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PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CLOSURE OF POST OFFICES AND RMS OFFICES : NFPE WRITES TO THE DEPARTMENT
National Federation of Postal Employees
1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001
Phone: 011.23092771 e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com Mob: 9718686800/9319917295 website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com
No. PF-Covid-19/2020 Dated: 24th March-2020
To
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi-110001
SUB: PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CLOSURE OF POST OFFICES AND RMS OFFICES
Respected Sir,
With deep concern, we are presenting the facts to the kind knowledge of the Department to re-consider the decisions already taken in connection with functioning of Post office through out the country in the name of age old 'essential service' slogan, there by inviting greater troubles and life risk on the days to come, not only to the employees, but also to the common public, which is against National interest at this crucial juncture.
To your knowledge, the response of various Indian states to COVID-19 will differ as the poorest states have the weakest capacity to deliver health services. As per the expert reports of Health Ministry, after the largest single-day increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases in India, it has never been clearer that the pandemic is upon us and the next few weeks are going to throw up a scenario that many still find hard to imagine.
It took India forty days to reach the first 50 cases, five more days to reach 100 cases, three more days to reach 150 cases and then just two more days to reach 200 cases. From here on, the juggernaut is going to roll fast. The number of confirmed cases in India is now doubling in five days or less, down from six days earlier this month. This puts India in line with trajectories of countries across the world — in the United States, cases are now doubling every two days.
Italy discovered its first case 10 days after South Korea. For another 20 days it had less than 10 cases, even as South Korea’s case count began to rise steadily. But then in a span of one frightening week, Italy’s case count multiplied a hundredfold. India needs to try to move its own growth curve away from the Italy trajectory, and fast, with strict implementation of the social distancing measures it has already announced, if not even stricter lockdowns.
At this rate of growth, and assuming the 3.4 per cent fatality rate relative to confirmed cases calculated by the World Health Organization, India is headed for nearly a million confirmed cases by the end of May and over 30,000 deaths. These are conservative estimates. A team of bio-statisticians used predictive modelling and estimated that the number could be even higher, reaching nearly a million cases by 15 May instead.
Realising the situation, when the Country itself announcing complete lock outs for social distancing, when almost all the States announced curfew and complete blocking of towns and districts and announcing 144 Act , not to allow even five people to gather in a single place, when public/private transport systems, including the most essential department Railways completely closing down, it is pathetic that the Post offices are running , gathering the public in large in a single place , spreading with Corona virus in large form, against the Nation's interest.
There is no relevancy in running the Post offices, when there is complete close down and arresting of movement. We cannot book, receive or transmit any mail. Except for withdrawal of money from Savings account, there is no need of P.O.s to open for public, for that HPOs at HQ may function with skeleton staff.
We do not understand, what is the relevancy of our Department to continue to be named as 'Essential Service', when almost there is no personal mails from any public and everything termed as business ; named as Business Directorate ; Parcel Directorate etc and fixing targets for procuring business and acting as agents to even petty shop owners for any sales on commission .
It is the habit of our Department, when asking for facilities for a service Department, terming as Business and when asking for the facilities of Commercial establishment, terming this as essential service. This is nothing but, sheer exploitation of labour. Whatever it may be , now the situation is very serious, dangerous and involving life risk, and if the Post offices are opened , it will definitely act as a hub for easy transmission of Corona virus.
It is ironical to note that different yardstick was taken by the circles, regions and divisional heads with regard to number of offices being opened during this period. In some circles, there seems no action at all. The fatal death of a Postal employee in Punjab circle as reported in the newspaper cannot be ignored to. The value of human life is more precious and it should not be compromised in the sake of some prestige. Even though the Department decided to open the post offices, it could not provide minimum safety measures to the staff and also to the public attending the POs. There is no logic to open the delivery post offices when there is no receipt of mails due to disruptions of transport facilities. There is no meaning at all to open the RMS and sorting offices.
