AI<ASHWANI & DOORDARSHAN

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ASSOCIATION

(RECOGNISED)
NATIONAL COUNCIL
PRESIDENT:

GENERAL SECRETARY:

G KACHARYA,

RS CHOUHAN,

MOBILE:

MOBILE:

9013367650

EMAIL: gopalk59@rediffmail.com

9013515375

EMAIL: tanvimanvi@gmail.com

To
VICE PRESIDENT:

SHYAM SUNDER SOMAl,

MOBILE:

Hon'ble Prime Minister

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Prime Minister

of India,

Office

New Delhi.
ASST. GEN. SECRETARY:

Subject: Sufferings of employees belonging to Administrative

BINOD KUMAR,
MOBILE:

9818200567

Cadres working in Prasar Bharati.

Respected Sir,

ORG. SECRETARY:

On behalf of the Staff belonging

RAJBIR SINGH MANN,

MOBILE:

9811242148

recruited
would

exclusively

for Prasar Bharati

on

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the

contrary

arrangements
working

inventing

and

to the following
of Information

rather than observing the guidelines

MOHAN GAUR,
MOBILE:

Ministry

Administrative

i.e. Doordarshan

like to bring your kind attention

will make it evident that the

TREASURER:

to the

& Broadcasting

new

which has caused huge sufferings

of India are

methods

in blocking the career progression

employees,

causing

financial

loss and

and

to the employees

in Prasar Bharati especially the Administrative

has resulted

and AIR, I
facts which

of the Government
cobbling

cadres

cadres which

of a large number of

also triggered

numerous

litigations.
2.

The Government

the

DoP& T vide

8/10/2010

O. M.

(Annexure-I),

Departments
down

into

a maximum

another

and Prasar Bharati are aware that in terms of

No.

in cases of conversion

PSUs/ Autonomous/Statutory

2 years for phasing out repatriation

cadres.

deputation
However

(RR) dated

of Government
body

period of 5 years for framing

come back to Government.

deemed

AB.14017 /37 /2009-Estt.

in brazen violation

laid

of rules and

to those opting to

This is in the context

to Prasar Bharati

has

of persons

like the Administrative

of the Government

on
staff

of India

instructions even after 16 years of formation of Prasar Bharati, the

Ministry of I & B has failed to frame the Rules and Regulations
under the Act at least to regulate the service conditions,
etc. of the employees

of Prasar Bharati.

Such a serious lapse and

negligence on the part of officers, officials of Ministry

&

Broadcasting

employees

has caused

serious

and should not be condoned.

damage

to

of Information
the

The responsibility

the senior most persons in the Management.

ROOM NO. 716,

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careers

of

lies with

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2. The DoP& T vide O.M. NoA/23/2013-P

(Annexure-II)
/37B

on

in the context of compliance of provisions of Rule 37A

conversion

of

Government

Department

into

an

Body created under the control of Ministry of I & B /

Autonomous

Prasar Bharati
Bharati.
3.

&PW(D) dated21/10/2014

had sought detailed

information

from

the Prasar

It is also to be noted that the Cabinet in its meeting held on

29.1.2009 had decided as follows:

"(iii) All the employees referred to in (i) & (ii) above shall be entitled
to the pay scales and all other benefits as per their entitlement
Central Government
employees.
However they shall not
entitled

to any deputation

Unfortunately
Programme

even
and

allowance."

after

Engineering

16

/Prasar

Bharati

recruited

as common

other

departments.

entirely

wrong

and

Ministry
benefits

Prasar Bharati

are

of Information
&
of non-Government

administrative

staff

exclusively

cadres similar to those serving in

This premise

has caused

belonging to these administrative

irreparable

and
loss to

concept

is

employees

cadres.

4. Further, abdicating their responsibility

Government

of

subordinate

and AIR and who are not transferable

have been treated

Government

whereas

employees

pay scales, the

for Doordarshan

(Annexure-III)

years

enjoying
incentives
granted
by
Broadcasting
with all pensionery

as
be

towards employees of the

like us working in Prasar Bharati, the Pay Commission

has also not made any recommendation

Bharati since it is an autonomous

on the posts of Prasar

body and outside the terms of

reference of the Commission. (Annexure-IV) The Government did

not point out to the Commission about the misconception regarding
our status

i.e. of Government

Bharati. Even the Ministry

employees

of Information

bothered to deal with the continuous

5. In brief the Government
not

adhering

to

the

serving in the
& Broadcasting

and

has not

problem faced by us.

or the management

norms

Prasar

of Prasar Bharati is

instructions

issued

by

the

Government.
It is an example of developing an attitude of apathy for a large
number of employees of AIR and Doordarshan like us.

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6. We pray to your kind honor that this long pending matter of the
last

16 years

may

kindly

be

resolved

directions in terms of DoP&T O.M.

(RR) dated

8/10/2010

Broadcasting

has totally

1.

since
failed

the

under

your

personal

No.AB.14017/37/2009-Estt.
Ministry

of

Information

to do so.

Shri P. K. Sinha, Cabinet Secretary,

Cabinet Secretarit,

2.

Hon'ble

Minister

3.

Shri Sunil Arora,

Govt. of India, Rashtrapati

of

Bhawan, New Delhi.

& B, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.

Secretary,

Ministry

of I&B, Room No. 655,

A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.

4.

Sh. V. K. Chobey, CCA, Ministry

5.

The Director

of I&B, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.

(E55tt. -IL DOPT, North Block, New Delhi w.r.t.

your OM No. AB.14017 /37 /2009-Estt.{RR)

6.

The Joint Secretary

(Policy, PG & AdL HMIB, Room No. 522,

A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi w.r.t.

4/23/2013-P&PW{D)
7.

Dated 8.10.2010.

dated 21.10.2014

DOPT OM No.

and w.r.t. your

Letter No. A-50013/177/2013-BA-P

dated 12.11.2014.

The Under Secretary,

DOP&PW{DL

rd

Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

New Delhi-3 w.r.t. your OM No. 4/23/2013-P&PW(D)

dated

21.10.2014.
8.

The Under Secretary, BA{P) Section, HMIB, 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak
Bhawan, New Delhi-3 w.r.t. your OM No. 4/23/2013-P&PW(D)
Dated 21.10.2014.

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