Friday 22 November 2019
Friday 11 October 2019
Thursday 3 October 2019
Protest against abnormal delay in declaration of DA.
Normally, DA is declared in September. Bonus is declared well ahead of pooja holidays. But this time, till today no orders are issued. AIDTOA protests against this abnormal delay. Programme of action will be decided if Govt. refuses to declare DA & Bonus.
Monday 26 August 2019
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Thursday 1 August 2019
Friday 26 July 2019
Monday 1 July 2019
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Wednesday 15 May 2019
Monday 13 May 2019
Tuesday 16 April 2019
Friday 12 April 2019
Minimum Pay/Fitment Formula & National Pension Scheme (NPS)-Letter
We have written a letter, on behalf of CCGGOO, to the leaders of all Political Parties discussing two pressing issues (namely, Minimum Pay/Fitment Formula determined after 7th Central Pay Commission and the National Pension Scheme or NPS), affecting more than One Crore Central and State Government employees (including PSU, Local and Autonomous Bodies) for their kind perusal and with the request to kindly impress upon the next Central Government to address the issues. The letter has already been submitted to the leaders of most of the major National and Regional Political Parties and the Text is given below.
We, on behalf of the Confederation of Central
Government Gazetted Officers’ Organizations (CCGGOO), are writing this letter
at the time, when the entire country is going through the process of General
Election to Lok Sabha, 2019. Naturally all issues, considered as relevant by
the people of India, are being discussed and debated.
CCGGOO, the umbrella organization for all Central
Government Group B Gazetted and Group A promotee officers’ Service
Associations, cutting across the Departments, is specifically concerned about
the issues pertaining to the Central Government employees. Among many such
issues, we believe that the following two issues are bothering the Central Government
employees including Gazetted Group B and Promotee Group A Officers most and
therefore, need a little elaboration.
A. 7th Central Pay
Commission; Fitment factor and Minimum Pay: You are aware that Central Pay Commission (CPC)
is the mechanism of reviewing the pay, allowances and other general service
conditions of all Central Government employees irrespective of the grades
(including all uniformed officers and personnel of defence forces and paramilitary
forces like CRPF, CISF, BSF etc.) in a regular periodicity of 10 years. The 7th
CPC's recommendations were implemented w.e.f. 01.01.2016. The basic focus of
any CPC report is the determination of Minimum
Pay and the Fitment Factor, as that is the basis of the pay structure for
all cadres under consideration.
7th CPC failed to appreciate the proposed
minimum pay and the fitment factor proposed by the entire Central Government
Workforce before the CPC (Rs. 26,000/- applying the fitment factor of 3.7),
along with the detailed workings on the basis of the International Labour
Organization's approved formula (commonly known as Dr. Wallace Aykroyd Formula
which was relied upon by consecutive CPCs). The 7th CPC worked out
the minimum pay as Rs. 18,000/- applying the fitment factor of 2.57, relying
upon some unscientific criteria.
Despite repeated representations by the Central
Government employees and service associations including Confederation of
Central Government Gazetted Officers Organisations, discussions with the
authorities and the assurances given, the fitment factor remains unchanged and
the minimum pay is being kept at Rs. 18,000/- only. This decision has not only
dashed the hopes of lakhs of Central Government employees, but also has disappointed crores of State
Government employees, employees of the Central & State PSUs, Local Bodies
and Autonomous Bodies, even the employees of Private Sectors, as the minimum
pay of the Central Government employees is always the reference point for the others.
It will be agreed that a satisfied workforce of Central and State Governments
is always of prime importance, as they are the key for implementation of all
Government Policies. Denial of the
proposed Minimum Pay and the Fitment Factor has literally left more than one
crore families across the country disappointed and disgruntled.
B. National Pension Scheme
(NPS): You will appreciate
that a pension scheme, consistent with available resources, should enable a
pensioner to live a decent, poverty free, dignified post retirement life,
consistent with the standards enabled by the wages paid to him while in service.
Pension is not a gratis granted by an employer at his discretion. Pension is
not an ex-gratia payment. Indeed it is a payment for the past service rendered,
akin to deferred wages. It is a social welfare measure for rendering
socio-economic justice to those, who in the heyday of their life ceaselessly
toil for the employer on an assurance that in their old age they would not be
left in the lurch. Pensioners’ form a class by themselves and this class is not
divisible for purposes of entitlements and payment of pension to those who
retire ‘before’ and those who retire ‘after’ a certain date.
The introduction of ‘New Contributory Pension Scheme’ or NPS for those
who joined Central Civil Services on or after 01-01-2004 has negated the
element of assurances with no guarantee of any minimum pension or any
commitment to pay pension by Government. By introducing New Pension Scheme, two classes of pensioners have been
created by the Government as pensioners who had joined service prior to 01-01-2004
and those who joined service on or after 01-01-2004. Those, who joined service
in the Central Government prior to 01-01-2004 and retired, are now getting
minimum pension of Rs.9000 plus DR per month.
But those who joined service after 01-01-2004 have no such assurance of
a minimum pension, as they will be at the mercy of the "Market". The
quantum of pension being received now by such NPS retirees is only confirming
such apprehension.
