[LIS-Forum] Autonomous Institutions : Position of Librarians

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:05:57 +0530
From: Vyasamoorthy at icicikp.com

Dear Friends:

There is a plea from some quarters for help / protection/ standardization
of pay scales, stream-lining promotion policy etc in Autonomous
Institutions, especially for Librarians.

Those in Autonomous institutions are at an advantage over regular
government departments. Only those who are contended with doing the
routine, collecting salary + perks etc at the end of the month would enter
govt service. Those who desire to show their competency, work hard,
improve themselves and the organization they serve will choose private
organizations. Autonomous institutions under govt give you the advantage
of both worlds. In an autonomous unit you need to convince only one or two
bosses at the most and your line is clear for moving up. In govt set ups
all employees are same; there is not much scope for merit, intelligence or
hard work. Promotion is ensured by sitting in the same seat for some years
at a stretch. Whether one deserves or not he would get increments, salary
revision along with others.

If you are capable you can move faster than the rest in an autonomous
unit. If you just want to be mediocre, nobody prevents you from being so
nor or you sacked for that.  Why then crib? I do not understand.

Vyasamoorthy, P