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                                                                                                                Ref: CESA/74/2015

                                                                                                                         Date:09 -09-2015

Shri S. K. Varshney

Principal Commissioner,

Central Excise

Mumbai – I Commissionerate,

Mumbai.

Respected Sir,

          We sincerely congratulate your good-self on assuming the charge of Principal Commissioner of Mumbai-I Commissionerate having additional charge of the CC, Central Excise, Mumbai Zone-I.  

Mumbai Zone is one of the major Zones in CBEC, contributing major part of Revenue to the Exchequer and being cadre controlling, many staff issues are also there. Being a major Zone, the issues relating to infrastructure, staff welfare and service related issues like promotions, MACP, etc., are pending since long and needs your personal intervention. Though the earlier Chief Commissioner, now Member (ST), had pursued the issues, yet it is still not finalized. The officers of this Zone are having lot of faith and expectations from you.

          Presently the priority is on infrastructure, accommodation – both office & residential. Another area needs your attention is to fill the vacant posts at various levels so that work can be done smoothly and the staff waiting for promotions should get it timely. In recent past the performance of Audit is appreciated by the Chief Commissioners and lot of recovery made. But there are many issues in the newly formed Audit Commissionerates also and for augmentation of revenue these requires immediate solutions. We wish to draw your kind attention that in Mumbai Zone in Central Excise Audit is having different patterns of deployment of staff and forming of groups/Circles. We request and emphasise the need of uniformity in such matters and Board has already given the direction in its Circular issued in November 2014, the same may be implemented in Zone – I also and groups be formed on jurisdiction basis instead of Tariff based.

In Mumbai the day to day office working and upkeep largely depends on the contingent staff and there are several poor contingent workers who have even put in 20-25 years of service since 1994 onwards, who are assured by every Commissioner that their issue will be looked into but the state of affairs is that despite Board’s and Ministry’s direction, their pay is not revised and paid on timely basis in some of the formations. Board has also been seized of the plight of these poor people and has asked for details of such workers vide letter No. C.18013/37/2009 – Ad. III-B dated 28.07.2015. It is requested that Administration under your control should ensure that details of all such workers be sent to the Board and let Board decide the matter so that all the eligible and deserving poor people should get their due deserve. The then Chief Commissioner who was very considerate and kind enough towards these poor people and assured if any such issue will come he will put forward their case favourably. CESA request that being Head of the zone to take care of these poor people and do the needful in the matter on humanitarian grounds.

We hope that your kind attention on these issues will be dealt with priority it deserves. In fact the zone is giving maximum revenue and needs special attention not only by your good office but also from the Board and the role of an effective and active Chief Commissioner is very much desired in this zone.

We once again congratulate your good-self and assure our fullest co-operation and wish your tenure will be very positive towards the staff welfare and the trade.

          Thanking you,

                                                                                            Yours sincerely

                                                                              A.K. SASMAL

                                                                      General Secretary

                                                                                                            Ref. No.: CESA/75/2015

Dated    : 09.09.2015

Shri Piyush Patnaik

Principal Commissioner

Mumbai Service Tax – III.

Respected Sir,

          We sincerely congratulate your good-self on assuming the charge of the Principal Commissioner of Mumbai Service Tax-III Commissionerate and additional charge as Chief Commissioner of Mumbai Service Tax Zone.  

Mumbai Zone is one of the major Zones in CBEC contributing major part of Revenue to the Exchequer and is home to a large number of assessees in service tax, but very much lagging behind in infrastructure and working conditions, which not only affects the officers working in the formations but also jeopardizing the revenue and service to the public/trade. It may not be out of place to say that even for the basic needs of day to day office work, officers are struggling to obtain it.  Though the then Chief Commissioner, now Member (ST), had pursued the issues, but they are not yet completed and needs proper attention and monitoring to expedite it.

After reorganization and creation of new Commissionerate as well as the Chief Commissioner’s office and Audit Commissionerates even after a year are not even having proper space to sit and work. The office accommodation, infrastructure, computers and ACES are the main areas where your kind intervention and monitoring is required.

In Mumbai the day to day office working and upkeep largely depends on the contingent staff and there are several poor contingent workers who have even put in 20-25 years of service since 1994 onwards, who are assured by every Commissioner that their issue will be looked into but the state of affairs is that despite Board’s and Ministry’s direction, their pay is not revised and paid on timely basis in some of the formations. Board has also been seized of the plight of these poor people and has asked for details of such workers vide letter No. C.18013/37/2009 – Ad. III-B dated 28.07.2015. It is requested that Administration under your control should ensure that details of all such workers be sent to the Board and let Board decide the matter so that all the eligible and deserving poor people should get their due deserve. The then Chief Commissioner who was very considerate and kind enough towards these poor people and assured if any such issue will come he will put forward their case favourably. CESA request that being Head of the zone to take care of these poor people and do the needful in the matter on humanitarian grounds.

We hope that under your kind control these issues will get proper attention and priority. It may also be requested that all the seven ST Commissionerates will function independently. As there was no regular Commissioners in the ST Commissionerates and many were holding additional charges, the junior officers had to bear the brunt, both in terms of physically and financially. In the process, the increasing stress levels, there were several casualties in the past, and hence, the present ad-hocism should be dispensed with. Priority should be given to all the three Audit Commissionerates, especially with respect to staff, infrastructure, computers and ACES connectivity.

We once again congratulate your good-self and assure our fullest co-operation and wish your tenure will be very positive towards the staff welfare and the trade.

          Thanking you,

                                                                                               Yours sincerely

     A.K. SASMAL

     General Secretary