ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address for communication: Secretary General:
Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik
Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290
Vice Presidents: Sampat Rai & Vatan Kamble (Central); Anurag Chaudhary & Ravi Joshi (North); A. Ravinder Singh & Rajan G. George (South); A. S. Roy & Shubhrangshu Deb (East); P. D. Nimhan & S. K. Jha (West)
Joint Secretaries: Anand Kishore & Laxmi Lal Singhvi (Central); N. N. Lal & R. K. Solanki (North); G. Srinath & S. Chandrasekar (South); Ashwini Majhi & V. N. Jha (East); G. K. Jhala & M. K. Misra (West)
Office Secretary: C.S.Sharma (Mob. 09313885411) Treasurer: N.R.Manda (Mob. 09871483585)
(Recognised by G.O.I., Min. of Fin. vide letter F.No. B. 12017/10/2006-Ad.IV A Dt.21.01.08)
Ref. No. 93/A/12 Dt. 31.12.12
To,
Sh. P. Chidambaram,
The Hon’ble Finance Minister,
Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Sub: Protest week from 25.02.13 to 01.03.13-notice reg.
Sir,
Kindly refer to-
i) the Ref. No. 66/A/12 Dt. 29.10.12 of the Association,
ii) the meeting of the Association held with the Member (P&V) of CBEC on 02.11.12 as well as
iii) the letter F. No. 8/B/139/HRD (HRM)/2012 Dt. 14.11.12 of CBEC issued to the Association on the directions of the Member (P&V) of CBEC.
2. It is submitted with due regards that the charter of demands as submitted by the Association on 29.10.12 alongwith the other points was discussed in the meeting of 02.11.12 under the Chairpersonship of the Member (P&V) of CBEC. Her goodself was pleased to assure us to settle all the grievances within three months. She was further pleased to appeal us to defer our agitational programme for 3 months. Accordingly after the due approval by the Member (P&V) of CBEC, the ADG (HRM) of HRD of CBEC issued the above referred letter F. No. 8/B/139/HRD (HRM)/2012 Dt. 14.11.12 to the Association asking to defer the agitational programme. As a result, the programme was deferred.
3. But it is further submitted with the great disappointment that even not a single point has yet been settled by the CBEC despite of the assurance given by the worthy Member (P&V) to settle our grievances in the time bound manner. It has, therefore, been unanimously decided in the Associate Committee meeting of the Association to revive the agitational programme during the month of February of 2013, if all the points/grievances are not settled in the time bound manner within 31.01.13.
4. At the cost of repetition, it is again submitted that our members are retiring in PB2 after getting only one promotion in the service career on account of decades long acute stagnation while other counterparts of ours are retiring in PB4 after getting 5-6 promotions. Our members are deprived of the appropriate pay scale/pay band & grade pay. They are facing the worst career prospects and working conditions. They are getting merely a grade pay of Rs. 5400/- on IIIrd MACP upgradation while other counterparts are getting Rs. 7600/-. They are getting promotion (if any) merely to a Junior Time Scale post while other counterparts are getting to Senior Time Scale post. The employee grievance redressal mechanism has totally failed as the administration has no interest to redress the staff grievances. The members are forced to work under the extreme juniors of Customs belonging to the same cadre. The cadre restructuring is pending with the government for last 6 years while the next one is already due. The members have nothing to be job-satisfied or motivated. The concerned authorities are taking nothing seriously in relation of any of the issues.
5. In view of the above, the Association is forced to revive the agitational programme. Accordingly, this notice is being served upon intimating that-
(i) Our members would observe protest week from 25.02.13 to 01.03.13 by wearing black badges, would have peaceful demonstration in lunch hours on 01.03.13 and would totally boycott the Excise Day function on 24.02.13 throughout the country.
(ii) The members will also observe only “work to rule” in relation of budget related & revenue collection/mobilisation/motivation work and will make only the formal/official efforts to achieve the revenue target without adopting any extra/personal measures.
(iii) As a next step, all of our members may also submit mass resignations on 30.04.13 under protest.
6. The charter of the demands is enclosed herewith.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl: Charter of demands.
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to-
1) The MOS, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.
2) The Secretary, Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi.
3) The Chairperson, CBEC, North Block, New Delhi.
(RAVI MALIK).
