No. P3NFPE-Odisha/01 - 07/2020
Dated at Bhubaneswar the 1st July, 2020
To
The Chief Postmaster General
Odisha
Circle, Bhubaneswar – 751 001
Sub:- Preventive measures to be taken for containing
spread of COVID-19 – Suggestions
regarding.
Respected
Sir,
As
aware, there has been a steady increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the nation
for which both the Central Govt. and State Governments are frequently issuing
several guidelines. More importantly, it is incumbent upon all Govt. offices to
ensure that the requisite preventive and containment measures are implemented
scrupulously. Since any COVID infection in a Govt. office has serious implications,
which would, inter alia, compromise the ability of the Govt. machinery to fight
this pandemic, Govt. Offices need to set the highest standard of preventive
measures, which would serve as a model for others.
But,
while we look at the post offices which are functioning with cramped
accommodation, it is being witnessed that there is unexpected rush of customers
after Unlock 1.0 and in spite of continuous motivation, the SPMs/Postmasters do
fail to convince the customers for maintaining proper social distancing. Similarly, in the available space of Aadhaar
Enrolment and Updation Centres, rush of customers including children, Sr.
Citizens and women is beyond expectation.
Contradictorily,
the Post Offices have no such space inside the office to make suitable sitting
arrangements for the customers especially to the Senior Citizens coming both
for counter transactions and attending Aadhaar Centres including women and
children. Secondly, manpower is a problem to open additional counter for
expeditious disposal of the customers or to control the entry of customers to
the Post Office. In addition sluggish connectivity is adding salt to the injury
most of the time.
Further,
with unlock 2.0, the Govt of Odisha vide its Order No.
GAD-COOD-MISC-0001-2018-15287/Gen, dated 30.06.2020 has ordered that all the
Departments and sub-ordinate offices shall perform official work with 50% of
the employees strength in the month of July-2020 in view of sudden rise in
infections in the State. Govt. of Odisha has declared weekend shutdown on each Saturday
and Sunday till 31.07.2020 in 10 district namely Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda,
Cuttack, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Jahrsuguda.
Similarly, MHA, Govt. of India vide its Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-1(A), dated
29.06.2020 has reiterated additional directives for workplaces in Para-6 to 10
under Annexure-I with clear instructions for staggering of work / business
hours, screening and hygiene, frequent sanitization and social distancing.
As such, we would like to submit the following
suggestions for immediate consideration to contain spread of COVID-19 and to
save the lives of the staff and their family members.
1.
Temporary
sitting arrangements for customers with provision of chairs, writing tables,
fans and drinking water facility in the available space of the PO premises till
restoration of normalcy.
2.
Supply
of Thermal Scanners and Sanitization Machines to all POs with permission for
purchase of required disinfectants and other preventive materials as and when
necessary.
3.
Issue
of metal or plastic tokens bearing serial number and name of the Post Office
for supplying to the customers to avoid unnecessary rush in the available
counter / public space of the Post Office.
4.
Deployment
of a person on daily wage basis at the main entrance of the POs, especially in
bigger offices with unexpected rush of customers for thermal scanning, requesting / helping each customer to wash
hands and to use sanitizer and for giving tokens to restrict entry of customers
to the Counter Hall till restoration of normalcy since with the existing
manpower, POs can’t do the same.
5.
To
close down all post offices in the 10 districts of Odisha Circle on each
Saturday where weekend shutdown has been declared by the State Govt.
6.
To
run the Post Offices with 50% staff as ordered by the Govt. of Odisha.
Therefore,
it is requested to kindly consider the above aspects and issue suitable
instructions to all Unit / Divisional / Regional Heads to save the life and
family of our COVID warriors and to contain the spread of COVID-19.
With
regards.
Yours faithfully,
(Bruhaspati Samal)
Circle Secretary
Copy for kind information and necessary action to Com. R N Parashar, Secretary
General, NFPE, North Avenue P O Building, New Delhi – 110 001. This might be
the position of all other Circles. He is requested to appraise the Directorate
accordingly to issue necessary instructions to all HoCs.
(Bruhaspati Samal)
Circle Secretary
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