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Thursday 21 June 2018

Cadre Review, RRs


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
Mob.7780255361       mail Id:ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com, Site: cengoindia.blogspot.in      Mob.9868816290
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. 157/AIB/C/18                                                                          Dt. 21.06.18
To,
The Secretary,
DOPT, North Block,
New Delhi.
Sub: Cadre Review process.
Sir,      
            It is to submit with due regards that there exist the provisions only for the cadre review of Group A as on date. Whenever the cadre review/cadre restructuring in any department, particularly in Central Board of Excise & Customs (now Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs) is done, the interests only of Group A are looked after.   
2. This practice of looking after the interests only of Group A is prevalent perhaps due to the fact that there exist no provisions for the cadre review for Group B or C which are required to be formulated as the urgent need of time. No need to submit that the main purpose of a cadre review is to restructure a cadre in such a way as to remove the deficiencies which might be existing at the time of the constitution of a service or have crept in subsequently and ensure that the cadre structure satisfies the functional, structural and personnel considerations. Cadre review provides an opportunity to overcome various bottlenecks, remove existing distortions and bring about rationalisation of cadre structure so as to improve the efficiency and morale of the cadre officers as well as to avoid promotional blocks and also to harmonise the functional needs with the legitimate career expectations of cadre members and thereby enhance the effectiveness of the service in the fulfilment of the objectives for which it has been established.
            3. Unfortunately, no such process of cadre review has ever been observed particularly in Central Board of Excise & Customs (now Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs) for Group B or C officers fulfilling the main purpose for these cadres as submitted under para 2 above. Here, the most of the officers joining as Inspector of Central Excise in Level-7 are forced to retire merely after one promotion at the post of Superintendent in Level-8 whereas their counterparts appointed in Level-7 including Customs, CBDT, CSS, Rajya Sabha Secretariat etc. are easily being promoted to the Level-13 and Level-14.
4. It is also well pertinent to mention that there is no direct recruitment at Group A entry level in the developed countries like UK, France etc. which is the only reason that Inspector or even lower level officers reach the top positions in these countries because of their interests being duly looked under cadre review/cadre restructuring.
5. In view of the above, it is requested to kindly take necessary steps for the cadre review particularly for the officers who joins/have joined the Central Board of Excise & Customs as Inspector of Central Excise to fulfill the main purpose as submitted under para 2 above alongwith the cadre review of the Group A and also formulate the provisions for the cadre review for Group B and C in general enabling them to reach top levels
            Thanking you, 
                                                                                                                                         Yours sincerely,


(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
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
Mob.7780255361       mail Id:ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com, Site: cengoindia.blogspot.in      Mob.9868816290
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. 158/AIB/C/18                                                                          Dt. 21.06.18
To,
Sh. S. Ramesh,
Member (Admn), CBIC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Cadre Review process.
Sir,      
            It is to submit with due regards that the cadre review proposal for CBIC is to be submitted upto December’ 2018 as per DOPT OM issued vide F. No. I. 11019/9/2018-CRD Dt. 25.05.18. It is further to submit that the interests only of Group A are looked after, whenever the cadre review/cadre restructuring happens in the Central Board of Excise & Customs (now Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs).  
2. No need to submit that the main purpose of a cadre review is to restructure a cadre in such a way as to remove the deficiencies which might be existing at the time of the constitution of a service or have crept in subsequently and ensure that the cadre structure satisfies the functional, structural and personnel considerations. Cadre review provides an opportunity to overcome various bottlenecks, remove existing distortions and bring about rationalisation of cadre structure so as to improve the efficiency and morale of the cadre officers as well as to avoid promotional blocks and also to harmonise the functional needs with the legitimate career expectations of cadre members and thereby enhance the effectiveness of the service in the fulfilment of the objectives for which it has been established. No need also to submit that the Group B and C officers are also the part and parcel of the service in our CBIC.
            3. But unfortunately, no such process of cadre review has ever been observed in Central Board of Excise & Customs particularly for Group B and C officers fulfilling the main purpose for these cadres as submitted under para 2 above.
4. In view of the above, it is requested to kindly take necessary steps for the cadre review particularly for the officers who joins/have joined the Central Board of Excise & Customs as Inspector of Central Excise to fulfill the main purpose as submitted under para 2 above alongwith the cadre review of the Group A
            Thanking you, 
                                                                                                                                         Yours sincerely,


(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.

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
Mob.7780255361       mail Id:ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com, Site: cengoindia.blogspot.in      Mob.9868816290
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. 159/AIB/P/18                                                                          Dt. 21.06.18
To,
Sh. Nagendra Kumar,
Under Secretary, Ad.IIA, CBIC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Draft RRs of Central Excise Superintendents.
Dear Sir,
Kindly refer to the draft RRs of Central Excise Superintendents being circulated on social media as well as Ref. No. 144/AIB/P/18 Dt. 13.06.18 and Ref. No. 129/AIB/E/18 Dt. 28.05.18 (both addressed to you) of the Association alongwith others on RRs.
2. In the said draft RRs, the qualifying service for the promotion from Inspector to Superintendent has been mentioned as three years for field formations whereas it has been put only two years under the draft RRs meant for the Superintendents working in the Directorates under CBIC issued vide letter F.No. 10A12/1/2018-Ad.IIB Dt. 04.06.18. The Association has also been informed vide letter F.No. 10A60/28/2018-Ad.IIB Dt. 08.05.18 in response to CPGRAM registration No. CBOC/E/2018/01085 Dt. 28.03.18 that amendment in eligibility criteria to 2 years for promotion of Inspectors of Central Excise to Superintendent has been approved by DOPT.
3. Further, it will be a clear discrimination if the eligibility is made same not only for above both categories but also for Central Excise Inspectors, Preventive Officers and Examiners which is to be only 2 years as per the DOPT OM No. AB-14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) Dt. 24.03.09.  
4. Inviting your kind attention to the verdict given in OA No. 2323/2012, the RRs are to be reframed to bring all the Inspectors (i.e. Inspectors of Central Excise, Preventive Officers and Examiners of Customs) recruited in a particular year through All India Combined Examination in parity to maintain the principle of equal opportunity & equality before law and to save the senior Central Excise officers from humiliation of working under their juniors of Customs belonging to the same cadre of Inspector in CBEC.
            5. Accordingly, it is requested to do the needful in the matter taking the due consideration of all submissions made by the Association on the issue.
            Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,

(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.