Memorandum submitted by All India Association of Administrative Staff

MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROFRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Hall No. 201 & 205, Vijay Stambh,
Zone I, M.P. Nagar, Bhopal- 462023
Tel : 0755-2553564(O),0755-2789523®
Email: [email protected],
[email protected]
No. 5/Assn/GS/2014
Dated 10th July, 2014
To,
The Member Secretary,
7th Central Pay Commission,
P.O. Box No. 4599, Hauz Khas P.O,
New Delhi-110 016
Subject: Submission of Memorandum in respect of Administrative Staff.
Respected Sir,
On behalf of All India Association of Administrative Staff (Non Gazetted), Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation, I am submitting herewith the Memorandum in connection with the existing and
proposed pay structure of the Administrative Staff of National Sample Survey Office.
Here, we have to submit that successive Pay Commissions have not considered uniformity in the pay
scales of Administrative Staff of Government of India. These staff have been recruited centrally by the Staff
Selection Commission and sent to various Departments with different nomenclature & promotional channel.
Hence it is requested that 7th Pay Commission may bring uniformity in the pay scales of
Administrative Staff. The pay scale recommended for each cadre in the Administrative branch should be in
accordance with the responsibility actually attached with the posts. The duties and responsibilities attached to
the LDC & UDC in subordinate offices are not in accordance with the DoPT manual. LDCs in subordinate
offices have been allocated major section with work of higher quality worth to do by UDC/Assistants. Thus the
demand for the upgradation of the pay scale of LDC/UDC & Assistant may please be considered.
It is also bring to your kind notice that we may submit a Supplementary Memorandum if it is found
necessary.
We look forward for your sympathetic consideration, particularly for those Pay Scales which involve
upgradation /revival of post.
Yours faithfully
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
Mob. 09425372172
Copy for favourable action to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad
Marg, New Delhi.
The Additional Director, General, NSSO (FOD), East Block No. 6, Level 4-7, R.K.
Puram, New
Delhi.
The Additional Director General, NSSO (DPD), 164, GLT Road, Kolkata.
The Additional Director General, NSSO (SDRD), 164, GLT Road, Kolkata.
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
Mob. 09425372172
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INDEX-CHAPTER-WISE
Chapter
Description
Page
PART I
I
Function and Organizational set up of NSSO
2
II
Modernization of the NSSO by extensive use of computer
3
III
Role of Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices
3
IV
Administrative Cadres
4
(i) Multi- Tasking Staff
5
(ii) Lower Division Clerk
5
(iii) Upper Division Clerk
8
(iv) Assistant
9
(v) Section Offer
10
(vi) Higher Administrative Posts
10
(vii)Stenographers
11
V
Official Language Staff
12
VI
Career Prospects/Promotional avenues
14
VII
(i)Existing & Proposed Pay Scale for Ministerial Staff
15
(ii) Existing & Proposed Pay Scale for Stenographers
15
15
VIII
(iii)Existing & Proposed Pay Scale for Official Language Staff &
Other Common Cadres.
ACP/MACP- Grant of Promotional Hierarchy
IX
Increment: Date & rate
16
X
Requirement of Effective Grievance Redressal Procedure
16
I
PART II
Allowances and advances, facilities and miscellaneous
demands
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PART -I
Chapter I
Function and organizational set up of National Sample Survey Office
1.1
National Sample Survey Office(NSSO), a technical Organisation of Government of India,
conducts nationwide sample surveys in socio-economic parameters viz. Employment– Unemployment,
Consumer Expenditure, Land-holding & livestock, ‘Debt, Investment and capital formation’, Migration,
Disability, Morbidity, service sector, Unorganized Trade/ Manufacturing etc. to facilitate socio-economic
planning, development, policy framing, research & other economic/Administrative decision.
National Sample Survey (NSS) was established in the year 1950 to conduct large-scale continuous
survey operations in the form of successive rounds to fill up data gaps for socio economic planning and
policy making of the country. In the year 1970 the NSS was re-organised and brought under Government
of India as a single entity, namely NSSO with a Governing Council for the overall direction to impart
objectivity and autonomy in the matter of collection, processing and publication of the NSSO data.
The NSSO Investigator (Statistical Officer) is the first Government Employee, who reaches the
farthest and remote villages of the country to collect data for the purpose of the economic planning and
social re-organization of the country. Thereby NSSO becomes instrumental in collection and compilation
of information thereby to assist the Government to solve several of the socio-economic problems, faced
by the country. Here the contribution of the NSSO for the five year plans of the country is specially
mentioned. The United Nations Organisation and other International Organisations acclaimed the services
of the NSSO and the NSSO data plays a prominent role in the UNDP and other reports of the UN. Here,
in the Universities and Research Institutes of the country NSSO reports are the main sources of teaching
economics and statistics. It is evident how the NSSO data are valuable for the overall economic and social
development of the country.
The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation of Government of India, with its two
main functional organs - the Central Statistical office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office
(NSSO) - acts as the nodal agency for coordination of statistical activities and maintenance of statistical
standards in the country. As a result, now the responsibility of conducting large scale statistical surveys,
making provision of data and calculation of estimates on different aspects of Indian Society and Economy
rests with the Ministry of Statistics.
1.2
Organizational set up
The NSSO is headed by a Director General and having four Divisions viz. Field Operations
Division, Survey Design & Research Division, Data Processing Division and Co-ordination & Publication
Division. The Field Operations Division has its Headquarters at Delhi and Faridabad with a network of
six Zonal Offices, 48 Regional Offices and 117 Sub-regional Offices spread throughout the country. The
Data Processing Division has its Headquarters at Kolkata with 5 DP Centers in various parts of the
Country. The other offices are Survey Design & Research Division has its Hqrs at Kolkata and the CPD at
Delhi.
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1.3
SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF OFFICERS AND STAFF IN NSSO
Division
SDRD
FOD
DPD
Total
ISS Officers
31
158
61
250
Technical/Field
Staff
3
3227
528
3758
Admin./Hindi &
Other Staff
78
915
253
1246
Total
112
4300
842
5254
Chapter II
Modernization in the NSSO by extensive use of computer.
