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GAZETTE NOTIFICATION RELEASED

GOVERNMENT RELEASED GAZETTE NOTIFICATION IN NIGHT

Dear Comrades - The Gazette Notification by the Government of India has been published yesterday night in the website of Ministry of Finance. However comrades who want to verify the original Notification of Gazette can visit the Finance Ministry website http://www.finmin.nic.in - Both Hindi and English version of Notification is available in the above Finance Ministry website. Since the official Notification has been published by the Government, A.I.C.E.I.A is giving out its priliminary comments and observations on the common issues hereunder:

A.I.C.E.I.A REACTION


NEGATIVE:

1. As already analysed by the National Executive of Confederation of Central Government Employees the denial of Need Based Minimum Wage as per 15th ILC norms Rs.10,000 for Group 'D' but only granting of Rs.7,000 as Minimum wage to Group 'C' is most disappointing.

2. The fitment formula of 1.86 times of basic pay as on 1.1.2006 do not ensure even minimum wage rise of 40% to employees while the Group A officers

3. Group D employees without Matriculation qualification would only get the fitment in 1S scale with 1300/- grade pay and not PB-1 scale with 1800/- pay now until they are retrained suitably. The Non-Matriculate Group D officials who retired between 1.1.2006 and now would not be eligible for the PB-1 at all and thus deprived even this minimum wage of 7,000/- level and therefore their pension benefit would go down. A major disappointment.

4. Recommendation of pay commission to not to allow Merger of Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay at any stage is accepted. This is going to make a big difference and negative impact on our wages in future.

5. Special Duty Allowance [SDA] is accepted by the Government as recommended by pay commission only and without any modification sought for by the Staff Side to ensure the Allowance paid without any condition for all employees working in the NE Region. Notification says that employees without any all India transfer liability condition but transferred within the Region from one area to another are made available with the SDA. This will however cause denial to large number of employees who are not transferred from their area of recruitment to another area.

6. Government's acceptance of Non-selection grade for Superintendents of C.Ex. and I.T.O’s have less/no effect on the Superintendents of Central Excise, as most of the inspectors’ get their promotion after completion of 16 to 24 years of service so after completion of 20 years they will automatically get the benefit of next A.C.P.
7. The revised pay scale of Inspectors from 01.01.1996 had not been given .
8. Flexi-time for women employees and flexi-week recommended for physically challenged are rejected by the Government.


POSITIVE:


1. Transport Allowance for those employees in the basic pay of 4000/- in revised pay scales also will be on par with those who are in grade pay level of 4200/- to 4800/-. These employees will get 1600/- + DA on it in Metro Cities and 800/- + DA on it in all other places.
2. Though nothing specific had been written as regards pay scale of Inspectors of Central Excise, Customs and Income-tax, yet, as par Part-‘B’ REVISED PAY SCALES FOR CERTAIN COMMON CATEGORIES OF STAFF section-I clause(ii) it appears that the initial grade-pay may change at the time of fixation.
2. Campus restriction for Transport Allowance is removed by the Government so that all employees who occupy campus attached quarters [like SPM Quarters] will also be eligible for Transport Allowance.

3. The modification by the Government for granting two uniform dates of annual increments to facilitate drawal of increment either on 1st January or on 1st July is an improvement.

4. Benefit of one increment is given to avoid bunching of more than two stages in the revised running pay bands [But @ 3% of basic pay in pay band without including Grade Pay].

5. Rejection of the recommendation for reducing the Holidays only to National Holidays and allowing the status-quo is welcome.



CONCLUSION:

The National Executive of the Confederation’s decision to go for an indefinite strike is the only alternative for opposing the retrograde stand of the Government on many issues like Need Based Minimum wage, Denial of Minimum 40% fitment benefit to all, Denial of Transport Allowance minimum 1200/-+DA on it for Metro and 800/-+DA on it for other places, Denial of Minimum 10% fixation benefit on promotion, Non-acceptance of SDA for all employees in NE Region etc. Let us concentrate to build a powerful movement by forging unity with all possible organisations outside the Confederation and let lose a powerful campaign and agitational programme to culminate in indefinite strike. Acceptance without further increase would result in huge loss.

