No. AIAIPASP/Corr-1/14/2016
Date: 05-12-2016
To
Dr.
Santosh Ku. Kamila, IPoS-1986
Chief
Postmaster General
Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar-751001
Sub:- Granting of 3% fitment benefit at the time of
promotion to IP Cadre who have availed financial upgradation under MACP in
lower Grade Pay -Regarding.
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/- (6th CPC).
Now they have been disallowed the
benefit of additional increment at the stage of fixation of Pay in their
promotional post of Inspector Posts with the observation 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.
In this connection this Association had
brought to the kind notice of the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle vide your kind notice vide Letter No.AIAIPASP/Corr-1/10/2016
dated 01-09-2016 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”. It is also learnt that the PAO is
allowing this benefit to the AAOs.
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.
Since it is affecting several
individuals in Inspector Posts cadre, this Association urges your kind intervention
to uphold the principle of equality, and to decide the cases of Inspector Posts
in the light of clarifications issued in case AAO cadre vis-à-vis with the MACP
Rulings.
With
profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Pitabasa Jena)
Circle Secretary
Copy
to the Director of Accounts (Postal), Cuttack -753004 in continuation of Letter
No. AIAIPASP/Corr-1/14/2016
dated 28-09-2016 for kind information and favorable
consideration.
(Pitabasa Jena)
Circle Secretary
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