CESA MUMBAI: May 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

MESSAGE FROM RAVI MALIK SECRETARY GENERAL AIACEGEO

Subject: CR

From: Ravi Malik <ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com>

Dear friends,

good evening.

It is being listened that CR has been cleared by the Expenditure and sent to CBEC. Now, it is expected that the COS note would be sent by the CBEC very soon. Our Association is already on the job and pursuing the matter.

Love,

Ravi.

Central Excise

Superintendents’ Association, Mumbai

Unit of AIACEGEO

(Recognized under F. No. B-12017/10/206-Ad-IV A dtd. 21-01-2008).

V.A. Kolhatkar, President A.K. Sasmal-General Secretary

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Mumbai I, II, III, V, Thane I, II, Belapur, Raigad, Customs Prev,, Service Tax – I & II Comm’te& L.T.U. Mumbai.

Ref :CESA/24/2013

Dtd :30.05.2013

Shobha L. Chary,

Hon’ble Member (P&V)

CBEC, New Delhi.

Sub: Request for kind intervention to amend Transfer and Posting

Policy and to keep in abeyance the arbitrary ICT and IZT Estt.

Order No. 89/2013 and 90/2013 both dated 17.05.2013 – Reg.

Respected Madam,

Your kind attention is invited to our representations dated 31.03.2013, 20.05.2013 and 22.05.2013, wherein your kind intervention was requested by us in the above matter.

The process for issuance of AGT of the respective Commissionerates of Zone-I, are under way. The representations given to CC, Zone-I, Mumbai, are resting in his office and there is no impact as there is no regular CC is in the office. No decision, examination or consideration on the request of the Associations is taken and the staff is feeling as betrayed by the Administration and getting a feeling that there is no control of BOARD over such kind of activities in the department.

Board has issued ADC/JC`s order on 15/05/2013. However, the rotation order of the ADC/JC’s within Mumbai has not been issued till date as there is no regular CC in Customs as well as Central Excise as they are abroad. Applying the same ethics, the issuance of ICT/IZT of Central Excise officers should have also been kept pending, more so when the request of this Association for amending the Transfer Policy was still under deliberation. What was the necessity, great hurry and interest in issuing the subject Orders? Why the Administration is adopting double standard for us?

Normally, in the meetings held between the Commissioners and the Chief Commissioners, the Commissioners remain silent. Similarly, in the Chief Commissioner`s conference, Chief Commissioner remained silent. That`s why the fate of Mumbai, although collected Revenue to the tune of Rs.90,000 Crores, remains neglected so far as the staff welfare issues or improvement in the infrastructure etc. are concerned. The stress level in the day to day working has been increasing and has reached its peak, due to which many of the Officers are undergoing serious heart problems, some have even succumbed due to cardiac arrest. The working atmosphere is vitiated to such an extent that many officers are opting for even VRS.

Inspite of such events and atmosphere, can the Administration choose to remain a silent spectator by not giving any instructions to keep the said order in abeyance or examining the irregularity or unfairness done in issuing the subject order?

Madam, the days were Golden when the Administration were having a Rule Book, and accordingly the work was carried out, but it is unfortunate that despite the demand of the Association to have a fair policy, the Administration is not taking any positive steps to amend the Transfer Policy and apportionment of staff to LTU, Service Tax, DGST or stoppage of loan posting from Excise to Service Tax, etc. How long the Inspectors and Superintendents will be used like commodity? Officers who have source or means will continue to be in sensitive postings / Commissionerates for ever and officers without such source or means will always be side-lined! There will be no fairness in rotation until a fair Transfer Policy is in place.

In the light of above, you are requested once again to intervene and keep the above said arbitrary orders in abeyance and instruct the Mumbai Administration to formulate / amend the transfer and posting policy, which will be fair and issue the ICT/IZT orders thereafter, otherwise, all will be trapped in the race of unfair practice to get the postings.

Expecting a line of reply from your good-self.

