REPORT
OF THE ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR THE 13TH
CONVENTION & GENERAL BODY MEETING BEING HELD AT
JODHPUR ON 14.09.19
TO 15.09.19
Dear friends,
I
feel honoured and privileged and it’s my great pleasure to extend warm welcome
to all delegates who have come to this important gathering on the occasion of
our 13th Convention and General Body Meeting to give support and
encouragement in our efforts in improving the prospects of all the Central
Excise Gazetted Executive Officers posted throughout India. The report of the
activities of our Association is being placed before you by me in my capacity
as Secretary General. I am confident that you will go through the report
critically and approve the same with your valuable observations so as to enable
the future leadership of our Association to chalk out suitable action plan and
carry out activities accordingly for realizing the aspirations of our officers
posted throughout India.
2. I also congratulate and
thank the hosts on behalf of the All India Association of Central Excise
Gazetted Executive Officers for this excellently pleasing & beautiful
arrangement. Very hopefully, this meeting would further strengthen our
solidarity and unity giving all of us one more opportunity to interact with
each other and give constructive suggestions in the common interest. No need to
say that our united efforts are the only key to our success as nothing is easy
in the system for us without unity. I thank and congratulate whole Rajasthan to
have this meeting. Salute to whole team and all contributors involved in the
great work of convening the Convention and General Body Meeting.
3. Despite of the fact that
everything and every action of the All India Body have already been
communicated through the electronic mails, whatsap & blogspot (cengoindia.blogspot.in)
of the Association, I have the privilege to submit
this brief report as the convention on behalf of the All India Association of
Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers. This
Report is nothing but a report on behalf of the whole executive body and all
members of the Association regarding collective & united efforts made by all
of us in the common interest. It has, therefore, been termed as the report of
the existing body instead of the Secretary General's report.
4. An Association can never function properly without the proper
rapport and tuning among all the office bearers and members including the President
and Secretary General. All of them gave their full support to the Association
and cooperated in each and every matter in truly cordial manner. Whatever
happened during the tenure of the existing body, it was never possible without
the unity, cooperation, contribution, coordination & commitment of all of
them. I am personally thankful to all of them for their roles in the common
interest.
5. It is now time for
a new Central Committee to take charge of the AIACEGEO. Our
ensuing Convention will elect a new Committee. We trust that our units would
exercise their franchise astutely with foresight showing good judgment to elect
new Committee. It has been a great privilege to champion the cause of the
cadre since May, 2017 when we were elected at the Gandhidham Convention. I
trust that the new body would not forget to pursue the existing issues
including court matters in addition to the new ones in the common interest of
the cadre of the Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers without any element
of categorism or regionalism. We have to keep remembered that our category is
only “Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officer” and our region is only “whole
country”.
6. The existing body of the All India Association of Central Excise
Gazetted Executive Officers took up various issues in the interest of the cadre
including pay matters, MACP matters and the issues relating to career prospects
during its tenure. Every step was taken for the success and bright future of
the cadre whether relating to career prospects or pay matters or any other
issues.
7. The cadre related issues were taken up by the All India Body at
the various levels including HRD, the Members and Chairman of the CBIC, Revenue
Secretary, DOPT Secretary, Expenditure Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, MOS of
DOPT, MOS of Expenditure, MOS of Revenue, PMO & PMO Minister, Minister of
Finance etc. having meetings with them and submitting the representations. It also
includes the relevant correspondence made with the Hon’ble Prime Minister.
8. DPC for the
post of Asstt. Commissioner for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18 were delayed due
to court cases despite of the hectic persuasions by the Association.
Association made the best efforts to get the DPC done but it was delayed due to
stay taken by Sh. Manimohan & associates on DPC in Bharathan case in the
Hon’ble Supreme Court. We got the stay vacated to get our officers promoted
throughout India but we had to incur huge amount as legal fees to get this stay
vacated and the DPCs for both years done to promote our officers. These huge
fees are still unrecoverable and we have taken a good amount on loan for the
purpose which is yet to be paid. The DPC for the transition year 2018 is still
pending due to legal stays. We have already got vacated legal stays at Jabalpur
and Bengaluru CATs. The DPC for the year 2019 is also pending due to the DPC
for the transition year 2018 not being held. If legal stays were not there, the
DPC for the transition year 2018 would have happen in the month of December,
2018 itself and the DPC for the year 2019 in the month of April, 2019 itself as
per the understanding given to the Association by the administration. Thus,
thousands more promotions could happen during the tenure of this body which didn’t
happen due to the legal stays taken by our own officers. Needless to say that
everybody has right to fight his/her case in the legal court but it should have
happened without taking the stay on the promotions of others. The promotions
could have been reviewed later as per the final verdict of the legal case.
9. It is really
unfortunate that Sh. Manimohan & associates went personal in the Bharathan
case and challenged even my seniority individually based on wrong averments
without going into facts. Here, Sh. Chandramouli played a foul trick and he
supplied the notice meant for us to Sh. Manimohan. Not only it, the comment of
Sh. Chandramouli on the vacation of the stay was, “match fixing successful”. It
means that they don’t hesitate to make contemptuous and derogatory comments
even against the Hon’ble Supreme Court. They wasted huge money of member
officers to get the stay on DPC continued by hiring three Senior Advocates alongwith
other Advocates on record. They also forced us to incur huge money for hiring
the Senior Advocate to get the stay on DPC vacated. No need to say that the
senior advocates charge hefty fees in lacs per hearing.
10. The issue of online writing of APARs of Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers
was taken up by the Association on the lines of group ‘A’, so that no APAR
remains unreported, unreviwed or delayed. As a result, online writing of APARs
of Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers have already been started under SPARROW
from the year of 2018-19. Now, no APAR of our officers will remain unreported
or unreviewed nor will be delayed or misplaced.
11. Next cadre restructuring being due, the matter was taken
up with the administration and the process of the next cadre restructuring was
got started by the Association. Needless to say that the career prospects of
our officers will be improved as a result of it. The most important point in
this cadre restructuring is to create a separate service for our officers which
will open new avenues for our career prospects. Many points were principally
agreed by the administration in the meeting held with us on the cadre
restructuring. However, the things are finally to be decided at the level of the
Cabinet after being routed through DOPT, Expenditure, Cadre Review Committee
and Cabinet Secretary. Every effort is being made to get the maximum benefit of
this opportunity for our officers. Draft on separate service rules have already
been submitted to the CBIC and the efforts are being made to get the service
created upto the maximum possible level.
