SETTLEMENT REACHED AFTER FIVE ROUND DISCUSSIONS WITH POSTAL BOARD

No closure of RMS for three years  and 1.     No one will be transferred to L1 or L2  unless they request so. 2.     L1 sorting hub will be opened on requirement 3.     APMC  will not be opened further. No APMC  for Chennai / Mumbai. Position will be decided after two years. 4.     Speedpost hub will be under RMS. 5.     There will be  NO CLOSURE OF POST OFFICES. NO MERGER OF POSTOFFICES. RELOCATION OF UNVIABLE POSTOFFICE WILL BE DECIDED ONLY BY DIRECTORATE. 6.     Group of Secretaries under CABINET SECRETARY accepts-  Revision of OTA and GDS BONUS enhanced Limit Rs 3500/- 7.     Postman Exam/ postman recruitment/MTS recruitment rules will be modified. Open market recruitment  of 25% will be changed and maximum benefits to GDS. 8.     Cash handling point for GDSBPM ( Existing one point for Rs 20000/- ) will be favourably finalized shortly. 9.     Protection of TRCA will be ensured. Orders will be issued shortly. 10.            GDS compassionate appointments---- will be modified suitably 11.            GDS mail man  will be redeployed  suitably 12.            Chapels  will be supplied  to GDS 13.            GDS –cash conveyance allowance existing Rs 50/- per month  will be changed to Rs 50/- per day. Suitable proposal will be sent. 14.            Casual labour . Committee report already submitted . Decision will be made with in a week. 15.            PO & RMS Accountant pay fixation  will be decided favourably. 16.            Restriction posting again to Single handed/ double handed post offices will be relaxed  and Divisional head will decide  case to case. 17.            Un qualified accountant will also be granted Special Pay. 18.            Fidelity bond for Treasurer and Single handed SPM will be abolished. 19.            Clarificatory orders  for Post attached quarters will be issued shortly. 20.            Protection of pay for defunct accountant is agreed 21.            New pension scheme statement will be given periodically 22.            Enhanced Financial Powers for LSG/HSG II and HSG I will be notified with in a month. 23.            Over payment cases against APM (Accounts ) will be considered on Humanitarian angle. 24.            Revision of Honorarium- orders will be issued shortly. 25.             Physically challenged  officials will also be permitted for IPO exam 26.            Cash handling allowance at enhanced rate for TREASURERS will be examined 27.            MACP I/II/III officials will also be eligible for Treasury / Accountant  allowances 28.            Next  JCM Departmental council meeting is to be conducted in Feb 2012 29.            All Circle heads will conduct RJCM with in due Period . 30.            Monthly /Bimonthly / Four monthly meetings will be conducted in due time 31.            Cadre Restructuring  with in 31/3/2012 32.            Another committee will be constituted for  MMS Drivers 33.            PLI/RPLI work will be under taken at RO/CO for the town divisions  where RO/CO is situated 34.            Honorarium  for PLI/RPLI work  will be given 35.            All GDS posts will be filled shortly 36.            Postmaster cadre officials will also be permitted to officiate HSG I/HSG II  Postmasters 37.            Postmaster cadre officials will also be permitted to appear in IPO/Group B exam 38.            PO & RMS Accountant will also be permitted for Postmaster Grade I exam 39.            System Administrator----  conveyance allowance and Road mileage will be granted.  Another committee will be formed for  their Cadre Restructuring  with in a month. 40.            Trainer allowance will be given to System Administrators and WCTC trainers also. 41.            New guidelines will be issued for SBCO  staff RT and transfer 42.            SB Minus balance cases –Our Staff side Proposals will be examined 43.            Contributory negligence factor – Another  instruction will be issued 44.            PO& RMS Accountant – Special Hierarchical will be considered 45.            Declination of promotion before 1/9/2008 - Granting of  MACP in such cases -  orders will be caused to be issued by DOPT 46.            FR 17 A will not be issued for  simple cases only deserves for Dies Non. 47.             Another instruction will be issued  for stopping Melas and training on holidays and Sundays