Wednesday 31 August 2016

Introduction of Bike-Taxi Service in Kolkata , West Bengal

Government of West Bengal
Transport Department
Paribahan Bhaban
12, R. N. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata – 700 001
 
 
No. 2979-WT/TR/3M-92/2009 Date- 02.08.2016/ 22.08.2016

NOTIFICATION
 
Whereas, the State Government has been receiving proposals for allowing use of two-wheelers as bike-taxis in this State;

And Whereas, specific proposal has been received for introduction of such bike-taxis in the areas under New Kolkata Development Authority (hereinafter termed as NKDA);

And Whereas, in terms of section 2(47) of that Act, “Transport Vehicle”, inter alia, means a “Public Service Vehicle”;

And Whereas, in terms of section 2(35) of that Act “Public Service Vehicle” means any motor vehicle used or adapted to be used for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward.

And Whereas, the Government of India has, vide no. S. O. 1248(E) dated 05/11/2004 allowed registration of “Motor Cycles” both under transport and non-transport categories;

And Whereas, the State Government has allowed registration of two wheelers as a ‘contract carriage’ for use in terms of provisions of the “Rent A Motor Cycle Scheme, 1997” only, vide 3867-WT/3M-92/2009 dated 14/10/2015;

And Whereas, a draft notification was issued by this Department inviting suggestions vide No. 2576-WT/TR/3M-92/2009 dated 30/06/2016, in this respect, and, the suggestions received in time, have been considered by the State Government;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Governor is pleased to allow registration of two wheelers as ‘Contract Carriage’ in terms of Section 2(7) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for operation as “Bike-Taxi” in the State subject to strict observance / adherence of the following conditions / guidelines:

1. Conditions governing operation of Bike-Taxi services:

a. Any service provider desirous of providing such service shall register their credentials with the Regional Transport Authority having jurisdiction and obtain prior area-based ‘Letter of Intent (Lol)’ for such operations.

b. The service provider must own a minimum of 15 (fifteen) motorcycles to undertake such services.

c. Registration of such ‘Bike-taxi’ shall not be allowed for motorcycles unless the area-specific Lol is obtained and subject to issuance of “Offer Letters” for each such motor cycle from the competent authority, i.e the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) having jurisdiction.

d. Contract Carriage Permits for the specified area, for which Lol has been issued, shall be issued by the RTA having jurisdiction.

e. Details of all such registered motor cycles shall be shared with the local administration including the concerned RTA along with their driver’s details.

f. Daily log for each motorcycle shall be kept and made available for scrutiny by the Law enforcing authorities.

g. Adequate facility for garage/parking of all such motorcycles along with provision for their reasonable maintenance shall be a precondition.

2. Guidelines for operation of bike-taxis.

a. Bike-taxis shall be used as a “Contract Carriage” as defined in section 2(7) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The service provider shall develop an “app” for the use of the hirer which should be informative in all respects. Calculation of fare shall be part of such app and the process of such calculation shall be transparent and user-friendly for the hirers. Detailed information of such fare rates should be made available, through such app, for prior information of the intending hirer.

b. Operational area shall be limited, for the time being, to areas under NKDA, as a pilot project. Permission for implementation in such other defined areas shall be accorded on a case to case basis by the RTA having jurisdiction, after obtaining prior concurrence from the Transport Department.
Provided that, dropping off passenger outside NKDA is allowed subject to the picking up of the passenger within NKDA only and for a maximum distance of five kms in the areas outside KMA.

c. Use of such vehicles shall be restricted on the main thoroughfares, except for the purpose of crossing over, or, for a limited length of not more than 500 meters.

d. Various measures on safety and security of the passenger as may be enumerated from time to time by Transport Department shall be complied with by the Service Providers.

e. The driver appointed by the service provider shall have Driving Licence authorising him/her to drive a Bike-taxi.

f. Antecedents of all appointed drivers shall be thoroughly checked physically by the service provider through any registered / accredited security agency engaged by them and share relevant data with Law Enforcement authorities, as and when required, unless otherwise decided. Records of such reports and appointments shall be kept for scrutiny. Women drivers may be encouraged.

g. Drivers shall wear smart and conspicuous light jackets lined with reflective colour with markings as ‘Bike-Taxi’.

h. Conduct of the Drivers towards passengers shall be courteous at all times and shall be considered as primary criterion for the service providers.

