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No.44-2/20 11-SPB.IIGovernment of India

Ministry of CommunicationsDepartment of Posts(SPB-II Section)

To,

Oak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,New Delhi -110001,

Dated the J~ ~~uary, 2018T Lb-

All Chief Postmaster( s) General,

Subject: Counting of induction training period for grant of financial upgradation under TBOP/BCR scheme.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to refer to Directorate's letter of even number dated 5.05.2016 whereinit was conveyed to count the period of induction training of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants(Direct Recruits) working in operative offices, undergone prior to 1986, for the purpose ofqualifying .service under TBOP/BCR scheme. Various issues in the matter were under examinationin the Dir'~ctorate and clarified as under:

S.L Clarification sou_g_htby the Circle Comments of the Directoratei) Whether the order dated It is clearly mentioned in the order dated 05.05.2016, I

5.5.2016 is applicable to Postal induction training of period of PA/SAs working in IAssistants working m operative offices only will be counted.administrative office.

Jii) Whether the period of induction It has clearly been mentioned in the order dated

training/pre-appointment 05.05.2016 that the induction training under takentraining of the PA/SA has to be by PAs/SAs (Direct Recruitee), working in operativetaken into account for the offices, pnor to 1986, will be counted forpurpose of qualify service under TBOP/BCR Scheme only.MACP.-

iii) Whether the order is applicable Induction training of such PA/SAs who recruited forto PA recruited for operative operative offices will be counted (whether workingoffice and working in in circle office or otherwise) subject to fulfilling ofadministrative offices. the condition mentioned in letter dated 05.05.2016.

iv) Whether the training period of Induction training period of such PA/SAs, who wasthe PA/SAs who previously recruited for operative office and subsequently onworked in operative offices and completion of training period, were transfer orsubsequently absorbed as PA absorbed to Circle Office/Regional Office, will be(CO/RO), will be counted. counted.

v) Whether the case of retired The case of such officials who covered underofficial IS required to be re- TBOP/BCR scheme will be counted for TBOP/BCRopened. scheme subject to fulfilling of the condition

mentioned in letter dated 05.05.2016.

vi) Whether to count induction RTP Scheme was introduced in the year 1980 as pertraining period of Reserved which a panel of such persons was retained who couldTrained Pool official, not be covered under the number of vacancies declaredundergone prior to 1986 (i.e. for regular appointment as PSIP A. The said RTP1982-83) and their date of personnel were given priority for absorption again ,entry in service 1988/89/1990. vacancies, which occurred subsequently. The RTP

Scheme was abolished w.e.f. 04.03.1986.

RTP scheme was a mode of filling up DR vacancies ofPA/SAs. Training period of such RTP official,undertaken prior to 1986 may be counted for thepurpose of TBOP/BCR scheme irrespective of theirdate of entry in service before or after 1986. In case ofthe officials who were appointed after gap, theintervening period i.e. (between date of completion oftraining & date of regular appointment in the Cadre)will not be counted.

Yours faithfully,

~~(Satya Narayana Dash)

Assistant Director General (SPN)

Copy to:1. SPG/SPB.l/PE.I/PE.II1Inspection Section! SCT Section! SR Section/PAP

Section!PCC Section/Guard file.

2. All recognized Unionsl Associations.

~,l4'(Alok Kumar Ti~

Section Officer (SPB-II)