Activities on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations on 31st October

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will address the participants of ‘Run for Unity’ at Vijay Chowk at 0740 hrs and administer the Unity Pledge at 0800 hrs. The ‘Run for Unity’ will be flagged off from Vijay Chowk to India Gate on Rajpath at 0815 hrs. 

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh will attend a programme ‘Run for Unity’ at Sardar Patel Statue in Nampally, Hyderabad at 0745 hrs. Later, Shri Rajnath Singh will attend the passing out parade of Indian Police Service Officers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

LAUNCH OF SAME DAY PARCEL DELIVERY- BY MEMBER OPERATIONS.

Member operations Dte.New Delhi has launched a special service to the customers of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on 29th October-2014. Customers serving from 7 post offices namely,  Hyderabad GPO,Humayunnagar, Himayathnagar, Saroornagar, Malakpet, Malkajgiri,and Himmatnagar post offices will be  provided same day delivery of parcel service to the customers selected. Let us hope that department will meet the requirement of customers promptly.

7CPC requested for appointment to discuss issues related to IP/ASP cadre

No. CHQ/AIAIASP/7CPC-Memorandum/2014             dated  : 28^th Oct. 2014

To,

The Secretary,

7th Central Pay Commission, 

PO Box No – 4599
Hauz Khas Post Office,
New Delhi-110016

Sub:  Meeting with Hon’ble 7CPC at Mumbai to discuss Memorandum of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts.  

Ref:  Commissions visit to Mumbai

Respected Sir,

        All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts is single recognized Association in the Department of Posts functioning for the cause of Inspectors, Posts and Assistant Superintendents, Posts & equally for the growth of the Nation.        

        This Association representing 4197  Group ‘B’ officers in the Department of Posts has already submitted its Memorandum to Hon’ble 7CPC under letter dated 1st July 2014 (copy enclosed) and same was acknowledged by Commission on 27-8-2014 (copy enclosed). 

        Inspector Posts and Assistant Superintendents Posts working in Department of Posts are middle level managers & responsible to implement all new schemes of the Department i.e Core Banking Solutions, Rural Information and Communication Tool Solutions, McCamish, Core System Integrator (handling all the Postal Operation), MGNREGA  & supervising over the entire staff working in the Department of Posts in the grade pay of Rs.1800/-, 1900/-, 2000/-, 2400/-, 2800/-, 4200/-, 4600/-.       

        It is requested that this Association may kindly be given an opportunity to appear before the Hon’ble  Commission in person during its visit to Mumbai to discuss its view in oral evidence on issues relating to the Inspectors, Posts and Assistant Superintendents, Posts and also other vital issues of common interests concerning the Postal Employees and Central Govt. Employees.       

Yours faithfully,

Encl : As above

Sd/-

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary

CWC meeting at Bhadrachalam.

No. IPASP/AP/CWC/2014                                                          Dated        28.10.2014.

Notification

Under the provisions of the Article 46 of the Constitution of the Association, it is hereby notified that the Circle Working Committee meeting of the AP Circle Association will be held at Bhadrachalam (Khammam division) on 16^{th November}, 2014 (Sunday).

Venue: Hotel Vishnu Residency, Ambedkar Center, Bhadrachalam-507111.

Agenda :

1. Bi-enniel conference held on 08/09-03-2014 at Hyderabad- approval of expenditure.

2. Up-gradation of Grade Pay of Inspector, Posts from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- w.e.f. 01.01.2006.

3. Organizational restructuring in Department of Posts.

4. Restructuring of Inspector Posts cadre.

7. Regular Promotion to PS Group ‘B’ cadre.

8. Organizational review.
10. Next CWC.

11. Any other item with the permission of the chair.

All the Office bearers are requested to attend the meeting at scheduled date and time.

                                                                                              Sd/- 

(S.Prasad Rao.)
                                                                                        Circle Secretary

Copy to :

1. The Chief PMG AP Circle Hyderabad for for favour of taking necessary action. They are requested to issue instructions to the all the PMsG and HCR (Hyderabad)units to arrange relief to CWC members timely.