12. A meeting of the Association
was held with the administration on cadre restructuring in the month of August,
2018 on 01.08.19 and the following issues among others were stressed-
i) Parity with the
counterparts and merger of group ‘B’ Executive
non-gazetted as well as gazetted categories: We pursued the matter of parity in
promotions by merging three categories into one cadre at basic feeder as well
as Group B gazetted level as cadres in the Directorates under CBIC have already
been merged. It was asked by the administration specifically whether the
Association wants merger of all of three executive streams, i.e., Central
Excise Inspector/Superintendent, Customs Preventive Officer/Superintendent and
Customs Examiner/Appraiser. Our reply was that the merger of all of three
executive streams should immediately be done and it should also be done with
due parity in promotions with the counterparts of Customs. For it, we also
requested to implement the verdict given in the OA No.
2323/2012 which was agreed and the copy of the
order was asked by them. Due measures to be taken for granting the parity in
promotions were also suggested by the Association. The administration
agreed for the merger.
ii) Removal of regional
disparities in promotions by merging all CCAs under field formations
in CBIC: This point was also agreed by the administration as
the cadres under the various Directorates have already been merged.
iii) Bringing a scheme
for our officers to remove stagnation independent of cadre restructuring as
approved by the Cabinet at the time of the approval of the last cadre
restructuring: It is to bring prior to the ensuing cadre restructuring.: This point was also agreed by the
administration being already recommended by the Cabinet.
iv) Creation
of Flexible Complementary/Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme (FCS or DACP) for our officers to grant them at least 5 in-situ
promotions which is also an already recommended issue by the CBIC and already
existing in the Department of Science & Technology as well as Department of
Health.
v) Shortage of manpower
and infrastructure: This point was also agreed by the administration to do the needful in this
direction.
vi) Immediate
implementation of in-situ promotion scheme approved in the Board meeting of
18.02.11: This point was also agreed by the administration. It will remove our regional
disparities as an instant measure and also retire our all officers at least in
Level-11 by promoting them as Asstt. Commissioner after 20 years of service and
as Deputy Commissioner after 25 years of service after joining the job as
Inspector..
vii) Promotion of our
Superintendent to a STS (Deputy Commissioner) post instead of JTS (Asstt. Commissioner) like other Group ‘B’ gazetted counterparts of Central as well as
State Governments: This point was also agreed by the administration and they themselves said that this issue had
also already been recommended by the Stagnation Committee.
viii) Upgradation/redesignation
of posts, enhancement of pay scales and
providing of due infrastructure like State GST in State Governments: This point was
also agreed by the administration.
ix) Responsibilities in proportion of ranks as the whole burden is being born only by the Superintendents and Asstt.
Commissioners: This point was also agreed by the administration.
x) Implementation of the Stagnation
Committee report: This point was also agreed by the administration.
xi) Non-functional
Financial Upgradation (NFU) to give financial
parity with the best placed counterparts like CSS etc. to our
officers joining the job as Inspector as this will require no creation of any
post: This point was also agreed by the administration and they themselves said that this
issue had also already been recommended by the Stagnation Committee.
xii) Time scale of Level-10 after four years of service to our Officers like CSS: This point was also agreed by the administration and the concerned member of the
committee was asked by the ADG to arrange relevant papers regarding CSS.
We requested for its grant with
retrospective effect from the date of its grant to the officers of CSS without
offsetting with the MACP upgradation.
xiii) Creation of separate service for our
officers like CSS at least upto the
level of Commissioner for our officers without merging with the IRS: The creation of separate service for us was also
agreed by the administration and the concerned
member of the committee was asked by the ADG to arrange relevant papers
regarding CSS. However, very unfortunately, Sh. Manimohan & associates and
Sh. S. K. Patil & associates have asked it only upto the level of Joint
Commissioner which may dilute this issue.
xiv) Seniority benefit on
promotion to group ‘A’ in lieu of the service rendered in group ‘B’. In the
minutes of the meeting held on 04.03.14 issued vide letter F. No.
8/B/49/HRD(HRM)/2014 Dt. 26.03.14 and dispatched vide No. 1272 to 1275 Dt.
26.03.14, it was mentioned that this issue will be taken up
after implementation of cadre restructuring but nothing has been done till date
after the last cadre restructuring on this issue. This
point was also agreed by the administration and they
themselves said that this issue had already been recommended by the Stagnation
Committee.
xv) Promoting all
Superintendents completing 1.5 times of qualifying service on the lines of CSS: In
the minutes of the meeting held on 04.03.14 issued vide letter F. No.
8/B/49/HRD(HRM)/2014 Dt. 26.03.14 and dispatched vide No. 1272 to 1275 Dt.
26.03.14, it was mentioned that this issue will be taken up
after implementation of the cadre restructuring but nothing has been done till
date on this issue after the last cadre restructuring. This
point was also agreed by the administration and the
concerned member of the committee was asked by the ADG to arrange the relevant
papers regarding CSS.
xvi) Creation of reserve
pool posts, which couldn’t be created in the last cadre restructuring. In
the minutes of the meeting held on 04.03.14 issued vide letter F. No.
8/B/49/HRD(HRM)/2014 Dt. 26.03.14 and dispatched vide No. 1272 to 1275 Dt.
26.03.14, it was mentioned that this position can be
reviewed after one year of the implementation of the cadre
restructuring but nothing has been done till date on this issue after the
last cadre restructuring. This point was also agreed by the administration.
xvii) Enhancement of
promotion quota at Group ‘A’ entry level: As per the DOPT guidelines, it
has already been decided not to make direct recruitment more than 3% of total
Group ‘A’ strength at Group ‘A’ entry level. So, the promotion quota at Group
‘A’ entry level is required to be enhanced accordingly. This point was also agreed by the
administration to enhance promotion quota from ½ to 2/3rd. They were
also asked by us to give all posts in addition to maximum 3% direct recruitment
of total Group ‘A’ strength as prescribed by DOPT for our promotions. They
also agreed to it and informed that it is already
under process.
xviii) Timely promotions:
They replied that DPCs were delayed due to court stays. However, every effort
is being made to expedite the next DPC.
xix) Extension of the
temporary posts of Asstt. Commissioner: This point
was also agreed by them and the posts have already
been extended further for three years.
