Fixed Medical Allowance to Pensioners has been enhanced

The Govt. of India has increased the Fixed Medical Allowance to its retired employees from Rs. 100/- to Rs. 300/- with effect from 01.09.2008. The Order issued by DOPT in this regard is posted herewith for information to the Members.

Minutes of 1st Departmental Pay Anomaly Committee Meeting

The Minutes of 1st Departmental Pay Anomaly Committee meeting held on 20.05.2010 under the Chairmanship of Additional Director General (Admn), A.S.I., New Delhi is posted herewith for information to the Members.

63RD JCM MEETING CONVENED

The 63rd J.C.M., meeting was convened under the Chairmanship of Dr. Gautam Sen Gupta, Director General on 17th May 2010 at the Conference Hall of the Office of the Director General, A.S.I., New Delhi. The Chairman was kind enough to have a patient hearing by the Staff Side and has agreed upon to implement the necessary action on the agenda submitted by the Secretary General on this occasion. The various points discussed in the meeting and the action taken in this regard is posted here for information to the Members.

63rd JCM Meeting to be held on 17th May 2010

I am happy to inform you that the 63rd JCM Meeting will be held under the chairmanship of the Director General, A.S.I., New Delhi on 17th May 2010. All JCM Members are hereby requested to attend the JCM Meeting without fail. A copy of the letter received from the Directorate is posted herewith, JCM Members may download the same, obtain their train reservation and reach the place in time. Hope to Meet all of you in person on 17th at New Delhi.

Pay Anomaly Committee of A.S.I. Constituted

I am very much happy to inform you all that the Director General, A.S.I., New Delhi vide Lr.No. 4-3/2009-Plg dated 9th April 2010 has constituted the Departmental Pay Anomaly Committee under the Chairmanship of Addl. D.G., as the Chairman , Jt. D.G., and Jt. Director (A/cs) as the Members, Section Officer (Planning) as the Convenor and also nominated the Secretary General and President of ASA as the members of this Committee to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of 6th CPC recommendations subject to the conditions in the above said O.M. Members are requested to send their valuable suggestions to the S.G. in this regard which will be scrutinised and pursued by the Association and putforth the proposals for necessary action before the committee. This may be treated as MOST URGENT.

AGENDA FOR THE 63rd MEETING OF J.C.M. OF ASA TO BE HELD AT NEW DELHI

1. REVIEW OF PENDING POINTS:

The Decisions taken in the 62^nd JCM Meeting and Implementation of the same on various points of Agreement may be intimated to the Staff side. Further, the Status on the pending points, which are in process of implementation, may also be intimated to the Association.

2. GRANTING OF PERMISSION BY THE DIRECTORATE TO HEAD OF OFFICES OF CIRCLES /BRANCHES FOR FILLING UP OF GROUP D VACANT POSTS ON PRIORITY.

As the Directorate is well aware that majority of the Group D posts have fallen vacant consequent upon the Superannuation/Voluntary retirement of the staff in the recent years in almost all the circles and at branches level thereby it has become very difficult for the Head of Offices of the Circles and Branches in providing adequate security and regular maintenance of the Monuments/Museums/Gardens etc. Hence, it is requested that Directorate may please grant necessary permission to the Head of Offices of Circles/Branches for filling up of existing vacant posts on priority so as to enable them to safeguard the rich cultural heritage of our proud country for which the Department is meant for.

3. GRANT OF PERMISSION TO HEAD OF OFFICES OF CIRCLES FOR FILLING UP THE POSTS OF FOREMAN (WORKS), CONSERVATION ASSISTANTS THROUGH DIRECT RECRUITMENT.

Since from the inception, the posts of Foreman (Works) and Conservation Assistants were filled up by the Head of Offices of the Circles through Direct Recruitment. Of recent the Directorate has advertised for filling up of Sr. C.A., C.A. Gr. II and Foreman (Works) thereby centralizing the powers for appointment at the Directorate. Since the post of Sr.C.A. comes under the promotion quota, this post should not be advertised, since the staff working in the cadre of C.A. Gr. I are being deprived of their promotion. Hence, it is requested that action may please be taken to grant permission to the Head of Circles to fill up the vacant posts on time bound to maintain the statusco as also to give due prominence to the persons at the concerned regions.

4. REVISION OF OPENING HOURS OF SITE MUSEUMS

Consequent upon the introduction of common entry tickets to both the Monuments and Museums, the Directorate had issued O.M. vide Lr. No. F.No. 18-42/2009-Mus dated 1^st December 2009 that the Museums will remain open from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. instead of 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. w.e.f. 3^rd December 2009. The Directorate office while issuing this O.M. has not bothered to publish the same in the Gazette Notification and the decision of such policy matter has not been endorsed to this recognized Association. The issue of this O.M. was a great shock to the staff working in the Museums. A letter has already been addressed to the Directorate vide this Association Lr. No. ASA/2009-602 dated 1.12.2009 appraising the grievances being faced by the Officers and Staff working in the Museums. Hence, action may please be taken to revive the timings as was in practice before 3.12.09 and necessary revised orders may please be issued in this regard expeditiously.

