MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Friday, November 12, 2010
REPRODUCTION OF THE LETTER SENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER FOR MERGER & UPGRADATION OF THE LDC-UDC
Dear friends,
Web site www.govtenews.com has published one of our Association circulars in their web site in which merger of the posts of LDC & UDC and granting of Rs. 2800/ was discussed. Accordingly several persons have posted their comments at the web site & e-mail. And also we have been receiving telephone calls from Ministerial Staff of various Departments of the Government of India on the subject. But the letter posted in the aforesaid web site is only a routine circular discussing internal matter of the Association. And most probably the persons who posted their comments/called have not seen the original letter, sent to the Prime Minister and the subsequent reminder sent to the Secretary, DoPT. Thus Association reproduces both of the above letters for reference.
LETTER TO THE HON'BLE PRIME MINISTER
2/GS/2010 dated 16/04/10
To
The Hon’ble Prime Minister,
Government of India,
New Delhi
Sub: Upgradation of grade pay of LDC & UDC in the Administrative branch of Government of India Offices.
Respected Sir,
With due respect it is to bring to your kind notice that the Sixth Pay Commission has not recommended vertical relativity in the pay scale/grade pay of the LDC & UDC of the Administrative offices compared to their lower cadres. The Government while implementing the report has ignored this aspect which ultimately caused to put these dynamic young cadres in great distress. When the matter was taken up with the higher office of our Ministry we have been told that LDC and UDC are common cadres in the Government of India Offices and therefore any change in the pay scale at this level in a particular department alone is not possible.
Lower Division Clerks in the Central Government Office are appointed through Staff Selection Commission by conducting highly competitive examination. The minimum required academic qualification for the post is now is 12th Standard. Majority of the persons selected for the post are graduates and even post graduates and qualified to handle any kind of assignment including computer.
As per DoPT Manual the work allotment for the post of LDC in the Government of India Offices are maintenance of inward-outward registers, copying, preparation of arrear statement, typing of letters, filing etc and accordingly the pay scale for the post has been decided by the successive pay commissions. Since practically the work allotted/done by them-qualitatively and quantitatively- are many fold higher than the prescribed allotment, the pay scale granted to them on the lines of DoPT manual was not sufficient and as such several of the major Department viz. Income Tax, Central Excise, etc. has upgraded these posts to the pre-revised scale of 4000-6000/4500-7000 in the nomenclatures to suit the concerned Department through restructuring etc.
Moreover, the job profile of the post of LDC has undergone significant changes after introduction of modernization in Government offices. Now, computers have taken the place of typewriters. As a result LDC & UDC have been trained to work in various computer applications viz. Word Processor, M.S. Excel etc without granting the minimum pay scale prescribed for doing work in computers. Moreover, they are also engaged in day-to-day work using the various software viz. pay bill software, income tax software, uploading of details of officials covered under New Pension Scheme etc.The offices of the Ministry of Statistics, especially its field offices are functioning smoothly virtually due to the fact that LDCs & UDCs are shouldering heavy responsibilities. Here LDCs have been allotted major section. Similar is the position of other subordinate offices especially the smaller offices and even then the Pay Commission has not considered adequate pay for the work done by them. This has affected desperately to the enthusiasm of this young and talented cadre in the Government offices.
These facts were well aware to the Government while implementing 6th Pay Commission report/MACP and yet any action to improve the grade pay of the LDC & UDC has not taken. Mean while the pay scale/grade pay of the erstwhile group D has been increased many fold by granting 3 ACP by ignoring the promotions/ACP granted to them in the pre-revised pay scale which awarded them double benefit. As a result they got a very upper hand over the pay structure of the LDC/UDC. Similarly, the posts holding the pre-revised pay scale 5000 have been granted 3 fresh ACP under MACP by ignoring promotions and ACP given in the past. While welcoming this decision, we are compelled to put up the demand to increase the grade pay of the LDC/UDC on the following reasons:
1. Lower Division Clerks in the Central Government Office have been appointed through Staff Selection Commission by conducting highly competitive examination.
2. Major Departments have upgraded the post by granting 4000-6000/4500-7000 pre-revised pay scale through cadre restructuring.
3. The pay band of Group D, LDC & UDC are same. The status of one particular post in the Sixth Pay Commission is considered by grade pay. The grade pay of LDC is Rs. 1900/ whereas a group D getting MACP will be placed in a grade pay of Rs. 2400/. This is highly demoralizing.
