ALL INDIAN SBCO BULLETIN NO.8

ALL INDIA SAVINGS BANK CONTROL EMPLOYEES UNION

(Service union under Dept. of Posts)

HQ- B-105, JAY DWARKA CHS LTD, BEHIND AAI LAUNDRY, NEW AYARE ROAD. DOMBIVALI [EAST]

DIST – THANE – 421 201 MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE.

R. K. TANDAN                  P. A. MHATRE           K. R. DATE

President                             General Secretary       Treasurer

ICO (SB) .                          SBCO, Mahim HO     SBCO Chembur HO
New Hydrabad PO Bldg

Lucknow- 226 007               Mumbai 400 016    Mumbai 400 071

Cell 9415025900                  9819188067             9892863647

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Bulletin No. 08                                                                                                                Dated 26.01.2013

To,

All circle Secretaries and members of the union,

                I have a great pleasure to inform you that our 29^th All India Conference will be held at Lucknow from date 26^th to 27^th Feb. 2013. Central Working Committee Meeting is scheduled on 26^th Feb.2012 at 10.00 A.M. and General Body will start on the same day at 15.00 P. M. 

                The venue of the conference is Shah Ganga Prasad Dharmashala. This place is near to Lucknow Chowk Post Office. Many historical buildings like Chota Imambara, Bara Imambara and Ghantaghar are within walking distance. The birth place of Lord Rama, Ayodhya is about 130 KM for Lucknow. Prayagraj Alahabad where the Kumbh is going on is about 200 KM and Kashivishveshwar Temple of Varanasi is abour 280.KM from Lucknow. All members are requested to join this function and take opportunity to visit these places. Reception committee of the AIC will issue separate bulletin giving detail information.

REGARDING MADRAS COURT CASE

                As per judgment of the Honourable Madras High Court our Department was to issue order on recognition issue on 1^st Oct. 2012. But the Department favoured opposite union and called fresh information from all the Circles and is delaying the justice. Now our union has again approached to Madras High Court and filled contempt of court order petition. The first hearing is held on date 10.01.2013. Now the Department has assured to the Honourable High Court to issue concern order within a week. The case is postponed to next hearing on 30.01.2013.

REGARDING PERIODICAL MEETING

                After Jan. 2006 Department held periodical meeting with NFPE and FNPO on date 29.11.2012. Date of meeting with non-federated union is not yet intimated. We have sent our agenda to secretary (P) and Director (SR) and requested to hold the meeting without further delay. Three issues taken by our sister union for discussion in the meeting got no solution but replied to be looked into after implementation of CBS. We have already discussed these issues with concerned authorities. Any changes in working of SBCO and in the status of the staff are to be done after implementation of the CBS. After CBS there will not be any duplication in the work and there will be more responsibility on SBCO staff.

L. No. No: AISBCEU/CHQ/108/2011 Dt. 21.01.2013 to Smt. Manjula Prasher, Secretary (Post)      

                Sub: Holding of periodical meeting with representatives of the union.

Madam,

                Kindly refer to this union letter of even no. dated 24.11.2012 on the captioned subject. The last periodical meeting with representatives of this union was held on 5^th Jan. 2006. As such so many staff problems are pending. This union vide aforesaid letter has requested to call for the meeting so that grievances of the SBCO staff will be discussed for early settlement. The agenda items given for the meeting are as below.

1. Unfair recovery of SB fraud amount form SBCO staff.

2. Writing of APAR of SBCO staff by AOICO (SB) instead of Divisional Head.

3. Posting of HSG I officials from SBCO cadre as In Charge SBCO in place of AAO.

                Besides this following issues have been taken by this union by correspondence time to time with concern authorities but favourable action is still wanting.

1. Permission to Appear for PSS Gr. ‘B’ examination.

2. Filling up of all vacant posts curtailed prior to 2009.

3. Filling up of all vacant supervisory posts in SBCO.

4. Non utilization of SBCO staff for SB branch work like settlement of objections and minus balance

    cases.

5. Harassment to SBCO staff by Divisional Heads compelling to attend all the Sundays and Holidays and

    ordering duty after working hours.

6. Fixing time factor for SBCO work in computerized environment.

7. Revised working procedure for SBCO under computerized environment.

8. Restructuring of SBCO cadre.

9. Granting grade pay of organized accounts cadre to SBCO staff.

10. Fast track promotion (like Postmaster cadre) for posting in supervisory cadre.

11. Creation of HSG I posts in all the Circles as per norms.  

12. Granting of 3rd MACP to directly recruited PA from postman under outsider quota in West Bengal

     Circle.

