To

Sh. A.N.Nanda,

The Secretary (Post)

                           Department of Post

                           Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

                           New Delhi-160017   

Sub:     Request for convening already over delayed JTS DPC early to run the postal divisions smoothly.

 Respected Sir,     

Postal Officers Association would like to bring to your kind notice that DPCs for promotion to the cadre of JTS Gr. A for the year 2016-17 has not been declared so far for the reasons best known to administration. Resultantly, the officers in the line of consideration are being discriminated financially and are construing denial of fixation in seniority at a relevant place of the given vacancy years.

Moreover non-convening of timely DPCs in JTS cadre and non posting of STS Officers by issuing necessary orders on vacant post in circles years together is placing burden on PS Group B officers either of adhoc arrangement or working thereto on downgraded posts without substantial benefits that too in contravention to DoP&T instructions. Authorities empowered to make adhoc-promotion to Group B only up-to three months (Directorate Letter no. 4-9/88-SPG dated 14.10.1989) are exceeding their powers on their own without obtaining specific approval from DOP&T.

Furthermore, JTS DPC for 2017 is due for which process should have been commenced by now taking into consideration, any of the cascading effect on number of vacancies in respective quota (75%) for promote for the vacancy year 2016-17. As a matter of natural justice DPC for 2016-17 should have been as per old recruitment rules for which our quota was fixed @75%. Sir, our effected members on this issue are voicing against discrimination that is due to non insertion of twelve vacancies reduced as a result of 7^th cadre review of IPoS officers and further reduction of our share from 75% to 50% in the future recruitment.

As per extent instructions contained in Department of Personnel and Training  OM No. 22011/4/2013—Estt(D) , the  zone  of  consideration has  still to be wide  enough  to cater to  the needs of the Department / cadre authorities  for giving  an  extended panel  against empanelled  officers who have retired or will be retiring in the course of the vacancy year or who have refused promotion and are under debarment. Thus, there is a need for optimizing the size of zone of consideration. This should be taken care of so that officers at the fag end of their service may get the fruit of JTS promotion.

It is therefore earnestly requested to kindly look into the matter personally and issue directions to the respective section of Directorate to take action for completing the process of DPC for 2016-17 against 75% quota. Also kindly put in orders to start the process for convening DPC for the year 2017 taking into consideration all the vacant post of JTS/STS /JAG. Hopping for a just and positive action at the earliest.

With Warm Regards.

              Yours faithfully, 

(R N YADAV)

GENERAL SECRETARY,

POSTAL OFFICER ASSOCIATION