4. In the subordinate offices viz NSSO, LDCs have been allotted major sections/work viz. Establishment, Accounts, Budget, Income Tax, Store etc., worth to do by Assistant and Office Superintendents(grade pay 4200) with the responsibility of noting & drafting of the respective seats. (Please see work allotment to the LDCs by some Regional Offices of NSSO in Annexure I to IV). Moreover, several of the Ministerial Cadres in the offices of Government of India especially in the smaller offices are lying vacant, the duties and responsibilities of the such posts has to be forcibly shares by the staff on roll in public interest which ultimately falls on the shoulders of LDCs/UDCs.
5. The LDC/ UDC in the Central Government offices especially in the smaller office are highly trained to handle computers, the offices who got trained them to handle the computers have not bothered to recommend the upgradation of their scale/grade pay at-least to the minimum of the EDP staff. The working of the EDP staff and LDC are different. The EDP has only to enter the data given to them into a specific programme where as the LDC has to create data/letters in connection with sections allotted to them and type(including typing it by creating minor programmes in the MS Excel etc) it in various software applications.
6. A comparative study of the duties and pay scale granted to group D and LDC during 5th & 6th Pay Commissions are given below:
(i) COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE SCALES DURING 5TH PAY COMMISSION
Group D
Educational Qualification : 8th Standard
Mode of Selection : By local offices from the list of candidates supplied by the EE
Duties prescribed : To carry messages, papers, registers, files, circulars,
letters etc. fromone place to another inside office or outside. To affix stamp
onletters/parcel. Assist Dispatch clerk. To attend officers etc in
connectionwith their official duties
Pay Scales group D post entry level and their promotion posts:
S-1 2550-3200
S-2 2610-3540
S-3 2650-4000
S-4 2750-4400
ACP
1st. 2610-3540
2nd 2750-4400
LDC
Educational Qualification : Matriculation or equivalent with typing speed 40 wpm/ Knowledgeof operating computersMode of
Selection : By highly qualified examinations conducted by the Staff SelectionCommission.
Duties prescribed : Doing the work of various sections of Administrative branches of theOffice, operation of computer, noting/drafting on the matters of thesection dealt. Doing Accounts work, Income Tax, Budget work etc. Andall the work assigned by the officer from time to time.
Pay scale of LDC & Promotion posts
S-5 LDC 3050-4590
S-7 UDC 4000-6000
S-9 Assistant 5000-8000
S-10 Office Superintendent 5500-9000
S-11 AAO 6500-10500
ACP
1st 4000-6000
2nd 5000-8000
(ii) COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE SCALES/GRADE PAY DURING 6TH PAY COMMISSION
Group D
Educational Qualification : 8th Standard plus group C trainingMode of Selection : By local offices from the list of candidates supplied by the EE(Nofresh appointment)
Duties prescribed : Duties not prescribed as yet. Thus continuing the duties done bythem so far.
Pay Scales/Grade Pay:Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay 1800
ACP
1st. 5200-20200 Grade Pay 1900
2nd 5200-20200 Grade Pay 2000
3rd 5200-20200 Grade Pay 2400
LDC
Educational Qualification : 12th Standard with typing speed 40 wpm/ Knowledge of operatingcomputers
Mode of Selection: By highly qualified examinations conducted by the Staff SelectionCommission.
Duties prescribed : Doing the work of various sections of Administrative branches of theOffice, operation of computer, noting/drafting on the matters of thesection dealt. Doing Accounts work, Income Tax, Budget work etc.And all the work assigned by the officer from time to time.
Pay scale of LDC & Promotions posts
Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay 1900
Rs. 5200-20200 Grade pay 2400
Rs. 9300-34800 Grade pay 4200
Rs. 9300-34800 Grade Pay 4600
ACP
1st 5200-20200 Grade Pay 2000
2nd 5200-20200 Grade Pay 2400
3rd 5200-20200 Grade Pay 2800
This is evident that the position of LDC& UDC in the Government of India Offices has gone down in the Sixth Pay Commission. A group D(now group C with out work assignment) official with comparatively less qualification and work norms is getting more benefit than an LDC, in comparison to the 5th Pay Commission pay scales, who is basically responsible for the smooth running of the offices.
During the 5th Pay Commission, pay scale S-1 to S-4 were granted to the group D posts and pay scale S-5 was granted to LDC i.e. one step above than the Group D posts. In the 6th Pay Commission the pay band of group D, LDC & UDC are same and Grade pay of LDC is 1900/ and that of group D through MACP is 2400/. Thus the pre-revised pay scale of LDC & UDC may be merged for granting Rs. 2800/ grade pay, which is the immediate higher grade pay of Rs. 2400/ granted as 3rd ACP to erstwhile group D staff.In order to remove this anomalous situation it is our fervent appeal that kindly issue necessary instructions to revive the grade pay of the LDC & UDC of the Government of India Offices.
Yours faithfully
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
Note: The educational qualification & mode of selection of MTS has now been changed by the DoPT. But the duties will remain the same(GS-12-11-10).