We assure your good self that we will extend our fullest co-operation in this regard.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely

A.K. Sasmal

General Secretary

Copy to:1) Hon’ble Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance, North Block,

New Delhi. For kind information & necessary action.

2) Ms. Sheila Sangwan, Hon’ble Member, CBEC, North Block,

New Delhi. For kind information & necessary action.

3) Chief Commissioner, Central Excise, Mumbai Zone – I.

For kind information & necessary action.

4) Commissioner, Central Excise, Mumbai Zone – I (CCA)

For kind information & necessary action.

5) Secretary General, AIACEGEO, New Delhi.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Central Excise Superintendents’ Association, Mumbai

Unit of AIACEGEO

( Recognized under F. No. B-12017/10/206-Ad-IV A dtd. 21-01-2008 ).

V.A. Kolhatkar, President A.K. Sasmal-General Secretary

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Mumbai I, II, III, V, Thane I, II, Belapur, Raigad, Customs Prev,, Service Tax – I & II Comm’te & L.T.U. Mumbai.

Ref : CESA/22/2013

Dtd : 22.05.2013

Shobha L. Chary,

Hon’ble Member (P&V)

CBEC, New Delhi.

Sub: Request for intervention to amend Transfer & Posting policy and

Keep in abeyance Estt. Order No. 89 &90/2013 dated 17.05.2013

of ICT & IZT of Zone-I, Mumbai – Reg.

Respected Madam,

With reference to the above subject your kind attention is invited the representations of this Association as well as the A.I.A.C.E.G.E.O. The genuine request of the Association and its members is to have a just fair and transparent policy since March 2013, and accordingly the suggestions were given and it was agreed upon in the meeting in April, 2013, with the then Chief Commissioner. However, the Mumbai Zone – I, administration either deliberately or due to lack of time was unable to frame the same. Meanwhile, in April, 2013, CC, Zone-I retired and additional charge was given to CC, Zone-II thereafter, DG Valuation and now, with DGST, Mumbai. No senior officer is available in the office to redress the staff grievances as on date. But the ICT and IZT Orders were issued in undue haste, ignoring the amendment as agreed upon in the meeting by the then Chief Commissioner and the said orders are full of manipulations, having no rationale/norms and criteria. It has even violated the norms of existing policy, also where in Inter Zonal Transfers are to be done only on request and not otherwise.

Madam, the revenue of this Mumbai, Zone-I is around Rs. 75,000 Crores and the administration is transferring and posting the officers to gear up to achieve the target for the year 2013-14. But this is the sordid state of affairs of staff deployment and man management. The said Orders were issued in the absence of regular Chief Commissioner and Commissioner. If the Orders are being issued without any norms, just to favour the handful known officers and cause inconvenience to all then such officers use their source and means to get their transfer and postings, also will work for their own vested interests and the rest will be demoralized and frustrated. Officers may come and go but the Institution remains and no one have any right to damage the Institutions by misusing the position for their own vested interests.

The matter of posting and transfer has now become a black business which has come to light very often the last one when the PS of Minster was arrested and the current one of Railway Ministry, yet we are allowing such things and waiting until it goes beyond control and invite the external agency to peep in. Hence, it is once again requested kindly intervene and instruct to frame an amended policy and stop adhocism prevailing in Service Tax LTU, DGST by squeezing staff only from Zone-I Excise on loan/diversion, instead of framing policy for Service tax, LTU Mumbai as well as DGST.

We assure, to extend our fullest co-operations in this regard. It will not take more than a day if the Administration is sincere and determined to amend the policy and adhere to it accordingly. This will also stop malpractices and curb favoritism and corruption. It is also requested to kindly instruct the Administration of Mumbai to keep the said ICT & IZT orders in abeyance and immediately frame/amend the policy. Government is spending a lot of money to educate our Senior Officers by sending them abroad for training, but the sad reality is that the officers in the field, who are in the fore front in revenue collection, feel demoralized as the Administration do not find any time for staff welfare activities or even in providing basic infrastructure or in framing a fair and transparent policy which will help him discharge his duties more efficiently and keep his morale high.

