Grade Pay Rs.4200/- for MCM in Ministry of Defence

           A decade long demand of the Defence Civilians, granting Grade
Pay Rs.4200/- for MCM at par with railway artisans, come to an end
yesterday. Ministry of Defence issued an order granting Grade pay 4200
to the MCM, with the approval of DOP&T U.O.No.5358/10/CR dated
25.2.2010,and Ministry of Finance
I.D.No.2(16)E.III Desk/2008 dated 10.06.2010 and concurrence of Ministry
of Defence(AG/08) vide their U.O.No 164/AG/PB dated 14.06.2010.

         According to this, here after, there will be four grade
structures for Industrial Employees in Ministry of Defence.

2. The Four Grade Structure will be as follows

i) Grade pay Rs.1900 to Skilled Workers

ii) Grade pay Rs.2400 to Highly Skilled –II Workers

iii) Grade pay Rs.2800 to Highly Skilled –I Workers

iv) Grade pay Rs.4200 to Master Craftsman

3. (a) Wherever the grade structure in the Industrial as well as Non
Industrial trades is already existing in the ratio of 45:55,the
erstwhile Skilled, and 25% of Highly Skilled in the grade of Master
Craftsman the following will apply:

* 45% of the posts may be granted the pay scale of Skilled Worker (Grade
pay of Rs.1900 in the Pay Band PB-I)

* 25% of the remaining 55% may be granted the pay scale of MCM(Grade pay
of Rs.4200 in the Pay Band PB-2)

* The remaining posts may be divided in a ratio of 50:50 and re
designated as Highly Skilled Worker Grade-II(Grade pay of Rs.2400 in the
Pay Band PB-I)and Highly Skilled Worker Grade-I(Grade pay of Rs.2800 in
the Pay Band PB-I)

(b) The placement of the individuals in the posts resulting from the
restructuring shall be made w.e.f.1.1.2006, in relaxation of the
conditions, if any,i.e,trade test etc, as one time measure.

(c) Highly Skilled Grade-I shall be en-bloc senior to Highly Skilled
Grade-II

4 (i) The post of Master Craftsman Shall be part of the hierarchy and
the placement of Highly Skilled Grade-I in the grade of Master Craftsman
will be treated as promotion.

(ii) In the case of Defence Establishment where there is no category of
Skilled Workers and direct recruitment is made 100% at the level of
Highly Skilled, the posts of Master craftsman existing as on 1.1.2006
will be placed in PB-2+GP-4200 and the remaining posts of Highly Skilled
Workers may be bifurcated in HS-I and HS-II in the ratio of 50:50

(iii) In view of the above restructuring the artisan staff may be
allowed to give revised option for pay fixation w.e.f.1.1.2006 with in
three months from the date of issue of orders in this regard.

(iv) The existing recruitment rules for the Tradesman may be amended and
RRs for the post of MCM may be framed accordingly