BPMS : Stoppage of Holiday Over-Time in Ordnance Factories
REF: BPMS / MOD / OFB / 186 (8/1/R)
Dated: 19.08.2017
To
Shri Arun Jaitley Ji.,
Hon’ ble Raksha Mantri Ji.,
Government of India
Ministry of Defence,
South Block,
NEW DELHI — 110 011
Subject: Stoppage of Holiday Over-Time in Ordnance Factories — Protest of.
Reference: MoD ID No.DDP-P0012/8/2017-D(Prod-II) dt.08-08-2017.
Respected Sir,
I have been directed to bring the following for your kind immediate intervention.
Vide Ministry of Defence letter cited under reference above, Ordnance Factory Board has been directed to completely stop Holiday Overtime in the Factories.
In this connection we submit that the said order issued by concerned officials is totally unjustified and is without proper application of mind, suffice to say that Over time in the Ordnance Factories is not granted as a matter of routine or luxury but there is a time tested and logical formula vis-à-vis production output on the basis of which the action is taken and it is quantifiable.
Here it may also be pertinent to note that as per the annual statement of accounts of the factories, the total cost of labour on the cost of production is constant between 12 to 13% whereas other elements like Material, Fixed Over heads ,Variable Over heads consumes bulk of cost of production.
Thus targeting Labour to cut cost is not only an unprofessional approach but also shows the biased mindset of the concerned Officials of MoD which is adversely affecting the moral, dedication of the employee and output of the OFB organization.
There is large scale resentment amongst employees as a result of which whimsical diktat of the Ministry and we seek your immediate personal intervention in the matter to provide justice to the workmen.
We therefore once again demand that status quo ante be restored, pending further discussion on the matter.
Thanking You,
Sincerely yours
S/d,
(M P SINGH)
General Secretary
Shekhar Joshi
Stitching of common uniforms (excluding Extreme Cold Clothing) for soldiers in ordnance factories should be stopped with immediate effect due to the following reasons :-
a) The FABRIC purchased and stitched in ordnance factories is of very poor quality. Soldiers have to purchase their own uniform to maintain proper decorum.
b) Most of the uniforms are un-sized, therefore, not fit for wearing. It is a huge loss to the Government also as the uniforms coming out of Ordnance Factories are NOT BEING WORN by soldiers. These have to be restitched and the fabric fades away after 2-3 washing.
The Government (honest Government) should look into the matter immediately as the contractors are making huge profits by supplying poor quality fabric for uniforms.
KINDLY CARRY OUT A SURPRISE CHECK IN CLOTHING STORES OF ARMY. UNIFORMS ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY.