“PART – I – GENERAL CENTRAL SERVICES GROUP ‘B’

Description of Posts Appointing authority Authority competent to impose Appellate authority

penalties and penalties which it
may impose (with reference to
item numbers in rule 11)
Authority Penalties
1 2 3 4 5
ZZl (Posts)
(1) All Posts Group ‘B’ Director General (Posts) All President
(Except the posts mentioned at
Sr. No. 2 to 9)
Member,Postal services Board or (i) to (iv) Director General (Posts)
Head of Circle

Sr Postmaster (Gr B Director General (Posts)

Gazetted) Director General (Posts) All President

Head of Circle (i) to (iv) Director General (Posts)

(2) Assistant Superintendent of Head of Circle Head of Circle All Member, Postal Services Board
Posts
(Previously known as Assistant
Superintendent of Post
Offices/Assistant Superintendent
of RMS)

Director Postal Services (it) to (iv) Head of Circle/Regional PMGs

(Concerned)

(3) Inspector of Posts Director Postal Services Director Postal Services All Head of Circle/Regional PMGs
(previously known as Inspector of (Concerned)
Post Offices/Inspector of RMS)
Head of (i) to (iv) Director Postal Services
Division/Superintendent, Postal
Stores Depot/Circle Stamp
Depot/Senior Postmaster/Chief
Postmaster/Assistant Director
(Staff)/ Superintendent Sorting
(4) HSG-I Director Postal Services Director Postal Services All Head of cicle/ Regional PMGs
 (Concerned)
Head of (i) to (iv) Director Postal Service
Division/Superintendent, Postal (concerned)
Stores Depot/Circle Stamp
Depot/Senior Postmaster/Chief
Postmaster/Assistant Director
(Staff)/ Superintendent Sorting
Postmaster Grade III Director Postal Services Director Postal Services All Head of cicle/ Regional PMGs
(Concerned)
Head of (i) to (iv) Director Postal Service
Division/Superintendent, Postal (concerned)
Stores Depot/Circle Stamp
Depot/Senior Postmaster/Chief
Postmaster/Assistant Director
(Staff)/ Superintendent Sorting
Postmaster Grade II Director Postal Services Director Postal Services All Head of cicle/ Regional PMGs
(Concerned)
Head of (i) to (iv) Director Postal Service
Division/Superintendent, Postal (concerned)
Stores Depot/Circle Stamp
Depot/Senior Postmaster/Chief
Postmaster/Assistant Director
(Staff)/ Superintendent Sorting
HSG II Director Postal Services Director Postal Services All Head of cicle/ Regional PMGs
(Concerned)
Head of (i) to (iv) Director Postal Service
Division/Superintendent, Postal (concerned)
Stores Depot/Circle Stamp
Depot/Senior Postmaster/Chief
Postmaster/Assistant Director
(Staff)/ Superintendent Sorting
(5) Office Superintendent HSG-I Director Postal Services Director Postal Services All Head of Circle,
(Circle Office)
APMG (Staff), AD (Staff) (i) to (iv) Director postal Service
(Concerned) 

(6) Librarian Director, Postal Staff College of India Director, Postal Staff College of All Member Postal Services Board
India
Joint Director, Postal Staff (i) to (iv) Director, Postal Staff College o
College of India India
(7) Assistant Manager Mail DPS DPS (Concerned) All Head of Circle/ Regional PMGs
Motor Service (Post of
Inspector Mail Motor Service
has been merged with Assistant
Manager Mail Motor Services)
(8) Junior Accounts Officer
(9) Statistical Assistant
Senior Manager/Manager Mail (i) to (iv) DPS (concerned)
Motor Service
Head Of Circle Head Of Circle All Member, Postal Services Board
DPS/Director of Accounts (i) to (iv) Head of Circle
(P)/Deputy Director of Accounts
(P)/Jt. Director Postal Staff
College India/Director Postal
Training Centre
Secretary, Postal Services Board Secretary, Postal Services Board All Member, Postal Services Board
Director (Administration) (in (i) to (iv) Secretary, Postal Services Board
respect of Non-secretariat posts)
SAVINGS BANK CONTRAOL ORGANISATION IN HEAD POST OFFICES.

