ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address for communication:
Secretary General:
R.
Chandramouli 240,
Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.)
Ravi Malik
Vice Presidents: P. Parwani, L. L.
Singhvi (Central); Anurag Chaudhary, Ravi Joshi (North); N. Raman, G. Srinath
(South); B. K. Sinha, Ashwini Majhi (East); Rajesh Chaher, J. D. Patil (West) Joint
Secretaries: Anand Kishore, J. S. Aiyer (Central); R. K. Solanki, Ashish
Vajpeyi (North); M. Nagaraju, Ajithkumar P. C. (South); P. K. Sen, S.
Bhattachariya (East); Jasram Meena, M. K. Mishra (West) Office Secretary: C.
S. Sharma
Treasurer: N. R. Manda Liaison Secretary: A. S. Kundu Coordinator on Telangana: P. Shravan
Kumar
(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. 49/S/15
Dt.
09.05.15
To,
Sh. Arun Jaitley,
The Hon’ble
Finance Minister,
Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Sub: Gathering before the
residences of the authorities under revival of Satyagraha.
Sir,
Kindly refer to the
Ref. No. 93/A/12 Dt. 31.12.12, 27/H/13 Dt. 04.03.13, 33/A/12 Dt. 18.03.13,
34/A/12 Dt. 19.03.13, 44/A/12 Dt. 02.04.13, 54/A/13 Dt. 10.04.13, 68/A/13Dt.
26.04.13, 207/A/13 Dt. 22.07.13, 13/A/13 Dt. 20.01.14, 28/A/13 Dt. 04.02.14,
39/A/13 Dt. 20.02.14, 49/A/13 Dt. 28.02.14, 95/A/13 Dt. 01.05.14, 172/A/14
Dt. 29.08.14, 41/S/15 Dt. 15.04.15 etc. of the Association.
2. It
is again submitted with due regards that nothing is left to be happy in
the life of the Central Excise Superintendents in relation of career, pay or
any other service matter. Despite of total demoralisation, disappointment, job
dissatisfaction, demotivation, humiliation & frustration, the revenue
targets are regularly being achieved above the set targets by the sincere,
committed & dedicated efforts of these officers. Under the present
circumstances, these officers are forced to retire at a PB2 post with only single promotion in the
service career after joining as Inspector whereas their common entry
counterparts are easily enjoying PB4 levels after getting 5-6 promotions.
The Central Excise Superintendents are getting promotion (if any) merely to
Junior Time Scale while their counterparts of CPWD, CSS, CSSS, AFHQS, Railway
Board, MEA, CVC, UPSC, MPA, Rajya Sabha Secretariat & many others like
Administrative Services, Police Services, Forest Services, Engineering
Services, State Services etc. to Senior Time
Scale. The employee grievance redressal mechanism has totally failed. These poor officers are also forced to work
under the extreme juniors of Customs belonging to the same cadre. Not
only it, the Central Excise Superintendents are also deprived of the due pay scale/pay band
& grade pay in comparison to their analogous counterparts. The rights to
grow, make progress and live with dignity have been snatched from them. There
is no change in the scenario regarding their career prospects despite of the
repeated representations & requests made to the administration. If career
prospects were disclosed at the time of the recruitment, these officers would
have never joined this job.
3. It seems that nobody
is worried about this actual workforce of CBEC. The direct recruit IRS officers
have been ensured upto 9 promotions to upgrade them within the standard
residency periods prescribed by DOPT by creating the posts at Apex, HAG+ etc.
levels in the higher scales even without
availability of the eligible officers but no measures are being taken for
the Central Excise Superintendents & Inspectors to promote/upgrade them
within the standard residency periods prescribed by DOPT. Their counterparts of
Income Tax (CBDT) and the Assistants of CSS under the same Department of
Revenue are able to reach the post of Commissioner and Joint Secretary. Almost
all other counterparts of them are also reaching the PB4 levels. They were also
reaching the level of Commissioner or above in the remote past but the things have
been distorted now in such a manner in the CBEC that they are forced to retire
merely on the post of Superintendent after one promotion barring 1%. The CBEC
is even unable to conduct the DPC for promotions from Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’ at
prescribed intervals for this 1%. Nothing has
been done for these poor officers for decades to improve their career prospects.
They are given false assurances but nothing has ever happened. All of other
cadres below Group ‘A’ except Inspectors & Superintendents are also already
getting 5 to 6 promotions in CBEC.
4. The
cadre restructuring, which should have been implemented immediately after its
notification particularly keeping in view the monthly mass level retirements of
our officers without getting even IInd promotion, is still pending even after
more than 1¼ years of its notification. Now under the prevailing circumstances, we have no option
other than the continuing of the Satyagraha programme due to totally
indifferent attitude of the authorities.
5.
Accordingly if
our demands are not acceded, our
officers limited to 31 in number will gather peacefully before the residence of the Member (P&V) of the CBEC on 24.05.15
(Sunday) under the ‘31 programme’ requesting her to fulfill our demands as
per the charter enclosed herewith. Such programmes will also be observed before
the residences of the Commissioners/Principal Commissioners/Chief
Commissioners/Principal Chief Commissioners/ADG/DG in the field formations throughout
the country. Under next steps, such programmes will be observed before the
residences of other higher authorities, if our demands are not acceded.
Thanking
you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl:
Charter of demands.
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy
with the request for necessary action to-
1)
The Prime Minister of India, PMO, South Block, New Delhi.
2)
The MOS, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.
3)
The Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
4)
The Secretary, Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi.
5)
The Chairman, CBEC, North Block, New Delhi.
6)
The Member (P&V), CBEC, North Block, New Delhi.
7)
The Joint Secretary (Admn.), CBEC, North Block, New Delhi.
8)
The Chief Commissioner, Central Excise (DZ), New Delhi.
9)
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police Headquarters, New Delhi.
(RAVI MALIK).
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
A. Immediate
holding of DPCs upto the modal year 2015-16 to fill-up all group ‘A’ entry
posts as our officers are regularly retiring without promotion despite of
thousand of promotional posts being in hand.
B. Scheme to improve the career prospects of
Central Excise Superintendents/Inspectors independent of cadre restructuring to
get them attained PB-4 levels by ensuring at least 5 functional promotions.
C. Initial pay
scale equivalent to the Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 to the Superintendent of
Central Excise w.e.f. the date of the grant of the same to the analogous
counterparts of CBI etc. alongwith other perks as being granted to the later
ones, implementation of the CBEC circular issued vide F. No. A-26017/44/94-Ad
II (A) Dt. 08.03.95 regarding arrears of pay and retrospective implementation
of the pay scale revision of the Superintendents of Central Excise at par with
NCB.
D. Next promotion of Central Excise
Superintendent to STS post like other Group ‘B’ Gazetted Officers of Central as
well as State Governments and qualifying services/residency periods in
accordance of DOPT OM No. AB-14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) dt. 24.03.09.
E. Effect wage revision from 01.01.14, ensure 5
years wage revision in future, grant interim relief, merger of 100% of DA and
settle all pre-existing anomalies in r/o CPC.
F. No privatization, no outsourcing
& no contractorisation of government functions and no ban on
recruitment/creating of posts.
G. Scrap PFRDA Act and re-introduce the defined benefit
statutory pension scheme.
H. Revive
the JCM functioning/employee grievance redressal mechanism at all levels as an
effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the employees.
I.
Remove the ceiling on compassionate appointments and bonus.
J.
If it is being planned to distribute the units/assesses between the Central and
State governments on the basis of any ceiling, only the units upto the maximum
turn-over of Rs. 10 lacs may be given to the States under GST.
(RAVI
MALIK).