(xx) Merger of Level-9
and 10 which is also an already recommended issue by the CBIC. Hon’ble Madras High Court in Writ Petition no.
11535/2014 with M.P No. 1/2014 decided on 16.10.14 has already
upheld that the Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-2 (Level-9) &
PB-3 (Level-10) is one and same without any difference. The said
judgment was finalized by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Special Leave to
Appeal (C) 15396 OF 2015.
(xxi) Fulfillment
of the commitments made during the presentation made on last cadre
restructuring proposal on 18.01.11, which couldn’t be covered in the last
cadre restructuring. In the minutes of the meeting held on 04.03.14 issued
vide letter F. No. 8/B/49/HRD(HRM)/2014 Dt. 26.03.14 and dispatched vide No.
1272 to 1275 Dt. 26.03.14, it was mentioned that this issue
will be taken up after implementation of the cadre restructuring but nothing
has been done. During the said presentation, many good things were agreed and
recommended for the cadre by the CBIC on persuasion by the Association.
(xxii) Regularisation of
ad-hoc promotions based on the rules existing on the date of the regularisation. In
the minutes of the meeting held on 04.03.14 issued vide letter F. No.
8/B/49/HRD(HRM)/2014 Dt. 26.03.14 and dispatched vide No. 1272 to 1275 Dt.
26.03.14, it was mentioned that this issue will be taken up
after implementation of the cadre restructuring but nothing has been done till
date on this issue after the last cadre restructuring.
(xxiii) Conversion of temporary posts of Asstt. Commissioner to
regular/permanent keeping the same intact for promotee officers forever,
deletion of the clause in cadre restructuring notification that the officers
promoted against these posts would not be entitled for further promotion and
counting of service rendered on temporary post of Asstt. Commissioner for
further promotions. In
the minutes of the meeting held on 04.03.14 issued vide letter F. No.
8/B/49/HRD(HRM)/2014 Dt. 26.03.14 and dispatched vide No. 1272 to 1275 Dt.
26.03.14, it was mentioned that this issue will be taken up
only after one year of implementation of the cadre restructuring but nothing
has been done till date on this issue after the last cadre restructuring.
(xxiv) Time scale after
every 7 years to the officers after joining the job as Inspector. It was also recommended by CBIC vide F.No.A.26017/147
/06-Ad.II.A Dt. 04.01.07 as one of the measures for our officers. No posts will
be required to be created for the grant of time scale after every 7 years.
(xxv) Notional promotions granting
batch to batch parity to our officers with the best placed common entry
counterparts like Customs/CBDT/CSS etc. There already exist so many legal
verdicts in the favour of various employees of many other organizations on
notional promotions.
(xxvi) Creation of supernumerary posts to
grant parity in promotions with the counterparts which will be personal to the
officer at each level of the promotion and will be abolished with the
retirement of the officer. There already exist so many legal verdicts in the
favour of various employees of many other organizations on supernumerary posts too.
(xxvii) Direct promotion to higher post/s: Customs Ministerial
officers were promoted as Appraiser without working even for a single day on
the feeder post of Examiner in Mumbai Customs zone. Likewise, our officers may
also kindly be promoted directly to the higher posts at par with common entry
counterparts.
(xxviii) In-situ promotions (requiring
no creation of posts) on completion of residency periods as prescribed by
DOPT under OM No. AB.14017/61/2008-Estt. (RR) Dt. 24.03.09 after joining as
Inspector.
(xxix) Non-functional financial upgradation on
completion of residency periods as prescribed by DOPT under OM No.
AB.14017/61/2008-Estt. (RR) Dt. 24.03.09 after joining as Inspector. No
need to say that the same have been prescribed by the DOPT with due diligence
and application of mind.
(xxx) Merger of the sanctioned strength of
Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner as already done in the case
of Joint Commissioner and Additional Commissioner, both categories being
functionally same.
(xxxi) Earmarking of
share of promotee officers upto the level of Commissioner.
(xxxii) Filling-up of all
posts of Asstt. Commissioner first by Central Excise Superintendents till they
are placed at par with the Customs in the matter of entry into group
‘A’.
(xxxiii) Inclusion of at least one member from
the Association in the cadre restructuring committee.
(xxxiv)
Stoppage of direct recruitment in IRS at least for 10 years: It will give opportunity of promotions to our
acutely stagnated officers.
(xxxv) All posts
at Group ‘A’ entry level to be filled by promotions only.
(xxxvi)
Assured Progression Scheme: An
organization specific Assured Progression Scheme to be brought for the officers
joining as Inspector, direct or promotee. This progression
may be in the form of time bound promotions/in-situ promotions/financial
upgradations to the higher grades based on the modal of Rajya Sabha
Secretariat as below to remove the stagnation of our poor officers as also
recommended by the Cabinet-
(a) Assured progression to Level-8 after completion of 3 years of service
from Level-7. As per DOPT guidelines, residency period is prescribed as 2 years
for the same.
(b)
Assured progression to Level-10 after completion of 6 years of service from
Level-7. As per DOPT guidelines, residency period is prescribed as 4 years for
the same.
(c) Assured progression to Level-11 after completion of
10½ years of service from Level-7. As per DOPT guidelines, residency period is
prescribed as 7 years for the same.
(d) Assured progression to Level-12 after completion of
18 years of service from Level-7. As per DOPT guidelines, residency period is
prescribed as 12 years for the same.
(e) Assured progression to Level-13 after completion of
25½ years of service from Level-7. As per DOPT guidelines, residency period is
prescribed as 17 years for the same.
(f) Assured progression to Level-14 after completion of
30 years of service from Level-7. As per DOPT guidelines, residency period is
prescribed as 20 years for the same.
(g) And so on.
(xxxvii) Manpower and infra-structure requirement under GST: This point was also agreed by the administration.
13. Re-designation
of the Superintendent under time scale of Level-9 with four years of service as
Senior Superintendent: They
made this offer but we strictly denied
it as they will count it one promotion. But unfortunately, Sh. Manimohan &
associates agreed to it despite of knowing that we are already fighting for
initial pay scale for our Superintendent in Level-10 and next promotion to Senior
Time Scale post of Deputy Commissioner. Unfortunately, Sh. Manimohan &
associates also sought a pay scale of Level-9 for our Superintendent instead of
Level-10 later. They don’t understand that the acceptance of
the redesignation of 4 years of Superintendent as Senior Superintendent is
damaging to the cadre.
