Dear friends,namaste.As per the decision taken in the AC meeting of 11.04.15, Shantigoshthis will be observed throughout the country on 28.04.15. The copy of the notice is attached herewith, which is self explanatory. Units may also serve the notice to the local CCAs accordingly. Love Ravi.
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address for communication:
Secretary General:
R.
Chandramouli 240,
Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.)
Ravi Malik
Vice Presidents: P. Parwani, L. L.
Singhvi (Central); Anurag Chaudhary, Ravi Joshi (North); N. Raman, G. Srinath
(South); B. K. Sinha, Ashwini Majhi (East); Rajesh Chaher, J. D. Patil (West) Joint
Secretaries: Anand Kishore, J. S. Aiyer (Central); R. K. Solanki, Ashish
Vajpeyi (North); M. Nagaraju, Ajithkumar P. C. (South); P. K. Sen, S.
Bhattachariya (East); Jasram Meena, M. K. Mishra (West) Office Secretary: C.
S. Sharma
Treasurer: N. R. Manda Liaison Secretary: A. S. Kundu Coordinator on Telangana: P. Shravan
Kumar
(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. 41/S/15
Dt. 15.04.15
To,
Sh. K.
Srivastava,
Chairman,
CBEC,
North
Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Revival of Satyagraha programme.
Sir,
As
your goodself knows, it is submitted with due regards that nothing is left to be happy in the life of the
Central Excise Superintendents in relation of career, pay or any other service
matter. Despite of total demoralisation, disappointment, job dissatisfaction,
demotivation, humiliation & frustration, the revenue targets are regularly
being achieved above the set targets by the sincere, committed & dedicated
efforts of these officers. Under the present circumstances, these officers are
forced to retire at a PB2 post with only single promotion in the service
career after joining as Inspector whereas their common entry counterparts are
easily enjoying PB4 levels after getting 5-6 promotions. The Central Excise
Superintendents are getting promotion (if any) merely to Junior Time Scale
while their counterparts of CPWD, CSS, CSSS, AFHQS, Railway Board, MEA, CVC,
UPSC, MPA, Rajya
Sabha Secretariat & many others like
Administrative Services, Police Services, Forest Services, Engineering
Services, State Services etc. to Senior
Time Scale. The employee grievance redressal mechanism has totally failed.
These poor officers are also forced to work under the extreme juniors of
Customs belonging to the same cadre. Not only it, the Central Excise
Superintendents are also deprived of the due pay scale/pay band &
grade pay in comparison to their analogous counterparts. The rights to grow,
make progress and live with dignity have been snatched from them. There is no
change in the scenario regarding their career prospects despite of the repeated
representations & requests made to the administration. If career prospects
were disclosed at the time of the recruitment, these officers would have never
joined this job.
2. It
seems that nobody is worried about this actual workforce of CBEC. The direct
IRS officers have been ensured upto 9 promotions to upgrade them within the
standard residency periods prescribed by DOPT by creating the posts at Apex,
HAG+ etc. levels in the higher scales even without availability of the eligible
officers but no measures are being taken for the Central Excise Superintendents
& Inspectors to promote/upgrade them within the standard residency periods
prescribed by DOPT. Their counterparts of Income Tax (CBDT) and the Assistants
of CSS under the same Department of Revenue are able to reach the post of Commissioner
and Joint Secretary. Almost all other counterparts of them are also reaching
the PB4 levels. They were also reaching the level of Commissioner or above in
the remote past but the things have been distorted now in such a manner in the
CBEC that they are forced to retire merely on the post of Superintendent after
one promotion barring 1%. The CBEC is even unable to conduct the DPC for
promotions from Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’ at prescribed intervals for this 1%. Nothing has been done for these poor officers for
decades to improve their career prospects. They are given false assurances but
nothing has ever happened. All of other cadres below Group ‘A’ except
Inspectors & Superintendents are also already getting 5 to 6 promotions in
CBEC.
3. The
cadre restructuring, which should have been implemented immediately after its
notification particularly keeping in view the monthly mass level retirements of
our officers without getting even IInd promotion, is still pending even after
more than 1¼ years of its notification.
4. Now under the prevailing circumstances, we have no option
other than the revival of the Satyagraha programme. Accordingly, our
officers will observe Shantigoshthi in the lunch hours in the headquarters
offices throughout the country on 28.04.15 in peaceful manner to support the
programme of Parliament March of National Joint Council of Action and also
press our demands.
5. Next programme to request the
concerned authorities by going to
their residences including
Commissioners/ADG’s, Chief Commissioners/DG’s, Members, Chairman,
Revenue Secretary, MOS, FM
etc. will be communicated
soon, if our demands are not acceded.
Thanking
you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl:
Charter of demands.
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy
with the request for necessary action to-
1)
The Prime Minister of India, PMO, South Block, New Delhi.
2)
The Finance Minister of India, North Block, New Delhi.
3)
The MOS, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.
4)
The Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
5)
The Secretary, Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi.
6)
The Chief Commissioner, Central Excise (DZ), New Delhi.
7)
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police Headquarters, New Delhi.
(RAVI MALIK).
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
A. Immediate
holding of DPCs upto the modal year 2015-16 to fill-up all group ‘A’ entry
posts as our officers are regularly retiring without promotion despite of
thousand of promotional posts being in hand.
B. Scheme to improve the career prospects of
Central Excise Superintendents/Inspectors independent of cadre restructuring to
get them attained PB-4 levels by ensuring at least 5 functional promotions.
C. Initial pay
scale equivalent to the Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 to the Superintendent of
Central Excise w.e.f. the date of the grant of the same to the analogous
counterparts of CBI etc. alongwith other perks as being granted to the later
ones, implementation of the CBEC circular issued vide F. No. A-26017/44/94-Ad
II (A) Dt. 08.03.95 regarding arrears of pay and retrospective implementation
of the pay scale revision of the Superintendents of Central Excise at par with
NCB.
D. Next promotion of Central Excise
Superintendent to STS post like other Group ‘B’ Gazetted Officers of Central as
well as State Governments and qualifying services/residency periods in
accordance of DOPT OM No. AB-14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) dt. 24.03.09.
E.
Effect wage revision from 01.01.14, ensure 5 years wage revision in
future, grant interim relief, merger of 100% of DA and settle all pre-existing
anomalies.
F. No privatization, no outsourcing & no contractorisation of
government functions and no ban on recruitment/creating of posts.
G. Scrap
PFRDA Act and re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.
H. Revive the JCM functioning/employee grievance redressal
mechanism at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the
demands of the Central Government Employees.
I. Remove the ceiling on
compassionate appointments and bonus.
(RAVI
MALIK).
