I, on behalf of Postal Officers Association (I), wish you all a prosperous and Happy Holi!
Yours,
Rajiv Kumar
SPOs, Samastipur
& GS,Postal Officers Association(I)
Monday, March 29, 2021
Sad News : Shri N R Shedge, ADPS, % PMG, Pune Region is no more
Sad News : Shri N R Shedge, ADPS, % PMG, Pune Region is no more. He took last breath today evening. He was admitted last week in AIMS Hospital at Aundh Pune due to CORONA positive. Late Shri N R Shedge was 1992 IP batch and due for retirement on 31-5-2023. Last year he was given adhoc promotion in JTS Gr A cadre and posted as SSP, Satara Division under Pune Region but he refused the promotion as it was not convenient to him. He worked in CO Mumbai also as ADPS (BD) and got allotment to Pune Region where he worked as SRM 'BM' Division, Manager BD, Sr PM Pune City HO etc. He was my batch-mate. Late Shri Shedge was very sincere and hard worker in official work.
May the Almighty God grant Eternal Rest and may his Soul Rest in Peace. We pray to God may give strength and courage to the family of the deceased to bear the irreplaceable loss. 💐
Obituary
Obituary 💐🙏🏻
L K G sir @ 59 yrs (DDM-PLI) attained Sivalokaprapthi on 28/03/2021 around 7.30 am. Last rites followed by cremation on 28/03/2021 around 7 pm @ Puthenkotta Rudrabhoomi, Thiruvananthapuram
Wife - Shanthi
Daughters - Sreeranjani and Saadhvi.
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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Resolution No.2: Request for considering all eligible officers for bunching of pay taking the base pay as ₹18460/-
Resolution No. 2 Dated 09.03.2021.
To
The Director General,
Postal Services,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg HO,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub :- Request for considering all eligible officers for bunching of pay taking the base pay as ₹ 18460/- reg.
Respected Sir,
The 37th Biennial Conference of Postal Officer’s Association [India] was held on 20th February 2021 & 21st February 2021 at Hotel Vestin Park, Monteith Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Various issues concerning the Cadre were discussed in detail and the following resolution is passed unanimously.
“Postal Officer’s Association [India] unanimously resolve in All India Conference at Chennai to request the Director General, Postal Services to issue common order from Directorate regarding the eligibility of Bunching w.e.f 01.01.2006”.
It is submitted that, the pay scale of IPs was upgraded to 7450-225-10500 from 6500-200-10500 i.e. upgraded to GP of Rs. 4600/-. But the pay of IPs was fixed with the multiple factor of 1.86 with addition of GP of Rs. 4600 without extending the benefit of bunching. Thus, the instructions of Department of Expenditure vide 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. There were many representations from Associations / Members proposal was taken up by the Department with Department of Expenditure. But the proposal was not agreed by the Department of Expenditure and the same was communicated by the Department vide letter No. 41-03/2020-PAP dated 20.08.2020.
It is kindly requested to take up proposal again with Department of Expenditure with favorable recommendations from the Department to consider allowing benefit of bunching for all eligible officers in Inspector line officials w.e.f 01.01.2006 considering the base pay as Rs.18,460.
Thanking You Sir,
Rajiv Kumar
General Secretary
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Resolution 6: Promotion to the cadre of STS w.e.f 01.01.2020 in respect of JTS officers of SLY2016.
Resolution No. 6 Dated 09.03.2021.
To
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg HO,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub :- Promotion to the cadre of STS w.e.f 01.01.2020 in respect of JTS officers of SLY 2016 – reg .
Respected Sir,
The 37th Biennial Conference of Postal Officer’s Association [India] was held on 20th February 2021 & 21st February 2021 at Hotel Vestin Park, Monteith Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Various issues concerning the Cadre were discussed in detail and the following resolution is passed unanimously.
“Postal Officer’s Association [India] unanimously resolve in All India Conference at Chennai to request the Secretary [Posts], to consider for timely promotion of JTS officers of SLY 2016 w.e.f 01.01.2020 to STS cadre”.
The last JTS list pertaining to the year 2016 was released by Directorate vide Memo No. 4-18/2015-SPG dated 23.05.2019. Though the officers were selected against the vacancies pertaining to the year 2016 and their seniority is also fixed according to the selection year 2016, they have joined in the JTS posts only in the year 2019, due to administrative delays in convening the DPC. As per Recruitment Rules, officers with 4 years of service in JTS cadre are considered for promotion to STS cadre. Since the seniority of the JTS officers selected under SLY 2016 is also notionally fixed w.e.f 2016, it is kindly requested to consider for timely promotion of JTS officers of SLY 2016 w.e.f. 01.01.2020 to STS cadre, taking the Year of Selection as criteria instead of considering the actual date of joining.
