HRA should be paid @ 35, 25 and 15% of pay – BPMS

REF: BPMS/Cir/17th TC/ 11

Dated: 02.11.2016

To,

The President/General Secretary

Unions Affiliated to the Federation

& Office Bearers & Executive Committee Members

BPMS

Subject: Agitational Programme to be held from 05.12.2016 to 09.12.2016.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It is hoped that all of you are well and busy in accelerating trade union activities. Under the banner of Government Employees National Confederation, we continuously demanded for removal of anomalies related to pay fixation, bonus, income tax, recommendations of Pay Commissions but the Governments did not pay any heed to our genuine demands and it is leading discontentment amongst the employees. Therefore, Government Employees National Confederation has decided that all the constituent Federation of GENC will observe an agitation programme throughout the country from 05.12.2016 to 09.12.2016.

Being a constituent of GENC, this federation BPMS has decided that all the affiliated unions will organize agitation programme from 05.12.2016 to 09.12.2016 like Gate Meeting, Slogan Shouting, Dharna etc. On 09.12.2016 a memorandum should be submitted to their respective Heads of the establishment addressed to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India mentioning the following demands:

1. Minimum Pay should be fixed Rs 24,000/- and fitment formula should be 3.42 in place of 2.57.

2. Under MACP Scheme, 05 financial upgradation should be granted in promotional hierarchy in the service of 30 years.

3. Annual Increment should be @ 5% in place of 3%.

4. The Benchmark ‘very good’ should be abolished for granting of promotion, financial upgradation and annual increment.

5. The Grade pay of Group ‘C’ Rs 1900/- and Rs 2000/- should be merged and upgraded to Rs 2400/-.

6. HRA should be paid @ 35, 25 and 15% of pay.

7. New Pension Scheme should be scraped.

8. FDI should be scraped in Defence and Railway.

9. Bonus should be calculated on Rs 18,000/- in place of 7,000/- because minimum pay has been enhanced from 7,000/- to 18,000/-.

10. Income tax exemption limit (tax free income) should be extended to Rs 8,00,000/-.

11. The wards of employees died in harness should be guaranteed with 100% compassionate ground appointments.

Thanking you

Sincerely yours

(M P SINGH)

General Secretary

Copy to:

1- The General Secretary BMS, New Delhi

2- Shri K.N.Sharma, I/C BPMS, Lucknow For information

3- The Secretary General, GENC, Kanpur

Source: http://bpms.org.in/documents/circular-11-k2dn.pdf

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Meeting on 7th CPC Allowances: View points of BPMS

Meeting on 7th CPC Allowances: View points of BPMS

REF: BPMS / MOD / 07th CPC / Allowances / 251A (8/2/M)

Dated: 23.11.2016

To,

The Dy Secretary (CP),

Govt of India, Min of Defence,

Sena Bhawan, DHQ PO,

New Delhi 110011

Subject: Meeting on Allowances: View points of BPMS

Reference: This federation’s letter of even no. dated 15.11.2016

Respected Sir,

With due regards, your attention is invited to power point presentation in the meeting held on 18.11.2016 under the chairmanship of Defence Secretary on the allowances payable on the recommendations of 7th CPC.

Some of the following issues raised during the meeting, need to be considered by the committee in addition to the points mentioned by BPMS vide letter cited under reference:

1. Extra Work Allowance (Chapter No. 8.3) (Para 8.3.23):

(a) Caretaking Allowance (Para 8.3.20) at the rate of 10% of Basic Pay is being paid to Group ‘C’ Staff. Now 7th CPC has recommended for 2% of Basic Pay per month. It is demanded that this Caretaking Allowance should also be admissible to Defence Civilians performing the similar duties.

2. Allowances related to Knowledge Updates (Chapter 8.4)

(a) Professional Update Allowance (Para 8.4.7): This allowance should be extended to Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ incumbents engaged in Ordnance Development Centre (OFB), Group ‘B’ & ‘C’ of DRDO and Laboratory Technicians in Pathology of Govt Hospitals.

3. Allowances related to Working on Holidays (Chapter 8.6)

(a) Holiday Monetary Compensation (Para 8.6.6): Group ‘B’ Gazetted Supervisory Staff (Junior Works Manager) in Ord Fys have to work on Sunday and other holidays. This allowance should be extended to this Cadre also.

