DEPARTMENT OF POST
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT GROUP
O/o CPMG, A.P
Circle, Hyderabad – 500 001
To
The Chief Executive Officer
SREP, Andhra Pradesh State
Hermitage Complex, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad – 500 004
No.BD/5-435/AEPS/Krishna dated at
Hyderabad -1, the 19-02-2015
Sub:- Instructions of District
Collector, Krishna in regard to SSP payments – Regarding.
Sir,
It is informed by staff of DoP
of Krishna District that District Collector, Krishna District is issuing
various orders to the local of staff of DoP in regard to SSP payments. Most of
these directions cannot be compiled with as there was no understanding
agreement on these issues with your office by DoP. Some of such issues are
mentioned below for issuing suitable instructions to District Collector,
Krishna District.
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S.No.
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Directions issued by District Collector
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Response of DoP
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1.
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It is directed by the
Collector that for BOs where sufficient place is not available and where
there is no proper signals or sufficient connectivity the payments should be
done at a place which was identified by MPDO. The District Collector directed
to issue instructions to all the BPMs accordingly.
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It is not possible to make
payments at a place identified by MPDO. Payments will be made in the Branch
Post Office only as making payments outside the Post Office is fraught with
risk and BPM has to attend his office work also.
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2.
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Where SOs are situated in
upstairs, SPMs should also follow the similar procedure.
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In Sub Post Offices also,
payments will be made in SO point only since the SPM is expected to attend
other Post Office work also and is the only official available in the Office.
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3.
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District Collector directed
to effect payments of attached village at that village itself by the GDS.
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Former CEO, Sri Arun Kumar
and Sri China Tataiah, the then Director, Pensions orally agreed to make
additional payments for making payments in the attached villages. We have
already taken up a proposal with our office on 13-01-2015. Please issue
necessary orders to implement the orders of the District Collector.
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4.
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It is further directed to
issue instructions to all paying staff to effect pension payments for
bedridden person at their door steps. For the last 2 days all SPMs / BPMs
have to pay pensions to bed ridden pensioners at their door steps.
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SPMs / BPMs will not make
payments at the door step of bed ridden pensioners. State Govt has to make
their own arrangement in this regard ie., through VRO/Bill Collector
authentication.
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5.
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During the meeting some of
the MDOs reported that BPMs are not effecting payment out of their working
hours though they are requested. They further complained that BPMs are bluntly
refusing the request of MPDOs saying that they will effect payment for only 3
hours per day i.e., in their duty hours only.
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In fact almost all the BPMs
are making payments during / out of the working hours also. Portal reports
are evident for this. However, specific cases may be brought to the notice of
concerned Divisional Head so that such BPMs will be motivated explaining them
the importance of the work.
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6.
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During the meeting MPD
Bapulapadu Mandal complained that whenever MPDO is informing over phone to
BPMs that he is coming to his village to check the status of payments, the
BPM is telling to visit his BO afterwards but not for that day. MPDO,
Bapulapadu Mandal requested the Collector to direct all the BPMs to follow
the instructions of MPDOs for effecting pension payments smoothly.
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BPMs will not follow the
directions of MPDOs. MPDOs may check the payment process at any time and in
case of any specific difficulty, if any taken place may be brought to the
notice of Divisional Head for taking remedial action.
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7.
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District Collector also insisting
for issuing instructions to all offices that they should disburse pensions on
Sundays/holidays also. State Government also informing to attend meetings
with a short notice and also for trainings.
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DoP cannot issue orders for
working on Sundays & holidays. Further staffs of DoP are always willing
to attend meetings. However, as they have to attend so many other duties
also, adequate advance notice will help.
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Some of the above issues are
taking place in other districts also. It is therefore, requested to issue
suitable instructions to all the Districts. It is to intimate that the staff of
DoP at field level will follow the instructions of this office only.
Yours sincerely
Sd….
Asst. Postmaster
General (FS&BD)
O/o Chief Postmaster
General
A.P Circle,
Hyderabad – 500 001
Copy to : The Postmaster General Vijayawada / Kurnool / Visakhapatnam Regions
for information.
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