DPC for Promotion to PS Gr.B Cadre

Directorate in its letter No.9-31/2008-SPG dated 23.04.2008 has called for ACRs and Vigilance clearance in respect of following officers by 15.05.2008.
Sl. 113: Sri S N Panda; Sl. 116: Sri D D Reddy; Sl. 136: Sri K C Mohanty-II; Sl. 142: Sri K S Giri; Sl.143: Sri P K Maikap; Sl.168: Sri R C Gouda; Sl.191: Sri M D Singh(ST); Sl.206: V G Krishna; Sl.210: Sri S B Mohapatra; Sl.233: Sri H K Dalal, 1982 Batch; Sl.284: Sri S Tuti(ST) 1983 Batch; Sl.312: Sri Bighnanasan Bhoi(ST); Sl.232: Late Sri B N Mahali(ST); Sl.346: Sri Abhimanyu Behera(SC) 1986 Batch; Sl.357: Sri Banambar Sethy(SC) 1987 Batch.

Inter-Region Transfer of ASPs & IPs

The Association had written to CPMG to re-consider the cases of inter-region transfers of IPs/ASPs who have applied for it. But it is learnt that the CPMG did not agree to order any inter-region transfer of IPs/ASPs at this stage on the ground that there is no scope this year as the Regions have already issued orders of transfers and postings.

ACP- Wait does not end

Though everything is ready, the DPC is yet to sit. The CPMG is to remain physically present to in the DPC to be held for this purpose. As the CPMG Kolkata did not come no DPC was held. It is expected that new CPMG who is expected to join soon will decide the matter. Let us wait for his joining.

Postings in PS Gr.B Cadre

The file sent to Kolkata for consideration has been received back reportedly with decision that the postings will be made by new CPMG. The new CPMG has reportedly been relieved on the very date of issue of his transfer orders. No information has been received as to his date of joining in Orissa

Postings in JTS Gr.A Cadre

Postings have been given to PS Gr.B officers who have been promoted to IPoS Gr.A Cadre as follows as per CO, Bhubaneswar Memo. No.ST/2-34(I)/2003 dated 28.04.2008.
Sri P N Pal posted as SSRM 'N' Divn
Sri B C Mohanty posted as SSPOs, Cuttack City Division
Sri B C Sethi posted as SSPOs, Berhampur
Sri L K Sethi posted as SSPOs, Sundargarh
The Association congratulates these officers on their regular promotion to IPoS, Gr.A(JTS) cadre

Finally Orissa Circle got a CPMG

Sri P R Kumar, CPMG, Haryana Circle has been posted as CPMG, Orissa.

Promotion of IPoS Officers to the rank of PMG and related transfers

Sri S K Kamila, DPS Sambalpur being promoted to PMG rank has joined as PMG Berhampur on 21.04.2008 in place of Sri A N Nanda who has been transfered as PMG, Muzaffarpur in Bihar Circle.
Sri B N Tripathy, DPS Raipur has been promoted and posted as PMG Ajmer in Rajasthan Circle.
Sri V Pati has been promoted and posted as PMG, BD & Technology in Delhi Circle.
Sri P K Bisoi currently on deputation to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also been promoted to the rank of PMG. His posting in the Department of Posts has not been shown as he continues to be on deputation outside the Department of Posts
The CS has congratulated Sri S K Kamila personally on 17.04.2008 while he was at Bhubaneswar. A greeting card has also been posted to him on 21.04.2008 on behalf of the Association. The Circle Secretary also met Sri A N Nanda at Bhubaneswar Rly Station while he was returning from Berhampur after relinquishing his charge of PMG, Berhampur, and presented him a bouquet and a Farewell Card on behalf of the Association.

Circle Secretary writes to CPMG on the transfers and postings in ASP Cadre

It is understood that the transfers and postings of ASPs in HQ Region issued on 16.04.2008, have created resentment among some ASPs as their choice of postings have been ignored despite there being a scope for accommodating it. Further, none of the cases of inter-region transfer has been considred this year. On these points the Circle Secretary has written two letters to the CPMG on 17.04.2008. Copies of these letters are furnished below for information of our members. These letters have been faxed to CPMG at Kolkata to No.033-22120811 at 12.07 Hrs on 17.04.2008. Hard copies of the letters have also been submitted in the CO, Bhubaneswar on 17.04.2008.