5. SHIFTING OF EASTERN ZONE MUSEUM HEADQUARTERS FROM SARANATH TO KOLKATA

Consequent upon the Revival of erstwhile Museum Branch effective from 1.4.2010, four Regional offices viz., Delhi (Northern Region), Saranath (Eastern Region), Goa (Western Region) and Chennai (Southern Region) were set up for systematic management working system of the Branch. Though, it is a welcome step taken by the Directorate for revival of Branch, it is very much shocking that the erstwhile Headquarters of Museum Branch viz., Kolkata was shifted to Saranath, the reasons are best known to the Directorate. Since from the inception, the Museum Branch Headquarters was located at Kolkata. Kolkata being a Metropolitan City where the Office of R.D. (East) and the Circle Office is located. As per the said orders, the Staff who were working in other offices of ASI are to be placed back to the strength of respective zonal offices and once this is being implemented, majority of the staff who are on the verge of their superannuation presently working under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Circle has to be forcibly shifted to Saranath at too long a distance of nearly 1000 Kms which may also effect the education of their children as also the climatic condition etc. This Association demands in one voice for cancellation of the Eastern Regional Office from Saranath to Kolkata immediately and necessary revised orders be issued in this regard.

6. IMMEDIATE POSTING OF ASSISTANT ARCHAEOLOGIST TO HAZARDUARI PALACE MUSEUM, MURSHIDABAD (W.B).

Hazarduari Palace Museum, Murshidabad in West Bengal is the one and Only biggest Museum being maintained by the A.S.I. where thousands together tourists visit this Museum everyday. Nearly 70 Group D Staff are working in this Museum for strict vigil of the displayed antiquities, maintenance of gallery in neat and tidy condition. During Peak seasons nearly one lakh tourists visit this Museum and huge revenue is being generated. It is very much regrettable to note that no Assistant Archaeologist is available in this Museum for the past 2 years for allotment of watch and ward duties, execution of Approved Works, Reorganization of Galleries and monitoring of Booking Counter, Sale of Departmental Publications, Remittance of Sale Proceeds of Admission Tickets and to assist the A.S.A.M., in developmental activities including guiding of VIP’s and VVIP’s etc. This Association had taken up this matter at appropriate levels at right times, but no concrete action is being taken in this regard so far. Hence, it is requested to expedite posting of one Assistant Archaeologist to this Museum.

7. PROMOTIONAL AVENUES IN THE CADRE OF MARKSMAN/KHANSAMA/ELECTRICIAN.

These posts are isolated posts which do not carry any promotional avenues to the employees working in A.S.I. The Staff appointed against these posts have to retire in the same post. Though, monetary benefit has been extended by granting ACP/MACP, it is very much meager. Hence, it is appreciated that steps may please be taken to promote the employees by reviving the same so that a sort of relief is granted to them during the entire period of service.

8. FILLING UP OF VACANT GROUP C POSTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF A.S.I.

It is brought to the notice of Directorate that as many posts of Ministerial cadre mainly L.D. Clerks are vacant in most of the Offices of A.S.I. and in spite of regular correspondence by the concerned offices in time to time, no positive action has been taken by the Directorate for filling up of these vacant posts thereby a lot of additional burden has been imposed on the existing Ministerial staff. Due to non filling up of these posts, the Head of Offices are also facing innumerable problem in day to day administration. Hence, it is demanded that these vacant posts are filled up on priority for smooth functioning of the routine works in right times.

9. UPDATING OF SENIORITY LIST OF GROUP D EMPLOYEES IN A.S.I. FOR PROMOTION TO THE . POST OF L.D.C. UNDER 5% QUOTA.

It is brought to the notice of the Directorate that Seniority List of Group D Staff of A.S.I. with matriculation or equivalent for promotion to the post of L.D. Clerk against 5% quota was prepared and circulated in July 2005. Action may please be taken to update the same by calling for information from all the Offices of A.S.I. so that the eligible Gr D Staff can be promoted against the quota.

10. PROMOTION OF SURVEYOR GR. II

It is brought to the notice that the D.P.C. for promotion of Surveyor Gr. II has not been convened for the past few years thereby the Staff working as Surveyor Gr. II have not got their promotion for almost ten years, though there are clear vacancy of Surveyor Gr. I. Since the Seniority list of Surveyor Gr. II has been updated, it is requested that urgent action may please be taken to convene D.P.C. and grant promotion to the eligible Staff.

11. ANY OTHER POINTS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.

12. TENTATIVE DATE FOR NEXT J.C.M.

Sd/- x x x

(B.A. CHANDRA SHEKHAR)

Secretary General

Letter of Authorization of New Members of Horticulture Division No. IV, Bhubaneshwar

To

The Dy. Superintending Horticulturist

Archaeological Survey of India

Horticultural Division No. IV

Bhubaneswar.

Sub: Letter of Authorization of New Members - Reg

Sir,

I am enclosing herewith the “Letter of Authorizations” received in respect of the members of this Association working under your jurisdiction. I would request you kindly to recover the annual subscription of Rs. 120-00 (Rupees One Hundred and Twenty Only) from their pay bills for the month of March 2010 positively and send the recovered amount @ 60% as C.W.C. Quota through Demand Draft in favour of SECRETARY GENERAL, AIASA, BANGALORE and send the same to the above mentioned address. Balance of 40% may please be paid to the Shri. Vijay Kumar Mukherjee, Unit Secretary, AIASA, Combined Unit, Saranath as Unit Quota under intimation to this Association.

