Revised Administrative Powers for Divisional Heads in Department of Posts

ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF HEADS OF DIVISIONS 

SI. No.	Nature of powers	Existing Powers	Revised Powers
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
1.	Powers to verify balances of First Class Head Post Offices and to fix authorized balances of all the Post Offices including Head Post Office.	Full Powers to verify balances of First Class Head Post Offices	Full Powers
2.	Powers to take possession of records of post offices	Powers as defined in Note below rule 102 of the Posts and Telegraphs Manual Volume VIII	Powers as defined in Note below rule 102 of the P&T Manual Volume VIII.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
3.	Penalties and Appeals	-	Powers as per the Schedule of Disciplinary and Appellate Authorities.
4.	Powers to transfer	Full Powers to transfer any official below the Lower Selection Grade (LSG)	Full Powers in respect of any official upto the Higher Selection Grade-II (HSG-II) from one office to another within the Division in the same time scale of pay.
5.	Powers to grant leave.	May grant leave other than special disability leave not exceeding four months.	Full Powers in respect of the officials for whom he/she is the Reporting Authority for the period not exceeding 4 months.
6.	Powers to accept resignation of an official.	May accept resignation of any one whom he is authorized to appoint.	May accept resignation of any one whom he is authorized to appoint.
7.	Powers to sanction ordinary pensions, (including gratuities) and to decide questions allied to the grant thereof.	Full Powers under the Civil Service Regulations in respect of officials whom he himself or any authority in a non-gazetted cadre subordinate to him is competent to appoint.	Full Powers under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 in respect of officials whom he/she himself/ herself or any authority in a Non- Gazetted cadre subordinate to him is competent to appoint.
8.	Transfer of Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevak	Not Available	Full Powers on Vigilance Grounds within the Division
LEGAL MATTERS
9.	Powers to execute and sign contracts on behalf of the Department.	Powers as defined in Chapter IX of the Posts and telegraphs Manual Volume II	Powers as defined in Chapter IX of the P&T Manual Volume II.
10.	Authorize the institution of criminal proceedings in non-cognizable cases.	Not Available	Full Powers against the officials for whom he/she is the appointing authority.
MISCELLANEOUS
11.	Powers to settle claims of defrauded persons	Powers as defined in Rule 223 of Postal Manual V.	Full Powers in accordance with the Instructions of the Vigilance Division issued vide letter No. 17- 07/2017-Inv dated 05.06.2023 for amount upto Rs. 25,000.

NOTE: Heads of Divisions will also exercise such other Administrative Powers those are not covered hereinabove and the same will be regulated in accordance with the Orders/Instructions of the Postal Directorate/Chief Postmaster General/Postmaster General/Director Postal Services issued from time to time.

View/ Download Revised Administrative Powers of different authorities in the Department of Posts Vide Y-28/8/2024-PE-II(Pt) dated 17/10/2025

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ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF HEADS OF SUB-DIVISIONS

• Powers to accept resignation of GDS ABPM and Dak Sevak for which he is the Engaging Authority.
• Powers to grant emergency leave to ABPM and Dak Sevak.
• Powers to grant leave to ABPM and Dak Sevak for a period not exceeding 90 days at a stretch.
• Powers to grant leave to Postman and MTS working in Time Scale Sub Post Offices (below LSG) in the Sub-Division.
• Head of Sub- Division will exercise the Administrative Powers given
• to him subject to instructions issued by the Postal Directorate/Head
• of Circle/PMG/Director/Head of Division from time to time.

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