No. GS /AIAIASP/Merger ASP/2013 Dated: 14/6/2014
To,
The Director General,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001.
Subject :
Merger of ASP cadre in to PS Gr. B cadre…..Proposal regarding
Ref. : Directorate No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated
19.05.2014
As desired comments of this Association
on the observations raised by Directorate vide above captioned letter is
furnished herein under:
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Observations
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Reply
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It was intimated in the proposal that
there is a matching saving for the proposal as there would be an additional
expenditure of Rs. 66,86,100/- per annum against the saving of Rs.
69,25,100/- per annum. This means a net saving of Rs. 2,39,700/- per annum.
However, while this may be true in the long run, at present there would be no
matching saving, as pay will have to be protected for the 679 ASPs till they
get promoted to PS Gr. B Grade, while additional expenditure of Rs.
66,86,100/- would start immediately Savings will start accruing only after
the 679 ASPs working on the ASP posts downgraded to IPs get promoted to PS
Gr. B Grade which will take a very long time. Thus, it is not correct to say
that the case has matching savings.
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Nomenclature
of Residual 679 number of ASPs would be changed as Inspector Posts. Status
quo could be maintained to them in view of Gazetted status, Grade Pay and
nomenclature till the time they are absorbed in PSS Gr B cadre. Within the
existing sanctioned strength, 200 numbers of ASPs get promotion to PS Gr B
cadre annually on an average. After merger of posts of 1311 ASP into PS Gr B,
the accrual of annual vacancies gets accelerated. Average number of
promotions would automatically increase and within a period of 1-2 years
residual ASPs would be absorbed in PS Gr B cadre. Therefore, need of
protection of pay in the case of remaining 679 ASPs would no longer be
required.
If shortage
of few lakhs of Rupees in the figures persists even thereafter, the DoP can
request Finance Ministry to bear the same as the proposal would be benefitting
approximately 2000 middle level managers of the Department. Further, this
cadre merger will one way serve as a cadre restructure of the IPs/ASPs of the
Department which was agreed to by the Government and a Presidential order were
issued long back in 1990 and was not implemented. This can be construed as
the second cadre restructure of the IPs/ASPs since independence whereas 6th cadre
restructure of other cadres in the same department is on the anvil.
Secondly, when 1311 ASPs are upgraded
into PS Gr B, there will not be an additional expenditure of Rs.66,86,100/-.
While comparing the additional expenditure, component of 3rd MACP
is not taken into consideration. As on today these 1311 ASPs are already
placed in GP 4800/- on account of 3rd MACP in
hierarchy. Therefore, it can very well be construed that
additional expenditure would be dismal if not nil and there will be no
resultant effect.
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The proposed down gradation of 679 ASPs
(Sub Division) to IP (Sub Division) would create technical problems as ASPs
cannot be posted on IPs Posts. Otherwise, they would have to be reverted
which is not permissible. The proposal, thus, would only be beneficial for
the senior 1311 ASPs and at the same time detrimental to the remaining 679
ASPs who may suffer reversion. Further, on up gradation of the ASPs Posts to
PS Gr. B there would be two or more Gr. B officers in Gr. B Divisions. Then,
there would be a problem / issue of reporting and also that who amongst them
would head the Division. This would ultimately create complicated situation
and may not, thus, be administratively viable.
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There can be two ways,
(i) Senior Most/eligible
PS Gr B officer may be posted as Divisional Head, (the present system of
promotion of senior officers to PSS group ‘B’ may be continued on All India
Seniority list and those officers come under the All India list of PSS group
B will only head the divisions) while the junior will positioned next to Divisional
Head viz, Dy Supdt (HQ), Dy Supdt (Divn). There would be no problem and
is also administratively viable. At present two PS Gr. B officers are
working in the RMS divisions without any problems for last several years
(viz. Mumbai Stg. Division, Mumbai Central Sorting Division and Kolkata
RMS). Reporting officer for writing ACRs of all the PSS Group B officers
rest with Regional Director as usually being done now. In the present
scenario, Regional Directors are actively involved in day to day affairs of
the divisions in one or other way. So they can easily and effectively evaluate
performances of Dy Supdt. (HQ) Dy. Supdt. (Division) falling under their
jurisdiction. As regards Appointing and Disciplinary authority of PSS
Gr B officers, no change would be required as the Appointing and Disciplinary
powers of ASPs are still with Chief PMsG only that will continue after merger
also.
(ii) Since most of the PS Gr B
officers are already drawing GP of Rs 5400/- due to Non functional basic
grant on account of 4 years of service in PS Gr B Cadre, thus, it would also
be administrative viable to consider up gradation of PS Gr B posts of
Divisional Head to JTS Gr A. In that event, additional expenditure would be minimal.
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With profound regards,
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(Vilas
Ingale)
General Secretary
Sir
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