The above issues
have been forwarded from all corners of the staff side to the Central
Government seeking to scrap the NPS and
bring back the old pension scheme (OPS). The chorus are getting louder, as
almost all the State Governments have adopted the NPS, sooner or later,
exposing or like to be exposing over a Crore families of this country to
uncertainties of the "Market", which they obviously don’t deserve
after rendering decades of distinguished service.
Our request:
Despite your
extremely busy schedule during this election season, we request you to kindly ponder
over the above issues and to appreciate the gravity of the situation. We
solicit your indulgence in impressing upon the new Central Government, to be formed
after the General Elections, 2019 to address these two prime concerns of more
than one crore Central and State Government employees (including PSU, Local and
Autonomous Bodies) and their family members.
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Thursday 4 April 2019
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Friday 29 March 2019
AIDTOA requests that the following charter of demands be included in the election manifestoes of the political parties.
1.
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Take immediate concrete measures to
control sky rocketing prices of essential commodities; ban speculative trade
in essential commodities; expand and strengthen public distribution system;
no compulsory linkage of Aadhaar to avail services of PDS.
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2.
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Check unemployment through policies
encouraging labour intensive establishments; link financial assistance to
employers with employment generation; fill up all vacant posts in government
departments; lift the ban on recruitment and 3 per cent annual surrender of
government posts.
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3.
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Check outsourcing and
contractorisation of jobs of permanent and perennial nature.
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4.
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Strictly implement
equal wage and benefits to contract workers doing the same job as permanent
workers, as per Supreme Court judgment.
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5.
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Strict implementation
of equal pay for equal work for men and women as per Indian constitution.
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6.
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Fix national minimum wage as per the
recommendations of 15th Indian Labour Conference and Supreme Court judgment
in the Raptakos & Brett case.
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7.
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Assure minimum pension of Rs 6000 per
month and indexed pension to all.
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8.
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Recognise workers employed in different
government schemes, including anganwadi workers and helpers, ASHAs and others
employed in the National Health Mission, midday meal workers, para teachers,
teaching and non teaching staff of National Child Labour Projects, etc as
workers and pay minimum wages, social security benefits including pension etc
to all of them.
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9.
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Immediately revoke ‘Fixed Term
Employment’ which is in violation of the spirit of ILO Recommendation 204
which India has ratified.
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10.
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Stop disinvestment of public sector
undertakings.
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11.
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Revoke the decision to
privatise railways, defence, port and dock, banks, insurance, coal etc.
Immediately revoke decision allowing commercial mining of coal mines.
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12.
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Immediately resolve the issues of the
central government employees related to the recommendations of the 7th Pay
Commission.
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13.
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Scrap NPS and restore the Old Pension
Scheme.
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14.
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Stop anti-worker and pro-employer
amendments to the labour
laws. Ensure strict implementation of the
existing labour laws.
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15.
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Implement paid maternity leave of 26
weeks, maternity benefit and crèche
facilities for women workers.
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16.
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Strict implementation of the Prevention
of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act.
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17.
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Ratify ILO Conventions 87 and 98 on
freedom of association and right to collective bargaining along with the ILO
Convention 189 on domestic workers.
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18.
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Strengthen bipartism and tripartism; no
decision should be taken on any issue related to labour without consensus
through discussion with trade unions/Associations.
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19.
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Cut the subsidies given to the corporates.
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20.
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Minimum support price as per the
recommendations of
Swaminathan Commission recommendations;
strengthen public procurement system.
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21.
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Loan waiver to farmers.
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22.
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Comprehensive legislation covering social
security and working conditions for
agricultural workers.
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23.
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200 days of work under MGNREGA. Enact
similar legislation to cover urban areas. Fix minimum wages not less than minimum
wages of the state.
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24.
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Ensure effective implementation of
Article 51 A of the constitution that calls upon all citizens to
promote harmony, spirit of common brotherhood, diversities and to transcend
religious, linguistic, regional and sectional culture and to denounce
policies derogatory to the dignity of women.
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25.
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Enact legislation to protect couples
opting for inter caste marriages.
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26.
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Ensure strict punishment for all guilty
of rape and other cases of violence
against women.
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27.
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Strict implementation of the SC/ST
Prevention of Atrocities Act.
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28.
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Ensure filling up of all posts reserved
for OBC, SC /STs.
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29.
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Free education to all children up to
Class XII along with technical education.
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30.
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Free health care for all. Strengthen
health infrastructure. Increase government expenditure on health to 5 per
cent of GDP.
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31.
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Right to work as fundamental right by
amending the constitution.
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The country has adequate resources to meet
the above demands. The neoliberal agenda being aggressively pursued by the
Governments has aggravated concentration of wealth in a few hands at the expense
of the workers and peasants who created the wealth of the country. It has
widened disparities to vulgar heights. The struggle against the neoliberal
policies should continue whichever government came to power after the
elections, if it indulged in pursuing the same policies.
The governments are totally insensitive to
the genuine demands of workers, employees & officers. They sought to
further perpetrate the attacks on the working class and all sections of toiling
masses to facilitate amassing of wealth by a few corporates and business
houses. Whichever government comes to power should know that the working class
will not tolerate continuation of the neoliberal regime any more and pro-people
and pro-worker policies should be implemented.