4. Qualification Allowance (Chapter 8.9)

(a) Air Worthiness Certificate Allowance (Para 8.9.5): At present this allowance is being paid to Technical Tradesman in Aircraft trade @ Rs. 225/- to 450/- per month. But their Civilian counterparts are not granted this allowance. This should be looked into.

5. Allowances related to Risk and Hardship (Chapter 8.10)

(a) Boiler Watch Keeping Allowance (Para 8.10.7): Presently it is admissible to Boiler Watch Keepers on Naval Ships @ Rs. 3000/- per month. Similar nature of work is performed by the Boiler Attendants of Ord Fys. Hence, this allowance should be admissible to Boiler Attendants of OFB.

(b) Field Area Allowance (Para 8.10.18):

This allowance is granted to Defence, CAPF and Indian Coast Guard. Civilian counterparts of Ministry of Defence should also be granted the Field Area Allowance.

(c) Operation Theatre Allowance (Para 8.10.35):

This allowance @ Rs. 240/ per month is granted to Staff Nurse in Central Government Hospitals, who work in ICU/Operation Theatre. This federation is not agree with the 7th CPC’s recommendation (Para 8.10.80) to abolish this allowance as the amount is meagre rate. Hence, this allowance should be continued and enhanced.

(d) Submarine Technical Allowance (Para 8.10.54):

It is granted to Naval Artificers and Mechanicians for the period they are deployed for submarine maintenance duties. The present rate is ₹300 pm. Civilian counterparts of Navy should also be granted this allowance.

6. Allowance related to Travel (Chapter 8.15)

(a) Daily Allowance (Para 8.15.15): The 7th CPC has recommended for reimbursement of Travelling Charges for Level 5 and below at the rate of Rs. 113 per day. This is very meagre amount. Hence, it should be enhanced to Rs. 200 per day.

(b) TA on Transfer (Para 8.15.41):

The 7th CPC has recommended for ‘reimbursement of charges on transportation of personal effects’ at the rate of Rs. 25 per km for Level 5 and Rs. 15 per km for Level 4 and below category. It is not understandable how a transporter will discriminate among the employees of different categories for rate for transportation by road. Hence, it is demanded that the rate for transportation by road should be equal for all categories of employees.

This is submitted for your kind consideration and necessary action.

Thanking you.

Sincerely yours

(MUKESH SINGH)

Secretary/BPMS &

Member, JCM-II Level Council (MOD)

Source: BPMS

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Agitation against Central Government’s Anti Employees Polices; Delhi March on 29 Aug 2016 - BPMS

Agitation against Central Government’s Anti Employees Polices; Delhi March on 29 Aug 2016 - BPMS

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)

(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL OFFICE: 2-A, NAVEEN MARKET, KANPUR - 208001

Ref: BPMS / CIRCULAR / 17th TC / 08

Dated: 19.07.2016

To,

The President/General Secretary

Unions Affiliated to the Federation.

Office Bearers & Executive Committee Members

BPMS

Subject: Agitation against Central Government’s anti employees polices; Delhi March on 29 Aug 2016.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Sadar Namaskar,

All of you know that Government approved the recommendations of 7th CPC without any change in Cabinet Meeting on 29.06.2016. But Government did not pay heed to resolve the objections raised by the federations affiliated to BMS.

On the call of GENC we extended our moral support to indefinite strike proposed by NJCA which was scheduled to commence on 11 July 2016. But NJCA deceived the employees and called off the strike without any genuine settlement. NJCA proved itself incapable to get the problems of employees redressed and bowed before pressure exerted by Government.

Since neither any anomaly of earlier pay commissions has been resolved nor any demand related to 7th CPC has been accepted so far. In such situation GENC has decided to lead and conduct a humongous rally at Parliament in Delhi on 29 Aug 2016 to get resolved issues related to 7th CPC. Being a constituent of GENC this federation has also decided to be part of it to exert pressure on Government to redress the anomalies and settle the genuine demands made by us.

Therefore, you are requested to take part in the rally with massive number of supporters. The venue of Rally is Jantar Mantar and the programme is scheduled from 10 am to 3 pm. All the arrangements related to accommodation and lodging should be made by union itself.

Your support for tremendous success of the programme is solicited. The charter of demands (Annexure – A) has been attached.

Thanking you.

