NFPE & its affiliated Union’s oral evidence / interaction meeting with 7th CPC on 25-03-2015
NFPE & its affiliated Union’s oral evidence / interaction meeting with 7th CPC on 25-03-2015.
The Secretary General & all General Secretaries of NFPE Unions presented their oral evidence on the memorandum submitted to 7th CPC in the office of the Central Pay Commission, Chatrapati shivaji Bhawan at 10-30am
Com.P.Pandurangarao, General Secretary, AIPEU GDS (NFPE) also attended along with NFPE leadership and submitted the copy of Memorandum personally and requested the Chairman & Members of 7th CPC to consider the issues of GDS in the perview of CPC. The Chairman assured to do so.
7th CPC dignitaries :
Chairman : Hon'ble Justice Shri A.K.Mathur
Secretary : Ms. Meena Agarwal
Joint Secy : Shri Jayan sinha
Joint Secy : Shri Samir Kr. Sinha
Member : Shri Vivek Rae
Director : Shir Mudit Mittal
Adviser : Shri Rajiv Mishra
Chairman : Hon'ble Justice Shri A.K.Mathur
Secretary : Ms. Meena Agarwal
Joint Secy : Shri Jayan sinha
Joint Secy : Shri Samir Kr. Sinha
Member : Shri Vivek Rae
Director : Shir Mudit Mittal
Adviser : Shri Rajiv Mishra
NFPE leaders present at CPC office :
Com.R.N.Parashar, Secretary General NFPE
Com.N.Subramanyam, General Secretary, AIPEU Gr.C
Com.R.Sivannarayana, President, AIPEU Gr.C
Com.Balwinder Singh, Financial Secretary,AIPEU Gr.C
Com.R.Seethalakshmi, General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen & MTS
Com.Manoharlal, Vice President, AIPEU Postmen & MTS (CHQ)
Com.Giriraj Singh, General Secretary, AIRMS MMSEU Gr.C
Com.S.K.Bardan, President, AIRMS MMSEU Gr.C
Com.K.P.Singh, Asst. Genl, Secretary, AIRMS MMS EU Gr.C
Com.P.Suresh, General Secretary, AIRMS MMS MTS/Gr.D
Com. Pranab Bhattacharya, General Secretary, AIP AOEU
Com.T.Satyanarayana, General Secretary, AIP AEA
Com.Virendra Tiwary, General Secretary, AIP SBCOEA
Com.S.P.Kulakarni, President,AIP SBCOEA
Com.P.Pandurangarao, General Secretary, AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
The Chairman & Members of 7th Central Pay Commission paid keen attention and appraised the presentation of the leaders of NFPE.
Reservation Facilities Provided to Senior Citizen and Female Passengers Including Pregnant Women
With a view to facilitating provisions of lower berths to senior citizens and female passengers, following facilities are available:-
(i) There is a provision in the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) to allot lower berth automatically to male passengers above the age of 60 years and female passengers above the age of 45 years subject to availability of the same at the time of booking of ticket.
(ii) A combined reservation quota of two lower berths per coach is earmarked in Sleeper, AC 3Tier and AC 2Tier for following category of passengers when travelling alone:
a. Senior citizens;
b. Female passengers 45 years of age and above; and
c. Pregnant women.
(iii) Instructions are also there to assist senior citizens and physically handicapped persons who have been allotted middle/upper berths by allotting them vacant lower berths available in the train by the ticket checking staff on first come first served basis (after making necessary entry in the reservation chart).
(iv) A six berths compartment in Sleeper Class is also earmarked in long distance Mail/Express trains for female passengers.
(v) It has now been decided that:-
· The existing combined quota of two lower berths per coach in Sleeper class earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women (when travelling alone) may be enhanced to four lower berths per coach. There will, however, be no change in this quota being earmarked in 3A and 2A classes.
· The scope of instructions regarding assisting senior citizens and physically handicapped persons in getting lower berths in the train has been expanded to include pregnant women also. Hence, onboard ticket checking staff are now authorised to allot vacant lower berths available in the train to senior citizens, physically handicapped persons and pregnant women (who have been allotted middle/upper berths), on approach, on first come first served basis after making necessary entry in the chart.
· It has also been decided that the existing reservation quota of six berths for female passengers being earmarked in long distance Mail/Express trains should be in the middle of the coach and also to the extent feasible, the senior citizen quota should be earmarked in the middle of the coach.