We hope that you being a fair and strict Administrator will act in accordance with the just and fair aspirations of the Mumbai Officers as surmised above, by giving suitable, time bound directions to the Central Excise Mumbai Zone-I Administration by having a fair policy and at the same time save the department’s image also.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely

A.K. Sasmal

General Secretary

Copy to :

1. Sheila Sangwan (Hon’ble Member), CBEC, New Delhi (Zonal Incharge, Mumbai) for favour of kind information & necessary action.

2. Hon’ble Chief Commissioner, Central Excise, Mumbai, Zone-I for favour of kind information & necessary action.

3. Hon’ble Commissioner, Central Excise, Mumbai-I (Cadre Controlling) for favour of kind information.

4. Secretary General, A.I.A.C.E.G.E.O, Delhi for favour of kind information & necessary action.

CABINET APPROVED CR OF CBDT

The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal for creation of 20,751 additional posts in the Income Tax Department in various cadres that is 1349 additional posts in the IRS cadre and 19,402 additional posts in the non-IRS cadres.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram

This will help the Income Tax Department collect increased revenue and provide better tax payers services. The Income Tax Department will get 20,751 additional hands which will help it increase tax collections by over Rs 25,000 crore a year.
An additional expenditure of Rs 449.71 crore per annum is likely to be incurred on creation of additional posts and upgradation of some existing posts, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
This additional expenditure would be more than compensated by the increased revenue of more than Rs. 25,000 crore per annum proposed to be generated as a result of this exercise, he said.
This means that extra employee would add to extra Rs 1.2 crore the tax kitty, while he will cost extra Rs 2 lakh to the government a year on an average.
The move will also helpe the Income Tax Department provide better tax payers services, the Finance Minister said.
Meanwhile, there is another proposal for a cadre restructuring of Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). This will add 20,000 officers to its existing workforce of 66,808 officers, taking it to 86,808, and this may give additional revenue of about Rs 68,000 crore.
The CBEC’s proposal may take a little longer as it is running behind CBDT proposal in terms of securing some key approvals. The proposal was recently approved by Chidambaram. It will now have to be cleared by the Department of Expenditure and then the Department of Personnel and finally the Cabinet.
So, both the proposals would add to extra over Rs 93,000 crore a year to the government kitty. This means that each employee will add to Rs 2.28 crore a year to the government kitty on an average.
The additional revenue will be over and above the Budget Estimates of Rs 6,68,109 crore for direct taxes and Rs 5,65,002 crore for indirect taxes. However, the entire workforce may not be added within this financial year even if the proposals are cleared soon.
The proposals were stuck for years and junior tax officers often threatened to go on strike for not getting promotion for years. As per government guidelines, cadre review should happen every five years, but the last cadre review of CBDT was in 2001-2002, while it happened a year later in CBEC.
After the last cadre restructuring of CBDT, direct tax collections saw a quantum jump from Rs 70,000 crore in 2001-02, to Rs 1,05,000 crore in 2003-04 and Rs 1,33,000 crore in 2004-05. CBEC too witnessed a jump in its collections from about Rs 1,22,000 crore in 2000-2001 to Rs 1,38,000 crore in 2002-03.
Though a higher number of senior positions would be created at both the boards, the staff expansion is likely to be mostly horizontal in CBDT, while the growth may be primarily vertical is CBEC.
For instance, in CBEC 16 new posts have been proposed at the apex level and these officers would be called Principal Chief Commissioner. Similarly 38 additional posts are proposed in the Higher Administrative Group Plus category which will include Chief Commissioners.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

CR OF CBDT

Union Cabinet is likely to approve the cadre restructuring of income tax department at its meeting scheduled tomorrow which will entail recruitment of around 19,000 tax official across the country in next two years.

