CENGO INDIA ( DEDICATED TO ALL CENTRAL EXCISE, SERVICE TAX AND CUSTOMS GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS)

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS(AIACEGEO)(Recognised vide CBEC letter F.No. B. 12017/10/2012-Ad.IV A Dt. 25.02.13 ) (Disclaimer- The views expressed in the Blog post are purely for the consumption of members of AIACEGEO only and the data/facts contained therein should be first verified with authentic source, before using the same, by anyone).

Friday, 27 July 2018

Cadre restructuring meeting

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Thursday, 26 July 2018

Non-Functional Financial Upgradation after 4 Years

Non-Functional Financial Upgradation after 4 Years allowed in 7th Pay Commission Pay Also – Finance Ministry Note referred in CBEC Clarification for providing Financial Upgradation to Superintendent of Customs and Central Excise from Level 8 (GP 4800) to Level 9 (GP 5400) after 4 years of Service

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (previously called as Central Board of Excise and Customs) has come up with a clear-cut clarification to the effect that Financial upgradation after 4 years of service in the case of 6th CPC Grade Pay of Rs. 4800 to Rs. 5400 in PB-2 will be allowed after implementation of 7th Pay Commission also. Superintendent, Appraisers etc (Customs and Central Excise) will be benefited by this clarification as their pay will be fixed at Level 9 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix after 4 years of Service.

Though Finance Ministry has provided this clarification note to CBIC, it is yet to issue a clarification for the benefit of other cadres who are entitled to Financial upgradation from Level 8 to Level 9 of pay matrix.

Details of the issue involved:

On implementation of 6th Pay Commission recommendations, Part C of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 allowed non-financial upgradation from Grade Pay 4800 to 5400 for the following posts after 4 years of service

Sl.No (Ministry wise)	Post	Present Scale	Revised Scale	Pay Band	Grade Pay	Para No. of report
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Department of Posts)
1	Superintendent of Posts ()	6500-10500	7500-12000 8000-13500 (After 4 Years)	PB-2 PB-2	4800 5400	7.6.14
Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs)
1	Section Officer (Excluded)	7450-11500	7500-12000 8000-13500 (After 4 Years)	PB-2 PB-3	4800 5400	7.15.3
9	Income Tax Officers / Superintendent, Appraisers etc (Customs and Central Excise)	7500-12000	7500-12000 8000-13500 (After 4 Years)	PB-2 PB-2	4800 5400	7.15.17
Ministry of Home Affairs
18	Entry Grade in DANICS, DANIPS, Pondicherry Civil Service and Pondicherry Police Service	6500-10500	7500-12000 8000-13500 (After 4 Years)	PB-2 PB-3	4800 5400	7.19.51 7.19.68

7th Pay Commission in its report had recommended normal replacement pay level for these posts, However, Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, there is no specific mention about granting non-functional financial upgradation for these posts after 4 Years of Service.

Transfer of the office bearers of the Association

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, SomnathChakrabarty (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, SanjeevSahai (West); Harpal Singh, Sanjay Srivastava (North); M. Nagraju, P. Sravan Kumar (South); Anand Kishore, AshutoshNivsarkar (Central)

Office Secretary: C. S. SharmaTreasuer: N. R. MandaOrganising Secretary: SoumenBhattachariya

(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. 187/AIB/A/18 Dt. 26.07.18

The Chief Commissioner (Visakhapatnam Zone),

Central Tax, GST& Customs,

Visakhapatnam.

Sub: Transfer of the office bearers of the Association.

Sir,

It is to submit with due regards that the President (Sh. G. V. B. G. Tilak) and the General Secretary (Sh. M. Nagaraju) of the Guntur Unit of the Association have been transferred out of GunturCommissionerate to Visakhapatnam and TirupathiCommissioneratesrespectively vide Establishment Order (G.O.) No. 13/2018 Dt. 25.07.18 of your good office. Both are duly elected office bearers of this unit of the Association through a valid election process.

2. Moreover, the Visakhapatnam and TirupathiCommissionerates are having separate Association Units with different set of the office bearers. As a result of the transfer of the above named office bearers from Guntur, the Guntur Unit will be having no Chief office bearers of the Association in the Guntur Commissionerate affecting the Association welfare activities very adversely. It is also worth to mention that this All India Body of the Association is having its local units/branches throughout the country as per the RSA Rules, 1993.

3. It is further to submit that the non-retention of the Chief office bearers at Headquarters office would not only jeopardise the staff-welfare activities but will also delink the Association from the administration to help in solving the staff grievances in Guntur Commissionerate. This will also amount to the failure of the staff grievances redressal mechanism in this Commissionerate. By this, the very purpose and soul of forming the Service Associations under RSA Rules are also defeated.

