Tuesday, March 30, 2010

36th All India Biennial Conference
Dear friends,


Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy, Secretary (Posts)and Director General will deliver her speech at 10 A.M. on 3rd April 2010. Delegates are requested to be seated in the conference hall well time.

S.Samuel
GS, AIAIASP

Monday, March 29, 2010

INVITATION 
General Secretary  & Reception Committee 
All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts Cordially invite you for the 

OPEN SESSION 
of 
36th All India Biennial Conference 

 Venue: 

 Sri Guru Ramrai Udasin Ashram, Aram Bagh, Panchkuian Road, 
Paharganj, Near R.K. Ashram Marg Metro Station, New Delhi-110055. 

On 03rd April, 2010 at 4 P.M 

 Programme 
 President : Shri. S.B.Mahapatra 

Welcome Address 
Shri. Roop Chand Organising General Secretary 

Inaugural Address 
Shri.Damnesh Kumar Former General Secretary, Postal Officers’ Association (India) 

Presidential Address 
Shri.S.B.Mahapatra CHQ President 

Keynote Address 
Shri.S.Samuel General Secretary 

Felicitation 
Shri. Janardan Sharma General Secretary, 
Postal Officers’ Association (India) 

Special Address 
Ms Radhika Doraiswamy Secretary (Posts), Government of India, Department of Posts 

Vote of Thanks 
Shri. D.C.Sharma Secretary, Reception Committee

Friday, March 26, 2010

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - revised rates effective from 1.1.2010

Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has issued Office Memorandum No 1(3)/2010-E-II(B) dated 27.3.2010 for revising the Dearness Allowance applicable to Central Government Employees from 27% to 35% with effect from 1.1.2010.
The DA will be paid cash and the arrears for DA for the months of January and February 2010 will be paid after 1.4.2010
Click here to download Ministry of Finance Memo dated 26.3.2010

Saturday, March 20, 2010

CAT Madras holds the Group B examination held in 2008 as defective, arbitrary, irrational and discriminatory

Normally, any departmental examination for promotion is held every year depending upon year-wise vacancies so that the eligible candidate for a particular year vacancy would get opportunity to get selection for subsequent year vacancies. But disregarding all principles, the department conducted Group B examination by bunching of vacancies for four years viz. 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Our Association objected to it. But the Department did not heed. Some of IP/ASP filed cases before CAT Madras and CAT Patna and prayed for a stay order. The honourable CATs at that time rejected to pass stay order. Though the single selection for all the four years is prejudicial to majority of the eligible candidates the Department successfully conducted the examination. With a result many juniors who were not at all eligible for the vacancies of 2004, 2005 and 2006 were allowed to appear, got selected and promoted. Now many ineligible candidates are working as PS Group B officer. The CAT Madras passed an order in OA 64/08 and some of the relevant paragraphs are reproduced below:

“ 15. If the selection for promotion is based every year separately for 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, depending upon year-wise vacancies, the eligible candidate for 2003 who did not get selection for the year vacancies, would get opportunity to seek selection for subsequent year vacancies and because of bunching of vacancies for all the four years and holding single selection is prejudicial to majority of the eligible candidate and such selection is detrimental to the eligible employees for whose purpose it has been intended. The respondents have not placed any instruction of guidelines in support their claim for holding the single selection by bunching of vacancies for 4 years or several years.

16. In view of such circumstances as discussed above, the decision to bunch the vacancies for all the four years together and holding a simple selection is discriminatory, arbitrary, unfair and also amounts to defect the selection.

17. In spite of objections raised by the applicants by way of representations an also by filing of this OA, the authorities have not taken any care and proceeded further in conducting examinations. The authorities have completed most of the selection procedure in conducting examination and also declared the result of the successful candidates in the written test.

18. In view of such circumstances, if this selection is restricted for the vacancies for the year 2003, no harm would be caused to any of the eligible candidates who faced the examination and selection for the year 2003 is held valid and the selection for the vacancies for 2004, 2005 and 2006 are held to be defective, arbitrary, irrational and discriminatory. Thus the claim of the applicants is allowed partly, directing the respondents to secure year-wise vacancies for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 in respect of promotion to the cadre of Postal Services Group B by preparing year-wise list of eligible candidates and also vacancies and thereafter hold fresh Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE), restricting the present selection only for the year 2003.

19. In the result, the OA is partly allowed as above, with no order as to costs.”

Note:
What is the use of this order? The Department has deliberately conducted this examination. No relief was given by the CAT to affected candidates at that time. Selected candidates have now promoted and working in the higher posts. Justice is supposed to be delivered in time.

Justice delayed is Justice denied!

