Message From Leader, RJCM (Staff
Side), Odisha
(Appeal to read completely and
offer suitable feedback)
Dear Comrades,
As aware, RJCM (Staff Side), Odisha Circle vide its letter dated
13.07.2020 had requested the Chief PMG – cum – Chairman, RJCM to hold a special
RJCM Meeting to discuss on issues arising out of COVID-19. The said letter has
already been posted in aipeugroupcodisha.blogspot.in and different WhatsApp
Groups which you might have gone.
When our letter was neither acknowledged nor we were informed in any
manner, we contacted the Asst. Director (Welfare) and came to know that the
Chief PMG denied to hold any meeting on the plea of COVID-19. Then we contacted
the DPS (HQ) and proceeded to Circle Office on 17.07.2020 accompanied with Com.
Dusmanta Kumar Sethi, Secretary, RJCM (Staff Side) to meet the Chief PMG
directly for discussion on this sensitive issue when there has been a
steady increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the nation including the State of
Odisha.
But to our utter dissatisfaction,
the Chief PMG surprisingly denied to meet both the Leader and the Secretary,
RJCM (Staff Side) and suggested to meet the DPS(HQ). We do regret to express
our displeasure that such avoidance to the RJCM, the highest negotiating
platform on staff issues was not at all expected from the Head of the Circle especially
during this critical juncture of COVID-19 pandemic when the operative side is
highly ignored by the administration and forced to work in the field with every
apprehension and risk of COVID-19 in violation of orders issued by the MHA and
Govt. of Odisha.
How can the Staff
Side be avoided for discussion on mass problems!
However, we had a
cordial discussion with DPS (HQ) in the presence and participation of Asst.
Director (Welfare), Asst. Director (Staff) and Asst. Director (Estt.)
Apart from all the
common issues which we had already represented, our discussion was mainly
focussed on reduction of staff strength in Post Offices to 50% with roster duty
as ordered from time to time by MHA and Govt. of Odisha, reduction in working hours of Post / RMS
Offices and proper sanitization with regular and adequate supply of preventive
materials.
But as per the
opinion of the administration, they have already issued necessary orders on the
above issues to all concerned last being on 08.07.2020 and now it is the duty
of the Divisional Heads to implement the guidelines in letter and spirit. No
more order will be issued. Anyhow, after
discussion, the DPS agreed to reiterate all those orders once again to all
concerned. But regretfully, the order
dated 08.07.2020 has nothing to do with reduction
of staff strength in Post Offices to 50% with roster duty and reduction in
working hours of Post / RMS Offices.
We
left Circle Office with a satisfaction that we just met the DPS (HQ) and
nothing else. It was proved that our letters, appeals and discussions have no
impact on administration and their decision is final even if goes against the
interest of the mass. While the administration is afraid of receiving the
letters and meeting the public, the operative staff members have to keep the
offices completely open with full staff strength, work for full business hours
without proper sanitization and preventive materials, tolerate the rush of
customers without social distancing, achieve the targets assigned to us under
all odd situations and use the biometric devices where there is more
possibility of transmission of corona virus. Let the Department run at the cost
of the lives of these innocent operative staff members.
What
a discrimination!
In
this context, we should be very specific that this is not the problem of Odisha
Circle alone. The administration is issuing many such arbitrary orders in many
Circles. As come to our notice, UP Circle has restricted entry of staff
representatives to Circle Office which has already been protested by NFPE.
Telengana Circle was on agitation raising the above issues. Moreover, now NFPE
has asked all Circle Secretaries to collect information on COVID-19 affected
and death cases from all Divisions with suggestions for adopting a
definite/indefinite strike programme to save the employees and their family
members.
We
have already requested in this regard and waiting for everybody’s response.
As such, we have proposed for adopting
workplace agitational programmes throughout the Circle keeping an eye to
COVID-19 guidelines of social distancing on the following issues to contain spread
of COVID-19 and to save the lives of the staff and their family members.
1.
To
stop discrimination in between the administrative and operative staff members.
2.
To
close down all Post and RMS Offices on each Saturday where weekend shutdown has
been declared by the State Govt.
3.
To
close down all NDTSOs till restoration of normalcy.
4.
To
close all Aadhaar Centres and other biometric device related activities like
PMA, AePS etc.
5.
To
run the Post and RMS Offices including administrative offices, PSDs, CPCs, Hubs
etc. with 50% staff on roster basis as ordered by the Govt. of Odisha.
6.
To
reduce the business hours of the Post and RMS Offices restricting to maximum 5
hours on all working days and 3 hours on Saturday.
7.
To
build up 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.
8.
To
supply Thermal Scanners and Sanitization Machines to all POs with permission
for purchase of required disinfectants and other preventive materials as and
when necessary.
9.
To
deploy daily wagers 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 to restrict entry of customers to the Counter
Hall.
10.
Provision
of police assistance at the entrance of the bigger offices like HOs, HSG-I /
HSG-II SOs and MDGs to minimize rush of customers into the counter hall and to
maintain proper social distancing.
Hope,
you will give your suitable suggestion / feedback within 3 days through eMail
to aipeugroupcodisha@gmail.com to proceed ahead.
With Struggle
Greetings
Comradely yours,
(Bruhaspati Samal)
Leader (Staff Side)
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