4. Your kind attention is also invited to the MHA OM No. 23/3/69-Estt (B) Dt. 08.04.69 reiterated vide Board letter F. No. B-12014/1/01-Ad.III-B Dt. 27.10.92 regarding the transfer of the office bearers of the Association. The said communications say that the Chief Executive or General Secretary and two more office bearers of the Association would not be transferred out of the Headquarters. The same thing has again been reiterated vide the DOPT ID No. 16/18/2008-JCA Dt. 01.12.09.

5. In view of the above, it is requested that the office bearers of the Association may kindly not be transferred out of the headquarters and the transfer orders of both of the above officers may kindly be cancelled by retaining them in the existing Commissionerate.

Thanking you and looking for your kind response,

Yours sincerely,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.

Copy with the request for necessary action to:

1) The Member (Admn), CBIC, North Block, New Delhi.

2) The Chairman, CBIC, North Block, New Delhi.

(RAVI MALIK)

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

6 Ways To Avoid Falling Sick This Monsoon

The cooling showers of monsoon bring much respite from the summer heat. But along with the showers, comes the threat of viral and bacterial infections, some of which can be life threatening. However, if you take some simple precautions you can enjoy the showers without falling prey to such infections.

Here are 6 Simple and Effective Ways of staying healthy this monsoon:

1 . Pay Attention To Personal Hygiene

-Maintaining high levels of hygiene can nip 80% fevers and infections in the bud.

-Make sure you wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap everytime you sue the washroom, before and after eating and after you come back from work.

-Carry a hand sanitizer with you for times when you have no access to sap and water

-Get into the habit of washing your feet every time you enter the house. Pay special attention to your toes and nails. Dry them well too to avoid fungal infections thereafter.

2 . Stay Safe From Mosquitoes

-Monsoon equals mosquitoes just about everywhere. These mosquitoes have the potential of causing deadly diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya.

-Protect yourself from mosquitoes by means of nets on windows and bed nets.

-Do not let any water to collect in your flower pots, coolers and neighborhood.

-Use mosquito repellent creams, lotions and patches even during daytime.

-The smell of sweat attracts mosquitoes and feet tend to smell the most.

-Apply a thick layer of repellent on your footwear and trousers as most mosquito bites occur on feet and legs.

3 . Be Careful When Eating Out

-Avoid food from roadside vendors where hygiene levels are low. If you do have to eat, then go for freshly toasted sandwiches or piping hot food items.

-Skip the chutneys and sauces for good, as contaminated water is a big source of gut infections and food poisoning during monsoons.

-Avoid tap water and get your water purifier serviced and cleaned before the rains. Opt for mineral water when outside or in doubt.

-Drink enough water to keep yourself well hydrated and maintain immunity levels.

4 . Go For Home-Made Soups And Teas

-Herbal teas are packed with antioxidants, increase immunity and protect against diseases.

-Get in the habit of brewing a jug full of green tea with ginger, cinnamon and cardamom to sip and serve throughout the day.

-Include hot vegetable soups with ginger in your diet. Grate well washed and peeled ginger in your vegetables while cooking and sprinkle crushed black pepper on soups and teas. Have milk with a quarter teaspoon of turmeric powder.

-Squeeze lemon juice on everything and anything to increase Vitamin C content of your diet. Freshly squeezed lemon juice on dal helps absorb the iron from the pulses and iron rich foods.

5 . Make Tulsi A Part Of Your Routine

-The humble, inexpensive Tulsi is a powerful immune builder and disease fighter. We tend to pop our multivitamins, but ignore this potent herb from our own backyard.

-Simply boil crushed ginger, crushed tulsi and black pepper powder in water and sip a cup every single day.

-Tulsi is a powerful antioxidant, builds immunity, and is proven as an antibacterial, antiviral, detoxifying, purifying agent that is good for the respiratory system, skin and hair.

6 . Stay Away From Certain Foods

-Monsoon makes the leafy greens especially susceptible to germs. So, steer clear of vegetables like spinach, cabbage and cauliflower.

-Carbonated beverages and fizzy drinks are best avoided as they reduce the minerals in our body.

-Go easy on dairy products as our digestive systems are sluggish in monsoon and these foods are difficult to digest. Also, they are an easy breeding ground for bacteria.

-Fresh roadside juices should not be consumed as these fruits are cut or peeled in advance and are a source for contamination. In addition, the containers used to store them are usually unhygienic.

