WHAT WE GOT WHAT WE LOST

Finally Postal Directorate vide circular number 4-17/2008-SPB-II dated 22/11/2010 has issued orders to create a separate cadre of Postmasters at the level of LSG, HSG-II, HSG-I and PS Group ‘B’ by carving out these cadres from the existing General Line Cadre posts in Postal Wing and PS Gr. ‘B’ and designated these as Postmaster Gr.I, Postmaster Gr. II, Postmaster Gr. III and Sr. Postmaster.

From the above notification IP/ASP cadre is the most looser as IPs have to forego all HSG I post and 29 Sr. Postmaster posts presently held by IP cadre (Refer September 19 post on this blog under the heading EMERGENT CALL……).The most disturbing aspect of the notification is that 25% of vacancies in the grade of Sr. Postmaster will be filled up by promotion of Postmaster Grade III whereas promotion to Sr. Postmaster cadre from IPs will be through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination(LDCE). Thus 29 posts out of 116 posts of Sr. Postmaster will be filled through promotion of Postmaster Gr.III (General line) and 87 posts will be filled from IP on the basis of LDCE. The officials in PS Gr. “B” and Sr. Postmaster (Gazetted) would be eligible for induction in IPoS Gr ‘A’ on the basis of a consolidated eligibility list.

Is it not direct effect on the prospectus of already depressed IP cadre?

I want to know the reaction and views of all IP/ASP on above notification through comments on this blog so that this issue may be discussed in detail in the ensuing CWC meeting.

PSS GROUP"B" PROMOTIONS

It is learnt that DPC for promotion to PSS Group ‘B’ for the 2010 vacancies is over Following are the expected ASPs from Punjab circle for their elevation to Group “B”. There is likelihood of their allotment to Punjab Circle.

1. Sh.K.S.Behar ---IP of 1984 batch
2. Sh. Jaspal Singh---IP of 1985 batch
3. Smt. Kamlesh Chauhan SC----IP of 1988 batch
4. Sh. P.C.Paul SC----IP of 1988 batch

Association wishes all success in their life.

All 1987 batch IPs and some 1988 batch IPs can expect their regular promotion in next DPC.

The other names appearing in the list are as under:

• Kulwant Singh---- IP of 1984 batch. Subject to clearance by Circle
• Parsotam Dass----IP of 1987 batch.He has been approved against ST Vacancy
• R.K.Meena ST---- IP of 1988

DEEP CONDOLENCE

At the hour of sudden and untimely demise of Smt. Veena Sharma w/o of our comrade Sh. Gopal Krishan ASPOs and Asstt.CS, all the comrades of IPASP Association share heartfelt CONDOLENCES with Sh. Gopal Krishan and his family.

She was suffering from Dengue and passed away at PGIMER Chandigarh on 17-11-2010 after brief illness. She was 44 years old. She was very courageous, caring and sincere wife and mother. Let her soul rest in PEACE in the feet of ALMIGHTY. May GOD give our beloved comrade the courage to face the situations and we are all with him in sharing this irreparable loss, which no words can fill in. We all pray to God to give him and his family the strength and courage to navigate through these rough seas of life.

SECOND CADRE REVIEW CASE

To,

Sh. Roop Chand,

General Secretary AIAIASP

Qtr. No.12, P&T Colony, Khurshid Square,

Civil Lines, Delhi 110054

No.:IPASP/PUNJAB-6/2010 Dated at chandigarh the 14/11/2010

Sub: Regarding Cadre Review Case-Link it to Presentation on Technological Development

Respected Sir,

You may be aware that Dte. vide circular no.1/5/2010-SR dated 09-11-2010 has invited General Secretaries of all recognized postal service association to give presentation to the staff side on Technological developments in the Department of Posts. You are perhaps one of the invitee for 23/11/2010. The presentation will be made by Technology, Mail Business and corporate Planning Divisions on their respective subjects in the presence of Secretary (Post).The officers here, in their projection, will focus how 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. The end point will be a request to all of you to make various long lasting projects like Digitization of Records, Core Banking, Mail Optimization, Consumer Price Index, Aadhaar Technology, Biometric systems etc, a success. No doubt it is the responsibility of working class to implement these projects in right prospective and as per expectation of bureaucrats. But at the same time it is the responsibility of the officers to provide best possible solution to our demands also. Yes, I am talking about cadre review for 245 posts that has direct link for implementation of technological covenant.

