No.
GS/AIAIASP/Merger-ASP/2013 dated
11/5/2015
To,
The Director General,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001.
Subject :
Cadre restructuring of Inspector Posts Cadre and merger of ASP cadre in to PS
Gr. B cadre…reg.
Ref. : Dte. File No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated 3rd
December, 2014
Respected madam,
In continuation to
this Association’s letter of even number dated 20/11/2013 and 9/1/2015, further
submissions on the following issues are as under:
1. Back
ground of service of IP/ASP in the department.
1.1 As
per the revised recruitment rules of Inspector Posts and Asst. Supdt. Posts, the sanctioned strength of the cadre
is as under:
I. Inspector Posts :
2187
II. Assistant Superintendents Posts : 1824
III. HSG-I Postmasters (IP line) : 141
IV. Asst. / Dy. Managers (Mail Motor Service) :
45
Total
: 4197
1.2 It is a fact that not a single post of
Inspector or Assistant Superintendent Posts has been sanctioned in the
Department of Posts since 1980 despite full justification based on the existing
Staff Inspection Units (SIU) norms. The work load and job description of
Inspectors / Asst. Superintendents Posts have increased manifold due to
subsequent diversification of business activities by the Department in
different spheres.
1.3
There is a historical Pay parity among Inspector Posts, Inspectors &
analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC and Assistants in Central Secretariat Services
(CSS) established by the 4th, 5th and 6th Central
Pay Commissions. However, this pay parity has been arbitrarily changed by the
Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure on various occasions after
acceptance of the recommendations of Central Pay Commissions. The details are
as below:
1.4 Fourth Central Pay Commission noticed that the
pattern of Recruitment for posts of Inspector in other Central Government
Organizations like Customs and Central Excise and Income Tax provides for
direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission at the level of
Inspector. However, in the Postal Department, there was
no direct recruitment above the level of Postal and Sorting Assistants, or at
Group-B level. In the interest of efficiency
of service, it was felt necessary to introduce an element of direct
recruitment at the level of Inspectors through the Staff Selection
Commission under the Department of Posts.
The 4th Central Pay Commission recommended for introduction of direct
recruitment to that level under the Department of Posts to rectify the anomaly
and suggested that the two cadres of IPO/IRM and ASPO/ASRM cadres can be
merged, and accordingly, the Government was advised to examine what scale of
pay will then be suitable for these posts.
1.5 The 5th Central Pay
Commission reiterated its recommendation that Inspectors of Post Offices and
RMS should be merged and upgraded to Rs. 1640-2900 (Rs. 5500-9000 revised) and
filled 33.1/3rd% by direct recruitment from the Inspectors' Grade examination
of Staff Selection Commission. The scale of pay of Inspector of Post Offices/
Inspector of RMS was revised to Rs.5500-9000 with effect from 01-01-1996 as
recommended by the 5th Central Pay Commission as per Office Memorandum dated
06-04-1998. The scale of pay of Rs.5500-9000 granted to the Inspector of Posts
which was equivalent to the scale of pay granted to the Inspectors and
analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC and Assistants in CSS.
1.6 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.
1.7 Being aggrieved by the denial of the upgraded scale
of Rs. 6500-200-10500 to the Inspector of Posts/ Inspector of RMS made admissible
to the analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC/ CSS/CSSS some Inspectors of Posts working
under Karnataka Circle filed O.A Nos. 424/2006 and 211 of 2007 before the
Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal Bangalore Bench seeking to direct the
respondents to grant the upgraded scale of Rs 6500-200-10500 granted to
Inspectors of Income Tax/ Inspector of Central Excise and Customs etc. Since
the 6th Central Pay Commission was constituted at that time, the
above two O.A's were disposed of by a Common Order dated 27-07-2007 directing
the respondents and the applicants to take up the issue before the Sixth pay
commission with all necessary details for their consideration and appropriate
decision. Accordingly, All India RMS Assistant Superintendents and Inspectors Association
filed a Memorandum before the Sixth Central Pay Commission requesting to
recommend upgraded pay scale granted to Inspectors of Central Excise and
Inspectors of Income Tax and other analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC and Assistants
in CSS.
