System Administrators should demand Separate Cadre. Don't compromise for any petty allowances or increments.

Dear all,
System Administrators should demand Separate Cadre. Don't compromise for any petty allowances or increments.

We System Administrators of Idukki Postal Division met Sri IMG Khan, DG (Posts) on 06.04.2008, during his visit at MUNNAR (KERALA). He has agreed to do all possible in favour of System Administrators. He is of opinion that when a cadre has to be formed, a basic qualification has to be fixed. While doing so, he insisted that the people who had worked hard during the last several years should not be thrown out.


Let us favour fixing a Basic Qualification. Then only the creation of cadre can be taken up. So let the Department fix a qualification and recruit System Administrators directly as in the case of IPOs, and the existing System Managers accommodated after an immediate Trade Test with 20 % wightage in marks. The existing System Administrators should be accommodated immediately. We should demand accomodating all present incumbents along with new recruitments in 80:20 ratio with assured merit as well as time bound promotions in the new cadre.


Ms K Noorjahan, Member (O&M), Postal Board was also in Munnar. She was also apprised of the problems of System People. She had attended the FNPO, Circle Conference at TRICHUR, KERALA. FNPO System Administrators had a separate meeting with her. She has also assured all supports for our cause. She is the only officer having such a deep inclination to the problems of System Managers/Administrators.


All of us should take a look at the recommendations of Pay Commission in Para 3.8.11 for EDP Staff (under Common Categories, Page No- 207). A Data Processing Assistant is recommended with Pay Band 7450-11500 in PB-2 with Grade Pay 4600. We should demand this, and not for any allowances or increments otherwise our fate will be the same of Accountants. (Pay Commission has agreed to hike the allowance of Accountants double (Rs 360/-). What a Hike ! ) . We have to ask for Mountain to get a hill ! Why are our Unions hesitating to ask only for a Separate Cadre ? They may not be able to think of a cadre with Pay Band 7450-11500, But it is our right by virtue of our nature of work and all the sufferings of yester years. We should not have any inferiority complex in demanding our rights.


Otherwise think of a Union for System Managers/Administrators like IPOs & Stenographers. We cann't comprimise for any trade union gimmicks as in the case of GDS Staff. Our unity is of high importance at this juncture. The time now is a do or die situation. If we are not able to get our demands now, I dont believe we will get it later. There is no chance at all. Try your best.


We should fight for a separate cadre.


No body will disagree that we not simple Data Entry Operators. We are very well Data Processing Assistants or even much more than that ie, Backup operator, Hardware Engineer, System Administrator, Network Engineer etc.


Regards and awaiting ur valued opinions,


N Harikumar

System Administrator

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