2. Shri G.Sivanagaraju, President AIAIPASP & ASP (Hqrs) vijayawada division, vijayawada.

3. All  Office bearers.

4. Shri Vilas.Ingle General secretary, IPASP Association, Mumbai-99.
5. Sri Y.Venkateshwarlu, OGS,(Chq) & ASP, Khazipet RMS, Warangal-506003.

Directorate directed CPMG Haryana to extend immunity facility to CS

Government of India

Ministry of Communications and IT

Department of Posts

SR Division

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110001

Dated the 16^th October, 2014

No. 16-57/2014-SR

To,

                The Chief Postmaster General,

                Haryana Circle,

                Ambala.

Subject : Case of Sh. Karam Sing Jhajholia, Circle Secretary of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts, Haryana Circle Branch- Immunity of transfer-Regarding.

Sir,

                I am directed to refer to this department’s letter of even number dated 07-08-2014 on the subject mentioned above. In this connection, the All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts has again represented in the matter (copy enclosed).

2.            You are therefore requested to look into the matter and resolve the issue keeping in view of the standing instructions on the subject.

Yours faithfully,

Encl : As stated above

Sd/-

(Arun Malik)

Director (SR & Legal)

Copy for information to : General Secretary, All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts, CHQ Qtr. NO. 12, P&T Colony, Khurshid Square, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054. 

CWC Meeting at Bhadrachalam.

It was proposed to conduct CWC meeting of our association on 16.11.2014 (Sunday) at Bhadrachalam the temple town located in Khammam dist.  All the  CWC members are requested to attend the meeting and make it a grand success.  Members are requested to reach the station one day before to have DARSHAN.  Association has made arrangements for stay on 15.11.2014.  All the interested  CWC members may please get their names registered with the  office bearers of concerned region so that association can make arrangements for stay.

Regionwise Officer bearers.

1. Visakhapatnam Region: Sri Shanmukheshwar Rao SRM "V" Dn(Adhoc), Visakhapatnam.
2. Vijayawada Region: Sri G. Sivanagaraju, ASP (hqrs) Vijayawada DO.
3. Kurnool Region : Sri N. Reddybasha IP Piler sub division, Piler.
4. Hyderabad Region :  Sri Y. V. Lu ASP Khazipet/ Sri SVLN Rao ASP Mancherial sub dn / H. Sharar    Kumar IP RC Puram sub-dn.
5. Hyderabad City Region: Sri B.Sureshkumar ASP (CO) Hyderabad. 

Further details on CWC meeting will be updated as and  when required.

Sr Postmaster CAT case : Punjab Circle

Although Directorate has directed to apprise Hon'ble CAT Bench Chandigarh on 21/10/2014 that the Revised Recruitment Rules of PS Gr. B which was submitted to DoPT for approval are returned back with certain objections. Therefore the amendment rules are under process and would likely take some time. Yet, no development took place in the last proceeding and matter posted to 11/11/2014 without any arguments. 

As everybody knows that CHQ has already taken up issue with Directorate for release of revised Recruitment Rules of PS Gr. B cadre and serious of reminders were also issued but there is no progress. CHQ has ready appealed to all Circle Secretaries, CHQ Office Bearers and ASP (HQ)s of each division to intimate the details of PS Gr. B posts created after 1993 onwards. It is a fact that,  administration has to do it but it is also our prime duty to support administration and get the problem/s solved, as this issue is linked with examination and quota distribution matters. 

Greetings.

Association wishes all the  members and viewers a happy Deepavali.

New schedule of examinations.

1. Inspector Posts Examination : 22-11-2014 and 23-11-2014

2. LGO Examination : 23-11-2014 (Sunday)

Submission of clarification on memorandum to 7th CPC.

No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/7CPC-Memorandum/2014                                 Dated :      15/10/2014

To,

Shri Jayant Sinha,

Joint Secretary,

Seventh  Central  Pay  Commission,

Chatrapathi Shivaji Bhawan,

I^st,   Floor, B-14/A,

Qutub Institutional  Area,

Delhi - 110014.