Horticulture Division No. IV Unit, Bhubaneswar

Combined Unit, Saranth

S/ Shri / Smt /

1.Jugeshwar Ram, Garden Attendant, Vaishali

2.Babu Lal, Garden Attendant, Vaishali

3.Ramarudh Singh, Garden Attendant, Saranath

4.Shivnarayan Ram, Garden Attendant, Saranath

5.Shamnarayan, Yadav Garden Attendant, Saranath

6.Jint Ram, Garden Attendant, Saranath

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)

Secretary General

Letter of Authorization of New Members of Vaishali Museum

To
The Assistant Superintending
Archaeologist for Museums
Archaeological Survey of India
Archaeological Museum
Vaishali


Sub: Letter of Authorization of New Members - Reg

Sir,

I am enclosing herewith the “Letter of Authorizations” received in respect of the members of this Association working under your jurisdiction. I would request you kindly to recover the annual subscription of Rs. 120-00 (Rs. One Hundred and Twenty Only) per member from their pay bills for the month of March 2010 positively and send the recovered amount @ 60% as C.W.C. Quota through Demand Draft in favour of SECRETARY GENERAL, AIASA, BANGALORE and send the same to the above mentioned address. Balance of 40% may please be paid to the Shri. Vijay Kumar Mukharjee, Unit Secretary, AIASA, Combined Unit, Saranath as Unit Quota under intimation to this Association.

Museum Unit, Vishali

S/ Shri / Smt / Kum.
1. Bhupendra Dutta Dwivedi Chowkidar
2. Devki Paswan Office Attendant
3. Kisha Roy Museum Attendant
4. Ram Kisun Ram Museum Attendant
5. Ajay Kumar Museum Attendant
6. Kamal Dev Singh Chowkidar
7. Vijay Shankar Paswan Museum Attedant
8. Santosh Kumar Dwivedi Museum Attendant
9. Sanjeev Mishra Museum Attendant
10. Rameshwar Saha Chowkidar
11. Umesh Ram Sweeper

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Letter of Authorization of New Members of Patna Circle

To

The Superintending Archaeologist

Archaeological Survey of India

Patna Circle

Patna.

Sub: Letter of Authorization of New Members - Reg

Sir,

I am enclosing herewith the “Letter of Authorizations” received in respect of the members of this Association working under your jurisdiction. I would request you kindly to recover the annual subscription of Rs. 120-00 (Rs. One Hundred and Twenty Only) per member from their pay bills for the month of March 2010 positively and send the recovered amount @ 60% as C.W.C. Quota through Demand Draft in favour of SECRETARY GENERAL, AIASA, BANGALORE and send the same to the above mentioned address. Balance of 40% may please be paid to Shri Vijay Mukherjee, Unit Secretary, AIASA, Combined Unit, Saranath as Unit Quota under intimation to this Association.

Patna Circle Unit, Patna

S/ Shri / Smt /

1. Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Monument Attendant, Saranath
2. Lal Bahadur Paswan, Monument Attendant, Saranath
3. Prabhu Narayan Pandey, Monument Attendnat, Saranath
4. Lalji Yadav, Monument Attendant, Saranath
5. Kapil Patel, Office Attendant, Saranath
6. Mahesh Prasad, Monument Attendant, Saranath
7. Phoalchand Barma, Monument Attendant, Saranath
8. Raju Yadav, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Vaishali
9. Devendra Prasad, Monument Attendant, Vaishali
10. Lallen Prasad Singh, Lower Division Clerk, Viashali
11. Madhu Sudhan Singh, Monument Attendant, Khushi Nagar
12. Kausalya Devi, Monument Attendant, Viashali
13. Ashok Kumer Singh, Temporary Status Casula Labour, Vaishali
14. Simbhu Mahato, Monument Attendant, Vaishali
15. Gulab Yadav, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Vaishali
16. Dinesh Dubey, Monument Attendant, Vaishali
17. Shashi Bhushan Prasad, Monument Attendant, Vaishali
18. Sunil Kumar, Monument Attendant, Vaishali
19. Prabhu Ram, Monument Attendant, Vaishali
20. Anil Dev Singh, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Vaishali
21. Ram Binod Singh, Monument Attendant, Kumrhar
22. A.C. Tripathi, Foreman, Kumrahar
23. Baleshwar Prasad, Draughtsman Gr. III
24. Rakesh Kumar, Daftri
25. Sudhir Kumar Singh, Monument Attendant, Saranath
26. Kripal Shankar, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Vaishali
27. Indradev Prasad, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Saranath
28. Ram Sanjeevan, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Saranath
29. Puleshwar Singh, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Vaishali
30. Janardhan Pathak, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Saranath
31. Ramajeesh, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Saranath
32. Kalyan Singh, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Saranath
33. Rahul Kumar, Temporary Status Casual Labour, Saranath

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)

Secretary General

Payment of Dearness Allowance of to Central Govt. Employees - Revised

The Dearness Allowance payable to the Central Govt. Employees has been raised by 8 % from 27 % to 35% w.e.f. 1st January 2010. The Orders in this regard may be downloaded from following link or from the Ministry of Finance Website

http://www.mediafire.com/file/5g3fnnornuk/da01012010.pdf

SUDDEN SAD DEMISE OF SHRI BIMAL TEWARI

IT IS VERY MUCH SHOCKED TO HEAR THE SUDDEN SAD DEMISE OF SHRI BIMAL TEWARI, A SENOR MEMBER AND CWC COUNCILLOR OF ASA WORKING AT HAZAR DUARI PALACE MUSEUM, MURSHIDABAD ON 12th FEBRUARY 2010.