Enclosed: As mentioned

Brotherly yours

Sd/-

(M P SINGH)

General Secretary

Source:http://bpms.org.in/documents/delhi-march-4tek.pdf

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Memorandum for Settlement of Demands of Central Government Employees – BPMS

Memorandum to be submitted to Hon’ble Prime Minister on 18.06.2016

To,

The Prime Minister

Govt. of India,

South Block, Raisina Hills

New Delhi- 110011

Through: Proper Channel

Subject: Submission of memorandum for settlement of demands of Central Government Employees.

Hon’ble Sir,

On the call of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Government Employees National Confederation and Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh, this union has observed one week agitation programme in this Defence Establishment from 13.06.2016 to 18.06.2016 for the settlement of long pending demands of Central Government employees in general and Defence Civilians in particulars.

Through this memorandum, we reflect the discontentment prevailing amongst the Central Government employees including Defence Civilians due to lethargic attitude of administrative machineries which have never accepted / respected / adopted the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s ‘3 S’ – Scale, Skill & Speed to resolve the issues of employees. Earlier, we have also observed the demand week from 01.03.2016 to 05.03.2016 on the same issues but no fruitful result has come till date.

In such circumstances, we are re-submitting our charter of demands with hope and request that under your dynamic leadership Govt of India will take necessary action in favour of its own employees forthwith.

The demands are as follows-

1. Minimum Pay should be fixed Rs. 24000/- rupees in place of Rs. 18000/-;

2. The fitment formula should be 3.42 in place of 2.57 ;

3. The ratio of minimum Pay and maximum Pay should be 1:10 ;

4. Annual increment should be 5% in place of 3% ;

5. Five financial upgradation should be granted within the period of 30 years of Service under MACP scheme ;

6. Pay Scales of Group ‘C’ employees should be merged and upgraded. Grade Pay 1900 and Grade Pay 2000 should be merged and upgraded to 2400 and Grade

Pay 2400 and Grade Pay 2800 should be merged and upgraded to Grade Pay 2800 ;

7. Risk Allowance, Washing Allowance, Family Planning Allowance should be continued ;

8. HRA should be granted at the rate of 15%, 25% and 35% ;

9. Minimum two increments should be granted at Promotion ;

10. Interest free Advances should be continued ;

11. OTA is being granted to the employees posted in offices, directorates etc at the rate of 12 rupees per hour (on the pay scales of 4 th CPC). OTA should be granted on the Pay Scales of 7 th CPC ;

12. Old Pension Scheme should be restored in place of NPS ;

13. The employees covered under NPS scheme should be benefited with gratuity ;

14. Commuted Pension should be restored on 12th year in place of 15 th year ;

15. CCL related to women employees should not be reduced ;

16. There should not be any educational criteria (High School passed) for grant of compassionate ground appointment ;

17. Benefits of 7 th CPC should be granted to Centre, State and autonomous body employees equally ;

18. Since amendment in Bonus Act has retrospective effect and implemented since 2014, the arrear of 2014-2015 should be granted without any delay ;

19. All the employees should be granted Night Duty Allowance without any ceiling ;

20. In Ordnance Factories all Piece work employees should be paid OTA (Between 44¾ and 48 hours) on their actual Pay instead of minimum Pay ;

21. The employees having equal qualification and same nature of work should be granted equal pay in all ministries ;

22. Examiners working in Quality control department in OFB should be granted Incentive Bonus ;

23. According to 7 th CPC recommendations, civilian employees retiring on same Post or same pay scale should be granted equal Pension ;

24. Wards of employees died in harness are unable to find a Job due to 5% ceiling in compassionate appointment. Therefore, waiting dependants should be granted one time relaxation in compassionate appointment ;

25. The employees of DRDO should be granted the benefit of PRIS ;

26. Trade Apprentices should be taken in job in their respective establishments according to their batch wise seniority.

An early action is solicited please.

With regards,

Sincerely yours

(Name of Secretary)

Secretary

Copy to:

For your kind information please.

1. The General Secretary, B.M.S.,

27, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, (Name of Secretary)

New Delhi – 110005 Secretary

2. The Secretary General, GENC,

3. The General Secretary, BPMS —

02, Navin Market, Kanpur – 208001

Source: http://bpms.org.in/

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Removal of ceiling for Compassionate Appointment, Payment of Gratuity to NPS Beneficiaries and Minimum Guaranteed Benefits under NPS

BPMS Resolutions adopted in CEC Meeting held in Hyderabad

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(An All India Federation of Defence Workers)

(An Industrial Unit of B.M.S.)

