AIAPS writes to DOP to fillup the Sr. PM posts from the eligible Postmaster Grade III officials by immediately conducting the DPC

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS (GL)

(Recognized by Govt. of India P & T Board New Delhi Order No. 13/28/68 SR dated 21.04.1970

CHQ : SRT Nagar P.O Building (IV floor). Opp. Meghdoot Bhawan, New Delhi-55

PRESIDENT                                       GENERAL SECRETARY                     TREASURER

K.T.SHESHADRI                         MANOJ BHARDWAJ            VINAY BHATNAGAR

Postmaster Grade I                                          A.P.M                                        S.P.M.DISTT BOARD P.

Egmore,– 600008 (T.N)                       NOIDA H.P.O– 201301(U.P)                  BIJNOR – 246701(U.P)

Mob:09444625336,                             Mob:09910889554, 09319317089      Mob : 09837123688

       09043927257                               Email:gs.aiaps@gmail.com                  Landline:01342-28268

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       Ref:AIAPS/GS/Sr.PM posting/16-17                 dated at New Delhi 07^rdFeb2017

To,

        The Honorable Secretary Posts,

        Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

        New Delhi – 110001

Subject: Request to vacate the illicit filling up of Sr. Postmaster posts from PS Group B officials apart from the feeder cadres by violating the Sr.Postmaster recruitment rules and Request to conduct the immediate DPC for the 25% Postmaster cadre quota “Senior Postmaster” posts to promote the eligible Postmaster Grade III officials – reg

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Reference 1: Postmaster Grade I/II/III/Sr. Postmaster cadre recruitment rules Postal Directorate letter No.4-17/2008-SPB-II dated at Dak Bhawan the 22^nd November 2010.

Reference 2: 1-5/2015-SPB-II dated at Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, the 11^th July 2016

Reference3: This association letter even no AIAPS/GS/GRADE-III/15-16 Dated at New Delhi 20^th July 2016 for requesting to modify the all India Grade III combined seniority as per the feeder cadre merit list/gradation list

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    Vide above reference 1, Department of Posts has created a separate cadre for Postmasters, to compete in the changed scenario `in wake of introduction of Technology, Challenges from the market and to increase productivity, it was absolutely essential to ensure that key Post offices are headed by the Professional managers. Thus a separate cadre of  “Postmasters”  has been created  at the level of LSG/HSGII/HSG I and PS Group `B` by carving out from the existing general line post in postal wing and PS Group B and designated as

1.      Postmaster Grade I,

2.      Postmaster Grade II,

3.      Postmaster Grade III

4.      Senior Postmaster.

        Vide Reference 1 of Postal directorate para 5(ii), initial constitution of the various grades of the Postmasters shall be done by inviting options/applications from the existing incumbents of LSG,HSG II, HSG I in postoffices and PS Gr. ‘B’. Vide above direction of the recruitment rules Postmaster Grade I/II/III posts are filled from eligible LSG/HSG II/HSG I officials and no PS Gr.B official is opted for the Sr. Postmaster post under such initial constitution clause.

        After avoiding initial constitution to opt Sr. Postmaster posts, now PS Group B officials are posted at Senior Postmaster posts by various postal circles after the directorate PS Group B promotional orders and some ASP officials are also given with Adhoc Promotion orders to Senior Postmaster Posts which are totally against to the feeder cadre concept of Relevant Senior postmaster recruitment rules. Both PS Group B officials and as well as ASP officials are not the feeder cadres of Senior Postmaster cadre posts. Senior Postmaster posts can be filled up with Postmaster Grade III officers and with Inspector cadre officers only but among those for the quota of 75% Inspector cadre posts, court case is filed by some ASP officials.

       

        In this juncture Vide Reference 2 of Postal Directorate, All India Postmaster Grade III draft seniority list was circulated well advance by July 2016 for the further Senior Postmaster cadre promotion from the Postmaster Grade III officials.

        Vide Reference 3 of this service association letter, above reference 2 draft All India PM Grade III seniority was objected by this association since that was circulated as per the date of joining instead of merit/gradation list of the feeder cadre(LSG). That dislocation in seniority is caused because of calling twice to opt the Postmaster grade posts under initial constitution clause, once during 2010 and again during 2013. Because of that dual initial constitution clause filling, seniors became junior and juniors became senior in Postmaster Grade III posts.

        As per the relevant Senior Postmaster cadre recruitment rules, the required service condition for the Senior Postmaster post is 2 years Postmaster Grade III service for the 25% quota. During the period of 2013 itself many of the Postmaster Grade III posts are started to be filled up and even after the lapses 3 years’ prolonged service many of the PM Grade III officials are yet to be posted as Senior Postmasters.

        This association is even aware of some court cases filed by the IP/ASP officials regarding filling up the Senior Postmaster posts. But those court cases are related to their IP line 75% quota of Sr. Postmaster posts and there is no legal hurdles to the postal directorate to fill up the PM line 25% quota of Sr. Postmaster posts.

        Finally many Postmaster Grade III officials are started to retire as PM Grade III posts itself without their due legitimate promotion to the Senior Postmaster posts. Each and every day our members have to be shouldered financial loss without due promotion.

        Because of the above grave financial loss and prolonged delay for the Senior Postmaster cadre promotion, this association is receiving so many grievances from our esteemed members and this association requests the honorable Secretary Posts to render justice for the following genuine prayers.

Prayer:

1.   Requesting immediate relieving of PS Group B officials from Senior Postmaster posts and now required Postmaster Grade III eligible officials are well available for their PM cadre 25% quota of Sr. Postmaster posts. So this association requests the apex body of the Postal department to immediately convene the DPC for 25% Postmaster Cadre “senior postmaster” posts (totally 29 posts) to fill up with Postmaster Grade III officials by expediting the action.

2.   For the conduction of Senior Postmaster cadre DPC of 25% Postmaster cadre quota, All India Combined Postmaster Grade III seniority may kindly be finalized as per the feeder cadre (LSG) seniority instead of date of joining vide DOPT guidelines, and the same may kindly be uploaded in the CEPT Mysore website without further delay.

3.   For the remaining unfilled Sr. Postmaster posts if any, Adhoc promotion may kindly be given to the remaining eligible Postmaster Grade III officials who have completed the 2 years’ service condition for the vacant senior postmaster posts irrespective of the quota to protect the public welfare and as well as the professional managers - Postmaster cadre officers welfare till the finalization of court cases.

This association once again requests the honorable secretary sir to expedite the action for the above prayers without further delay for the equal nourishment of operative side too who are directly implementing all the flagship projects of our department with satisfactory results.

A line in reply and an immediate action in this regard would be highly solicited sir.

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

Copy to,       

1.           The ADG (Estt.I) Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110001 for the kind information and necessary action for the alternate deployment of PS Group B officials from Sr.PM posts which were posted against to the Sr.PM RRs.

2.           The ADG (SPN), Dak Bhawan, New Delhi 110001 for the kind information and requesting early circulation of PM GrIII seniority list and DPC for Sr.PM posts.

2. The Direction(SR) Legal, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110001 for the acknowledgement of the receipt this recognized service association letter and to submit the same to concerned sections for the early favorable action from the directorate sections.