Information regarding proposed Incentive scheme for the employees of ordnance Factories Organisation

Incentive to Examiners of OFB

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD
AYUDH BHAVAN

No.754/Per/Policy(PL)

Dated: 06.11.2015

To,
The Sr,General Manager(s)General Manager(s) of all ordnance & ordnance Equipment Factories

Sub: Information regarding proposed Incentive scheme for the employees of ordnance Factories Organisation

 In connection with the subject issue a High Power Committee has been constituted to formulate an incentive scheme for the employees of O.F Organisation who are not covered by the existing piece Work incentive scheme. To enable the committee to deliberate the issue in its justify perspective and render a report within the given time, the following information factory wise may please be furnished:

(i) Total number of examiners working in the Factory(Grade Wise)
(ii) Total number of Maintenance Workerd in the factory(Grade Wise)
(iii)Total Incentive paid to maintenance workers month wise during the period from 2012-2013-2014&2014-2015.
(iv)Total Piece work earnings(PWE) of the factory during the period 2012-2013,2013-2014&2014-2015.
(v) Piece Work Profit paid month wie(Value &percentage (%) both with and without ceiling)during the period 2012-2013,2013-2014&2014-2015.

The above information is required to be furnished by 20-11-2015 positively.The information may please be sent through FAX No.033-22437822 and comnet(admin.ofb@ofb.net) or by special Post

Dr.(smt.)Vani Anand Singh
Director/Admin
For Director General Ordnance Factories

Source: INDWF

Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS): About a reader’s Opinion

Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS): About a reader’s Opinion

The Tamil newspaper Dinamalar recently published an opinion of one of its readers about Performance Related Incentive Scheme.

According to the write-up, based on the recommendations by the Sixth Pay Commission, the scheme had been introduced more than five years ago in select central government departments like atomic energy, space research and defence.

The scheme has already been implemented in atomic energy, space research and scientific and technical research departments under the name of “Performance Based Incentive Scheme”. As a result, there has been tremendous improvement in the productivity and output of these departments.

One can use the Right to Information Act to find out how the performance is evaluated and details regarding promotions. The annual performance appraisals submitted by the employees and the feedback and comments marked by their senior officials are now declassified and are accessible to all. The employee is evaluated based on the annual targets, and the amount of work accomplished that year.

Options have been created to constantly improve management practices. Still, there are issues that need to be addressed. There is fear that such target-based appraisals would encourage unhealthy and selfish result-obsessed-performances, and discourage team spirit and selfless acts aimed at general welfare.

In order to successfully implement these schemes, it is very important for the management to be proactive, benevolent, focused, with clear thinking process, and very impartial.

In other words, a mere rod isn’t sufficient to control an elephant. One also has to have a properly qualified and trained mahout. Similarly, mere schemes alone wouldn’t bring the required transformation in the central government departments. They also need excellent management teams to implement them successfully.