Cadre Review proposals in respect of Group 'B' and 'C' Cadres/Posts of Survey of India

Cadre Review proposals in respect of Group 'B' and 'C' Cadres/Posts of Survey of India - Prepared by the Survey of India

Proposal for Cadre Review of Group B and C Cadres/Posts of Survey of India

1.Introduction

Survey of India, established in 1767, is the National Surveying and Mapping Agency under the Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology. It has played a vital role in the saga of India’s Nation Building. It has also played an important role in scientific and development initiatives in defining the country’s priorities for growth and development. Based on the requirements of Sol a need has arisen to restructure Survey of India Group A, B & C Cadres/posts for better functioning of the organization.

This proposal is regarding cadre restructuring of following cadres/posts of Survey of India:-

Group B Cadres/Posts
Group C Cadres/Posts.

The Cadre Review proposal of Organized Group A Service i.e. Survey of India Group A Service is already under consideration in DoP&T.

2. Background

A committee was constituted by Sol for restructuring of Group B and C cadres/posts. The following were the members in the committee:

(i)	Shri R.K. Nigam, Addl. Surveyor General, Sol	-	Chairman
(ii)	Shri Manoj Kumar, Director, IFD, DST	-	Member
(iii)	Shri S.K. Pani, Deputy Secretary, SMP, DST	-	Member
(iv)	Shri Prashant Kumar, DSG, SGO (Addl. Charge of DAF)	-	Member
(v)	Shri Nitin Joshi, DSG, Sol	-	Member
(vi)	Shri Mohan Ram, SS, Sol	-	Member

The aforesaid Committee has done an in depth study on zero based assessment of the requirement of staff. The Committee has also looked into the need for revised nomenclature of the Group B and C posts, due to change in technology, need for abolition of certain obsolete designations and introductions of new ones in tune with present day need and advancement of technology and suggested need based levels and numbers of such posts in different administrative structures of the organization, with least disadvantage to the existing incumbents of these posts / without adversely affecting their existing promotional avenues.

In view of the new Geospatial Guidelines issued by DST on 15" February 2021, the option of outsourcing has been considered to the extent practicable. In fact, while determining the requirement of manpower, it has been assumed that as many of the processes as possible, which would otherwise require thousands of additional personnel, will be outsourced. Such outsourcing has been taken care of in proposing the required manpower. However, Sol will still require trained technical manpower (Senior and Junior Surveyors) for quality assessment and quality control at every stage. Further, some of the activities will be carried out by regular manpower of Sol. Sol has the mandate of International Boundary Survey/demarcation and preparing IB strip maps. Such tasks can only be carried out by regular Sol personnel and cannot be outsourced.

The present proposal has been organized as below:

Main Proposal (This document) : Contains Existing cadre structure, nature of duties, need for cadre restructuring etc. It also contains following information in tabular forms as required by Department of Expenditure:

(i)	Table-1:	Stagnation Profile
(ii)	Table-2:	Incumbency/ vacancy position
(iii)	Table-3:	Existing and Proposed Structure
(iv)	Table-4:	Existing Mode of Recruitment
(v)	Table-5:	Functional Justification
(vi)	Table-6:	Summary of Financial Implications

The additional relevant information has been attached as below:

Annexure I :	About Survey of India, its mandate, Organisational Restructuring.
Annexure II :	Chart showing Existing organisational structure.
Annexure III :	Chart showing Proposed organizational structure
Annexure IV :	Charts showing the proposed Hierarchical structure of each cadre.
Annexure V :	Office-wise distribution of requirement of manpower.
Annexure VI :	Recruitment Rules of existing posts.
Annexure VII :	Earlier Cadre Review order of 1996.
Annexure VIII :	Table showing the annual financial implications along with supporting tables showing detailed calculations of financial implications.

3. Existing Cadre Structure / Need for Cadre Review

3.1. Existing Cadre Structure

The existing cadre structure of various cadres in Survey of India was adopted several decades back, as per the technology available at that time and education level of the manpower. At that time, the process of mapmaking involved different stages requiring different skills. The general education level was lower, so different cadres were designed as per different skills required for various stage of mapping.

As such, there became a number of cadres/posts having different vertical hierarchy.

3.2. Nature of Duties

The nature of duties of different cadres are given below:

a) Topographic Cadre

The topographic cadre is the main cadre carrying out the principal surveying activities. It has the primary responsibility to carry out data acquisition in the field (using conventional or modern field survey techniques) as well as in the computer center (using aerial photogrammetry, remote sensing etc.). The cadre also carries out digitization of old printed maps, their updation, GIS application etc. In modern technology, this cadre also carries out the jobs which were earlier carried out by Draftsman cadre.

b) Draftsman Cadre

In old technology, the mapping in the field was carried out by using plane tables. The maps prepared in the field conditions needed to be redrawn in clean office conditions by skilled draftsman. So the Draftsman cadre was responsible for fair mapping of the field collected data.

c) Printing Cadre

The printing cadre operates printing machines and carries out printing of maps, forms, departmental publications, publications of DST and other ministries whenever demanded. The Group A posts of Printing Cadre is responsible for managing the printing work in all the processes of printing.

d) Stores Cadre (Reproduction)

Store Keepers (Reproduction) are for managing the stores related to printing processes.

e) Isolated Posts in Printing

The posts of Works Manager and Store Keeper (Reproduction) are isolated posts. Works Managers are responsible for maintenance/repair of Printing Machines.

f) Ministerial Cadre

The Group B and C ministerial cadre prepares and processes bills, prepares budget estimates, keeps account of expenditure. It also process files related to promotion, MACP, legal cases etc.

g) Ministerial Posts (Deputation)

Post of Director Administration and Finance is a Group A Ministerial post responsible for Control and formulation of the budget of the department, giving advice to the Surveyor General of India in the matters related to Finance and Admin and to ensure that the policies of the government related to finance and budget are properly followed in the department. It is filled by deputation.

h) Stenographer Cadre

In Survey of India, the stenographic staff is attached to the officers of the level of Director and above. The duties of stenographic staff include attending/transfer the phone calls, taking dictations and typing letters etc.

i) Stores Cadre

The tasks carried out by Survey of India require huge number of sophisticated instruments, equipment, computers, workstations, large plotters, printing machines, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and consumable items. The stores cadre is responsible for management of the stores, ensure its maintenance, and issue to individual workers etc. The Group A Posts of Stores are responsible for evaluating the requirements of the instruments and equipment for the organization, ensuring that the government policies related to procurement are properly followed in all the offices of Sol and advising the Surveyor General of India in procurement related issues.

j) Records Cadre

In conventional process of map making, a large amount of record was generated such as angle books, computation volumes, sheet files, air survey sections, blue prints, Plane Table sections etc. while other types of records were required like printed aerial photographs, old maps etc. The records cadre is responsible for management of such records, ensure its proper safety and issue it to individual workers when required.

k) Official Language Cadre

The official language cadre is responsible for translation of documents to Hindi, keep track of the status of use of Hindi, and assist the authorities to increase the use of Hindi. The Group A posts of official language cadre are responsible for keeping track of the status of use of Hindi, ensuring the implementation of the orders/guidelines issued by the Department of Official Languages to meet the desired results, and assisting the authorities to increase the use of Hindi.

l) Motor Transport Cadre

The Motor Transport drivers drive the official vehicles, staff cars, field vehicles like campers, trucks jeeps with trailer etc. The work of Survey of India being field oriented, the drivers must be especially skilled in driving the field/heavy vehicles in difficult road conditions in remote areas.

m) Instrument Maintenance Cadre

Earlier, the instruments used in Surveying were mostly optical and mechanical and very few agencies were Capable of repairing such instruments. Therefore, Survey of India had its own unit for carrying out repair and maintenance of instruments. The maintenance staff was trained in repairing the instruments, re-fabricating some of the damaged parts and fabricating special equipment as per requirements.

n) Security Staff

All the duties pertaining to security and safety of Survey of India offices are carried out by Security staff. These days most of the security job is outsourced

o) Fire Staff

Survey of India maintains Fire Brigades at Dehradun and Hyderabad where the establishments are large with HQ, a number of directorates, Training Institute, Printing Group etc

p) Canteen Staff

Survey of India has 5 Canteens, 2 at two campuses in Dehradun and 1 each at Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata. The canteen staff prepares and serves meals, tea, coffee and snacks to Survey of India staff.

q) Posts of Central Health Service

There are 10 posts of Chief Medical Officers in the Dispensaries of Survey of India. The CMOs are Central Health Service Officers and posted by the Ministry of Health.

r) Dispensary Staff

Survey of India has 2 dispensaries at Dehradun and Hyderabad. Dehradun station has considerably larger number of staff, therefore requires more number of dispensary staff than Hyderabad.

s) Miscellaneous Staff

The various staff which have different types of duties like librarian, engravers, packer etc have been mentioned under miscellaneous staff.

t) Assisting Staff

The Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), Technical labourers etc. assist various cadres in their activities. The MTS carry instruments/equipment in the field, pitch the tents, assist in linear measurements etc. and also carry out other general duties of MTS.

