Grievances and Demands of all Postmasters

Grievances and Demands of all Postmasters Submitted for  Discussion & moving resolution at IInd AIAPC Meeting at Jaipur.

1. The Postmaster Cadre had been initially carved and created from General Line Posts by the, then DG(Posts) in good faith in Feb 2010 with  strength of establishment: PM GradeI-2097, PM GradeII-511, PM GradeIII-495,Senior PM-116 with total no of Posts-3219.
2. The General Line officials with lots of hope had opted to Postmaster Cadre either through initial constitution or through LDCE. They are shouldering heavy work load attached with innumerous types of duties and enormous sense of Responsibilities (Direct and Indirect).
3. Now, the real spirit and motto for which this cadre was created has vanished and all Postmasters are deprived of all future scope in various aspects.

4.   Almost all of the Officers belonging to this PM Cadre are feeling frustrated, dejected and deceived  due to stagnation and very remote chance of getting promotion in each and every stage of this Cadre from the beginning.

5.   In the Promotion lists released during June 2014 in TN Circle, for HSG-I Promotions, more than 13 Officials far juniors to me in original FTP seniority list have been promoted to HSGI.

6.    The same is the case when such promotion orders were issued for General Line officials from HSG-II to HSG-I during June 2013.  Twelve (12) junior officials in the erstwhile HSG-II combined GL, got  promoted to HSG-I during Jun 2013,  and from this list, five of the  HSG-I officials so promoted who had not opted to PM cadre initially during 2011, had opted to Postmaster Grade-III under initial constitution clause  during June 2013, became rank senior in Postmaster Grade-III, than the promotees  from PM Grade-II to PM Grade-III. This has been confirmed by issuing draft  Gradation list in  Tamilnadu Circle during Aug-2014.

7.   It is peculiar and pathetic to note that only because of giving option to PostMaster Cadre , my most juniors are getting higher Pay (Grade Pay of Rs.4600/) when compared to me ( GP Rs.4200/).Even though we say that these are different cadres, it is surely against natural justice.

8.   In the recent Gazette notification for HSGI Revised Recruitment Rules,2014 also, the total no of HSGI Posts are identified as 2154, which is substantial in number and Officials with 3 years of regular service in HSGII as on date will be easily promoted to HSGI but it is not so in the case of PM Cadre.

9.   Also, PM Cadre officials are subjected to transfers to far distance locations on promotion as number of post are minimum than the General line officials. By the recent Gazette notification for HSGI Revised Recruitment Rules,2014, the Postmaster post hitherto occupied by IP Cadre Offcials, are now thrown open to General Line officials, thereby the general line officials are better placed than Postmaster Cadre Officials.

10.  The total residency period required to reach PM Grade-III from PM-Grade-I is 11years.However to get HSG-I promotion from LSG the total residency period required is 6 years only. This is very pathetic. While Calling for options from PM cadre, the department has stated that for promotion to HSG-II and HSG-I, the residency period would be made on par with that of  PM cadre. However while notifying the Recruitment Rules for HSG-II and HSG-I, the residency period is kept as such as in old Recruitment Rules. This activity of Department is like adding fuel to fire.

11. Due to belated creation  of PM  cadre, by the default of the  Department, the then  junior in the erstwhile HSG-II who had not opted to PM cadre initially, had an opportunity to bypass the senior officials in PM grade-II, by opting to PM Grade-III, under initial constitution during June -2013. These PM Grade-III officials would be getting their Promotion to Senior PM Grade after 2 years leaving the senior Postmaster Grade-III officials stagnated in PM Grade-III itself till retirement.

12.  Moreover only 25% of total Senior PM Posts (i-e 29 posts) are reserved for this PM Cadre, which will  be occupied by the junior Postmaster Grade -III officials posted under  initial constitution clause, which will result in denial of the just and equitable chances of  promotional prospects of Postmaster Grade III officials who were promoted from PM-Grade-II to PM Grade –III .

13.  Consequently, the Promotional chance of the dynamic youths in  PA cadre who are promoted to Postmaster Grade-I by means of LDCE with 5 Years of service will also  be affected by stagnation  as they are forbidden from appearing  for LDCE ( IP and PS Group ‘B’) from PM Grade-I cadre which is totally injustice to this entire cadre. The spirit of Postmaster Cadre Recruitment Rules 2010, never ever revealed to debar the Officials of this cadre to sit for LDCE of IP/PS-Group-B cadre. If these anti cadre aspects are not wiped out, it is utter waste to continue in this ill fated cadre.

14.  There is no significant difference in Financial powers and Administrative powers between the General line Posts in LSG/HSG-II & HSG-I  and Postmaster Cadre Posts in PM Grade-I/PM Grade-II & PM Grade-III. There is no need to have such a separate cadre as “Postmaster Cadre” which is not adorned in line with the attached Duties and responsibilities. This is  not at all a charming cadre in our Department like others ( IP/ASP )

15.  Hence, it is concluded that with these disadvantages, it is not wise to continue in this dummy cadre and therefore request the association to move resolution  to abolish this Postmaster Cadre once for all and place all Postmasters in their Original seniority Position( prior to the date of giving option to this cadre) without detriment to their inter-se-seniority.

      Kindly do the needful as early as possible to abolish the Postmaster Cadre” at once by taking these issues at appropriate levels.

                                    With Thanks and Regards,                                                                                  

                                                              

                                                            POSTMASTERS

                                                 TAMILNADU POSTAL CIRCLE