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
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. 128/M/13
Dt. 24.05.13
To,
Ms. Shobha L. Chary,
Member (P&V), CBEC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Correspondence
by unit/s or meeting with unit/s.
Madam,
Kindly refer to the earlier
communications of the Association on the subject matter.
2. With due regards, the
Association came to know that a few units of this Association are making direct
correspondence with the Board on the all India issues. Not only it, they are also being given appointments
for meetings on the issues having all India ramifications.
3. Further, there already exist
the instructions of the CBEC that neither any unit would make direct
correspondence with the Board on all India issue/s nor our Board would
entertain or give appointment to them on such issues. In this regard, it is
also submitted that only the All India Body has been given recognition on
central level by the Board and the units are affiliated to this body as its
branches at local levels.
4. The present Chairperson was also agreed to this point during
her stint as the Member (P&V) that only this All India Body would be
entertained or consulted on the all India issues instead of its units/branches.
But unfortunately, the units are being entertained by the Board on such issues
and as came to the knowledge of the Association, one of the units has been granted time for the meeting for 27.05.13.
5. In view of the above, it is requested that none of the units of
the All India Body or their correspondence may kindly be entertained or given
time for the meetings in person particularly on the issues having the all India
ramifications. If it is done, the issue may be diluted on account of some
different ideology being had by the concerned unit.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary
General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to:
1) The DG, HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
2) The ADG (HRM), HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
(RAVI
MALIK)
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address
for communication:
Secretary General:
Sushil
Kumar Pareek 240, Razapur,
Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik
Vice Presidents:
R.Pratap,
Ravi Joshi, K.P.S.Rai, Anil D.Bhavisskar, V.Suresh Kumar, R.L. Sampath Kumar,
Lok Nath Mishra, V.N.Jha, K.A.Sayyed, Surendra Singh
Joint
Secretaries: R.K.Solanki, N.C.Pandey, Anand Kishore, V.S.Kamble, P.C.Ajith Kumar, M.Nagaraju,
R.K.Sarkar, Anindya Sundar Roy, Jitendra Singh, M.K.Mishra
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. 135/M/13
Dt. 03.06.13
IMMEDIATE
To,
Ms. Shobha L. Chary,
Member (P&V), CBEC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Non-functional time scale in PB3 to the
Superintendents after completing 4
years of service.
Madam,
Kindly
refer to the minutes drawn against point No. 8 of the meeting held with your
goodself on 31.01.13 vide No.C.30013/6/2012-Ad.IV.A. Dt. 15.02.13 of CBEC.
2. It is submitted with due regards that the decision on this point has
also unfortunately been deviated to dilute the issue as usual saying that the
possibilities of granting non-functional time scale in PB3 shall be examined. Actually,
the point was agreed during the meeting of 15.03.12. You were also pleased to assure the Association of
doing the needful in the matter in both meetings (02.11.12 & 31.01.13) but nothing has been done till date. The time scale has been granted in PB3 to
others including CSS while it is merely in PB2 for us. It was granted to CSS officers since 1996 in PB3 (equivalent scale) while since
2006 to us in PB2 in a very discriminatory manner. It is also worth to mention that
it was granted to CSS officers during their cadre restructuring but nothing
such has been proposed for us in the ongoing cadre restructuring despite of the
request of the Association.
3. It is further submitted that
the Superintendents of Central Excise were granted a non-functional time scale
in PB2 after 4 years of regular service as per the resolution dt. 29.08.08 of
the GOI. On the contrary, the most of the other group ‘B’ gazetted officers
were granted the said time scale in PB3 after the equal years of service. In
our own CBEC, the counterparts of the Superintendents of Central Excise
belonging to CSS, CSSS etc. are getting this time scale in PB3.
4. In the Department of Revenue, the Superintendents
of Central Excise etc. have been granted the time scale in PB-2 corresponding
to the pay scale of Rs.8000-13500/- after completion of four years of service
in the grade. They were placed under the pay scale of Rs.7500-12000 w.e.f.
21.04.04 while the officers of CSS & CSSS were placed under the equivalent
scale w.e.f. 01.01.06 justifying the stronger claim for Superintendents to be placed under a time scale in PB3 w.e.f. the
date since when the officers of CSS & CSSS were placed under the time scale
of Rs.8000-13500/-.
5.
This is an anomalous situation giving rise to the disparity. Officers of equal rank & status of the
Department of Revenue working in CBEC have not been treated at par with the
officers of equal status & rank belonging to the Central Secretariat
Service working in headquarters offices despite of 6th CPC
recommendations for the equal treatment to Hqrs and field officers vide chapter 3.1 of its report.
6.
