Technicians - 6th ( VI ) Central Pay Commission Report

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Demands

7.36.60 The present cadre of Technicians is as under:-

 

ESM (Electrical Signal Maintainers)

MSM (Mechanical Signal Maintainers)

TCM/WM (Telecommunication Maintainer/Wireless Maintainer)

7.36.61 It has been stated that technical staff with more rigorous duties are promoted to the scale Rs.4000-6000 whereas clerks are promoted to scale Rs.4500-7000. In the clerical cadre, there is only one scale between scale Rs.3050-4590 and Rs.5000-8000 whereas in the technician’s cadre there are two scales which further slow down their promotions to the scale Rs.5000-8000. It has, accordingly, been demanded that the pay scale of Rs.4000-6000 may be removed from the hierarchical structure of this grade.

7.36.62  A contention has been made that technical staff work for 6 days a week consisting of 44 hours of duty and have only 12 gazetted holidays. They work in the open and are posted to small towns and remote areas with inadequate facilities. Accordingly, 25% higher pay has been demanded in their case.

7.36.63  Technicians have promotional avenues only upto Master Craftsmen (MCM) in the scale of Rs.5000-8000. Only 15% of technicians are able to reach Junior Engineer (JE) grade while ministerial staff have avenue upto the grade of Rs.7450-11500. It has, accordingly, been demanded that cadres of technicians and JEs may be merged.

7.36.64  A new higher grade of Head Technicians/Senior MCM above the scale of Rs.5000-8000 has also been demanded.

7.36.65  Merger of various categories has been demanded with a view to open up the promotional channels and to ensure a better pay scale for some categories.

7.36.66  Hazardous and Risk duty allowance to all artisans staff has been demanded. All technicians who work with tools and with oil and lubricants are sought to be given risk allowance. Hazardous duty allowance/risk allowance to staff working in diesel and electric loco shed, track maintenance, open lines depots and yards, paint shops, forge and smith shops, electroplating shops in workshops and production units at the rate of Rs.1500 per month has been demanded.

7.36.67  It has been stated that Electrical traction staff have to work under high voltage continuously and are exposed to electromagnetic radiation, power lines, overhead equipment which leads to work related diseases. It has been demanded that they should be paid Occupational Risk Allowance with periodical health monitoring and risk insurance scheme. On the ground that train lighting staff is exposed to electrical shock, which leads to health disorders, risk allowance at the rate of 20% of basic pay has been demanded in their case.

7.36.68  Allowances like technical magazine allowance, uniform and washing allowance along with uniform and protective garments have also been demanded for artisan staff.

7.36.69  Demand has been made for introduction of 40 hours week in workshops sheds and open lines and to bring employees working there under the provisions of Factories Act.

 Analysis

7.36.69  Technicians are aggrieved that although they have the equivalent qualification and initial pay scale as that of clerical staff, they have to work 6 days a week, have longer working hours, unhygienic working conditions and face greater risk. Their next grade is Rs.4000-6000 as against clerical staff whose next grade is Rs.4500-7000 and their avenue of promotion terminates in the scale of Rs.5000-8000 while the clerical category can go up Rs.7450-11500. The Fifth CPC had considered the demand of the Federations for merger of the two highly skilled grades and had recommended a single upgraded scale but later the two scales in highly skilled were restored. The grade of MCM was upgraded to the scale of Rs.5000-8000.

Recommendations

7.36.69  The Commission has separately considered the category of artisan staff as one of the common categories. The recommendations made therein shall equally apply to artisan staff in Ministry of Railways. No separate recommendations are, therefore, being made regarding pay structure of these categories in this chapter. Insofar as grant of risk allowance/hazardous allowance etc. is concerned, the administrative Ministry may extend proper insurance cover to the categories whose job profile is considered to carry continuous risk inherent in the prescribed duties. In consonance with the uniform policy, a separate risk allowance can not be extended to any of the categories of Government employees.

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