To
Com. R C
Mishra
Circle
Secretary, AIPEU, Gr.-C, Odisha Circle
& Vice –
President , CHQ
Bhubaneswar
GPO – 751 001
No. UN-BN/AIPEU-Gr.-C/ 03 – 10 / 2012, Dated at
Bhubaneswar the 13th October , 2012
Sub: Difficulties faced by the Postal
Assistants in attending Mid Career Training programmes - Regarding
Dear Comrade,
This
is regarding Mid Career Training of Postal Assistants ( MACP-I ) / MACP – II )
/ ( MACP – III ) in different Postal
Training Centers like, Darbhanga, Madurai etc. The following difficulties are
faced by the P As.
1.
Late issue of training orders :
It
is seen that the training programmes are framed and intimated to the P As just
before one week of the commencement of the above training as a result of which
the officials fail to book confirmed Railway tickets to proceed to Darbhanga /
Madurai. In this context, this to intimate you that such a training programe was
recently issued vide SSPOs, Bhubaneswar Division Memo No. B.12 – 32 ( Trg) /
2003, dated 24.09.2012 in pursuance to C O memo No. RE/34-01/12, dated
19.09.2012 which was received by the P As on or after 28.09.2012. Since the
first batch of the training programme was to be commenced from 08.10.2012, the
officials were supposed to be relieved on 04.10.2012. With one week in hand,
both the officials of Bhubaneswar Division ( Sri Lingaraj Sahoo, P A,
Bhubaneswar GPO and Smt. Banalata Sahoo, P A, Sahidnagar MDG ) who were to proceed to Darbhanga failed to arrange
confirmed tickets and there by preferred to remain on leave without attending
the training.
But
contradictorily, when PTC , Darbhnga intimated the Circle administration regarding
non-utilization of seats allotted to Bhubaneswar Division, now Circle Office
has directed the SSPOs, Bhubaneswar to initiate disciplinary action against
both of them treating non-attendance of the training as intentional avoidance
and there by willful disobedience.
2.
Unnecessary financial / physical burden to P As in the name of uniform
/ Shramadan:
Annexure – I
of the training order states that Physical Training / Shramadan is compulsory
for all trainees. For physical training, all the trainees have been instructed
to come with white uniform ( two sets of white shirts & pant for gents and
two sets of white salwar kameez / chudidar for ladies) and white canvass shoes
/ socks. For just two weeks training, the P As are forced to incur unnecessary
expenditure in the name of uniform and especially the ladies staff who wear
sarees always are forced to purchase salwar
kameez / chudidar. While there is no prescribed dress code in India Post for PAs,
such instruction of the Director, PTC, Darbhanga is a direct encroachment on
individual independence and thus a constitutional violation. Secondly
compulsory Shramadan is not at all acceptable. P As with MACP-III attending
training are nearly at the age of 55 who may not be able for compulsory
Shramadan.
In this
context, your attention is brought to NFPE letter No. PF – 67 / 19 / 2012, dated 21.09.2012 addressed to the Secretary (Posts)
on atrocities in PTC, Madurai ( Published in nfpe.blogspt.com). Similar
situation is also experienced in PTC, Darbhanga.
As such, you are requested to take up the case at Directorate level through
CHQ for issuing necessary instruction to the Director, PTC, Darbhanga / Circle
heads on the following points.
a.
Training programmes should
be fixed well in advance and the P As
need to be trained should be intimated at least three months ahead so that they can be able to
book confirmed tickets for the purpose.
b.
No disciplinary action
should be taken against the P As who fail to attend training programme due to
shortage of time / health ground.
c.
There should be no dress
code and wearing of uniform / Shramadan should be made optional. The desired
uniform may be supplied if PTC
authorities want to see the trainees in uniform or else Directorate should make
provision for reimbursement of the cost of the uniform if it feels wearing of
uniform is necessary.
With
greetings.
Comradely yours,
( B
SAMAL)
Divisional Secretary
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