Saturday, 30 September 2017
Selected candidates of Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination (CHSLE), 2015 recommended for appointment of Postal Assistant / Sorting assistant in Department of Posts
To see the copy of result, please CLICK HERE. Total 104 pages result is there.Contempt Petition regarding upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts w.e.f 01.01.2006 ..... Updates
GOOD NEWS
Contempt
Petition filed by our Association bearing No. C.P/180/00137/2016
before Hon'ble CAT Ernakulam Bench in OA No.
180/00289/2013 regarding up-gradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts w.e.f. 1/1/2006 was heard on 25/9/2017.
After
hearing the case, Hon'ble Tribunal has rejected all the three
affidavits filed on behalf of the Respondent and directed the Respondent
i.e Secretary,
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, to file fresh affidavit
within 30 days complying the
Tribunal Order.
Copy of the order/record of proceedings of the Hon'ble Tribunal
is to be received. After receipt of the same, the complete details will be placed on blog. We may hope for the best.
source:CHQ
100% AADHAAR LINKING OF GPF, PPF & EPF BY DEC, 2017 AND USING AADHAAR FOR PORTABILITY: DECISION OF CABINET SECRETARIAT MEETING
No. D-11011/36/2016- DBT (Cab.)
Govt. of India
Cabinet Secretariat
DBT Mission
Subject: Aadhaar linking and interoperability of General Provident Fund (GPF), Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Employees’ Provident Fund (EFF) accounts regarding.
A
meeting was held under the chairmanship of Joint Secretary, DBT Mission,
Cabinet Secretariat on 25th August, 2017 at 11:00 A.M in the Conference Hall,
4th floor, Shjvaji Stadium Annexe Building, Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi on the
subject mentioned above. The list of participants isplaced at Annexure I.
2. Joint
Secretary, DBT Mission welcomed the participants and stated that the
objective of the meeting is to deliberate on Aadhaar linking of GPF, PPF and
EPF accounts of employees, examine the possibility of a centralised repository
of employees" fund details with Aadhaar as the primary identifier and
establishing portability of fund accounts across organisations. He requested
all stakeholders to share comments and suggestions in this regard.
3. Deputy
CGA, Govt. Banking Arrangements, D/o Expenditure informed that an on-line
salary application system, Employee Information System (EIS) is being
developed within PF MS for implementation in all Drawing and Disbursing
Offices (DDOS) and Pay Accounts Offices (PAOS) of Central Ministries. EIS
is envisaged to be a central repository of details of all salaried
employees, and it can also maintain details of GPF of
government employees. He fiirther stated that at present, Aadhaar number
is not a mandatory field in employee information records, due to which
Aadhaar seeding may be low. it was discussed that if the employee data on E13
are linked with Aad’naar, it may serve the purpose of establishing
interoperability of salary and GPF accounts across DDOs. It was highlighted
that Railways and Defence departments are not covered under £18. An
example of e-Samarth was cited, which is a centralised database of CRPP
(Central Reserve Police Force) in MHA, which may be studied for this
purpose. Dy CGA also mentioned that M/o Railways and Defence may also be
consulted in this context.
4. Senior
Audit Officer, Office of Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India, Delhi stated
that at present, State AG (Auditor General) offices assign new GPF numbers
to employees while moving across different FAQs and there is no
centralized mapping system with Aadhaar as the primary identifier. JS. DBT
Mission requested that the matter may be taken up with the Office of
C&AG, with the concerned Dy C&AG to examine the possibility of
mapping all State GPF subscribers across the country. It was suggested that the
role of a third party such as NSDL to create and maintain this database
may also be examined.