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So, go ahead and follow these simple tips and enjoy the monsoon season in a healthy way. Stay Healthy, Stay Happy!

Sunday, 22 July 2018

Air Travel Instructions – Finance Ministry Orders

Latest Finance Ministry’s Orders regarding Air Travel on Official Tour and Leave Travel Concession

Amendments Made In The Promotion Guidelines During Past Three Years

Amendments made in the promotion guidelines during past three years

Press Information Bureau
Government of India

July 19, 2018

Promotion Policy for Bureaucrats

The promotions are given in accordance with the provisions in the Recruitment Rules/ Services Rule for the respective posts. The consolidated guidelines on Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for making recommendations in regard to fitness of officials for promotion have been issued vide Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No. 22011/5/1986-Esst. (D) dated 10.04.1989. The policy contained in this OM with regard to Benchmark, assessment of fitness, sealed cover procedure in respect of officers under cloud, zone of consideration for promotion, and other related matters have been reviewed and amended from time to time. The important amendments made in the promotion guidelines during past three years are as under: –

OM No. 22011/2/2014-Estt.D dated 30/01/2015 regarding Procedure for conduct of supplementary DPC
OM No. 22011/3/2013-Estt.D dated 25/01/2016 regarding promotion of Government Servants exonerated after retirement-procedure and Guidelines to be followed.
OM No. 22011/4/2007-Estt.D dated 21/11/2016 regarding Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion – role of Departmental Promotion Committee.
OM No. 22011/4/2013-Estt.D dated 08/05/2017 regarding Procedure to be observed by the Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) – Model Calendar for DPCs – relevant year up to which APARs are to be considered and Model Calendar for conducting DPCs and crucial date for eligibility.

As per information available on Probity portal, up to May, 2018, a total of 25,082 Group ‘A’ and 54,873 Group ‘B’ officers have been reviewed, out of which provisions of FR 56 (j) and relevant rules were invoked/recommended against 93 Group ‘A’ and 132 ‘B’ officers.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB

Thursday, 19 July 2018

Unwarranted police action against our Inspector

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

Office Secretary: C. S. SharmaTreasuer: N. R. MandaOrganising Secretary: SoumenBhattachariya

(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. 183/AIB/A/18 Dt. 19.07.18

To,

The Chief Commissioner (Lucknow Zone),

Central Tax, GST, Lucknow.

Sub: Unwarranted police action against our Inspector.

Sir,

As this Association came to know, it is to submit with due regards that one of our Inspectors, namely Sh. L. B. Pandey, posted at Barabanki was mal-treated by the local police on the insistence of our Asstt. Commissioner in charge of Barabanki Division, namely Ms. Arnika Yadav. Both officers have submitted their version to the administration. Sh. Pandey has also been transferred to Sitapur from Barabanki. Both Associations, Inspectors as well as IRS, have demanded to take due action against the guilty in the matter. No need to say that this incident is being highlighted by the media resulting in the bad name to our CBIC.

2. It has already been observed by our own Finance Secretary that we are far behind the State GST officers in implementing and furthering of GST. The process for next cadre restructuring has also been started in CBIC and we don’t know how many grade wise posts would remain for our officers after reviewing functional requirement under GST as a result of cadre restructuring and what would be our fate regarding career prospects as well as existence. No need to say that we all fought all-unitedly at the time of the implementation of the GST for our existence and were very well successful in protecting the existing posts.

3. But now, the above issue is being projected as the fight between the IRS officers and staffside perhaps due to the clash of egos. We don’t know whether it would result into further damage as well as bad name to our CBIC or the matter would be resolved amicably without being prey of any ego or fight between cadres. It seems better that we should fight all-unitedly for better service conditions and career prospects instead of infightings. No need to say that all Group A, B and C officers would have to work in tandem for the same. We all have not to forget that it’s our fight for existence to bring back our old glory. We have to refrain ourselves from anything which may give the bad image to our organization namely CBIC. The ego of any individual or group can never be above our service and department. No need to say that the mistrust and oppression from any side would make the ground situation worse, tense and unworkable by spoiling the atmosphere. By this, the State GST officials will get all benefits pushing us far behind.

4. In view of the above, it is requested that the issue may kindly be settled amicably by conducting impartial and independent enquiry without further damage.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.

Copy to:

1) The Member (Admn), CBIC, North Block, New Delhi.

2) The Chairman, CBIC, North Block, New Delhi.

