It is again requested to kindly go through both the letters so that Association may able to take up common issue with Secretary Post in right perspective and with the consent of all. Kindly must comment for correction if required to be made in the below mentioned draft. Kindly spare some time.
To
Sh. A.N.Nanda,
The Secretary (Post)
Department
of Post
DakBhawan,
SansadMarg
New
Delhi-100001
No. CHQ/POA/1-26/2017-18 Dated 15.10.18
Sub: Request
for issue of orders to grant financial benefits on 01/01/2006 to senior IPs,
ASPs and Group B officers consequent
upon placing
IPs & ASPs in the same scale.
Postal
officer Association intend to refer to Postal Directorate letter number
2-12/2013-PCC dated 24-10-2017 and to inform you that consequent upon placing
IPs and ASPs in the same GP w.e.f 1-1-2006, the Grade Pay of both the cadre has
became identical at the level of 4600/-. This position has placed the ASPs
(Gazetted) in a detrimental and disadvantageous level. As such the promotion
already awarded at the level of ASPs prior to 1-1-2006 or working as ASPs on
that day has now no meaning and thus stood nullified. Due to this
disadvantageous position DoPT in a point of doubt no.1 of Annexure of ACP order
no.45034/1/97-Estt(D) dtd 09.08.99 had clarified that when the lower pay and
the higher pay are equal the ACP (financial up-gradation) given to ASP has to
be ignored and fresh ACP should be given.
Furthermore, since ASPs and IPs have been placed in the
same GP of 4600/- corresponding to the old pay scale of 7450-225-10500 so
provision for grant of MACP or ACP will have to be redefined in view of the
clarification issued on ACP scheme vide DoPT OM No. 35034/1/97-Estt (D) (Vol.
IV) dated 12.02.2000 and 18.7.2001. As also provided in postal directorate
letter no.4-7/(MACPS)/2009/PCC dated 18-9-2009 promotion earned /up-gradation
granted under the ACP schemes in the past to those grades which now carry the
same GP due to the merger of the scales/ up-gradation of posts recommended by
the sixth pay commission shall be ignored for the purpose of up-gradation under
Modified ACPs.
Apparently
the pay fixture benefit to those ASPs who were promoted prior to 1-1-2006
from IPs or who got financial up-gradations
prior to
1-1-2006 needs revision as on 01-01-2006 in the same manner as
done in case of MTS when they were granted GP of 1900, 2000 & 2400 for 1, 2
& 3rd financial upgradations.
With profound regards
Yours Sincerely
R N Yadav
General Secretary