WELFARE SCHEMES FOR WOMEN

Ministry of Women and Child Development16-August, 2012

        Many welfare schemes for women are implemented by Government of India, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The details of major schemes under implementation by Ministry of Women and Child Development for the welfare of women are as under:

 i. RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME FOR THE CHILDREN OF WORKING MOTHERS (RGNCS) provides day care facilities to the children in the age group 0-6 years from families with monthly income of less than 12000/-. In addition to being a safe space for the children, the crèches provide services such as supplementary nutrition, pre-school education and emergency health care, etc.

ii. CENTRAL SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD: The main women welfare related schemes and programmes being implemented by CSWB are family counselling centres, awareness generation programme and condensed courses of education for women.

iii. NATIONAL MISSION FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN (NMEW) is an initiative of the Government of India for empowering women holistically. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme sanctioned in April 2011 and acts as an umbrella Mission with a mandate to strengthen inter-sectoral convergence.

 iv. WORKING WOMEN’S HOSTEL (WWH) Scheme envisages provision of safe and affordable hostel accommodation to working women, single working women, women working at places away from their home-towns and for women being trained for employment.

v. SUPPORT TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME (STEP) for Women was launched as a Central Sector Scheme during 1986-87. It aims at making a significant impact on women by upgrading skills for self and wage employment. The target group includes the marginalized assetless rural women and urban poor.

vi. RASHTRIYA MAHILA KOSH (RMK) with a corpus of Rs.100 crore extends micro-finance services to bring about the socio-economic upliftment of poor women.

vii. INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJANA (IGMSY) is a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating (P&L) women introduced in the October 2010 to contribute to better enabling environment by providing cash incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and nursing mothers.

viii. SWADHAR SCHEME: The Ministry of Women and Child Development had been administering Swadhar scheme since 2001 for Women in difficult circumstances. Under the Scheme, temporary accommodation, maintenance and rehabilitative services are provided to women and girls rendered homeless due to family discord, crime, violence, mental stress, social ostracism. Another scheme with similar objectives/target groups namely Short Stay Home (SSH) is being implemented by Central Social Welfare Board.

ix. UJJAWALA is a comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking and rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.

This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.

FEDERAL EXECUTIVE MEETING OF NFPE

No.PF-01(b)/2012                                             Dated:  14^th   August, 2012

NOTICE

            It is hereby notified in accordance with Article 12 of the Constitution of NFPE that the meeting of the Federal Executive of National Federation of Postal Employees shall be held at NFPE Office, 1^st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building New Delhi-110 001 on 27th September, 2012.The meeting shall commence at 11 A.M. on 27.09.2012. The following will be the agenda for discussion in the meeting:

AGENDA

1.       1.        Confirmation of the Minutes of Last Federal Executive Meeting 

                      held at NFPE Office on 21.03.2012.

2.         Presentation of Organizational Report.

3.         Review of implementation of decisions taken in last 

             Federal Executive.

4.         Review of Settlement of Strike Charter of Demands.

5.         Review of Parliament March on 26^th July, 2012.

6.       6.        Confederation Charter of Demands and one day strike 

                      on 12.12.2012.

7.         A.I.P.E.U. GDS (NFPE) - Grant of Associate Membership.

8.         Review of Financial position of NFPE.

9.         Postal Crusader.

10.       Finalization of the venue and dates of next 

             Federal Council Meeting.

11.       Any other items with permission of the chair.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

CONSOLIDATED LIST OF PA/SA VACANCIES IN A.P CIRCLE - DIRECT RECRUITMENT (WITH CATEGORYWISE DETAILS) & GDS TO PA/SA --

MULTI TASKING STAFF (MTS) - EXAMINATION PATTERN & SYLLABUS - orders issued by Directorate

D.G. Posts No. 45-14(i)/2012-SPB dated 31.07.2012.

It has been decided with the approval of competent authority that the pattern and syllabus for examination for filling up of the posts of Multi Tasking Staff by following modes of recruitment will be as indicated in the Annexure:

                      I.      Direct Recruitment from amongst Gramin Dak Sevaks

                     II.      Direct Recruitment from Open Market

2.It is requested that the pattern and syllabus for examination may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

3.The date for holding the examination(s) will be communicated separately by DE Section.

