" IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF AIACEGEO. THIS IS THE ONLY ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY . President Mr.T.Dass and SG Mr. Harpal Singh.

Thursday, 5 November 2015

CENTRAL EXCISE FRATERNITY  SALUTES PIONEER SHRI LOKANATH MISHRA

Shri Lokanth Mishra  joined the department as Direct Recruit Inspector of Central Excise,  in Bhubaneswar Central Excise Zone on 15.12.77. He hails from a small village in Odisha. He got promotion to the post of Superintendent on 15.12.95.  Promoted to the post of Asst. Commissioner on 22.10.2014. His date of birth is 28.11.55 and his qualification is MA, LLB. He started his Association activities as General Secretary of  Inspectors Association of Bhubaneswar  during 94-95. He was General Secretary of Bhubaneswar  Unit of AIACEGEO for 6th times during 1998 to 2011(except 2003 to 2005). He is having the longest experiences in AIB. He was continuously holding the post of either Vice President or Joint Secretary  of AIACEGEO since 2002 to 2012. He was President of AIACEGEO  during  2012 to 2014. He was the  Secretary General of Indian Revenue Service( Indirect Taxes )  Officers' Association w.e.f 01.11.2014 to 31.10.15. At present he is Secretary General of CBEC Employees' Welfare Association & Convener of JAC of CBEC.  No office bearer, present or past, reached his ability/calibre to deliver results to the cadres.He worked in all the three Associations. He was instrumental in preparing the memorandum  of Association for  V to VII CPC. For preparation of Memorandum for submission before VII CPC, he personally visited London School of Economics and collected several data and prepared the memorandum on the basis of such data.  
He was instrumental in the hike of pay w.e.f 21.04.2004, creation of more numbers of Gr-A posts during 2006 and Cadre Restructuring of 2013 and conducting of DPC during October,2014 for en mass promotions to the post of Asst. Commissioner.  He always fought for the cadres and its officers, sacrificing his personal comforts, family life and career.  For the senior officers, he was an eye-sore, but for the cadres, he was always a saviour.
His sense and style of representation was so methodical, effective & marvellous, that the Administration was always on the back foot. He brought dignity to the cadre and gave strength to raise the voice against injustice without compromising dignity & interests of Revenue. Wherever he was posted, he left his footprints and his presence was felt.
Shri Lokanath Mishra had created the IRS(Indirect Taxes) Officers Association on 01.11.2014 at Daman and he was the first Secretary General of such Association. He was also  instrumental for revival of JAC of all Associations/ Federations of CBEC and  due to his initiation a meeting of all Associations was held at Kolkata during June 2015 and he was elected at Convener.
Shri Lokanath Mishra will  retire from service  on 30-November-2015 as Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise , after putting in around 38 years of service.
The entire Central Excise and Customs fraternity will miss him and the entire fraternity , salute the pioneer of  Association movement and  for his selfless services, support and the capacity to lead from the front.
In the recent general body meeting of IRS(Indirect Taxes) Officers' Association  held  at Bangalore on 31.10.15 and 01.11.15, Shri Lokanath Mishra was felicitated by all delegates. On 05.11.15 in course of Audit MCM, the Commissioner and entire staffs of Bhubaneswar Audit Commissionerate also felicitated him.   
Recently he has also created a welfare Association of staffs and retired officials of CBEC at Delhi to raise demand for one rank one pension for executive officers of CBEC.