Cadre Restructuring of Group-C Postal Employees – Appeal not to be misguided by any misleading information.

Dear Comrades,
We are receiving continuous telephone calls from all corners regarding up-to-date status of our representation submitted directly to Secretary (Posts) in person during his visit to Odisha (Bhubaneswar) on 03.03.2017 and the same by Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO), CHQ on 17.03.2017.


As aware, since the notification for implementation of Cadre Restructuring Proposal we have been continuously analyzing and recording the lapses of the proposal knocking the doors of each forum / authority for rectification / modification.


Since Odisha Circle is the first Circle in India to implement this proposal, we got the opportunity to record the lapses/deficiencies first before anybody analyzed.


Implementation Order was issued vide D G (Posts) letter No. 25-04/2012-PE-I, dated 27.05.2016 and the 9th Divisional Biennial Conference of AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division was held from 28.05.2016 to 29.05.2016 and then we started writing.


In spite of all our limitations and compulsions, we have tried to take this particular issue as seriously as it can be taken.


We may brief our activities chronologically on this aspect as follows.

Sl. No.	Date of analysis	Brief of the analysis made / letters written	Informed to
1	11.06.2016	Objection raised since the proposal was ordered to be implemented unilaterally without taking into consideration the suggestions of Staff Side and suggested to implement Cadre Restructuring in all wings of Postal Department, i.e. SA, Postmen, Mail Guard, Mailmen, MTS, MMS, PA, SBCO, PACO, Postal Accounts, Civil Wing and Postmaster cadre etc. with change of existing nomenclature at each stage	General Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ as Divisional Secretary, Bhubaneswar
2	23.07.2016	For distribution of posts of different cadres amongst different Divisions by Circle administration	Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha as Vice-President, Odisha
3	25.07.2016	Discrepancy in distribution of posts amongst various cadres under Cadre Restructuring of Group-C postal employees in Odisha Circle issued vide C O, Bhubaneswar Memo No.   EST / 1 – 2 / Rlg. / 2016-Corr, dated 20.07.2016	Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha and General Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ as Vice-President, Odisha
4	27.07.2016	One time absorption of all existing LSG and HSG-II officials in HSG-II and HSG-I cadre respectively	The General Secretary / President, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ as Vice-President, Odisha
	09.01.2017	Elected as Circle Secretary, Odisha
5	20.01.2017	Requested first to complete the process for  HSG-I and HSG-II cadre and then go for LSG cadre to avoid any dislocation in managing the huge number of vacant posts under both the  higher selection grades	The Chief PMG, Odisha Circle as Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha
6	27.01.2017	Requested not to issue posting orders of LSG officials immediately after completion of the DPC and wait for the onetime absorption order for LSG and HSG-II officials from the Directorate	The Chief PMG, Odisha Circle as Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha
7	23.02.2017	Asked for permission to the selected representatives of AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle for discussion with the Chief PMG, Odisha  on implementation of Cadre Restructuring Proposal of Group-C Postal Employees in Odisha Circle	The Chief PMG, Odisha Circle as Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha
8	24.02.2017	Lapses noticed in allotment of approved LSG officials amongst various divisions issued vide CO, Bhubaneswar Memo No.ST/26-6(1)/2017(Postal), dated 23.02.2017	All Divisional Secretaries / Circle Union Office bearers seeking their suggestionson deficiencies for taking further course of action by the Circle Union
9	28.02.2017	Asked for permission to meet and discuss on local issues including issues arising out of Cadre Restructuring proposal with the Secretary (Posts) during his visit to Odisha/Bhubaneswar	The Chief PMG, Odisha Circle as Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha
10	01.03.2017	Discussed with the Chief PMG, DPS(HQ) and AD(Staff) in person in the chamber of the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle on the lapses in the LSG DPC already communicated on 23.02.2017
11	02.03.2017	Intimated the gist of discussion made with Chief PMG, Odisha Circle on Cadre Restructuring of Group-C postal employees in Odisha Circle.	The General Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ as Circle Secretary, Odisha
12	03.03.2017	Discussed with the Secretary (Posts) in person in the presence of the Chief PMG, Odisha and DPS(HQ) on Cadre Restructuring Proposal of Group-C postal employees in Odisha Circle and other local issues and submitted a memorandum in this regard
13	03.03.2017	Intimated the gist of discussion made with the Secretary (Posts) during his visit to Bhubaneswar  on Cadre Restructuring of Group-C postal employees in Odisha Circle submitting the copy of the memorandum addressed to the Secretary (Posts)	The General Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ as Circle Secretary, Odisha
	04.03.2017	Father of the Circle Secretary expired
14	16.03.2017	Request the Chief PMG once again to wait for a definite reply from the Directorate and not to issue posting orders of the approved LSG officials till receipt of a clearance from the Secretary (Posts) on the issues raised by us in our memorandum	The Chief PMG, Odisha Circle as Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha
15	17.03.2017	Regarding issues raised by Sambalpur Region / Division	The Chief PMG, Odisha Circle as Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha
16	26.03.2017	Conducted emergent Circle Working & Council Meeting for discussion on issues arising out of implementation on cadre restructuring proposal
17	28.03.2017	Met the Chief PMG, Odisha Accompanied with the Circle Secretary, NAPE, Group-C, Odisha
18	29.03.2017	Submission of Resolutions adopted unanimously in the Circle Council-Cum-Working Committee Meeting on 26.03.2017 of IPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle	The Chief PMG, Odisha Circle as Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha endorsing copy to CHQ/NFPE
19	30.03.2017	Meeting of all Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions deciding to sit on one day dharana in front of the CPMG, Office on 19.04.2017 on various issues including issues arising out of Cadre Restructuring proposal

Apart from analyzing and writing as above, we are also in continuous touch with our CHQ and NFPE and have discussed with many of our senior leaders. All most all the above activities have already been published in our website as and when required. But still then some of our members are in doubt on our activities which prompted us to consolidate as above for information of our members.


As we had updated earlier, our proposals for modification were under examination and as per the latest information received from the General Secretary, the concerned file is presently on the desk of the Secretary (Posts). Now our General Secretary is in Port Blair for some organizational work. We may know something on the progress during next week perhaps.


But, in the meantime, we are receiving several misleading information and also witnessing the same in several websites. As if, NFPE / Postal JCA has done nothing so far and the problems now confronted by our staff members have arisen only because the Cadre Restructuring proposal was signed by Postal JCA without any others involvement. Some are also claiming that they are taking this issue from the day one which is completing false and misleading and meant to gain extra mileage only during this month of April when they are far behind to be recognized.


We are not worried about others. But we are concentrating on our own activities. As a responsible member / office bearer of NFPE, we are taking the issue more seriously than anybody else. But we neither publish any misleading information nor advertize in any other way to gain cheap popularity.


We can say proudly that on behalf of Odisha Circle, we have reacted first and recoded our views well in advance starting from distribution of posts till implementation. We have reacted severally both as the Divisional Secretary, Bhubaneswar and Vice-President / Circle Secretary, Odisha. We suggested first to the Secretary (Posts) on 03.03.2017 on the probable solutions to the lapses noticed in Cadre Restructuring under intimation to our CHQ/NFPE and published in our local websites.


As Circle Secretary, we have done whatever found feasible. We are struggling hard and waiting for a positive result since we are pursuing the issue through our CHQ/NFPE.


Thus, at this moment, we do sincerely appeal all our members not to be misguided by any misleading information, stay united and wait for the instruction from CHQ/NFPE. 

= B SAMAL =
Circle Secretary
Dt.15.04.2017