Ad hoc promotions to HSGI,HSGII and LSG

No. 4 – 16 / 2002 – SPB .II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & I T
(Department of Posts)

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001
Dated, May 1, 2009

To
All Chief Post Masters General,
All Post Masters General,
Controller, Foreign Mails, Mumbai

Subject: - (i) Continuation of ad-hoc promotions made in the cadre of HSG I
(ii) Fresh Ad-hoc promotions in HSG I
(iii)Filling up of resultant chain vacancies by ad-hoc promotions

Sir/ Madam,

I am directed to refer to this Department's letter of even number dated 2nd December 2008 and 10th December 2008 regarding continuation of ad-hoc promotions made in the cadre of HSG I and to say that it has been decided with the approval of Department of Personnel & Training to continue the said ad-hoc arrangements for a further period of one year i.e till 19th May 2010 or till the Recruitment Rules are finalized and regular arrangements are made in accordance with that, whichever is earlier.

2. As many posts in HSG I are at present lying vacant in various Postal Circles for want of finalization of Recruitment Rules, it was proposed to the Department of Personnel & Training to allow the Department to fill up the existing vacant posts in HSG I as a one time measure on ad-hoc basis from amongst officers holding the HSG II norm based post (without prescription of any minimum service in HSG II). The DoP&T have since agreed as a special case to allow the Department to fill up the existing vacancies by promotion on purely ad hoc basis from amongst the officers holding HSG II norm based posts on regular basis (without prescription of any minimum service in HSG II), for a period of one year or till the Recruitment Rules are notified and appointments are made according to the revised Recruitment Rules, whichever is earlier.

3. In view of the above, it is requested that the Circles may take following action: -

(i) Ad-hoc promotions made as per instructions contained in the Department's letter of even number dated 20-11-2006 in HSG I may be further continued for a period of one year i.e till. 19th May 2010 or till the Recruitment Rules are finalized and regular arrangements are made in accordance with that, whichever is earlier
(ii) Fill up existing vacancies by promotion on purely ad hoc basis from amongst the officers holding HSG II norm based posts on regular basis (without prescription of any minimum service in HSG –II), for a period of one year or till the Recruitment Rules are notified and appointments are made according to the revised Recruitment Rules, whichever is earlier.

(iii) The resultant chain vacancies in HSG II, LSG etc, may be filled up by promotion on ad-hoc basis for a period not exceeding one year as per the instructions contained in DoP&T OMs No. 28036/8/87-ESTT. (D) dt. 30.03.1988 and AB. 14017/54/2003-Estt (RR) dt. 04.12.2003 circulated by this Department vide letters No. 6-6/88-SPB. II dt. 05.05.1988 and 137-2/2004-SPB.II dt. 13/14.01.2004 respectively. Any extension in the ad-hoc promotions so made would need the prior approval of DoP&T.

Yours faithfully,
Sd/--------
(V.C.KAJLA)
Director (SPN)

Copy to:-
All Recognised Service Unions

Sd/-
(Sunder Singh)
Section Officer (SPB.II)