14. The transfer matters of the office bearers of the units
of the Association were also taken up successfully wherever required. On being
asked by the concerned unit, the local issues were also taken up whenever asked
by the units. Despite of not being related to our Association, the arrest and
suspension cases/regularization of service of our Inspector brotherns were also
taken up being continuously in touch with our Lucknow and Agra Units. The role
of both of our units in these cases was very remarkable and highly appreciable.
15. Thus, the matter of unwarranted and illegal suspension of our
two Inspectors of Lucknow Zone was taken up successfully. Not only their
suspension was revoked but their service under suspension was also regularized
and their case was closed. The role of our Agra Unit in this case was very
remarkable. All credits and all appreciations go to our Agra Unit. Our Association
also interfered in the unwarranted and illegal arrest of one of our Inspectors
in Lucknow. Our Board agreed to our concern and wrote to the concerned Chief
Commissioner to look into the matter and send action taken report.
16. The issue of the extension of temporary posts of Asstt. Commissioner
was successfully taken up with the administration including the nodal
department of Expenditure. The Department of Expenditure was of the mind to
abolish the unfilled posts but finally they agreed to extend all posts on being
pursued by the Association. However, these posts have been extended further for
three years instead of five years as the then Revenue Secretary was of the mind
that these may be extended further, if required beyond three years. Efforts are
also being made to get these posts permanent in the cadre restructuring as a
part of a separate service for our officers.
17. The issue relating to the timely disposal of the vigilance matters
was also taken up on which work has already been started and these cases are
being expedited. During the meeting of 12.07.19, the Member (Admn) was also
pleased to say that the work on it has already been started and he also intended
to get it done.
18. The issue of Centralised/on line GPF account was being taken up by
the Association since very beginning and was under active consideration in the
Department of Expenditure for us and all government employees. For the purpose,
Centralized
online GPF Module has already been rolled out by the govt. for all departments and it will be implemented in the CBIC also in the due
course.
19. One of our officers namely Sh. A. S.
Kundu was
suspended in the Ahmadabad Zone. The case of his revocation was taken up with
the administration with the help of our Ahmedabad unit and his suspension was
got revoked. The role of our Ahmedabad Unit in this case was very
remarkable and highly appreciable. All credits go to them.
20. The matter of the reorganisation of
Customs was taken up successfully with
the administration. It was being apprehended that a substantive share of
promotional posts may go to the Customs under the reorganization. But by the
efforts of the Association, reorganized Customs formations have been manned by
the Central Excise/CGST personnel. Unfortunately, Sh. Manimohan &
associates also wasted the hard earned money of member officers in this matter
by filing a legal case. The administration had already promised us to settle
the issue as per our demand to man the Customs formations by the GST personnel.
21. The issue of wearing
of the uniform was also taken up by the
Association seeking statutory guidelines for wearing the uniform by all
officers from top to bottom, if it is really necessary to wear. Otherwise
officers should not be forced to wear the same particularly at the work places
where it has no utility. It was also asked that the use of uniform should also
be stopped for decorative purpose as a matter of pleasure of the higher ups.
The suggestions were also asked from the field formations by the HRD division
of CBIC based on our representation but the issue is yet to be decided. That’s
why no uniform has been finalised for the GST by the CBIC till date. However, the instances of its misuse for personal pleasure
of the higher ups are still not ruled out.
22. The publication of the All India Seniority List of the Superintendents beyond 2006 was also taken up. It was
not issued beyond 2006 despite the draft list upto 2011 already being ready on the
persuasion of the Association. This couldn’t be published due to the court
cases. However, being under regular persuasion, it can be published any time.
23. The matter of the minimization
of the litigations with our officers on service matters was also taken up by
the Association. The Board has already initiated action on this by asking
details from the field formations regarding court cases on service matters to
streamline the same.
24. The issue of the dislocation of the staff under GST was also taken up. It
was feared that our officers would be transferred on mass level as a result of
the implementation of the GST. This displacement of staff under
GST was also feared on account of abolishing of some Commissinerates. But situation was
controlled by the efforts made by the Association.
25. The matter of digitized service book was also taken up. Now, the
process of issuing e-service book has already been initiated by the government and will be
implemented in our CBIC also in the due course.
26. The matter of in rem implementation of the Subramaniam verdict is being pursued
vigorously. It was got recommended to the nodal department of Expenditure at
least thrice from the CBIC and is still in active persuasion with the
administration. A petition has also been filed in the Principal Bench of CAT in
Delhi for its in rem implementation which is repeatedly being posted for next
date and now posted for 25.09.19 despite of the petition for early hearing
being allowed. A contempt petition has also been filed in the Allahabad CAT on
this issue and another contempt petition to be filed in the Hon’ble Supreme
Court on it is in the pipe line as the relevant papers have already been handed
over to the advocate. The following two issues have been settled in this verdict-
(a) To grant time scale after completion of 4 years of service in the
scale of Superintendent.
(b) The MACP/ACP upgradation can’t
be offset with the time scale.
27. Sh. Manimohan & associates,
however, are making an adverse propaganda on Subramaniam issue circulating
a letter Dt. 23.12.08 written by me at the time of working as the General
Secretary of AIACEGEO, Delhi. Purpose of this letter of mine was actually to
seek the clarification about the date of the grant of non-functional upgradation
to the Group ‘B’ officers. Interestingly, Sh. Manimohan &
associates misinterpreted this letter propagating that I opposed the
Subramaniam issue whereas this issue was not even in the sight on this day at
all. Moreover, this issue will also benefit to me. So, there arises no question
of opposing it by me. Only a fool can say that I opposed it. My letter was
basically to get the authorities understood that the pay scale of Rs.
6500-10500/- prior to 21.04.04 and Rs. 7500-12000/- w.e.f. 21.04.04 granted to
us was one and the same thing. Our Board allowed the time scale (4 years NFU)
to our officers w.e.f. 21.04.08 only (after 4 years of the grant of the scale
of Rs. 7500-12000/-) instead of 01.01.06. Based on the letter of mine only, a
clarification came from the Board to grant the said benefit to our officers
w.e.f. 01.01.06 instead of 21.04.08. I never expected such foolish
mis-interpretation of my letter by Sh. Manimohan & associates or
anybody who are working at gazetted levels in the govt.
