ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL
EXCISE
GAZETTED
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President:
Address for communication:
Secretary General:
A. Venkatesh 240, Razapur,
Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.)
Ravi Malik
Vice Presidents: Apurba Roy, P. C. Jha (East); A. K. Meena,
Somnath Chakrabarty (west); Ashish Vajpayee, Ravi Joshi (North); B. Pavan K.
Reddy (South); K.V. Sriniwas, T. J. Manojuman (Central) Joint Secretaries: Ajay
Kumar, R. N. Mahapatra (East); B. S. Meena, Sanjeev Sahai (West); Harpal Singh,
Sanjay Srivastava (North); M. Nagraju, P. Sravan Kumar (South); Anand Kishore,
Ashutosh Nivsarkar (Central)
Office Secretary: C. S. Sharma Treasuer: N. R. Manda Organising Secretary: Soumen Bhattachariya
(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. 123/AIB/A/18
Dt. 10.05.18
To,
Ms. Vanaja N. Sharna,
Chairperson, CBIC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Discrimination with promotee Group ‘A’ officers.
Madam,
Kindly refer to the
following letters (copies enclosed) on the subject of “Postings in the cadre of
Group ‘A’ – Reg.”-
(i) C.No.II/3/12/2017/Esstt. CCP Dt.
07.05.18 of Sh. Sumit Kumar, the Commissioner of Customs Preventive, Cochin and
(ii) F.No.S45/6/2010/Estt. Cus. Dt.
07.05.18 of Sh. Sumit Kumar, Commissioner of Customs, Cochin.
2.
It is to
submit with due regards that the direct recruit Group ‘A’ officers have been
advocated to be posted with him by Sh. Sumit Kumar. The Association is really
unable to understand the difference between the capability & expertise of
direct recruit and promotee Group ‘A’ officers. As far as the expertise as well
as capability is concerned, no need to say that there is only difference that
the promotee Group ‘A’ officers have more expertise as well as capability on
account of having huge experience than any direct recruit Group ‘A’ officer of
equivalent grade. The importance of the experience has also been admitted by
Sh. Sumit Kumar but side by side, he has given importance to direct recruits
over the experienced promotees.
3. No
need to submit that the preferential treatment given to the direct recruits by
Sh. Sumit Kumar is indicative of disrespect, discrimination, derogation and
defamation to promotee officers in our democratic system. The Association is
really unable to know about the mindset of Sh. Kumar but it is true that this
seems the proper time to be headed the organization of CBIC as well as the
field formations by the IAS officers instead of IRS officers having such discriminative
mindset.
4. Perhaps such
mindset is the only reason that all Human Resource policies seem to be formed
only in the interest of direct recruit Group ‘A’ officers by our CBIC. This seems the only
reason that the most of our officers are forced to retire at Group ‘B’ gazetted
level instead of reaching PB4 levels like our counterparts of CBDT, CSS etc. after
joining the job of Inspector, whether by direct recruitment or by promotion. This
is the only reason that only temporary posts of Asstt. Commissioner have been
created for promotee officers and only for a limited period with a horrible and
discriminative rider that the officers promoted against these posts would have
no right of further promotion. Not only it, this is the only reason that the
said temporary posts have not been included in the Group ‘A’ IRS recruitment
rules with the intention to treat the officers promoted against the said posts
simply in lower manner considering them still Group ‘B’. And this is the only
reason that promotee Group ‘A’ officers are not being given the democratic
rights in the matters of infrastructure and prescribed official facilities and
other immunities including office space, official vehicles, postings etc. The same
scenario seems in the disciplinary matters, implementation of court orders and
other issues. Thus, we may say that this is an approach having partiality and
favouritism towards the direct recruit Group ‘A’ officers. It seems that our
CBIC is made for only direct recruit Group ‘A’ officers.
5. In view of
the above, it is very much
requested to take the due measures to change the said
“mindset” of our senior Group ‘A’ officers considering particularly that your
goodself is heading CBIC as its Chairperson on whom the promotee as well as
direct recruit officers of every grade have equal right in “the greatest
democracy of the world”. Sh. Sumit Kumar is also requested to kindly disclose what
special has been seen by him in direct recruit Group ‘A’ officers or it’s
merely a case of partiality and favouritism.
Thanking
you,
Yours
sincerely,
Encl: As above.
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy
with the request for necessary action to:
The
Finance Secretary, North Block, New Delhi.
(RAVI MALIK)
