Bulletin-4

Bhubaneswar
26.12.2008

Dear Friends,
New Year has provided me an opportunity to write to you again. In previous occasions, bulletins by post at regular or irregular intervals used to serve as the medium of reaching out to you for news and views. It is found very difficult to post bulletins to you at regular intervals, particularly when official duties now-a-days hardly allows required time to follow the old practice. Instead, I have chosen to keep you informed of the news covering several aspects through a web blog which provides information within no time. It is very easy for me to post news in the blog for information of everybody as soon as any development takes place. Since internet penetration to even remote areas is now a reality, I think our members will find it convenient to browse the blog as frequently as they want to keep themselves updated on news of our Association, provided there is an element of eagerness to know such things. My other intention of making use of the blog is to help generate an interest among our members to use internet regularly which will ultimately help them acquire knowledge in other areas also. I would request all our members to frequently visit the blogs of our Association mentioned below.

Blog of Orissa Circle Branch (New): http://ipasporissa.blogspot.com/
[Old (Now deleted)]: http://www.aiaiasporissa.blogspot.com/]
Blog of CHQ of Our Association: http://postalinspectors.blogspot.com/

There is provision for posting your views / comments on the blog by members for information of other members of our Association. Alternatively, you can write to me through e-mail to the following e-mail Id of our Association.
aiaipasp.ors@gmail.com
Your e-mail Id will also help me to communicate news to you individually. For latest news of the Circle I would request you to visit the blogspot of our Association and communicate your e-mail Id to me, if not communicated already.
In the meanwhile, the panel of office bearers of our Association elected in its 36th Circle Conference on 04.11.2007 has completed one year in office. With your moral support, the Association could achieve reimbursement of residential /mobile telephone expenses upto Rs.500/- per month w.e.f October 2008 for all IPs & ASPs in the Circle irrespective of their assignment. Our demand for enhancing the limit to at least Rs.750/- per month was pursued persistently. Latest position is that Circle Administration has finally conceded our demand. Monthly limit of residential and /or mobile telephone charges is now raised to Rs.750/- which will take effect immediately. Orders are issued on 26.12.08 vide CO No.Tech/20-7(4)/2003.Ch.II. As you know, ACP which kept pending for last three years has been cleared recently.
The demand for enhancement of Grade Pay of IPs to Rs.4600/- p.m. is now pending action by the Postal Services Board after the recommendation to Cabinet came back with a query for compliance. Once it is accepted, the demand for enhancement of Grade Pay of ASPs to Rs.4800/- will gather momentum. The Officers Association is now vigorously pursuing their demand for enhancement of Grade Pay of PS Gr.B Officers to Rs.5400/- at the initial stage.
It is learnt that the Dept. has sent proposal to Finance Ministry for making financial provision for supply of PCs to all Sub-Divisions.
The need of the hour is unity among us. Your physical and moral support will provide strength to me to put up genuine problems / demands of our Association before the Circle Administration in a spirited manner. I would like to mention here that the issues that affect us in general are a matter of interest to me. There are individual instances in which the Association might not have achieved desired success but that should not affect our spirit of unity. I hope, all our members will rise above petty personal considerations and will think of mass interest and will accordingly give me inputs to take up the same with the Administration as Agenda in periodical meetings.
We all are working very hard. There is no place for fear, provided we constantly strive to keep ourselves updated on rules, new products and technology matters and improve our individual character by following the principles of fair play and justice.
The financial position of our Association is very bad. The balance has been reduced substantially by way of contribution to CHQ and All India Conference. Very little amount of subscription has come to the kitty of our Association in last one year. This is very embarrassing for me. I would request our members to help the Association bail out of financial difficulty by ensuring that your Annual subscription of Rs.360/- (@ Rs.30/- per month) is deducted from your pay bill, if not already deducted after last membership verification. On the wake of revision of emoluments through implementation of 6 CPC Report, there is need for raising a special contribution as has been done in other Circles. I appeal to all our members to generously contribute at least Rs.500/- per member as a special donation. Contribution to CHQ out of such donation will help the General Secretary to meet the expenses frequently undertaken to Directorate to pursue pay related issues.
In the meanwhile limited copies of Postal Inspector of latest issue have been received from GS. Two copies thereof are sent to ASP(HQ)/OS of each Division with request to circulate the same to our members in such a manner that everybody gets an opportunity of going through its contents .

With New Year Greetings,

Fraternally yours,
B B Mohanty
Circle Secretary