Dear Members,
The
delegation of CESA Mumbai made several visits to Delhi and succeeded to meet ADG(HRD),
DG(HRD), Member (P & V) and Chairman of other committees and Chairperson, CBEC
and MOS(Revenue). The various issues were taken up with them. Association
convinced the authority on the issues and requested to redress the same before
implementation of CR. The most pressing and affecting to all of us was
rectification of both the All India seniority lists which is agreed to by the
Board, Increase the number of Commissionerates in the re-organisation of
Commissionerates on the basis of data and growth as on-date, Funds for
infrastructure, parity within Central Excise, etc…
The
delegation was large in number from different federating units.
The
website of CENGO INDIA run by AIACEGEO posting news items to suiting their
interest and those who are raising any voice of decent, and howsoever may be
correct but they are being criticized just to malign so that there will not be
any hurdles in their freeway.
CESA,
Mumbai also succeeded to convince and to pass a resolution by the Inspector
Federation by having All India seniority list and removal of regional disparity
in their meeting held at Mumbai.
CESA,
Mumbai succeeded to have adequate number of Commissionerates in Mumbai Zones
and funds for infrastructure at the initiative of our Mumbai Unit and move by
the Board to rectify the seniority list was not digested by many.
Further, in response to CESA mail and President’s instructions, the schedule of
Satyagrah deferred and now they are using their blogs to criticize the office
bearers of CESA Mumbai but are unable to give any clarifications. The
issue raised by us in our mail to the President, AIACEGEO and the details
are reproduced below for your information.
Look before you leap/Hop or
Hope/Hop or Hope-II
Mail
dated 04/03/2014
Mail dtd 06.03.2014 Mail dtd 06.03.2014
From CESA,
Mumbai to President, A.I.A.C.E.G.E.O.
Dear Loknathji,
I
constrained myself by writing mails because the Association activity is limited
to the blogs nowadays but am unable to control the message placed in the Cengo India site dated 02.03.2014 which
reads as:
“Despite our repeated appeals, not a single
legitimate demand of our Association has been settled by Central Board of
Excise and Customs till date hence the
members of our Association are in deep anguish and totally disappointment over
such attitude of CBEC. It is very unfortunate that, the CBEC does not call
the leaders of recognized service Associations since long for discussions and
negotiations for settlement of grievance points”.
Agitations
one after another in a different model are adopted and the CBEC is taking the
agitations lightly because of the existence of the Cadre which remains only in
the blogs and not physically on ground. One agitation was called before
AEC at Secunderabad and followed with another one on Excise day. Have you taken
the stock of your ten thousand Cadres and around thirty Federating Units as to
how many have participated and taken your call seriously. You are only
promoting false certifications of mass protests which is well known to the
Administration through the said blogs. Now, again another mode of agitation
like sathyagrah –
i) Before the residence of the
Member (P&V) of CBEC on 09.03.14.
ii) Before the residence of the
Chairperson of CBEC on16.03.14.
iii) Before the residence of the
Revenue Secretary on 22.03.14.
The above programmes will be
observed by the Delhi Central Excise Zone officers only. At the other Central
Excise Zones, the officers will gather before the residence of respective
Commissioner/Chief Commissioner
My members are asking who approves such type of Satyagrah?
Sir,
in respect of the first two phases of agitation no stock has been taken and now
the ensuing three agitations, i.e., on 09.03.2014, 16.03.2014 and 22.03.2014.
It apprehends in the minds of my officers that in the name of All India Body,
the local unit is promoting regional cause or creating an impression for
achieving their regional benefits. Otherwise, such type of agitations only
by the Delhi Central Excise zone officers should not have been mentioned.What
is the hidden agenda?.
