INCLUDED IN THE WORK LOAD OF BPMs - AP CIRCLE

PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY PENSIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WORK LOAD OF BPMs - AP CIRCLE

The payments of Social Security Pensions has been taken into the work load of the BPMs. The item has been taken up in RJCM meeting held with CPMG, AP Circle.

COPY of the Order :

DEPARTMENT OF POST - INDIA

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP

O/o CHIEF POST MASTER GENERAL - ANDHRA PRADESH CIRCLE

HYDERABAD - 500 001 

To

The Postmaster General

Hyderabad / Vijayawada / Visakhapatnam / Kurnool Regions.

No.BD/RJCM/Misc/13-14 dated at Hyderabad - 1 the 01-12-2014

Sub:- Request for considering work load of Social Security Pensions into BPMs TRCA instead of incentive payments - regarding.

        This is regarding taking work load of Social Security Pensions into BPMs TRCA instead of payment of incentive. In this regard, please find enclosed a copy of Directorate letter No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt) dated 16-12-2010 on the above subject for information and necessary action.

2.      I am directed by the Competent Authority to reiterate the instructions as detailed below:

i.     All the  concerned  should follow the Directorate instructions issued vide letter No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt) dated 16-12-2010 while calculating the work load of disbursement of old age pensions being disbursed by GDSBPMs through Savings Bank Accounts with immediate effect.

ii.    Payment of incentive being paid to GDSBPMs @ 0-50ps per transaction may be stopped immediately in respect of old age pensions.

      The circular may be brought to the notice of all concerned. Please acknowledge the receipt of the letter by next post.

sd.x.x

Asst. Postmaster General (FS&BD)

O/o Chief Postmaster General

A.P Circle, Hyderabad - 500 001

Copy to : Union Cell, Circle Office for information and necessary action w.r.t item No.16-1/2014 of RJCM meeting.

//copy// Dte.Letter No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt) dated 16-12-2010   

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

(Establishment Division)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi-110 001

File No.5-1/2007-WS-1(Pt.)                                                                                          Dated 16-12-2010

To

          Chief Post Masters General

          Postmasters General

          General Managers (Finance)

          Directors of Accounts (Postal)

Sub:- Revision   of  norms  for  assessment of  workload  of  the  Branch Postmasters.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to Directorate letter No.14-6/87-PAP dated 15-07-87 and

15-12-2009 on the above subject.

2.       The staff representatives of Gamin Dak Sevaks have represented that many of the new items of work that have been added recently are not covered by norms for assessment of workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. One-man committee headed by Shri R.S.Natarajamurti also recommended for conducting work study and prescribing norms for the various items of work undertaken by Branch Postmasters. Therefore, the Department has ordered a work study through Integrated Work Study Unit for recommending norms for new items of work and for revision of existing norms. The report and recommendations of the IWSU has been examined in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing and after a careful consideration, the competent Authority ordered for prescribing the norms for assessment of the workload of the Branch Postmasters in point system. These norms are furnished in the Annexure.

3. These norms will come into effect from the date of issue of this order and have to be applied for all reviews conducted thereafter

4.       The norms may be communicated to all the concerned under your control for strict compliance.

5.       This issues in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing vide their Dy. No.303/FA/10/CS dated 15-12-2010.

Yours faithfully,

Sd.x.x.x.x

(K.RAMESWARA RAO)

Asst. Director General (Est.)

ANNEXURE

NORMS PRESCRIBED FOR ASSESSMENT OF WORK LOAD OF

 BRANCH POST MASTERS IN POINT SYSTEM

S.No	Norms of work	Points	Standard prescribed
1.	Handling of unregistered articles	1 point of work load	For every 25 unregistered articles handled in a day
2.	Handling of registered articles	1 point of work load	For every 22 registered articles handled in  month
3.	Handling of Money Orders	1 point of work load	For every 15 Money Orders handled in a month
4.	Sale of postage stamps	1 point of work load	For every Rs.900- worth of stamps sold in a month
5.	Handling of cash (*)	1 point of work load	For every Rs.20,000- cash handled in a month
6.	Savings Bank / NSC transactions	1 point of work load	For every 10 transactions in a month
7.	Rural Postal Life Insurance transactions	1 point of work load	For every 10 transactions in a month
8.	Collection of Telephone or any other bills	1 point of work load	For every 20 bills collected in a month
9.	Disbursement of Old age pensions through Money Orders	1 point of work load	For every 15 old age pension Money Orders disbursed in a month
10.	Disbursement of Old age pension through savings bank accounts	1 point of work load	For every 10 old age pension through savings bank in month
11.	Accounts work and receipt and dispatch of mails in a month	--	Fixed 14 points per month  *****

                                               

NOTE

1	The assessment of the work load of the Branch Post masters has to be done in respect of items 2 to 10 on the average of 4 quarterly months statistics. The statistics should be collected from the month following the month in which enumeration returns are collected.
2.	In respect of unregistered articles handled the Branch Postmaster has to furnish 3 days figures in the middle of the month, and the inspecting officer has to collect statistics for 2 days in the middle of the week. The least of the average has to be adopted for assessment of work load.
3.	Unregistered   articles  handled includes  the No. of unregistered articles  received for delivery  and posted for dispatch from the Branch Post Office.
4.	Registered articles handled includes Registered letters, Parcles, Speed Post articles and Value Payable articles received for delivery and Registered letters / parcels posted for dispatch.
5.	Money Orders handled includes all sorts of Money  Orders received for payment and MOs issued from the Branch Office.
6.	Savings Bank transactions include opening, deposit and withdrawal / closure of Savings Bank, Recurring Deposit and Time Deposit accounts .
7.	RPLI transactions include collection of RPLI premium for procurement of new Business and collection of renewal premium
8	Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is not covered by the present norms and the transactions on account of disbursement of NREGA payments to the beneficiaries and the cash handled should be excluded from the statistics for assessment of workload.
9.	(*) For cash handled orders have been issued already on 15-12-2009. The term "Cash handled" constitute cash handled on account of Money Orders issue / payment, deposits / withdrawals of SB/RD/TD accounts, RPLI premium collection, bills collection and bills payment other than salary paid to GDS staff working in the Branch Office. The cash received as Remittance from Account Office and Remittance sent to Account Office has to be excluded.
10.	14 points is given in lump per month for receipt of Branch office Bag, verification of contents including verification of remittance, writing of BO journal, BO account, preparation of BO Daily Account, tallying of closing balance and dispatch of BO bag including remittance of surplus cash to Account Office.

                                                                                                      SD.x.x.x.x

                                                                                         (K.RAMESWARARAO)

                                                                                  Asst. Director Genl.(Est.)