29TH MEETINGS OF OFFICE COUNCIL (JCM) of CWC HELD ON 26TH APRIL, 2011

29th meeting of Office Council (JCM) of Central Water Commission was held on 26-04-2011 in the chairmanship of Chairman, Central Water Commission. Outcome of discussion at the meeting in respect of agenda items related to Association of Junior Engineers wiill be placed in due course.

ORDERS FOR PROMOTION OF 73 JUNIOR ENGINEERS ISSUED

Order for promotion of the 73 Junior Engineers has been issued vide CWC no.- A-32013/1/2011-Estt.V/1169 dated 27-04-2011. Some transfers in the grade of Assistant Director-II/ SDE have also been ordered. DPC for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 was held on 04-04-2011. Out of 73, 72 post belongs to the year 2010-11 and one post for the year 2011-12. For remaining posts orderw will be issued as & when the vacancy arises during 2011-12. Following is the link for downloading the order.

http://www.cwc.gov.in/main/downloads/Promotion%20Order.pdf

MEETINGS OF OFFICE COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL (JCM) SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 26TH & 29TH APRIL RESPECTIVELY

29^th meeting of the Office Council of Central Water Commission to be chaired by the Chairman, Central Water Commission is scheduled to be held on 26^th April 2011.

Standing Committee & Sub Committee meetings of the 35^th Meeting of Departmental Council (JCM), MOWR to be chaired by the Joint Secretary (A), MOWR are scheduled to be held on 29^th April 2011.

CASE REGARDING MACP SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY STAFF SIDE , NATIONAL COUNCIL (JCM)

In response to the minutes issued by the DOP&T in respect of the third meeting of the Joint Committee constituted to examine the anomalies pertaining to the MACP scheme held under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Estt.) Department of Personnel & Training on 15^th March, 2011, wherein staff side was asked to furnish the details in respect of the specific categories of employees where the MACPS is less advantageous than the erstwhile ACP Scheme we have submitted our case to the Secretary Staff Side, National Council (JCM). Placed hereunder is the letter addressed to the Secretary Staff Side-

No.- AJE/CWC/FBD/2011-12/ 1-5                                           Dated.: 22-04-2011

To

The Secretary Staff Side,

National Council (JCM),

13, Feroz Shah Road,

New Delhi-110001.

Sub: Formulation made on behalf of the Staff Side in the third meeting of the Joint Committee constituted to examine the anomalies pertaining to the MACP scheme.    

Sir,

Please refer to the summery of discussion issued by the DOP&T vide letter no.- 11/1/2010-JCA dated 20-04-2011 in respect of the third meeting of the Joint Committee constituted to examine the anomalies pertaining to the MACP scheme held under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Estt.) Department of Personnel & Training on 15^th March, 2011. We appreciate the efforts made by the staff Side for pursuing the agenda items. In this connection we would like to draw your kind attention to the item numbers 1,3,8,9 & 29 Grant of financial upgradation in the promotional hierarchy instead of Grade Pay hierarchy under the MACPS.  Under this point in second para, it has been mentioned that “After discussion, it was agreed that there is no need to change the basic structure of MACP Scheme. However, there is a need to separately examine those cases where MACP Scheme is less advantageous than the ACP Scheme. Accordingly, it was decided that the Official Side will write to the Ministry of Railways, Defence, Urban Development, Home and the Department of Posts to forward information in respect of the specific categories of employees where the MACPS is less advantageous than the erstwhile ACP Scheme The Official Side also requested the Staff Side to collect and forward such information to the Department of Personnel & Training for further necessary action”.

In response to above we are submitting herewith the case of the Junior Engineers of Central Water Commission under Ministry of Water Resources. Due to Modified ACP Scheme Junior Engineers, who have not completed 24 years of service up to 31-8-2008, will be in total disadvantageous position  than those who have already completed 24 years of service prior to 1^st September 2008 and will have to bear with heavy financial losses.

Therefore it is requested that the information may kindly be forwarded to the DOP&T for further course of action. It would be in the interests of the employees, if the same are put forth for consideration at the time of review of the MACP Scheme.

Yours faithfully,

Encl.; As above.

(OJESH KUMAR
President

Copy forwarded for information & necessary action please to:-

1.   The Director, JCA, DOP&T, North Block, New Delhi.
2.   Shri S. K. Vyas, President, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, 31, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi.
3.   Sri N. Somaiah, Leader Staff Side, Departmental Council (JCM), MOWR, Bhujal Bhawan, Faridabad.
4.   Sri S. Rajarathinam, Secretary Staff Side, Departmental Council (JCM), MOWR, Camp. Chennai.

