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 up gradation 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)
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
