Ref.:.AINVSA/CEC/2011/62 Date: 01/08/2011
To
The Minister of HRD
Ministry for HRD, Govt. of India
Sastri Bhavan,
New Delhi
Sub: Submission of Strike Notice to Govt. of India & NVS – Indefinite Hunger Strike will be started at Delhi on 5th September (Teacher’s Day), Non co operation and Boycott Strike
Respected Sir,
As the new academic year commences you can be once again proud of our hard work and commitment for having produced the best academic result in the previous year and held the reputation of NVS very high.
But you will also accept that the health status of JNV staff who have been toiling hard over the years has deteriorated terribly. Many have left us forever in grief .Many have contracted illness causing huge financial burden to their families. Yet NVS authorities have not opened their eyes to us.
NVS has not shown any concern to our demands yet. In the case of implementation of CCS Pension scheme under rule 1972 and other Genuine demands. NVS has cheated 18,000 staff and their families. Today we have no other option but to resume our protest activities with renewed spirit, vigor and confidence. In the previous year AINVSA had made several attempts through Ministers and MPs to press our demands. But NVS continues to behave as our enemies. Their reluctance to implement staff welfare schemes is quite appalling.
In this connection, AINVSA made extensive discussions with Principals, Teachers and non-teaching staff all over India regarding beginning of protest activities during the academic year 2011-12.We have received highly positive and enthusiastic support from all.
As per the resolutions taken at the Central Executive Committee meeting of All India Navodaya Vidyalayas Staff Association, we would like to bring to your kind notice that the following grievances of the staff of NVS have not been resolved as yet in spite of our repeated requests. Hence we implore your good self to take up these grievances for early redressal in our favour.
Hence AINVSA will launch a Hunger Strike in New Delhi from September 5(Teacher’s Day). National Leaders of AINVSA will participate in the Strike. Let it be a great beginning with all your blessings and support.
It is our genuine expectation that NVS/Central Govt. call AINVSA leaders for a meaningful & just solution to the long pending demands, failing which NVS staff under the leadership of AINVSA would take up an indefinite Hunger Strike starting from 5th September 2011 at New Delhi. Before the Hunger Strike, NVS staff would also start a Non co operative movement the details of which are discussed in detail below.
Our Major demands
1. Implementation of CCS Pension Scheme rule 1972 for all NVS Employees: The entire staff community is greatly aggrieved at the fact that there has been no positive sign with regard to the implementation of GPF Pension Scheme rule 1972 for those who joined before 1.1.2004.
2. Sanction of 10% Special Allowance to non-teaching staff: 10% special allowance, which is now given only to the Teaching staff may be given to all the employees of the NVS.
3. Recognition of AINVSA: To declare the recognition of AINVSA, though we have submitted near 8000 nos. of membership within the stipulated time before NVS. Take disciplinary action against the officials those who worked against giving the recognition of AINVSA.
4. Scrap Master On Duty system: The purpose of MOD has become redundant as there are two administrators, Principal and Vice Principal in each Vidyalaya to look after the functioning of the School. For all other administrative management, various committees such as M&R Committee, CCA Committee, Purchase Committee, Mess Committee, etc. are constituted with teaching staff as its members and that the system functions smoothly and effectively. Therefore, it is requested that MOD duty system may henceforth be scrapped.
5. Enhancement of House Master/Associate House Master’s Allowance: As we have requested earlier kindly take necessary steps to enhance HM/AHM Allowances as Rs.5000/- and Rs.2500/- respectively.
6. Appointment of permanent Wardens and Matron: Since the teaching staff is already overburdened with academic and co-curricular activities, kindly take necessary steps towards appointment of four permanent wardens for boys’ hostels and make the post of two matrons permanent.
7. NVS doesn’t have any power to freeze the CCL up to 30/9/11: It is strongly felt that NVS is neglecting the rules and regulations of Govt. of India. For example- NVS has frozen the rules of the CCL and NVS Hyderabad Region has issued directions to the Principals not to sanction CCL up to 30th September 2011. It is brought your kind attention that NVS doesn’t have any power to freeze the Order of the Govt. of India. Necessary action may be initiated against those officials whose directions are an over reach to the GOI orders.
