Office life experience (Year 2007 to 2010) - Jalna
In June, 2007, I was transferred to the unit at Jalna, as per Transfer policy, but I know that people who had jack or in their good book, they applied and mounted pressure to get the office nearby area to Pune City. Some affected approached the GM in-charge to get sympathy for retention in the city or to get some time for preparation to the transferred places. One of my friend went to the Mumbai CHQ for getting the office place in nearby city, even if he told me to have visit earlier. I was busy in getting admission of my children to the 11th Std., and transfer orders issued at bulk, without considering my past performances. It was really a repenting day for me that whether you work honestly or efficiently or obediently, nobody will bother to think of your honesty or efficiency while issuing transfer orders. I bitterly repented and expressed my anger, but in vain.
The fact is that the employer cannot force you to take another position, particularly in a different location. Thoughtful employers, who have some sense of loyalty to you and some feeling for your welfare, will offer you another position for which they believe you are qualified. We think so, thinking that all employer or bosses are good enough to think of your goodness, but not. All bosses may not be bad, but the problem is about their ego or if somewhere it is hurt. You might see it as a less attractive job, even if they maintain your salary level. That is not meant as a punishment, but to put you in a position where you will succeed, performing at lest adequantely or perhaps performing very well. Typically, you might have performed well, but not brought to the notice of them. Neither you nor any other employee is entitled to keep the position you are currently holding. If one isn’t cutting the mustard, they will remove him and replace him with someone else. You might think you have been doing just fine. You might even have held that job for five or ten or twenty years, believing there is no question or doubt about your ability to do the job well However, you are wrong. If your current boss or manager is unhappy for some reason or could not make him happy, then You’re out.
At every stage and cadre, I performed my duties and works as per target set by the seniors or my superiors. I had work at every cadres and years, with full devotions and never care for wasting my family private hours for the office work. My father was very sick, bedridden and severely depressed once, yet my mother continues to nag him about worries and stresses to displace her own emotions. I used to shed my tears to see the emotions. I remember the days my father admitted to the ICU for critical illness, I requested my wife to be on leave and be in the hospital, at least at day time, to take care of my Dad.
Old age
is often considered as a time when people are free of their professional and
personal responsibilities, duties and
live a carefree life. However, the reality for most elders is completely
different. Just because one has retired, doesn’t mean they do stop being
mindful of life’s rigors.
We have to think of sacrificing everything in current life and pay
attention to them.
My wife did never grumble about such arrangements, even if my other family members were readily available for the work.
When my father was bed-ridden and sick, I used to take him in my hands like a child and put him in the Autorickshaw. When I was shifted to some new residence, I used to come to meet after office hours and took care, without depending upon office to grant me leave or do any favour.
My office friend at Pune city, phoned me to collect my transfer order from Pune to Jalna. It was pathetic to see her face telling me that why I was transferred, even after working efficiently and performing well. She (Patil) had just like expressed her view as If she was happy for my transfer. That was my bad luck that I was there for them at the time crises and burden-some work, for which they will never forget to take a credit and now, they become deaf to hear my grumbles and support. I understand their selfishness and natural attitude. As every human in one way or the other shows selfishness on daily basis. To understand the depths of their selfishness people assess the real cases and decide whether their small or big selfish intentions are going to actually harm you or people around or not?
Selfish people only remember you when
they need something from you, and your emotions don’t matter to them, try not
to consider their emotions too. as being emotional attached to such people will
hurt only you. If you have
someone in your life who is selfish and you want to keep them away from you,
there are a few things you can try. First, it's important to remember that you
deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. You should always stand up for
yourself and not let the selfish person take advantage of you.
One way to keep a selfish person away
from you is to set boundaries. This means telling them what is acceptable and
what is not. For example, if they always ask for your toys and never share
theirs, you can kindly tell them that you don't want to lend your toys anymore.
It's okay to say no when you need to protect yourself. Another thing you can do
is spend more time with people who are kind and caring. Surrounding yourself
with good friends who treat you well will make it easier to distance yourself
from the selfish person. Focus on friendships that make you feel happy and
supported.
I hate to say this, but you are probably
too nice of a person. This fact unfortunately attracts selfish people. When you
look for games people play you will realize people do whatever works. Selfish
people look for nice people to feed their selfish desires. I always end
up with selfish people. I hate to say this, but you are probably too nice of a
person. This fact unfortunately attracts selfish people. When you look for
games people play you will realize people do whatever works. Selfish people
look for nice people to feed their selfish desires.
My Office friends suggested me to met our Superiors to cancel the transfer order and request to retain for personal reasons or request him for his favour on me. I could not like the opinion as I was not happy with working of my superiors who had not respect or sympathy for me.
A very common sign for me as a sociopath was that people’s suffering and pain never factor into my behavior. If I want something or have a desire for something, there is a small chance I’d take your feelings into any account. When I’m confronted about something I’ve done. I don’t really care, as I don’t care about my life because I just do whatever. If I end up in jail or dead, then that’s how I guess my life goes. There are no passions or obsession over getting good grade or making my mommy proud. I just do whatever. Another major thing I’ve noticed is how much emotional care and effort humans put into things. People having strong opinions on politics, moralities, their hobbies, etc. I don’t have passions and I don’t care about what’s going on in this world unless it directly affects me. I don’t feel anything hearing sob stories or the stories of others. I don’t care about you coming from an abusive household, I don’t care your dog died, I don’t care how my actions made you feel. Your pain doesn’t even register to me. It’s as if your emotions are fake or exaggerated. Or maybe as if you’re trying to dig something out of me that doesn’t exist. It’s hard to explain, but the suffering of others doesn’t make us feel anything. No exceptions unless we’re sadistic, but that’s likely not the kind of emotional reaction you’d want out of us.
It depends how you lost it. However, I am a psychologist who has
worked with a lot of people who have lost their capacity for empathy, so let me
point you in a general direction. Let's assume that you care about other people
at an intellectual level, that you want to be warm and supportive, but you are
no longer moved emotionally by other people's suffering. You may even find
yourself annoyed by it. It helps to understand what happens when empathy is
working right. In that case, as another person expresses distress, your own
brain mimics the emotional expression of the other person. A highly empathic
person will even have the same posture and facial expression as the person they
are talking with. Then the brain detects the person's own emotions associated
with the emotional expression it is mimicking. The chain is: other person's
emotions --> other person's emotional expression I detect the related
emotional state in my own body. When I see people with good values fail at
empathy, the step that has gone wrong most often is the last step, being able
to recognize that emotional state of the person's own body.
While working in Jalna's office, I got a worst experiences in the office :
1. Both the JAO Mr. Prabhakaran and Mr. Venkanna, started asking for relieve order, as they both were transferred out of Jalna City. I requested them to wait till your substitutes are being posted. Accordingly, I enquired with the Circle Office, Mumbai, about the posting of substitute in the place of both of them. But Circle DGM / officers were not merciful about my helplessness and just ignored my sayings. It could be unintentional behavior due to work-load or they could have the same attituded in response to the calls received about the administrative work. They both started mounting pressure on me, on each and every day. Many a times, they met Officer-in-charge of the District, or IFA, for complaining about their transfer orders. I was worried about the work-load that going to be on my head, if they are being transferred, as I had rare experience about the jobs they were handling. But they had no sympathy about my awkward position and my stressful life due to shortage of hands for quality work.
There were rarely happened that quality works were available in Clerical cadre and there had been JAO in absence of these people transferred out of unit. Naturally, I will have entire work load of both the JAOs and upkeep the records in view financial Audit was near to come and in the offing, for current financial year ending on 31.03.2008. In order to prepare for Internal Audit or Statutory Audit, it is necessary to start tallying all the Schedules with the closing balances to carry forward as opening balances for the current financial year. When I started searching the schedule for the Opening balances in the last year's schedule, I found that all the data in PC meant for Audit was deleted or HD crashed or it may be manually deleted. I was helpless first time in my life that, there had been a strong resentment for the circumstances that on whose should I could rest my head and shed tears. I called JAOs and ask them to come for help and make available current Schedules, so that I could relaxed myself, but in vain. It means they had no mercy about my helpless position, After a months of trials and difficulties in office, I'm starting to lose my faith all the way. I still pray because I'm told to do so, but I don't feel the same trust that God wants to help me. I feel abandoned and lost. I used to pray for help and expecting something positive could happened. There have been another grief in my office life that head office used to load more and more work load.
2. CAO Jalna also started asking for relieve order to Nagpur, on family issue. In the year end, there had been issue of reliving CAO or IFA of our office and they propose to hand over the charge on my head. It was another headache, and burdensome work and it carries a major responsibility of head IFA of the unit. The person asking the Administration to relieve him had nothing to worry about my poor condition. Such people are merciless, ruthless, pitiless.
Someone who's ruthless wants to be surrounded by people that can execute his vision. A ruthless person needs to be surrounded by intelligent people if he wants to get things done. When you're ruthless, you have no tolerance or patience for stupid people. Forgiveness makes you weak. Ruthless people don't understand the meaning of forgiveness. You can't ever forgive idiocy, betrayal or disloyalty. Someone screws up, they're gone, fired, out of your life. No excuses, no explanations. Forgiving someone always leaves the door open for others to betray you as well. It depends on circumstances and your value system. If you are ruthless as a part of your temperament at the cost of humbleness, it is bad. If you are humble as a part of your value system at the cost of larger interest of the civilization, it is bad. But very people show mercy about other executives.
3. Mr. Venk, JAO Claim, deleted the Audit data file from his PC, after he got relieve order from Jalna City. There was a heavy pressure for preparation of schedule for internal Audit (Statutory Audit / Tax Audit / Internal Audit). He was knowing that if Audit schedules are not prepared in time and presented to the Audit company, then it will be adversely remarked in my annual performance report or I may be charge-sheeted under CCS conduct rule and punished severely.
In India, if audit schedules are not prepared and
presented in time, several consequences can arise, depending on the context and
the specific regulations governing the entity involved. Here’s a general
overview of the potential impacts:
a. Compliance Issues
- Regulatory
Penalties : Government departments and public sector entities are often
required to adhere to strict audit schedules as per regulations. Failure to
prepare and present audit schedules on time can lead to penalties or fines
imposed by regulatory bodies.
- Legal Repercussions : Non-compliance with audit requirements can result in legal consequences, including investigations by regulatory agencies or auditors.
b. Financial
Management Problems
- Delayed
Financial Reporting : Without timely audit schedules, financial statements and
reports may be delayed, affecting stakeholders' ability to make informed
decisions.
- Loss of Credibility : Delays in auditing can erode the trust of investors, creditors, and the public, impacting the credibility of the organization’s financial management.
c. Operational
Impact
- Operational
Inefficiencies : Delays in audits can lead to operational inefficiencies, as
the organization may not have up-to-date information on financial performance,
risks, or compliance issues.
- Increased Risk : Lack of timely audits can increase the risk of fraud, mismanagement, or financial discrepancies going unnoticed.
d. Impact
on Funding and Grants
- Suspension or
Withdrawal of Funds : For entities receiving government grants or funding,
delays in audit schedules can lead to suspension or withdrawal of funds until
compliance is restored.
- Difficulty in Securing Future Funding : Persistent issues with audit schedules can make it challenging to secure future funding or grants.
e. Internal
Consequences
- Management
Scrutiny : Senior management and boards of directors may face increased
scrutiny and pressure due to delays, which can impact their reputation and
effectiveness.
- Audit Quality : Rushed audits to meet deadlines can compromise the quality and thoroughness of the audit process, leading to potential oversight of critical issues.
f. Regulatory
and Governance Implications
- Regulatory
Audits : Regulatory agencies may conduct additional audits or reviews if
scheduled audits are not timely, leading to increased scrutiny and potential
disruptions.
- Governance Issues : Delays in audits can reflect poor governance practices, which may result in governance reforms or restructuring.
Mitigating Measures
To mitigate the negative effects of delays in audit
schedules, organizations can:
- Implement
Robust Processes : Develop and implement efficient processes for preparing and
scheduling audits.
