Recently the staff working in delivery offices were entrusted duty on Sundays / Holidays for prompt clearance of Mail and delivery. This caused unrest among our Staff and thereby NFPE takenup the issue with Directorate, consequently the order issued to kept in abeyance of previous instructions on the subject.
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Mail Business Division
Dak Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
No. 34-03/2013-D Dated
11-07-2013
To
All Heads of Circles
Sub:-
Need to ensure prompt delivery of mail on the day of receipt at the Post Offices.
This has reference to the Directorate D. O. letter of even no. dated 19-06-2013 on the above subject vide which Circles were asked to bring skeleton staff on Sundays/ holidays on duty so that accountable mails can be processed and kept ready in advance to be included in the first delivery of next working day.
2. In this connection, it is intimated that the Directorate is further examining the issue of calling skeleton staff on duty on Sundays/ holidays for processing of mail.
3. Instructions regarding calling of skeleton staff on Sundays/holidays in delivery offices for processing of accountable mail are, therefore, held in abeyance until further orders.
4. However, other instructions contained in Directorate DO letter of even no. dated 19-06-2013 will continue to be operative.
(M B Gajbhiye)
Assistant Director General (MO)
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