Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
& Pensions
( Department of Personnel & Training )
……
New Delhi, the 27th August, 2002
Subject: Making effective use of JCM Scheme.
……
The undersigned is directed to say
that instructions have been issued from
time to time for making effective use of JCM Machinery.
Representations,
however, continue to be received, especially from the Staff Side, that the
meetings of JCM councils are not being held periodically by various Ministries/
Departments. In this connection
attention is also invited to this Department’s OM of even number dated
12.10.2001 issued in the light of observations in the 68th Report of
Department Related Parliamentary Committee of Home Affairs on Demands for Grant
( 2000-2001), recommending effective use of JCM mechanism and Board of
Arbitration for resolving the grievances of the Government staff. The Committee in its subsequent reports
have again emphasized the need to strengthen the JCM machinery.
It
may, therefore, be ensured that appropriate steps are taken for making timely
and effective use of the above fora.
2. Attention
is also invited to this Department’s OM No.3/12/94-JCA dated
28.4.1995, according to which JCM Councils in various Ministries/ Departments
were allowed to function on the basis of nominations as on 4.5.1995, till the
process of verification of membership was completed under the CCS (RSA) Rules,
1993 and the Councils were re-constituted.
It may be ensured that appropriate action is
taken expeditiously to re-constitute
the Councils, accordingly, if not already done.
3. The
Departments were also required to
constitute Ad-hoc Departmental Anomaly Committees in accordance with the
instructions contained in this
Department’s OM No.3/46/ 2000 -JCA dated
9.7.2001, in respect of Departments where no Departmental Councils were
in existence on the crucial date that is 4.5.1995 or where the Councils were
not re-constituted after completion of the process of recognition under the aforesaid
rules of 1993. Attention in this
connection is also invited to this Department’s OM No.2/13/98-JCA dated
24.5.2001 according to which the Departments were required to initiate the
process of re-verification of membership in respect of associations on
completion of initial period of
recognition for 2 years.
Action
in terms of the above OM’s needs to be expedited, in case action has not been
completed so far.
4. Guidelines for recognition of Federations of Service
Associations recognized under CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 have also been notified
vide this Departments OM No.2/14/98-JCA dated 3.7.2002. Suitable action in this regard also needs to
be completed early.
All
Ministries/Departments may accordingly review the above position comprehensively,
so as to ensure effective use of the JCM machinery in the
interest of employee-employer relations.
( VIDHU KASHYAP )
Director (JCA)
To
1. All Ministries/Departments of the
Government of India.
2. Secretary, Staff Side, National
Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.
3. All members of the National Council/
Departmental Council of Department of Personnel & Training.