- Ensure
Compliance : Stay informed about regulatory requirements and ensure timely
preparation and submission of audit schedules.
- Seek Extensions
: If delays are unavoidable, seek extensions or communicate proactively with
regulatory bodies to manage expectations and mitigate penalties.
Overall, adhering to audit schedules is crucial for maintaining compliance, operational efficiency, and financial integrity.
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4. On Transfer of CAO Jalna, I got the responsibility of attending IFA meeting at Circle office Mumbai. GM(F), MH Circle office, targeted me for BRS was not tallied, Change of banks for Coll. Accounts and operation Account. I went to the said branches of the bank- Union bank of India. The BM (Branch manager) was out of seats. I enquired about him, it is said gone out for visit to the customer. When I went on 2nd day, the same instance happened, but this time I gave the message to Assistants BM that we came for switching over our BSNL's Operation Account and Collection Account, from SBI. When on third day, I came to the branch office of UBI, fortunately BM was available. When I told him about opening of our both the Accounts, closing old one from SBI, I am surprised to hear that he is not interested in handling a major accounts, due to shortage of staff. I told him that I would report to our head office, that due to shortage of staff, the BM of UBI is not interested or rather asked us to not to open our account in UBI. Hearing the same, BM told to report, if it is mandatory.
During IFA meeting in Circle office, mumbai, I told Circle GM the reason for delay in opening of Account at UBI, she told me to open the subject during Conference meeting with Chief Managing director of all related banks would be available for discussion. I felt pity hearing apology from Chief Managing director of UBI about what happened in the branch office at Jalna. I told him that I did not open the subject to hear apology from you, better tell me the solution. He requested to wait for the matter is being investigated.
In India, if executives are continually imposed with increasing responsibilities, several potential outcomes and challenges can arise, depending on the context and how well these responsibilities are managed. Here’s an overview:
1. Increased
Stress and Burnout
- Stress
Levels : As responsibilities grow,
executives may experience heightened stress and pressure, leading to burnout if
not managed properly.
- Work-Life Balance : Managing additional responsibilities can strain work-life balance, potentially affecting personal well-being and job satisfaction.
2. Impact
on Performance
- Diminished
Efficiency : Overloading executives
with too many responsibilities can lead to decreased efficiency and
effectiveness, as they may struggle to manage all tasks effectively.
- Quality of Work : With an increasing number of responsibilities, the quality of work might suffer if executives are unable to allocate sufficient time and resources to each task.
3. Potential
for Errors
- Increased Risk of Mistakes : Higher workloads can increase the likelihood of errors or oversights, particularly if executives are stretched too thin or lack adequate support.
4. Leadership
and Team Dynamics
- Leadership
Challenges : Executives may face
challenges in maintaining effective leadership if they are overwhelmed. This
can impact team morale and productivity.
- Delegation Issues : If executives are unable to delegate tasks effectively, it can lead to bottlenecks and inefficiencies within the organization.
5. Career
Development
- Skill
Development : Handling a diverse range
of responsibilities can provide executives with opportunities to develop new
skills and advance their careers.
- Career Advancement : Successfully managing increased responsibilities might enhance career prospects and lead to promotions or additional opportunities within the organization.
6. Organizational
Impact
- Operational
Efficiency : An overburdened executive
can impact the overall operational efficiency of the organization, potentially
affecting its performance and strategic goals.
- Employee Retention : High levels of stress and burnout among executives can affect their job satisfaction and increase turnover rates, impacting organizational stability.
7. Potential
for Role Overlap
- Role Confusion : As responsibilities grow, there may be overlaps with other roles or departments, leading to confusion or conflicts over job duties and boundaries.
Mitigation Strategies
To address these challenges, organizations can
implement several strategies:
- Effective Delegation : Encourage executives to delegate tasks effectively and ensure they have the necessary support and resources.
- Support
Systems : Provide adequate support
through additional staff, resources, or administrative assistance to help
manage increased responsibilities.
- Workload
Management : Regularly review and
manage workloads to prevent overburdening and ensure a balanced distribution of
responsibilities.
- Training
and Development : Offer training and
professional development opportunities to help executives handle their expanded
roles more effectively.
- Wellness Programs : Implement wellness programs and support
systems to help executives manage stress and maintain a healthy work-life
balance.
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5. Meeting with EPF Commissioner at Aurangabad:
Inspectors from Employees Provident Fund (EPF), visited our office at Jalna and hand over notice to present the Quarterly return with details of Contractors who have carried out our office works, also who have shown their EPF registration details and quarterly return thereof. I was on leave when they visited the office. So, TDM Jalna told me to visit the office at Aurangabad and show them the record they asking for. It was surprising and ridiculous that they could have given notices directly to the Contractor, rather than involving us. I went to the EPF office at Aurangabad, leaving aside our day to day office work and other work load. They called all nearby SSAs like Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nanded etc., to present the record and answer their queries on Work Contractors.
EPF office arranged the meeting round the conference and EPF commissioner was heading for the meeting. EPF commissioner started asking the questions on clauses of EPF law and clauses in the Tender documents that whether while filling up tender documents, all work contractors submit the Registration number of EPF account and their status of annual return. On these queries, I replied that basic clauses are inserted in the NIT by the Circle offices. However, EPF registration is asked for in NIT along with annual return of EPF, before opening of tender.
PF registration is the
process through which an employer registers with the Employees' Provident Fund
Organisation (EPFO) to participate in the Provident Fund scheme. It ensures
that employees save regularly for retirement and emergencies.
Compliance with EPF
regulations ensures that employees can access the benefits of the provident
fund, including the accumulation of retirement savings, partial withdrawals for
emergencies, and pension options upon retirement.
EPF commissioner started arguing whether all contractors are following the law of EPF enactments. If they are failing or contravening any clauses of EPF law, then you people should deduct as penalty @ 25% and refund it if it is later on followed. We replied him that EPF act does not specify such powers to Employer of the contractor. So, EPF law has to be got modified to empower us for the action against our works contractor.