8. Follow the CBSE Norms: Implementation of CCE in NVS is very unrealistic & still evaluate children based on marks. Sprit of CCE is to be understood & to be implemented strictly as per CBSE guidelines. Follow the CBSE Norms for the implementation of CCE and extend training to all the teachers to implement CCE. It may be noted that, many schools have earmarked afternoon and evening supervised study for CCE activity. This has greatly stressed the teachers as well as students. Burdening children with a lot of written work in the name of CCE assessment is to be looked into seriously. It is better that the NVS authorities who implement CCE in the Vidyalayas do it after a thorough understanding of the same.
9. Higher salary: Navodaya Vidyalaya employees are forced to work more than 18 hours per day. So implement higher pay scale not less than double salary to Navodaya Vidyalaya staff.
10. Transparent transfer policy: To Develop & implement proper, transparent transfer policy to all the categories of employees of NVS yearly. Transfer must be on the basis of seniority. It is strongly felt that there is no need for a North east transfer policy. If only NVS make all initial appointments only for north east and other hard difficult stations, the need to transfer staff at a later stage when their family commitments are huge and the staff’s health state is not sound would reduce to a large extent. However, AINVSA supports 3 year tenure to North east and hard & difficult stations to all its staff once in their service. Moreover all such staff who are posted to North east and hard & difficult stations must be transferred to their choice place with all transfer benefits. It is also felt that all staff should get a chance to work for a tenure of at least three years at their home district once in their service.
11. Publish the rank & Promotion: To declare and publish the rank list of different promotion tests conducted by NVS for different posts. Appointment on promotion basis from the rank list should be made transparent. The publication of rank lists will ward off the doubts among the minds of the candidates.75% of all the posts should be filled by appointing departmental candidates. Direct recruitment may be restricted to 25% wherever possible.
12. Senior grade & selection grade: Take steps to grant senior grade & selection grade to the different categories of employees immediately after the completion of service as per the rule of Govt. of India. Also fix 8 years of service for senior grade and 16 years of service for selection grade respectively. No staff should be denied of their legitimate due of Grade for non completion of 21 days training.
13. Reintroduction of EL: As per the Govt. orders half pay leave has been reintroduced for the teaching staff of NVS. It should be in addition of E.L. and not replacement. So E.L may again be reintroduced along with H.P.L.
14. ACP/Senior Scale: Even after completion of 12 Years regular service before the implementation of 6th Pay Commission and 10 Year service after implementation of 6th Pay Commission several employees have not been given ACP/Senior scale. Further those who received senior scale have not received their arrears as yet. It is also brought to your kind notice that teachers who get the senior scale do not get financial benefit as in the case of ACP Scheme. Hence similar benefits may be allowed to teaching staff also so that they too get the notional increment.
15. Rectification of pay anomalies: Pay anomalies of staff remain unresolved. Since anomalies are considered subject wise within the region it is our request that such restrictions may be avoided so that the pay scales of all PGTs/TGTs may be considered for comparison for the purpose of rectification.
16. Building of Head quarter: Take steps to construct Building of Head quarter in the 4 Acre acquired land in Noida. Avoid corruption in connection with the rents for the present building. It may be viewed seriously against those officials who are responsible for construction work as to why permanent building for NVS, H.O has not been constructed all these years and necessary action may be initiated at the earliest in this regard.
17. Centralized purchase. The system of centralized purchasing of Computers, Uniform Clothes, Library Books, bags etc. should be stopped. The things purchased through this system are not of good quality. To stop the corruption, stop the practice of centralized purchasing.
18. Enhance Mess Fund: It is everybody’s knowledge that the prices of all food materials are very high. Even the allotted funds are not sufficient to meet the food requirements of the students. So the present system of meeting the salary of casual workers from the fund of children should be stopped. NVS has to sanction fund to give salary to the temporary workers in the mess. The fund allotted to the children should be enhanced to Rs. 2500 per month.
