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However, the speaking order issued after the personal hearing has not given any guidance to settle the grievance. The matter was pursued time and again and ensured that the recovery is not ordered in this respect. A clarification issued by the corporate office has mentioned to wait till the outcome of the Court case. The matter will be further pursued based on the outcome of the Court Case.  Introduction of Promotion Policy for Stenos (Dying cadre): Stenos (Dying Cadre) are covered under NEPP for promotion as per the Non-executive promotion policy. Since the stenos are already drawing the pay scale of executives’ based on the then ACP scheme, they cannot covered under the NEPP, as they are already drawing the pay scales above the maximum pay scale of Non-executives. The Stenographers, approx. 169 in number, who have been granted ACP in the executive pay scale are ceased to be non-executives as per BSNL HQ order No.1-22/2009-PAT (BSNL) dated 30.04.2009. The only cadre now left out from the purview of any promotion policies is Stenos who are non- executives but drawing the pay scale of executives (E1A& E2A). These Stenographers also have to undergo mandatory training meant for the executives as per EPP. These stenos after serving in DoT/BSNL for more than 30 years are at the verge of their retirement and they have to retire from the entry cadre itself without getting even a single functional Promotion. Granting one time relaxation to the Stenos and promote them to the cadre of P.A is the only remedy. The matter is under persuasion  Common Recruitment Rules & Nomenclature: Different Recruitment Rules for PAs, PSs & PPSs have been issued by Corporate Office for field units and Corporate Office. This method does not exist in any of the PSUs and also does not exist for any other cadres in BSNL. Common RRs for field units PAs, PSs & PPSs and corporate office PAs, PSs & PPSs should be there. 4.10 Restructuring of AD (OL) Cadre: The committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Addl. GM (Estt.) submitted the report to the competent authority recommending to revise the pay scale of AD (OL), Sr./Jr. Hindi Translators. The Pers. Cell received the clearance / comments of EF Cell and on that basis the revised proposal with matching saving concept has been sent to the competent authority for approval wherein the pay scales of AD (OL) will be at par with SDE/AO and 25% Sr. Hindi Translator posts will be upgraded equivalent to JTO cadre. However, after giving Organizational Actions program by the United Forum of AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA and on the intervention of CMD BSNL, regarding restructuring of AD (OL) Cadre it has been decided to submit the case for approval by 31.05.2016 and shall be put up to the MC by 07.06.2016. Necessary action in this regard has been taken. 4.11 Regularization of offg. JTOs: The suggestions put forward by AIBSNLEA in the matter of regularization of the remaining officiating JTOs by a onetime personal up-gradation, is the correct feasible and viable solution. BSNL ought to have initiated the regularization of the remaining officiating JTOs through the up-gradation as demanded by all recognized trade unions and associations in BSNL. On the basis of legal opinion BSNL Management decided to modify the JTO RR 2001 and accordingly a committee was constituted wherein AIBSNLEA submitted suggestions/views and finally committee submitted report to frame the new JTO-RR-2014. After the approval of BSNL Board, the regularization of the Offg JTOs started and now all the officiating JTOs have completed their training and joined as regular JTO. AIBSNLEA filed case in the Hon’ble CAT Delhi for granting FR-22(1)a(i) pay fixation benefits to the Officiating JTOs and got favorable judgment. Further, the recovery from the pay of Officiating JTOs has been stopped vide BSNL CO letter number 3-8/2010¬ Estt-IV dated 03.06.2016 pursuit to the Hon’ble PBCAT New Delhi interim order dated 22.12.2015 in the matter of the case filed by AIBSNLEA 4.12 Allowing exercising option to Departmental JAOs on their promotion: The pay anomaly case of departmental JAO-2010 batch joined after 7th May 2010 was taken up by AIBSNLEA and got settled favorably. 4.13 E1+5 Increments benefit to JTO (SRD), JAOs 2013 batch and PAs: The BSNL Board has approved the proposal of E1+5 Increments benefit to JTO (SRD), JAOs 2013 batch and PAs which is now being sent to DoT for ratification by 15.06.2016. 4.14 3% Pay fixation on Time Bound Promotion and 3% fixation on DNI: BSNL Corporate Office finally issued orders for pay fixation 3% on Time Bound Promotion and 3% on DNI instead of total 6% on DNI. TELEWAVE 41 JUNE-2016