No.AIAIPASP/Corr-1/10/2016
01/09/2016
To
Col.
Jaleswar Kanhar (IPoS)
Chief
Postmaster General
Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar-751001
Subject:- Granting of 3% fitment benefit at the time of promotion
to IP Cadre who have availed financial upgradation under MACP in lower Grade
Pay.
Respected Sir,
A
good number of Inspector Posts in Odisha Circle have joined in IP Cadre on promotion
from the post of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant who have been granted financial upgradation under MACP in
lower Grade Pay. They were granted the benefit of additional increment i.e. 3%
at the stage of fixation of Pay in their promotional post of Inspector Posts
carrying higher grade pay of Rs.4,200/-.
Now with the observation of Director
of Accounts and Audit that as per para 4 of Annexure-I to GOI DoP&T Om
No.30534/3/2008-Estt(D) dated 19.05.2009 if the Government Servant gets his
regular promotion in the hierarchy of his cadre after availing financial
upgradation under MACP he will only granted the difference of grade pay without
any additional increment, they have been disallowed the benefit of additional
increment i.e. 3% at the stage of fixation of Pay in their promotional post of
Inspector Posts.
In this connection this Association
would like to bring your notice the clarifications issued vide Department of
Posts (Postal Accounts Wing) letter No. 3(4)/10/PA-Admn)/475-496 dated
07-02-2013 and No. 3(4)/10/PA-Admn)/07 dated 05-04-2013 (copy enclosed) which inter
alia states that “The promotional hierarchy of a Postal Assistant is
LSG---HSG-II---HSG-I. PA can only become eligible for promotion to JAO (now
merged as AAO) cadre by qualifying the relevant examination. Thus promotion of
PA to AAO is not in its promotional hierarchy. The officers who have got
MACP/regular promotion in different hierarchy will be eligible for the benefit
of 3%fitment benefit at the time of fixation of Pay on regular promotion to
AAOs cadre as the promotion to the cadre of AAOs is not in the hierarchy of
PA”.
In similar analogy since one PA can
only become eligible for promotion to Inspector Posts cadre by coming out
successful in the relevant competitive examination, and therefore, the
promotion to the cadre of Inspector of Posts is not in the hierarchy of PA.
Thus the officers who have got MACP/regular promotion in different hierarchy
will be eligible for the benefit of 3% fitment benefit at the time of fixation
of Pay on regular promotion to Inspector Posts cadre like AAO.
In this situation disallowing of benefit
of additional increment i.e. 3% at the stage of fixation of Pay in their
promotional post of Inspector Posts is illogical.
Therefore, this Association urges
intervention of Chief PMG to uphold the principle of equality, and if still
there is any ambiguity, a clarification may kindly be sought for from the Directorate,
referring the clarifications issued in case AAO cadre, regarding fixation of
pay in Inspector of Posts cadre for those who have got MACP in PA/SA cadre
before their promotion which will steer clear the ambiguity, if any.
With
regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Pitabasa Jena)
Circle
Secretary
Copy
for kind information and necessary action to Shri Vilas S. Ingale, General
Secretary, All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of
Posts, CHQ, New Delhi.
Circle Secretary
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