As regards stagnation issues in the cadre of
Superintendent of Central Excise , the 7th
CPC has interalia recommended the following:
{ Promotions to Superintendents
11.18.67
It has been demanded that Superintendents of Central Excise should be allowed a
minimum
of five functional promotions after joining the post of Inspectors (the post of
Inspector
is the feeder grade for the post of Superintendent). If five functional
promotions are
not
possible, they should be granted at least five in-situ promotions in the
hierarchy of
functional
promotion. The alternative demand is for dynamic/flexible promotion scheme to
be
devised
so as to grant at least five upgradations in the promotional hierarchy. The
Association
has
requested the Commission to recommend creation of unorganised Group `A’ post as
it
exists in
the provincial services of the states as well as the Central Police
Organisations so that
officers
in the department get some relief from acute stagnation.
Analysis and Recommendations
11.18.68
The Commission notes that a study team has been constituted by the CBEC to do
exhaustive
examination of the stagnation in Group `B’ executive grades and suggest
measures.
It
further notes that as part of the cadre re-structuring exercise of 2013, 2118
temporary posts
of
Assistant Commissioners in GP ₹5400 (PB-3) have been created, which are to be
filled up
100
percent by promotion of Superintendents of Customs (Preventive)/ Central
Excise/
Appraisers.
The Commission observes that this move would provide adequate career
progression for these feeder cadres viz., Superintendents and Inspectors
of Customs and
Central Excise.
Percentage of Direct Recruitment in post of Assistant Commissioner
11.18.69
It has been demanded that the Direct Recruitment Quota in the post of Assistant
Commissioner
may be reduced from 50 percent to 10 percent.
Analysis and Recommendations
11.18.70
The Commission notes that one of the attributes of an Organised Group `A’
Service
is that
direct recruitment cannot be less than 50 percent. Reduction in the percentage
direct
recruitment
below 50 percent will adversely affect the status of IRS (C&CE) as an
Organised
Group `A’
Service. In this backdrop, the Commission would not recommend reduction in
the Direct Recruitment Quota as demanded by the Association.}
Observation:
At present the sanction strength of Gr-B Non Gazetted is 25203 and Gr-B
Gazetted is 19108 in CBEC. The sanction strength of Asst.
Commissioner(promotional post for Gr-B Gazetted ) is 1249(though 50% of such
regular promotion is reserved for
promotees, however as promotion is
granted on vacancy basis, actually 40% promotees are getting promotions to the
post of Asst. Commissioner). The temporary AC posts will be abolished during
2018 as per Cabinet approval. Even these
temporary posts will be taken in to account then total AC posts for promotees
is coming around 2700 posts. While sanction strength of feeder posts is 19108, how these promotional posts of 2700
will solve the stagnation problem? Therefore it can be construed to mean that 7th
CPC has not made the analysis properly.
Hence now both AIACEGEO & AICEIA should raise this issue before CBEC
to form an anomaly committee urgently.