THE SERVICE AND COOPERATION EXTENDED BY SHRI. BIMAL TEWARI TO THIS ASSOCIATION WILL ALWAYS BE LINGERING IN THE MINDS OF ALL OUR BELOVED MEMBERS AS LONG AS ASA EXISTS.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERS OF THIS RECOGNISED AND ESTEEMED ASSOCIATION AND ON MY OWN BEHALF, I HEREBY CONVEY MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND PRAY THE ALMIGHTY TO GIVE SUFFICIENT COURAGE, STRENGTH AND PEACE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY MEMBERS TO BEAR THIS IRREPARABLE LOSS.

LET HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

(B.A. CHANDRA SHEKHAR)
SECRETARY GENERAL

Letter to Newly Joined Director General

Respected Dr. Sengupta Saheb,

At the outset, on behalf of all the beloved members of this Association and on my own behalf, I take this opportunity to express hearty congratulations on your assuming the prestigious post of Director General of Archaeological Survey of India familiarly known for better maintenance of our rich cultural heritage of our proud country. I also wish to convey my heartfelt greetings with the firm belief that Archaeological Survey of India will achieve laurels under your benign administration and able guidance.

The All India Archaeological Service Association is the One and Only Recognized four decade old Association in Archaeological Survey of India looking after the welfare measures and taking care to improve the service conditions of all its non-gazetted employees comprising of about 169 cadres enrolled as members of this Association right from Kashmir down to Kanyakumari. This Association is getting utmost cooperation from the Directorate. I am of the firm belief that the same cooperation is extended from your end in future also. I am sure that Archaeological Survey of India will achieve tangible results under your able administration. I will be personally meeting you along with Sri S.C. Sharma, President of this Association during second week of February 2010.

Looking forward for your continued cooperation in future.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours Sincerely
Sd/-
(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL OF GUWAHATI CIRCLE UNIT

The unanimous Election of the following Office Bearers for the Unit Working Committee of GUWAHATI CIRCLE UNIT, GUWAHATI (ASSAM) held on 04.09.2009 is hereby Approved on behalf of the C.W.C. of AIASA. The Unit will function as fully recognized body of the All India Archaeological Service Association with immediate effect till further orders.

CHAIRMAN : SHRI. NAYAN DAS, HQRS

UNIT SECRETARY : SHRI. NIPU RANJAN DUTTA, HQRS
JOINT SECRETARY : SHRI. SUNIL DAS, HQRS
TREASURER : SHRI. ANANDA RAM DEKA, HQRS
INTERNAL AUDITOR : SHRI. SUMAN SARKAR, HQRS

OFFICE COUNCIL MEETING

STAFF SIDE LEADER : SHRI. NIPU RANJAN DUTTA
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. A. SATPATTY, HQRS
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. H. CHAKRABORTY, HQRS.
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. BASANT KR. NATH, HQRS


Sd/-
(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

New Opening hours of the Site Museums

To
The Director General
Archaeological Survey of India
Janpath
New Delhi-11.

Sub: Revision of New Opening hours of the Site Museums
w.e.f. 3.12.2009-immediate attention-Requested.
Ref: 1) Your O.M. No. 18-42/2009-Mus. Dated 30th November 2009.
2)Your Corrigendum No. 18-42/2009-Mus. Dt. 01.12.09.
Sir,

I am to draw your kind attention to the O.M. cited under reference No. 1 and subsequent Corrigendum dated 1.12.09 wherein the Opening of the Site Museums of A.S.I. will be revised from 08.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. effective from 3rd December 2009. Hitherto, since from the establishment, these Museums were open to visitors from 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. The said Office Memorandum had come as a great Shock to the Staff working in the museums.

In this connection, I write to inform you that consequent upon the revision of new Opening hours of these site Museums, the Officers and Staff posted at these site Museums are forced to reach the Museum by 07.30 A.M. so as to attend to the Sweeping/cleaning of Galleries, keeping the Galleries neat and tidy, Handing over/Taking over of Galleries and allotment of duties to the Gallery Attendants so that they can keep open the Museum to the visitors at 8.00 A.M. and has to close the Museum after the departure of Visitors at 5.30 P.M. and even more according to the quantum of the visiting tourists at concerned Museums thereby the Officers and Staff work for a additional period of Three hours per day i.e., in total 10 hours. At present, though almost all the Museums in India are lacking of staff strength, the Officers and Staff posted at these Museums are rendering yeomen service and striving hard in building up the reputation and image of the Department as also to keep up the confidence of the Superiors. Above all, majority of the Museums in India were closed on Fridays and they were getting sufficient opportunity and time to reorganize the Galleries periodically and to take up developmental activities in time to time. Consequent upon the revision of the opening hours as also to keep the Museums open on all the days of the year, the general cleaning and developmental activities in these Museums will definitely be hampered and comes to a standstill. The Staff were put into lot of inconvenience not only to avail their legitimate holidays viz., public holidays/Earned Leave/Casual Leave/Commuted leave but also their weekly holidays also. Government of India has specified the working hours of the employees and according to labour rules also, the Staff are supposed to work only for 8.00hrs a day. Though the Officers and Staff working in the administrative offices are enjoying the benefit of 2 days weekly holiday, the Officers and Staff working in the museums are getting only one day as their weekly holiday. Though there was a stiff resentment from the Officers and Staff working in these Museums across the country to implement the revised opening hours w.e.f. 3rd December 2009, this Association having due regard in your benign administration had requested them to oblige the orders of the Director General at the first instance., and assured that this Association will definitely heed to their genuine grievances. However, this Association strongly protests and condemns the undue attitude of the Directorate in this regard in whole.

