JCM III DGOF Council meeting steering committee points raised by INDWF

INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS FEDERATION

ESTD 1959 (recognised by govt of India)

R.SRINIVASAN

General Secretary                                                                                         Address:

Indian National Defence Workers Federation          No.6, 6^th Street, Vaishnavi Nagar,

Member National Council JCM (Standing Committee)     RCC Post, Chennai- 600 109.

Secretary (Staff Side) Departmental Council JCM, 

Ministry of Defence                                                      Tele fax: 044-26384152

Secretary (Staff Side) JCM III Level Council, O.F.Board.      Mobile: 09444125799

National Secretary, INTUC (Central)                          E-mail: indwfrsrinivasan@gmail.com

Vice President, INTUC Tamilnadu Branch

INDWF/JCM III /DGOF Council/2013                                    14.09.2013

To

All Affiliated Unions of INDWF

Ordnance Factories.

     Sub: Outcome of the discussions held in the OFB JCM III Level 

                 meeting (11^th Term) held on 18/09/2013 at OFB HQrs – Details.

Dear Colleague,

     Ordnance Factory Board JCM III Level Council 14^th Steering Committee meeting (11^th Term) held on 18/09/2013 at OFB Hqrs.  On 19/09/2013 a meeting on membership verification and sub-committee meeting on Rationalisation of Industrial Trades and on 20/09/2013 a meeting on improving the facilities at OFILs and Factory Training Schools were held.  Important issues were discussed and the outcome of the same is given below for your information which may be communicated to your union and members.

1.     PIECEWORK CORRELATION ON 6^th CPC

The proposal for correlating on Rs.5200/- Pay Band and Rs.1900/- Grade Pay for all grades of Industrial Employees working on Piece Work was finally proposed and the same was re-submitted to Ministry of Defence and proposed to implement w.e.f. 01.01.2006 retrospectively.

2.  III MACP TO MCM

Granting of III MACP and allowing Rs.4600/- Grade Pay is being proposed to reduce to Rs.4200/- Grade Pay with one increment @ 3%.  All out efforts from Indian National Defence Workers Federation (INDWF), OFB and M of D were taken, and DOP&T also favourably recommended to Ministry of Finance for their approval, since the matter is forwarded favourable by M of D and DOP&T to grant Rs.4600/- Grade Pay to MCM, it was requested to OFB and PC of A (Fys) to keep the action pending to revert from Rs.4600/- Grade Pay to Rs.4200/- Grade Pay to the serving employees as the proposal is likely to be decided in our favour.  Also we have quoted that the CAT, Chandigarh and CAT, Kolkatta issued stay orders against the recovery.  Member (Pers) said that a DO with the approval of Chairman, OFB was sent to Member/Finance and PC of A (Fys) to keep the action pending.  This was agreed by the representative of PC of A (Fys) to consider the proposal for not effecting the reversion and recovery.

WE have also mentioned that the action taken by the Local Accounts Officers reverting to Rs.4200/- Grade Pay is not as per Rules.  Any reversion should be made with due notice of show cause and after obtaining the reply this should be considered.  Without show cause notice action taken to revert them is totally against the statutory provisions of the payment of wages act.  This was agreed by the representative of PC of A (Fys) and the proposed action for reversion will be kept in abeyance.

3.  CADRE REVIEW PROPOSALS

Clerical Cadre Review was cleared.

Supervisors Cadre Review was cleared.

The following proposals of cadre Review are pending with DOP&T

                                               i.        Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS)                    -           sent on 14.03.2011

                                              ii.        Multi-Tasking Staff (Durwans)                       -           sent on 21.09.2011

                                            iii.        Fire Fighting Staff                                 -           sent on 03.11.2011

                                            iv.        Storekeeping staff                                -           sent on 26.06.2012

                                              v.        Statutory Canteen Staff                       -           sent on 11.09.2012

Sl.No iii., iv. & v have been sent to Defence (Finance)

              Further cadre Review proposals on the following cadres are being prepared

                                          i.    Para Medical Staff

                                        ii.    For JWM

                                       iii.    Stenographer Category

4.  RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE FOLLOWING ARE UNDER PROGRESS

(i)            Chargeman(T) with a provision of 3% for each CMDs, Tracer and Data Entry Operators against 50% of Promotion Quota.  If sufficient numbers of candidates are not found eligible it will be given to Industrial Employees.  After the SRO is approved, CMDs, FEDs, AMDs will be considered for promotion to Chargeman against 3% Quota with Dovetail Seniority with reservation.

(ii)                Industrial Employees Recruitment Rules have been prepared in which it is proposed to appoint on Skilled Grade directly.

5.  LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION AND ELIGIBILITY

Departmental candidates having requisite qualifications (Diploma or Degree) are eligible for appearing for the Test of Chargeman against 25% Quota.

The issue has arised that the eligibility of Diploma and Degree holders are being considered for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination.  Ordnance Factory Board had decided by appointing a Technical Committee which has recommended that Diploma approved by AICTE and Degree approved by University Grants Commission only eligible and the Diploma through part time is not considered eligible we have asked to give reply on this issue so that we shall challenge the same.

6.  30 DAYS EARNED LEAVE FOR PIECE WORKERS

The proposals for treating Piece workers and Day workers at par and the proposal for implementation of Departmental Leave Rules as existing in Railways under which         30 days Earned Leave can be granted.  This was proposed.  M of D agreed and final orders with retrospective effect is about to be cleared.

7.  DEPARTMENTAL OVERTIME WAGES FOR PIECE WORKERS

Piece Workers while on Working Holidays and Sundays they are denied single rate Overtime Allowance and they are only paid piece work but day workers are paid single rate Overtime, therefore the Piece workers are getting lesser pay than Day workers and Non-Industrial Employees.  This should be revised to make Piece workers paid equal at par with Day workers to motivate Piece workers while working on Holidays and Sundays.

