AKASHVANI &.

DOORDARSHAN
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ASSOCIA'nON
(RECOGNISED)
ZONAL COUNCIL
CHAIRMAN:

SECRETARY:

AJAY KATARIA

PAWANKUMAR

MOBILE: 9717072572
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The Hon'ble Chairman.

(Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, by name)
Committee on Petitions,
Parliamentary Standing Committees.
Lok Sabha,
Government of India,
New Delhi - 110001.

Sub. :

It is a humble petition of Sh. Ajay kataria, Zonal Chairman &

Sh. R.N .Meena, Member of Akashvani & Doordarshan
Administrative Staff Association of Delhi Zone.

Sir,
The petitioners are working as Administrative Staff in Prasar
Bharati and belongs to the Akashvani & Doordarshan Administrative
Staff Association i.e. ADASA.
Sir, the Prasar Bharati had promulgated on 15/05/1997 appointed day
was 23/11/1997 under the Prasar Bharati Act,1990 and then the
Akashvani & Doordarshan have been converted as PSU in the Name of
Prasar Bharati under control of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
Sir, since then, the Min. of I & B has started
a vital role for
,
implementing the 'divide & rule' policy among the staff of Prasar
Bharati by allowing aNon-government Pay scale which is higher than
the prescribed Government Pay Scale to a section of Employees those
who are common cadres (like helper, Technician, Sr. Technician, Jr.
Engineer,
Asstt. Engineer etc.) in other various Government
Departments through-out India only on that ground that they were called
agitation programme (this has clearly reflected in the order of
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upgradation dtd.25/02/1999). (Annex.-A)

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Through the above, the Ministry of I & B has constituted an

example in the world that, out of Prasar Bharati, not a single Department
either Government or PSU in the world is exist, where utilizing the
'divide & rule' policy by introducing two quite different standard of
wages among the staffs which are running concomitantly in different
names from the fund of Government of India i.e. One is in the name of
Prasar Bharati and another is in the name of Government Pay Scale.
This matter generating the feeling that the Min. of I & B treated us as
Second Class Employees inspite of our the best contribution towards the
service. Further this disparity has created severe strain between the
Employees who are enjoying the benefit of Higher Pay Scale and the
Administrative Employees those are continuously depriving. Resulting
which, it is demoralizing the faith and it is not in the good interest of the
Organization as well as for the Country.
To protest the above ideology of Ministry of I & B, the
Administrative Staffs had go through various agitation programmes
(including Fast unto death), Correspondences and Physical approach.
But sorry to inform that the Ministry of I & B did not come across even
after their written assurance.
After placing several merits in this regard before the Min. of I & B, the
Min. of I & B had approach this matter before the GOM. Accordingly,
the GOM had decided to constitute a Co~mittee of Joint Secretary
(COJS) constituting of Joint Secretaries belonging to Ministry of I & B,
DOP&T, Finance and Law to consider the issue of Wages
discrimination arising out of the upgraded Pay Scale granted to certain
categories.
Here, interesting matter is that the COJS (Annex.-B) had
admitted that the grantation of higher Pay Scale was allowed to One
Section illogically because they have Common Categories and strongly
recommended to withdraw the Higher Pay Scale over and above the
recommendation of Central Pay Commission.

But, it is also fact that the recommendation of the COJS is unpresidented because, the above discrimination always can be removed
by extending the benefits to the deprived only.
As such, even after submission of the above recommendation before the
Ex. GOM on 2011, the GOM had kept pending the matter without any
decision till it dissolved on formation of New Government.
As a result, the Administrative Staff still depriving whereas the
above beneficial sections are still enjoying the Higher Pay Scale from
the Government fund without any factual merit as per prescribed Rules
& Regulation of Government of India.
Here is the another fact which should be disclose before you
that,' to deprive the administrative staffs of Prasar Bharati, the Ministry
of I & B was issued a notification in the year 1994 for changing
designation of CG-II & CG-I. The above notification had issued only to
treat Administrative Cadre as common cadre for depriving forcefully
and this has reflected in the clarification of DO, AIR, New Delhi that,
there is no record available in office under which it can be treated that
such changing of designation of Administrative Staffs has been done
with a merit. More worthy of note that the re-designated Employees are
still governed by all criteria of CG-II & CG-I even after completion of
21 (Twenty-One) years of re-designation. Copy of the clarification
acquired by the Citizen of India through RTI is enclosed for ready
reference. (Annex .C)
Secondly, the Ministry of I & B through Prasar Bharati is
allowing Higher Pay Scale to the Employees those who are holding the
post of Administrative Wing on deputation basis than the regular
Employees of Government of India.
Sir, it is obligatory to state that as the Prasar Bharati Pay Scale had been
extended to certain Common Cadres not as Government Employees
per se but as an incentive to opt for being employees of Prasar

Bharati (this has clearly reflected in file Noting of Ministry of Law and

Justice,

Department of Legal Affairs vide FTS No. 1982/2014/B

(Annex-D),
then the question is not factual that under what
circumstances the above incentive is still away from Administrative
Staffs

(!)

Notwithstanding to mention here that the Ministry of I & B is still

extending the retrospective effect of Prasar Bharati Pay Scale to other
Cadres through F. No.5601311012015-BAP dtd.25/0812015 (Annex-E)
on the ground that they had knock the Door of the respective Courts.
Here, regret to state that only the financially strong end can able to
accumulate their legitimate right through Court and these compelling
activities of the Department's end also incurred a huge amount from the
Government fund certainly which is not in the interest of the Country
and this is also admitted by the various Courts that, any legitimate right
cannot be set aside from the Citizen on that ground that they have not
approach for it before the Hon'ble Court.
Sir, as blockage of work is not a healthy ideology, so, under these
circumstances where petitioners have exhausted all other proper option
available to them rather to appeal and urge that the Hon'ble Committee
mayi)

Either, ask to the Ministry of I & B to follow the recommendation

of COJS immediately that is on record as per procedure and
restrict the Higher benefits by recovering the same.
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Or, ask to the Ministry of I & B to extend the same benefits to the
Administrative Staffs of Prasar Bharati immediately without
further delay under the norms of Justice and equality .

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As, this is the last opportunity,

so, the petitioners

will ever

remain grateful to you and also pray that they may be offered an
opportunity for presenting their case personally before t
Hon'ble
Com

ittee distinctly.

ADASA Delhi

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Copy to:Sh. J.S. Mathur, Special Secretary, Min ofI&B,Shastry

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