Respected Sir,
Sub: Service Rules & conditions – streamlining
of Service Rules on Scientific
Lines – Prescribing minimum Service
at all Levels of promotion –
Hon’ble Justice Dr A.K Rajan
Committee Recommendations – Anomaly
among Seniors &
Juniors after implementation of VI Pay Panel –
Streamlining of gap between PB 3 & PB4 from 1-1-2006 –
Regarding
Ref:
1) G.O.Ms.No234, Finance Department, dated 01-06-2009
2) G.O.Ms.No.24, P&AR Department,
dt. 17-02-2010
3) Govt of India Office Memo. No.AB.14017/27/2014-Estt.(RR)
dt. 20-1-2015
dt. 20-1-2015
4) Information received under RTI Act
(copies enclosed)
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With
due Respect, I present this Application for your kind consideration
& detailed scrutiny of existing
provisions of Service Rules to modify
them suitably to get equal opportunity &
systematic promotion to all working in
various Departments including Secretariat in the interest of “Natural Justice”
2.The
Govt. In the G.O. first cited have
issued orders implementing VI Pay Panel Committee’s recommendations from
1-1-2006. In the G.O. second cited, a Committee
on Administrative Reforms headed by Hon’ble
Justice Dr. A.K. Rajan recommended among others
that vide Sl. No.39 (para22.01) “Rules shall be modified prescribing minimum
service at all levels for promotions;
periodical promotion (like IAS cadre) may be given to all category” But the Government have opined then that “Regarding periodical promotion, the
existing system is working well and no modification is considered necessary”. But in reality it is not so even in Secretariat & in other
Departments as many less experienced got quicker promotion(s) than those who put in long service deprived
their due promotions for obvious reasons. The statements at page 3 will speak for themselves the
true picture of anomaly after the
implementation of VI Pay Commission.
3.
If the system of promotion is considered
scientifically based on qualification, Special Tests/Departmental Tests,
training prescribed, duties &
responsibilities attached to the post, requisite experience etc. also with due spirit of Recommendations made
by Dr. Rajan’s Committee this injustice could have been
averted thus giving fair chance to all equally.
It looks like windfall for many to get higher promotion, higher pay etc.
more specifically in State Service PB4 category
of posts which caused heart-burning among many Senior
Officers with long Service in PB3 category posts after the implementation of Vi Pay Panel
Report from 1-1-2006. This gap should be narrowed down between PB3 & PB4 category of State
Service posts from 1-1-2006 to give fair & equitable chance to all.
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4.
The promotional hierarchy varies (generalist category) from
department to department as a result of which several officers are forced to retire
with less promotion in whole of their career. On the other hand, their
counterparts from the common entry succeed in getting early promotions. A Welfare
Govt should ensure that every section of
officials and employees working in the government sector should have the
satisfaction of getting his or her due in time, both in terms of promotion as
well as in terms of pay benefits, without any real or perceived
discrimination. A
rough random analysis reveals that there
are anomalies between PB3 & PB4
posts. If we look at the Statement-1,
in Tamil Nadu Secretariat many individuals reached PB4 category of posts well
within a short span of time from PB3
cadre while those who have rendered 30 years plus service could not reach PB4 and retired only as Under Secretary or Dy. Secretary thus
depriving huge financial loss for no fault of theirs. It
will be further interesting to note that
an Officer in a State Service of Rural Development Department even reached
PB4 cadre post well within 8 years of Service & got fixed his Pay
at Rs.46,200/- while Regular Recruits
of IAS
Officers as shown in Statement-3 with the same length of service getting only
Rs.30,500/- This is unfair &
against “Natural Justice” In most cases, few State Service Officers put in long service in PB 3 category of posts
both in Secretariat & in other
departments could not reach PB 4 posts
and retire only in PB3 category thus
depriving heavy financial loss from
1-1-2006 due to revision of pay scales, may be due to flaw in non-fixing of minimum service etc. in the feeder post(s).
5.
In my own case with Post Graduate Qualifications passed many Special Tests,
undergone many training programmes,
received several commendatory certificates including Cash Awards etc. for Best
performance in my Official career put in
about 39 ½ years of outstanding Service (which
includes 2 years service in Secretariat, 33 years in supervisory capacities
including 21 years in State Service Posts in various capacities) retired only in PB 3 category post while some of the
individuals working under me two
categories below with less service got PB4 category.
6.
It is respectfully submitted that the greatness of Model Employer i.e.
Government lies only in its courage and ability to correct the flaw(s) in Service Rules conditions scientifically to all Departments including Secretariat and
regulate the disparities, relieve
heart-burning among Senior
Officers put in long service who
missed their due promotion
etc. in the interest of “Natural
Justice”. The Government should therefore review this
burning issue in the light of past
experience and also in line with guidelines issued by Govt. of India
vide reference third cited prescribing
minimum service, educational
qualifications & experience, tests to be passed & training to undergo etc. for promotion. This is brought to your kind notice in the
larger interests of affected senior Officers in State Service(s) posts working
in various Govt. Departments including Secretariat to reduce/adjust the gap between PB3 & PB4 category posts from 1-1-2006 scientifically as
followed by Govt. Of India. It’s
our hope that your personal intervention
& scrutiny will render justice to reduce the gap between PB3
& PB4 category of posts at-least notionally with effect from
1-1-2006 which will definitely relieve the heart-burning of Officers put in
long Service in PB3 category of posts deprived PB4 post(s) like other
colleagues who got earlier promotion(s)
Expecting your kind review to restore Justice equally to all.
Thank you Sir,
Yours faithfully,
Encl: as
above (including enclosures from pp.5 to 17)
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Statement-1 showing the
rough details of Officials of
Finance Secretariat,
date of initial appointment, subsequent
appointment/promotion, length of Service etc. to reach PB 4
(Xerox copies received under RTI Act enclosed)
Sl.
