Dear friends,
namaste.
1. As per the meeting sought from the Cabinet Secretary regarding CPC matters, we were asked to have a meeting with the Principal Secretary in the cabinet secretariat yesterday. Submissions made to him are attached herewith. Friends, this is crucial time for us. All are requested to exhaust your effective relations in the interest of the cadre by seeking due appointment from your known higher ups/VIPs including top bureaucrats & Ministers to enable the Association making due submissions.
2. The comments on Comprehensive Performance Appraisal are still awaited which may kindly be sent immediately.
3. Latest IRS Rules have already been placed on the blogspot of the Association.
4. It has been observed that the issues being taken up and relevant activities by the Association are not being circulated by the local units among common members at local level. All units and office bearers are requested to make the members aware at local level about the issues being taken up by the Association. The members may also kindly be asked to go through cengoindia.blogspot.in on regular basis. All members are also requested to spread the awareness about the issues to each other in effective manner.
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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
Mob. 08939955463 mail Id:ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com,
Site: cengoindia.blogspot.in Mob.
09868816290
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. Iyer (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. 46/M/16
Dt. 25.04.16
To,
The Cabinet Secretary to Govt.of
india,
President House, New Delhi.
Sub: Case of Central
Excise Superintendents regarding Pay Commission.
Sir,
It is submitted with due regards that the Pay Commission
somewhere said that the issue was not agreed by the earlier pay commission/s,
somewhere said that the issue was not recommended by the department and
somewhere that the issue was refused by the department. Such type of
observations made by the CPC show that they were totally non-considerate &
pre-determined not to give any benefit to the employees. If things were to be
refused on the pretext of not being recommended by the earlier pay commission/s
or department, there was no need to set up this commission. They didn’t consider the things even duly
recommended by the department.
2. As far as we are concerned, nothing has been done for our
officers despite of the promise made by the CPC during the discussions/meetings
that they were going to give something extra & special to the officials of
Revenue Department and Defence forces.
3. It is also worth to submit that the govt. is well
empowered to give any benefit to its employees even without the recommendations
of CPC as done in the case of CBI, Enforcement Directorate etc. The officials
of CBI, Enforcement Directorate (in our own Department of Revenue) etc. were
granted higher pay scales and extra monthly salary without any recommendation
from any CPC.
4. WRONG RECORDING
OF FACTUAL POSITION BY CPC: The CPC has also recorded the factual
position wrongly at many places like mentioning of the grade pay of CBI Inspector as Rs. 4800/-.
Factually, the CBI Inspectors as well as Central Excise Inspectors are placed
in the same grade pay of Rs. 4600/- till date.
4(ii). The factual position regarding the stagnation of Central Excise Superintendents has also been recorded
incorrectly by the CPC. The fact is that the service rendered in the temporary
posts of Asstt. Commissioner will not be counted for further promotion. The
officers working against these posts will be reverted back to feeder post as
soon as five years are completed as per the draft rules circulated by CBEC.
Thus, the assumption of the CPC that creation of 2118 temporary posts of Asstt.
Commissioner would provide adequate career progression is totally
misplaced. This is the only reason that the Cabinet/CRC/Cabinet Secretary recommended
to take extra measures to remove stagnation of group ‘B’ Central Excise
Executive officers independent of cadre restructuring. But very
unfortunately, no measures have been taken till date to remove the stagnation
of group ‘B’ executive officers in CBEC despite of recommendations of
Cabinet/CRC/Cabinet Secretary. The study team as referred by the CPC has done
nothing to resolve the issue of stagnation in group ‘B’ executive grades.
4(iii). The version of CPC on direct recruit quota is also not correct. There is already a quota
of only 25% for direct recruitment of group ‘A’ officers in Indian Postal
Service. Not only it, the reduction in the direct recruitment quota will have
positive effect on the status of IRS (C&CE) as an organized Group ‘A’ Service
instead of any adverse effect. If the direct quota is not reduced, the stature
of group ‘A’ service will be distorted and a day will come when the Chairman of
the CBEC and Asstt. Commissioner will belong to one and the same batch. Thus,
reduction of direct quota in group ‘A’ is not only required to improve the
career prospects of group ‘B’ officers but also required to protect the
character of group ‘A’ service. The
DOPT has also recently asked the various Ministries and Departments to limit
the direct recruit quota of group ‘A’ only upto 3% of the sanctioned strength
vide DO No. I-11019/13/2015-CRD Dt. 22.01.16. It is, therefore, requested that the CBEC may kindly be direct to
restrict the direct recruit quota to 3% accordingly and use the remaining 97%
for promotions.
