This office memorandum details the recognition granted to the ‘All India Central Government Canteen Employees & Workers Association’. The decision to allow a separate association for canteen employees was revisited after initial consideration in 2003, acknowledging their unique employment conditions and distinct cadre structure. Ad-hoc recognition has been granted, contingent upon verification through a check-off system within one year. Ministries and departments are instructed to facilitate subscription deductions and provide necessary information for verification. The memorandum also directs the uploading of this information to the DOPT website.
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Office Memorandum
Subject: Recognition of Service Association of Employees of Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms of Central Government Offices under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993.
The undersigned is directed to say that the matter regarding granting of recognition to the Associations representing Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens Employees has been under consideration of this Department for quite some time. The question of formation of separate Association of Canteen employees was earlier considered in 2003 and taking into account various factors, it was decided that there may not be separate Association exclusively for Canteen employees and they may be represented through Associations formed by other comparable categories of employees. This decision was circulated vide O.M No. 27/2/96-Dir.(C) dated 20.2.2003. Subsequently, based on various representations received, and taking into account the fact that Canteen employees are a unique and distinct category of employees of Central Government, their cadre structure, pay and allowances and career prospects are also different from other Group ‘ C ‘ & ‘ D ‘ employees of the Secretariat & Attached/Subordinate Office, it was decided to invite applications from Associations/Unions of employees working in the Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms of Ministries/ Departments/Offices etc of the Central Government who wish to seek recognition under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993. On the basis of application received for recognition and keeping in view the requisite criteria for recognition as stipulated in CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 it has been decided by the competent authority to grant ad-hoc recognition to the following association subject to the condition that ad-hoc recognition would cease after one year if verification through check off system is not completed during the period.
“All India Central Government Canteen Employees & Workers Association”.
To
- All Ministries/Departments of Government of India (as per standard list).
- All Nodal DDOs nominated by Ministries/Departments (as per standard list) with request to arrange to send the consolidated information regarding deductions of subscription of the employees to the All India Central Government Employees and Workers Association. Continuation of recognition is based on verification through check-off system, as such requisite information may please be furnished at an early date.
- Departmental Canteens (as per list attached).
- Shri Jogesh Chandra Nayak, Secretary General, All India Central Government Canteen Employees and Workers Association, A.G. Departmental Canteen, Office of AG Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
- Dir.(JCA), DOPT, North Block, New Delhi.
- Copy to the Technical Director(NIC), Lok Nayak Bhavan with the request to upload this on the website of the DOPT under ‘what is new’ and in the link Welfare \rightarrow Canteen \rightarrow General/Recent Circular \rightarrow Recognition of Association of Canteen employees.
- Section Officer (Canteens) ; with 20 spare copies.