PLI/RPLI Award Function/Review Meeting

PLI/RPLI awards (2010-11) function and Review Meeting of Sub-Divisonal Heads will be held at Hotel Chaitram, Near Trivandrum Central on 13th December 2011 (Tuesday) from 9.30 AM onwards. All the award winners and Sub Divisional Heads are expected to attend the said function.

All India Conference at Bangalore

As all the members are aware, the 37th All India Conference of the Association is due to be held at Bangalore from 27.1.12 to 29.1.12. As per the provisions contained in the Constitution of our Association, a total of 15 delegates can attend the conference from our Circle. Delegate fee per person will be Rs 500/-. Apart from the said 15 delegates, members can also attend the conference as visitors along with their family members. All those who wish to attend the conference as delegates are requested to forward their names to our Circle Secretary on or before 12.12.11. The Association will bear the to and fro travel expenses (II sleeper) of all the delegates including their delegate fees. Visitors will have to bear their own expenses. As a consolidated list is to be given to the CS, Karnataka, early action is requested in the matter.

Reversions/Postings in Group B/ASP cadre

Chief PMG, Kerala Circle vide letter No. ST/1/1/5/2011 dated 25.11.11 has ordered the following:

1. Sri. P.Damodaran, Offg, SPOs, Lakshadweep is reverted to the cadre of ASPos and posted in CR against vacant post.

2. Sri. C.V.Raju, Offg, SP, PSD, Thrissur is reverted to the cadre of ASPOs and posted in Central Region against vacant post

3. Adhoc promotion of Sri. A.Anwarjan, ASP (PG & RTI) RO Kochi ordered stands cancelled.

4. Sri.Ramakrishna Sharma, PM, Thrissur HO is transferred and posted as ASP (OD), PTA Division. (tranfer at request).

Posting/allotment orders in PS Group B

In pursuance to the orders contained in DG Post letter no. 9-1/2011-SPG dated 17.11.11, Chief PMG Kerala has ordered the undermentioned officers to be promoted to PS Group B on regular basis with effect from the date of assumption of charge and posted/alloted to the office/regions shown against each:

1. Sri. Suresh Yedve alloted to Central Region, Kochi
2. Sri. S.S.Patil alloted to Central Region, Kochi
3. Sri. K.V.Anantharamu alloted to Central Region, Kochi
4. Sri. Ramesh Acharya posted as Asst. Director (Rectt & Estt), Circle Office, Trivandrum.
5. Sri. Sam.P.George posted as SPOs, Tiruvalla Division
6. Sri. K.Sukumaran alloted to Northern Region, Calicut
7. Sri. M.P.Nirmal Kumar alloted to Northern Region
8. Sri. K.Anil alloted to Central Region
9. Sri. Sivasubramania Dasan alloted to Central Region.

The Association extends a hearty welcome to the officers from Karnataka to Kerala Circle. Hearty congrats to all the above officers and all the very best.

Group Meeting - NR

The group meeting of NR was held on 26/11/2011 at Calicut. Around 30 - 35 members attended
the meeting and took part in the active discussions.

Thanks to all.

From the CHQ desk

Posting in the CHQ blog with respect to IP Examination held on 15/26.10.2011 is reproduced below for information of all members:

Today, I visited the Postal Directorate and it came to notice that a committee has been constituted to review the out of syllabus questions in law paper i.e. Paper-III. Committee's report is expected within a forthnight. Thereafter, decision will be taken about the valuation of IP Examination papers. It appears that it will take atleast a month’s time for finalistion.

Achievement by our Circle Secretary

This is to inform all that our Circle Secretary, Sri. Ajith Kurian has made us all proud by securing 1st rank in the PG Diploma Examination in Cyber Law conducted by the Kerala University. The result was announced by the Institute of Distance Education, Kariyavattom recently. Hearty Congrats to our CS.

Group Meeting at Northern Region

The 3rd group meeting of the Association will be held at Hotel Nalanda (behind Calicut HO) on 26.11.11 (saturday) from 10.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs. All the members of NR are requested to attend the said meeting which assumes much importance in view of the decision to be taken by the Circle with respect to the proposal put forth by Directorate for merger of IP and ASP cadre.

CS

One day hunger strike at Ro Kochi

This is to inform all members that our CS Sri. Ajith Kurian, Treasurer Sri. K.Manoj and Organizing Secretary Sri. Mohamed Sherif will be undertaking a one day hunger strike infront of RO Kochi tomorrow along with other leaders of NFPE, FNPO and Officers Association as part of the combined agitational programme against PMG (CR). All the members are requested to offer their unflinched support to the fasting leaders and rally behind them in this historic event.

