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CONFEDERATION WRITES TO CABINET SERCTERAY
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No. D/16/2012 Dated: 25th May,2012
To
The Cabinet Secretary,
(and Chairman, National Council,
JCM)
Government of India,
Rashtrapathy Bhawan Annexe
New Delhi. 110 001
Dear
Sir,
I am directed by the
National Executive of the Confederation of Central Government employees and
Workers to send the enclosed resolution which appeals for the revival of the
JCM Machinery, especially at the Departmental council levels for your
consideration. We also send herewith a copy of the 14 point Charter of demands
adopted by the Committee. The
issues contained in the charter of demands had all been the subject matter of
representation on various occasions without however reaching any
settlement. Similarly
the issues taken up at the National Council Anomaly Committee as per the
agreement reached after the Government accepted the 6th CPC recommendations still beg
settlement.
The National Executive also took serious note of the fact
that many departmental heads have denied grant of recognition to the
Associations and Federations despite their fulfilling all requisite conditions
stipulated under the CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993.
In the circumstance, the Executive have
decided to organize a March to Parliament on 26th July, 2012 and submit a
memorandum to the Honorable Prime Minister to seek his intervention. The National Executive have
also decided to follow it up with an industrial action in November, 2012 if the
Government continues to disregard the grievances of the employees.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary General
Resolution adopted at the
National Executive Committee meeting of the Confederation of Central Government
employees and workers on 28th April,
2012 on the functioning of the JCM.
This meeting of the National Executive of the Confederation of
Central Govt. Employees and workers held at Koilata on 28th April, 2012, has taken serious note of the collapse of all
the fora of the JCM and compulsory arbitration, with the result that it is no
longer a grievance settlement mechanism. The Government must be aware of the
fact that it was in the wake of serious discontent of the Central Government
employees in 1960s, the JCM was set
up as a negotiating forum to expedite settlement of demands and problems of
employees.
On the pretext of the promulgation of the new
CCS(RSA)Rules, most of the departments suspended the operation of the
Departmental Councils. . Even after complying with the
requisite formalities, in many departments, Associations/Federations are yet to
be recognized. Wherever the
recognition process was completed and orders issued granting recognition, no
meetings of the Departmental Councils are held till date. . Despite raising the issue in the
National Council on several occasions by the Staff Side, nothing tangible has
been done to ensure that the councils are made functional.
The National Councils is
as per the scheme to meet once in four months. It meets after several years, The
system of deciding on the agenda
in the meeting in which it is raised has been totally abandoned with the result
that number of issues have been kept pending for indefinite period of
time. The non functioning
of the Council and the consequent non redressal of grievances has led to
agitations including strike action in many departments of the Government of
India. The 6th CPC
recommendations were given effect to in September, 2008. The anomalies arising there form
(which is in large numbers) ought to have been settled as per the agreement by
Feb,. 2010. Barring one or
two items, no settlement has been brought about on the large number of
anomalies till date . Of the Seventeen awards given in favour of the employees
by the Board of Arbitration since 1998, the Government chose to refer every one
of them for rejection to the Parliament.
In the wake of the General Strike action of the working
class in the country against the neo liberal economic policies of the
Government on 28th Feb.
2012, the Joint Secretary (Estt) in the Department of Personnel writes in her
demi- official communication addressed to all Secretaries of the Government of
India, as under which is contrary to facts and misleading too.
“Joint consultative machinery for Central Government
employees is already functioning. This scheme has been introduced with the
object t of promoting harmonious relations and of securing the greatest measure
of co-operation between the Government, in its capacity as employer and the
general body of its employees in matters of common concern, and with the object
further of increasing the efficiency of the public service . The JCM at different levels have been
discussing issues brought before it for consideration and either reaching
amicable settlement or referring the matter to the Board of Arbitration n
relation to pay and allowances, weekly hours of work and leave, wherever no
amicable settlement could be reached in relation to these items.”
The National Executive has, therefore, unanimously
resolved to request that the forum of Departmental Councils must be immediately
revived in all Departments and made effective as an instrument to settle the
demands of the employees and the National Council meetings are convened
regularly.
The meeting has also resolved to appeal to the Government
that the recognition may be afforded to all Associations/Federations which have
complied with the requisite formalities of the CCS (RSA) Rules, immediately.
S.K.
VYAS
President.
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