" 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.

Monday 22 July 2013

REVIVAL OF SATYAGRAHA

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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. 207/A/13                                                                                       Dt. 22.07.13
To,                                                                              
Sh. P. Chidambaram,                                                                                      
The Hon’ble Finance Minister,                   
Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Sub: Revival of Satyagraha.
Sir,
Kindly refer to the Ref. No. 54/A/13 Dt. 10.04.13 & 68/A/13 Dt. 26.04.13 alongwith the Ref. No. 93/A/12 Dt. 31.12.12, 27/H/13 Dt. 04.03.13, 33/A/12 Dt. 18.03.13, 34/A/12 Dt. 19.03.13, 44/A/12 Dt. 02.04.13 etc. of the Association.
2. It is submitted with due regards that the Satyagraha programme was deferred in expectation of some positive results in r/o the charter of demands and other staff grievances. The final approval of the cadre restructuring was expected at an early date after the due approval by your goodself on 12.04.13. But contrary to the expectations, the cadre restructuring proposal was sent for re-clearance to the Department of Expenditure even after your approval instead of sending it immediately to the Cadre Review Committee. The Ministers, Secretaries and Chairmen have been keeping changed but there is no change in the fate of cadre restructuring and our career prospects.
3. As already submitted, our officers are retiring in PB2 after getting only one promotion in the service career while other common entry counterparts of ours are retiring in PB4 after getting 5-6 promotions. We are deprived of the due pay scale/pay band & grade pay and facing the worst career prospects. Our officers are getting promotion (if any) merely to Junior Time Scale while other counterparts of CPWD, CSS etc. to Senior Time Scale. The employee grievance redressal mechanism has totally failed. We are forced to work under the extreme juniors of Customs belonging to the same cadre. All of our officers are totally demoralised and have nothing to be job-satisfied or motivated. If career prospects were disclosed in the recruitment advertisement, these officers would have never joined this job. The rights to grow, make progress and live with dignity have been snatched from us. There is no change in the scenario regarding our career prospects despite of the repeated representations, pleadings & requests being made by the Association for many decades. All of our grievances have been unredressed for decades despite of the assurances. Some of the grievances are enlisted at Annexure-I.
4. In view of the above, it is intimated that the Satyagraha programme would be revived with bearing of black badges and observing lunch hour Shantigoshthis (peaceful meetings) before the offices of the respective Commissioners & Chief Commissioners by our officers on 04.09.13 throughout India, if nothing positive happens in r/o the enclosed charter of demands and other staff grievances.
Thanking you,                                                                         
Yours faithfully,
Encls: (i) Charter of demands &
           (ii) Annexure-I.
(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 originally approved by the Expenditure. All proposed posts to be approved on permanent basis and filled-up only by promotions alongwith no direct recruitment in group ‘A’ at least for 5 years after implementation of cadre restructuring.
2. Parity with other common entry counterparts of CSS 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 “creation of separate service for group ‘B’ executive officers”, “promotion of group ‘B’ gazetted executive officer directly to STS like CSS”, “to bring all Inspectors, PO’s & Examiners of same year to same level of promotion”, ‘filling-up all the posts/vacancies of cadre restructuring by promotions & extend this benefit for more than 1 years”, “uniform minimum qualifying service for promotion to gazetted post for Inspector, PO & Examiner” 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 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 Superintendent w.e.f. the date of the grant of this grade pay/equivalent pay scale to other analogous counterparts of IB, CBI etc.            
7. Time-scale in PB3 instead of PB2 to the Superintendents after completion of 4 years of service and next promotion 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 and undoing para 8.1 on the lines of MACPS adopted by the State Governments like Uttar Pradesh etc. or even better on account of the originating source (i.e., 6th CPC) being the common.                    
9. Finalisation of in-situ promotion scheme under consultation of the Association.
10. Holding of regular minuted meetings under employee grievances redressal mechanism.




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Annexure-I

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1. Immediate approval & implementation of cadre restructuring without any cut.
2. Parity with common entry counterparts of CSS etc. recruited through same examination conducted by SSC either in the cadre restructuring or independent of it to retire our officers in PB-4.
3. Immediate fulfilment of the commitments made during the presentation on cadre restructuring on 18.01.11.
4. At least four functional promotions in the service career.
5. Creation of separate service on the lines of CSS.
6. Promoting all the Superintendents who have completed 1.5 times of qualifying service on the lines of CSS.
7. Batch to batch Non Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) to the Central Excise executive officers at par with the counterparts of CSS.
8. Parity between the officers of headquarters organisations & field offices.
9. Immediate re-framing of RR’s and regularization of all adhoc promotions.
10. Use of extended panel in delayed DPC’s to grant promotions.
11. Promotion of Group ‘B’ Gazetted Executive Officers directly to STS like CSS, CPWD etc.
12. Seniority benefit on promotion to group ‘A’ in lieu of the service rendered in group ‘B’.
13. Initial grade pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB3 to Central Excise Superintendents w.e.f. the date of the grant of this grade pay/equivalent pay scale to the other analogous counterparts and implementation of para 7.15.24 of 6th CPC report.
14. Arrears of pay since 1986 & implementation of Dharmveer Gupta letter.
15. Retrospective implementation of the pay scale revision of the Superintendents of Central Excise.
16. Non-functional time scale in PB3 to the Superintendents after completing 4 years of service.
17. Removal of irregularities in MACPS, grant of MACP upgradation to the time scale holders & at least a grade pay of Rs. 6,600-/ & 7,600/- on IInd & IIIrd MACP upgradation after joining as Inspector.
18. Undoing the offsetting of MACP upgradation with the time scale.
19. Undoing of para 8.1 of MACPS instructions.
20. Implementation of Supreme Court judgement to step up of pay of seniors, if junior is drawing more pay on account of ACP/MACP upgradation/s.
21. Not to count the promotion of UDC to Inspector as actual promotion for the purpose of grant of ACP/MACP upgradation on the lines of promotion of UDC to DOS.
22. Promotions against existing vacancies of Asstt. Commissioner & DPC for financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14.
23. Counting of regular service in consonance of the letter F. No. A/60/13/RTI/2006-Ad.IIIB Dt. 26.05.06 of CBEC.
24. Upgradation of the posts of Superintendent based on length of service after joining as Inspector.
25. Revival of the grant of special pay of Audit.
26. Option for purchase of weapons issued on loan basis.
27. Removal of transfer & posting irregularities and stoppage of violation of transfer/posting policy.
28. Posting of Association functionaries at headquarters office.
29. Grant of powers of refund, rebate etc. to Superintendents.
30. Stoppage of harassment to the staff.
31. Stoppage of delay in vigilance/disciplinary cases.
32. Holding of regular minuted meetings under the employee grievances redressal mechanism.
33. Centralised GPF account.
34. Minimisation of litigations with staff.
35. Authorisation of premier private hospitals for medical care and treatment.
36. Free annual medical health check-ups.
37. Role of Inspectors & other hardships in ACES.
38. Stoppage of loan postings in the Board/Directorates etc. against willingness.
39. Merger of three Group ‘B’ Executive non-gazetted streams into one cadre.
40. Issuance of the statutory guidelines for wearing of uniform.
41. Grant of reward to the officers working in audit branches on the lines of anti-evasion.
42. Finalisation of in-situ promotions scheme under consultation of the Association.
43. Removal of disparities in the pay structures of Superintendents and Inspectors in the Customs & Central Excise Settlement Commission on deputation basis.
44. Independent HRD.
45. Undoing of massive reports by Range offices.
46. Undoing of delegation of powers under Customs Act to SSB officials/other agencies.

 

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