Dear Comrades,
REVISED NORMS FOR THE
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT SPEED POST SORTING HUBS, INTRA-CIRCLE HUBS AND
COMPUTERISED REGISTRATION CENTRES.
D.G.
Posts No. 28-8/2011-D Dated 17.01.2013.
Reference is invited
to the Directorate Memo No. 30-64/2009-D dated 08.10.2009, vide which ad-hoc
norms for processing of Speed articles at Speed Post Centres were circulated.
Attention is also drawn to the Directorate Memo No. 28-5/2006-D dated 13.09.2006,
vide which norms for processing of registered articles at Computerized Registration
Centres (CRs) were circulated.
2.         The
matter relating to revision of norms for various activities at Speed Post
Sorting Hubs, Intra-Circle Hubs and CRCs was under examination at this
Directorate . Based on the Wok Study undertaken by the Directorate with respect
to Speed Post operations at Speed Post Centres (restructured as ‘Sorting Hubs’
as part of Mail Network Optimization Project) and extension of operational
processes followed at  Speed Post Hubs
and Intra-Circle Hubs to the CRCs, norms for various activities have been
revised. The revised norms are given at the Annexure and would be applicable to
Speed Post Sorting Hubs and Intra-Circle Hubs as well as CRCs.
3.         The
revised norms for activities at Speed Post Sorting Hubs, Intra-Circle Hubs and
CRCs would be applicable with immediate effect.
            This
issues with the concurrences of Integrated Finance Wing and approval of
Secretary (Posts)
Sd/-
(Rishikesh)
Director (Mail Management)
Annexure
REVISED NORMS FOR
ACTIVITIES AT SPEED POST SORTING HUBS, INTRA-CIRCLE HUBS AND COMPUTERIZED
REGISTRATION CENTRES (CRCS).
| 
Item | 
Item of Work | 
Revised time
  factor( 
 in minutes) | 
| 
01 | 
Switching on and
  opening of computer by user | 
2.00 | 
| 
02 | 
Receipt of bag | 
0.166
  rounded to 0.17 | 
| 
03 | 
Examination
  & opening of bags | 
0.5 | 
| 
04 | 
Examination of
  articles received | 
0.11 | 
| 
05 | 
Scanning of
  article in receipt | 
0.44 (25
  articles per minute or 1500 per hour) | 
| 
06 | 
Sorting of
  articles | 
0.063 (950
  articles per hour) | 
| 
07 | 
Scanning of
  article for dispatch | 
0.04 (25
  articles per minute) | 
| 
08 | 
Generation of
  list | 
0.40 | 
| 
09 | 
Closing of bags | 
1.00 | 
| 
10 | 
Preparation ofmail
   lists | 
0.20 | 
| 
11 | 
Opening/examination/sorting
  and preparation of bundles | 
0.15 | 
| 
12 | 
(i) Dispatch of
  Mail 
(ii)Receipt of
  bag from sorter 
(iii)
  Preparation of TBs 
(iv)Dispatch of
  mail | 
1 minute per
  bag | 
| 
13 | 
Misc.
  work/irregularities | 
10% of total
  work hours. | 
| 
14 | 
Clicking shift
  end and switching off computer by SA/RSA | 
1.33 | 
| 
15 | 
Supervisor | 
1 on 6 SAs/RSAs. 
On less than
  6 SAs/RSAs, coefficient of 1.20 hrs. is required to be given on each SA/RSA | 
 
 
