Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Re-launching of Satyagraha from June 1st , 2011.

No. ADPPP/CEO-DG/2011/ Date: 06.05.2011


To
The Director General : Doordarshan
Prasar Bharati, BCI
Copernicus Marg
Mandi House (Wing A)
New Delhi 110 001.

Subject: Re-launching of Satyagraha under the banner Association of Doordarshan Programme PRoduction Personnel ® (ADP3) from June 1st , 2011.

Respected Sir,
Kindly refer to our earlier communications sent to your office during last one year or more stating the exact sufferings of Property Assistants, Lighting Assistants, Floor Assistants, Floor Managers, Production Assistants (recruited after 1984), Programme Executives and ASDs of Doordarshan in different DD Kendras throughout the country. Justice has not been done from your end till date even after more than a year. This is completely frustrating and it seems that our authority do not pay heed to our voices, and is very much reluctant to grant even the ACP / MACP which is a simple and subsequent corollary of 6PC applicable to all the employees of Central Government.

All the Programme staff including Production Assistants and allied Cadre of Doordarshan and ad-hoc ASDs are aggrieved a lot who in spite of heavy workload they bear and the pivotal role they play in the programme production, have been denied promotions for almost three decades. Production Assistants are working as Producers independently shouldering responsibilities of various sections including News across the Nation in all Doordarshan Kendras. They are the revenue earner of 900 crores. They all are Graduates / Post Graduates and many with professional specialisation with training from Film Institutes / NSD and further trained in FTII, Pune / STI in TV programme production. Many of them are winners of National and Inter-national awards who are currently producing highly popular and revenue-fetching programmes for the benefit of the organization. But by sheer irony of fate they still continue in the same Grade where they started their service since 1984 (March).

Even the financial and administrative benefits of ACP / MACP of the 6th Pay Commission has not yet been extended to the Production Assistants and allied cadre including other feeder cadres. It is sad to quote here that all other cadres in Doordarshan such as Engineering and co-programme have got their MACP orders as mentioned below:

Engineering Orders
AE MACP Order vide File No. 14/22/2009-S-IV (B) dated : 11.05.2010
SEA MACP Order vide CESZ/P.CELL/MACP/SEA/2010 dated: 5.3.2010
EA MACP Order vide No. CESZ/P.CELL/MACP/E.A/2010 dated :- 19.02.2010

Programme Orders
PEX MACP vide DG Order F.No.5/18/2009-SI (B) New Delhi, dated 10-05-2010
TREX MACP vide DG Order 1/8/2009-S-VII New Delhi dated5th May 2010

Only a few ACP / MACP orders have been given above for your kind reference whereas all the Administration, Engineering & Programme cadres of Doordarshan have been given ACP / MACP and only the above mentioned cadres have been left out from the benefits.

Inspite of repeated reminders and personal visits of the President and General Secretary to the Office of the DG:DD, the authority has not proceeded with the issue even an inch. It is relevant to mention here that our earlier Satyagraha on the same issue was started nation-wide from 28th June 2010 and the third phase of Satyagraha: Work to rule – 12th to 18th July 2010, was postponed with assurance from the DG:DD and Hon’ble Minister for I&B during their official visit to Guwahati.

At this juncture, keeping in mind the emotions of her deprived members, the Association of Doordarshan Programme PRoduction Personnel ® (ADP3) does not have any other alternative, except going for continuation of the earlier Satyagraha, for which the authority is sole responsible. The Executive Committee of ADP3 has decided to continue the same phase of Satyagraha: Work to rule from 1st June 2011 onwards on the following issues.

1. ACP / MACP towards Property Assistants, Floor Managers, Production Assistants (recruited after 1984), Programme Executives and ASDs of Doordarshan.

2. One Pay Scale for One Cadre of Production Assistant and other staff of Doordarshan Programme Wing (5000-8000). SLP (Civil) No. 19/2011

3. Promotion to all cadres of Doordarshan (Property Assistants, Lighting Assistants, Floor Assistants, Floor Managers, Cameraman Gr. I, II and III, Video Editors, Graphic Artists Production Assistants, Programme Executives and ASDs of Doordarshan).

4. DG: DD shall be the sole cadre controlling authority of DD Programme Wing

The next schedule of Satyagraha shall be communicated later on.
This is for your kind information.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
Umesh Mishra
(President)

Copy for information to:
1. Smt. Ambika Soni, Hon’ble Minister for Information & Broadcasting, N-103, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi 110017.
2. The Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati, BCI, PTI Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110 001.
3. Shri V. Shivkumar, Member Personnel, Prasar Bharati, BCI, PTI Building, Parliament, Street, New Delhi 110 001.
4. President / General Secretary of all Federation / Associations of DD for active support.

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