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Thursday, October 11, 2018

SNEA LETTER ON OUR PAYFIXATION ISSUE DTD 10/10/2018





No: SNEA/CHQ/DIR(HR)/2015-18/103                Dated 10th October, 2018.
To
Smt Sujata T Ray,                                                        
Director (HR), BSNL Board,
New Delhi.
Sub: Fixation of pay under FR22(1)(a)(1) and its  consequential  benefit on pay revision to the officiating JTOs reg:
Ref:   1. No.3-8/2010-Estt-IV(Pt) dated 18th Sept. 2018.
2. No. 3-32/2013/Estt-IV dated 22nd December, 2015.
Respected Madam,
Your kind attention is requested to the following fact on the above subject.
The Screening test qualified TTAs after completing JTO Phase I training were posted as officiating JTO’s since 2003. Pay of this officials were initially fixed at JTO pay scale of 9850-250-14500 (E1A) as per FR 22(1)(a)(1) without the restriction of FR 35 by some of the Circles. Later on, instruction was issued for fixation of pay on their promotion under FR 35 pay restriction. This instruction under FR 35 was challenged by the Association and the matter was under the consideration of various court for more than 10 years. The admissibility of FR22(1)(a)(1) in pay fixation of screening test  qualified JTO phase I training completed officiating JTOs was  considered by various  Hon. CATs, Hon. HIGH COURT of KERALA and finally by Hon. SUPREME COURT. All the Judicial forums has ordered to fix the pay of these officiating JTOs as FR 22(1)(a)(1) without the restriction of FR35. As per the final two judgments from Hon. Supreme Court dated 20.07.2018 in SLP No.19274/18, 19271/18 & 19310/18 and order dated 30.07.2018 in SLP No.19304/18, BSNL decided to extend this benefit of pay fixation under FR 22(1)(a)(1) to all the officiating JTOs since the date of promotion as officiating JTOs as per letter under reference 1 above.  Accordingly, though it is directed to fix the pay on promotion under FR 22(1)(a)(1), it is  also   directed to  revise the pay in terms of 2nd PRC in accordance with instruction issued as per letter no. 3-8/2010/Pers-IV dated 01.01.2014 and letter no.3-32/2013/Estt-IV dated 22.12.2015 (Letter under ref.2).
As per the letter no.3-32/2013/Estt-IV dated 22.12.2015, it is instructed that at the time of revision of pay, it is to be done with respect to the substantive grade of the official. This will result huge pay loss to the official.  In fact while BSNL has decided to extent the benefit of pay fixation on officiating promotion under FR22(1)(a)(1) in the pay scale 9850-14500 in one hand, it has decided to revise the pay in accordance with 2nd PRC in the TTA cadre  which will defeat the spirit of Hon. Supreme Court  order which  has upheld  the eligibility of officiating JTOs to get their  pay  fixed as in case of regular JTOs. This will resultantly take way the eligibility of officiating JTOs for JTO pay scale which was upheld by the Hon. Supreme Court. So far different method of pay fixation was followed on promotion on officiating basis and on regular basis for JTOs which was found illegal by Hon. Supreme Court. But now BSNL has decided to follow different yardstick in pay revision in case of officiating JTOs and regular JTOs.
In this connection the following facts are brought to your kind consideration for extending the benefits of pay  revision to these JTOs with respect to the pay to which they were eligible and ordered to be  drawn  by Hon. Supreme Court  in the pre-revised pay scale of 9850-250-14500 .
1. At the time of issuing the order dated 22.12.2015 the applicability of FR 22(1)(a)(1) for officiating JTOs was under challenge and according to BSNL it was subjected to the outcome of court cases. It is presumed that accordingly BSNL has instructed to revise the pay of officiating JTOs with effect from 01.01.2007 in their TTA pay scale. The pay in the TTA pay scale is much less than the pay that they were drawing against the post in which they are actually officiating. While the basic pay in TTA cadre of an officiating JTO was Rs.8300/-, the basic pay drawn by him in the JTO pay scale was Rs.10,100/ as on 01.01.2007. If the pay is revised on 01.01.2007 with respect to TTA pay it will be at 8300*1.688*1.3 is Rs.18220/-(Actual) and 8300*1.782*1.3 is Rs.19230/-(Notional). Since the official is working as a JTO since 2006 and drawing a Basic pay Rs.10,100/ in the pay scale of 9850-14500 he would have eligible for revision of pay with effect from 01.01.2007 with respect to the Basic pay of Rs.10,100/- which he was drawing as on 31.12.2006. The pay revised with respect to the basic pay he was actually drawing would be 10100*1.688*1.3=Rs.22170/-(Actual) and 10100*1.782*1.3=Rs.23400/-(Notional). From this it can be seen that the official will be at a loss of Rs.3950/-(Actual) and Rs.4170/-(Notional) on account of this wrong method of pay revision. This is clear case of discrimination and injustice to the officiating JTOs.