3.3. Stagnation Profile

The stagnation profile i.e the comparison between minimum periods prescribed for promotion and actual time taken, is given in table-1 below:

Table-1: Stagnation Profile

uks	Grade/Post	Pay Level	Minimum Period Prescribed for Promotion as per RRs (In Years )	Actual Time taken for promotion (In years)
A	Topographic Cadre
1	Officer Surveyor	8.9	6	10
2	Surveyor	6	DR Post	DR Post
3	Survey Assistant	6	6	6
4	P/Tr, ASD'Man(Gde-IV, III & II).	5,4,3	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.
B	Draftsman Cadre
1	Chief Draftsman	7	6	10
2	Draftsman Division-\|	6	6	6
3	Draftsman Grade. lV, III & Il	3,4,6	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.
C	Printing Cadre
1	Assistant Manager	7	5	6
2	Senior Reprographer	6	6	7
3	Reproduction Staff Gde-II	5	DR Post	DR Post
D	Stores Cadre (Reproduction)
1	Store Keeper Reproduction	5,4,3	DR Post	DR Post
E	Isolated Posts in Printing
1	Works Manager	7	DR Post	DR Post
F	Ministerial Cadre
1	Establishment & Accounts Officer	7	5	6
2	Office Superintendent	6	3	11
3	Assistant /Assistant Section Officer	6	10	12
4	Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	4	8	8
5	Lower Division Clerk	2	DR Post	DR Post
G	Ministerial Posts filled by Deputation
1	Research Assistant (Deputation)	6	Deputation Post	Deputation Post
2	Investigator (Deputation)	4	Deputation Post	Deputation Post
H	Stenographer Cadre
1	Senior Private Secretary	8	2	4
2	Private Secretary	7	5	7
3	Stenographer Gde.\|	6	6	6
4	Stenographer Gde.I\|	4	DR Post	DR Post
I	Stores Cadre
1	Assistant Stores Officer	6
2	Store Assistant	6
3	Store Keeper Gde-ll, Ill	5,4	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.
4	Store Keeper Gde-lV	3	DR Post	DR Post
J	Records Cadre
1	Record Keeper Divison-\|	6
2	Record Keeper Grade-lV, Ill & ll	3,4,5	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.
K	Official Language Cadre
1	Senior Hindi Translator	7	5	25
2	Junior Hindi Translator	6	DR Post	DR Post
L	Motor Transport Cadre
1	Vehicle Superintendent	6	--	--
2	MTD-cum-mechanic (Special Grade)	6	6	6
3	MTD-cum-Mechanic	5,4,2	DR Post	DR Post
M	Maintenance Cadre
1	Supervisor Instrument Repair Shop	6	Isolated post	Isolated post
2	STA /JIA	5	5	5
3	Maintenance Staff Div. II	5	DR Post	DR Post
4	Instrument Mechanic (Highly Skilled)	4	5	5
5	Instrument Mechanic (Skilled)	2	DR Post	DR Post
6	Head Artificer	4	8	8
7	Artificer	2	DR Post	DR Post
N	Security Staff
1	Security Supervisor	5	5	5
2	Asstt. Security Supervisor	4	DR Post	DR Post
3	Guard	1	DR Post	DR Post
O	Fire Staff
1	Fire Officer	5	--	--
2	Assistant Fire Superintendent	4	5
3	Fire Engine Driver (Various Grades)	6,5,4,2	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.	The grade promotions are not linked to the vacancies.
4	Leading Hand Fireman	3	3	3
5	Fireman Gde-l & Il	2	DR Post	DR Post
P	Canteen Staff
1	Manager	4	8	8
2	Assistant Manager	3	-	-
3	Sales Man	2	3	3
4	Counter Clerk	2	3	3
5	Coupon Clerk	2	3	3
6	Halwai	3	3	3
7	Cook	2	DR Post	DR Post
8	Assistant Halwai	2	DR Post	DR Post
9	Tea-Coffee Maker	1	DR Post	DR Post
10	Wash Boy	1	DR Post	DR Post
11	Bearer	1	DR Post	DR Post
12	Safaiwala (Canteen)	1	DR Post	DR Post
Q	Dispensary Staff
1	Staff Nurse	5	DR Post	DR Post
2	Pharmacist	5,6	DR Post	DR Post
3	Female Attendant	1	DR Post	DR Post
4	Dresser	1	DR Post	DR Post
5	Nursing Orderly	1	DR Post	DR Post
6	Helper	1	DR Post	DR Post
R	Library Staff
1	Senior Library & Information Assistant	6	5	5
2	Library & Information Assistant	6	DR Post	DR Post
S	Miscellaneous Posts
1	Assistant Programmer / System Analyst	6
2	Observatory Assistant	5
3	Assistant Head Engraver	6	6	6
4	Engraver Div.\|	6	6	6
5	Engraver	5	DR Post	DR Post
6	Map Curator	6	Isolated post	Isolated post
7	Receptionist	5	Isolated post	Isolated post
8	Telephone Operator	2	Isolated post	Isolated post
T	Assisting Staff
1	Multi Tasking Staff	1	DR Post	DR Post
5	Technical Labour	1	DR Post	DR Post
9	Gestetner Operator	1	DR Post	DR Post

3.4. Incumbency/Vacancy Position

The incumbency/vacancy positions of different posts are given in the following table. The action taken to fill the vacant posts is also mentioned.

Table-2: Incumbency/Vacancy Position

u1	Grade/Post	Sanctioned Strength	Posts Filled	Posts Vacant	Action Taken for filling up of vacant posts
A	Topographic Cadre
1	Officer Surveyor	474	376	98	49 of vacant posts are backlog vacancies of ‘Limited Departmental Exam’ quota. These will be filled by Exams to be held in next few months. Another 49 vacancies will be filled by DPC during the year.
2	Surveyors	589	351	238	Till now the recruitment was governed by Departmental Circular Order. The RRs are under process of revision. DR posts will be filled up after notification of RRs.
3	Survey Assistant	440	247	193	Surveyor and survey Assistant proposed to be merged with new post of Senior Surveyor.
4	Plane Tabler	914	51	863	New Posts of Junior Surveyor to replace Plane Tabler has been proposed in Restructuring. Once approved, the direct recruitment to the post of Junior Surveyor will be carried out.
B	Draftsman Cadre
1	Chief Draftsman	35	16	19	Promotional Post. Vacant Posts will be filled in a few months by DPC.
2	Drafts Man Div. \|	300	176	124	Promotional Post. Vacant Posts will be filled by DPC when incumbent of feeder grade become eligible. Rest of the vacancies will be transferred to Senior Surveyor.
3	Draftsman Gde IV, III and II	721	23	698	No further recruitment is proposed to Draftsman Cadre. It is proposed to transfer these vacant posts to Junior Surveyor and presently filled posts will be transferred as and when getting vacant.
C	Printing Cadre
1	Assistant Manager	34	3	31	The incumbents in feeder grade have not yet completed residency period. Vacant Posts will be filled by DPC when incumbents of feeder grade complete the residency period. Moreover, it iS proposed to reduce the number of posts to 12 from 34 posts as the posts are promotional from feeder grade.
2	Senior Reprographer	148	96	52	Promotional Posts. Number of posts proposed to be gradually reduced to 33 and transfer rest of the 115 posts to the grade of Senior Surveyor, as and when vacated.
3	Reproduction Staff	537	38	499	Number of posts proposed to be gradually reduced to 60 and transfer rest of the 477 posts to the grade of Senior Surveyor.
D	Stores Cadre (Reproduction)
1	S.K.(Reproduction)	16	0	16	Isolated Posts. Proposed to be abolished

E	Isolated Posts in Printing
	Works Manager	10	4	6	Isolated Posts. Proposed to be merged to Assistant Manager
F	Ministerial Cadre
1	Establishment & Accounts Officer	29	19	10	Promotion of 8 officers issued recently, out of which 1 has already joined. 7 are expected to join on promotion soon.
2	Office Superintendent	69	49	20	Posts will be filled soon in next DPC
3	Assistant	286	281	05	Promotional Post. Vacant posts will be filled in next DPC
4	UDC	545	192	353	Till recently it was a promotional post only, resulting in posts remaining vacant. Now, new RRs have been notified, 50% to be filled by DR. Requisition was sent to SSC for DR for 272 posts, but only 150 dossiers were received, out of which 73 have joined.
5	LDC	235	85	150	DR Post. Requisition sent to SSC for filling up 62 posts by DR. Remaining posts will be filled subsequently through DR.
G	Ministerial Posts Filled by Deputation
1	Research Assistant	1	0	1	Already advertised for deputation
2	Investigator	1	0	1	Already advertised for deputation
H	Stenographer Cadre
1	Senior Private Secretary	1	1	0
2	Private Secretary	6	2	4	Promotional Post. One post is vacant due to refusal of promoted official and will be filled in next DPC. Another post is for reserved category and no reserve category incumbent in feeder grade has completed requisite residency period.
3	Stenographer Gde. \|	12	8	4	No incumbent available in feeder grade for promotion. Posts will be filled in due course after recruitment in lower grade.
4	Stenographer Grade II/III	50	11	39	DR Post. Amended RRs notified recently. Requisition already sent to SSC for filling 14 posts by direct recruitment.
I	Stores Cadre
1	Assistant Stores Officer	18	8	10	At present the mode of recruitment is DR + Promotion. The vacant posts belong to DR quota. Amendment of RRs is in progress wherein 100% promotion has been proposed. Vacant posts will be filled by promotion after amendment of RRs.
2	Store Assistant	35	11	24	Promotional post. No eligible incumbent in feeder grade
3	Store Keeper (Topo)	99	22	77	Modification in recruitment method has been Proposed in Restructuring and will be filled after approval of restructuring proposal.
J	Records Cadre

1	Record Keeper Div I	34	19	15	It has been proposed to transfer 19 posts of Record Keeper Div. \| to Senior Surveyor, as and when vacated. Rest 15 posts will remain occupied beyond next 5 years.
2	Record Keeper	111	26	85	Posts Proposed to be transferred to Junior Surveyor, as and when vacated.
K	Official Language Cadre
1	Hindi Translator Sr.	5	4	1	Promotional Post. 1 vacant Posts belong to reserved category and no reserved category incumbent of feeder grade was coming under zone of consideration. DPC will be held shortly.
2	Hindi Translator Jr.	20	9	11	Requisition for DR of 9 posts sent to SSC.
L	MTD Cadre
1	Vehicle Superintendent	8	0	8	No Further Recruitment. Proposed to be Abolished
2	Motor Transport Driver- Mech (Special Grade)	15	-	-	DPC will be held soon.
3	Motor Transport Driver- Mech (Grade Il, Ill and IV)	286	-	-	Vacant posts pertain to DR. Total posts of MTD proposed to be reduced to 210 in restructuring. Recruitment process for filling 14 MTD is in progress.
M	Maintenance Cadre
1	Supervisor Instrument Repair Shop	2	0	2	02 Vacant posts proposed to be Abolished.
2	Junior Technical Assistant/JIA	12	0	12	Promotional Post. No incumbent of feeder grade has completed residency period. Posts to be abolished during next 5 years when no incumbent are available in feeder grade.
3	Instrument Mech. (Highly Skilled)	9	4	5	Promotional Post. No incumbent of feeder grade has completed residency period.
4	Instrument Mech. (Skilled)	15	7	8	3 Vacant posts proposed to be Abolished.
5	Maintenance Staff Div II/ JTMS	49	0	49	No further recruitment. Vacant posts proposed to be transferred to Junior Surveyor
6	Head Artificer	1	1	0	Already Filled.
7	Artificer	35	6	29	DR Posts. No Further Recruitment. Vacant Posts proposed to be Abolished after getting vacant.
N	Security Staff
1	Security Supervisor	8	3	5	Essential Services. Outsourcing done against vacant posts. Essential Services.
2	Asstt Security Supervisor	4	0	4
3	Guard	327	8	319
O	Fire Staff
1	Fire Officer	3	0	3	Essential Services. Outsourcing done against vacant posts. Essential Services.
2	Asstt. Fire Supdt	3	3	0
3	Leading hand Fireman	9	2	7
4	Fireman	52	5	47
5	Fire Engine Driver	16	3	13
P	Canteen Staff
1	Manager (Canteen)	5	0	5	Outsourcing done against vacant posts.