He pointed out to the BSNL representatives that Para 30(3) of the EPF Schemes state that "It shall be the responsibility of the principal employer to pay both the contribution payable by himself in respect of the employees directly employed by him and also in respect of the employees employed by or through a contractor and also administrative charges. This includes providing adequate ventilation, lighting and sanitation facilities. Payment of Wages and Benefits: It is the responsibility of the principal employer to ensure that the wages of contract labour are paid on time and in full.
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6. Notice from Commissioner of Custom Excise, Nanded, for attending the hearing of Penalty cases.
Within a month of my joining the office at Jalna SSA, I found notice from Commissioner of Custom Excise, with reference to the Service Tax and attending the hearing at Nanded city. It has also mentioned that in case you wanted postponment of hearing, you may call Commissioner. So, I dialed the landline number mentioned in the notice and requested to postpone the meeting of hearing as it is received late and there is no time left to prepare for it. The commissioner Custom excise started arguing that if you failed to attend the office for hearing, I can issue arrest warrant. I told him to issue Arrest warrant, if you are daring for. Let us see, who can win. I told him that I would join the hearing on date and time due as per schedule.
When I went to the office of Service tax, at Nanded city, the Commissioner was busy with some other work or meeting. When I told the peon to inform him about our arrival in the office, he told him. After an hour of waiting, I went to the office and knoced the door and told him personally after opening the door with anger that he is serious about hearing for our Service tax issue, pending for discussion. Seeing my anger in talking with him, he closed the on-going session of meeting and told me to come in the cabin for hearing. On starting the hearing of our case, there was an incoming call from his family and while in talk, he referred the location at Pune. I surprised to hear and open the subject, whether you were from Pune city, he replied that he was from Pune, Somwar peth. I replied that I am also from Pune city and transferred to the Jalna city for tenure. Hearing about, he become a frank in discussion and told that I would try to close the case levying minor penalty. I was happy about his opinion and informed to my CAO at Jalna, about how our pending 5 cases could be closed.
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7. Lok-Adalat at Kolhapur and Jalna:
Subscribers or customers, whose complaints remained unsettled or who is not willing to pay the old dues, are invited to make petitions for redressal of their complaints in Telephone Adalat cum Open House Sessions. SSA(Secondary Switching Area) Level Telephone Adalats are being conducted on bimonthly periodicity and Circle level Telephone Adalat cum Open House Sessions are being conducted once in three months. Customers are asked to give their complaints in writing or on the spot. The concerned office to whom the case relates examines the case received by DCO and settles the case. A speaking order settling the case is communicated to the customers. For unsettled cases, a date is fixed for holding the Telephone Adalat cum Open House. The customers are invited to attend the Telephone Adalat cum Open House. The Adalat is presided over by General Manager of the area or by CGM. The order of the Adalat is communicated after hearing the arguments. Even it is requested to the Local judiciary to nominate some civil judge for hearing as a chairperson, to preside over the hearing of customers and representative from BSNL, and decide about the pending issue or old dues to be paid by the Subscriber.
Lok
Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, it is a forum
where disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are
settled/ compromised amicably. Lok Adalats have been given statutory status
under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Under the said Act, the award
(decision) made by the Lok Adalats is deemed to be a decree of a civil court
and is final and binding on all parties and no appeal against such an award
lies before any court of law. If the parties are not satisfied with the award
of the Lok Adalat though there is no provision for an appeal against such an
award, but they are free to initiate litigation by approaching the court of
appropriate jurisdiction by filing a case by following the required procedure,
in exercise of their right to litigate.
There
is no court fee payable when a matter is filed in a Lok Adalat. If a matter
pending in the court of law is referred to the Lok Adalat and is settled
subsequently, the court fee originally paid in the court on the
complaints/petition is also refunded back to the parties. The persons deciding
the cases in the Lok Adalats are called the Members of the Lok Adalats, they
have the role of statutory conciliators only and do not have any judicial role;
therefore they can only persuade the parties to come to a conclusion for
settling the dispute outside the court in the Lok Adalat and shall not
pressurize or coerce any of the parties to compromise or settle cases or
matters either directly or indirectly. The Lok Adalat shall not decide the
matter so referred at its own instance, instead the same would be decided on
the basis of the compromise or settlement between the parties. The members
shall assist the parties in an independent and impartial manner in their attempt
to reach amicable settlement of their dispute.
The
Member Secretary of the State Legal Services Authority organizing the Lok
Adalat would constitute benches of the Lok Adalat, each bench comprising of a
sitting or retired judge of the High Court or a sitting or retired judicial
officer and any one or both of- a member from the legal profession; a social
worker engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections and interested in the
implementation of legal services schemes or programmes.
At
High Court Level -
The
Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee would constitute benches
of the Lok Adalat, each bench comprising of a sitting or retired judge of the
High Court and any one or both of- a member from the legal profession; a social
worker engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections and interested in the
implementation of legal services schemes or programmes.
At
District Level -
The
Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority organizing the Lok Adalat
would constitute benches of the Lok Adalat, each bench comprising of a sitting
or retired judicial officer and any one or both of either a member from the
legal profession; and/or a social worker engaged in the upliftment of the
weaker sections and interested in the implementation of legal services schemes
or programmes or a person engaged in para-legal activities of the area,
preferably a woman.
At
Taluk Level -
The
Secretary of the Taluk Legal Services Committee organizing the Lok Adalat would
constitute benches of the Lok Adalat, each bench comprising of a sitting or
retired judicial officer and any one or both of either a member from the legal
profession; and/or a social worker engaged in the upliftment of the weaker
sections and interested in the implementation of legal services schemes or
programmes or a person engaged in para-legal activities of the area, preferably
a woman.
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8. Tender Opening, Tender Evaluation Committee and Discussion in the General body meeting attended and dispute on Rent Evaluation Committee.
9. Preparation of Audit Report and schedules for Statutory Audit. Physically attending the Statutory Audit at Aurangabad and thereafter at Jalna.