All posts in Director of Postal Director of Postal All Chief Postmaster

Selection/Clerical Services/Director Services/Director General,
Grades(Group ‘C’) (G.P.O) (G.P.O). Postmaster
General, Director of
Head of
Postal
division/Chief
Services/Director(G
Postmaster/Senior
.P.O)
Postmaster directly
under Director
(i) to (iv)
Postal
Services/Accounts
Officer.

2 .All Posts (Group Deputy Director Deputy All Director(GPO)/Chief

‘D’) (P.O) Deputy Chief Director(PO)/Deput Postmaster.
Postmaster in y chief Postmaster
Group ‘B’/Senior in Group-B
Postmaster/Postma
ster in Higher
Selection Grade. Senior
Postmaster/Head of Chief Postmaster
Division. All
General/Postmaster
General/Director of
Postal Services.
 Deputy
Director(PO)/Head
Assistant
of Division.
Director(PO)
(i) to (iv)
Postmaster in
Higher Selection
Grade

INTERNAL CHECK ORGANISATION AND CIRCLE PAIRING UNIT IN CIRCLE OFFICES AND CENTRAL
PAIRING UNIT IN DELHI

1 . All Posts in Postmaster Postmaster All Head of the Circle

Selection/Clerical General/Director General/Director
Grades (Group ‘C’) Postal Services. Postal Services,
Accounts Officer.

(i) to (iv) Postmaster

General/Director of
Postal Services.
2 . All Posts (Group Assistant Assistant All Postmaster
‘D’) Postmaster Postmaster General/Director of
General/Assistant General. Postal Services.
Director of Postal
Assistant
Services.
(i) to (iv) Postmaster
ADPS/Office
General.
Supdt/Account
Officer

Senior Account Officers whenever posted to the SBCOs, Internal Check Organization and Pairing unit will
be governed by the powers applicable to the cadre given in the Schedule.

POSTAL AND RAILWAY SERVICE DIVISIONAL OFFICES AND SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICES
2 . All other Head of Division Head of Division All Postmaster
Posts(Group ‘C’) General/Director of
Postal Services

3 . All Posts(Group Heads of Head of Division All Postmaster

‘C’) Division, Sub General/Director of
Division Postal Services.

Head of Division
Head of Sub Division (i)to (iv)

RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE OFFICES

1 2 3 4 5

1 . Ministerial Staff Director of Director of Postal Services All Chief Postmaster

in Higher Selection Postal Services General/Postmaster
Grade/Assistant General.
Superintendent
Railway Mail
Services/Inspector
Railway Mail
Services (Group C)

2 . Ministerial Staff Director of Director of Postal All Chief Postmaster

in Lower Selection Postal Services/Head of Division General/Postmaster
Grade (Group C) Services/Head General/Director of
of Division Postal Services.

3 . Head Head of Division Head of Division, All Postmaster

Mailguards/Mailgu Supdt(Sorting)/Asst.Supdt.R General/Director of
ards (Group C) ailway Mail/Inspector Postal
Railway Mail of the (i)to(iv) Services/Head of
Office/Head of Sub Division Division.

4 . All other Posts Head of Division Head of Division All Postmaster

(Group ‘C’) General/ Director of
Postal
Services/……..

Superintendent (i)to (iv) Head of the Division

(Sorting)/Headquarters)/Assi
 stant Superintendent
Railway/Mail(Mail Office)

5 . All Posts Head Record Senior Superintendent of All Postmaster

(Group D) Officer( in his Railway General/Director
own office, in Mails/Superintendent of Postal Services
offices at the Railway Mails.
same station
and in sections Senior
of the same Superintendent (Sorting) in Superintendent of
All
divisions respect of all staff under his Railway Mails
attached to it); control.
Selection Grade
Record Officer
or sub-record
Head Record Officer(in his
Officer(in his Senior
own office and in offices at
own office and (i)to (iv) Superintendent of
the same station and in
in offices at the Railway
sections of the same division
same station Mails/Superintende
attached to it); Selection
attached to it nt of Railway Mails.
Grade Record Officer of Sub-
and in sections
Record Officer(in his own
of the same
office and in offices at the
Division
same station attached to it
attached to it),
and in sections of the same
Lower Selection
Division attached to it);
Grade Platform
Lower Selection Grade
Inspector, if
Platform Inspector, if Record
Record Office is
Office is not situated on the
 not situated on platform, Inspector of
the Platform; Railway Mails/Assistant
Inspector of Superintendent of Railway
Railway Mails( in other offices and
Mails/Assistant Sections under his
Superintendent Jurisdiction)
of Railway
Mails(in other
offices and
sections under
his jurisdiction)