(Recognized by Govt of India, Min of Defence)

Central Office: 2A, NaVin Market, Kanpur – 208001

REF: BPMS/ RESOLUTION/ 10(7/1/M)

Dated: 21.09.2015

To,

The Secretary,

Govt. of India, Min of Defence,

South Block, DHQ PO,

New Delhi – 110011

Subject: Resolutions adopted in the Central Executive Committee meeting of BPMS.

Respected Sir,

With due regards, it is submitted for your kind information that the Central Executive Committee meeting of this federation has held on 08th & 09”” Sep. 2015 at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Complex, DRDO Township, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad and 03 Resolutions have been unanimously adopted by the CEO of the federation & the same are enclosed herewith for your kind consideration and further necessary action please.

This federation is in full hope to get favourable consideration in this regard.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Sincerely yours

(M P SINGH)

General Secretary

RESOLUTION No. 1: Payment of Gratuity to NPS Beneficiaries

In spite of our strong opposition, the Government has made the New Pension Scheme applicable to all recruits after 01-01-2004. While continuing our opposition to the scheme, BPMS have given several inputs from time to time to ensure that maximum benefit be given to the employees.

As a part of this, the entire bye-laws and other issues pertaining to the formulation of the New Defined Contribution Pension System (popularly known as the NPS) was studies and it was found that as per clarification issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) the NPS is a replacement for only Pension, and thus, other benefits provided to employees like Gratuity remains constant i.e. the employees enrolled under NPS are also eligible for Gratuity as per provision of extant law.

After vigorously pursuing the issue, the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare had issued O.M. No. 38/41/06/P&PW (A) DT. 05-05-2009, with the approval of Cabinet to provide for Invalid Pension, Family Pension, Disability Pension, Extra-Ordinary Family Pension, Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity in respect of NPS subscribers on provisional basis.

Consequent thereof, BPMS has been consistently demanding that this “Provisional” basis be converted into a PERMANENT BASIS feature of the NPS. The Government has, now vide DC. No. 1(4)/E-2006 DT. 17-08-2015 of JS (Pers) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) circulated a note proposing that the budget for the payment of gratuity be projected from the office of the Controller General of Accounts.

RESOLUTION No. 2: Minimum Guaranteed Benefits under NPS

In spite of our strong opposition, the Government has made the New Pension Scheme applicable to all recruits after 01-01-2004. While continuing our opposition to the scheme, BPMS have given several inputs from time to time to ensure that maximum benefit be given to the employees.

Even after a lapse of more than 10 years since the arbitrary implementation of the scheme, the Government has failed to formulate a policy ensuring “Guaranteed Minimum Pension” to the subscribers of the NPS.

Having examine the issue in detailed, BPMS now demands that without any further waste of time, the Government should frame a policy to ensure that irrespective of the financial/market conditions at the time of Retirement and/or Death of the NPS subscriber, he should get a minimum guaranteed pension equivalent to FIFTY PERCENT of his last drawn Basic Pay plus dearness relief for neutralization of price rise.

This Central Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation held at Hyderabad, on September 08th, 2015, hereby RESOLVES, to call upon the Government to frame a policy to ensure that the NPS subscribers receive a minimum guaranteed pension equivalent to FIFTY PERCENT of his last drawn Basic Pay plus dearness relief thereupon at par with Central Government Employees/Pensioners.

RESOLUTION No. 3: One time relaxation & removal of ceiling for Compassionate Appointment

The Government has imposed an arbitrary limit of 5% only for filling up of vacancies on compassionate grounds, subject to several conditions. As a result of this decision, many families are living in distress and the very concept of helping the families of those employees who die in harness, stands defeated due to imposition of this ceiling.

The Federation has been taking up the issue at all levels to relax the ceiling to enable the deserving candidate get employment and thereby provide help to the families of the deceased. Having examine the issue in detailed, BPMS now demands that without any further waste of time, the Government should frame a policy to ensure that as a onetime measure, all existing cases of compassionate appoints are provided suitable employment assistance immediately.

This Central Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation held at Hyderabad, on September 08th , 2015, hereby RESOLVES, to call upon the Government to frame a policy to ensure that one time measure, all existing cases of compassionate appoints are provided suitable employment assistance immediately and to further scrap the artificial ceiling of 5% with immediate effect.