i. Journeys preferred by any hirer shall be offered on a direct and shortest route basis only.

j. GPS tracking of the driver / vehicle along with the rider shall be put in place along with backend command and control structure for real time monitoring by the service provider. Links or feeds shall be shared with administrative / police authorities, as may be required by local administration.

k. Urgent contact facility shall be provided by the service provider, in case of emergencies, to the hirer to send distress signal –
i. to the service provider;
ii. to the local administrative / police authorities;
iii. to at least two persons of the hirer’s choice.
 
l. Carriage of minors as hirers shall not be allowed.

m. More than one pillion rider shall not be allowed.

n. Crash proof helmets for riders, in a clean condition, shall be provided by the service provider.

o. Carriage of personal effects by the hirer will be allowed on a very limited basis, like a normal size backpack or handheld briefcase, etc. of reasonable weight,

p. For conspicuity – Vinyl stickers with white background will be pasted on both sides of the fuel tank. The words “Bike-Taxi” shall be painted prominently in blue on such vinyl stickers, using reflective colour only, and also on additional plates with base colour as white to be fitted at the front and the back of the concerned “Bike-Taxi”.”

q. Service period will be between 08.00 a.m. and 08.00 p.m., to start with. Extension of such period may be considered by the concerned RTA after due consideration of safety of passengers and actual necessity for such extension of service hours.

3. Fees and Taxes:

Fees for Permit as well as the rates of Tax/es, as may be applicable, for Bike-taxi shall be notified separately.
This will come into immediate effect.
Sd/- B Dasgupta
Special Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
Source : No. 2979-WT dated 22.08.2016

Monday 29 August 2016

Shri K.Kevichusa (IPoS-2000) posted as DPS , Sikkim under WB Circle

Shri K.Kevichusa (IPoS-2000) , DPS , NB & Sikkim Region  posted as DPS , Sikkim , WB Circle  vide Directorate Order No.2-5/2016-SPG dated 26-08-2016. 

To view Dte order , please Click here

Thursday 25 August 2016

Sensitization of ASPOs/IPs posted all over the country


R S Sodhi Independent Director, IPPB


Name : R S Sodhi
MANAGING DIRECTOR AT GCMMF Ltd(AMUL)Ahmedabad Area, India Dairy
Current 
Independent Director, IPPB

Previous :
GCMMF (AMUL) GCMMF LTD, GCMMF ltd( AMUL)
Education IRMA

Experience :
MANAGING DIRECTOR GCMMF (AMUL)
June 2010 – (6 years 3 months)

CGM GCMMF LTD
June 2004 – June 2010 (6 years 1 month)
working with GCMMF for the last 32 yrs. joined as Sr Executive(sales),
Worked in sales at for 12 yrs at various positions and locations.

Since 1994 working at corporate HQ at Anand, at various positions as Group Product manager , AGM ( Mktg) , GM ( Mktg), Chief General Manager, was responsible for Marketing , Sales, commercial , Purchase ,IT etc.

General Manager (Marketing)
GCMMF ltd( AMUL)
April 2000 – May 2004 (4 years 2 months)
Responsible for marketing of dairy products

Skills : 
FMCG Business Strategy Key Account Management Food Agribusiness Dairy Dairy Products HACC PTeam Management Distributed Team Management Agriculture Quality Assurance Market Research Food Industry New Business Development Food Processing

Education :
IRMA
PGDRM
1980 – 1982
Govt school sector 3, R K Puram, New Delhi
BE(AG), PGDRM(IRMA)
1975 – 1980

Proposal for introduction of on line selection procedure for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks - developing software - reg




Postal cover, coin, statue to mark Mother Teresa's sainthood

Press Trust of India | Kolkata August 23, 2016

To mark Mother Teresa's sainthood ceremony in Vatican on September 4, a postal cover, coin and statue will be dedicated to the late Roman Catholic nun. 

Made of pure silk, India Post will release a special postal and numismatic cover of Mother Teresa, the first of its kind, on September 2.

"A five-rupee commemorative coin issued by the Indian government in 2010 to mark the centenary birth celebrations of the legend will be engraved on the cover. This is a special feature as it combines the two collectible items of coins and stamps," eminent philatelist Alok K Goyal, who designed the stamps, said. 

The collectors' item will be released in a limited edition of 1,000 pieces. 

Besides this, the Republic of Macedonia, where Teresa was born in 1910, has also announced to release a special gold-plated silver coin on the Nobel laureate. 