2	Asstt Manager (Canteen)	4	0	4
3	Salesman	3	0	3
4	Counter Clerk	20	2	18
5	Halwai	8	0	8
6	Coupan Clerk	8	0	8
7	Cook	4	0	4
8	Asstt Halwai	3	0	3
9	Tea/Coffee Maker	12	2	10
10	Wash Boy	11	1	9
11	Bearer	9	1	8
12	Safaiwala (Canteen)	4	0	4
Q	Dispensary Staff
1	Pharmacist	10	4	6	Outsourcing against vacant posts
2	Staff Nurse	2	0	2	Outsourcing against vacant posts
3	Female Attendant	3	0	3	Outsourcing against vacant posts
4	Nursing Orderly	3	0	3	Outsourcing against vacant posts
5	Dresser	3	1	2	Outsourcing against vacant posts
6	Helper	7	0	7	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished
R	Library Staff
1	Sr. Library & Information Assistant	5	1	4	Promotional Post. No incumbent in feeder grade.
2	Library & Information Assistant	2	0	2	DR Post. Will be filled after Cadre Review.
S	Miscellaneous Staff
1	Assistant Head Engraver	1	0	1	Will be filled by promotion when incumbent in feeder grade completes residency period.
2	Asst. Programmer/ System Analyst	2	0	2	02 Posts is proposed to be abolished.
3	Map Curator	1	0	1
4	Observatory Asstt	1	1	0
5	Engraver Div \|	3	2	1	Promotional Post. Vacant Posts May be Abolished
6	Engraver	3	0	3	No Further Recruitment. Vacant Posts May be Abolished
7	Head Packer	4	1	3	No Further Recruitment. Vacant Posts May be Abolished
8	Head Book Binder	1	0	1	No Further Recruitment. Vacant Posts May be Abolished
9	Receptionist	1	0	1	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished
10	Telephone Operator	1	0	1	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished
T	Assisting Staff

1	MTS*	2600 (additional 1212 posts were to be abolished	1135	1465	Requisition for 1514 posts of MTS was sent to SSC through DST. In lieu of above 662 dossiers received from SSC. Out of 662 only 446 candidates have joined to the post of MTS so far.
6	Tech Labourer	540	4	532	Propsoed to be merged with MTS
7	Map Mounter	23	1	21	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished
8	Map Store Keeper	10	0	10	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished
9	Gestetanor Operator	3	0	3	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished
10	Map Packer	5	0	5	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished
11	Book Binder	4	0	4	No Further Recruitment. May be Abolished

3.5. Copy of RRs

Copies of Recruitment Rules are attached. Some of the cadres do not have Recruitment Rules and are presently governed by Circular Orders which are also attached as Annexure-VI.

3.6. Earlier Cadre Review

The earlier cadre review of Group B, C and D (now Group C) cadres of Survey of India was carried out vide Department of Science & Technology letter no. SM/02/044/088 dated 30 January 1996 (copy attached) with the approval of Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) U.O. No. 2(20)/EIII/94 dated 21-11-1995.

It was implemented vide Survey of India Departmental Order no. W-656/709-Strength dated 6-8-1996 (Annexure VII).

3.7. Need for Cadre Review

The last cadre review of Group B and C cadres was carried out in 1996. Since then, 24 years have passed and major changes have taken place in technology and user demands. Annexure-II gives the relevant details. The main factors which have necessitated the cadre review are discussed below:

3.7.1. Major Changes in Technology

NMAs like survey of India have always experienced technical disruption to their activities. Until 1990s, technological changes were quite slow. The last few decades have seen the introduction of technologies like GPS, Digital Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, LIDAR, IFSAR, CORS, Drones, ICT etc. which have revolutionized the way survey and mapping is done. The technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep learning, Big Data analytics, Data Science are redefining the rules of geospatial analytics. Earlier, different activities like triangulation, trigonometric computations, levelling, analogue aerial triangulation, analogue photogrammetric plotting, plane tabling, fair drawing / scribing etc. required a different type of skill and education level, therefore, requiring different cadre for each e.g. Plane Tabler, Draughtsman, Surveyor, Trig Computer, Topo Auxiliary etc. Now, with the advancement in technology, most of the instruments are digital and processes are computer based. So, the tasks can be carried out by a limited number of technical cadres and such cadres have to be strengthened. Moreover, many of the cadres have lost their relevance due to change in mapping technology and great advancement in Information Technology within past 10-15 years.

To effectively meet the present day and future geospatial demands of the country, theorganizational setup and the cadre structure of Survey of India needs to be modified.

3.7.2. New Geospatial Guidelines issued by DST

On 15th February, 2021 Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India promulgated New Geospatial Guidelines for acquiring and producing Geospatial data and services including Maps.

These New Geospatial Policy Guidelines have liberalized the geospatial data acquisition and production, which is now based on trust and self-certification. The guidelines have also paved the way for the democratization of the geospatial data generated out of public funds. The guidelines envisaged the evolution of new geospatial ecosystem, anchored by Indian companies, which makes substantive contribution to the vision of five trillion- dollar economy. This policy reform will be instrumental in boosting the domestic innovation for data and modern mapping technologies crucial to achieve the objectives of Govt. policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat.

The promulgation of New Geospatial Policy Guidelines has impressed the need for a transformational change in the organizational as well as cadre structure of Sol to complement the openness, democratization of data and development oriented approach of the guidelines. New structure is also required to address the envisaged data requirements, new roles and responsibilities to ensure the data availability with robust & dependable ICT infrastructure ensuring the ease of access for all users of the geospatial domain in the country.

Survey of India will act more as a facilitator in generation of geospatial data by outsourcing as much activities as practicable and involving regular cadres in Quality Assurance/Quality Control and supervision to ensure that the generated data conforms to required standards.

As a facilitator, the Sol will have to play the following role:

i) Facilitator for the evolution of the geospatial ecosystem in the country. Facilitator in Geospatial enablement of various sectors.

ii) Facilitator in providing geospatial information for various government programmes.

iii) Facilitator in generation, management, use and reuse of the standard based quality geospatial data. Sol will facilitate the availability of foundation data and entail the data curing, data QA/QC, Supervision, data handling etc.

iv) Facilitator between demand side mainly government agencies and supply side i.e. industry.

v) Facilitator in implementing the new geospatial guidelines objectives.

vi) Facilitator in IGIF implementation viz Data Management, Promoting the use of standards, to act as facilitator for development/evolution and enforcement of national standards.

vii) Consultancy and advisory role in geospatial domain.

The changed role will result in change in functioning as described in para 3.7.3.

3.7.3. Major Changes in Functioning

In the role of facilitator, the functioning of Sol will change as given below:

i) Generation of foundation dataset and domain specific data will be based on the following data sources:

a) Data acquisition and processing by Sol personnel.

b) Data acquisition and processing through outsourcing.

c) Data acquired from other government and private agencies.

The data collected by various GDCs and acquired from other departments/agencies will have to be integrated for generation of National Foundation Dataset. Before data integration, Sol will essentially require to perform quality check of data acquired from outside sources. Thereafter, the data curing will be required and finally the data integration will be done. Considering the size of the country, even the quality check, data curing and data integration alone will be a huge task.

ii) Execution of the Geospatial activities at field office level will change significantly to ensure the outsourced work completion as per contractual obligations and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

iii) GDCs having AoR of state will have to bear the responsibility of ensuring the Foundation Dataset creation, updation, availability, accessibility etc. and acting as facilitator for meeting user demands in the state of its AOR. GDCs will have to ensure that the contracts are given in time and as per the required standards so that the targets are achieved.

iv) With change in primary role from Executor to Facilitator, there will have significant changes in the working of Sol cadres at Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ levels. They will be engaged more in quality check/quality control and supervision of the outsourced work. Though, the work involved may otherwise require several thousands of technical personnel ( > 10000 ), but due to outsourcing to the extent possible, lesser number of regular Sol technical personnel will be required.

3.7.4. Practical Difficulties in Present Cadre Structure

At present there are many cadres where there is no vacancy distribution among different pay levels. For example, there are 914 posts of Plane Tabler which are common to Grade IV, III and II in Pay Level 3, 5 and 5 respectively. Further, no recruitment rules exist for these posts and the grade promotions are governed by Departmental Circular Orders. Unless the cadres are restructured according to standard structures, framing the RRs is very difficult. There are some cadres where two posts in levels of hierarchy are in same pay level. For example Office Superintendent and Assistant (both in level 6). Such posts have to be merged.

4. Proposal of Cadre Restructuring

4.1. Existing and Proposed Structure

The cadre wise proposal on required format is given below.

Note: Some of the posts have been proposed to be abolished on the retirement / vacation of posts by

the incumbents during next five years. However, the number of posts marked with ‘ *’ will still remain occupied by the incumbents even after next 5 years. Therefore, these posts have been shown in proposed strength of respective cadre.

