February 10, 2014
Kalaivaraikalai
CADRE RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE
STAFF SIDE JCM DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
NEW DELHI-110001
No. JCM(DC)/Cadre review/Staff Side/2014 Dated:
03-02-2014
To
Shri VP 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 examine 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 (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:
(a)
|
Total
number of triple handed Postmaster’s post to be upgraded
|
3732
|
(b)
|
Total
number of LSG posts including Asst. Postmaster Posts
|
6989
|
©
|
Total
Posts
|
10721
|
(d)
|
Out
of this LSG posts carved out for creation of Postmasters Grade-I to be
deducted
|
2097
|
(e)
|
Remaining
Posts for upgradation to HSG II
|
8624
|
(f)
|
Out
of this LSG Asst. Postmasters and APMs posts are to be deducted
|
4000
(Correct figure not available with staff side, it will be more than 4000)
|
(g)
|
Net
posts remaining for upgradation to HSG II (GP4200)
|
4624
|
Now we are having 4892 LSG Posts in General
line (6989-21097 PM Cadre).. Even after upgrading “A’ class Postmasters 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 out 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 ACOUNTANT
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 PM
(Accounts) posts which are now in HSG II (GP 4200) will remain as HSG-II (GP
4200) without any further upgradation. In fact there is no upgradation 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 losing 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 Accountants 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 Chanel of promotion. Regarding promotion to GP 4200/-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 suitable 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
computerized 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. In spite of all out 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 rule of
existing System Administrators in total computerization and also in core
banking Solutions must be recognized. 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
g out 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 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 off 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 EXECUTIVE
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 allowances 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 vix:- 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.
Present
Designation
|
Proposed
Designation
|
MACPS
|
Proposed
Scale
of pay
|
|
PA
(SBCO)
|
Auditor
(*Entry Level)
|
-
|
5200-20200
|
GP-2800
|
MACPS-I
|
9300-34800
|
GP-4200
|
||
MACPS-II
|
9300-34800
|
GP-4600
|
||
MACPS-III
|
9300-34800
|
GP-4800
|
||
LSG
(Supervisor)
|
Sr.
Auditor
|
-
|
9300-34800
|
GP-4200
|
HSG-II(Sr.
Supervisor)
|
Chief
Auditor
|
-
|
9300-34800
|
GP-4600
|
HSG-I
(Chief Supervisor)
|
Executive
Auditor
|
-
|
9300-34800
|
GP-4800
|
Chief
Executive
Auditor
|
-
|
9300-34800
|
GP-5400
|
|
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 is entirely different from their counterpart in other
departments of Government of India, we reiterate our request for b ringing 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 and III. At present there are 26000 MACP II officials and
12000 MACP III officials in the Department f 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.
(c)
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 favorable.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/- Sd/- Sd/-
(M. Krishnan) (Giri Raj Singh) (R Sethalakshmi)
General
Secretary. General Secretary General Secretary
AIPEU Group ‘C’ Ai RMS & MMS EU Gr ‘C’ AiPEU, Postmen & Gr’D’/MTS
Sd/- Sd/- Sd/-
(D
Theagarajan) (TN Rahate) (D. Kishan Rao)
General
Secretary General Secretary General
Secretary
NU RMS & MMS, Gp-C NUPE, Postmaen & Gr’D’/MTS NUPE,
Grup.bmp)