Under the circumstances and facts explained above, I would request you kindly to review your decision and issue one more corrigendum immediately and restore the earlier timings in the larger interest of justice and equity.

I am of the firm opinion that you will consider our request in the right spirit and review your decision in order to protect the interest of large number of employees working in the Department who are having immense faith and due regard in your able and benign administration.

Thanking you and expecting a favorable action in this regard at the earliest.

Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Minutes of 62nd JCM Meeting

The Minutes of 62nd JCM meeting held on 14.09.2009 under the Chairmanship of Shri. K.N. Srivastava, IAS, Director General, A.S.I., New Delhi for kind information to the members.

Tour Programme of Sri B.A. Chandra Shekhar, Secretary General along with Shri S.C. Sharma, President, ASA, Lucknow for the month of December 2009.

09.12.09 - Mysore 10.12.09 - Chennai (Rail /Chennai Exp S-4)
10.12.09 - Chennai 12.12.09 - Varanasi (Rail / Varanasi Exp S-5)
12.12.09 – Attending ASA Meetings at Kushi Nagar and Jaunpur Sub-Units.
13.12.09 – Attending Convention of Central Govt. Employees Co-ordination Committee, East Zone, U.P.
13.12.09 – Attending ASA Meeting of Combined Unit, Saranath and discussion with A.S.A.M., Saranath Museum.
13.12.09 - Varanasi 14.12.09 - Patna ( Rail )
14.12.09 – Attending ASA Meeting at Excavation Branch – III Unit and Discussion with Head of Offices of Circle, Excavation Branch, and Science Branch, Patna.
14.12.09 - Patna 15.12.09 - Howrah ( Rail )
15.12.09 – Attending ASA meeting of Kolkata Circle Unit and Discussion with the Regional Director (East)., A.S.I., Kolkata and S.A., A.S.I., Kolkata Circle, Kolkata.
15.12.09 - Sealdah 16.12.09 - Murshidabad (Rail )
16.12.09 – ASA Meeting of Combined Unit, Murshidabad and Disscussion with A.S.A.M., A.S.I., Murshidabad regarding staff problems.
17.12.09 - Murshidabad. 17.12.09 - Sealdah (Rail)
17.12.09 - Howrah 17.12.09 - Bhubaneswar. (Rail)
18.12.09 – Attending ASA Meeting of Circle, H.D. No. IV, Science Branch and Excavation Branch Units of Bhubaneswar and to discuss with the Head of Offices of Circle, H.D. No. IV, Excavation Branch and Science Branches of Bhubaneswar.
19.12.09- Attending ASA meeting at Puri & Konark Sub-Units, Museum Unit, Konark and for discussion with A.S.A.M., Konark Museum.
20.12.09 - Bhubaneswar 21.12.09 - Srirangapatna (Rail / Bus.)


(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Promotion of Assistant Archaeologists as Assistant Superintending Archaeologists

I am very much happy to inform you all that, as per the assurance given in the 62nd JCM Meeting held on 14th September 2009 the Director General, A.S.I., New Delhi has promoted 13 Assistant Archaeologists as Assistant Superintending Archaeologists based on their Seniority and Reservation Quota vide letter No. 2-4/2009-Adm-I dated 07th October 2009. The Names and New Place of Posting of the newly promoted Officers are as follows.

Shri. Neeraj Kumar Sinha - Patna Circle
Shri. Uday Anand Shastry - Bijapur Museum
Shri. R.K. Verma - Ranchi Circle
Shri. Afsar Adil Hashmi - Chanderi Museum
Ms. Anju Dhavan - Delhi Circle
Ms. R. Radha Ballabhee - Sanchi Musuem
Shri. Rajeev Dwivedi - Fathepur Sikri Museum
Shri. K.R. Mohan Das - Kondapur Museum
Shri. Babji Rao Cherukurl - Amaravathi Museum
Shri. Vishnu Kant Kulshrestha - S.S. Museum, Delhi
Shri. Kanwar Singh - Jaipur Circle
Shri. M. Kalimuthu - Mattancherry Palace Museum,Cochin
Shri. Rajensra Dehuri - Vaishali Museum

I on behalf on this Association and on my own behalf congratulate all the newly promoted Officers and request them to extend their fullest cooperation to this Association in future.

Notification of Approval of Temple Survey Project Unit, Bhopal

The Election of the following Office Bearers for the Unit Working Committee of TEMPLE SURVEY PROJECT UNIT, BHOPAL held on 31.07.2009 is hereby Approved on behalf of the C.W.C. of AIASA. The Unit will function as fully recognized body of the All India Archaeological Service Association with immediate effect till further orders.

CHAIRMAN : SHRI. K.K. SOMAN
UNIT SECRETARY : SHRI. RAJA KHAROSIA
TREASURER : SHRI. SANJAY SHRIVASTAVA
INTERNAL AUDITOR : SHRI. ALHAD VYAS

OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBERS

STAFF SIDE LEADER : SHRI. RAJA KHAROSIA
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. L.K. BHAGCHANDANI
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. A.S. TOMAR


Sd/-
(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Notification of Approval of Excavation Branch I Unit, Nagpur

The unanimous Election of the following Office Bearers for the Unit Working Committee of EXCAVATION BRANCH UNIT I, NAGPUR held on 04.09.2009 is hereby Approved on behalf of the C.W.C. of AIASA. The Unit will function as fully recognized body of the All India Archaeological Service Association with immediate effect till further orders.

