No. P3NFPE-Odisha/11 - 05/2017
Dated at Bhubaneswar the 18th May, 2017
To
Dr. Santosh Kumar Kamila, IPoS
Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle
Bhubaneswar – 751 001
Sub: Joint
custody of cash, stamp and other valuables in Bhubaneswar GPO
Respected
Sir,
This is to bring your
kind notice that the joint custody of cash, stamp and other valuables in
Bhubaneswar GPO was initially entrusted to the Sr. Postmaster from beginning of
the establishment. But subsequently the responsibility was shifted to the
Deputy Postmaster splitting his duty hours in two shifts. And now, the same has
been attached with the duty of the APM (Mails) who is no way related to the
Treasury work.
When
the limits of Cash Balance of Bhubaneswar GPO has been fixed from minimum 60
(Sixty) Lakhs to maximum 90 (Ninety) Lakhs, shifting the responsibility
downward from a Gazetted Officer to a
Non-Gazetted official without any valid reason could not be understood.
The
issue has already been discussed severally both in bi-monthly /
four-monthly meetings without any tangible
result.
In
this context, we would like to intimate that while Bhubaneswar GPO functions
from 6 AM to 8 PM, the duty hours of both the responsible officers namely the
Sr. Postmaster and Dy. Postmaster have been fixed from 10 AM to 6 PM.
Obviously, there is no officer to look after this vast establishment of
Bhubaneswar GPO from 6 AM to 10 AM and from 6 PM to 8 PM and during this
period, the Group-C and MTS staff members are forced to suffer for the
administrative deficiency, occurs if any. When the lower cadre officials do
work under heavy pressure, both officers remain absent from the office and the
working hours has been rescheduled to suit their needs and not to suit the
needs of the office.
It
is needless to reiterate that the expectations of the members of public have
been manifold in this digital era. Our esteemed customers often want instant
solution either over phone or physically. When the operative staff are engaged
in performing their respective branch duties, presence of a responsible officer
is barely necessary for prompt attendance to the members of public since the
administrative supervisory work of Bhubaneswar GPO cannot be left abandoned at
any cost. Thus, the presence of one
officer, either of the Senior Postmaster, or the Dy. Postmaster is barely
necessary from 6 AM to 10 AM and from 6 PM to 8 PM for overall supervision as
well as to verify the stock of cash, stamp and other valuables as the joint
custodian.
We
do regret to intimate that the issue has been tactfully handled in favour a particular
cadre every time we raised the issue and thus compelling the Group-C officials
to suffer.
Therefore,
this Circle Union once again requests you to kindly reconsider the issue and arrange
to give the responsibility of joint
custody of cash, stamps and other valuables
in Bhubaneswar GPO either to the Sr. Postmaster or to the Dy. Postmaster
as done before with suitable modification in working hours.
Expecting
a favourable decision, Sir.
With regards.
Yours faithfully,
(BRUHASPATI
SAMAL)
Circle Secretary
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