We
are exhibiting below the proposal of the Department, regarding Cadre
Restructuring along with the letter submitted by staff side to the Department,
for modification of the proposal. As on date, the Department is not ready for
any favourable modifications. We are continuing our effort to get it modified.
Meanwhile all the Circle/Divisional Secretaries and office bearers are
requested to intimate their view points on the proposal of the Department and
also regarding the modifications suggested by the staff side. Department is
ready to sign the agreement without any modification. In that case what should
be our stand?
CADRE RESTRUCTURING –
DEAPRTMENT’S PROPOSALS
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OFFICIAL SIDE
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STAFF SIDE
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1. Shri V. P. Singh, DDG (P) – Chairman
2. Shri Alok Saxena, Secretary PSB – Member
3. Ms. Trishaljit Sethi, DDG (E) – Member
4. Sh. Surender Kumar, ADG (PCC) – Member
Secretary
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1. General Secretary, AIPEU Group ‘C’
2. General Secretary, NAPE Group ‘C’
3. General Secretary, AIRMS & MMS
4. General Secretary, NU RMS & MMS Group
‘C’
5. General Secretary, AIPEU, Postman &
MTS
6. General Secretary, NUPE, Postman &
Multi Tasking Employees
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2. The Committee had
earlier met on 27th Nov.
3. The representatives of
the Staff side informed that Postal Assistant cadre officials are getting
promotions in promotional hierarchy to Grade Pay of Rs. 2800/- (PB-1) in Lower
Selection Grade at a time when they are already placed in the Grade Pays’ of Rs.
4200/- (PB-2) or Rs. 4600/- (PB-2) on award of financial upgradation(s) under
MACPS. At this, the official side asked Staff side to furnish copies of the
orders on above lines from few Circles to corroborate the above claim. The
Committee recommends that before processing these recommendations,
Establishment Division may obtain the same from Staff Side. After discussions,
the following recommendations in respect to the cadre restructuring of Group
‘C’ employees were agreed to by the Department.
(a) The post of SPMs in Single Handed Post Offices
and Double Handed Post Offices will be placed in the Grade Pay of Rs. 2800/- in
the Pay Band PB-I.
(b) The Post of Sub Postmasters in Triple Handed
Post offices and LSG Post Offices will be placed in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-
in the Pay Band PB-II.
(c) The post of HSG-II Head Postmasters and
Sub-Postmasters will be placed in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- in the Pay Band
PB-II.
(d) After the implementation of the above
restructuring, the officials in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-, who have completed
4 years of regular service, will be granted the Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- in the
Pay Band-II on non-functional basis after following the usual procedure of
non-functional upgradation(s)
(e) Cadre ratio as per the agreed position
mentioned at (a) to (d) above, will be worked out and the ratio so worked out
will be replicated to the SA cadre of RMS, PA cadre of Circle &
Administrative offices as also to the PA cadre of SBCO.
(f) In the light of peculiar situation of
Postman/mail Guard cadre where the work for bulk of the cadre continues to
remain the same; as a special case the Committee recommends the ratios as
worked out in pursuance of (e) above may be considered for implementation for these
cadres as well and that the cadre so restructured may concurrently get the
benefit of MACP also. The Committee further recommends that a proposal may be
considered for submission to the 7th CPC to have a percentage
based promotion scheme for this cadre akin to the scheme of Staff Car Drivers.
CADRE
RESTRUCTURING – STAFF SIDE
LETTER
SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT ON 05.02.2014
CADRE
RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE
STAFF
SIDE JCM DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL
DEPARTMENT
OF POSTS
NEW
DELHI – 110001
N. JCM (DC)/Cadre
Review/Staff Side/2014
Dated - 05.02.2014
To,
Shri. V. P. Singh
DDG (P) & Chairman
Cadre Restructuring
Committee for Group ‘C’
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi –
110001
Sir,
Sub: - Cadre Review
of Group ‘C’ employees of Department of Posts.
Kindly recall the
discussions we had with you in the Cadre Restructuring Committee meeting held
on 27.11.2013, 04.02.2014 and 05.02.2014.
While appreciating the
positive attitude taken on some of our proposals submitted to the Cadre
Restructuring Committee, we are totally disappointed and feel let down by the
way in which certain valid points raised by us has been simply brushed aside
and rejected by the Administration side in a pre-decided manner, even without
examining the merits or demerits of our suggestions. Outright and summary
rejection seems embarrassing.
We are once again
constrained to submit the following proposals and modifications for your
judicious and dispassionate consideration and acceptance, with a fervent hope
that the same will receive due consideration.
