Subject:-
Surrendering of existing working place of Postal Accounts to the
Establishment of
CPMG, Karnataka Circle.
It is authenticatedly learnt that
CPMG Karnataka Circle, is pressurizing and demanding to surrender the existing
working place of the 4th floor area of approx 5000 sq foot. It is a
known fact that the MO section is housed in this particular area. The
arrangement is such that as per the working pattern of the MO section namely
arranging, reconciliation, debit check and sorting of MO vouchers, this function
has been linearly arranged to fulfill and transfer connected records from one
section to another. It is a fact that
office of the DA(P), Bangalore is
housed in the GPO complex, since1985 covering 3rd and 4th
floor to the extent of 16480 sq ft. each,and in the year 1991 and 1992 the 5th
floor has also been allotted surrendering Jayalakshmi Mansion in Gandhinagar
building. In view of the 5th floor where then CC sections has been
housed to the extent of approx 8200 sq.ft. Initially. This arrangement was
accepted to house the postal accounts office in a single building as this basic
demand has been accepted by the Secretary DOP GOI New Delhi. Because the matter
has been referred to this association and convinced that the GPO building construction
plan was earmarked for housing the Postal Accounts office.
Earlier to 2003/2004, due to one or the
other reasons some of the portions have been surrendered to O/o the CPMG BG.
with a mutual trust and basic acceptance of DAP as a part of Circle office.
With this the existing requirement of office accommodation area was justified
to be approx. 47500 sq.ft. , However the portion which was mutually arranged to
the extent of 36990 sq.ft. at GPO and 2660 sq.ft at RMS Bhavan and 300 sq.ft.
at Poornaprajna Building (wherein this place is utilized only for old records).
The overall area allotted works out to be approx. 39900 sq.ft.As such still
9600 sq.ft. approx remain shortage even with the above arrangement. Further it is a matter to be considered
that the following areas have been surrendered to the CPMG office as noted
below in recent times.
3rd
floor WTC training -
1350 sq.ft.
4th
floor to HRO RMS - 1900 sq.ft.
To Resident Audit - 1300 sq.ft.
To. Work place training -
675 sq.ft.
5th
floor to Annex (Auditorium) - 2000
sq.ft.
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Total 7225
sq.ft.
The Postal
accounts office is housed in the total square area, subject to areas already
surrendered to the extent of 7225 sq.ft. approx.
3rd
floor approx
16480 sq.ft.
4th
floor approx 16480 sq.ft.
5th
floor approx 4000 sq.ft.
36960
Less surrendered place 7225
29700 sq.ft.
Hence presently the PAO is having a
occupied area of 29700 sq.ft. approx. As per the standard calculation justified
for housing the PAO sections with existing staff to the extent of approx. 39500
sq.ft is required. Excluding the required area for the old records to the
extent of 10000 sq.ft. Hence there is a shortage of space of approx. 10,000
sq.ft. It is a matter to be noted that the GOI has been allowed to fill up the
required vacancies under the category of
LDC, JA and MTS. This is further accumulation to the shortage of space
in addition to 10,000 sq.ft. Now the
total shortage of space works out to be approx 20,000 sq.ft.
In view of the above, it is needless
to say that the presently the PAO requires
additional space of approx 20,000 plus sq.ft. area. Probably it is very
clear that the area so far surrendered would have been restored back to
make well knit model government office
in Bangalore under Central Govt. establishment. However, it is a turnaround situation
and PAO is fragmented as there is no continuity and flow of records as the
technical functions of MO section to be observed as practiced in most of PAOs
throughout India.
The fact of the matter remains to be
introspected that the object of housing the PAO in GPO complex no doubt
fulfilled. But subject to dismantlement of certain areas., no planning and
earmarking was spaced to the office like PMG, SK Region has been housed in GPO
instead of the same would have been established at their place in BG or Hassan
as this policy has been accepted by GOI then. In view of which, the shortage of
space in PAO to the extent of 20000 sq.ft would have been fulfilled.
In view of the circumstances
explained above the AIPAEA BG Branch requests your good self to consider the following few
points which are urgently required to be attended.
1
Request for calculation of actual arreas to be occupied as per
standards.
1.
Include
the areas required to be worked out on recruitment of staff ( eg. LDC, JA MTS
etc) as per standards.
2.
Include
the area of old records and existing current records required to be retained at
sections before completion of work.
3.
Make
a conclusive report for housing the technical sectional work in a continued
manner in a linear forum for negotiating day to day outturn work.
4.
The
Circle office may be convinced based on the existing facts that it is not wise
enough to surrender or dismantle any sectional area particularly MO section.
With
relevant information the AIPAEA Bangalore Branch requests your good self to
take up the matter of not surrendering particularly 4th floor MO
section area. AIPAEA Bangalore Branch is not agreeable for surrendering the
area. It is hoped that your good self will use good offices to retain 4th
floor to ourselves, to the satisfaction of the members of this association.