Subject : Submission of memorandum of All India Association of Inspectors and  Assistant Superintendents Posts to 7CPC….clarification regarding.

Ref.       : 7CPC Acknowledgement slip dated 27-8-2014 (copy enclosed)

Respected Sir,

                   Kindly recall  our  Association’s  interaction  with  your  majesty    at   ‘Kumara  Kripa’    during   your   visit   to  Banglore  on  25.08.2014  at  around  07.30 PM. As  per  the  discussions  and  instructions, the  copies  of  Recruitment  Rules [Annexure-1]  of  both  Inspector  of  Income  Tax/Central  Excise  and    Inspector  Posts  are  submitted  herewith  for  your    perusal  and  kind  consideration.

Further,  this  association  likes  to   bring  the  following   issues  haunting  our   cadre in  a  nutshell.

Point  -1 : Non  implementation  of  6 CPC  recommendations  regarding  upgradation  of  Grade  Pay  of    Inspector  Posts.

6^th Central  Pay  Commission   vide  its   Para  7.6.14 [Annexure-2]  had  rightly  recommended  the  upgradation  of    scale  of   Inspector  Posts  from   5500-9000  to   6500-10500   and    equated  the   scale  of   Inspector  Posts  cadre  with  that  of  counterpart  that  is  Inspector  Of  Income Tax  / Central  Excise  and  Assistants  in  CSS and  put  them  in  the identical  pay  scales    considering  that  they  are all  analogous  posts.

But  unfortunately,  the  same  was  not  implemented  though  the   GP  of  Inspector  of   Income  Tax/Central  Excise  and  Assistants  in CSS  are  upgraded  subsequently  by  the  separate  order  of  Ministry  Of  Finance  vide   OM No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 13.11.2009 & 16.11.2009 [Annexure-2A & 2B].

It  is  pertinent  to  note  that  the  Honourable  CAT,  Ernakulam Bench  had   issued  verdict  to  consider  the  upgradation  of   Grade  Pay  of  IP  to  4600/-. [Annexure - 3]

This  Association  earnestly  requests  the  benevolent  to  kindly   reiterate and  recommend    the   decision  of   6^th CPC.  

                  

Point -2 : Considering  of   Promotion  acquired through   LDCE  for  the   MACP  purpose.

Since  66.66  %  of  the  Inspector  cadre  posts  are  being  filled  up  through  the   Limited  Departmental  Competitive  Examination,  the  three  financial  upgradations  under  MACP  scheme  has  not  been  deriving  virtual   benefit  to  this  cadre. 

So  this  association  requests  to  delink  the  promotion  conferred  on  account  of  LDCE  with  MACP.

Point-3 : Conferment  of  similar  Grade  Pay  to  both  the  Supervisor  and  the  Supervised    violating   the  principle  of   Natural  Justice.  

Inspector  and  Assistant  Superintendent Posts  are the  supervisory  cadre  and  controlling   cadre  for   Postmasters,  Postal  Assistants,  Postmen,  MTS. We  have  to  carry out  annual   inspections,  surprise  visits  and  also  investigate  the  fraud  cases  during  which  the  statements  of  the  supervisory/operative  staff  has  to  be  recorded  and  office   records  to  be  seized. Further,  the  honorarium  bills,  establishment  statistics,  public  complaints   against  the  operative  staff  are to  be  verified  and  enquired  into  by  our  cadre. To  back,  IP/ASP  cadre  officers  are  being  nominated  as  Inquiry  Officer  and   Presenting  Officer  in  the   Departmental  Inquiries  of  Rule-14  of  CCS[CCA]  Rules  1965.