(M P SINGH)

Source: BPMS

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Relaxation of Age in Recruitment of Industrial Employees. - BPMS

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)

(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

REF: BPMS / OFB / RR / IEs / 22 (7/2/L)

Dated: 28.07.2015

To,

The DGOF & Chairman,

Ordnance Factory Board,

10 A, S K Bose Road,

Kolkata – 700001

Subject: Relaxation of Age in recruitment of Industrial Employees. - BPMS

Respected Sir,

With due regards, it is submitted that applications from eligible citizens of India are being invited by Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories for filling up the vacancies in Group ‘C’ Industrial Employees (IEs) in the Pay Band of Rs. 5200 – 20200, Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- plus allowances as admissible to Central Government employees. As per Recruitment Rules (SRO) the age of the candidates should be between 18 to 32 years and as per OFB/MOD instructions age relaxation is granted for Ex-Trade Apprentices of Indian Ordnance Factories the period for which they had undergone training under the Apprentices Act, 1961.

Due to above relaxation, an Ex-Trade Apprentice of general category of Ord Fy gets 03 yrs age relaxation and he is eligible to apply for the Semi Skilled post upto the age of 35 (32 + 03) yrs, whereas a general candidate after passing National Trade Certificate (NTC) from any ITI undertakes his Apprenticeship of 01 year from any Ord Fys may get age relaxation of 01 year and he is eligible to apply for the same post upto the age of 33 (32+01) years only. This discrimination of age relaxation is causing discontentment amongst the Ex-Trade Apprentices of Ord Fys.

Therefore, you are requested to issue necessary instructions regarding age relaxation for recruitment of Semi-Skilled so that Ex-Trade Apprentices whether they have undergone entire apprenticeship of 03 yrs in Ord Fys or they have undergone apprenticeship of 01 year in Ord Fys after passing 02 yrs NTC from ITI may be equally benefitted and age relaxation may be granted for the period of training obtained from ITI plus apprenticeship in Ord Fys, i.e., eligible upto the age of 32 + 2+1= 35 yrs.

Thanking you.

Sincerely yours

Sd/-

(M P SINGH)

General Secretary

Source:http://bpms.org.in/documents/age-relaxation-5j8a.pdf

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Recruitment of Industrial Employees from Ex-Trade Apprentice of Ord Fys.

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)

(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

REF: BPMS/OFB/RR/IEs/22(7/2/L)

Dated: 29.07.2015

To,

The Director (IR),

Ordnance Factory Board,

10 A, S K Bose Road,

Kolkata – 700001

Subject: Recruitment of Industrial Employees from Ex-Trade Apprentice of Ord Fys.

Reference: OFB ID No. 570/Per/I/Pt.54/294/Vol.IV, dated 24.06.2015

Respected Sir,

With due regards, it is submitted that Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Apprentice Act, 1961 has been amended and notified in Gazette of India on 05.12.2014 which states as under:-

“Every employer shall formulate its own policy for recruiting any apprentice who has completed the period of apprenticeship training in his establishment”.

In such circumstances, OFB should formulate its policy for giving preference to its own extrade apprentices in recruitment of Semi Skilled (Tradesman) in Ord Fys in following manner :-

1. The factories shall maintain the batch wise / trade wise seniority list of ex-trade apprentices of their own factory. Marks obtained in the examination for National Apprenticeship Certificate should be determining factor of intra batch/trade wise seniority. As and when vacancies arise and factories are permitted to make direct induction, in the first instance, ex-trade apprentices of their own factories will be considered for recruitment.

Only trade test would be conducted to ascertain whether the ex-trade apprentice is fit for the employment.

2. If the factory fails to meet the requirement of candidates for recruitment from the list of their ex-trade apprentices maintained either because of exhausting the list or because of the unsuitability / ineligibility of the ex-trade apprentices in the list, the factory may notify such number of vacancies as required by them to the Employment Exchange.

3. Simultaneously, the factory will have to notify the vacancies in Newspapers / Employment News. While notifying the vacancies to the Employment Exchange or in the Newspaper a mention will be made to the effect that ex-trade apprentices of Ord Fys would be given preference in recruitment.

Kindly consider the above view in correct perspective and take appropriate action so that extrade apprentices of Ord Fys may be preferred in the recruitment of Semi Skilled (Tradesman) in OFB organization.

Thanking you.

Sincerely yours

Sd/-

(M P SINGH)

General Secretary

Source:http://bpms.org.in/documents/ex-trade-apprentices-qh6x.pdf

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Extension of facilities of Salary Accounts under Defence Salary Package to the Industrial / Non-Industrial Civilian Employees.

