MACP for DOP employees announced.

By this time, you would have read the contents of OM on MACP for DOP employees. It will help IP cadre after ASP promotion.To be precise, after stagnating in 10 years in ASP post, one gets the promotion to the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/ from Rs4600/. On regular promotion to PSS Group 'B' no fixation in pay is permitted. The next Grade pay Rs .5400/ is after putting in four years regular service in PSS Group "B".

PSS Group "B" promotion would be of some benefit to those who have more than four years of service in PSS Group "B". The MACP makes Promotion to PSS Group 'B" still less attractive. As I have pointed out earlier in this post, the PSS Group 'B' cadre is devalued further. It is high time that DOP set right the injustice meted out to this neglected cadre.

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DA Orders released today.

Payment of DA orders vide NO:1(6)/2009-E-II (B) dated 18-09-2009 from Ministry of Finance released. For copy of the order visit the official site of Finance Ministry from this blog.

Postal Officers’ Association, India
Karnataka Circle Branch,
Office of the Chief Postmaster General
Bangalore 560001.


To

Shri Janardan Sharma
General Secretary
Postal Officers’ Association, India
New Delhi


Dear Sir,

Sub: Grant of grade pay rs.5400- at the time initial appointment to PSS Group ‘B’

Our demand for grant of Grade Pay at the time of initial appointment to PSS Group ’B’ cadre is still hanging fire. In the meanwhile, Department of Personnel and Training issued OM NO:AB.14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24-03-2009, in which minimum eligibility service for next / higher grade pay has been prescribed. According to this, to get the grade pay of Rs.5400/= one has to put in two years service in the grade pay of Rs.4800/- whereas Rs.5400/ grade pay has been given after four years of service in the PSS Group ‘B’ Grade pay Rs.4800/=. Hence, there is strong case for granting grade pay Rs.5400/- to PSS Group B at the time of initial appointment.

This is also a pointer for minimum eligibility service for PSS Group ‘B’ to JTS Group ‘A’, which is three years at present. This should be revised to two years. If this is done many officers who are at the verge retirement in PSS Group ‘B’ but with less than three years but more than two years will be benefited by way officiating chance in Group ‘A’.


In view of prolonged stagnation in Grade Pay Rs 4600/-, the eligibility service of 6 years in Grade pay Rs.4800/- to get Rs.6600/- Grade Pay is to be reduced to 3 years as the eligibility service in Rs. 4600/- Grade Pay to Grade Pay Rs.6600/ is 7 years.

I request you to kindly take up this matter with Directorate. As per OM of the Department of Personnel and Training, the exercise should be completed by Directorate within six months.


Thank you.

Yours faithfully
A.Xavier
Circle Secretary

The following ASPOs are promoted on ad-hoc basis and posted as

1. Sri Dinesh Khare, PM, HAL II Stage as SP, Channapatana.
2. G.C. Eligar, ASP, Karwar as SP, Gokak Dn
3. P.D.Patil, ASP, Chikodi as SP, PSD, Hubli

Sri N. Prakash, SP, Gokak was promoted on ad-hoc basis as SSP, Mysore.

Congratulations to the promoted officers.

Copy of resolutions sent to DOP and General secretary

Resolution by Karnataka Circle Officers Assocition

Postal Officers’ Association(India), Karnataka Circle Bangalore 560001

To
The General Secretary
Postal Officer’ Association(India)Central Head Quarters-17/3b,
Kali bari marg,New Delhi 110001

No. 05/ASN/09 dtd at Bangalore 560001 the 04.08.2009

Sir
Sub: Resolutions passed in the meeting of Postal Officers’ Association (India),

Bangalore-reg
The meeting of the members of Postal Officers’ Association, India Karnataka Circle was held at Bangalore on 27.07.2009. Following resolutions were passed in the meeting. I request you to kindly take up the matter with the DOP for early action.
Resolutions:
1. There is urgent need for the revision of Pay of Group ‘B” ( Supdt of Pos) to maintain the earlier relativity with ASPOs and HSG.I officials, and also in view of up gradation of the pay of JAO and placing them on par with Supdt of Post Offices whose duties and responsibilities are much more higher , voluminous and exacting than the above said lower level functionaries. Hence it is resolved to demand for up gradation of the initial pay of Supdt of Posts (Group.’B’ ) to Rs.8000-275-13500 of pre revised scale and with Rs.5400 Grade pay in pay band 2 of revised pay.

2. It is resolved to urge the Dept of Posts to release the increment on up gradation of their Grade pay from the present Rs.4800 to Rs. 5400/ in the lines of clarification No.2 issued in OM NO: 1/1/2008.IC dt 13.09.2008.

3. It is resolved to urge the Dept of Posts to constitute of Cadre review of PSS Group ‘B’ Officers. So far no cadre review has been done to this cadre. DOP is requested to complete the cadre review within 3 months.

4. It is resolved to grant Grade pay of Rs.6600/ after 4 years instead of Rs.5400/ as at present. In the light of introduction of MACP, there is necessity to fix the Grade pay of PSS Group ‘B’ at Rs.5400 at the time of regular promotion and Rs.6600 after four years of service in the grade pay of Rs.5400/.

5. It is resolved to demand the posting of PSS Group ‘B’ officers in their home Circle itself against future vacancies which may occur within a period of one year. There is no meaning to transfer an officer after a long year of service at the time of the retirement within five years from the date of promotion. It is also resolved to demand removal of one year minimum stay in the Circle to which the officer was allotted .

6. It is resolved to demand finalization of DPC to promotion of Group ‘A’ cadre within one year. The Dept takes a longer period to finalise the promotion. It is now being done once in two years. The Circle association urges the DOP to finalise the exercise of promotion to JTS Group ‘A’ every year as per the instruction of GOI to remove stagnation and frustration. Many officers retires without getting regular promotion to Group ‘A’ and further promotion of officers in review is affected by this delayed promotion to JTS Group ‘A’.