19. Wages, PF and Medical Allowance to mess workers temporary casual Labors: The mess workers and other temporary casual workers doing full time work may be provided with the service benefits recognized by different state governments such as Minimum Wages, PF and Medical Allowance .Take immediate steps for the direct recruitment of permanent workers in the Mess & Garden.
20. Higher Post (PGTs) & Optional Course: Higher study option may be given to subjects like Regional Language Art, Music Work experience and PET; Optional courses may be started at least in one Vidyalaya in each state.
21. Navodaya Homes: Open Navodaya Homes in each state and protect the poor Navodaya retired employees in such homes.
22. Discussion with service organizations: The introduction of academic reforms and any important policy matters should be made transparent. For that in the beginning of every academic year hold consultations with the representatives of service organizations. The employees have not been given any opportunity to be apart of such important matters though they are the staff who know the ground reality and also will ultimately work hard to implement the same at the grass root level. Hence implementation of unilateral reforms which are introduced without proper discussions is not in the interest of the welfare of students and staff of NVS.
23. Overtime Allowance: To implement overtime Allowance to the employees those who are engaged more than 8 Hrs Duty for Non teaching staff and those teachers who work beyond the stipulated time schedule as given by NVS (07.15 AM to 01.40 PM). Take corrective steps against the Principals those who are imposing unnecessary duties to the teachers.
24. Stop Extra Classes: Stopping early Morning & after 9 PM extra classes with immediate effect .
25. Garden Workers: Two workers may be appointed to take care of Vidyalaya garden and vegetable garden. Sanction an amount not less than Rs. 5,00’000 every year in each Vidyalaya for gardening and agriculture.
26. Court cases against staff: NVS may disclose the total amount which it spends every year for court cases against staff. The NVS officials who are responsible for unnecessary cases may be penalized. It may also be noted that the regular practice of all Govt organizations to accept the verdicts of the lower courts and not moving the higher courts for further appeal in individual cases may be followed .The public money shouldn’t be wasted in the furtherance of all such cases in higher courts, in a revengeful attitude towards the staff who file such cases.
27. Anomalies: To settle the different Anomalies existing in different categories (Principal, Vice principal PGTs, TGTs …etc, and avoid the subject wise categories) of employees with immediate effect.
28. Class IV employees should be promoted to the vacant posts of LDCs and Storekeepers.
29. Amendment in Promotion Policy from TGTs to PGTs: It has been found that some anomalies are existing in promotion policy. The TGTs are being promoted to PGTs subject to fulfillment of requisite qualification. It is very strange that TGT (SS) are not being promoted to the post of PGT (Economics) even though they are qualified Master Degree holders in Economics. It would be justifiable to allow them for the post of PGT Economics. It is notable that in sister organization like KVS the TGT’s (SS) is being given promotion to the post of PGT Economics if they have master degree in Economics. Moreover a good number of posts of PGTs are vacant but the promotion process is very slow. We would like to request to accelerate the promotion process in all subjects.
30. Principal post: For the selection of principal post in JNVs, restrict 8 years experience as PGTs of JNVs
31. No age bar: For direct recruitment for various posts in NVS, consider no age bar to the employees of the NVS like KVS
32. Teaching allowance: Sanction teaching allowance to Principal and all teaching staff.
33. Children education allowance: On the basis of the norms of Govt. of India, grand the children education allowance to the employees of NVS. The parents, whose children are studying in Navodaya should get the stipulated allowance as sanctioned by Govt of India.
34. Sanctions of Post of TGT Computer Science : Presently FCSAs are appointed on contract basis who also carry out teaching of lower class students Vidyalayas are facing several inconveniences. Appointment of TGT computer science would solve such problems.
35. Promotion of Group D Staff to Group C. As yet group D Staff have not been promoted in group C despite that several of them have required qualification. NVS has designed training for Group D employees and upgrade their ability for promoting them as Group C employees. Many of them have already taken the required training. But still no step has been taken to promote them. Hence we request you to take necessary steps and promote Group D employees as Group C employees.