LETTER SENT TO THE SECRETARY DoP&T
2/Assn/GS/2010 dated 28/10/2010To
To
The Secretary,
Department of Personal & Training,
North Block,
New Delhi
Sub: Merger of the posts of LDC & UDC and granting of Rs. 2800/ grade pay-regarding.
Sir,
It is to submit that this Association had sent a letter vide letter No.1/GS/2010 dated 16/04/10 to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Government of India on the above subject. The Prime Minister’s Office had forwarded the same to your office vide letter No PMO ID No. 4/3/2010-PMP4/158890 dated 18/05/2010 for further action, a copy of the same was endorsed to us also (copy enclosed). But this Association had not received any information from your office on the action taken at your level, so far.
In this respect it is again submitted that the difference of the Grade pay of LDC & MTS is only Rs. 100. It is astonishing to see that the Pay Band for the posts of MTS, LDC and UDC is the same and as such the existing employees do not get any benefit compared with the new recruitees. But the educational & technical qualifications on which these LDCs have been selected by the Staff Selection Commission are far different from the required qualifications for erstwhile Group D or the present MTS. DoPT had circulated the duties of MTS which is only a reproduction of the duties of the erstwhile group D staff. How can they be compared with the quality work and responsibilities assigned to the LDC/UDC in the Administrative Offices especially field offices of the Government of India. Moreover LDCs and UDCs in Government of India Offices, especially its Field Offices are doing the same work.
Thus the merger of the posts of UDC & LDC and granting of Rs. 2800 is highly essential to boost up the morale of the already distressed LDC & UDC. An early action on the matter is requested please.Encl: As above
Yours faithfully
(T.K.R. Pillai)
General Secretary
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Personal audiance with Secretary, MoS&PI-Reg-
No. 2/Assn/GS/2010 Bhopal, dated 08/11/10
To
Dr. T.C.A. Anant,
Secretary,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
New Delhi-110001
Sub: Request for a personal audience with a delegation of this Association.
Sir,
With due respect I would like to request you to allow us for a personal audience to appraise the following grievances:
1. Merger/upgradation of the AO & OS and grant of Rs. 4800/ grade pay.
2. Merger of the posts of LDC & UDC & Upgradation of Rs. 2800/ grade pay.
3. Grant of parity between the Assistants of CSS & Field Offices.
4. Cadre restricting of Hindi Translators and posting of Hindi Translators in all Offices.
5. Creation of additional Ministerial Staff/Personal Assistants in all offices where DDGs are
posted.
6. Filling up of all vacant posts in NSSO Offices. Filling up of the vacant posts of Assistants in
FOD on combined seniority of LDC & UDC.
We seek your kind consent at the earliest.
Yours faithfully
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
Mob. No. 09425372172
To
Dr. T.C.A. Anant,
Secretary,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
New Delhi-110001
Sub: Request for a personal audience with a delegation of this Association.
Sir,
With due respect I would like to request you to allow us for a personal audience to appraise the following grievances:
1. Merger/upgradation of the AO & OS and grant of Rs. 4800/ grade pay.
2. Merger of the posts of LDC & UDC & Upgradation of Rs. 2800/ grade pay.
3. Grant of parity between the Assistants of CSS & Field Offices.
4. Cadre restricting of Hindi Translators and posting of Hindi Translators in all Offices.
5. Creation of additional Ministerial Staff/Personal Assistants in all offices where DDGs are
posted.
6. Filling up of all vacant posts in NSSO Offices. Filling up of the vacant posts of Assistants in
FOD on combined seniority of LDC & UDC.
We seek your kind consent at the earliest.
Yours faithfully
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
Mob. No. 09425372172
Monday, November 1, 2010
LETTER TO DG, NSSO
No. 2/Assn/GS/2010 Bhopal, dated 29/10/2010
To
The Director General,
National Sample Survey Office,
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Sub: Renaming of the Office Superintendent as Administrative Officer/Section Officer in NSSO Offices and granting of Rs. 4800/ grade pay accordingly.
Sir,
It is bring to your kind notice that this Association had sent a letter to the Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation vide letter of even number dated 14/06/2010 on the above subject. Seeking comments at an early date, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation had forwarded the same to DPD, SDRD & FOD of the NSSO, vide letter No. B-12011/1/2010-Ad.III dated 08.07.2010. The Data Processing Division and SDRD have sent the proposal in favour of renaming of the Office Superintendent and upgradation of grade pay to Rs. 4800/ vide letter No. A-13012/4/2009-CSW dated 23.07.2010. But it appears that FOD has not sent their comment on the matter to the Department as yet.
It is our humble submission that necessary action may be taken immediately to solve this problem. Your personal intervention on the matter is requested please.