8.  3 ¼ HOURS DOT FOR PIECE WORKERS PAYMENT

Piece Workers are denied 3 ¼ Hrs OT Pay on Saturdays.  This was taken up with  M of D separately.

9.  DGOF ELECTRICAL SUPERVIOSRY COMPETANCY CERTIFICATE

DGOF Electrical Supervisory Competency Certificate Test is conducted in Factories it should be held regularly.  Employees appearing for test should be given theoretical training in OFILs.  State Electricity Certificates upto 33KVA should be accepted.  This was agreed.

10.   EX-GRATIA PAYMENT Rs.10 LAKHS FOR DECEASED EMPLOYEES FAMILIES

Rs.10 lakhs payment for the deceased employees families who expired during factory accidents was cleared by M of D and orders are likely to be issued for 30 cases.

11.  RISK ALLOWANCE

Risk Allowance after 31.12.2005 to be extended to those who are left out.  From 01.01.2013, 25% to be increased.  Operations identified should be extended to the new Factories where it is not paid.

12.   DECLARING MASTERCRAFTSMAN AS GROUP ‘B’

It was agreed by Ordnance Factory Board in the last meeting to declare MCM as Group ‘B’, PC of A(Fys) wants this certificate so that MCM can be allowed to avail            LTC-80 to avail Airfare from nearest Airport and CGIES can be raised upto Rs.60,000/- by recovering Rs.60/- per month. 

OFB Agreed

13.   MASTERCRAFTSMAN  PROMOTION

No DPC for MCM promotion only Departmental selection committee should be held twice in a year to clear the MCM promotions.  OFB agreed to issue instructions to Factories.

14. RELAXATION OF TRADE TEST FOR MACP TO LABOURERS

Agreed to give relaxation for Labourers for Trade Test to MACP

15. NIGHT DUTY ALLOWANCE ON 6^th PAY COMMISSION RATES is being processed by submitting the financial implications.

16. LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS

Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Sheet will be followed from next year objective questions will be asked instead of subjective.

17. SENIORITY OF CHARGEMAN will be finalised soon.

18. SRO FOR CHARGEMAN will be sent to M of D very soon.  Incorporating 3% each for CMDs, Tracers and EDP Employees against 50% Promotion quota of Chargeman(T).

19. QUARTER ALLOTMENT RULES are under revision as per the Ministry of Urban development.

20. UNIFORMS TO EMPLOYEES   - The M of D order allowing clothing Factories to stitch the uniforms needs to deleted so that it can be given by factories for stitching through outsourcing.

21. HOSPITAL GROUP ‘D’ EMPLOYEES OT PAY UNDER FACTORIES ACT (DOUBLE RATE)

Masalchi, Dhobi, Barbar, Mali etc., are paid SLAB rate OT, since they become MTS.  They should be paid Double rate.  This demand will be sent to M of D for getting clearance.

22. FIXATION OF PAY FOR HS- I W.E.F. 01.01.2006

For this demand a comparative statement is asked to study and consider

23. For the year 2013-14 3631 posts were released for Industrial Employees Tradesman, 1235 posts of Non-Industrial Employees including Teachers and 1550 posts of Chargeman released for Direct Recruitment.

24. Limited Departmental Competitive Examination will be over by October and results will be released.

25. Extension period for giving option to those employees want revised option on their promotion after 01.01.2006 will be obtained from M of D

Orderly Duftry                         Blue Printer Record Supplier

Rs.1800/-  Grade Pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006

ACP – I w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in the Grade Pay of Rs.2000/- w.e.f. 01.01.2006

ACP – II w.e.f. 01.01.2006 Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- of D’man which later merged with Chargeman - I

MACP –III After completion of Regular Service 30 years w.e.f. 01.09.2008 to Rs.4600/- Grade Pay

Durwan Female Searcher           Jam Durwan     Sub Durwan

Rs.1800/-  Grade Pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006

ACP – I Rs.2400/- Grade Pay of Supervisor NT/OTS w.e.f. 01.01.2006

ACP – II w.e.f. 01.01.2006 Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- of  Chargeman - I

MACP –III After completion of Regular Service 30 years w.e.f. 01.09.2008 to Rs.4600/- Grade Pay

THIS WAS AGREED

Sweeper Jam Sweeper Dhobi, Masalchi, Mali, Barber & Bhisti etc.,

Merger of Pay in Grade Pay Rs.1800/-  w.e.f 01.01.2006

ACP – I w.e.f. 01.01.2006 Grade Pay Rs.1900/-

ACP – II w.e.f. 01.01.2006 Grade Pay of Rs.2400/-

MACP –III After completion of 30 years  of Regular Service w.e.f. 01.09.2008 to be granted Rs.2800/- Grade Pay

THIS WAS AGREE

27. On detailment of Escort Duty and Overtime Compensation, OF Board is preparing a detailed study and will be finalised soon.

   26. The Demand for granting ACP/MACP to the following categories as per                             Hierarchy was raised by INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS                                   FEDERATION

28. On the basis of Shri SourabKumar committee, it was demanded that the Tradesman promotions should be granted on grade wise and not on trade wise so that the seniors in each grade irrespective of the trade can get their promotions to avoid disparity.  This was discussed.  There was no consensus among the Federations.  This will be further negotiated.  Indian National Defence Workers Federation is for maintaining the Industrial Ratio within the Factory among all grades by maintaining a common seniority of Skilled, Highly Skilled II, Highly skilled I in each factory.

29. Membership Verification for seeking recognition to Unions will be conducted during June 2014 in all the Factories as was conducted during July 2007 through secret Ballot.

(R.SRINIVASAN)

General Secretary

INDWF