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Ex-President AIAIPASP CHQ bereaved at loss of her mother-in law. OBITUARY !!!

Shri Suresh Sharma, Supdt Post offices, Ludhiana City Dn and Ex-President of AIAIPASP CHQ bereaved untimely death of her mother-in-law Smt Santosh Godd on 16.12.2016 at her residence at Khanna (Punjab). Kriya ceremonies will be performed by the bereaved family on 26.12.16 (Monday) between 1300-1400 hrs at Nangli Ashram, Bhai ji ki kutiya, Khanna. 

Association conveys its heartfelt condolences to Shri Suresh Kumar and breaved family. May Almighty give departed soul rest in peace. May God give courage and strength to the family to bear the loss.

Congratulations to officers on their elevation. Much awaited promotion list released by Dte

Directorate vide notification dated 09.12.16 [No. 9-14/2016-SPG] promoted 105 IP line officials to PS Group B against vacancy year 2016-17 and issues allotment and repatriation orders as well.

Last candidates selected 

OC : Shri R.E.Relekar (1993);

SC : Shri Abhimanyu Das (1995):

ST : Shri Dilleswar Hembram (2000)

Following officials from Punjab Circle got elevation

24. Shri Gopal Krishan 08.11.1963 allotted to Punjab Circle.
48. Shri Vinod Kumar  12.11.1959 allotted to Punjab Circle.
64. Shri Satpal Pahwa 06.05.1958 allotted to Punjab Circle.
99. Shri Mahesh Chand Meena 05.09.62 allotted to Dte.

Shri Suraj Prakash 30.08.1960 has also been repatriated to Punjab Circle vide Dte letter No. 9-02/2016-SPG dated 09.12.2016. 

Association congratulates all the officers on their promotion, allotment and repatriation. Association wishes them good luck in their future endeavour.

Conduct of LDCE on 18.12.2016 for promotion to the cadre of P.S Group ‘B’ from the vacancy year 2012–13 onwards---Regarding request for its postponement thereof.

No. CHQ/AIAIASP/PS Gr. B Exam 12-17/2016               Dated :   9/12/2016

To,                                                                                 

Shri B. V. Sudhakar, 

Secretary (Posts), 

Department of Posts, 

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, 

New Delhi 110 001. 

Sub: Conduct of LDCE on 18.12.2016 for promotion to the cadre of P.S Group ‘B’ from the vacancy year 2012–13 onwards---Regarding request for its postponement thereof. 

Ref : Directorate Notification No. A-34012/8/2016-DE dated 07^th October 2016

Respected Sir, 

          This is in continuation to our submissions vide letter no. CHQ/AIAIASP/PS Gr. B Exam/2016 dated 19/10/2016 and letter no. CHQ/AIAIASP/PS Gr. B Exam 12-17/2016 dated 17/11/2016 whereby it was earnestly requested to kindly re-visit your decision of conducting the LDCE (rescheduled to be held on 18.12.16) in a single go for all the recruitment years.  

          With utmost regards, it is humbly submitted that notification no. A-34013/03/2012-DE dated 17.07.12 for conduct of PS Gr ‘B’ Exam 2012 held on 03.06.12 was held to be violative of law laid down by Hon’ble APEX Court and DoPT OM dated 19.01.07, as per decision dated 10.03.15 passed by Hon’ble CAT Bench Hyderabad in OA No. 554/2013. The said decision was contested by the Department before Hon’ble High Court at Hyderabad in CWP No. 25931/2015. Although Hon’ble High Court did not affirm the said decision yet it is of the view that principles enunciated in Dr. R. N. Bhatnagar case may be revisited by the APEX Court. As such, it dismissed the CWP filed by the Department vide judgement dated 05.12.16 (copy enclosed). 

          It is pertinent to mention here that Hon’ble High Court while arriving at the decision has also taken into account the vacancies notified in the notification dated 07.10.2016. 

