All the Office Bearers of this Association and All Circle Secretaries are requested to go through the letter and send their views / comments to General Secretary by email on or before 29^th May, 2012 without fail for onward submission to Directorate.

No. 23-1/2012-PE-II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.

Dated : 10^th May 2012.

To,

The General Secretary,

All India Association IP/ASP, Q. No. 12, P&T Colony,
Khurshid Square, Civil Lines,
Delhi 110 054.

With the approval of the Secretary a Committee for organizational Restructuring in the Department of Posts has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashutosh Tripathi, CPMG, Madhya Pradesh Circle. The Terms of Reference of Committee are:

· To revisit the norms for creation of new Postal Divisions and Regions as well as upgradation of Class II Divisions into Class I Divisions.

· To study the feasibility of organizational restructuring of field formations (Circle and below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment.

· Review of norms for upgradation of Post Offices.

· To study the feasibility of strengthening / creation of Posts Assistants / Sorting Assistants Posts in view of the increased need of System Administrators.

· Any other relevant issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.

· Any other relevant issue as may be assigned by the Competent Authority later.

2. The Committee is at present examining the feasibility of organizational restructuring of field formations (Circle & below) keeping in view the emerging needs for India Post in the new socio-economic environment as well as induction of technology in the Department. While deliberating on this, the Committee has decided to obtain valuable inputs from the concerned stakeholders.

3. In the light of above, you are requested to kindly provide your considered views on what according to you are the problems (both administrative and operational) in the current organizational set up and what could be the possible revised structure for all category of offices that could address these problems with the given human and financial resources.

4. On the basis of various discussions that the committee members have held with the other officers, possibility of creation of vertical silos has also emerged. You may also give views on this clearly identifying the possible silos given the nature of the work in the Department of Posts not only as per the current scenario but also the possible one in the next decade; along with their possible structures; responsibility financial and reporting system etc. The possibility of extending the silos till the Head Post Office may also be considered.

5. Your views / comments may kindly be sent immediately.

Sd/-

(Kalpana Rajsinghot)

Director (Estt. & DE) &

Member Secretary of the Committee.

Note : All IP/ASP of Rajasthan Circle  should send his  views / comments on above points before 28th May, 2012 to CS.