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NationalFederation of Postal Employees
Odisha State Coordination Committee
Sahidnagar Mukhya
Dak Ghar, Bhubaneswar - 751007
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No.
NFPE – ODI / 02 / 2019
Dated
at Bhubaneswar the 16th May, 2018
To
Com. R N Parashar
Secretary General, NFPE
North Avenue Post Office Building
New Delhi – 110 001
Sub: Arbitrary
Change of Headquarters of RMS ‘N’ Division from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar –
Protest regarding.
Respected Comrade,
This is to bring your
kind notice that in spite of several correspondences, appeals, protests by
Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO) of RMS ‘N’ Division, Cuttack, the Circle
administration has arbitrarily shifted the office of the SSRM, RMS ‘N’ Division
from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar with effect from 14.05.2019.
The
fact is briefed as follows.
The
head quarters of RMS N Division was ordered and approved by the Directorate to
function at Cuttack with effect from 01.12.1956. Since then it has been
functioning at Cuttack without any problems or hurdles to the Dept or to any
officer posted as SSRM.
Presently,
the postal Directorate has approved to demolish the existing dilapidated
building for construction of a multi-storied building since June, 2018. The
postal Directorate has not approved to shift the building from Cuttack to
Bhubaneswar by changing its head quarters which is mandatory. Now the
requirement is to shift the office of the SSRM and HRO, Cuttack RMS temporarily
to some other place(s) in Cuttack till completion of the new building. But the present SSRM is repeatedly trying to
shift it to Postal Printing Press, Bhubaneswar (now about to close) and suggesting C O, Bhubaneswar as since
October 2018. Since then the drama is going on and the Staff Side (Divisional
Union) is strongly opposing it. In the meantime several round of discussions have
been made with the Official Side and finally it was decided to do anything with
due intimation to staff side. The SSRM has also given press statements during
October, 2018 and February, 2019 which have been published in several local
Odia dailies that there is no proposal for shifting of RMS N Dn Hqrs to
Bhubaneswar.
The
SSRM instead of consulting with the Staff Side or finding out a suitable accommodation at Cuttack, advised the Office
Supervisor to issue an Office Order to function the Divisional office from
14.5.2019 in Postal Printing Press, Bhubaneswar
in complete violation of his own agreement dated 22.2.2019.
In
this context, this is to bring your kind notice that the Divisional JCA (NFPE
& FNPO) of RMS ‘N’ Division, Cuttack in their letter No. N-Dn/RMS
JCA/Strike/2019, dated 12.03.2019
intimated the SSRM ‘N’ Division, Cuttack that in case the office is
shifted to Bhubaneswar then strike may take place from the day of shifting.
Accordingly,
the staff members of Divisional JCA (NFPE & FNPO) of RMS ‘N’ Division,
Cuttack are on Indefinite Strike since 14.05.2019.
Immediately,
as Chairman, NFPE, Odisha State CoC, we rushed to the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle
and arranged a meeting with him on 15.05.2019 (Forenoon) requesting his kind
intervention. Accordingly, the Chief PMG, Odisha called a meeting of the Staff
representatives on 15.05.2019 (Afternoon).
The
detailed discussions of both the meetings are reproduced below for kind
reference.
As per the decision in
the meeting with Staff Side in the Conference Hall of the Circle Office on
15.05.2019 regarding bringing out a solution to end the Indefinite Strike by
the Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO) of RMS ‘N’ Division Cuttack started since
14.05.2019 in protest against the shifting of RMS Divisional Office to Bhubaneswar,
we paid a personal visit to Cuttack RMS accompanied with the staff
representatives who attended the above meeting to assess the feasibility of
functioning of the office of the SSRM, RMS ‘N’ Division, Cuttack in the 1st
floor of RMS building.
What we observed, there no dearth of
space at all to run the office of the SSRM, RMS ‘N’ Division, Cuttack in the 1st
floor of Cuttack RMS building accommodating some sections in the ground
floor of the building. Our observations
in detail have already been communicated to the Chief PMG vide our letter No.
NFPE–ODI/01/2019, dated 16.05.2019 which is reproduced below for kind
reference.
In this context, we are of the opinion
that apart from shifting of the office, involvement of change of Divisional
Headquarters is there for which order from the Directorate is mandatory.
Illustratively, we can say that recently the Directorate has approved the
change the Headquarters of the Superintendent of Posts, Lakshadweep Division
from Kochi to Kavaratti vide its letter No. 14-05/2019-PE.I, dated 10.05.2019
in response to Chief PMG, Kerala letter No. EST/1-1/DLGS/CR/17, dated
02.01.2018. But in the instant case, no approval has been obtained by Odisha
Circle administration to change the Headquarters of SSRM, RMS ‘N’ Division from
Cuttack to Bhubaneswar. Thus, such
arbitrary decision is totally illegal and based on the whimsical decision of
the present SSRM, RMS ‘N’ Division Cuttack who has been able to misguide the
Chief PMG, Odisha Circle that there is no space (rent free) available in
Cuttack to run his office.
Secondly, such transfer of the
Divisional Headquarters in the absence of required approval of the competent
authority will also compel the existing staff members of the Divisional Office
for change of establishment etc.
Thirdly, unnecessary shifting of the
SSRM Office with change of Headquarters will invite undue expenditure towards
transportation and renovation of the proposed building / room in the Postal
Printing Press, Bhubaneswar which can be saved
if it is considered to be functional in 1st floor of Cuttack RMS building.
In fourth, while several damages to the buildings and property have
been caused and network connectivity has not yet been restored affecting
seriously the mail services due to the
severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ in Odisha since 03.05.2019, the current strike has
added salt to the injury and as known to this Circle Union and witnessed by
this Circle Secretary, thousands of bags and lakhs of articles are kept pending
in Cuttack RMS without sorting / dispatch which is inviting serious public
resentments for non-delivery/delayed-delivery of articles. Thus, the strike
needs to be withdrawn immediately with a negotiated settlement as per our given
proposal to the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle.
As such, we would like to impress upon you to kindly appraise the
Directorate to instruct the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle to refrain from the change
of the Headquarters of RMS ‘N’ Division, Cuttack and to issue specific
instruction for hiring a suitable accommodation in Cuttack itself on rent to
run the SSRM Office if the proposal of the staff side is not acceded to by the
Circle administration failing which all the affiliates of NFPE / FNPO in Odisha
Circle will join in the strike for which the Circle administration will be held
responsible for all dislocations in postal services in Odisha Circle.
Expecting your kind immediate action.
With regards.
Comradely
yours,
(Bruhaspati Samal)
Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C &
Chairman, NFPE Odisha State CoC.
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