Encl.; As above.                                                             

Explanatory Note

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Assured Career Progression Scheme was launched to provide reasonable opportunity to all employees to move to higher grade within a stipulated time frame. Financial upgradation was under the next higher grade in accordance with the existing hierarchy in a cadre /category of post.

 It was also assured that attempt should be made to improve the promotion prospects in an organization on functional grounds by way of orgnisational study, cadre reviews etc. Introduction of ACP should in no case affect the normal promotion avenues available on the basis of vacancies. Orgnisational study, cadre reviews etc should not be given up on the ground that Assured Career Progression Scheme has been introduced.

 But during the last twelve years no sincere efforts were made by the Government by the scheme of cadre reviews to improve the prospects of the large number of employees of lower & middle level cadres in field formation. Acute stagnation has generated a feeling of discontentment in the Central Government Employees.

In spite of that 6^th CPC has overlooked all the facts & recommendations in respects of the much sufferer employees and recommended two financial upgradations in the Grade Pay hierarchy after 12 and 24 years. The recommendations were not justified. Most of the lower & middle level cadres in field formation are suffering from acute stagnation. While promotion are assured at the upper level, Government is unable to provide even two regular promotions to some section of employees in the lower and middle level during their entire service.

 Although the Government improved upon the recommendations of the 6th CPC and has implemented MACPS with three financial upgradations in the Grade pay hierarchy after 10, 20 & 30 years but in spite of that the Modified ACP Scheme has further diluted their present status of career progression.

The case of the Junior Engineers of Central Water Commission is furnished below-

Due to the ‘shift’ in ‘principles & purposes’ of the Assured Career Progression in the MACPS, the pay scale/Grade pay of the Junior Engineers of Central Water Commission, who have not completed 24 years of service up to 31^st August, 2008, will be fixed abnormally on lower side at H 4,800/- instead of  in the grade pay of  H 5,400/-  which is continuously being given to all those JEs, who have completed 24 years of their services up to 31-8-2008 as per erstwhile ACP Scheme.

Promotional Channel in Central Water Commission for Engineering Cadre is as given below-

Entry Grade - Junior Engineer (Grade Pay H 4200 in PB-2)
                               
To

Assistant Director-II/Sub Divisional Engineer (Grade Pay H 4600 in PB-2)
                               
To

Assistant Director/Assistant Executive Engineer (Grade Pay H 5400 in PB-3)

To

Deputy Director/Executive Engineer (Grade Pay H 6600 in PB-3)

Hence upgradations under ACP Scheme 1999 were as below

At initial appointment                                  PB-2 with Grade Pay H 4200

1^st regular promotion/ACP after 12 years      PB-2 with Grade Pay H 4600
2^nd regular promotion/ACP after 24 years     PB-3 with Grade Pay H 5400

Upgradations under Modified ACP Scheme 2009 are as below

At initial appointment                                 PB-2 with Grade Pay H 4200

First MACP after 10 years                           PB-2 with Grade Pay H 4600
Second MACP after 20 years                       PB-2 with Grade Pay H 4800
Third MACP after 30 years                          PB-2 with Grade Pay H 5400

The Junior Engineers who were granted second ACP in the grade of H 5400 in PB-3 up to 31-08-2008, have been awarded 3^rd MACP in the Grade of H 6600 on completion of 30 years of regular service. 

Further the Grade Pay of H 4800 is not in the hierarchy of the engineering cadre or any other cadre in Central Water Commission except CSS/CSSS cadres. While recommending the pay structure in respect of CSS/CSSS cadres in Chapter 3.1 at page 161, 6^th CPC has mentioned that “The grade carrying grade pay of Rs.4800 in pay band PB-2 is, otherwise, not to be treated as a regular grade and should not be extended to any other category of employees. These recommendations shall apply mutatis-mutandis to post of Private Secretary/equivalent in these services as well.”

It is clear from the above that the implementation of MACP Scheme has downgraded the Junior Engineers & they are getting huge loss due to this modified scheme even after serving such a long time to the Government. The Junior Engineers who could not complete 24 years up to 31-8-2008 will be given 3^rd MACP in the Grade Pay of H 5400 in PB-2 on completion of 30 years of regular service whereas their counterparts who had completed 24 years of regular service prior to 1^st September, 2008 were awarded the Grade Pay of H 5400 in PB-3 and on completion of 30 years they are getting Grade Pay of H 6600 in PB-3. This will lead to enhance the feeling of discontentment, unprecedented frustration, resentment and agitation in the affected Junior Engineers.

