The third meeting of the National Anomaly Committee (NAC) was held on 271h March 2010 in Conference Room No.119, North Block, New Delhi und...
The third meeting of the National Anomaly Committee (NAC) was held on 271h March 2010 in Conference Room No.119, North Block, New Delhi
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F. NO. 11 1212008-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
(JCA Section)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
(JCA Section)
North Block. New Delhi
Dated the 21st April, 2011
Dated the 21st April, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The undersigned is directed to forward a copy of the minutes of the Third Meeting of the National Anomaly Committee held on 15'h February 201 1 in Room No. 119, North Block. New Delhi
Dinesh Kapila
Director
To
All members of the National Anomaly Committee as per list attached Copy for information to:
1) Sr. PPS to Secretary (P)
2) PS to JS(E)
3) secretary, staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C,
4) General Secretary, AIRF,
4 State Entry Road
5) General Secretary, NFIR, 3,
Copy also to:
NIC, DOPT with the request to upload the minutes on the website.
Download the DoPT Circular
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Special Agenda Item- Pay of the Drivers in the Department of Posts.
The backdrop of this agenda item was presented to the Committee. The associations representing drivers and artisans in the Department of Posts had approached the I-Ion’ble Central Administrative Tribunal at Madras contending that their cadre was placed at the minimum of the pay scale equivalent that of Postal Assistants in 1st CPC, 2nd CPC and 3rd CPC. Their argument was that in the 4th CPC they were given the minimum of Rs.950-1500 whereas the Postal Assistants cadre was given Rs.975-1660. While implementing the 5th Pay Commission recommendations, they were placed in the scale of Rs.3050-4590 whereas Postal Assistants were given the scale of Rs,4000-6000 and further stated that there was a genuine anomaly while fixing the scale of Drivers. They also represented that the Postman cadre, which was always kept below their pay scale, was given a jump and equated with their scale by the 5 Pay Commission recommendations. However, the Original Application was dismissed by Hon’ble CAT observing that no sufficient material has been placed before them to recoid a specific finding as to whether there had been arbitrary, discriminatory and hostile discrimination made to the applicants in granting the pay scale. In no circumstances, the case of the Postal Assistants could be treated at par with Drivers.
Aggrieved by the CAT order, the Association further filed Writ Petition No.21367/2004 in the Hon’ble High Court at Madras Hon’ble High Court, Madras disposed of the petition stating that, ‘we consider it appropriate to set aside the order under challenge and dispose of the Writ petition with a direction to the respondents to refer the matter to the Anomaly Committee for its consideration and passing appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of rece;pt of a copy of this order and if necessary, to afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners
Accordingly, as per the directions of the Hon’ble High Court. this matter has been included as one of the agenda items of NAC and has therefore been taken up for discussion in this meeting.
The Staff Side felt the NAC was not the appropriate forum to discuss the issue since as per the negotiation mechanism under NAC. the Committee was not mandated to pass orders on judgments pronounced by the Courts. The Official Side stated that Drivers belong to a common category of employees to whom pay scales were granted as per the recommendations of the 6th CPC. Accordingly, the Department of Posts was called upon to present the facts on these lines before the Hon’ble Court.
by .....
All India Association of Postal Driver and Artisans
Mail Motor Service,
Dindigul 624001, Tamilnadu
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