Request
to issue a clarification on leave during the lockdown period.
Ref:
18/05/2020.
To,
The Chairman,
Postal Services Board,
Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi 110 001.
Sub: Request to issue a clarification
on leave during the lockdown period-Reg:
Chairman
postal services board is aware that all the departments have issued
clarifications to their units as to how to treat the absence period of the
lockdown period based on MOH & DoP&T guidelines except our department.
This has resulted in every Chief PMG interpreting guideline according to their
need in their circle.
Our
Department issued a memo File No. Z- 92011 / 25 / 2020 - Cord/O and Dated
23/03/2020 wherein instructions were issued to prepare rosters of officers and
staff who are required to render these Essential Services. The staff were asked
to attend office as per the roster prepared, it was not followed by many
circles/Divisions due to local condition hence my union request your office to
issue a common clarification / guideline on the following points.
1) Circles did not prepare any roster up to
01/04/2020 moreover due to non-availability of public / private transport Officials
were unable to attend the duty. In many circles, the staffs who were drafted on
Roster duty but administration failed to arrange Pick Up & Drop Facility to
the staff.
2) Officials who had to leave Headquarters before
lockdown, but unable return Headquarters due to closure of borders in their
state. There are cases where many officials are struck outside the states even
and in many cases the divisions are forcing the officials to submit leave
applications. The officials were stranded due to conditions beyond their
control.
3) In Accordance with Dept of Personnel Memo
No F.No.11013/9/2014- Estt A-III
dated 20/03/2020, it was clearly stated
to grant commuted Leave without M/C
to those officials who are above 50
years age and have underlying conditions i.e. Diabetes, Respiratory problems,
Renal Diseases and other life-threatening illness for lockdown period. This is one issue. If the officials are
unable to attend office due to lockdown in that case also the clear
clarifications required.
4) As per Dept of Posts Memo No
AD-91/10/2020-Admin dated 28th APRIL 2020 it has been decided by the competent
authority that the officers/ officials residing in containment Zone identified
by the concerned authority of Delhi / NCR are not required to attend office
till delinking of area by the authority concerned this order was only issued
for New Delhi, but it should be applicable to all circles.
The
staff who were arranged on Roster Duty but could not attend office due to non
provision of any transport facility by the Administration staff were unable to
attend the office on Roster duty. Now
the Administration has directed the above staff to apply leave for their
non-attendance during lockdown period, which the union feels highly
irregular. As the Administration has not
taken any effort to enable the staff to attend office, the entire period of
Lockdown should be treated as duty for all the staff who could not attend
office due to lapse on the part of Administration.
5)
It is the very unforeseen condition though the officials were willing to attend
the office could not attend because of restrictions imposed. Thus, it is not
the fault of the officials. It is due to unavoidable extraordinary conditions. Therefore,
it is requested to issues directions for treating the absence as Special casual
leave. Such clarifications/Directions will clear the air and there will be
uniformity across the country.
I
request the chairman postal services board kindly issue necessary instruction
to appropriate authority to issue suitable instructions to the All the Heads of
the circles.
Yours
Sincerely,
N.K.Tyagi.
General
Secretary.
Copy
to:
1)Bro.
B.Shivakumar, SG FNPO for information & necessary action.
2)
CHQ office bearers and Circle Secretaries of NUR-C