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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

From General Secretary's Desk

                                                                                                Date: 22 May 2007
 

From General Secretary' Desk

 
All CHQ Office Bearers,
All Circle Secretaries,
AIPEU Group 'C'
 
Meeting with DDG (P) on 21st May 2007
 
Dear Comrades,
 
As scheduled, the meeting with DDG (P) was held at Directorate and the following are the outcome.
 
1. Filling up of Residual Vacancies
The Directorate has issued orders vide letter No. 60-5/2007-SPB.I dated 15-05-2007 in which, all the Circle Heads were addressed to fill up all the residual vacancies (unfilled vacancies under Departmental Quota) immediately.  The copy of the order is enclosed.
 
(All Circle Secretaries are requested to take follow up action at their circle offices. First please ascertain the unfilled up vacancies from 2000-01 to 2005-06. Then cause action to fill up the vacancies either among the eligible GDS or by direct recruitment. For example, in Tamilnadu Circle, there are 858 residual vacancies just for three years from 2001-02 to 2003-04.  So, please imagine. Same will be the position in the remaining circles also.  Each circle will definitely have such PA vacancies exceeding 500. More vigil is required.)
 
2. Filling up of all norm based LSG / HSG.II / HSG.I posts
(i)               All APMGs/AD (Staff) have been advised to complete the process of filling up of all vacant posts before 31-05-2007.  Based on this the Gradation list of Postal Assistants who are getting LSG promotions & also LSG Gradation list are being circulated in the circles.
(ii)              After completion of LSG process, the remaining vacant HSG.II posts will be filled up by relaxing the service conditions.  Orders will be communicated within a couple of days.
(iii)            HSG.I posts in many circles have been filled up.
(iv)            In respect of Orissa & Punjab Circles, the Directorate will depute its officers to verify the correctness of notional promotion and others shortly.
(v)             Another detailed instructions about granting notional LSG promotion from where it was discontinued (like 1982), and also about check list will be issued positively today (22-05-2007) and the copy of the same will be forwarded to all Circle Secretaries on its receipt.
(vi)            In respect of grant of one time modification of LSG for the officials affected due to the Rule 38 transfers and dearth of LSG vacancies, this has not been agreed. However, it was assured to have a relook after the present process is completely over.
(vii)           There was no unanimity in the Accountants, APM Accounts issues among staff side.  There will be another meeting on 25-05-2007 at 11:00 hrs. to have further discussions.
 
3. LGO Exam & No. of Chances
(i)               The syllabus & model questions for LGOs Exam are under study.  This will be circulated before the end of this month.
(ii)              The questions will be without aid of books and with simple arithmetic.  A question & answers book which is under preparation will be circulated.
(iii)            The questions will contain very simple & practical questions which are required to face the public across the counters.
(iv)            Our request to grant two more extra chances is also under consideration.
(v)             The Spl. LGO Exam will be conducted in October / November 2007.
(vi)            Decision will be circulated soon for permitting GDS officials to appear LGO Exam for the unfilled up vacancies.
 
4. Exemption from Screening Committee
The proposal to exempt postal department from the purview of Screening Committee has already been signed by the Minister and forwarded to Cabinet Secretary for placing before the Cabinet.
 
5. Dropping Confirmation Exam
The decision to drop the Confirmation Exam has been sent to Law Ministry for approval.
 
6. Engagement of SDPA to manage shortage
 
Draft is under preparation and will be circulated to all Circle Heads within a month.
 
7. Application of Benchmark for promotion
As per the DoP&T guidelines, the minimum requirement for any promotion is 'Good'.  The Directorate has issued a confidential instructions to take a realistic and objective stand while according promotions.
 
8. One Time absorption of RRR candidates
Since the Chennai High Court reserved its judgment and expected to pronounce in the first week of June 2007, this will be done after the receipt of the judgment whether it is positive or negative to either side.  The process will commence soon after the receipt of the judgment.
 