Due to this anomalous situation, an officer joining as the Inspector of Central
Excise will get the first MACP upgradation in the grade pay of Rs.4800/- (in
PB-2). He will get the 2nd MACP upgradation in the grade pay of
Rs.5400/- in PB-2 after completion of 20 years of service. After completion of
30 years of service, he will get the 3rd MACP upgradation in the same grade pay
of Rs.5400/- in PB-3 without any financial benefit while he was able to get the same only after 24 years of regular
service under old scheme of ACP. His common entry counterparts of CSS &
other organisations are able to get higher grade pay of Rs. 6600/- under MACPS
after completion of 30 years of service under the circumstances and even a
grade pay of Rs. 7600/- in many cases.
7.
Due to this anomaly, the Central Excise Superintendents/Inspectors will remain in
the same grade pay of Rs. 5400/- itself on the grant of 2nd MACP
upgradation and 3rd MACP upgradation. If they are also granted parity with the CSS
& other counterparts, they will also be able to get a grade pay of Rs.
6600/- after completion of 30 years of regular service like others.
8.
If the above disparity is undone, the anomalous situation may be rectified upto
a certain extent as the officers of CPWD, CSS & CSSS etc. have already got
a grade pay of Rs. 7600/- after completion of 30 years of service (clarification point No. 3 in OM No. 35034/3/2008-Estt. (D)
Dt. 09.09.10 of DOPT) after getting IInd ACP benefit. The reason of this
serious disparity is that the group ‘B’ gazetted officers of CPWD, CSS &
CSSS etc. are being promoted directly to a post with the grade pay of Rs.
6600/- while the group ‘B’ gazetted officers of field formations under CBEC are
being promoted merely to a post with the grade pay of Rs. 5400/-. This anomaly also needs an immediate remedy
by promoting the group ‘B’ gazetted officers of field formations under CBEC
directly to a post with the grade pay of Rs. 6600/-.
9.
IFU also recognized the anomalous situation and recommended the case to
Expenditure for the grant of time scale in PB3 to the Central Excise
Superintendents but the same was not exceeded by Expenditure saying that the
provisions of time scale in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-13500/- existed even
prior to 6th CPC in the case of CSS etc. (vide p-14/n of F. No.
A.26017/97/2009-Ad.IIA). The reason shown by the Expenditure for not granting
the same benefit to the Central Excise Superintendents does not seem genuine
& reasoned particularly after being recommended by IFU. Moreover, other
officers have also been granted the time scale in PB3 at par with CSS despite
of the fact that they were not having this benefit prior to the 6th
CPC.
10. Prior to the implementation
of the recommendations of the 6th CPC, a Group ‘B’ gazetted field
officer under CBEC holding the post in the pay scale of Rs.7500-12000/- got the
promotion in the pay scale of Rs.8000-13500/- which was a Group ‘A’ post. Further, under the ACP Scheme issued in 1999,
2nd financial up-gradation was also granted in the same pay scale of
Rs.8000-13500/-. There was no
distinction between the entitlements due to the grant of higher pay scale of
Rs.8000-13500/- granted either due to promotion or due to financial
up-gradation under ACP Scheme.
11. Further, such officers who
have got promotion after the grant of 2nd financial up-gradation
could not get any financial benefit due to the pay fixation on promotion. The
officers who are promoted as Superintendent after 16 years of service are also
not getting this benefit on account of being due for IInd MACP upgradation
after 20 years of service. Whereas after the 6th CPC, Group ‘B’
gazetted officers are getting time scale in a grade pay of Rs.5400/- in PB-2
after completion of 4 years of regular service and they are also getting one
increment at the rate of 3% but they are not eligible for the entitlements
allowed to the officers placed in PB-3.
12. It may also be added here
that there was no provisions for grant of time scale in PB-2 prior to 6th
CPC.
13. In view of the above, it is
once again requested that the Superintendents of Central Excise may also kindly
be granted the non-functional time scale in PB3 (equivalent scale) after
completion of 4 years of service since the date of grant of this benefit to the
group ‘B’ gazetted officers of CSS etc.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to:
1) The DG, HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
2) The ADG (HRM), HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
(RAVI
MALIK)
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address
for communication:
Secretary General:
Sushil
Kumar Pareek 240, Razapur,
Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik
Vice Presidents:
R.Pratap,
Ravi Joshi, K.P.S.Rai, Anil D.Bhavisskar, V.Suresh Kumar, R.L. Sampath Kumar,
Lok Nath Mishra, V.N.Jha, K.A.Sayyed, Surendra Singh
Joint
Secretaries: R.K.Solanki, N.C.Pandey, Anand Kishore, V.S.Kamble, P.C.Ajith Kumar, M.Nagaraju,
R.K.Sarkar, Anindya Sundar Roy, Jitendra Singh, M.K.Mishra
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. 136/M/13 Dt. 03.06.13
IMMEDIATE
To,
Ms. Shobha L. Chary,
Member (P&V), CBEC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Counting of regular service in consonance of the letter F. No. A/60/13/RTI/2006-Ad.IIIB
Dt. 26.05.06 of CBEC.
