AGENDA FOR THE FOUR- MONTHLY MEETING ON 15.04.2008 WITH CPMG

The following agenda were discussed with the four-monthly meeting with CPMG on 15.04.2008. Sri A N Nanda, PMG, Berhampur conducted the meeting in the chair of Chief PMG.From the administration side PMG, Sambalpur, DPS Sambalpur, DPS Berhampur and DPS (HQ & Mktg) were present. The adminstration has assured to examine the points. A formal wrtitten reply is awaited.

1. Request for action for inclusion of private hospitals in Orissa as referral hospitals for medical treatment of postal staff.
Brief: In Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Hospital in private sector is the only approved referral Hospital for Postal Staff whereas in other Circles the list of referral hospitals is very long. The following private Hospitals which have super-speciality and ultra-modern facilities for healthcare are required to be included in the list of referral hospitals.
Aswini Hospital, Cuttack (for treatment of Neurosurgery)
Sum Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Neelachal Hospital, Bhubaneswar
L V Prasad Eye Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Hi-Tech Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Ayush Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Hemlata Hospital and Reaserch Centre, Bhubaneswar (for cancer patients)
Aditya Care, Bhubaneswar
Sparsh Critical Care & Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Kar Clinic & Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Vivekananda Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Osti Hospital, Bhubaneswar
The Association requests the administration to take necessary action to bring the aforesaid private hospitals in the list of approved referral hospitals for the Postal staff in Orissa for medical treatment.

2. Provision of standard accommodation for functioning of Sub-Divisional Offices
Brief: The Department has liberalized the provision of accommodation for functioning of Sub-Divisional Offices. The present provision allows even private buildings to be taken on rent for functioning of Sub-Divisional Offices (in the same manner as for post offices and other administrative offices) where standard departmental accommodation is not available. The standard of accommodation fixed for Sub-Divisional Offices is 180 square feet. But Sub-Divisional offices are made to function in sub-standard and unhealthy accommodation in departmental buildings. The instruction of the Directorate in this regard has been re-circulated to Divisional units vide CO, Bhubaneswar letter No.Bldg/5-4/2002 dated 13.12.2007 with suitable instruction. The Divisional units were supposed to take action to provide standard accommodation in departmental buildings wherever available or to arrange provision of standard accommodation in private rented buildings. But the instruction on the subject have been ignored by Divisional heads while Sub-Divisional offices continue to function in sub-standard accommodation. The followings are some examples of functioning sub-divisional offices in sub-standard accommodation in the Circle. (the figures are in Sq.foot)
Keonjhar East 70, West 70, Ghatagaon 120
Sundargarh North 90, South 90
RMS ‘K’ 1st 120, 2nd 64
Nuapada 60 Dharamgarh 148 , Kesinga 161, Bhawanipatna 157
Berhampur North : 90
Raj Nilgiri: Rent of Private accommodation used is not re-imbursed.
The Association requests for providing standard accommodation to all Sub-Divisional offices in a time-bound manner.
3. Provision of mobile telephones to Inspectors Posts / Asst Supdts Posts in the Sub-Divisions
Brief: With the shifting of residential offices of sub-divisional heads to departmental accommodations, the telephones previously used in the residence of Sub-divisional heads have been shifted to offices leaving no telephone for sub-divisional heads to use in their residences. Because of the nature of the job assigned, the sub-divisional heads undertake frequent tour to stations outside their headquarters and the telephone provided in their offices are of little use for them. Considering from functional requirement, particularly the role in procurement of business under PLI/RPLI/Financial Services/Premium Products etc. besides the usual management of the affairs of offices kept under their supervisory/ administrative control in the Sub-Divisions, the IPs/ ASPs very much require mobile phones. The Association requests the administration to provide mobile phones to Sub-divisional heads to enable them to discharge their duty in the required manner.