CBDT Chairperson Poonam Kishore Saxena,IRS

“The proposal to restructure the income tax department would be placed before the Union Cabinet in its meeting tomorrow for consideration and approval,” a source said. He further said that the proposal includes recruitment of 19,000 tax officials to be deputed across the country in a span of two years.
According to the information available, the restructuring of income tax (IT) department has recently been approved by a group of ministers comprising Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan and Minister of Personnel V Narayanasamy.
The ministerial panel had reportedly, also decided to extend the rank and pay of special secretaries to chief commissioners of bigger IT zones and to heads of various directorates under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
Under the IT department restricting plan, around 800 officials would be recruited through Indian Revenue Service (Group A) route and around 18,000 will be inducted as Group B and Group C officials.
The GoM was of the view that the restructuring would result in quicker tax refunds and detection of high net worth individuals who escape the tax net.
The government plans to collect over Rs 6.68 lakh crore from direct taxes in the current fiscal, up from Rs 5.65 lakh crore in the previous fiscal.

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Address for communication: Secretary General:

Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik

Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290

Vice Presidents: Sampat Rai & Vatan Kamble (Central); Anurag Chaudhary & 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 & Laxmi Lal Singhvi (Central); N. N. Lal & R. K. Solanki (North); G. Srinath & S. Chandrasekar (South); Ashwini Majhi & 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. 117/MACP/13 Dt. 22.05.13

REMINDER

To,

Ms. Shobha L. Chary,

Member (P&V), CBEC,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Undoing of para 8.1 of MACPS instructions.

Madam,

Kindly refer to the following communications of the Association made to the various authorities-

i) Ref. No. 15/10 Dt. 26.02.10,

ii) Ref. No. 50/10 Dt. 08.05.10,

iii) Ref. No. 125/10 Dt. 20.10.10,

iv) Ref. No. 41/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

v) Ref. No. 42/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

vi) Ref. No. 46/11 Dt. 27.04.11,

vii) Ref. No. 56/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

viii) Ref. No. 57/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

ix) Ref. No. 58/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

x) Ref. No. 89/11 Dt. 09.06.11,

xi) Ref. No. 132/11Dt.07.08.11,

xii) Ref. No. 158/11 Dt.07.09.11,

xiii) Ref. No. 165/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xiv) Ref. No. 166/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xv) Ref. No. 167/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xvi) Ref. No. 177/11 Dt.03.10.11,

xvii) Ref. No. 13/12 Dt.26.01.12,

xviii) Ref. No. 25/12 Dt. 17.02.12 etc.

2. It is further submitted with due regards that the Para 8.1 of MACPS instructions stipulates Rs. 5400/- in PB2 and PB3 as separate grade pays which is unlawful because of not having the difference of even a single rupee. This is unable to give any financial benefit to the employees except one increment. The financial benefit is the basic feature of ACPS or MACPS which is lacking, if Rs. 5400/- in PB2 & PB3 are treated as separate grade pays for the purpose of MACPS (Modified ACPS). This seems a simple conspiracy to befool the government employees in the name of granting one extra financial upgradation under MACPS as compared to ACPS.

3. The said para does also not clarify which grade pay of the both is higher in monetary terms. It was also nowhere either recommended by the 6^th CPC or resolved by the government in the notification issued on the basis of the recommendations of 6CPC that the single grade pay of Rs. 5400/- would be counted in PB2 and PB3 as two grade pays for the purpose of MACPS.

4. Anything is always modified for betterment of the stake holders. Nothing is ever modified to make the things worse. In original ACPS, our officers were able to get the grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 after 24 years of service only. In MACPS, they’ll be able to get this grade pay after 30 years or even more of service on account of the un-reasoned classification of a single grade pay of Rs. 5400/- into two grade pays by the authorities without application of any mind with the only intention of befooling the employees. Thus, scheme has been de-modified instead of being modified and thus, Modified ACPS is being proved to be lossful to our officers instead of beneficial as compared to the original ACPS due to the bifurcation of single grade pay of Rs. 5400/- into two without any monetary increase.

