Thursday, 25 March 2021

Regarding the proposal of the Punjab circle for discontiniuation of the RMS sectins in certaing trains

 

No. NFPE/MH/RIII/Resumption/Sections-Punjab Circle/ 43/2020-21 Date: 05-02-2021

To

              The Chief Postmaster General,

              Maharashtra Circle,

              Mumbai 400001

             

Sub:      Regarding the proposal of the Punjab circle for discontiniuation of the RMS sectins in certaing trains

 

Ref: Directorate No. 13-04/2017-D(Pt)  dated 14-01-2021 addressed to CPMsG of 12 Circles including Maharashtra Circle

 

Respected sir,

 

This has reference to communication from directorate regarding proposal circle for discontinuation of the RMS sections in certain trains. This union is hereby highly protesting the illogical proposal of the Punjab circle for discontinuation of the RMS sections in certain trains.

 

In this regard kindly refer this union letter no. NFPE/MH/RIII/RESUMPTION/L1-L1A & L19 SECTION/ 34/2020-21   Dtd 04-12-2020 regarding request for resumption of section on Punjab mail which connected with seven states and earlier L19/MP1/X1/D1 sections were functioning on Punjab Mail. In this regard, it is brought to notice of your honour that  MP Circle is being booking mails through Parcel trains and  Dropped at Nagpur , Jalgaon RMS & Bhusawal RMS. UP, Delhi, Haryana , Punjab, J&K and Uttaranchal circle from Mumbai Central TMO  and the average mail traffic is about 900 bags. Earlier, the mail for that route was consigned through Pathankot Express and Punjab Mail and functioning in 90 seater & 40 seater boggies before lockdown.

Same situations belong to sections running on Amritsar Mumbai Golden Temple mail which is connected with eight states where Haryana, UP, Delhi, Rajsthan, MP, Gujrat and Maharashtra connected with railway network and Dadar Express is  connected with Punjab Haryana Delhi, UP, MP & Maharashtra. These sections running are effectively done transmission of postal mail and necessary for speedy disposal of public mail and are operating on major trunk routes passing through several circles and operated by various circles. The para No. 3 of the directorate letter is also most important that operation of sections on trains except Punjab circle is not wise decision and required to pay the charges for that beat even though the sections not functioned on that beat as there is necessity of functioning of sections in the interest of speedy transmission of public mail.

 

It is also not feasible to department to run the RTN all over India due to its operative limitations and limitations of transmission/loading & unloading of mail for each and every destination at per sections. During the lockdown period, there was no traffic hence RTN runs smoothly but in peak hours and rainy season MMS schedules will be delayed which will be resulted in a delay in public mail. RTN will surely be affected by traffic and other environmental factors whereas trains are running as per scheduled time whereas the railways are maintaining the scheduled time daily and there is a guarantee of conveyance of public mail in a specific period and loading and unloading of mail each and every stations.

 

              As regards the flexible timing of RTNs, how it is expected that RTN will carry cent per cent mail with delivery advantages of 24/48 hours of booking of articles. While considering the time table, how RTN may be run after processing of all mail for Maharashtra and other sections. Some time should be required to fix because the RTN will be run from one destination to another destination and finally reach last destinations means there is no surety of connection of all mail without fixing time table of RTN schedule and time table is not assumed on RTN will run at flexible time and reach the destination on scheduled time it is unrealistic and chances of delay of public mail. The sections are essential to cope up of work since there is no guarantee of daily maintenance of scheduled time table by RTN  and delivery advantages of public mail for postal circles other than Punjab Circle and mail for Punjab Circle from other postal circles. Punjab circle is small postal circle can manage the mail transmission but it is not possible to other postal circles. It is not known what strategy of Punjab circle for transmission of their mail in respect of West Bengal Circle, Maharashtra Circle, Jammu Kashmir circle, Gujrat Circle, HP circle  or other circles? Whether they will start RTN from their circles to all circles of postal network or otherwise?

 

It is, therefore, requested to please take proper steps for the favour of dropping the proposal of closure or discontinuations of three sections under reference to save RMS offices situated at Railway stations and in the interest of speedy transmission of public mail of Maharashtra Circle.

 

My union will remain highly thankful to your kind honour for doing the needful to stop forcefully closure/discontinuation of RMS/ Transit sections suggested by Punjab circle.

With warm regards,

                                                                       

Yours Sincerely,

                            

(S N Jadhav)                                                                                           (A B Shivtare)

Circle Secretary                                                                                     Circle Secretary

AIRMS & MMS EU MG & MTS GR C                                              AIRMS & MMS EU GR C

Maharashtra Circle                                                                              Maharashtra Circle