No.
MH/RIII/ /LDN/ HQ Shifting/38/2019-20 Dated
: 13-01-2020
To,
Hon. Shri H C Agarwal (IPoS)
Chief
Postmaster General
Maharashtra Circle,
Mumbai 400001
Subject: Regarding the unwarranted proposal of
Shifting of Administrative Office and HRO RMS ’L’ Division from Bhusawal to Aurangabad.
Respected
Sir,
This union
has brought notice that there is a proposal of shifting of Divisional Office
and office of HRO under pipelines at Aurangabad Region. Accordingly, the proposal
of shifting of DO and HRO RMS ‘L’ Division Bhusawal to Aurangabad sought from the
divisional head by oral instructions from higher authorities. In this
connection, we, the staff side wishes to represent our opinion against the
proposal in the under-mentioned lines for your kind perusal with the humble
request to enlighten our Departmental views on below points:
A)
Is there any
guidelines/orders/proposal regarding shifting/transfer of RMS HQ at their
Regional HQ issued by Postal Directorate, OR
B)
RMS Establishments &
its functioning are as per Management Information System (MIS) decided by the
Postal Service Board and Mail Operation wing. Whether Ministry/Postal
Directorate has issued any changes in MIS in respect of revised mode of Mail
Operation/Sectional Running/RMS HQ Location etc.
Proposal: The proposal is taken on the board on the plea that the Regional HQ is
located at Aurangabad. But, the real ground & facts in respect of RMS
Divisions Establishment are totally ignored. There are 69-RMS Divisions across
the country which is located on main Railway Junction places. As per the
provisions under Postal Manual and guidelines of Postal Directorate reflected
in MIS; RMS Divisions are established on main operational Railway route &
Junction places by taking the cognizance of the importance of the prime Railway
Junction Station with connectivity on major Rail Trunk Routes and not the
criteria of the location of Postal Regional HQ.
The Geographical location does not the matter and
RMS ‘L’ Division Bhusawal is smoothly functioning at Bhusawal since 09.09.1966
having proper co-ordination with the DRM Central Railway Bhusawal. All RMS
Offices of ‘L’ Division are located on Central Railway Major Trunk Route except
Aurangabad, Parbhani & Nanded. Hence,
considering the base of Regional HQ for shifting the entire Divisional Office
along with HRO to Aurangabad is beyond ethics & parameters and indicts
violation of MIS.
The Staff
side opinion to oppose the said shifting is detailed below;
1) All sectional beats are running/terminated at Bhusawal Rly. Station point
hence the Administrative jurisdiction at Bhusawal is most essential for the proper
vigilant watch, on connecting sectional mails viz. loading/unloading at BSL
Rly. Stn.
It is very clear that
in the absence of Administrative office at Bhusawal;
(i)
Proper monitoring of section will not be up to the
mark from Aurangabad point because the major flow of Mails for Gujarat -Rajasthan
& Northern India handled & routed through RMS Sections from Bhusawal
Point.
(ii)
Inspection of each set of sections will not be
possible easily for the Inspecting Officer and there will be a financial loss
(on account of TA/DA) of the Department in carrying out the inspections from
Aurangabad location.
2) The O/o SRM and HRO (A/Cs)
are located in Departmental Building since 1981 with all basic amenities as
well as infrastructure. Besides this, the post of SSRM/SRM is also performing
the role as Estate Manager for land and buildings of the Department of Posts
including 72 residential staff quarters in office premises located at Bhusawal
City. If Division office/HRO shifted to Aurangabad then Departmental Building
with acres of land will be lying idle in vacant condition and there will be
huge rent payment for building accommodation at Aurangabad.
3) The staff from JB Division
Jabalpur, B Division Pune, F Division, Nagpur and MP Division Gwalior, Bhopal
& X-division Jhansi is arriving at RMS Rest House Bhusawal and halting till
their next sectional Beat. The monitoring and controlling of RMS Rest House are
manageable at Bhusawal and it is not feasible from Aurangabad.
4) There are 72 staff Quarters
are available and 35 Staff Quarters are occupied by RMS wing officials and
remaining by Postal Wing. The maintenance of these staff quarters is totally
monitored by SRM Bhusawal as an Estate Manager and such type of huge
Departmental property cannot be neglected. If both the offices are shifted to
Aurangabad, the Department has to pay the HRA at Aurangabad rate and the loss
on account of idle quarters has to bear by the Department forever.
Financial
implications:-
1) The Departmental
accommodation for shifting both the offices is not available at Aurangabad with
the sufficient space and Department has to hire Building on rental Basis
forever.
2) Due to shifting of Division
Office & HRO at Aurangabad, there will be a mass migration of staff and
they all have to pay transfer TA.
3) The staff transferred to
Aurangabad have to pay HRA at higher rate @16% of basic pay of concerned which
is just double than the Bhusawal station.
4) The Department has to setup
revised arrangement of all infrastructures at Aurangabad which is already well
established at Bhusawal point i.e. shifting of all furniture and technological
items including SIFY network will disturb well-established organization.
5) The approximate financial
implications are shown as under:-
One time Expenditure
|
1.
|
Transfer of
manpower (Transfer TA)
|
Approximately Rs 20,00,000/- in r/o 35 officer/officials
|
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2.
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Logistic of
Furniture and Technology items
|
Rs 15,00,000/- (includes Furniture, Technology items, SIFY, Cabling
& transportation and installation)
|
|
TOTAL Rs. 35,00,000/- one time
|
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Recurring Expenditure per
month forever
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1
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Hire of rental accommodation for DO & HRO at Aurangabad (near
about 12000 sq. ft . required)
|
Rs
6,00,000/- per month (approximate @ Rs 50/- per square fit per month)
|
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2
|
Payment of
HRA at double the rate of Bhusawal
|
Rs 1,20,000/- additional expenditure per month.
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i.e. Rs. 7,20,000/- per month and Rs 86,40,000/- per annum, in addition
to the above, mainly our Departmental accommodation which is located in the
main area of Bhusawal city will be lying idle with loss in Lakhs of rupees.
In this scenario, it is
not understood how the suggestion arrives for shifting of Division Office/ HRO
from Bhusawal to Aurangabad station by making huge expenditure at the time when
the Department is going in critical loss. Though all work of entire RMS ‘L’
Division is going on smoothly since 1966 without any hurdle. It is beyond
imagination about the essentiality of RMS HQ at Regional HQ and if it is
decided then such type of shifting may also be applicable to all Postal
Divisions at Regional HQ on the same analogy.
The proposal
of shifting of headquarter from Bhusawal to Aurangabad is not wise decision considering
the merits and demerits on the subject hence staff side is strongly opposing
the proposal. In this regard, it is to state that
already there is unrest among the staff due to unwarranted
merger of the L-35 section with F26
section. It is, therefore, urged upon to review and drop the proposed
unscientific shifting of Division Office and Head Record office from Bhusawal to
Aurangabad immediately with status quo to avoid any trade union action which
may eventually result in a break down the
peace and tranquillity in Maharashtra Circle. Your reply in this regard is highly solicited.
Thanking
you in anticipation of.
With regards,
Yours Sincerely,
(S
N Jadhav) (A
B Shivtare)
Circle Secretary Circle Secretary
AIRMS & MMS EU GR C (MG &
MTS) AIRMS & MMS EU GR C
Maharashtra Circle Maharashtra Circle