Let’s continue the fight for alternative
policies.
Thursday 28 March 2019
Monday 25 March 2019
AIDTOA demands for comprehensive review of DRTC and regularisation of TO 'D' post immediately.
DRTC Cadre review can be considered by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance only after regularisation of TO 'D' post.
In February 2018 itself Dept. of Expenditure stated that the Administrative Ministry has to first settle the introduction of Technical Officer 'D' without their approval. Inspite of best efforts of AIDTOA parallelly with the help of CCGGOO, till now the issue was not settled.
AIDTOA demanded that as an immediate relief to the DRTC personnel, MACP benefits should be extended to all the eligible Technical Officers w.e.f 01.01.2006. DHRD officials informed that the case for MACP for entire DRTC cadre is under consideration of MOD (Fin) and it was being pursued on priority.
AIDTOA requested that Variable Increments at enhanced rates should be given w.e.f 01.01.2016 along with arrears.
DRDO Hq officials said that the case has been turned down by Ministry of Finance. On persuasion, they have assured that it will be taken up again.
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Request to include demands in Election Manifestos :Recognised Political Parties Participating in 17th Lok Sabha General Election
All
Recognised Political Parties, National/ State Level are requested to include the
demands/ issues of Defence Civilian Employees in their manifestos of 17th Lok
Sabha General Election.
The issues are as under
1. Self Reliance in Defence Preparedness through State Owned Defence Industries viz Ordnance Factories, DRDO, Army Workshops, Ordnance Depots, Supply Depots, DGQA etc.
As you are well aware with the issue, State Owned Defence Industries are facing serious challenges/ threats these days. It is prime responsibility of Govt to safeguard the existence of these industries in interest of the Nation and take steps so that it may flourish and provide job opportunities to citizen of India. But of late Govt made various decisions regarding these establishments led to total destruction of these industries.
Burning
Issues/ Challenges of Industries
1. Categorization of more than 275 products being manufactured in the Ordnance Factories as “Non-Core”.
2. Transfer of technology developed by DRDO to Private Sectors depriving
Ordnance Factories & DPSUs.
3. Large scale outsourcing of work of more than 1.5 lakh Civilian Posts depriving Young generation with Permanent Job.
4. Induction of 100% FDI in Defence Sector.
5. Privatization of Defence Industries by adopting various models like GOCO etc.
6. Denial of Job to trained Trade Apprentices.
7. Closure of various defence establishments like Ordnance Depots, Military Farms, Army Postal Establishments etc.
8. Inclusion of Third Party Inspection at the cost of DGQA/ DGAQA etc.
Our
Proposal that is to be included:
“To
achieve self reliance in defence expand, develop and strengthen the state owned
Defence Industry and to ensure full capacity utilization of these Industries.”
2. National Pension System
Govt
introduced a contributory pension system under National pension system for all
Central Govt employees recruited on or after 01.01.2004 and deprived them of
very elementary benefits of old age social security by denying CCS (Pension)
Rules, 1972 to them. The employees have been opposing this pension system since
its introduction because it lacks the following essential benefits.
1. No guarantee of any Minimum Pension under this scheme.
2. No safeguard from Price rise in absence of element of Dearness Allowance.
3. Absence of additional Pension on attaining the age of 80 Years/ 85 Years/ 90 Years/ 95 Years/ 100 Years.
4. No safeguard to Missing employees.
5. Absence of Compulsory Retirement Pension, Compassionate Pension etc.
Both Legislative Body and Executive Body are responsible for well functioning of Administration. Both get their dues from Consolidated Fund of India. It is discriminatory that Executive Body has been deprived of its old age security especially lower rung employees would suffer the most.
Our Proposal to be included:
National Pension System will be scrapped and CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 will be implemented for all Central Govt Employees.
3. Appointment on Compassionate Grounds
The appointment on compassionate ground is an exception to the equality clause under Article 14. If an employee dies while in service then according to rule framed by the Central Government or the State Government, appointment to one of the dependants shall not be considered violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution because this exception has been provided through various rules only to mitigate the hardships of deceased employee family suffering from scarcity of very trivial things of daily life due to the death of sole bread winner of the family and sudden misery faced by the members of the family of such employee who serves the Central Government or the State Government.
A lot of Employees working under MoD are dealing with hazardous and risky operations. Because they are exposed to various hazardous chemical and other materials, they are developing various illness sometimes led to their deaths.
Proposal to be included:
One time relaxation would be provided to offer appointment on compassionate grounds to all the applicants waiting for years in MoD.
5% ceiling would be removed and 100% appointment would be made on compassionate ground.
Employees who die/ incapacitate in accident while performing their official duties, Compassionate appointment would be made straight away without any delay.
Sunday 17 March 2019
Friday 15 March 2019
NJCA letter to National & State level Political parties to scrap NPS
PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN THE ELECTION MANIFESTO WITH REGARD TO THE SCRAPPING OF THE NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM WHICH HAS TAKEN AWAY THE PENSION RIGHT OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ....
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