Yours sincerely,

A.XAVIER
Circle Secretary

Copy to

1. The Secretary, Dept of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi 110001

2. The Chief Postmaster General Karnataka Circle, Bangalore 560001

Association Meeting

Association Meeting on 28.07.2009 at CO, Bangalore

Meeting of association members was held at Circle Office Bangalore on 28.07.2009.
Sixteen members were attended the meeting. The Circle Secretary welcomed the members and requested the Circle President to chair the meeting. The following agenda was taken up.

1. Grant of increment on financial up gradation to GP 5400

2. Basic Pay and GP of Group B officers at entry level

3. Re allotment of Group ‘B’ Officers to their home Circle

4. JTS promotion without abnormal delay

5. Absence of any Cadre review

1. The members were aggrieved over the ill treatment in fixing of pay for PSS Group. B officers and lamented over the lack of any promotional avenues. There was stagnation over the long period and takes more than seven years to get promotion to Group ‘A’ cadre.

2. The Dept of Posts have not taken care of PSS Group ‘B’ while fixing the initial pay consequent upon the report of the 6th pay commission. The grade pay of Rs.5400/ was an eye wash and no increment is given while giving the grade pay of Rs.5400/.

3. The members felt and demanded that the Grade Pay should be fixed at Rs.5400/ to maintain the relativity between ASP and HSG.I and Supdt of Pos. The difference of Rs.50/ in the pre revised scale and the Grade pay difference of Rs.200/ is woefully inadequate and is not befitting to the status, duty and responsibility of Divisional Supdt. It is a pity that a Divisional Supdt is kept at lower grade pay than a number of functionaries, whom he has to keep a liaison at District level their duties and responsibilities are much lower than the Divisional Supdt. The ground reality in meeting the various functionaries at State and Central Offices with a lower status hampers quick results and affect, the efficiency of the Department.

4. Now the JAOs, who are the subordinates to the Supdt Circle Stamp Depot are equally placed with the PSS Group ‘B’ . Hence to maintain the status of the PSS Group B officers, there is an urgent need to fix the Grade pay at Rs.5400 in the pre revised scale of Rs. 8000- 275-13500.

5. It is pity that no cadre review has been done for PSS Group ‘B’ officers so far. There has been stagnation and frustration among the officers. The Members felt that we should immediately demand cadre review in tune with the guidelines issued by the Department of personal.

The following resolutions were passed with the vote of thanks by Shri. H.V.Renganath AD ( FS) , CO, and the meeting was concluded at 0730 PM.

Resolutions:

1. There is urgent need for the revision of Pay of Group ‘B” ( Supdt of Pos) to maintain the earlier relativity with ASPOs and HSG.I officials, and also in view of up gradation of the pay of JAO and placing them on par with Supdt of Post Offices whose duties and responsibilities are much more higher , voluminous and exacting than the above said lower level functionaries. Hence it is resolved to demand for up gradation of the initial pay of Supdt of Posts ( Group.’B’ ) to Rs.8000-275-13500 of pre revised scale and with Rs.5400 Grade pay in pay band 2 of revised pay.

2. It is resolved to urge the Dept of Posts to grant one increment on up gradation of their Grade pay from the present Rs.4800 to Rs. 5400/

3. It is resolved to urge the Dept of Posts to constitute of Cadre review of PSS Group ‘B’ Officers. So far no cadre review has been done to this cadre. DOP is requested to complete the cadre review within 3 months.

4. It is resolved to urge the DOP to grant Grade pay of Rs.6600/ after 4 years instead of Rs.5400/ as at present. In the light of introduction of MACP, there is necessity to fix the Grade pay of PSS Group ‘B’ at Rs.5400 at the time of regular promotion and Rs.6600 after four years of service in the grade pay of Rs.5400/.

5. It is resolved to demand in increase in mobile phone bill to Rs.1000 a month in view of additional responsibility in Business Development and financial services. The present limit of Rs.325/ is inadequate to meet the operational needs.

6. It is resolved to demand the posting of PSS Group ‘B’ officers in their home Circle itself against future vacancies which may occur within a period of one year. There is no meaning to transfer an officer after a long year of service at the time of the retirement within five years from the date of promotion. It is also resolved to demand removal of one year minimum stay in the Circle to which the officer was allotted .

7. It is resolved to demand finalization of DPC to promotion of Group ‘A’ cadre within one year. The Dept takes a longer period to finalise the promotion. It is now being done once in two years. The Circle association urges the DOP to finalise the exercise of promotion to JTS Group ‘A’ every year as per the instruction of GOI to remove stagnation and frustration. Many officers retires without getting regular promotion to Group ‘A’ and further promotion of officers in review is affected by this delayed promotion to JTS Group ‘A’.

v The fund position of the association is so poor. It is decided to collect Rs.500/ from each member. Members were also requested to clear the arrears of subscriptions. All the members are requested to remit the donation and the arrears of subscription to the Circle treasurer at the earliest to the following address.
1. Smt. Rajeswari Ramachandran,
Sr. PM Basavanagudi HO
Bangalore 560004.
v It is decided to felicitate the retired members in Sept 2009 at a General Body meeting. All the members are requested to strengthen the financial condition of the Circle Association.
v As we have to go a long way to get our demands met, we have to take legal remedy. Members are requested to send their suggestions and views in our website http://www.karnatakpostalofficers.blogspot.com/ by clicking ‘commends’ appearing below this post.
v The members appreciated and applauded the initiative and efforts of Shri. S. Balachandran AD (MBO), CO in designing and hosting our web site.
A.XAVIER
Circle Secretary