The other assurances are being pursued separately.  A delegation of NFPE will meet the DG (Posts) on 23-05-2007 evening to discuss the remaining issues.  All these could be achieved due to the unity we exhibited under the banner of JCA and we will continue the unity further.
 
All Circle Secretaries are requested to circulate the details to the Divisional / Branch Secretaries.  The Circular and the orders on filling up of residual vacancies are exhibited in our CHQ website i.e. http://aipeup3chq.blogspot.com.
 
With fraternal greetings,
 
Comradely yours,
 
 
K.V. Sridharan
General Secretary
 
Attachment: Government Order
 
Filling up of residual vacancies
 
           Copy of D.G. (P) Cir. Lr. No. 60-5/2007-SPB-I dated 15-05-2007
 
To
All Pr. Chief Postmasters General / Chief Postmasters General of Circles
 
Sir/Madam,
 
I am directed to invite your attention on the Recruitment Rules of Postmen.  The Recruitment Rules prescribe that 50% of vacancies will be filled by promotion from Group 'D' failing which by Gramin Dak Sevaks on the basis of merit.  Of the remaining 50% of vacancies, 25% will be filled by Gramin Dak Sevaks with minimum 15 years of service on the basis of seniority and 25% from the Gramin Dak Sevaks on the basis of merit in the examination.  In case the vacancies still remain unfilled, then it will be filled up by Gramin Dak Sevaks of the neighbouring Divisions or by Gramin Dak Sevaks in the Region.  Only thereafter, the residual vacancies will be filled up by direct recruitment through the nominees of the Employment Exchange.  It is possible that adequate number of Gramin Dak Sevaks may not have become successful for appointment as Postman and perhaps certain residual vacancies exist in Circles.
 
2. Similarly, the Recruitment Rules of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant provide that 50% of the vacancies are to be filled by direct recruitment and the remaining 50% vacancies are required to be filled up by departmental examination held for LGOs failing which the unfilled vacancies are offered to the Gramin Dak Sevaks subject to their fulfilling the prescribed age and education qualification.  It is possible that adequate numbers of LGOs may not pass the examination and also that eligible Gramin Dak Sevaks may not become available.  It may please be noted that as laid down in the existing Recruitment Rules if the vacancies remain unfilled by Gramin Dak Sevaks, such residual vacancies of Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants are required to be filled up by subsequent direct recruitment of open market candidates.
 
3. It may please be noted that the optimisation of direct recruitment to civil posts, ordered vide Department of Personnel & Training's O.M. dated 16th May 2001 is applicable to only direct recruitment vacancies.  The unfilled 'Promotion quota' vacancies i.e. the residual vacancies will not come under the purview of the Screening Committee or the Annual Direct Recruitment Plans even if these are eventually required to be filled up by direct recruitment.  Thus, such residual vacancies arising in the cadres of Postmen / Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants after making all attempts to fill up by various modes of recruitment provided in the Recruitment Rules if are still lying unfilled should be filled up through Employment exchange as in the case of Postmen or by direct recruitment of other open market candidates as in the case of Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants in accordance with the Recruitment Rules.
 
4. It is requested that the Circles may accordingly take action to identify the residual vacancies and fill up such posts as per the provisions contained in the Recruitment Rules.  However, filling up such unfilled 'promotion quota' vacancies by direct recruitment should be done in accordance with general instructions regarding filling up of vacant posts as issued from time to time. If the posts are to be revived, such cases should be referred to the Establishment Division of the Directorate.
 
Yours faithfully,
    Sd/-
(V.C. Kajla)
Director (SPN)
 


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Comrade Sridharan and Com. Somnathda, It is great to note that the Directorate had finally issued related orders for filling up the residual Departmental quota vacancies since 2000-2001. As far as the deprivation of PA cadre officials transferred under Rule-38 i/c/w their deserving (notional/regular)promotion to LSG/HSG-II post(s) is concerned, we must try our level best once again. The achievements are really fabulous. Kudos
Goutam Roy,
PA, KOLKATA GPO, KOL-700001