BHARATIYA  PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S)

(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL OFFICE: 2-A, NAVEEN MARKET, KANPUR – 208001, PH & FAX : (0512) 2332222

MOBILE: 09415733686, 09235729390, 09335621629, WEB : www.bpms.org.in

REF: BPMS / MOD / 186 (8/1/R) 

Dated: 09.05.2015

To,

The Secretary,

Govt of India, Min of Defence,

South Block, DHQ PO,

New Delhi – 110011

Subject: Extension of facilities of Salary Accounts under Defence Salary Package to the Industrial / Non-Industrial Civilian Employees.

Respected Sir,

With due regards, your attention is invited to Section 6. of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 which stipulates that all wages shall be paid in current coins or currency notes or in both provided that the employer may after obtaining the written authorisation of the employed person, pay him the wage, either by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account.

It is worth to mention here that the Head of Departments / Head of Offices of the defence installations under Army, Air Force, Navy, DDP, DRDO etc. have successfully convinced all the industrial & non-industrial civilian employees to draw their wages in bank account and has got the salary account opened in nationalized bank including State Bank of

India,

Further, State Bank of India grants some privileges/facilities to the holders of salary accounts under Defence Salary Package, which are mentioned in annexure of this letter. But it is painful to note that the same benefit is not being extended to civilian employees of the same defence installation.

Therefore, you are requested to take necessary action so that the industrial / non-industrial civilian employees of defence installations may also get the benefits of Salary Accounts under Defence Salary Package.

Thanking you.

Sincerely yours

Sd/-

(MUKESH SINGH)

Secretary/BPMS &

Member, JCM-II Level Council (MOD)

Source:http://bpms.org.in/documents/salary-fqb1.pdf

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Grant of Night Duty Allowance on the basis of Actual Salary – Implementation of Courts Judgements - BPMS

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSH MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

REF: BPMS / MOD / NDA / 200 (8/2/L)

Dated: 24.04.2015

To,

Shri R K Mathur,

Secretary, Department of Defence,

Min of Defence, Govt of India,

South Block, New Delhi – 110011

Shri G Mohan Kumar,

Secretary, Department of Defence Production,

Govt of India, Min of Defence,

South Block, New Delhi – 110011

Ms. Vandana Srivastava,

Financial Adviser (Defence Services),

Govt of India, Min of Defence,

South Block, New Delhi – 110011

Subject: Prior Intimation for Contempt Petition: Grant of Night Duty Allowance on the basis of Actual Salary – Implementation of Courts Judgements.

Respected Sir / Madam,

With due regards, it is submitted that the issue of payment of Night Duty Allowance based on actual salary instead of notional pay of Rs.2200/- was under consideration in the Ministry of Defence consequent of Courts judgments. Hon’ble CAT Jodhpur has already passed the following directions in OA No 34/2008 dated 5.11.2009:

(i) The Night Duty Allowance shall be paid to the applicants and the similarly situated persons on the basis of the actual salary after taking out the pay structure determinants like HRA etc., which have no actual relation to the work performed and on the basis of this pay, thus arrived at, Night Duty Allowance is payable to the applicants.

(ii) The applicants are entitled to such arrears as is applicable to them from April 2007 on the basis of actual pay thus arrived at without any interest if the amount is calculated and arrears paid to them from six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and thereafter with 6% interest.

(iii) The O.A is allowed to the extent as aforesaid. No order as to costs It is learnt that vide I.D. No. 17(4)/2012/D (Civ-II), dated 04.01.2013 MOD had asked for some data from all the Dtes/Hqrs and since then the matter was pending. Meanwhile, O.A. No. 2017/2014 was filed in CAT Mumbai on 17th January, 2014 as ‘All Employees of Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, Nagpur (1598 applicants) versus Union of India through Secretary, Min of Defence’ for payment of Night Duty Allowance on the basis of actual salary. The O.A. was disposed of at the admission stage with the directive to consider the said representations of the applicants in the light of the judgement passed by Jodhpur within 12 weeks. Aggrieved by the non-compliance of the above directive, Contempt Petition (CP No.200/2014 Shri Arvind Girija Singh & Ors versus UOI & Ors.) was filed and the subject CP was heard on 23.02.2015 and after hearing both sides Hon’ble CAT Mumbai disposed of the contempt petition with an order to grant night duty allowance as per revised rate within 03 months from the date of receiving the order.

