PROGESSIVE UNITED ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION 5TH A.G.M, 06TH FEBRUARY’2021, MAHAJATI SADAN
History: On 30th August 2015 at Subarna Banik Samaj Hall, Kolkata the journey began to form exclusively an organization comprising of Engineers only starting from N.S, F.J.E of S.S.M, Junior Engineers to Assistant Engineers up to senior Engineers for various engineering departments like P.W.D, P&RD, W.R.I.D.D etc. as well as semi Govt & autonomous bodies & others etc. for upliftment of whole engineering cadre who are engaged with various engineering fields like construction / maintenance of various building, roads, bridges, canal, water supply, Irrigation schemes etc.
AIM / MOTO: Our aim is to not only enhance our technical skills but also improve our quality of work so that various construction works should reach very high standards by organizing various technical seminars / workshops time to time. We also want our cadre to be upgraded / advanced all the time and that’s why we have a vision of E-Measurement Book so that we can get optimum help from technology as well as we can produce bills with minimum time as well as acute perfection.
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES:
(i) As we are a cadre based association and all are engineers, we have some legitimate cadre centric demands like quick promotion, proper transfer policy… etc. which we place to appropriate higher authority for proper justice.
(ii) Our engineers have done pivotal role during COVID time as we have to do all the hard works regarding maintenance of all COVID hospitals without caring for our life.
(iii) We have celebrated our birthday, i.e. 30th August’2020 with tree plantation throughout West Bengal for taking care of our Mother Nature.
(iv) We have organized district wise relief camp for poor people during Locked Down.
(v) We have distributed clothes to under privileged people before Durga Puja as well as in winter season in various districts throughout West Bengal.
(vi) We have arranged blood donation camp successfully.
(vii) We have organized technical seminars for new comers, one at Malda (for North Bengal Candidates) on 10th January 2021 and the other at Purba Bardhaman (for South Bengal Candidates) on 17th January 2021, so that they can cope up with departmental work system, rules and regulations at the earliest.
A.G.M: To unite all the engineers working tirelessly in various GOVT. Department, semi Govt & autonomous bodies & others etc. be it vertical or parallel and ensure betterment of knowledge and skills so that we can successfully implement our entrusted works as well as fight for our justified demands with dignity.
DEMANDS:-
- Proper recognition, respect & justice to all Engineering cadres in various sectors as well as Implementation of equal pay for equal work
- The entry scale of Junior Engineer should be just below the scale of Assistant Engineer.
- Reserve highest post for Engineers in engineering department for delivering of smooth, quick & quality work.
- Punishment & fixation of personal responsibility to the respected chair for showing Departmental Lacuna in promotional case of an Engineer officer irrespective of his designation.
- To allow all level of Engineers including Junior Engineers for appearing in professional examinations just after his joining in the service.
- Minimum qualifications for Diploma in Engineering in entry level should be higher secondary (I.e. 10+2).
- Providing fixed travelling Allowances for specially Junior Engineers engaged in day to day Site work for proper quality monitoring at site.
- Junior Engineers should get at least next two non functional promotional scales in his full service life even if he may not get the promotional chair due to unavailability of sufficient promotional post. It should be like non functional AE’s scale after 8 years of service if he cleared his professional examinations & EE’s scale after 16 years of service as Junior Engineer.
- Creating post of Assistant Engineer in each block office in P&RD department for timely delivering & ensuring the quality work in Panchayat level.
- Introduction of e-MB in Engineering works.
- Nirman sahayak should be redesignated as Junior Engineer (Panchayat).
- Formation of Engineers council like Doctors, Nurses, Lawyers etc.