CHAIRMAN : SHRI. DHARMPAL KAMBLE
VICE CHAIRMAN : SHRI. BHASKAR BHOYAR
UNIT SECRETARY : SHRI. DEVENDRA KASBI
JOINT SECRETARY : SHRI. RAMNERESH SHARMA
TREASURER : SHRI. SHANKAR KHAIRKAR
INTERNAL AUDITOR : SHRI. HEMRAJ BARAPATRE

OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBERS

STAFF SIDE LEADER : SHRI. DEVENDRA KASBI
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. R.G. PATIL
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. R.G. NAGULWAR
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SMT. S.B. SUPLE

Sd/-
(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Delegation of Power to Regional Directors regarding Grant of ACP

All the Members are well aware that the power of Grant of MACP's in respect of Group A, B and C Staff was with the Directorate. Now the Director General has issued Orders delegating the Powers to the Regional Directors regarding grant of MACP's in respect of Group B (Gazetted and Non Gazetted) and Group C Staff under their Jurisdiction. The Association will be take up the matter with concerned Regional Directors to clear the pending MACP Cases at the earliest.

Notification of Approval of Horticulture Division No. IV Unit

The unanimous Election of the following Office Bearers for the Unit Working Committee of HORTICULTURE DIVISION NO. IV UNIT, BHUBANESWAR held at Rajarani Temple Garden, Bhubaneswar on 22.08.2009 is hereby Approved on behalf of the C.W.C. of AIASA. The Unit will function as fully recognized body of the All India Archaeological Service Association with immediate effect till further orders.
CHAIRMAN : SHRI. BIJAYA KUMAR BARIK
VICE CHAIRMAN : SHRI. DEENABANDHU BHOI
UNIT SECRETARY : SHRI. BABAJI PARIDA
JOINT SECRETARY : SHRI. SARATH CH. PRADHAN
TREASURER : SHRI. BAIKUNATHA JENA
INTERNAL AUDITOR : SHRI. PRAVASH CH. BEHERA
ASSISTANT SECRETARY : SHRI. KRUSHNA CH. MALLICK

OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBERS
STAFF SIDE LEADER : SHRI. BABAJI PARIDA
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. SAILENDRA SAMAL
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. KISHORE KU. MOHANTY
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. NARENDRA KU. DAS
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. G. TRINATHA REDDY

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(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Notification of Approval of Excavation Branch V Unit

NOTIFICATION

The Election of the following Office Bearers for the Unit Working Committee of EXCAVATION BRANCH V UNIT, VADODARA held on 31.07.2009 is hereby Approved on behalf of the C.W.C. of AIASA. The Unit will function as fully recognized body of the All India Archaeological Service Association with immediate effect till further orders.

CHAIRMAN : SHRI. R.N. KUMARAN
VICE CHAIRMAN : SHRI. K.P. PARMAR
UNIT SECRETARY : SHRI. B.M. ROHIT
TREASURER : SMT. SUNITA PARMAR
INTERNAL AUDITOR : SHRI. N.B. SONI

OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBERS

STAFF SIDE LEADER : SHRI. B.M. ROHIT
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. J.B. MAKWANA
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. N.M. RAVAL

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(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

62nd JCM Meeting to be held on 14th September 2009

I am happy to inform you that the 62nd JCM Meeting will be held under the Chairmanship of the Director General, A.S.I., New Delhi on 14th September 2009. All the JCM Members are hereby requested to attend the JCM Meeting without fail. A copy of the letter received from the Directorate is posted herewith, JCM Members may download the same, obtain their train reservation and reach the Place in time.

Adhoc Bonus for the year 2008-09

I am very much happy to inform you all that the order for Payment of Adhoc Bonus for the year 2008-09 to the Central Govt. Employees has been issued by the Ministry of Finance. The Members may download the Orders from the Ministry of Finance Web Site or from here as well.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9b54c1b039d57eac95af63b7d44918aa9cd2f935ebdab88d

Rates of D.A. to Staff Side Members of JCM/OCM

The New Rates of reimbursement of Hotel Bills and Food Bills for the Staff Side Members for Attending J.C.M./O.C.M Meetings has been revised. The Members may download the New Orders from the following link.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9b54c1b039d57eacd2db6fb9a8902bda

Payment of 60 % Arrears of 6th CPC Ordered

I am very much happy to inform you all that the Govt. has ordered for Payment of 60% of Arrears of 6th CPC to its employees.

Notification of Approval of Horticulture Division No. II Unit

The unanimous Election of the following Office Bearers for the Unit Working Committee of HORTICULTURE DIVISION NO. II UNIT, NEW DELHI held at Safdarjung Tomb, New Delhi on 07.08.2009 is hereby Approved on behalf of the C.W.C. of AIASA. The Unit will function as fully recognized body of the All India Archaeological Service Association with immediate effect till further orders.

CHAIRMAN : SHRI. ARUN KUMAR
VICE CHAIRMAN : SHRI. RAMASHANKAR
UNIT SECRETARY : SHRI. RAJENDRA KUMAR
JOINT SECRETARY : SHRI. ROBERT SAMUEL
TREASURER : SHRI. JNANCHAND KHANNA
INTERNAL AUDITOR : SHRI. HARISH JOSHI

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Secretary General

List of Central Working Committee Members of ASA along with their Mobile Numbers.

