Friday 27 January 2012
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Mass appeal from the Surveyors under various Departments, Govt. of West Bengal with a long standing Charter of demands.
At the out-set I beg your pardon for encroaching your so valuable time at this moment and at the same time approach your judicious authority to please lend us some moments for considering our appeal on a very vital matter that has caused a grievous action on us.
We the surveyors are engaged in predevelopment works in many departments under state govt., central govt., government undertaking organisations survey and expose of truth are similar in meaning; as a result we are to perform the initial land survey, preparation of land-map through instrumental observations. We are generating the abstract picture in the form of map/plan with various input / data from the field or from other sources. Similarly, from the pictures so prepared for predevelopment and post development can give us the magnitude of the actual development. Therefore, post survey should be mandatory to all development works to protect unwanted corruptions and drainage of public money. But the then Left Front Govt. was indifferent to this issue, to give privilege to the Sub-Assistant Engineer or Subordinate Engineering Service Association, the main pillar of State Core-ordination Committee.
Prior to the Left Front Govt., the first pay committee named Ghsosh-Kundu commission published their recommendation and Mr. K. K. Hazra , IAS Chairman ,1st Pay Commission , stated in Vol – III , Page No 1311 “ Sub- Assistant Engineer, Estimator are holder of LCE/ LME/ LEE diploma, and the other categories of Surveyors & Draftsman are also with technical qualification. Their work is of the same or similar in nature. There does not seem to be any justification for difference in pay scale.”
As a result , the pay scale of Surveyors, Draftsman & S. A. E were prescribed as Rs. 300-600/- and these cadre were within West Bengal Subordinate Engineering Service, notified in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary; January 25th 1971,page 313,314,338 etc.
But in the year 1977during the tenure of Left Front Govt. a contemptible order bearing Number.4175-F dated 04/04/1978 was issued stating that the S.A.Es are more important than Surveyors having better qualification of 3 years diploma in contrast with 2 years certificate of latter cadre and executing valuable jobs, though the syllabus of diploma Engineers and Surveyors show study period of 3500 hours and 3800 hours respectively, being vocational and non-vocational , approved by The Department of Technical Education and Training Govt. of West Bengal. This duplicable order is issued not only for the financial benefit of Rs. 50/- as special pay to the S.A.E.s but also a deep routed conspiracy of Sub Ordinate Engineer Association (SESA) by utilizing the platform of State Co-ordinate Committee through the blessings of Left Front Govt. and their conspiracy was fulfilled in the 2nd Pay Commission report in the year1981. Wherein the recommendation as started earlier and drove out the Surveyor cadre from Sub-ordinate Engineer Service and dumped on the common cadre and shorn of technical status and facilities thereof without observing self argued as “Surveyors are pure technical cadre” at supreme court against the case Deb Narayan Shyam & ors Vs State of West Bengal , final order passed by Hon’ble Supreme court on 01.12.2004 by Hon’ble Justice B. N. Aggarwal & Hon’ble Justice A. K. Mathur in C.A. number: 1180-1184 of 2002 where it also affirmed that the surveyors are the “Pure Technical Cadre”[INSC (2004) 727].
In the above episode there was a deep-rooted conspiracy of Subordinate Engineering Service Association to drive out Surveyors from Subordinate Engineering Service to capture the soul right of writing the “Measurement Book” as per rule 202, within chapter-7(works) Vol-1 of the West Bengal Finance Rule, where in it is mentioned “In recording detailed measurements, the following general instructions should be carefully observed – (a) Detailed measurements only by Executive, Asst. Executive, or Asst. Engineers or by Executive Subordinates in- charge of works to whom measurement books have been supplied for the purpose”.
Now Sir, getting no other way a group of surveyor appealed to the high court and even to the Supreme Court and the petitioners are only achieved the special pay of Rs. 50/- from the Government vide numerous judgments like C.R. no. 5942(W) of 1981, C.A. Nos. 1297-99 of 1986 [State of West Bengal & Ors Vs Anadi Ratan Das & Ors] and we requested the then Govt. to issue a general order in favor of surveyor restoration of “Technical Cadre” status and to draw the special pay of Rs. 50/- since its date of earlier effect . But the Left Front Govt. did not pay hid to our appeal.
