Dear Comrades,
As
you know all the issues confronting
India Post and its employees were discussed in thread bar as per the
agenda and several resolutions were adopted in the last CWC at Samablpur and a memorandum
was prepared by the CWC covering four major issues of Odisha Circle like
provision of police escort in cash van, special arrangement for huge conveyance
of cash to rural SOs/BOs for payment to job card holders under MGNREGA,
dequarterization of Post Offices having post attached quarters below schedule
of accommodation and in dilapidated condition and organizing meetings/melas on
Sundays and holidays. The said memorandum ( reproduced below ) was handed over to the Chief Postmaster
General, Odisha Circle (who had attended the Conference as Chief Guest) on the spot by the Circle Secretary soon
after the Open Session was over. In addition, the Circle Secretary of P-III,
R-III and AIAOEU met the Chief PMG and DPS (BD & Mktg) on 4th and
5th October, 2012 in Circle Office and requesting immediate action.
Taking note of the issues, the DPS ( BD & Mktg.) assured the staff representatives
to modify the letter issued for organizing PLI mela which has now been
rescheduled to 04.11.2012. It has been assured that attendance in the mela will not be made compulsory for all and there
will be no disciplinary action against the officials for non-collection of PLI
proposals as threatened in the notice dated 25.09.2012.
N F P E
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION,
GROUP-C
ODISHA CIRCLE
BRANCH, BHUBANESWAR – 751 001
Letter
No. AIPEU Gr. C / Odisha/2009-2012
Dated
at Sambalpur, the 30th September, 2012
To
Shri
S K Chakrabarti, IPoS
Chief
Postmaster General
Odisha
Circle, Bhubaneswar – 751 001
Sub:- Redressal of staff problems of Odisha Circle
Sir,
The
Circle Working Committee while discussing the problems of Odisha Circle on
29.09.2012 seriously felt ignored on the following issues.
1. Provision of Police Escort in Cash Van and for
overnight stock of cash and valuables in Head Post Offices
The
cash vans especially in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela are conveying heavy cash
beyond limits without police escort throwing unnecessary risks on the staff
members. It is worth mentioning here that the police escorts provided earlier
in both the cities have since been
withdrawn. Though the circle administration is quite competent and the item has
since been discussed in Circle office and Regional Office level, no tangible
action has yet been taken which compelled the Circle Working Committee to bring
it to the direct notice of the Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle.
2. Provision of Police Escort while conveying cash
for payment of MGNREGA Card holders
It
has come to the notice of the Circle Union that while cash is being conveyed
from H O to rural SOs / BOs for the above purpose , no police escort is being
provided in spite of conveyance of lakhs
of rupees. No other special arrangement has also been made by the concerned
Divisional heads which throws an unnecessary risk to all the staff members starting from H O to B O who are dealing with the same. It may kindly
be noted that unfortunate activities by naxalites and Maoists may not be avoided if suitable provision is
not made for conveyance of cash.
3. Organizing melas / meetings on Sundays /
Holidays
The
Circle Working Committee is constrained to bring to the notice of the Chief
Postmaster general regarding the instructions issued by the Dy. Divisional
Manager ( PLI ) vide Circle office letter No. LI / Misc – 2 / 2009-10 / Ch. IV,
dated 25.09.2012. Once again we regret to intimate that the Dy. Divisional Manager (PLI) has again
violated Directorate’s instruction not to conduct melas / meetings on Sundays
and Holidays. In addition, it is shocked to notice the offensive language used
by the Dy. Divisional Manager (PLI) vide Para – 5 ( d ) of the said letter with
instruction that tea/snacks/ lunch may be allowed to all policy procurers. We
may not commit a mistake in informing the Chief Postmaster general that if
others will be left empty stomach ? Secondly, there is also threatening to treat the non-policy procurer as lack of devotion to duty. Such attitude of
the Dy. Divisional Manager (PLI) was seriously condemned by the Circle Working
Committee with resolution to appeal the Chief Postmaster General to take action
against the Dy. Divnl. Manager(PLI) for threatening and using offensive
language in the said letter.
4. Dequarterization of Post Offices having post
attached quarters below schedule of accommodation and in dilapidated condition
In
spite of discussion in proper forums by the Union, no tangible step is seen to
be taken for immediate dequaterization
of post attached quarters having below schedule of accommodation and in
dilapidated condition. The issue is being delayed in the name of several queries.
At al a P O is dequarterized, HRA is not being drawn retrospectively giving
heavy financial loss to the Postmasters / Sub Postmasters. This Circle Working
Committee viewed the problems of staff members seriously and resolved to appeal
the Chief Postmaster General for
retrospective drawal of admissible HRA in favour of such officials and to consider immediate dequaterization of such Post Offices.
Simultaneously,
it is appealed to the Chief Postmaster general to direct all Divisional
Heads not to allot such quarters which
are below schedule of accommodation and in dilapidated condition.
An
early action on the above issues is highly solicited.
Yours
faithfully,
Sd/-
(
R C Mishra)
Circle
Secretary
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