Such  being  the case,  this  cadre   could  not   enforce  required  command  and  control  over  the  subordinate  staff  in  the light  of  the  fact  that  they  remain  in  the same   Grade  Pay  by  virtue  of  MACP  and  merger  of  pre revised  scales  of  5  Pay  Commission  5000/-,  5500/-  and  6500/-  which  was  given  the  common  replacement  Grade  Pay  of  4200/-. Actually,  this  merger  of  three  scales   has  downgraded  the  pay  of  Inspectors  instead  of  upgrading. As  a  result,  the  Clerical/supervisory    staff  lie  with  the  identical  Grade  Pay  of  4200/-  thereby   dismantling  the  entire  fabric  of hierarchical  structure  of  the   operative  and  administrative  cadre.[Copy  of Hierarchy  is  enclosed-Annexure-4] 

So  this   association fervently   request  the  benevolent  to   consider this    anomaly  and    recommend  the  Pay  of  the  Administrative  Cadre  over  and  above  the   pay  of  supervisory  cadre.

Point-4 : Injustice  in   fixation  of  pay  as  on  01.01.2006  for  Inspector  Cadre.

Though Inspector  Posts   scale  was  upgraded  from  5500-9000  to  6500-10500,   while  fixing  the  pay  as  on  01.01.2006,  only  replacement  Grade  pay  of  4200  was  accorded  and  the  pay  was   fixed  with  the  pre revised  pay  of  5500  and  not  on  par  with  the  upgraded  pay  of  6500/-. The   minimum  pay  of   6500 X 1.86  was  not  allowed  and  thus   utterly    disgusting  and   depreciating  the  morale  of  the  cadre due  to  huge  financial  loss  which  will  have  cascading  effect  in  our  entire  career  including  pension. 

This  association  humbly   pray  the  benevolent  to  consider  all  the  above   aspects  and    make  appropriate  and  favorable  recommendations  and  resolve  all  our    predicaments.

With respectful regards,

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary

India Post to play an important role in online shopping now

The Machine installed on latest 'Automated Mail Processor Center' was also displayed 

 

Keeping in view the enormous growth of the e-commerce sector in the country in recent years, India Post has recently joined hands with the e-retail  giants Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon. India Postal Department will soon be delivering products of these online companies in every corner of the nation in the near future.

 

The prospects of collaboration were discussed in a press conference held on Saturday on the occasion of 'mail diwas' during 'National Postal Week'. The machine installed on latest 'Automated Mail Processor Center' was also displayed.

 

John Samuel, Member of the Postal Service Board informed that the Indian Post will soon convert 1.55 lakh post offices of the country to the high-tec 'Parcel hubs' and  an investment of Rs 4.90 crore  is being pitched for this plan.

 

“India Post will play a major role in e-commerce industry and would be using latest machines. It would be transforming according to the needs of the world,” he further added.

 

Chief Post Master General Vashumitra stressed that automated mail processing centre built at IGI airport, is important for the modernisation of India Post. He also shared that letter sorting machine, mixed mail sorter machines installed in the centre work quickly. The letters and parcels are sorted out as per the different states and different areas (as per Pincodes).

 

33,000 letters per hour can be sorted by this machine. He urged the customers as well to write the addresses and pincodes on the letters and parcels correctly , avoid using coloured envelopes, so that there may be no problems in sorting of the letters and parcels.

 

(This is a translated story. Please read the original story here:)

http://www.iamin.in/hi/west-delhi/news/india-post-play-important-role-online-shopping-43774

Source : http://www.iamin.in/en/new-delhi/news/india-post-play-important-role-online-shopping-now-43828

Dept of Posts hiring insurance agents

Hyderabad, October 14:  The Department of Posts, AP Circle is hiring an unspecified numbers of direct agents to work for the Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) through walk-in interviews.

The minimum educational qualifications should be a pass in 12th standard for those who are living in areas with a population of 5,000 or above 10th standard for those living in any other places. Interested candidates might attend the walk-in-interview on October 31 at the officer of the senior superintendent of posts, Secunderabad Division, Hyderabad at 10 am with relevant proof of date of birth and educational qualifications. Short-listed candidates would be given provisional licence number besides necessary training to get through the licentiate examination conducted by Insurance Institute of India to get permanent licence.

The PLI agents would get 0.25 per cent commission on the sum and two per cent on renewal premium collected by them on cash policies procured by them. For RPLI agents, it would be 10 per cent on premium collected for the first 12 months after acceptance and 2.5 per cent on renewal premium, according to a release. 

