POSTAL OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION (India) Central Head Quarters

NEW DELHI

Central Headquarters: 17/3B Kali Bari Marg, New-Delhi 110001

Monday, April 29, 2019

4TH LETTER GIVEN TO MEMBER(P) SIR ON ALLOTMENT/ REALLOTMENT POLICY


To
Sh. P.K.Bisoi,
The Mamber (Personnel)
                        Postal Services Board,
                        Postal Directorate, New Delhi-110001

No.     CHQ/POA/1-63/2018-19                                                              Dated 22.04.2019
Subject:  Regarding revised guidelines on allotment / re-allotment of Postal Services Group “B” officers from one circle/unit to other circle/unit.

Respected Sir,

Postal Officers Association intends to bring to your kind notice that there is promotional hierarchical imbalance at different level of IP to Group B and JTS Group A due to miscalculation of vacancies while convening DPC and keeping extra share against prescribed 25% quota of LDCE. As a result department is facing court cases taking abnormal time in promotions and resultantly resorting to the officiating arrangements time and again or handing over dual changes of divisions to the suffering of cadre that further leads to deteriorating of postal services in some circle.
         
In order to avoid such an effect and the best way for improving the efficiency of a given task, the association has suggested many ways including demand for withdrawal of revised guidelines on allotment/ re-allotment of Postal Service Group ‘B’ officers and to execute transfer/allotment/re-allotment policy already in vogue but this has not been taken into consideration by the directorate.

The association can understand that new transfer policy might have framed keeping in view the filling up the gap of Group B post against 25% Limited Departmental competitive Examination quota over and above the cadre sanctioned strength who are otherwise also having long service to go. But this is also fact that on the other hand there are senior and much experienced officers when allotted to other Circles after waiting promotion for 25-26 years of IP service having family liability and no charm of promotion are the suffers.  

          It is therefore requested to your kind honour to help the members of this association to do away with the new guideline and to follow transfer/allotment/re-allotment policy already in vogue in the department. The existing policy also conforms to the guideline issued by DOP&T from time to time. The pending JTS and Group “B” DPC may also be convened where old transfer policy may be implemented so that uneven allotment may be avoided and right of officers are protected under their given quota.

An immediate action is requested.


Yours sincerely,


(R N YADAV)
GENERAL SECRETARY
Postal Officer Association 
Annex-I
To,
Sh. A.N.Nanda,
Secretary
Department of Posts,
DakBhavan, SansadMarg,
New Delhi-110001. 

No.    CHQ/POA/1-46/2017-2018                                                               Dated 14-01-2019

Subject:  Regarding revised guidelines on allotment / re-allotment of Postal Services Group “B” officers from one circle/unit to other circle/unit.

Ref.      : Directorate letter No. 9-23/2014-SPG dated 18-5-2018

Sir,
            Your kind attention is invited towards this association letter number even dated 27-5-2018 (Copy enclosed) wherein a request was made to your kind honour to issue orders to revisit the revised guidelines issued by department on allotment/ re-allotment of PS Group B officers to their parent circle. Sir You will agree that for effecting rotation transfers of officials posted on sensitive posts, Nodal Ministry had time and again advised to identify the sensitive posts and staff working in these posts and also to ensure that they are strictly rotated after every two/three years to avoid developing vested interests.

2.         Apparently when there was already a defined set procedure of DOPT on transfer policy that covers allotment/ re-allotment structure also there would not have any need for fresh policy. Despite having clear cut policy, which is otherwise not observed in many circles in present scenario so new policy has add much to the injury of our members effecting their efficiency. Hence request you to have fresh look on it.

3.         It is therefore again requested to your kind honour to pass orders to do away with the new guideline and follow the transfer/allotment/re-allotment policy already in vogue in the department. The existing policy also conforms to the guideline issued by DOP&T from time to time. The pending JTS and Group “B” DPC may also be convened early so that uneven allotment may be avoided and right of officers are protected under their given quota even when working on adhoc basis. The re-allotment of JTS officers / PS Group B officers working out of their circles may kindly be considered for re-allotment to their parent circles as per available vacancies.

An immediate action along with a line of reply is requested.
Yours sincerely,


(R N YADAV)
GENERAL SECRETARY
Postal Officer Association

Annex-II
To,
Sh. A.N.Nanda,
Secretary
Department of Posts,
DakBhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001. 

No.  CHQ/POA/1-31/2017-2018                                            dated 29-5-2018

Subject:  Regarding revised guidelines on allotment / re-allotment of Postal Services Group “B” officers from one circle/unit to other circle/unit.

Ref.      : Directorate letter No. 9-23/2014-SPG dated 18-5-2018

Respected Sir,

Directorate has issued the above referred letter revising guidelines on allotment/ re-allotment of Postal Services Group B officers from one circle to other superseding its earlier policies issued by the department from time to time. Sir, you will agree that there is already a defined set procedure of DOP&T on transfer policy that covers allotment/ re-allotment structure also. As such these guidelines are nothing but overruling DOP&T policies creating hardship to our members particularly promoted after rendering 25-26 years of service in IP cadre and have family liabilities on their shoulders during last 5-6 years of service or fag end of their service career. It is seen that new guidelines lay emphasis to help executive structure their enterprise to create accountability for results to which the association is also inclined. But at the same times the POA association would like to say that DOPT guidelines on transfer policy are not observed in many circles in present scenario and still these are interpreted for adjustments without any transparency.

2.         Moreover consequent upon introduction of new business branches, the Department of Posts is on the verge of conversion into a dynamic organization for which providing good working environment to the staff and comfort to potential customers or visitors is must. This all would be possible if the officer heading division is familiar to culture, adjustable in that environment and free from health or family problems. In addition, DOP&T circulars also lay down guidelines on postings of spouse at the same station, and postings of disabled Government servants/ parents of disabled children as such requiring no further revision if the earlier policy is implemented in letter and spirit without any favouritism by rotating officers as per given tenure. 

3.         Furthermore instructions of Central Vigilance Commission on rotation of officers holding sensitive post after every two/three years to avoid developing vested interests can be scrupulously followed in the parent circle by rotating officer on non sensitive seats in nearby division as per standard policy. As such framing fresh guidelines ignoring positive aspects is neither in the interest of department nor individual officer.

4.         It is therefore requested to your kind honour to pass orders to do away with the new guideline and to follow transfer/allotment/re-allotment policy already in vogue in the department. The existing policy also conforms to the guideline issued by DOP&T from time to time. The pending JTS and Group “B” DPC may also be convened early so that uneven allotment may be avoided and right of officers are protected under their given quota.

An immediate action along with a line of reply is requested.


Yours sincerely,


(R N YADAV)
GENERAL SECRETARY
Postal Officer Association

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