CIRCULAR 6/08

Circular-6/08

On 25th August we were in the North Block to pursue various issues already taken up with the Member and Chairman of C.B.E.C during our earlier visits. On 26th morning we were able to meet Chairman and requested him:
· to resume the inter Commissionerate transfer at the earliest,
· to stop the direct recruitment of appraisers, to stop utilizing inspectors in different nature of jobs ( like D.E.O, P.A etc),
· to provide an office room in New Delhi for The All India Association.

Follow up action in respect of the points given below were done at various Sections

• A.C.P anomaly of 1992 batch inspectors
• Counting of regular service for granting A.C.P and promotion.
• Unified G.P.F account.
  ORGANISATION
  On 25th and 26th of August a meeting of the available office bearers was held at Delhi. The venue of the next CEC meeting was the main agenda of the meeting. Superintendent Association had submitted one letter requesting us to participate in a rally that has been organized in Delhi on 16th of September. We have discussed the matter at length and decided to extend our moral support. The letter is reproduced below:
  
  ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS’
  
  C.No. ASSCN/AIACEGEO/05/2005/1897 Dated: 26.08.2008
  
  To
  The Secretary General,
  All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association,
  Kolkata.
  
  Dear friend,
  Sub: Request to participate in the procession to parliament
  The Association in its AEC meeting held on 9th and 10th of August, 2008 has decided to organize a protest procession to parliament on 16th of September, 2008 against the indifferent attitude and dilatory tactics of the Central Board of Excise & Customs towards the acute stagnation confronted by the Group-‘B’ Executive Officers (gazetted and non-gazetted) causing hostile discrimination and serious pay erosion.
  The Association requests to participate in the said programme for the sake of solidarity and unity.
  Thanking You
  Sd/-
  (S.P.Siddhanta)
  IMPLEMENTATION OF 6TH CPC REPORT – MEETING OF CONFEDERATION
  
  The cabinet has decided to implement the 6th CPC recommendations without accepting any of the major suggestions made by the employees’ organizations to the Committee of Secretaries. The Govt. has accepted only those suggestions made by the Group-‘A’ officers’ organizations. The employees had demanded that the Govt. must re-determine the minimum wage at Rs. 10,000 computed on the basis of the 15th ILC norms. Had the minimum wage been computed even as per the formulations made by tbe 5th CPC, it should have been Rs. 7400/-. The Govt. had announced in March, 2004, that the Commission's recommendation to raise the salary by 40% would be accepted. Since the fitment formula suggested by the Commission had not brought about the uniform rise of 40%, the employees organization before the Committee of Secretaries had pleaded for the revision of the same. As per the 6th CPC recommendation, the fitment benefit was of the order of about 180% for senior officers and as low as 12% for a certain segment of employees. Had the suggestion of the employees organizations been accepted, it would have only brought about the uniform benefit of 40% for all employees without reducing the grand benefit bestowed on the top level officers of the Govt.. By not accepting this, the employees will continue to have a depressed wage for a long time to come.
  The Govt. has not done anything to correct the wide disparity in wages amongst the employees and officers accentuated by the recommendation of the 6th CPC, which was the root cause for discontent amongst the employees. The declaration made by the Govt. that the minimum wage would be raised to Rs. 7000/- is in fact a misnomer. The Wage of a group D employees is considered to be the minimum wage. It is decided to be at Rs. 6046 even after the Cabinet decision. It is only in the case of the lowest grade of Gr.C. cadres, the minimum wage is at Rs. 7000. This is far below even if the computation of minimum wage is made on the 5th CPC recommendation, which would be Rs. 7400. The employees are to suffer in their wages in the long run as the pay bands have been created on this premise.
  The Commission has recommended for the abolition of about 9 lakhs Group D posts. The Group D functions would be contractorised. No decision seems to have been taken by the Govt. to reverse this recommendation.
  In short the present decision of the Government is disappointing in so far as employees are concerned as none of their major suggestions has been accepted by the Govt. The National Executive of the Confederation met on 26.08.2008 to decide upon the future course of action. It appealed all Central Government employees to demonstrate their discontent and disappointment and to muster with other sections of the working class. It was decided that the confederation will indulge itself into mass mobilization against the discriminatory suggestions of VIth Pay Commission which ultimately culminate into an indefinite strike and a strike notice will be served by the mid of December.
  The circular and resolution adopted by The Confederation is available at www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
  KOUSIK ROY