1.8 Sixth
Central Pay Commission in its Report recommended the Merger of pre-revised pay
scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 which will automatically bring
Inspector Posts on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC and
Assistants in CSS and with that upgradation the Inspector Post shall come to
lie in an identical pay scale as that of their Promotion post of Assistant
Superintendent of Posts and ASPO's shall accordingly be placed in the next
higher pay scale of Rs. 7450-11500 corresponding to the revised pay band PB-2
of Rs. 8700-34800 along with Grade Pay of Rs. 4600. This Recommendation has been accepted by the
Central Government with modification as a package. It is submitted that the
existing pay Scale of Inspector of Posts was upgraded to Rs. 6500-10500 and to
the corresponding scale in revised Pay Band of PB-2 of Rs. 8700-34800 with
Grade Pay of Rs. 4200. PB-2 scale of Rs.
8700-34800 has been accepted enhancing the initial start to PB-2 Rs. 9300-34800
as evidenced by Ministry of Finance Resolution dated 29-08-2008.
1.9 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 ordering 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. It has been
further ordered that in terms of the provisions of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, in
case a post already existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 7450-11500, the
post being upgraded from the scale of Rs. 6500-10500 should be merged with the
scale of Rs. 7450-11500.
1.10 In implementation of MOF O.M. dated 13-11-2009
the Inspectors & Analogous Posts of CBDT / CBEC & Assistants CSS have
been allowed the benefit of re-fixation of pay. But the Inspectors of Posts
were conveniently omitted from the above upgradation and consequential benefits.
1.11 Thereafter, Department of Posts submitted proposal to the
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance for extending the benefit of MOF
OM dated 13.11.09 and 16.11.09 clearly stating that pay scale of Inspector Posts
was Rs.6500-10500 as on 01.01.2006 and that the parity agreed to in the pay
scales of Inspector Posts with Assistants (CSS) and Inspectors CBDT/CBEC has
been disturbed. It was categorically mentioned that Inspector Posts were
holders of pay scale of Rs.9300-34800 (Pre-revised pay scale of Rs.6500-10500)
in the light of recommendation of 6th CPC in para 7.6.14 placing
Inspector Posts at par with Assistants and Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and as such
they are entitled to the revised grade pay of Rs.4600/- on a par with
Inspectors CBDT/CBEC and Assistants. In the combined proposal made by the
Department of Posts for Grade pay of Inspector Posts, Assistant Superintendent
of Posts and Superintendents of Posts demanding Grade pay of Rs.4600, Rs.4800
and Rs.5400 respectively. However, the proposal was rejected by the Department
of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance stating that either on the basis of
functional justification offered by the Department of Post, or on account of
any pre-revising relativities, it is not feasible for the Department of Expenditure
to agree with the proposal of the Department of Posts to upgrade the pay scale
of Inspectors (posts) and accordingly, Inspectors (Posts) may be placed in the
revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs. 4200/- in the pay band of PB-2 as per
UO No. 10/1/2010-IC dated 08-03-2010.
1.12 Aggrieved
by the non-sanctioning of Grade Pay of Rs 4600/- to the post of Inspector
(Posts), some Inspector Posts filed O.A No. 381 of 2010 before Hon'ble Tribunal
at Ernakulam seeking to declare that the Inspector Posts are legally eligible and entitled
to the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- in the Pay Band PB-2 which has been granted by
way of normal replacement pay structure of Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- in the Pay
Band PB-2 in terms of MOF Office Memorandum dated 13.11.2009 & 16.11.2009.
1.13 The
O.A No. 381 of 2010 was finally heard and allowed by Order dated 18-10-2011
holding that rejection of grade pay of Rs.4600 to Inspector Posts by the
Ministry of Finance does not appear to have taken into account the clear
recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission or for that matter the full
justification given by the Department of Posts. It has been further held in the
judgement that ;
"By virtue of merger of pay scales of Rs.