1. S.C. Sharma, President - 94150 60227
2. Bhim Sain, Vice President - 98109 48656
3. B.A. Chandra Shekhar, Secretary General - 94498 54779
4. M. K. Verma, Addl. Secretary General (North) - 94150 92529
5. R. Gnana Prabhu, Addl Secretary General (South) - 99017 18418
6. B. Moharana, Addl. Secretary General (East) - 93370 60351
7. Rohit Shah, Addl. Secretary General (West) - 99252 21796
8. Abdul Saleem, Addl. Secretary General (Central) - 98932 74779
9. Aqueel Ahmed, Dy. Secretary General (North) - 99274 14304
10. G. Kamaraj, Dy. Secretary General (South) - 94404 22864
11. Shivshankar Yadav, Dy. Secretary General (East) - 99729 61968
12. S.B. Rindhe, Dy. Secretary General (West) - 98600 82350
13. Vijay Sharma, Dy. Secretary General (Central) - 94250 18390
14. C.M. Pillai, Internal Auditor - 94955 24568
15. V. Ramesh, Treasurer - 94490 73302
16. Somla Naik, Departmental Council Member - 94484 39989
17. T. Chenchuratnam, Departmental Council Member - 94403 19449
18. M.A. Khan, J.C.M Member - 98890 93142
19. B.A. Ranganath, J.C.M. Member - 94497 82512
20. N. Ch. Peddintlu, J.C.M. Member - 94908 87329
21. Rajesh Johri, J.C.M. Member - 99789 67853
22. P.G. Deshmukh, J.C.M. Member - 94226 17988
23. Utpal Chakravorty, J.C.M. Member - 99546 25188
24. Sanjay Angarey, J.C.M. Member - 94065 27972
25. Ashok Kondal, J.C.M. Member - 98166 14516
26. L.R. Sudheendra Rao, J.C.M. Member - 98459 43936
27. Kailash Chandra Joshi, J.C.M. Member - 98110 40060
28. Meeta Srivastava, CWC Councillor - 94151 52015
29. K.M. Saxena, CWC Councillor - 94257 78293
30. A.M Agharia, CWC Councillor - 98250 47086
31. A. Rasheed Khan, CWC Councillor - 94402 78294
32. Bimal Tiwari, CWC Councillor - 97325 30256
33. R.K. Dwivedi, CWC Councillor - 98234 50186
34. Subhash Bomble, CWC Councillor - 94489 72739
35. K.M. Murali Krishna, CWC Councillor - 94410 16882
36. Bhanu Prakash Verma, CWC Councillor - 94217 47752
37. Sridhar Nanda, CWC Councillor - 98610 06870
38. G. Srinivasa Rao, CWC Councillor - 98451 97265

Modified Notification of Approval of Aurangabad Circle Unit

In partial modification of the Notification of this Association contained in Letter No. ASA/2009-362 to 368 dated 3.8.2009, The Election of the following Office Bearers for the Unit Working Committee of AURANGABAD CIRCLE UNIT, AURANGABAD held on 20.07.2009 at Aurangabad is hereby Approved on behalf of the C.W.C. of AIASA. The Unit will function as fully recognized body of the All India Archaeological Service Association with immediate effect till further orders.

CHAIRMAN : SHRI. D.S. KOLI
VICE CHAIRMAN : SHRI. B.S. TADAVI
UNIT SECRETARY : SHRI. S.L. MAGRE
JOINT SECRETARY : SHRI. SAKHARAM NAMADEV JADHAV
TREASURER : SHRI. A.K. TURE
INTERNAL AUDITOR : SHRI. V.I. RAMTEKE

OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBERS
STAFF SIDE LEADER : SHRI. S.L. MAGRE
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SMT. NEETU S. BHITRE
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. E.M. SOLUNKE
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. D.T. ASAR
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI.RAJESH KARTARSINGH DULGAJ
OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER : SHRI. ASHOK ASARAM SOSTHE

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Secretary General

Delegation of Administrative powers to the Regional Directors

To
The Director General
Archaeological Survey of India
Janpath, New Delhi – 110 011.

Sub: Delegation of Administrative powers to the Regional Directors –
Modification of orders- requested.
Ref: Your office Order No. 88/2009-Adm.I dated 22.07.2009.

Sir,

I write to inform you that, while thanking your kindself for taking bold steps in establishing the Regional Directorate offices and delegating financial and administrative powers to the Regional Directors, I am to draw your kind attention to our discussions held on 8th July 2009 during which, you had assured us that the powers of transfers of any cadres will not be delegated to the Regional Directors. But to our surprise, the power of Transfer of Group ‘B’ (Gazetted), Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted), Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ within the Region has been delegated to the Regional Directors vide your Office Order cited above.