2.1
Since the age is of computerization and online operation of work, the responsibility and quality
of work to be dealt with are high nature. Fifth & Sixth Pay Commissions in their reports had given more
stress for doing work in the offices of Government of India in computer and recommended pay scale in
accordance with volume of modernization in the offices.
2.2
In NSSO modernization by extensive use of computers and modern instruments has been started
since last twenty five years. All Administrative Staff even MTS have been trained to handle the
computer. As a result all the work in Administration and Accounts branches, including preparation of pay
bills and related work are done in computer with the facility given in various packages in it. As a result
now-a-days, web sites and e-mail are become medium of communication and the Administrative Staff of
NSSO Offices are fully trained and developed to take up the challenge.
Chapter III
Role of Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices
3.1
The quality control of the NSSO data and overall management of the NSSO offices rest with the
highly qualified & trained technical officers of Indian Statistical Service. In order to assist them in the
collection and compilation of the statistical data, a subordinate statistical service, consisting group B
technical officers, has been constituted by the Government of India.
3.2
Being a technical department, the Administrative Staff posted in the NSSO offices have
multifarious functional role to play. Since the overall control and management of the Administration rests
with the technical ISS Officers, the administrative staff has a very prominent role in the decision making
and other matters of routine administration for which level of understanding to handle the rule and other
routine Administration should be high. In addition, Administrative staff assists the ISS Officers in
correspondence, table work, Inspection report, report writing, compilation and finalization of data, report
analysis and survey design and preparation of various statistical directives for field survey, scrutiny
points, data entry of several plan schemes etc which require specialized attention and skills. Having
smaller offices with independent Administrative set up; expansion of field set up, field work & Field
Staff; the four fold increase of ISS Officers together with the decrease of the person meant to handle
these work in administrative branch by 33% during the last 25 years in a phased manner, increased the
burden of Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices. As a result the per capita work load in these offices
especially in FOD Regions has increased manifold and therefore the Administrative Staff posted there has
to do work with additional burden.
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3.3
Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices have been trained to handle the computer and all the
work are being done in computer in addition to their normal duties, which to an extent, helped to
equalize the increased work load, but no pay parity has been given to them. Considering the nature of
work attended by the Administrative Staff in NSSO offices, they cannot compare or equalize with
similarly placed staff elsewhere. Existing pay scale allowed to the Administrative Staff including
group B Gazetted posts which are promotion post of the group C Ministerial Staff along with the
Hindi Translators and other cadres related to this Association are given below:
S.No Category of post
Pay scale
1.
2.
3.
4
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
15600-39100
15600-39100
15600-39100
9300-34800
9300-34800
9300-34800
5200-20200
5200-20200
9300-34800
9300-34800
9300-34800
9300-34800
9300-34800
15600-39100
9300-34800
9300-34800
9300-34800
9300-34800
5200-20200
5200-20200
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
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CAO
DD Admn
Sr. AO
AO
Office Superintendent
Assistant
UDC
LDC
Steno Grade I
Steno Grade II
PS
Junior Hindi Translators
Sr. Hindi Translator
Hindi Officer/DD (OL)
Data Entry Operator
Lib. Inf Assistant
Driver I
Driver II
Driver III
MTS
Grade
Pay
7600
6600
5400
4600
4200
4200
2400
1900
4200
2400
4600
4200
4600
5400
2400
2400
4200
2400
1900
1800
Sanctioned strength
FOD
DPD
SDRD
1
1
1
1
2
1
15
5
58
6
2
65
17
3
137
30
11
202
31
10
40
2
1
27
5
2
0
1
1
31
6
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
5
8
2
2
316
145
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Chapter IV
Administrative cadres
The Seventh Pay Commission must bring uniformity in the pay scales of Administrative Staff in
various Ministries of the Government of India. The pay scale recommended for each cadre in the
Administrative branch should be in accordance with the responsibility actually attached with the
posts. The duties and responsibilities attached to the LDC & UDC in NSSO Offices are much higher
quality than the duties of their counterparts in Central Secretariat Offices. LDCs of NSSO Offices
have been allocated with independent section worth to do by UDC/Assistants. Similarly the
Assistant are doing the work of Section Officer/Administrative Officer. In the NSSO Regions Grade
II Stenographers with Rs. 2400 Grade Pay assist Joint Secretary Rank Officers. In the NSSO (FOD)
SRO Offices MTS are doing the work of Ministerial Staff as there is no Ministerial Staff posted there.
No cadre review has been conducted for the Administrative Staff since the inception of the
Organisation. And the recommendations for conducting cadre review in every 5 years by successive
Pay Commissions have been ignored.
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4.1
Multi tasking staff
The Sixth Pay Commission has recommended to merge the existing 5 pay scales (S1, S2, S2-A, S3 & S4)
of Group D staff to a single pay band and granted Rs. 1800 Grade Pay and named the post as Multi
Tasking Staff (MTS) i.e. amalgamating the posts with unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled functions
without any scientific basis or logic. The educational qualification for direct recruitment for the post has
been raised to Matriculation and the status of the post has been raised from group D to Group C. But a
person who passed matriculation might have also been passed 12th standard. And most of the persons who
passed 12th standard may be a graduate and applies for the post of MTS and other competitive
examinations simultaneously. As per the work allotment of MTS, circulated by the DoPT an MTS who
has been appointed through SSC has to do the work of Office Peon, Mali, Cobbler, sweeper and many
other functions. Thus most of the candidates passed the SSC examination for the post of MTS do not join
the post and those who joined do not do several of the assignments earmarked in the recruitment rules for
the MTS with devotion. Thus the MTS may be paid Special Pay/Allowance in addition to pay as much as
to attract a person with a qualification higher than matriculation to join the post.
4.1.1 Since the educational qualification for the post of MTS has been raised to Matriculation and most
of the persons who are applying for the post are holding the qualification of Higher
Secondary/Graduation, there is a higher rate of attrition in the cadre of MTS as they tend to seek
recruitment to higher posts. Thus it is suggested that 50% post of the administrative post next higher to the
MTS may be filled through promotion/Departmental Examination.