Encl: As above
Yours faithfully
(T.K.R.Pillai)
General Secretary
To
The Director General,
National Sample Survey Office,
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Sub: Renaming of the Office Superintendent as Administrative Officer/Section Officer in NSSO Offices and granting of Rs. 4800/ grade pay accordingly.
Sir,
It is bring to your kind notice that this Association had sent a letter to the Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation vide letter of even number dated 14/06/2010 on the above subject. Seeking comments at an early date, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation had forwarded the same to DPD, SDRD & FOD of the NSSO, vide letter No. B-12011/1/2010-Ad.III dated 08.07.2010. The Data Processing Division and SDRD have sent the proposal in favour of renaming of the Office Superintendent and upgradation of grade pay to Rs. 4800/ vide letter No. A-13012/4/2009-CSW dated 23.07.2010. But it appears that FOD has not sent their comment on the matter to the Department as yet.
It is our humble submission that necessary action may be taken immediately to solve this problem. Your personal intervention on the matter is requested please.
Encl: As above
Yours faithfully
(T.K.R.Pillai)
General Secretary
MERGER OF THE POSTS OF LDC & UDC-LETTER TO DoPT SECRETARY
2/Assn/GS/2010 dated 28/10/2010
To
The Secretary,
Department of Personal & Training,
North Block,
New Delhi
Sub: Merger of the posts of LDC & UDC and granting of Rs. 2800/ grade pay-regarding.
Sir,
It is to submit that this Association had sent a letter vide letter No.1/GS/2010 dated 16/04/10 to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Government of India on the above subject. The Prime Minister’s Office had forwarded the same to your office vide letter No PMO ID No. 4/3/2010-PMP4/158890 dated 18/05/2010 for further action, a copy of the same was endorsed to us also (copy enclosed). But this Association had not received any information from your office on the action taken at your level, so far.
In this respect it is again submitted that the difference of the Grade pay of LDC & MTS is only Rs. 100. It is astonishing to see that the Pay Band for the posts of MTS, LDC and UDC is the same and as such the existing employees do not get any benefit compared with the new recruitees. But the educational & technical qualifications on which these LDCs have been selected by the Staff Selection Commission are far different from the required qualifications for erstwhile Group D or the present MTS. DoPT had circulated the duties of MTS which is only a reproduction of the duties of the erstwhile group D staff. How can they be compared with the quality work and responsibilities assigned to the LDC/UDC in the Administrative Offices especially field offices of the Government of India. Moreover LDCs and UDCs in Government of India Offices, especially its Field Offices are doing the same work.
Thus the merger of the posts of UDC & LDC and granting of Rs. 2800 is highly essential to boost up the morale of the already distressed LDC & UDC. An early action on the matter is requested please.
Encl: As above
Yours faithfully
(T.K.R. Pillai) General Secretary
To
The Secretary,
Department of Personal & Training,
North Block,
New Delhi
Sub: Merger of the posts of LDC & UDC and granting of Rs. 2800/ grade pay-regarding.
Sir,
It is to submit that this Association had sent a letter vide letter No.1/GS/2010 dated 16/04/10 to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Government of India on the above subject. The Prime Minister’s Office had forwarded the same to your office vide letter No PMO ID No. 4/3/2010-PMP4/158890 dated 18/05/2010 for further action, a copy of the same was endorsed to us also (copy enclosed). But this Association had not received any information from your office on the action taken at your level, so far.
In this respect it is again submitted that the difference of the Grade pay of LDC & MTS is only Rs. 100. It is astonishing to see that the Pay Band for the posts of MTS, LDC and UDC is the same and as such the existing employees do not get any benefit compared with the new recruitees. But the educational & technical qualifications on which these LDCs have been selected by the Staff Selection Commission are far different from the required qualifications for erstwhile Group D or the present MTS. DoPT had circulated the duties of MTS which is only a reproduction of the duties of the erstwhile group D staff. How can they be compared with the quality work and responsibilities assigned to the LDC/UDC in the Administrative Offices especially field offices of the Government of India. Moreover LDCs and UDCs in Government of India Offices, especially its Field Offices are doing the same work.
Thus the merger of the posts of UDC & LDC and granting of Rs. 2800 is highly essential to boost up the morale of the already distressed LDC & UDC. An early action on the matter is requested please.