5500-9000 to Rs. 6500-10500, the same would automatically bring Inspector
(Posts) on a par with Assistants in CSS/Inspectors in analogous posts in CBDT
and CBEC, what it meant was that from hence, Inspector (Posts) would sail in
the same boat as his counterparts in the Income Tax Department or Central
Excise or Customs Department or for that matter the Assistants the CSS. The difference in grade pay is not
one created by the Pay Commission but the same is due to the fact that as last
as in 2009, it is the Government of India which had raised grade pay of the pay
scale of Rs. 6500-10500 that existed as on 01-01-2006 vide Order dated
13-11-2009, whereby 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 to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.
7450-11500 with effect from 01-01-2006. And, if a post already existed in the
pre-revised scale of Rs. 7450-11500, the post being upgraded from the scale of
pay of Rs. 6500-10500 should be merged with the post in the scale of pay of Rs.
7450-11500/-. In fact, had the above enhancement in the grade pay been
recommended by the pay commission, it would not have been omitted to consider such
an increase in the grade pay of Inspector (Post) as well".
The Hon'ble Tribunal
further held that there is no justification in denying the Inspector (Posts)
the higher Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- when the same is made admissible to
Inspectors of other Departments with whom parity has been established by the
Sixth Pay Commission as per its report at para 7.6.14. Accordingly, this
Hon'ble Tribunal directed the Ministry of Finance to reconsider the matter
keeping in tune with the observations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission
coupled with the strong recommendations of the Department of Posts and also in
the light of the discussions in the above Order at the level of Secretary and
to consider the case of the Inspector (Posts) for upgradation of their grade pay
at par with that of the Inspector of Income Tax, CBDT and CBEC.
1.14 In implementation of Hon’ble CAT Ernakulam
order dated 18.10.2011, Department of Post recommended the following proposal
for grant of Grade Pay of Rs.4600 to Inspector Posts after concurrence of its
Integrated Finance Wing :
The
hierarchical difference i.e. non-availability of intermediary cadre like
Assistant Superintendent posts in CBDT/CBEC and CSSS can be resolved by
allowing Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- to Inspector Post in the Department of Post (a
GCS Group B Non-gazetted post) and retaining its promotional cadre of Assistant
Superintendent of Posts (a GCS Group B gazetted post) also in the identical
grade pay of Rs. 4600. In the Accounts
cadre, the cadre Accounts Officer is in grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-2. Its promotional post of Senior AO is in grade
pay of Rs. 5400 in PB-3 and its further promotional post of ACAO also is in
grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-3. This
would not thereby involve upgradation of grade pay of Assistant Superintendent
of Posts and PS Group B.
1.15 It is a fact that
the Inspector (Posts) and Asst. Supdt. Posts are instrumental in achieving the
phenomenal growth of the Department of Posts in its savings bank
services over the years. Currently DoP
has 287431078(28.74 crore) accounts that hold deposits amounting to Rs
6056974.27 crore. The department performs these agency services on behalf of
the Ministry of Finance and provides financial inclusion to the poorest of poor
in remotest corners of the country through its postal network of 154,812 post
offices.
1.16
Department of Posts provides Life Insurance Services to Government employees
known as Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance services
(RPLI) to prospective clients across the country. It currently has a PLI Fund
corpus of Rs 23010.55 crore from 5006060 live policies. The RPLI corpus is Rs
9141.44 crore from 13547355 policies. The PLI corpus has shown a growth rate of
16.2% over the years 2010-2011 to 2011-2012. In the same period RPLI has
registered a growth in fund by 38.3%. The Department has therefore been at the
forefront of providing rural and quality life insurance services to Government
staff and has registered an exponential growth in the sector over the last ten
years.
1.17
The examination
for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts is common for Postal / Sorting
Assistant having a minimum 5 years qualifying service with just 4 chances for
any official and comes with age restrictions.
The exam comprises of four papers, each of 3 hours duration for 300
marks. This is one of the toughest competitive examinations conducted at All
India level and one can hope to get through the examination. How stiff and
competitive this examination is, can be easily assessed based on the syllabus.
