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.