Merger of Postmaster cadre.
To
The
secretary
Sub :
Merger of Postmaster cadre – suggestions regarding
Ref: Your
email dated ………..
Apropos
reference, we wish to place on record our thanks for considering our proposal
for the merger of postmaster cadre with the general line. We wish to point out
the following for your kind consideration before issuing the orders.
1.
Before merger of postmaster cadre with the
general line a time frame may be fixed to accord promotions in the PM Grade II,
Grade III as per the relaxed service conditions to the cadre recently
circulated. In many circles, this has not been implemented.
2. While
fixing the interse seniority of the LSG cadre, the plight of the senior
officials who have passed the FTP examination during 2003 & 2004 may be
declared enbloc senior to the Postmaster cadre officials and their seniority
can be fixed considering their qualifying in the LDCE as if postmaster cadre
and the issue is pending since the abolition of the FTP LSG scheme. If it is
considered the seniors LDCE qualified will be benefited. Since the date of
qualifying the postmaster Grade I exam has been taken for the fixation of inter
se seniority, the same and similar analogy may be applied in the case of FTP
qualified officials also.
3.
It was the commitment at the time of introduction
of the Postmaster cadre that senior HSG I officials will be provided the post
of 29 Senior Postmaster after fulfilling the required service in HSG I on the
basis of seniority cum fitness. Simply brushing aside the commitment and coming
out from the scheme is arbitrary. Furthermore the suggestion of the staff side
to enhance the percentage of reservation in Group B examination to the general
line officials to the extent of 19% as assured after the Fifth pay commission
as well as at the time of introduction of 1/3rd direct recruitment
in the IPOs cadre as the part of their cadre review in the department. At least
as a onetime measure, the promotion to senior postmaster may be accorded to the
eligible candidates in HSG I as on the date of merger of postmaster cadre with
general line officials.
4.
The recommendation of the committee to introduce
LDCE examination for all the cadres of LSG, HSG II and HSG I is unacceptable.
The existing method of seniority cum fitness promotion from LSG to HSG I should
not be disturbed. In order to provide earlier promotional opportunities to the
younger generation, we suggest to reintroduce the 20% LSG by conducting LDCE
examination and thereafter all other promotions shall be based on the seniority
cum fitness.
5. Even
though the merger is taking place, the relaxation in the recruitment rules in
case of HSG II & HSG I has not been accorded most of the higher posts will
remain unfilled up. Therefore it is absolutely necessary to approach the nodal
ministry to get the relaxation to the recruitment rules as one time measure and
also the minimum residual period prescribed from LSG to HSG II and HSG II to
HSG I should be fixed as three years as was in existence earlier.
6. In
short we welcome the decision of the merger of postmaster cadre with general
line and request to consider the above and in particular the grievances of the
FTP qualified LSG officials who are deprived of their promotion since long which
will be disturbed further after granting the inter se seniority as mentioned in
the report .
A line in reply about the
consideration is highly solicited
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
R.N.Parashar,
General Secrtary
