To
Sh. A.N.Nanda,
The Secretary (Post)
Department
of Post
Dak
Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New
Delhi-100001
No. CHQ/POA/1-23/2017-18
Dated 15.02.18
Sub: Fixture of pay of Group ‘B’ officers w.e.f.
1-1-2006 to remove anomalies cropped up due to placing IPs and ASPs in the
identical GP of Rs. 4600/- .
Respected Sir,
Postal directorate vide letter number 2-12/2013-PCC dated 24-10-2017 had issued
orders revising the GP of Inspector Posts from 4200/- to 4600/- but without
resolving the anomalies taken place in the hierarchy. In view of this proviso Postal
officer Association had already requested your kind honour to issue orders for
grant of one increment to other officers who had worked as ASP as on 1-1-2006, besides
revision in ACP/MACP to maintain hierarchical balance. But no specific orders
for Group B officer who were at that time working as ASPs or PS Group B
officers have been issued along with above orders despite our demand for
issuing simultaneous orders in chain of command.
It
is reiterated that under 5th pay commission IPs were in the pay
scale of 5500-175-9000, the ASPs in 6500-10500 and PS Group B officers in
7500-250-12000. On merger of three scales, IPs were given GP of Rs.4200/-, ASPs
4600/- which was replacement of upgraded scale of 7450-225-11500 and PS Group
‘B’ 4800/- coupled with GP of Rs. 5400/- after four years. Though pay scale of
ASPs was upgraded to 7450-225-1150 from 6500-200-10500 facilitating placement
of ASPs in GP of 4600/- yet no financial benefit of this up-gradation was
conferred to ASPs as on 1-1-2006. Now consequent upon grant of GP of Rs. 4600/-
to IPs w.e.f 1-1-2006 with consequential benefit of fixture of pay at the
minimum of 17140/- the equation has changed. As such keeping ASPs at the same
GP of Rs.4600/- without financial benefit of addition of increment or fixture
of pay given under the rules is great injustice to senior officers after who
put heart and soul before department. It is otherwise also arbitrary, illogical
and discriminatory.
Moreover as provided in MOF OM No.
10/2/2011.E.III/A dated 7-1-2013(copy enclosed), the fixation of pay on
promotion from one post to another where promotional post carries the same GP
as the feeder post, in such cases fixture of pay will be done in the manner as
prescribed in Rule 13 (i) of CCS (RP) rules 2008. Apparently the officer who were working as ASPs
as on 1-1-2006 are also eligible for fixture of pay w.e.f 1-1-2006 in the
identical scale for two different cadres after giving benefit of increment and
bunching.
Furthermore,
since ASPs and IPs have been placed in the same scale 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. Obviously, the promotion granted to the post of ASP from the lower
pay scale of IP is required to be ignored. 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 above feature of MACP scheme, the pay fixture benefit to those ASPs who
were promoted prior to 1-1-2006 from IPs or who got financial up-gradation on
account of ACP applicable prior to 1-1-2006 get submerged. Hence, as per
features of para 5 of MACP scheme, all IPs who got promotion to the cadre of
ASPs or got financial up-gradation under ACP scheme prior to 1-1-2006 are
eligible for 3rd MACP with GP of Rs.5400/- on completion of 30 years
of total service.
In the light of above submissions and the fact
that cadre of Inspector Post (Non-Gazetted) and ASP (Gazetted) have been placed
in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/-, it is most humbly prayed that pay of the all
PS Group B officers may kindly be ordered to re-fix w.e.f 1-1-2006 by giving
addition of one increment and redefined the prevision of MACP/ACP as explained
above. This will meet the end of justice.
With profound regards.
4 comments:
Well done. The issue is rightly focussed to Dte. Thanks Sri Yadavjee and Sri Harimohanjee..P V Suryaprakasarao Rtd SP Amalapuram Dvn AP....
Illustration of demand is correct and true, having sound provisions at back. Dte must look into and redefine the path once for all, lest people shall approach through litigation
Illustration of demand is correct and true, having sound provisions at back. Dte must look into and redefine the path once for all, lest people shall approach through litigation
Sir demand should be clear
We should directly claim Rs.4800 for ASP and Rs.5400 for Group. B w.e.f 01.01.2006 Since in all paycommission 5th 6th and 7th there is difference between IP and ASP. Then how the scales of IP and ASP are identical after making IP grade pay 4600 for only 10 year between 2006 and 2016. We should claim recitation of ASP and Group B on 01.01.2006 and nor claiming mere one increment.
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