A joint memorandum was issued to CPMG on 5.11.2013 in c/w SB/RD new accounts
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES, GROUP-C
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES, GROUP-C
Andhra Pradesh Circle, Hyderabad – 500001.
No.NUPE-APU-III/APCC/SB-RD
Targets/11-2013 Date:
5-11-2013
To
The Chief Postmaster General,
Andhra Pradesh Circle,
Hyderabad – 500001.
Sir,
Sub:-
Suggestions from the unions to improve the growth of SB/RD accounts-Reg.
We wish to bring the
following suggestions for improvement of SB/RD accounts in our Circle.
SB/RD
Accounts Opening Drive: The objective behind the great intention of the
Honourable authority to self sustains the BOs with ample number of accounts has
been supported by the trade unions unconditionally as it helps in improving the
concept of financial inclusion. But the
following issues/practices are remained unsolved which are giving results in
contra and unrest among staff.
Workload: On an average
there will 8 to 10 BO for every account office hence every Account office will
be added with 4000 number of RD accounts i.e., on an average 153
deposits/subsequent transactions may take place per day. It works out to 230 minutes (153X1.5 minutes)
– about 4 hours of additional work load.
Already 99% of the account offices have been working with shortage of
staff due to various reasons. Account
offices are already assigned/over burdened with the works of
incentive/honorarium based works like MIS, SSP, NREGS compilation of SSP and
NREGS work of BOs. This much of burden
will certainly effect in dealing with the regular customers of Post Office
which is not healthy news for improving the customer base. To encourage the
BPMs an assurance has to be given that the review of the TRCA will be taken up
irrespective of the periodicity as a special measure.
Outsourcing: - The
orders of the authority for providing outsourcing for opening of accounts has
not been followed uniformly by the Divisional Administration. Some of divisional
Heads giving oral instructions to the staff to claim as honorarium @ Rs. 1 to 2 rupees per account. But as per the work norms it takes 1 hour to
open 8 accounts at AO i.e., 65 accounts per day (8 hours), i.e. around Rs.250 has
to be offered per 65 accounts ( 4 to 5 rupees per account). Orders of the authority are not communicated
clearly up to Divisional Level unless until there is speaking order,
circulating the directorate orders of 2009 in this special drive did not serve
the purpose.
The target of Opening
500 accounts by each PO in 2 months is over patronized by the middle level
administration. The middle level
administration is just forcing to achieve the targets within weeks forcibly opening
of smaller denomination i.e Rs.10/- which is unuseful and unproductive. We are
enclosing some of the irregular accounts opened in the divisions for your
information. The same practice is being done in almost all subdivisions/divisions.
The utmost motivation
skill used by the middle level management is making phone calls/conducting
meetings to the BPMs ordering to open accounts within weeks at any cost under
any circumstances. They are not interested
in showing the possible means and to accompany with the field staff to promote
healthy business, they are just interested in numbers. In their prudence they
did not justify how to run the DET when there are more than hundred accounts
per that particular day.
As we have discussed
in the 108th RJCM, staff side suggested that for opening of 100
SB/RD accounts, an outsider can be engaged as per the rates fixed by the
concerned District Collectors. It is requested specific orders may be issued on
engagement of outsiders.
The union desires orders from the competent authority on
the above issues in order to make the self inclusion a success.
A line in reply about the action taken on
the issue is solicited.
Thanking you
DASV PRASAD SIVAJI
VASIREDDY
C/S AIPEU III C/S NAPE GR-C
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