GDS CIVIL SERVANT STATUS
DEPARTMENTALIZATION of BOs
INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
AIPEU GDS (NFPE) APPEALS TO THE NEW PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER OF
COMMUNICATIONS & IT TO DO JUSTICE TO 2.76 LAKS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS OF POSTAL
DEPARTMENT
JULY 2014
SUBMISSION OF MASS MEMORANDUM BY MORE THAN TWO LAKH GDS
TO HON’BLE
PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS&IT
16th JULY 2014.
MASS DHARNA INFRONT OF ALL DIVISIONAL OFFICES
5th AUGUST 2014.
MASS DHARNA INFRONT OF ALL CIRCLE / REGIONAL OFFICES
FROM 15th TO 19th SEPTEMBER 2014
5 DAYS RELAY HUNGER FAST IN FRONT OF ALL CIRCLE OFFICES
FOLLOWED BY PARLIAMENT MARCH
(Dates will be declared after
confirming the dates of Parliament session)
Dear Comrades,
General Elections are over and a
new Government has come to power. The UPA Government which has not done justice
to GDS employees and the common people of the country and faced a humiliating
defeat. Now it is the turn of Shri Narendra Modi Government. New Communications Minister Shri Ravi Shankar
Prasad has taken charge. People of the country has high expectations about the
Govt. As the Govt. has only just taken charge, from our earlier experiences, coming
to any sudden conclusion about the Govt., may not correct.
7th Central Pay Commission
& GDS
Even before the terms of
reference of the 7th CPC is declared by the Govt., the recognized
GDS Union has signed an agreement with the Department accepting separate
Committee. Naturally, the Govt., excluded GDS from the Terms of Reference of 7th
CPC. NFPE, AIPEU GDS (NFPE) & Confederation of Central Govt. Employees
& Workers conducted two days strike on Feb 12th & 13th
2014 demanding inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC. The recognized Union cheated the GDS. As election was declared during
April & May, we could not conduct any further agitation during the said
period. As per the call of NFPE & Confederation, we conducted intensive
campaign against the anti-GDS stand of the UPA Govt., and also against the
cheating of the recognized GDS Union.
SUPREME COURT TRANSFERRED THE CASE TO DELHI HIGH COURT AND FIRST HEARING TOOK PLACE
ON 13-01-2014.
You are well aware that NFPE
& AIPEU GDS (NFPE) filed a Writ Petition in the Supreme Court, requesting :
(1) Implementation of the 1977 Supreme Court
Judgment and grant of Civil Servant status and all benefits of Departmental employees to GDS.
(2) Scraping of the GDS (Conduct&Engagment)
Rules 2011
(3) Inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC.
The case is came up for hearing
on 07-05-2014. Advocate for the Govt., of India, Department of Posts appeared
in High Court and requested six weeks extension of time for filing their reply
statement. The High Court granted six weeks time for Govt., and also time for
filing additional reply statement, if any, by our Advocate. Next hearing of the case is
on 19th September, 2014, the anniversary day of 1968 Sept 19th
strike and 19th September 1984 was the first one day strike only for the cause of GDS Employees.
BEFORE GOING FOR AN AGITATIONAL PROGRAMME ON GDS DEMANDS, SUBMISSION OF
MASS MEMORANDUM TO PRIME MINISTER & COMMUNICATION MINISTER
As the new Govt. has just taken
charge, it will not be appropriate on our part to go for an agitation
immediately. Further such a sudden agitation may not get public support also.
Hence the CHQ has decided to submit a mass memorandum signed by maximum number
of GDS about two lakhs to the Prime Minister of India & Communications
Minister in the month of July 2014.
The copy will be supplied to all Branches & Divisions by the CHQ.
Proforma of the Memorandum will
be published in the web sites also. Please obtain maximum signatures of GDS in
the Memorandum and submit to CHQ before 15-07-2014 to the following address :
P.Pandurangarao
General Secretary
AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
Dada Ghosh Bhawan
2151/1, New Patel Road
New Delhi – 110 008
Agitation will start intensively in the month
of August 2014 if the Govt., takes a negative stand or delaying tactics. As
Seventh Central Pay Commission has already commenced its work, we can not wait
indefinitely.
FIRST PHASE OF AGITATION
One day mass dharna infront of
all Divisional Offices on 16th July 2014
SECOND PHASE :
One day mass dharna in front of
all Chief PMG & Regional PMG Offices on 5th August 2014.
THIRD PHASE :
Relay hunger fast in front of all
Chief Post Master General Offices for five (5) days from 15th to 19th September 2014.
FOURTH PHASE
Massive Parliament Dharna and
March in October / November 2014
(Dates will be decided after the
announcement of the dates of Parliament sessions)
FIFTH PHASE
If the Govt., still refuses to
concede the demands of GDS, the CWC of AIPEU GDS (NFPE) shall meet and Trade
Union action including indefinite strike will be decided. In the mean time the
decision of the Delhi High Court may also come.
All Circle / Branch / Divisional
Secretaries are requested to make the above programmes a grand success.
Yours fraternally
(P.Pandurangarao)
General Secretary
