Injustice with LSG / HSG cadre

A.I.A.P.S.(GL) H.P.Circle

Narender Kumar C/S reported to CHQ

Anomaly\ injustice

with the grade Pays of

LSG \ HSG-II \ HSG-I

in Post offices

The great injustice has been done with general line Supervisors by the CPC’s and Department and this cadre is the most neglected cadre not only in this Department but also in the whole of the ministries None has favored this cadre. The post of HSG-I was promotional post for ASPO’s and it has been downgraded three steps since 3rd CPC in which the pay scale of Rs 700-900 was granted to HSG-1 and similar is fate with HSG-II and LSG cadres. What will be the situation if ASPO’s , DPS/PMG and member (PSB) draws more grade pay than their boss SPO’s , CPMG and Secretary (Posts). Similar is the condition of FTP LSG\HSG-II SPM’s /APM’s who are drawing Grade pay of Rs 2800- & Rs 4200- but simple PA’s working under them are drawing more GP of Rs 4600-. A PA enters in LSG cadre generally after completion of 33-35 years of service i.e. after getting 3rd ACP. . It is therefore justified to grant grade pay more than PA’s working under them . Great resentment hence demand the following :-

1.Grade Pay 4800- for LSG/HSG-II like JAO/AAO& Grade Pay of 5400-for HSG-I.

2. Early introduction of Postmaster cadre as promised by the Secretary Posts for providing equal promotional avenues like IPO & JAO(A/C’s ) cadre.

The below is the illustration\comparison and clear picture how these cadres have suffered badly for the few decades:-

CPC Comparison of cadres

LSG IPO HSG-II ASPO’ s HSG-I SPO’s

3rd- 425-700,425-700,550-800,550-800,700-900,650-1050,

4th- 1400-2300,1400-2300,1600-2600,1640-2600,2000-3200,2000-3500,

5th- 4500-7000,5500-9000,5000-8000,6500-10500,6500-10500,7500-12000,

6th- GP 2800,GP 4200,GP 4200,GP 4600 ,GP 4600,GP 4800

The post of HSG-I was a higher than the post of ASPO’s and JAO but now both these cadres have been upgraded..The Post of ASPO’s has been made gazetted and JAO’s are merged in AAO and JAO pass are getting grade pay of Rs 4800-.The scale of post of HSG-I was downgraded by IV th CPC and was made equal to AAO’s . The Accounts jurisdiction of HSG-I Head Postmaster’s is very vast and he is responsible of all the accounts work of SO’s and BO’s under it and of HO itself. He is also responsible for arrangement of cash for all the PO’s under the HO. He also performs the duties of DDO. It is clear that the Department has behaved with this cadre like Step-mother and it is a clear cut anomaly .The matter may be put up before the Anomaly committee.