All India MES Admin Cadre & Ministerial Staff Association has represented to Prime Minister/Defence Minister/Secretary DoPT regarding upgradation of grade of LDC & UDC in Administrative Branch. The text of letter is reproduced below (First on Central Government Employee News & Tools) :-
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS
AIMESAC&MSA/____/2014
12-Mar 2014
To
Prime Minister/Defence Minister/Secretary DoPT
SUB: UPGRADATION OF GRADE PAY OF LDC & UDC IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Respected Sir,
1. The All India MES Admire Cadre & Ministerial
Staff Association avails this opportunity to convey your honour its
best complements and warmest regards while putting the following
anomalies in pay of LDCs and UDCs in VI Pay Commission for your
favourable consideration please -
(a) Sixth Pay Commission has denied and appropriate pay structure not
provided to the LDCs & UDCs serving in offices of Govt of India in
the light of raised academic and technical qualification &
responsibilities assigned to them. Clerks are responsible for smooth
functioning of offices but they are given simple replacement GPs in VI
pay commission. In fact the GP granted to the post of LDC is Rs. 1900
which is just Rs 100 more than MTS staff i e Rs 1800/-. The pay
commission has recommended the merger of various Op 'D' posts &
upgraded their GPs from Rs. 1400/- to Rs 1800/- & also given them
additional benefit of 3 MACPs to the merged posts On the other hand LDC
under MACP would get Rs. 2000/-, Rs 2400/-, & Rs. 2800/-
(b) Over the years, the scales of pay of various posts below the ministerial
post at the lowest rank (Viz. LDC) as well as posts at higher levels
have been upgraded from time to time. However, the scale of pay of the
post of LDC has not been revised since 01.07.1959 while minimum
educational qualification for the post of LDCs has been increased to
10+2 from Matriculation. The job profile of LDCs nas undergone
significant changes after introduction of Information Technologies and
modernization in Govt Offices In the wake of Govt's plan of office
automation, e-tendering, e-procurement and e-governance the workload
& strain on LDC has already grown up but inspite of above the Grade
Pay of LDCs is only Rs. 100/- more than, that of MTS Staff.
(c) Duties assigned to the LDCs are as follows -
(i) Carry out routine office work e.g receipt and dispatch of incoming
and outgoing correspondence Filing in cases, linking of references.
writing simple routing notes and drafts, maintain library and registers, carry out amendments to regulations and orders, maintain construction accounts. Type neatly and accurately at 35 words per minutes.
WHEREAS IN PRACTICE, LDCs PERFORM FOLLOWING DUTIES -
(i) Pay, Income Tax, Budget, NPS, MIS. Monthly Expenditure Statements, Reconciliation etc.
(ii) Store & Purchase.
(iv) Establishment Section — Where Service Records, Leave, Promotion/ACP/MACP, Posting/Transfer. APARs, Seniority Lists are dealt.
(iv) Various Bills, RTI, Court Cases, Audit Pares
(v) In addition to discharge of above duties LDCs are also engaged in disbursement of Cash & Maintenance of related registers, Cheque books postage stamps, dispatch & diary, loans & advances typing & maintenance of library, indexing of records & files.
(d) The pay scales
of other categories which were equal to the pay of LDC during 3rd, 4th
and 5th CPC had been revised and they have been placed at GP higher than
of LDCs. Pay scales of some categories which had same grade pay in Vth
Pay Commission and whose Grade Pay have been increased in VI Pay
Commission are given below for your perusal.-
| Sr. No. | Post | Pay Scale in V CPC |
Revised Pay Scale in VI CPC |
Corresponding Pay Band & Grade Pay | Para No of the report
| |
| 1 | Assistant Class-II in Calcutta Mint | 3050-4590 | 4500-7000 | PB-1 | 2800 | 7.15.8 |
| 2. | Constable in CPMFs | 3050-4590 | 3200-4900 | PB-1 | 2000 | 7.19.35 |
| 3. | Constable in CBI | 3050-4590 | 3200-4900 | PB-1 | 2000 | 7.32.18 |
| 4. | Postman in Dept of Post | 3050-4590 | 3200-4900 | PB-1 | 2000 | 7.6.17 |
| 5. | Mail Guard in Railway | 3050-4590 | 3200-4900 | PB-1 | 2000 | 7.6.17 |
| 6. | Navik | 3050-4590 | 3200-4900 | PB-1 | 2000 | 7.10.26 |
(iv) Postal Assistant in Deptt of Posts have same minimum qualification and typing speed requirement i.e. 10+2 and 35 wpm but have Grade Pay of Rs. 2400/-.
(ii) SSC
conducts Combined 10+2 Level Examination and places LOCs and Data Entry
Operators in various Ministries and Deptts on the basis of their Merit
List. Where Data Entry Operators are given Grade Pay Rs 24001-, the
LDCs are given Rs. 1900/- only. Such difference in Grade Pay is
unjustified as the minimum qualification for both the above two posts is
the same i.e 10+2. It is pertinent to mention here that LDC has more
work to do by linking and correlating the case with various policies
where Data Entry Operators have just to type the data.
(e) Civilians in Defence Establishments work with their counterparts of Armed Forces
and are working shoulder to shoulder in piece field areas and high
altitudes areas including Car Nicobar and Leh etc. Hence, the equal
rank/status personnel should be provided equal pay scales and grade pay The details of difference in pay scales and grade pay of equal rank/status personnel of Civilian and Army Clerks are mentioned below:-
| Srl No. | Rank | Revised Pay Scale | Grade Pay |
| 1. | LDC (Civ) | 5200-20200 | 1900 |
| 2. | Eqv Naik (Army) | 5200-20200 | 2400 |
| 3 | Havildar (Army) | 5200-20200 | 2800 |
(f) Considering
this issue of financial injustice to LDCs, various State Govts/UT Gouts
have already revised and hiked the pay of LDCs and UDCs in their states
Copies of following notifications for up-gradation of pay scales are enclosed for your consideration please -
(i) Notification for Revision of Pay by Punjab Administration
(ii) Notification for Revision of Pay by Kerala Govt
(iii) Notification for Revision of Pay by Rajasthan Govt.
(iv) Notification of HP Govt for revision of pay of Clerks.
(g) This
is for your information that this issue of Up-gradation of Pay of LDCs
and UDCs has been identified as an anomaly by DoP&T and under
consideration in National Anomaly Committee and the issue has been
ignored by successive pay commissions which is against the natural
justice of equal pay for equal work.
(h) With
the current level of inflation it is becoming very difficult for LDCs to
sustain a dignified life in such a low salary which is against the
Right to Live granted to every citizen by the constitution of India.
2 In view
of the above I request your honour to please take up this case with
appropriate authorities to bring justice to the deprived & low paid
but highly responsible employees of Govt of India by increasing the
Grade Pay of LDCs from Rs 1900 to Rs. 2400 and that of UDCs from Rs.
2400 to Rs. 4200
Thanking you
Yours faithfully,
(TD Pandey) Gen Secretary
1st Page of letter to PM
1st Page of letter to Def Min
1st Page of letter to Secretary, DoPT
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Courtesy: http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/2014/03/ldc-udc-issue-has-now-been-become.html
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