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SB ORDER NO 18/2020 - EXTENSION OF PPF
SCHEME IN SINGLE HANDED SUB POST OFFICES
DOPT OM DATED
23.04.2020 ON COVID-19 LOCKDOWN-2 ATTENDANCE, LESS THAN 33% STAFF BELOW THE
RANK OF DEPUTY SECRETARY SHOULD ATTEND OFFICE IN STAGGERED TIMING THROUGH
SUITABLE DUTY ROSTER.
F. No. 11013/9/2014-Estt.A-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-III Desk
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-III Desk
North Block, New Delhi.
Dated the 23 April, 2020
Dated the 23 April, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Preventive measures to contain
the spread of COVID-19
The
undersigned is directed to refer to O.M of even number dated 17th March,
2020 on the above-mentioned subject. The Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) vide its Order dated 15.4.2020 has now extended the nationwide
lockdown till 3rd May, 2020 to contain spread of Coronavirus in the country and
has issued the consolidated revised guidelines for strict compliance. Para
18(ii) of these consolidated revised guidelines, inter-alia, provide that all
officers of the level of Deputy Secretaries & above are to function with
100% attendance while 33% of the remaining officers/staff are to attend offices
as per requirement.
2. The spirit of the guidelines is that
crowding in the offices may be avoided and safe social distancing norms may be
maintained. It is, however, seen that in some Ministries/ Departments, more
than 33% of officials /staff below Deputy Secretary level are being called to
offices. This might lead to undesirable crowding in the office jeopardizing the
preventive measures in place for containing the spread of COVID-19.
3. It is reiterated that guidelines for
attendance for officers/staff at levels below Deputy Secretary, be strictly
followed. Heads of Departments (HoDs) may also direct their officers/staff to
attend office in staggered timings to further avoid crowding in offices/work
spaces. As suggested vide O.M. of even number dated 19th March, 2020, the
staggered timings may be as follows :-
(a) 9.00 am. to
5.30 p.m.
(b) 9.30 a.m. to
6.00 p.m
(c) 10 a.m. to 6.30
p.m.
Suitable
Roster May, accordingly, be drawn up by the Heads of Department. Needless to
say that officials/staff working from home on a particular day should be
available on telephone and electronic means of communications at all times.
They should attend office, if called for any exigencies of work.
Sd/-
(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
To
1. All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India.
1. All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India.
2. PMO/Cabinet
Secretariat
3 PS to Mos(PP)
4 PSO to Secretary
(Personnel)
5 PS to JS(L&A).
DoPT
6 Sr. Technical
Director. NIC, DoPT
Source: DoPT
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PRESS NEWS
Ministry of Communications
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL ITEMS THROUGH
NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT NETWORK WITH 22 ROUTES OF OVER 500KM
Posted
On: 24 APR 2020 7:25PM by PIB Delhi
Due to the prevailing
situation arising out of lock-down due to COVID-19, the supply chain management
of essential items in the country got disrupted as the passenger airlines,
railways and state roadways stopped plying. Union Minister for Commmunications,
Electronics& Information Technology and Law and Justice ,Shri Ravi Shankar
Prasad while addressing the senior officers of the Department of Posts
,encouraged the department to think out of the box in the crisis period. As a
result of this encouragement, the idea of starting a road network with the
existing fleet of departmental vehicles, primarily used for intra- city
delivery , was conceived and a National Road Transport Network was
designed with 22 long routes of over 500 km interspersed with 34
interstate/intra-state schedules touching over 75 cities across the country.
This initiative will now ensure that there is a movement of essential items
within the country as Department of Posts will be able to deliver parcels
carrying essential items anywhere in the country.
The
Department of Posts has already taken a number of initiatives to ensure
supplies of essential items including medicines , Covid- 19 testing kits, masks
, sanitizers, PPEs and medical equipments including ventilators and
defibrillators to all corners of the country. The Department has also been
delivering cash at doorsteps specially of old , divyangjan , pensioners through
Adhar enabled payment system. This National Road Transport Network is yet
another initiative of the Department to reach out to people across the country.
