" IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF AIACEGEO. THIS IS THE ONLY ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY . President Mr.T.Dass and SG Mr. Harpal Singh.

Saturday 8 October 2016

COC minutes

Minutes of the  Meeting  of the Coordinating Committee in Department of Revenue held at NACEN, Kolkata on 24.09.2016.
The meeting was attended by:-
1.      Sri. Sankar Kumar Saha, Secretary General, All India Central Excise & Service Tax Ministerial Officers Association.
2.      Sri. Asim Pramanik, President, All India Central Excise & Service Tax Ministerial Officers Association.
3.      Sri. Prosenjit Pandey, General Secretary, All India Central Excise & Service Tax Ministerial Officers Association W.B.,
4.      Sri R. Chandramouly, President, All India Central Excise Gazzetted Executive Officers’ Association,
5.      Sri C.S. Sharma, Office Secretary,All India Central Excise Gazzetted Executive Officers’ Association,
6.      Sri Ravi Malik, Secretary General, All India Central Excise Gazzetted Executive Officers’ Association & Joint Convener CoC in Revenue.
7.      Sri Apurba Roy, Vice President, All India Central Excise Gazzetted Executive Officers’ Association Kolkata,
8.      Sri Ravi Joshi, Member, All India Central Excise Gazzetted Executive Officers’ Association Delhi,
9.      Sri Kousik Roy, Secretary, All India Central Excise Gazzetted Executive Officers’ Association Kolkata,
10.  Sri Barun Kumar Roy, All India Customs Ministerial Officers’ Association Kolkata,
11.  Sri K. P. Das, President, Calcutta Customs Preventive Service Association,
12.  Sri Sayantan Banerjee, Secretary, Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association, West Bengal,
13.  Sri Rupak Sarkar, Secretary General, Income Tax Employees Federation, New Delhi
14.  Sri Sumit Kumar Bose, Secretary, Income Tax Employees Federation, Bengal Circle,
15.  Sri. Ashis Chakraborty, Secretary General, All India Customs Group-C Officers Fedration,
16.  Sri. Avay Singh, Vice President, All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkimand A. & N. Circle,
17.  Sri. Asfaque Ahmad, General Secretary,All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkim and A. & N. Circle,
18.  Sri Samir Kumar Acharjee, President,All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkim and A. & N. Circle,
19.  Sri Anubhuti Chatterjee, Asst. SecretaryGeneral, All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association,
20.  Sri Anupam Neeraj, President, All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association,
21.  Sri Smarajit Bandyopadhyay,Vice President,All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association,
22.  Sri Saugata Chakraborty,Secretary General, All India Customs Ministerial Employee Federation,
23.  Sri Abhijit Bandhopadhyay,Secretary General, All India Customs Ministerial Officers’ Federation
24.  Sri I.B Mishra,Secretary General,All India Customs Preventive Service Federation,
25.  Sri P.N Sarkar,General Secretary, All India Customs Preventive Service Federation,
26.  Sri L.Kachhap,All India Customs Preventive Service Federation,
27.  Sri Uttam Kumar Chattopadhyay,All India Customs Preventive Service Federation,
28.  Sri Ranjan Mondal,All India Central Excise & Customs Driver Association,
29.  Sri Samiran Goswami,Welfare Secretary,All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkim and A. & N. Circle,
30.  Sri Alok Karak,Literature Secretary,All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkim and A. & N. Circle,
31.  Sri Santosh Kumar, Finance Secretary,All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkim and A. & N. Circle,
32.  Sri Arpit  Trivedi,All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkim and A. & N. Circle,
33.  Sri Rupam Karmakar, All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, W. B., Sikkim and A. & N. Circle.
34.  Sri Soumendra Bhattacharya, Joint Secretary, AICEGEOA.



