CBEC vide F.NO. C. -18012/20/2009-AD-IIB dated 28.10.2009 have directed that any representation from local units of various recognised associations should be routed through the Hdqrs. of the respective association. The representations received otherwise from local units of various associations by Board should be viewed as subversive of discipline and such representations should not , therefore be entertained.
2. No one other than the chief executive of the respective local unit is authorized to make correspondence on behalf of the concerned unit.It has been observed for quite some time that there has been an increasing tendency of sending direct mails to AIB and different Units of AIACEGEO by the members and office bearers ( other than Chief Executive) of certain local units on different issues pertaining to policy matters of our Association. Some members are also engaged in organising different meetings at different places beyond the jurisdiction of the respective unit without informing AIB. These are clear violation of the provisions of Constitution. No one other than the chief executive of the respective local unit is authorized to make correspondence on behalf of the concerned unit.
3. 1984 batch Examiners have become Joint Commissioners.
CBEC vide office order No. 280/2013 dated 31.12.2013 promoted 151 nos.
of Deputy Commissioner to the post of Joint Commissioner.
Out of the 151 promotions, around 130 are from the cadre of Appraiser.
In the promotion order , 1984 batch Examiners have become Joint
Commissioners. In the other hand 1975 batch Inspectors of Central Excise
are still Superintendent.
4. DISPARITY IN PROMOTIONS.
1. CBDT--
The stagnation for Inspector to ITO in UP(E)-Lucknow, Rajasthan-Jaipur, Bihar-Patna & T.N.&P-Chennai is around 10 Years, whereas the same for W.B.-Kolkata and Odisha-Bhubaneswar is around 4 Years and average stagnation for
the entire country is around 6 Years. The above grievance gets compounded for those Inspectors who have joined the department on the basis of an All India Exam (i.e. Combined Graduate Level Exam conducted by SSC) and one with higher rank
become junior to one with lower rank, in the higher grade of ITO because of the difference in stagnation level in their respective regions and at times the allotment of regions is not as per their choice. Further, as promotion of ITO is to All India cadre of ACIT, such anomaly not only persists, but is apparent thereby causing untold frustration. The above grievance is not imaginary or hypothetical and this can seen
from the fact that one general category Inspector of SSC Exam 1988 from W.B. is JCIT today, whereas such Inspector from Bihar is promoted as ACIT in 2013. Further such Inspector of SSC Exam of 1986 & 1987 from Mumbai, TN, Kerala, Delhi, NWR etc. are still DCIT, whereas their counterparts from W.B. are JCIT and will be Addl. CIT in 2014 or 2015. Although, the difference in stagnation is bound to be explained by the contention that the grades of ‘Inspector’ & ‘ITO’ are not All India Cadre and the waiting period for promotion in different regions will depend upon the respective sanctioned number of posts.
2. CBEC-
Examiner s of Customs of 1992 batch have already been promoted to the rank of AC and after implementation of CR-2013 the Examiners of 2004 batch will be AC during 2014. Whereas the Inspectors of Central Excise of 1975 batch ( my friend Shri Asoke Sarkar is one of them) are still Superintendents. The Appraisers of 1995 batch are at present Additional Commissioner, whereas Superintendents of 1993 batch ( my friend Shri S.K. Pareek is one of them) are still Superintendent.
The Inspectors of Income Tax, Examiner of Customs and Inspectors of Central Excise etc. are being joined on the basis of an All India Exam (i.e. Combined Graduate Level Exam conducted by SSC) but while the 1992 batch of Inspectors of Income Tax and Examiner of Customs are at present Asst. Commissioner, the Inspector of Central Excise are still Inspector. It is better not to speak about the position what is prevailing within Central Excise as the difference between one zone with another zone is chasm , so far stagnation is concerned. Therefore Inspectors of Central Excise need parity in promotion at par with Examiner of Customs / Inspectors of Income Tax. If the draft recruitment rules as submitted by us are to be approved, then only , the situation can be changed.