S.Samuel
General Secretary

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Publications and Guides for PS Group B examination

At the initiative of DG Posts, PTC Vadodara has brought out the following publications to the benefit of aspiring candidates for PS Group B examination:

(1) Question papers of past years for the PS Gr B Exam.
(2) Reading material.
(3) Model question paper containing 5 sets.

Cost of one complete set is Rs 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only). Remittance should be made by eMO only to the following address:

Publication Division, Postal Training Centre, Vadodara – 390022

Publications will be sent by speed post. Please write your complete address with PIN code in the communication portion of the MO form.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

All India Conference to be held at New Delhi on 3rd and 4th April 2010

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS POSTS
CHQ: Qtr.No.12, Khursheed Square, P&T Colony, Civil Line, New Delhi-110054

S.B.Mahapatra
President
Senior Postmaster (Retd)
Bhubaneswar GPO
Bhubaneswar 751001
Off:0674 -2390165  Res: 2391087
Mob: 09437190518
S. Samuel, M.A, B.L.
General Secretary
Senior Postmaster
Thyagaraya Nagar HPO.
Chennai 600 017
Off: 044–24346691 Res: 22433702
Mob: 094441 44764
eMail: samgs2005@rediffmail.com
S.Ravi, B.Sc,B.L.
Treasurer
Assistant Director (RB)
Postal Directorate
New Delhi 110 001
Off: 011 – 23036204, Res-23811333
Mob: 09868093101
eMail:  selvanathanravi@gmail.com
Notification

Under the provisions of article 25 of the Constitution of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendent Posts, it is hereby notified that the biennial 36th All India Conference of the Association will be held at New Delhi on 3rd & 4th April 2010.


Venue: Sri Guru Ram Rai Udasin Ashram, Aram Bagh, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi - 110055

Agenda

1. Approval of Annual Report of CHQ for the period from 23.01.2008 to 01.04.2010.
2. Approval of audited accounts of CHQ for the period from 23.01.2008 to 01.04.2010.
3. Subject matters for debate/discussion and decision thereon.
(1) Sixth Pay Commission anomaly
(2) Constitution of separate Postmasters Grade by the Department
(3) Provision of infrastructure to Sub Divisions.
(4) Regular promotions to P.S. Gr. B
(5) Allotment of surplus qualified IP candidates.
(6) Second CRC
(7) P.S. Gr. B Examination
(8) Re- organisation of Sub Divisions
(9) Training on ITES to IP & ASP.
(10)Denial of promotion as AAO to IP/ASP qualified in JAO Exam
(11) Provision of infrastructure to Sub Divisions
(12) Women & youth participation in Association activities
(13)Activities in association with PSI
(14) Any other subject with the approval of the chair

4. Organisational Review
5. Financial Review
6. Membership Verification
7. Approval for Draft Resolutions
8. Amendments to Constitution, if any.
9. Postal Inspector
10. Election of Office Bearers
11. Next All India Conference.

All CHQ office bearers, Circle Secretaries and delegates are requested to attend.


(S.Samuel)

General secretary






Friday, March 5, 2010

Pre-conference Central Working Committee metting of the Association to be held on 2nd April 2010 at New Delhi

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS POSTS
CHQ: Qtr.No.12, Khursheed Square, P&T Colony, Civil Line, New Delhi-110054

S.B.Mahapatra
President
Senior Postmaster (Retd)
Bhubaneswar GPO
Bhubaneswar 751001
Off:0674 -2390165  Res: 2391087
Mob: 09437190518
S. Samuel, M.A, B.L.
General Secretary
Senior Postmaster
Thyagaraya Nagar HPO.
Chennai 600 017
Off: 044–24346691 Res: 22433702
Mob: 094441 44764
eMail: samgs2005@rediffmail.com
S.Ravi, B.Sc,B.L.
Treasurer
Assistant Director (RB)
Postal Directorate
New Delhi 110 001
Off: 011 – 23036204, Res-23811333
Mob: 09868093101
eMail:  selvanathanravi@gmail.com
Notification

Under the provisions of article 30 of the Constitution of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendent Posts, it is hereby notified that the pre-conference Central Working Committee meeting of the Association will be held at New Delhi on 02nd April 2010 at 1100 hours.




Venue: Sri Guru Ram Rai Udasin Ashram

Aram Bagh, Pahar Ganj,

New Delhi - 110055

Agenda



1. Confirmation of the minutes of last CWC held on 1st & 2nd August 2009 at Pushkar,Rajasthan.
2. Approval of Annual Report of CHQ for the period from 23.01.2008 to 01.04.2010.
3. Approval of audited accounts of CHQ for the period from 23.01.2008 to 01.04.2010.
4. Organisational and financial review of CHQ/Circles.
5. Any other item with the permission of the Chair.

All the CHQ office bearers and Circle Secretaries are requested to attend the meeting well in time.



(S.Samuel)

General secretary