Com. All circle secretaries are requested to hold Protest Demonstration at lunch hours today (21.09.2020) in support of our demands. Resolution is to be passed for our demand and send it to the authorities by email / post.
RESOLUTION
The General Body of this Association at ........................... held on
21.09.2020, unanimously express its deep concern and its strong protest over
the reported move of the Department of Posts to decentralize the PAOs,
stripping the functions of PAO and declaring the staff surplus to make the PAO
into a lean organization in the post CSI environment and neglect of other long
pending issues affecting the PAOs.
In
this connection it is to bring to your kind notice that in the year 1987 it was
experimented by placing the Postal Accounts personnel at H.O. level. That
experiment was withdrawn later as the same was not successful. The Postal Board
on many occasions has assured that the Postal Accounts will not be
decentralized. With the advent of modern information technology in the
Department of Posts, the need for any such physical deployment of Accounts and
Audit personnel is obliterated. It is also not out of place to submit that the
decision to decentralize the Postal Accounts has been taken time and again at
the back of the Staff Side, the major stakeholder of the organization. The
Staff Side has insisted several times to spell out the role of the Postal
Accounts in the CSI environment. But, the Staff Side has never been taken into
confidence. Now, suddenly it is learnt that the Department is going ahead with
the proposal to decentralize the Postal Accounts by deploying officers to the
Head Post Offices as reflected in the minutes issued on 17.08.2020 of the
meeting of restructuring committee of PAOs held on 06.08.2020. It is alarming
to note that without any domain knowledge and ground level functional
necessities and requirement of staff the executive side is time and again
resurrecting the failed concept of deployment of PAO personnel to the HPOs. Accounts
and Audit independent functioning is the first requirement to ensure the free
and fair financial advice and control. Under CSI environment also this principle
should not be sacrificed, the functioning under CSI environment is based on the
maker and checker concept and to post both at one place would not be healthy
and won’t yield desired results. The CHQ of this Association has conducted many
Work Shops to strengthen the PAO functions under CSI. It is found that if all
the accounting and financial functions are assigned to the PAO and it is
allowed to play its full role, there will be a requirement for more staff.
If the argument that under CSI there is no need for checks and balances is
allowed then there will be no need for PA Wing itself. This Association
strongly feels that PAO is the backbone of the Department and it should be
strengthened. For such functional strengthening the stakeholders should be
taken into confidence and their views should be respected. As a representative
of those stake holders, this association decries all attempts to weaken the
PAO. Already the PAOs are reeling under the staff shortage. The Committee
formed on PAO restructuring should not act in haste brushing the real issues
under the carpet. This General Body strongly objects to the
unilateral actions and request the Secretary (Posts) to cause action for a
dialogue with the Staff Side. This General Body requests to stop all actions to decentralize the Postal Accounts and
declare the staff surplus in the name of restructure.
President
To,
1. The
Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi -110001.
2. The Member
(Finance), Digital Communication Commission, Sanchar Bhawan, New
Delhi-110001.
3. The AS
& FA, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001.
4. The Sr.
DDG (PAF), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001.
5. The
Chief Postmaster General, …………………………………………
6. The GM
(Finance)/ DA (P), ………………………………………
7. The
Secretary General, NFPE, North Avenue, New Delhi – 110001.
8.
The General Secretary, AIPAEA, Camp at O/o GM (F), PAO, U.P.
Circle, Lucknow 226024
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