5. Assistant Director,
D/o Posts stated that that
presently, around 25 lakh PPF accounts out of 27.2 lakh accounts are on Core
Banking Solution (CBS) network and these accounts are portable across Post
Offices. It was informed that every PPF account is associated with a PPF number
and a Customer Identification Form (CIF) number, which is a unique number
that holds all personal as well as account related information of the
customer. ideally, a customer can have one CIF number in one post office.
though the customer can have multiple accounts under these numbers. It was
further informed that Aadhaar linking with individual accounts and CIF
numbers is being undertaken and 4.7 crore ClFs out of total 56 crore CIFs
(which also include savings certificates, term deposit accounts, etc) have
been seeded with Aadhaar. JS, DBT pointed out that Aadhaar seeding is
very low in this case, and the Department may undertake necessary actions to
expedite the same to achieve 100% seeding by December 31, 2017. It was
further suggested that all PPF accounts and CIF numbers may be linked
with Aadhaar and the Department may share its suggestions on establishing
a common repository of all PPF accounts using Aadhaar as the identifier.
6. Deputy Director, M/o Labour & Employment stated the Universal Account Number (UAN) provides portability for the employees covered under EPF. It was informed that 14 crore out of 4 crore active subscribers’ records have been seeded with Aadhaar. It was discussed that this will enable portability of EPF accounts when the details of Bank Account, Aadhaar and PAN are seeded in UAN database of the employees and are verified by employer on change of job. It was suggested that Aadhaar seeding of all may be taken up priority.
7. Deputy Secretary, Budget, D/o Economic
Affairs stated that a host of small saving schemes including PPF are
Operated by post offices, public sector banks and select private secror
banks and Aadhaar seeding is being undertaken in all these accounts. JS, DBT
Mission enquired if the. Department is taking any initiative to have a
centralised platform for all savings schemes, given that all banks use
different systems and Operate in silos. It was discussed that the Department
may examine the matter and share updates in this regard.
8. After detailed deliberations, the following were agreed upon.
i.
All stakeholder Departments to ensure 100% Aadhaar seeding of GPF, PPF and EPF
accounts by December 31, 2017.
ii.
All Departments to examine the possibility of developing common platforms for
their respective service subscribers/employees/account holders using Aadhaar as
the unique identifier to ensure portability across the financial system.
iii. DBT Mission to hold a review meeting with senior officers of all stakeholder Departments in the second week of September. 2017 to discuss the issue further.
Annexure-I
No. D-11011/36/2016-DBT (Cab.)
Government of India
Cabinet Secretariat
DBT Mission
4th Floor, Shivaji Stadium Annexe
Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi- 110001
Dated: 29th August, 2017
Subject:
Aadhaar linking and interoperability of General Provident Fund (GPF), Public
Provident Fund (PPF) and Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) accounts-regarding.
The
undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of record of discussion of
the meeting held under the chairmanship of Joint Secretary, DBT Mission,
Cabinet Secretariat on 25.08.2017 at 11.00 AM on the subject mentioned above
for information and further necessary action, please.
Sd/-
(Tulsipriya
Rajkumari)
Assistant
Director
DBT
Mission
Employees' Provident Fund
Organisation
(Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India)
Head Office
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14- Bhikaiji
Cama Place, New Delhi - 110066
(CENTRAL ANALYSIS & INTELLIGENCE
UNIT)
No.CAIU/011(44)2016/Aadhar/10273
Date: 22.09.2017
To
All ACCs (Zones) including ACC (ASD),
All ACCs (Zones) including ACC (ASD),
All
RPFC-I/ RPFC 11 (Regional Offices),
Sub:- Aadhaar linking and interoperability of General Provident Fund (GPF), Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) -regarding.
Sir,
Please
find enclosed herewith a letter No.D-11011/36/2016-DBT (Cab.) dated 29.08.2017
received from Assistant Director, Cabinet Secretariat, DBT Mission forwarding
therewith record of discussions of the meeting held under the Chairmanship of
Joint Secretary, DBT Mission on 25.08.2017, wherein it has been directed that
all the Departments should ensure 100% of Aadhaar seeding by December 31,2017.
2.
It is requested to implement the instructions issued by the Cabinet
Secretariat, DBT Mission, New Delhi for seeding of Aadhaar by December 31,
2017.[This
issues with the approval of ACC-II (CAIU)].