POST OFFICES

1. Director of Director of Postal All Chief Postmaster

Postmaster/Ministe Postal Services Services/Director(GPO) General/Postmaster
rial Staff in General
Selection Grade

……Group ‘C’ Head of Division/Senior (i)to (iv) Director of Postal

Postmaster in Services/Director(G.
Group’B’/Deputy P.O)
Director(P.O)/Chief
Postmaster.

Postmaster in Director of Director of Postal All Chief Postmaster

Lower selection Postal Services/Director(GPO)/Hea General, Postmaster
Grade/Ministerial Services/Directo d of Division General/Director of
Staff in Lower r(GPO) Head of Postal Services.
Selection Grade dn/Chief
 Postmaster.

Deputy (i)to (iv) Head of

Director(PO)/Chi Circle/Postm
ef aster
Postmaster/Seni General/Dire
or Postmaster in ctor of Postal
Group ‘B’ Services,
Director(GPO
)

3 . Postmaster in Head of Division Head of Division All Head of

Time Circle/Postmaster
Scale/Ministerial General/Director of
Staff in time Postal Services.
Scale/Mail
Overseers/Cash
Overseers/Sorting
Postmen/Overseer
/Postmen/Head
Postmen/Reader
Postmen/Dept.Bra
nch
Postmaster/Despat
ch Rider(Group
‘D’)

Deputy Deputy All Director of Postal

Director(PO)/De Director(P.O)/Deputy Chief Services/Director(GP
 puty Chief Postmaster in Group ‘C’ O)
Postmaster in
Group ‘B’

Senior Postmaster/ (i)to (iv) Head of Division

Postmaster/Sub Postmaster
( i) (in
in Higher Selection Grade(in
respect of
his own office)
the officials
of the cadre Head of Division
of Postal
Assistants)

Postmaster/Sub Postmaster (i)to (iv) (in Head of Division

in Higher Selection Grade respect of
(in his own office) officials in
the cadre of
Postmen)

Inspector of Post (i)to (iv) in Head of Division

Offices/Asst.Supdt.of POs respect of
Mail Overseer
and Postman.

4 . All other Posts Deputy Deputy Director of All Head of

(Group ‘C’) Director(PO)/De PO/Dy.Chief Postmaster in Circle/Postmaster
puty Chief Group B/Senior General/Director of
Postmaster in Postmaster/Head of Division Postal
Group-B/Senior Services/Director(GP
Postmaster/Post O)/chief Postmaster
 master in Higher …….
or Lower
Selection
Grade(in his
own office0
except
Postmaster in
charge of a
Town Sub
Office/Head of
Division(in all
other offices)

Asst.Director(PO) (in his (iv)to (iv) Deputy Director

own PO/Dy.Chief
office/Postmaster/Deputy Postmaster/Head of
Postmaster in Higher Division
Selection Grade (in his own
office/Postmaster in Lower
Selection Grade (in his own
office)/Head of Sub Dn (in
all other offices)

5 . All Posts Dy.Director(PO) Dy.Director(PO)/Dy.Chief All Postmaster General/

(Group D) /Deputy Chief Postmaster in Group Director of Postal
Postmaster in ‘B’/Senior Postmaster/Head Services/Director(GP
Group ‘B’/Senior of Division O) Chief Postmaster.
Postmaster/Post
master in Higher
Selection
Grade/Lower
Selection
Grade(Except a
Postmaster in
charge of a
Town Sub
Office) in his
own office/Head
of Sub Division
(in all other
offices)

Postmaster in Higher (i)to (iv) Head of Division

Selection Grade and Lower
Selection Grade (in his own
office)/Head of Head of sub
division(in all other Post
Offices).