Cadre of Inspector Posts – Restructuring in the Department of Posts for upgradation of 225 posts of ASPOs (Level – 8) to P. S. Group ‘B’ (Level – 9) with simultaneous reduction in the strength of ASPOs (Level – 8) by 225 posts
No. 25-36/2017-PE-I (Vol.III)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(PE·I Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Dated: 29th March, 2023
To,
All Chief Postmasters General/Postmaster Generals.
Subject: Cadre of Inspector Posts -restructuring thereof.
Sir/Madam,
A proposal of restructuring the cadre of Inspector Posts (IPs) in the Department of Posts was submitted to the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Department of Expenditure after examining the same conveyed its approval vide its I.D. Note No. 2(15a)/E.III Desk/2021 dated 21.03.2023, for upgradation of 225 posts of ASPOs (Level – 8) to P. S. Group ‘B’ (Level – 9) with simultaneous reduction in the strength of ASPOs (Level – 8) by 225 posts.
2. P.S. Group ‘B’ posts to be created in pursuance of the aforementioned approval, Circle-wise, are as under: ·
A.P. Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Vijayawada BPC | In·charge, Vijayawada BPC |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 4 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 4 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Assam Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Guwahati BNPL SP Hub | In-charge, Guwahati BNPL SP Hub |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 1post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Division | 1post of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Division |
4. | 1 post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I RMS Division | 1post of Dy. Supdt/SRM Sorting in Class-I RMS Division |
Bihar Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Patna | Manager, NSH, Patna |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 5 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 5 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Chhattisgarh Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Raipur | Manager, NSH, Raipur |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 2 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 2 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Delhi Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Delhi | Manager, NSH, Delhi |
2. | 1. Basant Lok BNPL SP Hub | In-charge, Basant Lok BNPL SP Hub |
2. Market Road BNPL SP Hub | In-charge Market Road BNPL SP Hub | |
3. BPC BNPL SP Hub PBC Kashmere Gate | In-charge BPC BNPL SP Hub PBC Kashmere Gate | |
3. | CRC RMS Bhawan, Delhi | In-charge, CRC RMS Bhawan, Delhi |
4. | 1. Indraprastha BPC | In-charge, Indraprastha BPC |
2. BPC New Delhi Foreign Post Booking Counter | In-charge, BPC New Delhi Foreign Post Booking Counter | |
3. BPC, E·Commerce Centre Safdarjung | In-charge, BPC, E·Commerce Centre Safdarjung | |
5. | Integrated Parcel Hub, Delhi | In-charge, Integrated Parcel Hub, Delhi |
6. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
7. | 4 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 4 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Gujarat Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post |
created | ||
1. | 1. NSH, Ahmadabad | Manager, NSH Ahmadabad |
2. NSH, Vadodara | Manager, NSH, Vadodara | |
2. | BNPL Ahmadabad | In-charge, BNPL Ahmadabad |
3. | CRC Ahmadabad | In·charge, CRC Ahmadabad |
4. | 1. Surat HO at BDO Surat BPC | In-charge, Surat HO at BDO Surat BPC |
2. BPC, International Business Centre IBC Ahmedabad | In-charge, BPC, International Business Centre IBC Ahmedabad | |
5. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
6. | 5 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 5 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Haryana Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Gurgaon | Manager, NSH, Gurgaon |
2. | Gurgaon BPC | In-charge, Gurgaon BPC |
3. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
Himachal Pradesh
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Shimla BPC | In-charge, Shimla BPC |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 3 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class-I Postal Divisions | 3 posts of Dy. SP in Class-I Postal Divisions |
Jammu & Kashmir
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Jammu RMS BPC | In-charge, Jammu RMS BPC |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
Jharkhand Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Ranchi RMS BPC | In-charge, Ranchi RMS BPC |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 4 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class- I Postal Divisions | 4 posts of Dy. SP in Class-I Postal Divisions |
