ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The CBEC originally proposed for total sanction strength of 4896 nos.for AC/DC posts(including the existing sanctioned strength) under the ongoing cadre restructuring but subsequently it was reduced to 3600 by the earlier Finance Minister and MOS (DOPT ) jointly. However, it was enhanced to around 4600 again by the current Finance Minister due to tremendous pressure from AIACEGEO. The meeting of COS is going to be held on 27.08.13 but everybody in the corridors of power of CBEC is worried only about the stature of the group ‘A’ IRS officers paying the least heed to the stature of group ‘B’ Central Excise Executive Officers. In reality the present proposal of restructuring is a one-point program of granting early promotions to all direct recruitee IRS officers and create more nos of HAG+ and Apex level posts for IRS cadre. In the present CR, some of the IRS officers will get two or three promotions in a sequence. Whereas the direct recruite Inspectors will get one promotion in their entire service careers. Inspectors & Superintendents despite their honesty and dedication to duty, are being suffered a lot during their service career from the hands of stubborn and egoistic officers without marching ahead to lowest rung of Gr-A posts. It is known to every one that these IRS officers are famous to harass their subordinates . The MOS( DOPT) has agreed to Sh. Punia, the Chairman of SC Commission, to consider the proposal devising specific measures to address the problem of stagnation of the Central Excise Superintendents & Inspectors, if referred to DOPT. Whereas Secretary DOPT insisted for consideration of sanctioned strentgh of 3600posts of AC/DC as cleared by MOS(DOPT) and then FM jointly.The CENGO INDIA expects that no compromise is made to the posts of AC/DC this time by the CBEC during the forthcoming CRC meeting to protect the stature & interests of the IRS officers. Along with, it is also expected that a proposal of parity with the best placed common entry counterparts (duly removing the regional disparity in promotions) would be mooted under consultation with the Association by the CBEC on the lines of parity being granted to group ‘A’ officers with their best placed counterparts. If the matter is not taken seriously, there is every possibility of the members being badly agitated who are already retiring with single promotion in the career in comparison to 5/6 promotions of their counterparts. As far as the ongoing cadre restructuring is concerned, only 500 (300 AC+200 DC) additional posts of AC/DC have been proposed on permanent basis, the rest of the additional posts (2118=919 AC+1199 DC) being proposed on temporary basis. Around 7000 group ‘B’ officers may enter junior group ‘A’ (if direct IRS recruitment is limited to 150 only) on account of these temporary posts during coming 5 years but they will never touch the PB4 level while their common entry counterparts already enjoying the said levels. As far as the permanent posts are concerned, it means that there would be no increase in the number of promotional posts meant for group ‘B’ Central Excise officers. Only 1% of these officers are able to enter junior group ‘A’ at the fag end of the career and the same will also continue (vis-a-vis increase of posts at lower executive levels) in future without any opportunity of reaching higher PB4 levels like other common entry counterparts as a result of ongoing cadre restructuring despite of the DOPT guidelines that the cadre restructuring should mean to mitigate the stagnation of the stagnated employees. This shows the mind set-up of our IRS authorities to keep our officers retiring after single promotion by not allowing them even to enter the junior group ‘A’ whereas these IRS authorities have proposed upto 9 promotions for themselves. . It is very unfortunate that our authorities are least interested in the career progression of group ‘B’ serving officers while every care is being taken for the stature of IRS officers who have even not taken birth. It is worth to mention that the DOPT Minister as well as the Chairman of SC Commission and the Member of Parliament Sh. Jafar Ali Naqvi alongwith other VIP’s have already shown their agony regarding the career progression of group ‘B’ Central Excise Executive officers but our own CBEC seems to be least concerned regarding this. After restructuring, the dirct recruitee IRS officers and Examiners/Appraisers will get fast and premature promotions and the sense of responsibility will be eroded rapidly. All the IRS officers ae very jubilant and no one is bothered about work and output. Under the above circumstances it is highly required to observe the proposed Satyagraha programme on 04.09.13. Therefore CENGO INDIA appeals to all the employees of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Department to join in the agitation to be conducted on 04.09.13 by AIACEGEO and try to make it a grand success. The Satyagraha may be continued by AIACEGEO in the form of gatherings before the residences of higher authorities, mass casual leaves, strike etc. after its revival on 04.09.13, if the concerned authorities show no seriousness to devise the measures for our officers to grant them parity with their common entry counterparts. In this connection a notice has already been served to Chairperson of CBEC on 16.08.13 by SG , which has already been posted in CENGO INDIA blog post for perusal of our members.