NOTICE Date : 11.08.08.

Postponement of the date of the C.E.C meeting at Trichi

In slight modification of our earlier notice I do hereby in the capacity of secretary general in charge like to affirm that the meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association is rescheduled on 19th and 20th of September instead of 6th & 7th of September, 2008 at Trichy, Tamilnadu.

The meeting is scheduled to commence at 10.00 am. On 19th of September,2008 and it will conclude at 13.00 hrs. of 20th of September,2008.


Note:
1. The reports of each branch/circle on their performances and participation in the calls by the AICEIA, C-O-C and Confederation and details of the accounts of each branch/circle may kindly be sent to the SG in charge by e.mail before 05.09.08 in order to enable incorporation of the same in the report to be presented by the S.G. in charge.
2. Confirmation of attendance along with details of the to and fro journey may be made to N.Venkatakrishnan (9840746290) (email : chennaiceia@rediffmail.com) and to the SG in charge, AICEIA by e-mail and directly to Trichy by the following email: pooram001@yahoo.co.in, trichyceia@rediffmail.com
3. Venue: Hotel FEMINA, near Central Bus Stand, Trichy-1


(Kousik Roy)
Secretary General in charge
To
President of AICEIA
All members of Central Executive Committee of AICEIA.

Notice for Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting
at Trichy, Tamilnadu on 6th & 7th of September, 2008.

Notice is hereby issued for the meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association. The meeting is scheduled to be held on the 6th & 7th of September, 2008 at Trichy, Tamilnadu.

The meeting is scheduled to commence at 10.00 am. On 6th of September,2008 and it will conclude at 13.00 hrs. of 7th of September,2008.

Agenda

Reading and confirmation of the minutes of the CEC held at Kerala on 8th of February, 2008.
Acceptance /Selection of Secretary General In charge for the rest of the days before convention.
Fixing of date and venue for the 1st convention of the A.I.C.E.I.A.
Tabling of Action Taken Report by the Secretary General in charge and discussion.
Discussion on the ensuing strike action of the workers and employees on 20th, August, 2008 and different agitation programmes.
Any other items with the permission of the chair.

Note:
1. The reports of each branch/circle on their performances and participation in the calls by the AICEIA, C-O-C and Confederation and details of the accounts of each branch/circle may kindly be sent to the SG in charge by e.mail before 25.08.08 in order to enable incorporation of the same in the report to be presented by the S.G. in charge.
2. Confirmation of attendance along with details of the to and fro journey may be made to N.Venkatakrishnan (9840746290) (email : chennaiceia@rediffmail.com) and to the SG in charge, AICEIA by e-mail and directly to Trichy by the following email: pooram001@yahoo.co.in trichyceia@rediffmail.com
3. Name of the Hotel etc, will be informed later.


(Kousik Roy)
Secretary General in charge
To
President of AICEIA
All members of Central Executive Committee of AICEIA.

STRIKE NOTICE

Ref.No. AICIEA/CBEC/31 01.08.2008

To
The Chairman,
Central Board of Excise and Customs,
North Block,
New Delhi. / BY FAX /
Sir,
The Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers, to which the ALL INDIA CENTRAL EXCISE INSPECTORS’ ASSOCIATION is affiliated have decided to organize a day's strike on 20th August, 2008 in pursuance of the charter of demands enclosed and accordingly have served the notice for the strike on the Government.
I in my capacity as the Secretary General in charge of the All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association am to inform you that the employees of the Central Board of Excise and Customs who are members of All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association will be on strike on 20th August, 2008.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(Kousik Roy)
Secretary General in Charge
Encl:
· Notice submitted to cabinet secretary by the Confederation
· Charter of demands.





CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS
Manishinath Bhawan
A/2/95 Rajouri Garden
New Delhi. 110 027

Phone: 011 2510 5324
Fax 011 2510 5324
Mobile: 98110 48303

Conf/ D-9/2007 Dated: 3rd August, 2008

To
The Cabinet Secretary,
Rastrapathy Bhawan Annexe,
New Delhi – 110 001.


Dear Sir,


This is to give notice that the employees who are members of the affiliates of the Confederation of Central Government employees and workers will go on a day's strike on 20th August, 2008. The Demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the one day strike action is enclosed.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,
K.K.N.Kutty,
Secretary General.

Charter of Demands.

The demands adopted by National convention of Central and State Government employees and University, college and School teachers on 8th July, 2008

Accept the modifications suggested by the Staff Side JCM in the Standing Committee meeting held on 7th May, 2008 and implement the 6th CPC recommendations accordingly.
Afford right to strike to Government employees
Withdraw the new contributory Pension scheme and extend the existing defined benefit pension scheme to all Govt. employees including those recruited after 1.1.2004.
Stop privatization, corporatisation and downsizing of Government department and abandon the neo-liberal economic policies.


The Demands adopted in National Convention of Trade Unions on 13 May 2008
Take urgent step to contain price-rise through (a) universalizing the public distribution system throughout the country to cater all essential commodities at controlled price through PDS, (b) ban on futures and forward trading in all essential commodities, (C) reduction of tax in petrol and diesel, (d) stringent action against hoarding and black marketing.
Strict implementation of all labour laws particularly in respect of minimum wages, working hours, social security and safety and stringent action against all cases of violations; stop contractorisation and outsourcing
Scope of the Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Bill pending in Parliament should be expanded to cover all unorganised sector workers irrespective of BPL or APL category to ensure a national minimum social security benefit for them as per unanimous recommendation of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour with Central Govt Funding.
Farmers Loan Waiver Scheme to be extended to loans from private moneylenders; nationalized banks to extend easy credit to peasants at lower interest rate.
Lift ban on recruitment in Govt services; remove the negative and discriminatory features in the recommendation of 6th Pay Commission and finalise the same for implementation in consultation with the employees organisations; expedite regularization and grant of pension to 'gramin dak-sevaks.'
Expedite wage negotiation for the employees of Central PSUs including the contract workers without any conditionality.

Circular-5/08

A joint convention of Government Employees and teachers was held on 8th July 2008 at New Delhi. The gist of the deliberations held in the meeting is given below. As decided in the meeting. I request all the Circle/ Branch Secretaries to organize the following two programmes.

Massive demonstration/mobilization/dharna in all the head quarters and important offices on 30th July, 2008.
Serving of strike notice through demonstration on 4th August, 2008.
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JOINT CONVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SECTOR EMPLOYEES
AND TEACHERS FIRMLY RESOLVE TO MAKE
THE 20 AUGUST 2008 GENERAL STRIKE A GRAND SUCCESS

NewDelhi 8 July 2008

About 800 delegates representing the Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, All India State Government Employees' Federation, All India Federation of University and College Teachers Union, School Teachers Federation of India attended the National Convention today at MPCU Shah Auditorium, Civil Lines, Delhi. The Convention was presided by a presidium consisting of S K Vyas, R G Karnik and Kartik Mondal.