Paper I and II demands in-depth knowledge of the rules and regulations relating
to Postal and RMS functions laid down in Postal Manuals and what the officers
in All India Services in Central Govt. And Central Secretariat services are
required to possess. Paper III deals with accounting procedure of the
department and he is supposed to be thorough with financing, budgeting and also
auditing, financial powers of the officers in various levels.
1.18
The Inspector Posts is required to
acquire a fair knowledge of legislature enactments like Constitution of India,
Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC), Indian Evidence Act, COPRA
Act & CAT Act, RTI Act 2005, Indian Post Office Act 1898, Indian Post
Office Savings Bank Act 1984, Indian Post Office Savings Banks Rules 1933,
Indian Post Office Savings Certificate Act 1881, Indian Post Office Savings
Certificate Rules,. and this is tested in Paper-IV of the examination. Aspirant candidates have to grasp on general
knowledge and Current Affairs etc.
1.19 This is a pure selection depending
upon merit and the vacancies declared for the year. During the year 2013 out of
1900 candidates who appeared for the examination, only 176 have been selected
i.e. only 9.26.% have been declared
successful. The cadre therefore
comprises of the cream of the Department. The successful candidates are
required to undergo theoretical training at Postal Training centres and
practical training in the field.
1.20 As recommended by the fifth CPC
the Government has introduced Direct Recruitment at the level of Inspectors
through Staff Selection Commission for 33.33% of the posts. On the introduction of
direct recruitment, the Inspectors of Post Offices are brought on par with
Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and Assistants in CSS without there being any
perceptible functional differences, in the matter of duties and
responsibilities or in the hierarchical status. First
examination was notified on 18/10/2003 in Employment News as a common
examination for recruitment to Inspectors Income Tax, Central Excise, Posts
etc. However, before announcing the
results of the examination, the pay scale of Inspectors Income Tax, Central
Excise etc. were upgraded in 2004 and Inspector Posts have been given the lower
scale of pay. Due to this disparity in Pay Scale and liability to work anywhere
in India, large number of newly joined direct recruit Inspectors of Posts are
leaving the Department.
1.21 An All India Seniority is drawn up
based on the merit position of the candidates and this becomes the ultimate
document for further promotion to Postal Services Group B Cadre.
1.22 The Inspector Posts cadre
is the back bone of the Department of Posts and it is the main implementing
channel of the administrative decisions / policies of the Government.
2. Current
position IP/ASP functioning.
2.1 The
duties and responsibilities of the Inspector / Assistant Superintendents Posts
are laid down in Chapter III Rule 260 to 302 and 320 to 335 of Postal Manual
Volume VIII
2.2 However, this does not give a clear picture
about the actual duties performed in particular by Sub Divisional Inspector /
Assistant Superintendent Posts. The duties and responsibilities attached to
Inspector / Assistant Superintendent Posts are ever increasing. Besides the
duties mentioned in the above said rules, they perform many more functions,
which are not specified in the rules. Broadly, they can be classified as
follows:
Ø Appointing and Disciplinary Authority
for all Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) except GDS BPM
Ø Disciplinary
Authority for Postmen and Multi-Tasking Skill (MTS) staff and writing of APAR
Ø Investigation
into all loss and fraud cases and filing of FIR
Ø Mandatory
inspections of Mukhya Dak Ghar (MDGs), Sub Post Offices, Branch Post Offices, Railway Mail Offices
(RMS), Railway Mail Sections & submission of Inspection Reports within
stipulated time
Ø Assisting Senior Officers in carrying out
Inspection of Head Post Offices, Divisional Offices, Regional Offices, Circle
Offices, Postal Accounts Offices etc.
Ø Surprise Visits to Post Offices, verification of
cash and valuables and second inspections.
Ø Role of ASPs, on conferring Gazetted status,
expanded and redefined by DoP vide OM No 43-27/2007- PE II dated 30-08-2007
Ø Verification of passbooks of all types of Savings
Bank schemes in case of fraud in Head Post Office(HO)/ Sub Post Office(SO)/
Branch Post Office(BO).
