. Absorb PTCL/FTCL against GDS/MTS vacancies. Issue directions for implementation of  Dte orders for payment of wages with arrears.

20.       Maintain separate identity of all Cadres i.e. PA CO and PA SBCO etc.

With revolutionary Greetings

  Yours Comradely,

                                                                                       (R.N. Parashar)

                                                                                   Secretary General

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

  BE READY FOR UNITED STRUGGLE FOR GETTING DA.

Freezing of DA to employees and DR to Pensioners, Govt. will enforce further economy measures to off-set any increase: Finance Commission

Freezing of DA to employees and DR to Pensioners, Govt. will enforce further economy measures to off-set any increase: Finance Commission FINANCE COM

Freezing of DA to employees and DR to Pensioners, Govt. will enforce further economy measures to off-set any increase: Finance Commission

FINANCE COMMISSION IN COVID TIMES
REPORT FOR 2021-26

Chapter 4
Pandemic Times: Analysis for the Future 2021-26

Pensions and Salaries

4.40 The Government of India has, as of now, frozen the dearness allowance to its employees and dearness relief to its pensioners due from January 2020 to July 2021, clarifying that this will be restored only prospectively. Based on this decision, we do not expect any growth in the salary requirements for 2020-21 over 2019-20. In view of the strain on revenues, for 2021-22 also we expect that the Union Government will enforce suitable economy measures in its committed expenditures to off-set any increase on account of dearness and other allowances. Accordingly, we have factored in a growth rate of 1 per cent in salaries and 1.5 per cent in pensions in these two years (2020-21 and 2021-22). Thereafter, we have employed an annual growth of 5 per cent in salaries and 5.5 per cent in pensions, keeping in mind the need for annual increment of employees, dearness allowance/relief of employees and pensioners and the normatively assessed change due to attrition in the workforce. We also expect that the expenditure on government workforce will be prudently rationalised, with emphasis on functional efficiency, to stay within the means. Our projections are presented at Annex 4.1.

Assessment of Union Government Finances for the Award Period of the FC-XV

(Rs. crore)

 

2020-21 (BE)

2020-21
(Reassessed)

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

Gross Revenue Receipts

2808037

2135156

2429405

2684206

2999062

3381073

3841641

Gross Tax Revenue

2423020

1876118

2135398

2362270

2643322

2986200

3401357

Corporation Tax

681000

490050

559515

623300

701836

798338

917690

Income Tax

638000

443444

509295

567354

641820

737130

855808

Customs Duties

138000

101893

117024

129253

144182

163214

185737

Union Excise Duties

267000

295639

323577

345095

370459

398984

431103

Service tax

1020

–

–

–

–

–

–

Goods and Services Tax

690500

541310

621694

692567

779831

882768

1004590

Other Taxes

7500

3782

4293

4701

5194

5766

6429

Non-Tax Revenues

385017

259038

294007

321936

355740

394873

440284

Interest Receipts

11042

11042

11042

11042

11042

11042

11042

Dividends and Profits

65747

33411

37921

41523

45883

50931

56788

Dividend/Surplus from RBI

89649

89649

101751

111417

123116

136659

152375

Petroleum

14075

11131

12633

13833

15286

16967

18919

Telecommunication

133027

69846

70000

70000

65000

60000

60000

Other Non Tax Revenues

71477

43959

60660

74121

95413

119274

141160

Divisible pool

1913731

1399846

1606318

1786897

2010695

2284310

2616072

Tax Share to States

784181

573937

658591

732628

824385

936567

1072589

NCCD Transfer to NCCF/NDRF

2930

2930

2930

2930

2930

2930

2930

Net Revenues to the Centre

2020926

1558288

1767884

1948650

2171747

2441576

2766120

Revenue Expenditure

2630145

2690145

2838995

3011135

3191617

3406586

3679145

General services

1270606

1216748

1313527

1424012

1538544

1656171

1776717

Interest Payments

708203

678635

760156

838425

917018

995750

1074093

Defence revenue expenditure

209319

209319

220832

235722

252659

271501

292543

Pensions

210682

186392

189188

199593

210571

222152

234371

Police

93597

93597

94346

99252

105008

111099

117542

Fiscal Services

18780

18780

18857

19688

20556

21463

22409

External Affairs

8876

8876

8912

9411

10104

10848

11647

Other general services

21149

21149

21236

21921

22628

23358

24112

Social Services

125274

156214

165751

182608

203825

227805

254941

Health

30940

61880

71169

82599

95866

111264

129135

Other Social Services

94334

94334

94582

100009

107959

116541

125806

Economic Services (excluding subsidy)

228315

287075

274904

282770

300749

319337

338437

Transport and Communication

37021

37021

37073

39245

42555

46145

50037

Science, Technology & Environment

30516

30516

30559

32349

35078

38037

41245

Export Promotion

2256

2256

2259

2391

2593

2811

3049

Power

13392

13392

13411

14197

15395

16693

18101

Other economic services

145130

203890

191602

194588

205128

215651

226005

Subsidy

262109

312109

314148

322093

332615

343307

355340

Food

115570

165570

187003

194484

202263

210353

218768

Others

146539

146539

127145

127609

130352

132954

136572

Grants-in-Aid to State Governments Recommended by Finance Commission

149925

196449

233279

227846

198012

190203

183722

Revenue deficit grants

30000

74340

118452

86201

51673

24483

13705

Disaster relief grants to States

20000

22184

22184

23294

24466

25688

26969

Grants to local government to States

99925

99925

80297

84703

87181

92087

92093

Sector-specific grant

–

–

12346

23729

24773

33062

36077

State-specific grant

–

–

–

9919

9919

14883

14878

Provision for other transfers (expected) to States**, of which

511500

439134

444485

468941

503198

541173

625050

GST compensation to States

127440

93480

90189

100474

112623

127163

186199

Grants-in-Aid to Union Territories

47258

47258

54228

60324

67879

77116

88316

Other revenue expenditure

35158

35158

38673

42541

46795

51474

56622

Capital Expenditure

412085

352085

369269

357910

401577

450192

485619

Non-Debt Capital Receipts

224967

68620

138345

113478

108589

103657

98754

Revenue Deficit/Surplus(-)

609219

1131857

1071111

1062485

1019870

965011

913022

Fiscal Deficit/Surplus(-)

796337

1415322

1302035

1306918

1312858

1311545

1299887

Adjusted Outstanding Debt*

10676357

11400438

12673209

14026621

15406827

16777522

18105890

GDP

22489420

19119458

21700585

23762140

26257165

29145453

32497181

Note: (*) The adjusted outstanding liabilities presented in the table are equal to the outstanding liabilities, minus the State borrowing from NSSF, minus cash balances minus Central loans to State Government plus extra budgetary resources and finally adjusted for external debt at current exchange rate.

(**) Includes transfers made through functional heads also. The functional heads have been adjusted to this extent.

Source: Finance Commission Report