Defining categories of employees for the purpose of CCS (Recognition of Service Association) Rules.

No. 2/Assn/GS/2010 Bhopal, dated 10/06/10

To
The Director (JCA),
Department of Personal & Training,
North Block,
New Delhi

Sub: Defining categories of employees for the purpose of CCS (Recognition of
Service Association) Rules.

Sir,

This Association is recognized under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993. Now, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation vide letter No. B-12011/4/2009-Ad. III dated 20/11/2009 has informed us that consequent to the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission some existing group C posts have been classified as Group B by the DoPT and we have been asked to amend the constitution for getting fresh recognition. Consequently, the Assistant with Rs. 4200 grade pay in NSSO Offices, an integral part of the Ministerial Staff and members of this Association, has been declared Group B (Non-Gazetted) and as such now these categories have been termed not eligible for membership of this Association.

Since the working conditions of the Assistants and other Ministerial Staff in NSSO Offices are common, this Association had decided to re-name the All India Association of Ministerial Staff (Group C) as All India Association of Ministerial Staff (Non Gazetted) and necessary changes have been made in the Constitution accordingly. But the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has declined to accept this common interest category as a distinct category and our request has been turned down.

Meanwhile, employees drawing grade pay Rs. 4200 have been categorized as part of Group C for the purpose of verification under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993 by all major Ministries/Departments. This has been implemented in the Postal Department in the recent verification under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993. Thus, a separate treatment on the implementation of the CCS (RSA) Rules to the employees of Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation is not justified.

Besides, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, which is the apex body of the Central Government Employees, had already demanded to include all categories of staff that come under pay Bands I & II for recognition of Association under JCM scheme and the same is under consideration of the Government.

It is therefore requested that Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation may be advised to consider our request till a final decision on the implementation of the DoPT order in all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India is taken.

Yours faithfully


(T.K.R. Pillai)
General Secretary