To
The Secretary Posts,
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
No.
POA/CWC/ Resolution-2/2019
dated
11-10-2019
Subject: Request for redefining the financial
benefits in term of 2nd ACP and 3rd 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.
Respected
Sir,
Circle
Working Committee meeting of the Postal officers Association was held on 7th
and 8th 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 extend 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. The 6th pay
Commission has emphatically illustrated that change of grade pay should be
accompanied by fixation only. This should be extended either under
the benefit of ACP/MACP or straight way upgrading the pay scale as allowed by 7th
pay commission.The association has resolute that otherwise, anomaly will
continue & as a result both serving & retired ASPs have to approach
Court unnecessarily by spending thousands of rupees”.
Directorate vide letter dated 11.01.2013 has already clarified
that prior to introduction of MACP, promotion/financial up-gradation in posts
which carry the same grade pay due to merger of pay scales/up-gradations are to
be ignored in term of clarification given in point of doubt 1 of ACPS. It is
unfortunate that despite repeated request by the effected officers and
representation from association side no action has been taken by the
department. Copies of the letter dated 11-3-2019 and 2-9-2019 enclosed as
Annex-I and Annex-II are self explanatory for taking decision to remove the anomaly.
It
is therefore requested to kindly consider the resolution keeping in view the
genuine demand of the officers who have been deprived of their legitimate right.
Association hope that an early and favourable action will be taken by the
department.
Yours
sincerely,
(R N YADAV)
GENERAL
SECRETARY
Postal Officer
Association
Annex-I
POSTAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(INDIA)
Central Headquarter: 17/3 B,
Kali Bari Marg, New Delhi 110001
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 the 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 the 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
Annex-II
POSTAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(INDIA)
Central Headquater : 17/3 B,
Kali Bari Marg, New Delhi 110001
To
Sh. A.N.Nanda,
The Secretary (Post)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-100001
No. CHQ/POA/1-54/2017-18
Dated 11.03.2019
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,
Kindly refer to this
association letter dated 15.10.2018 and 17-12-2018 on above mentioned subject
through which Postal Officers had requested for extending benefits of
2nd and 3rd MACP in Grade pay of 4800/- and
5400/- 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. Copy of the earlier letters is enclosed for
your reference.
In this respect, it is
to be stated that consequent upon placing the ASP and IP in the
same GP of Rs. 4600/- corresponding to the old pay scale of 7450-225-10500, the
promotion granted in the ASP cadre who were working in that capacity as on
1-1-2006 is required to be ignored. Directorate in the letter 4-7/ (MACPS) 2009-PCC dated 11-1-2013 had clarified that
prior to introduction of MACPs, promotion/ financial up-gradation in the posts
which carry the same grade pay due to merger of pay scales/ up-gradation
recommended by CPC are to be ignored in terms of clarification given on point
of doubt 1 of ACPs in the letter dated 10-2-2000.
As such the pay
fixture benefit to those ASPs who were promoted prior to 1-1-2006 or who got
financial up-gradation prior to 1-1-2006 needs revision as on
01-01-2006 in the same manner as was done in case of other cadres in their
respective hierarchy. In our cadre it should be GP of 4600/-, 4800 and 5400/-
for 1, 2 & 3rd financial up-gradations.
Following
illustrations would explain the position:
1.
|
Date of appointment
of an applicant in entry grade as PA in the pre-revised pay scale of
260-480
|
DOJ in the
department 30-12-1981
|
Entry in department
It is common for all.
|
2.
|
1st promotion
in IP cadre in the pay scale of 1400-2300, up-graded to 5500-9000 by 5th pay
commission now upgraded to the scale of 7450-225-10500 in the
GP of 4600 (1-1-06)
|
Date of promotion in
the cadre of Inspector Post 30-01-1989
|
Both the cadres have
now been placed in the same GP w.e.f 1-1-06 which should be treated
as 1st promotion or MACP.
|
3.
|
2nd promotion
in ASP cadre 6500-200-10500. The ASPs were given GP of Rs.
4600/- corresponding to the upgraded old pay Scale of 7450-225-10500
as on 1.1.2006. At that time no bunching benefit was given and pay was
fixed with multiple of 1.86 what was drawing in scale of 6500-200-10500.
|
Date of promotion in
the scale of 6500-200-10500
7-12-2001
|
4.
|
3rd MACP
in GP of 4800/- now level 8 which has been
conferred to ASPs w.e.f 1-1-2016 and are given 2nd promotion
or MACP as the case may be.
|
7-12-2011
|
This should be
treated as 2nd MACP to ASP promoted prior to
1.1.2006
|
5.
|
Now 3rd MACP
is being conferred in the GP of Rs. 5400/- on completion of 30 years of
service to all ASPs eligible for MACP or promotion.
|
Still
virtually working in 4800/- as fixation is not done on 1-1-2016
|
This should be
treated as 3rd MACP to ASP promoted prior to 1.1.2006 when it is
considered for those promoted after 1.1.2016
|
Apparently both the scales of IPs and ASPs have been merged and granted GP of
Rs. 4600 w.e.f. 01.01.2006 corresponding to old pay scale of 5500-9000 in which
applicant get 1st promotion & 6500-225-10500 upgraded to GP
of Rs. 4600/- equal to the old pay scale of 7450-225-60500 w.e.f. 01.01.2006.
Consequent upon merger of two scales and placing both the scales in GP of Rs.
4600/- the applicant become eligible to 2nd MACP on completion
of 20 years of service in the GP of Rs. 4800/- w.e.f. 01.01.2006.
However, if the department considers it that financial up-gradation under MACP
cannot be conferred from the date prior to 01.09.2008 in such a case 2nd financial
up-gradation in GP of Rs. 4800/- can be given from 01.09.2008. The
applicant will accordingly become eligible for 3rd MACP in the
GP of 5400/- on completion of 30 years of total service or after rendering of
10 years service in 2nd MACP.
Since the review DPC is applicable for other similar placed officers in all the
circles as promotion in ASP cadre can vary from circle to circle so this
association request you to please issue common orders to all the circles to
conduct review DPC for all the ASP/ P S Group B officers so that no one feel
discriminated.
Thanking you and
remains.
Yours sincerely,
(R N YADAV)
GENERAL SECRETARY