Will the 7th Pay Commission Submit an Interim Report to the Government?

Will the 7th Pay Commission Submit an Interim Report to the Government?

Is there any likelihood that the 7th Pay Commission will submit an interim report to the Central Government?

 

The Commission was formed and its Terms of Reference were given in February 2014. The Commission is supposed to submit an interim report if the Government asks for it. But, it is highly unlikely that the Government would.

 

The Commission can voluntarily submit an interim report to the Centre. But it also looks as if they wouldn’t. With only 18 months to submit its recommendations, the Commission has its hand full. That being the case, it is highly unlikely that it would volunteer to submit a report.

 

But, there is always a chance that the employee federations and unions could pressurize the 7th Pay Commission into submitting a report. With almost 8 months having passed since the Commission was constituted, there is a chance that the Commission could submit an interim report detailing its findings and suggestions.

 

Informed circles say that in issues were the Government cannot directly intervene, it could seek the Commission’s recommendations. There is a general expectation that the much anticipated DA Merger and interim relief could be granted.

 Source: IPASP ASSOCIATION (Chq)

Updates on IP/ASP MACPs.

Circle Office has been on the job to finalize the DPC for MACP promotions of IPs/ASPs.  How ever required information is wanting from RO Hyderabad in r/o the following officers. 
1. Sri. T.Ramaih, 2. Sri T.Isaiah, 3. Sri V.Sheshapavan, 4. Sri V.venkateshwarlu, 5. Sri Y.Srinivasanaik , 6. K.Prakasarao.

 RO Hyderabad has been requested to speed up the action for submission of required information  early so that CO could  convene DPC.

Ad-hoc promotion to ASP cadre.

Sri K.Ananmdareddy IP Secunderabad Sorting sub division of Hyderabad Sorting division has been promoted as ASP on adhoc basis for a period of 180 days, allotted to HCR and posted as SAS (CO) Hyderabad vide CO memo no. ST/92-adhoc/2012 dated 10.10.2014.

Association conveys  best wishes to the  officer on his new assignment.

India Post celebrates National Postal Week ( 9-15 October) and World Post Day (9th October)

9th October is celebrated as "World Post Day" all over the world. In India, World Post Day is celebrated as part of National Postal Week which would commence this year on 9th October and would end on 15th October, 2014.

During National Postal Week 2014, the following activities to be celebrated generously by organising press meet /melas / meetings etc.

Date	Activities to be performed
09.10.2014 Thursday	World Post Day
10.10.2014 Friday	Savings Bank Day
11.10.2014 Saturday	Mail Day
13.10.2014 Monday	Philately Day
14.10.2014 Tuesday	Business Development Day
15.10.2014 Wednesday	PLI Day

DPC for the promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B for the year 2014-15

DPC for the promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B for the year 2014-15

Directorate vide memo No. 9-25/2014-SPG dated 25/9/2014 has already directed to each circle to submit the attested copies of ACRs/APARs of officers (who are in the ZoC) for holding of DPC for the promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B through the officers personally on the following date/s.

Sl. No.	Date of submission of documents by circles to Directorate	Name of circles
1	16/10/2014	APS, Assam, Chhattisgarh, HP & Uttarakhanad
2	17/10/2014	Delhi, Haryana,  J&K, Odisha & Jharkhand
3	20/10/2014	Kerala,  MP, North-East, Punjab & Bihar
4	21/10/2014	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra & Rajasthan
5	22/10/2014	Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal

It is therefore once again requested to all Circle Secretaries and CHQ Office Bearers tocontact each and every officer who is in the zone of promotion (list is available on blog) over phone/mobile and ask him/her to confirm the up-dation of their ACRs/APARs for the period from 2006-2007 to 2012-13 and send the attested copies thereof along with other requisite documents to their regional/circle administration immediately to enable each circle to submit all required documents on due date to Directorate for holding of DPC for the promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B for the year 2014-15. This will facilitate timely holding of DPC otherwise it will be again delayed for which CHQ will not be responsible. All Circle Secretaries and CHQ office bearers should give progress report time to time to GS.