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Monday, July 27, 2015

Subjects in r/o SBCO cadre for RJCM meeting


Dear friends,

As you all aware, RJCM is the highest body for discussing our issues with the Circle Administration and only our Association can participate in the RJCM in r/o our SBCO cadre. The Subjects in r/o our SBCO cadre for discussion in the RJCM meeting to be held during Aug 2015 are given below.


1.      Stop recovery of amount of loss in SB from Subsidiary offenders  in fraud cases :
1.1       It is requested to take necessary action to recover the amount defrauded from the Prime offender only as far as the offender is alive and sane.
1.2       Para 2.1 of DG post letter no. 4-66/TN-16/2009-INV dated 19.03.2015 clearly indicates the action to be taken which is reproduced below.
“PAD act 1850 which stipulates that all movable and immovable properties of the persons who collect money for depositing with Govt. and their family members be identified through Departmental sources and intimated to Revenue authorities to stop their alienation and recovery of loss. Above definition of persons collecting money from Public for depositing money with Govt encompasses both Postal employees and Agents. As such PAD act 1850 is also applicable to Agents as well as Prime offenders / Co offenders.”
1.3 Without taking such efforts to recover the amount from Prime/Co- offenders and in some cases from the Agents who collect money from Public for deposit in Govt., ordering recovery from the officials showcasing as Subsidiary offenders is against the very principle of Natural justice. In almost all the fraud cases, at the initial time itself, orders are issued to recover the amount from Subsidiary offenders and recovery started from their salary.

1.4  Hence specific orders may be issued to recover the defrauded amount from the officials / persons who actually involved and gained  money from the fraud and cause issue of necessary orders to stop recovery from the officials identified as Subsidiary offenders in the existing cases immediately.

  
2.Provision of Record room to SBCO Units :

2.1       SBCO is responsible to keep in its safe custody important records vide Rule 4 and to preserve them up to specified period as mentioned in Rule 25 of SB control Procedure. To preserve the records, Record room with sufficient space and steel almirahs with lock and key should be provided vide rules. Only if this requirement is  fulfilled, all the records may be arranged in a systematic manner and in case of any fraud,  records required for investigation purpose will be retrieved early and handed over to Administration.

2.2       Hence , suitable orders may be issued in this regard and guidelines may be issued to Divisional Administration / Gazetted Post masters to comply with the provisions in Rule 25 of SB control Procedure.

3. Review of Computer systems available in SBCO units :

The SBCO branches were equipped with computers during 1995/96          and most of the SBCO units are still functioning with the very old computer systems in foxpro based programme. It is requested to conduct  an  over all assessment of the functioning/ contamination  of the Computer systems   and  replace with new systems

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