Yours faithfully,
Encl:
As above
(A.K. Mandal)
Regional P. F. Commissioner-I(CAIU)
Saturday, 23 September 2017
vrFriday, 22 September 2017
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Sunday, 17 September 2017
REVISION OF PENSION OF PRE-2016 PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION-CONCORDANCE TABLES- REGARDING
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Cadre Restructuring proposal of Inspector Posts Cadre submitted to Directorate
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT POSTS
CHQ Qtr. No. 12, P & T Colony, Khurshid Square, Civil Lines, Delhi 110 054.
Nirmalya Mitra
President
ADPS (FS)
o/o CPMG WB Circle
Kolkata 700012
(M) 09433395342
|
Vilas Ingale
General Secretary
Superintendent of POs
Palghar Division
Mira Road 401107
(M) 09869417961
|
Yadagiri G. Nyalapelli
Treasurer
Asst. Supdt. Posts
% PMG, Mumbai Region
Mumbai 400001
(M) 09869143819
|
No. CHQ/AIAIASP/Cadre Restructure/2016 Dated : 12th September 2017
To,
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub : Cadre restructuring of Inspector Posts cadre.
Ref. : Directorate memo No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated 03-12-2014 and Estt/1-1/ASP dated 4-02-2015
Respected Sir,
In-continuation to this Association’s letter of even number dated 8th June 2017 (copy enclosed) a fresh proposal for cadre restructuring of Inspector Posts cadre is enclosed herewith.
This Association earnestly requests the Hon’ble Secretary (Posts) to look into this long pending matter and cause necessary action to convene cadre restructuring of the Inspector Posts cadre at the earliest.
With profound regards,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingle)
General Secretary
..............................................................................................................
PROPOSAL FOR THE CADRE REVIEW OF THE INSPECTOR POSTS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT POSTS
1. PREAMBLE :
1.1 The present proposal relates to the cadre review of the Inspector Posts and Assistant Superintendent Posts. The cadre was constituted long back, and is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Communications. The officers of these cadres are selected through Staff Selection Commission and 66.66 percent of the vacancies is filled up by promotion through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) from the feeder grade with not less than five years regular service as on 1st January of the year, to which the vacancies pertain to, in the grade of Postal or Sorting Assistants, Stenographer Grade-II and Lower Selection Grade including regular service put in as Postal or Sorting Assistants, if any.
1.2 The current exercise aims at strengthening the, cadre structure both at the headquarters and the field, on the basis of functional needs, and is designed to enable the department to provide better services in the emerging IT driven scenario, and to effectively respond to an increasing array of competitors and fully realize the potential of its vast network to enhance existing service and offer new services.
1.3 Department of Posts serves every household and touches the lives of millions every day. It serves both the privileged and under privileged sections of the society and reaches out to rural population and urban lives equally at each stage of human life. In the age of globalization, the operating environment and the role of Department of Posts is continuously evolving. The Department has evolved dynamically and is an important link between the Government of India, state governments and citizens for delivery of postal, communication, social and financial services. Postal services are experiencing exhilarating growth in Parcels, e-commerce, financial savings, Rural and Urban Life Insurance products, speed, express and time- sensitive, reliable mail services. Department of Postshas undertaken social benefit payments, such as MGNREGA and social security pension schemes. In order to meet the new developments and challenges, the services provided by the Department of Posts are being both upgraded, as well as, diversified and new services are being introduced. A major IT Modernization Project is in the process of being implemented.
1.4 The Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts are basically responsible for managing Postal and RMS Sub-Divisions. The Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts also occupy other positions like Office Supervisors / Assistant Superintendents (Head Quarters) and Assistant Superintendents (Out Door) in Postal /RMS Division, Investigating Inspectors / Assistant Superintendent (Investigation), Assistant Superintendent (Vigilance), Inspector / Assistant Superintendent (Complaints), Inspector/Assistant Superintendent (Technology) etc. to provide necessary functional support. The Department of Posts is on its way to restructure itself to meet challenges of 21st century. But, since 1979 no cadre review has taken place for Inspector Posts cadre. Second cadre review orders issued under No.28-29/87/PE-I dated 20-08-1990 (copy enclosed as Annexure-A) by Department Posts although Presidential approval was conveyed for up-gradation of 245 ASPs Posts. As per the guidelines issued by Department of Personnel and Training, an exercise to review the cadre structure of each service has to be carried out every five years. For IPoS cadre, 6cadre review already complement and implemented so far.