The coin will have a face value of 100 Macedonian Denars and will be released next month. 

Up to 5,000 pieces of the coin will be minted for the global market out of which 50 will be made available for the Indian market, said Goyal, an international dealer in unusual stamps and coins. 

At the centre of the coin is a statue of Mother Teresa dressed in her trademark plain white sari with three blue stripes along its border. 

The coin also has the image of a clematis flower known as "Matka Teresa" (Mother Teresa) bred by Stefan Franczak, Polish Jesuit monk. 


It also carries the Latin inscription "Sancta Teresia de Calcutta" (Saint Teresa of Calcutta).
"We are hoping that this coin will be a hit not only 

in the Indian market but all over the world as she has her fans in every corner," Goyal, who represents the International Coin House in India, said. 

In Kolkata, where Mother Teresa had worked all her life and established the Missionaries of Charity, a life-size bronze statue of her will be installed at the Bishop House next to the statue of Pope John Paul II this Thursday, on the eve of her birth anniversary. 

Built by Church Art, a Kolkata-based firm engaged in making various works of art, the 5.5 feet long statue is made of bronze imported from Italy. 

The statue has been donated by Namit Bajoria, Designate Honorary Consul of the Republic of Macedonia in Kolkata. 

Teresa was born in Skopje, the capital city of Republic of Macedonia, before she left her parental home as an 18-year-old to join the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish Community of nuns with missions in India. 

For over 40 years, she served the poorest of the poor and disabled on the streets of Kolkata. For her services, she received 124 awards and distinctions, including the Nobel Peace Prize and the Bharat Ratna.

At a gala ceremony on September 4, she will be declared a saint by the Church which has recognised two miracles she was said to have carried out after her death in 1997. 

The government of Macedonia has also announced that they will mark the declaration of Mother Teresa as a saint with several events.

Source : http://www.business-standard.com

CHQ News..... GS visited Directorate on 22/08/2016

 

Vilas Ingale, General Secretary visited Postal Directorate on 22/8/2016. He was accompanied by Shri Yadagiri G. Nyalapelli CHQ Treasurer, Shri Roop Chand President Delhi Circle Branch, Shri P. Ajit Kumar AGS-I and Shri Permanand ASP (PG) Postal Directorate. Team met with Director General, Member (P) and other senior officers in the Postal Directorate and discussed the following issues. It was assured and told by all officers that Directorate is looking into these issues and few of them are at final stage of settlement. Letters on pending issues handed over personally to DG and Member (P).

1.
Issue of combined seniority list of Inspector Posts cadre since 2003 onwards.
2.
Holding of DPC for promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B for the year 2016-17.
3.
Issue of revised Recruitment Rules for the post of Assistant Manager in MMS.
4.
Holding of PS Gr. B Examination for the year 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
5.
Inter Circle Rule 38 transfer cases of Inspector Posts cadre.
6.
Holding of periodical meeting with Hon’ble Secretary (Posts).
7.
Completion of appointment formalities of candidates nominated by Staff Selection Commission for appointment as Inspector Posts 2014.
8.
Vigilance enquiry in the death case of Ms Mohini Gupta Ex-ASP Ajmer (Rajasthan).

BRIEF ON IMPORTANT ISSUES :
                                                     
A)   PS Gr. B examination will be held before 31st December 2016. Directorate is yet not finalised vendor to conduct examination ‘ON LINE’. So examination is expected like previous one only and our circle / regional departmental officers will conduct. There will be (expected) only one examination for the entire vacancies of 2013 to 2016. Eligibility criteria for appearing in each year’s examination will be different and result will be declared year wise vacancies. Inspector Post Examination will there and that will be before PS Gr. B examination. Notification is expected soon.

B)   Revised recruitment rules of Assistant Manager MMS is said to be sent to Nodal Ministry for approval.

C)  For holding of DPC for promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B for the year 2016-17, Directorate has already directed all Circles to keep the information ready. Only Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh circle has reported that their information is ready and waiting for the allotment of slot for submission of information by hand.As there was no response from remaining circles to Directorates letter dated 5/7/2016,reminder was issued on 22/8/2016 with a request to send required information by return of email. The information of 5 officers (who selected in regular DPC for the year 2015-16 vide memo No. 9-02/2015-SPG dated 10/11/2015) about their date of joining B cadre  is not reported by concerned circle to Postal Directorate despite series of reminders through email. Similarly, date of joining of 4 officers selected in supplementary DPC under Memo No. 9-02/2015(I)-SPG dated 9-6-2016 is also required at Directorate for updation of record and calculation of vacancies for ensuring DPC. GS has posted the details of these officers posted on this blog on 23/8/2016 with a request to ensure submission of information at once.