1. GENERAL LINE POSTS:
While upgrading the
existing LSG posts (GP 2800) to HSG-II posts (GP 4200) only the LSG posts of
Sub Postmasters is taken into account. All the other posts in the LSG grade
such as Asst. Postmasters in Head Post offices and above, Asst. Sub Postmasters
in certain major sub post offices, etc. are avoided. This will result only in
marginal increase in the number of HSG II post (GP 4200) as below:
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(a)
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Total number of triple handed Postmaster’s
post to be upgraded
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3732
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(b)
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Total number of LSG posts including Asst.
Postmasters Posts
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6989
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(c)
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Total Posts
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10721
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(d)
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Out of this LSG posts carved out for
creation of Postmasters Grade-I to be deducted
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2097
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(e)
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Remaining Posts for upgradation to HSG II
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8624
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(f)
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Out of this LSG Asst. Postmasters and ASPMs
posts are to be deducted
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4000 (Correct figure not
available with staff side, it will be more than 4000)
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(g)
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Net posts remaining for upgradation to HSG
II (GP 4200)
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4624
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Now we are having 4892
LSG Posts in General line (6989-2097 PM Cadre). Even after upgrading ‘A’ class
Postmasters as HSG-II (GP 4200) the number of Posts available for upgradation
to HSG-II will be less than the number available now and employees are not going
to be benefited, if only those posts are upgraded. Hence our request for
upgradation of all existing LSG posts (not only Postmasters posts) to GP 4200
along with Postmaster posts of ‘A’ Class offices. Similarly all posts in HSG-II
(other than Postmaster Posts also) may be upgraded to 4600/-.
2. PROMOTION
CHANCES OF ACCOUNTANT QUALIFIED OFFICIALS:
At present PO & RMS
exam qualified officials are posted as Accountants. Officials working as Asst.
Postmaster (Accounts) should posses Accountant qualification. There is no
separate channel of promotion for qualified Accountants above the post of APM
(Accounts). As per the proposal of the Administration side those Asst.
Postmaster posts will remain as LSG (GP 2800) only and further those APM
(Accounts) posts which are now in HSG-II (GP 4200) will remain as HSG-II (GP
4200) without any further upgradaion. In fact there is no upgrdation for
Accounts line posts and the qualified officials have to move out of their
Accountant/Asst. Postmaster (Accounts) posts if they want promotional
upgradation, thereby the Department will be loosing the services of qualified
officials to work in Accounts Branches. Nobody will be willing to work as
Accountants and Asst. Postmaster (Accounts).
Hence it is once again
requested to upgrade all the posts of PO & RMS Accountants to LSG (GP 2800)
and LSG APM Accounts posts to HSG II (GP 4200) and at least 20% of the posts in
upgraded GP 4200 may be further upgraded to HSG-I APM Accounts (GP 4600). Thus
Accountant qualified officials will have their own channel of promotion.
Regarding promotion to GP 4800/- the conditions applicable to General line
officials may be made applicable to them also.
3. POSTMASTER CADRE:
At present norm based LSG
Postmasters posts are upgraded as Postmaster Grade-I. When LSG Postmaster posts
are upgraded to 4200 GP (HSG-II), the Postmaster Grade-I posts shall also be
automatically upgraded to the Grade Pay of 4200/-. Otherwise a glaring anomaly
will arise. Their counter parts working in general line LSG post offices will
be in GP 4200 where as they will remain in GP 2800. The benefit of upgradation
should be made equally applicable to Postmaster Grade-I, Grade-II and Grade-III
officials also by suitably upgrading the posts in Postmaster Cadre.
4. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS:
In the JCM Departmental Council meeting held on 27.08.2010,
JCM (DC) standing Committee dated 18.12.2012 and 23.08.2013 it was decided that
the demand for creation of a separate cadre for system Administrators will be
considered by the Cadre Restructuring Committee.
But to our dismay, surprisingly the Department informed in
the JCM Departmental Council meeting held 23.08.2013 that creation of separate
cadre is not feasible.
We are totally in disagreement with the above stand taken
by the Department. it seems that the Department has already made up its mind
not to create a separate Cadre. We are not repeating the unstinted yeomen
service done by the existing System Administrators since the inception of
computers in Postal Department by converting it from a wholly computer
illiterate department to the present fully computerised status. We have already
explained in detail all the points which justified a better treatment for
system Administrators and also for creation of a separate cadre as a
promotional cadre of qualified PA/SAs. Inspite of all our best efforts, it is
quite unfortunate that the Department is taking a totally unreasonable and
negative attitude towards the SAs and their claim for better treatment has been
mercilessly rejected.
