NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
CHQ: 1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office
Building, New Delhi - 110001
Ref: PF/NFPE/Staff Dated
– 16.07.2014
To
The
Secretary
Department
of Posts
Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: - Continuing injustice to the Postmaster cadre – request for
remedial measures – reg.
By various references the injustice caused to the Postmaster cadre official have been brought to the
notice of the Directorate but the results of the actions taken are yet to come.
The minds of the affected Postmaster cadre officials are in the burning state
and this disappointed category needs and deserves justice on the following
issues.
1.
It
is happened while calling for volunteers to Postmaster cadre, it was assured to
the applicants under initial constitution vide para 4, 5, 6 of the Directorate
letter No. DG (P) No. 4-17/2008-SPB II dated 07.02.2011, that the same years as
minimum Qualifying service will be adhered for the promotions of Postmaster
grade I to Postmaster Grade II and Postmaster III as in the cases of LSG to HSG
II and HSG II to HSG I. Many senior HSG II officials opted for PM Grade II are
now bypassed by junior HSG II officials remained in the General line by getting
HSG I on completion of 3 years of Qualifying Service.
As assured during the
initial constitution of Postmaster Grade by Directorate to maintain same
qualifying service, all the Postmaster Grade II officials having 3 years of
service in HSG II & PM Grade II combinedly may be promoted to Postmaster
Grade III by taking into account of anomaly caused to Postmaster Grade II
officials. The above matter was taken up with the Directorate in the JCM
Departmental Council meeting on 27/11/2013 under Sl. No. 12 and Item No. 73 and
the staff side was replied that the proposal is being drafted for sending it
for the DOPT/UPSC for relaxation of recruitment rules in order to promote
Postmaster Grade II to Postmaster Grade III with 3 years of service in
Postmaster Grade II/HSG II.
Till date, no positive
action in this regard has come out and the fate of the affected Postmaster
Grade officials are still worsening as their junior counter parts in erstwhile
HSG II gradation list are now promoted to HSG I and some become Postmaster
Grade III under belated initial constitution while the senior erstwhile HSG II
officials earlier opted for PM Grade II are in the same Post.
The above injustice anomaly tampered
the ambitions and rightful career aspirations that can never happen in any
other administration or department.
2.
On
several occasions in person and through writing it is being requested to
convene a special meeting exclusively for the problems and issues of the
Postmaster Cadre. But for unknown reasons, the above request is not materialized
till date. A meeting is required to be convened exclusively for Postmaster
cadre issues which may lead to sort out the bottle necks.
3.
In
the year 2011, 2012 when the PS Group ‘B’ exam were conducted, the optees for
Postmaster Grade despite their LSG service for more than 5 years are denied
abruptly to sit in the examination. A fair number of senior and efficient
officials opted for Postmaster cadre was kept out from the race of PS Group ‘B’
and their career ambition is ignored in an unscientific manner. In the same
way, young and dynamic Postmaster Grade I officials are denied to sit in the IP
examination to enhance their grade pay and career option which is not
inconsonance with the natural justice. If the grade Pay of an IP is equivalent
to Postmaster Grade-I, then nobody will opt for IP cadre, but the Postmaster Grade-I
is designed as less than that of IP cadre.
The Postmaster Cadre
officials are to be made eligible is sit in PS Group ‘B’ and IP examination if
they desire so. This is not only to fulfill the career aspirations of young PM
Grade officials, but at large beneficial to the department also. Recently CAT
Chennai has ordered to publish the results of Postmaster cadre officials
appeared in PS Group ‘B’ 2011 examinations.
4.
The
financial, administrative and disciplinary powers of PM Grade are to be
enhanced to the required level to conduct their offices in optimum. The
delegation of powers to administer their offices is the need of the hour in the
changed technological scenario and now the time has ripen.
5.
It
is desirable on our part that the entire posts of Senior postmasters to be
given to the Postmaster Grade officials. Even though Senior Postmaster is in
the hierarchy of Postmaster Cadre, it is pitiable to note that no Postmaster
Grade official is eligible to sit in the LDCE. The number of Senior Postmaster posts shall be increased and 50% may be apportioned for LDCE in which the PM cadre
officials are made eligible to compete and the remaining 50% is to be for the
promotions to PM Grade III officials.
6.
In
the present trend and juncture, the role of Postmaster to lead a post office
with multifarious tasks deserved them for enhanced pay scale counting their
responsibilities and importance to pass the miles to come, their pay scales
need a revision and it is expected to recommend such revision by the department
to 7th CPC.
The problems
and issue of the Postmaster cadre officials are not exhaustive but
illustrative. The above main issues are long expected and it is requested to
convene a meeting with the unions/JCM to once again present our case and
arguments to the new Secretary (P) and grant justice to the Postmaster Cadre
officials.
A line in
reply is much awaited
With found
regards,
Yours
faithfully,
(M.
Krishnan)
Secretary
General
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