10. Work load of Cash Book & Cheque book - closure and Certification, Checking, Bills of Supplier and Contractor, Tender related all work, TA and Transfer bills received in Claim Section, along with GPF withdrawal/ Advances, Loans & Advances (HBA, Scooter and Car Advance, Cycle Adv.), Submission of Trail Balance , every month to Circle Office. Handling software of Trail balance including passing Journal Sleeps for TR collection and Loans and advances, passing JS for Revenue transfer of Cellular mobile collection from Basic Services, Checking monthly the monthly Schedule for Audit, Handling Software for Works Section including Contractors Liability- Deposit, Withheld amount etc., Budget and RE report, Bank Remittances to bank daily for collection accounts, WIP Schedule and WIP capitalization, Fixed Assets Register, Depreciation Calculation, ATD settlement, Inventory Register (Store Account), Physical verification of Stores, Re-charge coupon, Rent evaluation Committee, List of inventory transferred to or from other unit , Sundry Debtor as per Trial Balance & Subledger, Age-wise analysis of amount pending under -'Claims Recoverable from MTNL/DOP/VSNL, Detail of Prepaid Expenses, Report Tax Deducted at Source, Work Contract Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax dues and recovered, Ageing of heads under the head Current Liabilities (119) , Amount Written back during the year. Bank Reconciliation Statement (BRS), Details for the Leased Circuit Billing and the receipts, Interest Recovered in the month, Details of Provision made for Fixed Assets, WIP and Inventory, Court cases filed against Party, Contractors, Employees, Subscribers, etc., Fraud and Thefts noticed or reported during the year, Cases under Disputes in TR billing, Contingent Liability on account of pending court cases against Land acquisition, TR Billing cases not acknowledged as debt, Staff strength (Group -wise), Age-wise analysis of Sundry Debtors ( less than 6 months, 6 to 1 year), Age-wise analysis of amount pending under accode 1130803 & 4130701-'Claims Recoverable from MTNL, Comparative Statement of Booking as per TB and Schedule/ Subledger Balances.
11. Sale of Re-charge coupon, Transfer of C-TOPUP, Monthly report of C-TOPUP collection, Monitoring of sale and balance of Re-charge Coupon and SIM:
There had been the responsibility of AO Cash, to arrange the RC, C-TOPUP etc., with the help of dealing assistant. In case of shortage of any inventory, the franchises appointed by CHQ, could make hue and cry.
12. Notice received from Income Tax Office (Mr. Mangnani, Aurangabad), Service Tax and submission of Schedule there of,
13. Drawal of monthly Salary from HRMS Software, developed In-house by ITPC. The pay and allowances was earlier drawn through software developed by the private agency
14. Handling of software for Loans and Advances (TA / LTC advances). A register of TA/LTC claims is maintained and necessary watch is kept
15. Developing of Software for processing of Interest with IBB and printing of individual employee, a GPF slips of all employees. Proper accounting of GPF contributions and recoveries in respect of GPF are maintained and the applications there of attended to without allowing room for complaints.
16. Handling of Software for cash
and cheque collected, Landline and mobile and tally of cash book and cheque
book on daily basis.
17. Handling of software for cheque remittances to clearing house on next day of collection, so that clearance of cheque and encashment should not be delayed and Bank Reconciliation (BRS) should be tallied by generating the report from Core banking system of bank.
18. The claims for re-imbursement under BSNL are cleared without delay. Requisite allotment for loans advances is obtained from corporate office, applications obtained, processed and paid to the eligible employees in time.
19. Proper broad sheets are maintained for the short term and long term loans advances and are submitted in time to the CCA.
20. All dues for payment to CCA are made within the time schedule prescribed for the purpose.
21. All Claims due for payment by CCA are raised in time and that their clearance is watched and reported to corporate office.
22. The pay fixation and pay arrears of 2nd pay revision, in all case has been done promptly and is in accordance with the rules governing the same. There had been instances where there had been no Software for pay fixation, as per 2nd Pay revision and draw pay arrears of all the 500 employees along with arrears of Salary/ Pension contribution to be paid to the CCA Cell.
23.The service books (SBs) of the employees are kept under proper control. The SBs are maintained and postings are made regularly. The leave accounts are posted regularly and are complete in all respects. Certificate for Verification of SBs. has been carried out as per orders from Circle Office.
a) The
total amount of
monthly expenditure in
an estimate under
cash is posted in the register of works so that a
watch can be kept on the progress of
expenditure against the sanctioned cost.
(b) The registers are posted every
month from the ledger head register
after submission of the monthly accounts to the Circle IFA.
c) After completion of the posting for a
month, the correctness is ensured by carrying out the reconciliation of the
monthly postings under cash with the amounts
booked under the
monthly account (Trial
Balance) for each detailed head of
account. Misclassifications
if any may
come to light
at this stage and may be rectified by issuing journal slips.
(d)
After posting and reconciliation for the month is over, a certificate to
that effect should be furnished to the Circle IFA. The work registers are now maintained in the form of loose leaf Ledger or
cardex system.
As CAO(IFA) of the SSA in-charge of the works & Planning section, he should exercise the following checks by calling for the necessary records every month and as frequently as possible and review them with a view to ensure that :
1. The
accounts are submitted
in time by
the field officers
to the works section.
The temporary advances are utilized for the purpose for which they are
sanctioned and adjusted as soon as the disbursements, for which they were sanctioned were made.
2. The cases of utilization for purposes
other than for which sanctioned are brought to the notice of the respective
officers and also to the Head of SSA in case of recurrences and the filed
officers concerned are instructed suitably.
3. The
accounts received are
checked by the
works section as
per instructions contained in
Rules 229 to
239 of FHB
Vol. III and disallowances
if any are justified.
The
disallowances are rectified
by the respective
authorities either by complying
to the observations or by obtaining proper justification. Interest as per corporate office instructions
is levied in cases of delayed submission.
The register
of temporary advances
is reviewed regularly
by the CAO/AO(works) at
regular intervals and
necessary action is
taken in cases of delays by
calling for the wanting bills.
7. The
imprests / Ty.
advances are closed
quarterly as required
by the instructions from
corporate office. The amount returned by
the field officers as unspent balance is properly accounted
for by AO(Cash).
