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Monday, 11 May 2020

Preventive measures against corona pandemic


ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Patron                                                                   Chief Patron                                                               Patron
A. Venkatesh                                                           Ravi Malik                                                        C. S. Sharma
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T. Dass                                Flat No. 6, SE 11, Shastri Nagar, Ghaziabad                                   Harpal Singh
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Ref. No. 79/AIB/C/20                                                                                Dt. 11.05.20
To,
Sh. M. Ajit Kumar,
Chairman, CBIC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Preventive measures against corona pandemic.
Sir,
            Kindly refer to the earlier communications of the Association on the subject matter including Ref. No. 66/AIB/C/20 Dt. 17.04.20.
            2. As your goodself is already aware, it is to submit with due regards that one of our Hawaldars has already unfortunately died of corona in Mumbai. One of our Superintendents namely Sh. Naresh Kumar from Delhi has also become prey of corona and is already hospitalized for treatment
3. Sh. Naresh Kumar is posted at Directorate General of Export Promotion, New Delhi. Needless to submit that any person can be infected with corona anywhere including office building. So, all of our office buildings are required to be duly sanitized alongwith taking every measure against corona because such type of infection to any officer may be dangerous for the individual, family, colleagues and everybody coming into contact.  
4. The following measures among others are, therefore, required to be taken in effective manner and ensured by all the offices under the control of the CBIC-
(a) Thermal screening of every entrant at the main gate before entering into the office premises.
(b) Hand sanitization by everybody before entering into the office premises.
(c) Fumigation/disinfecting of whole office campus including each room, toilet, corridor, gate,  furniture, office equipments, files, stationary, canteen, vehicles, common areas, lawn etc. at regular intervals.
(d) Providing gloves, facial masks and hand sanitizers to all officers and also full body suits (PPEs) whenever and wherever required.
(e) Revised sitting arrangements by providing the prescribed office space to every officer to follow the social distancing.
(f) All possible efforts to exempt officers with age of 50+ years or having co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes, chest/nasal/breathing problem etc. including other serious diseases/health condition for deployment of 33% officers. Enhancement of age group for exemption only if 50+ years officers are insufficient.  
(g) Availability of contingent staff & sweepers in sufficient number with instructions for cleaning and spraying of disinfectants in rooms, toilets, wash basins and corridors frequently.
(h) Providing official transportation to and fro offices to enable officers to attend offices safely with proper social distance, since no public transportation is available and private vehicles are not allowed except for the specified categories.
(i) Minimisation of physical exchange of files or complete on line exchange.
(j) Not allowing the visitors into the office premises.
(k) Providing of passes by state/district administration to the officers for movement.
(l) Not opening of the offices in the hotspot/containment areas.
(m) Exempting the officers who are residing in hotspot/containment areas.
(n) Following of all directions and SOP issued by the MHA in this regard.
(o) No action against any officer, if he/she is unable to attend the office due to the prevailing circumstances not under his/her control.
(p) Installing disinfectant tunnels in the offices.
(q) Providing ultraviolet devices to the officers.
(r) Take immediate measures to start e-office everywhere on 100% basis.
5. In view of the above, it is requested that all offices under the CBIC may kindly be very specifically directed to take the due measures as specified by the MHA and Ministry of Health alongwith the measures submitted above to protect the health and lives of our officers as well as their family members in this time of corona pandemic.
             Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
                                                                                                                                   
(HARPAL SINGH),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to:
1) The Cabinet Secretary, President House, New Delhi.
2) The Finance Secretary, North Block, New Delhi.
3) The DOPT Secretary, North Block, New Delhi.
4) The Secretary, MHA, North Block, New Delhi.