4.1.2 As has already been given in Para 1.2 above NSSO FOD has 117 Sub Regional Offices (SRO) and
in each SRO around 15 to 25 Technical Staff viz. Assistant Director, Senior Statistical Officer and Junior
Statistical Officers are posted. Since no Ministerial Staff is posted in SROs, the duties of Ministerial Staff
viz. Diary of Dak, Dispatch, typing of letters in computer, filing etc in these offices are discharged by the
only MTS posted there. Most of these MTS posted in NSSO SROs are holding higher educational
qualification. Similarly, the MTS posted in NSSO Regional Offices are also assisting the Ministerial Staff
in day to day Administrative matters, for which training has been given to them by the office. Hence the
MTS in NSSO Offices are working as substitute to the Administrative Staff particularly in NSSO SROs
and as such their Grade Pay may be upgraded to Rs. 2000 and revised pay may be granted accordingly.
4.2
Lower Division Clerk
4.2.1 Having the strength of Administrative staff in NSSO Offices especially in their field offices are
small in number, the LDCs posted there are engaged to do the skilled and quality work. They have been
allocated with major administrative sections worth to do by the UDC/Assistants because sanctioned
strength of UDC/Assistants are very less. All LDCs are doing their respective work in computer.
LDC/UDC has also to assist the technical officers in work relating to the field matters. Major duties and
responsibilities assigned to the LDCs are as given below:
a)
Maintenance and up keeping of service books, grant of annual increment, leave cases and other
work viz. noting, drafting, correspondence related to the service matters of the staff.
b)
Scrutiny of TA Bills, Medical Bill, LTC, Tuition fees, overtime bill etc.
c)
Preparation and maintenance of GPF accounts Registers.
d)
Preparation of bills (Pay, Medical, TA, LTC, GPF, Tuition fee, GPF etc...) & contingent
expenditure,
e)
Maintenance of store including purchase and disposal of the articles etc. Maintain the
Receipt, proper storage, distribution, safe custody, accounting of stores, procurement of
stationery items etc.
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f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
m)
n)
o)
Maintenance of registers and files in all subjects.
Dealing the work of Income Tax
Preparation of seniority lists.
Typing (on computer) of Inspection report, scrutiny notes, data entries and all typing related all
administrative matters
Processing of records/documents including technical data, noting drafting, typing etc.
Dealing the cases of monthly/quarterly/half yearly/yearly returns.
Assist the ISS Officer and other technical officers in correspondence, table work, report writing,
data entry of several plan schemes, compilation and finalization of data etc.
Despatch and dairying of the letters and all other document related to the entire office,
including technical section.
RTI Matters
Discharging the duties and responsibilities of Cashier; and several other duties.
4.2.2 LDC & DEO The pay scale of Data Entry Operator (DEO) during 5th CPC was 4000-100-6000
and that of LDC was 3050-4950. The difference in pay scale between DEO & LDC was due to the reason
that the educational qualification required for data entry operator prior to 6th CPC was 12th standard &
Computer proficiency and the educational qualification for LDC was Matriculation with manual typing.
But Sixth Pay Commission has increased the educational qualification for the post of LDC equal to
Data Entry Operators. And the technical qualification/skill for the candidates appear for the post of
LDC requires typing speed 10500 key depressions per hour (KDPH)/9000 KDPH English and Hindi
respectively on computer whereas the candidate appearing the DEO requires 8000 KDPH (Since the issue
has been raised by this Association for the last 2 years and filed a case in the Jabalpur CAT, now
the DoPT thorough a notification has changed the 8000 KDPH to 15000 KDPH). Please see table 1
below:
Name of post/Educational
Qualification
DEO (10+2) & Typing 8000
KDPH in computer (now
15000 KDPH).
LDC(up to 6th CPC
Matriculation & 35 words per
minute in manual type
writers and 6th CPC onwards
10+2 and
Typing 10500 & 9000 KDPH
English & Hindi respectively
in computer.
EDQ=Educational qualification.
3rd CPC
4th CPC
5th CPC
6th CPC
NA
260-6-326-8390-10-400
1200-301560-40-2040
(EDQ: 10+2)
950-20-115025-1400
4000-100-6000/ 5200-20200(GP
2400)
(EDQ: 10+2)
(EDQ: 10+2)
3050-75-3950- 5200-20200 (GP
80-4590
1900)
(EDQ:
Matriculatio
n)
(EDQ:
Matriculatio
n)
(EDQ:
Matriculation)
(EDQ: 10+2)
4.2.3 As regards the work assignment, the DEO has only to entry the data given to them whereas the
LDC has multiple tasks and discharges a very responsible & decisive role in subordinate offices in
addition to computer work.
4.2.4 LDC & Postman: The postman in postal Department with matriculation has been granted Rs.
2000/ Grade pay by the 6th Pay Commission. During the 3rd & 4th CPC Postman was a Group D post with
pay scale Rs. 210-4-270 & Rs.825-15-900-20-1200 respectively and educational qualification required for
the post was 8th Standard. The Fifth Pay Commission has leveled the pay scale of Post man i.e. Rs. 305075-3950-80-4590 to the post of LDC after increasing the educational qualification for the post to
Matriculation.
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4.2.5 LDC & Police Constable: The Police Constable with matriculation has been granted Rs.
2000/ Grade pay by the 6th Pay Commission. During the 3rd & 4th CPC Police Constable was a Group
D post with pay scale Rs. 210-4-270 & Rs.825-15-900-20-1200 respectively and educational
qualification required for the post was 8th Standard.
4.2.6 Notice Server of Income Tax The Notice Server of Income Tax was also Group D officials
during 3rd and 4th Pay Commission and was getting pay scale lesser than the pay scale of LDC. But
similar to the Post Man & Police Constable, the pay scales of this post has been upgraded to the level
of LDC after raising their educational qualification to Matriculation during 5th CPC. And 6th CPC
upgraded the pay scale of these posts and granted Rs. 2000 Grade pay in the pay band Rs. 520020200.
