Who said the Government servants are not punctual?
Ask anyone in the trade and they say, all Government offices start only at 11 in the morning. That too, in Customs it is invariably 1130. One of my dear friends, who work in Nhava Sheva Customs, is an odd man out in the crowd. When I asked him as to how he manages he told me that he takes his transport around 730 in the morning to reach in time. There is also a chartered bus, organized by the Customs department itself. Asked as to why he doesn't travel by it, he said that it starts around 900 and reaches Nhava Sheva only around 1045, which will make him late to office. Now the moot question is as to whether all the officers who board the Customs chartered bus and reach around 11 are punctual or not?
Today, the prescribed office timing for a government servant starts at 915. When a government officer enters the chartered bus of the department, he is boarding it ONLY to go to office and not for any other work. In other words, he is starting his office work when he boards the bus! So when he enters the bus at 900 then the officer starts his work in time! Sounds funny? In an interesting case, an employee of a company met with an accident while traveling in the company bus while coming to the office from his residence. He claimed damages from the company but the company refused to pay him stating that only if the accident has happened while at work, he is entitled for a claim. The court held that the employee is entitled for compensation and also held that traveling for work in the company bus is as good as working for the company!
If so, the office timing closes at 1745. Applying the above rationale shall all officer roll curtains to their office around 1600 and board the chartered bus back to their home?