Karnataka Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Bangalore | Manager, NSH, Bangalore |
2. | Bengaluru NSH BNPL Centre | In-charge, Bengaluru NSH BNPL Centre |
3. | CCRC Bangalore City | In-charge, CCRC Bangalore City |
4. | Manipal BPC | In-charge, Manipal BPC |
5. | Parcel Processing Centre, Bangalore | In-charge Parcel Processing Centre, Bangalore |
6. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
7. | 9 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 9 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
8. | 1post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I RMS Division | 1post of Dy. Supdt/SRM Sorting in Class-I RMS Division |
Kerala Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | BNPL NSH Thiruvananthapuram Counter | In-charge, BNPL NSH Thiruvananthapuram Counter |
2. | BPC Kochi SPC BNPL | In-charge, BPC Kochi SPC BNPL |
3. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
4. | 2 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 2 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
5. | 1post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I RMS Division | 1post of Dy. Supdt/SRM Sorting in Class-I RMS Division |
M.P. Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Indore | Manager, NSH, Indore |
2. | BNPL Unit Bhopal | In-charge, BNPL Unit Bhopal |
3. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
4. | 8 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 8 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Maharashtra Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | 1. NSH, Mumbai | Manager, NSH, Mumbai |
2. NSH, Pune | Manager, NSH, Pune | |
2. | 1. BNPL SP Hub Mumbai | In·charge, BNPL SP Hub Mumbai |
2. Pune SP BNPL Hub | In·charge, Pune SP BNPL Hub | |
3. | 1. CRC Mumbai | In-charge, CRC Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
2. CRC, Pune RMS/CSO | In-charge, CRC, Pune RMS/CSO | |
4. | 1. BPC, BCRC Dadar | In-charge, BPC, BCRC Dadar |
2. Vashi BPC | In-charge, Vashi BPC | |
3. BPC, Mumbai Foreign Post Office Booking Counter | In-charge, BPC, Mumbai Foreign Post Office Booking Counter | |
4. BPC, EPPC Parel Counter | In-charge, BPC, EPPC Parel Counter | |
5. BPC, Nagpur BNPL Counter | In-charge, BPC, Nagpur BNPL Counter | |
6. Dadar BPC | In·charge Dadar BPC | |
5. | Parcel Processing Centre, Airoli, Navi Mumbai | In-charge, Parcel Processing Centre, Airoli, Navi Mumbai |
6. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
7. | 24 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class-I Postal Divisions | 24 posts of Dy. SP in Class-I Postal Divisions |
8. | 1post of ASP (HQ) in Class-I RMS Division | 1post of Dy. Supdt/SRM Sorting in Class-I RMS Division |
North East Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Parcel Hub, Shillong | In-charge, Parcel Hub, Shillong |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 1post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Division | 1post of Dy. SP in Class I Postal Division |
Odisha Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Bhubaneswar | Manager, NSH, Bhubaneswar |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 6 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 6 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Punjab Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Chandigarh BNPL SP Hub | In-charge, Chandigarh BNPL SP Hub |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 1post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Division | 1post of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Division |
Rajasthan Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Jaipur | Manager, NSH, Jaipur |
2. | CRC Jaipur | In-charge, CRC Jaipur |
3. | Jaipur GPO BPC | In-charge, Jaipur GPO BPC |
4. | Parcel Processing Centre, Jaipur | In-charge, Parcel Processing Centre, Jaipur |
5. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
6. | 2 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 2 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Tamilnadu Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Chennai | Manager, NSH, Chennai |
2. | BNPL Hub Anna Road | In·charge, BNPL Hub Anna Road |
3. | 1. CCRC Anna Road Stg., Chennai | In·charge, CCRC Anna Road Stg., Chennai |
2. CRC, Villupuram RMS | In-charge, CRC, Villupuram RMS | |
4. | 1. Anna Road BPC | In-charge, Anna Road BPC |
2. Tambaram BPC | In-charge, Tambaram BPC | |
3. Ambattur BPC | In·charge, Ambattur BPC | |
5. | Parcel Processing Centre, Ekaduthangal, Chennai | In-charge, Parcel Processing Centre, Ekaduthangal, Chennai |
6. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
7. | 7 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 7 posts of Dy. SP in Cl_ass·I Postal Divisions |
