ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL
EXCISE
GAZETTED
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Patron
Chief Patron
Patron
A.
Venkatesh
Ravi Malik
C. S. Sharma
Mob. 7780255361 Mob. 9868816290 Mob.
9313885411
President:
Address for communication: Secretary
General:
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Vice Presidents: B L Meena, K V
Sriniwas (Central) Chinmoy Ghosh,
Rajashish Dutta (East) Ashish Vajpayee, Amadul Islam (North) B Utkarsh Kumar
Sharma, M Jegannathan (South) Sanjeev Sahai, U D Meena (West) Joint
Secretaries: S P Pandey, T A Manojuman (Central) Apurba Roy, Siddharth
Tewari (East) A K Meena, S K Shrimali (West) Anand Narayan, Prabhakar Sharma
(North) H Sadanand, M Nagaraju (South); All India Coordinator: B L Meena
Office Secretary: B C Gupta Treasuer: Manoj Kumar Organising
Secretary: Soumen Bhattachariya
Liaisoning Secretary: Bhoopendra
Singh North Zone Coordinator: C. P.
Verma
(Recognised by G.O.I., Min. of Fin. vide
letter F.No. B. 12017/10/2006-Ad.IV A Dt.21.01.08)
Office address: 206, B wing, CGO Complex
II, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad
Ref. No. 156/AIB/L/21 Dt. 21.10.21
To,
The
Secretary,
DOPT,
North Block,
New
Delhi.
Sub:
Proposal for Cadre Restructuring-2019 of CBIC.
Sir,
Kindly
refer to the Ref. No. 121/AIB/C/21 Dt. 11.08.21 of the Association.
2. It is submitted with due regards that the
cadre restructuring proposal of CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Tax and
Customs) is already with the DOPT. In the separate service (IRS Branch B)
proposed for our officers, the number of posts are very little and are required
to be enhanced at each level in the proportion of the cadre strength of our
officers. This can be done by optimizing the existing posts of Commissioner
and abolishing the posts above the level of Commissioner as there is no
functional requirement of these posts in GST.
3. Under GST (Goods and Services Tax), only
one Commissioner is working in the state governments having no post
above this level. So, the posts of
Commissioner in Central GST are required to be minimized on the pattern of State
GST. Further, these posts are required to be distributed in the proportion of the
respective cadre strength between DR IRS officers and promotee officers. It is
also worth to mention that only 12 posts (merely 0.02% of our cadre strength) of Commissioner have been proposed for promotee officers for more than
53000 cadre strength of Group B officers and 3193 promotee Asstt. Commissioners
whereas 350 posts (more than
56% of cadre strength of DR Asstt. Commissioners) of Commissioner have been proposed for 624
DR Asstt. Commissioners.
4. As far as the
posts above the level of Commissioner are concerned, there exists no such
post under state GST. So, all of such posts under Central GST are required to be abolished
having no functional justification under GST. They
proposed 168 such posts (more
than 26% of cadre strength of DR Asstt. Commissioners) above the level
of Commissioner for 624 cadre strength of DR Asstt. Commissioners
whereas no post (0%) has
been proposed at this level for
3193 promotee Asstt. Commissioners and more
than 53000 cadre strength of Group B officers.
5. The injustice done to the
promotee officers is further clear from the fact that CBIC have proposed the
post of Deputy Commissioner more in number (677) (more than 108% of cadre strength of DR Asstt.
Commissioners) than even the sanctioned strength for the
direct recruit Asstt. Commissioners (624) whereas only 435 posts (0.77%)
of Deputy Commissioner have been proposed for 3193 promotee Asstt.
Commissioners and more than 53000 cadre
strength of Group B officers.
6.
