LOWER
DIVISION CLERK (LDC) AND UPPER DIVISION CLERK (UDC) ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES RELATING
TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND EMPLOYEES HAVING LOW SALARY BEING AFFECTED DUE TO
SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION REPORT
A
LETTER HAS BEEN SENT BY ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (NG), MINISTRY
OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, BHOPAL TO
COMRADE SHIV GOPAL MISHRA, SECRETARY STAFF (SIDE), JCM WHICH IS BEING
REPRODUCED BELOW:
ALL INDIA
ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (NG)
MINISTRY OF
STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA
Hall No. 201
& 205, Vijay Stambh,
Zone I, M.P.
Nagar, Bhopal- 462023
Tel (R):
0755-2789523, Mob. 09425372172
Dated 06/12/2015
To
Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra,
Secretary, JCM (Staff Side),
New Delhi
e-mail: nc.jcm.np@gmail.com
Dear
Comrade,
You are aware that this Association had taken up the issues
of LDC/UDC and MACP. It has seen that JCM (Staff Side) has raised the MACP
issue in its agenda as the same has been reflected in the letter written to
Cabinet Secretary by you. But the LDC/UDC issue- the real issue of sufferings
of tens of thousands of low paid employees posted in subordinate offices has
not reflected in the said letter. In this context, we are receiving hundreds of
phone call, numerous e-mail and hundreds of comments posted in our web site,
requesting to pursue the matter for a positive end. There will be no positive
end without the active support of NC JCM. Thus this letter is being written to
bring to you the real position faces the LDCs in subordinate offices. I am
sure, the brief note on the subject given in item I below together with the
Annexure I-III(enclosed) will sufficient to know the seriousness of the issue.
Moreover, deficiencies of recommendation of 7th Pay
Commission in respect of Administrative Staff/low paid employees are also given
in Item II to IX below. This may also be discussed in the meeting of NCJCM on 8thDecember
2015.
(1)
LDC/UDCIssue:
7th Pay Commission has turned down the genuine issue
of LDC & UDC on the ground that the government has stopped direct
recruitment for the clerical cadre and gradually phasing out the existing
incumbents( Please see Para 11.22.100,Para 11.52.32, Para
11.52.32,. Para 7.7.37 & 11.35.28). Issuing of such an
order without the knowledge of Staff side may not be possible. Thus reason
given for rejection of the demand is not convincing.
Besides Confederation/Staff Side JCM, several Departments
had recommended upgradation of grade pay of LDC & UDC of Administrative
Offices especially the LDC & UDCs of subordinate offices of Government of
India.
But the fact is that Staff Selection Commission is
frequently conducting recruitment for the post of LDC. Combined higher secondary
examination for the selection of LDC also has been conducted recently. Moreover,
no alternative recommendation to replace the LDC post is given in the report. It
is to be noted that the normal ratio of LDC and UDC in subordinate offices is
3:1 and thus LDCs have been allocated responsible sections and in many smaller
offices LDC alone is handling the work of entire Administration. The
direction set in the recommendation of the Commission is to contractorise all
the Administrative posts below the post of Assistants. This should be prevented
at any cost and a respectable pay scale for LDC & UDC should be ensured.
Without the active support of the Confederation/JCM this cannot be done.
LDC
& DEO
On
the other hand rejecting Central Secretariat Clerical service demand of parity
with DEO, the commission observes “Even though the entry requirements are
similar, historically the pay scales of the two posts have been different.
Besides, they comprise two distinct cadres with different set of roles and
responsibilities. Hence, the demand for parity of pay of LDC with DEOs cannot
be acceded to by the Commission.”(Para 11.35.38).
Historically
these cadres may be different set of roles but the fact is that functions
of LDC are more complex than that of DEO and same was brought before the
commission by various Associations/Administrative Authorities. Earlier pay
Commissions have fixed Pay Scale to DEO considering their work on computer. But
today LDCs are selected on the basis of their expertise in computer operation
also.
As
you know, in subordinate offices DoPT manual is not followed for allocating
work to LDCs there. In order to bring the reality, some comments among the
hundreds of comments posted in our web site/received through e-mail is given inannexure
I, II & III. Please go through it.
(2)
Parity of pay of Assistant/Stenographers with Central Secretariat.
Sixth
Pay Commission has recommended parity for Assistant of subordinate offices with
the Assistants of Central Secretariat and recommended Rs. 4200 grade pay for
the genuine reason given in its report. But while implementing the report,
grade pay of Assistant of Central Secretariat has been increased to Rs. 4600.
All the Associations/Federations including this Association had demanded parity
of pay of these cadres with Central Secretariat. JCM Staff Side through its
memorandum had demanded parity with the Assistant/Stenographers of Central
Secretariat. But in place of increasing the grade pay of
Assistants/Stenographers of Subordinate offices, the Pay Commission has reduced
the grade pay of Central Secretariat Assistant/Stenographers (Para 7.1.4(J).
While implementing 7thPay Commission Report, Government may not accept the
degradation of the grade pay of the cadres of Central Secretariat. Thus
necessary action to keep the pay of Assistant/stenographers of Subordinate
offices including NSSO Offices at par with their counterpart at Central
Secretariat is required.
