Monday, 17 July 2017

INCREASE IN JWM POST IN LEVEL-08

          Ref. No-NDGBGOA/CE/Rev.Strength/ 2017/07                      Date- 17/07/2017
To         
     The Chairman & DGOF,
     Ordnance Factory Board,                            
    10-A, S.K.Bose Road,
     Kolkatta.
                      Kind Attn.- Shri. S.C.BAJPAYEE, Honorable DGOF & Chairman                                           
 
Sir,
         Sub: Revised Strength of JWM (SG) in Level-08-reg.
                                                    
          The Central Executive Committee meeting of this Association held on 23rd and 24th June 2017 at CFA. There was a threadbare discussion on the Gazette Notification (PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) No. 490] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2017) regarding the number of JWM post in the level-08.The house unanimously decided to address the following proposal depending upon the functional requirement of JWM(SG) in the level 08  for Ordnance Factories organization. Your kind consideration and necessary further action to Ministry is requested at the earliest.

It is understood that OFB prepared a proposal for Revision of hierarchy of                   Group-B (G/NG) Cadre in ordnance Factories organization based on the 7th CPC recommendation.To justify the need for Revision of hierarchy of Group-B, it was clearly mentioned in point 8 that
Quote It is also pertinent to place that the ordnance Factories primarily being production Units whose main body of work is carried out on the shop-floor, the command and control structure required is very different from that of a traditional office set-up. After the implementation of recommendations of 6th CPC merger of AF (T)/FM (NT/OTS)/SH and JWMs, has brought about amalgamation of two types of duties and responsibilities which are distinctly different and dissimilar and has led to major problems of basic nature in functional management of production in ordnance Factories organization. The strength in the grade of JWM has increased to such an extent that there is a problem of command and control in the level of shop floor.
Given the pivotal role played by the "Head of section" in shop-floor management in a manufacturing organization like ordnance Factories organization, deserves placement in higher level commensurate with the responsibilities he shoulders towards Defence production. The proposed post of JWM (selection Grade) would be vested with such responsibilities and he would be entrusted to manage and control several others in Work-Place. Unquote

 The proposal is
JWM(T)      
6911
JWM(NT)
783
CM(T)
10320
CM(NT)
1765


OS
1671
TOTAL
17231
TOTAL
4405
JWM Selection Grade  (T)
will be 10 % of Total
1723
JWM Selection Grade  (NT) will be 10 % of Total
441
JWM Selection Grade  (T)
1723
JWM Selection Grade  (NT)
441
Total
2164






           Form this it is clear that 56% of Existing JWM (NT) and only 24% of Existing JWM(T) will be promoted to Level 8 in Pay Matrix in the proposed structure, which is not in line with the functional requirement of the organisation.

We welcome the proposal for considering OS and CM(NT) with the GP of 4200 and JWM (NT) with the GP of 4600 for deciding number of posts in (GP 4800) Level 8 in Pay Matrix in the proposed structure.
But reducing the existing percentage of technical strength is contradictory to the justification given in point 8 of the proposal.This clearly shows that functional requirement of the organization was not considered. This proposal will severely affect the command, control and day to day work carried out on the shop-floor.
          In this regard it is brought to your kind notice that considering the functional requirement of and the pivotal role played by the "Head of section" in shop-floor management in a manufacturing organization like ordnance Factories organization, our association request your good office to prepare a new proposed structure to consider/include MCM (Group-B Non-Gazetted) with a grade pay of 4200 in addition to CM (T) and JWM (T) also for deciding the number of posts in (GP 4800) Level 8 in Pay Matrix of 7th CPC. This will positively meet the functional requirement of the organisation and will have effective command and control in the level of shop floor.
          Further, Seventh CPC also mentioned that the avenues for progression for the JWM cadre are indeed extremely limited. In line with the terms of reference, having regard to rationalization and simplification without affecting the functional requirement of the organisation the commission recommended to consider total pool of posts in GP 4200 and GP 4600, 10% should be earmarked to be placed in(GP 4800) Level 8 in Pay Matrix. So that the proposal will be in such a way that 

JWM(T)       
6911
JWM(NT)
783
CM(T)
10320
CM(NT)
1765
MCM
14665
OS
1671
TOTAL
31896
TOTAL
4405
JWM Selection Grade (T)
will be 10 % of Total
3190
JWM Selection Grade  (NT) will be 10 % of Total
441









      Hence the JWM Selection Grade (T) and JWM Selection Grade (NT) will be as below.

JWM Selection Grade (T)
3190
10% of JWM(T), CM(T) and MCM  
JWM Selection Grade (NT)
441
10% of JWM(NT), CM(NT) and OS 
Total
3631


This is almost near to the existing ratio of Technical and Non-technical strength, which will meet the functional requirement of the organisation

                  Hence to meet the functional requirement of ordnance factories ,to ensure effective monitoring of shop floor activities as mentioned by 7th CPC and OFB by JWM/T cadre since the command and control structure required is very different from that of a traditional office set-up and to maintain technical strength in line with the functional requirement of the organisation, it is once again requested to include MCM (Group-B Non-Gazetted) with a grade pay of 4200 in addition to CM (T) and JWM (T) also for deciding the number of posts in (GP 4800) Level 8 in Pay Matrix of 7th CPC in the proposed structure.

        Therefore, the central Executive Committee request your earliest intervention and necessary action for making the above proposal as per Gazette notification please.
With regards,
                                                                                   Yours Faithfully.

                                                                                         -Sd-
                                                                                   (Jaigopal Singh)
                                                                                General Secretary
                                                                                  NDGBGOA/CE
Copy to-
1.    Member,Personnel,OFB, Kolkata.
2.    DDG/NG,OFB,Kolkata.
3.    Joint Secretary, LS, South Block,New Delhi.

4.    Under Secretary, Estt(Gazetted), Sena Bhavan,New Delhi
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