SPEECH OF PRESIDENT MSA FOR DELEGATE SESSION

FROM :

SUJIT SINHA, PRESIDENT CHQs,

MINISTERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION,

SURVEY OF INDIA .

TO

THE  DELEGATES  OF MSA.

COMRADES,

                        ALTHOUGH,  THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY EXCUSE EXPECTED FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CHQs,  FOR NOT BEING PRESENT IN THIS  VERY IMPORTANT AND  CHERISHED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING,  BUT  THIS TIME, MY ABSENCE DUE TO COMPELLING REASONS, MAY BE EXCUSED  BY YOUR  SYMPATHETIC  CONSIDERATION PLEASE.

COMRADES,  COMING DIRECTLY TO THE POINTS, IN SHORT, I AM TO SAY THAT THERE ARE MAINLY  TWO  POINTS  WHICH  NEED  TO BE DISCUSSED IN DETAILS. 

(1)   “QUESTION OF  MERGER  OF SURVEY OF INDIA WITH NATMO  AND  WHETHER  THIS DEPARTMENT ARE LIKELY TO BE BRAUGHT UNDER A BOARD  QUESTIONING OUR EXISTANCE AS A FULL-FLEDGED CENTRAL GOVT.  EMPLOYEE”.    COMRADES, FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE TO BE CONFIRMED  FROM  THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY  THAT WHETHER  THESE FACTS ARE CORRECT OR NOT.  SECONDLY, CADRES  OTHER THAN MINISTERIAL ARE ALSO GOING TO BE AFFECTED  VERY MUCH, BUT HOW FAR  AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE INTERESTED  TO SAVE THEIR OWN CADRES ?  IS IT THE SACRED DUTY OF THE M.S.A. ALONE TO SAVE THE DEPTT.  IF OTHERS DO NOT TAKE THE LEADING ROLE TO FIGHT WITH THE  AUTHORITY ?     QUESTION MAY COME, THAT IF OTHERS ARE NOT READY TO TAKE THE ACTIVE PART, WHY WE SHOULD NOT COME FORWARD,  WHEN OUR INTEREST IS ALSO INVOLVED.  COMRADES,  WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND TO WHOM WE SHOULD GIVE PRIORITY, WHETHER THE DEPPT.’S INTERESTS OR INTEREST OF OUR OWN CADRE.

     
                                             

(2)   IN FACT, THIS DEPTT. HAS NEVER AWARDED ANY CONSIDERATION TOWARDS  IT’S OWN MINISTERIAL STAFF IN THE PAST. RATHER THEY HAVE  ALWAYS  PAID MORE INTEREST  TOWARDS HELPING OTHERS, EVEN INTERPRETING THE GOVERNMENTAL RULES  VERY CLEVERLY IN THEIR OWN WAY,  WHILE GRANTING  VARIOUS  BENEFITS  TO THEM.  WE ALL KNOW VERY WELL HOW MANY FIGHTS OTHERS HAVE BEEN FOUGHT FOR  THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS.   NO COMRADE, WE ARE NOT JELOUS, BUT WHEN WE SEE OUR QUALIFIED LDCS ARE HAVING LESS GRADE PAY THAN A MUCH LESS QUALIFIED  COLLEGUE WHO OFTEN DEPEND UPON US  EVEN FOR WRITING  A  C.L.  APPLICATION,  OUR  EXPERIENCE  UDCS CAN NEVER REACH 4600 ON COMPLETION OF  30 YEARS OF SERVICE, WE HAVE TO THINK SOMETHING OTHERWISE.  IN FACT, WHAT BETTER MENT  WE  ARE ENJOYING, IT IS DUE TO THE  PAY COMMISSION AND AS WELL AS  FOR THE EFFORTS OF THE ASSOCIATION  SO FAR AS THE PROMOTION IN THE SAME STATION OR REPATRIATION TO  HOME STATION OR PRESSING FOR HOLDING DPCS IN TIME, ARE CONCERNED.  THE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN US NOTHING  OTHER THAN  THE FALLS  ASSURANCE OF  IMPLEMENTATION OF CADRE RESTRUCTURING,  WHEREIN ALL THE PROPOSALS FOR SO CALLED  BETTERMENT OF THE MINISTERIAL STAFF  ARE WRAPPED  UP.  IS THERE ANY CASE FOR BENEFITS OF ANY OTHER CADRES KEPT UNSETTLED BY THE DEPARTMENT  SINCE LAST  9  TO 10 YEARS ?  I THINK  SOME CONCLUSIVE DECISION IN THIS REGARD IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR, WHICH IS NEEDED TO BE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH.

(3)    COMRADES, I AM SURE THAT CONSIDERING THE  PRESENT  CONDITION OF OUR UNITY, THE STRENGTH OF OUR ASSOCIATION IN ALL BIG & SMALL BRANCHES SOME PRUDENT DECISION  MAY BE TAKEN  SO THAT CONFIDENCE  UPON THE ASSOCIATION AND UNITY AMONGST OURSELVES  SHOULD NOT BE  AFFECTED BY ANY WAY.

I  ONCE AGAIN CONVEY MY HEART-FELT THANKS TO YOU FOR TAKING STRAIN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING  COVERING  SUCH LONG DISTANCES  FROM VARIOUS  PARTS  OF  THE COUNTRY TO MAKE THIS C.E.C.  SUCCESSFUL  AND ALSO HOPE THAT UNDER THE ACTIVE AND PRUDENT LEADERSHIP OF THE CHQs  LEADERS, OUR EFFORTS  FOR A BETTER TOMORROW  TO BE ACHIEVED .

THANKING YOU, MINISTERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION  ZINDABAD.