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National Federation
of Atomic Energy Employees
NFAEE
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC
ENERGY
Regn.No.17/9615
Recognised by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95
dated 13th June 2007
JCM Office, Brindavan, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094
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Ref. No: nfaee/15/48 27.02.2015
To
The Chairman
Atomic Energy Education Society
Anushaktinagar
Mumbai 400094
Sub:
Revision of Tuition Fee, PUVVN
with effect from
the Academic year 2015-2016
Sir,
A meeting of the office bearers of the unions,
associations and welfare associations of DAE employees stationed at Mumbai
& Tarapur was held on 26.02.2015 at the Seminar Hall, Nabhikiya Bhavan,
Anushaktinagar, Mumbai to discuss about subject mentioned above
The meeting discussed issues pertaining to the
hike in Fee as well as other issues related the Schools as well as the
educational activities.
A resolution adopted in the Meeting to bring the
issues to the notice of the AEES/DAE authorities and express the concern of the
employees. The resolution is self explanatory and hence no need of explanation.
The meeting was attended by the recognized unions and associations of the
employees of BARC, NPCIL, DCSEM, DPS, HWB, AEES, BARC Tarapur, TAPS Tarapur,
ARWA, SC & ST Association, Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samithi, etc.
We request you to take up the matters illustrated
in the resolution may be considered seriously and resolved at the earliest.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully,
(Jayaraj
KV)
Address for
Correspondence: Jayaraj. KV, Secretary General, NFAEE
PESS/UED; BARC, Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085
Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25596519; (Res): 022 – 25554179; (Mobile): 9869501189
RESOLUTION
The meeting of the employees’
representatives of DAE establishments’ stationed at Mumbai & Tarapur unanimously
resolved to urge the Chairman AEES to withdraw the proposed hike in the tuition
fee and PUVVN proposed from the academic year 2015 – 16 and to continue
the existing rate.
The Tuition Fee was introduced to all classes subsequent to the implementation
of Sixth CPC report. The Tuition
Fee was fixed at the rate of Rs. 500/-per month (PM) and PUVVN was
revised to Rs. 150/- PM for DAE wards which itself was exorbitant. The meeting
noted that request from the employees was not heard during that time and
arbitrarily continued the tuition fee at the higher rate for all these years.
Now the AEES has further increased
the Tuition Fee to Rs. 800/- PM
and PUVVN to Rs. 350/- PM. An increase of 60% in Tuition fee and 134% increase
in PUVVN at a stretch. By enhancing the fee irrationally, the parents has to
make payment about Rs14200 to the School and merely Rs3800 will be available
for paying Tax, and reimbursement of purchase of Test books, Note books, Two
sets of Uniforms, Winter Dresses, Shoes, etc.
The meeting further noted that the
withdrawals of 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) 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. In the other words the employees are taxed in the resources mobilization
process of AEES. As such as by this act the Department is not
gained any fund in exchequer and only transferring fund from one account to
another account in AEES.
The meeting found that the tuition fee for students of
Central School in Department of Space which also coming under the same ministry
varies, Nil, Rs. 200 and Rs. 400 for the classes upto 8th standard,
9th & 10th standard and for 11th & 12th
respectively. Whereas, VVN for the students of the classes from 1st
to 10th standard are Rs 160 and for 11th & 12th
standard are Rs 200 respectively.
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, and on printing, for organizing the School
Annual Day and various Zonal or All India AECS Events such as
Sports/Cultural/Orientation programmes etc., on repairs/maintenance and for
Purchase of Items of Library books, notice/display boards, items to replace on
buy-back basis, Consumables for labs and teaching aids, Materials and
consumables for sports, etc.
But the meeting observed that a huge
amount in 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 clear that
the entire funding shall be done by Department of Atomic Energy and thus the
meeting of the employees strongly noted here that Department and AEES violating
the rules framed and notified.
The meeting also observed that to
accommodate children under Right to Education in the first standard, the wards
of Non DAE employees who are enrolled in various schools under AEES in Pre –
Prep and who all are in now Prep may deny the admission in the first standard
because of want of seats which will become problem for getting admission in other
school in between.
In the light of above the meeting
held on 26th February 2015 unanimously resolve to urge the Chairman,
AEES:
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To withdraw the hike in Tuition fee
as well as in PUVVN immediately and continue the pre revised fee structure
·
To spend the amount in PUVVN
strictly as per the guidelines given in Annexure II of the “Authorized Expenditure of Heads under PUVVN”
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To
examine/audit the utilization of PUVVN has been done in the previous years.
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To ensure admission to the wards of
non DAE employees who all are admitted in Pre – Prep and now in Prep classes in
first standard.
(MCN Reddy)
President
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