Yours faithfully

(Alka Tewari) 

Assistant Director General (SPN)

Annexure

Pattern and Syllabus for Examination to fill up the Posts of Multi Tasking Staff by Direct Recruitment from amongst Gramin Dak Sevaks and from Open Market

I. Candidates shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test of the level of 10^th    class/ matriculation covering the following subjects/topics:

Total Marks-100

Part .. 'A' - 25 marks -25 questions on General Knowledge - Multiple Choice Questions

Part ’B’- 25 marks -25 questions of Mathematics - Multiple Choice Questions

Part 'C' - Two segments

(i) 25 marks- 25 questions- English language- Objective Type/Multiple Choice Questions

(ii)25 marks-25questions -Regional language*Objective Type/Multiple Choice Questions

Where the regional language is also English the Part. 'C' shall comprise  only one segment on English language of 50 marks, consisting of 50 questions of Objective Type/Multiple Choice Questions.

II. DURATION OF EXAMINATION: 90 minutes

III. QUALIFYING MARKS:

a. Parts A and B- Minimum 10 marks for OC, 8 marks for SC/ST and 9 marks for OBC candidates in each part.

b. Part C (Two segments)- Minimum 10 marks for OC_, 8 marks for SC/ST and 9 marks for OBC candidates in each segment.

c. Part C (One segment of 50 marks)- Minimum 20 marks for OC, 16 marks for SC/ST and 18 marks for OBC candidates.

d.40% marks for ac_, 33 marks for SC/ST and 37 marks for OBC candidates in aggregate

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POSTMAN & MAIL GUARD - EXAMINATION PATTERN & SYLLABUS - REVISED

CHQ CIRCULAR

No:-AU/CHQ/Circular/2012                                              Dated:07-08-2012

To

        All Central Office Bearers

        All Circle Secretaries

        All Regional Secretaries

Dear Comrades,

        MORE THAN 20,000 BELLIGERENT CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES MARCHED IN THE CONFEDERATION RALLY AND THRONGED TO THE STREET JANTAR MANTAR OF NEW DELHI ON 26^TH JULY, 2012 WITH THE CLARION CALL OF “DO JUSTICE IN OUR FAVOUR”.

         

          At the call of the Confederation of CG Employees and workers, more than 20,000 employees & workers of various central govt organizations marched before Parliament on 26^th july, 2012.  

        Thousands and thousands of employees in the form of belligerent soldiers undulated the JANTAR MANTAR ROAD from one end to the other with various slogans renting the air demanding (a) Immediate formation of the 7^th CPC and its effect from 01-01-2011 (b) Merger of 50% DA with Basic pay for all purposes as was done earlier from 01-01-2004 (c) Revision of Wages of three lakhs of GDS through the 7^th CPC (d) Regularization of both the GDS and Casual Labourers through appropriate schemes (e) Ending the discrimination in granting of compassionate appointments between Railways and other Central Govt Departments. (f) Scrapping PFRDA Bill (g) Grant of five promotions in the carrier of an employee etc.

        Thus the call of Confederation of CG employees created an overwhelming response through the crowds massed from all segments of Central Govt Departments.

        Veteran Parliamentary Members Comrade Basudev Acharya, Comrade Tapan Sen and AITUC leader Comrade Amarjit Kaur addressed the rally. The rally was presided over by the president com S.K.Vyas veteran leader in the Central Govt sectors for many decades. Com K.Ragavendran, working president of Confederation, Com M.Krishnan, Secretary General of NFPE and several other leaders addressed the rally.

        Comrade K.K.N.Kutty, Secretary General of Confederation and veteran leader of Central Govt Employees for many decades, declared that if within three (3) months the demands are not accepted by the Central Govt and 7^th CPC not constituted, the entire Central Govt Employees under the banner of Confederation, will launch an all India Strike on 12^th December, 2012.

        Programme like holding of State level Conventions and District level Conventions as well as holding of Mass Dharnas and Mass Rallies to the State Capitals and submission of memorandum to the State Governors/Chief Ministers etc were also pointed out by the Secretary General Com K.K.N.Kutty in his speech.

        A memorandum to the Honourable Prime Minister of India with explanatory notes on all the items of 15 point of Charter has been submitted to the Prime Minister.

ROLE OF NFPE ORGANISATIONS IN CONFEDERATION CALL

        NFPE organisations from several circles including from the circles like Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra, Assam and NE, West Bengal, Maharastra, Delhi, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujrat, MP etc representing all officials of NFPE constituted the major contingent of the Confederation rally.