The meeting started with welcoming of the delegates by comrade Anupam Neeraj.
Com Kousik Roy, Secretary AICEGEOA WB, briefed the house about the issues relating to the 7th CPC requires attention of the leadership. He hoped that this meeting would come out with concretesuggestion of representation and protest program. He wished that this opportunity of discussion together will be properly utilized. He requested delegates to introduce themselves.He also introduced the Minutes Committee consistingof Sri ALok Karak & Sri Samiran goswami  before the house.
      Com Anupam Neeraj, President, AICEIA, proposed the name of Com Saugata Chakraborty,All India Customs Ministerial Employee Federation, to preside over the meeting that was seconded by Com Kousik roy and Com Samir Kumar Acharjee.
In his introductory address the chair asked the house to prepare and concentrate on a concrete agenda keeping in mind the reducing sphere of job. He asked Com Anupam Neeraj to brief the house about the agenda of the meeting.
Com Anupam Neeraj pointed out the attitude of the Govt. of the day at Centre towards its own staff. He elaborated his view by way of example of not releasing the allowances proposed by 7th CPC, while the pay structure has already been implemented. This is mere an attempt by Govt. to accommodate the amount of total expenditure in account of 7th CPC within the amount allocated in the budget for the purpose. This is a lay level manipulation of ideal employer.
 He emphasized that the house should take suitable measures to establish for horizontal and vertical parities disturbed by 7th CPC.He also added that officers serving in Central Excise Part will be badly affected if the parity is not restored as there are chances of transferability of officers from Centre to States in GST regime.He urged the house to take a chalk out a clear cut program extended upto Jan’17 and use all means to convince the Govt.
Com Rupak Sarkar, Joint Convenor of the COC, Revenue briefed the house that no solution has been done after meeting held on 28/03/16.He pointed out the need to revise State Level Organization of COC before going into any program.He pointed out that no recommendation from the revenue department has reached implementation cell till date due to indifferent attitude of the Nodal Officer in part of Revenue Department. He urged the house that the resolution of the last meeting should be finalized with relevant modifications and a memorandum should be submitted to the department and the Board.
Com Ravi Malik, Joint Convener of the COC,Revenue submitted before the house that the issue related to Cadres having more than Rs 4200/- GP will not be covered under anomaly committee. He emphasized that the house should resolve for such programs which we can follow. The call of Indefinite Strike is the last and ultimate call. He proposed that Mass casual leave is an alternative to strike and the CL applications should be submitted to higher authority for pressurizing to fulfill our demands. We have to go to every office to motivate the cadres to do everything as united.
Com  Sayantan Bannerjee representing ITGOA stated that the steps should be taken consciously and not under the heat of the moment. He further said we have been given nothing by the govt. and in such a situation what is needed to be done should be deliberated upon. We have to start from grass rootlevel; Mass signature campaign should be arranged so that the cadre should be aware of the programs. We have to pressurize the Govt. because we have large no of cadre strength, being in revenue department the Govt. also depends on us for finance and economy. He also assured the house that on GST issue they will extend all support to the CBEC formations.
Com Asim pramanik of AICESTOMA put before the house that the memorandum, which has been submitted earlier, need to be modified. He asked the house to discuss the ways to pursue our demands. He proposed for continue dialogue with a trust on Govt. before going into any aggressive action. He submitted before the house that the Govt. needs our support at this crucial time. He affirmed the proposal of mass signature campaign and then mass casual leave. He requested the house for suitable modification in the charter of demand. He urged the house that instead of chalking out long range of programs the house should go for brief programs which can be suitably reviewed after sometime.
Com Ashish Chakraborty of AICGCOA , expressed his concerns before the house that the office side has not given any response to the earlier memorandum submitted by COC.He agreed to the view that the general members should be convinced first before taking any action further but the leadership should chalk out the proposed programs here and then the work of convincing general members will be meaningful. He requested all federations to mobilize their cadres for a set of programs before Jan’17.He expressed the need of mass campaign at major metros and in Delhi before Budget.
Com Anupam Neeraj,Joint Convener of the COC,Revenuepointed out the concerns of general members about the seriousness of COC.He put a question to the house as to how long we shall pursue our demands by writing memorandums only. He suggested on behalf of his organization that the house should decide in this meeting itself for 3-4 follow up actions which should spread over next four months and the same can always be reviewed if there is some positive gestures.If wereally want to pressurize Govt., only token programs will not entail any results and some stern actions must get place in the program. He opined that on this particular issue entire cadre is affected and the doubt of the leadership about convincing general members is not proper. He emphasized that rather than concentrating on our weakness we have to depend more on our strength. He asked the house to decide for united campaign programs across the country and creation of social media platform for better coordination.
Com I.B. Mishra, Secretary General, AICPSF affirmed the view that the required modifications in the earlier memorandum may be done. He directly took on the subject on pursuing the demands. He counted from his past experiences that peaceful measures never worked and urged the house that we have to bank on agitational programs if we want to really pursue the issues. Healso emphasized the need of taking concrete decision on future programsin this meeting only. He advised that the COC must seek appointment from the Revenue secretary to appraise him about our demands.
Com Saugata Chakraborty, Secretary General, All India Customs Ministerial Employee Federation placed before the house that the Budget Day and the Last Day of the financial year being the crucial days, these days are very important for observing any program. He suggested to chalkout program upto 31.03.2017 exhausting all options.
Com. Asim Pramanik stressed the need of parity in structure and pay of ministerial cadre of CBEC & CBDT. He opined that this is the ripe time for agitational program. He also proposed that the CoC should meet atleast once in three months.
Com Ravi Malik, suggested that the use of words should be tactical and instead of Lunch Hour Demonstration it can be Lunch Hour Peaceful Sitting, which has no mention in CCS conduct Rules. He expressed that to settle the demands of parity, we must ask for standard uniform promotional hierarchy across the department. He also opined that minimum five upgradations (functional/ non-functional) should be pressed on.
Com R. Chandramouly, President, AICEGEOA, stressed on taking strong and visible program. He also clarified before the house that for conduct rules the act we do is relevant not the name which we propose. He also elaborated that even the call of strike has got different judicial pronouncements depending on the case.
Com I.B. Mishra suggested that the date of mass casual leave should be such that the Government will feel the absence of the employee most.
Com Barun Roy of Customs Ministerial Officers’ Federation submitted that uniform decision should be taken for mass casual leave, he affirmed the cadre specific views expressed by Sri Asim Pramanik.
Based on the above discussion Sri Rupak Sarkar, Joint Convener, placed before the house the proposal of schedule as below :-
1.      Every office should be reached in the month of October 2016 for campaigning and to revive State CoCs.
2.      Lunch Hour Demonstration in every office on 09.11.2016.
3.      Black Badge wearing on 7th December 2016.
4.      Dharna program in front of CCA office/C R Buildings on 5thJanuary 2017.
5.      Mass Casual Leave on the Budget Day.
He also proposed that for proper attention one press conference can be done in Delhi after the observance of the program of 9th November. He also urged that for proper adherence to the schedule the memorandum must be submitted within 06.10.2016 clearly mentioning the schedules of agitation.