Source : PIB
Government Welcomes Court Decision on 66A - Ravi Shankar Prasad
Following is the text of the statement made by the Union Minister for Telecom & IT, Sh Ravi Shankar Prasad on Supreme Court judgement on section 66-A of IT act:
“The Union Government welcomes Hon’ble SC’s decision on 66A. When the UPA Govt came out with draconian provisions under 66A, BJP in opposition firmly opposed it and said that ’66 is unacceptable in current form’. BJP resolutely stood up against the censorship and blocking on social media done by UPA Govt.
Once in Govt, it took its opposition to the draconian provisions of 66A on record in Court Proceedings. New Affidavits filed by NDA Govt in Hon’ble Supreme Court clearly show the marked difference in the approach from UPA Govt.
NDA Govt, in what can be dubbed as a landmark moment in India’s Internet history, has accorded the same amount of freedom of speech and expression that a citizen of India is granted in normal life under our constitution by our founding fathers .
After detailed discussion with the Central Government at the highest possible level, the Central Government filed an Affidavit before the Hon’ble Supreme Court making its stand absolutely clear that the Government respects the freedom of speech and expression. The relevant paragraphs are verbatim quoted:
A. “This counter affidavit is being filed only for the purpose of assisting this Hon’ble Court and to satisfy this Hon’ble Court that the impugned Sections of the IT Act neither seeks to curtail nor the Central Government desires any interpretation which seeks to curtail any of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens including the right under Article 19(1)(a) i.e. fundamental right to free speech and expression.
B. This counter affidavit seeks to point out the necessity and desirability of the provisions which are challenged in these petitions and to bring it on record that the usage of cyber space either by social media or otherwise is not even remotely intended to be curtailed either totally or partially at instance of Union of India.
C. Central Government encourages beneficial use of cyber space and the Act only seeks to regulate the use of cyberspace which would fall within any of and/ or all categories stipulated under Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India.
D. That the penal provisions of the Act can never be interpreted so as to take within its sweep political debate, any form of honest decent, decent humour, political satire etc. With a view to avoid possibility of any misconstruction of the expressions used in the penal provisions of the Act, the Central Government has prepared an advisory / guidelines to be strictly followed by law enforcement agencies which would ensure that the honest and legal use of cyber space does not result into any harassment to any citizen of the country.”
Thus in a layman’s language, the Government absolutely respects the right to freedom of speech and expression on social media and has no intention of curbing it. Only reasonable restrictions apply on social media, as they do in routine normal day to day life in the physical world under Article 19 (2) of the constitution of India. We will have to understand that we cannot set a different standard of Public Morality for Speech & Expression in Cyberspace from Speech in other mediums and in the Public Domain
It is important to understand that Section 66A is in several parts and only a portion of it deals with issues which can raise question of freedom of speech and expression.
During the course of oral submissions also, it was categorically pointed out that the Central Government shares the anxiety that expressions like “grossly offensive” etc. referred above may be abused at some local level. The Central Government, therefore, requested the Hon’ble Supreme Court that the said expressions be read confined to Article 19(2) of the Constitution only and to ensure that no right of any citizen is scuttled, the said phrases be narrowly tailored by the Hon’ble Supreme Court itself to obviate any possibility of any abuse of any law enforcing agency to scuttle the free speech and expression of the citizens.
There can be no parallel of our stand on this matter with that of the previous UPA regime. We have in writing confirmed that we stand for freedom of speech and expression, while the previous UPA Govt tried to make this law an instrument to curb dissent, satire and anything else which did not suit it. “
I have myself set an example by standing up for free speech and rights of a teenager recently arrested at the complain of Azam Khan for posting on Twitter and Facebook.
NNK/MD
(Release ID :117633)
EVISION OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE AND CASH HANDLING ALLOWANCE AS A RESULT OF ENHANCEMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE w.e.f. 1.1.2014 (Click the link below for details)
Promotions & Postings in ASP Cadre
Sri N.Anil Kumar, IP Chodavaram Sub Dn of Vizag Region on promotion to ASP cadre is posted as ASP(Hq) Gudur Dn of Vijayawada Region vide RO Vja memo dated 24.03.2015.
Transfers & Postings in PS Group B cadre
1. Sri SMSSV Prasad, SPOs Rajahmundry on reallotment to Vijayawada Region is posted as SPOs Gudivada Dn.
2. Sri B.Mallaikarjuna Sarma, on reallotment from Delhi Circle to AP Circle, is posted as SPOs Khammam Dn.
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