5. In view of the above the following submissions are made
for due and kind consideration-
I. HIGHER SALARY FOR REVENUE
OFFICIALS: Revenue
officials throughout world are granted higher wages and also better career
prospects than other govt. employees to ensure highest level of
job-satisfaction and resist temptations and also to attract & retain the
best brains. So, attractive salaries & perquisites as well as promotional
avenues are required to be granted to officers and staff of revenue department
in view of the most important work function of revenue collection being
performed by these officials for the govt. Recommendations of the CPC on this
point are also totally opposite to the promise made by them during the
discussions/meetings that they were going to give something extra/specific to
the revenue officials. Our
officers are not only collecting the highest share of govt. revenue every year
above the revenue targets but also looking after security of the country by
countering with dreaded smugglers, hard core criminals and drug traffickers. The Hon’ble
Chairman of 7th CPC was also pleased to confirm in Jodhpur meeting
that revenue and defence officials would be given special treatment but kept
mum in the report for revenue officials.
II. PAY SCALE FOR CENTRAL EXCISE SUPERINTENDENT: New higher responsibilities of
judicial and technical nature have been conferred upon Central
Excise Superintendents vide Circular No. 922/12/ 2010-CX issued vide F. No. 208/2/2009-CX-6 Dt. 18.05.10 and
130/12/2010–ST issued vide F. No. 137/68/2010-CX. 4 Dt. 20.05.10
by making due amendments in relevant Act very well
after implementation of 6th CPC report. They have also been
conferred with new higher technical/scientific responsibilities of ACES since
2010 very well after the implementation of 6th CPC report. The claim of Superintendents
becomes even stronger on account of recording statements like a Magistrate under Section 14 of Central Excise
Act & Section 108 of Customs Act having validity even before Supreme Court.
No such responsibilities have been
conferred upon any counterpart of them. Not only it, the Adjudication
Orders are also being prepared by Central Excise Superintendents for the
Commissioner level officers. They are
also conferred with the new additional responsibilities every year in the
Finance Bill (Budget). Unfortunately, the CPC kept mum on all of the above
facts.
II (ii). Despite of the admission by Expenditure Department Under
RTI vide letter No. 1148/Dir(A)/2008 Dt. 08.12.08 that the pay scale of
Central Excise Superintendent was enhanced to grant them parity with DSP of
CBI/DCIO of IB, Central Excise Superintendent was not given the said parity and
was granted merely a lower pay scale of Rs. 7500-12000/- instead of Rs.
8000-13500/- or equivalent (pay scale of DSP of CBI/DCIO of IB).
II (iii). Govt. enhanced pay scale of
DSP of CBI considering them as Police Organisation while Hon’ble CAT as well as
Vth CPC didn’t agree to consider CBI as Police Organisation. However, Special Police Establishment (Executive Staff)
Recruitment Rules and CBI Recruitment Rules, 1987 consider department of Central Excise as a
Police Organisation. Section 21 of Central Excise Act and Section 53
of NDPS Act confer powers of Officer-in-Charge of Police Station
on Central Excise officers. Not only it, the Central Excise personnel
are also deployed on International borders, International Airports and International
Sea Ports. These personnel have suffered heavy casualties while dealing with
trans-border criminals and countering with dreaded smugglers. In fact in J
& K, North Eastern states and other border areas of India, Central Excise
personnel are deployed side by side with Army, BSF, CRPF and ITBP on the same
location. Also as per the OM issued vide
F. No. 8/B/90/HRD (HRM)/2011 (Part-I)/4853 Dt. 21.10.14 and
No.C.30013/11/2011-Ad.IV.A Dt.02.08.13 of the Govt. of India, the Central
Excise Superintendents perform their duties in the nature and style of
‘Military’ and ‘Navy’ being uniformed officers bearing “Ashoka Emblem”. But
again unfortunately, CPC paid no heed to the above facts.