Paras 21 & 22 of the judgement, being relevant are extracted hereunder:-

“21.    It is also brought to our notice by Mr. Siva, learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 5, that the Department of Posts issued a notification very recently on 07.10.2016 for the conduct of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postal Services Group – B from 2012-13 onwards. In para-9 of the Notification, the Department has given a tabular statement with regard to the break-up of vacancies which can usefully be extracted as follows:

Category-wise break up of vacancies

Examination for	Year	UR	SC	ST	Total
Inspector Posts line officials  (19% quota of vacancies)	2012-13	06	04	01	11
	2013-14	21	04	02	27
	2014-15	30	08	03	41
	2015-16	32	02	03	37
	2016-17	01	00	00	01

22.     We are unable to reconcile ourselves to the statistics furnished by the Union of India in the table provided under para-6 of their Affidavit in support of the writ petition with the vacancies that they have shown in the table under para-9 of the recent Notification dated 07-10-2016. If 165 posts alone are reserved under the 19% quota for promotion through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination from a particular line and if 150 officers who were promoted through the said channel were in place in April, 2012, more than about 100 vacancies could not have arisen during the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17. This shows that there was something grossly wrong with the stand taken by the Union of India.” 

          

In view of above, there is evident apprehension, in terms of vacancies calculated and notified vide notification dated 07.10.16, in the mind of all the aspirants. Thus, the situation is still prima facie ambiguous and unclear. 

In order to obviate complexity of the issue, this association, respectfully urged upon the Department to postpone the exam to some other date in the interest of justice equity and fair play. It is requested to re-visit the decision taken by the Directorate and earnestly requests the higher authorities to initiate examination exercise after making the things clear and set right. 

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

                                                                             

 Sd/-

(Vilas Ingle)

                                                                             General Secretary.

 Copy to :-

Shri S. V. Rao, Director (DE), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110 001. He is also requested to kindly look into this vital issue and arrange for postponing the PS Group B examination. 

REVISED DATE OF HOLDING OF PSS GR B EXAM IS 18th DECEMBER 2016

REMINDER FROM CHQ : EXPEDITE CONVENING OF DPC OF PS GR B

No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/DPC-PS Gr B/ 2016                  Dated :    29/11/2016

To, 

Shri A. K. Dash,

Member (P),

Department of Posts, 

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, 

New Delhi 110 001. 

Subject: Convening of DPC for promotion to PS Group B Cadre.

Respected Sir, 

          With profound regards, this Association invites your kind attention to OM No. 22011/1/2011-Estt(D) dated 27.10.2016 of Department of Personnel and Training, New Delhi, on the vital subject of timely and advance action in convening of Departmental Promotion Committee meeting in terms of Model Calendar. With a view to having the approved select panels for promotion ready in advance in a time-bound manner, Nodal Department has strongly advised for meticulous adherence of  Model Calendar for DPCs issued vide OM No. 22011/9/98-Estt.(D) dated 08/09/1998, modified vide OM No. 22011/4/2013-Estt.(D) dated 28/01/15. It was desired that prescribed time-line may be followed so as to ensure readiness of panel in time and its utilization as and when the vacancies arise during the course of vacancy year. 

         

This Association is constrained to inform that objective of timely promotions has lost its way with these abnormal delays. While at this juncture, we ought to have a list of elevated PS Group B officers, but, regretfully, nothing seems to have finalized till now, and the last month of this calendar year is starting in a day or so. Sir, you would be well aware of the loss of increment benefit, in case promoted officers are not able to join on or before of 2^nd January. So as to avoid pecuniary loss, it is requested to kindly intervene and cause timely DPC of PS Group B Cadre. Association also like to request your kind honour for issuance of repatriation orders before issuing promotion and postings in Postal Service Group “B” cadre.  

It is therefore earnestly requested your honour to kindly look into this matter sympathetically and cause issuance of repatriation orders, apart from convening timely DPC in PS Group B cadre.

