Department of Posts – Merger of Postmaster cadre (Grade-I, II & III) with the General Line Cadre (LSG, HSG-II & HSG-I)

Department of Posts – Merger of Postmaster cadre (Grade-I, II & III) with the General Line Cadre (LSG, HSG-II & HSG-I)

No. 25-19/2018-PE-I
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(PE-I Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 10th July, 2019

ORDER

In supersession of Postal Directorate Order No. 13-2/2010-PE-I dated
03.02.2010 & 25.11.2010, it has been decided with the approval of the Competent
Authority to merge the Postmasters Cadre with the General Line Cadre with the
following number of posts and designate them as per details given below: –

2. As per the Directorate Order No. 13-2/2010-PE-I dated 03.02.2010, it was
stipulated that 116 posts of PS Group ‘B’ will be deemed to have been designated
as Senior Postmaster with effect from the dates they are filled up. However, the
posts of Senior Postmaster in the Postmaster Cadre were not operated/filled up
as per the provisions of the Department of Posts, Senior Postmaster (Group B
Gazetted), Postmaster (Grade III and II – Group B non-Gazetted) and Postmaster
(Grade I – Group C non-Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2010. Hence, these posts of
Senior Postmasters in the Postmaster Cadre did not come into existence.
Therefore, 116 posts of PS Group ‘B’ intended to be operated as Senior
Postmaster will continue to be in the sanctioned strength of PS Group ‘B’, i.e.
866.

3. Instructions for merger of identified Postmaster Grade POs with other POs
shall be issued separately in due course of time.

4. The guidelines/instructions for preparation of inter-se seniority list of
LSG including Postmaster Grade-I officials, HSG-II including Postmaster Grade-II
officials and HSG-I including Postmaster Grade-III officials and posting of
officials currently holding the posts of Postmasters Cadre shall be issued by
Personnel Division separately.

(Smriti Sharan)
Dy. Director General (Estt.)
Tele: 011-2304 4718