MERGER AND UPGRADATION OF GRADE PAY LDC & UDC – T.K.R. Pillai

MERGER AND UPGRADATION OF GRADE PAY LDC & UDC – T.K.R. Pillai

T.K.R. Pillai, General Secretary of All India Association of Administrative Staff(Non Gazetted) expressed his view on an order recently published by DoPT regarding the chage of Nomenaclature of LDC and UDC in Central Secretariat. We reproduced the article and given for your ready reference…

CHANGE OF NOMENACLATURE OF LDC & UDC IN CENTRAL SECRETARIAT

DOPT HAS DECIDED TO CHANGE THE NOMENCLATURE OF LDC & UDC OF CENTRAL SECRETARIAT OFFICES. BUT NOTHING IS HEARD IN RESPECT OF CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE/MERGER OF LDCS AND UDCS OF SUBORDINATE OFFICES. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FINALIZATION OF 6TH PAY COMMISSION REPORT, GOVERNMENT HAD UPGRADED THE PAY SCALE OF THE ASSISTANT IN CENTRAL SECRETARIAT FROM RS. 5500-9000 TO 6500-10500 THAT PAVED THEM TO GET AN EDGE OVER THE PAY OF THE ASSISTANTS OF SUBORDINATE OFFICES. LIKEWISE IT MAY BE A MOVE TO GIVE MORE BENEFITS TO THE LDC & UDCS OF CENTRAL SECRETARIAT IN 7TH CPC.

IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THIS ASSOCIATION HAS CONTINUOUSLY RAISING THE MERGER AND UPGRADATION OF GRADE PAY LDC & UDC. THE CASE WAS SENT TO JCA SECTION WITH RECOMMENDATION BY THE DOPT BUT THE JCA RETURNED THE SAME TO DOPT WITH A REMARK THAT “THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF ANOMALY AND NO SUCH ITEM WAS BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANOMALY COMMITTEE” AND SUGGESTED THAT ESTABLISHMENT II MAY PROCESS THE CASES WITH THE CASE OF LDC & UDCS OF CENTRAL SECRETARIAT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. BUT DOPT HAS RETURNED THE CASE TO THIS ASSOCIATION WITH A DIRECTIVE TO TAKE UP THE SAME WITH MINISTRY OF FINANCE DIRECTLY.

IT IS WORTH TO MENTION HERE THAT JCA HAD RETURNED THE CASE WITH A PLEA THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF ANOMALY AND NO SUCH ITEM WAS BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANOMALY COMMITTEE. WHEREAS ON 9TH JUNE WHEN THE LAST MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ANOMALY COMMITTEE HELD, ITEM NO. 4 –”UPGRADATION OF PAY BAND AND GRADE PAY OF LDCS AND UDCS” WAS DISCUSSED. WHEN THERE WAS NO ITEM WAS PENDING WITH THE JCA, THEN HOW THIS ITEM SURFACED IN THE ANOMALY COMMITTEE MEETING. SIMILARLY THE CONCERNED OFFICER IN DOPT HAD ORALY INFORMED ME THAT THE CASE OF LDC & UDC WAS RETURNED BECAUSE HIS SECTION IS DEALING THE CASES OF LDC & UDC OF CENTRAL SECRETARIAT ONLY AND THE LDC & UDC OF CENTRAL SECRETARIAT HAD NOT DEMANDED THEIR PAY UP-GRADATION.

THE STATE OF LDCS POSTED IN SUBORDINATE OFFICES HAD DISCUSSED IN THIS WEBSITE SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ARE ALLOCATED WITH WORK WORTH TO BE ALLOCATED TO UDC/ASSISTANT AND IN MOST OF THE CASES OFFICERS ARE TAKING DECISION ON THE FILE PUT UP BY THE LDCS WHERE AS IN CENTRAL SECRETARIAT SUCH FILES INITIATES BY UDC/ASSISTANT LEVEL. THUS IT IS HIGH TIME THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE A DECISION ON THE UPGRADATION OF GRADE PAY AND NOMENCLATURE OF LDC & UDCS WORKING IN THE SUBORDINATE OFFICES BEFORE THE FINALIZATION OF PAY COMMISSION REPORT.

Comments

Unknown said…
FIRSTLY WE MUST THINK ABOUT CHANGE OF DESIGNATION OF LDC & UDC. EARLIER, LDC & UDC UPGRADED IN I.TAX & CENTRAL EXCISE DEPARTMENT (MIN. OF FINANCE) AS TAX ASSISTANT & SENIOR TAX ASSISTANT RESPECTIVELY AND ALSO UPGRADED THEIR PAY/GRADE PAY SIMILAR TO UDC & OS RESPECTIVELY.
UNDER THE ABOVE WE MUST APPROACH JCM TO RE-DESIGNATED THE POST OF LDC & UDC. FURTHER WE CAN PLACE OUR DEMAND FOR UP-GRADATION OF PAY/GRADE PAY. IN THIS REGARD IT IS ALSO STATED THAT RECRUITMENT RULE HAS ALREADY BEEN CHANGED FOR THE POST OF LDC IN TERM OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATION (HIGHER SECONDARY INSTEAD OF SECONDARY). THEN WHY NOT UP-GRADATION IN PAY/ GRADE PAY?
राजेश said…
WHY CCL RESTRICTED TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES ONLY? ISN'T IT AGAINST THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY IN THE CONSTITUTION BASED ON GENDER. WHY NOT PARENT CARE LEAVE (PCL). I SUGGEST INSTEAD OF CCL THERE SHOULD BE FAMILY CARE LEAVE (FCL) OF ONE YEAR APPLICABLE TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES MALE AND FEMALE. ALSO IT WILL SERVE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY. SEVEN PAY COMMISSION MUST RECOMMEND THIS.

Anonymous said…
FAMILY CARE LEAVE (FCL) SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INSTEAD OF CCL IN 7 PAY COMMISSION.
Unknown said…
As most of LDC & UDC are working in CPWD as same nature of job, so Pay structure of LDC & UDC must be same. But as initial posting as clerical grade in maximum Department of Central Government is LDC and then promoted to UDC, so Pay structure of UDC must be higher than LDC.
Moreover, Pay Commission mixed up with literate and illiterate person and Grade Pay of MTS and LDC is different only Rs.100/= which is not supported by any one.
So, I want to propose the grade pay of LDC and UDC must be Rs.2400/= and Rs.2800/= instead of Rs.1900 and Rs.2400/= respectively.

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