13 Accommodation for Union Office in New Delhi.

14. Granting honorarium for attending MGNREGS work like Sub Post Office staff or posting additional  

      staff.

15. Posting of staff as per revision cases.

16. Posting additional staff for checking of MPKBY/SAS commission bills.

                It is therefore requested to hold the periodical meeting with representatives of this union. Date and time may please be intimated in advance to enable the representatives to attend the meeting.

                Thanking you,

                                                                                                                                      Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                                    (P. A. Mhatre, General Secretary)

WEST BENGAL CIRCLE CONFERENCE

                Circle conference of West Bengal Circle was held at Digha. It was a great function with positive deliberation.  Following representatives have been elected unanimously for the year 2013-15.

PRESIDENT	CIRCLE SECRETARY	TREASURER
Shri Umesh Ch. Das, Siliguri HO	Shri A. N. Paul, ICO SB Kolkata	Shri Goutam Banerjee, Park St.HO

29^th  ALL INDIA CONFERENCE

                Our 29^th All India Conference will be held at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh Circle) from date 26^th Feb.13 to 27^th Feb 13 at                Ganga Prasad Dharmashala, Lucknow Chouk, Lucknow 226 003. Members are requested to attend the function in large and make it grand success.

PROPOSED STRIKE BY JCS ON 20 & 21.02.2013

                Our union has decided not to participate in the proposed strike dated 20 and 21.02.2013. All Circle Secretaries will please issue instructions to the members in their Circles.

RE-EXERCISE OF OPTION UNDER RULE 6 OF CCS (RP) RULE 2008

                After issuance of OM No. 10/2/2011-E-IIIA dated 19.03.2012 granting one increment to the officials’ on 01.01.2006 whose annual increment was due between Feb. 2006 to June 2006 in the pre-revised pay scale, the MOF vide letter No. 10/2/2011-E-III(A) dated 03.01.2013 has accorded fresh opportunity to Central Govt. employees to re-exercise their option to come over to the revised pay scale as per CCS (RP) Rules 2008 for re-fixation of their pay in revised pay structure either form 01.01.2006 or from their date of next increment in pre-revised pay scale.  

SB ORDER NO. 15/2012

                Vide letter no. 109-04/2007-SB dated 09.10.2012 all vouchers of closed accounts along with SB – 3 card and KYC documents are to be preserved separately for ten years. However the preservation period of withdrawal vouchers will remain six years.

SB ORDER NO.1/2013

                The Post Office Saving Account Rule 4A has been amended vide Notification No. 2/6/2006-NS-II dated 24.12.2012. Now along with wages released under MGNREGS Act any other Govt. benefit (except Indira Gandhi National Old Age/Widow/Disabled Pension) and any deposit by Workers Wage Account holder in to his/her account admissible under POSA Account Rules 1981 can be accepted in the account. The condition of withdrawal by producing Wage Slip along with withdrawal form has also been removed.

SB ORDER NO.16/2012

                As per Rule 4(2)a of NSC-VIII and IX issue rules, a single holder type certificates can be issued to an adult for himself or on behalf of a minor or to a minor. Therefore NSCs can be purchased by any adult in the name of minor irrespective of any relation.

SB ORDER NO. 17/2012

                The MOF (DEA) vide its OM No. 2/2/2012 dated 30.11.2012 has informed that as per Income Tax Department Circular No. 08.2012, investment in the following Small Savings Schemes fall under provisions of Section 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961 subject maximum limit of Rs. 1 Lakh.

1. Any investment in National Savings Certificates (VIII issue) and (IX issue).

2. Any investment in account under Senior Citizen Savings Schemes Rules 2004.

3. Any investment as five year time deposit in an account under POTD Rules 1981.   

4. Any contribution to Public Provident Fund account.

                From the financial year 2012-13 under Section 80TTA of Income Tax Act 1961, the interest income from Post Office Savings Account not exceeding Rs. Ten thousand is eligible for deduction from taxable income.

APPEAL

                All Circle Secretaries are requested to clear their CHQ Quota before AIC. Our union had to spent lot of amount on court case.

WITH BEST WISHES OF REPUBLIC DAY – 26 JANUARY 2013. AISBCEU ZINDABAD

Yours truly,

(P. A. Mhatre, General Secretary)