No. PF/NFPE/Covid/2021 Dated – 16.04.2021
To
The Secretary (P)
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
Sub: - Preventive measures to
contain spread of Corona Virus.
Sir,
As you are aware that the 2nd
wave of Corona has hit the country. More than two lakh cases of infection are
coming every day. The Postal Department was declared as essential service
during 1st wave of corona last year and during that period rendering
services so many postal employees got infected, took treatment in private
hospitals to save their life and full reimbursement was not made by the
Department to such officials. So many employees were died being infected with
this fatal disease. The Department had issued orders to pay compensation Rs. 10
lakh to the family of deceased employees but that was also rejected by Govt. of
India. We had given suggestion to pay the compensation from the Circle welfare
funds but that has not been materialized yet.
The employees of Postal
Department are worst victim of this corona virus diseases as they have to come
in regular contact with public. There are no measures to control the crowd in
Post offices. There are no proper facilities to sanitize the offices and
employees and public.
Our field staff i.e. Postmen and
GDS staff, have to go to door to door to deliver the articles. Aadhar enabled
payment service has caused more infection to staff Aadhar updation is also one
of the major cause of infection.
In beginning of last year when
corona started spreading the services and offices were run with reduced staff
but after some time declaring the Postal services as essential services the
whole staff was put on duty.
This is irony of the department
that those who are more vulnerable were called on duty with full strength and
in administrative offices, where employees are more safe than operative
offices, roaster system with 50% duty was implemented.
Now also vide Dte. Letter No. AD-91/18/2020-Admin
dated 15th April 2021, roaster system and work from home has been
implemented in Administrative offices.
Keeping in view all the above
mentioned facts we would like to request you to cause necessary instructions on
the below mentioned subjects to contain spread of corona virus and to save the
life of poor postal employees.
1. 50%
roaster duty system should be applied in all post offices and RMS offices.
2. Working
hours should be reduced.
3. Sanitizing
machine in Post offices and Hand sanitizers, masks should be provided to all
staff.
4. PPE
kits should be provided to all delivery and field staff.
5. As
far as possible delivery should be done from office after giving information to
public. Door to Door delivery should be restricted during this pandemic period.
6. Vaccination
of all staff should be done on priority basis treating them as front line
warriors,
7. Full
reimbursement of treatment of Covid disease should be made.
8. Compensation
Rs.10 lakh should be granted to the family of deceased employees.
9. Compulsory
compassionate appointment to one ward of the deceased.
It is therefore requested to
kindly cause necessary action in this regard.
With regards,
Yours
sincerely,
(R. N. Parashar)
Secretary General
