Regularisation of Casual Labours

Dear Members!

The letter addressed to the CAG of India on regularisation of casual labours is posted here for the information of members please.

Yours Rahul.

08-01-2010

To

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India,
New Delhi.

Sir,

Sub: Regularisation of Casual Labours – Request – Regarding.

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I am directed to bring the following few lines for your kind consideration and early favourable orders.

As you are aware that in the Office of the Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad there is an acute shortage in the lower cadres i.e. in the cadres of Data Entry Operators, Clerks and Group-Ds which situation you would admit as alarming.

However, it seems, the Department is not making worthy efforts to fill up these posts. It is reliably learnt that the Department had decided to outsource the work of Data Entry Operators and Group-Ds.

In this connection we earnestly wish that the following points be considered before implementing the decision of outsourcing.

 The commitment which a regular employee puts in cannot be expected from an outsourced worker because of ‘hire and fire’ element.

 The economies worked out and convincingly presented are misleading when the turnout of a regular employee is compared with that of an outsourced employee.

 In the system of outsourcing, the supply of manpower depends on the agency which will certainly exploit an emergency situation to bargain for a better deal whereas such is not with the case of a regular employee or even of the recognised Associations.

 The efficiency of a regular employee improves day after day of his presence in the office. However, there is no certainty that the improved efficiency of the outsourced employee is available to the office as he / she may not turn out to office on the required day as deployment is decided on the basis of numbers and not of persons. Whereas the regular employee is available at all reasonable times.

 Confidential matters cannot and should not be entrusted to outsourced employees as the security is threatened.

Of course, making a list of disadvantages of outsourcing and advantages of regular employees is not the intention of this representation but to impress upon the Administration to do away with the thinking of ‘outsourcing’ in the name of ‘apparent economy’.

In this connection, it is to mention that in this Office there are about 80 casual labours serving the Department for a period of 2 to 16 years. They have been working with us for such long periods for paltry sums with the fond hope that at least one day or another their services would be regularised. When the question of regularisation comes, new rules creep up killing the chances of these casual labours of becoming regular employees.

Outsourcing again leads to another set of casual labours and also an intermediary called ‘Agency’ to share the meager compensation paid for their work. Needless to say that ‘outsourcing’ will lead to department being at the mercy of these ‘Agencies' who thrive on the earnings of these unfortunate workers.

Hence, we request you, Sir, to do away with the thinking of ‘outsourcing’ and take necessary steps in the direction of regularisation of casual labours in cadres of Data Entry Operators, Clerks and Group-Ds depending on their capabilities. A favourable decision will make their lives fruitful and the Department will continue to get the services of dedicated employees.

Insofar as this Association is concerned we believe that it is our moral responsibility to see that these poor casual labours, who associated with us for such a long time and whose prime time of life has been utilised for serving this Department, get their due recognition by way of regularisation. Of course, the present employees will also be able to get relief from the burden of extra work due to heavy shortage in the aforementioned cadres. 

Hoping to receive a favourable communication reversing the orders of ‘outsourcing’ and regularising the services of the casual labours, we assure to extend our whole hearted cooperation with the Administration as before.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

P. RAHUL

(General Secretary)