28. Not only it, Sh. Manimohan &
associates also made adverse propaganda about the elections of Delhi Unit
without knowing that General Body Meetings were being held in Delhi on regular
intervals. In these General Body Meetings, it was always decided by the august
House to continue with the existing body of the Association.
29. One more contempt petition to be filed in the Hon’ble High Court of
Delhi for in rem
implementation of the Hariram verdict is in the pipe line as the relevant papers have
already been handed over to the advocate. It has been settled in this verdict
by the Hon’ble High Court that the MACP upgradation can’t be offset with the
time scale. No appeal has been made against the order of the Hon’ble High Court
and it has also already been accepted and implemented.
30. One contempt petition has also been filed in the Hon’ble Supreme
Court for in rem
implementation of the Balakrishnan verdict decided by the Hon’ble High Court of Madras
and settled at the level of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. It has been established
in this verdict that-
(a) the Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- in PB-2
being non-functional scale, the same cannot be a functional Grade.
(b) there is no difference between the Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in
PB2 and Rs. 5400/- in PB3.
(c) the Grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 is no way higher than Rs.
5400/- in PB2.
(d) the time scale/NFG in Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- granted after completion of four years of
service in Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- or equivalent pay scale can not be offset
with ACP/MACP upgradation.
(e) the next Grade pay to be granted as MACP upgradation after the
grant of time scale/NFG in Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- is Rs. 6600/-.
31. As referred above, an OA No. 2323/2012 was filed in the Principal Bench of CAT by the
Association challenging the discriminating Group ‘A’ Recruitment Rules and
maintaining parity in promotions among three base categories (Inspector, Preventive Officer & Examiner) of Inspectors. The prayer in the OA was made for amendment/revision of the
Recruitment Rules 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 under CBIC. The
Hon’ble CAT directed the CBIC to expedite the process of amendment of the
Recruitment Rules by taking effective steps for Notification of the Recruitment
Rules, within a reasonable period, preferably within four months from the date
of receipt of a copy of the order. No need to say that not only the regional disparities
will be removed but we would also get parity with our intra-organisational
counterparts of Customs by getting promotions to the higher levels, if this
order is implemented by the CBIC in right perspective. The CBIC, however, did
nothing on the issue even after the expiry of more than two years. So, we have
already filed execution-cum-contempt petition for the implementation of this
order. As a result, they have reduced the qualifying service for promotion to
the post of Superintendent to make it at par with the Examiners. It is well
pertinent to mention in this regard that the Examiner of 1984 has already
become Addl. Commissioner whereas our Central Excise Inspectors of 1984 are yet
to become even Asstt. Commissioner. The execution cum contempt petition is yet
to be finalised in the Principal Bench of CAT at New Delhi.
32. The matter of the
transfer of the promotee Asstt. Commissioners was also taken up. The
administration has promised that the policy will certainly be followed this
time and the representations of all promotee Asstt. Commissioner within three
years of retirement will be considered positively and they will be transferred
as per policy alongwith considering the other compassionate grounds too.
33. CPGRAM
grievances and RTI applications were used on many issues. Based on their
reply, legal cases have been filed in the legal courts in the interest of the
cadre as being mentioned in the forthcoming paragraphs. Now, it seems that to
fight legal cases in the various courts remains the only way for us to redress
our issues because of not being able to follow any strong and united
agitational programme due to the reason whatever it is. And because it is also
true that administration is noway interested to give any relief to us unless
directed by the legal court to do so. Accordingly, the OAs, writs and contempt
petitions have been filed on many important issues.
34. As we all know
that the Cabinet recommended to bring some specific scheme independent of the cadre
restructuring to remove stagnation of our officers but very unfortunately,
nothing has been done by the CBIC in this direction till date. However, Ms.
Vanaja Sarna, on her elevation to the post of the Chairperson, assured to bring
the specific scheme for already stagnated officers as well as future
generations but nothing done. So, we have already filed a case in the Hon’ble
CAT of Allahabad to bring the said scheme.
35. The AIACEGEO got approved from the competent authority of
Expenditure to implement para 7.15.24 of 6th CPC
report enhancing the pay scale of our Superintendent at par with the Chief Enforcement Officer vide UO No. 6/37/98-IC Dt. 24.11.14 but unfortunately, the lower rank officer of the level of the Under Secretary said to send the
same to 7th CPC. The issue was not sent to the 7th CPC by
the CBIC because of being already settled by the 6th CPC. CBIC,
therefore, forwarded our representation to the 7th CPC in which we
sought the initial scale for our Superintendent at par with the DSP of CBI,
i.e., 5400/- in PB-3. It is surprising that the said Under Secretary of
Expenditure asked to resend the issue to the pay commission (7th CPC)
which was already recommended by the pay commission (6th CPC). The
matter has now been filed in the Hon’ble CAT of Allahabad seeking the pay
scale at par with the Chief Enforcement Officer for our Superintendents since
the date from which the pay scale of the Chief Enforcement Officers was
enhanced who were earlier in the pay scale of our Superintendent. The Chief Enforcement Officer has been designated as Asstt.
Director and has already been placed in the pay scale of Level-10, i.e., GP of
Rs. 5400/- in PB3.
36. The issue of the arrears at par with the Superintendent of NCB
was also pursued but was not agreed by the Expenditure as it was got recommended to the Expenditure as well as IFU by the Association from
the CBIC. The pay scale of the Superintendents of NCB was
enhanced to Rs. 7500-12000/- at par with our Superintendent on 20.04.05
retrospectively w.e.f. 01.01.96 with arrears based on the parity of NCB
Superintendent with our Superintendent, whereas our Superintendents were
granted this scale prior to them on 21.04.04 with prospective effect only. This
case is also being pursued legally in Principal Bench of CAT at Delhi seeking arrears of pay for our Superintendents
at par with the Superintendents of NCB w.e.f. 01.01.96. All officers, who
became Superintendents prior to 21.04.04, will be benefited by this case. NCB
Superintendents were our part & parcel till 2003 under the Department of
Revenue. After it, they were sent under the control of the Home Affairs. They
were also granted time scale based on our precedent. But the benefit granted to
them is not being given to us.
37. One case is also being pursued legally
for in rem implementation of the Chandrasekaran case in Principal Bench
of CAT. The issue involved in this
is not to consider four yrs time scale as one MACP upgradation and grant of GP
of 6600/- after GP of 5400/-.