D)  Cadre restructuring issue also discussed and some inputs gathered which will help the Association at the time of finalisation of proposal at ensuing CWC.

E)   Directorate is working on representations received from IPs in connection with objection on gradation list of Inspector Posts 2001 and 2002. After finalization of these two years gradation list, remaining years gradation lists will be circulated.

F) JTS DPC file for the year 2016-17 is still at Directorate. After implementation of revised RRs of IPoS Gr.A cadre (which was circulated under memo No.4-10/2013-SPG dated 11th December 2014), some technical problems arised in calculation of correct vacancies. As on date 156 JTS Gr. A offices are available (working) against the sanction strength 151. To resolve this issue, the result of DPC of STS Gr. A cadre is expected by the end of this week. Nearly 20 to 22 officers are likely to be promoted to STS and technical resignation of 3 STS Officers is under process of acceptance and thereafter JTS DPC file with correct vacancy position is said to be submitted to UPSC.

   Full support and co-operation was found extended by the officers  of Directorate to CHQ team. CHQ thanks to all.

CHQ News:- Circle Conference : Bihar Circle

 
 39th Biennial Circle Conference of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Posts, Bihar Circle Branch and 23rd Biennial Circle Conference of Postal Officers' Association (India) Bihar Circle Branch were held on 21/8/2016 at Patna. Combined 'Open Session' of both  Associations held under one roof. Shri Rajiv Kumar made hat-trick for the post of Circle Secretary.  GS and CHQ Treasurer attend the conference. 

Following office bearers are elected for next two years. 

President           : Shri Nirmal Kumar Srivastava, ASP, Kishanganj, Purnia.

Circle Secretary : Shri Rajiv Kumar, ASP East Sub Division, Hajipur (Mobile No. 09431239170). 

Treasurer       : Shri Praveen Prasoon, IP North Sub Division, Muzaffarpur (Mobile No. 09472874007)

CHQ News:- Circle Conference : Punjab Circle

 39th Biennial Circle Conference of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendent Posts, Punjab Circle was held on 24.07.2016 at Chandigarh GPO Building and following office bearers of the association were elected:

President             : Sh Narinder Singh, ASP Faridkot Sub Division, Faridkot.
Circle Secretary  : Shri Balbir Singh, Manager, NSH Chandigarh.
Treasurer             : Shri Gaurav Nagi, IP (MOD), o/o CPMG, Punjab Circle, Chandigarh.

Tuesday 23 August 2016

Clarification on admissibility of Transport Allowance in the cases where the officers are drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000/- in PB-4, Dated 19th August, 2016(59 KB)PDF File Opens in a new window[Clarification on admissibility of Transport Allowance in the cases where the officers are drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000/- in PB-4, 19th August, 2016Hindi(57 KB)PDF File Opens in a new window (Dated 19th August, 2015)


Donation to CHQ .......

Dear Members,

All members of this Association are once again requested to donate some share of arrears of their 7CPC pay to CHQ to make the fund position healthy. Arrears are likely to be paid in this month only. It is not compulsory but voluntarily all should come forward to maintain ‘UNITY IS STRENGTH’. Many more goals are to achieve in coming days. 

Donation amount may be credited directly to below particularised CHQ account and copy of counterfoil of pay-in-slip with name, designation, office address of donar may be sent through whatsApp to GS or details through SMS on his mobile No. 09869417961.  

Name of the account holder : Vilas S. Ingale and Yadagiri G. Nyalapelli

SB Account No.                  : 3049419758 

Name of PO                      : Dadar HO, Mumbai 400014

SOL No.                           : 40001400

Hopping for positive response from all members.

 
Yours sincerely,

(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at a function of the Legacy to Humanity: Celebrating 150 Years of Homeopathy' organised by the Dr. Prasanta Banerji Homeopathic Research Foundation at Kolkata in West Bengal on August 22, 2016.

