59. Rules Digest - Tenure Posting in Single-Handed/Double-Handed Post Offices: A Preventive
Review of serious fraud cases revealed a recurring issue:
* officials who completed their tenure as Sub-Postmaster (SPM) or Postal Assistant (PA) in single-handed or double-handed post offices were being posted back to the same office after a break.
• In some instances, these officials committed frauds over extended periods, spanning both their tenures in the same office.
• Evidence of collusion with other officials or agents was also observed.
• To prevent such occurrences, it is now directed that officials who have served as SPM or PA in a single-handed or double-handed post office should not be posted back to the same office after a break, regardless of their previous posting period or tenure completion.
• In essence, officials are permitted only one posting in a single-handed or double-handed post office throughout their entire service period.
• Exception for Double-Handed Post Offices:
o This strict rule can be relaxed only for double-handed post offices.
o The Chief Postmaster General (CPMG) or Postmaster General (PMG) must personally approve such relaxation in specific cases, and only if warranted by exceptional administrative exigencies.
• All Circle and Regional Heads are instructed to ensure these guidelines are strictly followed when making transfer and posting decisions.
Tenure posting of officials in single handed/double handed post offices -- Preventive vigilance measure
Recently while reviewing serious fraud cases it has come to notice that often officials who have completed tenure as Sub Postmaster / Postal Assistant in a particular single handed or double handed post office, are posted back to the same office after a break of tenure during which they worked in some other post offices. It has been seen that in some cases such officials have committed frauds over a long period of time covering both their tenures in the same office. Evidence of collusion with other officials / Agents etc. has also come to light.
2. After considering the matter, it is therefore directed that officials who have been posted as SPM / PA in a single handed or double handed post office irrespective of period of posting / completion of tenure should not be posted back to the same office after a break as is being done now. In other words, officials of single handed and double handed post offices can have only one posting in such offices during their service period.
However, only in respect of double handed post offices, the CPMG / PMG may personally relax this provision in a specific case if warranted by exceptional administrative exigencies.
3. All Circle / Regional Heads are requested to ensure that above guidelines are kept in view while deciding transfers/posting.
(DG (P) No. 8-4/2005-INV dated 22.09.2005)
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