Ref. No-NDGBGOA/CE/RM/MEMO/2018/07 Date- 05/08/2018
To
1. The Hon’ble Defence Minister
Govt.
of India, Ministry of Defence,
South
Block , New Delhi.110011.
2.
The Hon’ble Minister of state for
Defence,
Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence,
South Block , New Delhi.110011.
Sub:- Request for settlement of long pending Grievances of
Group’B’ Gazetted
Officers of Ordnance Factories- Reg.
Ref:-
1. Meeting at Office of Honorable
Defence Minister with our Assn
(NDGBGOA) on 30-06-2015.
2. Meeting with Member/Per/OFB on 12-12-2014 at OFB, Kolkata.
3. Review Meeting with JS (LS)/MoD (DDP) on 24-09-2015 at MOD, New
Delhi.
4. Periodical
Meeting with Member/Per 01-04-2015 at OFB, Kolkata..
5. Periodical
Meeting with Member/Per on
16-11-2015 at OFB, Kolkata.
6. Periodical Meeting with Member/Per on 16-05-2016 at OFB, Kolkata.
7. Meeting held with Addl. Secrertary (DP) on 31-08-2016 at MOD.
8. Periodical Meeting with Member/Per on 19-05-2017 at OFB, Kolkata.
9. Periodical Meeting with
Member/Per on 13/10/2017 at OFB Kolkata.,
10. Meeting held with Jt. Secrertary (LS) on 20/01/17 at MOD,New Delhi.
11. Meeting held with Jt. Secrertary (LS) on
12/12/17 at MOD, New Delhi.
12. Meeting with MOD and OFB Official on 07/03/2018 at OFB,Kolkata.
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Respected Madam,
The Central Executive
Committee of this Association has taken up the genuine and long pending burning
issues pertaining to Group B Gazetted Officers of Ordnance factories in all the forum at MOD
as well as OFB for an earlier solution but our pleads were not resolved for the
last three year. This clearly shows that OFB as well as MOD are not serious for
resolving the Grievances of Group B Gazetted Officers. It is deeply regretted
that, in all the meeting Assurance were given by the decision making body of
OFB and MOD but no action were taken for resolving the important cadre related
issues. The JWM Cadre in Ordnance factories placed in the level-7 (GP-4600) and
used to retire in the same cadre without any promotional avenue except MACP. The Group B cadre in Ordnance Factory organisation, those
are really technical experts about the existing plant, machinery and
productivity of Ordnance Factories are neglected for the last two decades without any Promotional avenue
and financial benefit.
It is deeply regretted that 5th and
6th CPC has demoralized the middle management cadre due to merging
the cadres without any financial benefit. OFB has not made any cadre
restructuring for group B cadre for last two decades..7th CPC has introduced one more cadre with
Negligible strength
between JWM and JTS cadre. The promotional prospect from JWM to JTS is 41:1
ratio which is negligible for which very few JWM gets promotion to AWM just
before their retirement.
Moreover this cadre does not have any forum to address the Grievance of
the cadres like Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) Forum. In JCM forum, Group ‘A’ Officers are
representing from Officials side and Non Gazetted employees are from staff side
but there is no representation from Group B Gazetted Officers which results in
the deprived position of the cadre. No opportunity has been assigned to Group B
Gazetted Officers to express and short out their grievances. Therefore, this Association is constrained
to pray for the intervention of the Honorable Defence Minister in the following
matter to undo the injustice that has persisted for decades.
i)
DPC
for AWM (JTS) Promotion:- Promotion from JWM to AWM(JTS0 is pending in
Ordnance factories for the last three years but Direct recruitment in the post
of JTS are being continued by OFB. Many JWMs were retired during this period
without any promotion. Therefore, Promotions from JWM to AWM should be effected
at the earliest without any further delay.
ii)
Publication of corrected Seniority List of
JWM Cadre- It is observed that the seniority list of only JWM cadre has not
corrected by OFB till date. There are many court cases against the seniority
list due to many discrepancies and time to time change in seniority list policy
by OFB without following DOP&T guide lines. Without proper seniority list
no further promotion can be operated by OFB. Therefore Seniority List of
JWMs which has got many discrepancies and not being corrected for a long time
should be corrected and published at the earliest.
iii)
Increasing
in JWM (SG) /Technical Cadre as per Gazette Notification and functional
requirement of Ordnance Factories:- It is observed that the JWM(SG) Technical
Strength in Ordnance factories has been prepared by OFB against Gazette
Notification and exact functional requirement in an industrial organization.