5. MACPS has been further de-modified saying that the higher grade pay would be
granted in the hierarchy of grade pays instead of the promotional hierarchy or in the hierarchy of higher grades with actual financial benefit. Single grade pay of Rs. 5400/- has been bifurcated into PB2 and PB3 under MACPS with malafide intention only to defeat the actual purpose of ACPS against the recommendations of the 6^th CPC as well as resolution of the government Dt. 29.08.08. The original ACPS was introduced to compensate the employees financially/monetarily against the lack of promotions on account of stagnation to grant them the pay scale of higher promotional post/s but the original aim & intention to introduce ACPS are missing in MACPS in general and in its para 8.1 in particular.

6. It is also worth to submit that there is an extraordinary jump from PB3 to PB4 in band pay as well as grade pay. Whereas there is no benefit for officers at the time of entering into PB3 from PB2 either in grade pay or band pay. Surely, there is a meagre theoretical difference in band pays between PB2 and PB3 but it is unable to give any benefit to our Superintendents because of the level of minimum band pay under PB3 being already crossed by them very well before the entry into PB3. The grade pays in r/o all pay scales falling under PB2 have been approved strictly @ 40% only of the maximum of corresponding pre-revised scale of pay while the same have been increased @ 49% of the maximum of corresponding pre-revised scale in the case of PB3 & PB4.This is clear, gross & intentional discrimination with a malafide intention under the aim for not granting benefit to the group ‘B’ officers. Under this malafide plan only, a single grade pay of Rs. 5400/- has been bifurcated into two grade pays with no financial difference without any logic to give no benefit to the employees.

7. As per the recommendations of the 6^th CPC on the Modified ACP Scheme accepted by the DOE vide para 4 of Part-A to the resolution No. 1/1/2008-IC Dt. 29.08.08, the grade pay shall change at the time of financial upgradation under Modified ACP Scheme and the grade pay granted at the time of financial upgradation under the scheme will be the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of revised pay bands and grade pays. But the grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 is no way higher than the grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB2.

8. It has been prescribed under para 8.1 of the Annexure to the DOPT O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt(D) Dt. 19.05.09 that the grade pays of Rs. 5400/- in PB2 and PB3 shall be treated as separate grade pays for the purpose of the grant of financial upgradation under the Modified ACP Scheme. Since the grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-2 & PB-3 is same, the above said para 8.1 of the DOPT O.M. is contrary to the Modified ACP Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet and notified by DOE under the resolution Dt. 29.08.08. As per the recommendations of the Modified ACP Scheme approved vide resolution No. 1/1/2008-IC Dt. 29.08.08, our Superintendents already in a grade pay of Rs. 5400/- under the time scale after 4 years of service must be granted the next higher grade pay of Rs. 6600/- at the time of next MACP upgradation.

9. Thus, the notification of the Govt. dt. 29.08.08 issued on the basis of the recommendations of 6CPC very clearly says that the financial upgradations under MACPS would be granted in the higher grade/grade pay. It is nowhere mentioned in the Notification that the upgradations would be granted in the hierarchy of the grade pays and noway in the artificially created grade pays by classifying a single grade pay of Rs. 5400/- into two without any application of mind. This has been done without any justification, reasoning or prudence and is violative of not only the rule of law but is also against the principles of natural justice.

10. In view of the above, it is requested that the above said para 8.1 of MACPS instructions may kindly be withdrawn/undone/deleted and the financial upgradations under the scheme may be granted in the higher grades/grade pays as notified in the above referred notification/resolution dt. 28.08.08.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.

Copy with the request for necessary action to:

1) The DG, HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.

2) The ADG (HRM), HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.

(RAVI MALIK)

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Address for communication: Secretary General:

Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik

Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290

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. 118/MACP/13 Dt. 22.05.13

REMINDER

To,

Sh. Sumit Bose,

The Secretary, Department of Revenue,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Undoing of para 8.1 of MACPS instructions.

