No. GS/AIAIASP/GP/2012 Dated 3rd September, 2012
To,
Hon’ble Shri Namo Narain Meena,
Minister of State for Finance,
Govt. Of India,
New Delhi 110 001.
Subject : Disparity in the pay scale of Inspectors Posts (Group B).
Respected Sir,
I wish to bring to your kind notice the discrimination meted out to the
cadre of Inspectors Posts (Group B) in the Department of Posts under
Ministry of Communication in the matter of Grade Pay in comparison to
the grade pay granted to the analogous cadres in other departments such
as CBEC/CBDT and Assistants in Central Secretariat.
The pay scale of Inspectors Posts(IPs) was having a historical parity
with the pay scales of Inspectors in CBDT/CBEC/IB. However, this parity
was disturbed in 1986 and Inspectors Posts cadre is forced to perpetuate
miserable fate by 1986 pay commission. The 5th Central Pay Commission
however recognized this parity in pay scales between these cadres and
placed Inspectors Posts in the scale of Rs. 5500-9000 on par with the
Inspectors in CBEC & CBDT. The Inspectors of CBI and IB were however
placed in the scale of Rs. 6500-10500.
However, like Inspectors Posts (Group B), the Inspectors in CBEC &
CBDT taken up the disparity and anomaly in their pay scales in comparison to the Inspectors of CBI/IB with respective
Ministry/Department. After negotiation, litigation and struggle the Inspectors in CBEC & CBDT get justice from the Government who were
finally placed in the pay scale Rs. 6500-10500 vide the Department of
Expenditure (Implementation Cell) Office Memorandum F.No.6/37/98-IC
dated 21.4.2004 bringing at per with Inspectors of CBI and IB.
Unfortunately the above grant of replacement in scale was not done in
the cadre of Inspectors Posts and Govt. left the issue to be decided by
6th pay commission.
The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended merger of pre-revised
pay scales of Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 with a view to bring
Inspectors Posts at par with Inspectors in CBEC & CBDT as well as
Assistants in CSS and this has also been accepted and implemented by the
Govt. Accordingly Inspectors Posts have been placed in PB-2 with grade
pay of Rs.4200/- at par with Assistant in CSS/Inspectors and analogous
posts in CBEC & CBDT.
Now again, the Grade Pay of Inspectors in CBEC & CBDT has been
revised from Rs.4200/- to 4600/- vide Ministry of Finance Memo.
No.1/1/2008-IC dated 13th Nov.2009 (Annex-I) leaving Inspector Posts in
stagger. The Grade Pay of Assistants in the Central Secretariat has also
been upgraded from Rs.4200/- to 4600/- vide Ministry of Finance Memo
No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16th November 2009 (Annex-II) but the file of
Inspector Posts has been returned back by Ministry of Finance with the
remarks that the post of Inspector Posts is not comparable to that
Inspector in CBEC & CBDT.
SIR, Your good self can well imagine the plight of Inspector Posts and
as such we are harried a lot. Sir, it is wrong to say that our cadre is
inferior to any analogous posts rather we are superior to them that is
why we have been considered in Group B and given the responsibility as
recruiting officers, appointing authorities, as sub divisional officer
has to manage total postal affairs. We are investigating authority,
inquiring authority; attend court cases like law officer, handle
technology deals like IT professional and process legal cases such as
police cases, forum cases, labour court cases still how we are inferior
to Inspectors of CBEC/CBDT what a strange on the part of officials dealing the
case in Ministry of Finance. Sir, we are recruited through the same
examination (Graduate Level Examination) as is in the case of other
Inspectors than how the cadre of Inspector Posts can not be compared
with other Inspectors. Sir, any other cadre in analogous posts is not
given the responsibility as Inspector Posts has been given.
Department of Posts (Pay Commission Cell) continuously pursued the case
at highest level with Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
with recommendations of the Secretary (Posts) for pay parity of
Inspector Posts but the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure is
not ready to take the view of the Department of Posts positively
resulting frustration and demoralization amongst the Inspector, Posts
cadre.
Out of this frustration, some of our members approached Hon’ble CAT for
natural justice. Hon’ble CAT Ernakulam Bench has specifically stated in
para 33 of its judgment dated 19th October’2011 (Annex-III) that
“.....the case has been considered and the Tribunal is of the considered
view that there is no justification in denying the Inspector (Posts)
the higher Grade Pay of Rs 4600/- when the same is admissible to
Inspectors of other Departments with whom parity has been established by
the very Sixth Pay Commission vide its report at para 7.6.14 extracted
above......."(Annex-IV).
Hon’ble CAT has allowed the OA to the extent that keeping in tune with
the observations of the Sixth Pay Commission, coupled with the strong
recommendations of the Department of Posts and also in the light of our
discussion as above, first 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 the Inspector (Posts) for up-gradation of their
grade pay at par with that of the Inspector of Income Tax of CBDT and
CBEC.
Since, it appears that the proposal sent by the DOP to implement the
orders of Hon’ble CAT has not yet been considered by the Secretary
(Finance), we request your good self to please intervene in the matter
and take up the issue with the appropriate authorities for an early
settlement and grant of Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- to Inspector Posts w.e.f
1.1.2006 as has been done in the analogous posts in other departments.
For this act of kindness, we shall remain ever obliged.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
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