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. 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