INDWF/JCM III meeting/2013 06.06.2013
To
All Affiliated Unions
of INDWF of
Ordnance Factories.
13th
Ordinary meeting of OFB JCM III Level council (11th term) held on 6th
and 7th June 2013.
Preliminary and review of points were discussed in the meeting held on
06.06.2013 chaired by Sr.DDG/HRD.
The
important issues were raised by the Staff side in the meeting and on the issues
raised; some of the issues were replied by the official side in the
meeting. In the main meeting to be held
on 07.06.2013, Chairman & DGOF will
be presiding the meeting with Board members.
Decisions
given by the official side are given below:
1.
DEMANDS RELATED TO PC
of A Fys.
Granting of ACP/MACP
– I, II and III to Labourers, erstwhile Group ‘D’ and who became Tradesmen
later. They will be considered for ACP
I, II and III by ignoring the ACP granted prior to 01.01.2006 and a conscious
decision will be taken within 10 days.
The instructions on this issue will be issued to LAOs to grant the
financial up gradations as per their eligibility - minimum Rs.2800 Grade Pay
and maximum Rs.4200/- Grade Pay.
2. Wage package is now
being done centrally at RFI; Ichapore decision will be taken with the approval
of PC of Fys to have at HQrs.
3. Granting of 2 Hours
Short leave (with Pay) to IEs as per M of D orders will be implemented by
issuing necessary orders within 10 days or at least before next Pay day by PC
of A Fys.
4. The demands for
fixation of Revised pay for HS I w.e.f. 01.01.2006 on the Pre-Revised Pay of
Rs.4500-7000 for those who were placed in HS I on account of Re-structuring of Industrial cadre. The issue was agreed to re-examine by PC of A
Fys.
5. Retired/Retiring
employees drawing Rs.4600/- Grade Pay on account of 3rd MACP will be
restricted to Rs.4200/- till final decision is received from Ministry of
Finance, Dept of Expenditure. If the
proposal was agreed, all will be granted Rs.4600/- Grade Pay for 3rd
MACP and benefit will be revised.
OF
CHANDA:
the issues related to grant of TA/DA, Pay Fixation, Medical bills etc. Delayed
and denied by LAOs will be immediately sorted out.
OF
BHUSAWAL:
No of references were received from GM, OF Bhusawal on the Accounts related
issues which will be sorted out.
HVF,
Avadi:
All Accounts related matters will be settled by visiting personally by JCDA and
Director/IR to HVF Avadi and will be settled.
Fixation
of Initial pay for Fireman Rs.5880 + 1900 instead of Rs.5830 + 1900 will be
examined for all Factories
6.
CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE:
Children
studying in Ankur Vidyalaya in LKG & UKG at OF Medak are denied CEA, this
will be examined and granted the benefit of re-imbursement of expenses as per
Government orders on the subject.
7. LTC:
NGOs drawing
Rs.4200/- Grade Pay being Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted are entitled to avail Air
Travel from the nearest Airport while on LTC Tour but whereas Industrial
Employees drawing Rs.4200/- are denied being Group ‘C’. This was agreed to re-consider and make
Industrial Employees drawing Rs.4200/- as Group
‘B’ and allow Air Travel from nearest Airport on LTC. On being considered as Group ‘B’ for
Industrial Employees, they will become eligible to contribute Rs.60/- for CGIES
(Group Insurance).
8. PIECE WORK CO-RELATION ON VI CPC PAY DDG/Admin
A.K.Singh Committee
report on incentive scheme submitted during 2003 was not considered as feasible
by M of D which was an additional scheme to Piecework. Due to this the Piece Work revision proposal
is pending with M of D. Federations were
agreed to withdraw the A.K.Singh Committee report so that Piece Work revision
proposal can be processed and implemented at the earliest.
9.
ORDNANCE FACTORIES
RECRUITMENT BOARD A/IR –
DDG Upto 2013-14, around
23000 posts have been sanctioned for Recruitment in Ordnance Factories and as
per the feedback received around 12000 persons have joined already. Recruitment process is in various stages for
10,000 to 11,000 posts. Some Factories
not yet advertised vacancies; some of them are under the investigation due to
some complaints. In the recent Head of
Departments (HOD) meetings (GMs Conference) this was discussed with Secretary
DDP, M of D and Secretary agreed for Centralised Recruitment. So the Ordnance Factories Recruitment Board
will be approved soon to recruit all Group ‘C’ Posts. For Chargeman DR, NADP Ambajhari will take
the responsibility for recruitment.
10.
RECRUITMENT IN NIE
CADRE During 2013-14, 900 posts were sanctioned for
recruitment in various factories.