2 INTRODUCTION :
2.1 The Department of Posts, with its network of 1,54,910 Post Offices, is the largest postal network in the world. On an average, 8364 people are served by a Post Office in the country; in rural areas, a Post Office servers 6275 people, and in urban areas, a Post Office serves 26553 people. Average area served by a Post office is 21.22 sq. km. The Department has been in the service of the nation for 163 years. It has evolved dynamically and today is an important link between the Government of India, State Governments and citizens for delivery of postal, communication, social and financial services. Its core functions include booking, transmission and delivery of mail articles, provision of small savings and financial inclusion services. Postal services are experiencing huge growth in Parcels, e-commerce parcels, financial services, Rural and Postal Life Insurance products, speed, express and time-sensitive, reliable mail services. Department’s main vision is to continue to deliver social security services and to enable last mile connectivity as a Government of India platform. The IT Modernization Project aims at transforming the Department into a ‘Technology enabled, self-reliant market leader”. It will result in increased market share and revenues, launch of new products and services, improved service delivery system, motivated workforce and customer satisfaction. Under the IT Modernization Project, integrated modules will cover various functions of Post Offices, Administrative Offices, Account Offices and Mail Offices, etc. Digital India Programme is a flagship programme of Government of India launched in 2014 with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. The department is digitizing all the 1,54,910 Post Offices including 1,29,346 Gramin Dak Sewak Post Offices in rural areas. The digital Post Office shall work as multi service centre and become the nodal centre for the dissemination of information vis-a-vis government policies; disbursement of social security benefits; and financial inclusion. These post offices will offer a digital means of communications.
2.2 Rural Information Communication Technology (RICT) project has been launched by the Department in 28107 Branch Post Offices (as on 1/7/2017) and it has been planned to rollout in 40000 BOs through out India during current year. The Core Banking Solutions (CBS) Project is bringing in facilities of ATM banking, Internet Banking and Mobile Banking to Post Offices Savings Bank (POSB) customers 24x7 along with the facilities of National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS). In the Budget 2015-16 speech in Parliament, the Union Finance Minister announced the Government’s intention to set up the Payment Bank by Department of Posts to promote financial inclusion and ease the access of the people to the formal financial system. The Department of Posts received an ‘In Principle’ approval from the RBI on 7/9/2015 for setting up of a Payments Bank. The main objectives of the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is to bring a large number of individuals and small businesses into the formal banking channel by offering MSMEs, small entrepreneurs/ merchants, village panchayats, Self Help Groups (SHGs) etc. Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) of social security payments of various Ministries to beneficiaries, Utility Bill payments for electricity, water, telephone, gas, payments of various central and state government and municipal dues, person to person remittances, distribution of third party financial products such as insurance, mutual funds, pension and credit products. Finally, it was decided by department to roll out 650 branches of IPPB and their linkages with post offices across the country by September 2017.
2.3 The department is facing stiff competition and has been impacted by external factors of liberalization, globalization, digitization which have changed the dynamics of the market. Several new services have been introduced and the existing products redesigned to effectively compete with other players in the market. New products have been designed for various segments of the society. Steps have been taken to introduce information technology on a large scale, which has strengthened the customer interface at each stage of the value chain and improved delivery of service. The complex e-commerce, cash on delivery, logistics movement of consignments and instant money transfer are some new technology driven services that the department has recently embarked upon to meet the changing requirements of the public.
2.4 Department of Posts on an average delivers 624.04 crore pieces of mail every year reaching out to every nook and corner of the country. New opportunities are on the rise from e-commerce and parcel business. In the financial year there are over 40 crore accounts under the Savings Schemes at the end of financial year 2015-16 in Post Office Savings Bank scheme. There is huge potential from savings accounts and remittance business. The Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural PLI have also registered phenomenal growth. Aggregate number of PLI policies and aggregate sum assured as on 31/3/2016 was 4930000 and Rs. 109982.09 crore respectively. Department has published the projection of revenue growth up to 2019-20 which is appended as Annexure-B to this report.
