AIACEGEO today urged Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh again to immediately approve the CR proposals of CBEC at the next cabinet meeting.The All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers , the organization representing about 11,800 Gazetted Executive Officers of the Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Department, demands for immediate approval of Cadre Restructuring proposal of CBEC in the next cabinet meeting of Govt. of India without any further delay. The Central Excise and Customs Department was created during pre Independent era, whereas only one cadre restructuring was approved by the Union Cabinet during 2001 for this department. As per Cadre Restructuring procedures it is mandatory for approval of CR in every five years block. The CR which is due since 2006 is yet to be approved by Union Cabinet. Due to non approval of CR, the level of stagnation including inter cadre and intra cadre disparity in promotion has been increased drastically. The Inspectors who are joining in the department as direct recruit are retiring by getting one promotion to the grade of Superintendent in their service career. Whereas those similar placed employees who are joining in Income Tax department or in CSS or as Examiner in Customs are getting almost 5 to 6 promotions in their service career, While 1992 batch Examiners are being promoted to the grade of Asst. Commissioner, the 1975 batch Inspectors are still Superintendents and are being forced to work under the 1992 batch of Examiners who are quite juniors to them in service. The parity is the basic concept of our Constitution, parity in promotion is required to be maintained amongst the similar placed employees of same department, but till date the Govt. of India have not initiated any action to maintain parity in promotion amongst the Examiners/Preventive Officers and Inspectors of CBEC. The educational qualification, mode of recruitment and Grade Pay for these posts are similar. The Examiner, Preventive Officers and Inspectors are being recruited by the same examination conducted by SSC. The Honourable Apex Court have decided that one should at least get 3 promotions in his service career. But Govt have not allowed two promotions to the cadre of Inspector of CBEC. Major revenue of Govt. of India is being collected through CBEC. Inspectors and Superintendents are basically responsible for collection of such major revenue. But these officers are not being awarded at least two promotions in their service career and are not being granted with appropriate pay as has been granted to similar placed employees of Central Govt.
Lokanath Mishra President
AIACEGEO, therefore issued one press statement again on today and appealed to the Prime Minister of India and the Union Finance
Minister to take an early decision for approval of CR of CBEC in the next
cabinet meeting without any further delay.