         

With seasonal greetings,

Yours sincerely, 

 Sd/-

Vilas Ingale

(General Secretary)

Demonetisation: Now, PAN required if combined cash deposits exceed Rs 2.5 lakh till December 30

The government has announced a new rule to prevent people from making multiple cash deposits in their bank accounts without quoting the PAN. Till now, the limit for cash deposit without PAN was Rs 50,000 per transaction. A lot of people were depositing less than Rs 50,000 per day to escape the PAN provision. But a circular issued on Tuesday says deposits made between 9 Nov and 30 Dec 2016 will require a PAN if the combined sum exceeds Rs 2.5 lakh. This clarifies the misconception that one can deposit cash in multiple batches of less than Rs 50,000 each and escape mentioning the PAN. 

The CBDT has also made changes in the (AIR) Annual Information Return rules. Till now, banks and post office branches were supposed to report to the tax department if an individual made cash deposits of Rs 10 lakh in a year. During the period 9 November to 30 December, this limit has been lowered to Rs 2.5 lakh. If the cash deposits exceed this limit, the bank or post office will automatically report it to the tax department. For current accounts, the threshold limit for cash deposits between 9 November and 30 December will be Rs 12.5 lakh. 

The rule applies to all bank accounts of the individual, though it is not clear how banks will be able to capture information of cash deposited in other bank accounts. 

Revision/Amendment in Recruitment Rules for the post of Postal Service Group B- regarding

No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/CRC/2012                                      Dated :      5/11/2016

To, 

Shri A. K. Dash, 

Member (P),

Department of Posts, 

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, 

New Delhi 110 001. 

Subject : Revision/Amendment  in Recruitment Rules for the post of Postal Service Group B- regarding 

Ref.       : Directorate Memo No. 9-14/2010-SPG dated 30.05.2015

Respected Sir, 

     IP/ASP Association intend to bring to your kind notice that a draft copy of revised RRs of Postal Service Group ‘B’ cadre was published on Department’s website vide above referred memo inviting comments/observations from stakeholders within a period of 30 days. In response, the association has submitted its observations stating material facts therein for consideration with a sanguine hope that grievances of IP/ASP would be redressed before make revised RRs operative. 

     

It was highlighted that these RRs would lead to overall loss of 87 posts to be filled under seniority cum fitness quota in PS Gr ‘B’ while examination quota would apparently gained 87 posts that too in Sr. Postmaster cadre as per the following matrix.

(A)       PS Gr ‘B’ Recruitment Rules, 1993 [Pre-revised]

Total Number of Posts	866
No. of 75% IP Line posts to be filled through Seniority cum fitness	649
No. of 19% IP Line posts to be filled through LDCE	165
No. of 6% General Line posts to be filled through LDCE	52

(B)       Sr. Postmaster Recruitment Rules, 2010

Total Number of Posts	116
No. of IP Line posts to be filled through Seniority cum fitness	NIL
No. 75% IP Line posts to be filled through LDCE 75% of 116	87
No. of 25% General Line posts to be filled through seniority cum fitness	29

(C)       PS Gr. B Recruitment Rules, 2016 (proposed to be revised)

Total Number of Posts	866-116=750
No. of 75% IP Line posts to be filled through seniority cum fitness	562
No. of 22% IP Line posts to be filled through LDCE as per roster in vogue	165
No. of 3% General Line posts to be filled through LDCE	52-29=23

It was also submitted that revised RRs would be contemptuous to orders passed by Hon’ble CAT Bench Chandigarh in OA No. 399/PB/2011 dated 26.05.2011, wherein statement given by the Director (Staff) at Bar that the quota prescribed (75% for promotion under non-examination quota & 19% for promotion under Examination Quota), qua which the prayer is relatable, shall not be exceeded, was accepted. 

     

Sir, these revised RRs have drastically reduced the number of posts to 562 from 649 posts in the cadre, thereby squeezing the promotional avenues of IP/ASP (non-examination quota).

