From
The General Secretary
KWA Engineering Staff Association
KWA Quarter No. MK 3/II/B
XII/611, Santo Gopalan Road
Koovappadam, Kochi 682 002.
To
Dr. V.K. Baby IAS
The Managing Director,
Jala Bhavan, KWA,
Thiruvananthapuram.
Sir,
Sub: Rearrangement of the post of Draftsman Gr.I and Gr. II. Denial of
Interchangeability - reg.
Ref:1)No.KWA/JB/E4 (B)/508/2011 dated 28.01.2011 of the MD,KWA, Tvm.
2)GO(P) No. 1/91/P & ARD Tvm. Dated 07.01.1991
3) No. 2600/B3/99/IRD dated 13.04.99 of the Secretary to Govt.
Referring to the above, I may submit the following for favorable orders:
In the GO read 2nd cited above, it was ordered that employees holding the posts which have more than one grade will be transferred and posted against vacancies without taking into account the grade to which they belong provided nature of work in different grades is one and the same. It was to adopt a uniform system in the matter of transfers and postings in the case of employees holding such posts which have more than one grade and nature of work in the different grades is the same.
The duties performed by the Draftsman Gr.I and Draftsman Gr.II in the KWA are same. The Secretary to Government, Irrigation (WSB)Department vide ref. 3rd cited above has informed the KWA that, procedure followed in the postings of LD Clerks and UD Clerks can be extended in the case of postings of Draftsman Gr.I and Draftsman Gr.II also.
The restructuring process in the KWA is going on. The proposal to create the Sub section and provide the post of Draftsman Gr.I /Sub Engineer in the Section office as the immediate subordinate of the Assistant Engineer is under discussion. Hence experiences in the Section Offices are essential to the post of Draftsman Gr.I since it is the immediate feeder category of the Asst. Engineer. The proposals are to be based on the work load of each Office and to achieve better results to improve the functioning of the KWA.
The existing nature of duties of Draftsman Gr.I and Draftsman Gr.II are not distinct one.
The hurried actions vide ref 1st cited above is to deny the permitted interchangeability without adopting the distinct nature of duties, proper requirements, uniform system and discussions with the trade unions.
Hence I request that necessary orders may please be issued to keep obeyance of the ref 1st cited above and discussion conducted with the trade unions in the matter at the earliest.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully
Ernakulam
14.02.2011 SALIH. K.K.
General Secretary