Further,
it is learnt that an appointment has been asked with Chairperson by All India
Body last week, is it not as hypocrisy or a childish act to issue notice of
agitation without ground reality or moving All India Office Bearers to all over
the Country to gear up the Cadre for the cause. It is because of this
approach, since 5.12.2013 neither All India Office Bearers has been called for
any dialogue or discussion nor the All India Office Bearers approached the
Authority for resolving any issue whether it is holding of DPC of existing
vacant posts or implementation of Supreme Court Order or Change of ratio or
allocating temporary 2118 posts exclusively for stagnated feeder Cadre /
reorganization of the Commissionerates/zones and smooth implementation of Cadre
restructuring etc., The earlier Chairperson and Member P&V have gone
and in their place new Chairperson and Member P&V have come. Can we expect
that they will act or sympathize or find out a modality to resolve our issues
by going through our blogs or the lengthy representations, which speaks less on
the core issues and confuses more.
CESA,
Mumbai appealed to act like a prudent Office Bearer. If anything is lacking to
make the Cadre stronger we should not hesitate to take assistance from any
feeder Cadre or inspector Cadre or any other Cadre of Central Government
employees. The Cadre shrinks or expands
in proportion to one’s courage i.e., the leader who leads the Cadre. Do
not make the Cadre a laughing stock and mockery of such type of agitations in
the namesake, which yield nothing except a time pass topic of discussion in the
lunch hour.
Are
you attending today’s meeting with Chairperson? who are other delegates /
representatives with you?. Please restrain from issuing such type of agitation
notices for namesake and holding the Cadre to Ransom!!!!!!!
With Regards.
Yours
A.K.
SASMAL
CESA
MUMBAI.
(The programme of Satyagrah is deferred with immediate effect. As instructed by the President,
A.I.A.C.E.G.E.O.) Mail dated
05.03.2014.
Mail
received from Shri. Ravi Joshi and Shri. C.S. Sharma on 06.03.2014, which was
posted on CENGO, India website C.S. Sharma is the office Secretary to Secretary
General and also President of Delhi Unit and present Secretary General is the
General Secretary of the Delhi Unit also.
Hop or
Hope !!! (Mail dated 07.03.2014)
Respected
Lokhnathji,
CESA,
Mumbai appreciate your timely instructions to deferring the Satyagraha
Programmes.
It
is informed that a meeting with Chairperson, Member P&V and DGHRD on
04/03/2014 was held with staff side. In this regard kindly be enlighten
Ø Who are the delegates met the Authority on 4th March,
2013?
Ø Whether the delegates comprising of Region / Zonal based or
All India based?
Ø Whether the charter of demand enclosed to FM and others are
having 14 demands are resolved?
Ø What are the categorical representations from staff side and
assurances/ decision thereon from the Administration?
Ø It is creating confusion that a period of 5 years regarding
temporary post was agreed to be counted from the date of the effect of
promotion instead of date of notification…..’ these are to be distributed in
the ratio of 13:2:1 as per RRs. Qualifying service to be in consonance of DOPT
guidelines was agreed to.
Ø It means that the delegates agreed
or not raised / represented that these temporary posts of 2118 is to be
allocated as per the ratio not exclusively to Gr.B Central Excise or any other
stagnated feeder Cadre.
Ø Whether it is represented to change or amend the RR to the
effect that these temporary posts meant for Gr.B Central Excise or any other
stagnated feeder Cadre?
Ø Whether any change in RR is
demanded or agreed for cut and paste of earlier RR by merely replacing number
of post and ratio and nothing else?
Ø Whether the discussions in the meeting and the decisions
thereon are minuted?
Ø What prompted to discuss about the
regional disparity or the AIB wants to maintain the disparity and not in favour
for removal of regional disparity for the benefit of the few?
Ø Whether the issue of Shillong Zone
was so crucial than the regional disparity of majority Zones, which is included
in the discussion?
Ø As per the mail if everything is agreed then a positive
signal is coming, then all those who have attended and officials who have
agreed to, deserves flowers and bouquets from the Cadre.
Ø It should not be a mere lolypop as witnessed in the several
meetings with the officials as admitted by the AIB several times in the Blogs,
that the Board is not keen to resolve any issue?
Ø What are the viable alternative suggestions to keep the Post
to Post Reservation in JTS Group-A Cadre ? Any suggestions to amend the RR to
that effect ?
Ø What are the suggestions for parity in the feeder Cadre in
the ensuing CR ?