Table-3: Existing and Proposed Structure

Sl. No.	Existing						Proposed				Increase/ Decrease
	Grade/Post		Pay scale/GP (VI CP/VII CPC		No. of posts		Grade/Post	Pay scale/GP (VI CP/ VII CPC		No. of posts
A	Topographic Cadre
1	Officer Surveyor			PB 2 GP 4800/ Level 8, GP 5400/Level 9 after 4 years		474	Officer Surveyor		PB 2 GP 4800/ Level 8, GP 5400/Level 9 after 4 years	500	+26
2	Surveyor			PB 2 GP 4200 / Level 6		589	Senior Surveyor		PB 2 GP 4200 / Level 6	1250	+221
3	Survey Assistant			PB 2 GP 4200 / Level 6		440			PB 2 GP 4200 / Level 6
4	P/Tr, ASD'Man, T.Aux, T.Comp. (Gde-lV, Ill & Il). The scales mentioned against these posts are grade promotion scales not linked to the vacancies.			PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3, PB1GP 2400 /Level4 PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5		914	Junior Surveyor		PB 1 GP 2800 / Level 5	850	-64
	Sub Total (Topographic Cadre)					2417			Sub Total	2600	+183
B	Draftsman Cadre
1	Chief Draftsman	PB 2 GP 4600/ Level 7				35	Chief Draftsman		PB 2 GP 4600/ Level 7	35*	0*
2	Draftsman Division-\|	PB 2 GP 4200/Level 6				300	Draftsman Division-\|		PB 2 GP 4200/ Level 6	61*	-239*
3	Draftsman Grade. IV, III & Il	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3, PB1GP 2400 /Level4 PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6				721	Draftsman Grade. IV, III & Il		PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3, PB1GP 2400 /Level4 PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	0	-721
	Sub Total (Draftsman Cadre)					1056			Sub Total	96*	-1050*
C	Printing Cadre
1	Assistant Manager	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7				34	Assistant Manager		PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	12	-22
2	Senior Reprographer	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6				148	Senior Reprographer Technician		PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	33	-115
3	Reproduction Staff Gde-Il	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5				537	Printing Technician		PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	60	-477
	Sub Total (Printing Cadre)					719			Sub Total	105	-614
D	Stores Cadre (Reproduction)

1	Store Keeper Reproduction	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level3 PB1 GP 2400 /Level4 PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	16	To be abolished	-	0	-16
	Sub Total (Stores Cadre Reproduction		16		Sub Total	0	-16
E	Isolated Posts in Printing
1	Works Manager	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	10	To be abolished		0	-10
	Sub Total (Isolated Posts in Printing)		10		Sub Total	0	-10
F	Ministerial Cadre
1	Establishment & Accounts Officer	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	29	Establishment & Accounts Officer	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	45	+16
2	Office Superintendent	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	69	Office Superintendent	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	300	-55
3	Assistant	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	286	Office Superintendent	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	300	-55
4	Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	545	Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	360	-185
5	Lower Division Clerk	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	235	Lower Division Clerk (LDC)	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	120	-115
	Sub Total (Ministerial Cadre)		1164		Sub Total	825	-339
G	Ministerial Posts filled by Deputation
1	Research Assistant (Deputation)	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	1	Research Assistant (Deputation)	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	1	0
2	Investigator (Deputation)	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	1	Investigator (Deputation)	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	1	0
	Sub Total (Ministerial Posts-Deputation)		2		Sub Total	2	0
H	Stenographer Cadre
1	Senior Private Secretary	PB 2 GP 4800 /Level 8	1	Senior Private Secretary	PB 2 GP 4800 /Level 8	3	+2
2	Private Secretary	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	6	Private Secretary	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	7	+1
3	Stenographer Gde. I	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	37	Stenographer Gde. I	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	17	-20
4	Stenographer Gde. II	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	25	Stenographer Gde. II	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	32	+7
	Sub Total (Stenographer Cadre)		69		Sub Total	59	-10
I	Stores Cadre
1	Assistant Stores Officer	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	18	Assistant Stores Officer	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	35	-18
2	Store Assistant	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	35	Assistant Stores Officer	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	35	-18

3	Store Keeper Gde-ll	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	99	Senior Store Keeper	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	44	0
4	Store Keeper Gde-lV, III	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level2 PB1GP 2400 /Level 4	99	Store Keeper	PB1GP 2400 /Level 4	55	0
	Sub Total (Store Cadre)		152		Sub Total	134
J	Records Cadre						-18
1	Record Keeper Division-l	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	34	Record Keeper Division-l	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	15*	-19*
2	Record Keeper Division-IV, III & ll	PB 1 GP 1900 / Level2 PB1GP 2400 /Level 4 PB 1 GP 2800/ Level 5	111			0*	-111
	Sub Total (Records Cadre)		145		Sub Total	15*	-130
K	Official Language
1	Senior Hindi Translator	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	5	Senior Translation Hindi	PB 2 GP 4600 /Level 7	11	+6
2	Junior Hindi Translator	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	20	Junior Translation Officer	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	25	+5
	Sub Total (Official Language Cadre)		25		Sub Total	36	+11
L	Motor Transport Cadre
1	Vehicle Superintendent	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	8	To be abolished	-	0	-8
2	MTD-cum-Mechanic (Special Grade)	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	15	Staff Car Driver (Special Grade)	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	9	-6
3	MTD-cum-Mechanic Gde \|	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	106	Staff Car Driver Gde-I	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	62	-44
4	/MTD-cum-Mechanic Gde Il	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	90	Staff Car Driver Gde-II	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	53	-37
5	MTD-cum-Mechanic Ordinary Gde	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	90	Staff Car Driver Ord. Gde	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	54	-36
	Sub Total (Motor Transport Cadre)		309		Sub Total	178	-131
M	Maintenance Staff
1	Supervisor Instrument Repair Shop	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	2	To be abolished	-	0	-2
2	Instrument Mechanic (H.S.)	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	9	To be abolished	-	6*	-3
3	Instrument Mechanic (Skilled)	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	15	To be abolished	-	0	-15
4	JTA /JIA	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	12	To be abolished	-	0	-12
5	Maintenance Staff Div. Il	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	49	To be abolished	-	4*	-45
6	Head Artificer	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	1	To be abolished	-	0*	-1
7	Artificer	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	35	To be abolished	-	0	-35
	Sub Total (Maintenance Staff)		123		Sub Total	10*	-113

N	Security Staff
1	Security Supervisor	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	8	Security Supervisor	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	1*	-7
2	Asstt. Security Supervisor	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	4	Asstt. Security Supervisor	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	0	-4
	Sub Total (Security Staff)		12		Sub Total	1*	-11
O	Fire Staff
1	Fire Officer	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	3	To be abolished	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	0	-3
2	Assistant Fire Superintendent	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	3	Assistant Fire Superintendent	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	2*	-1
3	Fire Engine Driver	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	16	Fire Engine Driver	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	0	-16
4	Leading Hand Fireman	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3	9	Leading Hand Fireman	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3	1*	-8
5	Fireman Gde-l & Il	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	52	Fireman	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	1*	-51
	Sub Total (Fire Staff)		83		Sub Total	4*	-79
P	Canteen Staff
1	Manager	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4	5	Manager	PB 1 GP 2400 /Level 4		-5
2	Assistant Manager	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3	4	Assistant Manager	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3		-4
3	Sales Man	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	3	Clerk/Salesman	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2
4	Counter Clerk	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	20			3*	-28
5	Coupon Clerk	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	8			3*	-28
6	Halwai	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3	8	Halwai-cum-cook	PB 1 GP 2000 /Level 3 PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	0	-8
7	Cook	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	4	Assistant Halwai-cum-cook		0 -7 0 -36
8	Assistant Halwai	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	3	Assistant Halwai-cum-cook
9	Tea-Coffee Maker (Canteen)	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	12	To be abolished	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1
10	Wash Boy (Canteen)	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	11
11	Bearer (Canteen)	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	9
12	Safaiwala (Canteen)	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	4
	Sub Total (Canteen Staff)		91		Sub Total	3*	-88
Q	Dispensary Staff
1	Staff Nurse	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	2	-	-	0	-2
2	Pharmacist (Entry Grade)	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level5, After 2 years PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	10	Pharmacist (Entry Grade)	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level5, After 2 years PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	5	-5
2	Pharmacist		10	Pharmacist		5	-5

3	Female Attendant	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	3	Female Attendant		3	0
4	Dresser	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	3	Dresser		3	0
5	Nursing Orderly	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	3	Nursing Orderly		3	0
6	Helper	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	7	To be abolished		0	-7
	Sub Total (Dispensary Staff)		28		Sub Total	14	-14
R	Library Staff
1	Sr. Library & Information Asstt.	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	5	Sr. Library & Information Asstt.		3	-2
2	Library & Information Assisstant	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	2	Library & Information Assisstant		2	0
	Sub Total (Dispensary Staff)		7		Sub Total	5	-2
S	Misc Staff
1	Assistant Head Engraver	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	1	To be abolished		0	-1
2	Asstt. Programmer/ System Analyst	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	2			0	-2
3	Map Curator	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	1			0	-1
4	Observatory Assistant	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	1			0	-1
5	Engraver Div.\|	PB 2 GP 4200 /Level 6	3			0	-3
6	Receptionist	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	1			0	-1
7	Engraver	PB 1 GP 2800 /Level 5	3			0	-3
8	Telephone Operator	PB 1 GP 1900 /Level 2	1			0	-1
	Sub Total (Misc. Staff		13		Sub Total	0	-13
T	Assisting Staff
1	Multi Tasking Staff	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	2600	Multi Tasking Staff	18000-56900, Level 1	1500	-1100
2	Technical Labour	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	540	To be abolished. Incumbents to be adjusted against MTS		0	-540
3	Gestetner Operator	PB 1 GP 1800 /Level 1	3	To be abolished	-	0	-3
	Sub Total (Assisting Staff)		3143		Sub Total	1500	-1643
	Number of posts reduced at the time of merger in MTS, but not formally abolished		1212			0	-1212
	GRAND TOTAL		10796			5587	-5209

Summary of Cadres:

Sl. No.	Cadre	Existing Strength	Proposed Strength	Increase/ Decrease
A	Topographic Cadre	2417	2600	+183
B	Draftsman Cadre	1056	96*	-960
C	Printing Cadre	719	105	-614
D	Stores cadre (Reproduction)	16	0	-16
E	Isolated Posts in Printing	10	0	-10
F	Ministerial Cadre	1164	825	-339
G	Ministerial Posts (Deputation)	2	2	0
H	Stenographer Cadre	69	59	-10
I	Stores Cadre	152	134	-18
J	Records Cadre	145	15*	-130
K	Official Language Cadre	25	36	+11
L	Motor Transport Cadre	309	178	-131
M	Maintenance Staff	123	10*	-113
N	Security Staff	12	1*	-11
O	Fire Staff	83	4*	-79
P	Canteen Staff	91	3*	-88
Q	Dispensary Staff	28	14	-14
R	Library Staff	7	5	-2
S	Miscellaneous Staff	13	0	-13
T	Assisting Staff	3143	1500	-1643
	(Posts merged to MTS but not formally abolished)	1212	0	-1212
	TOTAL	10796	5587	-5209

Note:

Some of the posts have been proposed to be abolished on the retirement / vacation of posts by the incumbents during next five years. However, the number of posts marked with ‘ *’ will still remain occupied by the incumbents even after next 5 years. Therefore, these posts have been shown in proposed strength of respective cadre.

4.2. Existing and Proposed Strength with Existing Mode of Recruitment

DR = Direct Recruitment

LDE = Promotion through ‘Limited Departmental Examination’

Promotion = Promotion through DPC

Some of the posts have been proposed to be transferred to Topographic Cadre (Officer Surveyor, Senior Surveyor and Junior Surveyor) on the retirement/vacation of posts by the incumbents during the next 5 years. However, according to the age profiles of the incumbents, the number of posts marked with ‘*’ in the following table, will still be occupied by the incumbents even after next 5 years. Therefore, these number of posts have been shown in proposed strength.