Friday 19 August 2016

General Body Meeting on 04.09.2016


No: AIAP-10/14/2016                 Dated at Kolkata-12, the 19.08.2016
 

NOTICE
 

Notice is hereby given that the General Body Meeting of this Association will be held at Barabazar HO (5th Floor), Kolkata-700007 on 4th September 2016 (Sunday) at 11.30 hrs to discuss the following items of Agenda :-

i)                   Confirmation of the proceedings of the last GB Meeting.

ii)                 7th Pay Commission Notification and Pay Rule 2016.

iii)             Preparation of Cadre restructuring proposal after 7CPC.

iv)               Organizational and Financial Review.

v)                  Role of IP/ASP in the context of IT Modernisation.

vi)               Miscellaneous items with the permission of the chair.

  
All members are requested to attend the meeting in time


Date : 19.08.2016                              (ARUP KUMAR SEAL)
Kolkata                                                Circle Secretary

Thursday 18 August 2016

Press Note- India Post Payments Bank Incorporated

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

18-August-2016 16:18 IST

India Post Payments Bank Incorporated

The India Post Payments Bank Limited has received the Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs yesterday under the Companies Act 2013. This would be the first PSU under the Department of Posts. This has happened in the wake of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address, raising the expectations of the people from the soon to be set up India Post Payments Bank. With this move the Department of Posts has cleared an important milestone on this journey.

With the incorporation, the Board of the India Post Payments Bank Limited is likely to be constituted soon. The incorporation of the IPPB Ltd is a significant step forward as this also paves the way for the bank to begin hiring of banking professionals to set up the bank and begin its operations in 2017. The Department of Posts is expected to complete the roll out of its branches all over the country by September 2017. This could be the fastest roll out for a bank anywhere in the world.

The aspiration for the India Post Payments Bank is to become the most accessible bank in the world riding on state of the art banking and payments technology. Coupled with the physical presence across 1.55 lakh post offices and the reach of “The Dakiya”, the India Post Payments Bank aims to become a powerful and effective vehicle of real financial inclusion in the country. It is poised to create a national payments architecture riding on a modern payments platform and ubiquitous information and communication technologies that can be accessed by all users and service providers like never before. The stakeholders of the India Post Payments Bank within the Government and outside are looking at this new entity as a catalyst to social and financial inclusion.

Amendent to the constitution of All India Association of Inspectors & Assistant Superintendent Posts.

To view Directorate's  memo No 15/03/2016-SR dated 22.03.2016 along with CO letter dated 12.04.2016 , please Click here



 

Setting up of Anomaly Committee of settle the Anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commissions recommendations.


To view DoPT OM No. 11/2/2016-JCA dated 16th August 2016, please CLICK HERE

Wednesday 3 August 2016

The journey of Gangajal from the river to your doorstep via Indian postal service

NEW DELHI: 'Please remove your shoes before entering the room,' comes the unusual request from a senior official at the Rail Mail Service (RMS) Bhawan near Delhi's Kashmere Gate. The room in question was unremarkable until recently, when it became a reliquary for bottled Ganga. The river's water has seemingly sanctified an otherwise utilitarian space whose contents have thus far been courier packages and daily mail. 

Just weeks after Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad promised to have Ganga water delivered to people's doorsteps via the Indian postal service, the scheme has become a hit not just in the national capital, but also in other states like Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. It is the first end-to-end product operation handled by India Post. 

Since the day of its inception in the first week of July , the RMS Bhawan has dispatched over 49,000 bottles to 22 postal circles in the country . "It's amazing how the bottles are gone within minutes. Kolkata, for one, saw around 20 bottles sold out in no time," beams the official. Ironically , the maximum demand is from states like Uttarakhand and West Bengal, which have the Ganga flowing through. 

The Bhawan gets a daily supply of Gangajal. The amount varies, says the official, but the flow never stops. 

"It is a very systematic procedure. Mussoorie Express gets the water from the Ganga in Rishikesh, and at times from Gangotri. Around 7-8 people from the Rishikesh post office collect the water directly from the river. They send it to us in cans with a capacity of 20 litres each. Overnight, the train reaches New Delhi. Our men go and collect it early morning and bring it to RMS Bhawan," adds the official. 

Once it reaches RMS Bhawan, the water is treated in two rooms, cleared of sediment, and then packaged. "You can drink it of course, it is holy after all. But we want to make sure that there are no unwanted particles, like soil or little stones, in it. It comes straight from the river which is why we filter it properly," says the official. There are two rules to be followed in these two rooms: no shoes and no bare hands. 

