LETTER FOR DISPENSING FRMUALERT WORK FROM SBCO

Ref. No.: AIPSBCOEA/CHQ/FRMU/2019                                                                Dated- 28.08.2019

To

               The Secretary,

               Department of Posts,

               Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

               New Delhi – 110 001.

Sub: -    Dispensing of FRMU alert work from SBCO - regarding.

Ref: -     (i)   Association letter No. AIPSBCOEA/CHQ/FRMU/20019 Dated 19.3.2019

(II)  Directorate letter No.F.1-3/2017-PCO/PMLA Dated 15.4.2019

 

Our  Association  would  like  to  bring  to  the  kind   notice  of  the   references  as  above in   which  reply  was    given  to  the  association  that  the   circles  have  been  asked  to  strengthen  the  circle FRMU/AML unit by  posting  Inspectors/Asp and staff at  a Central  location  for  checking  alerts and  that  there  is no  specific  order  from   Directorate  relating  to  any  other  staff.  But  when  this  is  being  implemented  at  Division  level  it  is  cited   that  as per  the  Directorate  letter No.  17-15/2016-Inv dated 8.5.2019  regarding  SOP   for  processing  FRMU alerts   it  is  stated  that  the  SBCO  Supervisor  to  do  the  following   checks.

1.       Cross verify  with  the  closure  voucher  (SB-7A)

2.       Verify the Signature  using  IES Menu in Finacle

3.       Check the CIF modification details  using  HAFI  menu of Finacle

4.       For subsequent accounts, check with AOF/SB-3 form.

The above 4 points mentioned for the SBCO supervisor to verify is not in the SB control procedure and  moreover the work which is already being carried out in SBCO as 100% checking of vouchers by PAs and  5% verification done by the supervisor SBCO. All closures including PMCs are checked as a part of duty by the SBCO branch. As per the above points it is duplication of work which will cause wastage of time and manpower to check the same work again as of now all SBCO units are suffering from acute shortage of staff and regular supervisor are very few. It will moreover accumulate pending of voucher checking at SBCO branch. 

The real purpose of FRMU will not serve unless and until the depositors are personally met with by the investigating/field officers and SBCO is not a investigation branch also. It is therefore kindly requested to dispense the above work mentioned as per the Directorate letter No. 17-15/2016-Inv dated 8.5.2019 regarding SOP for processing FRMU alerts which is an extra burden on SBCO.

With Regards,

Yours Sincerely,

                                                            

(SHP. Jasmine Jalal Begam)

General Secretary