NDGBGOA's Letter regartding JWMs problems of OFB

The New Association for JWMs of OFB started to take up the issues of JMSs .Association name is NATIONAL DEFENCE GROUP B GAZETTED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

To
The Chairman,
Ordnance Factory Board,                             Through-The General Manager/----------
10-A,S.K.Bose road,
Kolkatta.
 Sir

Sub: Earnest Pleas for reprisal of Grievances of “JUNIOR WORKS MANAGER”-Reg

          The Executive Committee of this Association directed the undersigned to request your kind intervention and necessary action for the following points at the earliest please.

              Ordnance Factory Board  on 04/02/2011 published the merger of the posts of AF (4358Group B Non Gazetted post) with JWM Technical  (2553 GroupB Gazetted posts) and FM NT/SH(653 Group B Non Gazetted posts) with JWM NT/ST(131 Group B Gazetted posts)  and declared all as Group B Gazetted  as JWM Tech/NT/Store (Total 7694 posts) .It is a matter of grave concerned that there are no directives for demarcation of duties to be performed by the 7694 JWM. It is relevant to mention that 5010 no’s of AF/FM/SH who were shop floor level supervisory cadre were merged with 2684 no’s of JWM of managerial cadre. As a result some JWM continue to function as Heads of Sections while the remaining, read those that became JWMs after the mergers continue to do what they did as Chargeman/AF/FM/SH. It is painful that even after more than a year of publishing the order of merger, there are no clear guidelines regarding duties and responsibility of JWM.

       This being so, JWM (Tech,NT,ST) who are continuing to  be detailed for shop floor level supervision like operation of plants/process buildings/workshop directly along with IES in three shifts and for clerical work in different offices  have not been granted the financial benefit of OTA, NDA, APLB and Festival advance like supervisory staff like CM,MCM,LDC,UDC,OS. If this is not injustice, then what is? After being termed as JWM from AF, CM and OS, the nature of work has not getting changed; on the contrary our responsibilities have only increased. This is after 30% to 40% of the emoluments were slashed in the form of termination of Overtime allowances and NDA without career prospects. Monthly/yearly income of JWM by means of salary and other allowances is very less compared to their subordinate employees. In every organization the pay packets for different cadres of employees are made according to their nature of work, responsibility, and accountability. It is intriguing to note that in Ordnance Factories, a JWM has to shoulder the higher responsibility that goes with a Gazetted post without the accompanying financial benefits which is an insult to the entire cadre. This is an unhealthy and unwelcome trend. Needless to mention that it is smeared all over with injustice and partisanship.                                                                    

                                                                 

           It is relevant to mention that till 4th Central Pay Commission (1994) erstwhile Foreman (now JWM) were granted basic pay was fixed higher than basic pay of a Direct Entry group A cadre. During that period a FM was bestowed with all financial benefits like OTA, NDA, BONUS and he worked wholeheartedly for the organization but the middle management which is the back bone of the organization was not granted the required financial benefits resulting in demoralization. The comparative studies of pay scales of erstwhile Foreman (now JWM) and AWM are furnished below.

Post	Pay Scale 2nd CPC	Pay Scale 3RDCPC	Pay Scale 4TH CPC	Pay Scale 5TH  CPC	Pay Band & Grade pay Allotted initially as per 6TH  CPC	Amended  later
Awm                     (Group A)	355-480	700-1600	2200-4000	8000-12000	15600-39100PB III with GP-5400	Nil
Foreman/          JWM	450-580	840-1600	2375-3500	7450-11500	9300-34800 PB II with GP-4600	Anomaly-Required To  be amended to PB  III

               

            It is pertinent to mention that in 5^th CPC JWMs (Group B Gazetted) were placed 7450-11500 in the pre-revised pay scale where as Matron and Hindi officers were placed 6500-10500 which was very lower as compared to JWM pay scale.  But latter the pay structure of Matron and Hindi officers was amended and placed in PB III at 5400 Grade Pay.  The comparative pay scales are furnished below for your reference.

Post	Pay Scale 2nd CPC	Pay Scale 3RDCPC	Pay Scale 4TH CPC	Pay Scale 5TH  CPC	Pay Band & Grade pay Allotted initially as per 6TH  CPC	Amended later
Matron	210-320	455-700	1640-2900	6500-10500	9300-34800 PBII with GP-4200	PB-III (15600-39100)
Hindi Officer	No post	No post	1640-2900	6500-10500	9300-34800 PBII with GP-4200	PB-III (15600-39100)
Foreman  /JWM	450-580	840-1600	2375-3500	7450-11500	9300-34800 PB II with GP-4600	Anomaly-Required To  be amended to PB  III

               

        As per above comparisons JWM should be placed with 5400 Grade Pay. It will be the real justice for the cadre and will boost up the morale of the middle management cadre which is the backbone of the organization.

                 

         It is relevant to mention that according to the 6th CPC recommendations there should be two levels of technical supervisory cadre among workshop staff. But it just has not happened and one JWM reports to another JWM (HOS) which is ridiculous. It is pathetic that there is no clear policy on hierarchy of posts to run an industrial establishment like Ordnance factories. To maintain the hierarchy in OFB the no of AWM posts may be increased and they may be posted as section heads in Ordnance Factories and on the brighter side prospects of promotion for JWM will enhance.

                                     

                                                

                   JWM/Tech has been classified as Group B Gazetted Ministerial, which is hard to understand given that JWM/Tech is the largest Technical cadre of engineering Officers (total-6911 post) in Ordnance Factory Board. This defies logic and shows lack of clarity in thought. Therefore this association requests your good office to remove the description ‘ministerial cadre’ in the new SRO which is being prepared by OFB for submission.

             It is only through imaginative measures that our Organization can attract talented youngsters to be a part of it and work for the betterment of our Nation.

       Therefore the Executive Committee of NDGBGO Association requests your kind intervention and necessary action on the following genuine demands at the earliest please.

1. Clear instruction on nature of work of JWM (whether Managerial or Supervisory).
2. Granting OTA, NDA, and BONUS to JWM cadre.
3. Removal of description MINISTERIAL CADRE from SRO of JWM
4. JWM should be placed at grade pay of 5400 in PB III.
5. Increase in AWM posts for maintaining hierarchy in OFB.
6. Time scale promotion of JWM.

         The NDGBGOA pleads for your kind intervention and favorable decision at the earliest failing which it may be reluctantly compelled to seek legal recourse.

Thanking you,

                                                                                                                    Yours faithfully,

                                                                                         

Copy to-  

1-HONOURABLE DEFENCE MINISTER                                                                               (SECRETARY)

2-The Secretary, Ministry of Defence ,                                                                   BRANCH

   Deptt. Of Defence Prodn & Supplies.

3-The Secretary,DOPT

3- Central Executive/OFBA

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