Monday, January 18, 2010

Demands Day 21-01-2010

Dated 18th Jan’2010


Dear Comrades,

Kindly see the enclosed Circular and observe the DEMANDS DAY on 21-01-2010 without fail. If you are not able to adopt the programme due to any unavoidable circumstances, atleast try observe the same at the earliest date possible. A compliance Report may please be sent to me at least by Mail. The delay in the issue of the circular is regretted. I was planning to hold a CWC Meeting and to include the same in the Circular. But since there was nobody to host the same, I could not arrange the Meeting for now. My intention was to plan a series of agitations at all levels to pressurize Railway Board to remove the anomalies of VI Pay Commission and to concede our genuine demands. It is disappointing that a majority of the Central Office bearers are not in touch with the Central office and have not responded to any of my previous circulars. As you all know that now we have to fight not only against the Govt. of India but also with Railway Board which refuses to understand our grievances. The task is much more difficult since both the Federations are against the Accounts staff being given any benefit. That is why we have to go along with the JAC of Audit and Accounts Organisations for common VI PC anomalies. I request all the office bearers at all levels and the members to understand the situation and prepare the staff for all agitations to achieve the enclosed list of Charter of demands. You will understand that anomalies are there in all the cadres of Accounts department. IF ONLY WE SHOW THE SAME UNITY AND SOLIDARITY AS WE DID FOR V PC ANOMALIES, WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR DEMANDS.

Yours Comradely,

( N.SRINIVASAN)

GS/AIRASA




ALL INDIA RAILWAY ACCOUNTS STAFF ASSOCIATION


(AIRASA) ( REG.NO 17/9621)






WISHES YOU ALL


A HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR-2010



Dear Comrades

 All of you might be aware that how under the Fourth and Fifth Pay Commissions Railway Accounts Employees were treated badly and only through sustained struggle by all the Accounts Staff that we were able to achieve parity with Central Secretariat from 19-02-2003 for Accounts Assistants and next higher Grade for other Cadres. Now the Sixth CPC is no different and the discriminations still persist.

The Apex JAC of ACCOUNTS &AUDIT EMPLOYEES & OFFICERS ORGANISATIONS utilized the opportunity of presenting Oral evidence before the Sixth CPC and the delegation led by Com. S.K. Vyas was successful in forcefully presenting the justification for parity in Pay scales with Central Secretariat. All the Members of Pay commission were fully convinced of the fact that when ever the previous Pay Commissions extended parity , the same had been disturbed by the Government by granting higher scales outside the Pay Commission. Contrary to this personal acknowledgement, in its Report the Sixth CPC claimed that the Government never conceded Parity and gave only identical pay scales under different circumstances. The Report was accepted and implemented by the Government.

Now in the same old fashion, the Finance Ministry has granted Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- to the Assistants and Stenographers of Central Secretariat w.e.f 01-01-2006 outside the Pay Commission disturbing the parity in Pay Grades between the Central Secretariat cadres and the Organised Accounts and Audit Cadres and totally disregarding the recommendation of 6 CPC to grant absolute parity between similarly placed personal employed in field offices and in the Secretariat..

Apart from this, ignoring the recommendations of VI CPC vide Chapter 3, Government has denied the legitimate Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- to Junior Accounts Assistants.

By placing the Accounts Clerks in Grade pay of Rs.1900/-, they have almost been equated with Group D Staff now rechristened as Group C with a Grade Pay of Rs.1800/-. The above ignominy has to be fought tooth &nail.

The implementation of MACP has added insult to the injury. The scheme has lost its purpose and has served as a tool to the Authorities to divide the staff by enabling the Juniors to get placed in higher Grades leaving the Seniors to languish. In this regard, the JAC & AIRASA are demanding Stepping up of Pay for the Seniors and Grant of ACP as per departmental hierarchy.

In the Apex JAC Meeting held on 8th December 2009 at Delhi, after thorough deliberations unanimously concluded that the Accounts and Audit Employees and officers are not having any other alternative but to resort to industrial action against the discrimination. The considered opinion of the Apex JAC is that the proposed industrial action should take place in the 1st half of March 2010.

The Apex JAC further decided that to prepare the employees and officers for an industrial action, effective campaign programme should be taken up such as:

Demands Day on 21 – 01 – 2010 :- On this day all Units/Branches shall submit charter of demands in the from of memorandum to the local heads of the Department after a massive lunch hour demonstration.

In order to adopt the resolutions passed in the Apex JAC Meeting, the local JAC met on 30th December 2009. It has been decided to give thrust to the activities of JAC and prepare for a sustained and united struggle by all the employees of Organised Audit and Accounting organizations in order to restore the lost pride, prestige and dignity of the Audit and Accounts Employees and Officers by getting the higher Grade Pay for all Grades as per the Charter of demands already placed.