38. A case was filed in the Principal
Bench of CAT seeking a GP of Rs. 6600/- and 7600/- after completion of 20 and
30 years of service respectively under MACPS as our
officers were able to get the grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 after 24 years of
service under ACPS while now they are getting the same after 30 years of
service under MACPS. The OA was allowed by the Hon’ble CAT
without granting the sought relief and diverting it to the recovery of the
individual applicant. So, a writ has been filed in the Hon’ble High Court of
Delhi on the issue challenging
para 8.1 and offsetting of time scale with MACP upgradation due to which we are unable to get the due benefit under MACPS.
39. A case was also filed in the Principal Bench of CAT seeking the Time
Scale in PB-3 instead of PB-2 after completion of four years of
service for our officers as our counterparts including
CSS have been granted this time scale in PB3 at the most of the places. The CSS
and CSSS officers have been granted this benefit since 1996 notionally with
retrospective effect vide the order issued in 2003 and actual benefit from 2003. The CAT disposed off it by making wrong recording of the facts
instead of considering the actual facts and asked the Association to make
representation to the CBIC. The CBIC like ever did nothing on the
representation. So, a writ has been filed in the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on
this issue also as per the legal advice keeping in view the wrong recording of
facts by the CAT.
40. A writ seeking the pay scale at par with DSP of CBI
with arrears since 01.01.1986 (i.e., the date from which the pay scale of the
DSP of CBI was enhanced above the pay scale of our Superintendent) for our
Superintendents has also been filed in the Hon’ble High Court of Cuttack as the
CAT showed its inability to interfere in the pay matter. This issue, however, is being opposed by Sh.
Manimohan & associates. They are advocating that it should be since 1996
instead of 1986 and also should be on notional basis instead of actual basis.
41. A writ seeking the arrears of pay at par with Inspectors of CBI since
01.01.1986 has also been filed in the Hon’ble High Court of Cuttack as the CAT
again showed its inability to interfere in the pay matter. One such writ is
also being pursued in the Hon’ble High Court of Jabalpur filed by the then Inspectors
Association. The rejoinder has
already been filed in this case by the individual petitioner, Sh. K. P. Rai. No
need to say that all of then Inspectors have now become Superintendent/Asstt.
Commissioner and they all would be benefitted by this case. This issue,
however, is also being opposed by Sh. Manimohan & associates. They are
advocating that it should be since 1996 instead of 1986 and also should be on
notional basis instead of actual basis.
42. A writ has
also been filed in the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi seeking the Non-functional
Financial Upgradation (NFU) to grant at least financial parity to
our officers with the best placed counterparts of CSS to compensate the lack of
promotions because we are unable to get functional promotions at par with the
counterparts of CSS recruited under the same process. This scheme will benefit
past as well as new generations and will also remove regional disparities at
least in the financial terms. The Hon’ble CAT of Delhi didn’t agree to it
saying that this is applicable only to Group ‘A’ officers without going into
the merits of the case. Batch to batch Non
Functional Financial Upgradation to our officers to grant financial parity with
the best placed counterparts of CSS etc. was also got recommended by the
Association from CBIC to DOPT and Pay commission. It was also got recommended
to the Revenue Headquarters after the publication of VIIth CPC report for the
consideration of the Committee of Secretaries. Again it was got recommended from
Sh. Balesh Kumar Committee by the Association.
43. The issues like continuance of temporary posts
of Asstt. Commissioner, earmarking of share of promotee officers upto the level
of Commissioner, no direct recruitment for a certain period in IRS &
minimum direct recruitment of IRS every year and filling up remaining vacancies
by promotions, merger of three executive streams at group ‘B’ non gazetted as
well as gazetted level and formulation of all India seniority list accordingly
at Inspector level, benefit of past service at the time of entry into group ‘A’
were also taken up with the stagnation committee by the Association.
44. A legal case has also
been filed in the Hon’ble CAT of Allahabad seeking promotion directly
to Senior Time Scale (STS)
post of Deputy Commissioner instead of Junior Time Scale (JTS) post of Asstt.
Commissioner for our Superintendents like many other counterparts of Central as
well as State Governments who are already getting promotion directly to STS
post. Earlier, it was filed in the Principal Bench of CAT in Delhi. Our OA was
allowed directing the govt. to dispose off our representation. Like ever, the
CBIC disposed off it in negative. So, we had to file it again in Allahabad CAT.
It was not filed in Delhi CAT because of the posting of the undersigned being
now under the jurisdiction of Allahabad CAT.
45. In toto, the following cases have been filed in the
Allahabad CAT-
A. Upgradation of posts and scale under GST
at par with state officers.
B. Implementation
of paragraph 7.15.24 of 6th CPC,
i.e., parity in pay scale to our Superintendents with Chief Enforcement Officer
since when the pay scale of later was enhanced.
C. Uniform formula for pay fixation for
all as multiplication factor has been enhanced to 2.67 for L-13 whereas it is
merely 2.57 for others including us.
D. Implementation of in-situ promotion scheme
since the date of its approval got by the Association in 2011 from the CBIC. It
will also help to remove regional disparities and retire our all officers at
least in Grade Pay of Rs. 6600/- (Level-11) throughout the country. This scheme
features to promote the officer with 10 years of service after joining as Inspector
to the post of Superintendent, 20 years of service to the post of Asstt. Commissioner and 25 years of service to the post of Deputy Commissioner.
E.
Complete implementation of Jabalpur CAT
order Dt. 24.02.95 given in OA No. 541/1994 for the payment of the arrears
of pay as CBIC has recently accepted that our pay scale was enhanced in 2004 as
its sequel.
F. Promotion of our Superintendent directly to
STS post (Deputy Commissioner) instead of JTS post (Asstt. Commissioner) as group ‘B’
gazetted officers in Central as well as state governments are being given
promotion to STS at the most of the places. Earlier, this case was filed in PB of
CAT at Delhi. CAT directed the govt. to dispose off our representation by
passing a speaking order. The CBIC, as usual, rejected our case.
G.
Promotion of our ad-hoc/temporary Asstt. Commissioners as Deputy Commissioner on completion of 4 years of
service and counting of temporary service for further
promotions.
H.
Contempt in the Subramaniam verdict.
I.
Bringing a scheme to remove our
stagnation independent of cadre restructuring as approved by the Cabinet in
2013 at the time of the approval of the last cadre restructuring.