He adds that the Bhawan gets very little water from Gangotri, but a regular supply from Rishikesh has made the scheme a success; 43,000 of the 49,000 bottles sold till date come from there. The bottles with water from Rishikesh cost Rs 15 and Rs 22 for 200 ml and 500 ml respectively. The ones from Gangotri are priced at Rs 25 and Rs 35 respectively . Online, both sell at Rs 101 and Rs 151 respectively. For now, there's not much profit in it, just piety . "If one calculates the cost of filtering and packaging each bottle, there would probably be a profit of margin of Re 1," adds the official. 

The counter at the Sansad Marg head post office in Delhi has two bottles on display, to assure customers they're at the right place. Senior postmaster Roop Chand says there are 12 post offices in Delhi, including this one, that sell the bottles. 

"I just sold five 500 ml bottles," says a smiling Rajkumari, as she opens her hardbound register to jot down details of the day's sales. She is soon joined by Renu Chhabra, who handles the online sale of the holy water and guides us to a tiny room where three women are watching the website for online orders. "We can't call distribution of Gangajal part of ecommerce. It's just making sure everyone gets a part of our culture at their doorsteps," says postmaster Chand. 

Many devout families are grateful for the scheme. "I used to go to Rishikesh to get Gangajal. Now that it's readily available, it saves me the trip," says Rajesh from New Delhi. 

At the launch of the scheme, minister Prasad had said it was going to feed the cultural needs of Indians. If the numbers so far are anything to go by , he was probably right.

Source:-The Economic Times

Promotion to the grade of Director General Postal Services in the Department of Posts - order date 29.07.2016

 Shri Ashutosh Tripati (IPoS-1981 batch) Member (P) is promoted to Director General, Postal Services. To view order, please CLICK HERE. 


Proposed on line selection of all categories of GDS-reg.


Instructions for smooth functioning of POSB operations and prevention of frauds in CBS Post Offices


CHQ News :Request letter to MoS (Finance and Corporate Affairs) to consider GP of IP from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- w.e.f.1/1/2006

No. CHQ/AIAIASP/PAY/7CPC/2016                             Dated :  02/08/2016

To,

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal,
Hon’ble Union Minister of State,
(Finance & Corporate Affairs)
New Delhi – 110 001

Sub:  Request for upgradation of Grade pay  from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- for the pay scale of Inspector Posts w.e.f. 01.01.2006 (including consequential benefits including arrears of pay and allowances)

Respected Sir,

        With profound respect it is submitted that Inspector (Posts) working in Department of Posts are struggling for getting the pay parity with their counterparts in Central Excise / Income Tax Department for more than 10 years. Brief history of the case is submitted as below:
       
Brief History of the case :

2.1    5th Central Pay Commission (CPC) had granted equal pay scale of Rs.5500-10500 to Inspector (Posts) and Income Tax Inspectors under Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) & Central Excise Inspector under Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC).

2.2    Subsequently, the pay scales of the post of Income Tax Inspectors under Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Posts of Inspector of Central Excise were revised to Rs.6500-10500 from Rs.5500-9000 as per Office Memorandum dated 21-04-2004.

 2.3   Aggrieved by the denial of the upgraded scale of Rs.6500-10500 to the Inspector (Posts) admissible to the analogous posts in CBDT/CBEC, certain Inspectors of Posts working under Karnataka Circle filed O.A Nos. 424/2006 and 211 of 2007 before the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal Bangalore Bench seeking the upgraded scale of Rs 6500-10500 for Inspector (Posts) as granted to Inspectors of Income Tax/ Inspector of Central Excise and Customs etc. The above two O.A's were disposed of by a Common Order dated 27-07-2007 directing the respondents and the applicants to take up the issue before the Sixth Central Pay Commission with all necessary details for their consideration and appropriate decision.  Accordingly, the matter was taken up with 6th CPC.

2.4    6th CPC placed Inspector (Posts) at par with Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC vide para 7.6.14 of its report  by granting grade pay of Rs. 4200/- and the same was accepted by the Ministry of Finance vide resolution dated 29-08-2008. However, subsequently, Grade Pay of Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC was upgraded from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- vide Ministry of Finance OM dated 13.11.2009. However, the same benefit was denied to Inspector (Posts).

2.5    Aggrieved by the denial,  OA No. 381/2010 before Hon’ble CAT Ernakulam Bench was filed for upgradation of Grade pay  from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- for the pay scales of Inspector Posts w.e.f. 01.01.2006 (including consequential benefits including arrears of pay and allowances) claiming parity with that of Inspector CBDT/CBEC and also of Assistants in Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on the basis of 6th CPC recommendation  for Inspector Posts vide para 7.6.14 .