Not only it, the CBIC has also merged the posts at the level of Joint
Commissioner and Additional Commissioner to grant Non Functional Grade to
direct recruit Asstt. Commissioners on Ist day of 14th year of
service calculated from the year following the year of examination whereas they
not only differentiated the posts at these levels for promotee officers but
also proposed meager number of posts for promotee officers to deprive them from
promotions as well as Non Functional Grade. The posts at these levels should
also be merged for our promotee officers. It is also worth to mention that CBIC
have proposed 1163 posts (more than 186%) of Joint Commissioner
and Additional Commissioner for 624
cadre strength of DR Asstt. Commissioners whereas only 134 posts (less than 0.24%) have been proposed for 3193 promotee
Asstt. Commissioners and more than
53000 cadre strength of Group B officers. Thus, the number of the posts
in IRS Branch B have been proposed neither in the desired number nor in the
desired proportion.
7. The posts at Inspector
level have been trifurcated by the CBIC without any valid reason which they
have now proposed to be merged with prospective effect. This prospective
merger is placing the officers recruited as Central Excise Inspector in worst
position. So, this merger is required to be implemented from the retrospective
effect, i.e., from the date of trifurcation to bring the officers of same year
of all of three categories of Inspector to same level of promotion.
8. On the point of enhancing the
number of posts in IRS Branch B meant for our officers, CBIC may pretend that
the eligible number of officers would not be available to get promotions
against the enhanced posts. If they pretend so, it will never be true because our
officers appointed as Inspector are very well eligible to become Commissioner
within 20 years of service as per the DOPT guidelines issued vide OM No.
AB-14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) dt. 24.03.09. As per the residency period prescribed
in this OM, our officers recruited as Inspector should also be placed in the
grade of Addl. Commissioner on Ist day of 17th year of service calculated
from the year following the year of examination because DR IRS officers are
also being placed in the grade of Addl. Commissioner on Ist day of 14th
year.
9. If even now it is
thought that the eligible officers would not be available to be promoted
against the enhanced number of posts in IRS Branch B, our officers may also be
promoted after seeking relaxation from the DOPT as is being done in the
case of DR IRS officers regularly.
10. It is also worth to
mention that the separate service namely IRS Branch B has been proposed to
mitigate the chronic and acute stagnation being faced by the officers being
recruited as Inspector. Despite of it, this service has not been proposed from
the level of Inspector. So, this service should kindly be started from the
level of Inspector on the lines of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) which
is started from the level of Assistant, the analogous counterpart of our
Inspector.
11. It is also worth to
mention that the time scale/NFU/NFG was granted in the pay scale of Rs.
8000-13500/- after 4 years of regular service to the Section Officers of CSS in
their cadre restructuring in 2003. Now, they including other Group B officers are
getting it in Level 10 (GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3) whereas it has been granted to
our officers in GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB2. So, it is requested that the time
scale/NFU/NFG to our officers under the pay scale of Superintendent may also
kindly be granted in GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 (Level 10).
12. As far as the state
GST is concerned, the counterparts of our Superintendents have been placed in
the pay scale equivalent to Level-10 whereas our Superintendents have been
placed merely in the pay scale equivalent to Level-8. Functional requirement
and procedure under State GST and Central GST being the same, this disparity
in pay scales is required to be removed from the date since when the
counterparts of our Superintendents were placed in the pay scale equivalent to
Level-10 or above in State GST. Some examples about State GST officers are
placed as below-
(A) In Govt. of West
Bengal, the Asstt. Commissioners (erstwhile Commercial Tax Officers, the
counterparts of the CGST Superintendents) are getting the pay scale equivalent
to the grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3. The Deputy Commissioners (the
counterparts of the CGST Asstt. Commissioner) and Joint Commissioners (the
counterparts of the CGST Deputy Commissioner) are getting the pay scale
equivalent to the grade Pay of Rs. 6600/- and 7600/- and so on.
(B)
In Govt. of Tamilnadu also, the Asstt. Commissioners (erstwhile Commercial Tax
Officers, the counterparts of the CGST Superintendents) are getting the pay
scale equivalent to the grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3. The Deputy
Commissioners (the counterparts of the CGST Asstt. Commissioner), Joint
Commissioners (the counterparts of the CGST Deputy Commissioner) and Additional
Commissioner (the counterparts of the CGST Joint Commissioner) are getting the
pay scale equivalent to the grade Pay of Rs. 6600/-, 7600/-, 8700/- and so on.
