Relating
to observance of agitation on 26.09.12 ,the detailed facts have been
reproduced below for your information, basing on the following
information you please prepared one press note and circulate to press
for publication
Sub- Observance of one day hunger strike by employees of Central Excise and Customs department on 26.09.12.
While submitting its 52nd report on 20.04.2012, the Parliament standing
committee on finance had interalia observed that “in CBEC the majority
of Direct recruits Inspectors of Central Excise and Preventive officers
(almost 98%) get only one functional promotion during average service
span of 35 years. Main reason for such acute stagnation is the ratio
(1:15) between the strength of Assistant Commissioner (Gr.A) level. In
other departments of GOI the said ratio varies from 1:2 to 1:4.The
Committee express their concern over the pathetic situation of man power
shortage and desire both CBDT and CBEC to hasten formulation of a
policy in this regard while giving interim relief to stagnating cadres.
According to the Ministry, the Cadre restructuring proposal of both the
Departments is under consideration of the Department of Personnel &
Training. Since shortage of staff is the main reason for shortfalls in
the performance of both the Departments, the Committee desires the
Government to pursue the matter of cadre restructuring with the DOPT in a
time-bound manner”.
But the Cadre Restructuring proposal of Central
Board of Excise and Customs was submitted to DOPT by CBEC since long
and after making drastic cut on the same, DOPT has forwarded it to the
Cadre Review Committee. The proposal is still pending with such
committee and waiting for final approval. Due to non creation of
promotional posts ,the officers of Central Excise and Customs Department
in general , Superintendents of Central Excise in particular are forced
to retire in every month without further promotion after getting only
single promotion in their career of 35-40 years. The drastic cuts have
been made to the proposed posts at DOPT level in complete disregard to
the minimum bare functional requirement and in contradictory to their
own instruction relating to Cadre Restructuring. ..The AC/DC posts have
been reduced from 4896 to 3600despite of the approval by the
Expenditure. DOPT has sanctioned even the reduced posts at AC/DC level
temporarily only for five years. DOPT has also stated that the
additional posts at AC/ DC level would be released in staggered manner
and only 50% vacancies would go to the promotee officers as per RR’s.
These posts of AC/DC have even been bi-furcated by the DOPT despite of
the fact that an AC has to become DC after 4 years of service in
time-bound manner. It is also well pertinent to submit that the above
mentioned 4896 posts of AC/DC were proposed keeping in view the
functional requirement only of 2010-11 which now has increased at least
by 80% due to the increased work-load on account of the introduction of
negative list of services in Service Tax, opening of new Seaports, ICDs,
Airports, major expansion of existing formations including Seaports,
LCSs etc... It is not known when this Cadre restructuring proposal will
be approved by Union Cabinet. Due to such delay in approval of Cadre
Restructuring , necessary protest has been lodged by All India
Association of Central excise Gazetted Executive Officers before the
Union Finance Minister and Secretary DOPT, but till date no action has
been initiated by them for early approval of CR. There fore it has been
decided by the Association to observe one day hunger strike on 26.09.12
by all its members through out the country. The notice for agitation has
been served to the Finance Minister and the copy is reproduced below:
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Address for communication: Secretary General:
Lokanath Mishra240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.)Ravi Malik
Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.comMob. 09868816290
Vice Presidents: SampatRai&VatanKamble(Central);AnuragChaudhary&
Ravi Joshi(North); A. Ravinder Singh &Rajan G. George(South); A. S.
Roy &Shubhrangshu Deb(East); P. D. Nimhan& S. K. Jha(West)
Joint Secretaries: Anand Kishore &LaxmiLalSinghvi(Central); N. N.
Lal& R. K. Solanki(North); G. Srinath& S.
Chandrasekar(South);AshwiniMajhi& V. N. Jha(East); G. K. Jhala& M. K. Misra(West)
Office Secretary: C.S.Sharma (Mob. 09313885411) Treasurer: N.R.Manda (Mob. 09871483585)
(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. 26/A/12 Dt. 05.09.12
To,
Sh. P. Chidambaram,
The Hon’bleFinance Minister,
Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Sub: Notice for agitation on 26.09.12.
Sir,
It is submitted with due regards that our members are retiring after
getting only one promotion in their service career on account of decades
long acute stagnation. They are deprived of appropriate pay scale/pay
band & grade pay. They are facing the worst career prospects and
working conditions. The employee grievance redressal mechanism has
totally been failed as the administration has no time to see the staff
side. The members are forced to work under the extreme juniors of
Customs belonging to the same cadre. The cadre restructuring is pending
with the government for last 5 years.
2. In view the above; the
Association is forced to decide that our members would observe fasting,
wear black badges and have lunch hour demonstration on
26.09.12throughout the country in a peaceful manner without hampering
the official work ,if our demands are not taken care of immediately.
3. The charter of the demands is enclosed herewith.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl: Charter of demands.
(RAVI MALIK),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to-
1) The MOS, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.
2) The Secretary, Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi.
3) The Chairperson, CBEC, North Block, New Delhi.
(RAVI MALIK).