36. Compensation for working on Sundays, IInd Saturdays and other National holidays: As the JNV staff is compelled to work on Sundays IInd Saturdays and National holidays owing to the special residential nature of the Vidyalayas it would be more appropriate to grant compensatory off for the same. Hence we request your kind self to take positive step in granting compensatory Special casual Leave or weekly off for those who work on Sundays and other holidays.
37. License Fee for non-teaching staff: Since non-teaching staff are also contributing to the proper functioning of the residential system of the Vidyalayas. License fee to be paid by them in respect of their quarters may kindly be avoided.
38. Appointment of three Lab attendants: Though it was informed by the Ex Commissioner of NVS that appointment of three Lab attendants for the three labs would be done, no action has been taken in this regard. Hence a favourable action must be taken in this regard at the earliest.
39. Stop contract post: Takes steps for direct and permanent appointment in the place of vacant and contract posts.
40. Uniform time Schedule: To Form Common and uniform time table and to implement the same to all the Vidyalayas.
41. MP Hall & Play Ground: Construct Multi Purpose Hall (MP Hall) and Play ground in all the Vidyalayas.
42. Welfare schemes: To implement welfare Societies and different welfare schemes of Govt. of India
43. Job offer on compassionate grounds: Extend an opportunity to one of the members of the families of those NVS staff who die while on service a job on compassionate ground, suiting their qualification.
44. Special Duty Allowance: Extend SDA to all those staff who work in North East and all hard & difficult stations.
45. Increase CL: Existing number of CL should be increased 8 to 12.
46. Provide full furnished quarters: Provide full furnished quarters for NVS staff.
47. Generator: Generator connection for staff quarters also.
48. Benevolent fund: An amount equal to one day salary of all staff may be collected and may be safely kept at the Vidyalaya level. Later, a defined contribution may be sent to that staff who is in such necessity with an intimation to NVS.
49. Transportation of deceased body of NVS staff: All steps may be taken to transport the body of those deceased staff from their work place to their native at NVS expenditure.
50. Increasing the retirement age of NVS Teachers up to 65 years :
Like Colleges, Medical Colleges and University Teachers, the age of retirement of NVS Teachers should be extended from 60 to 65 years.
Sir, the above grievances of the staff have been represented by AINVSA several times for your kind favourable action. However reddressal of these grievances is still awaited. This has damaged the morale of the staff all over India. Since high degree of commitment and morale are inevitable to keep a system like ours to continue to attain better momentum and progress, timely reddressal of staff problems is essential. Therefore on behalf of the entire staff community of the nation we implore your kind self to take appropriate measures to expedite the reddressal of the above grievances at the earliest.
If NVS/ Govt. of India is not considering the implementation of CCS Pension Scheme rule 1972 and the above said genuine demands, AINVSA, is going to start NON CO OPERATION MOVEMENTS (BOYCOTT STRIKE) from 01/08/11.
NVS/Govt. is not extending any solution to sort out the issues with the leadership of AINVSA, an indefinite Hunger Strike will be started at Delhi on 5th September 2011(Teacher’s Day).
NVS/ Govt. of India should not compel us to indulge strike activities and we request that NVS/ Govt. of India should come forward to solve the grievance with immediate effect
Thanking you
Yours faithfully
AINVSA has planned to organize the
Strike activities
1. Boycott MOD from 1st August 2011
2. From 15/08/11, every staff would boycott Holiday duties, second Saturdays and Sundays duties unless they are granted weekly off or special CL.
3. From 01/09/11, all the teachers should boycott the duties of Evening Study duties, and all other Special Duties like Early morning and After 9 pm supervising duties.
4. If the above activities are not creating any impact on NVS/ Govt. The NVS/Govt. of India is not extending any solution to sort out the demands and issues with the leaders of AINVSA, an indefinite Hunger Strike will be started at Delhi on 5th September 2011.
Copy to: The Prime Minister of India.
The Finance Minister, Govt. of India.
The MPs, Govt. of India
The Commissioner, NVS New Delhi
All the ROs of NVS.
The Principals of All JNVs &
The All the CEC, REC, SEC and Units of AINVSA