II (iv). For a pay increase of mere Rs. 200/-, Central Excise Inspector has
to wait for 18 years on an average (even upto 25 years in stagnated zones)
before being promoted to the post of Superintendent with GP of Rs. 4800/- in
PB2. Whereas in case of CBI/IB, analogous Inspectors are being promoted to the post
of DSP/DCIO with GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3.
II (v). The Inspectors
(feeder posts) of Central Excise and CBI/IB have already been placed at par in
a grade pay of Rs. 4600/- but promotional posts, i.e., Central Excise
Superintendent (GP-Rs. 4800/-) and Deputy Superintendent of CBI/DCIO of IB
(GP-Rs. 5400/- in PB3) are yet to be placed at par. Till
7.2.1996, the pay scale of both promotional posts (Central Excise
Superintendent and DSP of CBI) was same, i.e., Rs. 2000-3500/-. However, the
Govt. of India vide DOPT OM No. 245/23/95 – AVD-II dated 08.02.1996 enhanced the pay scale of DSP of CBI to Rs.
2200-4000/- retrospectively w.e.f. 01.01.1986 without recommendations of CPC
and also without any increase in their responsibilities. Now, it is gross
injustice not to bring the promotional posts (Central Excise Superintendent and
DSP of CBI) at par particularly when the govt. (department of expenditure) also
admitted that pay scale of Central Excise Superintendent was enhanced to Rs.
7500-12000/- to grant them parity with the DSP of CBI/DCIO of IB. Hence, both promotional posts (Central Excise
Superintendent & DSP of CBI/DCIO of IB), being analogous, may also kindly
be placed under equal pay scale to undo the disparity by placing Central Excise
Superintendent in a pay scale equivalent to a grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3. It is also worth to submit that the
Expenditure Department had already agreed principally to grant a grade pay of
Rs. 5400/- in PB2 vide UO No. 6/37/98-IC
Dt. 24.11.14 to our
Superintendent in consonance of the para 7.15.24 of the report of 6th CPC but
not implemented on the pretext of the setting up of the 7th CPC. The pay scale of Chief
Enforcement Officer was enhanced vide without recommendations of CPC and they
are being paid 25% extra salary per month also without the recommendations of
CPC. DSP of CBI etc. are also being paid 25% per month extra salary and also 13
months salary in the year.
II (vi). The plea by group ‘B’ gazetted officers for
grant of GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 has been turned down stating that it is group
‘A’ entry scale. That being the case, how could group ‘C’ post of Inspector of
CBI be upgraded to GP of Rs. 4800/- keeping several group ‘B’ gazettted cadres
in GP of Rs. 4600/- and 4800/-. Moreover once upon a time, the feeder post of
Assistant and promotional post of Section Officer were placed in the same pay
scale in CSS. Likewise, feeder and promotional posts were being placed in the same
pay scale in Audit and Accounts services. Group ‘B’ officers in Sates and Group ‘A’
All India Service Officers are also recruited in the same grade pay of Rs.
5400/- in PB3 and get next promotion to same post in grade pay of Rs. 6600/-. Accordingly,
there should not kindly be any problem to place the Superintendent in the Grade
Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3. This problem
may, however, also be solved by promoting the Superintendent directly to STS
post like many other counterparts or even making the group ‘A’ entry at Level
11 (equivalent to GP of Rs. 6600/-).
II (vii). It is also a fact that pay of any Assistant Commissioner (direct)
will always be less than a Superintendent on account of acute stagnation at
Inspector and Superintendent levels. So, there should be no problem and
accordingly requested to place Central Excise Superintendent under a grade pay
of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 and then promote to the post of Deputy Commissioner in a
grade pay of Rs. 6600/- instead of being promoted to the post of Asstt. Commissioner.
The CBEC has also already recommended
for the grant of a Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 for Central Excise
Superintendents to Revenue Hqrs and also to give them next promotion in STS
post.