The remarks given
by the spending authorities in respect of return of
cash are got certified by the AO(Cash). The
ACE-2 Accounts are checked in the SSA. The accounts and all the vouchers and
enclosures may be subjected to cent percent check and all the vouchers are
initialed by the JAO in token of having conducted the check.
9.
The classification of
expenditure on these
accounts is checked
by the works section and
indicated correctly.
11. The bills are countersigned by the competent authorities.
12. The expenditure incurred has
been with in the financial
powers of the officer
countersigning the bill. The approval of competent authorities in other cases is obtained and kept with the voucher.
13. A brief notice
of each case
of difference of
opinion in the
matter of retrenchment
between the countersigning officer
and the A.O
will be recorded with full
particulars of reference by the latter in a Register to be maintained
by him. This
register will invariably
be reviewed by the
Circle Internal check
parties at the
time of each
inspection and commented
upon in their internal
check reports submitted through the Circle Accountant to the Head of
the Circle.
II. Measurement Books
The Measurement books are maintained to effect payments for all works done otherwise than by daily labor. The payments are made on the basis of the measurements made in these books. The Para 10.2.8 of CPWD Account code deals with recording of measurements and upkeep of the Measurement Books. The Measurement book is maintained in Form-23. Since payments to contractors for the work done is effected through Measurement Books, these are regarded as very important accounting record. As CAO/IFA of the unit, it should it be ensured that :
All the MBs of a particular division are numbered serially. A register is maintained in Divisional Office Headquarters with the following details.
i. Serial number of each book.
ii. Name of the sub-division to which the
MB is issued.
iii. Date of issue.
iv. Date of return.
The completed measurement books are returned promptly by the field units. Stock register of MBs is maintained in sub-divisions also showing the names of the SDO and JEs to whom the MBs are issued. Books which are, no longer in use, are withdrawn promptly even though it is not completely written up.
A record of movement of MBs should
maintained in order to keep a track of MBs issued to different JEs of a
sub-division. The detailed
measurements are recorded only
by executive subordinates who are in charge of works and
to whom the MBs have been supplied for the purpose. as required vide Note-1 of
Rule - 178 of FHB Vol.III,
The measurements are recorded neatly in
the MB with the dated initials of the
person making the measurement. The entries should ordinarily be made in ink. When it is
not possible to
do so, the
entry should be
made in indelible pencil and the
pencil entries should not be inked over.
In case of running bills a reference to
the previous measurements is given. If
the job is completed, date of completion is noted in the prescribed place. If
the measurements are first and final or on a running account, fact should be
mentioned suitably against the entries in the MB.
Each set of measurement should contain
the following entries
i. Bills for work done---
a.
Full name of work as given in the estimate
b.
Situation of work
c.
Name of the contractor
d.
Number & date of agreement
e.
Date of written order to commence work
f.
Date of actual completion of work
g.
Date of measurement.
ii. Bills for supply of materials:
a. Name of supplier
b. Number & date of agreement
or supply order
c. Details of source of supply
like from stock or by pyurchase from
other
sources etc.
d. Date of written order to commence supplies
e. Date of actual completion of supplies
f. Date of recording measurements.
If a Measurement Book is lost, an immediate report of the facts of the case together with an explanation of all parties concerned responsible for the loss should be made promptly to the Chief Engineer, who is empowered to sanction the write-off of the lost Measurement Books. On receipt of the bill along with MB, the contents of the bill will be subjected to pre-check with reference to the respective entries in the MB before pass order. Thereafter the bill with MB shall be sent to AAO/AO for check and for issue of pay order.
Purchase
orders are placed
by the tendering
authority or other
subordinate officers duly authorized for the said purpose, in terms of
the agreements had with the suppliers. The purchase may be of one time
transaction where first and final bill is
preferred by the supplier. In some type
of agreements, 5% or 10% of the amount
due is withheld as per the terms
and conditions of the agreement as a performance security or
warranty of the
material. The amount so
withheld is released
after completion prescribed
period of warranty or installation and acceptance of the items duly obtaining a certificate of the
performance from the user. supplied While
dealing with the bills of suppliers, several points are to be borne in mind and
following checks are to be carried out:
The supply of stores is in accordance
with the Purchase order. Consignee particulars are in accordance with the
Purchase order. Quantity is in accordance with the Purchase order i.e., neither
excess nor less Rate of the stores supplied, Sales tax, excise duty are
strictly in accordance with the
clauses in the
purchase order and
necessary excise gate
pass produced along with the
bill.
The Security deposit (or performance
security) is available in the form of Cash or Bank guarantee. If not available, it is to be ensured that
the firm is exempted from payment of performance security and valid proof is to
be produced by supplier in support of his claim for having exemption.
Inspection certificate issued by the
Quality assurance wing is enclosed.
Proof
of dispatch like
copy of Railway
receipt or parcel
way bill is produced
(in case of
road transport, necessary
certificate of receipt
of stores from the consignee is to be enclosed in the bill.)
The supply has been made within the due
date (or the date duly extended by the
competent authority) of delivery. The
date of offering the stores for testing
will be criteria
for this purpose.
If the stores
have not been supplied
on or before
the due date,
liquidated damages at the
rate prescribed in the purchase order is to be recovered.
Stores have been dispatched in accordance
with the terms & conditions of the
purchase order. It has
to be ensured that
in case of
supplies where freight is to be
borne by the supplier, the material has been sent on "freight paid"
basis and the amount is not claimed in the bill. Documentary evidence towards
the cost of raw material has been produced whenever price variation is involved
as per the Purchase Order. If the payment
is for the
first bill against
a purchase order,
necessary indemnity bond is produced in the prescribed proforma and
accepted by the competent authority and the latest income tax clearance
certificate is produced if not done
earlier. In case of a final bill, it is also to be ensured that: The bill is
accompanied with the bill copy payable challan issued by the consignee. The
bill has been claimed for the actual quantity received by the consignee in good
condition. In some contracts, a stipulation is made in the agreements that a
part payment will be made
on proof of
dispatch of stores.