Madam,
Kindly
refer to the minutes drawn against point No. 11 of the meeting held with your
goodself on 31.01.13 vide No.C.30013/6/2012-Ad.IV.A. Dt. 15.02.13 of CBEC.
2. It is submitted with due regards that the decision on this point has
also unfortunately been deviated to dilute the issue as usual saying that this
matter need to be examined in light of the aforementioned letter. Actually, this point
was agreed
during the meeting of 15.03.12 too. You were
also pleased to assure the Association of doing the needful in the matter in
both meetings (02.11.12 & 31.01.13) but nothing
has been done till date.
3. It is further submitted that the regular service of our common entry counterparts of CSS under the same
organisation of CBEC is being counted from the following 1st July of the year
of the recruitment examination in the case of direct recruit officers and from
1st July of the year of the preparation of the panel in the case of promotee
officers. The Association was informed during
one of the meetings that the orders to this effect have already been issued.
But very unfortunately, the orders for
the same have not been implemented till date despite of the decision taken on
the issue.
4. In view of the above, it is
requested that the necessary steps may kindly be taken in the matter on
immediate basis.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to:
1) The DG, HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
2) The ADG (HRM), HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
(RAVI
MALIK)
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address
for communication:
Secretary General:
Sushil
Kumar Pareek 240, Razapur,
Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik
Vice Presidents:
R.Pratap,
Ravi Joshi, K.P.S.Rai, Anil D.Bhavisskar, V.Suresh Kumar, R.L. Sampath Kumar,
Lok Nath Mishra, V.N.Jha, K.A.Sayyed, Surendra Singh
Joint
Secretaries: R.K.Solanki, N.C.Pandey, Anand Kishore, V.S.Kamble, P.C.Ajith Kumar, M.Nagaraju,
R.K.Sarkar, Anindya Sundar Roy, Jitendra Singh, M.K.Mishra
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. 137/M/13
Dt.
03.06.13
IMMEDIATE
To,
Ms. Shobha L. Chary,
Member (P&V), CBEC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Finalisation of
in-situ promotions scheme under consultation of the Association.
Madam,
Kindly refer to the
minutes drawn against point No. 12 of the meeting held with your goodself on
31.01.13 vide No.C.30013/6/2012-Ad.IV.A. Dt. 15.02.13 of CBEC.
2. It is submitted with due regards that the
decision on this point has also unfortunately been deviated to dilute the issue
as usual. It has been mentioned in some other way in the minutes. Actually, this point was agreed during the meeting of 15.03.12 too. You were also pleased to assure the Association of
doing the needful in the matter in both meetings (02.11.12 & 31.01.13) but nothing has been done till date.
3. As far as the introduction of this scheme with
MACPS is concerned, both the benefits may very well be provided simultaneously
particularly keeping in view the example of the scheme for staff car drivers.
There is no bar to implement both of the schemes simultaneously.
4. In the case of in-situ promotions, no statutory
provisions will come in the way because the officer has to work on the lower
seat only. No law requires changing the responsibility in the case of in-situ
promotion. Under the scheme, the officer would very well be able to perform the
task of a Superintendent after being designated as Asstt. Commissioner on
in-situ basis and there would arise no need of posting the officers to any
Directorate after granting in-situ promotions.
5. The relevant instructions issued by DOPT vide OM
No. AB-14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) dt. 24.03.09 have already been brought up to the
HRD wing of CBEC. It is further submitted that even the cadre restructuring would not be able to solve the problem
of stagnation of ours. It is
also worth to mention that the said scheme is not being finalised &
implemented despite of the decision taken in the Board meeting of 12.01.11.
The scheme may kindly be formulated & implemented
under consultation with the Association immediately. As per DOPT OM No. AB-14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) dt.
24.03.09 (not being followed by CBEC), Inspector
should be promoted to the grade of JC, ADC & Commissioner after completing
12, 17 & 20 years of service respectively. During the presentation
of cadre restructuring on 18.01.11, CBEC didn’t counter the OM but showed its
inability to implement the said OM for the want of required number of
vacancies/posts. But in this regard, it is further worth to mention that no
vacancies/posts are ever required, if the officers are promoted on ‘in-situ
basis’. In our case also, no vacancies/posts will be required, if the officers
are granted in-situ basis promotions in consonance of the qualifying services
prescribed by the DOPT under above referred OM dt. 24.03.09.
6. In view of
the above, it is again requested that our officers may kindly be granted
in-situ promotions in consonance of the qualifying services prescribed by DOPT
under the OM dt. 24.03.09 independent of cadre restructuring as the same would
require no vacancies or creation of any post.
Thanking you,
Yours
faithfully,
(RAVI
MALIK),
Secretary
General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to:
1) The DG, HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
2) The ADG (HRM), HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
(RAVI
MALIK)
