Friday, February 5, 2010

POSTMASTER CADRE CREATION ORDERS UNILATERALLY ISSUED BY DOP

DEPARTMENT ISSUED ORDERS
FOR CREATING POSTMASTERS CADRE UNILATERALLY AS PUBLISHED IN OUR WEBSITE EARLIER.
2097 LSG Postmasters [POSTMASTER GRADE - I]; 511 HSG-II Postmasters [POSTMASTER GRADE - II]; 495 HSG-I Postmasters [POSTMASTER GRADE -III]; & 116 PSS GROUP -B POSTS [SENIOR POSTMASTER] HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS POSTMASTERS.
The Procedures to fill up these posts have not been spelt out in this order -But we gathered that the first time absorption in all these posts will be by one-time option from LSG - HSG-II -HSG-I officials. - But in future LSG Postmasters vacancies will be filled up only through competitive examination from PA/SAs.
Postal JCA has already decided on its 3rd February 2010 meeting to organise protest on such unilateral action of the DoP and called for a nationwide protest with a Massive Parliamentary March on 2.3.2010 along with important GDS, casual labouers and Attack on RMS issues. The full text of the order is placed here for the information and comments of the membership.