HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

May every day of the New Year glow with good cheer and happiness for you and your family. Association wishes a very Happy New Year 2010.

The letter writing campaign demanded higher grade pay of Rs 4600 to IP

Dear friends,

Immediately after the release of 6th CPC, Our Association demanded higher grade pay of Rs 4600 to IP , Rs 4800 to ASP and Rs 5400 to PS Group B. The matter is still pending with Anomaly Committee for more than one year. During discussion, concerned officers in the Postal Directorate assured that the Grade Pay would be revised upwardly as soon as the Grade Pay of analogous cadre in other ministries/departments is revised.

Now the grade pay of Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and Assistants in CSS has been revised from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide Ministry of Finance Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13.11.2009 and 16.11.2009. Referring this, I have already submitted letter No. CHQ/IASP/SCPC dated 16.11.2009 to Postal Directorate demanding Grade Pay Rs 4600 to Inspector Posts and a reminder was issued on 14.12.2009 besides meeting personally and had discussion with Director General (Posts) and DDG(Estt). But the file is not moving in the expected speed.

Enough time has already been given. We cannot prolong our patience furthermore. It is the time to react. Each one of us has to exert pressure on the Department. Then only we can get justice.

Please go through the following instructions carefully and do it immediately:

1. Every IP and ASP has to write a letter to DG individually with a copy to me.
2. Model letter is given below. Take print out. Two copies should be prepared. One should be sent to the following address:
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy, Director General, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Another copy of this letter may be sent to the following address:
Shri. S.Samuel, General Secretary, AIAIASP, No.12.P&T Colony, Civil Lines, New Delhi-110054.
3. All Circle Secretaries and CHQ Office bearers are requested to personally request all members both IP & ASPs to send this letter.
4. All IP & ASPs are requested to pass on this message to all members and ensure that this letter is dispatched immediately as instructed above.
5. The letter writing campaign should be completed by 10.1.2010 positively.

Yours sincerely,

S.Samuel
General Secretary



Model Letter

From:
…………..(Name)
…………..(Designation)
----------- (Address)
………… (PIN Code)


To:
Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy
Director General
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi-110001

Respected Madam,

Subject : Request for revision of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600.


1. The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended merger of pre-revised pay scales of Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500- 10500 with a view to bring Inspector (Posts) on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC as well as Assistants in CSS and this has also been accepted and implemented by the Govt. Accordingly, Inspector Posts have been placed in PB-2 with grade Pay of Rs 4200/- on par with Assistants in CSS/Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC w.e.f. 1.1.2006.

2. Now the Grade pay of Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC has been upwardly revised from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide Ministry of Finance Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009.

3. The Grade Pay of Assistants in the Central Secretariat has also been upgraded from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide Ministry of Finance Memo. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16th November 2009.

4. It is only in the fitness of things that the Grade Pay of Inspector Posts should be revised as Rs 4600/- on par with Inspectors in CBDT/CBEC and Assistant in CSS as demanded by our Association.

5. I request you to kindly intervene and cause revision of grade pay of Inspector posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 on par with Inspector CBDT/CBEC and Assistant in CSS and restore ‘Equity and Parity’ and thus render justice.

Yours faithfully,


(Signature)
Name………………………….
Designation…………………

Merry Christmas

ACRs call for holding of DPC for IPs for promotion to ASPOs

Circle Office Jaipur ACRs call for holding of DPC for IPs for promotion to ASPOs vide Staff/9-4/VI/10 dated 17.12.09. List of IPO in Zone of consideration are as under:-

1. Shri Ram Karan Kumhar, IRM ‘ST’ Dn.Jodhpur.
2. Shri R.P.Kushwah, IP Deogarh.
3. Shri Baney Singh (SC), IP (PG), Jaipur Mfl. Dn.
4. Shri O.P.Sodia, IP Bhilwara (East)
5. Shri M.R.Sharma, IRM JP 3rd, Jaipur
6. Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma, IP Churu
7. Shri G.S. Shekhawat, IP Sikar
8. Shri K.D. Gurjar, IP Neem Ka Thana
9. Shri B.S. Rajpurohit, IPO ST Dn. Jodhpur
10. Shri Cap. Ramawtar Jaiswal (APS)
11. Shri Ramshanker IP Dholpur
12. Shri Gulab Chand APS (SC)
13. Mrs. Mohini Gupta. IP PG Ajmer
14. Shri Om Prakash APS
15. Shri S.R. Mundel, APS
16. Shri G.D. Gupta, IP Gangapur N
17. Shri K.C. Verma, IP Deeg (SC)
18. Shri P.R. Suthar, APS
19. Shri C.P. Prajapat, IP Churu
20. Shri Rajesh Srivastava, IP PG Alwar
21. Shri Ajai Kumar Chug, IP Sriganganagar
22. Shri Radhey Shyma Chouhan, OS Churu
23. Shri M.P. Meena, IP Nawalgarh
24. Shri Dayanand (SC) IP Makrana
25. Shri Devilal Saharan, IP Sikar
26. Shri C.P. Gupta, Manager, SPC Jaipur
27. Shri Udai Sheju, IP Barmer
28. Shri F.M. Bhati, IP Deedwana
29. Shri Amar Chand, (APS)
30. Shri Ramawtar Soni, IP Sardarsahar
31. Shri V.S. Jain, IP (PG) Beawer

Please sent your ACRs as early as possible.