Encl: As above
Yours faithfully
(T.K.R. Pillai) General Secretary
Sunday, October 31, 2010
LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUATION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSISTANT
No. 2/Assn/GS/2010 Bhopal, dated 29/10/10
To
The Director (Admn-III),
Min. of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Sir,
Sub: De-recognition of the Service Association – regarding-
We solicit your kind reference to the Ministry of Statistics & PI OM No.12011/4/2009 Adm.III dated 29-10-2009 whereby this association has been asked to seek fresh recognition as the Department has changed the categorization of Associations in consonance with the guidelines issued by DOPT vide order No.11012/7/2008-Estt(A) dated 09-04-2009. Further, FOD, NSSO vide O.M.No.B-12020/2/2010-JCM dated 03-09-2010 has informed that the undersigned, who had been democratically elected as General Secretary of this Association is not entitled to continue to function in that capacity as he has been promoted as Assistant with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 which has become a post to be classified as Group B Non-gazetted. In this connection, we may submit the following for your consideration.
1. Even though the post of Assistant in PB2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 is to be classified as Group .B – as per DOPT O.M.N0.11012/7/2008-Estt(A) dated 9.4.2009, the post continues to be a group C post, as the Recruitment Rules is yet to be amended and notified. Since the Recruitment Rules are framed and notified under Article 309 of the Constitution, the same cannot be altered by any executive instructions issued by the Ministry. In that view of things, the undersigned though promoted as Assistant, is still a group C employee and is entitled to be a member of the All India Association of Ministerial Staff (Group C) and accordingly can act as its General Secretary legally.
2. The O.M. in B-12011/4/2009-Adm.III dated 29-10-2009 of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has categorized Ministerial Staff Group B and Ministerial Staff Group C separately and have advised the employees to form separate Associations. Since the recruitment rules are not amended, no union for Ministerial Staff Group B can be presently formed. This apart, it is stipulated in the O.M. dated 09.04.2009 that any department, who would like to deviate from the guidelines can do with the specific approval of the DOPT. Therefore, the OM of the DOPT in this regard is not to be applied mechanically but has to be abided with specific requirements of each department. In this connection, we may bring to your notice that in the Railways even posts carrying grade pay of Rs.5400/- are categorized as Group C. Besides categorization for the purposes of recognition of Service Associations has no nexus with classification of posts but all the cadres are grouped having common interest. Once the categorization has been made, it need not or must not undergo any change unless the duties and functions of the cadres are changed having reference to the change in the functions. There had been no change in the duty list of Assistants up till date nor have their functions undergone any change. Therefore, the OM revising the categorization was not only warranted by also untenable. This part, the department did not undertake any consultation with the recognized Association before they chose to effect changes in the character and composition thereof either bilaterally or in the form of JCM, not were they given an opportunity to present their views in the matter at any point of time even informally before the OM was issued.
For the detailed reasoning adduced in the foregoing paragraphs, we request you to kindly withdraw the OM No.B12011/4/2009-Admn.III dated 29-10-2009 and allow the employees who are in PB2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 to continue to the Members of All India Association of Ministerial Staff(Group C).
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(T.K.R.Pillai)
General Secretary
Copy to: Shri K.K.N. Kutty, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, New Delhi.
(T.K.R.Pillai)
General Secretary
To
The Director (Admn-III),
Min. of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Sir,
Sub: De-recognition of the Service Association – regarding-
We solicit your kind reference to the Ministry of Statistics & PI OM No.12011/4/2009 Adm.III dated 29-10-2009 whereby this association has been asked to seek fresh recognition as the Department has changed the categorization of Associations in consonance with the guidelines issued by DOPT vide order No.11012/7/2008-Estt(A) dated 09-04-2009. Further, FOD, NSSO vide O.M.No.B-12020/2/2010-JCM dated 03-09-2010 has informed that the undersigned, who had been democratically elected as General Secretary of this Association is not entitled to continue to function in that capacity as he has been promoted as Assistant with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 which has become a post to be classified as Group B Non-gazetted. In this connection, we may submit the following for your consideration.
1. Even though the post of Assistant in PB2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 is to be classified as Group .B – as per DOPT O.M.N0.11012/7/2008-Estt(A) dated 9.4.2009, the post continues to be a group C post, as the Recruitment Rules is yet to be amended and notified. Since the Recruitment Rules are framed and notified under Article 309 of the Constitution, the same cannot be altered by any executive instructions issued by the Ministry. In that view of things, the undersigned though promoted as Assistant, is still a group C employee and is entitled to be a member of the All India Association of Ministerial Staff (Group C) and accordingly can act as its General Secretary legally.
