MOVEMENTS IN PUNJAB REGION

• Mr. Gurdev Singh, Complaint Inspector, Amritsar posted as Inspector Post, Abohar (Ferozepur Dn) 
• Mr Sher Bahadur Yadav, Complaint Inspector, Hoshiapur made to perform duties as Inspector Post, East Sub Division, Hoshiapur Dn.

DTE News :- Supplementary DPC for the year 2012-13 in PS Gr B & Repatriation orders.

Directorate issues promotion & posting orders in Postal Services Group B cadre vide letter no. 9-23/2012-SPG (Pt.) dated 21.06.2013. Two ASPs of Punjab Circle got promotions & are allotted to Postal Directorate. Association congratulates both the officers and wishes them good luck in their future endeavours.

• Mr. J.K. Datta, Assistant Director Postal Services, Region Office Chandigarh. (13)
• Mr A.K.Bhalla, Asstt Supdt Posts in PLI Directorate New Delhi. (18)

Directorate also issues repatriation orders in Postal Services Group B cadre vide letter no. 9-22/2013-SPG dated 21.06.2013. Mr. B.C.Sharma, Sr Supdt Post Offices, Amritsar Division (Offg) repatriated to Himachal Pradesh Circle.

POSTING ORDERS OF INSPECTOR POSTS

Following fifteen officials shall commence their journey of Inspector Post from 17th June 2013 in the pay scale of Rs.9300-34800 with GP of Rs.4200/-.

• Ms. Rashmi Rani, PA Ludhiana City Dn as SDI Barnala Sangrur Dn.
• Mr. Gaurav Nagi, PA Chandigarh Dn as II (MOD) Circle Office
• Mr. Ashwani Kumar, PA Jalandhar Dn as II(Inv) Region Office
• Mr Arun Kumar, PA Chandigarh Dn as II (Mail/PG) Circle Office
• Ms Neeti Rawat, PA Ludhiana City Dn as SDI (E) Sub Dn Amritsar
• Mr Brijesh Sood, PA Ludhiana City Dn as SDI Patti Sub Dn Amritsar
• Mr Jatinder Kapoor, PA Ludhiana City Dn as SDI Dasuya Sub Dn Hoshiarpur
• Mr Sanjeev Sharma, SA RMS 'LD' Dn as IRM Ist RMS 'I' Dn Jalandhar
• Mr Robin Kumar, PA SBCO Ferozepur Dn as SDI (NW) Sub Dn Amritsar
• Mr Mohit Sharma, PA Bathinda Dn as C.I. Faridkot Dn
• Mr. Lakhwinder Singh, PA Bathinda Dn as C.I. Jalandhar Dn
• Ms. Monika Panjla, PA Chandigarh Dn as SDI (S) Sub Dn Jalandhar
• Mr. Jatinder Kumar, APS from Chandigarh Dn will remain in APS
• Ms. Anju Bala, PA Ludhiana City Dn as O.S. Chandigarh Dn
• Mr. Gurdev Singh, PA Ludhiana City Dn as C.I. Amritsar Dn

Minor Adjustments/reshufflings:

MUCH AWAITED PROMOTIONS IN ASP CADRE !!!

Atlast stormy weather of rumours cleared off, we got clear picture and now we have five new ASPs in the Circle, as an outcome of DPC held for the year 2013-2014 --- five of the fortunate IPs got 'Gazetted' status and GP of Rs.4600/- from the date of their assumption of charge after their elevation. Region Office also issued their posting orders. Following are their placements.

• Mr Sudhir Kumar  got ASP (W) Bathinda.
• Mr Hey Ram Saxena positioned as ASRM Chandigarh Sorting, Chandigarh.
• Mr Harjit Singh got ASP(HQ) Kapurthala.
• Mr Mahesh Bindal posted as ASP Moga Sub Dn.
• Mr Brij Bhushan Rana shall perform as ASP (North) Hoshiarpur.

Association thanks Administration & congratulates these officers for the promotion in their career progression.

TIME FOR ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT -- WHAT'S WRONG, WHERE WRONG

