Cadre Restructuring in Department of Post for ASPO (Pay Level 8) to P. S. Group ‘B’ (Level 9)

The Department of Posts had proposed a restructuring of the Inspector Posts (IPs) cadre to the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. The approval for this proposal was granted in ID Note No. 2(15a)/E.III Desk/2021 on 21.03.2023. As per the approval, 225 ASPO positions (Level-8) will be upgraded to P.S. Group ‘B’ positions (Level-9), with a corresponding reduction in the number of ASPO positions by the same number. The P.S. Group ‘B’ positions will be created Circle-wise.

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	1 post of Dy. SP in Class·I Postal Division
4.	1 post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I RMS Division	1 post 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
S. No.	Name and location of the Office	created
1.	1. NSH, Ahmadabad	Manager, NSH Ahmadabad
1.	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
4.	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.	1 post 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.	1 post of ASP (HQ) in Class·I RMS Division	1 post 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
1.	2. NSH, Pune	Manager, NSH, Pune
2.	1. BNPL SP Hub Mumbai	In·charge, BNPL SP Hub Mumbai
2.	2. Pune SP BNPL Hub	In·charge, Pune SP BNPL Hub
3.	1. CRC Mumbai	In-charge, CRC Mumbai (Maharashtra)
3.	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.	1 post of ASP (HQ) in Class-I RMS Division	1 post 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

Tamil Nadu 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
3.	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
3.	2. CRC Kolkata	In-charge, CRC Kolkata
4.	1. Kolkata GPO BPC	In-charge, BPC, Kolkata GPO BPC
4.	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.

9. 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.

Yours Faithfully

(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
Tamil Nadu 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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