Complete list of Group B selected for 2009

Please download complete list of Group B selected through DPC for year 2009.
Complete list of Group B selected for 2009

Promotion to PS Group cadre

Directorate has issued a promotion list of 139 IP line officers for their promotion to PS Group B vide No. 9-51/2009-SPG dated 16.12.2009. It contains 11 officers of Rajasthan Circle, whose names are given below along with allotment of the circle against their name.-
1. Shri U R Saharan, Punjab
2. Shri M P Meena, Punjab
3. Shri G C Goyal, Punjab
4. Shri P C Sharma, Punjab
5. Shri G N Jogi, Punjab
6. Shri K M gupta, Rajasthan
7. Shri P P Chako, Punjab
8. Shri R L Verma, Postal Directorate
9. Shri P D Raigar, J & K
10. Shri S R Mei, J & K
11. Shri B L Regar, J & K
All are congratulated and requested to take care of the Association in future also.

Letter to DG (Posts) for revision of grade pay to the cadre of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF
INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS POSTS
CHQ: Qtr.No.12, Khurseed Square, P&T Colony, Civil Line,
New Delhi-110054

No.CHQ/IASP/SCPC date: 14th December 2009

To
Director General
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi-110001

Respected Madam,

Sub: Request for upward revision of grade pay to the cadre of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600.

1. I request your kind attention to my earlier letter of even No. dated 16.11.2009.With reference to the demand of this Association regarding upgradation of grade pay of Inspector Posts from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600, I further submit the following three Memos. with relevant facts and justification for favoruable action:
(i) Ministry of Finance Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009
(ii) Ministry of Finance Ministry Memo. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16th November 2009.
(iii) Ministry of External Affairs Memo No. Q/PC/682/2/2009 dated 07.12.09

2. In Memo. No. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009 of Ministry of Finance, the Grade pay relating to posts in pre-revised pay scale of Rs 6500- 10500 has been upwardly revised from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600.
3. In Memo. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16th November 2009 of Ministry of Finance, the benefit of upgradation of grade pay Rs 4600/- has been extended to Assistants in the Central Secretariat. It is pertinent to note here that prior to 1.1.2006 the Assistants in CSS were in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs Rs.5500-9000. Their scale of pay was upgraded to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.6500- 10500
w.e.f 15th September 2006 only vide DOPT memo No. 20/29/2006 dated 25.9.2006. Taking into consideration a large number of references from Administrative ministries/departments proposing upgradation of the grade pay, MOF has extended the pay structure of grade pay of Rs 4600 in the pay band PB-2 to Assistants of CSS w.e.f 1.1.2006.

4. The reasons given by MOF for upgradation are as under :

(i) Assistants of Central Secretariat are being granted grade pay of Rs 4600 due to the fact that there is an element of direct recruitment to the post and that too, through an All India Competitive Examination.
(ii) To maintain parity among analogous cadre.
(iii) To maintain the level in hierarchy of Central Secretariat having grade pay of Rs 4200 in the pay band PB-2 between the grades of Upper Division Clerks and Assistants.

5. Based on the same principle, Ministry of External Affairs has also revised the grade pay of Assistants working in the Ministry from Rs 4200 to Rs 4600 vide their Memo No. Q/PC/682/2/2009 dated 07.12.09 mentioned in para 1 (iii) above.

6. Though the Inspectors Posts were in the pay scale of Rs 5500- 9000, the demand of the Inspector Posts for placing them on par with the Inspectors of CBDT have been duly considered by the Sixth Pay Commission and as per their recommendation at para 7.6.14 extracted below, the Inspector Posts are to be deemed as placed in the pre-revised Pay Scale of Rs 6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 and therefore the post of Inspector Posts also qualifies for grant of higher grade pay of Rs 4600/- on the same analogy adopted by the Ministry of Finance in Memo. F.No. 1/1/2008-IC dt.13th November 2009 and 16th November 2009 as under:
(i) The Post of Inspector was placed in the pre-revised Pay Scale of Rs 6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006.
(ii) There is an element of direct recruitment to the post of Inspector Posts that too, through an All India Competitive Examination.

(iii) (iii) The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended in para 7.6.14 to place Inspector Posts on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC as well as Assistants of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and accordingly the post was placed in the pre-revised Pay Scale of Rs 6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006.