When Directorate can add 14 JAG posts and 15 SAG posts by abolishing 47 STS posts only in the name of so called Technological projects then where is the snag to up-upgrade 245 Group ‘B’ post for IP/ASP. These additions at higher level come when the Department itself acknowledges that volume of mails handled has come down drastically during the last two decades. Now on paper it has been shown that these posts are being used to improve efficiency by implementing technological promises. If this is the position than JAG/SAG level officers should be directly accountable for maintaining the efficiency of the unit for implementation of projects and not IP/ASP or PSS Group ‘B’ officers. The creation of several posts of Directors/Postmasters General for ‘Business Development’ is also not too old and forgettable from our mind. But all these posts seem to be created with the only supposed reason to give earlier time-bound promotion to IPoS officers and no thought has been given to improve the efficiency of the organization. By implementing five successive cadre reviews for IPoS officers, the Department of Posts is now over burdened with multi-layer officer oriented administrative set up with no accountability. So IP/ASPs have every right to ask for second cadre review, a proposal that has undergone several changes in principle is hanging for the past 21 years.

At grass root level total responsibility for successful implementation of these technological schemes are virtually transferred to IP/ASP or Supdts for implementation. In some of the projects like PMU, Aadhaar Dte has asked circles to appoint one exclusive nodal officer to monitor these projects and no other work should entrusted to them. But no body is thinking from where these officers will come. Why Directorate is not creating 245 posts already cleared under cadre review for utilization in technological driven projects as has been done in creating 14 JAG and 15 SAG posts. Is it not the duty of the association to ask directorate to consider our genuine demands?

It is otherwise also an open exude that there has been substantial increase in the duties and responsibility of IP/ASP due to advancement of technology on India Post-but this has not been recognized or remunerated in any manner in our case, may it be a IP GP case or cadre review case. In view of above I request you to kindly take up cadre review matter with directorate, else ask Directorate not to issue directions to circles for appointing exclusive nodal office for each project from Group ‘B’ officers. It will be better if a letter is given to directorate before 23/11/2010.

With regards,

(Hari Mohan)

CS PUNJAB

DONATE HONORARIUM

Dear Comrades,

Punjab Circle branch of All India Association of IP and ASP has unanimously decided to donate the amount of honorarium for conducting PAs/SAs examination 2010 towards Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

All members are requested to submit their consent to their respective drawing and disbursing authorities.

This decision is linked with our demand relating to increase of honorarium for performing examination duties.

With regards,

(Hari Mohan)

Circle Secretary

IMPACT OF UNION LETTER

Copy of letter written by Punjab Postal Circle to Directorate on honorarium issue is reproduced below for the information of members:

Government of India

Ministry of Communication &IT

Department of Posts

Office of Chief Postmaster General,Punjab Circle, Chandigarh-160017

To

Director General(DE)

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110116

No. Rectt/2-19/Corr.Rlg dated at Chandigarh the 1/11/2010

Sub: Revision of rates of Honorarium in connection with various work pertaining to Recruitment and Department Examination.

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of letter No. CH/IP-ASP/04 DATED 21.10.2010 from Sh. Hari Mohan, Circle Secretary, All India Association of IP & ASP,Punjab Circle, Chandigarh in which the union has suggested for revision of rates paid for the Supervisory /Invigilator duty in the Recruitment/Departmental Examination. The opinion of the union is quite justified and it needs review of honorarium rates.

2. Besides above, it is requested that rates of Honorarium being paid for other work in connection with Recruitment/ Departmental Examination like paper setting, Evaluation of Answer Books, for scrutiny of application also needs revision as these rates were last revised in the year 1993.

3. It is requested that revision of rates of Honorarium may kindly be examined and amended suitably. Directorate decision may kindly be conveyed to this office.

4. This issues with the approval of the Chief Postmaster General.

--Sd--

( B.L. Badhan)

Asstt. Postmaster General(Staff)

Punjab Circle , Chandigarh-160017

Copy to:

Sh. Hari Mohan, Circle Secretary, All India Association of IP&ASPPunjab Circle, Chandigarh for information.