No. MH/RIII/
COVID-19/Lockdown/01/2020-21 Dated:
20/04/2020
To
Hon. Shri H C Agarwal (IPoS)
Chief
Postmaster General,
Maharashtra Circle,
Mumbai
400001
Subject: Regarding preventive
measures to contain the spread of coronavirus COVID-19-maintenance of Postal
Services essential services: The request for precautions towards COVID-19 or
provision of transport facility, Curfew Pass and preventive welfare measures.
Ref: Your No.
O&M/FNPO/PIV/CoronaVirus/20-21 dated 08/09-04-2020 addressed to Circle Secretary
NUPE-PIV copy on email to this union with an appeal to direct members to join
duties.
Respected sir,
This
has reference to your communication cited above. In this regard, it is
requested to please refer this union communication dated 13-03- 2020, 20-03-2020, 22-03-2020 and 28-03-2020 wherein
this union has demanded some welfare issues towards preventive measures and
transport facility for staff to attend duty.
Your
honour is well aware that the Mumbai and Pune are declared as Red Zone for COVID-19
and most of the area is declared as contentment area for Coronavirus and sealed
by the local authority to curb out increasing cases day by day.
The
staff is residing away from the office of posting and required to utilize the Local
railway or Public transport like BEST and provided by other authority. Due to
lockdown and curfew, there is no sufficient transportation available to staff
who wish to attend duty. The BEST bushes were marked RESERVED could not allow
to staff except Police, Medical and other without proper passes or there are
limited seats available. Hence this union has demanded transport facility from
residence to workplace and back along with curfew passes. There is another
problem faced by the staff who attended duty by making requests and other
things while return journey. After your honours appeal some divisional
secretaries approached the respective divisional head for the same but
divisional heads instead of making a transport arrangement directed to resume
duty with own aim or by BSET by observing self-distancing whereas they are
working from home or from their office cabin.
It
is learnt that SRM Mumbai Sorting has taken some initiatives last week for the arrangement
of transport facility for the staff of Mumbai RMS we appreciate for the same
and requested to please ask other divisional head to take steps accordingly so
as to staff can attend duty with keeping social distancing.
The
staff residing nearby the office has also afraid to attend duty for want of proper
preventive measures for the safety of staff. This union has demanded provision
of Hand wash, Sanitizers, Soap, Masks, hand Gloves etc to the staff deployed on
duty with ensuring of Cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation of offices. In this regard, it was brought to notice of
your honour that some divisional heads are ignored the guidelines given by the
directorate and issued orders that the staff attending the duty can purchase
sanitizers or Mask worth Rs. 200 one time measures during this lockout period.
It is not understood why the administration side is depressed towards the
welfare of staff. There are no precautions were taken for sanitation of mail
offices, mail van, MMS vehicles hence staff feels insecure to discharge their
duty.
1. It is, therefore, requested to please arrange
special transport facility to exclusively for staff working in RMS division
for following a route from residence to workplace and back by hiring BEST or
any other private transport so as to attend their duties by observing social
distancing.
a. From
Mira Road to Air Mail Sorting (APSO Building) & Back
b. From Badlapur Kalyan Thane Sion
to Airmail Sorting Division &
Back (Because staff
residing at Badlapur Kalyan Thane required to change three stops to reach the workplace
i.e. APSO Premises)
c. From Mira Road, Parel to Mumbai GPO
& Back (For the staff of Central Sorting, Mumbai Sorting Division & MMS)
d. From Badlapur Kalyan Thane Sion,
Parel to Mumbai GPO & Back (For the staff
of Central Sorting, Mumbai Sorting
Division & MMS)
2. Following precautions
to be taken at workplaces.
a. Sanitizer tunnel should be established at APSO premises
and Mumbai GPO premises.
b. Sanitizers, Hand wash, Mask to be provided to staff
working mail offices.
c. Two pairs of disposable hand gloves please supplied.
d. Thermal scanning and temperature screening may be
arranged.
e.
All Mail offices/Mail Vans should be sanitized between two shifts.
3. No salary should be held
over in the name of absentee during the period of lockdown and settled after
normalization of the situation.
4. Duty should be drafted as
per the required workload and proper roster should be maintained.
5. Avoid forcefully drafting duty in
respect of officials who residing at contentment zone.
6. All leave under relaxed
CCS Leave Rule 1972 i.e. Commuted leave without medical leave may please be
sanctioned.
7. PwD staff (DIWYANGA), the
officials having a medical history and the staff who have children below 5
years should be exempted for attendance of duty.
8. Wages/Salary of all staff
including outsiders who unable to attend duty should be drawn for the period of
lockdown.
9. Withdraw notices issued
under rule 56 of disaster management act 2005, if any.
10. Issue Police/Curfew pass
to all RMS staff.
11. The divisional head/Superintendents/
APSOs on duty may remain present or make frequent visits at mail offices during
the working hours instead of staying at inspection quarters or their office
cabin.
Your honour is again requested to please
establish control room and monitor daily for welfare measures provided by the
divisional head or otherwise to staff attended for duty. It is once again brought to notice of your
honour that this union has not denied for attendance for duty as essential
service but only demanded welfare /preventive measures and transport facility
to the staff of RMS. We shall remain highly thankful for favourable action by
your kind honour.
With warm regards,
Yours
sincerely,
Sd/- sd/-
(S
N Jadhav) (A
B Shivtare)
Circle Secretary Circle
Secretary
AIRMS& MMS Emp EU MG MTS Gr C AIRMS& MMS Emp EU Gr C
Maharashtra
and Goa Circle Maharashtra and Goa Circle