Copy of Representation
submitted to Tamil Nadu 7th
Pay Panel:
V. Loganathan, M.A., D.B.A.,
“Ishwarya”
8/10, Suresh Nagar,
Selaiyur, Chennai – 600 073
Member:
Fifth Pillar
Dated the 31st May,
2017
To
The Additional Chief
Secretary to Government (By Name cove
7th Pay Panel
Official Committee (w.e.)
Finance Department
Secretariat, Fort St. George
Chennai – 600 009.
Respected Sir
Sub: PUBLIC
SERVICES – A comprehensive Scientific approach needed in Promotion
Prescribing minimum Service at all Levels
of promotion –
Hon’ble Justice Dr A.K Rajan
Committee’s Recommendations – Anomaly
among
Seniors & Juniors after implementation of VI Pay Panel –
Streamlining of promotion Policy to start with State Service Posts - Suggested
Ref: My letter dated 5th August, 2015
addressed to Government on the issue
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With due
Respect, I present this Application for your kind consideration
& detailed scrutiny of existing
provisions of Service Rules now replaced by Act to re-modify them suitably to get equal opportunity fixing minimum service,
based on qualification, training & systematic promotion to all working in various Departments including
Secretariat as recommended by Hon’ble
Justice Dr. A.K. Rajan’s Committee on Administrative Reforms to relieve the
heart-burning of Senior Officers in State Service Posts notionally with effect
from 1-1-2006
2..Dr. A.K. Rajan Committee’s Recommendation on Promotion
should be implemented in its true spirit:- The Govt. In the G.O.Ms.No.234, Finance, dt. 1-9-2009
have issued orders implementing VI Pay
Panel Committee’s recommendations from 1-1-2006. The 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 qualified, experienced got quicker promotion(s) than those who put in long service deprived
their due promotions for obvious reasons. On scrutiny, in one case, an individual appointed in Rural
Development Department Group-! got PB 4 promotion in
just 8 years whereas RR IAS Officers have to wait roughly about 15 years. The
statements at page 3 will speak for
themselves the true picture of anomaly
after the implementation of VI Pay Commission.
3. Group-1 recruit got PB4 cadre promotion 7 years
earlier than IAS (RR) Regular Recruits:- It will be
shocking to note that an Officer in a State Service of Rural Development
Department reached promotion to PB4 cadre post well within 8 years of Service & got fixed his Pay at Rs.46,200/-(notional) while Regular Recruits of IAS
Officers as shown in Statement-3 with the same length of service getting only
about Rs.30,500/- (Notional) 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 particularly in Tamil Nadu State may be due to
flaw in non-fixing of minimum service etc. in the feeder post(s).
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4. Promotional Hierarchy:- 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 in Tamil Nadu State, (In GOI the
difference is much less as they have prescribed minimum service, Tests etc. in
each category to get promotion) 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 Section Officer, Under Secretary or Dy.
Secretary thus depriving huge financial loss for no fault of theirs. A thorough
in-depth study needed between Dy. Secretary, Joint Secretary & Additional
Secretary Posts (Non-IAS) notionally from 1-1-2006.
5. Promotion based on qualification to relieve
heart-burning among Senior Officers:- 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 Expert Committee headed by Dr. Rajan 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 streamlined, narrowed
down between PB3 & PB4 category of
State Service posts from 1-1-2006 to give fair & equitable chance to all.
6. In my own case selected by
TNPSC on merit in the year 1971 passed many Special Tests, undergone many training programmes, received several
commendatory certificates including Cash Awards possessing Post Graduate
Qualifications etc. for Best performance in my Official career augmented crores
of resources to Govt. exchequer on my personal efforts put in about 39 ½ years of
outstanding Service (includes 2
years service in Secretariat, 33 years
in supervisory capacities
including more than 21 years in State
Service Posts in various capacities)
retired only in PB 3 category while some of the individuals working under
me two, three categories below with less length of service,
less basic educational qualifications got PB4 category within thirty years or
twenty five of Service. It’s therefore suggested those who were
promoted from PB3 category posts to Joint Secretary, Director, Additional
Secretary (Non-IAS) from 1-1-2006 should
be reviewed based on the particulars
already obtained by Govt. vide letter
No.55891/Pay Cell/2015-1, dt. 5-10-2015.
7. 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 (now replaced by Act) 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 (copy enclosed) 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 among Senior Officers put in long Service in PB3 category of
posts deprived PB4 post(s) like other colleagues who got earlier promotion(s)
Thank you Sir,
Yours
faithfully,
Encl: as
above
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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
service put in PB3 to reach PB4
|
|
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
|
Not reached PB 4 (excluding
PB2 service)
|
|
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)
|
3 years (excluding PB2 service)
|
|
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/-
|
3 ½ years (excluding
PB2 service)
|
|
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)
|
2 ½ years (excluding
PB2 service)
|
|
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/-
|
2 ½ years (excluding
PB2 service)
|
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
|
Notional Pay in
PB 4
Rs.
|
Approxinate length of service to reach PB4
|
|
1
|
K. Ramamurthy
|
18-12-1989
|
04-05-1996
|
29-12-1997
|
46,200 GP
|
8 years
|
|
2
|
K.
Rajamani
|
10-08-1994
|
30-03-1998
|
10-12-2007
|
-do-
|
13 years
|
|
3
|
P.
Ponniah
|
12-08-1994
|
27-03-1998
|
02-01-2009
|
-do-
|
15 years
|
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 2016 (TN)
|
Name of the Officer (Year of appointment)
(Tvl)
|
Date of apptt. to IAS cadre
Rs.15,600 + GP Rs.5,400 (pre-revised
notional)
|
Pay plus GP as on
08-08-2015
Rs.
|
Approximate Length of Service to reach PB 4
|
|
114
|
Brajendra Navnit
(1999)
|
20-09-1999
|
47,990
+GP
|
16 years
|
|
119
|
G. Prakash (2000)
|
04-09-200
|
44,720 + GP
|
13 years
|
RANDOM ROUGH ABSTRACT
Length of Service put in by Officers of
different Department
to reach PB4 (as per VI Pay Commission in
Tamil Nadu)
|
Department
|
Name of
the Officer (Tvl)
|
Approximate
Length of service put in PB3 to reach PB4
|
|
Regular
Recruit of IAS
|
Brajendra Navnit
(1999)
|
15/16
years
|
|
Rural
Development
|
K.
Ramamurthy
|
8
years
|
|
-do-
|
K.
Rajamani
|
13
Years
|
|
-do-
|
P.
Ponniah
|
15
Years
|
|
Secretariat
|
K.
Annadurai
|
2
½ years (excluding PB 2 service)
|
|
-do-
|
E.
Arumugam
|
Not reached PB4
|
|
-do-
|
K.
Ramasami
|
3
years (excluding PB 2 service)
|
|
-do-
|
P.
Chelliah
|
2
½ years (excluding PB 2 service)
|
