Appeal from the Chairman Postal Services Board to FNPO & NFPE and AIPEU-GDS and NUGDS in support of their demands

Appeal from the Chairman Postal Services Board to FNPO & NFPE

Department of Posts is privileged to deliver mail, parcel, money orders, banking, insurance, retail services and payment towards social welfare scheme, MNREGA etc. with speed and reliability in every nook and corner of the country.

2. As you are aware, with the rise of digital communications like Whatsapp and e'mail, we ale left with almost negligible personal mails to deliver. The progressive use of payment through accounts, money orders have also declined. At this stage, we are reorganizing ourselves so as to meet this challenge. Further, the Department is going through a phase of positive transformation and several critical Information Technology projects such as CSI, FSI, IPPB, DARPAN etc. are under way to ensure maximum benefit not only to our esteemed customers but also utmost convenience to our employees.

3. At such a critical juncture the proposed two'days strike called by Postal Joint Council of Action consisting of NFPE & FNPO including their GDS unions will result in loss of goodwill of the Department and its employees among our customers. Moreover, the proposed strike will help the competitor


APPEAL of the Department to attain more business. which will entail revenue loss to the Department when the Department of Posts has already incurred a deficit of Rs. 12413.61 crore during 2017-18. Due to the hard work and passion of the members of our postal family including GDS, I am very much optimistic that the Department is going to perform much better this year.

3. Some of you have already gone on strike more than once in the last one year. Due to these strikes, we had to face the wrath of our esteemed customers. You will agree that the disruption of postal service is harmful for all of us and it not only tarnishes our image but gives our competitors an opportunity to call us redundant.

4. The Department of Posts has always worked in the interest of its employees. We will continue to do our best to examine all the justifiable demands and take appropriate action for the benefit of our postal family. I would, therefore, appeal you to withdraw the notice of proposed two daysttrike on 8th and 9th January, 2019.

(A.N. Nanda)
Secretary (Posts)