Wednesday 2 July 2014

INTERVIEW POINTS WITH THE CHAIRMAN & DGOF

No. NDGBGOA(CE)/General/34/2014                                                                                   Date:- 24/06/2014
To,
The Chairman& DGOF
Ordnance Factory Board,
10 A SK Bose Road
Kolkatta – 700001       
                                                                                          Kind attn- Dir/IR  

          Sub: Interview with The Chairman & DGOF/OFB – requesting of .
                         Ref: - NDGBGOA (CE/GENERAL/34/2014 dtd 29-04-2014
R/Sir,
          With reference to above, National Defence Group’B’ Gazetted Officers Association (NDGBGOA) has requested  the Honorable Chairman & DGOF to grant his valuable time to discuss the following points pertaining to Group `B’ Gazetted Officer with the Office bearers of NDGBGOA, but it has not been granted till date. Therefore this Association  request Hon’ble DGOF/Chairman once again for granting his valuable time to discuss the below mentioned points or to direct  Hon’ble Member/per for granting an interview  on behalf of him to resolve the issues pertaining to Group B Gazetted Officers at the earliest please.
  1.        Discrepancy in cadre review proposal for JWM (Technical & Non-Technical) – It is brought to your kind notice that two different proposals have been sent by OFB for JWM/NT. The cadre review proposal forwarded to MoD byA/NG  & A/NI Section for JWM/NT are entirely different from one another. It is surprised to note that OFB has sent two different proposals to MoD for one cadre of JWM(N/T). Moreover, NDGBGOA proposes to make JWM(SG) or Section Manager in a single grade in the grade pay of 5400(PB-3) and thereafter promotion to WM. As the cadre review has taken a very long time, your personal intervention is requested in this regard. 
  2.       Promotion from JWM to AWM – It is ill-omened to notice that except JWM to AWM all promotional orders by OFB are being operated in time. Your kind intervention is requested in this regard.
  3.       MACP in promotional hierarchy- MACP in the hierarchy of post may be ordered at the earliest as per the decision from various Court.
  4.  PS Cadre Factories at par with OFB and secretariat- PS cadre of Factories may be treated at par with PS Cadre in OFB and ministry as per the recommendation of 6th CPC.
  5.   Advance DPC for JWM to AWM Promotion and granting seniority as per date of DPC:- It is  regretted to note that OF Board is not serious to  grant promotion to JWM and every time they assured  but  timely they have not setup advance DPC committee for promotion JWM to AWM in time like a IOFS promotion  as a result the promoted AWM are becoming Junior as compared to DR. therefore it is requested to consider the seniority of promoted AWM w.e.f their date of DPC.
  6. Publishing of correct Seniority list of JWM(T/NT):-  Recently O.F.Board has published Seniority list where many names of JWM have been left out and  in this matter  many times the above discrepancies brought  to notice of  DIR/NG and DDG/NG. But till date OFB has not published correct Seniority list. Seniority List should be published in discipline wise in every year 01 January.
  7.   Reinitiate  Cancelled Transfer Order:- NGDGBGOA has discussed this points in various forum and every forum OFB has  assured but no action has been taken so far.
  8.    Transfer policy – The transfer policy framed by OFB is not strictly adhered to by OFB itself. It is brought to your kind notice that in the recent transfer orders of JWMs, some JWMs who are having less than two year service were transferred and some of the JWMs of HVF have been transferred although the existing strength there is less than sanctioned strength. In contradictory the JWMs who have got transfer on compassionate ground are not being released by the concerned GMs.
  9.   Nature of duties of JWM(T) & (N/T) – After regular deliberations, OFB accepted to publish the nature of work of JWM(T) & JWM(N/T) in Ordnance Factories but till date it has not been published.
  10.   Revival of Training Policy  of Group `B’ Gazetted Officers–As JWMs are functioning as Head of Sections in Ordnance Factories, the training for JWMs may be conducted at NADP and not along with LDC/UDC/Chargeman. A separate committee may formed comprising OFB officials and Association Representatives to revive the training policy of Group `B’ Gazetted Officers
  11.    A/G Section for all Gazetted Officers – As A/NG Section is dealing with matters related to large number of Chargeman&JWM, our association proposes that the dealings related to JWM should be carried out by A/G Section.
  12.   Direct recruitment of Chargeman – It is deeply distressedto notice that JWM(T) are still being deputed for Shift Duty, Plant/Workshop Operations by the concerned General Managers due to non-availability of Chargeman. Even though OFB has made advertisement for recruitment for Chargeman in August2013, still it is not materialized. Your kind intervention is requested in this regard.
  13.    PLB & Risk allowance – PLB should be granted to all the Group `B’ Gazetted Officers as the cadre is directly involved in production activities. Risk allowance should be extended to all Group `B’ Gazetted Officers posted in such sections wherever the Industrial Employees are eligible.
  14.  LDCE for AWM from JWM – Provision of LDCE from JWM to AWM may be initiated with proper revision in SRO of Group `A’ cadre for better utilization of talent in Group B cadre.
  15.    R&D and modernization in Ordnance Factories – R&D and modernization activities are not keeping pace with global developments & therefore Ordnance Factories are lagging behind in these areas.  These activities should be undertaken on time bound basis. For better R&D and modernization activities in Ordnance Factories, the services of experienced JWMs should be utilized.
  16.   Honorarium for conducting inquiry – Honorarium should be made to all Gazetted Officers for conducting departmental inquiry in revise rates (O.M No. 142/15/2010-AVD, dated 31.07.2012)
  17. Defence quota in railway bookings – Railway Board may be requested for including Ordnance Factories for booking tickets under Defence quota as many Staff& Officers are finding difficulty to book tickets since many deputations are in short notice.
  18. Amendment in Hard Station list in Transfer Policy – The hard station list as per recent transfer policy should be amended and it should be at par with hard station list of DSC and Accounts.
  19.    Implementation of SRO & RR of (JWM T/NT) Group’B’ Cadre.

 20  Recording of Minutes of all the Official meetings between OFB and Association – It is requested to record Minutes of all the Official meetings between OFB and NDGBGOA and distribute the same to all concerned by which the follow up action for all the points discussed can be taken care.
Hon’ble Chairman& DGOF is requested to kindly grant consent for a meeting to discuss the above cadre related points.
   Kind regards,
                                                                                                                              Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                                                (Jaigopal Singh)
                                                                                                                              General Secretary
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