Friday, February 5, 2010

POSTMASTER CADRE CREATION ORDERS UNILATERALLY ISSUED BY DOP

DEPARTMENT ISSUED ORDERS
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FOR CREATING POSTMASTERS CADRE UNILATERALLY AS PUBLISHED IN OUR WEBSITE EARLIER.
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2097 LSG Postmasters [POSTMASTER GRADE - I]; 511 HSG-II Postmasters [POSTMASTER GRADE - II]; 495 HSG-I Postmasters [POSTMASTER GRADE -III]; & 116 PSS GROUP -B POSTS [SENIOR POSTMASTER] HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS POSTMASTERS.
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The Procedures to fill up these posts have not been spelt out in this order -But we gathered that the first time absorption in all these posts will be by one-time option from LSG - HSG-II -HSG-I officials. - But in future LSG Postmasters vacancies will be filled up only through competitive examination from PA/SAs.
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Postal JCA has already decided on its 3rd February 2010 meeting to organise protest on such unilateral action of the DoP and called for a nationwide protest with a Massive Parliamentary March on 2.3.2010 along with important GDS, casual labouers and Attack on RMS issues.
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The full text of the order is placed here for the information and comments of the membership.