No. MH/RIII-RIV/ COVID-19/Lockdown/03/2020-21 Dated: 18/06/2020
To
Hon. Shri
Ganesh Sawaleshwarkar (IPoS)
Postmaster General
(MM),
O/o
Chief PMG
Maharashtra Circle,
Mumbai
400001
Subject: Regarding preventive measures to contain the spread
of coronavirus COVID-19-Functioning of Post/Mail Offices and services provided
during the lock down: The request for precautions towards COVID-19 &
restoration of roster duty at RMS and MMS
Ref: 1. Email from ADPSR dated 15th June,
2020
Respected sir,
This is regarding the
discontinuation of roster duty at RMS and MMS as per e mail cited above.
Your honour is well aware that the working
pattern of RMS and MMS is totally different than the other offices and we could
not maintain social distance hence we have to work as per workload and to take
care of our selves. We agreed that our department comes under essential service
category and we have to serve the public at our level best. While performing duty,
it is our duty to see the welfare measure of staff who try to attend duty or
make it convenient to staff for attending duty by offering some facilities like
transportation, convenient roaster duty and the preventive measures at
workplaces. Mostly mail offices/ MMS Offices in Mumbai & Pune are situated
in containment zone. A large number of employees are residing at containment
zone and the local authority has made restrictions for their movement even in
the lockdown 5.0 or unlocks 1.0. It is not possible for all officials to resume
duty even though the government has announced the lockdown 1.0 or announced
some relaxation during the period. The state of Maharashtra has restricted for
15% staff attendance for duty at offices comes under Municipal Corporations of
MMR, Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad jurisdiction and Nil at containment zone.
After receipt of the
above mail from circle office, all HROs are stated full booking in sets without
following creteria of social distancing. Hence there are chances of affecting COVID-19 increasing and
staff is working under pressure as recently one MTS of Mumbai RMS and From Air
Mail Sorting Division found positive. Already two three drivers of MMS Mumbai
and One clerk under treatment of COVID 19 and two drivers expired.
The drivers of MMS Mumbai are being utilized for nodel delivery units due
to non-attendance of outsourced agency. The most of drivers are utilized as
staff car drivers for office staff of CO Mumbai, RO Mumbai or postal/ RMS
divisional head as well as the provision of staff car facilities to the staff
working at CO, RO and divisional offices. Due to non-maintenance of roaster
staff of MMS is required to apply for leave. If there is roaster will be
maintained then the presence of staff can be increased.
This union has already requested
that rhe divisional head should make arrangement for transportation by
utilizing staff cars/BEST/ST or Private vehicles with a consultation with staff
from residence to office of duty. Now some suburban local was started by the
Railway authority for their staff then the administration can make arrangement
of our staff is an essential service and central Government organization by
taking issue at an appropriate level for the smooth functioning of all mail
office/Post offices and MMS as our staff is not being allowed for the journey
through special trains for essential service as our department is not shown as
an essential service by the State Government. Even though there is heavy rush
in these special trains and could not maintain social distancing and risky for
daily attendance for duty by these trains as well as BUS.
It is unfair that some staff is being provided staff car facility or
transportation facility through BEST/State Government with nominal charges from
residence to workplace and back. It is an injustice to other staff to compel
them to attend their office duty daily through their own aim or remain absent
for want of transportation. It is fact that there is no leave balance at the credit
of staff and it remains disheartening to note that in such a situation, salary
had not been paid for the period of absence by employees, who remained unable
to attend office. Payment should not be held up for any reason during the
lockdown period. In spite of guidelines in this regard, such
actions cause undue financial and as mental stress to employees who are
rendering service even during this pandemic situation.
We the staff side
always ready to cooperate together for performing nation duty in this epidemic
period of COVID-19. Your honour is requested kindly look into the matter and
restore roaster duty. We shall remain highly thankful to you for the same.
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