Cadre Restructure in OFB : Cadre review in OFB : Sanction strength : Residency Period : Various proposal for Store Keepers in Ordnance Factories

Cadre Restructure in OFB : Cadre review in OFB : Sanction strength : Residency Period : Various proposal for Store Keepers in Ordnance Factories.

The OFB Orders below…

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD
10-A, SHAHEED KHUDIRAM BOSE ROAD
KOLKATA – 700001

Sub: Cadre restructuring of Store Keeping Staff in Ordnance Factories Organisation.

After the implementation of the VI^th CPC by the Govt. of India, there is a growing demand from staff side to review the Cadre of Store Keeping Staff in the Ordnance Factories Organisation.

2. Accordingly the issue has been examined with the following terms of reference.

I) To examine the stagnation profile of existing Supervisor(Stores) and Store Keepers.
ii) To examine any other issues related to the career progression brought out by the Indian Ordnance Factories Non-Technical Supervisory Staff Association.
iii) To suggest a viable cadre structure proposed in the Non-Tech. (Stores) discipline for the Supervisors (Stores) and Store Keeper.

3. Consequent upon the implementation of the 6th CPC the cadre structure of Store Keeping Staff in the OF. Organisation is as follows :-

Name of the Post	Pay Band and Grade Pay	Sanction Strength	Residency period post 6th CPC
Store Keeper	PB-1 G.P. Rs.1900	1076	Nil being a DR Post
Supervisor(Stores)	PB-1 G.P. Rs.2400	827	8 Years
Chargeman (Stores)	PB-1 G.P. Rs.4200	725	10 Years
JWM (Stores)	PB-1 G.P. Rs.4600	317	5 Years

4. There is acute stagnation in the Store Keeping cadre. For promotion from Storekeeper to Chargeman (Stores) the residency period required is 18 years. About 394 employees are stagnating far from date of holding Store Keeper post. Relatively, stagnation amongst Supv(NT/S) is much more as compared to stagnation amongst Store Keepers. In Store Keeper post 9 years is 69 and for Supv. the said no. is 165. One of the main reasons for stagnation is reduction in the sanction strength of Chargeman (S) due to abolition of Posts during ADRP.

5. Also, the Cadre review of stores stream has not been undertaken for a long time. There is considerable stagnation at the level of Supv.(NT/S) as stated earlier. For Supv.(NT/S) with a strength of 827 posts there are about 363 promotional posts of CIM(S), which is another main reason for acute stagnation.

6. After implementation of the recommendation of the 5th CPC different intergrade ratios were prescribed for Technical and Non-Technical Supervisory Staff in the Ordnance Factories Organisation vide M of D letter No.44(1)/2002/III/D(Fy-ll) dt. 01.10.2002 (copy enclosed). For Non-Technical Supervisory Staff the ratio for JWM & CJM works out 30:70, where as for Technical Supervisory Staff i.e. JWM(T) and C/M(T) the ratio is 40:60, which also puts non-technical staff in a disadvantageous position as far as career prospects are concerned.

7. Considering all the above facts; the revised stature is proposed to be as follows.

Post	Proposed Strength	Proposed Ratio
JWM (Stores)	417	14
Chargeman (Stores)	894	30
Supervisor (Stores)	834	28
Stores Keeper	834	28

 

8. The financial implications of the cadre restructuring is as follows.

Grade	PB & G.P. in Rs.	Mid point of the PB Plus G.P. in Rs.	Present Sanction Strength	Proposed Sanction Strength	No. of posts proposed to be created or surrendered	Financial implication per month
Store Keeper	PB-1, 5,200-20,200 G.P.1900/-	14600	1076	834	(-) 242	(-) 242 x 14600 = (-) 3533200
Supervisor (S)	PB-1, 5,200-20,200 G.P.2400/-	15100	827	834	(+)7	(+)7 x 15100 = (+) 105700
Chargeman (S)	PB-2, 9,300-34,800 G.P.4200/-	26250	725	894	(+)169	(+) 169 x 26250 = (+) 4436250
JWM (S)	PB-2, 9,300-34,800 G.P.4600/-	26650	317	417	(+)100	(+) 100 x 26650 = (+) 2665000
Total :-			2945	2979	(+)34	(+) 100 x 26650 = (+) 3673750

The financial implication per annum works out to Rs. 3673750 × 12=Rs.44085000/-. For matching saving, it is proposed to surrender 254 posts of Labourer in the pay band-i, Rs. 5,200- 20,200/- and G.P. Rs. 1800/-, (financial implication per annum for 254 posts of Labourer = 14500 x 254 x 12 = Rs. 44196000). This will result in savings of Rs. 111000/- per annum.

9. Ministry of Defence is requested to kindly approve the above proposal for cadre restructuring of Store Keeping Staff.

(A.K.DAS)
JOINT DIRECTOR/NI
FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL, ORDNANCE FACTORIES

Source: INDWF