RULE AND ROLE

 

Rules and Roles play a vital role in any field to achieve the objectives, but when the rules are full of ambiguity and the role played by the officer is of dubious nature, then nothing can be achieved except making the issues more murkier. 

It is an open fact, that the last DPC for promotion from Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’ was held in October 2014.  Since then no DPC has been held and the posts of 2013, 2014 and 2015 are lying vacant despite the availability of eligible officers in the cadre. It is not like other cadres that the post is lying vacant because of non-availability of the candidates and hence that cadre plays wait and watch situation for further promotion, whereas we are languishing in the same grade.

 

A confusion has been created by citing DOPT OM that the posts that have remained vacant for more than a year shall not be revived except under very rare circumstances after seeking clearance of the Department of Expenditure.

On the one hand, we contend that the posts which are lying vacant for long should be filled up and on the other hand we cite OMs to justify that the posts which are lying vacant for more than one year should not be filled up taking into consideration the austerity measures. It is ironical that the cadre is fighting for sanction of additional posts / creation of new posts in the cadre, but the cadre itself is willing to forgo the sanctioned posts so that others are not benefitted and gain seniority. In our Central Excise cadre we are short of posts but are more in numbers where as the other two feeder cadres are less in number hence the rule which is fair for Central Excise is to be promoted and there should not be any dubious role for any vested interest.

During the cadre restructuring sanctioned in 2013, the Ministry had sanctioned various new posts in the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner, Chief Commissioner, Principal Commissioner, etc., but the same has not been filled up till date. Does it mean that the new posts will not be revived since the same has not been filled up till date.

Hence, it is requested not to make own position vulnerable as well insignificant by citing rule/s and playing an unfair role wherein the cadre suffers.

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