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Thursday 16 June 2022

Stop Corporatization in Postal Department - Erode NFPE writes to Federation

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION, GROUP-C

ERODE DIVISIONAL BRANCH

ERODE 638001 TAMILNADU

Erode/P3/Technology/Chq dated at Erode 638001 the 16.06.2022

To

Com. JANARDAN MUJUMDAR

Secretary General

National Federation of postal Employees

1st floor, North Avenue, PO Building

New Delhi 110 001.


Dear Comrade


Sub: Suggestions from Erode Divisional Branch(TAMILNADU) regarding implementation of IT 2.0 in DOP

Ref: Dte. Letter no.Tgy-48/6/2022-Technology-DOP dated at New Delhi 110001 the 09.06.2022

 

Vanakkam.


First of all , our Union always welcome  implementation of technology in the department , since it will be a booster for the betterment in customer service . But at the same time, we won’t tolerate if the administration is initiating the process of CORPORATIZATION/Privatization  of the department in the name of TECHNOLOGY since it will pave way for the downfall of the postal department and also the public service (at affordable service charges) will be stopped.

We all know that about the DoT which started the corporate body BSNL in 2000 and just in 20 years, the corporate BSNL board announced VRS plans in 2020.With reference to Dte. Letter no.Tgy-48/6/2022-Technology-DOP dated at New Delhi 110001 the 09.06.2022, our Divisional Union would like to submit the below


POINTS, QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE POSTAL ADMINSTRATION & THE UNION GOVERNMENT

1.      The department is having a vast network (second largest network in the world) comprising of 1.55 lakhs operative level Post offices serving around 5L employees. There are recognized trade unions functioning for the welfare of postal staffs, department and for the betterment of public service. Whenever Introducing/Imposing important Policy decisions/Rulings about the structure of Postal department, the government and postal administration should have discussed with the trade unions well in advance.

2.      What is core purpose of allocation of fund by the cabinet approval? Whether it has to be used for the infrastructure management of the 168year old, traditional  Postal Department  (already under brand name INDIA POST) or the 3 year old IPPB. We can easily categorize the features of Dept. of Posts and the IPPB as below.

3.      This issue may also be discussed with other trade unions like FNPO, Associations of IP/ASP/officers, etc. 

S.no

Factors

 

DOP

(Department of Posts)

 

IPPB

(India Post payment Bank)

1

Established in

1854

2018

2

Established as

Government department

A payment Bank

3

Organizational level

The only government department having the highest number of contact points for serving the general public all over the nation

Corporate Entity/Emerging with help of DOP and its employees

4

Core purpose

Serving the general public on cost effective manner

To provide Banking/Business service

5

Fund allocated by government for

Public service

For the betterment of One bank

6

Position of fund allocated

Depends on how much importance ,that the  Government is interested on serving general public

The Bank has to look after its own revenue and loss

7

Staffs

5lakh +

1000+

8

% of Staff strength on operative side

90%

0 %

9

% of Staff strength on administrative (officer level) side

10%

100%

10

Staffs salary

Based on Government’s decision as per latest pay committe

Based on Bank’s Board decision

11

Self sufficiency

Provides public service on its own with its own staffs

Depends 100% over the staffs of DOP

12

Whether customer service is provided at Branches

YES.

At all the 1.55 lakh Post offices

 

NO.

customer is served at any of the IPPB branches

13

Main services /products provided

1.      Mail since 1854

2.      Insurance since 1884

3.      Money remittance

4.      Banking

1.      Savings account (maximum balance limit upto Rs.200000)

14

Third party services

1.Passport service

2. Aadhaar service

3. Sales of various products

4. Epayment

 

Third party products

15

For life insurance

Department has its own PLI and RPLI policies which are traditional , Without market risk

Act like Agent as selling other company (private) insurances. (which are the main competitor of the PLI/RPLI of postal department by whom the IPPB is actually depends on )

16

Technology Team

1.      Technology wing, Postal directorate

2.      CEPT Mysore

3.      DMCC Chennai

4.      ATM cell Bangalore

5.      CPC CBS

6.      CPC PLI/RPLI

No Separate Wing is organized.

17

World class Softwares used for

1.      SAP

2.      Finacle

3.      Mccamish

4.      POS,BACK OFFICE

1.      Finacle

18

Savings account features

1.      No ceiling

2.      ATM

3.      Internet banking

4.      Mobile Banking

5.      Liquidity of fund between other schemes RD, SSA,PPF, TD,MIS, SCSS, KVP,NSC, etc

 

1.      Mobile App

19

Financial security

Not depends on market risk.

