FORMS

Monday, March 23, 2020

NFPE wrote to Secretary, Posts to close down the POs ......

National Federation of Postal Employees
1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001
Phone: 011.23092771                                                                               e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com
Mob: 9718686800/9319917295                                             website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com
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No. PF-Covid-19/2020                                                           Dated: 22nd March-2020

To
            The Secretary,
            Department of Posts,
            Dak Bhawan,
            New Delhi-110001

Sub:  Closure of Post Offices to contain spread of Corona virus (Covid-19).

Sir,
We would like to convey our sincere thanks to you for issuing advisory and instructions to prevent spread of coronavirus (covid-19) in post offices.

But after noticing the seriousness of this fatal disease several state government e.g. Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab, Odisha, Bihar and Delhi have declared total lockdown in the states.

          UP govt. has declared lockdown in 15 cities and districts and AP government declared lockdown in five districts?
  
Railway board has taken decision to stop operation of all passenger trains throughout the country from 22nd March to 31st march 2020. 50% of our business i.e. transmission of mail is related with Railway. When there will be no transmission of mail through railway, the work from RMS will be negligible.

When there will be no means of transport, then it will be very difficult to postal employees to attend duty in post offices.

The officers at lower level at most of the places are not making arrangements as per advisory issued from directorate.

In most of the post offices soaps, sanitizers, napkins and thermal scanners are not provided.

Honorable Prime Minister has also appealed to maintain  social distancing, but in post offices it is very difficult to maintain social distancing as some of the work like Aadhar updation and enrollment, opening of IPPB accounts, delivery of articles through mobile app are directly connected with public and thumbs and finger impressions are taken from the customers. The Postman have to go to their beats  to deliver postal articles.

In most of the post offices on the counters there are no glasses visible that may keep distance within counters PA and public.

Keeping in view above all facts and seriousness of this fatal disease caused by corona virus (covid-19) and in the national interest and in the interest of mankind, it is requested that the post offices throughout the country may kindly be ordered to be closed from 23rd march 2020 to 31st march 2020.

An early and positive action is highly solicited.
   
With Regards,
                                                                       Yours Sincerely
                                                                        
(RN Parashar)
    Secretary General
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FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION OF 
ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES/CIRCLE SECRETARIES OF
 NFPE UNIONS

AS THE CLEAR-CUT INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ALL CPMGS TO ACT ACCORDING TO ADVISORIES AND INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY HEALTH MINISTRY, DOPT AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AND ACCORDING TO SITUATION PREVAILING ON GROUND LEVEL.

ALL LETTERS RELATED TO THIS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED IN WEBSITES OF NFPE, P-III AND OTHERS.

 SOME OF THE CPMGS ARE TAKING ACTION BUT SOME ARE STILL IN INACTION.   PURSUE THEM.

TODAY I TRIED TO MEET SECRETARY POST, BUT DUE TO HIS UNAVAILABILITY IN OFFICE COULD NOT MEET.  WILL TRY AGAIN. MOST OF THE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS IN DIRECTORATE WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR CHAMBERS AS TOTAL LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN DECLARED BY DELHI GOVERNMENT.

IN THE STATES OR IN THE DISTRICTS WHERE LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN DECLARED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, ASK CPMGS / PMGS AND DIVISIONAL SUPDT, CONCERNED TO CLOSE THE POST OFFICES AND RMS OFFICES OF THAT AREA

R.N. Parashar
    Secretary General
                                                                        NFPE