Question of strike by IP cadre alongwith JCA

It is observed that the Department has remained indifferent to the main issue of upgradation of GP of IPs.  The Department is simply dragging its feet and has done nothing which could earn confidence of the IP cadre. As per the counter reply to the CAT case filed by 1- 2 IP cadre officials on individual capacity, the Govt. is very much opposed to the proposal of granting upgradation of GP to the IP cadre while all other equivalent cadres in other Ministries / Departments have already got the benefit since long. Nothing restrains the Govt. to do justice to the IP cadre but the Govt. continues to deny justice to IP cadre.

Promotional prospect of IP cadre has been stagnated. Workload has increased manifold but the number of posts has remained the same as it was in 1981. There are a number of vacant posts continuing in IP cadre years together and the Department has imposed extra burden of work on the existing IP line officials without any extra financial benefit. Appeals made to the Department to look into the issues confronted by IP cadre have gone in vain. In its letter dated 23.10.2010, CHQ has already informed to the DG (Posts) that the AIAIASP would resort to trade union activities if the GP issue was not considered by 31.01.2011. The Department has ignored the notice.

The IP cadre has now reached a stage where it is realized that prayers and petitions have no effect. Where the normal problem-solving machinery does not work, frustration has its way to manifest itself in the form of strike without which the goals are unreachable.

Odisha Circle is, therefore, in favour of submission of an individual/separate charter of demands by AIAIASP to the Govt. with notice for the strike from the date decided by Postal JCA. Let history be created to demonstrate reaction of the IP cadre to the continued neglect, exploitation and oppression of IP cadre.