Charter of demands
1. Immediate implementation of the cadre restructuring without any cut as already approved by the Expenditure. All proposed posts to be approved permanently and be filled-up by promotions only alongwith all posts likely to be vacant within 5 years of implementation of cadre restructuring without any direct recruitment in group ‘A’ during the period.
2. Parity with other counterparts of CSS, CBDT etc. either in the cadre restructuring or independent of it to retire our officers also in PB-4.
3. Immediate fulfilment of the commitments like ‘all the vacancies of cadre restructuring to be filled up by promotions & extend this benefit for more than 1 years’, ‘creation of separate service for group ‘B’ executive officers’, ‘promotion of group ‘B’ gazetted executive officer directly to STS like CSS’, ‘minimum qualifying service for promotion to gazetted post should be uniform for Inspector, PO & Examiner’, ‘all Inspectors, PO’s & Examiners of same year should be brought to same level of promotion’ etc. etc. made during the presentation on cadre restructuring proposal on 18.01.11 in consonance of the submissions made by the Association vide its Ref. No. 13/11 Dt. 27.01.11.
4. At least four functional promotions in the service career.
5. Immediate implementation of the Supreme Court verdict dt. 03.08.11/30.03.12 by framing “just, fair & equitable” recruitment rules and abiding all the ad hoc promotions with the same duly granting notional promotions to the seniors of Central Excise whose juniors of Customs have already been promoted.
6. Initial grade pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB3 to the Superintendents of Central Excise w.e.f. the date of the grant of this grade pay/equivalent pay scale to the other analogous counterparts of IB, CBI etc.
7. Time-scale in PB3 instead of PB2 to the Superintendents completing 4 years of service and promotions to all Superintendents directly to the post of Deputy Commissioner (STS post) to maintain parity between the officers of headquarters organisations & field offices. Also counting of regular service in non-discriminatory manner as compared to CSS etc.
8. At least a grade pay of Rs. 6,600-/ & 7,600/- on IInd & IIIrd MACP upgradation without offsetting with time scale on the lines of MACPS adopted by the State Governments like Uttar Pradesh etc. or even on better lines on account of the originating source (i.e., 6th CPC) being the same.
9. Finalisation of in-situ promotion scheme under consultation of the Association.
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address for communication: Secretary General:
Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik
Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290
Vice Presidents: Sampat Rai & Vatan Kamble (Central); Anurag Chaudhary & Ravi Joshi (North); A. Ravinder Singh & Rajan G. George (South); A. S. Roy & Shubhrangshu Deb (East); P. D. Nimhan & S. K. Jha (West)
Joint Secretaries: Anand Kishore & Laxmi Lal Singhvi (Central); N. N. Lal & R. K. Solanki (North); G. Srinath & S. Chandrasekar (South); Ashwini Majhi & V. N. Jha (East); G. K. Jhala & M. K. Misra (West)
Office Secretary: C.S.Sharma (Mob. 09313885411) Treasurer: N.R.Manda (Mob. 09871483585)
(Recognised by G.O.I., Min. of Fin. vide letter F.No. B. 12017/10/2006-Ad.IV A Dt.21.01.08)
Ref. No. 93/A/12 Dt. 31.12.12
To,
Sh. P. Chidambaram,
The Hon’ble Finance Minister,
Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Sub: Protest week from 25.02.13 to 01.03.13-notice reg.
Sir,
Kindly refer to-
i) the Ref. No. 66/A/12 Dt. 29.10.12 of the Association,
ii) the meeting of the Association held with the Member (P&V) of CBEC on 02.11.12 as well as
iii) the letter F. No. 8/B/139/HRD (HRM)/2012 Dt. 14.11.12 of CBEC issued to the Association on the directions of the Member (P&V) of CBEC.
2. It is submitted with due regards that the charter of demands as submitted by the Association on 29.10.12 alongwith the other points was discussed in the meeting of 02.11.12 under the Chairpersonship of the Member (P&V) of CBEC. Her goodself was pleased to assure us to settle all the grievances within three months. She was further pleased to appeal us to defer our agitational programme for 3 months. Accordingly after the due approval by the Member (P&V) of CBEC, the ADG (HRM) of HRD of CBEC issued the above referred letter F. No. 8/B/139/HRD (HRM)/2012 Dt. 14.11.12 to the Association asking to defer the agitational programme. As a result, the programme was deferred.