When the nation is under the grip of fear due to the spread of corona virus, we should not contribute the same by opening the post offices and do harm to the nation. If the opening of post offices mitigates the issues and arrest the virus, there is a meaning for such action by declaring our service as essential service. When we open the shop and invite more people to spread the virus, of course, it is pathetic and doing harm to the nation.
Hence, in the interest of Nation, public and working staff, we are demanding the complete closure of all Post offices throughout the Country, till the Govt announcing normalcy for any free day to day activities. This is for the interest of the Nation as well as officials who are working under the grip of fear when the Govt is insisting to maintain social distance. The whole family of the employees are in distress tension and agony. Hope our demand is considered immediately, otherwise, there is no other go except to take some hard decisions in the interest of Nation.
Hoping for kind action and a line in reply.
With regards,
Yours Sincerely,
(R.N Parashar)
Secretary General,
NFPE
Monday, March 23, 2020
FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION OF
ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES/CIRCLE SECRETARIES OF
NFPE UNIONS
AS THE CLEAR-CUT INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ALL CPMGS TO ACT ACCORDING TO ADVISORIES AND INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY HEALTH MINISTRY, DOPT AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AND ACCORDING TO SITUATION PREVAILING ON GROUND LEVEL.
ALL LETTERS RELATED TO THIS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED IN WEBSITES OF NFPE, P-III AND OTHERS.
SOME OF THE CPMGS ARE TAKING ACTION BUT SOME ARE STILL IN INACTION. PURSUE THEM.
TODAY I TRIED TO MEET SECRETARY POST, BUT DUE TO HIS UNAVAILABILITY IN OFFICE COULD NOT MEET. WILL TRY AGAIN. MOST OF THE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS IN DIRECTORATE WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR CHAMBERS AS TOTAL LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN DECLARED BY DELHI GOVERNMENT.
IN THE STATES OR IN THE DISTRICTS WHERE LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN DECLARED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, ASK CPMGS / PMGS AND DIVISIONAL SUPDT, CONCERNED TO CLOSE THE POST OFFICES AND RMS OFFICES OF THAT AREA
R.N. Parashar
Secretary General
NFPE
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PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 (Click the link below to view)
Saturday, March 21, 2020
CORONA VIRUS :: INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING ON-DELIVERY OF ARTICLES DUE TO CLOSURE / RESTRICTED WORKING OF IT COMPANIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS PER THE DIRECTION OF STATE GOVERNMENTS / DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS .. DOP
DOP INSTRUCTIONS DATED 20TH MARCH 2020 || REGARDING WORK FROM HOME
RELAXATION IN CCS (LEAVE) RULES, 1972 || GRANT OF COMMUTED LEAVE WITHOUT PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE TO THOSE OFFICIALS WHO ARE ABOVE 50 YEARS OF AGE
DOP CLARIFIED THAT THE POST OFFICES AND RMS OFFICES DO COME UNDER ESSENTIAL SERVICE AS PER THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES MAINTENANCE ACT 1981
Friday, March 20, 2020
PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO FIGHT AGAINST CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19)
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CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
President Secretary General
RAVI NAIR R.N. PARASHAR
9969234999 9718686800 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
No. Confd./ Covid-19. 2020 Dated: 18.03.2020
To
Shri Narendra Modi Ji,
Hon`ble , Prime Minister
Government of India,
New Delhi
Sub: Preventive measures to fight against Corona Virus (Covid-19).
Respected Sir,
Though Health Ministry and Department of Personal and Training have issued advisories to follow certain preventive measures to fight against Corona Virus which is spread in various parts of the country. But in some Departments still instructions issued by Health Ministry and DOPT are not being followed.
Some of the Departments who deal with the public directly it is very difficult to maintain social distancing.
It is therefore, requested very kindly, like school, Colleges and other working sectors, Govt. Offices should also be closed temporarily till the normalcy restores. It will be very much helpful to stop spread of Corona which is a pandemic.
An early action is highly solicited.
With profound regards.
(R.N. Parashar)
Secretary General
Copy to:
The Cabinet Secretary, Government of India
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