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Annex to OM 0.5(10)/2007- RS-Com.I dt 23 Nov 2007 //copy//

Study Note On

Border Roads Organisation

The Committee met at 4.00 p.m on 4th June 2007 at Gangtok in Sikkim to discuss \\ith the

representatives of the Mlo Defence and the Border Roads Organisation, the Border Roads Engineering

Service Recruitment Rules,1988 and BorderRoads Medical Officer (Group-A) Recruitment Rules, 2003.

The following were present.

6. Shri Harcharanjit Singh

Secretary, BRDB

7. Lt Gen K.S Rao, PVSM, SC, S.M DGBR

8. Brig M.S.Pillai

Chief EngineerProject Dantak

9. Brig K.T.Gajaria DDG

(Pers)

10. Shri George P.Cherian Senior

Engineer

11. Shri S.Suresh KumarDeputy

Director HQ DGBR

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At the outset, the D.G Border Roads Organisation, Lt General K.S. Rao gave a brief

presentation on the Border Organisation, its work culture, ethos and feats achieved by it. In this

regard Shri Rao stated that Border Roads Organisation has been carrying out its

projects/construction work successfully not only at national but also at international leyel and

had eamed reputation for that. One of the main feature of BorderRoads Organisation's working

was that instead of completing projects through contracts, it relied solely on its internal resources

be it men or machinery. Only daily wage/Casual Labour are hired from outside from amongstlocal people for assistance.

The Committee enquired whether there was a compendium of rules/regulations

governing Border Roads Organisation. The Secretary BRDB stated that rules were framed from

time to time in this regard but no comprehensive legislation was in place. The Committee

obsen'ed that a comprehensive legislation \,,'as due to be framed by the Ministry of Defence

under articles 309 of the constitution but only ad-hocism existed in this respect. Long time has

lapsed since then and due attention was not paid by the ministry towards the need of the

Organisation to strengthen it with the full fledged legislation particularly where the matter was

connected with defence of the country. The Committee desired the Ministry to come out with

proper subordinate legislation forBorder Roads Organisation which had earned reputation for its

work both at national and international level and had been working strategically as well.

The Committee next desired to know whetherrules/regulation concerning Border Roads

Organisation had been laid on the table of both the houses of Parliament and on what date. The

Secn~tall' BRDB was not SUl"e about it.

The Committee noted that the record management of the ministry was not up to date and

directed that the Ministry should inform the Committee about laying of rules with regard to

Border Roads Organisation at the earliest. The Committee also stated that Ministry had been

asked a numberof times to put up rules of the Defence Ministry on their website but no initiative

was taken in this regard. The Committee suggested that prompt action may be taken to put up the

rules of the Ministry on their website.

The Committee furtherenquired about the service conditions in Border Roads

Organisation like promotion/deputation/leavelhousing facilities, cadre review etc.

The Committees, noted that employees of GREF were subject to Army Act, 1950 (as

applicable to Armypersonnel/officers)but they were neither considered at par with Alomy nOlO

as a civilian. The pay scale sanctioned in 5th CPC has not been allowed to Diploma Engineers of

BRO. Up to 4th Central Pay Commission, there was no difference in pay scales of Diploma

Engineers of BRO with respect to other similar Central Government Department like CPWD,

Military Engineering Services and Railways. But, in the BRO, at the time of implementation of

5thPay Commission, Diploma Engineers were put in lower scale. whereas officers ofBRO and

subordinates of other category were enjoying the same pay scales as recommendedby 5th CPCand acceptedby all Central Government Departments.


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The Committee expressed the view that members of GREF were part and par"cel of the

Armed Forces and they should not be discriminated against Extra Regimental Employmentofficer"s/staffsince they were wod


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17-08-09

(2 hrs 40minutes)

28-10-09 (2hrs)

(iv) Supersession

of Cigarette and

other tobacco

products

(Packaging and

Labeling) Rules,

2006 by

Packaging and

Labeling Rules,

2008

(v) Oral

Evidence of theSecretary,

Ministry of

Petroleum and

Natural Gas,

Executive

Director, Oil

Safety

Directorate,

Director-

General,

Directorate of

Mines Safety

and CMDs of

ONGC and Oil

regarding the

Petroleum and

Gas (Safety 11 1

Offshore

Operations)

Rules, 2008.

(i) Oral evidence

of the Additional

Secretary,

Ministry of Defence, Director-General,

Border Roads Organisation andrepresentatives of Department of

Personnel and Training regarding the

Border Roads Engineering's Service

Group . A' (Amendment) Rules, 1988.

(ii) Oral evidence of the Secretary,

Ministry of Labour and Employment

regarding the

Building and Other

Construction Workers

(Regulation of Employment and

Conditions of Service) Central Rules,

1998.

(i) Oral evidence of the Secretary,

Ministry of External Affairs regarding the

Haj Committee Rules, 2002.

(ii) Consideration of:

(a) The Lakshadweep Building

Development Board (Supply of Building

Materials) Bye-Laws, 2003.

(b) The Electricity Rules, 2005. (c) The

Electrical Wires,

Cables, Appliances and

Protection Devices andAccessories (Quality Control) Order,2005.

(d) The Regulation of Quality of Service

of Basic and Cellular Mobile Telephone

Services, 2005 and

(e) The Atomic(Radiation Protection) 2004.

The Committee agreed to dro p the

Cigarette and other tobacco products

(Packaging and Labeling) Rules, 2006

and take up fOT considcration the

Packaging and Labeling Rules, 2008

The Committee were apprised about the

need for bringing these Rules into

existence and problems faced in

implementing them. A questionnaire was

also forwarded to the Ministry for

detailed replies.

The Committee noted that there were

differences in the facilities

enjoyed by General Reserve

Engineering Force and

Army personnel

employed in Border Roads Organisation

and the Supreme Court judgment in this

connection was not being followed in

letter and spirit.

The Committee was informed that while

the concerned rules were framed by the

Central Government the implementation

was done by the respective State

governments. The Committee felt tJlat

tJle implementation of the rules was filffrom sati sfactory.

The Committee requested the Ministry to furnish the updated status

in the matter of bringing in a new legislation of the subject and also

furnish their replies to the questionnaire and representation of the

people's representatives.

The Committee adopted the following memoranda and decided to

take up on priority basis the Electricity Rules, 2005, The

Regulation of Quality of Service of Basic and Cellular Mobile

Telephone Services, 2005 and the Atomic Energy (Radiation

Protection) Rules, 2004.

Energy

Rules,


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