RJ/NG
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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE ASKS POSTAL DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE THEIR UNTIRING EFFORTS FOR SERVING THE PEOPLE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
OVER 15 LAKH AEPS TRANSACTIONS VALUED AT RS. 300 CRORES CARRIED OUT DURING LOCKDOWN PERIOD
Posted
On: 24 APR 2020 12:19PM by PIB Delhi
The Minister of State for Communications and HRD, Shri
Sanjay Dhotre reviewed the initiatives taken by the Department of
Posts during Covid-19 lockdown through a Video Conference. The Minister
expressed satisfaction at the various measures undertaken and exhorted the
Postal Department to exert itself to the utmost in the service of the Nation
while observing all norms of social distancing.
Shri Sanjay Dhotre
further said that many government departments may also be requiring to make use
of the robust delivery system of Department of Posts and inter departmental
coordination can offer new opportunity to Department of Posts. The Minister
emphasized that the AePS should be widely popularized by the Postal Department
and that Divisional heads of Postal Divisions may coordinate with
District Collectors and State Administrations for doorstep delivery of cash.
The
Minister was informed that most of the Post Offices across the country except
those in containment zone are functional and delivering services. Special
priority is being given to delivery of essential items including medicines,
COVID-19 test kits, masks, sanitizers, PPEs and medical equipment including
ventilators and defibrillators.
The Minister was informed that during the lockdown
period till the 20th April 2020, around 1.8 Crore Post Office Saving Banks
transactions with a value of Rs. 28000 Crores apart from IPPB transactions
numbering 84 lakhs with a value of Rs. 2100 Crores have been carried out.
Further, ATM transactions numbering 4.3 lakhs with a value of Rs. 135 Crores
have been carried out across the country.
Aadhaar
enabled Payment Systems (AEPS) of India Post Payment Bank, enables withdrawal
of money from accounts standing in any scheduled banks at the doorstep. 15 lakh
AEPS transactions valued at Rs. 300 Crores have been carried out during this
period. Around 52 lakhs Direct Benefit Transfer payments valued at Rs. 480
Crores have been made during the lockdown period. The Aadhaar enabled Payment
System has been of great help to old, divyangjan and pensioners, apart from
people living in rural areas.
Shri Sanjay
Dhotre was further apprised of special interstate and intra state mail
arrangements made to deliver essential items to the customers. India Post has
been using cargo flights, parcel trains and its own fleet of Red Mail Motor
Vans and road transport networks to ensure timely delivery of essential items.
All employees of the Department of Posts have been sensitized so that no one
faces difficulty in sending and receiving medicines during lockdown. Several
State Postal units like Gujarat, UP, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal have
entered into tie-ups with Indian Drug Manufacturers Association, Director
General of Health Services, online pharmaceutical companies and suppliers of
COVID-19 test kits.
The Minister was
further informed about the Post Offices on wheels which are functioning in
various parts of the country providing basic Postal services as per
requirements. Food and dry rations are also being supplied to the less
advantaged by the Postal Department through voluntary contributions and by
partnering with NGOs and District administration to provide logistic services.
Stitching of masks is being carried out by some Circles for distribution among
Postal employees, Sanitation workers and general public.
The Minister was
further apprised of the various individual initiatives taken up by some
Circles. For instance, in Ratnagiri the Department is providing Mango farmers
logistic services including pickup of mango produced from their farms and
loading, transportation and unloading at destination points. In Karnataka the
farmers have been provided facilities of booking mango boxes at Bangalore GPO
for delivery within the city. All deliveries are being made within the time
frame. On 17th April 2020, the Karnataka Circle of India Post
launched ‘Anche Mitra’, a bilingual web application for the benefit of people
who are unable to come out of their houses due to the lock down.
' Dak Mitra'
App developed by IT Team of Haryana Circle has been integrated with the Portal
of Haryana Government launched by the Chief Minister of Haryana on 21st of
April. The purpose of this portal is crowd management in Banks and it gives
option to the people to get their money from Post Offices through AEPS. 310
requests were already received in this App. through this portal.
The Minister asked
various Circles/ State units to widely disseminate the helpline numbers among
the public so that they can avail the services easily. He concluded on the note
that everyone especially the staff on the field must take all precautions like
use of masks , sanitizers and social distancing norms and that the senior
officers should endeavour to take care of the foot soldiers and keep them
motivated. RJ/NG (Release ID: 1617729)