Table-4: Existing Mode of Recruitment

	Grade/Post	Existing Strength	Proposed Strength	Existing Mode of Recruitment	Proposed Mode of Recruitment
A	Topographic Cadre
1	Officer Surveyor	474	500	Promotion	Promotion
2	Surveyor	589	1250 (Senior Surveyor)	DR +LDE	50% By Direct Recruitment 25% by LDCE from Jr Syr who are fulfilling the eligibility criteria for DR, 25% By Promotions
3	Survey Assistant	440	1250 (Senior Surveyor)	Promotion
4	P/Tr, ASD'Man(Gde-lV, III & Il). These grades are not linked to the vacancies.	914	850 (Junior Surveyor)	DR at Pay Level 2 and further Grade Promotions to Pay Level 5	100% by Direct Recuritment
B	Draftsman Cadre
1	Chief Draftsman	35	35*	Promotion
2	Draftsman Division-\|	300	61*	Promotion
3	Draftsman Grade. lV, III & II	721	0	DR at Pay Level 2 and further Grade Promotions to Pay Level 5
C	Printing Cadre
1	Assistant Manager	34	12	Promotion	100% by Promotion
2	Senior Reprographer	148	33 Sr. Printing Technician	Promotion	100% by Promotion

3	Reproduction Staff Gde-ll	537	60 Printing Technician	DR at Pay Level 2 and further Grade Promotions to Pay Level 5	85% By Direct Recruitment, 15% by LDCE from MTS
D	Stores Cadre (Reproduction)
1	Store Keeper Reproduction	16	0	DR at Pay Level 2 and further Grade Promotions to Pay Level 5
E	Isolated Posts in Printing
1	Works Manager	10	0	DR
F	Ministerial Cadre
1	Establishment & Accounts Officer	29	45	Promotion	By Promotions
2	Office Superintendent	69	300	Promotion	By Promotions
3	Assistant /Assistant Section Officer	286	300	Promotion	By Promotions
4	Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	545	360	50% DR, 25% Promotion, 25% LDE	67% By Direct Recruitment, 33% by Promotion of LDC
5	Lower Division Clerk	235	120	85% DR, 10% LDE, 5% promotion	85% By Direct Recruitment, 10% by LDCE from MTS 5% by Promotion of MTS
G	Ministerial Posts filled by Deputation
1	Research Assistant	1	1	Deputation
2	Investigator	1	1	Deputation
H	Stenographic Cadre
1	Senior Private Secretary	1	3	Promotion	By Promotion
2	Private Secretary	6	7	Promotion	By Promotion
3	Stenographer Gde.\|	37	17	Promotion	By Promotion
4	Stenographer Gde.II/III	25	32	DR	By Direct Recruitment
I	Stores Cadre

1	Assistant Stores Officer	18	35	50% DR, 50% Promotion	By Promotions
2	Store Assistant	35	35	Promotion	(To be Abolished)
3	Store Keeper Gde-ll	99	44 Senior Store Keeper	DR at pay level 2 and further Grade Promotions to pay Level 5	By Promotions
4	Store Keepr Gde-lV, III	99	55 Store Keeper		By DR
J	Records Cadre
1	Record Keeper Divison-\|	34	15*	Promotion
2	Record Keeper Grade-lV, Ill & ll	111	0	DR at pay level 2 and further Grade Promotions to pay Level 5
K	Official Language Cadre
1	Senior Hindi Translator	5	11	Promotion	By Promotion
2	Junior Hindi Translator	20	25	DR	By Direct Recruitment
L	Motor Transport Cadre
1	Vehicle Superintendent	8	0	Promotion
2	Fitter Mechanic/MTD-cum- Mechanic (Special Grade)	15	9	Promotion	By Promotion
3	Fitter Mechanic/MTD-cum-Mechanic (Grade Il, Ill and Ord.)	286	169	DR	By Promotion(Grade \| & Il) By LDCE from MTS, Failing which by Direct Recruitment(Ordin ary Grade)
M	Maintenance Staff
1	Supervisor Instrument Repair Shop	2	0	DR	To be abolished.
2	JTA /JIA	12	0	DR
3	Instrument Mechanic (Highly Skilled)	9	6*	Promotion
4	Instrument Mechanic (Skilled)	15	0	DR
5	Maintenance Staff Div. II	49	4*	DR
6	Head Artificer	1	0	Promotion
7	Artificer	35	0	DR
N	Security Staff
1	Security Supervisor	8	1*	Promotion
2	Asstt. Security Supervisor	4	0	DR
3	Guard	327	0	DR
O	Fire Staff
1	Fire Officer	3	0	Promotion
2	Assistant FireSuperintendent	3	2*	Promotion
3	Fire Engine Driver	16	0	DR
4	Leading Hand Fireman	9	1*	Promotion
5	Fireman Gde-l & Il	52	1*	DR
P	Canteen Staff
1	Manager	5	0	Promotion
2	Assistant Manager	4		Promotion
3	Sales Man	3	3* Clerk/Salesman	DR
4	Counter Clerk	20		DR
5	Coupon Clerk	8		DR
6	Halwai	8	0	Promotion
7	Cook	4	0 Asstt Halwai-cum-cook	DR
8	Assistant Halwai	3	0 Asstt Halwai-cum-cook	DR
9	Tea-Coffee Maker	12	0 Canteen Attendant	DR
10	Wash Boy	11		DR
11	Bearer	9		DR
12	Safaiwala (Canteen)	4		DR
Q	Dispensary Staff
1	Staff Nurse	2	0	DR
2	Pharmacist	10	5	DR
3	Female Attendant	3	3	DR
4	Dresser	3	3	DR
5	Nursing Orderly	3	3	DR
6	Helper	7	0	DR
R	Library Staff
1	Senior Library & Information Assistant	5	3	Promotion
2	Library & Information Assistant	2	2	DR
S	Miscellaneous Posts				To be abolished
1	Assistant Programmer / System Analyst	2	0	DR
2	Assistant Head Engraver	1	0	Promotion
3	Engraver Div.\|	3	0	Promotion
4	Engraver	3	0	DR
5	Observatory Assistant	1	0	DR
6	Map Curator	1	0	Deputation
7	Receptionist	1	0	DR
8	Telephone Operator	1	0	DR
T	Assisting Staff
1	Multi Tasking Staff	2600	1500	DR	By Direct Recruitment
5	Technical Labour	540	1500	DR
9	Gestetner Operator	3	0	DR

4.3. Functional Justification

The last cadre review of Group B and C cadres was carried out in 1996. More than 22 years have since passed and major advancements have taken place in technology. In the last few decades, the domain of work of Survey of India has extended considerably due to infusion of new techniques and user demands. Earlier, the paper maps were the main product, but now Survey of India has also to produce the digital products and a wide range of geospatial information which are required to be frequently updated.

4.3.1. Extended Mandate:

The advancement in technology and increase in user demands have resulted in extension in scope of activities of Sol. Some examples of the new activities undertaken by Survey of India are given below:

(i) Survey of India is initiating the generation of High Resolution National Topographic Database (NTDB) on 1:10,000 scale, Foundation Ortho Rectified Images (ORI) on 1:500/1:1000 scale with 10 cm accuracy and Ultra High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with 20 cm accuracy.

(ii) Providing Web Based Services

(iii) Fulfilling the huge demands from State Governments for Very High Resolution Geospatial Data (i.e. 5 to 10 cm resolution). MoUs have been signed with several state governments.

(iv) Surveys as directed by Hon’ble Supreme Court and State High Courts to settle the inter-state boundary disputes.

(v) Demarcation of Hazard line along Indian coasts as per (Coastal Regulation Zone Notification (CRZ) dated 2™ July 2018, MoEF & CC)

(vi) Disaster Mitigation Maps as per National Disaster Management Plan 2016

4.3.2. New Initiatives:

To fulfil the needs of users and various government agencies, Survey of India has taken some new initiatives. Few of them are named below:

(i) Online Maps Web Portal: Survey of India launched a portal https://online maps.survey of india.gov.in enabling users to online purchase (in various formats)/free download (in pdf).

(ii) G2P Sol Portal — https://indiamaps.gov.in , launched on 12-05-2018 by Hon’ble President of India.

(iii) G2G Portal for government departments — https://g2g.indiamaps.gov.in

(iv) Geoid Model, to enable the users to directly get height above Mean Sea Level using GPS instruments which will save considerable amount of time and money. Beta version of Geoid Model has been developed for the entire country and released by the Hon’ble President of

India on 11th May, 2018. The development of higher resolution model is under process.

(v) CORS Network, which will enable the users with compatible GPS device to get the coordinates accurate to 3 to 5 cm, with only 2-3 minutes of observation.

4.3.3. Projects of National Importance:

Survey of India is involved in many important and prestigious projects of Government of India.

SVAMITVA SCHEME of Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched by Hon’ble PM on 24th April 2020, is being executed by Survey of India for mapping of more than 6 lakhs villages of the country on 1:500 scale.

Survey of India is also creating geospatial data for some other important developmental projects worth several hundred crore, e.g. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), Coal Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), National Hydrology Project (NHP), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). Many more similar projects are expected from various Ministries/State Governments.

To effectively meet the present day and future geospatial demands of the country, the organizational setup and the cadre structure of Survey of India needs to be modified by (i) strengthening the main technical cadre i.e. Topographic Cadre, (ii) optimising the posts in other cadres, (iii) decreasing the number of cadres, (iv) abolition of posts which are no longer required in new technological scenario.

The functional justification of increase/ decrease / abolition / merger etc. of various posts is given in following tabular form.

Some of the posts have been proposed to be transferred to Topographic Cadre (Officer Surveyor, Senior Surveyor and Junior Surveyor) on the retirement/vacation of posts by the incumbents during the next 5 years. However, according to the age profiles of the incumbents, the number of posts marked with ‘ *’ in the following table, will still be occupied by the incumbents even after next5 years. Therefore, these number of posts have been shown in proposed strength.