Madam,

Kindly refer to the following communications of the Association made to the various authorities-

i) Ref. No. 15/10 Dt. 26.02.10,

ii) Ref. No. 50/10 Dt. 08.05.10,

iii) Ref. No. 125/10 Dt. 20.10.10,

iv) Ref. No. 41/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

v) Ref. No. 42/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

vi) Ref. No. 46/11 Dt. 27.04.11,

vii) Ref. No. 56/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

viii) Ref. No. 57/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

ix) Ref. No. 58/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

x) Ref. No. 89/11 Dt. 09.06.11,

xi) Ref. No. 132/11Dt.07.08.11,

xii) Ref. No. 158/11 Dt.07.09.11,

xiii) Ref. No. 165/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xiv) Ref. No. 166/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xv) Ref. No. 167/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xvi) Ref. No. 177/11 Dt.03.10.11,

xvii) Ref. No. 13/12 Dt.26.01.12,

xviii) Ref. No. 25/12 Dt. 17.02.12 etc.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Address for communication: Secretary General:

Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik

Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290

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. 119/MACP/13 Dt. 22.05.13

REMINDER

To,

Sh. P. K. Mishra,

Secretary, DOPT,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Undoing of para 8.1 of MACPS instructions.

Madam,

Kindly refer to the following communications of the Association made to the various authorities-

i) Ref. No. 15/10 Dt. 26.02.10,

ii) Ref. No. 50/10 Dt. 08.05.10,

iii) Ref. No. 125/10 Dt. 20.10.10,

iv) Ref. No. 41/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

v) Ref. No. 42/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

vi) Ref. No. 46/11 Dt. 27.04.11,

vii) Ref. No. 56/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

viii) Ref. No. 57/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

ix) Ref. No. 58/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

x) Ref. No. 89/11 Dt. 09.06.11,

xi) Ref. No. 132/11Dt.07.08.11,

xii) Ref. No. 158/11 Dt.07.09.11,

xiii) Ref. No. 165/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xiv) Ref. No. 166/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xv) Ref. No. 167/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xvi) Ref. No. 177/11 Dt.03.10.11,

xvii) Ref. No. 13/12 Dt.26.01.12,

xviii) Ref. No. 25/12 Dt. 17.02.12 etc.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Address for communication: Secretary General:

Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik

Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290

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. 120/MACP/13 Dt. 22.05.13

REMINDER

To,

Ms. Praveen Mahajan,

The Chairperson, CBEC,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Undoing of para 8.1 of MACPS instructions.

Madam,

Kindly refer to the following communications of the Association made to the various authorities-

i) Ref. No. 15/10 Dt. 26.02.10,

ii) Ref. No. 50/10 Dt. 08.05.10,

iii) Ref. No. 125/10 Dt. 20.10.10,

iv) Ref. No. 41/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

v) Ref. No. 42/11 Dt. 20.04.11,

vi) Ref. No. 46/11 Dt. 27.04.11,

vii) Ref. No. 56/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

viii) Ref. No. 57/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

ix) Ref. No. 58/11 Dt. 06.05.11,

x) Ref. No. 89/11 Dt. 09.06.11,

xi) Ref. No. 132/11Dt.07.08.11,

xii) Ref. No. 158/11 Dt.07.09.11,

xiii) Ref. No. 165/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xiv) Ref. No. 166/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xv) Ref. No. 167/11 Dt.14.09.11,

xvi) Ref. No. 177/11 Dt.03.10.11,

xvii) Ref. No. 13/12 Dt.26.01.12,

xviii) Ref. No. 25/12 Dt. 17.02.12 etc.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Address for communication: Secretary General:

Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik

Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290

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. 121/M/13 Dt. 22.05.13

To,

Ms. Shobha L. Chary,

Member (P&V), CBEC,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Use of extended panel to grant promotions.

