New CHAIRMAN for FNPO ,KERALA CIRCLE

The Circle Co-ordination committee elected Shri. ANTO ANTONY, Member of  Parliament(Pathanamthitta constituency) as the new Chairman for the FNPO,KERALA CIRCLE.
FNPO,Pathanamthitta warmly welcomes our beloved MP to our Organization.






Contact Details:-
Shri. Anto Antony
(1)Skyline,Palmstring Villa
Vadavathoor P.O,Kottayam
(2)Catholicate College Jn.
    Pathanamthitta-689645
90, South Avenue,
New Delhi - 110 011
0468-2204400 (O)
9447010000 (M)
9013180320(M)
011-23795376
Email :-
anto.antony@ymail.com
anto.antony@sansad.nic.in

Cadre Restructuring Proposal for Group -C

Cadre Restructuring Proposal  for Group -C Cleared by Ministry of Communications & IT 


The Cadre Restructuring for Group -C Employees has been signed by the Ministry and forwarded to DOPT for Final Approval on 13.05.2015.

It is expected that the proposal would be approved by DOPT after various formality checks and clearance from Department of Expenditure of Ministry of Finance.



The Salient features of the agreement are as follows :

1. Number of LSG posts will increase from 8 % to 22 %

2. Number of HSG II posts will increase from 2 % to 12 %

3. Number of HSG I posts will increase from 1.5 % to 4 %

4. After completion of 2 years in HSG I the official will be promoted to 4800 GP (Non-functional Basis)

5. The above proposal will be applicable to RMS, Circle Office and SBCO in the same ratio

6. Postman/Mail guard will get the same ratio of promotion.

1. The Post of SPM in Single and Double Handed Post offices will be placed under 2800/- Grade Pay ie All LSG and I MACP officials would man the offices.

2. The Post of SPM in Triple Handed and LSG Post offices will be placed under 4200/- Grade Pay ie All present HSG II / MACP II officials would man the offices and Posts.

3. The Post of HSG I and HSG II would be merged and placed under Grade Pay of 4600/- and be granted 4800/- on non functional basis after 4 Years.

4. The Post of Existing Postmaster Cadre officials will be modified in light of the same on approval of the Cadre Restructuring...

The Present Postmaster Grade -I Offices are likely to be placed under the Grade Pay of 4200/- 

The Grade I Posts are likely to get ungraded to Grade II , creating wide opportunity for the Postmaster Cadre Official to get promoted to Grade II and Placed within the same division.

The Present Grade II offices are likely to be placed under 4600/- Grade Pay creating more number of offices for HSG I and II officials.

The Norms of the Postmaster Grade III Offices would be modified so as to identify 1/3rd of the merged HSG I and II for Postmaster Grade III.

Copy of the earlier agreement signed with Union


Message from Hon'ble Ravi Shankar Prasad, Communications and IT Minister

LTC Claims - Prescribed procedures

CLICK HERE to see DoPT OM No. 31011/3/2015-Estt (A-IV) dated April 1, 2015. 

Dearness Allowance hiked by 6% for Central Govt. Employees and Pensioners

In a bonanza to over one crore central government employees and pensioners, The Cabinet today hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by 6 per cent to 113 per cent of their basic pay with effect from January. 

The decision benefiting 48 lakh government employees and 55 lakh pensioners would lead to an outgo of Rs 7,889.34 crore in the current fiscal. 

The decision to hike the DA was taken at the meeting of the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said. 

"Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/Dearness Relief (DR) at the rate of 113 per cent of the basic pay with effect from January 1, 2015," it added. 

The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission

The release further said the combined impact on the exchequer on account of both DA and DR would be of the order of Rs 6,762.24 crore per annum, and Rs 7,889.34 crore in the 2015-16 (for a period of 14 months from January 2015 to February 2016). 

DA was last revise in September last year from 100 per cent of basic pay to 107 per cent. The increase was effective from July 1, 2014.