Depends on Market risk

20

Main objective

Public Service

Business


WHAT OUR FEDERATION MAY SEEK THE ADMINISTRATION

 

1.      Copy of files related to the subjects submitted before the Cabinet approval.

2.      Any Influence(either political or from any corporate body) is playing role in the suppressing/abolishing of our largest postal department

3.      Copies of expenditure incurred so far, for the technology implementation in department like Network Integration (SIFY), Financial integration (Finacle, Mccamish, SAP, All other Offline software, Portals, etc..)

4.      Details of Office space allocated to IPPB,  Fund utilized /Expenditure incurred for IPPB, etc

5.      Copies of all the important Memorandum of Understanding   (MoU) signed by the postal department with the IPPB and other companies in the respect of organizational/technical/Financial /policy level.

6.      Why the administration and Government didn’t discuss with the Trade Union concerned before implementing  the important Policy decisions regarding the organizational review of the postal department

7.       What will be the position of the DOP employees who are being deputed/Designated/Officiating as IPPB staff.


Our Divisional union would like to proudly submit that we (Erode Divisional branches of  P3,R3, P4,R4, RMS) have started our first agitation programme (against the CORPORATIZATION methodology in our Postal Department in the name of IT 2.0 Technology” ) as LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION at Erode HPO on 15.06.2022 afternoon. In addition, the following Demands/Resolution which were approved unanimously at the demonstration itself.


RESOLUTION

1.      The IPPB may recruit operative level staffs on its own and stop depending 100% over the postal department and the start providing service, do business, earn revenue . Hence Our postal department staffs (especially deliver staffs can concentrate mainly on our core products like Mail, Insurance, money remittance, Banking, etc  )

2.      The IPPB offices should be vacated from our postal buildings and let it function in a building by paying rental just like other Banks

3.      The IPPB may handle fund on its own with co ordination with RBI or MoF so that the postal department can utilize the allocated fund for its own empowerment.

4.       All the IPPB technological implementation dictated over the operative level over the postal side should be withdrawn with immediate effect.

5.      The Deputation arrangement from DOP to IPPB should not be encouraged hereafter.

6.      By utilizing the fund of 5785 crores , The Postal department should use the whole fund for its own development and not IPPB. The Mail services, Money remittance services, Insurance services ,most importantly the POSB Banking services (which is better than the IPPB) which the department is already  providing to the general public traditionally may be enhanced by providing proper and uninterrupted infrastructure as below

a.      Replacement of outdated System and peripherals and maintaining Annul maintenance contracts for all the  1.55 lakh Pos, RMS and other postal units.

b.      Internet connectivity with High speed

c.       UPS and Batteries

d.      Genset

e.      All the data base Server of software used by department

f.        MMS vehicles

g.      Other items

7.      A Full fledged technological Hub/park/Unit/ CEPT/DMMS may be formed (for all the technology used in postal department) may be made functioning in Chennai, Mysore, Bangalore, Kochi, Madurai or any other Metro cities of the nation. We have our own experts in the department and we may use them to improve our Technology  rather than Promoting IPPB. As we ALL know that we had our own Meghdoot team at Mysore during the very first technology implementation in the postal department. 

Our Divisional union would like to suggest the following Set of Actions which may be discussed at federation Council meeting and please be initiated on behalf of nationwide call to withdraw the implementation of IT 2.0.


SET OF ACTIONS

1.      All  the employees of our postal department may close their own IPPB Account at once.

2.      All the IPPB agents (PA, Postman, BPM, ABPM, etc) should stop/refuse to perform IPPB Agency service immediately.

3.      Demonstration all over the nation, in front of all IPPB Branches (which is accommodated within the postal department building)

4.      Working with black badges citing the demands

5.      Issuing notices to the general public, press and mainly the valuable postal customers

6.      HUNGER FAST in front of Divisional/Regional/Circle/Directorate Administrative offices.

7.       Indefinite STRIKE

Comradely,


S MANIKANDAN

Divisional Secretary,

AIPEU-Group’C’,

Erode-638001

Tamilnadu.


Copy to

(1) Com.JANARDAN MUJUMDAR, General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union – Group – ‘C’ ,Chq, 2151/1 Dada Ghosh Bhawan, New Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008.

Comrade.For information and necessary action.

(2) Com. A VEERAMANI, Circle secretary, All India Postal Employees Union – Group – ‘C’, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai 600002.

Comrade.For information and necessary action.

(3) Com. GURUSIVAM, Regional Secretary,  Western region, Tamilnadu, (Development officer - PLI) Suramangalam, Salem 636005.

Comrade. For information and necessary action.

                (4) The SSPOs, Erode Division, Erode 638001.Sir, For information.

Comradely,

 

S MANIKANDAN

Divisional Secretary,

AIPEU-Group’C’,

Erode-638001

Tamilnadu.


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