As you are kindly aware, hitherto, when the powers of transfer of all cadres through out the country were vested with the Office of the Director General, the Gr. B, C and D staff were transferred from one Circle to another Circle or Zone, only when they are promoted to the higher posts and such promotional posts were not available in their Circle/Zonal offices of other branches or when there were requests from individual officials to join their family. The powers were never misused for harassing any officers or staff members of any cadre. Now, I am sure, the powers of transfer delegated to the Regional Directors will definitely be misused to harass and black-mail the officers and low paid staff members of Gr. B (Non-Gazetted), Gr. C and D Cadres. We have living examples of harassment and blackmailing meted out to number of low paid Gr. C and Gr. D staff by some Circle and Zonal officers with limited powers of transferring them within the jurisdiction of the Circles/Zones in general and Female employees in particular. When such Gr. C and D staffs were transferred to a very distant places from their original posting, they were unable to maintain two establishments, one for themselves at the new place of posting and another at their original place of posting for the sake of their children’s education, thus, they were forced to opt for voluntary retirement. In the process, the Department has lost number of very richly experienced Group D staff who were striving hard in cleaning and removing vegetation even from a very peak of the monuments. You are kindly aware, of recent, education has become a very costly affair and every citizen has an ambition of providing good education to their children. But such unhealthy transfers of Gr. C and Gr. D staff to a far off place throws cold water on their ambition and their children have to suffer lack of good education.

Further, such transfer powers are not vested with the Directors working in the office of the Director General. There will be a great frustration among such Directors working in Directorate office without such powers on the one hand and on the other, the Regional Directors, who have enjoyed enormous powers, will hesitate to work in the office of the Director General, when they are transferred from the Regional Directorate to the office of the Director General.

Further, I would like to draw your kind attention to the Sl. No. 6 of the above Office Order wherein the powers of sanction of G.P.F. Advances in respect of all the Group A,B,C and D Officials of the Horticulture Branch has been delegated to the Chief Horticulturist. In this connection, it is brought to your kind notice that the Horticulture Branch of Archaeological Survey of India has been spreaded across the country and the staff working in this Branch are rendering yeomen service by laying out beautiful Lawns and Gardens highlighting the environs of the Nationally Protected Monuments which is being appreciated by the National/International tourists visiting these Monuments. The Horticulture Branch has at present Four Divisions located at Agra, New Delhi, Mysore and Bhubaneswar respectively and nearly 2000 employees of Group A, B,C, D are working in these Divisions and the jurisdiction of these Divisional Offices are very vast. At present though these Divisional Offices are having lack of Ministerial staff, but however they are managing to get the work achieved with the existing staff. If the said orders have to be implemented by the Chief Horticulturist stationed at Agra, the employees who are applying for sanction of G.P.F. Advances for their immediate needs feels very difficult and it may take months together to get their advance sanctioned and the main purpose of their requirements will definitely be defeated. In order to protect the interest of these staff, it is absolutely necessary that the powers of sanction of G.P.F. Advances and Final Withdrawals be restored with the Division Heads.

In the circumstances explained above, I would request you kindly to review your decision and issue a Corrigendum withdrawing the powers delegated to the Regional Directors of transferring officers and staff members of all Gr. B, C and D cadres and restore the same with the office of the Director General again in the larger interest of the justice and equity.

I hope, you will consider our request in a right spirit and review your decision in order to protect the interest of the large number of employees working in the Department having due regard in your able and benign administration.

Thanking you Sir, in anticipation of your orders in the matter at the earliest.

Yours faithfully,

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(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Imparting of training to the Non-Matriculate Group D Staff

To
The Director General
Archaeological Survey of India
Janpath
New Delhi – 110 011.

Sub:Implementation of the recommendation of 6th CPC–Imparting of training
to the Non-Matriculate Group D Staff for placing in the Pay Band PB–I – Reg.
Ref: 1) This Association Letter No. ASA/2009-2124 dated 03.02.2009.
2) This Association Letter No. ASA/2009-2283 dated 06.04.2009.

Sir,
Kindly refer this Association letter citer under reference 1 & 2, wherein this association had requested your kind self to issue necessary circulars instructing all the Head of Offices of Circles/Branches to implement the recommendation of 6th CPC regarding imparting training to the non-matriculate Group D staff working in Archaeological Survey of India for placing them in the Pay Band PB-I of Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- p.m as also for payment of Arrears w.e.f. 01.06.2009.

In this Connection, I write to bring to your kind notice that, in spite of Clear instructions by the Govt. of India and repeated requests by this association for imparting training to the Non-matriculate Group D Staff with in time schedule, no positive steps has been initiated by the Directorate, even after about a year of implementation of 6th CPC. The eligible Group D staffs are suffering from a monetary loss of about Rs. 400 to 700 per month due to non implementing of the decisions by the Govt. of India. The retirement dates of Many Group D staffs are fast approaching. If the training to the non Matriculate Group D staff will not be implemented immediately, it will be resulting in heavy loss during the payment of their retirement benefits, as well as during the fixation of their Pension.

Under the circumstances and facts stated above as also to protect the interest of low paid employees of this Department, I would request you kindly to arrange to issue necessary circulars instructing Head of Officers of all Circles and Branches to impart training to the Non-Matriculate Group D Employees and place them in the Pay Band PB – I with Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- p.m as also to pay the arrears w.e.f. 1st January 2006 without any further loss of time, failing which this association is compelled to approach Higher Authorities for getting justice in the right earnest of the working class.

Eagerly Anticipating an early action in this regard.

Yours faithfully,
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(B.A. Chandra Shekhar)
Secretary General

Website of All India Archaeological Service Association

I am very much happy to inform you all that the All India Archaeological Service Association which is the one and only recognized association in Archaeological Survey of India looking after welfare measures of nearly 169 cadres of Non Gazetted Employees of A.S.I., has started its own website for posting all recent activities to communicate the same immediately to all the members of this four decade old Association spreaded throughout the Country.