IMPORTANT GOVT ORDERS WITH GIST OF CONTENTS
6. Acceptance of business from agents found involved in fraud
cases
Key Points:
- Issue: Agents found involved in fraud cases
continue to be allowed to conduct business with post offices while the
appointing authority deliberates on cancelling their agency.
- CVC Suggestion: The Central Vigilance Commission
recommended blacklisting such agents and suspending business with them
immediately.
- Directive:
- Appointing authorities are instructed to immediately cancel the
agency of agents involved in fraud cases.
- All post offices are directed to stop accepting business from such
agents.
- The names of suspended agents should be displayed in post office
premises, stating that business with them is suspended (without
mentioning the reason for suspension to avoid legal issues).
In essence, the directive aims to prevent
further financial losses and protect the interests of the postal department by
immediately suspending business with agents implicated in fraud.
The undersigned is directed to say that it has been brought to the notice of this office that when an agent is found involved in a fraud case, the appointing authority either takes time or fails to take suitable action for cancellation of his/her agency and till such decision is taken by the appointing authority, the Post Offices continue to accept further business from that agent.
2. The Central
Vigilance Commission, while reviewing one of such frauds has suggested that
such agents should be blacklisted and no further business should be accepted
from them. The suggestion of CVC has been examined in detail and it has been
decided that in case involvement of any agent is established in any fraud case,
the appointing authority should immediately be asked to cancel his/her agency
and all post offices in the Division should be directed not to accept any
further business from that agent. In addition to this, his/her name should be
displayed in the premises of all post offices in the Division clearly stating
that Post Office has suspended business with concerned Agent without mentioning
his/her involvement in fraud case as it may attract adverse legal action.
3. It is
therefore requested that this may be brought to the notice of all post offices
for information and necessary guidance.
4.This issue
with the approval of DDG (FS)
(DG (P) No.107-1/07-SB dated 23.06.2008)
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