To
The Chief Secretary,
Andaman and Nicobar Administration,
Port Blair.
Sub: Implementation of Govt. of India’s order on fixation of pay to non-
Metric Group D staff - regarding.
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Sir,
I am to invite your kind attention to the O.M. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 24th December, 2008 issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India (copy enclosed for kind reference) wherein the points of doubts on the training to be given to Group D staff who do not possess the revised minimum qualification for grant of Pay Band -1 Grade Pay were clarified by the Govt. of India. According to the said O.M., “Each administrative department concerned will design a training curriculum suited to its requirements. As far as possible, the training programme should not exceed 3 months and it may be imparted during working days for not more than 2 hours per day…..” However, it has been noticed that none of the departments under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has designed any training curriculum, because of which training to non-metric staff is yet to begin.
Your kind attention is also invited to Note 1 below rule 7 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 (copy enclosed for kind reference) wherein it was mentioned that “(b) Such of those existing Group D employees who do not possess the revised minimum qualifications for entry into PB-1 would be retrained by the concerned Department preferably within a period of six months so that payment of arrears on account of upgradation are not delayed. After retraining, these Group D staff will also be placed in the Pay Band PB-1 with the grade pay of Rs. 1800 with effect from 1.1.2006 and arrears drawn accordingly….” I regret to inform you that almost all the departments have failed to obey the said direction of the Govt. of India even after 11 months of implementation of the said rules. Hundreds of Group D employees of various departments have been denied of the upgraded Grade Pay in Pay Band -1 as recommended by the Sixth CPC and accepted by the Govt. of India due to the inaction on the part of the Heads of Departments under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration.
Discontentment among the above category of employees is increasing and this Association cannot remain silent on this injustice being meted out to them.
Under the circumstances, I would request you kindly to intervene in the matter and issue immediate necessary direction to all the Heads of Departments so that Group D employees working under the A & N Administration who do not possess revised minimum qualification for PB-1 Grade Pay will get their due benefits which were to be implemented long back and, thus, render justice to this lower strata of the workforce in the Administration.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl: As above.
(D. Ayyappan)
General Secretary
Cell: 9434260430.
Copy to:
1. The Secretary (Perl), A & N Administration, for kind information and necessary action.
2. All Heads of Departments under the A & N Administration, for necessary action please.
General Secretary
The Chief Secretary,
Andaman and Nicobar Administration,
Port Blair.
Sub: Implementation of Govt. of India’s order on fixation of pay to non-
Metric Group D staff - regarding.
--------------
Sir,
I am to invite your kind attention to the O.M. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 24th December, 2008 issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India (copy enclosed for kind reference) wherein the points of doubts on the training to be given to Group D staff who do not possess the revised minimum qualification for grant of Pay Band -1 Grade Pay were clarified by the Govt. of India. According to the said O.M., “Each administrative department concerned will design a training curriculum suited to its requirements. As far as possible, the training programme should not exceed 3 months and it may be imparted during working days for not more than 2 hours per day…..” However, it has been noticed that none of the departments under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has designed any training curriculum, because of which training to non-metric staff is yet to begin.
Your kind attention is also invited to Note 1 below rule 7 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 (copy enclosed for kind reference) wherein it was mentioned that “(b) Such of those existing Group D employees who do not possess the revised minimum qualifications for entry into PB-1 would be retrained by the concerned Department preferably within a period of six months so that payment of arrears on account of upgradation are not delayed. After retraining, these Group D staff will also be placed in the Pay Band PB-1 with the grade pay of Rs. 1800 with effect from 1.1.2006 and arrears drawn accordingly….” I regret to inform you that almost all the departments have failed to obey the said direction of the Govt. of India even after 11 months of implementation of the said rules. Hundreds of Group D employees of various departments have been denied of the upgraded Grade Pay in Pay Band -1 as recommended by the Sixth CPC and accepted by the Govt. of India due to the inaction on the part of the Heads of Departments under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration.
Discontentment among the above category of employees is increasing and this Association cannot remain silent on this injustice being meted out to them.
Under the circumstances, I would request you kindly to intervene in the matter and issue immediate necessary direction to all the Heads of Departments so that Group D employees working under the A & N Administration who do not possess revised minimum qualification for PB-1 Grade Pay will get their due benefits which were to be implemented long back and, thus, render justice to this lower strata of the workforce in the Administration.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl: As above.
(D. Ayyappan)
General Secretary
Cell: 9434260430.
Copy to:
1. The Secretary (Perl), A & N Administration, for kind information and necessary action.
2. All Heads of Departments under the A & N Administration, for necessary action please.
General Secretary
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