2.6    The said OA was allowed by the Hon’ble CAT Ernakulam Bench vide order dated 18.10.2011 to the extent that keeping in tune with the observations of the 6th CPC coupled with strong recommendations of Department of Posts and also in light of the discussion in the order, 1st respondent i.e the Ministry of Finance shall have a re-look in the matter at the level of Secretary and consider the case of Inspector Posts for up-gradation of their grade pay at par with that of the Inspector of IT, CBDT and CBEC.

2.7    However, the claim of Inspector Posts was rejected by the respondent vide Order No. 2-5/2010-PCC dated 15.10.2012 in contrary to the Hon’ble CAT judgement dated 18.10.2011 without going for appeal against the CAT judgment stating that the duties and responsibilities assigned to Assistant of CSS and Inspector CBDT/CBEC are different from Inspector Posts and there is no comparison between Assistant CSS& Inspector CBDT/CBEC and Inspector Posts and they are performing different duties in their respective cadres.

2.8    Rejection order dated 15.10.2012 was challenged before Hon’ble CAT vide OA No.289/2013 with request to grant of Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- to Inspector (Posts) w.e.f. 01.01.2006 consequential benefits including arrears of pay and allowances . OA No.289/2013 was decided by the Hon’ble CAT Ernakulam Bench vide judgment dated 15.10.2015 with direction to Respondent No.1 i.e Secretary,  Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance to comply the orders within 30 days. In the said order following directions were made :

“Para 15.   In the above circumstances this Tribunal directs respondent No. 1 to send Annexure A/19 order along with the representation made by the Applicant No. 1 Association, the recommendations made by the Department of Posts thereon along with copies of the relevant portion of the 4th , 5th & 6th Central Pay Commission recommendations regarding the pay of Inspector (Posts) to the Member-Secretary of the 7th CPC requesting for making appropriate recommendations. Respondent No. 1 shall also submit an explanation before the 7th CPC as to why despite the Cabinet Resolution accepting the recommendations in para 7.6.14 of the report of the 6th CPC the officials in the Finance Ministry took a different view and also under what authority the said official has made such decisions in Annexure A/22 file note.

Para 16. In the event, the 7th Pay Commission has reached the final stage of its proceedings and is not in a position to include this matter in its report, then the Finance Secretary/respondent No. 1 shall at his level consider the matter as directed by this Tribunal in OA. 381/2010 keeping in view the detailed proposal with justification submitted by the Department of Posts, the detailed observations made by this Tribunal in the earlier OA and also the present order and shall pass a detailed and speaking order addressing all these points.

Para 17. Respondent No. 1 shall comply with the above directions within 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.”

3.      However, even after a gap of more than 9 months from issue of Hon’ble CAT judgement dated 15.10.2015, compliance is yet to be made by the respondent 1 i.e Ministry of Finance. In contrary to the Hon’ble CAT judgment dated 15.10.2015 to comply the directions by 30 days from the receipt of the order, the respondent No. 1 (Secretary, Department of Expenditure) so far neither referred the matter to 7th Central Pay Commission nor considered the matter and issued any speaking order. Rather, the matter is being tossed between the Department of Expenditure and Department of Posts for want of required documents/files.

4.     Here it is to mention that the 7th CPC vide para 11.8.21 (Copy enclosed) acknowledged the fact that the VI CPC had placed Inspector (Posts) at par with Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC and upgraded the Grade pay of Inspector Posts from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- at par with Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC. The recommendations of 7th CPC has been accepted by the Government vide Gazette notification number 246 dated 25.07.2016 and the same was notified in the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. Thus, the Grade Pay of Inspector (Posts) has been upgraded from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- at par with Inspectors of CBDT/CBEC w.e.f. 01.01.2016.

5.     The matter regarding upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector (Posts) from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/- w.e.f. 01.01.2006  with consequential benefits including arrears of pay and allowances, is to be decided by Ministry of Finance in  light of the Hon’ble CAT judgement dated 15.10.2015 (Copy enclosed for reference) in the OA No. 289/2013.

6.     In view of the above, this Association urges upon you to look into matter to give proper justice to Inspector Posts cadre working in Department of Posts.

 Yours sincerely,

 Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary