Proposal for the Cadre review of Medical Laboratory Staff in 4 Central Government Hospitals has been approved by Finance Ministry:-

F.No. 2(12)/E.III Desk/2013

Department of Expenditure

E.III Desk

Subject: Proposal for the Cadre review of Medical Laboratory Staff in 4 Central Government Hospitals.

Reference Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Note No. Z-28020/11/2008-PMS (Part) dated 30.01.2015 on the abovementioned subject.

2. The proposal has been examined in this Department and the following Cadre Structure for the Laboratory Staff in 4 Central Government Hospitals is concurred to with the approval of Hon’ble Finance Minister –

Sl. No.	Existing Name of Post & Pay Scales In four central hospitals (Sufdarjung Hospital & VMCC + RML Hospital + LHMC & SSK Hospital + Kalawati Saran Hospital)	Existing Strength of all four Hospitals	Name of Post & Pay Scales Proposed by AM	Strength proposed by AM	Revised Strength approved by Hon’ble FM
1.	Laboratory Assistant PB-1, GP (2000, 2400, 2800)	108	Junior Medical Lab Technologist PB-1 GP-2800	108	108
2.	Lab Technician/ Blood Bank Technician PB-1, GP 2800	233	Medical Lab Technologist # PB-2 GP 4200	233	Post of Lab Technician/ Blood Bank Technician & Technical Assistant/ Sr. Laboratory Technician/ Museum Curator/ Senior Blood Bank Technician have been merged with a revised designation as Medical Lab Technologist 324 (merged in GP 4200/-)
3	Technical Assistant/ Sr. Laboratory Technician/ Museum Curator/ Senior Blood Bank Technician PB-1 GP 2800	77	Senior Medical Technologist (MLT) # PB-2 GP-4600 Group-B	91
4	Senior Technical Assistant (Lab)/ Technical Supervisor (Lab) PB-2, GP-4200 Group B	18	Technical Officer (MLT) PB-2, GP-4800 Group-B	42	32## Revised designation of Technical Officer (MLT) in the GP of 4600
5	Junior Technical Officer/ Technical Supervisor (Lab) PB-2, GP-4600 Group-B	8	Senior Technical Officer # (MLT) PB-3 GP 5400	18	18 Revised designation of Senior Technical Officer (MLT) in the GP of 4800/-
6	Chief Technical Officer (MLT) ** (New grade)	4	Chief Technical Officer (MLT) PB-3 GP 6600 Group-A (Gazetted)	4 (one post for each hospital)	4 (one post for each hospital in GP of 5400/- in PB3 (Gazetted)
	Lab Attendants* PB-1 GP 1800	130	Proposed to be abolished
	Total	578		496 (-82)	486 (-82)

* These will be gradually phased out on functional grounds

** New grade of Chief Technical Officer (MLT) for promotional avenues for Senior Technical Officer (STO) and managing the Technical supervision of four central hospitals.

# Upgradation has been proposed to establish parity in pay scales for suitable placement as per their upgraded professional qualification.

## There is a reduction of 10 posts of Technical Office in the four central hospitals in the proportion i.e. SJH (-3) + RMLH (-4) + LHMC (-3).

3. RRs for all these posts may be revised on priority basis as per the proposed qualifications etc. in consultation with DoP&T.

4. The Designations and the Grade Pays of all the posts may be revised as approved.

5. As decided in the meeting held on 24.05.2015, the proposal of MoH&FW all exising Medical Laboratory staff at level 1 & 2 may be considered for promotion based on length of service based on DoP&T Guidelines.

6. Ministry is advised to form a common cadre of all the Laboratory staff working in the four Govt. Hospitals with a new nomenclature, and service rules.

(Ravi Katyal)

Deputy Secretary (E.III Desk)

Joint Secretary (HR), MoH&FW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
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MoF, DoE, I.D. No. 2(12)/E.III Desk/2013 dated 06th July, 2015

Copy to:

(i) Kaptan Singh Sehrawat, General Secretary, Joint Forum of Medical Technologists of India and Others in respect of OA No. 2521/2012, CP No. 545/2014 before CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi

(ii) The Principal Registrar (CP), Central Administrative Tribunal, Copurnicas Marg, New Delhi-110001.

Source (imaged sent by Shri Vikas Garg, General Secretary, NDMLTSA, Pathology Lab.Ordnance Factory Hospital via Email)