Thank you, Sawarup for paying attention to my post and requesting our learned members to reflect upon such an important issue as here in Punjab Region the involvement of the Manager (D) in storage loss or gain in wheat has become a demoralising factor for a Manager (D). Earlier before the issue of the said circular by Sh. T. C. Gupta,the then SRM (PB), the Manager (D)s were not involved in abnormal storage losses or less gain but since then onward, we have been involved regularly. For example, I have been penalized in a case where i joined as Assistant Manager (D) in the depot on November, 2003. There, in open plinth, the damaged wheat stocks (crop year 2000-01) were lying. The DCC was conducted before my joining and names of the defaulters were mentioned in the DCC Report as the stockes were exposed to heavy rains during July 2000 and there was abnormal delay in turnover/segregation in subsequently and the stocks were finally got downgraded and declared damaged well before my joining in November, 2003. On my joining, I highlighted the matter and wrote a letter to the Area Manager to expedite the process of disposal of stocks to liquidate the stocks to save the expenses being incurred on the upkeep, security and rent charges of the plinth. The stocks were auctioned in Jan. 2004 and so the stocks were issued in the month of March,2004 and April, 2004. The storage loss statements were sent by us mentioning the names of the defulters as given in the DCC Report and the names of the Technical staff were given as per the Investigation Report conducted by the Area Manager. My name was not mentioned in the defaulters.
The case for the month of March, 2004 was processed before the issue of said circular by Sh. T. C. Gupta. and in this case, both the depot staff (including the Assistant Manager (D), AM (QC) and Depot & QC Staff as mentioned in the DCC Report and the investigation report) who were responsible for the receipt and the delay in turnover/segregation of said stocks were chargesheeted under Major Penatly and were penalized. But, surprisingly, when the case of April, 2004 came under consideration during the year 2006, the said circular came in operation. And so, the RO (PB) asked for the names of Manager (D) present at the time of issue. And so I was involved under Major enquiry and penalized simply because I was posted as one of the two Assistant Manager (D) at the time of issue. The Inquiry Officer did not pay attention to my joining in November, 2003 and the efforts made by me to save the interests of FCI and he failed to point out any specfic negligence on my part but deemed me equally responsible only because I was a Supervisory Officer at the time of issue of stocks.
It is informed that the stocks were issued in the presence of a committee of four officers including we two AM (D)s+AM (QC)+AM (A/c) and the stackwise details of stocks issued and storage losses declared were signed by all of us. Further, the stocks were issued by deputing all the depot staff posted in the depot at the time of issue but, only the names of Manager (D)s were asked for and were penalized. Whereas all the depot staff who were involved in issue of said stocks and the AM (QC) were completely spared.
The injustice is that there was no fault on my part and I acted with full care and due devotion to save the interests of Corporation and Inquiry Officer failed to pinpoint any fault on my part, a heavy penalty of stoppage of two increments with cumulative effect plus a recovery of one lac from my salary was imposed.[/b][/b]
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