Madam,

Kindly refer to the minutes drawn against point No. 28 of the meeting held with your goodself on 31.01.13 vide No.C.30013/6/2012-Ad.IV.A. Dt. 15.02.13 of CBEC.

2. It is submitted with due regards that the decision on this point has also unfortunately been deviated to dilute the issue as usual. The point was agreed during the course of discussions of the meeting of 15.03.12. You were also pleased to assure the Association of doing the needful in the matter in the meeting of 02.11.12. You were also pleased to assure the Association in 31.01.13 meeting about the necessary action.

3. Extended panel is to be used in the following cases-

i) Regularisation of the post-1979 promotions from group ‘B’ to group ‘A’ based on the earlier judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court because the implementation of the judgement is incomplete for the want of the use of the extended panel.

ii) Regularisation of the post-1996 ad hoc promotions from group ‘B’ to group ‘A’ as per new RR’s based on the current (dt. 03.08.11 in CWP No. 365/10) judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

iii) DPC conducted in the month of June, 12 for the promotions from group ‘B’ to group ‘A’.

iv) Future DPC’s for promotion to the post of Asstt. Commissioner, which are already far behind the schedule.

4. The Association was assured about conducting of the supplementary DPC in this regard during the meeting of 02.11.12 which is still awaited. Contrary to the assurance given in the meeting, it has only been mentioned in the minutes as formality that the work of regularization is being done at high priority and all court judgements and govt. instructions are being honoured in this process. In regard of the minutes, it is submitted that the extended panel is not to be used only in the ongoing regularisation but it is also to be used in earlier post-1979 regularisation, June-12 DPC and future DPC’s.

5. In view of the above, it is requested that the immediate steps may kindly be taken to implement the provisions of extended panel in accordance of para 3 above.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.

Copy with the request for necessary action to:

1) The DG, HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.

2) The ADG (HRM), HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.

(RAVI MALIK)

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Address for communication: Secretary General:

Lokanath Mishra 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.) Ravi Malik

Mob. 09437314941 mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com Mob. 09868816290

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. 122/M/13 Dt. 22.05.13

REMINDER

To,

Ms. Shobha L. Chary,

Member (P&V), CBEC,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Out of Zone transfer of Association functionaries.

Madam,

Kindly refer to the minutes drawn against point No. 23 of the meeting held with your goodself on 31.01.13 vide No.C.30013/6/2012-Ad.IV.A. Dt. 15.02.13 of CBEC.

2. It is submitted with due regards that the decision on this point is still pending. The main office bearers of the zonal units of the Association are already being transferred not only to outstations but also out of zones.

3. The General Secretary of Tirunelvali Zone has been transferred to Madurai Zone where the Association already has another officer as General Secretary of Madurai Zone independent of Tirunelvali Zone. The President of Vapi/Daman Zone has been transferred to Surat Zone where the Association already has another officer as President of Surat Zone independent of Vapi/Daman Zone. Like it, the General Secretary of Bangalore has been transferred to Mysore Zone out of headquarters office. Same is the problem at Chandigarh, Kanpur, Allahabad etc.

4. By transferring the office bearers out of zone to the jurisdictional area of other zone or out of headquarters office, the staff welfare activities of the Association as well as the employee grievances redressal mechanism will be hampered completely due to no linkage of Association functionaries with the administration of concerned zone & staffside both. We (CBEC) are unable to keep our office bearers in concerned zones or at concerned headquarters while the office bearers are being kept even in concerned buildings of the same city by CSS.

5. In view of the above, it is requested that the office bearers may kindly not be transferred out of concerned zone and at least 3 office bearers (including President and General Secretary) as per the request of the Association may kindly be retained at the headquarters office in consonance of the letters No. 2/7/88-CS(IV) dt. 19.08.08 and No. 9/34/87-JCA dt. 08.03.88 both of DOPT in case of CSS. An IMMEDIATE action is very highly requested for the sake of the revival of employee grievances redressal mechanism.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(RAVI MALIK),

Secretary General.