Ø Whether any communication is given to the authority
deferring the Satyagraha?
Ø CESA, Mumbai’s mail about “look
before you leap” and response to the same by Delhi Unit is placed in CENGO site
to promote only one version which appears to be partial. For transparency, post
all the e-mails on the subject for everybody to read, otherwise it gives an
impression of the biased and one sided approach. The blog should not be used as
private blog for mere character assassination of office bearer of any units or
self boosting of chosen few. Accordingly corrective steps may be taken.
Ø We do not need any certifications whether we are week or any
one is strong. No individual is strong, but only the Organization which is
counted or measured by its acts and deeds.
With regard,
Yours
A.K. Sasmal.
CESA, Mumbai.
(Mail received from Shri. Loknath
Mishra)
Dear Sasmaljee
Thanks
for your mail. Board Minutes is yet to be issued . After issue of the same ,
the details about discussions and participation etc will be known to all. About
postings made in Blog post, only I can say it is the prerogative of SG and he
is choosing the better one for postings. Every one knows that the regional
disparity has been created since creation of this department due to formation
of separate cadre controlling authorities. Fundamental Rules ( Rules of 1922)
prescribes that Inspectors of each and every independent unit are forming
independent cadre. This is a policy decision of Govt. However policy decision
can be changed prospectively. All the decisions relating to service matters of
Apex Court such as Radheshyam, Sabarwal, Ajit Singh, Virpal Singh, Parmar, R.D.
Gupta, Direct Rcruit Engineers, Badani, Manorama, etc etc are decided to give
benefits on prospectively. At no circumstances, the regional disparity can be
changed retrospectively. Many Advocates of SC have already furnished their
opinions on this score. We are gazetted officers, we should realize the
position on this issue properly. The creation of temporary posts and its
related provisions such as period, no promotion to STS, fill up by all feeder
categories in 13.02.01 ratio are covered under the cabinet approval which can
not be changed by Board without seeking re approval from Cabinet. For such re
approval only agitation is required. Agitations must be started from mild to
strong. But our members could not conduct agitation as per the calls of AIB.
Rather many raised strong objections to conduct the same for which it has been
decided to defer it. I am totally convinced that the SG at present is
performing his work very well. Of course you may not satisfy with the result of
his work, but he has tried his best to perform his duty. I am also very much
surprised with the present circumstances, such as totally no co operation from
certain units by not conducting agitation, not conducting meeting/ election,
not funding to AIB , always criticizing for all matters, totally making
confusion by sending mails on ratio, RRs, regularization, DPC, regional
disparity etc. etc, how one SG can deliver any result? We should examine all
aspects properly before commenting on any issue. I appeal to all it is better
please forget about all differences if any and come forward for the shake of
our unity. Unity is must , otherwise people will laugh us. .
Thanks
once again with regards.
LOKANTH
MISHRA
President
Hop or
Hope - II ......!!! (Mail dated 07.03.2014)
Respected
Loknathji,
Sorry for
troubling you,
It
is once again requested. Are you in a position to clarify point wise to my
mail. “Hop or Hope “dated 07.03.2014 .
Kindly be
specific who are the delegates, attended the meeting dated 04.03.2014
It
is no one’s prerogative in a democratic organization to act on one’s whims
& fancy while running a organization’s blog.
Expecting a
point wise clarification, soon.
With Regards,
Yours
A.K. Sasmal,
CESA, Mumbai.
(Mail received from the President, A.I.A.C.E.G.E.O. at : 10:49 p.m.
on 07.03.2014)
Dear Sasmaljee,
Sorry, I can not furnish any parawise
comments. You can get the appropriate answer from SG. For managing a blog post
certain procedure has to be observed.
Thanks & Regards.
LOKANATH MISHARA
President
D.P.C.
for vacant post was held on 06.03.2014.
Detailed developments will be published in our ensuing Circular. Those who are spilling beans against CESA
Mumbai and mis-using the CENGO India blog post for their hidden / selfish
interest. Our action speaks the ground reality but their projection of illusion
is far from reality.
CESA MUMBAI
