No. NDGBGOA/CE/11/2017-02 Date:-
13-02-2017
To,
The DGOF & Chairman,
Ordnance Factory Board,
Ordnance Factory Board,
10-A,S.K.Bose road,
Kolkatta. (Kind attention: - Member/Per,O.F.Board)
Kolkatta. (Kind attention: - Member/Per,O.F.Board)
Sub:
Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System(AEBAS)-reg
R/Sir,
The Central Executive Committee of this Association appreciates for the
initiation taken by OFB for introduction of Aadhaar Enabled Biometric
Attendance System (AEBAS) which is being followed by all the Central Government
Departments. Before implementation AEBAS in factories in full-fledged manner,
clarification on working Hour and Compensatory Off and timing of work as
mentioned below may kindly Clarified.
- After 4th CPC, DOP&T issued an order
(No- 13/11/86.JCA Dated-7th
Nov. 1986 ) regarding working hours of all the Central government
Department in which it is stated that working hour of all the Ministries
and Department should be weekly 40 Hours which is neither being followed in Ordnance Factories nor
clarified by OFB till date. This may kindly be clarified from at the
earliest.
- Before
implementation of AEBAS, DOP&T issued an order (13/2/2014-JCA Dated-5th November 2014)
regarding Posting of Information relating to Working Hours etc.
on"Indian Government Websites." But OFB has not yet
posted the working Hours of its Organization. Without posting the working
Hour for Gazetted Officers, implementation of AEBAS in Ordnance Factories
defines Logic which should be clarified from the concerned Authorities at
the earliest.
- As per S.R.O 182, JWMs are Classified as Group ‘B’ (Gazetted)
Ministerial Cadre which clearly mentioned that the nature of Job of JWM is
predominantly clerical and the working hour at par with all other
ministerial cadre in Central Government Department is weekly 40 Hrs. with
30 minutes Lunch Break which is not
being followed in Ordnance factories. This may kindly be clarified from
the concerned Authorities at the earliest.
- It is brought to your kind notice that, the
appointment method for all the Group B Gazetted (JWMs) and all the Group A
Officers(AWM and above) are same in Ordnance Factory Organisation whereas
the Working Hour differ in Factories and OFB which may kindly clarify
according to rule and uniform working Hour or compensatory Off may kindly
Granted.
- As per
DOP&T Order(11013/9/2014-ESTT(A-III) Dated-21st November
2014 for AEBAS System ( Contained in DOP&T O.M. No: 28034/8/75- Estt-A dated 04-07-1975;
No:28034/10/75-Estt-A dated 27-08-1975; No: 28034/3/82 —Estt-A dated
05-03-1982) half—a-day's Casual
Leave should be debited for each day of late attendance, but late
attendance up to an hour, on not
more than two occasions in a month, and for justifiable reasons may be condoned by the
competent authority. In addition to debiting Casual Leave (or Earned
Leave, when no CL is available).
Disciplinary action may also be taken against government servants who are habitually late. Early leaving is
also to be treated in the same manner as late coming. Without clarifying
the working Hour in Ordnance Factories, the above order cannot be followed
and it may lead for many complication.
- Group ‘B’ Gazetted
Officers are used to perform duties like Orderly Officers, Night Duty
Officers and In charges in Different Shifts in Different timing which
should be Compensated Accordingly in AEBAS System. Regarding these duties
it may kindly be clarified.
- In AEBAS, there is no provision for Shift timing but
JWMs are detailed in Shifts which should be clarified or JWMs should not
be detailed in any shift in Factories.
- In AEBAS, Leave and attendance has to be booked in
personal ID which requires Internet Facility for all the JWMs. Therefore
it is requested to provide Computer and Internet to all the JWMs.
Therefore, the Central Executive
committee of this Association requests your kind clarification on the above
points from the concern authorities for full-fledged implementation of Aadhar
Enabled Bio-Metric Attendance System in all the Factories.
Thanking
you,
Date:-13-02-2017
Encl:- As above
Yours
faithfully.
Sd/-
(JAIGOPAL
SINGH)
General Secretary
Copy to-
1.
To,
The DDG/NG,O.F.Board,Kolkata(W.B)
:- For information please.
2.
To,
The
DDG/IR,O.F.Board,Kolkata(W.B) :- For
Information please
3.
To,
The US/Estt. (
Group ‘B’ Gazetted),MOD,New Delhi:- For information please