Delhi Administration Stenographers' Welfare Association (Regd.)C/o. DGEWF, Room No. 126, 1st Level, Delhi Secretariat,I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110002.E-mail: gnctdss_daswa@yahoo.com, gnctdss.daswa@gmail.com

GRIEVANCES OF STENOGRAPHERS WORKING IN GNCT OF DELHI FOR WHICH STENOGRAPHERS ARE SUFFERING A LOT DUE TO NON-ACTION BY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

Ref.:- No action has been taken in the matters with regard to grievances of Stenographers working in Government of NCT of Delhi despite our several representations, meetings and reminders thereto to the Secretary (Services) :


DASWA has been requesting time and again that the matter related to Stenographers may kindly be taken up separately (being separate cadre) in respect of the following on priority basis after implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission:-

1. It has been submitted that the O.M. No.F.No.1/1/2008-IC dated 13.11.2009 has been issued by the Deptt. of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India wherein all the PAs/Grade-II Stenographers working in various Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India have been granted grade pay of Rs. 4600/- in the pay band PB-2 w.e.f. 1.1.2006. Further, vide O.M. dated 16.11.2009, it has been specifically clarified that Assistants/Personal Assistants of CSS Cadre, Armed Forces Headquarter Service, Indian Foreign Service “B” and Railway Board Secretariat Service and their counterpart Stenographer Services will also be eligible to the Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- in the pay band PB-2 w.e.f. 1.1.2006. The said O.M. dated 16.11.2009 has already been implemented vide DOPT O.M. No. 5/16/2009-CS-II dated 23.12.2009. In this regard, it is submitted that Delhi Stenographers’ Services cadre has a historic parity with the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Services and all the allowances granted to the Stenographers in Central Govt. are also provided to the Stenographers working in Govt. of Delhi. Moreover, the recently framed Delhi Stenographers’ Services Rules, 2008 have also been drawn based on the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Services Rules. Most importantly, now, the Sixth Pay Commission in its report has removed all the anomalies at the level of Grade-II Stenographers working under GNCTD and CSSS Cadre of GOI by merging the pay scales of 5000-8000 and 5500-9000 with 6500-10500 (pre-revised). In view of the above facts, it has been requested that the grade pay of Rs. 4600/- as granted to the Stenographers in Govt. of India, may also be granted to the Stenographers alongwith required amendments in Service Rules/RRs in Govt. of Delhi on priority basis.

2. Further, it has been submitted that the O.M. No. AB.14017/61/ 2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.03.2009 has been issued by the Deptt. of Personnel & Training, Govt. of India which has also been endorsed to Government of NCT of Delhi and moreover it has also been further circulated by the Services Department to all the HODs of GNCTD for taking necessary action in this regard. This O.M. is in continuation of the different O.M.s issued by DoPT after implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission with regard to change in pay-structure, introduction of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACPS), change in date of increment, change in guidelines for formation of Departmental Promotion Committee, change in eligibility criteria for promotions, introduction of Annual Performance Appraisal Report instead of ACRs and such other service conditions etc. Vide above-said O.M., minimum qualifying service for promotion between various posts/Grades has also been reduced as per the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission and change in pay structure etc. For instance, in the case of Stenographers Cadre, for promotion from Grade-II (Grade Pay 4200) to Grade-I (Grade Pay 4800) the minimum qualifying service for promotion has been reduced from 8 years to 6 years. Due to inaction in the matter, presently, more than one hundred posts of Sr. P.A./Grade-I are lying vacant as there are no eligible candidates available for these posts, minimum qualifying service being 8 years (unchanged), due to which this cadre is facing undue stagnation in spite of having eligible candidates of having qualifying service of 6 years (as per new instructions). It has further been submitted that we have already made representation to the Secretary (Services) vide our representations dated 15.01.2010 and 11.02.2010 to Secretary (Services) and dated 10.03.2010 to the Hon’ble Chief Secretary by the Delhi Government Employees Welfare Federation, but nothing has been done as on date. It has been requested by DASWA several times that the necessary directions may kindly be passed for updation of Statutory Service Rules i.e. Government of NCT of Delhi Stenographers Service Rules by making amendments therein as per instructions of DoPT, to provide due service conditions to the Stenographers and also for functional requirement. And it has also been requested that we shall be highly grateful if updation in Statutory Service Rules/RRs are made timely as per guidelines of DoPT.

DESPITE SEVERAL EFFORTS NOTHING IS BEING DONE AND CONSIDERED AS ON DATE. Though a Committee has been formed under Chairmanship of the Hon'ble Chief Secretary on the issue of withdrawal of non-functional pay scale of 5400/- (pre-revised) of Grade-I (DASS)/Sr. P.A. and withdrawal of pay scale of 5500/- pre-revised of Grade-II (DASS) but the meetings of this Committee have been postponed till commencement of Common Wealth Games-2010. DASWA has already represented mentioning our grievances to the said Committee.

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(Vijay Sood) (Rakesh Sharma)
Vice President General Secretary