Restructuring of Forest Department Clerical Cadre

3-3/CC/2010 29.01.2010

To

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,

Andaman and Nicobar Islands,

Port Blair.

Sub: Restructuring of Forest Department Clerical Cadre –

regarding.

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Sir,

I draw your kind attention towards this Association’s demand, submitted to you earlier, for restructuring of Forest Department Clerical Cadre. It has been noticed that no cadre review in respect of clerical staff has been undertaken by the Forest Department for the last several years despite the fact that there is all-round stagnation among the clerical cadre staff and the work load in the department has increased due to various factors. Higher Grade Clerks, Head Clerks and Office Superintendents are stagnating for a considerable period during the last more than one decade. Ban on creation of posts imposed by the central government during 1999 has further aggravated the situation.

It has further been noticed that while the cadre review and restructuring of Forest Officers are carried out from time to time, the lower level staff working in the offices are destined to stagnate. There is no denying the fact that the workload in the department has increased manifold over the years, but the number of clerical cadre staff is not increased and they are over-burdened with various types of works. The cadre review/restructuring has not been carried out for the lower level staff despite a recommendation of the Fifth Central Pay Commission to that effect.

We have noticed that resentment is growing among the Clerical Cadre staff working under the Forest Department due to the sheer neglect of their genuine grievances by the higher echelons of the Forest Department.

I would, therefore, request your goodself kindly to examine this issue and take immediate necessary steps for the cadre review/re-structuring of the Forest Department Clerical Cadre so that the stagnation among the clerical staff can be minimized to a great extent.

Action taken in the matter may please be intimated to this Association.

Yours faithfully,

(D. Ayyappan)

General Secretary