We, the non-gazetted
Group B officials [HSG II, HSG I and HSG I (NFG)] are very thankful to the
Department for allowing us to participate in membership verification for the
year 2020 as All India Association of
Supervisor Cadre (Gr-B).
We reached out to the NFPE letter in
reference which is viral in social media and against the interests of this
association and pointed out two basic issues to counter the validity of their
claims.
(a)
NFPE has requested the department to reject the formation of
AIASC(Gr-B) on the condition that AIASC is against the ‘commonality and homogeneousness’.
Is this condition applicable to HSG II, HSG I and HSG I NFG group of
officials only and not for other associations?
(b)
The department listed 31 associations and NFPE has objection for
AIASC (Gr-B) only. That means NFPE
agrees that the remaining 29 associations are not against but above the theory
of ‘commonality and homogeneousness’.
This
association would like to bring the following facts to the kind notice of all concerned against such purported plea of
the NFPE that not to allow the AIASC (Gr-B) to participate in Membership
Verification-2020.
It is
logically doubtful as to whether the Federation understands the meaning of ‘commonality and homogeneousness’ in
true spirit. In reality, they are static and both of their vision and views are
also static. That is why, they are not in position to respond to the changes
that has been going on in the department since last three decades.
The
DOP vide letter No 13-1/93-SR dtd 10-08-1994 defined ‘distinct categories’ of
its various employees among which ‘Group-C staff’ was a category.
Copy of said letter is appended below:
At
that point of time, it was a broad category and even HSG-I was classified as “General
Central Service, Non-Gazetted Ministerial Group-C”. Naturally, Postal
Assistants, LSG, HSG-II & HSG-I employees were the part of the then
Group-C. But now, HSG-II and above are classified as “General Central Service,
Group-B, Non-Gazetted Ministerial”. In question of ‘commonality and homogeneousness’, there is vast difference between
Group-C and Group-B employees, i.e., ‘commonality
and homogeneousness’ don’t exist at all between these two distinct groups.
Hence, the Department has now taken an
appropriate decision by making a separate category of Group-B Non-Gazetted
employees.
Interestingly, the Secretary General, NFPE has
mentioned a Point of Doubt 3 clarified in the DOPT OM No 2/2/94 - JCA dated 22-04-1994 to establish his theory of ‘commonality and homogeneousness’ in his golden day-dream but forget
to mention the last line of the same clarification that “The responsibility of defining ‘distinct category’ has been left to
the concerned Ministry/ Department”
Copy of relevant part of the said letter dtd 22-04-1994 is appended below:
Sir ask thru a open letter why the Fast Track Examination opposed by them. Why PM Cadre is opposed by them. Why the issues related to PM Cadre were conveniently ignored. Why there are no Gazetted Posts in Operative Cadre
ReplyDeleteThere should be difference in between group C and group B . So, there is a need of new association for group B like AIASC .
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