Tuesday 24 September 2019
Friday 23 August 2019
Hon'ble CAT, Principal Bench has admitted the OA No 2426 of 2019 filed by the AIAPC challenging the merger of Postmaster Cadre.
Hon'ble CAT, Principal Bench has granted eight weeks time to the respondents to file counter affidavit. However, no interim relief has been granted in this regard.
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Burrial of Postmaster Cadre by Department: Retreat of DOP from professionalism and action against the public interest.
Dear Friends
As we all know that since past few months Department is trying it's level best to merge our cadre with general line........ It's once again proved that our Department has totally failed in maintaining the Cadre which was created to improve the functioning/productivity of Post Offices. It's very unfortunate that we have chosen this Cadre by believing in the Department's mesmerized words which were written in the P M Cadre introductory letter. It is not clear why the Department has taken a step for merger without thinking about the young Postmasters' future. None of the letters / observation of Department shown about the obstacles in maintaining the Cadre. We proudly say that all our Cadre friends have maintained their offices very well and brought good name and fame for the Department by giving good service to the members of public and improved the productivity. Let us not be frustrated, we are committed to achieve the demands through dedicated Association and be confident and hopeful in achieving our goal which may be tough but not impossible. We are confident that our friends are mentally strong enough and face the situation accordingly and co-operate with adequate financial support to save our cadre.
TeamAIAPC
Friday 28 June 2019
Thursday 27 June 2019
Sunday 23 June 2019
Grand success of General session and CWC meeting of AIAPC held on 23-06-2019.
A
General session and CWC meeting has been held this day on 23-06-2019 at The Indian Society of International
Law, V.K. Krishna Menon Bhawan, 9, Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi- 110001 . An
overwhelming response received from all over the India. Major numbers of Postmasters
attend the meeting including lady Postmasters also.
In
a call of one week amazing response from the Postmasters has boosted the spirit
of CHQ to continue its battle for Postmaster Cadre. A special credit goes to TeamAIAPC Delhi
Circle for organizing the General Session very successfully in a very decent
manner.
All
Postmasters present at the General Session have unanimously decided to protect the service interest of
Postmaster Cadre from the present action of the DOP to abolish the cadre in the
name of merger and have taken resolution in presence of C.W.C Members that the All India Association of Postmaster Cadre (CHQ) will take appropriate steps
against any action of the DOP towards merger of Postmaster Cadre with the
General Line and
authorize Shri Balveer Singh, General Secretary to execute accordingly.
A
few events of the session are shared hereunder for information of our friends
in Postmaster Cadre who are not able to attend the meeting for unavoidable
circumstances and extending their
supports for greater interest of Postmaster
Cadre only.
Sunday 2 June 2019
From the Desk of General Secretary
Dear Postmasters,
In
present scenario our Postmaster friends have no correct information about the
actual fact happened in the Postal Directorate regarding our future. Here I am
trying to explain about the developments taken place so far in this regard. On
30.05.2019 last, an informal meeting was held at the Directorate with this Association
between 14:30 to 17:00 hrs regarding “Examination of the issues relating to
Postmaster Cadre”. The meeting was purely informal with the Officers of
Different Sections of the Postal Directorate and we cannot claim any
documentary evidences regarding the minutes of the meeting from the Hon’ble
Directorate. However, discussions were held in a very fruitful manner and the Officers
presents there were very cordial to hear all of our issues in a very
enthusiastic manner. The meeting remained as an interactive one and various
views were exchanged during the 2½ hrs.
Specific questions were raised by us seeking view of the Hon’ble Directorate particularly
on merger issue and benefit of our officials after the proposed merger and elicited nothing extra than those
mentioned in the draft report dtd 25.02.2019.
1. Notional
Promotion to HSG-II: Treatment
of eligibility condition as 3 years for promotion of all LDCE passed Postmaster
Grade-I to Postmaster Grade-II/HSG-II who were in the cadre as on 19.11.2013 (the date of
publication of revised RR of HSG-II) and
notional promotion of all those officials to HSG-II w.e.f. their respective
crucial date of eligibility was not agreed to.
2. Notional
Promotion to HSG-I: Similarly,
the treatment of eligibility condition as 3 years for promotion of all
Postmaster Grade-II officials to Postmaster Grade-III/HSG-I who were in the
cadre as on 17.07.2014 (the date of publication of revised RR of
HSG-I) and notional promotion of all those
officials to HSG-I w.e.f. their respective crucial date of eligibility was not
agreed to.
3. Allow
NFG for all HSG-I officials:
The association clearly raised the issue that only after receipt of approval of
the competent authority to allow NFG for all HSG-I officials vide para 4.1.4
(a.) of the report and issue of necessary notification thereafter, the merger
process may be started which was also not agreed to.
4. Compensation in lieu of non-promotion to
Sr Postmaster: The proposal for
compensation for past eight (8) years to the senior Grade-III officials for
non-promotion to Sr. Postmaster was not agreed to.
5. Recognition to AIAPC: On principle the Directorate is in view to favour
this association by including us in the next membership verification process.
We attended the meeting with an open mind if most of our officials are
given benefit through this merger proposal, i.e. merger with the pre-conditions
given in our comments dated 01/03/2019, but getting no such assurance/ agreement
on the issues as mentioned at Sl 1 to 4 above. Thereafter, following proposals
were evolved:
1.
Continuation of Postmaster Cadre with
100% posts of Sr Postmaster: The Directorate at present not in a position
to render any promotion in these posts with past effects, however, assured for
consideration for filling up of 29 posts only as future action.
2.
Cadre Restructuring of Postmaster Cadre: This may resolve the issues like stagnation
in promotion and posting to remote areas.
3.
Resumption of LDCE for Postmaster Gr-I: We also
proposed for immediate resumption of LDCE for Postmaster Gr-I
which was agree to.
Our
evaluation
We observed the situation very closely at the
meeting. Our Postmasters have undergone
tremendous pain for the past eight years as there was no minimum support from Department and have lost many opportunities in the
form of Examinations or financial benefits. AIAPC has tried its best to pray
the Department to look into the issues related to the Postmaster Cadre. AIAPC was
writing / appealing continuously, but the Department does not care about
our prayers or writings, instead the Department kept simply adopted the policy
of keeping it mum and not responded to our issues all these years. Having no option left, AIAPC knocked the
doors of Honourable Courts by way of filing Writ Petition in High Court and
several CAT cases. I am very thankful
that many of our Postmasters have supported me in all the way and still they
are so enthusiastic in attending the issues related to our cadre very
dedicatedly from every nook and corner of the country.
Department has never explained about the
difficulty/ obstacles in continuing the Postmaster Cadre and now after eight
long years Department has come up with an easy idea given by other unions/
associations to merge our cadre with the General Line.
Conclusion
and solicits the opinions of the members:
But the most
important aspect of the meeting held on 30.05.2019 that now the Department has
understood their mistakes which were done previously and started responding in
positive and fruitful manner. Therefore we may hope for the best for our cadre.
Friends, here we have to observe one thing
that all the CAT cases are nearing to its decision and now the Department has
thought of going for easy way by choosing Merger.
Benefits
that may come in near future:
The benefits may be kept in mind while choosing
the next course of action by our Postmaster friends :
1. Level
6, 7 & 8 for PM-I, II & III respectively through CAT Chandigarh Bench: It is pending due to lack of a Division
Bench for arguments and decision only.
2. 100
posts of Sr. Postmaster through CAT, Jaipur Bench: There is fare chance of winning this case as
the DOP is finding only procedural lapses on our part rather defending the
case.
Truly Yours,
{Balveer Singh}
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