Illogical insistence on vigilance certification

3-3/CC/2010 19.01.2010

To

The Chief Secretary,

Andaman and Nicobar Administration,

Port Blair.

Sub: Illogical insistence on vigilance certification by

Heads of Departments and Administrative

Sections for Clerical Cadre Staff - regarding.

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Sir,

It has been noticed that the process of promotion and award of ACP to Amalgamated Clerical Cadre Staff are unduly delayed for the last few months thereby denying the benefit of promotion and financial upgradation in time to the employees concerned. One of the reasons, it is learnt, for the delay is the newly introduced system of vigilance clearance certification by Heads of Departments and administrative sections in the Secretariat.

Under the new system, vigilance clearance of the clerical cadre staff working in any of the subordinate departments has to be certified by the concerned Head of Office, Heads of Department and administrative section of the department. Due to poor communication facilities and scattered nature of the territory, collection of information from various offices in the outstations, particularly from southern group of islands, and seeking further clarifications, etc take long time thereby delaying the entire process.

It has further been noticed that such a system is superfluous considering the fact that both the Personnel Department and Vigilance Department are certifying the suitability of the employees for promotion/award of ACP. Introducing 2 - 3 more channels for vigilance clearance has proved to be redundant and unnecessary and serves no fruitful purpose and hence illogical.

This situation can be averted if the newly introduced system of vigilance certification by Heads of Departments and administrative branch in the Secretariat is dispensed with. Resentment among the clerical cadre staff, particularly among the Lower Grade Clerks who are waiting for their first financial upgradation in service, is growing.

I would, therefore, request your goodself kindly to look into this issue personally and dispense with the superfluous system of vigilance certification by Heads of Departments and administrative secretaries so as to speed up the process of award of financial upgradation under ACP/MACP and also to remove undue delay in promotion to various posts under the Amalgamated Clerical Cadre.

Yours faithfully,

(D. Ayyappan)

General Secretary

Cell: 9434260430