Many officers in JTS cadre selected under SLY 2016 are in the verge of their retirement and timely issue of STS orders considering the year of selection will help many officers to get their due promotion on time before their retirement.
It is therefore kindly requested to consider the case favorably and cause to issue orders for promotion of JTS officers of SLY 2016 to STS cadre w.e.f 01.01.2020.
Thanking You Sir,
Rajiv Kumar
General Secretary
Resolution 5: Enhancement of grade pay of ASP@4800 and simultaneously enhance the grade pay of PS Group B officers @5400 w.e.f 01.01.2006.
Resolution No. 5 Dated :09.03.2021.
To
The Director General,
Postal Services,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg HO,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub :- Enhancement of Grade Pay of ASPs @ Rs 4800 and simultaneously enhance the Grade Pay of PS Group B officers @ Rs.5400 w.e.f 01.01.2006- reg.
Respected Sir,
The 37th Biennial Conference of Postal Officer’s Association [India] was held on 20th February 2021 & 21st February 2021 at Hotel Vestin Park, Monteith Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Various issues concerning the Cadre were discussed in detail and the following resolution is passed unanimously.
“Postal Officer’s Association [India] unanimously resolve in All India Conference at Chennai to request the Director General, Postal Services to consider the case of upgradation of Grade Pay of ASPs @ Rs.4800 and simultaneously upgrade the Grade Pay of PS Group B Officers @ Rs. 5400 w.e.f 01.01.2006”.
Directorate vide memo no.2-12/2013-PCC dated 24.10.2017 has approved the upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts cadre from Rs.4200 to Rs.4600 w.e.f 01.01.2006 as per the recommendations of the 6th CPC. However, Grade Pay of ASPs who are holding higher responsibilities than the Inspector Posts cadre are also placed in the same Grade Pay of Rs. 4600 w.e.f 01.01.2006 and the same was continued till 31.12.2015. After 01.01.2016, the ASPs are placed in the GP of Rs. 4800 [pre-revised] and placed in corresponding Level in 7th CPC. The anomaly created due to placing of both Inspector Posts and ASPs in the same Grade Pay of Rs. 4600 from 01.01.2006 till 31.12.2015 needs to be set right early.
Hence as a one-time measure, the case can be re-considered again by taking up the case with favorable recommendations again with Ministry of Finance for upgradation of GP of ASPs at Rs. 4800 w.e.f 01.01.2006 and simultaneous upgradation of PS Group B Officers from Rs.4800 to Rs.5400 w.e.f 01.01.2006. This will help to resolve the anomaly created and will benefit large number of middle level managers of this Department.
It is therefore kindly requested to consider the case favorably and cause to issue orders for upgradation of Grade Pay of ASPs at Rs.4800 and simultaneously upgrade the Grade Pay of PS Group B Officers at Rs. 5400 w.e.f 01.01.2006.
Thanking You Sir,
Rajiv Kumar
General Secretary
Resolution 4 : Review of transfer policy of PS Group B officers.
Resolution 4 dated 09.03.2021.
To,
The Director General,
Postal Services,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg HO,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub :- Review of Transfer Policy of PS Group B Officers – reg.
Respected Sir,
The 37th Biennial Conference of Postal Officer’s Association [India] was held on 20th February 2021 & 21st February 2021 at Hotel Vestin Park, Monteith Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Various issues concerning the Cadre were discussed in detail and the following resolution is passed unanimously.
“Postal Officer’s Association [India] unanimously resolve in All India Conference at Chennai to request the Director General, Postal Services, to kindly review the Transfer Policy of PS Group B Officers”.
The transfer policy pertaining to PS Group B Officers was revised vide Postal Directorate letter no. 9-23/2014-SPG dated 18.05.2018, wherein all newly promoted Officers [except few exceptional cases] were sent out of Circle with a tenure period of 3 years outside the Circle. The said transfer policy was reviewed again by the Department vide Directorate letter no. 9-23/2014-SPG dated 25.02.2020, wherein the condition of compulsory transfer of newly promoted officers outside the circle was removed, but the Circle tenure of 3 years was not modified. It is an accepted fact that, in many cadres [eg AAO] repatriation to home circle is considered after completion of 1 year, with TA/TP, whereas in case of PS Group B Officers the same is still fixed at 3 years.