8. | 3 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I RMS Divisions | 3 posts of Dy. Supdt/SRM Sorting in Class·I RMS Divisions |
Telangana Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Hyderabad | Manager, NSH, Hyderabad |
2. | BNPL Hyderabad | In-charge, BNPL Hyderabad |
3. | CRC Hyderabad | In-charge, CRC Hyderabad |
4. | 1. Nampally Hyderabad BPC II | In-charge, Nampally Hyderabad BPC II |
2. BPC Jeedimetla | In-charge, BPC Jeedimetla | |
3. BPC Bollaram | In-charge, BPC Bollaram | |
5. | Parcel Processing Centre, Auto Nagar, Hyderabad | In-charge, Parcel Processing Centre, Auto Nagar, Hyderabad |
6. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
7. | 4 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 4 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Uttarakhand Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | Dehradun GPO BPC | Dehradun GPO BPC |
2. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
3. | 2 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 2 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
Uttar Pradesh Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | 1. NSH, Lucknow | Manager, NSH, Lucknow |
2. NSH, Ghaziabad | Manager, NSH, Ghaziabad | |
3. NSH, Kanpur | Manager, NSH, Kanpur | |
2. | 1. Noida BNPL SP Hub | In-charge, Noida BNPL SP Hub |
2. BNPL Centre Kanpur | In·charge, BNPL Centre Kanpur | |
3. Lucknow BNPL SP Hub | In-charge, Lucknow BNPL SP Hub | |
3. | Parcel Processing Centre, Lucknow | In-charge, Parcel Processing Centre, Lucknow |
4. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
5. | 9 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class·I Postal Divisions | 9 posts of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Divisions |
6. | 1post of ASP (HQ) in Class-I RMS Division | 1post of Dy. Supdt/SRM Sorting in Class·I RMS Division |
West Bengal Circle
S. No. | Name and location of the Office | Name of the P.S. Group ‘B’ post created |
1. | NSH, Kolkata | Manager, NSH, Kolkata |
2. | 1. BNPL, Yogayog Bhawan BO BPC | In-charge, BNPL, Yogayog Bhawan BO BPC |
2. BNPL SP Hub SB Road, Kolkata | In-charge, BNPL SP Hub SB Road, Kolkata | |
3. BNPL, BNCC BLOCK BO BPC | In-charge, BNPL, BNCC BLOCK BO BPC | |
3. | 1. CRC, Howrah RMS | In-charge, CRC, Howrah RMS |
2. CRC Kolkata | In-charge, CRC Kolkata | |
4. | 1. Kolkata GPO BPC | In-charge, BPC, Kolkata GPO BPC |
2. BPC, MBC Kolkata RMS | In-charge, BPC, MBC Kolkata RMS | |
5. | Parcel Processing Centre, Nabadiganta, Kolkata | In-charge, Parcel Processing Centre, Nabadiganta, Kolkata |
6. | CPC (CBS) | In-charge, CPC (CBS) |
7. | 6 posts of ASP (HQ) in Class-I Postal Divisions | 6 posts of Dy. SP in Class-I Postal Divisions |
3. Circles to accordingly create S. Group ‘B’ posts identified for their Circle and simultaneously abolish equal number of ASP posts in the Circle.
4. Circles will accordingly issue memo of creation/abolition of posts by 07th April, Copy of these memos be endorsed to Establishment Division of Directorate for information and record.
5. Your attention is invited to RB Division Memo 40-12/2022-Plg dated 24.03.2023, on the subject “Providing banking facility within five kilometres of all villages in the country -creation of new posts”, wherein 60 additional posts of IP cadre have been sanctioned with the approval of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
6. The revised Circle-wise strength of IP Cadre is annexed as Annexure-I
7. Circle-wise summary/distribution of 225 posts to be upgraded/created is given in Annexure-II.
8. Steps to be taken by the Circles for implementation of cadre restructuring:
- The Circles shall first identify the Class -I Divisions (Postal/RMS), which don’t have a post of Dy. SP/SRM Sorting, as per the number of posts (Postal & RMS) allocated to each Circle in Annexure- 11. Thereafter, the Circle shall upgrade the post of ASP (HQ) to the P. S. Group ‘B’ grade in those identified Class-I Divisions (Postal/RMS), in pursuance of this order.
- In case of other Units, i.e. NSHs, BNPL Centres, CRCs, BPCs, Parcel Hubs and CPC (CBS), the Circles shall first identity the required number of ASPOs posts for redeployment to these Units.
- Thereafter, the Circles shall redeploy these identified posts of ASPOs to aforesaid Units in accordance with the instructions issued vide this office letter no. Q-25/39/2022-PE-I-DOP dated 22.09.2022.
- Thereafter, the Circles shall upgrade these redeployed ASPOs posts to P.S. Group ‘B’ grade, in pursuance of this order, to work as Manager/ In-charge of these Units.
- Thereafter, the Circles shall update their Establishment Registers, i.e. reduce the number of ASPOs posts and increase the P. S. Group ‘B’ posts by equal number.