2. The O.M. in B-12011/4/2009-Adm.III dated 29-10-2009 of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has categorized Ministerial Staff Group B and Ministerial Staff Group C separately and have advised the employees to form separate Associations. Since the recruitment rules are not amended, no union for Ministerial Staff Group B can be presently formed. This apart, it is stipulated in the O.M. dated 09.04.2009 that any department, who would like to deviate from the guidelines can do with the specific approval of the DOPT. Therefore, the OM of the DOPT in this regard is not to be applied mechanically but has to be abided with specific requirements of each department. In this connection, we may bring to your notice that in the Railways even posts carrying grade pay of Rs.5400/- are categorized as Group C. Besides categorization for the purposes of recognition of Service Associations has no nexus with classification of posts but all the cadres are grouped having common interest. Once the categorization has been made, it need not or must not undergo any change unless the duties and functions of the cadres are changed having reference to the change in the functions. There had been no change in the duty list of Assistants up till date nor have their functions undergone any change. Therefore, the OM revising the categorization was not only warranted by also untenable. This part, the department did not undertake any consultation with the recognized Association before they chose to effect changes in the character and composition thereof either bilaterally or in the form of JCM, not were they given an opportunity to present their views in the matter at any point of time even informally before the OM was issued.
For the detailed reasoning adduced in the foregoing paragraphs, we request you to kindly withdraw the OM No.B12011/4/2009-Admn.III dated 29-10-2009 and allow the employees who are in PB2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 to continue to the Members of All India Association of Ministerial Staff(Group C).
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(T.K.R.Pillai)
General Secretary
Copy to: Shri K.K.N. Kutty, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, New Delhi.
(T.K.R.Pillai)
General Secretary
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Placed hereunder is the Circular No. 20 of 30th October, 2010
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS.
A-2/95,Manishinath Bhawan,Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110 027
Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com. Email:Confederation06@Yahoo.co.in
Tel: 011-2510 5324: Mobile: 98110 48303
Circular No 20/2010 Dated: 30th Oct. 2010
Dear Comrade,
The National Secretariat of the Confederation met today as per the notice issued. The following agenda items were discussed. The decisions taken on each item are as under
Item No.1. Review of participation of CGE in 7th September, Strike.
Detailed reports on the participation of employees in the strike action were presented to the house by the representatives of various affiliates and State Committees of the Confederation. Reports received at the CHQ were also gone through. It was apparent from the reports that the participation in the strike action could have been much better had certain steps been taken at the appropriate time by the affiliates and the State Committees. It was also noted that wherever the State Committees of the Confederation were in existence and had taken initiative to mobilise the employees, the strike had been very successful. It was also evident from the discussion that wherever the affiliates had taken serious steps, the strike participation had been very good. The best performance was reported by the Income tax Employees Federation, All India RMS and MMS employees Union and the All India Groundwater Board Employees Association. It was therefore decided that the State Committees must convene a meeting in which the leaders of all affiliates unions of that State (up to the Branch/Unit level) and the strike participation discussed in the presence of the National leadership. The Secretariat.(CHQ) will indicate the schedule for such meetings.
Item No.2 Finalisation of the dharna programme at different State Capitals to protest against the victimisations of employees of the IA & AD. Wherever it was not implemented, at the instance of the Secretary General All India Audit and Accounts Association, it was decided to defer the implementation of this programme for some time.
Item No.3. Finalisation of charter of demands (common to CGEs) and progamme of actions thereon.
Various issues were discussed which have arisen from the very retrograde recommendations and objectionable implementation of them by the Government. Though the issues have been taken up in the National Anomaly committee and at the National Council, the meeting felt that no positive outcome should be expected thereof. The house also felt that the large number of anomalies created by the 6th CPC can only be rectified by a total wage revision. Taking this view into account, it was proposed that we should demand a fresh revision of wage structure with effect from 1.1.2011 for the 6th CPC tenure would complete the 5 year period on that date. Since the Government has conceded to effect wage revision in the case of PSU employees after every five years, the meeting felt that this demand is appropriate. The meeting also noted that by 1.1.2011, the D.A component in the wages would exceed 50%. The meeting therefore decided that a comprehensive charter should be adopted at the next meeting of the National Council of the Confederation.
Item No. 4 and 5 were deferred for discussion at the National Council. (Subscription from affiliates and ad-hoc bonus)
6. Affiliation application: In the case of Bureau of Mines Safety, Dhanbad, the meeting asked the Secretariat to depute a representative to go to Dharnbad and hold discussions with all concerned and submit a report to the Secretariat for taking further decision in the matter In respect of Survey of India, Com. President informed the house that he along with the Secretary General had been to Dehradun sometime back and it was decided that all organisations in the Survey of India including the newly formed Topographical employees association will form a Co-ordination Committee and the same will seek affiliation with the confederation. The meeting decided to request all organisations in the Survey of India to constitute the Co-ordination Committee. The meeting decided to grant affiliation to the Association of Lakshadweep employees. The meeting also decided to depute one of the Secretariat members to go over to A&N Islands with a view to revive the functioning of the State Committee of the Confederation.
Item No. 7. Venue and date of next Council meeting. It was decided to hold the National Council at Mumbai on 1st December, 2010 for which a separate notice is being issued.
