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ALL INDIA GRAMIN
DAK SEVAKS UNION (AIGDSU)
(Central Head Quarter)
First Floor, Post Office Building,
Padamnagar, Delhi 110007
President: M.
Rajangam
General
Secretary S.S. Mahadevaiah
GDS/CHQ/41/1/2010
Dated: 11-09-2015
To
The Secretary,
Department of
Posts,
Dak Bhavan,
New
Delhi-110001
Sub:- Revision
of Security to be furnished by Gramin Dak Sevaks.
Ref: Yours
office letter No.6-18/2010-PEII dated 7.05.2010 and 30.11.2010
Madam,
A kind reference is invited
to this union letter of even no. dated 18-07-2010, and 22-10-2010 on the above
subject. The
orders issued vide your office letter under reference are too harsh and deal a
deadly blow to the GDS employees in the month in which the premia as per the
revised amount of security bonds and periodicity are to be recovered. You will
kindly agree that no scheme should be introduced or implemented which acts like
an indirect punishment on the employees-especially the low paid GDS employees.
2. Due to steep hike
in the amount of the S. Bonds, the amount of premia naturally increases
proportionately and the recovery of the premia for a five year book would mean
recovery of a sufficient amount from the pay of the GDS employees. Before we
discuss in detail the other shortcomings of the newly introduced scheme, we
would place before you the following factual facts for your consideration:
(i) The departmental
employees who handle much more cash and valuables than the GDS employees are
not called upon to furnish S.Bonds save, of course, treasures who are paid cash
handling allowance in addition to the normal Pay and allowances. These
departmental employees are not called upon to possess any landed property as a
Condition of appointment. In case of GDS employees, especially BPM/SPMs they
are required have landed property in their own names. The idea is that in case
of any loss/fraud, the amount of loss can he recovered by getting issue of
distress warrant from the value of the landed property. This is a sufficient
security. Then there is no need for another security. We very sincerely feel
what there is no ground that-so-ever for suspecting the integrity and honesty
of the GDS employees in a quite discriminate manner.
(ii) Secondly and more
importantly to our knowledge there has not been a single case where the
guarantor, be it bank or cooperative society has ever been called upon to make
good the amount of bond and the amount of losses are recovered from other
employees charged with contributory negligence such employees may be
departmental employees or GDS employees. Then the question is why recover the
permia of S.Bond from the GDS employees to fill the coffers of the banks or
cooperative societies-such societies in most case donot cater to any need of
the GDS employees.
(iii) In Karnataka Circle F G Bond premium for Rs.25,000/- sum for 5 years at
Bangalore KCPC and Dharwad Co-op credit societies
are Rs.1925/- and Rs.!260/- respectively and a good number of poor GDS in the
circle are facing difficulty in paying the subscription, which is heavy, in one
lump sum. There is no provision for
payment of premia in reasonable installments as per society bylaws.
(iv) It is reported that in AP circle the premium
amount for the said FG bond is low that is Rs.625/- for 5 years for the same
amount of Rs.25,000/- guarantee. As such
we request you to do the needful in this regard to explore the possibilities of
getting FG Bonds for GDS of our circle from the credit co-op societies of AP
circle, e.g. Kurnool Division Co-Op Credit Society charges Rs.625/-.
Hence
there is no need for getting S.Bond selectively from the GDS employees and
this
has got to be stopped
3. Now coming the
newly introduced block of 5 years. This is most irregular and calous. How can
the department guarantee that the GDS will not be promoted to departmental Post
within the given period. More over, if God forbid, the employee expires or
resigns for some reason within the 5 year period, what can justify the recovery
of premia for the period he will not be in service. This scheme is most
impracticable and harsh and has got to be withdrawn forth with.
In view of what has been explained above,
there is no need of obtaining fidelity bond selectively form the GDS employees
and especially when not even in a single case, the guarantor has paid the
amount of S.Bond in case of loss,
You are, therefore, kindly requested to
reconsider and do needful & mechanize this scheme.
The scheme
has to be withdrawn lock stock and barrel.
Yours faithfully,
(S.S Mahadevaiah)
General
Secretary