POSTMASTER CADRE REVIEW PROPOSAL

DEAR POSTMASTER GRADE FRIENDS,

The points gathered from the meeting held on 29.05.2012 about Postmaster cadre review proposal

1 The Department has unilaterally introduced Postmaster’s Cadre vide its No. 4-17/2008-SPB II dt. 22.11.2010 by carving out 2097 LSG posts, 511 HSG II posts and 495 HSG I posts out of 5695 LSG posts, 1077 HSG II & 1176 HSG I posts. The staff side was not in favour for formation of separate cadre since it will create a division among the existing supervisors and also the concept of supervisors to know all the nature of work is being shrinking due to separate formation. However, the Postmaster cadre is being implemented as a separate hierarchical cadre.

2 The recruitment rules applicable to other supervisors are being applied in respect of Postmasters cadre. During cadre restructuring the following shall be considered.

i)        When the Postmaster cadre is separately created, all the promotions up to the posts of Chief Postmaster shall be open only to that cadre. Entertaining IPO line officials is not fair. Their option may be obtained for postmaster cadre if willing. Thereafter all posts shall be filled up only from the Postmasters cadre.

ii)      At the time of upgradation of more supervisory posts under cadre review, 1/3rd posts may also be carved out for the postmasters cadre.

iii)    At present there is no provision to fill up the Postmaster Grade I posts on seniority. The principle of 2/3rd by Seniority and 1/3rd by merit shall be introduced in Postmasters Grade-I also.