Your honour, it is being pointed out and noted surprisingly that 20% of the total post of surveyors are going to be converted to Head Surveyors, only functional Promotion post of Surveyors, causing reduction of employment in 20% post of basic grade surveyors in term of memo no. 7672-F dated 03.10.2010. Where as in case of rest other cadre in many other departments under the Govt. of West Bengal, the promotional avenues are being created without reducing the basic grade feeder post.
Sir, keeping such discrimination in view under the same Govt., it should be our legitimate demand for creation of only promotional new post of Head Surveyor (functional) is equivalent to 20% of the total post of basic grade Surveyor without reducing number of basic grade surveyor.
Most of the basic grade senior Surveyors who are presently enjoying unrevised pay scale No. 12[PB-4 Rs.9000-40500 Grade Pay Rs.4400] through carrier advancement scheme and MCAS’2001. But then the Left Front Govt. issued a ridiculous order bearing Memo No. 7672-F dated 03.10.2010 wherein both the Head Surveyor Grade –1 were allowed the same unrevised scale no. 11(Rs. 4650-10175)[presently PB-3Rs.7100-37600 Grade Pay Rs. 4100] which was not only automatically govern in 16 years carrier advancement scheme under MCAS’01, but also one step down from the existing pay scale of senior most Surveyors.
Is not it an extreme humiliation to the Surveyors?
Recruitment to Govt. Departments and its under takings , Urban and Local Bodies of Surveyor with equal benefits and pay as that of Central Govt. Duties & Responsibilities of Surveyors in the State remaining same with that of their counterpart in Central Govt. Offices, the Surveyor of this state are being subjected to deprivation and discrimination since last 2nd pay Commission onward when their scale of pay was at scale No. 9 and their cry for higher fixation of pay at scale No. 12 remaining un-redressed even in 3rd, 4th and 5th Pay Commission of the State for no reason. That in the context we may invite to the facts that state Govt. of late formulated recruitment rules for surveyor where essential qualification includes technical studies as the case may be which is at par with their counter part in the Central Govt. That it may be submitted that in case the surveyors are allowed higher scale of pay it would not cause any cascading effect on others, and the Apex Court has also allowed prayer for equal pay with subordinate Engineering Cadre for equal works in many court cases.(Copy Enclosed).
Sir, you are well aware of the fact that all the development work, construction of road drainage system and even to meet up the boundary dispute in the rural Panchayet areas, the utility of Surveyors is limitless. In this respect, it is our suggestion to convert the present post of non qualified Amin to supernumerary post & provide the qualified surveyors to perform the said works.
The gradual upgradation of S.A.E./WBSLRS, Gr.-I from the level held with surveyors has been deliberately favoured subjecting the faith of the Surveyors to sheer neglect and injustice. The surveyors and the SAE/WBSLRS, Gr.-I though both are the offspring of the Govt. Employees, the later has been fed with milk and honey.
And they are lifted to scale No. 12 through the recommendation of the 4th pay commission after formation of 5th pay commission. Similarly after remaining the LAKGO as LASRO – II/Asst. L.A.O. in the year 1996 they were awarded the 6th next higher scale starting from the Pay Commission 1981- where as the other employees were not taken care of at all. The Surveyor Cadre has not been favoured neither with the financial benefits nor with proper promotional avenues, though it can be declared without any confusion that the surveyors are well equips with modern instruments. It was observed, that even in various departments, where authority concern introduced the modern instruments in their officer like D.L.R.S.; P.W.D., M.E.D. etc; there surveyors using ultra-modern equipment correctly with proper accuracy, as they know the proper measuring science from their basic academic carrier, whereas the Sub Assistant Engineer (S.A.E.)/WBSLRS Gr.-I are performing similar nature of job in their sphere, since their date of appointment. They have no scope for the application of modern technology except unlawful interfering in the job of Surveyors to protect their Cadre.
Considering such shameful favourism of Pay Commissions to a particular cadre to raised a question against impartiality.
Under the circumstances, we are seeking your kind justice against the issues as pointed out to eradicate the unlawful discriminations and negligence towards the surveyors since last three decades.
Thanking You
Sincerely Yours
ASINJIT SARKAR
[General Secretary]
FORUM OF SURVEY ENGINEERS & TECHNOLOGISTS,W.B;
Phone: 9804280162, Mail ID: fosetwb@gmail.com
Sincerely Yours
ASINJIT SARKAR
[General Secretary]
FORUM OF SURVEY ENGINEERS & TECHNOLOGISTS,W.B;
Phone: 9804280162, Mail ID: fosetwb@gmail.com
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