All
India Postal Employees Union, Group-C
(Affiliated to National
Federation of Postal Employees)
Bhubaneswar Divisional
Branch
Ashoknagar Mukhya Dak
Ghar, Bhubaneswar – 751 009
No. UN-BN/AIPEU-Gr.-C/06-11/2016
Dated at Bhubaneswar the 14.11.2016
To
1. Com. R C Mishra
Circle Secretary
AIPEU, Group-C, Odisha Circle
At. – P S D, Bhubaneswar – 751 007
2. Com. R N Parashar
General Secretary
AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ
Dada Ghosh Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 008
Sub: Regarding
opening of Post Offices (HOs) on 13.11.2016 (Sunday) & 14.11.2016 (Holiday) for the exchange
of WOS bank notes and other S B transactions.
Dear Comrade,
This has kind reference to this Union’s
letter No.
UN-BN/AIPEU-Gr.-C/04 -11/2016, dated 11.11.2016 on the above subject.
We regret that we are
not yet responded on such alarming issue while our staff members are struggling
with worriers and anxieties since no guideline is being issued in this
connection except compelling the employees to open the offices and perform POSB
works on Sundays and holidays. While issuing the order for opening of Post
Offices on 13.11.2016, the business hours even had not been fixed initially
which was subsequently informed to work till 20.00 hours.
The orders are simply
forwarded to the grass root level from the Directorate. No specific
instructions are issued either for any compensation or suitable off for the
staff members deployed during such crisis.
The local administration is quite silent on the issue since nothing has
been specified by the Directorate. While
the employees of other financial institutions engaged in these works are
sufficiently equipped and paid in
addition to provision of lunch, snacks and dinner, the poor postal employees
are working from dawn to dusk without adequate equipments like fake-note
detectors and manpower sacrificing their Sundays / holidays, social / family
life on one hand and gladly accepting
the abuses and irritations of the members of public standing in long queues for exchange and
deposits of WOS banknotes on the other. Secondly, the financial power of the
SPMs / Postmasters need no explanation for making their own arrangements for
allowing the employees to work
comfortably. Inadequate supply of currency notes below Rs.100/- denominations
to Post Offices is also adding salt to the injury.
We are reproducing
the orders (eMails) issued on 13.11.2016 for opening of the post offices on
14.11.2016. The Directorate only confirmed on 13.11.2016 at 17.31 hours for opening
of the Post Offices on 14.11.2016 which was forwarded by Circle Office,
Bhubaneswar at 17.39 hours and Divisional Office, Bhubaneswar at 18.36 hours. Since it was not declared earlier and
employees had planned earlier for celebration of Kartik Poornima and Guru Parab
as usual, it became very difficult for the head of each office to make
necessary arrangements for the day. The SPMs of single / double-handed post
offices always denied even for availing Casual Leave due to failure in timely
arrangement became the worst sufferers being deprived of discharging their
social responsibilities.
The only question arises
that if any mishap happens overnight due to excessive parking of WOS banknotes
in post offices for failure to remove or detection of forged notes due to lack
of Currency Verifier, then the fate of these poor postal employees will be jeopardized
in accordance with the existing rules in force. Authorized Cash Balance and
line-limit will be the deciding factors. Nothing
will be considered at that time viz., lack of manpower, non-availability of Cash
Van/Currency Verifier/watchman/gun-man/security guards and other allied extenuating
factors confronted by the postal employees.
We know the problem
is short-lived. But, while the entirety of postal employees are proudly
contributing to the current move of our Hon’ble Prime Minister, their plights
need to be reciprocated with adequate provision required for such contingency.
Hope, you will immediately take up the
issue at appropriate level for finding out a feasible solution to this crisis
so that the employees can work
comfortably without risk.
You are also requested to update the responses for information of the staff members.
Awaiting an early response.
With greetings.
Comradely yours,
B
SAMAL
Secretary
Copy for kind information and necessary
action to Com. M Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation
of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, New Delhi.
Reply Received from General Secretary
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6:18 PM (20 minutes ago)
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Tomorrow I am going to Directorate to discuss all these issues and will try to get some orders issued to give some relief to staff.
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