Charter of demands :-



1. Implement arbitration award by granting higher pay scale notionally w.e.f.1-1-1986 and effectively w.e.f 1-1-2006.

2. Allotment of the following Grade pays to different cadres-

Accounts Clerk /Jr. Typist                                       PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs.2400

Jr. Accts Asst./Steno Gr.II/ FPE/Sr.Typist               PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4200

Accts.Asst./Steno Gr.I/ASV/Sr. FPE/Hd.Typist       PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4600

SO(A)/TIA/ISA/CFPE/Sr.ASV                               PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4800

SO(A)/TIA/ISA                                                       PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs.5400

                                                                                         On completion of 4 years.

3. Grant MACP on departmental hierarchy basis on completion of 10 years irrespective of the number of promotions already earned OR Step up pay of Senior Promotees who exhausted ACP in the event of junior drawing more pay and getting ACP in compliance with apex court judgment.

4. Grant one increment and Grade pay of Rs.4800 from the day of passing App.III(IREM) Examination.

5. Grant three increments on passing departmental confirmatory examination.(App.II & IV IREM Exams)

6. Grant Group B Status to SO(A)s/TIAs/ISAs on par with other Audit and Accounts of Central Government.

7. Promote all App. IIA qualified Accounts Clerks as JAAs against DR quota.

8. Promote all Accounts Clerks who have put in 10 years of Service as JAAs.

9. Promote all Staff in Grade Pay 1800 (erstwhile Gr.D) as Accounts Clerks on

Seniority basis.

10. Ministry of Railways should treat Railways Accounts as a separate entity and

grant recognition to the representative body of Accounts Employees of

Railways i.e. All India Railway Accounts Staff Association without any delay.



Comrades, it is time for us to come together without any cadre discrimination and put up a united fight till all the above demands are achieved.




Draft of the letter to be issued on 21-01-2010


Dated 21-01-2010



To,

THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, RAILWAYS

RAIL BHAVAN

NEW DELHI – 110 001



Subject:- Request for settlement of long pending demands of Railway Accounts Employees.


Madam,

The 6th Central Pay Commission did not do justice to Railway Accounts Employees and while implementing the recommendations of 6th Central Pay Commission, Government of India also did not also take any favorable action to remove the injustice done by the pay Commission. The Railway Accounts employees have been consistently requesting the Railway Board to resolve the grievances of the Accounts Employees regarding their pay scale related issues. But the Government of India has created further disparity between the Accounts &Audit cadres and the Cadres in Central Secretariat by upgrading the pay scales of Central Secretariat cadres.

Also, there are various other issues –listed below- that are pending for long with resolution. The employees of Railway Accounts are agitated over the non upgradation of pay scales of Accounts Cadres at par with CSS and also over the inaction on other long pending grievances.

It is requested that, appropriate action for negotiated settlement of all the demands may kindly be taken at an early date.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely



Enclo: charter of demands








Demands



1. Implement arbitration award by granting higher pay scale notionally w.e.f.

1- 1-1986 and effectively w.e.f 1-1-2006.

2. Allotment of following Grade Paysa to different cadres-

Accounts Clerks /Jr. Typist PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs.2400

Jr. Accts Asst./Steno Gr.II/ FPE/Sr.Typist PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4200

Accts.Asst./Steno Gr.I/ASV/Sr. FPE/Hd.Typ PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4600

SO(A)/TIA/ISA/CFPE/Sr.ASV PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4800

SO(A)/TIA/ISA PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs.5400

On completion of 4 years.

3. Grant MACP on departmental hierarchy basis on completion of 10 years irrespective of the number of promotions already earned OR Step up pay of Senior Promotees who exhausted ACP in the event of junior drawing more pay and getting ACP in compliance with apex court judgment.

4. Grant one increment and Grade pay of Rs.4800 from the day of passing App.III(IREM) Examination.

5. Grant three increments on passing departmental confirmatory examination.(App.II & IV IREM Exams)

6. Grant Group B Status to SO(A)s/TIAs/ISAs on par with other Audit and Accounts of Central Government.

7. Promote all App. IIA qualified Accounts Clerks as JAAs against DR quota.

8. Promote all Accounts Clerks who have put in 10 years of Service as JAAs.

9. Promote all Staff in Grade Pay 1800 (erstwhile Gr.D) as Accounts Clerks on Seniority basis.

10.Ministry of Railways should treat Railways Accounts as a separate

entity and grant recognition to the representative body of Accounts

Employees of Railways i.e. All India Railway Accounts Staff Association

without any delay