CALL FROM THE JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE OF DAE EMPLOYEES:
Join in the movement to protest against the
HIKE IN TUITION FEE AND PUVVN IN AEES SCHOOLS UNDER DAE
06th
February 2015
Dear
Colleagues,
Those parents
whose wards are studying in the AEES Schools across the country may aware that
the School authority has increased the tuition
fee to Rs. 800/-pm and PUVVN to Rs. 350/-pm. A steep increase of 60% in
Tuition fee and 134% increase in PUVVN at a stretch. The authorities further stipulated dates for
paying the fees (without fine) as 13th April 2015.
You all are aware
that the Tuition Fee in AEES was
introduced to all classes subsequent to the implementation of Sixth CPC report.
The tuition fee was fixed at the rate
of Rs. 500/-pm and PUVVN was revised to Rs. 150/-pm for DAE wards which
itself was exorbitant. There was a strong protest against the hike, however due
to lack of support from parents the protest could not reached a threshold level
and the authorities did not heed to the protest and continued the tuition fee
at the higher rate for all these years.
By enhancing the
fees now irrationally, the parents has to make payment about Rs14200/- to the
School from the Children Education Allowance and merely Rs3800/- will be
available for reimbursement on purchase of Test books, Note books, Two sets of
Uniforms, Winter Dresses, Shoes, Shocks, etc in addition to the tax on the
reimbursement.
AEES further
decided to withdraw the Fee exemption to certain categories of students like single girl child/ girls’ students/ students belonging to SC/ST categories of
serving employees under the plea that Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) is
available from their Units. It is in contravention with the Policies and Rules
of Government of India and State Governments. Even if the Reimbursement of CEA
is availed by the above said employees the employees shall be additionally
burdened by the Income Tax on the Reimbursable amount @ of 30%/ 20%/ 10% as
applicable to the individuals.
It is pertinent to
note here that the tuition fee for students of Central School in Department of
Space (DOS) which also coming under the same ministry varies as well as
Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan (K
VS), there is no Tuition fee up to the classes 8th standard and
Tuition fee charged @ Rs. 200 for the 9th & 10th standard and
Rs. 400 for 11th & 12th standard students. Similarly Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi (VVN) for the
students of the classes from 1st to 10th standard are Rs
160 and for 11th & 12th standard is Rs 200 only in
DOS.
According
to the PUVVN guidelines the expenditure
from PUVVN shall be incurred ONLY under the “Authorized Expenditure of Heads under PUVVN” such as expenditure on participations of students in functions/competitive events,
distribution of prizes/cash awards to students, for organizing the School
Annual Day and various Zonal or All India AECS Events, etc. But a huge amount of PUVVN is diverted/ being utilized beyond the
scope of ‘Authorized Expenditure of
Heads under PUVVN’ in violation of the guidelines governing the PUVVN especially after September 2014 as
the Department asked to find out resources for running the school activities
which is violation of the Bye laws of the AEES. The Bye Laws of the AEES is
very clear that the entire funding shall be provided by Department of Atomic
Energy.
The National
Federation of Atomic Energy Employees (NFAEE) had convened a Seminar along with its affiliated unions and
associations as well as NPCIL Federation, Officers Associations, Aided
Institutions, Residents Associations (ARWA, MARWA, WSRWA) Sthaniya
Lokadhikar Samithi, etc on 26th February
2015 at the ‘NUB’ Seminar Hall of NPCIL. The issue was discussed in detail and
chalked out various action programmmes and formed a Joint Action
Committee.
This matter was taken up with the AEES
authorities and had a meeting with the Chairman AEES and other officials on 2nd
March 2015. In the meeting the authorities informed that the instruction was
given by DAE to raise the tuition fee as well as PUVVN and assured that the
matter will discuss in the Governing Council of the Society. The Governing
Council discussed the matter in its meeting held on 4th March 2015
and decided to refer the matter to DAE for advice with a specific request to
seek additional funds under Non plan account to meet the expenditure on payment
of salaries to ad-hoc/contract teachers and also for house –keeping contract
etc.
It is also learned
that DAE authorities directed the AEES to enhance the fees under the plea that
KVS is having higher rate of VVN at the same time they have suppressed/ignored
the fact that KVS doesn’t charge any Tuition fee up to 8th standard
and accordingly not directed the AEES to make the Tuition fee at par with KVS.
The NFAEE wrote
letter to the Chairman Atomic Energy Commission to intervene and to withhold
the decision of hike in Tuition Fee and PUVVN and sought an appointment to
discuss the matter. Further the staff side decided to take up the matter in the
69th DAE Departmental Council meeting under JCM scheduled to be held
on 9th April 2015 and submitted an agenda and asked the DAE
authorities to:
·
To
withdraw the hike in Tuition fee as well as in PUVVN immediately and continue
the pre revised fee structure.
·
To give
instruction to the AEES authorities to hold the collection of fee as per the
revised rate till a final decision is taken in the matter.
·
To spend
the amount in PUVVN strictly as per the guidelines given in Annexure II of the “Authorized Expenditure of Heads under PUVVN”
·
To
examine/audit the utilization of PUVVN has been done in the previous years.
Dear Colleagues,
The ‘DAE’ is repeatedly trying to walkout of
the responsibilities which it is supposed to fulfill, CHSS was one example now
they are attempting to dilute the Education facilities. If the other Central Ministries
can run their Schools without exorbitant rate of Fees (for example Kendirya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) which is under the
Ministry of Human Resource Development and Schools of DOS) then why not DAE? Hence
the intention behind the exorbitant hike in Fees rate is under Question mark??? Our collective
efforts/protests can only bring the results and arrest the onslaught on the
facilities which we are legitimately entitled. Hence we appeal to all the
parents not to make payment until a proper decision is arrived during
the negotiation with the DAE authorities and wait for the further direction from the Joint
Action Committee.
Thanking you,
Jayaraj KV
On Behalf of ‘Joint
Action Committee of DAE Employees’
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