NC Staff Side JCM writes to Cabinet Secretary to convene
a meeting of National Council JCM
The procrastinated discussions in the National Anomaly
Committee did not proceed to settle any tangible anomaly item. Even after
reaching agreement, the government has refused to issue orders on some issues.
This apart, the demands raised by the Staff Side for grant of Interim Relief
and Merger of DA with Pay have been refused by the government.
National Council Staff Side Secretary JCM writes to
Cabinet Secretary to organize a JCM meeting. Reproduction of the letter is
given below for your information…
Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary
National Council (Staff Side)
Joint Consultative Machinery
for Central Government Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001
E-Mail : nc.jcm.np@gmail.com
No.NC/JCM/2014 Dated:
December 16, 2014
The Cabinet Secretary,
(Government of India),
Cabinet Secretariat,
Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Functioning of Joint Consultative Machinery
Since assuming charge of Secretary (Staff Side), National
Council (JCM), I have repeatedly demanded to convene a meeting of the National
Council (JCM). It is, however, regretful to point out that, despite all out
efforts made by me and requesting you in person to hold the meeting, no meeting
of the NC/JCM has been convened till date.
It may be appreciated the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM)
at the National level, conceived as an effective Negotiating Forum, has
virtually become defunct as no meeting of this forum has been held during the
last four years, with the result that, a number of major grievances of the
Central Government employees continue to remain unresolved, because of which
they are badly agitated.
The procrastinated discussions in the National Anomaly
Committee did not proceed to settle any tangible anomaly item. Even after
reaching agreement, the government has refused to issue orders on some issues.
This apart, the demands raised by the Staff Side for grant of Interim Relief
and Merger of DA with Pay have been refused by the government. One of the vital
segments of the Central Government Employees, i.e. Grameen Dak Sewaks of the
Postal Department, are kept outside the ambit of the 7th CPC. Unilateral
decisions were taken to induct FDI in the Railways, Privatize the Railway and
Defence Production Units; closure of the Printing Presses, Publication and
Stationery Departments; contractorise the medical store functions; corporatize
the Postal Organization and outsource various governmental functions.
Under these circumstances, all the constituents of the
National Council (JCM)(Staff Side) had to hold a “National Convention” on 11th
December, 2014 in New Delhi, wherein after detailed deliberations and taking
stock of the situation, a detailed programme of struggle has been chalked-out.
In case there is no positive response from the Official Side, it will
ultimately lead to indefinite strike.
A copy of the Declaration of the above-mentioned
Convention is enclosed herewith, which is self explanatory. We do fervently
hope that negotiation is possible even at this late stage and would therefore
urge upon you to take concrete steps in that direction. We also hope that you
will be able to appreciate that any decision of the government which affects
the job security of the employees adversely need to be discussed and agreement
reached at the JCM Forum.
I would, therefore, request you to personally intervene
in the matter, being the Chairman of the National Council (JCM), so as to avoid
serious unrest and disturbance to industrial peace in the Central Government
Services and hold discussions with the Staff Side, NC/JCM on these vital issues
at your earliest.
sd/-
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Encl: As above
Copy to: All Constituents of National Council (JCM), for
information.