The Convention was inaugurated by Com. M K Pandhe, President CITU and was addressed by Com Tapan Sen, MP, Secretary CITU, Com S K Bose, Assistant Secretary, NRMU, Com. Sailo Bhattacharya, General Secretary, All India Defence Employees Federation, Com. Baidyanath Mukherjee of School Teachers Federation of India, Com. B S Hota, President, All India University Employees Confederation, Com. James William, National Secretary AIFUCTO, Com. Rajesh Menon, General Secretary of Confederation of Central Govt Officers Organisations.

The Declaration, later approved by the Convention was presented by Com. Sukomal Sen, General Secretary AISGEF, and seconded by Com. S K Vyas President Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers. The speakers suggested several amendments. The version adopted at the convention after taking into account these suggestions and the Press Statement issued immediately thereafter is enclosed. The convention while endorsing the decision of the sponsoring committee of Central Trade Unions and Federations has called upon the Central and State Govt. employees, and teachers to organize a series of programmes of actions culminating in one day strike on 20th August, 2008.The affiliates were requested and to take necessary steps required along with the COC for the successful conduct of the one day strike on 20th August, 2008.
Com. KKN Kutty, Secretary General of Confederation of Central Employees summed up the discussion in which about 30 delegates participated. The final text of the declaration as approved by the Convention is enclosed. The Convention endorsed the decision of the Sponsoring Committee of Trade Unions to organize a day's strike on 20 August 2008 and made a firm resolve to make the strike a grand success and carry out the following programmes of action.
1. Joint Conventions at States/District/Industrial centers to be completed by 15th July, 2008.
2. Massive demonstration/mobilization/dharna in all the states and Industrial centers on 30th July, 2008.
3. Serving of strike notice through demonstration on 4th August, 2008.
This convention recognized the fact that the Govt's attempt for withdrawal of the Statutory Pension Scheme of Govt. Employees to replace it with a contributory system is conceived to transfer funds from poor to rich and to finance the stock market operations. The mass scale outsourcing of regular jobs, contractorization, privatization have become the modern instruments of exploitation. This is being applied in all Govt sectors including the teaching community and the teaching institutions. In all sectors; be it private, public or Government; denial of legitimate wages to the workers are encouraged blatantly by the Govt. Basic and hard earned labour welfare legislative enactments are sought to be replaced by reactionary ones to provide room for unhindered exploitation of workers and to appease the Trans-national Corporations.
Right to Strike for the Govt. employees has not yet been formally granted. This year is the 60th year of Declaration of Human Rights by the ILO. Govt. of India is a member State of the ILO. However, for the last 60 years Govt. of India has been consistently refusing to ratify the ILO convention 87,98 in regard to TU rights and 151 concerning such rights to workers in public services. This convention demands of the Government to ratify the convention 87, 98 and 151 and afford the right to strike to the Government employees.
This convention viewed the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission as yet another manifestation of the intent of the ruling class to intensify the neo-liberal economic policies. The 6th CPC has discarded all the established norms and principles of wage determination and has advanced untenable arguments to deny the employees the minimum wage. It has openly advocated Corporatisation and even privatization of major departments of the Govt. of India, Railways and Defence in particular. This convention asks the Government to deist from the practice of Corporatisation and privatization of Government departments. In consonance with the practices prevailing in the western world, the commission has suggested hefty pay packets and benefits for the top echelons in the bureaucracy denying in the process even the legitimate and genuine demands of the employees. The commission's recommendation to dispense with the existing Bonus scheme and introduce a system of performance related wage structure being bereft of any logic or merit has been rejected by all the organizations of Central Govt. employees unanimously. The convention condemns the suggestion made by the 6th CPC to abolish Group D Cadre and to stop recruitment of Group D employees as being superfluous in the Govt. departments and permit contractorization of these functions henceforth. This direction of the 6th CPC, if implemented by the Central Govt, will play havoc in the States, where the number of Group-D employees is in colossal numbers. This convention therefore demands the Govt. to enter into a meaningful discussion with the employees' organizations and bring about a satisfactory settlement on the recommendations made by the 6th CPC and ensure that the retrograde recommendation on stoppage of Group D recruitment is rejected.

