No. GS/AIAIASP/Merger-ASP/2013 dated : 9/1/2015
To,
The Director General,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001.
Subject: Minutes
of the meeting held on 28.11.2014 with representatives of All India Association
of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts.
Ref.
: Dte Letter No. 25-35/2011-PE-I
dated 3rd December, 2014
Respected Madam,
At the outset, I would like to thank Directorate
for convening cadre restructuring meeting of IP/ASP cadre and merger of ASP
cadre to PS Gr. B cadre. The concern shown by the Administration to resolve
this long pending demand is highly appreciable, and we thanks for the same.
This
Association would like to bring to your kind notice that fifth CPC in para 32
Appendix 1 of volume 3 acknowledged that cadre review has become part of rules
and they are to be mandatorily held once in 5 years. Contrary to it, no cadre
review took place for IP/ASPs since 1979. Second cadre review that envisaged upgradation
of 245 posts for IP/ASP to PSS Group ‘B’ on matching saving basis has not been implemented
so far though a span of 25 years have elapsed . These orders were issued vide
PE memo No. 28-29/87- PE I dated 20-08-1990. Apparently the period was enough
to carry out 5 cadre reviews for IP/ASPs but this has not been done, whereas
this took place for other cadres to the agony of IP/ASP.
As
discussed in the aforesaid meeting, a fresh proposal however is hereby re-submitted
for kind consideration.
A)
Present status of posts :
1) Total posts of Inspector Posts
as on date : 2106
2) Total posts of Assistant
Superintendents as on date : 1990
Out of 1990 ASPs, 282 ASPs are
available in Circle/Regional Offices.
3) No. of Class-I (Postal)
divisions as on date :
176
4) No. of Class-I (RMS) divisions
as on date :
15
5) No. of GPOs having Class-I
status (including JAG) :
03
6) No. of HPOs having Class-I
status :
04
B)
As
on date GP of below mentioned three cadres are as under :
Inspector
Posts (IP) : Rs. 4200/-
Assistant
Supdt. Posts (ASP) : Rs. 4600/-
PS
Gr. B :
Rs. 4800/-
C)
Following
no. of posts are proposed for up-gradation from ASP cadre to PS Gr. B cadre :
One
post of ASP from Class-I Postal Dn to PS Gr. B :
176
One
post of ASP from Class-I RMS Dn to PS Gr. B :
15
One
post of ASP from GPO whose incharge is Class-I :
3
One
post of ASP from Class-I HO :
4
50%
posts of ASPs from s/s of ASPs of Circle/Regional Offices: 141
Total
posts proposed for upgradation from ASP to PS Gr. B: 339
D)
Additional
expenditure :
The
difference of GP between PS Gr. B and ASP is Rs. 200/- only.
Net
effect including DA, HRA etc. would be Rs. 425/- only.
If 339
ASP cadre posts are upgraded to PS Gr. B cadre then monthly additional expenditure
would be as under:
339
x Rs.425/- = Rs. 1,44,075/- per
month
Annual
additional expenditure would be as under:
Rs. 1,44,075/- x 12 = Rs. 17,28,900/- per annum (rounded
to Rs. 17.5 lacs)
E)
Matching
savings for up-gradation of ASP posts to PS Gr. B posts:
Average
pay of one Inspector Posts is Rs. 35000/- per month (appx).
12
month’s pay would be Rs. 35000/-x 12 = Rs. 4,20,000/- (appx)
The
resultant savings would be by abolition of 4 Posts of Inspector Posts.
i.e.
18,05,000/4,20,000 = 4.11
One
each post of Inspector Posts (PG) from big circles (like Uttar Pradesh /
Andhara Pradesh /Maharashtra / Uttar Pradesh / Tamil Nadu may be abolished.
F)
Surrendering
141 posts of HSG-I (IP Line) to HSG-I (GL)
As
per the revised RRs of HSG-I cadre, 141 HSG-I (IP Line) posts presently held by
ASP cadre are given to General Line. Therefore
Inspector Posts cadre has been deprived from promotional avenues.
G)
Inspector
Posts GP should upgraded from Rs. 4200/- to 4600/-.
The pay scales of the post of Income Tax
Inspectors under Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Posts of Inspector of
Central Excise were revised from Rs.5500-9000 to Rs. 6500-10500 as per Office
Memorandum dated 21-04-2004. The pay scale of the analogous posts of
Assistants/PA's in Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Central Secretariat
Stenographers Service (CSSS) was also upgraded
from Rs.5500-9000 to the scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500 w.e.f 15.09.2006 as
per Office Memorandum dated 25-09-2006. However, the pay scale of the Inspector
of Post/Inspector of RMS under the Department of Posts has not been upgraded to
the scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500 without any justifiable reasons. The revised pay scales have been brought into force
with effect from 01-01-2006. Thus the analogous posts of Inspector Posts and
Inspector of CBDT/CBEC and Assistants in CSS were brought in the same Pay
Band/Scale of PB-2 Rs. 9300-34800 with the same corresponding Grade Pay of Rs.
4200/- w.e.f 01.01.2006. Subsequently, Ministry of Finance issued O.M. dated
13-11-2009 directing that the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs.
6500-10500 as on 01-01-2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay
structure of Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- in the Pay Band PB-2, will be granted
Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- in the Pay Band PB-2 corresponding the pre-revised
scale of Rs. 7450-11500 with effect from 01-01-2006.
H)
Residual
ASP Posts :
Remaining
1651 (1990-339) ASPs will work at their respective posts and retained their
pay, GP and Gazetted status till their elevation to PS Gr. B cadre or
retirement whichever is earlier. These ASPs will be treated as dying cadre
posts.
I)
Merged
cadre strength and nomenclature :
Existing
Inspector Posts : 2106
Residual
ASPs (till its elevation) : 1651
Total :
3757
Abolition of IPs posts : 4
Net Total : 3753
The
nomenclature of merged cadre would be “Inspector Posts” Group B with grade pay of Rs.4600/-.
We
hope that this revised proposal will be considered by Directorate.
Yours
sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas
Ingale)
General Secretary
