Request to draw the Salary to all the staff for the period of lockdown.
Ref
No.:14/FNPO/Covid-19/2020
Dated:
10th April 2020
To
The
Secretary,
Department
of Posts,
Dak
Bhawan,
New
Delhi-110 001.
Sub:
Request to draw the Salary to all the staff for the period of lockdown.
It
is known fact to that the Government of India issued the instruction
clearly to all concerned to pay the salary /wages to the staff during
lockdown period. Accordingly, the April salary drawn to all the staff
It is now learnt that in various
divisions of different circles the divisional heads have given instructions to
the accounts branch to prepare the Salary bill for May 2020 based on absentee
statement. The Nation is under lock down as per the order of Government of
India and the Department of Posts is no exception to it. The action of various
divisional heads is not correct.
The staff our Department cooperated with
Government with all odds and risks to lives. The transport system is completely
stopped in the country, in many places section 144 has been imposed, curfew too
imposed as such in many places it was practically impossible for the staff to
reach the offices. The better example is now in various places the total seal
down is imposed. Therefore, the officials in many places could not attend the
offices. This is not the fault of the officials. The prevailing condition in
the country is the problem and at no point the staff should be held responsible
for it.
Hence it is requested to issue to clear
instructions to all the heads of the circles to draw the salary to all the
staff for the entire period of lockdown. The entire period of lock down is
required to be treated as duty for all purpose and it is requested to issue
clear instructions so that in all the circles it is followed uniformly.
Yours
sincerely,
B.Shivakumar.
Secretary-General.