Table-5: Functional Justification

	Grade/Post (Existing Nomenclature	Existing Stength	Proposed Stength (Proposed nomenclature	Increase/Decrease	Funtional Justification for increase/decrease/abolition/merger etc.
A	Topographic Cadre
1	Officer Surveyor	474	500	+26	Officer Surveyor is an important Group B Gazetted post in Survey of India. Officer Surveyor supervises all types of technical activities in the field / office. They also carry out highly technical jobs like data processing,Quality Control etc. They also play a important role in planning the technical activities, assist the instruments procurement boards in technical part, assist the higher authorities in monitoring the technical activities in HQ/Zones/Directorates. After issue of new geospatial guidelines and change of policy, more outsourcing will be carried out and more number of officers will be required for quality control and supervision. Further, there has been inclusion of many more activities in the mandate and additional tasks undertaken by Sol, as discussed in previous paragraphs. Therefore, 500 posts of Officer Surveyor are required as below: i) GDCs (22) x (10 to 20) 330 ii) Directorates (7) 75 iii) Printing Groups (3) 0 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 36 v) Division Offices (3) 18 vi) Training Institute (1) 20 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 21 TOTAL: : 500
2	Surveyor	589	1250 (Senior Surveyor)	+221 (These 221 posts will be transfered from other cadre, so there is no actual increase)	Increase in Number of Posts: Surveyor is responsible for all the technical activities involving sophisticated instruments and higher level of knowledge/ skills, in Surveying and Mapping which includes data acquisition using different techniques in the field as well as office (GPS, Total Station, UAVs, Photogrammetry, High Precision Levelling, Gravity observation, Geomagnetic observation, Tidal observation etc.), data processing, data transformation & management, supervision etc.These activities for fulfilling the extended mandate and providing diversified products and services to the users, require more number of Surveyors. In the changed scenario, they will also supervise and Quality control the work of outsourced manpower like control provision, field data acquisition, feature extraction, data processing, field attribute collection, HP levelling etc. It is proposed that in the present technology, the tasks carried out by Draftsman and Record Keepers can be given to Surveyors. The total sanctioned posts of these cadres in Level 6 are: i) Surveyors 589 ii) Survey Assistants 440 iii) Draftsman Div 300 iv) Draftsman Gde Il 360 v) Record Keeper Div 34 TOTAL 1723 Against these 1723 posts, only 1250 posts of Senior Surveyor have been proposed. Merger of Surveyor and Survey Assistant: The duties of Surveyors and Survey Assistants were slightly different in old technological scenario, but in modern technology, they perform similar duties. - Both the posts are at the Pay Level 6, - Both the posts are performing same duties - Both the posts are feeder cadre for the post of Officer Surveyor - There is a combined seniority list of both the posts. Therefore, it has been proposed to merge the posts of Surveyor and Survey Assistant and designate them as Senior Surveyor. Transfer of Posts from other Cadres: The posts of Draftsman are not required in present digital scenario as the tasks earlier carried out by Draftsmen may be carried out by Surveyors. Therefore, it is proposed to transfer 221 posts out of 300 posts of Draftsman Div \| to Senior Surveyor as both are in same Pay Level 6. So 360 posts of Draftsman Grade II will be transferred to Senior Surveyor. Transfer: i) From Draftsman Div-l : 221 (out of total 300 D/Man Div 1) Total 1250 Senior Surveyors are required as below: i) GDCs (22) x (10 to 20) 1040 ii) Directorates (7) 151 iii) Printing Groups (3) 0 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 12 v) Division Offices (3) 10 vi) Training Institute (1) 15 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 22 TOTAL: : 1250
3	Survey Assistant	440	1250 (Senior Surveyor)

4	P/Tr, ASD'Man (Gde-lV, II] & Il). These grades are not linked to the vacancies.	914	850 (Junior Surveyor)	-64	Increase in Number of Posts: The surveying and mapping is a manpower intensive task. Due to need of higher resolution maps updated at _ frequent _ intervals, considerable manpower is required at various levels. The Junior Surveyor (existing Plane Tabler) is responsible for all the technical activities requiring less sophisticated instruments/processes in Surveying and Mapping. This includes data acquisition using different techniques in the field as well as office (mobile mapping, GPS observation, levelling, data acquisition using satellite imagery etc), data processing, data transformation & management etc. In the changed scenario, they will also supervise the outsourced manpower engaged in activities like feature extraction, field attribute collection, levelling etc. It is proposed that in the present technology, the tasks carried out by Draftsman and Record Keepers can be given to Surveyors. The total sanctioned posts of these cadres in Level 5 are: i) Plane Tabler 914 ii) Draftsman Gde Ill: 361 iii) Record Keeper Div II: 111 TOTAL 1386 Against these 1386 posts, only 850 posts of Junior Surveyor have been proposed. Re-designation of post: Earlier, the post of Plane Tabler and Air Survey Draftsman were responsible for surveying using Plane Tables. The existing system was designed several decades back when general education level was low. Therefore the staff was recruited at lower level called TTTB, and were trained for several years before they could become Plane Tabler Grade II. However, in present scenario, more educated candidates are available who can be deployed in highly technical jobs after imparting them shorter training. Therefore, it is proposed to rename the post of Plane Tabler as ‘Junior Surveyor’ who will carry out surveying using modern instruments and methods. The Junior Surveyor will also be assigned the jobs of Draftsman Grade Ill and Record Keeper. It isproposed to change nomenclature of Plane Tabler/ ASD’Man Grade II to Junior Surveyor.The existing incumbents in Grade II (Pay level 5) will be re-designated as Junior Surveyor. However, the incumbents in lower grades will only be re-designated as Junior Surveyor when they get grade promotion to Grade Il after completion of residency period and passing trade tests as per existing rules. There is no increase in number of posts. 850 Junior Surveyors are required as below: i) GDCs (22) x (10 to 20) 740 ii) Directorates (7) 100 iii) Printing Groups (3) 0 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 0 v) Division Offices (3) 0 vi) Training Institute (1) 0 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 10 TOTAL: 850
B	Draftsman Cadre
1	Cheif Draftsman	35	35*	0	As discussed in para above, the post of Chief Draftsman is not required in the present technology and the work can be assigned to the Officer Surveyor. However, as per the age profile of the existing incumbents of this post and feeder posts, though, all the existing incumbents will retire in next 5 years, but the incumbents of feeder grades will occupy these posts on their promotion. Therefore, the proposed strength of Chief Draftsman has been shown as 35. However in subsequent years when these posts are vacated, they will be abolished.
2	Draftsman Division-I	300	61*	-239	The post of Draftsman Div \| is not required in the present technology and the tasks carried out by them can be assigned to the Senior Surveyor. So, it is proposed that 221 out of 300 posts as and when vacated and no incumbent available for promotion will be transferred to Senior Surveyors. As per the age profile of the existing incumbents of this post and feeder posts, 61 incumbents including those to be promoted to this post from feeder grades, will occupy these posts on their promotion. Therefore, in next five years 221 posts can be transferred to Senior Surveyors and 18 posts of Draftsman Div I can be abolished. Rest 61 posts as and when vacated will be abolished in subsequent years.
3	Draftsman Grade IV, III & II	721	0	-721	The post of Draftsman Grade IV, III & Il are not required in the present technology and the work can be assigned to the Junior Surveyor. So, it is proposed that the posts will be abolished as and when vacated. As per the age profile of the existing incumbents of this post all the incumbents will either retire or promoted to higher posts. Therefore, in next five years all 721 posts of Draftsman Grade IV, III & Il can be abolished.
C	Printing Cadre
1	Assistant Manager	34	12	-22	The lesser number of Assistant Managers are required as the printing processes have been automated and the requirement of printed maps has also _ reduced _ considerably. Therefore, it is proposed to abolish 22 posts of Assistant Manager when vacated and there is no present incumbent in feeder grades.
2	Senior Reprographer	148	33	-155	As discussed above, the lesser number of printing staff is required as the printing processes have been automated and the requirement of printed maps has also reduced considerably. The nomenclature of the post of Senior Reprographer is proposed to be changed to Senior Printing Technician.
3	Reproduction Staff Gde-II	537	60	-477	As discussed above, the lesser number of printing staff is required as the printing processes have been automated and the requirement of printed maps has also reduced considerably. The nomenclature of the post of Reproduction staff Grade Il is proposed to be changed to Printing Technician.
D	Stores Cadre (Reproduction)
1	Store Keeper Reproduction	16	0	-16	The printing processes have become automated and the requirement of printed maps has also reduced considerably. The post of ‘Store Keeper Reproduction’ is not required. and wherever required the jobs can be assigned to Store Keepers. Therefore the post is proposed to be abolished.

