To
Sh.
A.N.Nanda,
The
Secretary (Post)
Department
of Post
DakBhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-100001
No. CHQ/POA/1-1/2019-20 Dated 2.09.2019
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.
Respected Sir,
Members of the Postal Officer
Association (India) have been raising their concern for not settling the issue regarding
grant of financial benefit to senior ASPs w.e.f 1-1-2006 but our Directorate is
silent despite several requests from the staff side. Consequent upon court verdict various orders like (i) placing of Inspector of Posts ( IP) in the Grade Pay
of Rs 4,600/- from Rs 4,200/- w.e.f.
01-01-2006 on par with next hierarchical promotional Gazetted Post i.e.
Assistant Superintendent of Posts (ASP) and (ii) grand of one increment in the same scale
on promotion to next hierarchical Post of ASP cadre have been issued by the
department for those who joined the department just after 2006 with all
consequential benefits including arrears. These beneficiaries are being allowed
the provisions of MACP at the upgraded level. Whereas far-far seniors who were working
as ASPs on 1-1-2006, now Postal Service Group B officer have been placed in a detrimental
and disadvantageous position. It is pertinent to mention here that many of our
senior members are still working at level 8 whereas the juniors have been
placed at level 9 on allowing benefit of 3rd MACP. It is a clear cut case of discrimination.
Sir, you will agree that consequent
upon placing ASPs and IPs in the same GP of 4600/- corresponding to the old pay the scale of 7450-225-10500, the promotion
already given to ASPs in the lower scale of 6500-200-10500 has become redundant and need to be discarded
Hence, an anomaly occurred due to hierarchical problem. These orders nullified the
promotion of ASPs (Gazetted). As a matter of justice, ASP should be allowed benefit
of one increment as on 1-1-2006 as allowed to ASP promoted after 1-1-2006 in
the same scale.
Reasons for Anomaly between
IP & ASP on 1-1-2006.
1. Postal Directorate vide
Memo No 2-12/2013-PCC dated 24.10.17 increased Grade pay of IP by Rs 400/- (from 4,200 to 4,600) from
1-1-2006.
2. IP pay has been fixed
minimum as Rs 17,140 ( Pay band Rs 12,540 + GP Rs 4,600) as on 1-1-2006 vide OM
No. 8-23/2017-E.IIIA dated 28-09-2018 of Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure.
3. Under the provision contained
in OM No.10/02/2011-E.III/A of Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure dated 7-01-2013 one
increment is given when IP promoted to ASP after 2006.
4. Further, on 1-9-2008 after
the introduction of MACP orders, a PA recruited after 1-9-1989 who is IP/ASP
will get 4,800/-grade pay WITH INCREMENT in his 2nd MACP in just 20 years
of service apparently earlier to Sr. ASP who got 4800 after 30 years.
In nutshell with all above
orders/provisions some of the IP's pay either became equal or crossed the ASP
after 1-1-2006 to 1-9-2008. Reason for pay Anomaly between ASP &
IP is due to placing/granting of 4,600 Grade Pay to IP on and after 1-1-2006
and ignoring the fundamental right of seniors.
Further calculation reveals
that IPs as on 1-1-2006 are given Rs. 400/- increase in their Grade Pay
and also will get one increment when they get ASP promotion after 1-1-2006
around Rs 600/-. But contrary to
this those who were ASPs as on 1-1-2006 and their pay was fixed after 6th
pay commission was simply given multiple of 6500/- without even giving the benefit
of fitment table. Now again on the promotion of these IPs to ASP will again get one
increment + 4,800 GP under 2nd MACP around Rs 650 + 200 = Rs 850/-.
As explained above, after
1-1-2006 an IP by 1-9-2008 will get around Rs 400+600+850 = Rs 1,850/-. While
ASP has not given any benefit of creating an anomaly in the hierarchy.
ANOMALY is due to the WRONG decision of MoF/DoE/DoP as grade pay of ONLY
IP was upgraded WITHOUT UPGRADING grade pay of ASP. Hence, Anomaly has to be
set right.
.
Solution to set right Anomaly between IP and ASP
A. Cadre of Inspector Post (Non-Gazetted) and
ASP (Gazetted) have been placed in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/-. As provided
in MOF OM No. 10/2/2011.E.III/A dated 7-1-2013, 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 officers who were working as ASPs as on 1-1-2006 are also eligible for the fixture
of pay w.e.f 1-1-2006 in an identical scale for two different cadres after
giving the benefit of increment.
B. Since ASPs and IPs have been placed on the same scale so
provision for grant of MACP or ACP will have to be redefined in view of the DoPT clarification in its OM
No. 35034/1/97-Estt (D) (Vol. IV) dated 12.02.2000 ( point of doubt No. 1) and 18.7.2001, earlier
promotion given is to be IGNORED COMPLETELY & 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 MACPs.
As such fixation is to be given afresh
with increment on 1-9-2008 under MACP. As per VI pay Commission, change of
grade pay should be accompanied by fixation only. Otherwise, Anomaly
continues & hundreds of both serving & retired ASPs have to approach
Court unnecessarily by spending thousands of rupees.
Association,
therefore again urge your kind honour to issue orders with regard to extending
benefits of Grade pay of 4800 and 5400 as on 01-01-2006 with increment in the
same scale to all senior IPs/ASPs, who were promoted to ASP/PS group B cadre or
had been granted 2nd financial up-gradation prior to 01/01/2006.
With profound
regards
Yours Sincerely
R N Yadav
General Secretary
Postal Officer
Association
Copy to:
1. Sh. P.K.Bisoi,
The Member (Personnel) Postal Services Board, Postal Directorate, New Delhi-110001
2.
The
DDG (Establishment ) Dak Bhawan New Delhi-110001
3. The ADG(PPC), Dak Bhawan New
Delhi-110001
2 comments:
What about non grant of increment to those ASPs who got promotion to PS Group B after 3rd MACP on their promotion on the plea that they were already given pay fixation on their getting MACP.The benefit is given to IP with GP 4600.00 on Promotion to ASP with same GP but when an ASP who gets GP 4800 by virtue of his3rd MACP on Promotion is not allowed any fixation of pay on promotion as per the provisions of FR22.This is injustice.
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