GRANT OF 10% RESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCE TO NON -TEACHING STAFF

Joint Action Committee of Employees Association/Forum of
Navodaya Vidyalaya samiti(All India Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Principal’s Forum, All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Staff Association,
Navodaya Vidyalaya samiti Employees Welfare Association,
All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Catering Assistant Association).
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Contact Address : Principal’s Quarters, JNV Periye, Kasaragod Kerala -671-316.
Phone: 04672234057 (O/R) Mobile :09447275766
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F No. 30/JAC/2009-10 Dt: 15/10/2009

To
The Hon’ble Minister of HRD,
Govt of India,
Room No 313,
C Wing,Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi,110001.

Respected Sir,

Sub : Grant of residential allowance to all Non-teaching staff working at JNVs at par with the Teaching Staff – reg.
Reference : F No. 29 /JAC/2009-10 of Joint action Committee Dt: 06-10-2009

We may kindly be permitted to bring to your attention the issue of non-teaching staff working at Vidyalaya level in JNVs under NVS for immediate redressal. The Hon’ble Commissioner NVS New Delhi vide his letter : F.No:20-1/2008-NVS(Estt-II) dated 16-10-2008 has proposed grant of residential allowance @10% to all the members of staff working at JNVs in consonance with the assurances given by Hon’ble Commissioner, NVS and other authorities from time to time when the grievances of the staff were brought to their notice through memoranda, Conventions and personal meetings etc., in the light of the additional burden of duties and longer hours of duties cast on the staff of JNVs in the residential set up when compared to day schools.

In the same context we seek to bring to your notice that the then Hon’ble Commissioner, NVS had represented the issues of the staff of the JNVs to the VI CPC, enumerating therein the justification for grant of higher pay scales, residential allowance, rural area allowances, children education allowance and teaching allowance besides grant of CCS Pension 1972 to the staff.

At the backdrop of the above representations the VI CPC has also considered the problems and recommended for grant of residential allowance to the staff working in JNVs at vidyalaya level.

The Ministry of HRD has approved grant of residential allowance only to the teaching staff and ignored the meritorious services rendered by the non-teaching staff of the Vidyalayas. The non-teaching staff of JNVs from Sweeper and Mess Helper to Office Superintendent work for more than 11 hours per day for entire 7 days week, thus have played pivotal role in successful performance of JNVs which has been clearly explained in the letter addressed by the Hon’ble Commissioner, NVS, New Delhi dated 29-12-2006 to the VI CPC. The All India Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas Principals’ Forum has also recommended the issue enumerating the paramount importance of all Non-Teaching staff working at Vidyalaya level and their duties & responsibilities in the vidyalaya campus round the clock.

We would further like to bring your favourable attention that the non-teaching staff of JNVs are compelled to stay in the JNV campus along with the teaching staff and share all the hardships together with other staff. The non-teaching staff are foregoing HRA and in addition paying license fee for the free quarters allotted to them. They are working even on public holidays and festivals and extending support to the Vidyalayas. Thus, their services cannot be undermined and, hence, are to be rewarded.

Therefore, we humbly request you to reexamine the issue of extending 10% special allowance to the non-teaching staff and issue necessary orders and oblige.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
V.L.Balasubramanian R.S.Naik
President General Secretary
All India Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya All India Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Principal’s Forum and Principal Principal’s Forum and Principal
JNV Kasargod. JNV Canacona.

T.P. Mani J.K.Singh
President General Secretary
All India Navodaya Vidyalaya All India Navodaya Vidyalaya
Staff Association. Staff Association.
Jagdish Rai L.B. Reddy
President General Secretary
All India Navodaya All India Navodaya Vidyalaya
Staff Association. Staff Association.

Shiv Narain Sharma Raj Kumar Radi
President General Secretary
Navodaya Vidyalaya Employees Navodaya Vidyalaya Employees
Welfare Association. Welfare Association.

Vijay Singh General Secretary
All India Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya All India Jawahar Navodaya VidyalayaCatering Assistant Association. Catering Assistant Association.