        For the first time after many decades, workers of Postal Administrative offices from most of the Circles joined the rally and we had to book Buddha mandir in New Delhi and arrangements were made for 100 people.

        NFPE ALL INDIA CONVENTION WAS HELD ON 26^TH JULY, 2012 AT Dr Ambedkar Bhawan in the afternoon of 26^th July, 2012. 

         The All India Convention endorsed the decisions of the Confederation to launch a strike on 12-12-2012 to win the 15 point charter of demands and called upon the rank and file of NFPE organisations to take all organisational efforts for the total success of the Strike action. Com K.V.Sridharan, Ex-GS presided over the convention. All NFPE officials including Com P.Panduranga Rao GS, GDS, NFPE, Com Y.Nagabhushanum, working president, casual labour, Com C.P.Shobana, Chairperson, Confederation Mahila Committee, Com Amaresh Thakur, Ex-GS, Postal Accounts and others were present in the Convention and spoken in the Convention.  

GDS DHARNA ON 27-07-2012

       

        A massive dharna in which more than a thousand GDS employees and also from the regular employees organizations under the banner of the AIPEU GDS (NFPE) was held at Dr Ambedkar Bhawan on 27^th July, 2012.

     

        The demands like 7^th CPC for GDS also, grant of 50% DA with Basic pay to GDS on par with regular employees, Departmentalization of GDS by evolving an ideal scheme, Ending the discrimination on Bonus ceiling between the GDS and other employees and many other demands were the major issues discussed in the convention. Comrade Basudev Acharya, senior parliament member addressed the dharna and assured all support inside the parliament to the cause of GDS. Com Acharya advised the leadership to prepare a comprehensive memorandum on the important GDS problems & submit it to the Honourable speaker of parliament. He assured that there will be serious follow up action by him with the speaker.

        Com R.N.Parashar, Astt Secretary General, NFPE anchored the proceedings of the Dharna. Com P.Panduranga Rao, GS, GDS(NFPE) elaborately spoke on all the demands of the charter meant for GDS. Com M.Krishnan, Secretary General (NFPE) made a commitment that NFPE will not rest until the basic problems of GDS are fully sorted out. Com K.Ragavendran, working president of the Confederation narrated the reasons for failures on major issues of GDS. Com S.K.Vyas, Com K.P.Rajagopal, SG, ITEF VAN Namboodri, president BSNLEU, Com K.V.Sridharan, Ex-GS P-3 and GSs of all NFPE affiliates spoke in details regarding the modus operation of Departmentalization of GDS.

        BUILDING THE GDS(NFPE) UNION STRONGER WAS THE MAIN ESSENCE OF THE CONVENTION.

TAKE ALL OUT PREPERATION FOR 

ONE DAY STRIKE ON 12-12-2012  

.....called by the Confederation of Central Govt Employees and workers. We cannot comprise with the Employees’ and workers’ interests. We must locate weakness and take corrective measures to make the strike o0f 12^th December, 2012 a grand success.

REMIT QUOTA TO THE CHQ WITH ALLOUT EFFORTS. WE ARE SMALLEST ORGANISATION WITH LOWEST SUBSCRIPTION. NFPE STANDS FOR ITS OWN IDEOLOGIES AND BASIC VALUES. MERE RUNNING OF THE ORGANISATION AIPAOEU, Gr C&D (NFPE) IS NOT OUR GOAL. WE MUST HAVE A REVELOUTIONARY SPIRIT TO DEAL WITH EVERY SITUATION WITH A MISSIONARY ZEAL. WE MUST HAVE TO RISE TO THE OCCASION.

FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE NFPE IS BAD & IT IS THE BEACON LIGHT FOR ANY MOVEMENT, WE MUST HAVE TO BE PUNCTUAL FOR REMITTING QUOTA TO THE NFPE. CIRCLES & REGIONS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND QUOTA TO THE CHQ & NFPE ON PRIORITY BASIS.

NEWS

General Secretary visited Tamilnadu Circle and Karnataka Circle very recently and received hearty welcome from the members. General Secretary expresses gratitude to the members and organizational leadership of both of the Circles for their participations in the meetings enmasse.

With revolutionary greetings.

Yours Comradely

Pranab Bhattacharjee

General Secretary

Administrative Union (NFPE)

UNFILLED VACANCIES OF LGO (PA & SA) OFFERED TO GDS - EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION ISSUED