Administrative Powers of DPS in Department of Posts

ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF DIRECTORS POSTAL SERVICES

Sl. No.	Nature of Powers	Extent of Powers
1	Powers to transfer	Full Powers in respect of the officials of the ranks of Inspector Posts (IP), Higher Selection Grade-I & II (HSG-I & II), Lower Selection Grade (LSG) and equivalent cadres.
2	Penalties and Appeals	Powers as per the Schedule of Disciplinary and Appellate Authorities.
3	Powers to grant leave	Full Powers in respect of the officers/officials for the period not exceeding 04 months in respect of whom he/she is the Reporting Authority.
4	Powers to grant leave in respect of the officials for the period exceeding 04 months in respect of whom Divisional Head is the Reporting Authority.	Full Powers
5	Powers to accept resignation of an official	Full Powers in respect of any official whom he/she is competent to appoint.
6	Powers to sanction ordinary pension (including gratuities) and to decide question allied to the grant thereof.	Full Powers in respect of any official whom he is competent to appoint subject to provisions of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 and the Instructions issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)/ Postal Directorate from time to time.
7	Powers to transfer BPM	Transfer of BPM on Vigilance grounds to other Division within the same Region.
8	Powers to settle claims of defrauded persons	Full Powers in accordance with the Instructions of the Vigilance Division issued vide letter No. 17-07/2017-Inv dated 05.06.2023 for an amount beyond Rs. 25,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS POSTAL SERVICES

Independent Director Postal Services (e.g. DPS Ghaziabad, Director GPO etc.) will exercise the Administrative Powers given to the Postmasters General in accordance with the orders/ instructions issued by the Postal Directorate/Chief Postmaster General from time to time.

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