- After completion of the exercise, a compliance report may be furnished to this office.
8. For example, the Delhi Circle has been allocated total 14 posts of P.S. Group ‘B’, i.e. 1(NSHs), 3 (BNPL), 1(CRCs), 3 (BPCs), 1(Parcel Hubs), 1 [CPC(CBS)] and 4 posts of Dy. SP for creation by upgradation of equal number ASPOs posts. The Circle shall first identify 4 Class -I Postal Divisions, which don’t have a post of Dy. SP. Thereafter, the Circle shall upgrade the post of ASP (HQ) to the P. S. Group ‘B’ grade in those 4 Class-I Divisions (Postal/RMS), in pursuance of this order. In case of other Units, the Circle shall identify 10 posts of ASPOs and redeploy them to the aforesaid 10 units and then upgrade these posts to P. S. Group ‘B’ grade to work as Manager/In-charge of these Units.
10. The new posts of S. Group ‘B’ will be deemed to have been created w.e.f. the dates they are filled up, i.e. from the date the officials posted against these posts assume the charge. Otherwise, the post will remain in the lower grade i.e. ASPOs.
11. These orders shall be effective from the date of However, the actual benefit would be admissible to the eligible officials from the date of assumption of charge.
(Tarun Mittal)
Asstt. Director General (PE-I)
Tele: 011-2304 4822
Annexure-I
Strength of Inspector Posts Cadre in DoP
S. No. | Name of Circle | Existing Strength* |
Newly Sanctioned Posts # |
Total |
1 | A. P. Circle | 135 | 0 | 135 |
2 | Assam Circle | 60 | 0 | 60 |
3 | Bihar Circle | 128 | 0 | 128 |
4 | Chhattisgarh Circle | 54 | 2 | 56 |
5 | Delhi Circle | 38 | 0 | 38 |
6 | Gujarat Circle | 117 | 0 | 117 |
7 | Haryana Circle | 41 | 0 | 41 |
8 | H. P. Circle | 40 | 0 | 40 |
9 | J & K Circle | 20 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Jharkhand Circle | 49 | 6 | 55 |
11 | Karnataka Circle | 129 | 0 | 129 |
12 | Kerala Circle | 90 | 0 | 90 |
13 | M. P. Circle | 126 | 18 | 144 |
14 | Maharashtra Circle | 174 | 4 | 178 |
15 | N E Circle | 35 | 16 | 51 |
16 | Odisha Circle | 108 | 5 | 113 |
17 | Punjab Circle | 53 | 0 | 53 |
18 | Rajasthan Circle | 115 | 9 | 124 |
19 | Tamilnadu Circle | 161 | 0 | 161 |
20 | Telangana Circle | 75 | 0 | 75 |
21 | Uttarakhand Circle | 38 | 0 | 38 |
22 | U. P. Circle | 226 | 0 | 226 |
23 | West Bengal Circle | 137 | 0 | 137 |
24 | Postal Directorate | 28 | 0 | 28 |
TOTAL | 2177 | 60 | 2237 |
*As circulated vide Dte. letter no. Q·25/33/2022·PE-I dated 11.08.2022
#As sanctioned vide Dte. (RB & Pig Division) letter no. 40-12/2022·Pig dated 24.03.2023
Annexure- II
CIRCLE-WISE SUMMARY OF POSTS TO BE UPGRADED/CREATED
Name of Circle | NSHs | BNPL | CRCs | BPCs | Parcel Hub | CPC (CBS) | Dy. SP*. | Dy. Supdt./ SRM Stg.# | Total |
A. P. Circle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Assam Circle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Bihar Circle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Chhattisgarh Circle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Delhi Circle | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
Gujarat Circle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
Haryana Circle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
H. P. Circle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
J & K Circle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jharkhand Circle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Karnataka Circle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
Kerala Circle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
M. P. Circle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
Maharashtra Circle | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 39 |
N E Circle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Odisha Circle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Punjab Circle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Rajasthan Circle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Tamilnadu Circle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
Telangana Circle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Uttarakhand Circle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
U. P. Circle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
West Bengal Circle | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Total | 18 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 23 | 109 | 8 | 225 |
*Number of Dy. SP posts to be created by upgradation of ASP (HQ) posts in Class – I Postal Divisions.
# Number of Dy. Supdt/SRM Sorting posts to be created by upgradation of ASP (HQ) posts in Class – I RMS Divisions.
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