An employees' association has urged the Centre to restructure the Joint Consultative Machinery, the platform for dialogue between the government and its staff, to make it more representative of present-day administrative realities.
The All India National Public Services Employees Federation, an umbrella body that claims to have the support of over 13 lakh government employees, has written to Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh in support of the demand.
The current JCM representation structure was designed in the 1960s, when the government of India functioned through nearly 35-45 ministries and a relatively limited administrative framework.
However, the Centre now functions through more than 50 ministries along with numerous departments, autonomous institutions, educational institutions, research organisations, technical bodies, and Union Territory administrations.
The association urged the government to consider expanding/restructuring the JCM structure in accordance with present-day governance realities and administrative expansion.
The AINPSEF also asked the government to consider rotational appointments of employee representatives from the staff side to ensure wider representation.