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The CBEC  originally proposed  for total sanction  strength of 4896 nos.for  AC/DC  posts(including the existing  sanctioned  strength) under the ongoing cadre restructuring  but subsequently  it  was reduced to  3600 by the earlier Finance Minister  and MOS  (DOPT ) jointly. However, it was   enhanced to  around 4600 again   by the current Finance Minister due to tremendous  pressure from AIACEGEO. The  meeting of COS is  going to be held on 27.08.13 but everybody in the corridors of power of CBEC is worried only about the stature of the group ‘A’ IRS officers paying the least heed to the stature of group ‘B’ Central Excise Executive Officers. In reality the present proposal of  restructuring  is  a one-point program of granting early promotions to all direct recruitee IRS officers and create more nos of HAG+ and Apex level posts for IRS cadre.  In the present CR, some of the IRS officers will get  two or three promotions in a sequence. Whereas the direct recruite Inspectors will get one promotion in their entire service careers. Inspectors & Superintendents  despite  their  honesty and dedication to duty, are being  suffered a lot during their  service career from the hands of  stubborn and egoistic officers without marching ahead to lowest rung of Gr-A posts. It is known to every one that these IRS officers are famous to harass their subordinates . The MOS( DOPT)  has agreed to Sh. Punia, the Chairman of SC Commission, to consider the proposal devising specific measures to address the problem of stagnation of the Central Excise Superintendents & Inspectors, if referred to DOPT.   Whereas Secretary DOPT insisted for consideration of sanctioned strentgh of  3600posts of AC/DC as cleared by MOS(DOPT) and then FM jointly.The CENGO INDIA expects  that no compromise is made to the posts of AC/DC this time by the CBEC during the forthcoming CRC meeting to protect the stature & interests of the IRS officers. Along with, it is also expected that a proposal of parity with the best placed common entry counterparts (duly removing the regional disparity in promotions) would be mooted under consultation with the Association by the CBEC on the lines of parity being granted to group ‘A’ officers with their best placed counterparts. If the matter is not taken seriously, there is every possibility of the members being badly agitated who are already retiring with single promotion in the career in comparison to 5/6 promotions of their counterparts.

 As far as the ongoing cadre restructuring is concerned, only 500 (300 AC+200 DC) additional posts of AC/DC have been proposed on permanent basis, the rest of the additional posts (2118=919 AC+1199 DC) being proposed on temporary basis. Around 7000 group ‘B’ officers may enter junior group ‘A’ (if direct IRS recruitment is limited to 150 only) on account of these temporary posts during coming 5 years but they will never touch the PB4 level while their common entry counterparts already enjoying the said levels. As far as the permanent posts are concerned, it means that there would be no increase in the number of promotional posts meant for group ‘B’ Central Excise officers. Only 1% of these officers are able to enter junior group ‘A’ at the fag end of the career and the same will also continue (vis-a-vis increase of posts at lower executive levels) in future without any opportunity of reaching higher PB4 levels like other common entry counterparts as a result of ongoing cadre restructuring despite of the DOPT guidelines that the cadre restructuring should mean to mitigate the stagnation of the stagnated employees. This shows the mind set-up of our IRS authorities to keep our officers retiring after single promotion by not allowing them even to enter the junior group ‘A’ whereas these IRS authorities have proposed upto 9 promotions for themselves.

. It is very unfortunate that our authorities are least interested in the career progression of group ‘B’ serving officers while every care is being taken for the stature of IRS officers who have even not taken birth. It is worth to mention that the DOPT Minister as well as the Chairman of SC Commission and the Member of Parliament Sh. Jafar Ali Naqvi alongwith other VIP’s have already shown their agony regarding the career progression of group ‘B’ Central Excise Executive officers but our own CBEC seems to be least concerned regarding this. After restructuring, the dirct recruitee IRS officers and Examiners/Appraisers will get  fast and premature promotions and the sense of responsibility will be eroded rapidly. All the IRS officers ae very  jubilant and no one is  bothered about work and output.

Under the above circumstances it is highly required to observe  the proposed  Satyagraha programme  on 04.09.13. Therefore  CENGO INDIA appeals to all the employees of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Department  to join in the agitation to be conducted on 04.09.13 by AIACEGEO and try to make it a grand success. The Satyagraha   may be continued  by AIACEGEO in the form of gatherings before the residences of higher authorities, mass casual leaves, strike etc. after its revival on 04.09.13, if the concerned authorities show no seriousness to devise the measures for our officers to grant them parity with their common entry counterparts. In this connection a notice has already been served to Chairperson of CBEC on 16.08.13 by SG , which  has already been posted in CENGO INDIA blog post  for perusal of our members.

SATYAGRAHA

  MASS SATYAGRAHA WILL BE  CONDUCTED BY ALL THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE INCLUDING DEPUTATIONISTS ON 04.09.13 BY WEARING BLACK BADGES  AND OBSERVING LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION  BEFORE THE OFFICE OF  ALL COMMISSIONERS & CHIEF COMMISSIONERS. 

All the unit Secretaries are requested to submit notice(s) to the respective Chief Commissioner(s)/ Commissioner(s) enclosing the notice served by SG to FM. Regional Office Bearers and Unit Office Bearers are requested to conduct meeting(s) at different places of their jurisdiction to motivate our members to participate in the agitation to be held on 04.09.13 and try to make it a grand success. Press release should also be made by all Units  before and after the agitation to be conducted on 04.09.13.   All the unit Secretaries are requested to appeal all other local Associations to join with us  in the agitation  to be conducted on 04.09.13 , they are free to add their charter of demands pertaining to local issues along with our demands also .