Please see table 2 below:
Name of post/
Educational
Qualification
Post Man/Police
Constable/ Notice Server
of Income Tax (8th Class
till 5th CPC and thereafter
Matriculation )
LDC (up to 6th CPC
Matriculation & 6th CPC
onwards 10+2 &
Proficiency in Computer.
3rd CPC
4th CPC
5th CPC
6th CPC
210-4-270
825-15-900-201200
(EDQ: 8th)
(EDQ: 8th)
3050-75-395080-4590
(EDQ:
Matriculation)
5200-20200 (GP
2000)
(EDQ:
Matriculation)
260-6-326-8390-10-400
950-20-1150-251400
3050-75-395080-4590
5200-20200 (GP
1900)
(EDQ:
Matriculation)
(EDQ:
Matriculation)
(EDQ:
Matriculation)
(EDQ: 10+2)
4.2.7 Action taken by the Government to remove the anomaly:
In order to remove disparity, a request was sent to the DoPT by our Association and the DoPT
termed the case related to anomaly and sent to the JCA for disposal (Letter enclosed in
Annexure I). JCA returned the case to DoPT directing them to consider the case at their level in
consultation with Ministry of Finance (Copy enclosed in Annexure II). And finally Ministry of
Finance vide OM No 58 (2)/E. III (B)/2014 dated 12th November 2013 has directed the
Ministries/Associations for sending proposals to the Ministry of Finance through FA, DoPT for
approval (Copy enclosed in Annexure III).
Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Implementation was also directed to do action for necessary upgradation of LDC vide Ministry
of Finance OM No.58 (2)/E. III (B)/2014 dated 18th February 2014 (Copy enclosed in Annexure
IV) But the directions contained in the aforesaid OM were insufficient to consider the
upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC w.e.f. 1.1.2006 i.e. the date of implementation of the 6th CPC
and that is why this Association has filed a case in the CAT Jabalpur (Application
No.200/00205/2014-submitted in Annexure V)
4.2.8 JCM Staff Side Proposal: JCM Staff side has proposed the upgradation of LDC to the
post of UDC (Para 12.6).
It is requested to please grant upgradation of the Grade Pay of LDC to the Grade Pay of UDC.
The present Grade Pay of UDC as granted to the Army Ordinance Corps by the DoPT is Rs.
2800(Copy enclosed in Annexure VI). Thus the pay the LDC may be granted accordingly.
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4.3
Upper Division Clerk
4.3.1 UDCs are the first level supervisory staff in subordinate offices, the link between LDCs, who
have been allocated responsible sections, and Section Officer. The pay structure given to the post by
the 6th Pay Commission was very meager in view of the role played by them in the Administrative
Offices of the Government of India. And as such the demand for upgradation of the Grade Pay of the
UDC in subordinate offices have been raised immediately after the implementation of the 6th Pay
Commission. Even though the Government has not taken a common decision to upgrade the Grade
Pay of UDC for all Central Government offices, DoPT has revised the Grade Pay of UDC in Army
Ordinance Corps vide letter No. A/26576/CPC/Clerks/OS-20/268/D (O-II)/2011 dated 23rd
September 2013 (Copy enclosed in Annexure I).
4.3.2 The average time period in NSSO for the promotion from LDC to the post of UDC is 15 to 18
years. In NSSO Offices the number of post of Assistant are very less and as such the work earmarked
for the post of Assistant have been allocated to UDCs. The details of work assigned to the UDCs are
given below:
a)
Preparation of pension papers and allied correspondence.
b)
Preparation of budgets.
c)
Processing cases under Right to information act 2005.
d)
Scrutiny of TA Bills, Medical Bill, LTC, Tuition fees, overtime bill etc...
e)
Preparation of bills (Pay, Medical, TA, LTC, GPF, Tuition fee, GPF etc...) & contingent
expenditure and all other works related to accounts.
f)
Maintenance of store including purchase and disposal of the articles etc.
g)
Dealing with Recruitment matters
h)
Dealing with Audit matters.
i)
Dealing with legal matters
j)
Preparation and maintenance of GPF accounts Register of Group D employees.
k)
Maintenance of registers and files in all subjects related to the work allotted to them.
l)
Maintenance and up keeping of service books, grant of annual increment, leave cases,
correspondence related to the service matters of the staff and all other works related to
Establishment.
m)
Noting, drafting etc related to their section and additional assigned to them from time to time.
n)
Dealing the cases of various times of monthly/quarterly/half yearly/yearly returns.
o)
Typing (on computer) of work related to their section and also assigned by the concerned
officer from time to time.
p)
Discharging the duties and responsibilities of Cashier
q)
RTI Matters
r)
All other works allocated from time to time by the superior officers.
4.3.2 In addition, the UDCs are responsible for the scrutiny of important documents/ registers
maintained in various sections of the office and held accountable for all lapses at their level. The
UDCs should have full knowledge of the rules and regulations and updating of the same with latest
circulars issued by the Government from time to time. The vigor and vitality is mandatory for the
post to handle complex nature of work. In contrast, the UDCs working in Central Secretariat is less
accountable and is having less work-load as compared with the UDCs of subordinate offices
Thus the Grade of UDC in NSSO may be upgraded to that of Assistant to get Rs. 4200
Grade Pay.
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4.4
Assistant
4.4.1 In NSSO Offices, Assistants are doing valuable supervisory work and training a team of
UDC/LDC in day to day administrative work. In addition, preparation of Budget, MPER, Pension
papers, Monthly Reconciliation Statement, handling the court cases, doing DPC matters, Income Tax,
inspection of service books and other matters related to employees periodically, audit work, noting &
drafting relating to important cases etc are the part of their job.
4.4.2 There was historical parity amongst the Assistants in Central Secretariat and subordinate
offices. On this matter the Fourth Pay Commission’s observes that:
8.41 The scale Rs.425 (pre-revised) covers posts of Assistants and Stenographers in
different Ministries/ Departments, auditors under C & AG. The recruitment is either
through competitive examination or by promotion from the scale of Rs.330-560.
