Grant of Notional promotion in Assistant Superintendent of Posts (ASP) cadre from the date of joining of the immediate junior

No. X-06/3/2024-OPN-11-Part(1) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Communications Department of Posts

DakBhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi-110001

Date: 08-10-2024

To
All Chief Postmasters General.

Subject: Grant of Notional promotion in Assistant Superintendent of Posts cadre from the date of joining of the immediate junior- reg.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to refer to subject mentioned above and to say that this Directorate is in receipt of many representations from ASP claiming that their juniors placed below them in AISL, were promoted and posted in the ABP cadre in other Cirole earlier, while they were offered promotion to the ASP cadre at a later date, leading to an unfair delay in both their promotion and entitlement to the Non- Functional Scale benefits.

2. In this connection, following may be noted:

Prior to centralization of IP/ABP Cadres, promotions were based on seniority lists maintained by individual Postal Circles, where direct recruit (DR) and departmental promotee (DP) candidates were interpolated according to avallable vacancies. Consequently, the time taken for promotion from IP to ASP varied across Circles.

11. Requests to antedate promotions, referring the All India Seniority List across different Circles, cannot be considered because promotions were Circle-specific, based on Circle-level seniority lists and vacancy availability.

3.

It is also observed that Circles are merely forwarding applications for ASP cadre promotions to the Directorate without proper examination or comments. Circles, are advised that they should handle such applications internally when it involves comparisons across Circles and need not forward to Directorate and if it is absolute necessary, should only forward such representation to the Directorate, with clear observations and comments.

Copy to:

Signed by

Yours faithfully,

Vangara Prasad

Date: 08-10-2024 15:32:22 (Vangara Prasad) Assistant Director General (SPN)

1. The Chief Postmaster General, Uttar Pradesh Circle w.r.t letter no. STA/18- XA/ASP Regular/2023/2 dated 05.09.2024- applicants may be informed accordingly.

2. The Chief Postmaster General, Uttarakhand Circle w.r.t letter no. STA-1/9- 3/Ch.-1 dated 03.09.2024- applicants may be informed accordingly.