No.
CHQ/IPASP/CRC/2012
Dated :
15/7/2013.
To,
Ms. P.
Gopinath,
Director
General,
Department of
Posts,
Dak Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110
001.
Subject : Quota
of General Line in PS Group ‘B’ Examination … reg.
Ref. :
Directorate No. A.34012/06/2011-DE dated 13th April, 2012.
Respected Madam,
IP/ASP
Association intends to bring to your kind notice certain issues about holding
of LDCE for the promotion to the PS Gr. B cadre. On introduction of Postmaster
Cadre, 25% posts in Sr. Postmaster Cadre have been earmarked for HSG-I General
Line Officials through promotion. Hence, out of 116 posts of Senior Postmaster,
29 posts have been given to General Line without reducing their share in PS Gr.
B cadre. This has adversely affected the promotional avenues of IP/ASP cadre,
and hence two Circle branches of this Association and 4 individuals approached
to CAT to get relief for non-holding of Sr. PM Examination.
This
Association would like to further bring to your kind notice that, Recruitment
Rules for Postal Superintendents notified in 1979 to fill up 100% posts through IP Line officials who have
put in 5 years of service by seniority cum fitness through Departmental
promotion committee. Department
promulgated Revised Recruitment Rules on 11/3/1988 merging two erstwhile cadres
viz ‘Postal Superintendent Gr. B and Postmaster Gr. B under nomenclature of PSS
Group “B”. The total number of posts notified in RRs was 790. But 76 posts of
Sr. Postmaster were not forming part to it although representation in the different
rosters was given correctly to 866 posts. Due to the amalgamation of two
cadres, the share to General line was distributed as under:
6% of 866 Posts
i.e 52 posts
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From General Line Officials who have put in 5 years services in LSG
and above through LDCE.
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94% of 866 Posts
i.e 814 posts
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From IP Line officials who have put in 5 years services through DPC
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These
Recruitment Rules were subsequently amended in the year 1994 vide Directorate
memo No. 9-36/92-SPG dated 29/6/1994 and the method of filling the Posts was
prescribed as
6% of 866 Posts
i.e 52 posts
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From General Line Officials who have put in 5 years services in LSG
and above through LDCE.
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19% of 866 Posts
i.e 165 posts
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From IP Line officials who have put in 5 years services through LDCE.*
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75% of 866 Posts
i.e 649 posts
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From IP Line officials who have put in 5 years services through DPC
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Department has created
Postmaster Cadre vide memo No. 4-17/2008-SPB.II dated 22/11/2010, and 116 PS
Gr. B Posts were carved for Senior Postmaster Cadre and framed RRs for Senior
Postmaster Cadre vide memo No. 137-03/2009-SPB.II dated 9/9/2010. The method
for filling up of the Posts was prescribed as:
25% of Posts
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From General Line officials who have put in 2 years services in HSG-I
through DPC.
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75% of Posts
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Through LDCE from IP Line officials in PB-2 9300-34800 with a Grade
Pay of Rs. 4200/- who have put a 6 years regular services through LDCE.*
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It is further to state
that as per the various Recruitment Rules the composition of Posts would be as
under:
1.
As per 1988 Recruitment
Rules, total No. of Posts were 866
General Line
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052 through LDCE
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IP Line
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814 through DPC
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2.
As per 1994 amended
Recruitment Rules Total No. of Posts 866
General Line (6%)
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052 through LDCE
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IP Line (19%)
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165 through LDCE
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IP Line (75%)
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649 through DPC
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3.
As per Sr. PM Recruitment
Rules Total No. of Posts 116 of which 29 post of General line are to be filled
through DPC and 87 post from IP line i.e 100% through LDCE. Apparently these 87
posts are required to be carved out from the 19 % quota meant for IP line.
General Line (25%)
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29 through DPC
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IP Line (75%)
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87 through LDCE
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4.
Residuary PS Gr. B Total No.
of Posts 866-116=750 that will form part of new recruitment rules for which
revision of PS Group “B” will be required to reduce the number of posts from
respective quota. As a natural justice and fair equality 116 posts should only
be reduced from 6% equal to 29 post (General line) and 87 posts from 19% quota earmarked
for IP line promoted through LDCE. This is so because as per postmaster
recruitment rule 2010, all the 87 posts of Sr. Postmaster are to be filled from
amongst the IP line having 6 year service only through Limited Departmental
Examination and 29 posts from general line through DPC. There is no logic to
reduce the quota from 75% quota i.e 649 post earmarked for filling through
seniority cum fitness as no representation to senior most IPs/ASPs is given in
Sr. Postmaster cadre through seniority cum fitness (see postmaster recruitment
rule 2010).
This Association have severally requested Directorate to issue revised
Recruitment Rules for PS Gr. B cadre to correct the anomaly of fixation of quota
for PS Gr. B from IP Line Officials and General Line Officials by providing 97%
vacancies to PS Gr. B from IP Line and 3% by promotion of HSG-I officials from
General Line through a LDCE. It is understood that this file is under process. It
is also learnt that department is allowing Circle Office and RMS staff to
appear in PS Group “B” by allowing transfer of 10 posts to PS Group B fleet
that will increase the total number of post to 760. In that event, the
apportionment would be in a different equation and should be in the following
manner for fair equality as also committed before Hon’ble CAT Chandigarh bench
by Directorate not to reduce the posts
from 75% quota i.e 649 posts. As such there should not be reduction of 87 Sr.
Postmaster posts from 649 posts earmarked for promotion to IP/ASPs through
seniority cum fitness particularly when no representation to this quota is
given in Sr. Postmaster promotion through DPC. IPASP Association is accordingly
demanding following sharing out:
General Line (3%)
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023 through LDCE
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IP Line (12%)
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091 through LDCE
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IP Line (85%)
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646 through DPC
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It is to further intimate that this Association has already submitted
detailed proposal to Directorate under letter No. CHQ/PS Gr. B/2011 dated
4/7/2011 regarding distribution of quota under each category for implementation
in the interest of both IP Line and General Line officials but despite series
of reminders to Department nothing has been done till this date except inviting
unnecessarily 6 CAT cases. It is not understood why ASPs are not eligible to
write the Sr. Postmaster examination as both Posts relates to one and same
Cadre i.e. IP cadre. It needs to be looked into.
It is therefore requested your honour to kindly look into the matter
personally and issue necessary instructions to SPG DIVISION to finalise the
Recruitment Rules of PS Gr. B cadre accordingly by reducing shares from each
quota as proposed above also. In the mean time in order to give effect to
Postmaster Recruitment Rule 2010, it is suggested that junior 29 PS Group B
official recruited against 52 posts and 87 junior most IP line officials
recruited through LDCE may immediately be
ordered to post on the posts of Sr. Postmaster. One time option from others as
per Recruitment Rules-2010 may be obtained. ASPs may also be allowed to appear
in Sr. Postmaster examination. This will mitigate the repeated court cases
also.
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
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