8.44 Considering the duties and responsibilities of these posts and the fact that
promotions to these are made from more or less similar levels, we recommend that all
categories of posts presently covered by the scales a) 425-800 b) 425-700 c) 440-750 d) 470750 and e) 440-750 may be grouped together and given the scale of Rs.1400-2300.
And the recommendation was accepted by the Government. These positive recommendations
have been bypassed by the Government to give higher pay scale to the Assistants in Central
Secretariat
.
4.4.3 Again, 6th Pay Commission observed that “Earlier, the respective pay scales of Rs.5500-9000
and 5000-8000 existed for Assistants in Secretariat and in Field offices. This disparity was
aggravated in 2006 when the Government further upgraded the pay scales of Assistants belonging
to Central Secretariat Service to Rs.6500-10500”. 6th CPC in its report Para 3.1.3 further observes
that “higher Pay Scales in the Secretariat Offices may have been justified in the past when
formulation of proper policies was not paramount importance. The present position is different.
Today, the weakest link in respect of any Government policy is at the delivery stage. This
phenomenon is not endemic to India. Internationally also there is an increasing emphasis on
strengthening the delivery lines and decentralization with greater role being assigned at delivery
points which actually determines the benefit that the common citizen is going to derive out of any
policy initiative of the Government. The field offices are at the edge of administration and may, in
most cases, determine whether a particular policy turns out to be a success or failure in terms of
actual benefit to the consumer. Accordingly, the time has come to grant parity between similarly
placed personnel employed in field offices and in the Secretariat. This parity will need to be
absolute till the grade of Assistant.” And accordingly the pre-revised pay scales Rs. 5000-8000 to
6500-10500 have been merged and granted Rs. 4200 Grade Pay. But later, Ministry of Finance
(Department of Expenditure) vide O.M. F. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 13/11/2009 has upgraded the
grade pay of the Assistant in CSS to Rs. 4600/ and the Assistants in the subordinate offices has
been left out. In this way, the parity up-to the post of Assistant as recommended by the 6th CPC and
accepted by the Government overturned.
4.4.4 On this subject, All India MES Clerical Cadre & Group D Employees Association has filed
OA No. 2389/2012 before Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench against the two different
pay structures for subordinate and Central Secretariat Ministerial Staff. The court observed that while
doing their right for fixation of pay scales, the employers should ensure that these fixations have been
done on the basis of some rational grounds and the traditional parity reinforced by the
recommendations of the Pay Commission should not be disturbed. The court further observed that
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“What is not understood is as to how a higher scale of pay or grade pay which is justified on
the ground of direct recruitment is extended to the promotees also. If that is justified on the
ground that both direct recruits and promotes are doing the same work and, therefore,
differential can be introduced, then how can it be justified that the same treatment cannot be
given to a cadre which hitherto enjoyed parity with the Assistants/PAs of CS/AFHQ only on the
ground that they are appointed 100% by promotion”. The Court directed the respondents to
constitute and Expert Group to consider up-gradation of grade pay of Assistant/Office
Superintendent/Stenographer Grade I to the level of Assistant/Steno Grade I in Central Secretariat.
The expert group constituted by the Ministry of Defense has recommended upgradation of grade pay
of Assistant/Steno I/Office Superintendent equal to Central Secretariat. Now the case is under
consideration of the Ministry of Finance.
Thus parity between Central Secretariat Assistant and the Assistant subordinate offices should
be restored.
4.5
Section Officer
Section Officers (No post of Section Officer is sanctioned in NSSO office in place the duties of
Section Officer is discharge by the Administrative Officer with a meager grade pay Rs. 4600 i.e.
equal to the Grade pay of Assistant in Central Secretariat) next above the level of Assistant is the real
in-charge of administrative matters in subordinate offices. They are responsible for finalizing all
Administrative, Accounts, Court and all other matters related to Administration/Accounts in field
offices of the subordinate offices and put up to the Controlling Officer for his approval.
Administrative Officer with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay in most of the offices is functioning as Head of
Office as well. Since the Controlling Officers are from Indian Statistical Services, they are mostly
concentrating on technical or field matters. Moreover, they have got periodical inter departmental
transfer liability. Looking to the heavy responsibilities assigned to the Section Officers or equivalent
post, the 6th Pay Commission has granted Rs.4800 Grade Pay in PB II with a provision to automatic
upgradation of the grade pay to Rs. 5400 after completion of 4 years service(Para 3.1.14 of 6th CPC
Recommendation). But the same has not been implemented in NSSO Office despite repeated
requests.
Thus the post of Administrative Officer Grade II with Rs. 4600/ Grade pay in NSSO
Offices may be upgraded to Rs. 4800 and named as Section Officer.
4.6
Higher Administrative Posts:
Posts
In NSSO Offices no post of Administrative Officer above Rs. 5400 Grade Pay is allocated. However,
posts of Deputy Director (Admn), Chief Administrative Officer etc have been allocated in the
promotional hierarchy of the Administrative Staff. But Staff Side JCM in their Memorandum to 7th
Pay Commission has proposed Cadre of Administrative Officers in three Grades above Rs. 5400
Grade Pay. It was also proposed that wherever the three Grade are not available they may be granted
the next three successive pay scales i.e., Grade A entry scale, senior time scale of pay, and the one
next above. Staff side (JCM) has also recommended for uniformity in the pay scales of
Administrative Staff in various Ministries of the Government of India in view of the fact that lack of
common cadre structure the administrative Staff posted in the smaller Department face heavy
stagnation and retires on the post of UDC/Assistant itself.
It is proposed that recommendation for creation of 3 Administrative Grade above
Section Officer commencing from Rs. 5400 Grade Pay may kindly be made to bring the
administrative staff posted in smaller offices to the mainstream.
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4.7
Stenographers
4.7.1 The recruitment of Stenographers for various offices of Government of India is being done by
SSC through tough competitive Examination. A person with vast General knowledge, command in
English/Hindi Languages and the competence do very good stenography can only succeed the
examination of the SSC.