E	Isolated Posts in Printing
1	Works Manager	10	0	-10	The printing processes have been automated and the modern printing machines cannot be repaired by departmental officers. The Annual Maintenance Contract is given to maintain and repair the machines. So the post of Works Manager is proposed to be abolished and the present incumbents can be re-designated as Assistant Manager.
F	Ministerial Cadre
1	Establishment & Accounts Officer	29	45	+16	E&AO is the Head of Office and also performs the duty of Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO). He also deals in financial and budgetary matters and proper accounting of the expenditure. He supervises the work of ministerial sections of a GDC/Directorate. The present strength is not sufficient and many offices are functioning without the regular E&AOs and their duties are being performed by the technical officers, who have otherwise been trained in technical works. i) GDCs (22) 22 ii) Directorates (7) 7 iii) Printing Groups (3) 3 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 6 v) Division Offices (3) 3 vi) Training Institute (1) 1 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 3 TOTAL: : 45 It is proposed to enhance the strength to 45 based on the minimum barest requirements of the Sol in view of proposed increase in number of Directorates/GDCs where E&AO has to discharge the duties of DDO also.
2	Office Superintendent	69	300 (Office Superintendent)		Merger of the posts of Office Superintendent and Assistant Consequent upon the implementation of 6 CPC pay scales, the posts of Office Superintendent and Assistant, both were granted same grade pay 4200 (Pay Level 6). Therefore, it is proposed to merge both the posts to Office Superintendent, as done in other departments. Number of Posts
3	Assistant	286			Each GDC/Directorate has at least 3 ministerial sections, SGO and larger Directorates have more number of sections. The files related to administration, establishment, \| accounts, budget etc. are analysed and processed by Office Superintendents/Assistants. Total 300 posts of Office Superintendent (after merger of Assistant) will be required as below: i) GDCs (22) (6-9 per Office) : 160 ii) Directorates (7) 44 iii) Printing Groups (3) 15 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 24 v) Division Offices (3) 12 vi) Training Institute (1) 15 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 30 TOTAL: : 300
4	Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	545	360	-185	The present sanctioned strength of Upper Division Clerk (UDC) i.e. 545 is considered higher in the present technological scenario, when more work is computer based. Lesser number of staff is required at this level. Moreover, there are at present only 235 posts of LDCs. As a result, a large number of posts of UDCs are left unfilled due to _ insufficient strength at feeder grade (LDC). So, it has been proposed to have only 360 posts of UDC as per functional requirements as below: i) GDCs (22) (6-10 per office): 176 ii) Directorates (7) 48 iii) Printing Groups (3) 18 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 24 v) Division Offices (3) 14 vi) Training Institute (1) 20 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 60 TOTAL: : 360
5	Lower Division Clerk	235	120	-115	There are 235 sanctioned posts of Lower Division Clerk (LDC). It is the feeder post of UDC. As per new Recruitment Rules, there will be Direct Recruitment also in UDC, therefore, it is proposed to have more percentage of DR in UDC. So, 120 posts of LDC have been proposed in new structure. i) GDCs (22) (2-4 per office) : 66 ii) Directorates (7) 19 iii) Printing Groups (3) 6 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 6 v) Division Offices (3) 3 vi) Training Institute (1) 10 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 10 TOTAL: : 120
G	Ministerial Posts (Deputation)
1	Research Assistant(Deputation)	1	1	0	No Change
2	Investigation (Deputation)	1	1	0	No Change
H	Stenoghraphic Cadre
1	Senior Private Secretary	1	3	+2	As per Group A Cadre Review Proposal, there will be 1 HAG+ post and 2 HAG posts. Each of the 3 officers will require Senior Private Secretary.
2	Private Secretary	6	7	+1	In Group A Cadre Review Proposal, 12 posts of Addl SG are proposed. The Addl SGs of 6 Field Missions/Regional Zones, Head of Training Institute will be provided with Private Secretary. So 7 posts of Private Secretary are proposed. Other Addl SGs will be provided with Stenographers Gde I.
3	Stenographer Gde. I	37	17	-20	As per functional requirements, 49 Stenographers are needed to be posted in GDCs/Directorates/Training Institute and Headquarters. Accordingly, 49 posts of Stenographer are proposed, 17 in Gdrade \| and 32 in Grade ll.
4	Stenographer Gde. II	25	32	+7
I	Stores Cadre
1	Assistant Stores Officer	18	35 (Assistant Store Officer)	+17	The post of Assistant Stores Officer (ASO) in Survey of India is a Group ‘B’ Gazetted post. ASO is~ responsible for control and management of stores including indenting, estimation and monitoring of budget requirement for stores/instruments etc. of Directorate/GDC. At present there are 18 sanctioned posts of ASO. For proper functioning, one Assistant Stores Officer will be required for each of the 32 Directorates/GDCs/Printing Groups, 2 for Training Institute and one_ for the Headquarters, totalling to 35. i) GDCs (22) 22 ii) Directorates (7) 7 iii) Printing Groups (3) 3 iv) Mission/Zonal Offices (6) : 0 v) Division Offices (3) 0 vi) Training Institute (1) 2 vii) HQ (2 Divisions) 1 TOTAL: : 35
2	Store Assistant	35	35 (Assistant Store Officer)	-35	Consequent upon the implementation of 6 CPC pay scales, the posts of Assistant Stores Officer and Store Assistant, both were granted same grade pay 4200. Now both are in Pay Level 6. Therefore, it is proposed to only retain the post of ASO and discontinue the post of Store Assistant. The present incumbents will be promoted to ASO as and when eligible and the posts of Store Assistant as and when vacated, will be abolished.
3	Store Keeper Gde-II	99	44 Senior Store Keeper	0	The work of Survey of India involves massive field activities as well as office/computer centre activities. These activities require a considerable number of — sophisticated instruments, equipment, computers and furniture. A proper manpower is required to maintain the huge stores. Therefore each directorate/GDC needs at least 1-3 Storekeeper responsible for different types of store items. Hence, the 99 posts of storekeepers will be retained. Further, at present the 99 posts are in Grade II (Level 5), Grade III (Level 4) and Grade IV (Level 3) combined and there is no distribution of vacancies among different grades. It is proposed to have 44 posts in Level 5 (will be re- designated as Senior Store Keeper) and 55 The work of Survey of India involves massive field activities as well as office/computer centre activities. These activities require a considerable number of — sophisticated instruments, equipment, computers and furniture. A proper manpower is required to maintain the huge stores. Therefore each directorate/GDC needs at least 1-3 Storekeeper responsible for different types of store items. Hence, the 99 posts of storekeepers will be retained. Further, at present the 99 posts are in Grade II (Level 5), Grade III (Level 4) and Grade IV (Level 3) combined and there is no distribution of vacancies among different grades. It is proposed to have 44 posts in Level 5 (will be re- designated as Senior Store Keeper) and 55
4	Store Keeper Gde-IV, III	99	55 Store Keeper	0
J	Records Cadre
1	Record Keeper Division-I	34	15*	-19	*No further recruitment. The post of Record Keeper was necessary in old technology when all the records was in form of files, printed aerial photographs, plane table sections, printed maps etc. In new technology when most of the record is in digital format, the task can be performed = by — Junior Surveyor/Senior Surveyor whenever required. Therefore the post of Record Keeper Div \| is proposed to be abolished as and when the post of Record Keeper Div \| fall vacant and no one is available in feeder grade for promotion. As per the age profile of the existing incumbents of this post and feeder posts, 15 incumbents including those to be promoted to this post from feeder grades, will occupy these posts on their promotion. Therefore, in next five years 19 posts of Record Keeper Div \| can be abolished.
2	Record Keeper Grade-IV,III & II	111	0	-111	*No further recruitment. As discussed above the post of Record Keeper Grade-lV, Ill, Il are proposed to be abolished as and when falling vacant and no RK grade IV/III is available in feeder grade for grade promotion. As per the age profile of the existing incumbents of this post all the incumbents will either retire or promoted to higher posts. Therefore, in next five years all 111 posts of Record Keeper Grade IV, Ill & Il can be abolished as and when vacated by the existing incumbents.
K	Official Language Cadre
1	Senior Hindi Translator	5	11	+6	The post of Senior Hindi Translator and Junior Hindi Translator are required as per the norms specified by Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. Accordingly 36 posts are required.
2	Junior Hindi Translator	20	25	+5
L	Motor Transport Cadre
1	Vehicle Superintendent	8	0	-8	The post of Vehicle Superintendent is not required in present scenario therefore it is proposed to be abolished.
2	MTD-cum-Mechanic (Special Grade)	15	9 (Staff car Driver (Special Grade)	-6	Activities of Survey of India involve extensive field work, which also includes work near international boundaries. The raw _ data collected by Sol is sensitive and secret/restricted therefore government vehicles and Drivers are needed. Considering the change in nature of field work, the number of posts of Motor Drivers has to be optimised. Therefore, the number of MTDs have been proposed to be reduced from 301 to 178.
3	MTD-cum-Mechanic (Grade I/II/Ord. Gde.)	286	169 (Staff Car Driver Grade (0,G,I,II)	-117
M	Maintenance Staff
1	Supervisor Instrument Repair shop	2	0	-2	*No further recruitment to these posts. In old technology, Survey of India used instruments which were less sophisticated and could be repaired in-house. Therefore, these posts of maintenance staff at different levels were required. Now, the instruments have become much sophisticated and costly. They are required to be repaired only by authorized service centres. Moreover, the costlier machines are covered under Annual
7	JTA/JIA	12	0	-12
2	Instrument Mechanic (Highly Skilled)	9	6*	-3
3	Instrument Mechanic (Skilled)	15	0	-15	Maintenance Contract. Therefore, the maintenance staff is no longer required. Most of the existing maintenance staff has been re- trained in mainstream survey jobs and are carrying out various surveying activities. It ts proposed to Abolish these posts as and when vacated. As per the age profile, in next five years, 6 Instrument Mechanic (HS) and 4 incumbents of Maintenance Staff Div II will still occupy the posts. Rest of the posts as and when vacated, may be Abolished.
4	Maintenence Staff Div.II	49	4*	-45
5	Head Artificer	1	0	-1
6	Artificer	35	0	-35
N	Security Staff
1	Security Supervisor	8	1*	-7	Task is proposed to be outsourced. As per the age profile, in next five years, 1 incumbent will still occupy the post. Rest of the posts as and when vacated, may be Abolished.
2	Asstt. Security Supervisor	4	0	-4	Task is proposed to be outsourced. Posts will be abolished.
O	Fire Staff
1	Fire Officer	3	0	-3	Proposed to be abolished.
2	Assistant Fire Superintendent	3	2*	-1	Proposed to be outsourced till the Fire Brigades are maintained or any decision is taken on its continuance. The vacant posts will be abolished.
3	Fire Engine Driver	16	0	-4
4	Leading Hand Fireman	9	1*	0
5	Fireman Gde-I & II	52	1*	-12
P	Canteen Staff
1	Manager	5	0	-5	Proposed to be outsourced.
2	Assistant Manager	4	0	-4	Proposed to be outsourced.
3	SalesMan	3	3*	-28	Proposed to be outsourced.
4	Counter Clerk	20
5	Coupon Clerk	8
6	Halwai	8	0	-8
7	Cook	4	0	-7
8	Assistant Halwai	3	0	-7
9	Tea-Coffee Maker	12	0	-36
10	Wash Boy	11
11	Bearer
12	Safaiwala (Canteen)
Q	Dispensary Staff
1	Staff Nurse	2	0	-2
2	Pharmacist	10	5	-5	Survey of India has 2 dispensaries at Dehradun and Hyderabad. Dehradun station has considerably larger number of staff, therefore requires more number of dispensary staff than Hyderabad. The existing strength is more than required which is proposed to be reduced to 5, i.e. 3 for Dehradun and 2 for Hyderabad.
3	Female Attendant	3	3	0	No Change
4	Dresser	3	3	0	No Change
5	Nursing Orderly	3	3	0	No Change
6	Helper	7	0	-7	The post of Helper is not required and the duties if required can be performed by MTS.
R	Library Staff
1	Senior Library & Information Assistant	5	3	-2	Survey of India maintains two libraries, one at Geodetic & Research Branch (G&RB), Dehradun where Geodetic and Research activities are undertaken; and one at Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping, Hyderabad, which is the Training Institute. Earlier one more Library existed in Dehradun which has been merged with G&RB library. Therefore, only 3 posts of Senior Library & Information Assistant and 2 posts of Library & Information Assistant are required.
2	Library & Information Assistant	2	2	0
S	Miscellaneous Posts
1	Assistant Programmer/System Analyst	2	0	-2	In modern technological scenario, this post is not required as the required software are purchased or if required can be got developed by outside agencies.
2	Observatory Assistant	1	0	-1	I present technology, this post is not required. It will be abolished after retirement of present incumbent.
3	Assistant Haed Engraver	1	0	-1	In present technology, these post are not required as the related processes have become obsolete. They are proposed to be abolished as and when vacated and when no incumbent is available for promotion.
4	Engraver Div.I	3	0	-3
5	Engraver	3	0	-3
6	Map Curator	1	0	-1	This post is no longer required hence proposed to be abolished.
7	Receptionist	1	0	-1	These posts are not required and the duties of Receptionist or Telephone Operator can be carried out by LDC/UDC whenever required.
8	Telephone Operator	1	0	-1
T	Assisting Staff
1	Multi Tasking Staff	2600	1500 (MTS)		Survey of India carries out extensive field surveys for fulfilling its mandate. The field Surveys require adequate manpower for holding the staves and reflectors, carrying the instruments, assisting in measurements etc. As per functional requirements, the optimum number of posts of Multi-Tasking Staff has been proposed to be 1500.
2	Technical Labour	540	1500 (MTS)
3	Gestetner Operator	3	0	-3	This post is no longer required hence proposed to be abolished.