As the period granted by the Hon’ble CAT is going to expire on 23.05.2015, all the concerned authorities are requested to take appropriate action so that Night Duty Allowance may be paid on the actual salary as per CAT directive to the petitioners as well as nonpetitioner, failing which by this federation BPMS will be compelled to file Contempt Petition.

Thanking you.

Sincerely yours

Sd/-

(M. P. SINGH)

General Secretary

Source:http://bpms.org.in/documents/contempt-tke2.pdf

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Comments on Draft Posting Policy of GP ‘B’ (Non Gazetted) and GP ‘C’ post of MES.

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)

(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL OFFICE: 2-A, NAVEEN MARKET, KANPUR – 208001, 

PH & FAX : (0512) 2332222

MOBILE: 0915733686, 09235729390, 09335621629,

 WEB : www.bpms.org.in

REF: BPMS / MES / POSTING / 103 (7/4/R)

Dated: 03.11.2014

To,

The Director General (Pers),

Engineer’s-in-Chief’s Branch,

IHQ of MOD (Army), Kashmir House,

Rajaji Marg, New Delhi – 110011

Subject: Comments on Draft Posting Policy of GP ‘B’ (Non Gazetted) and GP ‘C’ post of MES.

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BPMS Memorandum to 7th Central Pay Commission - Minimum-Maximum pay Ratio 1:7

Minimum-Maximum Ratio

Considering the importance of disparity in ratio between the minimum and maximum pay the Fourth Central Pay Commission opined (Para 7.58) that an effort should be made not only to reduce the number of pay scales, but also to reduce the disparity between minimum and maximum scales of pay. The Fifth CPC had retained the minimum: maximum salary ratio of 1:10.7 inherent in the Fourth CPC pay scales even though the ratio had become 1:8 in 1996 on account of unequal rates of Dearness Allowance neutralization where the highest category was allowed neutralization at 65%.

Hence, it is our considered opinion that the ratio between the minimum & maximum Salary should be of 1:7.

In case of Cabinet Secretary the maximum salary should be 07 times than a lowest paid employee since the Cabinet Secretary, as the overall CEO of the governing system, have to take and ensure implementation of several policy decisions and his accountability is much more than anyone else.

Hence, the Maximum Basic Pay will be 35000 x 7 = Rs. 2,45000.00 (Rupees Two Lakh Forty Five Thousand) for Cabinet Secretary of India.

Considerations for determining salary for various Levels

The Figure of maximum and minimum salaries would give an arithmetical relationship between the new basic pay and the unrevised basic pay. Normally, the application of such a broad arithmetical ratio may be used for all the existing scales but due to merger of some grade pays or rationalization of pre-revised grade pay this may be re-looked by keeping in the mind the vertical and horizontal relativities of the cadre. It has to be kept in the mind that Pay Band & Grade Pay may not always be enough to fit in every kind or category of employment so a suitable system of “Special pay? or allowances can take care of such cases.

Nevertheless, it is once again reiterated that under no circumstances, should the ratio between minimum-maximum pay exceed 1:7.

Source: http://bpms.org.in/documents/bpms-memo-118u.pdf

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BPMS will observe Agitation Week from 07th to 12th July, 2014.

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S)

(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

No. BPMS/09/CIR/2014

Dated: 21.06.2014

To,

The Office Bearers / CEC Members &

President / Secretary of the unions

Affiliated to BPMS

Subject: Agitation Programme from 07th to 12th July, 2014

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Sadar Namaskar,

It has been decided in the Central Executive Committee of Government Employees National Confederation (GENC) held on 11.06.2014 at BMS Office, Paharganj, New Delhi that all the constituent Federations of GENC will observe an Agitation Programme throughout the country from 07th July, 2014 to 12th July, 2014 in protest/demands of various prevailing National Issues as given below:-

1. Scrap the New Pension Scheme and restore old Pension Scheme,

2. Merge the Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay and,BPMS

3. Scrap the proposal of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India on 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Defence Sector.

In this agitation programme Gate Meetings, Demonstration at Main Gate, wearing black badges and may include other peaceful methods decided at your level will be organized as per feasibility.

This demand week will be culminated by the submitting Memorandum to respective Head of Department on last working day addressed to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and copy to the Finance & Defence Minister, Govt of India.

We hope for full support and cooperation to make a great success to this agitation programme.

Brotherly yours

Sd/-

(M. P. SINGH)

General Secretary

Source:http://bpms.org.in/documents/agitation-32j8.pdf

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