No.
P3NFPE-Odisha/05 - 01/2020
Dated at
Bhubaneswar the 3rd May, 2020
To
Com. R N
Parashar
Secretary
General, NFPE
North
Avenue P O Building, New Delhi – 110 001
Sub:- Mandatory opening of Salary Account by
DoP employees (both Departmental & GDS) with IPPB – Protest regarding.
Respected Comrade,
It has come to our notice that the Secretary (Posts) during V C
on 01.05.2020 has directed all HoCs to ensure opening of Salary account by the
employee of DoP (both Departmental and GDS staff) with IPPB within a week. Accordingly
all the Divisional Heads have been requested by the Chief PMG, Odisha Circle to
take such immediate action so that all the employees of Odisha Postal Circle
have their salary account with IPPB and linked the same to his POSB
account by 7th May, 2020 for adopting all necessary formalities in
SAP to credit the salary for the month of May, 2020. Even daily progress of
opening and linking of such accounts have been called for by the Divisional Heads
for the SPMs/Postmasters in many Divisions so far.
This might be the situation in other Circles also.
One such movement of the Department have been protested earlier when
it was proposed for mandatory payment monthly salary through POSB Account.
During the initial stage of digital payment of monthly salary, option was
remained open for the employees to choose for POSB Account or any Bank Account.
And accordingly, monthly salary of the
employees is being paid till date as per option exercised by individual
employee. As such, Department can’t make
it mandatory specifying a particular Bank and hammer the fundamental rights of
the employees. Compelling to open Salary Account with IPPB is nothing but the
autocratic attitude of the Department to save the loss making IPPB Ltd at the
cost of the employees.
On behalf of the entirety of postal employees and workers
including GDS of Odisha Circle, we strongly oppose such arbitrary instruction
in a VC for opening of Salary Account with IPPB Ltd. since it has so many
drawbacks as illustrated below.
1. IPPB Account carries a
very low interest rate than the POSB and other Bank Account. The employees are
not supposed to be compelled to lose monthly interest without any valid reason.
2. There is no direct
internet banking facility for purchase of daily needs and even for DoP
financial products. As such, payment of EMI towards personal loans availed by
the employees against Salary Accounts in different Nationalized Banks, payment
of Credit Card Bills, online shopping facilities etc are not at all possible through
IPPB Account. Thus, mandatory opening of salary accounts with IPPB will snatch
away such facilities which are being availed by the employees having salary
Accounts with Banks and may put the employees into untold sufferings.
3. There is no ATM
facility in respect of IPPB Account and money can’t be withdrawn at the sweet
will of the depositor.
4. The deposit and withdrawal facilities are
limited.
5. Even transfer of money
beyond one lakh, the account holder of IPPB has to wait for the next day due to
limited swipe in facilities.
6. IPPB is not at all
user friendly due to continuous server issues and link failure.
7. There is no facility
to link a Joint P O S B Account with IPPB Account.
The list of deficiencies may go on. Further, we are still in
doubt, if any official order has been issued from the Directorate in this
regard.
As
such, it is requested to kindly oppose strongly the move of the Department for
mandatory opening of Salary Account with IPPB and appraise suitably so that the
employees can choose their own Salary Account either in POSB or Nationalized Banks
independently as before but not at all with IPPB Ltd.
With
regards.
Comradely
yours,
(Bruhaspati
Samal)
Circle Secretary
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