No.
CHQ/AIAIASP/DPC-Gr.B/2014 Dated: 16/6/2014
To,
Ms.
Kavery Benerjee
Secretary
(Posts),
Department
of Posts,
Dak
Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New
Delhi 110 001.
Sub:
Request for convening of timely DPCs and
repatriation of PS Gr. B officers to Home Circle.
Respected
Madam,
The IP/ASP Association many-a-times brought to the
notice of Directorate about non convening of timely DPCs in JTS / PS Group B
cadre and non posting of STS officers against vacant post in circles years together
placing burden on IP/ASPs of adhoc arrangement without substantial benefits
that too in contravention to DoP&T instructions. In spite of elucidating
factual discrepancies officers sitting in Directorate chose to shut their lids
and do not bother to blink their eyes even once. Resultantly, Circles are
resorting to adhoc promotions displaying courageous act of blatant violations
of rules and provisions time and again. Authorities empowered to make
adhoc-promotion to Group B only upto four months (Directorate Letter no.
4-9/88-SPG dated 14.10.1989) have exceeded their powers on their own, and
extended adhoc promotions to lumpsum eleven months. After breaking this
arrangement for few days’ officers are posted on the same station and same post
without obtaining specific approval from DOP&T for continuance of same
person on ad-hoc appointment of Group B officers exceeding limit of one year on
STS posts what to say of JTS.
It is however mentioned in Directorate
Letter no. 4-9/88-SPG dated 14.10.1989 that Head of Circles are delegated with
powers to make ad-hoc arrangements
in Group “A” only upto three months. For ad-hoc
promotion to Group “B” Head of circles have powers only upto four
months. Extension beyond this limit can
be done with the approval of Directorate.
Ø
Directorate letter no.137-99/2009-SPB-II
dated 23.12.2009. Para 2 (ii) prescribes that total period for which
appointment / promotion may be made, on an ad-hoc basis, will be limited to one
year only.
Ø
Para 2 (iii) of Directorate letter further
stipulates that the practice of giving
a break periodically and appointing the same person on ad-hoc basis may
not be permitted.
Ø
Para 2 (iv) of Directorate letter further
states that in case of compulsions for extending any ad-hoc promotion beyond
one year, the approval of DoPT may be sought at least two months in advance
before the expiry of the one year period. If the approval of DoPT to the
continuance of the ad-hoc arrangements beyond one year is not received before
the expiry of one years of the ad-hoc appointment/promotion shall automatically
cease on the expiry of the one year term.
Ø
Para 2 (vi) of Directorate letter
prescribes that permission to make ad-hoc appointment should be granted by the
authority one level higher than the appointing authority prescribed for that
post.
Madam, you will agree that a large number
of STS/JTS vacancies are lying vacant in Circles since long and PS Group “B”
officers are officiating against these posts creating resultant vacancies in
Group “B” in circles and imbalance thereof upto IP/ASP level affecting timely
promotion in each cadre and repatriation of deserving officers to their parent
circles. Many a times, adverse position occurs where the approved persons of a
particular circle are made to work outside their parent circle, while there
exists resultant vacancies in their own parent circle due to officiating of
number of incumbents on Group A posts for longer duration. This is also
creating legal complication when punishment orders passed by officiating
officers are challenged in the court of law seeking relief of legal provision
of not passing orders by competent authority. This can easily be attributed to
wrong calculation of vacancies in each cadre. Now take case of JTS DPC for the
year 2012-13 where only 19 officers have been promoted against 35 vacancies and
no extended panel has been approved leaving 16 vacancies. Now, you can well
imagine the plight of so called back bone of the department who were waiting
for their due promotion for the last two years and now will have to suffer
frustration even after retirement or for another long period best known to the
officers dealing with the case.
In view of above, it is requested to pass orders to (a)
promote all eligible officers of JTS cadre to STS cadre against large number of
vacant post, (b) convene pending JTS DPC for the year 2013-14, (c)
supplementary DPC for PS Group B before 30-6-2014, (d) issue immediate
repatriation orders of PS Gr. B /JTS officers to their home circle/ choice
station against vacancies up to June 2014, (e) call for records for convening
regular DPC for PS Gr. B cadre for the year 2014 and (f) explore reasons for
not convening timely DPCs so that officials / officers responsible be taken to
task. Circles may also be directed to fill all post of ASPs by convening
immediate DPCs so that all get their due share and jobs are created for youth
of the country.
With
Regards,
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General
Secretary
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