3. But it is further submitted with the great disappointment that even not a single point has yet been settled by the CBEC despite of the assurance given by the worthy Member (P&V) to settle our grievances in the time bound manner. It has, therefore, been unanimously decided in the Associate Committee meeting of the Association to revive the agitational programme during the month of February of 2013, if all the points/grievances are not settled in the time bound manner within 31.01.13.
4. At the cost of repetition, it is again submitted that our members are retiring in PB2 after getting only one promotion in the service career on account of decades long acute stagnation while other counterparts of ours are retiring in PB4 after getting 5-6 promotions. Our members are deprived of the appropriate pay scale/pay band & grade pay. They are facing the worst career prospects and working conditions. They are getting merely a grade pay of Rs. 5400/- on IIIrd MACP upgradation while other counterparts are getting Rs. 7600/-. They are getting promotion (if any) merely to a Junior Time Scale post while other counterparts are getting to Senior Time Scale post. The employee grievance redressal mechanism has totally failed as the administration has no interest to redress the staff grievances. The members are forced to work under the extreme juniors of Customs belonging to the same cadre. The cadre restructuring is pending with the government for last 6 years while the next one is already due. The members have nothing to be job-satisfied or motivated. The concerned authorities are taking nothing seriously in relation of any of the issues.
5. In view of the above, the Association is forced to revive the agitational programme. Accordingly, this notice is being served upon intimating that-
(i) Our members would observe protest week from 25.02.13 to 01.03.13 by wearing black badges, would have peaceful demonstration in lunch hours on 01.03.13 and would totally boycott the Excise Day function on 24.02.13 throughout the country.
(ii) The members will also observe only “work to rule” in relation of budget related & revenue collection/mobilisation/motivation work and will make only the formal/official efforts to achieve the revenue target without adopting any extra/personal measures.
(iii) As a next step, all of our members may also submit mass resignations on 30.04.13 under protest.
6. The charter of the demands is enclosed herewith.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl: Charter of demands.
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to-
1) The MOS, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.
2) The Secretary, Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi.
3) The Chairperson, CBEC, North Block, New Delhi.
(RAVI MALIK).
Charter of demands
1. Immediate implementation of the cadre restructuring without any cut as already approved by the Expenditure. All proposed posts to be approved permanently and be filled-up by promotions only alongwith all posts likely to be vacant within 5 years of implementation of cadre restructuring without any direct recruitment in group ‘A’ during the period.
2. Parity with other counterparts of CSS, CBDT etc. either in the cadre restructuring or independent of it to retire our officers also in PB-4.
3. Immediate fulfilment of the commitments like ‘all the vacancies of cadre restructuring to be filled up by promotions & extend this benefit for more than 1 years’, ‘creation of separate service for group ‘B’ executive officers’, ‘promotion of group ‘B’ gazetted executive officer directly to STS like CSS’, ‘minimum qualifying service for promotion to gazetted post should be uniform for Inspector, PO & Examiner’, ‘all Inspectors, PO’s & Examiners of same year should be brought to same level of promotion’ etc. etc. made during the presentation on cadre restructuring proposal on 18.01.11 in consonance of the submissions made by the Association vide its Ref. No. 13/11 Dt. 27.01.11.
4. At least four functional promotions in the service career.
5. Immediate implementation of the Supreme Court verdict dt. 03.08.11/30.03.12 by framing “just, fair & equitable” recruitment rules and abiding all the ad hoc promotions with the same duly granting notional promotions to the seniors of Central Excise whose juniors of Customs have already been promoted.
6. Initial grade pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB3 to the Superintendents of Central Excise w.e.f. the date of the grant of this grade pay/equivalent pay scale to the other analogous counterparts of IB, CBI etc.
7. Time-scale in PB3 instead of PB2 to the Superintendents completing 4 years of service and promotions to all Superintendents directly to the post of Deputy Commissioner (STS post) to maintain parity between the officers of headquarters organisations & field offices. Also counting of regular service in non-discriminatory manner as compared to CSS etc.
8. At least a grade pay of Rs. 6,600-/ & 7,600/- on IInd & IIIrd MACP upgradation without offsetting with time scale on the lines of MACPS adopted by the State Governments like Uttar Pradesh etc. or even on better lines on account of the originating source (i.e., 6th CPC) being the same.
9. Finalisation of in-situ promotion scheme under consultation of the Association.