Item No.8. Any other matter with the permission of the Chair. At the request of Com. P.V. Ramachandran, the house decided that the Confederation should demand that those cadres which were included in the JCM scheme at the inception (Since they were Group C employees then) should continue to be the categories eligible to participate in the JCM irrespective of the new classification ordered by the Department of Personnel from time to time.
The house also decided to take up the matter of inclusion of all Audit employees including Railway Audit employees to be covered by the CGHS scheme as before.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary General.
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS.
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Circular No 20/2010 Dated: 30th Oct. 2010
Dear Comrade,
The National Secretariat of the Confederation met today as per the notice issued. The following agenda items were discussed. The decisions taken on each item are as under
Item No.1. Review of participation of CGE in 7th September, Strike.
Detailed reports on the participation of employees in the strike action were presented to the house by the representatives of various affiliates and State Committees of the Confederation. Reports received at the CHQ were also gone through. It was apparent from the reports that the participation in the strike action could have been much better had certain steps been taken at the appropriate time by the affiliates and the State Committees. It was also noted that wherever the State Committees of the Confederation were in existence and had taken initiative to mobilise the employees, the strike had been very successful. It was also evident from the discussion that wherever the affiliates had taken serious steps, the strike participation had been very good. The best performance was reported by the Income tax Employees Federation, All India RMS and MMS employees Union and the All India Groundwater Board Employees Association. It was therefore decided that the State Committees must convene a meeting in which the leaders of all affiliates unions of that State (up to the Branch/Unit level) and the strike participation discussed in the presence of the National leadership. The Secretariat.(CHQ) will indicate the schedule for such meetings.
Item No.2 Finalisation of the dharna programme at different State Capitals to protest against the victimisations of employees of the IA & AD. Wherever it was not implemented, at the instance of the Secretary General All India Audit and Accounts Association, it was decided to defer the implementation of this programme for some time.
Item No.3. Finalisation of charter of demands (common to CGEs) and progamme of actions thereon.
Various issues were discussed which have arisen from the very retrograde recommendations and objectionable implementation of them by the Government. Though the issues have been taken up in the National Anomaly committee and at the National Council, the meeting felt that no positive outcome should be expected thereof. The house also felt that the large number of anomalies created by the 6th CPC can only be rectified by a total wage revision. Taking this view into account, it was proposed that we should demand a fresh revision of wage structure with effect from 1.1.2011 for the 6th CPC tenure would complete the 5 year period on that date. Since the Government has conceded to effect wage revision in the case of PSU employees after every five years, the meeting felt that this demand is appropriate. The meeting also noted that by 1.1.2011, the D.A component in the wages would exceed 50%. The meeting therefore decided that a comprehensive charter should be adopted at the next meeting of the National Council of the Confederation.
Item No. 4 and 5 were deferred for discussion at the National Council. (Subscription from affiliates and ad-hoc bonus)
6. Affiliation application: In the case of Bureau of Mines Safety, Dhanbad, the meeting asked the Secretariat to depute a representative to go to Dharnbad and hold discussions with all concerned and submit a report to the Secretariat for taking further decision in the matter In respect of Survey of India, Com. President informed the house that he along with the Secretary General had been to Dehradun sometime back and it was decided that all organisations in the Survey of India including the newly formed Topographical employees association will form a Co-ordination Committee and the same will seek affiliation with the confederation. The meeting decided to request all organisations in the Survey of India to constitute the Co-ordination Committee. The meeting decided to grant affiliation to the Association of Lakshadweep employees. The meeting also decided to depute one of the Secretariat members to go over to A&N Islands with a view to revive the functioning of the State Committee of the Confederation.
Item No. 7. Venue and date of next Council meeting. It was decided to hold the National Council at Mumbai on 1st December, 2010 for which a separate notice is being issued.
Item No.8. Any other matter with the permission of the Chair. At the request of Com. P.V. Ramachandran, the house decided that the Confederation should demand that those cadres which were included in the JCM scheme at the inception (Since they were Group C employees then) should continue to be the categories eligible to participate in the JCM irrespective of the new classification ordered by the Department of Personnel from time to time.
The house also decided to take up the matter of inclusion of all Audit employees including Railway Audit employees to be covered by the CGHS scheme as before.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary General.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Giving membership to the 'Group C' Staff & submission of individual Consents-Regarding.
Bhopal,
Dated: 11/10/10
Dear members,
As has already informed that letters (regarding the recognition status of the Association and membership to the Assistants), sent to the Regions by the FOD are not based on the facts. Our Association is still recognized one. Further, our request for the inclusion of the Assistant as members of the Association is under consideration of the Ministry. You are aware that all Ministries except Ministry of Statistics of the Government had accepted all Non-Gazetted Staff in their Department as members of the Association working under JCM Scheme. Income Tax Inspectors with 4600/ grade pay are members of the Association recognized under JCM Scheme. Thus denial of membership for the Assistants with 4200 grade pay is not justified.
