FIRST MEETING WITH BOARD AFTER CONVENTION..!!

A much awaited front to front drama was expected after two conventions of AIACEGEO was held at Gandhidham and Chennai on 28.05.2017. The two factions of AIACEGEO alongwith other cadres were invited on 18.08.2017 by the Board. There was no outrage by any of the factions. The Original faction of AIACEGEO headed by A.P. Venkatesh and Ravi Mallick was given much weightage as there were several issues which were already raised by them are in the final stage of redressal. The splinter group maintained a stoic silence expecting an ignition point to burst the volcano created by them but unfortunately such situation has not raised.

AIACEGEO raised the following points: 

Holding of DPC for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18.

The Holding of DPC for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18 was held up as a vested group filed an case in Madras High Court. The Department went on to vacate the stay but did not succeed and plan to appeal to Supreme Court for holding of DPC for the vacant posts. The splinter group is very active and putting their best to create all type of hurdles in this matter. 

Pay scale at par with CBI:

The said issue has been recommended by the Board and pending with the expenditure Ministry.

NFU:

Our officers on batch to batch basis to give financial parity at par with counterparts of CSS, the same has been recommended by the stagnation Committee.

NFTS after 4 years: 

To remove the disparity between PB2 and PB3 after completion of 4 years of service as like Postal Department as recommended in 7^th CPC.

Next promotion to STS: 

As like Home Department, ED and NCB our officers should be promoted to STS posts.

Scheme to improve promotional avenues: 

Various committees were appointed and the Board is always giving a cold approach for our stagnations. It was emphasized to create a scheme to improve our promotional avenues like IRS.

Flexible promotion/Dynamic progression scheme: 

An organisation specific scheme is required for our officers at least to give in-situ promotions to bring at par with other counterparts like CSS, CBDT etc. by giving minimum 5 promotions. 

 Implementation of circular F.No. A-26017/44/94-Ad II (A) Dt.08.03.95 for arrears: 

Jabalpur CAT directed to pay the arrears of pay since 01.01.86 to our Inspectors, if pay commission place our Inspector and CBI Inspector in same pay scale. Both categories were placed under same pay scale by pay commission but the said circular is still to be implemented. Govt also didn't go to appeal against this order. All of then Inspectors have now become Superintendents.

MACP irregularities: 

Uniform promotional hierarchy: 

Merger of Level-9 and 10: 

Finalisation of RRs in view of OA 2323/2012: The Principal bench of CAT has directed to finalise the RRs to bring all three categories (Central Excise Inspector, PO & Examiner) of Inspector cadre of same year of exam at par in the matter of promotion. Time of 4 months given by CAT has already expired. The Chair asked the concerned Director to do the needful.

Upgradation of posts and scales: 

Authorised office bearers of AIACEGEO: It was urged only to entertain authorized office bearers and not to promote self styled office bearers having their own vested interest in the name AIACEGEO. 

Infrastructure & office space: 

The meeting was concluded with a positive note and the true colour of our Board Officials will be known only after the minutes are issued.

It is learnt that after the said meeting, the delegation of AIACEGEO met the Member (Admn.) and discussed the points like transfer of newly promoted ACs to their parent zones and consideration of their transfer requests, online single number GPF account, separate independent meeting to our Association etc. He told that all the transfers of promtee ACs were done in totally systematic manner and their transfer requests will be given due consideration. The issues like MACP benchmark, invitation to other group in the name of AIACEGEO, DPC etc. were again stressed. His response was positive.

The Modification of any order of our officers who are posted outside on promotion will be delayed as the vested group are trying their best not to hold any DPC in one or other pretext. We hope that the Board will find out a way to resolve the issue and order is expected within a month or two. The posting order of various Directorates including Customs formations is expected shortly. As such our cadre is surrounded with several issues and neglected by the Board because of our structural set up and the recent development of our factions aggravate further. No one is least concerned how the Inspector, Superintendent are placed. The basic amenities like Chair, Table, Computers and Connectivity are lacking forget out the supporting staff. The senior officers those who made as incharge of the Commissionerate are busy with their own comforts and place of office at their convenience. Junior officers are subject to all sort of humiliation and frustration. Bifurcation of the Commissionertate to Central Tax and the listing and handing over of the records are forced by the senior officers in a cost cutting method from the lower cadre.

Next we will carry the details of first AEC meeting of AIACEGEO held at Delhi on 19.08.2017 and also the various issues taken with local authorities by CESA, Mumbai.