III. DIRECT
PROMOTION TO STS POST: The most of group ‘B’ gazetted officers in
Central as well as State governments are being promoted directly to a Senior Time Scale (STS)
post with GP of Rs. 6600/- in PB-3 including CSS, CPWD, Railway Board, CSSS,
AFHQ, CVC, UPSC, MEA, MPA, NCB, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Enforcement
Directorate in Revenue Department itself,
Forest services, Police services, Foreign Services, Engineering services, State
services etc., whereas Central Excise Superintendents are
being promoted (if any) merely to a Junior Time Scale (JTS) post with Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in
PB-3. So, it is requested that the Central Excise Superintendents may also
kindly be promoted directly to a STS post. They
may further be promoted to the post having the grade pay of Rs. 8700/- (like
CPWD where group ‘A’ direct entry is also in a GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 like
CBEC) from STS post keeping in view their extraordinarily acute stagnation. It
is also worth to submit that the posts in GP of Rs. 5400/- & 6600/- and Rs.
7600/- & 8700/- are functionally same. This point of promotion to STS was also appreciated and
agreed by the Pay Commission in Mumbai hearing but not recommended.
Direct promotion to STS has also been
recommended by CBEC to the Revenue Hqrs.
III(ii). The weightage of
service rendered in group ‘B’ may also kindly be given to Central Excise
Superintendents by granting seniority at least of 1 year for every 3 years at
the time of entry into group ‘A’ particularly on account of acute stagnation
being faced by them. This weightage of group ‘B’ service was also recommended
by IIIrd CPC and already exists for group ‘B’ officers entering into All India
Services on promotion. It is reiterated that group ‘B’ officers (GP-Rs. 4600/-)
and direct entry group ‘A’ officers (GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3) both are promoted
to same post in the grade pay of Rs. 6600/- in CPWD giving weightage of service
to group ‘B’ officers. It is also needed for our officers on account of being
stayed on the group ‘B’ post for the longest period because of being the most
stagnated cadre of the Govt. of India.
IV.
UNIFORM PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY: The promotional hierarchy is varying department to
department in the Central Govt. as under-
i) Somewhere Group ‘B’ Gazetted Officers are promoted to a
Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 (CBEC, CBDT, Department of Posts etc.) whereas
they are being promoted to a Grade Pay of Rs. 6600/- at other places (CSS,
Railway Board, CSSS, CPWD, AFHQ, CVC, UPSC, MEA, MPA, NCB, Rajya Sabha
Secretariat etc.).
ii) Somewhere Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted Officers are promoted to
a Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 (CBI, IB, Hindi departments etc.) whereas they
are being promoted to a Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- or Rs. 4600/- at other places
(CBEC, CBDT, Department of Posts, CPWD etc.).
iii) Somewhere promotional hierarchy is 4600à6600à8700
(CPWD etc.).
iv) Somewhere promotional hierarchy is 4600à4800à6600à7600à8700
(CSS, Railway Board, CSSS, AFHQ, CVC, UPSC, MEA, MPA, NCB, Rajya Sabha
Secretariat etc.).
v) Somewhere promotional hierarchy is 4600à5400à6600à7600à8700
(CBI, IB, Hindi departments etc.).
vi) Somewhere promotional hierarchy is 4600à4800à5400à6600à7600à8700
(CBEC, CBDT, Department of Posts etc.).
IV (ii). So, promotional hierarchy after entry into group ‘B’
may kindly be made uniform for the sake of justice to all. Posts under grade pays of Rs. 5400/- & 6600/- and also Rs. 7600/-
& 8700/- being functionally same, ideal promotional hierarchy for all
after entry into Group ‘B’ may only kindly be “4600à6600à8700à10000”
on the pattern of CPWD. Officer may kindly be promoted, functionally or
non-functionally, after the completion of residency period as prescribed by
DOPT vide OM No. AB. 14017/61/2008-Estt. (RR) Dt. 24.03.09. It is 7 years for
4600/- to 6600/- and 10 years for 6600/- to 8700/- and further 3 years for
8700/- to 10000/- and so on. This point
of uniform promotional hierarchy was also appreciated and agreed by the Pay
Commission in Mumbai hearing but not recommended. The CBEC has also recommended to Revenue Hqrs for the uniform
promotional hierarchy across all the Departments/Ministries under the Govt. of
India.
