" IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF AIACEGEO. THIS IS THE ONLY ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY . President Mr.T.Dass and SG Mr. Harpal Singh.

Wednesday 5 June 2013



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
Mob. 09414203722                    mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com                      Mob. 09868816290
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. 145/M/13                                                                                       Dt. 05.06.13
                                                                                                     IMMEDIATE
To,
Ms. Shobha L. Chary,
Member (P&V), CBEC,
North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Promotion of all Inspectors CE, PO’s & Examiners of one particular year to the same level.

 Madam,
Kindly refer to the minutes drawn against point No. 30 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 as usual merely to divert & dilute the issue saying to require further examination. No action has been taken on the issue till date despite of being agreed in the meeting of 15.03.12. The Association was also assured by your goodself of the necessary action during the meeting of 02.11.12 but the same is still awaited. Such proposal was also mentioned as “under examination” during the cadre restructuring presentation on 18.01.11 by CBEC but the same is still pending even after the expiry of more than 28 months. The disparity was also duly recognised by the CBEC in its Board meetings of 12.01.11 & 18.02.11 and HRD wing was directed to formulate the scheme to undo the disparities in promotions of all of three categories but nothing has happened till date giving the only impression that the authorities are not et al serious to undo the injustice made to the officers belonging to the Central Excise stream. Very unfortunately, the authorities have continuously been adopting only casual approach on the issue. As an outcome, the senior officers of Central Excise stream are forced to work under extremely junior officers of Customs stream belonging to one & the same cadre but artificially trifurcated by the CBEC into three categories resulting into high benefits the Customs officers particularly Examiners & Appraisers due to the reasons well known only to the concerned authorities. Perhaps the pain of working under a junior is felt only when experienced in person.
3. It is also well pertinent to submit that the Central Excise Inspectors, Customs Preventive Officers and Customs Examiners, all of three, belong to single cadre of Inspector as also mentioned in the recruitment rues. The Central Excise Inspectors are mentioned not only as Inspector of Central Excise but also the Inspector of Land Customs in these rules. As a result, the Central Excise Inspectors & Superintendents are not only looking after the work of Central Excise & Service Tax but also the work of Customs. As a fact, they are looking after more than 90% work of Customs also alongwith 100% work of Central Excise & Service Tax. On the contrary, the Examiners & Appraisers are looking after only less than 3% work of Customs. Rest of the Customs work is being looked by the Customs Preventive Officers & Customs Superintendents. Thus, the Central Excise Inspectors & Superintendents are having multi-expertise & multidirectional capabilities on account of being worked in all of three streams under CBEC, i.e., Central Excise, Customs & Service Tax. These all of three categories are again merged at group ‘A’ entry level re-substantiating that they belong to one & the same cadre. Despite of this all, gross injustice is meted out to the officers of Central Excise stream.
4. Very unfortunately, the officers joining the job as Central Excise Inspector are being headed by their juniors (even by 20 years) of Customs belonging to Examiner category after the merger at group ‘A’ entry level due to the faulty promotion policy & recruitment rules. As far as the numerical strength is also concerned, the Central Excise Inspectors & Superintendents constitute 88% of workforce whereas the Examiners & Appraisers are only less than 3% and Customs Preventive Officers & Customs Superintendents are 9%. Thus, 97% officers are being reigned by a fistful (less than 3%) category and the career of 97% workforce is being ruined.
5. It is also very unfortunate that the ‘parity in promotions’ case filed by the Association in the Principal Bench of the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal is being opposed with “full force” by the CBEC despite of the admittance of the injustice to the officers of Central Excise stream by the authorities on various occasions including Board meetings of 12.01.11 & 18.02.11 as well as the cadre restructuring presentation made on 18.01.11 and various meetings with the Associations. The Association was every time assured of necessary action to undo the disparities but the CBEC is not ready to do anything in the matter even after having the golden opportunity of doing it in this court matter. If the authorities really have honest intention, they may file the affidavit in the CAT on the lines of the suggestions made by the Association on various occasions through various representations instead of opposing the issue in the CAT. If the due affidavit is filed, there will be no need to get approval of any of the nodal departments including DOPT and Expenditure on account of the matter being stamped by the Hon’ble CAT. Inaction/negative action on the part of the CBEC gives the only impression that the authorities say something and do something else to defeat the matter instead of supporting it.   
6. In view of the above, it is requested that the serious steps may kindly be taken on the immediate basis to bring all the officers of one particular year to the same level of promotion after joining as Central Excise Inspectors, Customs Preventive Officers & Customs Examiners and due affidavit may be filed in the Hon’ble CAT on the lines of the suggestions already made by the Association on various occasions through various representations instead of opposing the issue. This will also automatically remove the intra-Central Excise as well as intra-Customs disparities being happened due to the zonal distribution of the officers.  
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. MALIK)

(RAVI