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Problems of Postmaster Cadre Officials
(i) Allowing Postmaster Cadre officials to appear for IP and
PSS Group B Examination.
(ii) Orders permitting the Postmaster Cadre official to
officiate in HSG-I vacancies and earmarked Postmaster Grade III Posts.
(iii) Allow PO & RMS Accounts cadre official to opt for
Postmaster cadre.
(iv) Filling up the Postmaster Grade-III posts by granting
promotion to Grade-II officials and also by option from HSG-I officials after
filling up all HSG-I Posts.
(v) Filling up of all vacant Grade-II and Grade III posts
promoting the Postmaster cadre official relaxing the minimum service
condition.
(vi) Filling up 100% Senior Postmaster/Chief Postmaster posts
which are earmarked for Postmaster cadre by Postmaster Cadre officials alone
declaring it as a hierarchical promotion cadre of Postmaster Cadre.
(vii) Delay in holding LSG, HSG II and HSG – I DPCs and
thereby denying the chance for giving option to Postmaster Grade – I, II
& III to eligible officials.
(viii) Maintenance of up to date separate gradation list for
PM Cadre officials.
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The existing Recruitment Rules for IP and PS Group B do not
permit officials appointed to the Post of Postmaster Grade -1.
The Postmaster cadre and HSG.1 are two different and separate
cadres. The Recruitment Rules of HSG.1 do not permit officials of
Postmaster cadre to officiate in HSG.1 posts. The Directorate has asked
the Circles to fill up the HSG.1 vacancies in PO & RMS offices on regular
basis from amongst HSG.11 officials in PO & RMS offices by 30.04.2013 and
issue promotion orders by 06.05.2013.
The posts of Postmasters has been created by carving the same
out of the posts in LSG/HSG.II /HSG.I in General line where only the
officials in LSG/HSG.II/HSG.I are eligible to opt for this cadre.
PM Grade-III Cadre has been carved out of existing HSG.I Cadre
in Post Offices. The post in PM Grade-III are required to be filled up
under initial constitution clause by calling options from the regular HSG.I
officials in Pos, as per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules.
Thereafter, the posts which remained vacant are required to be filled up from
PM Grade-II officials as per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules.
As the Circles have been asked to fill up the vacancies in HSG.I in POs by
30.04.2013, the PM Grade-III will be made operational soon, after a review of
the position.
As per the existing instructions, the posts in Postmaster
cadre will be made functional from the date they are filled up.
Till the posts are filled up under initial constitution clause of
the Recruitment Rules, the posts will be manned by officials in General
line. The posts which remained vacant after filling up the posts under initial
constitution clause will have to be filled up as per the provisions of the
Recruitment Rules. As the PM Grade-III has not yet become functional
under initial constitution clause, the question of filling the posts by
promoting the Postmaster Grade-II officials does not arise. The
posts which remained vacant in PM Grade-II after the cadre is constituted
will be filled up from PM Grade-I officials who have requisite qualifying
service of six years.
According to the Recruitment Rules, 75% of the vacancies in
the Grade of Senior Postmaster are required to be filled up by Inspector of
Posts (IPOs) with six years of regular service in the grade by promotion
through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination and 25% of vacancies by
promotion from amongst the officers holding the post of Postmaster Grade-III
with two years regular service (including regular service in HSG.I, if
any). The Sr. Postmaster cadre has not yet been constituted under
initial constitution clause as per options from officers holding the post of
PS Group ‘B’.
The purpose of lateral induction of IPOs is to induct young
blood who due to their inspection duty is already familiar with the relevant
rules, regulations, procedures and operations in the Post Offices and duties
of Chief Postmasters.
PM Grade-I & II has already been constituted by calling
options from eligible LSG/HSG.II officials, as per the provisions of the
existing Recruitment Rules for this cadre.
The Circles have been asked to fill up the vacancies in HSG.I
in Pos as per the existing Recruitment Rules, by 30/04/2013 by convening DPC
meetings. The posts in PM Grade-III are required to be filled up under
initial constitution clause by calling options from the regular HSG.I
officials in Pos, as per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules. The
PM Grade-III will be made operational soon after a review of position.
The PM Grade-I and II has already been constituted and,
therefore, Circles have to maintain gradation list of these cadres. PM
Grade-III and Sr. Postmaster has not been constituted yet and, therefore,
maintenance of separate gradation list of officials of this cadre does not
arise.
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