Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

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immediately taken down on a form specially prepared for this purpose and are sent
to respective departments for further necessary action.
HOUSE JOURNAL
Better employer-employee relationship is to a large extent, a product of sound
understanding of the policies of the Management by the employees. The
Management can achieve such understanding by directly reaching its employees. A
house journal is one of the important means for the direct approach. Through it the
Management can unfold before its employees, what it has so far done and plans to
do for them in the future. It is also a good tool for keeping the staff informed about
the various activities that are going on in the organization. It is also a main tool for
the management to reach the employees, to know about the employees as well as
their family members. With this in view, every big organization conducts its own
House Journal.
It was during 1959 that the BEST VARTA, the Undertakings’ House Journal
was first published in the month of September 1959. It is bi-monthly and is a
combination of three languages namely, Marathi, Hindi and English.
The following features appear in our In House Magazine:-
1) A salute to retirees – A feature about staff who have recently retired.
2) Names in the news – A feature giving publicity to members of the staff and
family members who have made news in their extra-curricular activities.
3) BEST Arts & Sports Club News – This feature covers activities of the Club
during the period under review.
4) Covering of Official functions such as, Depot opening, BEST Din, etc.
5) Miscellaneous – Articles contributed by members of staff, etc.
The entire work of the House Journal such as preparing manuscripts, editing,
proofreading, layout of page, distributing copies to employees, etc., is carried out by
the Public Relations Department.
Besides the House Journal, the Department also publishes pamphlets
and brochures on important occasions like inauguration of depots, etc.
Administration Report:
The Administration Report of the Undertaking, which is
published every year, is compiled in this department. The draft
Administration Report is edited by the Public Relations Department.
The edited draft is submitted to the General Manager. The cover
page design is prepared and printed in four colours.