(RAVI MALIK)

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

CG Employees In All Likely Poised For Yet Another DA Hike

After a 2% hike in dearness allowance (DA) in March, central government employees and pensioners can expect another round of salary increase with the government set to modify the index and base year for calculating dearness allowance.

The labour ministry is working on a new series of consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW), which is used to determine dearness allowance (DA).

DA is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to government employees, public sector employees and pensioners in the country. It is calculated as a percentage of an employee’s basic salary to mitigate the impact of inflation on people.

A senior government official told ET that the labour bureau under the ministry has finalised the new CPI-IW with base year 2016. It is proposed that the base be revised every six years to capture the changes in living expenses more quickly, the official said. The existing CPI-IW has 2001 as the base year.

The last revision in the base year was in 2006 by the Sixth Central Pay Commission to 2001 from 1982.

The new index will include addition of new industrial centres to make price gauze more representative, taking total number of industrial centres under consideration to 88 against 78 now, the official said. Several new items are being added to the list, including cars and mobiles, to reflect the change in lifestyle of industrial workers over the last 15 years.

“The trend so far is that the weightage of transport, healthcare and housing has gone up many fold in the new series in the monthly expenditure of an industrial worker, especially consumption of petrol and diesel with the addition of cars to it, while there is decline in overall food basket which is being diversified,” the person said. With increase in fuel prices, cost of healthcare and housing, it is expected that there will be some increase in new index.

Since this index is used to determine dearness allowance of all government employees and industrial workers there may be significant financial implication, running into crores of rupees with the revision in base year, the official said.

The new index will soon go to the technical advisory committee for vetting, after which it will go to the national tripartite consultation before it is finalised, the official said. The labour bureau had taken approvals from standing tripartite committee at all stages development of the index, the official added.

Based on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, the Union Cabinet had in March this year increased DA to 7% from 5% effective January 2018, thus benefitting 48.41 lakh central government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of DA and DR (dearness relief) has been pegged at Rs 6,077 crore per annum and Rs 7,090 crore in 2018-19 (for 14 months from January 2018 to February 2019).

Source: ET

Title	Download	Date
Guidelines on Air Travel on official tours- purchase of air ticket from authorised agent	Download	19/07/2017
Permission to travel by private airlines in respect of journey performed for donation/transplantation of organs by Govt. Servent.	Download	26/10/2016
Delegation of powers to Financial Advisers of administrative Ministry/ Departments to accord exemption for air travel in airlines other than Air India in individual cases of autonomous bodies	Download	26/07/2016
Delegation of powers to Financial Advisers of administrative Ministry/ Departments to accord exemption for air travel in airlines other than Air India in individual cases of autonomous bodies(HINDI)	Download	26/07/2016
Delegation of powers to Financial Advisers of administrative Ministry/ Departments to accord exemption for air travel in airlines other than Air India	Download	07/06/2016
Foreign tours/travels as part of Training Programmes – approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries(SCOS)	Download	25/11/2014
‘Facilitation Fee’ levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account – Withdrawal regarding	Download	05/09/2014
‘Facilitation Fee’ levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account – Withdrawal regarding(HINDI)	Download	05/09/2014
‘Facilitation Fee’ to be levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account	Download	10/10/2013
‘Facilitation Fee’ to be levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account	Download	10/10/2013
Guidelines on Air Travel on Official Tours/Leave Travel Concession (LTC) dated 9th July, 2013	Download	09/07/2013
Clarification regarding reimbursement of LTC-80 fare	Download	04/03/2011
Guidelines on Air Travel on Tours/LTC	Download	16/09/2016
Air Travel on official account – both domestic and international	Download	29/07/2010
Clarification regarding re-imbursement of LTC-80 fare	Download	15/07/2010
Expenditure Managaement – Economy Measures and Rationalisation of Expenditure	Download	22/03/2010
Air Travel on official account – both domestic and international	Download	15/12/2009
Air Travel on official account – both domestic and international (HINDI)	Download	15/12/2009
Air Travel on official account – both domestic and international	Download	13/07/2009
Expenditure Managaement – Economy Measures and Rationalisation of Expenditure – Guidelines related to LTC – Clarifications – reg.	Download	04/12/2008
Expenditure Management-Economy Measures and Rationalization of Expenditure – Guidelines related to LTC	Download	10/11/2008
Regulation of journeys by air while on official tours by non- entitled Government officers	Download	17/09/2007
Reimbursement of Service Tax and Education Cess on air travel while on tour/transfer or LTC	Download	18/07/2007
Air Travel by Government servants within India	Download	01/08/2006
Air Travel by Government servants within India	Download	24/03/2006