4.7.2 Direct recruitment of Stenographers both in Central Secretariat and Subordinate offices are
done through SSC only. Stenographers in Central Secretariat get frequent career progress because of
their placement in Central Secretariat at the entry level. For Central Secretariat Stenographers,
promotional posts are being created in frequent intervals through periodical cadre restructuring and
accordingly they get frequent promotion. Since in subordinate offices there is no promotional avenue
for stenographers and therefore most of them do not get more than one promotion during the service
period. In NSSO Offices, not a single cadre restructuring is done since its inception and as such the
stenographers posted there are in constant stagnation.
4.7.3 It is pertinent to mention here that both Central Secretariat and Subordinate Office
Stenographers are working with All India Cadre Officers who work both in Central Secretariat and
Subordinate offices. Hence the level of work output as Stenographic Assistant done by the
Stenographer in Central Secretariat and Subordinate Offices are the same.
4.7.4 As per the provision given in the Hand Book of Personal Officers published by the DoPT the
Stenographic entitlement of the officers posted in Attached/Subordinate offices is as follows:
1.
Joint Secretary or equivalent
2.
3.
4.
Director/Deputy Secretary
Deputy Director
Section Officer/equivalent
Private Secretary with Rs. 4800 Grade Pay with
automatic upgradation to Rs.5400 after 4 years.
Steno Grade I with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay
Steno Grade II with Rs. 2400 Grade Pay
Steno Grade II with Rs. 2400/ Grade Pay
4.7.5 In most of the FOD Regional offices and also in Zonal Offices, Deputy Director Generals
with Joint Secretary Rank has been posted. In the Hqrs offices of FOD, DPD & SDRD also large
number of DDG, Director and Deputy Directors are posted. Moreover, one Deputy Director in
addition to DDG is posted in every Regional Office as well as Zonal Offices. According to the norms
given above, posts of Private Secretary with Rs. 4800 Grade Pay should have been allocated to DDGs
and Stenographer with Rs.4600/ Grade Pay has to be allocated to Directors/Joint Directors. But none
of these DDGs has been provided with Private Secretary and in place Steno Grade II is working in
these offices. Since Deputy Director is also posted in all Regional/Zonal Office the only steno Grade
II posted is compelled to assist both of the officers in their day to day office work.
4.7.6 On the other hand, DoPT vide OM no. No.20/49/2009-CS.II (8) dated 22nd June, 2011
has ordered to upgrade the Grade Pay of 30% UDC and Steno (NFSG) of Central Secretariat to Rs.
4200 after completion of 5 years service on the grade and the same was not made applicable to the
UDC & Steno Grade II in subordinate offices which have virtually demoralized all the
UDCs/Stenographers Grade II in subordinate offices.
4.7.7
In view of the above, we suggest the following structure for Stenographers in NSSO Offices.
Sr. No.
1
Name of Officer
Additional Director General
Post demanded
Personal Secretary with Rs. 5400 Grade Pay
2.
3.
4.
Deputy Director General
Director/Joint Director
Deputy Director/SO/Asstt. Director
Private Secretary with Rs. 4800 Grade Pay
Steno Grade I with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay
Steno Grade II with Rs. 4200 Grade Pay
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4.7.8 A person appointed initially as Stenographer in the Central Secretariat often goes
beyond the post of Senior PPS. But in subordinate offices the stenographers appointed are stagnating
years together due to lack of sufficient promotional avenue. Even though presently NSSO Offices
have not the requirement of personal staff above the grade given in the table, provision for granting
next two successive time-scales may be made to bring the stenographers of subordinate offices
equivalent to the Stenographers of Central Secretariat.
CHAPTER V
Official Language Staff
5.1
While passing the Official Language Act, the Parliament adopted a resolution on the Official
Language policy according to which the Central Government is committed to accelerate the spread of
Hindi. Accordingly the posts of Junior Hindi Translators, Senior Hindi Translators, Hindi Officer and
Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Joint Director & Director (OL) have been created in the offices
of the Central Government. The qualification for the post of Junior Translator is Post Graduation in
Hindi or English. The post, which is a challenging one, requires multifaceted talents. They have to
possess a sound knowledge of two languages and should have linguistic ability to comprehend and
also require skill of quality translation. The translator has to play a role of motivator, orator, leader,
editor, conductor of various meetings and also should have the ability to teach Hindi and organize
Hindi workshops.
5.2
The Fifth Pay Commission laid down the principle that the post requiring Post Graduation as
minimum academic qualification should be placed in the scale of Rs. 6500-10500. Even after, the 6th
CPC has recommended a poor Rs. 4200 grade pay to Junior Translators.
5.3
According to the Model Recruitment Rules for the various posts in Official Language Cadre
for Subordinate Offices, circulated vide DoPT O M No. AB-14017/46/2011-Estt (RR) Dated 19th
September, 2013 Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits as
Junior Translator is Master Degree in Hindi & English, the extract of the same is
given below:
“Master's degree of a recognized University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or
elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level OR
Master's degree of a recognized University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective
subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level OR
Master’s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with
Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as
the medium of a examination at the degree level OR
Master’s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with
English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as
the medium of a examination at the degree level; OR
Master’s Degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with
Hindi and English as compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium of
examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at degree level;
AND
Recognized Diploma or Certificate course in translation from Hindi to English & vice versa
or two years’ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in Central
or State Government office, including Government of India Undertaking.”
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5.4
It is regretted to note that while a person with graduation are being selected to the post of
Assistants with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay in Central Secretariat, the Junior Translator with Post Graduation
in two languages get less Grade Pay than a Central Secretariat Assistant i.e. Rs. 4200. We feel the
Pay Structure of Official Language Staff should be upgraded in accordance with the educational
qualification. Restructuring of the posts of Official Language Staff may be recommended so as a
person initially appointed as Junior Translator may get 5 promotions during the service career.
5.5
In view of the above we propose the following changes in the pay scale/Grade Pay of Hindi Staff.
1.
2.
Junior Translator
Sr. Translator
3.
4.
5.
6.
