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.