Letter No.AIAIPASP/Corr-1/4-08 Dated 17.04.2008
To
Sri S Sarkar
Chief Postmaster General
Orissa Circle
Bhubaneswar 751001
Sub: Transfers and postings in the cadre of ASPs
Respected Sir,
After waiting for a reasonably longer than usual time the concerned officials of the cadre of ASPs got their orders of tenure transfers and postings this year vide CO, Bhubaneswar Memo. No. ST/24-15(2)/2004/Ch.I dated 16.04.2008. While the guidelines of tenure transfer emphasize on completing the process of transfers and postings by 31.03.2008 so as to not to put the concerned officials into avoidable hardships connected with their shifting , it took time till third week of April 2008 only to issue the orders of transfers and postings. As it was already late in issuing the transfers and postings, the concerned officials were expecting that they would be posted against the places of their choice as communicated with reference to the option called for from them. But they are surprised to find that in majority of cases, they have got the postings outside their choice. In otherwords, the option though called for as a mere formality, has been ignored in such cases despite having the clear scope to accommodate the same in majority of cases.

Thus, the said orders of transfers and postings will definitely put the concerned officials into hardships which were very much avoidable. Further, when there was scope of restricting the transfers and postings to the same station in which vacancies occurred, postings have been ordered to other stations at a great distance which will involve a lot of expenditure in shape of transfer entitlements which were also avoidable as per current transfer guidelines. For example, Sri S K Mishra presently working as Postmaster, Puri HO has been transferred to Balasore which is at a distance of more than 270 Kms away from Puri while the post of ASP(OD) at the same station has been kept vacant. It is understood that the transfer in such case is guided by a one-sided report whose veracity was not verified. On the otherhand the official has done a commendable job for successful run of the office in a fully computerized atmosphere.

In nutshell, it can be said that the transfers and postings as per the aforesaid orders have been issued without taking into consideration the current transfer guidelines and factual position, and in effect, such orders have the potential of creating resentment among those who are going to be affected unreasonably.
May I, therefore, request your goodself to be kind enough to review the transfer orders issued on 16.04.2008 in light of the points mentioned above and to revise the orders suitably to give justice to concerned officials?
Awaiting your timely action in the matter,
With profound regards,
Yours faithfully,
B B Mohanty
Circle Secretary

______________________________________________________

Letter No.AIAIPASP/Corr-2/4-08 Dated 17.04.2008
To
Sri S Sarkar
Chief Postmaster General
Orissa Circle
Bhubaneswar 751001
Sub: Transfers and postings in the cadre of ASPs
Respected Sir,
This year some officials of the cadre of ASPs and IPs had submitted their representations for inter-region transfers. The representations of three ASPs of Berhampur Region and one IP each from Berhampur and Sambalpur Regions are cases in point. The concerned officials were anxiously waiting for favourable consideration of their cases with a great hope that the inter-region transfer would bring some solutions to their problems which would ultimately help them get better output in their official work. But those officials are disheartened to find that not a single case of inter-region transfer has been considered this year so far.

May I, therefore, request your goodself to be kind enough to have a sympathetic consideration of all those cases so that the hope of the concerned officials could become a reality? If these cases are linked to ad hoc promotion of IPs to ASPs, more number of officials could get the benefit.
Awaiting your judicious action in the matter,
With profound regards,
Yours faithfully,
B B Mohanty
Circle Secretary