Kudos and congrats to Sh. Vilas Ingale, GS IPASP Association for his achievements while heading the Association and giving a yeomen’s service. Initially it was being murmured if we are giving weak GS to the Association but this proved wrong. Members of the association should not tweet merely for personal interest and their decision should not be based on what others think. Just because others are doing something does not mean it shall also be the best choice for them. Our GS is a man of caliber so listen to his guts. By writing a letter on repatriation he has done a remarkable job. Asking for regular JTS DPC is not the prerogative of IPASP Association when Group B officers have their separate association and their GS is sitting in Directorate. It is his duty to watch the interest of PS Group B officers. IPASP GS has correctly said that a large number of JTS/STS posts are lying vacant and PS Group B officers are officiating without any benefit. Working on ad-hoc arrangement is not in the interest of employee when their service is not to be reckoned for regular promotion. It is well settled principle that promotion, including ad-hoc promotions, is to be given only on prospective effect. Hence, no ad-hoc promotion is to be given retrospective date. Besides, no weightage for the purpose of seniority/promotion/MACP is to be given for the service rendered by the employee on ad-hoc basis. (OM no. 28036/1/20001-Estt dated 23.07.2001 refer). Moreover, in many circles like Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat etc even ad-hoc arrangements are not resorted to being non availability of eligible Group B officers, rather combined charge of two divisions is given to manage the work. Why group B officers association is not taking case with Secretary Post for regular and timely JTS DPC for 2012 and 2013 by calculating correct vacancies so that no imbalance is caused in Group B and ASP cadre and every one may get timely promotion? IPASP Association correctly gave its views to delegate powers to Circle to downgrade Group A post to Group B temporarily till eligible Group B officers are not made available for ad-hoc arrangement. Else officers association should ask for regular Class-I DPC so that no resultant vacancy may arise and ad-hoc arrangement is only made in the event of retirement etc only. What an irony! We ought not to demand pay parity, No matter if we are forbidden from regular DPC/Supplementary DPC, increment for higher responsibility etc is not our right. Neither should we ask for repatriation nor for anything else may be legitimate. For what we have the right to ask and do --- I think to do work what our superior wants and act as a puppet for them because there is no dearth of PAPPUS in the cadre (Read EK THA PAPPU)    

Please think of the ASPs who are sitting in other Circle at the fag end of their service without getting benefit of single pie. This may not be applicable to young officers coming through LDCE because they may dreaming of GP of 7600/- but some veterans are retiring in GP of 4800/- without even getting one higher responsibility increment. Otherwise these old officers are more dexterous in their job owing to their experience than the young lucky new incumbents. The main reasons for the refusal to promotion in response to AD comments are: 

• No increment of higher responsibility is allowed despite having clear instructions to fix pay on promotion to the post carrying higher duties and responsibility even if carrying the same grade pay. This is not being done 
• Non-grant of GP of Rs. 5400/-after four years of working in the GP of Rs. 4800/-(MACP). In this case functional scale of regular Group B is taken into consideration that promotees cannot complete owing to defective policy of department due to non-convening of timely DPC. Here double standard is adopted. On one side, department is considering  GP of Rs. 4800/- granted under  MACP as final grant on regular promotion and on the other side they are considering only promotional date for grant of Non-functional GP of Rs.5400. Is it not injustice being double standard?
• Before elevation to Group B 99% ASPs (except those come through LDCE) are placed in the GP of Rs.4800/- which they get by virtue of length of service and on promotion higher responsibilities are forced without extra remunerations. Why should we own such responsibility when pay is not to be fixed in view of schedule III. I am referring this because prior to 1986 when scale of LSG and IPO was same the pay of LSG official on promotion to IPO was fixed under FR-22C. Why nobody is fighting on same analogy.
• My request to all the readers and effected persons is to make representations to Department for fixing seniority for all purposes notionally or otherwise from the date of grant of GP of Rs.4800/- and place senior to all those who received GP of Rs.4800/-thereafter.
• In the Group B list issued by directorate promoting ASPs to PS Group B, fixation of some officers has been done under FR22 (I) a (1) though their fixation is after receiving three promotions/ financial upgradation whereas this rule has not been applied to other similar situated persons despite the fact that they are receiving same promotion and equal number as others. This is illegal, arbitrary and against the principal of natural justice. If the Department does not come for the amicable solution, legal recourse is the only remedy left with the comrades. 

Financial upgradations in IP/ASP Cadre

PMG, Punjab Region vide Memo no. STB/42-2/2010 dated 27.05.2013 reviewed the upgradation cases and granted 3rd financial upgradation under MACPS to Shri Paramjit Singh, Ex Asstt Director-I, Shri Parshotam Dass, Ex Asstt Director-II & Shri Mohinder Pal, Ex-Sr Postmaster, Hoshiarpur in the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- effective from 01.09.2008. Shri Karam Chand, ASP Amritsar also got 3rd financial upgradation in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- wef 17.10.2009.

 

PMG, Punjab Region vide Memo no. STB/42-2/2010 dated 27.05.2013 also granted 3rd financial upgradation under MACPS to Shri Jarnail Singh Bhullar, ASP Ferozepur in the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- effective from 02.02.2013.

 

We are grateful to the Administration and thanked PMG on behalf of Association and the beneficiaries. 

 

Reshuffling in Punjab Postal Circle

• Mr. Bishan Singh, SSPOs Jalandhar ordered to move to Chandigarh Division, thereby making way for Mr. Nanajagi  a new JTS officer alloted to Punjab Circle. 
• Mr. T.D.Sharma (Officiating) SSPOs Amritsar has been replaced vice versa with Mr B.C.Sharma (Officiating) SSPOs Patiala.
• Mr P.D.Singh Thakur, SP(HQ) Chandigarh has been ordered to work as (Officiating) Asstt Postmaster General (Staff) Circle Office, after relinquishing the post of (Officiating) SSPOs Chandigarh for Mr. Bishan Singh, JTS officer.
• Mr Gopal Krishan Sharma, Postmaster Ropar promoted to Gr 'B' on adhoc basis and posted as Sr Postmaster Patiala.