2.5 As on 31/3/2016, there were a total 448840 employees in Department of Posts, of which, 193811 Departmental employees and 255029 are Gramin Dak Sevaks who run the large rural postal network. The present sanction strength of Inspector Posts is 2187 and ASP 1824. Therefore 4011 IPs/ASPs are serving the Department in field and headquarters.
2.6 It is a fact that not a single post of Inspector or Assistant Superintendent Posts has been sanctioned in the Department of Posts since 1979 despite full justification based on the existing Staff Inspection Units (SIU) norms. The work load and job description of Inspectors / Asst. Superintendents Posts have increased manifold due to subsequent diversification of business activities by the Department in different spheres.
2.7 It is a fact that the Inspector (Posts) and Asst. Supdt. Posts are instrumental in achieving the phenomenal growth of the Department of Posts in its savings bank services over the years. Currently DoP has 400.05 million accounts that hold deposits amounting to Rs 486264.66 crore. The department performs these agency services on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and provides financial inclusion to the poorest of the poor in remotest corners of the country through its postal network of 154910 post offices.
2.8 Department of Posts provides Life Insurance Services to Government employees known as Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance services (RPLI) to prospective clients across the country. It currently has a PLI Fund corpus of Rs 109982.09 crore from 49.30 lakhs live policies. The RPLI corpus is Rs 81733.73 from 149.15 lakhs policies. The PLI and RPLI corpus has shown a exponential growth rate. The Department has therefore been at the forefront of providing rural and quality life insurance services to Government staff and has registered an exponential growth in the sector over the last ten years.
3 Promotional Avenues :
3.1 The examination for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts is common for Postal / Sorting Assistant having a minimum 5 years qualifying service with just 4 chances for any official and comes with age restrictions. The exam comprises of four papers, each of 3 hours duration for 300 marks. This is one of the toughest competitive examinations conducted at All India level and only few aspirant candidates can get through. How stiff and competitive this examination is, can be easily assessed based on the syllabus. Paper I and II demands in-depth knowledge of the rules and regulations relating to Postal and RMS functions laid down in Postal Manuals and what the officers in All India Services in Central Govt. and Central Secretariat services are required to possess. Paper III deals with various laws comprising Constitution of India, Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC), Indian Evidence Act, COPRA Act & CAT Act, RTI Act 2005, CPC. Paper IV deals with General Knowledge and current affairs.
3.2 The Inspector Posts is required to acquire a fair knowledge of legislature enactments like Constitution of India, Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC), Indian Evidence Act, COPRA Act & CAT Act, RTI Act 2005, Indian Post Office Act 1898, Indian Post Office Savings Bank Act 1984, Indian Post Office Savings Banks Rules 1933, Indian Post Office Savings Certificate Act 1881, Indian Post Office Savings Certificate Rules.
3.3 This is a pure selection depending upon merit and the vacancies declared for the year. During the year 2016 out of 3207 candidates who appeared for the examination, only 165 have been selected against the declared vacancies by the deartment i.e. only 5.14.% have been declared successful. The cadre therefore, comprises of the cream of the Department. The successful candidates are required to undergo theoretical training at Postal Training centres and practical training in the field.
3.4 As recommended by the fifth CPC the Government has introduced Direct Recruitment at the level of Inspectors through Staff Selection Commission for 33.33% of the posts. 7CPC has now recommended GP of Rs 4600/- to Inspector posts cadre which is equal to the Inspectors working in other Ministries. An All India Seniority is drawn up based on the merit position of the candidates and this becomes the ultimate document for further promotion to Postal Services Group B Cadre.
4. Prposed scenario and Improvement after implementation of proposed cadre restructuring:-
4.1 The Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts are playing a very pivotal role to achieve the goals outlined for development of the Department through tremendous growth in its Savings Bank services and Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance services (RPLI), e-Commerce and bringing success to Government of India Social and Financial schemes vizMGNREGA payments.