The 6th CPC has not recommended to extend the existing defined benefit Pension Scheme for new recruits, which the Govt has stopped without any statutory sanction This is unacceptable and the Convention demands that the proposed new Contributory Pension Scheme which is yet to receive the assent of Parliament should be scrapped and all Govt. employees (including those recruited after 1.1.2004) brought within the ambit of the statutory defined pension scheme.
In addition to the above demands of the Govt sector in particular, the Convention fully adopts the Charter of Demands and endorses the programme of actions chalked out by the Sponsoring Committee in its national Convention held at New Delhi on 13th May, 2008 and calls upon the central and State Govt. employees, University, College and School Teachers to organize a day's countrywide strike on 20th August, 2008 in unison with the other sections of the working class in the country
The Convention concluded at 6 P.M. with the presidential address by R G Karnik on behalf of the presidium.
From our Association three (3) delegates inclusive of the Secretary General In charge had participated in the meeting.
We would like to submit our notice on 4th of August as per the call given by the joint convention.

6th CPC related issues.

As has been intimated in our last circular letter on the subject, a satisfactory settlement on core financial issues is the need of the hour. The discrimination in the fitment formula between the officers who are placed in PB3 and PB4 vis- a – vis others is without any logic and principle and brings about a vast amount of difference in emoluments, apart from providing varied percentage of benefit to even similarly placed employees. The irrational computation of minimum wage, if not addressed, will have an everlasting impact on the wage structure of Central Govt. employees. The process of negotiation that is presently on the anvil in the case of Public Sector employees, once come to fruition will widen the existing disparity in the wages of the Central Govt. employees and workers of the Public Sector workers. The future of further recruitment in Government department for carrying out the existing Group D functions is bound to be stopped. Since no organizations can do away with these functions, the only alternative will be contractual employment. The National Executive of the Confederation, which met on 8th July 08 has, therefore, decided to meet immediately on knowing the Government's decision on the 6th CPC related issues. The emergent meeting will be notified to take place within a few days'

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Information received from the D.O.P & M is that the Board has appointed a Committee to see the feasibility of a combined Recruitment Rules for all the Group B Gazetted and non-Gazetted Executive Officers under the Board. This proposal has to be discussed within our organization in detail before giving any feedback to the committee.
A full-fledged E.C. meeting is long overdue. This is hampering the smooth functioning of the organization. Many of the new developments have to be discussed in detail. I request the Circle/Branch Secretaries to come forward to host a meeting.
We are doing our best to take up the resolutions adopted in the Pune Convention and subsequent meetings with the concerned authorities. The letters addressed to Board regarding anomaly on pay fixation on grant of ACP 1992 batch inspectors and unified G.P.F account is attached with this circular.
The Board has principally agreed to hold Departmental Council Meeting under the JCM. The Board has also directed all the Chief Commissioners to finalize the Transfer Policy after discussion with the recognized Association. Units are requested to contact their respective Chief Commissioners to hold Office Council Meeting.
During our visit to Delhi the All India Association collectively persuaded different pending matters lying with the Board; met Chairman and Member (P&V) and specifically mentioned about promotion and notional fixation of revised payscale from 01.01.1996.
Letter submitted to Board regarding anomalies in fixation of pay of Inspectors on grant of ACP prior to and subsequent to 21.04.2004

AICEIA/PAY/2008/21 09/07/2008
To
Sri S.K.DEV, Under Secretary ( Ad-IIA),
Central Board of Excise and Customs,
North Block, New Delhi.

Sir,
Sub: Anomalies in fixation of pay of Inspectors on grant of ACP prior to and subsequent to 21.04.2004 - Reg
Your kind attention is invited to our letter ref. AIF/Pay/2006/64 dated 15.11.2006 & AIF/Pay/2006/11 on the above subject and Board’s letters dated 06/01/2006 and 04/01/2008 in this regard.