(C)
In Govt. of Rajasthan, the Asstt. Commissioners (erstwhile Commercial Tax
Officers, the counterparts of the CGST Superintendents) are getting the pay
scale equivalent to the grade Pay of Rs. 6000/- and 6600/- in PB3 (even more
than 5400/- in PB3). The Deputy Commissioners (the counterparts of the CGST
Asstt. Commissioner), and Additional Commissioner (the counterparts of the CGST
Joint Commissioner) are getting the pay scale equivalent to the grade Pay of
Rs. 7600/- and 8700/- and so on.
(D)
In Govt. of Chhattisgarh, the Asstt. Commissioners (erstwhile Commercial Tax
Officers, the counterparts of the CGST Superintendents) are getting the pay
scale equivalent to the grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 and so on.
12.1 Documentary
evidences regarding pay scale of above mentioned State GST officers in the
above named states are enclosed for your kind reference. It is also worth
to mention that there also exist the provisions of cross empowerment between
Central GST and State GST.
13. Not only it, the posts
under State GST have been upgraded/redesignated by one step at each level. Accordingly,
our Superintendents are required to be upgraded/redesignted as Asstt.
Commissioner and their pay scale is also to be enhanced to bring them at par
with the counterparts of State GST to save them from the humiliation and insult
being faced in public. The post of Asstt. Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner,
Joint Commissioner and Additional Commissioner are also be
upgraded/redesignated as Deputy Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Additional
Commissioner and Special Commissioner respectively on the lines of State GST to
bring parity with State GST counterparts keeping in view that the GST Act
is same and there also exist the provisions of cross empowerment between
Central GST and State GST.
13.1 The documentary evidences (Gazette
Notifications) regarding new designations/upgradation in State GST are enclosed
for your kind reference for the following states-
(A) Govt.
of Andhra Pradesh.
(B) Govt.
of Rajasthan.
(C) Govt.
of Mahrashtra.
(D)
Govt. of Chhattisgarh.
(E)
Govt. of West Bengal.
(F)
Govt. of Kerala.
(G)
Govt. of Madhya Pradesh.
(H)
Govt. of Tamilnadu.
(I)
Govt. of Telangana.
(J)
Govt. of Assam.
(K) Govt. of Andaman and Nicobar. Here, the
Superintendent has been designated as Asstt. Commissioner and Asstt.
Commissioner has been upgraded by two ranks as Joint Commissioner.
14. In view of the above,
it is requested to kindly consider all of the above submissions and-
(i) Start separate service
namely IRS Branch B from the level of Inspector on the pattern of CSS where
service starts from the level of Assistant, counterpart of our Inspector.
(ii) Enhance number of
posts at each level in IRS Branch B in proportion of cadre strength of our
officers.
(iii) Make ratio for
promotions identical for direct Group A service and Branch B service. Number of
promotional posts and feeder posts should be in the same proportion at each
level in both services.
(iv) Not bifurcate the
number of the posts of Joint Commissioner and Addl. Commissioner in IRS Branch
B and to promote our Inspector to the post of Addl. Commissioner on Ist January
of seventeenth year of service.
(v) Merge three Group B Executive
streams with retrospective effect to bring the officers of same year of all of
three categories of Inspector to same level of promotion.
(vi)
Abolish extra posts of Commissioner and all posts above the level of
Commissioner.
(vii) Grant time scale/NFU/NFG
to our officers also in GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 (Level 10).
(viii) Place
Superintendents of Central GST in the pay scale equivalent to Level-10 from the
date since when their counterparts namely CTOs/STOs (upgraded as Asstt.
Commissioner) in State GST were placed in the said scale.
(ix) Remove disparity in
pay scales between State GST and Central GST.
(x) Upgrade/redesignate
the posts in Central GST at par with the State GST.
15. If understood necessary,
it is also requested to kindly give an appointment as per your kind convenience
to the Association to enable it to make submissions in person.
Thanking you,
Yours
sincerely,
Encls: As above.
(HARPAL SINGH),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for
necessary action to:
1.
The Cabinet Secretary,
President House, New Delhi.
2.
The Hon’ble Prime
Minister of India, South Block, New Delhi.
