Dear Comrades,
After going through the letter of the Secretary (Posts) to all CPMsG and
his appeal to all the postal family members and Directorate’s revised
instructions to open all HOs, Delivery SOs, BOs and selected NDSOs from
26.03.2020 onwards, we directly discussed with the Chief PMG, Odisha, DPS(HQ)
and our Secretary General, NFPE few minutes ago. The discussions made with the
Chief PMG in the morning hour today with lots of assurances become futile on
receipt of the fresh order. The gist of the discussion made is furnished below
for information of our members.
Before that, we would like to sincerely appeal one and all to understand
the gravity of the situation without throwing mud on one another. Many members
are not reading completely what we are writing. The issues which are being
raised by our members have already been brought to the notice of all competent authorities
severally and posted in all WhatsApp groups including our Circle Website. But
still then, the same issues are being
repeated in the groups time and again with unacceptable approaches. Some are
suggesting the issues with too many ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’. They should understand
that Union does not work on apprehensions. In the present position, so far as opening
and closing of post offices are concerned, there is nothing in the hands of the
Circle Head so that the Circle Secretary can convince the local administration
easily. Still then, we are trying in every possible way to convey the concern
of the postal employees.
WITH CHIEF PMG
While discussing the issue with the Chief PMG, we conveyed him the
difficulties now faced by the employees who are brought on duty on rotational
basis in the ‘A’ Class, MDGs and HOs. i.e. especially on non-availability of
preventive materials and difficulties faced on roads by the police. When
requested the police for issuing Pass to come to office, they are avoiding
telling to show the identity cards. When the identity card is shown, the police
personnel on duty on the roads are asking for Pass. The Chief PMG told that
each Divisional Head if writes to the Circle Office, they will issue the
required Pass against the officials brought on duty. When requested for maintaining
status quo, he expressed his inability to go beyond the orders of the Secretary
(Posts). Since it is ordered by the Directorate, we have to obey by any means.
With assurance to discuss again tomorrow, he stopped talking.
WITH DPS (HQ)
Not being satisfied, we called the DPS (HQ) and repeated the above fact.
Requested him to write to the Commissionerate Police to allow the postal
employees to attend office on production of Identity Cards which has already
been intimated. Told him also the non-availability of preventive materials with
request to appraise the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Odisha
to arrange supply of the same according to the need of our Circle. He assured
me to discuss tomorrow with Chief PMG
and take a decision in this regard.
WITH SG (NFPE) & G S, P-IV
Thereafter, the matter was also discussed with Com. R N Parashar,
Secretary General, NFPE and general Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ and Com.
Debabrata Mohanty, General Secretary, P-IV, CHQ.
Com. Parashar told that he has already discussed the issue with Secretary
(Posts) to maintain status quo and not to go for opening of all post offices.
At all there will be any death case in the postal fraternity due to such
arbitrary order, then history will not excuse the present Secretary (Post) – he
warned. However, as told, the recent order to open all HOs, Delivery SOs, BOs
and selected NDSOs has been issued under the pressure of the Cabinet Secretary.
The Secretary General told that if the Secretary (Posts) will go on
implementing the revised order, then the Staff Side will be compelled to take a
hard decision which may put the Department into difficulty. Honestly speaking,
if we people will go for any agitational programme to mount pressure on the
Department for complete closure of post offices, it will be suicidal on our part since the general
public who are in wider support of the social distancing may go against us. We
have to achieve our goal through fruitful negotiation only. As informed, the
Secretary (Posts) has asked the Secretary General to attend the Directorate
tomorrow at 12 noon for further discussion. On behalf of Odisha Circle, we have
suggested the Secretary General to stress upon the following aspects during the
course of discussion with the Secretary (Posts).
i.
To remain firm on our demand for complete
closure of post offices.
ii.
If not agreed to, for maintaining status quo in
opening of the post offices
iii.
To issue such an order which can be implemented
uniformly throughout the nation without any deviation from Circle to Circle and
Division to Division. The order needs to be complete in all respect.
iv.
Issue strict instructions to all CPMsG to arrange
supply of preventive materials adequately to all post offices / postal
employees brought on duty.
v.
Not to change the orders frequently.
Further it was also confirmed by Com. Debabrata Mohanty, General Secretary,
P-IV and Dy. Secretary General, NFPE that a discussion has also been made with
the Secretary Generals of FNPO and BPEF for submission of a joint memorandum in
this regard to the Secretary (Posts).
Let’s watch the progress on our discussion as above before proceed further.
In this context, I would like to appeal all our Divisional Secretaries
to place their demands before their respective Divisional heads and intimate
the Circle Union the progress to go ahead.
Till then, please go by the instructions of the Circle / Divisional Head
adopting the preventive measures circulated in different modes to contain
spread of COVID-19.
Stay healthy and allow others to remain healthy.
Regards.
= Bruhaspati Samal =
Circle Secretary
Highly appreciable attempts, must be considered benevolently by Authority for an aggreeable outcome.First of all it must be well defined the so called "providing of essential services" for which the declared leave for mass quarantine for all the employees of DOP had been postponed by the revised order issued today i.e. on dtd.25.03.2020. Whether it's for the public approching the POs to deposit of Rs.100 in their respective RD A/Cs to get rid of consecutive default if not deposited timely with altercations if Govt. would hold responsibility to pay off the fine amount or for many retailers use to buy revenue stamps from POs for subsequent sell of those at high rates. The essential services in my point of view must be for making urgent withdrawals from SB A/Cs of needy holders those have not been provided with ATM cards previously and for booking and delivering regd. articles only which would make available at MDGs and Delivery SOs only, minimizing the working hours to meet the challenge only, providing sophosticated preventive measures, extra remunerations to the working officials. All delivery works must be made at window level contacting addressees over phone in limited hours. There is no need to open all Pos irrespective of their status more particularly the single handed NDTSOs.There exists 6 NDTSOs encircling a MDG and two B class delivery SOs at Bhubaneswar. There is no reason to open all these Single handed NDTSOs in order of providing essential services to one type of 21days curfew affected public.The 21 days mass quarantine called for by the Hon'ble PM is also applicable for we fellow employees of DOP.In my view the public approaching POs for getting their small savings A/Cs closed and the M.V. made reinvested to new savings scheme even through SAS agents to get exempted from Income tax are rather treaspassers,unsocial and unpatriotic in this stage where the nation is fighting against such a fatal crisis and we fellow workers are rendering service to them in lieu of providing essential services putting our life in risk. The risk now has become more prominent as we are ignored about the qualitative measures of this present virus as it's listened now that these are airborne also.It's solicited as such to continue maintaining decency of the Dept. in rendering service to the public at minimum risk of lives of its employees.
ReplyDeleteWith regards,
SATYA