Com. Anupam Neeraj requested the house that the memorandum should highlight the fact that in pay matters the officers of Revenue Department have always been demoralised and Government has always disturbed the parity by putting Revenue officers at lower scales. Even the 7th CPC has disturbed the parity of Inspectors on wrong premises and parity of Superintendent/ ITO with Postal Superintendent.

Com Asim Pramanik briefed the house about the resentment in the ministerial cadre over the Recruitment Rules of Executive Assistants.

In view of the discussions held, the house took following resolutions :-
1.      State wings of CoC should be formed within 31.10.2016.
2.      A campaign Committee should be formed by the three joint Conveners.
3.      A notice addressed to the Finance Minister, copy to all concerned authority be submitted by CoC by 06.10.2016.
4.      By 21.10.2016 all the Associations/ Federations will serve the notice to the concerned authorities on the same lines as those in the notice by the COC. The format of the notice by the constituent associations to be decided by the COC for the sake of uniformity (not required).
5.      On 9th November 2016 in all offices Lunch Hour Demonstration will be held and memorandum including programme of agitation will be served to all CCAs.
6.      On 7th December 2016 Black Badge wearing in all offices will be observed.
7.      On 5th January 2017 day long dharna program in front of at CCAs office/ C R Buildings. (places decided by the local body will be held and after that uniform resolution of solidarity with the program will be submitted to the authority.Format of resolution to be provided by the central COC) not required.
8.      All members of CoC will observe Mass Casual Leave on Budget Day.
9.      The charter of demands will be modified in consultation with the Ministerial Associations.
10.  One CoC meeting will be convened in the month of December 2016 after 7th December 2016 to review the situation.
The House Finalised followingCharter of Demands :-
A.      Settle the pay anomalies between the cadres of Revenue Department with ( replace with by and) the cadres of IB/CBI/Other Departments.
B.      Minimum five upgradations in uniform Promotional Hierarchy for all the cadres across all department/ministries in govt. of india.
C.      Relaxation of RRs in various cadres for filling up of vacant promotional posts.
D.     Hold immediate DPCs to fill up the vacant posts in various cadres.
E.      An identical pay structure & promotional hierarchy of the administrative wing in CBDT & CBEC which should also be at par with Hdqrs. Organization i.e. Secretariat Office as mentioned in 7th CPC recommendations.
F.       To finalize/ modify the Recruitment Rules as per suggestions of Recognized Federations/Associations immediately.
G.     Restoration of sanctioned strength of drivers prior to cadre restructuring and more purchase of Govt. Vehicles/merger of staff car drivers with main stream cadres for shortage of staff cars.
H.     Filling of vacant posts in direct recruit quota by way of recruitment drive..

The meeting ended with vote of thanks by Com Kousik Roy.




( Saugata Chakraborty)

President of the Meeting