(iv) HSG –II cadre and BCR officials who are being supervised by Inspector Posts are placed on par by placing them in grade pay Rs 4200/- w.e.f 1.1.2006. The principal of supervisor should get more pay than the supervised is to be followed and the level hierarchy should be maintained by placing Inspector Posts in the grade pay of Rs 4600 and above the HSG-II and BCR officials

7. Extract of relevant paragraph of Sixth Central Pay Commission Report is furnished below:
Inspector (Posts) 7.6.14 Postal Inspectors in Department of Posts have demanded a higher pay scale of Rs.6500-10500 on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC as well as Assistants of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on the ground that they are recruited through the same examination. The Commission is recommending the merger of pre-revised pay scales of Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500- 10500 which will automatically bring Inspector (Posts) on par with Assistants in CSS/Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC. With this upgradation, Inspector (Posts) shall come to lie in an identical pay scale as that of their promotion post of Assistant Superintendent (Posts) [ASPOs]. ASPOs shall, accordingly, be placed in the next higher pay scale of Rs.7450-11500 corresponding to the revised pay band PB-2 of Rs.8700-34800 along with grade pay of Rs.4600. The next higher post in the hierarchy, that of Superintendent (Post), which is also a promotion post for ASPOs, shall be placed in the pay scale of Rs.7500-12000 corresponding to the revised pay band PB-2 of Rs.8700-34800 along with grade pay of Rs.4800. Parity exists between the posts of Inspector (Posts) and Inspectors in Mail Motor Service (MMS). This parity would need to be maintained and Assistant Manager, Mail Motor Service shall be placed in the higher grade of Rs.7450-11500 whose corresponding replacement pay band and grade pay is PB-2 of Rs.8700-34800 along with a grade pay of Rs.4600. Similarly, Manager, Mail Motor Service shall be placed in PB-2 pay band of Rs.8700-34800 along with a grade pay of Rs.4800 which corresponds to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.7500-12000.
Accordingly, the Inspectors Post are deemed to be placed in the higher pre-revised pay scale of Rs 6500 – 10500 on par with Inspectors and analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC as well as Assistants of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and the post is justified to be granted upgraded grade pay of Rs 4600.
8. While Inspectors, Assistant in CSS and analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC have been granted higher grade, the cadre of Inspector Posts alone is left behind. It has affected the cadre very much and Inspectors Posts are very much demoralized. In order to keep their morale up, it is necessary to revise the grade pay of IP to Rs 4600 which is just and fair.
9. Hence, it is requested that the department may look into the matter expediously and revise the grade pay of Inspector Posts immediately.

Thanking you, Madam,

Yours sincerely,


(S.Samuel)
General Secretary

Expected Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees from Jan-2010 is 35%

Expectations arise for rise in DA(Dearness Allowance) to 8% for Central Government Employees

Calculation based on All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100

For all the Central Government Employees there would be a rise in DA (Dearness Allowance) to 8%,which would result in the overall rise to 35% from 1.1.2010.

Expected deficit of Postal Department for the year 2009-2010 is Rs 5632.46 Crore

The Department of Posts has had deficit for the last three years and it is expected to continue in the year also. The details of the deficit for the last three years and the estimates for the current year are as under;
Year
Amount in Crores of Rupees
2006-07 1249.52
2007-08 1511.44
2008-09 3593.09
2009-10 5632.46
The Deficit has substantially increased during the previous year and the current year due to hike in salary of the Employees and Pensionary Charges of the retired employees on account of implementation of 6th Pay Commission’s Report. The main reason is that the rates of most of the postal Services do not reflect the market price as they are subsidized to make it within the reach of common man and to the remotest area of the country. Pricing of most of the products have not been kept with the pave of the cost of operations.
A new scheme “Project Arrow” has been introduced in this plan period for refocusing on the objectives of customer satisfaction and service delivery exchange and enabling the Post Office to develop in to hub for civic and governance initiatives, which will have a direct impact on socioeconomic will being of citizens.
Streamling the postal operations through network optimization, induction of technology and introduction of freighter for mail conveyance. In the areas of financial service the Departmental of post is aggressively pursuing the objectives of the Government for financial inclusion of rural masses through its vast network. This shall also add to the revenue of the Department by way of interest and return through investment in the Post Office Life insurance fund (POLIF) and Rural Post Office Life Insurance Fund (RPOLIF). The Department of Post will also introduce mobile based remittance service across the country.
The Department has been taking step to increase the revenue through introduction of new products, market development activities and adoption of customer oriented strategies. Speed Post, Business Post, Express Post, Retail Posts etc. as premium services have been consistently growing. The Department of Post is also using its vast network fro retailing of financial products and services agency function adding to the Department’s revenue.
This reply was given by Shri Gurdas Kamat, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology in Lok Sabha today.