Pay parity reminder sent to Secretary (Personnel),New Delhi

No.CAICGSA/Parity/07/2012

Dated 23rd  March -2012

To

          The  Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training

          Government of India

          Room No.112, North Block

          New Delhi-110001

Respected Sir,

Sub :    Pay parity for Stenographers working in non-secretariat offices

             with - Central Secretariat Stenographers  Services  and change

             of nomenclature - reg.

Ref:-   Our letter dated 19th December 2011 (Copy enclosed for ready ref. pls)

          In continuation of my letter dated 19th December 2011, I on behalf of the Members of the Confederation of All India Central Government Stenographers Associations (Stenographers working in non-secretariat  Central Government Offices)  request your goodself  to kindly consider our genuine demands of  pay parity with the Central Secretariat Stenographers under the Principle of   “equal pay for equal work” with reasons and justifications.

          It is pertinent to note that the modes of recruitment of the Stenographers  are  one and the same in Subordinate as well as in  Central Secretariat Services.  It is through a common competitive  examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Govt of India, on an All India basis. The pay scale is the same for Secretariat and non-Secretariat service at entry grade.  Further it is nowhere mentioned in the notice issued by SSC at the time of recruitment  that  the pay structure will be fixed at different scales of pay depending on the place of posting i.e. Central Secretariat or Subordinate offices.

The VI CPC, recommended full parity of scales of Subordinate Stenographers with CSSS, but the same has not been given effect in the right sprit and will.  This adds more injustice to the already injured Stenographers’ category working in Subordinate units.  However,  few  Departments in  subordinate Services were extended the benefit of Central Secretariat parity.

Being “COMMON CATEGORY”  fixing  different Pay Scales based on the place of work is  against the principle of ‘Equal  pay for Equal work’.

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Sir, as you will kindly observe, the present monetary difference is a negligible one for the Department to cause justice – but it will boost the morale of this hard working people.

We request your goodself to kindly bestow your active consideration and grace on the above issue without further delay, removing the grievance.

CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE:

In addition to the above submissions, we request that the Cadre of Stenographers be restructured with new nomenclature, which is already recommended by the VI CPC.  The duties of Stenographers  demands  change of nomenclature:-

a) Duties relating to Departmental Promotion Committees till the

     preparation of minutes of the DPC;

b) Maintenance of Confidential Reports of all the Officials ;

c)  Attending to Advisory Committee and other important Meetings attached to the respective

     department with follow up action regarding action proposed and collection of implementation       

     reports to be put up to the next meeting;

d)  Assisting in Departmental enquiries

     Assisting in Court/ CBI cases relating to administrative and other matters.

The Stenographers are actually working as the Assistants to the Sr. Executives in their respective Departments and shouldering half of  their  official burdens besides the routine nature of duties.  Hence, the nomenclature of Stenographers may kindly be changed as follows.

Existing Grades                   New Nomenclature sought for

 Steno Grade-II (Entry Grade)        Executive Assistant

 Private Secretary                         Executive Secretary

Sr.Private Secretary                     Sr.Executive   Secretary

PPS (now in CSS only)                   Prncipal Executive Secretary/Officer

CAICGSA on behalf of the Stenographers working in various Central Government Departments in Subordinate Services, most fervently pray to your good self  to favourably consider our legitimate demand and cause to issue orders effecting Central Secretariat parity  with effect from 01.1.2006 immediately and extend natural justice.

We shall be grateful for your affirmative response.

Thanking you immensely,

                                                                                         Yours faithfully,

                                                                            

                                                                                         (M. Harisuthan)
                                                                                              Secretary General,CAICGSA

 Kollam

23-3-2012