The role of existing System Administrators in total
computerization and also in core banking Solutions must be recognised. They are
very much frustrated and the discontentment is mounting due to the continuous
exploitation of these category of officials for the last more than ten years..
Notwithstanding our claim for creation of a separate cadre
of System Administrators (System Assistant) with GP-4200, we request the
Administration side to consider the following proposal of the staff side:
(a) At present there is no sanctioned posts of System
Administrators and services of officials working in sanctioned posts of Postal
Assistant/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) in various offices are utilized as System
Administrators, keeping the PA/SA post vacant. The PA/SA posts already kept
vacant due to deputation as System Administrators may be redeployed and
converted as Posts for accommodating System Administrators (in the PA cadre
itself). This is suggested as matching savings. An amount of 15% special
allowance may be sanctioned to the officials who are performing the duties of
System Administrators in those redeployed post.
(b) The official working as SA may be granted eligible
promotions in the general line as and when due.
5. MARKETING EXECUTIVES:
Notwithstanding our demand for creation of separate posts
for marketing Executives in GP 4200 we request to create separate PA Posts for
marketing Executives on redeployment and grant special allowance to the
officials working in those posts. (this is suggested as matching savings).
6. CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE:
As already explained by
us the present nomenclature for supervisory post viz: - LSG, HSG-II, HSG-I does
not exhibit the nature of status of the officials holding the posts to the
customers and public and it require change.
7. SBCO STAFF:
In the case of SBCO Staff the following proposal is submitted.
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Present Designation
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Proposed Designation
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MACPs
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Proposed Scale of Pay
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PA (SBCO)
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Auditor (Entry Level)
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-
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5200-20200
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GP-2800
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MACPS-I
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9300-34800
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GP-4200
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MACPS-II
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9300-34800
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GP-4600
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MACPS-III
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9300-34800
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GP-4800
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LSG (Supervisor
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Sr. Auditor
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-
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9300-34800
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GP-4200
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HSG-II (Sr. Supervisor)
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Chief Auditor
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-
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9300-34800
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GP-4600
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HSG-I (Chief Supervisor)
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Executive Auditor
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-
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9300-3480
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GP-4800
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Chief Executive Auditor
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-
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9300-34800
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GP-5400
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8. POSTMEN
STAFF/MAIL GUARD:
In the case of Postmen/Mail Guard Staff
as already suggested by us percentage promotion may be granted and the same may
run concurrently with MACP as in the case of staff car drivers of MMS.
9. MULTI
TASKING STAFF:
As the nature of duties
of MTS Staff in Post offices/RMS offices is entirely different from their
counterparts in other departments of Government of India, we reiterate our
request for bringing MTS Staff also under the purview of Cadre Review.
10. MATCHING SAVINGS:
(a) Even
after the above cadre review proposals are implemented none of the existing
officials will be benefited-financially as more number of officials are
available under MACP in the Grade pay of 2800, 4200 and 4600 to work against
the upgraded posts of 2800, 4200 & 4600 because of MACP-I, II & III. At
present there are 26000 MACP II officials and 12000 MACP III officials in the
Department of Posts. Even after upgradation as above, more number of officials
will be getting MACP-I, II and III, much earlier than their normal promotion to
grade pay 2800, 4200 & 4600 (LSG, HSG II and HSG-I). Hence the question of
matching savings does not arise at all.
(b) 6% posts in operative cadre and
20% posts in supervisory cadre was reduced as a matching savings when TBOP, BCR
scheme was in force. The TBOP/BCR scheme has been scrapped on introduction of
MACP scheme. Directorate has issued orders for restoration of justified posts
without 6% and 20% cut. But no posts are sanctioned or restored. The cut still
remains. If at all any matching savings is required, the above fact may be
taken into account and the posts yet to be restored may be adjusted as matching
savings.
Once again request you to consider
the above points favourably.
Yours faithfully,
(M. Krishnan)
(Giri Raj Singh) (R.Seethalakshmi)
GeneralSecretary GeneralSecretary GeneralSecy
AIPEU Group
‘C’ AI
RMS & MMS EU Gr-‘C’ AIPEU,
Postmen & Gr‘D’/MTS
(D. Theagarajan) (T. N. Rahate)
(D.Kishan Rao)
General Secretary GeneralSecretary GeneralSecretay
NU RMS & MMS, Group ‘C’
NUPE, Postmen &
Gr-D/MTS
NUPE, Group‘C’