     

It is pointed out that even after lapse of more than 4 months period no steps were found taken for finalization and circulation of revised RRs of Postal Service Group ‘B cadre.  Pending finalization of these RRs, General line people have gained in terms of extracting more vacancies in PS Group B (LDCE) that too @ 6% instead of 3%. General line people have share of 29 posts in Sr Postmaster cadre and 23 posts in PS Group B cadre. Notification for conduct of PS Group B exam dated 07.10.2016 for the vacancy year 2012-13 onwards would stand testimony to the fact that General Line (GL) people are being offered altogether 25 vacancies against quota of 23 posts in PS Group B cadre while many of General Line vacancies are already filled up from general line category through LDCE only and out of these, few are still working in PS Gr. B cadre.

     

In view of submissions made here in above, it is earnestly requested to kindly look into this vital issue personally so as this may not get complicated further. It is humbly prayed to arrange to release the revised Recruitment Rules of Postal Service Group ‘B’ cadre immediately.     

With warm regards,

Yours sincerely, 

Sd/- 

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary

Copy for information and necessary action to : 

1.   Shri Brajesh Kumar, Director (Staff), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001.

2.   Shri S. V. Rao, Director (DE /Estt), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001.

3.   Shri G. M. Taneja ADG (DE), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001. 

Supreme Court : Temporary employee to be paid at par with regular employee.

NEW DELHI: In a big relief to lakhs temporary employee who have been hired by government departments and agencies across the country on contractual basis, theSupreme Court on Wednesday held that they are entitled to wages at par with permanent employees and principle of 'equal pay for equal work' must be followed.

A bench of Justices JS Khehar and SA Bobde said the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' constitutes a clear and unambiguous right vested in every employee whether engaged on regular or temporary basis.

"In our considered view, it is fallacious to determine artificial parameters to deny fruits of labour. An employee engaged for the same work, cannot be paid less than another, who performs the same duties and responsibilities. Certainly not, in a welfare state. Such an action besides being demeaning, strikes at the very foundation of human dignity," the bench said.

The bench said the principle had been expounded through a large number of judgments rendered by the apex court and and constitutes law declared by the Supreme Court.

"Any one, who is compelled to work at a lesser wage, does not do so voluntarily. He does so, to provide food and shelter to his family, at the cost of his self respect and dignity, at the cost of his self worth, and at the cost of his integrity. For he knows, that his dependents would suffer immensely, if he does not accept the lesser wage," Justice Khehar, who wrote the judgement, said.

"Any act, of paying less wages, as compared to others similarly situate, constitutes an act of exploitative enslavement, emerging out of a domineering position. Undoubtedly, the action is oppressive, suppressive and coercive, as it compels involuntary subjugation," he said.

The court passed the verdict on a bunch of petition filed by tempoary employee working for state of Punjab seeking wage parity with regular employee. They approached the apex court after Punjab and Haryana High Court held that temporary employees were not entitled to the minimum of the regular pay-scale, merely for reason, that the activities carried on by them and the regular employees were similar.

Setting aside the HC order, the apex court held that the principle of equal pay for equal work must be followed in the country as India was a signatory of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

"There can be no doubt, that the principle of equal pay for equal work would be applicable to all the concerned temporary employees, so as to vest in them the right to claim wages, at par with the minimum of the pay-scale of regularly engaged government employees, holding the same post,"it said.

"India is a signatory to the covenant, having ratified the same on April 10, 1979. There is no escape from the above obligation, in view of different provisions of the Constitution and in view of the law declared by this court under Article 141 of the Constitution of India, the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' constitutes a clear and unambiguous right and is vested in every employee - whether engaged on regular or temporary basis,"it said.

Source:-The Times of India

HAPPY DIWALI !!! HAPPY DIWALI !!! HAPPY DIWALI !!!

All India Association of Inspectors & Asstt Supdt Posts, Punjab Circle wishes all the members and track in viewers a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DIWALI..

Fixation of pay and grant of increment in the revised pay structure – clarifications – regarding.

Fixation of pay and grant of increment in the revised pay structure – clarifications – regarding.

No.1-6/2016-IC(Pt.)
Government of India
Department of Expenditure
Implementation Cell

Room No.214, The Ashok, New Delhi

Dated the 29th September, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Fixation of pay and grant of increment in the revised pay structure – clarifications – regarding.

