LDC to UDC Upgradation – Railway Board Report
ABOLISH AND UPGRADE ALL POSTS OF LOWER DIVISION CLERKS (LDCs) TO UPPER DIVISION CLERKS (UDCs) – MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS IS NOT IN FAVOUR OF THE STAFF SIDE DEMAND
Action taken report on the minutes of the standing Committee National Council JCM held on 03.05.2017
Minutes – Reacting to the comment made by the official side, the staff side pointed out that prima-facie, on introduction of computerized functioning in almost all departments, the functions assigned to LDCs have become redundant.
Decision – What is required is to get the report from each department and take a conscious decision, as LDC is a common category.
Report of the Ministry of Railways (OM dated 01.12.2017)
In view of functional requirement of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) and promotional aspects of MTS, proposal to abolish and upgrade all posts of LDCs (LDC now as Junior Secretariat Assistant) to UDCs (now called as Senior Secretariat Assistant) may not be recommended and besides this, RBSCS is patterned on the lines of the CSCS and the existing system is working well, unless there is any change in CSCS, no change is desirable in RBSCS. 7th CPC has also not provided upgradation of to LDCs; therefore to abolish and upgrade all posts of LDCs to UDCs is considered not feasible.
Source: Confederation
Mehmood Hijazi says
As introduction of MTS. There is not much difference in salaries. Also qualification/test conducted at the time of selection for LDC. At present LDCs are working in computerized environment having different responsibility, possesses technical qualifications. It will be better to merge LDC and UDC and upgradation of grade pay who have served five years of service and posses graduation so that injustice can be avoided by the Administrative Authority.