In case of
some PSUs even
100% payment is made on proof of
dispatch of stores. In such cases,
invoices, inspection reports, railway or lorry receipts etc., are
received by the paying officer even before the
stores reaches consignee or stores is received, but the packing cases
have yet to be opened. In such cases, terms & conditions in
purchase orders/agreement indents issued by
the purchasing officers,
consignee particulars, contract
period, documents received with
the invoice or proforma bill, inspection report of Quality assurance or departmental
officer issued before packing etc., have to be checked properly before authorizing
payment. This payment
has to be
treated as advance
payment to contractor
under the concerned schedule.
Whenever material is acknowledged by the consignee and goods received note
or necessary intimation
is received by
the stores accounts
section, necessary
adjustment has to
be made in
accounts debiting the
concerned
No Transfer order from Jalna:
In many contexts, honesty, sincerity, and hard work are still NOT highly regarded qualities that contribute to a person's reputation and credibility. Employers, colleagues, friends, and family members will never appreciate individuals who are honest in their dealings, sincere in their interactions, and committed to putting in effort to achieve their goals.
While it is true that the world can NEVER sometimes be competitive and challenging, embodying these virtues can actually be a distinguishing factor that sets individuals apart and opens up opportunities for them. People who demonstrate honesty, sincerity, and a strong work ethic often build strong networks, CAN NEVER earn the respect of others, and create a positive impact in their communities.
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Why would that happen? Most often, in my experience, trauma. If you have been exposed to murder, sexual assault, near death experiences, or other violence or significant loss, the intensity of your emotional response may have felt overwhelming or like it got in the way of fulfilling important roles or values. So you shut down your capacity to feel in order to maintain your capacity to act. Unfortunately, this decision--which is usually made instinctively by your body--is difficult to reverse. Difficult, but not impossible. So, let's look at solutions. First, I recommend an evaluation by a psychologist. Because, although trauma/PTSD is the most common cause that I see, other psychological and neurological conditions can cause a loss of empathy. After the evaluation, you should consider treatment from someone competent in whatever condition you have.
What can you do on
your own? If you are fairly confident that trauma is the problem, the short
answer is to stop avoiding valued things that trigger painful emotions in you.
If they matter to you, do the things that make you anxious or angry. Go to the
crowded store or your kid's game. Go, and stay long enough to feel your body
begin to relax. Think and talk about the worst days of your life. That's the
long term fix. Unfortunately, in the
short term, it will make you feel worse, sometimes much worse. This is one
reason why I therapist can be helpful, to help you move at the right pace with
appropriate support. But most people who recover from trauma do so on their
own, so it can be done. The important thing is to do and talk (or journal)
about things that are hard and to do this often and for sustained periods of
time until you realize at a deep, instinctive level that the memories of these
tragedies are not dangerous. Then it will feel safe to access your own
emotional state. Then you can be empathic to the emotional state of others.
Again, many people succeed on this path, but it can feel overwhelming and I
really think a therapist with expertise in working with people with your
problem is the best choice, if you can find one and you can afford treatment.
My boss was unhappy with me, as I declines to accept his office work order. The work order was financially benefiting me but It was beyond of my principle and wrong way of life.
If your boss doesn't like
you, they will likely keep it to themselves, as they understand the need to
keep the relationship professional and to not play favorites in the office. If you feel like your boss doesn't like you,
it could just be in your head. If your
boss insult during discussion, it does not matter, if you are alone, but if it
is in presence of many people. If they
treat you very differently than everyone else, you're probably not their
favorite person. Trust your gut and continue looking for other signs if you
have a strong feeling about this. It’s
quite distressing in the office to deal with the boss, who has listed you in his
favourite list or who is always looking for the matter to degrade or disrespect
you. So, I was firm to not to request
such boss for favour while transfer order was in progress.
I joined new office at Jalna city as per order from Pune BSNL. Officer in-charge had in his mind to allot the work, other than I had done in my life. Once again, my luck stuck. I requested him to allot me the work which will benefit the office as well as my performance will improve, but he turned down my request. He had no sympathy that I came in Jalna city far away from 350 kms and asking some minor thing, but he was selfish person. I was under deep depression on the 1st day of joining at new office. The feelings of sadness were constant and continuous for the whole month of joining. The whole month I spent my days with tears in my eyes, as I was worried about my Twin's education, as they have to score again in 12th.
On 1st day of the office work, my office collogue came forward to postpone his relive order so that he could give ideas of working functionality.
Jalna, a city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, may not be as
popular as other tourist destinations in the country. The city has a unique blend of Marathi and
Hyderabadi culture, which is reflected in its cuisine, language, and
architecture.
Jalna entirely is a very good n peaceful place to live in. But if we
really wanted to categorise Jalna in Good and bad neighborhood, I would not
categorize as Good or Bad, but I will categorize it as Above average and bellow
average neighborhood to live in Jalna as per development of the ward/area.
I was overburden with office work other than TR unit and I was relieved TR person, but there was official politics and somebody played a trick to post me for Cash. I was feeling so much frustrated that why people in the office are so much harsh about me. They had no mercy that I left my children at critical stage of education, my mother was severely ill, my wife had hypothairod. My kids had 11th & 12th to go and I taught them language subjects in 10th with successful score of 84%. My transfer and punishment was merely due to my honesty in work and obeying senior's order, timely.
Jalna city was a poor city in hygienic and there was no good restaurant for lunch and dinner. The manifestation of climate change in the form of extreme weather events is not a new to challenge to Jalna and other nearby cities in Maharashtra. On the contrary, high climate variability and drought have always been endemic to the monsoon belt. The Jalna city is just coming-out of the worst drought in 40 years. Overall research in Jalna District has shown an opportunity to explore the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on water and agricultural resources and the responses at community and district levels. While a drought of the magnitude observed in 2010 will always bring hardship to local people of Jalna, as per report, it also exposes systemic and institutional strengths and weaknesses, and thus offers opportunities to think afresh and initiate change. The water supply to the Jalna City was once in a fortnight. Communities are forced to depend mainly on tankers for supply of drinking water, for daily consumption.
The drainage line in the city was open and smelling bad. In rainy seasons, it flows out of drainage line. If you go to the restaurant, they will serve you a glass of water with much dirty things inside.
I have some burden-some work to perform:
1. Duties and responsibilities of Drawing and Disbursing Officer.
2. Duties and responsibilities of all Loans & Advances of BSNL Employees.
3. Duties and responsibilities of drawal of Pay and Allowances.
4. Duties and responsibilities for bills of Contractor and Supplier.
5. Duties and responsibilities of attending to Internal and Branch Audit.
6. Duties and responsibilities for tax liabilities and statutory recoveries.
7. Duties and responsibilities of Banking Activities and BRS.
2. Target for preparation of monthly
Schedules and reconciliation of Loans & Adv.
3. Target for drawal of pay and allowances and pay arrears.
4. Target for Pay fixation regarding 2nd
Pay Revision for Executives and Non-Executives.
5. Target for Pre-checking of Bills of
Contractors and Suppliers with Deposits Balances.
6. Target for preparation of Schedules and
Statements for presentation before Branch and Internal Auditors.
7. Target for Tax Liabilities and
statutory dues
8. BRS for Collection Bank Book – SBI
9. BRS for Collection Bank Book – SBH
10. BRS for Operation Bank Book – UBI.
There had been no Staff quarters were vacant for me. So, I have been using Transit Quarters for stay. Similarly, there had been no Canteen or good Restaurant for lunch and Dinner. Canteen is a small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work, while restaurant is an eating establishment in which diners are served food at their tables. The meals and drinks sold in canteen and restaurant are very different. My office colleague told me some name of Canteen that they are being use a private canteen arranged in the house and quality was also good. So, I went there with my office friend for lunch, but the owner of canteen told me that Mohamaddin are not allowed for eating the food, rather he requested to collect Tiffin and eat it at our house. I felt very bad to hear the sense. He further told me apologizing me that some of Hindus coming for eating food, for dinner / Lunch do not like Muslim sitting aside them for eating foods.
So, I decided to eat the food in the decent restaurant or hotel. I started eating lunch or dinner one day in one hotel and other day in some other restaurants. Sometimes, my friends started inviting me to have dinner with them, while they are having an alcoholic drinks or wines.
Many of my
office friends were alcoholic drunkards.
They were habitually addicted every day.
But told them I am not drinking any alcoholic drinks. But Many people choose not to drink alcohol
for various reasons, whether it's personal preference, health concerns,
religious beliefs, or cultural reasons. It's important to stay true to yourself
and your values. If you're in a social setting where alcohol is present and you
prefer not to drink, you can still enjoy yourself and connect with others in
different ways. Here are a few tips:
Most social gatherings offer non-alcoholic options like mocktails, juices, sodas, or water. You can enjoy these alternatives without feeling pressured to drink alcohol.
Be confident in your choice: You don't owe anyone an explanation for not drinking alcohol. If someone asks, a simple "No, thank you" or "I prefer not to drink" is usually enough.
Engage in activities: Focus on activities and conversations rather than what others are drinking. This can help you feel more comfortable in social settings.
Find like-minded people: Seek out friends or groups who also don't drink alcohol or who respect your decision. Being around supportive people can make socializing easier.
Plan outings: If you're organizing an event or outing, choose venues that offer a variety of drink options so everyone feels included.
Remember, your choices about alcohol are personal, and it's important to do what feels right for you. Being true to yourself is key to enjoying social situations without alcohol.
I was offered by many people in the office to enjoy drinking wine, which does not give much kick, but I straight-way denied.
After completion of three years of tenure at Jalna City in March, 2010,
I should have got transfer back to the Pune City immediately, but there was
mismanagement of transfer policy and those who were in their favorite list,
they got transfer back to their respective city and I was not in the transfer
list, unfortunately. I felt heart-breaking moment to
see the injustice in the office. The
hard truth is that we can't control others, and the more we try, the more they
will push us back. I think as gifted people, we tend to have a strong desire to
control things around us according to what we believe (logically, especially)
is right. Logically, the world shouldn't be so unjust, but it is. Life is
unfair and the world isn't black and white at all. Shitty things happen all the
time and many times we can't do anything about it. We can definitely try to change things, but
that doesn't mean they will. Sometimes we just have to mind our own business
and focus on what's good for us.
I used to send my applications for transfer back to the Pune, saying
that there are so many health issue of my family and education of my twins. But
after sending the application of almost Ten times by Registered Post, nobody
bothers to reply back or respond. World
is merciless about me, even though I had been honest in my work performances
and achievements. But who Cares ?
There were so many my friends, who could have put the pressure for my transfer orders from Jalna, but my friends were not much merciful about my relationship in the office.
The transfer order may cause
great hardship as
an employee would be forced to have a second establishment at a far distant
place, education of his children may be adversely affected, may not be able to
manage his affairs and to look after his family- mother, Father. Even when father was bed ridden for last 5
years and he cannot walk till wheel chair.
In our view, transfer of officers
is required to be effected on the basis of set norms or guidelines. The power
of transferring an officer cannot be wielded arbitrarily, mala fide or an
exercise against efficient and independent officer or at the instance of
politicians whose work is not done by the officer concerned. For better
administration, the officers concerned must have freedom from fear of being
harassed by repeated transfers at the instance of someone who has nothing to do
with the business of administration.
Fortunately, when GM(F) Circle office, visited Aurangabad city for some ofice work and Jalna city was very near to Auranagad. I requested IFA Aurangad, to get permission for discussion on office matters or transfer orders. On getting permission, GM(F) Circle office, met me for discussion in Transit quarter and I explained him how my case caused injustice and my name is not appeared in the list of transfer orders. He replied me back that we could require to make some guidelines for transfer orders, I told him to follow what exiting guidelines for transfer orders being issued by the Corporate Office. He promised me that on reaching the office at mumbai, he could call the meeting about transfer orders. Accordingly, he made a good efforts for issue of transfer orders, as desired by me. It may be some senior officers at Pune or Circle office, were not in favour of my transfer to pune city or may be office politics.
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