Promotional prospects must be perceived by an employee as being timely. If an employee is made to continue for long years in particular grade, and if he is not made aware that his performance is being reviewed periodically, he is likely to lose the motivation to excel himself. In the long run this would cause permanent irreparable damage to this category. Further it would also give doubt about the recognition of their services & completely demoralized them.

Junior Engineers in Central Water Commission are not getting promotion in the post based system even though they are eligible. For none of their mistake, they are severely punished in their social status as well as financial. In the present circumstances, generating number of promotional avenues under Govt. setup absolutely is not possible. Therefore, only Assured Career Progression may bring great relief to the employees to the larger extent, hence three MACPs in promotional hierarchy is the natural requirement.

          The format of ACP which confers the next promotional grade in functional hierarchy must be restored with three financial upgradations after 10, 20 & 30 years.
 

Therefore the provisions of the MACP Scheme of the VI CPC may be reviewed & distortions may be corrected so as to remove these anomalies and adjudicate provide relief to the suffering cadre of the Junior Engineers in Central Water Commission under Ministry of Water Resources.  

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MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON MACPS ISSUED BY DOP&T

Summary record of discussions held during the third meeting of the Joint Committee on MACPS held on 15th March, 2011 under the Chairpersonship of the Joint Secretary (Estt.) DOP&T has been issued. Point no. 1, 3, 8, 9, 29, 2, 7, 20 & 48- Grant of financial upgradation in the promotional hierarchy instead of Grade Pay hierarchy under the MACPS are given below-

Item numbers 1.3.8. 9 & 29- Grant of financial upgradation in the promotional hierarchy instead of Grade Pay hierarchy under the MACPS.

The Staff Side reiterated their demand that the financial upgradations under the MACP Scheme should be granted in the promotional hierarchy of posts instead of the Grade Pay hierarchy. The Staff Side stated that the erstwhile ACP Scheme was implemented on the recommendations of the 5Ih CPC and, as such, has become a part of the service conditions of the employees. The Staff Side, therefore, contended that the Government cannot impose the MACP Scheme thereby altering the service conditions to the detriment of the employees.

The Official Side stated that the 6th CPC recommended two financial upgradations in the Grade Pay hierarchy after 12 and 24 years. However, the Government improved upon the recommendations of the 6th CPC and has implemented MACPS with three financial upgradations in the Grade pay hierarchy after 10, 20 & 30 years. Referring to earlier discussions held in the matter, the Official Side stated that the Government was willing to consider revision in para 13 of the MACP Scheme to the effect that organisations / cadres shall have the option to choose either the ACP Scheme or MAGP Scheme. However, the Staff Side pointed that such a dispensation will not be practical and hence there is a need to explore other alternatives to solve the issue. After discussion, it was agreed that there is no need to change the basic structure of MACP Scheme. However, there is a need to separately examine those cases where MACP Scheme is less advantageous than the ACP Scheme. Accordingly, it was decided that the Official Side will write to the Ministry of Railways, Defence, Urban Development, Home and the Department of Posts to forward information in respect of the specific categories of employees where the MACPS is less advantageous than the erstwhile ACP Scheme The Official Side also requested the Staff Side to collect and forward such information to the Department of Personnel & Training for further necessary action. In this connection, the Staff Side specifically pointed out the case of Technician category wherein under ACP (w.e.f 1.10.199) the staff got upgradation to Rs.4500-7000 (V CPC) on completion of 24 years whereas under MACPS they get the same benefit, i.e. Grade Pay of Rs.2800 after 30 years.


Item Nos. 2,7,20 8 48- Date of Effect of MACP Scheme

The Staff Side stated that many employees who retired between 1.1.2006 and 31st August, 2008, have been deprived of the benefits of MACP Scheme and therefore, demanded that the MACP Scheme may be made effective from 1.1.2006. The Official Side stated that the matter was discussed and finalised in the second meeting of the Joint Committee and therefore, there was no reason to reopen the matter. After discussions, it was decided that the matter may be treated as finalised so far as the Joint Committee on MACP is concerned and if required, the Staff Side may raise this issue in the next meeting of the National Anomaly Committee.
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