Meanwhile, the Association of the erstwhile group D in the name of All India Association Group C Staff (not recognized so far) has been trying to fetch Ministerial Staff to their fold. Despite of all efforts they have no succeeded in their mission so far. This is due to the reason that the Ministerial Staff know our Association through relentless struggles achieved several things for the betterment of the service conditions, promotion etc of the Ministerial Staff so far. In the year 1993 when our Association is formed Ministerial Staff were retiring on the post of UDC. Now the situation is improved. Retirement of every Ministerial Staff on 5400/ grade pay is our aim and we work accordingly.
At present we are at work with three important issues. (1) Merger of the Posts of Office Superintendent & AO and granting of Rs. 4800 grade pay. (2) Upgradation of the grade pay of Assistant to Rs. 4600/. (3) Merger and upgradation of the posts of LDC and UDC and granting of Rs. 2800/ grade pay. You have already seen the efforts made by us to achieve the aforesaid demands so far from our letters etc. All the correspondence made in this respect can be seen in our web site.
Since the erstwhile group D has been brought under group C folder by the CPC, there is a chance to accept our demand for a single Association for all Non Gazetted cadres by the Ministry. Thus we want to bring all erstwhile group D staff (now group C) to our fold to strengthwen the Association & keeping it in the first position. Further, from our past experience, I am sure that we can handle the issues of the group C (erstwhile group D) effectively so that they may get a better service condition and promotion channel in the days to come.
Thus all unit Secretaries/members of the Association are requested to please obtain the individual consents of the Group C staff in annexure B and forward the same, duly certified by the Unit Secretary, to the HO immediately. A copy of the Individual Consents alongwith Annexure A may please be forwarded to this Association Hqrs. Since I am on long leave following an accident, the letters may please be sent in my Residential Address i.e. 74/11, Govind Apartment, Govind Garden, Govindpura, Bhopal-462023.
This may be treated as most urgent.
With warm regards
Yours Sincerely
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
As has already informed that letters (regarding the recognition status of the Association and membership to the Assistants), sent to the Regions by the FOD are not based on the facts. Our Association is still recognized one. Further, our request for the inclusion of the Assistant as members of the Association is under consideration of the Ministry. You are aware that all Ministries except Ministry of Statistics of the Government had accepted all Non-Gazetted Staff in their Department as members of the Association working under JCM Scheme. Income Tax Inspectors with 4600/ grade pay are members of the Association recognized under JCM Scheme. Thus denial of membership for the Assistants with 4200 grade pay is not justified.
Meanwhile, the Association of the erstwhile group D in the name of All India Association Group C Staff (not recognized so far) has been trying to fetch Ministerial Staff to their fold. Despite of all efforts they have no succeeded in their mission so far. This is due to the reason that the Ministerial Staff know our Association through relentless struggles achieved several things for the betterment of the service conditions, promotion etc of the Ministerial Staff so far. In the year 1993 when our Association is formed Ministerial Staff were retiring on the post of UDC. Now the situation is improved. Retirement of every Ministerial Staff on 5400/ grade pay is our aim and we work accordingly.
At present we are at work with three important issues. (1) Merger of the Posts of Office Superintendent & AO and granting of Rs. 4800 grade pay. (2) Upgradation of the grade pay of Assistant to Rs. 4600/. (3) Merger and upgradation of the posts of LDC and UDC and granting of Rs. 2800/ grade pay. You have already seen the efforts made by us to achieve the aforesaid demands so far from our letters etc. All the correspondence made in this respect can be seen in our web site.
Since the erstwhile group D has been brought under group C folder by the CPC, there is a chance to accept our demand for a single Association for all Non Gazetted cadres by the Ministry. Thus we want to bring all erstwhile group D staff (now group C) to our fold to strengthwen the Association & keeping it in the first position. Further, from our past experience, I am sure that we can handle the issues of the group C (erstwhile group D) effectively so that they may get a better service condition and promotion channel in the days to come.
Thus all unit Secretaries/members of the Association are requested to please obtain the individual consents of the Group C staff in annexure B and forward the same, duly certified by the Unit Secretary, to the HO immediately. A copy of the Individual Consents alongwith Annexure A may please be forwarded to this Association Hqrs. Since I am on long leave following an accident, the letters may please be sent in my Residential Address i.e. 74/11, Govind Apartment, Govind Garden, Govindpura, Bhopal-462023.
This may be treated as most urgent.
With warm regards
Yours Sincerely
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
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