J. NFU seeking financial parity with the
counterparts of CSS.
46. A meeting to revive Old Pension was held on 19.01.19 in
Delhi called by the forum formed for the purpose. On invitation from them, we
also attended this meeting. The meeting was held under the Chair of myself as
asked by the House to preside the said meeting. It was decided to take up the
issue by making due correspondence in Ist phase. For next phases, agitational
and legal measures will be taken, if required. Sh. Harpal Singh, the Joint
Secretary of AIACEGEO & President of the Meerut Unit of AIACEGEO, also
accompanied me.
47. Likewise, on the
invitation of the Income Tax Gazetted
Officers Association, I and Sh. Harpal Singh also attended the Convention
and General Body meeting of the Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association
(ITGOA) held at Agra.
48. The last meeting of CBIC Confederation was also held in
Delhi on 18.11.18. Our Association hosted this meeting. All India Customs
Preventive Service Federation, All India Appraising Officers Association, All
India Central Excise Inspectors Association and All India Customs Ministerial
Officers Association also attended it and the issues of common interest were
discussed and also communicated to the CBIC.
49. One case was filed for the proper distribution
of the posts of Asstt. Commissioner between Central Excise and Customs for the
purpose of regularisation in the High Court of Allahabad by the Association. We won this case,
otherwise we would have been at loss of thousands of promotional posts of
Asstt. Commissioner. It has now been accepted by the govt. This case was filed regarding Allahabad CAT case in which CAT had directed
to give extra 58 posts of Asstt. Ccommissioner to Appraiser stream from Central
Excise quota in regularization matter. CAT also observed that 125 posts
of Asstt. Commissioner were also given less to Customs Superintendents in
comparison of Central Excise Superintendents. Had above all posts were given to
Customs side from Central Excise quota, we were at loss of posts in thousands
during regularization on account of the cascading effect of sharing huge number
of posts with the Customs from our quota as our officers enter into group A at
the fag end of the career.
50. A committee
was also formed in PMO regarding our stagnation under the Chairmanship of
Sh. P. K. Mishra, Addl. Principal Secretary to the Hon’ble Prime Minister as a
result of the efforts made by the Association. The issues like pay scale,
minimum five functional promotions, NFU at par with CSS counterparts, direct
promotion to STS, merger of Level 9 & 10, uniform promotional hierarchy for
group ‘B’ officers across all departments/ministries etc. were taken up with
the committee but not finalised due to the message of the division given by the
dividers of the Association.
51. Hectic efforts were also
made with Sh. Manimohan & associates for unity in the interest of the
cadre. But unfortunately, Sh. Manimohan denied even to sit with us particularly
with me and/or our President, Sh. A. Venkatesh. They all were also invited to
our Convention by giving open invitation but none of them responded. Rather,
they declared their own Convention just after our first invitation for common
Convention. They were indulged in negative works against us and the cadre since
very beginning like opposing the DPC, opposing the on line writing of APARs for
our Group ‘B’ officers, opposing the Recruitment Rules, opposing the arrears
since 1986, opposing particular categories and zones/regions among us etc. etc.
52. We have not to forget
that we were able to get the following important issues accepted and recommended
by our Board first time in the history after the publication of the report of
VIIth Pay Commission (recommended by CBIC to the Revenue Headquarters for the consideration of
the Committee of the Secretaries)-
A. Initial pay scale to Central Excise
Superintendent at par with DSP of CBI.
B. Batch to batch Non Functional Financial Upgradation (NFU)
to grant financial parity to our officers with the best placed counterparts of
CSS etc. to compensate the lack of promotions. It
was also got recommended by the Association to DOPT and Pay commission. It was
again got recommended from Sh. Balesh Kumar Committee on stagnation among other
recommendations.
C. Next promotion of
our Superintendent directly to STS (Deputy Commisioner) instead of JTS (Asstt.
Commissioner) post like
the most of other group ‘B’ gazetted officers of Central as well as State
Governments.
D.
To bring Flexible Complementary/Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme for
our officers to grant them at
least five in-situ promotions to remove stagnation like
Scientists in the Department of Science & Technology and Doctors in the
Ministry of Health as the disparities in promotions were admitted by the Board saying that it
is an alarming anomalous situation.
E. Merger of Level-9 and 10
(Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB2 and PB3).
F. Uniform promotional hierarchy
across all ministries/departments for all Group ‘B’ officers as promotional hierarchy differs department to department for group ‘B’
officers in the govt. of India.
G. Scheme to improve the career prospects of Central Excise
Superintendents to grant minimum five functional promotions as our officers are
retiring with single promotion in the service career of 35-40 years. Cabinet
also approved to bring a scheme to remove the stagnation of group ‘B’ officers
independent of cadre restructuring on persuasion by the Association.
53. But unfortunately due to
the act of the division by the dividers (who once also divided Inspectors Association) of the cadre due
to their vested interest, over-ambitions and individual pleasure, none of the
issues could reach the finality and our efforts to get the historic
recommendations by the CBIC seem to go in vein.
54. However, all united and strong Satyagraha/agitational
programmes seem the only way to achieve our goals but, unfortunately, it
seems that we would never be able to observe the same due to one reason or
other. We have to understand the utmost importance of such programmes as these
are the actual tools to achieve our goals, if observed effectively with
completeness. The formal or weak approach in such matters never gives the
result. This is the only way to resolve our issues in the least time and in the
most effective manner. Without the strong agitational programmes, nothing seems
possible for us. We will have to observe the big programmes like work to rule,
mass casual leaves, strike, mass resignation etc. with full preparedness
instead of small programmes like lunch our demonstrations, black badges etc.
55. The most unfortunate thing happened to the cadre on 29.05.17 was
the initiation of the division of the Association in Chennai repeating the past
history of the Inspectors Association by the same group by way of regionalism.
This was further spread using the emotional trick that Asstt. Commissioner
should not be our Secretary General. Further, it was propagated that the
promotee Group ‘A’ officers or Asstt. Commissioners should not be the member of
the Association. Needless to say that such things are the enemy of the unity
and Association. The Income Tax is successful because they have single
Association for gazetted officers which includes promotee Group ‘A’ officers
upto the highest level also. As a convention, their President is always a
promotee Group ‘A’ officer and the Secretary General is the Income Tax Officer.
