RESOLUTION NO.1

To

The Secretary Posts,

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001

No. POA/CWC/ Resolution-1/2019                  dated 11-10-2019    

Subject:    Regarding issue of common orders for extending the benefit of bunching consequent upon placing IP and ASPs in the same GP w.e.f 1.1.2006

Respected Sir,

                Circle Working Committee meeting of the Postal officers Association was held on 7^th and 8^th September 2019 at Faizabad Ayodhya U.P. to discuss various issues pertaining to the cadre and one of the above long pending demands of the officers was discussed in detail. After discussion, following resolution was passed unanimously.

                “Postal officers Association unanimously resolve to urge Secretary (P) to issue common orders for the settlement of bunching issue by extending benefit to Sr. Officers in the manner already explained to the department vide letter dated 15-10-2018, copy of which is attached as Annex-I".

                It is therefore requested to kindly consider the resolution in the interest of service. Association hope that an early and favourable action will be taken by the department.

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

4.   The Director (SR) Dak Bhawan New Delhi-110001

Annex-I

POSTAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (INDIA)

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

 To

Sh. A.N.Nanda,

The Secretary (Post)

          Department of Post

          Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

          New Delhi-100001

No.     CHQ/POA/1-30/2017-18                            Dated 15.10.18

Sub:  Request for redefining the financial benefits in term of 2^nd ACP and 3^rd MACP at appropriate GP to senior IPs/ASPs , consequent upon placing IPs & ASPs in the same GP of  4600/- w.e.f 1-1-2006 and extending benefit of bunching.

Respected Sir,

          Your kind attention is invited to a letter written by Postal officer association (Copy enclosed as Annex-I) to remove the anomaly occurred due to placing IPs and ASPs at the identical level of 4600/- w.e.f 1-1-2006. These orders nullified the promotion of ASPs (Gazetted) and placed ASPs now working as PS Group B officer in a detrimental and disadvantageous position.

Though briefed in earlier letters, it is again detailed that on the recommendation of 6^th pay commission, the pay scale of ASPs was upgraded to 7450-225-10500 from 6500-200-10500. At that time pay of the ASPs were fixed with the multiple of 1.86 with addition of GP of 4600 with reference to what ASPs were drawing in the old scale of 6500-200-10500. This was done without extending benefit of bunching. Thus Department of Expenditure OM No.1/1/2008-IC dated 30.08.2008 given under Rule 7(1) (a)(i) & (ii) of CCS (RP) Rules-2008 was completely ignored which otherwise clearly envisages that whose scale has been upgraded from 6500-10500/- to 7450-11500/- in the pre-revised scale and placed in the pay band Rs.9300-34800/- in such cases bunching benefit should be extended in the following manner.

Stage	Basic Pay in the pre-revised pay scale of 6500-200-10500 with multiple factor of 1.86	Revised initial Pay in pay band PB-2  of Rs. 9300-34800/- without addition of GP of Rs.4600/-	Pay in pay band PB-2  of Rs. 9300-34800/- after including benefit of bunching in the pre revised scale 6500-10500
1.	6500*1.86=12090	Rs.13860	Rs.13860/-
2.	6700*1.86=12090	Rs.13860
3.	6900*1.86=12834	Rs.13860	Rs.14280/-
4.	7100*1.86=13206	Rs.13860
5.	7300*1.86=13578	Rs.13860	Rs. 14710/-
6.	7500*1.86=13950	Rs.13950
7.	7700*1.86=14322	Rs.14322	Rs. 15160/-
8.	7900*1.86=14700	Rs.14700
9.	8100*1.86=15066	Rs.15066	Rs.15620/-
10.	8300*1.86=15438	Rs.15438

   

          Furthermore, consequent upon placing ASPs and IPs in the same GP of 4600/- corresponding to the old pay scale of 7450-225-10500 that ASPs never enjoyed even prior to 1-1-2006, the promotion already given to ASPs in the lower scale of 6500-200-10500 has become redundant and need to be discarded. As clarified in DoPT OM No. 35034/1/97-Estt (D) (Vol. IV) dated 12.02.2000 and 18.7.2001, the ASPs are apparently eligible for 2^nd ACP in the scale of 7500-250-12000 (GP of 4800/-) on completion of 24 years service.On introduction of MACP, the ASPs become eligible for 3^rd MACP on completion of 30 years of service in the GP of Rs.5400/-.

        It is pertinent to mention here that Postal Directorate while circulating salient features of MACP has also clearly mentioned in para 5 (a) & (b) of the MACP scheme circulated from file number 4-7(MACPS) 2009-PCC dated 18-9-2009 that:

(a)                A Government servant who was recruited in the pre-revised pay scale 5000-8000 and who did not get a promotion even after 25 years of service prior to 1-1-2006 in his case as on 1-1-2006 he would have got two financial up-gradations under ACP to the next grades in the hierarchy of his organisation to the pre-revised scales 5500-9000, 6500-10500.

(b)               Another Government recruited in the same hierarchy in the pre-revised scale of Rs.5000-8000 has also completed 25 years of service but not got two promotions to the next higher grades of Rs.5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 during his period.

Thus in both the cases, since GP of Rs. 4200/- will be granted so the promotion/Financial up-gradations given under ACP Scheme to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5000-8000, 5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 so financial up-gradation will be granted both in the case of (a) and (b) above to the next higher grade pay of Rs. 4600/- and Rs.4800/- in the pay band PB-2.

             Besides, DG (P) in letter number 4-7/(MACPS)2009-PCC dated 11-1-2013 after taking clearance from DoPT has further clarified that prior to introduction of MACPS, promotion/financial up-gradation in Posts which carry the same GP due to merger of pay scales/up-gradation recommended by the CPC are to be ignored in terms of clarification given on point of doubt 1 of ACP dated 10-2-2000 for the purpose of ACP. Accordingly all promotions/ financial up-gradations in Posts which carry the same grade pay due to merger of Pay scales/ up-gradation under the MACPs provided the posts carry the same grade pay have been merged. In view of this, ASPs should be given GP of Rs.4800/- from 1-1-2006 i.e two promotion upto 1-1-2006 who completed 24 years of service. Thereafter 3^rd MACP on completion of 30 years of continuous service from the date of joining in PA cadre in the GP of Rs. 5400/-.

          In view of the clarifications issued by Directorate and DoPT, It is requested that suitable orders may kindly be issued to circles to conduct review DPC for grant of ACP-II in the GP of Rs. 4800/- from 1-1-2006 for those who completed 24 years of service as on 1-1-2006 and 3^rd MACP in the GP Rs.5400/- on completion of 30 years of service with all consequential benefits. Also as per Department of Expenditure OM No.1/1/2008-IC dated 30.08.2008 given under Rule 7(1) (a)(i) & (ii) of CCS (RP) Rules-2008 bunching benefit as required under the rules may kindly be ordered to extend.

           Thanking you and remains.

Yours sincerely,

(R N YADAV)

GENERAL SECRETARY

Postal Officer Association