Ø Conveyance of Heavy Cash(in terms of lakhs) to sub
Post Offices and Branch Post Offices especially in cases like payments of wages
to MGNREGA workers, payment of Social Security Pension in remote villages etc.
with or without escorts.
Ø Achievement of targets in procurement of new PLI/
RPLI Policies through vigorous marketing strategies of this cadre. Currently PLI Fund corpus has touched an
all-time high of Rs 23010.55 crore from 5006060 live policies. The RPLI corpus
is Rs 9141.44 crore from 13547355 policies. The PLI corpus has shown a growth
rate of 16.2% over the years 2010-2011 to 2011-2012.
Ø Marketing of different premium products,
supervision & after sale service.
Ø Credit verification in r/o RPLI premium collected
by BOs
Ø Est-2 verification to ensure justification of
existing Post Office(PO) & creation of new PO
Ø Verification of statistics relating to work load
of all grades of Supervisors in Post Offices, Postal Assistants, Sorting
Assistants ,Postman, MTS GR-C, Branch Post Master and other GDS.
Ø Invigilation, observer and Control room duties
during departmental examinations.
Ø Settlement of pending SBCO objections / minus
balance cases.
Ø Verification of cash withdrawal of Rs 10000 and
above from Savings Bank Accounts
Ø RPLI incentive bill verification
Ø Postal Life Insurance (PLI)/ Rural Postal Life
Insurance (RPLI) death claim verification & processing of cases.
Ø Collection & verification of Pension papers of
all cadre staff in the department.
Ø Collection and verification of papers for
compassionate appointment cases.
Ø Functioning as Inquiry Officer(IO) and Presenting
Officer(PO) in quasi-judicial inquiries relating to all cadre staff including
GDS .
Ø Functioning as Ad-hoc disciplinary authority.
Ø Preparation of special report for departmental
selection committee.
Ø Checking of Franking machine used in the
department and licensed to private users with regard to it’s security seal,
Meter reading etc.
Ø Checking of passbooks of various Savings Bank
schemes/ money order payments
Ø Attending court cases to represent the Department
in CDRF, State Commission, National Commission, CAT, Dist. Court, High Court,
Supreme Court and meetings with AGP/PP/Govt. Counsels.
Ø Checking of punctual clearance of letter boxes by
Posting “Test letters”
Ø Conduct Live Mail Survey. Carry out establishment reviews.
Ø Being the member of checking squads for detecting
the leakage of revenue or any other specific purposes.
Ø Imparting training to supervisory staff, PA/ SA,
GDS / Postman/ MTS Gr-C etc.
Ø Monitoring of web related services and Project
Arrow post offices daily.
Ø Conveyance of State Govt. Public Service
Commission / SSC / UPSC examination materials in postal bags to respective head
quarters under police protection /escort.
Ø Monitoring of IT Modernisation Project of the DoP
with an outlay of Rs. 4909 Crores, which
envisages migration of 24 Crores POSB accounts into the Core Banking
Solution, Networking of 29000 Post Offices into a Single WAN, supply of Rural
ICT to 1,26,000 Branch Post Offices and conduct of training to more than 3
Lakhs employees.
Ø Opening and monitoring of Sukanya Samrudhi
Accounts in post offices.
Ø Monitoring and implementation of CBS in post
offices.
2.3 These
are not exhaustive and still there are very many functions the Sub Divisional
Inspectors / Assistant Superintendent Posts are required to perform. Though
many of the new additions are major in nature, the relevant rules have not been
amplified to include the entire gamut of work performed by the Inspector /
Assistant Superintendent Posts.
2.4 The
Inspectors / Assistant Superintendents Posts also occupy other positions like
Office Supervisors / Assistant Superintendents (Head Quarters) in Postal / RMS
Division, Investigating Inspectors/ Assistant Superintendent (Investigation), Assistant
Superintendent (Vigilance), Assistant Superintendents (Court), Inspector /
Assistant Superintendent (Establishment), Inspector / Assistant Superintendent
(Complaints), Inspector / Assistant Superintendents (Technology), Inspector /
Assistant Superintendent (Financial Services), Inspector / Assistant
Superintendent (Business Development), Inspector / Assistant Superintendent
(Core Banking Solutions), Inspector / Assistant Superintendent (Savings Bank),
Inspector / Assistant Superintendent (PLI/RPLI), Inspector / Assistant
Superintendent (Marketing), Manager in National Sorting Hubs, Manager in
Business Post Centres etc. In Circle / Regional Offices to assist the Chief
Postmasters General / Postmasters General in the discharge of their duties. But the merit of their contribution appears
to have been ignored.
