Monday 5 November 2018

Request for issue of orders to grant financial benefits on 01/01/2006 to senior IPs, ASPs and Group B officers consequent upon placing IPs & ASPs in the same scale.

Request for issue of orders to grant financial benefits on 01/01/2006 to senior IPs, ASPs and Group B officers consequent upon placing IPs & ASPs in the same scale.

It is again requested to kindly go through both the letters so that Association may able to take up common issue with Secretary Post in right perspective and with the consent of all. Kindly must comment for correction if required to be made in the below mentioned draft. Kindly spare some time.  

To
Sh. A.N.Nanda,
The Secretary (Post)
                     Department of Post
                   DakBhawan, SansadMarg
                   New Delhi-100001

No.     CHQ/POA/1-26/2017-18                              Dated 15.10.18

Sub:  Request for issue of orders to grant financial benefits on 01/01/2006 to senior IPs, ASPs and Group B officers consequentupon placing IPs & ASPs in the same scale.
                Postal officer Association intend to refer to Postal Directorate letter number 2-12/2013-PCC dated 24-10-2017 and to inform you that consequent upon placing IPs and ASPs in the same GP w.e.f 1-1-2006, the Grade Pay of both the cadre has became identical at the level of 4600/-. This position has placed the ASPs (Gazetted) in a detrimental and disadvantageous level. As such the promotion already awarded at the level of ASPs prior to 1-1-2006 or working as ASPs on that day has now no meaning and thus stood nullified. Due to this disadvantageous position DoPT in a point of doubt no.1 of Annexure of ACP order no.45034/1/97-Estt(D) dtd 09.08.99 had clarified that when the lower pay and the higher pay are equal the ACP (financial up-gradation) given to ASP has to be ignored and fresh ACP should be given.
Furthermore, since ASPs and IPs have been placed in the same GP of 4600/- corresponding to the old pay scale of 7450-225-10500 so provision for grant of MACP or ACP will have to be redefined in view of the clarification issued on ACP scheme vide DoPT OM No. 35034/1/97-Estt (D) (Vol. IV) dated 12.02.2000 and 18.7.2001. As also provided in postal directorate letter no.4-7/(MACPS)/2009/PCC dated 18-9-2009 promotion earned /up-gradation granted under the ACP schemes in the past to those grades which now carry the same GP due to the merger of the scales/ up-gradation of posts recommended by the sixth pay commission shall be ignored for the purpose of up-gradation under Modified ACPs.
Apparently the pay fixture benefit to those ASPs who were promoted prior to 1-1-2006 from IPs or who got financial up-gradations prior to 1-1-2006 needs revision as on 01-01-2006 in the same manner as done in case of MTS when they were granted GP of 1900, 2000 & 2400 for 1, 2 & 3rd financial upgradations.
 Association, therefore urge Secretary Posts to issue orders with regard to extending benefits of Grade pay of 4800 and 5400 as on 01-01-2006 to all senior IPs/ASPs, who were promoted to ASP/PS group B cadre or had been granted 2nd financial up-gradation prior to 01/01/2006.

With profound regards

Yours Sincerely


R N Yadav
General Secretary

Tuesday, October 16, 2018


Request for Grant of one increment as provided in MOF OM No. 10/2/2011.E.III/A dated 7-1-2013 to ASPs in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/- to ASPs w.e.f 1-1-2006 .


Sir as tweeted in the Postal Officers Whatsapp Group below place is a separate letter for our demand of addition of one increment as provided in MOF OM No. 10/2/2011.E.III/A dated 7-1-2013 to ASPs in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/- who were working  ASPs w.e.f 1-1-2006 . Kindly go through this letter and submit your kind views if any change is required. Two more letters will be drafted for Grant of GP of Rs. 5400/- after completion of 30 years of service and other for grant of one increment in GP of Rs. 5400 on completion of four years of service in PS Group B. Sir cooperation of our esteemed members is required.

Respected Sir,

        Postal directorate vide letter number 2-12/2013-PCC dated 24-10-2017 had issued orders revising the GP of Inspector Posts from 4200/- to 4600/- but without resolving the anomalies taken place in the hierarchy. In view of this proviso Postal officer Association had already requested your kind honour to issue orders for grant of one increment to other officers who had worked as ASP as on 1-1-2006, besides revision in ACP/MACP to maintain hierarchical balance. But no specific orders for Group B officer who were at that time working as ASPs or PS Group B officers have been issued along with above orders despite our demand for issuing simultaneous orders in chain of command.

It is reiterated that under 5th pay commission IPs were in the pay scale of 5500-175-9000, the ASPs in 6500-10500 and PS Group B officers in 7500-250-12000. On merger of three scales, IPs were given GP of Rs.4200/-, ASPs 4600/- which was replacement of upgraded scale of 7450-225-11500. Though pay scale of ASPs was upgraded to 7450-225-1150 from 6500-200-10500 facilitating placement of ASPs in GP of 4600/- yet no financial benefit of this up-gradation was conferred to ASPs as on 1-1-2006. Now consequent upon grant of GP of Rs. 4600/- to IPs w.e.f 1-1-2006 with consequential benefit of fixture of pay at the minimum of 17140/- the equation has changed. As such keeping ASPs at the same GP of Rs.4600/- without financial benefit of addition of increment or fixture of pay given under the rules is great injustice and discriminatory to senior officer.

 Moreover as provided in MOF OM No. 10/2/2011.E.III/A dated 7-1-2013(copy enclosed), the fixation of pay on promotion from one post to another where promotional post carries the same GP as the feeder post, in such cases fixture of pay will be done in the manner as prescribed in Rule 13 (i) of CCS (RP) rules 2008.  Apparently the officer who were working as ASPs as on 1-1-2006 are also eligible for fixture of pay w.e.f 1-1-2006 in the identical scale for two different cadres after giving benefit of increment and bunching.
         