Transfers and posting in ASP Cadre in HQ Region

Transfers and postings have been issued under CO Memo. No.ST/24-15(2)/2004/Ch.I dated 16.04.2008 as follows:
Sri Maheswar Sethi ASP I/c Bhubaneswar North as ASP(OD), Cuttack South
Sri Krupasindhu Panda, ASP I/c Balasore as ASP(HQ), Cuttack South
Sri N C Das, ASP I/c, Jagatsinghpur as ASP (HQ), Puri
Sri Sarbeswar Mishra, ASP(HQ), Cuttack South as Postmaster, Puri HO
Sri Banamali Patra, ASP(HQ), Puri as ASP I/c, Jagatsinghpur
Sri Bijay Kumar Patra, ASP(OD), Puri as ASP I/c, Bhubaneswar North
Sri Suresh Kumar Mishra, Postmaster Puri HO as ASP I/c, Balasore

What's in a name...Sirji

Here is a piece of news taken from http://www.inditimes.com/ which may appear relevant in the modern context. But be careful! No body will come to your help if you apply it in your case risking to face the wrath of your boss.

(16 Apr, 2008, 0207 hrs IST,Jayashree Bhosale, TNN)

PUNE: Sanjay Kamble is a talathi in a distant village in the Konkan, at the lowest rung in the hierarchy of the revenue department. His effort now is to break the habit of a 25-year working life, learning to address the district collector—the top boss of the Indian administrative system at the district level—by his first name, and not as he has been trained, as sir or even sahib. With the help of a B-School project, Sanjay has got so far as addressing his boss as Vikasji. Now, he has to reach the next level of calling him Vikas. The Ratnagiri district collector Vikas Chandra Rastogi started a programme last April to improve the responsivness of the administration. This is where the Pune-based Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) stepped in, and among its first suggestions was the need for greater communication between the layers of the government machinery. What better way to achieve this than by letting the subordinates call their boss by first name? The project, though, is more than just calling a boss by his first name. The aim, eventually, is to bridge the huge communication gap between the field staff and the officials who run the district yet are unaware of ground realities. A year into the programme, Mr Kamble, the talathi, says, “My job is to survey the standing crop. But due to the non-availability of survey maps for the last 15 years, my work used to suffer in terms of accuracy. This is the first time in so many years that I can now tell the collector about this problem and he has started pursuing the matter.” Rajesh Panda, assistant professor, SIBM, which is running the project, said this was part of their project, to get the staff to talk to their bosses about problems in carrying out their work and related issues. Mr Rastogi said, “During the years of service in the civil service, I have realised that human resource is the most powerful and yet the weakest link in the administrative system. There is on-going training for the staff and the entire approach to training is ad hoc.” So, the collector handpicked a core team of 20 people who are undergoing a year-long initial training programme. This team will then pass on their training to others. “A monthly magazine, called ‘Mahsul Ratna’, has been started along with informal gettogethers of people across the entire chain are the other two initiatives for breaking the hierarchical barrier,” said Arun Mudbidri, director, SIBM. These people in government service do not get promotions even for 15 to 20 years. Words of appreciation rarely come their way, all of which add to the sense of alienation and demoralisation. “We made everybody feel the importance of their contribution thus generating a sense of confidence,” said Mr Mudbidri. At these informal get togethers, the rank and file has to come in informal clothes. They have to address each other by their first names. “We pick up any topic and find the bottlenecks. For example, at a recent get together at Chiplun, we discussed the issue of too much of reporting. The participants felt that the officers ask for too much of information, too frequently, which leads to wastage of time,” said Mr Rastogi. The final results of the training programme will become clear once it is completed, by December. Yet, a sense of enthusiasm has been aroused in the Ratnagiri revenue department. “The practice that the boss will order and the concerned persons will follow has been changed. We now find our work interesting,” said Dilip Desai, another talathi from the department. SIBM has not charged any consultancy fee for this project. The collector has made arrangement for paying for the travelling and residence expenses of the Symbiosis staff with the help of industry. “ Once the project is complete, I want to approach the government to help in sustaining this activity in the long term,” said Mr Rastogi. While SIBM has lost its consultancy fee, it has received a good response from many other players. Along with some foreign institutes of management, two district collectors from Andhra Pradesh have shown interest in the model. We are waiting for the final development of the business model, said Mr Mudbidri.