4.2 With a large network of with over 1, 54,910 Post Offices (as on 31.03.2016) of which 1,29,346 (83.50%) in the rural areas, the Post Office touches the life of everyone. At the time of independence, there were 23,344 Post Offices, which were primarily in urban areas. Thus, the network has registered a seven-fold growth since Independence, with the focus of this expansion primarily in rural areas which is the focus of present Government to ensure overall growth. The Department is preparing to manage the massive changes that have arisen on introduction of the IT Modernization Project. With this kind of technology initiative, the Post Office will be in a position to become the front office of the Government to the citizens. Role of the Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts has also increased in many folds in implementation & Roll out of IT Modernization Project in general and particularly in Rural ICT.
4.3 In the present environment, inspection of Post Office work which is performed by the Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts is the foremost compliance verification tool. In the cadre restructuring of Group-C employees of Department of Posts the posts of SPMs in single and double handed offices have been upgraded to the extent of LSG Posts. Similarly, the posts of SPMs in triple handed offices have been upgraded to the extent of HSG-II Posts. The rising incidents due to technological advancement requiring dedicated man power to be trained and deployed for combating frauds. Therefore, it is proposed to have a dedicated Team of Group-B Officers at each Circle/Regional level for inspection of Offices of having the status of LSG and above.
4.4 Over a period of time, with increased competitiveness, increased accountability and commitment to society (as reflected in Citizen’s Charter), increased transparency (on account of transparent business process, automation and RTI etc.), streamlining of processes, the service delivery expectations and expeditious redressal of Public Grievance and the expectations for quick resolution of Public Grievance are much higher. We have also committed ourselves for improved services. Therefore, it is proposed to have additional Posts of Group-B Officers at Circle/Regional level for e-Commerce, Public Grievance, Technology, Business Development etc. and to upgrade the posts of ASP(HQ) and ASP(OD) in JTS Divisions (Postal/RMS) to PS Group-B Cadre.
4.5 There are 92 National Sorting Hubs (NSHS) in the Country which are headed by Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts. Out of these 92 NSHs, around 20 NSHs are under the jurisdiction JTS Divisions (Postal/RMS). It is proposed to upgrade these 20 posts to PS Group-B Cadre to head the NSHs under the jurisdiction JTS Divisions (Postal/RMS). Besides this hubs which are exclusively looking after the work of Parcel and e-commerce articles etc should be upgraded to PS Gr. B cadre.
4.6 On implementation of Core Banking Solution (CBS), Circle Processing Centers (CPCs) have been established at each Circle Head Quarters. It is proposed to upgrade 23 posts to PS Group-B Cadre to head the Circle Processing Centers (CPCs).
4.7 The issues like career opportunities and career progression are extremely significant for the Department as a whole. For an Inspector Posts it is taking more than 24 years to get PS Group-B through inter-se-seniority promotion. The ratio of Staff strength in PS Group-B cadre to that of the feeder cadre i.e. the Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts is 1:5. A career progression is a must to keep the motivation of an Officer alive throughout his career.
In view of the significant work profile in delivery of quality services expeditiously, disposing of Disciplinary /Vigilance cases in a time bound manner, in achieving the desired objective of complaints verification effectively and to meet the career expectations of the Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts there is need to upgrade certain posts of Assistant Superintendents of Posts to PS Group-B level at Circle /Regional Offices and Postal/RMS Divisional Offices.
To meet the functional requirement as well as career expectations of the Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts and in view of the aforementioned paras the cadre restructuring proposalof the Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts is placed as detailed below:-
Sl. No.
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Grade
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Existing Strength
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Sl. No.
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Grade
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Proposed Strength
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Proposal
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1.
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PS Group-B
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750
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1.
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PS Group-B (Non Functional Selection Grade)
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300
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The exiting PS Group-B (Non Functional Selection Grade) in the level of Pay Matrix-10 only for those who are senior most and completed not less than a minimum service of two years in PS Group-B.