Charter of demands
1. Immediate implementation of the cadre restructuring without any cut as already approved by the Expenditure.
2. Parity with other counterparts either in the cadre restructuring or independent of it to retire our officers in PB-4.
3. Immediate fulfillment of the commitments made during the
presentation on cadre restructuring proposal on 18.01.11 in consonance
of the submissions made by the Association vide its Ref. No. 13/11 Dt.
27.01.11.
4. At least four functional promotions in the service career.
5. Immediate implementation of the Supreme Court verdict
dt.03.08.11/30.03.12 abiding all the ad hoc promotions with new
recruitment rules.
6. Time-scale in PB3 & direct promotion of Superintendent to senior group ‘A’.
7. Initial grade pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB3 w.e.f. the date of the grant
of this grade pay/equivalent pay scale to the other analogous
counterparts of IB, CBI etc.
8. At least a grade pay of Rs. 6,600-/
& 7,600/- on IInd&IIIrd MACPupgradation without offsetting with
time scale on the lines of MACPS adopted by the Uttar Pradesh
government or even on better lines.
9. Finalisation of in-situ promotion scheme under consultation of the Association.
10. Counting of regular service in consonance of the letter F. No. A/60/13/RTI/2006-Ad.IIIB Dt. 26.05.11 of CBEC.
11. Parity between the officers of headquarters organisations and field
offices as recommended by the 6th CPC in chapter 3.1 of its report.
12. Holding of regular minuted meetings under employee grievances redressal mechanism.
The JAC has also served notice for agitation on 26.09.12 , by all
employees of Central Excise and Customs Department . The copy of such
notice is re produced below:
JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE IN
CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
15/1, Strand Road, Customs House, Kolkata-700 001.
(Kolkata Customs Gr.’C’ Officers Union Room)
...
To,
Sri Sumit Bose,
Secretary (Revenue), Ministry of Finance,
Government of India, North Block, New Delhi.
Sir,
Sub: serving of notice on the agitation programme slated to be held on 26th of September 2012
Joint Action committee in CBEC is a platform consisting of All Group
‘B’ (Gazetted & non-gazetted) & Group ‘C’ officers under CBEC
representing more than 60,000 employees in the Department of Revenue.
You are aware of the fact that being perturbed with the sheer negligence
percolated by the different formations of Government of India inclusive
of C.B.E.C the different Associations under CBEC compelled to go for
one day Dharna at Parliament Street near Jantar Mantar on 27th July
2012.
To our utter dismay, even after the Dharna programme at
Parliament Street, CBEC had not felt it necessary to have a discussion
with the constituent organisations of Joint Action committee under CBEC
till date.
Hence, Joint action committee in CBEC met in
Bhubaneswar, Orissa on 23rd August, 2012 and decided that if CBEC is not
willing to meet the leadership of Joint Action Committee within this
period of time then the employees would go for one day mass fasting
along with wearing of Black badges on 26th of September 2012.
We are attaching herewith our charter once again for your ready reference.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully
Ashis Chakraborty Kousik Roy
09830163139 09831007827
Joint Convenor
Copy forwarded to :
Mrs. Praveen Mahajan, Chairperson, Central Board of Excise & Customs,
North Block, New Delhi.
Ashis Chakraborty Kousik Roy
09830163139 09831007827
CHARTER OF DEMAND
1. Furnishing the Federations with documentary evidence of the Board’s
proposals on the demands submitted by Federations on 25.01.2011 to the
D.O.P &T,New Delhi and ensuring of obtaining Federations views and
comments on the D.O.P&T’s decision on Board’s Proposal. Inclusion of
all isolated cadres like Telecommunication wing, Marine wing and
Chemical staffs whose restructuring is pending in the ongoing
Restructuring of Cadres.
2. A committee may be constituted with the
representatives from the each Recognized Federations/Associations and
the officials from the CBEC to finalise the ensuing Restructuring of the
cadre of CBEC as done in CBDT.
3. No reduction/abolition of posts
in any of the grade belonging to Group ‘C’(non-ministerial), Group
‘C’(Ministerial) & Group ‘B’(Gazetted & Non-Gazetted) &
Group ‘A’ officers as proposed by the CBEC initially and taking into
account the submissions made by different Associations consequent to the
meeting held with the CBEC officials on 18.01.2011.
4. Ensure at least 04(four) functional promotions in the service life across the cadre.
5. One time relaxation for regularization of the daily wagers/casual labours through the on going cadre restructuring.
6. The vacancies that would crop up out of the cadre restructuring
exercise should be first filled up by giving appointment to all the
pending Compassionate cases as one time measure, disregarding the cap of
5% of the Direct Recruit vacancies as provided in the relevant
instructions.
7. Prompt and adequate consideration and redressal of
the proposals submitted by the respective Federations/Associations in
respect of ongoing restructuring of cadres of the CBEC.
8.
Redefining of roles of employees in keeping with the procedural changes
and deployment in an appropriate manner to all categories of Officers
after proper training.
9. Restructuring of the cadres in consonance with the recommendation of the 6th CPC in Chapter 3.1.
. Four functional promotions should be ensured for executive officers.
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