This Association has taken up the matter at OFB and MOD level many times but
OFB is not Considering to take all the existing 4200 GP for calculating the
JWM(SG) Technical Strength. Therefore, it is requested to increase
JWM(SG)/Technical Strength as per Gazette notification without misinterpreting.
iv)
Revised
Transfer Policy as per DOP&T Guidelines:- The current Transfer Policy of JWM/PS
should be withdrawn as it is not as per any Government Guide lines. Revised
Transfer Policy should be made for JWM/PS by OFB with due consultation of stake
holders at the earliest.
v)
Cadre
restructuring of Group B Cadre in Ordnance Factories:- There was no
Cadre Restructuring in Ordnance Factories by OFB for Middle management cadres
for making proper promotional avenue for last three decades. In 2012 Cadre
restructuring committee submitted its report but OFB has kept it aside and not
materialize the same. Therefore, it is requested that Cadre restructuring of Group B Cadre
in Ordnance Factories should be made in such a way to give at least five
promotional avenues at par with DRDO, DAE.
vi)
Cadre
Review of PS cadre in Factories as par with PS cadre in OFB HQ:- The working
hours(06 Days) and responsibility of PS cadres of Ordnance Factories are more
than the PS cadre of OFB Head Quarter. Therefore, cadre review of PS cadres
should be made at par with OFB Head Quarter at the earliest please.
vii)
Publication
of Duties and Responsibilities of JWM Cadre in Ordnance Factories-
Duties
and Responsibilities of Group ‘A’ Cadre in Ordnance factories had been
published by OFB in 2008 in which AWM and WM are assigned the duty of HOS but actually
JWM is performing the duty. Similarly for Medical and Paramedical Staff it has
been published in 2002. Association is continuously demanding for publication
of Duties and Responsibilities of JWM Cadre but OFB has not yet all published
the same. JWMs are assigned job like LDC, UDC, and Supervisor without any
subordinate staff without any allowances. Therefore, Duties and
Responsibilities of JWM Cadre in Ordnance factories should be published by OFB
at the earliest.
viii)
Risk
Allowance for CM and JWM Cadres:- It is observed that
Chargeman as well as JWMs are affected in the hazardous operation for any
untoward incident but are denied for risk allowance.
Therefore,
Risk Allowance may kindly be extended to CM & JWM those are working in
Hazardous operation and wherever IEs are eligible to get.
ix)
Incentive
to JWM Cadre:- The Incentive Scheme Committee which has formed by
OFB has not yet submitting their report for a long time. The Group B Gazetted
cadres are not granted any allowances and PLB even after fully involvement in
Production, Planning, Safety and Quality. Therefore, Incentive scheme for JWM Cadre may
kindly be implimented in OFB for boosting the morale of the cadre.
x)
Provision
of grievance redressal mechanism for Group B Gazetted Officers – Group B Gazetted Officers do not have participation in Joint
Consultative Machinery(JCM) scheme as a result long pending issues are not
getting resolved. OFB as well as MOD are not serious to take care of the grievances
of Group B Gazetted Officers. Therefore it is requested make a mechanism with a
periodical meeting for resolving the long pending issues of Group B Gazetted
Officers of Ordnance Factories in a time bound manner.
xi)
Implementation
of Pay Fixation for CM and JWM Cadre in Ordnance Factories:-
As per the Honorable CAT, Ernakulam
Bench, the Pay Fixation ordered by Honorable CAT, Ernakulam should be
implemented in OFB according by Chargeman should be fixed at minimum RS 12090/-
and JWMs should be fixed at minimum RS 13860/-w.e.f. 01.01.2006.
xii)
Training
of JWM s at NADP:- Ordnance Factories is a industrial Organisation
where Proper HRD Policy to be monitored. But it is deeply regretted that Group
B Gazetted cadres were given training in OFILs along with their subordinate
staff (LDC,UDC, OS, Chargeman) and the quality of training is not upto the
mark. Therefore, it is requested to give training to all the gazette officers
(JWM and PS) at NADP for a better HRD policy.
Hon’ble Defence
Minister is requested for his kind intervention and necessary direction for
resolving all the above important long pending burning issues pertaining to
Group B Gazetted cadre in a time bound manner without any further delay please.
NDGBGOA is eagerly waiting for an early
favorable response from your end.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully.
-Sd-
(JAIGOPAL SINGH )
General Secretary
Copy to-
3. The
Secretary/MOD/DP
4. The
DGOF/OFB,KOLKATA
5. The
Joint Secretary/LS/MOD/DP