56. However, the process of disunity was started at Daman itself
where so called promotee IRS officers association was said to be formed by some
vested interests despite of the resolution adopted that the promotee Group ‘A’
officers would also be the members of the AIACEGEO. The most unfortunate thing
is that it was started by the persons who themselves were party to the
resolution. Thus, they initially divided the promotee Group ‘A’ officers and afterwards
supported the Chennai group further enhancing the process of division.
Unfortunately, such persons were successful to make three divisions of the
AIACEGEO under their personal pleasure, vested interests and over-ambitions
instead of making it more strong and united. What two groups have done for the
cadre, it is known to all of us or at least nothing known to me.
57. Needless to say that such happenings weakened our bargaining as
well as agitational power. Every effort was made from our side for the unity
but they showed no interest and final loser remained the cadre. As mentioned
above, the CBIC recommended many good things for us first time in the history
after the publication of the report of the VIIth Pay Commission on persuasion
by the Association which might reach finality alongwith many other issues, if
the divisions were not occurred. The things attained such levels being pursued
by the Association that the administration had started to recognize our issues
and was serious to resolve the same but the division gave relaxed moments to
the administration.
58. There are many issues
like below which the Board started to recognize and accept and could be
resolved, if we were united -
I. Retrospective implementation of enhanced pay scale of Central Excise/GST
Superintendents w.e.f. 01.01.96 at par with the Superintendents of NCB.
II. Parity in promotions with
intra-organisational counterparts by implementing
the verdict given in OA No. 2323/2012 by the Principal Bench of CAT.
III. Implementation of para 7.15.24 of 6th CPC
report in the light of UO No. 6/37/98-IC Dt. 24.11.14 of Expenditure to enhance
the pay scale of our Superintendent from the date from which the pay scale of
the Chief Enforcement Officer/equivalent upgraded or redesignated post was
enhanced.
IV. Implementation of the order given on 24.02.95 in OA No. 541/1994 by
Jabalpur CAT circulated by the CBIC vide letter F. No.
A-26017/44/94-Ad II (A) Dt. 08.03.95 regarding arrears of pay from 1986 at par with the CBI Inspector.
V. Four years time scale/NFG in PB3 instead of
PB2.
VI. Pay scale at par with DSP of CBI for our
Superintendents with retrospective effect from the date on which the pay scale
of DSP of CBI was enhanced.
VII. Undoing of offset of time scale with MACP upgradation.
VIII. Undoing of para 8.1 of MACP instructions.
IX. General implementation of
finalised/recommended issues/court verdicts.
X. Implementation of in-situ promotion scheme from the date of its approval as
approved in CBIC Board meeting of 18.02.11 to promote the officer with 10 years
of service after joining as Inspector to Superintendent, 20 years to AC and 25
years to DC.
XI.
Bringing a scheme for the Central Excise executive officers to remove their
stagnation independent of cadre restructuring as approved by the Cabinet in the
year 2013.
XII.
Promotion of ad hoc Assistant Commissioners promoted against temporary posts to
the post of Deputy Commissioner on completion of 4 years of service and
counting of temporary service for further promotions.
XIII.
Upgradation of posts and scales like state governments under GST.
XIV. Scheme to
benefit old as well young generations as was promised by the then Chairperson
of CBIC.
XV. And many other issues.
59. Many more issues were
taken up by the Association in the common interest which are available on
cengoindia.blogspot.in.
60. No need to say that I
personally felt hurt by the divisive tactics. Due to being hurt, I declared in
the Lucknow AEC meeting not to contest elections further. Dividers regularly
kept targeting me. The personal attacks hurt me very badly because all of my
efforts made for the cadre were without any personal or vested interest. All
efforts were made for the cadre as a whole in purely common interest without
any feeling of regionalism or categorism. Unfortunately, the dividers started
their false and baseless allegations saying that I ignored the South Zone and
took care of Delhi and North Zone only. Despite of all odds, I personally and
whole body tried the best in the common interest of the cadre scattered
throughout the country. But perhaps the administration was happy by our
divisions. As a result, no meeting was called by the administration under the
Employee Grievance Redressal Mechanism after the meeting of August, 2017.
61. All units are requested to clear the subscription dues and also contribute the maximum funds
to the Association which are very essential for the various organizational and
legal purposes. We should not forget that the funds play a very important and
vital role to get the desired results. We should not be failed in our efforts
at least for the want of funds particularly in legal matters. We have to
remember that it’s our own Association and only we have to support it with
finance, nobody other will come to help us. No need to say that subscription
dues are extraordinarily pending in many cases despite of the repeated requests
to clear the same. It is very unfortunate that we had to fight every time for
the DPC for the post of Asstt. Commissioner to happen against the legal stays.
We had to incur huge legal funds only for this purpose. In addition to it, we
had to file various legal cases in the common interest of cadre. I have great
pains to say that we are unable to contribute and collect the huge legal fees
incurred for the purpose and various loans are still pending to be cleared for
the same. In this regard, the contributions made by the individual officers are
very much appreciable and salutable.
62. Likewise, the DDO certificates are also not being
provided by the units. All units are requested to be serious on this issue. The
units seemed throughout indifferent on this issue despite of knowing that this
is a statutory requirement under the RSA Rules. The desired activeness at local
levels in the units also seemed missing. We have not to forget that the All
India Association is from its units and members. Its units and members are the
only strength of it. The All India Association is nothing without the units and
members being active.
63. In the last, I alongwith all of the office bearers of All India Body
extend all of my thanks on behalf of the All India Association of Central
Excise Gazetted Executive Officers to
all of you for attending the meeting after coming from every corner of the
country. It is also worth to mention that all the actions and activities of the
Association became possible only by the cooperation and support given by you
all, all the units, all the office bearers including the regional/zonal ones
and each & every member of the Association throughout the country.
64. Before I conclude, I again thank all the delegates from the
bottom of my heart with all of my regards & respects for having given me an
opportunity to serve for the betterment of the cadre. I will always be
available for the interest of the cadre and service to every member and every
office bearer of every unit as well as the new All India Body in the common
interest of all.
Wishing all the best to the Association, each one of you, every unit
and member of the Association,
With all of my loves & regards,
Jodhpur
(RAVI MALIK)
14th September, 2019
Secretary General.
“OUR UNITY ZINDABAD”
“LONG LIVE OUR ASSOCIATION”
“Long live our unity, solidarity and organizational
integrity”
“JAI HIND”