V. INTRODUCTION OF
FLEXIBLE/DYNAMIC PROMOTION/COMPLEMENTING SCHEME: It
is reiterated that the Cabinet/CRC/Cabinet Secretary recommended to take extra
measures to remove stagnation of group ‘B’ Central Excise Executive officers
independent of cadre restructuring. But very
unfortunately, no measures have been taken till date to remove the stagnation
of group ‘B’ executive officers in CBEC despite of recommendations of
Cabinet/CRC/Cabinet Secretary. A
scheme is, therefore, required to be formulated to enable our officers also
entered into PB4 levels (at least a grade pay of Rs. 8700/-) like the common
entry counterparts of CBDT, CSS, Customs etc. as we are getting salary even
less than the pension of our counterparts. This can be done by introduction of flexible/dynamic
promotion/complementing scheme.
This scheme was introduced for the Scientists in the Department of Science
& Technology to remove their stagnation. Benefit of this scheme has also
been given to Drivers. Central Excise Superintendents are retiring with single
promotion on a PB2 post in a career of 35-40 years whereas their common entry
counterparts of Customs, CBDT, CSS etc. are easily entering into PB4 levels with
5-6 promotions. Central Excise Superintendents are also forced to work under
their extreme juniors of Customs (Examiners) belonging to one & same cadre
of Inspector and recruited through one & same process under one & same
organization of CBEC in one & same department of Revenue of one & same
Ministry of Finance with one & same administrative hierarchy. Examiner of
1984 has already become Addl. Commissioner (GP-Rs. 8700/- in PB4) after getting
5 promotions whereas the Central Excise Inspector of 1984 is yet to get IInd
promotion to JTS post of Asstt. Commissioner (GP-Rs. 5400/- in PB3). So,
Central Excise Superintendents may kindly be granted at least 5 in-situ
promotions in standard hierarchy (as mentioned under the preceding para) of
functional promotions under flexible/dynamic promotion/complementing scheme or
in-situ promotions/non-functional upgradation on completion of residency
periods as prescribed by DOPT under OM dated 24.03.2009 after joining as
Inspector particularly keeping in view their
extraordinarily acute stagnation.
The introduction of this scheme for Central Excise Superintendents was also
agreed by the Pay Commission in Jodhpur meeting but not recommended. The CBEC has also recommended this scheme
to Revenue Hqrs for removal of alarming stagnation of Central Excise
Superintendents and Inspectors.
VI. BATCH TO BATCH NON FUNCTIONAL
FINANCIAL UPGRADATION TO CENTRAL EXCISE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AT PAR WITH THE BEST
PLACED COUNTERPARTS AFTER ENTRY INTO GROUP ‘B’ NON-GAZETTED OR EQUIVALENT GRADE: All organised group ‘A’ officers recruited with
IAS, best placed group ‘A’ service, in
same pay scale through common entry have been granted financial parity
with counterparts of IAS in the form
of non-functional financial up-gradation vide DOPT OM No.
AB.14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dt.24.04.09 to compensate lack of promotions as
compared to IAS. This scheme was introduced for group ‘A’ officers to
compensate financial loss in comparison to counterparts of IAS. Particularly
keeping in view the extraordinarily acute stagnation, Central Excise
Superintendents may also kindly be granted non-functional financial
up-gradation at par with their best placed common entry counterparts like CSS
etc. (recruited in same pay scale through common entry examination) after entry
into Group ‘B’ or equivalent grade. This
NFU was also recommended to the Pay Commission by the department vide F. No.
8/B/70/HRD (HRM)/2014 Dt. 16.01.14 but, unfortunately, they kept mum on the
issue despite of being agreed in Jodhpur meeting. It has again been recommended
by CBEC to the Revenue Hqrs for our officers.
VII. TIME
SCALE (after 4 years of service) in PB3:Time scale
has been granted in PB3 to other counterparts including CSS, CSSS, Railways,
MPA, MEA, DANICS, DANIPS etc. since 1996 while it is merely in PB2 for Central
Excise Superintendents since 2006. Central Excise Superintendents were placed in pay scale of
Rs.7500-12000 w.e.f. 21.04.04 while officers of CSS & CSSS etc. were placed
in equivalent scale w.e.f. 01.01.06 justifying stronger claim for
Superintendents for time scale in PB3 w.e.f. date of grant of same to officers
of CSS & CSSS. The claim of Superintendents becomes even stronger on
account of judicial responsibilities conferred upon them to adjudicate relevant
cases and recording statements like a Magistrate under Central Excise Act &
also Customs Act having validity even before Supreme Court. Not only it,
Adjudication Orders are also being prepared by them for Commissioner level officers.
