Representation regarding high-handedness and harassment of staff in the name of achievement of business targets

Letter to General Secretary on the prevailing target torture in Tamilnadu Circle and seeking remedial action and requesting Shifting of Shri. Senthilkumar, SP Kanniyakumari outside Tamilnadu.

Organization: FNPO – National Association of Postal Employees, Group-C, Tamil Nadu Circle
Address: Block 1/1, Postal Staff Quarters, Subbarayan Nagar, Teynampet, Chennai – 600018
Circle Secretary: S. Sudeesh Kumar (@ Foreign Post, Chennai)
Contact: 8110936072 ambilisudeesh.1971@gmail.com fnponape.tn@gmail.com
Date: 18.12.2025
Reference No.: 228/CU/2025

Recipient:

• Shri Sivaji Vasireddy
• Secretary General (FNPO), General Secretary, NAPE Gr C, CHQ
• Address: T 24, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi – 110001

Subject

Representation regarding high-handedness and harassment of staff in the name of achievement of business targets

Key Points Raised

1. Target Torture & Harassment
• Staff facing unbearable pressure in the name of business achievement (PLI/RPLI).
• Continuous coercion and intimidation causing mental stress, humiliation, and demoralisation.
• Several GDS officials reportedly quitting due to sustained pressure.
2. Unrealistic Targets
• Example: “One day – one crore” targets imposed without considering staff strength, workload, rural-urban mix, or geography.
• Targets imposed mechanically, without consultation, making them oppressive.
3. Specific Case – Kanniyakumari & Tuticorin Divisions
• Superintendent of Post Offices fixed “one day – one crore” target.
• Staff instructed to procure policies with ₹25,000 annual premium.
• Concerns about whether targets are for genuine growth or personal incentives (linked prize schemes).
4. Threats Linked to APARs & Transfers
• Officer reportedly stated that targets will affect APAR reviews and transfer requests.
• Staff question the authority and legality of such directions.
5. Contradiction with RTI Reply
• RTI reply from Circle Office confirms no written order restricting leave or demanding explanations for non-achievement of targets.
• Ground reality: leave denial, show-cause notices, charge sheets issued solely for non-achievement.
6. Arbitrary Actions
• Leave curtailed, disciplinary actions initiated against GDS, MTS, Postmen, etc.
• Actions deemed arbitrary, against rules, violative of natural justice, and legally untenable.
7. Posting Concerns

• Shri Senthilkumar (SP, Kanniyakumari & Tuticorin) has served continuously in Southern Region.
• Staff feel prolonged posting in same region has led to concentration of authority and lack of accountability.

Requests Made

• Take up the issue of target-based harassment at the highest level.
• Request Chief PMG to stop coercive and punitive practices in the name of targets.
• Ensure APARs, transfers, leave, and disciplinary proceedings are not linked to unrealistic targets.
• Consider shifting Shri Senthilkumar outside Tamil Nadu Circle for administrative balance and to break monopoly.

Closing

• Appeal for urgent intervention from apex leadership to bring relief to distressed workforce.
• Signed by: S. Sudeesh Kumar, Circle Secretary, NAPE Group-C, Tamil Nadu Circle
• Contact: 8110936072