Copy of the letter given to Secretary(P) on the above subject is reproduced below for information of all the members:
No. CHQ/IPASP/CRC/2012 Dated : 6/1/2014.
No. CHQ/IPASP/CRC/2012 Dated : 6/1/2014.
To,
Ms. P.
Gopinath,
Director
General,
Department of
Posts,
Dak Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110
001.
Subject : Quota
of General Line in PS Group ‘B’ Examination … reg.
Ref. :
Directorate No. A.34012/06/2011-DE dated 13th April, 2012.
Respected Madam,
Your kind attention is once again invited
towards this Associations letter even number dated 15/7/2013 wherein it was
requested to issue necessary instructions to SPG DIVISION to finalise the
Recruitment Rules of PS Gr. B cadre early and reduce share of General Line
officials from PS Gr. B examination quota i.e. from 6% to 3%. But despite issue
of reminder under letter of even number dated 19/11/2013, neither Recruitment
Rules of PS Gr. B cadre has been revised nor there is any information with
regard to reduction of share of general line officials from PS Gr. B
examination was received, thereby, further eroding the promotional prospects of
Inspectors causing frustration amongst the Inspectors cadre.
IP/ASP Association would like to bring to your kind
notice that on introduction of Postmaster Cadre, 25% posts in Sr. Postmaster
Cadre have been earmarked for HSG-I General Line Officials through promotion.
Hence, out of 116 posts of Senior Postmaster, 29 posts have been given to
General Line without reducing their share in PS Gr. B cadre. This has adversely
squeezed the promotional avenues of IP/ASP cadre, and hence 7 CAT cases were
filed and admitted at various branches.
IP/ASP
Association would like to further bring to your kind notice that, Hon'ble CAT Hyderabad Bench in their judgment dated 13/11/2013 (copy
enclosed) noted that the applicants who are holding the posts of ASPOs are deprived
from appearing for the departmental examination for promotion to the post of
Sr. Postmasters, and only Inspectors of Posts which is lower grade post than
the ASPOs are allowed to appear for the examination and in case they qualify in
the examination, they would become seniors to ASPOs, which posts the applicants
are holding and would be an anomalous situation. The contention of respondents
that the applicants are holding Gazetted posts in the GP of Rs. 4600/- and as
such, they need not be allowed to appear for exam cannot be accepted as the GP
of Sr. Postmaster is Rs. 4800/-. The Hon’ble CAT Hyderabad Bench has passed
following order stating that, “it is made
clear that the applicants and the
persons similarly placed to the applicants, who are holding the post of ASPOs,
shall be allowed to compete in the LDCE for promotion to the post of Sr.
Postmasters as and when the recruitment take place, subject to other conditions
of eligibility being satisfied”.
It is to further intimate that this Association has
already submitted detailed proposal to Directorate under letter No. CHQ/PS Gr.
B/2011 dated 4/7/2011 and 19/11/2012 regarding distribution of quota under each
category in the interest of both IP Line and General Line officials but despite
series of reminders to Department nothing has been done till this date except
inviting 7 unnecessary litigations. It is not understood when a particular
incumbent of IP post drawing GP Rs. 4200/- is allowed / eligible to write Sr.
PM Examination then why ASPs are not eligible to write the Sr. Postmaster
examination as both Posts relates to one and same cadre i.e. IP cadre. Therefore
now it is expedient to implement the judgment of Hyderabad Bench.
In view of above, it is once again requested to finalise the Recruitment Rules of PS Gr. B cadre
as per suggestions given by this Association vide letters under reference. In
the meantime in order to give effect to Postmaster Recruitment Rule 2010, it is
suggested that junior most 29 PS Group B officials recruited against 52 posts
and 87 junior most IP Line officials recruited through LDCE may immediately be
ordered to post on the posts of Sr. Postmaster by inviting one time
option from each as per Recruitment Rules-2010. ASPs may also be
allowed to appear in Sr. Postmaster Examination and share of General Line
officials be reduced from 6% to 3% in order to compensate quota of IP Line
before notifying the vacancies for the ensuing PS Gr. B examination.
It is hoped that long pending issue shall be
resolved at the earliest.
With New Year’s Greetings,
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action
to :
1.
Shri V.
P. Singh, Dy. Director General (P), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad
Marg, New Delhi 110001.
2.
Ms
Trishaljit Sethi, Dy. Director General (Estt.), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawa,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001.
3.
Shri
Arun Malik, Director (SR), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New
Delhi 110001.
