Delay in Holding DPC's in the department of Posts.

No. CHQ/AIAIASP/DPC/2014                                       Dated :       20/2/2014.

To,

Ms. P. Gopinath, 

Director General,

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.  

Sub:           Delay in holding DPCs in the Department of Posts. 

Respected Madam, 

Your kind attention is invited to this Association’s letter of even number dated 21/1/2014 whereby it was brought to notice of Directorate that DPC for promotion to the cadre of JTS Gr. A for the year 2012-13 is being badly delayed for one reason or the other. 

2.       In this connection, attention is invited to the consolidated instructions on DPC, re-circulated vide DOP&T’s OM No. NO.22011/1/2011-Estt(D) dated 13-12-2013, which, interalia, provides that DPCs should be convened at regular intervals to draw up panels which could be utilized for effecting promotions/against vacancies occurring during the course of a given year. These instructions enjoin upon the concerned authorities to initiate action to fill up the existing as well as anticipated vacancies well before the expiry of the previous panel.  

3.       According to the standing instructions, action for convening the DPCs should be initiated before the commencement of the vacancy year and that DPC’s should be held against future vacancies. Contrary to these instructions, in Department of Posts, IP/ASPs/PS Group “B” are made to officiate for years together. At later stage particularly during Internal Check Inspection all the substantial benefits on which the official have worked are ordered to be withdrawn and recovery allowed quoting DOP&T instructions not to allow officiating arrangement for more than 11 month particularly when the official have worked on the officiating posts continuously that result in considerable frustration amongst officials and this also adversely affect morale of employees. It is reported that DPC, for the vacancy year 2012-13 and 2013-14 is still to be convened in JTS cadre.

4.       It was reported by members of this Associations from Assam Circle that all JTS Gr. ’A’ posts available in the circles were downgraded by CPMG due to non-availability of regular incumbent. It is not understood as to whether HOC is competent to downgrade any post of JTS Gr. 'A' cadre to PS Gr. B cadre without the concurrence of Directorate. Further, three officers who have completed three years regular service in PS Gr. B cadre are not given promotion on adhoc basis either for 11 months or till regular incumbent joins whichever is earlier.  

5.       In view of the above, it is once again requested that suitable orders may kindly be passed to put in place immediately to convene the DPC for JTS for vacancy years 2012-2013 and 2013-14. In future a panel should be prepared in time so that the extant orders on the subject are followed, both in letter and spirit.

           With regards,

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary