To

Sh. A.N.Nanda,

The Secretary (Post)

                 Department of Post

                Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

                New Delhi-100001

No.     CHQ/POA/1-22/2017-18                Dated 15.02.18

Sub. Non-grant of increment on promotion to the PS Group ‘B’ officers on promotion while placing at Level 9 corresponding to GP of Rs.5400/-.

Respected Sir,

On behalf of the Postal officer Association, I wish to bring to your kind notice one of the issues pending since long regarding non-grant of increment while placing the Group ‘B’ officers in the GP of Rs. 5400/- particularly those promoted or joined after 1-1-2012. It is being kindly recalled that this concern was brought to your kind notice through various communications dated 15.03.17, 14.06.17 and 06.11.17 but no action has been taken by directorate to settle this long pending genuine demand causing resentment amongst middle level managers of the department.

        It is reiterated that on the recommendation of 6^th CPC, IPs i.e. our feeder cadre having pre revised scale of 5500-175-9000 were placed in the GP of Rs.4200/-, ASPs in 4600/- and Group B in 4800/- coupled with GP of Rs 5400/- after 4 years of service. Consequently many our members were getting pay fixture under 2^nd and 3^rd MACP to that level on personal basis without actual promotion. There was only charm of getting fixture after four years of service on joining Group ‘B’ under non functional GP of 5400/- but unfortunately this fixture has also been withdrawn by the department without any logic, reason and rhyme while placing Group ‘B’ officer at level 9 on implementation of 7^th pay commission.  Non grant of increment as allowed under fundamental rules while placing in next higher matrix is totally illogical, arbitrary and bad in the eyes of law.

In case department is considering that 7^th pay commission has merely given replacement at level 9 to GP of Rs. 4800/- to PS Group “B” officers as given in illustration with effect from 1-1-2016 even than Ministry of Finance vide F No. 26017/219/2016- Ad.II.A dated 10-4-2017 (copy enclosed) had clarified to the revenue department that since 7^th CPC recommended only normal replacement pay level for Superintendents so NFGP introduced on the basis of 6^th CPC recommendation will continue under 7^th CPC regime by replacing the pay structure of pay band and Grade Pay with the corresponding Pay Levels/ Cells in Pay Matrix. Our department is silent on this texture too leaving Group B officer in lurch. As such all PS Group B officers are eligible for fixture of pay on completion of four years of service in Group ‘B’ with corresponding pay levels/cells in Pay Matrix.

It is therefore urged to kindly intervene and get the above anomalies settled early by issuing orders to fix the pay of PS Group ‘B’ officer as given in fundamental rules by allowing one increment who have not given increment while placing in GP of Rs.5400/- as required under Rule 13 of CCS revised pay rules-2016 so that the members of the Association may not feel discriminated.

With warm regards

Yours sincerely,

(R N YADAV)

GENERAL SECRETARY

Postal Officer Association