3. Proposed scenario and
improvement after implementation of proposed restructuring.
3.1 There will not be any
intermediate cadre such as ASP’s in the department of posts after
implementation of the proposal like other departments. This will meet the
requirement of 7th pay commission as this issue was raised when Association
members officially met Hon’ble Chairman of the 7CPC at Mumbai on 7/11/2014 and
discussed the issues related to pay structure and promotion to the IP cadre.
During the course of discussion Hon’ble Chairman of 7CPC directed the
Association to get the merger of ASP cadre at the earliest to have a parity of
Inspector cadre with other departments.
3.2 There will be one GP of Rs.
4600/- for all Inspector cadre Officers recruited through SSC exam (Though
there is one common examination but the candidates opting / or recruited to
Postal Department as Inspectors are placed in the GP of Rs. 4200/- GP). This
anomaly will be eliminated by this proposed proposal.
3.3 There will be parity in
cadre structure in various other departments. i.e Income Tax, Central Excise
etc. There will be improvement in the Postal Divisions/ Regions / Circles with
higher responsibility given to PS Gr. B officers. With the invent of technology on DOP and
Consequent upon introduction of new business branches, the Department of Posts
is on the verge of conversion into a dynamic organization with projects like
changing ambience of the offices, providing good working environment to the
staff, providing comfort to potential customers or visitors and various long
lasting projects like Digitization of Records, Core Banking, Mail Optimization,
Consumer Price Index, Aadhaar Technology, Biometric systems etc. All these
projects are being implemented with the support and incessant hard work of IP
cadre. Thus it will not be wrong to say that the total responsibility for
successful implementing the various innovative schemes has virtually devolved
on the IP and ASP. But when it is the question of career progression of the
cadre, the file is consigned to back seat. All these are not
only the root cause of frustration amongst the IP cadre but these are also an
impediment in effective execution of administrative policies and plan. This is
bound to have an adverse impact on the efficiency of the department causing
brain drain in the cadre but on implementation of cadre this will not be the
position.
3.4 With elimination of ASP
cadre parity in pay will be maintained for all IP cadre officials joined on a
particular date throughout India.
3.5 Because of MACP, there
will not be any financial implication for this proposal as many senior IP/ASPs
are already drawing GP of Rs. 4800/- which is equivalent to PS Gr. B. That is
the main reason for more number of ASPs are declining regular promotion to PS
Gr. B cadre.
3.6 The vacant posts of IPs
can be easily managed by the administration by this proposal.
3.7 There has been no upgrading or cadre
restructuring of the apex Grade of our cadre. Consequently there is extreme
stagnancy and resultant frustration amongst the incumbents of the cadre. Even
after acquiring long years of experience and expertise they remain and mostly
retire in the ASP cadre. This cadre
restructure will enhance the promotion prospects of IP and ASPs to have to wait
at 24 years for promotion now.
3.8 It will boost the morale
and self-esteem of the officers in the department which will reflect in their
job profile also.
3.9 It will avoid drain new
direct IPs who are leaving the department due to lack of promotion scope and
difference in GP.
3.10 The new Gr. B post of the
division can be better utilize by giving independent charge of new initiatives of garner more
revenue to the department.
3.11 This promotion scope would
the quality of the service leading to good governance.
On
behalf of the 4197 dedicated Inspectors and Assistant Superintendent Posts
serving in India Posts, this Association has submitted to the Hon’ble Secretary
(Posts) the above suggestions for providing qualitative service to the user
public and also for the proper evaluation of the contribution of this cadre to
India Post. The entire cadre believes that justice would be done.
Yours
faithfully,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General
Secretary