Following the notification of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2015, this Department has received references seeking clarifications regarding various aspects of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure as also pay fixation and grant of increment in future under revised pay structure. The matter has been considered in this Department and the points of doubts are clarified as under:

1. Point of doubt: As per the provisions of FR22 (l) (a) (1), the Government servants (other than those appointed on deputation to ex-cadre post or ad hoc basis or on direct recruitment basis) have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of promotion, to have the pay fixed under this rule from the date of such promotion/ appointment or from the date of next increment.

Some of the employees, promoted between 01.01.2016 and the date of notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 had opted for their pay fixation on promotion/financial up-gradation under MACPS from the date of their next increment in the lower grade. Consequent upon notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 i.e. 25th July, 2016, the option submitted by such employees has now turned out to be disadvantageous. Whether such employee may be allowed to revise their option under FR 22 at this stage.

Clarification: Under the changed circumstances after notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, the employee may be allowed to exercise revised option for fixation of pay under FR22(l)(a)(1), Such revised option shall be exercised within one month of issue of this 0M. Option so revised, shall be final.

2. Point of doubt: Whether employees appointed/promoted/ during granted financial up-gradation 02.01.2015 and 01.07.2015 will be entitled to grant of one increment on 01.01.2016,.

Clarification: Since the provisions of CCS (RP)Rules, 2016 are effective from 01.01.2016, no increment shall be allowed on 01.01.2016 at the time of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure.

sd/-
(R.K.Chaturvedi)
Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India

 

JAN Suraksha Yojana - Incentive structure (per successful Registration )

Revised Schedule for LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts for 2015-16.

Sl No	Activity	Previous Date (Schedule)	Revised Date (Schedule)
1	Date of notification	05.09.2016	05.09.2016
2	Last date for receipt of Application form at Divisional Office/Controlling Unit from eligible candidates	20.09.2016	30.09.2016
3	Receipt of duly filled in Application forms  at the Regional Office to be sent by Divisional Office/Controlling Unit duly verified	23.09.2016	04.10.2016
4	Receipt of duly filled in Application forms  at the Circle  Office (Nodal Officer)  to be sent by RO/Divisional Office/Controlling Unit duly verified	26.09.2016	06.10.2016
5	Last date for receipt of duly filled in Annexure- III at Directorate from Nodal Officer of Circles (By hand)	30.09.2016	10.10.2016
6	Confirmation by the Directorate after scrutiny & communication of Roll number series to Circles	04.10.2016	14.10.2016
7	Issue of Hall permit by Circles to eligible candidates	05.10.2016	15.10.2016
8	Date of Examination	15th  & 16thOctober, 2016	22nd  & 23rd  October, 2016

India Post Payments Bank Incorporated

The India Post Payments Bank Limited has received the Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs yesterday under the Companies Act 2013. This would be the first PSU under the Department of Posts. This has happened in the wake of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address, raising the expectations of the people from the soon to be set up India Post Payments Bank. With this move the Department of Posts has cleared an important milestone on this journey.

With the incorporation, the Board of the India Post Payments Bank Limited is likely to be constituted soon. The incorporation of the IPPB Ltd is a significant step forward as this also paves the way for the bank to begin hiring of banking professionals to set up the bank and begin its operations in 2017. The Department of Posts is expected to complete the roll out of its branches all over the country by September 2017. This could be the fastest roll out for a bank anywhere in the world.

The aspiration for the India Post Payments Bank is to become the most accessible bank in the world riding on state of the art banking and payments technology. Coupled with the physical presence across 1.55 lakh post offices and the reach of “The Dakiya”, the India Post Payments Bank aims to become a powerful and effective vehicle of real financial inclusion in the country. It is poised to create a national payments architecture riding on a modern payments platform and ubiquitous information and communication technologies that can be accessed by all users and service providers like never before. The stakeholders of the India Post Payments Bank within the Government and outside are looking at this new entity as a catalyst to social and financial inclusion. 

Source:-PIB(Release ID :149001)