CUP OF JOY & PLATE OF SORROW

STUDY GROUP

DG (HRD) has constituted another committee on 04.07.14 authorizing to examine the acute stagnation in Group “B” Executive Grade and to analyze the various options to redress the problem. Apex body is happy with these developments without questioning the proprietary of making such type of efforts, except killing time in the past.  Lakhs of rupees and several working hours have been spent in the name of Cadre Review and Cadre Restructuring.  What they have reviewed can anybody dare to ask or represent to President of India or Prime Minister what is going on in this department where 85% of work force have no future whereas for handful of officers in Group ‘A’ are in better position day by day at their cost.

One will certainly feel cheated  when one reads the recent letter dated 14.07.2014 placed on CBEC Web site.

On 14^th July 2014, the CBEC authorities got fresh enlightenment (once again), and formed fresh committee to make analysis of various options to address the acute stagnation in the Group ‘B’ Cadre after getting the approval of Cadre restructuring. We, the Mumbai Association as Inspector since, 1989 onwards making rounds of correspondence and in our In house journal also at that time published several articles and also gave a write up of the problem since then several times to the Board, in all our correspondences.  The Administrative Reforms Committee, 1969 report was given on the basis of which the IRS is enjoying all the fruits but the cadre which was identified as stagnated in 1969 by the said Committee is even after 46 years problem is more aggravated and the stagnation has reached to its highest level without any solution.

In 1994, first time a study group on similar issue was formed and report given in 1997 when up-gradation was done this was brought to the knowledge of CBEC, again while in CR 2002, the issue was explain in depth, even to the Pay Commission this was brought to their notice.   Till date all the committee reports on this issue have been stacked in the cold storage and time and again same lolly pop is wagged before us.

In 2002, the terms of reference of CR was parity in promotion.  The same situation is prevalent till date. In 2002 CBEC issued several letters, formed group committees, now after doing everything, as per DGHRD reply to RTI application that CR delayed by 11 years.  For almost 3 years they held discussions with the stagnated cadre’s Associations about in-situ promotion after approving the CR, and now once again a fresh study Group.  What about the correspondence done so far?  What about the affidavit filed before court of law on this issue by the department? 

Normally, eagerness increases when the jingle sound of Cup/Bowl is heard which increases the appetite of expectation but when it is actually served on the platter, frustration anger creeps in, when nothing is actually served to even meet the least expected and we continue to move with empty plate before one committee to another committee, expecting miracle.