Hindi Officer
Deputy Director (OL)
Joint Director (OL)
Director (OL)
Grade Pay Rs. 4600/
Grade Pay Rs. 4800/(Automatic upgradation
to Rs. 5400/ after 4 years in the Designation
as Hindi Officer)
Grade Pay Rs. 5400/ (Group A)
Grade Pay Rs. 6600/
Grade Pay Rs. 7600/
Grade Pay Rs. 8700/
Chapter VI
Career Prospects/Promotional avenues:
avenues
6.1
High level stagnation de-motivates the employees. For the efficient functioning of an
organization, the primary pre-requisite is the systematic career progression of the workforce. But in
most of the Departments especially smaller Departments stagnation has come to stay for the last two
decades. Considering this fact, the 5th Pay Commission had recommended two ACP in a time bound
manner. The Sixth Pay Commission had awarded 3 time bound MACP in replacement of previous ACP.
But the scheme was found less beneficial especially for lower category staff because the MACP was
granted on grade pay hierarchy and not promotional hierarchy. This has created a large scale anomaly.
6.2
Career Advancement of Officers:
Till 1996, the FOD, NSSO used to be headed by a Director. Regional level Offices were
headed by Deputy Directors and SRO level offices were headed by Superintendents. But now, the
quantity and quality of work has increased considerably and as such the ISS posts at Regional/Zonal
level have been upgraded to the level of Deputy Director General. Simultaneously, the strength of
total ISS cadre was increased manifold. In the year 1961 the total strength of ISS cadre was 185 (116
primary posts with 69 promotion posts) which was increased to 690 and 799 respectively in the year
2002 & 2006. Today the position is 808 (232 primary posts and 576 promotion posts). Besides a
further upgradation of the posts are under consideration.
6.3
Upgradation of the pay structure of SSS staff:
The pay structure of the Group B & Group C Field Staff has improved considerably, in
comparison with our cadres, by the recommendation of pay scale by the 4th & 5th Pay Commissions,
by implementation of Arbitration awards, court decisions and re-structuring of the posts twice since
2002. Besides subsequent to the merger of the Pay Scales during 6th Pay Commission, three
increments in the form of additional MACP have been granted to them. Recently, through yet another
cadre review, several posts of Assistant Directors have been created in co-option of the posts of
Senior Statistical Officers. Besides a considerable increase in the post of Senior Statistical Officers
are also registered.
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6.4
Bleak career prospects of Administrative/Official Language staff:
The discontent amongst the Administrative Staff in NSSO due to stagnation is in high magnitude
today. Successive Pay Commission have recommended periodical cadre review of the staff and asked
to conduct cadre review in every 5 years. Despite these recommendations and their acceptance by the
Government, no cadre review has been conducted for the Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices since
the inception of NSSO. As a result the persons holding the posts of LDC, UDC, Stenographer, Junior
Translators etc are stagnating for more than 20 years on the same post. And in this way majority of
the Ministerial Staff in the NSSO have hardly reach the post of Assistant at the time of their
retirement and many of them are retiring on the post of UDC itself.
6.4.1 Even though NSSO Offices has to promote official language and all efforts are being made for
the same, the Official Language Staff who are instrumental in implementing the official language
policy are being ignored; a clear picture of same has been given in Chapter V above. A person
appointed as Junior Translator in FOD, NSSO hardly reach the next promotion post till his retirement
as only one Senior Translator is available. The position of other Divisions is not different.
6.4.2 In view of the above, a strong policy for promotional avenues to the employees especially the
Administrative Staff and Official Language Staff should be formulated. The VII CPC therefore, should
recommend the implementation of cadre review strictly to ensure five hierarchical promotions to all
employees in their career on the pattern adopted for Group A Officers. The qualifying period for the 1st
promotion for an LDC may be reduced to 5 years from the present 8 years.
CHAPTER VII
7.1
Existing & Proposed Pay Scales for Ministerial Staff
Sl. Categories
No.
Existing Pay Grade
Band
Pay
1.
MTS
5200-20200
Rs. 1800/
2.
LDC
5200-20200
Rs. 1900/
Proposed
Minimum
Pay
Rs. 33000+
Special Pay
@ 15% of
the Basic Pay
Rs. 46000/
3.
UDC
5200-20200
Rs. 2400/
Rs. 56000/
4.
Assistant
9300-34800
Rs. 4200
Rs. 66000/
5.
Section
Officer
9300-34800
Rs. 4800/
Rs. 74000/
6.
Admn Officer 9300-34800
Rs. 4600/
Rs. 88000/
7.
Deputy
15600-39100
Director
Chief Admn 15600-39100
Officer
Rs. 6600/
Rs. 102000
Rs. 7600
Rs. 120000/
8.
Remarks
Upgradation of Grade Pay to
Rs. 2000 & Grant Special Pay
to MTS in NSSO
Upgradation of Grade Pay to
Rs. 2800/
Upgradation of Grade Pay to
Rs. 4200/
Upgradation of Grade equal to
Central Secretariat Assistants
Upgradation of the Present
Administrative Officer is
proposed.
After completion of 4 years as
Section Officer
Grant of time scale on
completion of 30 years
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7.2
Existing & Proposed Pay Scales for Stenographers
Sl. Categories
No.
Existing Pay Grade
Band
Pay
1
5200-20200
Rs. 2400/
Proposed
Minimum
Pay
Rs. 56000/
9300-34800
Rs. 4200
Rs. 66000/
9300-34800
Rs. 4600
Rs. 74000/
9300-34800
Rs. 4800/
Rs. 88000/
Rs. 6600/
Rs. 102000
Rs. 7600
Rs. 120000/
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.3
Stenographer
Grade II
Stenographer
Grade I
Private
Secretary
Sr
Private
Secretary
Principal Pvt 15600-39100
Secretary
Sr. Principal 15600-39100
Pvt Sec
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Upgradation of Grade Pay to
Rs. 4200/
Upgradation of Grade to Rs.
4600/ proposed
Upgradation of Grade Rs.
4800/ proposed
Automatic upgradation of
Private Secretary after 4 years
service
Grant of time scale on
completion of 26 years
Grant of time scale on
completion of 30 years
Existing & Proposed Pay Scales for Official Language & Other Staff
Sl. Categories
No.
1.