No.
(
in Estt. List as on
1-4-2002 shown in brackets against S.O.Post)
|
Name
of the Officer/Date of Birth
(Tvl)
|
Date
of first appt.
To
Govt. Service
|
Date
of appt. as Section Officer
|
Date
of promotion as Under Secretary &
Pay
fixed (pre-revised notional)
|
Date
of promotion as Dy. Secretary
&
Pay fixed
|
Date
of promotion as Jt./Addl. Secy.
&
Pay fixed
|
Approximate
Govt. Service & length service between Under /Dy. Secy, & Jt./Addl. Secy. PB4 in brackets
|
1
(12)
|
E.
Arumugam
03-09-1949
|
7-10-75
|
18-4-91
|
29-5-98
Rs.10,325
|
18.5.2006
26,820
+ GP 7600/-
|
Retd.
on
30-09-2007 without getting PB 4 scale
|
32
Years
( 9 years)
|
2
(30)
|
K.
Ramasamy
3-10.1950
|
14-9-79
|
24-9-91
|
20-1-2005
11,300/-
|
8-6-2006
|
37,400 + 8,800
20-10-2008 (Retd. On 31-10-2008)
|
29
years
(3 years ) acted only
10 days as Joint Secy. Cadre
|
3
(40)
|
A.P.Annadurai
26-8-1952
|
21-11-79
|
4-11-92
|
28-7-2005
10,630/-
|
29-12-2006
12,000/-
|
9-1-2009
41,150
+ GP 8,800/-
|
31
Years
(3 ½ years)
|
4
(131)
|
K.
Annadurai
17-3-1959
|
5-10-84
|
1-11-99
|
25-3-2008
20,500
+ GP 6,600/-
|
11-2-2009
22,210
+ GP 7,600/-
|
3-6-2010
37400
+ GP
8.800/-(21
yrs. Service) again promoted as Addl. Secy with Rs. 43,210 + 9500 GP on 3-7-2013 (24 years service)
|
21/24
years
(2 ½ years)
|
5
(144)
|
P.
Chelliah
13-4-1957
|
21-1-85
|
5-5-99
|
23-6-2008
20,550
+ GP 6,600/-
|
8-6-2009
22,210
+ GP 7,600/-
|
1-12-2010
37,400
+ GP 8,800/-
|
25
years
(2 ½ years)
|
Statement-2 showing the
rough details of Officials of Directorate of Rural Development,
date
of initial appointment, subsequent appointment/promotion, length of Service
etc.
(Xerox copies received under RTI Act
enclosed)
S. No.
|
Name of the Officer
(Tvl)
|
Date of appointment as Asst. Director – PB3
(Pre-revised notional)
|
Date of appointment as Jt. Director – PB3 (pre-revised notional)
|
Date of appointment as Addl. Director – PB4
(pre-revised notional)
Rs.37,400 + GP 8,800
|
Approximate service put in PB3 to reach PB4
|
Pay plus on appointment to PB 4 post
(s) Pay + GP
Rs.
|
1
|
K.
Ramamurthy
|
18-12-1989
|
04-05-1996
|
29-12-1997
|
8 years
|
46,200
|
2
|
K.
Rajamani
|
10-08-1994
|
30-03-1998
|
10-12-2007
|
13 years
|
46,200
|
3
|
P.
Ponniah
|
12-08-1994
|
27-03-1998
|
02-01-2009
|
15 years
|
46,200
|
Statement-3 showing the rough details of Officials of
directly recruited (RR) IAS Officers,
date
of initial appointment, subsequent appointment/promotion, length of Service
etc. to reach PB 4
(extract of civil IAS Civil List 2014
enclosed)
Sl. No.
In IAS Civil List 2014 (TN)
|
Name of the Officer
(Tvl)
|
Date of apptt. to IAS cadre
Rs.15,600 + GP Rs.5,400 (pre-revised
notional)
|
Length of Service
|
Pay + GP
As on 1st Jan.2014
Rs.
|
195
|
S.
Nagarajan
|
22-08-2005
|
8 years plus
|
30,550/-
|
196
|
Darez
Ahamed
|
22-08-2005
|
8 years plus
|
30,550/-
|
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A rough Comparative statement showing length of Service,
Pay fixed / received by
Officers in Secretariat &
other Department(s)
Sl. No.
|
Name of the Officer (Tvl.)
|
Total Government service
|
Total Service put in as Under
Secy / Dy. Secy
|
Total Pay + DA (excluding HRA
& CCA)
|
1
|
E. Arumugam (Sectt)
|
32 Years
|
9 years
|
Rs. 34,420
|
2
|
K. Ramasami (Sectt)
|
29 years
|
3 years
|
Rs. 46,200 +
|
3
|
A.P. Annadurai (Sectt)
|
31 years
|
3 ½ years
|
Rs .46,200 +
|
4
|
K. Annadurai (Sectt)
|
24 years
|
2 ½ years
|
Rs. 52,710 +
|
5
|
P. Chelliah (Sectt)
|
25 years
|
2 ½ years
|
Rs. 46,200 +
|
6
|
K. Ramamurthy (DRD)
|
8 years
|
1 ½ years
|
Rs. 46,200 +
|
7
|
K. Rajamani (DRD)
|
13 years
|
9 years
|
Rs. 46,200 +
|
8
|
P. Ponniah (DRD)
|
15 years
|
11 years
|
Rs. 46, 200 +
|
9
|
V. Loganathan
|
(39½ years-Gross Government
service) 33 years in Supervisory posts of which 21 years State Service posts in
the cadre of Dy. Collector & above
in PB3 in various capacities)
|
Rs. 34,150
|
|
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