Flash- PS Group B List released

The following officers from Kerala feature in the above list released by Directorate today:

1. Sri. Sam.P.George
2.Sri. K. Sukumaran
3.Sri. Nirmal Kumar
4. Sri. K.Anil
5. Sri. Siva Subramnia Dasan

Four officers from Karnataka also stands alloted to Kerala Circle.

Hearty Congratulations to the above Officers.....

IP Grade Pay Case - latest update

The certified copy of the CAT order in OA 381/10 filed by Sri. Permanand & Anr has been forwarded to Directorate (DDG Estt) from Circle Office TVM for further action by Directorate.
Our GS is requested to pursue the matter at Directorate so as to ensure that the directions of the Hon'ble Tribunal is implemented both in letter and spirit without any delay.

CS

Group Meeting at Southern Region on 19.11.11

As scheduled, the second group meeting of the Association will be held in Trivandrum on 19.11.11 (saturday) at KSEB Hall, Near Amritha Hotel, Thycaud from 10.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs. All the members of SR are requested to participate in the meeting so as to make the effort fruitfull.

CS

Adhoc promotions/movements in ASP Cadre (CR)

Pursuant to the orders issued by CO, RO Kochi has issued the following orders:

1. Smt. T.P.Sandhya, IP, Kodungallur Sub Dn promoted on adhoc basis to the cadre of ASP is posted as ASP(OD), Idukki Division in the vacant post.

2. Sri. V.K.Rajeev, IP, Cherthala Sub Division promoted on adhoc basis to the cadre of ASP and posted as ASP TVM North Sub Dn is ordered to be relieved immeidately and directed to join the post.

Smt. Sandhya is being relieved today afternoon and will join the post immediately and Sri. Rajeev has already joined his post at TVM.

Association congratulates the young officers on their promotion and wishes them all the very best in their new venture.

Combined Agitational programme against PMG (CR)

The JCA which met at Trivandrum decided to strenghthen the combined agitational programme launched against PMG(CR). As part of the third phase of the said programme, it has been decided to hold a one day hunger strike by all the Circle and Divisional leaders of all the four Associations in front of RO Kochi on 18.11.11. If there is no positive move on the part of the PMG to resvolve the issues, a decision to launch an indefinite sit-in-strike in Central Region will be taken by the JCA later.

All the members are requested to participate in the said programme to be held at RO Kochi on 18.11.11 and offer unflinched support to the fasting leaders.

CS

Group Meeting at Calicut re-scheduled

Group Meeting scheduled to be held at Calicut on 5.11.11 has been postponed to 26.11.11 in view of the transport strike call given by some of the political parties. All the members are requested to co-operate.
CS

Meeting of Cadre Re-structuring committee

The gist of the above meeting held today as published in our CHQ blog is reproduced below:

As notified by the Department, I along with Sh. Dinesh Khare, President and Sh. Hari Mohan, CS, Punjab Circle Branch attended the meeting. The same was held under the chairpersonship of the Member(P).

It was apprised to us that data called from Circles on 20-10-2011 has not been received so far from Bihar, J&K, Rajasthan, UP& Uttrakhand Circles.It was disclosed by the official side that about 500 posts of ASP will be upgraded into PS Group"B" cadre and remaining posts of ASP will be amalgamated with the posts of IP in order to make it comparable with the Inspectors in CBDT/CBEC and to allow GP of Rs.4600/= for the amalgamated cadre. At present, 1765 incumbents are working in ASP Grade.

On our demand for allowing Gazetted status for the existing incumbents as on date in ASP grade, it was categorically made clear by the Chairperson that it is not possible to allow the same. However, she agreed to allow nomenclature of ASP without Gazetted Status for the present incumbents. By creation of additional posts in PS Group "B' cadre, the existing incumbents in ASP Grade will get absorbed in Group'B' cadre to the extent of 500 posts and some of them get retired over a period of time so that within a span of 4 years there will no ASP Grade in IP cadre and only feeder cadre of IP with GP of Rs.4600/- will remain for promotion to PS Group"B"/Sr. Postmaster as in case of other analogous post of CBDT/CBEC.

It was agreed that next meeting will be fixed only after the All India Conferance at Bangalore during Jan 2012. In that meeting, the Association has to submit its proposal in black and white on the issue of merger of IP& ASP with Non Gazetted status in the larger interest of the IP cadre.

We are of the view that this is the right opportunity to get restructuring of the IP cadre and also to increase its promotional avenues in the larger and long run benefit to cadre in the form of MACP.

Group Meeting at Central Region

As scheduled, the second Group Meeting of our Association will be held at K.G.Bose Bhavan (K.V.Sasi Nagar) near Ernakulam South railway station on 12.11.2011 (Saturday) from 10.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs. All the members of CR are requested to attend the meeting so as to make the effort fruitful.

CS