And the criteria for consideration for repatriation is also fixed as “date of joining”, which affects the chances of repatriation of many officers, who does not have the control over date of their relief. When the promotion order allows time line to join in promotion post and when CCS Joining Time Rules, 1979 allows joining time on transfer / promotion, it may not be proper to fix criteria for repatriation based on the date of joining. Rather it would be appropriate to repatriate officers back to Home Circle based on their merit, subject to their joining within a month from the date of issue of relief orders.
Hence it is kindly requested to consider the request of this Association to have a re-visit on the transfer policy of PS Group B Officers and to consider for revising the Circle tenure [if posted outside the Circle] as one year instead of 3 years and also to revise the condition for repatriation based on merit instead of on the date of joining.
Thanking You Sir,
Rajiv Kumar
General Secretary
Resolution-3 : Early convening of JTS DPC and release of JTS list
Resolution-3 Dated 09.03.2021
To,
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg HO,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub :- Early convening of JTS DPC and release of JTS list early – reg.
Respected Sir,
The 37th Biennial Conference of Postal Officer’s Association [India] was held on 20th February 2021 & 21st February 2021 at Hotel Vestin Park, Monteith Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Various issues concerning the Cadre were discussed in detail and the following resolution is passed unanimously.
“Postal Officer’s Association [India] unanimously resolve in All India Conference at Chennai to request the Secretary [Posts] to kindly convene the DPC for JTS Group A at the earliest and release the JTS list early”.
The last JTS list was released by the Department on 23.05.2019 for the Selection year 2016. Though process of DPC from 2017 was commenced, calling for records of officers under Zone of Consideration, the DPC is yet to be convened and JTS list is yet to be released, resulting in delay in timely promotion of many eligible officers. Many eligible officers due for promotion have expressed their grievance due to delay in convening the DPC for JTS, which seems to be a genuine demand considering the monetary loss involved. Few Officers in Zone of Consideration are likely to retire as PS Group B Officers, if the JTS list is not released early. It is known fact that the DPC is delayed due to various CAT/Court cases. It is kindly requested to consider the possibility of releasing the JTS list from 2017, keeping sufficient vacancies for the applicants of those OAs and subject to final verdict of such CAT/Court cases.
Furthermore, the vacancies reduced for the year 2016-17 against 75 % quota needs to be added to the vacancies of subsequent years since the DPC for 2016-17 should have been completed only as per Recruitment Rules prevailing during such period. And as per instructions contained in DoPT OM No. 22011/4/2013-Estt(D) dated 06.06.2006, the zone of consideration has still to be wide enough to cater to the needs of the Department / Cadre authorities for giving an extended panel against empaneled officers who have retired or will be retiring in the course of the vacancy year or who have refused promotion and are under debarment. Thus, there is a need for optimizing the size of zone of consideration.
It is therefore kindly requested to consider the case favorably and for convening the DPC for JTS and for release of JTS list early after adding the vacancies of 2016-17 reduced due to reduction of quota from 75 % to 50 % and also to review the size of zone of consideration.
Thanking You Sir,
Rajiv Kumar
General Secretary
Resolution no 1- Amendments in clause 6 of the Constitution of Association
Resolution no. 1 Dated: 09.03.2021.
To,
The Director General,
Postal Services,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg HO,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub:- Amendments in Clause 6 of the Constitution of Association – reg.
Respected Sir,
The 37th Biennial Conference of Postal Officer’s Association [India] was held on 20th February 2021 & 21st February 2021 at Hotel Vestin Park, Monteith Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Various issues concerning the Cadre were discussed in detail and the following resolution is passed unanimously.
“Postal Officer’s Association [India] unanimously resolve in All India Conference at Chennai to amend the provisions of Clause 6 of Constitution of the Association and to revise the monthly subscription through check off system by deduction from salaries by Drawing & Disbursing Officers [DDOs] at Rs.100 per month against the existing amount of Rs.50 per month.”
Accordingly the following amendments are made in Clause 6 of Constitution of the Association:-
Existing Clause 6:- [Subscription]
Subscription will be Rs. 50 per month. 50 % of the subscription shall be remitted to the Finance Secretary of the Central Head Quarters and 50 % will be retained by the branches for meeting their expenses. The branches can raise donation from its members whenever such occasion arises.
Revised Clause 6:- [Subscription]
Subscription will be Rs. 100 per month. 50 % of the subscription shall be remitted to the Finance Secretary of the Central Head Quarters and 50 % will be retained by the branches for meeting their expenses. The branches can raise donation from its members whenever such occasion arises.
It is therefore kindly requested to approve the amendments in Clause 6 of the Constitution of the Association and circulate to all concerned at the earliest, so that subscription at revised rates can be recovered from all the members of this Association by the DDOs concerned.
Thanking You Sir,
Rajiv Kumar
General Secretary