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2.
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PS Group-B
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1088
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It is proposed to upgrade the posts of ASP (HQ) and ASP (OD) in JTS Divisions/units (Postal/RMS) to PS Group-B Cadre(171x2=342). It is also proposed the head of National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) in JTS Divisions (Postal/RMS) (20) and all CBS CPCs (23)upgraded to PS Group-B Cadre. Certain posts of Assistant Superintendents Posts(113 + 140) to PS Group-B level at Circle /Regional Offices for looking after new services and Inspection Team.
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2.
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Assistant Superintendents of Posts
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1824
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3.
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Assistant Superintendents of Posts
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1264
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All the Assistant Superintendent Posts will be at Circle / Regional Offices and Postal/RMS Divisional Offices. Also in PSD/ RSD/ CSD /Foreign Post/CBO/BPCs etc.
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3.
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Inspector Posts
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2187
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4.
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Inspector Posts
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2109
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All the Inspector Posts will function as Sub-Divisional Head (Postal and RMS)
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Total
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4761
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Total
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4761
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It is also proposed to keep leave reserve post 10% of cadre strength of PS Gr. B.
5. Financial Implications / Financial Neutrality:-
5.1 The financial implications have been computed based on sanctioned strength. The Cadre re-structuring, as proposed above, would not entail any additional expenditure as shown in the Annexure C and accordingly therefore in nutshell it will be total saving of Rs. 17,11,300/- to the department of posts.
5.2 At present there are 350 numbers of MACP III officials in the Pay Matrix Level-9 and 100 numbers of MACP II officials in the Pay Matrix Level-8 from the cadre of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Posts are available in the Department. Hence the question of matching savings in the respective levels of Pay Matrix to the extent does not arise at all.
5.3 141 HSG-I Posts (IP Line) surrendered to General Line may be taken toward Financial Neutrality. If at all any matching savings is required, the same may be taken in to account and these 141 posts may be adjusted as matching savings.
Conclusion:
Since last 35 years no cadre review has taken place for IP cadre whereas all other cadres had managed to get benefits in their favour periodically. Only one cadre review was taken place for IP cadre, whereas 6 cadre reviews have already been carried out for IPoS cadre. In the year 2012 this Association was called for to attend meeting in connection with Organizational Restructuring in Department of Posts and in the said meeting it was discussed about up-gradation of Class II divisions to Class I division and in each division there would be 2 PS Gr. B officers. In view of the said meeting, the upgraded posts of ASPs to PS Gr. B may be placed in division/RO/CO. Overall there is an attempt to rationalize the cadre structure both at the headquarters and the field on the basis of functional requirement. It will provide more avenues to earn revenue and respond effectively to the growing customer needs. This will also reduce the stagnation and improve career aspects of Inspector Posts by saving of total Rs.17,11,300/- reducing the cost of the establishment permanently thereby it will vouchsafe the deficit of the department minimize.
We are waiting for positive response and if required meeting may be held with our Association for detailed discussion/clarification.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
ANNEXURE - C
Financial Implications
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Grade
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Existing Strength
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Entry Pay
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Total Pay
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Sl. No.
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Grade
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Proposed Strength
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Entry Pay
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Total Pay
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1.
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PS Group-B
(Level-9)
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750
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53100
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39825000
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1.
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PS Group-B (Non Functional Grade) (Level-10)
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300
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56100
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16830000
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2.
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PS Group-B (Level-9)
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1088
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53100
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57772800
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2.
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Assistant Superintendents of Posts
(Level-8)
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1824
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47600
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86822400
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3.
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Assistant Superintendents of Posts (Level-8)
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1264
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47600
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60166400
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3.
|
Inspector Posts (Level-7)
|
2187
|
44900
|
98196300
|
4.
|
Inspector Posts (Level-7)
|
2109
|
44900
|
94694100
|
4.
|
141 HSG-I Posts surrendered to General Line
|
141
|
44900
|
6330900
| |||||
Total
|
4902-141= 4761
|
231174600
|
Total
|
4761
|
229463300
| ||||
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