Similarly,
the NFSG granted to the UDCs of Central Secretariat has also been
withdrawn by the 7th CPC in its report (Para 7.1.4(J). Our demand is
that the NFSG may be restored and the benefit of the same should be extended to
the UDCs of subordinate offices also.
(3)
Grant of MACP on Promotional Hierarchy:
The
report of the Commission is confusing and contradictory. Please see Para 5.1.12,
5.1.44, 7.4.8, 74.13, 11.52.45 etc. The Pay Commission has drafted MACP recommendation
to fool the employees and giving benefit to Government. We should not accept
7th CPC recommendations unless there is clarity on MACP.
(4)
Filling up of 50% administrative post next higher to the MTS through
promotion/Departmental Examination.
Sixth
Pay Commission had raised the educational qualification for direct recruitment
for the post MTS to Matriculation and the status of the post has been raised
from group D to Group C. But a person who passed matriculation might have also
been passed 12th standard. And most of the persons who passed 12th standard
may be a graduate and selected to the post of MTS do not join the post and
those who joined do not do several of the assignments earmarked in the
recruitment rules for the MTS with devotion. Thus our Association
suggested (1) Payment of special/allowances in addition to pay to attract
a person with a qualification higher than matriculation to join the post (2)
filling up of 50% post of the administrative post next higher to the MTS
through promotion/Departmental Examination
But
according to 7th Pay Commission report, recruitment of LDC is stopped by
the Government. This will affect detrimentally to the promotion scope of MTS,
which may be looked into.
(5)
Cadre Review:
The
maiden cadre review proposal in respect of Administrative staff of NSSO
Offices, started in the year 2008 reached nowhere. Whereas two cadre
review of Group A Officers have been processed and implemented during the
corresponding period. Thus cadre review procedure for group B & C staff
should be simplified. And all the cadre review proposals pending with various
Ministries should be finalized/ implemented immediately.
(6)
Transport Allowance
In
A1 cities the employees crossed the limit of Pay Rs. 7440/ in pay band
5200-200200 was getting transport allowance Rs. 1600+DA. But 7th CPC
has recommended only Rs. 1350 for these employees. The disparity is to be
removed.
(7)
Abolition of interest free advance:
Pay
Commission has recommended abolition of 12 advances including, Festival
Advance, LTC Advances, Tour/Tr TA Advance Medical Advance etc. This will affect
the touring staff and low paid employees. If this recommendation is accepted,
no low paid employee can avail LTC.
(8)
Abolition/Reduction of Care Taking Allowance:
As
per recommendation contained in Para 8.3.23 of the 7th CPC report, the
present care taking allowance has been abolished and in place Extra Work
Allowance at a uniform rate of 2 percent of
Basic Pay per month. This will affect detrimentally to the caretaking work
in various NSSO Offices especially in FOD Offices where permanent care takers
are not appointed and the person assigned the duties of caretaking are doing
heavy responsibilities
(9(i))
Provisions of bunching to remove anomaly, need further clarification.
In
order to remove the anomaly during fixation, provisions for bunching is given
in Para 5.1.36 wherein a provision for one additional increment equal to 3
percent may be given for every two stages bunched, and pay fixed in the
subsequent cell in the pay matrix. But the model illustration given in Para
& 5.1.37 need more clarification in the light of inadequacy in pay
fixation in several stages. One example is give below:
|
S. No.
|
Name
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Basic Pay
|
*2.57
|
Fitment
|
|
1
|
Mr P
|
10,510
|
2400
|
12,910
|
33,179
|
33,300
|
|
2
|
Mr. Q
|
10,450
|
2400
|
12,850
|
33,025
|
33,300
|
|
3
|
Mr R
|
10,230
|
2400
|
12,630
|
32,459
|
33,300
|
|
4
|
Mr. S
|
10,210
|
2400
|
12,610
|
32,408
|
33,300
|
The
stages of pay to be fixed in each person in the aforesaid example and in
several other cases need to be clarified.
(9(ii))
On other hand, pay fixation on promotion from UDC to Assistant immediate next
pay scale is found more beneficial than the hierarchical promotion. Fixation of
a UDC drawing Rs. 10960+2400 promoted to Assistant is given below:
Fixation
on Pay scale hierarchy i.e., Rs, 2800 GP
1/1/2016
10960+2400=13360*2.57
34335 34300
Increment
on 1.7.2016 35300
Increment
on
Promotion
1059
Pay
fixed at higher stage in 2800 Grade Pay 37000
Fixation
on Promotional hierarchy i.e. Rs 4200 GP
1/1/2016
10960+2400=13360*2.57
34335 34300
Increment
on 1.7.2016 35300
Increment
on
Promotion 1059
Pay
fixed at higher stage in 4200 Grade Pay 36500
Similar
deficiencies may be noticed in other cases also. For similar cases
multiplication factor should be increased. This may also be looked into.
Yours comradely
TKR Pillai
General Secretary
Copy
to:
1.
The President/Secretary Genberal, Confederation of Central Government Employees
& Workers, New Delhi.
2.
Com. M S Raja/Vrigu Bhattacharya/R N Parashar, Member JCM (Staff Side), New
Delhi.
TKR Pillai
General Secretary
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