2. The pay of a Regular JTO who  was in service prior to 01.01.2007 and drawing a Basic pay of Rs.9850/- was granted the benefit of pay revision and fixed at Rs.21620/-(68.8%) and Rs.22820/-(78.2%). According to the order dated 22.12.2015 the pay of a JTO (officiating) who was actually working prior to 01.01.2007 in the pre revised scale of Rs.9850-250-14500 at basic pay Rs.10100/- is revised at Rs.19230. Thus a JTO who was drawing higher pay(Rs.10,100/-)than a JTO who was drawing less pay prior to the revision will be getting less pay than a JTO at lower pay consequent on pay revision. This is an anomaly on account of implementation of pay revision which is not envisaged under any rule.
3. Pay commissions are constituted for examining the need for the revision on account of change in average cost of price index (ACPI) and other allied matters under consideration with respect to the pay of an official drawing in a pay scale.  The revision of pay is ordered with respect to the pay scale and pay of the incumbent in the pre revised scale. It has nothing to do with the nature of incumbent, holding the post. Then only the justice and purpose of pay revision will be fulfilled. In the orders issued by DPE OM No.2 (70)08-DPC (WC) dated 26.11.2008 and DOT order No.61-01/2009-SU dated 27th Feb, 2009 and further endorsed by BSNL by order no.1-50/2008-PAT(BSNL) dated 05th March, 2009, the pay revision is ordered with respect to the pre revised scale. Accordingly the benefit of pay revision is eligible for all officials working in such pay scales.
4. It is also brought to your kind notice that Non-Executives placed in the Executive pay scale were also granted the benefit of pay revision with respect to the Executive pay scale and pay drawn by them in spite of the fact they continue to perform the duties of Non-Executives as  clarification issued  vide 1-11/2009-PAT (BSNL) dated 31.03.2009.
5. It is also brought to your kind consideration to the fact that though the BSNL management decided to regularize all screening test qualified Phase I trained officiating JTOs, the necessary amendment to the recruitment rule was badly delayed up to 2015. This has necessitated the prolonged officiating of these officers for more than 10 years and resultantly these officers has lost their valuable service as JTOs for their further carrier advancement. As they have already lost their service weightage, in spite of their functioning as JTOs the reduction in pay if implemented in accordance with the order dated 22.12.2015 will result double jeopardy for none of their fault.
6. In some Circles like West Bengal, the pay revision on 01.01.2007 for one section of officiating JTOs are done on the JTO pay scale of 9850-200-14500 whereas for the officiating JTOs who are members of SNEA, the pay revision is done in the substantive pay scale of TTA. This is a clear discrimination. All the officiating JTOs pay revision as on 01.01.2007 should be done on the JTO pay scale of 9850-200-14500 as done for others.
Considering all the above facts it is requested to issue instruction for revision of pay as on 01.01.2007 for the officiating JTOs with respect to the basic pay they were drawing in the pay scale of 9850-14500. It is brought to your kind notice that already these officials were denied their eligible right for pay fixation to which they were eligible for more than 10 years and dragged to legal proceedings resulting huge financial loss to the officials and to the Company BSNL also. A favourable decision on this matter may be taken at the earliest so as to end this controversy and pay loss suffered by these section of officers for last more than 10 years and to avoid further litigation.
With regards,

(Sebastin. K)
Copy to: Shri Saurabh Tyagi, Sr GM(Estt), BSNLCO for information and n/a please.


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