Minutes of the 1st meeting of the
Pay Commission Committee (PCC) held in the Conference Room with the
representatives of the Federations and Associations at 11.00 hours on
26.02.2014.
List of those
present in the meeting is annexed.
1. At the outset,
Smt. Arti C.Srivastava Member – Secretary extended a warm welcome to all the
invites. Member-Secretary further informed that a Pay Commission Cell (PCC) had
been constituted under the chairmanship of Shri.Aidtya Mishra Sr.DDG/CP at OFB
Hqrs to initiate deliberations and invite suggestions from all the
stakeholders. Three preliminary meetings of the PCC have already been held. The
meeting with the representatives of the Federations and Associations has been
convened, as a part of the series of the meetings proposed to be held with all
stakeholders to formulate views on various issues. A portal has also been
launched on the OFB COMMENT to seek views of the officers, staff and employees
on matters concerning 7th Pay commission and the General Mangers/Head of the
Units have also been required vide Letter dated 14.02.2014 from the Chairman,
PCC to have wide-ranging consultations in this regard and communicate their
views and recommendations in the matter.
2. The Chairman of
PCC, Terms of Reference ToR of the 7th Pay Commission are yet to be framed.
However, at this stage, it is desirable if we pro-actively initiate all
preparatory actions and crystallize our views and recommendations so that the
same could be collated and compiled in the form of a comprehensive presentation
before the pay commission at the appropriate time. Particularly, views are
being sought on the methodology to the followed by the PCC, issues to be
projected before the 7th Pay Commission and the areas/material/data to justify
special considerations to the OF organisation vis-a-vis other
organisations/cadres. In this connection, Chairman, PCC highlighted that issue
relating to anomalies arising for the organisation, uniqueness about OFB, best
practices in manufacturing sector, structural and policy limitations of the
current system and the emerging ethos in line with other organisation could be
deliberated. Therefore, Chairman, PCC invited representatives of the
Federations and Associations to share their views in the matter.
3. From the views
offered by the representatives of the Federations/Associations, it emerged that
detailed proposals can be prepared only after the Terms of Reference (ToR) of
the 7th CPC are finalised. The representatives of each Federation/Association
however briefly raised the issues which would merit detailed
consideration/deliberations at a later stage. Also based on the experience of
the previous pay commission, it was proposed that :
1. it should be
impressed upon the 7th CPC that the Ordnance Factories Organisation as an
Industry has a different role to play and that its working is different from
other Central Government Deptts. with employees working under hazardous
conditions and hard stations.
2. All Cadre
review proposals to be finalised immediately.
3. Anomalies
arising out of the 6th Pay commission be settled.
4. Categories
found to be not adequately taken care of in the 6th Pay commission be given
thrust.
5. Recast skills,
functions, roles of employees and pay structure to bring parity among various
categories.
6. Outstanding of activities to be discouraged.
6. Outstanding of activities to be discouraged.
7. OFB to take
lead in interacting with 7th CPC as done on earlier occasions.
4. After detailed
discussions, it emerged that pending finalisation of the Terms of Reference of
the 7th pay commission by the Government, certain issues summarised below, were
required to be addressed and the views concretised to establish a platform for
formulating clear and effective recommendations on various issues :
i. Early
finalisation of all cadre review proposals – Action by DDG of the respective
Cadre Controlling Authority Division
ii. Settlement of
anomalies arising out 6th Pay commission – DDG/Admin, DDG/G&DDG/IR (for ii,
iii and iv and v)
iii. Examine
issues which have resulted in litigations
iv. Policy issues
which require immediate consideration
v. Strengthening
of the PPC Cell at OFB Hqrs.
5. The meeting
ended with thanks to the Chair.
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(Smt. Arti C.Srivastava)
Member Secretary
(Smt. Arti C.Srivastava)
Member Secretary
Minutes of the First meeting of the Pay Commission Committee of OFB
Source : INDWF
