To
The Secretary (Perl),
Andaman and Nicobar Administration,
Port Blair.
Sir,
While welcoming you to these serene and historic islands, this Association takes this opportunity to place before you the following issues/problems of employees belonging to the Amalgamated Clerical Cadre of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration:
1. Enhancement of the scale of pay/Grade Pay of
LGCs/HGCs:
This Association has been demanding enhancement of the scales of pay of Lower Grade Clerks and Higher Grade Clerks working under the A & N Administration on the reason of higher entry grade qualification (Class XII) for LGCs, nature of duties and higher responsibilities they are required to perform. The Administration had recommended to the Govt. of India and 6th CPC for enhancement of the scales of pay of LGCs and HGCs. The sixth CPC, however, did not consider the demand. The Grade Pay of LGCs is Rs. 1900 while that of HGC it is Rs. 2400. With the introduction of MACP and upgradation of erstwhile Group D posts to Group C, there is widespread discontentment among the LGCs and HGCs. This Association has recently taken up this matter again with the Govt. of India (a copy is enclosed herewith for kind perusal). Your goodself may kindly re-examine this issue and take up the matter with the Govt. of India considering the changed situation following the introduction of Sixth CPC.
2. Re-structuring of Amalgamated Clerical Cadre:
With the ban on creation of posts for the last 11 years, there is all-round stagnation among the clerical cadre staff. LGC is getting first promotion to the post of HGC after 22 years of service, to wait another 10-13 years for the next promotion. We had demanded a restructuring of the cadre as recommended by the Fifth CPC. Former Secretary (Perl) had assured us that a proposal in this regard will be sent to the Govt. of India, but the same is yet to be done. We request you kindly to examine this matter sympathetically and do the needful for the re-structuring of the cadre in order to remove stagnation among the staff.
3. ACP/MACP cases:
Financial upgradation under ACP/MACP is due for a large number of LGCs/HGCs under the AC Cadre. Despite our requests made to successive Secretaries of the Personnel Department and the efforts made by the Personnel Wing during the last three years in this regard, the affected employees are yet to get the financial upgradation, causing discontentment among them. Non-receipt of information from Heads of Departments/ Offices where these employees are posted is reportedly the reason for this delay. This Association had also requested the Heads of Deptts/Heads of Offices concerned, through letters, to furnish the information sought for by the Admn. Despite this, complete information/ACRs from some of the HoDs/Heads of Offices are yet to be furnished to the Admn. We would request you kindly to take stringent measures to compel the erring departments to furnish the required information/ACRs of LGCs/HGCs working under them.
I would, therefore, request your goodself kindly to examine the above issues and take suitable action so that affected employees will get their due benefits without any further delay.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: As above.
(D. Ayyappan)
General Secretary
Cell: 9434260430
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteWe are thankful to you for taking such step. But, it is necessary to give reminder for the above letter with in a month time. Because the Administration has closed the eyes from the issues of the Clerical Cadre. The Administration is not willing to upgrade the position of a low paid LGC. Sir, we will very much thankful to you if you kindly upload a copy of the Association,s letter which has been recently issued to the Govt. of India.
Kindly keep in mind for issuing reminder in time.
Thanking you
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the efforts taken by u and your team. It is heard that the G.O.I has proposed our administration to re-designate the post of LGC &,HGC.., for the enhancement of our scale of pay/Grade Pay. Will it work and is there any progress.
Kindly comment to this.