No such responsibilities have been conferred upon any other counterpart of
them. They are also conferred with technical & scientific responsibilities
under ACES. It is also worth to submit that the pay scale of the Assistants
& Section Officers etc. of CSS was enhanced to grant them parity with
Inspectors & Superintendents of Central Excise {F.No. 61(128)/E.III(B)/2012
Dt. 08.08.13}. Now, it is discriminating not to grant the time scale in PB3 to
the Central Excise Superintendents at least at par with the Section Officers of
CSS, CSSS etc. w.e.f. 01.01.96. It is, therefore, requested to undo the said
discrimination by granting a time scale of Rs. 5400/- or 6600/- in PB3 to the
Superintendents w.e.f. date of grant of same to
officers of CSS & CSSS.
VIII. AT LEAST 40% INCREASE IN PAY &
ALLOWANCES INSTEAD OF FITMENT FACTOR OF 2.57: Common fitment factor of 2.57 is not
giving benefit to all employees in equal proportion. There is no benefit to the
employees at the levels of GP of 4200/-, 5400/- in PB2 and 8700/- in PB4.
Therefore, increase in pay & allowances in uniform proportion of 40%
instead of fitment factor of 2.57 is requested for the sake of justice to all.
IX. UPGRADATION ON COMPLETION OF
RESIDENCY PERIODS AS PRESCRIBED BY DOPT FOR GRADE TO GRADE PROMOTIONS: Residency periods have been
prescribed by the DOPT for promotion from one grade to another vide OM Dt.
24.03.2009. No need to say that the same
have been prescribed by DOPT with due diligence and application of mind. It
is requested to grant non-functional upgradations/in-situ promotions on
completion of residency periods as prescribed by DOPT under OM dated 24.03.2009
to Central Excise Executive Officers after entering into Inspector grade
particularly keeping in view their
extraordinarily acute stagnation. This
was also agreed by the Hon’ble 7th CPC in Delhi meeting but kept mum
in the report. The officers may kindly be upgraded at least on
completion of 1½ times of residency period (based on the precedent of CSS where
all Section Officers completing 1½ times of residency period were promoted to
the STS post of Under Secretary in 1999), if not on completion of prescribed
residency period.
X. MERGER OF LEVEL 9
AND 10: Pay Commissions always worked to merge the pay
scales. The creation of Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB2 and PB3 by 6th
CPC was illogical, unjustified and a gross mistake. This led to discrimination,
resentment and consequential litigations. It was expected that this CPC would
remove this disparity by merger of this bifurcation of single grade pay but,
very unfortunately, the CPC has retained the same as Level 9 and Level 10. The same is, therefore, requested to be merged at Level 10. Merger
of Level 9 and 10 has also been recommended by the CBEC to the Revenue Hqrs.
XI. SPECIAL
ALLOWANCES: The special allowances as available to CBI, IB,
Police etc. are also required to be granted at least @ 25% of salary per month
to the revenue/tax officers working in CBEC alongwith 13 months salary in the
year and other perks/benefits. It is also worth to submit that the
investigation & intelligence is the integral part of the duties of the
Central Excise officers like CBI & IB. It is also reiterated that the Special Police Establishment (Executive Staff)
Recruitment Rules and CBI Recruitment
Rules, 1987 consider department of
Central Excise as a Police Organisation. Section 21 of Central Excise Act and Section 53 of NDPS Act also confer powers of Officer-in-Charge
of Police Station on Central Excise officers.
The counterparts of Enforcement Directorate have also been granted special allowance
@ 25% of salary per month by the Govt. in our own Department of Revenue without
recommendations of CPC. It is, therefore, requested that Central Excise
executive officers may also kindly be granted special allowance at least @ 25%
of salary per month alongwith the salary for 13 months in the year and other perks/benefits as being granted to the counterparts
of CBI, Police etc.
6. Positive consideration of all of above submissions is very
much requested to create the feeling of job-satisfaction among our officers
particularly when they are always collecting the govt. revenue above the set
targets on regular basis. The pay commission didn’t like to appreciate the
representation made by the Association despite of being recommended to them by
the department.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary
General.