4.4. Financial Implication

The financial implication after calculating the pay by taking average of Pay cell-1 (entry pay) & Pay cell-10 of proposed Pay level of the post as per 7" CPC, have been given in the tabular form. The following formula has been used to compute the financial implications:

Financial Implication = (Pay cell 1+Pay cell 10) of Pay level as per 7 CPC

The summary of Annual Financial Implications due to Restructuring of Non-Organized Group A, Group B and Group C Cadres/Posts is given in tables 6, 6(a) and 6(b) below.

The detailed computation of the financial implication may be seen at Annexure-VIll.

Table-6: Summary of Financial Implications (Group B&C)

Group B&C	Existing Posts	Proposed Posts	Increase/Decrease/ Creation/Abolition	Financial Implications (in Rs.) per annum
Group ‘B’ Cadres/Posts	3007	2369	-638	-388281708
Group ‘C’ Cadres/Posts	7789	3218	-4571	-1762548216
Total	10796	5587	-5209	-2150829924
Total Savings	Net annual savings= Rs 2,15,08,29,924 Say Rs. 215.08 Crore

Financial implication of restructuring of Group B and C cadres/posts of Survey of India will result in

savings of Rs. 215.08 crores. Therefore, there will not be any additional financial burden.

Note: The financial implication has been shown on account of salaries. There will be some financial requirements on account of outsourcing of manpower, but it cannot be assessed at present. However, the budget requirements for outsourcing will be less than what would have been required if additional

regular staff were proposed instead of outsourcing.

5. Conclusion

(i) The proposal has been prepared as per the requirements of the Survey of India to use the manpower in an optimum manner keeping in view the latest technologies adopted by the organisation for fulfilling its mandate and additional activities assigned to the organisation.

(ii) In the present proposal, No up-gradation of pay level has been proposed for any post. The proposal for up-gradation of pay scales of some posts may be submitted separately by Sol if required.

(iii) The posts proposed for transfer to other cadres in the Cadre Restructuring proposal are Live Posts.

The roles of various Sol offices are described below:

Sl.No	Offices/ Mission Divisions	Offices under Missions / Divisions	Main Roles
A	Administrative Layer
i)	SGI Chairman of Board	Board	The organization headed by SGI will have a Board at Headquarters with SGI as chairman and two HAG level officers (Senior Addl SG) as Members. The board will decide the annual action plan for all the Missions.
ii)	Member-1 (HAG level) Senior Addl SG (Infrastructure)	i) Adm Division, ii) Geospatial Services Senior Addl SG and ICT Infrastructure Division, iii) NIGST	HAG officer will look after Infrastructure i.e. Geospatial Services, ICT Infrastructure, Adm & HR matters and Capacity Building (NIGST).
iii)	Member-2 (HAG Level)Senior Addl SG (Production and Consultancy)	i) Planning, Policy Coordination and Technical Support Division ii) Data Integration & Management Divison iii) Boundary Division	HAG officer will look after the Production and Consultancy i.e. Technical matters, Data integration and Management and Boundaries.
B	Management Layer
i)	Administration Division	Administration	General administration, Capital Works _ etc,administrative approvals etc.
		Finance	Financial matters, budget allocation, expenditure monitoring
		Legal	Court cases, legal matters
		HR/Personnel	Recruitment, Service matters, promotions, postings/ transfers, recruitment rules etc.
ii)	Planning, Policy,Coordination and Technical Support Division	Technical/Planning & Policy Coordination	Coordination in facilitating the implementation of Govt. policies on geospatial domain, ICT and Digital Data Policy, departmental policies, matters pertaining to Products & Services. Coordination and support in planning of technical tasks undertaken by Sol. Coordination among GDCs/Directorates of different Missions.
ii)		GISTC	This technical cell of HQ will take up testing of new software for their suitability and usefulness in Sol work. It also works as quick response team for decision support in issues requiring processing and interpretation of geospatial data.
iii)		Vigilance	Vigilance administration, Disciplinary matters
iv)	Data Integration and Management Division	i) G&RB	Establishment and Maintenance of the National Spatial Reference Frame consisting of Ground Control Points, Levelling Bench Marks of Zero Order (most accurate control) and 'First Order accuracy' on which accuracy of all subsequent surveys depends, Tidal observatory network, CORS network, gravity network and geomagnetic points network. Development and updation of Geoid Model. Monitoring Tectonic plate movements and developing crustal deformation model, Preparation and updation of National standards for GNSS Control Survey.
		ii) NGDC iii) GIS&RS	Scrutiny, Integration and Management of foundation dataset of entire country as generated by State GDCs. Integration of Domain specific data from Missions. The huge amount of data has to be stored, so there has to be a Data Centre (DC). As per standard practice, there should be a Disaster Recovery (DR) centre at another part of the country so that the data remains safe even if main DC is affected by some disaster. NGDC will act as Data Centre (DC) for GDCs of Northern part of India and will also act as Disaster Recovery (DR) for the GDCs of Southern part of India. Similarly GIS&RS will be DC for GDCs of Southern part of India and DR for GDCs of Northern Part of India.
v)	Geospatial Services and ICT Infrastructure Division	i) Web Geospatial Service Centre	Provide geospatial data generated by Sol to users through web geospatial services, G2G/G2C web portals, mobile apps, APIs etc. as per the new guidelines. Liaison with Central/State Government departments/agencies for exchange of location based services. Geospatial web services (GWS) include like Web Map Service (WMP), Web Coverage Service (WCS), Web Feature Service (WFS), Web Processing Service (WPS).
		ii) ICT Infrastructure Support Centre	Maintain and regularly update/upgrade the ICT infrastructure and associated software required for web services, ICT infrastructure support to all the offices of Sol.
		iii) MA&DC	Archival and Dissemination of Maps and Geospatial Data of Sol. Work related to maintenance of Survey of India Estate at Dehradun.
vi)	Boundary Division		Demarcation of International Boundary as mandated by MEA. Preparation of Boundary strip maps, coordination of the boundary survey works carried out by concerned GDCs. Boundary division will act as a Nodal office for all the correspondence between SOI/ its offices with MEA. Demarcation of Inter State Boundaries. Integration of all boundary data pertaining to Inter-State Boundary, District Boundary and all Administrative Boundaries upto Village Level. Coordinating the work of GDCs on administrative boundaries related issues.
vii)	NIGST	Faculties	Impart training and conduct courses in respective specialized subjects, Collaboration with various agencies & academic/research institutions.
vii)	NIGST	R&D Directorate	Research & Development in the geospatial field, Collaboration with various agencies &academic/research institutions, Development of Standard Operating Procedure & Standards for various Surveying & Mapping Activities, Analyzing the latest technology & technology disruption & their utility and incorporation in the work flow of Sol.
C	Resource Layer
i)	Urban Mapping Mission (Erstwhile Western Zone)	i) Rajasthan GDC ii) G D &D GDC	Facilitating the generation of Foundation Dataset of Concerned States. Meeting the mapping demand of state & central agencies, supporting the other Missions of SOI.Generation of high resolution geospatial database of urban areas, preparation of digital 3D models of the urban areas wherever required to support the government programmes.
ii)	Flood and Water Resources Management Mission (Erstwhile Northern Zone)	1) J&K and L GDC ii) PH & C GDC iii) HP GDC iv) UK & WUP GDC v) East UP GDC vi) SA & D GDC vii) WPG	Facilitating the generation of Foundation Dataset of Concerned States. Meeting the mapping demand of state & central agencies, supporting the other Missions of SOI.To facilitate the generation and maintenance of high resolution topographic database, generate high resolution DEM and drainage pattern for the flood prone areas as per the Section 6(2)(b) and Section 11 of the DMA 2005 and National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016 issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) wherein Sol has responsibility for mapping for Flood and Urban Flooding. Support the government programme for revival of springs in Himalayan region by facilitating the mapping of the springs and their recharge zone.
iii)	Disaster Mitigation & Mineral Resources Mission (Erstwhile Eastern Zone)	i) Bihar GDC ii) Jharkhand GDC iii) WB & Sikkim GDC iv) Orissa GDC v) EPG	Facilitating the generation of Foundation Dataset of Concerned States. Meeting the mapping demand of state & central agencies, supporting the other Missions of SOI.To facilitate the generation and maintenance of high resolution topographic database, DEM and drainage pattern for the Cyclone prone areas, make available the topographic data to the Disaster Management Authorities through various means including web portals and services.
iv)	Coastal Zone Management Mission (Erstwhile Southern Zone)	i) AP & T GDC ii) Karnataka GDC iii) Kerala & L GDC iv) TNP & ANI GDC v) SPG	Facilitating the generation of Foundation Dataset of Concerned States. Meeting the mapping demand of state & central agencies, supporting the other Missions of SOI. database of areas along the Indian Coastline, generate High Resolution DEM of coastal areas, demarcate the Hazard line along Indian coasts as per the notification of MoEF&CC. Provide to the users, the coastal geospatial data as products and services including web services (through Web Geospatial Service Centre).
v)	Transportation Infrastructure & Forest Mission (Erstwhile Central Zone)	i) MP GDC ii) Chhatisgarh GDC iii) Mah. & Goa GDC	Facilitating the generation of Foundation Dataset of Concerned States. Meeting the mapping demand of state & central agencies, supporting the other Missions of SOI. Preparation of high resolution topographic database and 3D model for management of assets for Railways, highways, airports etc. To provide geospatial data to concerned authorities through various means including web portals and services.
vi)	North East Infrastructure Development Mission (Erstwhile NE Zone)	i) M & Ar P GDC ii) A&N GDC iii) TMMz GDC	Facilitating the generation of Foundation Dataset of Concerned States. Meeting the mapping demand of state & central agencies, supporting the other Missions of SOI. Facilitate the generation of high resolution topographic database and geospatial data required for various schemes/programmes of central /state government on development of North eastern States.

The Existing Organizational Structure is shown in Annexure- II and Proposed Organizational Structure is shown in Annexuree-III.