Further sanction is also being considered and will be issued shortly,
particularly for CMDs, Stenographers etc for sanction.
11. Tradesmen SSK on
completion of 2 years are to be promoted to Skilled. Factories are delaying in conducting Trade
Test and effecting promotions. It was
agreed to the Staff side suggestions to conduct Trade Test before 3 months of
completion of 2 years and the
promotion will be released on time i.e., on completion of 2 years.
12.
30 Days EL FOR IES
WHO HAVE OPTED FOR FACTORIES ACT DDG/A/A
After granting 30 days EL to all industrial
Employees from November, 2006, the Piece Workers are denied the benefit of
availing 30 days EL on the reasons that they have opted leave under Factories
Act. PC of A Fys denied to grant 30 days
EL for Piece Workers as the Factories Act restrict EL only upto 18 days. They said either fresh option is to be allowed
or it will remain in the same status.
The reasons because, for Industrial Employees
in Ordnance Factories TWO set of leave rules are there
(i) Under Factories Act (ii) Departmental Leave
Rules
Whereas in Railways only one Rule is applicable to all
i.e., Departmental Leave Rules, we have therefore agreed to kill theproblem to
agree for retaining/opting for only Departmental leave Rules by which all will
get 30 days EL and can accumulate upto 300 days. Due to this issue, Piece Workers are granted
only 18 days and at the time of retirement they are given @ rate of 18 days per
year. We therefore, agreed to switch
over to Departmental Leave Rules thereby all will get 30 days EL per annum. Proposal has been sent to M of D and
DOP&T for approval. Further we will
try to get the benefit with retrospectively so that those who have paid less on
leave encashment will be granted.
Pensioners will be benefited.
13. DIRECTOR /A/NI
a)
The
issue of stepping up of Pay between Direct Recruitees and pormotees among the
Teaching Staff of Ordnance Factories have been raised. Director/A/NI replied that in respect of PRT,
TGT and PGT wherever the promotees are drawing lesser than the Direct Recruitees,
will be given Stepping up of Pay as was done in Sr.Staff Nurse, Fireman
etc. This will be considered on
receiving the details from the INDWF.
b)
Revival
of abolished posts was taken up with DOP&T but they did not get any
reference. M of D wants matching saving
for releasing of Additional Sanction in NIE Cadre proposal is being worked
out.
NG
Group
14. On the demand of
INDWF, it was agreed by the official side to provide quota on promotions to
CMDs, Data Entry Operators and Tracers to Chargeman (T). 91% IEs, 3% DEO, 3% CMDs, 3% Tracer & FED
against the 50% promotion Quota. This
will be incorporated in the Draft SRO for obtaining necessary approval.
15. Seniority of Chargeman & JWM. For JWM Seniority list was finalised
circulated. For the Chargeman, there are
about 10500 individuals. To finalise the
seniority a task force has been constituted, by July 2013 the list will be
finalised after receiving the report.
16. Promotion for JWM was
finalised, left our seniors will be reviewed by review DPC and orders will be
issued.
17. Cadre Review committee
report will be presented to OF board and after getting Board views, it will be
placed to Staff side.
18. For Chargeman through
LDCE, Degree qualification approved by UGC and for Diploma, AICTE approved will
be criteria to decide the level of qualification.
19. For forwarding the
application for outside employment, PH, SC/ST candidates, it has been agreed
and finalised. For JWMs, OF Board is Appointing
Authority. For others, GMS are made
competent to decide. Draft guidelines
are prepared on this.
20. To increase the
strength of JWM (NT), Office Supdt, a proposal will be taken up with UPSC.
21. For creating
promotional opportunities to Storekeeping Staff, Cadre Review proposal was
submitted to M of D as a long term benefit.
For immediate relief, no further action is made as it does not become
feasible to divert the vacancies form other stream.
22. CMDs, Stenographers,
Direct Recruitment agreed to consider releasing the vacancies.
23. For Direct
Recruitment of Posts, a comprehensive guideline will be prepared by OF Board and
will be distributed to Factories to follow uniformity in respect of
advertisement, scrutiny, conducting of Test, level of preparing questions etc.
24. Durwan shortage in
Factories, M of D agreed to consider increasing the sanction. But for immediate Relief outsourcing will be
done. For Direct Recruitment, a case
file will be submitted to M of D for approval.
25. For HS I and MCM
promotion, yearly two times, DPC will be conducted and the promotions will be
released instead of now conducting yearly once.
26. Group ‘D’ employees
and Labourers who were appointed as CMDs, their services will be counted from
CMDs for the purpose of ACP/MACP treating this as appointment and not as Fast
Track Promotion.
Yours
Sincerely,
(R.SRINIVASAN)
General
Secretary.