Remarks
Junior Hindi 9300-34800
Translator
Senior Hindi 9300-34800
Translator
Hindi Officer 9300-34800
Rs. 4200
Proposed
Minimum
Pay
Rs. 66000/
Rs. 4600
Rs. 74000/
Rs. 4800/
Rs. 88000/
Deputy
15600-39100
Director (OL)
Joint Director 15600-39100
(OL)
Director (OL) 15600-39100
Rs. 6600/
Rs. 102000
Rs. 7600
Rs. 120000/
Rs. 8700/
Rs. 139000/
5200-20200
5200-20200
Rs. 2400/
Rs. 1900/
Rs. 56000/
Rs. 41000/
5200-20200
9300-34800
Rs. 2400/
Rs. 4200
Rs. 56000/
Rs. 66000/
Library Inf.
Assistant
Driver(Ord.
grade)
Driver grade
II
Driver Grade
I
Existing Pay Grade
Band
Pay
Remarks
Upgradation of Grade to Rs.
4600/ proposed
Upgradation of Grade Rs.
4800/ proposed
Automatic upgradation of Sr.
Hindi Translator after 4 years
service
Grant of time on completion
21 years
Grant of time scale on
completion of 26 years
Grant of time scale on
completion of 30 years
Upgradation
Rs. 4200/
Upgradation
Rs. 2400/
Upgradation
Rs. 4200/
Upgradation
Rs. 4600/
of Grade Pay to
of Grade Pay to
of Grade Pay to
of Grade Pay to
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CHAPTER VIII
ACP/MACPACP/MACP- Grant of Promotional Hierarchy
8.1
The 5th CPC had recommended the assured career progression scheme, which was adopted by the
Government with certain modifications. The scheme offered 1st and 2nd financial upgradation on
completion of 12 and 24 years service respectively. As per the scheme, one is entitled for the financial upgradation, only if he has not get promotion within the time frame. The ACP Scheme was replaced by
modified ACP Scheme on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission in which provision of three
financial up-gradations after completion 10, 20 & 30 years service is given. Since the MACP scheme is
operated on grade pay hierarchy, the person who granted MACP only get the next Grade Pay of the pay
band and not the Grade Pay of his next promotion post. As a result the scheme became not attractive and
on the request of the staff side a separate MACP Anomaly Committee was constituted. In the Anomaly
Committee Meeting staff side demanded implementation of MACP on promotional hierarchy which was
not agreed. Then the Staff Side suggested that the scheme may be made optional and the employees
permitted to opt for either the ACP or the MACP as is beneficial to him. This was also not agreed to by
the official side without assigning any reason. This has created a large scale anomaly and as a result
dozens of cases have been filed in various courts and all the court judgments were delivered in favour of
implementation of MACP on hierarchical basis but the Government has not implemented the same till
date.
8.2
Since the Group A Officers are granted 5 time bond promotions and as such JCM Staff side
has proposed five financial upgradation in service career for an employee, on completion of 8,7,6,5
and 4 years of service, our Association endorse the proposal.
CHAPTER IX
Increments
9.1
The Memorandum submitted by the Staff Side, National Council has suggested (1) the rate of
increment 5% instead the present 3% and (2) two specific date of increment viz. 1st January and 1st
July. The Staff side also requested the Commission to specifically recommend that those who retire on
30th June or 31st December are granted one increment on the last day of their service. This Association
endorses the JCM (Staff side) suggestion on the matter.
CHAPTER X
Requirement of Effective Grievance Redressal Procedure
10.1 Joint Consultative Machinery and Compulsory Arbitration with an intention to redress the
grievances of the employees have been functioning since 1966. All non Gazetted officials in the
Government of India Offices were allowed to be members of the Association working under JCM
Scheme. Group B officials of the Headquarters Organizations have been covered under this scheme
whereas the Group B officials in subordinate offices have been kept out of the purview of the JCM
Scheme which is discriminatory.
10.2 Even though there is no provision for re-identification of the cadres already identified under CCS
(RSA) Rules 1993, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has re-identified the cadres
without seeking opinion from the concerned Association and re-recognized the lone Association which
has the support of more than 70% staff.
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10.3 Moreover, the same cadres, which have been removed in the name of Group B through the above
exercise, are members of the Association working under JCM Scheme in other Government of India
Departments and that Departments allowed them to function. For instance: The Assistant or equivalent
posts with 4200 Grade Pay working, in Central Ground Water Board, Census, CPWD, Income Tax,
Central Excise and many other offices are allowed to function as part of JCM. The Income Tax
Inspector/Excise Inspector with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay, Senior Accountant with 4600 Grade Pay in CAG,
Post Master with 4200 and above and all are allowed by the Government of India to function under JCM
scheme in their respective Departments.
10.4 It is, therefore, necessary that all categories and cadres of employees and officers, who were
covered under the JCM Scheme in 1966 (i.e. the year in which the JCM came into existence), must
continue to be covered under the scheme irrespective of the change of classification or revision of pay
scales that have been ordered from time to time. In the present context all employees drawing grade
pay up to and including Rs. 4800 (PB2) must be converge by the JCM Scheme.
Conclusion:
It is re-iterated that in NSSO the Administrative Staff are an integral part of the technical
management. And with their active participation only the collection and processing of the statistical
data can be successfully conducted. Also under the modernization, the NSSO has been fully
computerized and the Administrative staff does work in computer only. And also the MTS, LDC,
UDC, Stenographers all cadres in NSSO Offices are forced to do duties prescribed for higher posts
due to lack of sufficient higher posts and yet they have been denied a better grade pay which is
incommensurate with the duties they are forced to handle.
Considering the entire special feature discussed above the proposal of upgradation of the
Ministerial and other staff may please be considered and the pay scale proposed therein may be
awarded.
PART II
Allowances and advances, facilities and miscellaneous demands:
This Association has concentrated only on the issue of the pay structure of the Administrative
Staff of NSSO Offices. For all other issues/grievances related to our staff viz. allowances and
advances, facilities, miscellaneous issues, we endorse the provisions given in the General
memorandum of the National Council (JCM)/Confederation of Central Government Employees &
workers.
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
.