7th CPC Report very disappointing to Postal employees

1. Commission is of the view that there is no justification of upgrading the pay of

(a) Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants

(b) Postal Assistant (SBCO)

(c) Postal Assistant (CO)

(d) Postman cadre & Mailguard.

(e) PO & RMS accountants

(f) Despatch Rider (MMS)

(g) Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) including Foreign Post

(h) Binders

(i) System Administrators (No separate cadre or pay)

(j) Marketing Executives (no separate cadre or Pay)

(k) Artisans

(l) Technical Supervisors (MMS) (in) Drivers

2. Gramin Dak Sevaks cannot be treated as Civil servants at par with Regular employees. As they are only holder of civil posts and not civilian employees, no recommendations with regard to GDS.

3. Recommended immediate merger of 33 Postal dispensaries in 10 Postal Circles with CGHS.

4. ADDITIONAL POST ALLOWANCE FOR POSTMAN

10% of Basic Pay if one shares the another Postmen duty. If it is shared by two Postmen, it will be 5% for both.

5. HOLDING MONETARY COMPENSATION

Supervisor, PA, Sorting Postman – Rs. 200/- per holiday.

MTS – Rs. 150/- per holiday

6. ADDITIONAL WORK ALLOWANCE

2% of the Basic Pay per month

10% of the Basic pay if period exceeds 45 days.

7. IP/ASP/SP SCALE UPGRADED

Commission has noted that the VI CPC had placed Inspector (Posts) at par with Inspector of CBDT/CBED. Subsequently the Inspector of CBDT/CBE were elevated to GP 4600. The Commission has further noted that the Inspector of Posts and Inspector of CBDT/CBED are recruited through the same combined graduate level examination. Therefore the commission recommended 4600 GP for IP and 4800 GP and 5400 GP for SPOs.

Major Allowances Abolished For Postal Employees

1. Cash handling allowance
2. Cycle Allowance
3. Family planning allowance
4. Holiday compensatory allowance
5. OTA
6. Risk allowance
7. SB allowance
8. Treasury allowance

Washing allowance ( Washing allowance and Uniform allowance merged and called as 'dress allowance' Rs 5000 per year)

The Commission also does not see any rationale for creating separate cadres for System Administrators and Marketing Executives

No upgrade is considered necessary for either MTS-domestic or MTS-foreign posts