Furthermore, since ASPs and IPs have been placed in the same scale so provision for grant of MACP or ACP will have to be redefined in view of the clarification issued on ACP scheme vide DoPT OM No. 35034/1/97-Estt (D) (Vol. IV) dated 12.02.2000 and 18.7.2001. Obviously, the promotion granted to the post of ASP from the lower pay scale of IP is required to be ignored. As also provided in postal directorate letter no.4-7/(MACPS)/2009/PCC dated 18-9-2009 promotion earned /up-gradation granted under the ACP schemes in the past to those grades which now carry the same GP due to the merger of the scales/ up-gradation of posts recommended by the sixth pay commission shall be ignored for the purpose of up-gradation under Modified ACPs.

 In the light of above submissions and the fact that cadre of Inspector Post (Non-Gazetted) and ASP (Gazetted) have been placed in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/-, it is most humbly prayed that pay of the all eligible Group B officers who were working as ASPs as on 1-1-2006 may kindly be ordered to re-fix w.e.f 1-1-2006 by giving addition of one increment and redefined the prevision of MACP/ACP as submitted above keeping in view  the provision of ACP/MACP . This will meet the end of justice.
       
With profound regards.




(R N YADAV)
GENERAL SECRETARY
Postal Officer Association

Monday, October 15, 2018


Fixture of pay of Group ‘B’ officers w.e.f. 1-1-2006 to remove anomalies cropped up due to placing IPs and ASPs in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/- .


To
Sh. A.N.Nanda,
The Secretary (Post)
                     Department of Post
                   Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
                   New Delhi-100001

No.     CHQ/POA/1-23/2017-18                                   Dated 15.02.18

Sub:   Fixture of pay of Group ‘B’ officers w.e.f. 1-1-2006 to remove anomalies cropped up due to placing IPs and ASPs in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/- .

Respected Sir,

        Postal directorate vide letter number 2-12/2013-PCC dated 24-10-2017 had issued orders revising the GP of Inspector Posts from 4200/- to 4600/- but without resolving the anomalies taken place in the hierarchy. In view of this proviso Postal officer Association had already requested your kind honour to issue orders for grant of one increment to other officers who had worked as ASP as on 1-1-2006, besides revision in ACP/MACP to maintain hierarchical balance. But no specific orders for Group B officer who were at that time working as ASPs or PS Group B officers have been issued along with above orders despite our demand for issuing simultaneous orders in chain of command.

It is reiterated that under 5th pay commission IPs were in the pay scale of 5500-175-9000, the ASPs in 6500-10500 and PS Group B officers in 7500-250-12000. On merger of three scales, IPs were given GP of Rs.4200/-, ASPs 4600/- which was replacement of upgraded scale of 7450-225-11500 and PS Group ‘B’ 4800/- coupled with GP of Rs. 5400/- after four years. Though pay scale of ASPs was upgraded to 7450-225-1150 from 6500-200-10500 facilitating placement of ASPs in GP of 4600/- yet no financial benefit of this up-gradation was conferred to ASPs as on 1-1-2006. Now consequent upon grant of GP of Rs. 4600/- to IPs w.e.f 1-1-2006 with consequential benefit of fixture of pay at the minimum of 17140/- the equation has changed. As such keeping ASPs at the same GP of Rs.4600/- without financial benefit of addition of increment or fixture of pay given under the rules is great injustice to senior officers after who put heart and soul before department. It is otherwise also arbitrary, illogical and discriminatory.

 Moreover as provided in MOF OM No. 10/2/2011.E.III/A dated 7-1-2013(copy enclosed), the fixation of pay on promotion from one post to another where promotional post carries the same GP as the feeder post, in such cases fixture of pay will be done in the manner as prescribed in Rule 13 (i) of CCS (RP) rules 2008. Apparently the officer who were working as ASPs as on 1-1-2006 are also eligible for fixture of pay w.e.f 1-1-2006 in the identical scale for two different cadres after giving benefit of increment and bunching.
         
Furthermore, since ASPs and IPs have been placed in the same scale so provision for grant of MACP or ACP will have to be redefined in view of the clarification issued on ACP scheme vide DoPT OM No. 35034/1/97-Estt (D) (Vol. IV) dated 12.02.2000 and 18.7.2001. Obviously, the promotion granted to the post of ASP from the lower pay scale of IP is required to be ignored. As also provided in postal directorate letter no.4-7/(MACPS)/2009/PCC dated 18-9-2009 promotion earned /up-gradation granted under the ACP schemes in the past to those grades which now carry the same GP due to the merger of the scales/ up-gradation of posts recommended by the sixth pay commission shall be ignored for the purpose of up-gradation under Modified ACPs.

Apparently the above feature of MACP scheme, the pay fixture benefit to those ASPs who were promoted prior to 1-1-2006 from IPs or who got financial up-gradation on account of ACP applicable prior to 1-1-2006 get submerged. Hence, as per features of para 5 of MACP scheme, all IPs who got promotion to the cadre of ASPs or got financial up-gradation under ACP scheme prior to 1-1-2006 are eligible for 3rd MACP with GP of Rs.5400/- on completion of 30 years of total service.

 In the light of above submissions and the fact that cadre of Inspector Post (Non-Gazetted) and ASP (Gazetted) have been placed in the identical GP of Rs. 4600/-, it is most humbly prayed that pay of the all PS Group B officers may kindly be ordered to re-fix w.e.f 1-1-2006 by giving addition of one increment and redefined the prevision of MACP/ACP as explained above. This will meet the end of justice.
        With profound regards.

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