The facts relevant to the issue that were highlighted by our earlier correspondences are reiterated here.
1. The pay scale of Inspectors of Central Excise was revised from RS. 5500-175-9000 to 6500-200-10500 w.e.f. 21/4/2004 vides Order No.6/37/98…dated 21/4/2004, issued by the Department of Expenditure.
2. By the same Order, the pay scale of Superintendent of Central Excise, the immediate hierarchical post of Inspector was revised from Rs. 6500-200-10500 to Rs. 7500-250-12500 w.e.f. 21/4/2004.
3. A large number of Inspectors have received 1st /2nd financial up gradation under the ACP scheme on completion of 12/24 years of service in the year 2004.
4. The upward revision of pay scales with effect from 21/04/2004 has given rise to anomalies in fixation pay of Inspectors getting their ACP before and after 21/4/2004.
5. In respect of Inspectors who were granted ACP before 21/4/2004, the pay was fixed in the pre – revised scale of the Superintendents viz. 6500-200-10500 and on 21/4/2004 their pay was fixed at Rs. 7500/-.
6. In respect of Inspectors who were granted ACP after 21/4/2004, the pay was fixed in the revised scale of. Superintendents viz. Rs. 7500-250-12000 at Rs. 7750/-.
7. Owing to the above, a large number of Inspectors all over the country are drawing lesser pay that their juniors
8. Almost in all cases, deprived Inspectors have represented to the competent authority, but to no result.
9. The CBEC vide letter ………dated 06/01/2006 and 04/01/2008 has clarified
“that no anomaly is recognized where pay is fixed under ACP scheme which is purely personal to the employee and has no relation to seniority of the employees. Despite ther being existence of specific Government Instructions, the senior Inspectors are not provided the pay safeguard. Further the seniority has no relevance in ACP Scheme.”

10. We are constrained to say that the above clarification is not legally or factually correct for the following reasons;
(a)The anomaly in pay highlighted by the Association has not been caused by ACP but due to the up-gradation of pay scale of Inspectors and Superintendent.
(b)The same problem could have arisen in the case of promotion also.
(c) The situation highlighted is a unique one and is not covered by any of the clarifications issued by the DOPT with regard to the ACP scheme. As stated above the problem does not pertain to the implementation of ACP scheme and hence the remedy lies elsewhere.
(d)In this regard, attention is invited to Note 9 to Rule 7 of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997. The note contemplates stepping up of pay on par with that of the junior in a case where the senior is getting promotion before revision of pay-scales and junior after revision of pay-scales if the following conditions are satisfied
· Both the senior and the junior employees should belong to the same cadre and the posts in which they have been promoted should be identical in the same cadre,
· Pre-revised and revised scales of pay of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw their pay should be identical,
· The senior should draw at time of promotion pay equal to or higher than that of the junior,
· The anomaly should be directly due to application of FR 22 or any other Rule regulating pay-fixation on promotion in the revised scale,
· In cases, where junior draws more pay in pre-revised scales by virtue of advance increments granted to him the anomaly will not arise.
11. It is submitted that Note 9 to Rule 7 referred to above covers the instant case.
12. In terms of the above provisions we find that the Inspectors getting ACP benefit before 21/4/2004 and senior to Inspectors getting ACP benefit after 21/4/2004, are eligible to get the pay safeguard.
With reference to the above, affected officers from various Commissionerate have represented for “Removal of anomaly in pay of senior Inspectors upon grant of ACP to junior officers in upgraded pay scale w.e.f. 21/4/2004.”
One such sample representation is enclosed for perusal.

We request for an early settlement of the issue through a specific (and duly amended) instruction / clarification.
Yours faithfully
(Kousik Roy)
In reply to a letter from the Board regarding unique G.P.F. Account No we have given one submission.

Letter submitted to Board regarding allocation of unique G.P.F. account no….. reg.

AICEIA/PAY/2008/22 07/07/2008

To
Sri S.K.DEV
Under Secretary ( Ad-IIA),
Central Board of Excise and Customs,
North Block, New Delhi.

Sir,

Sub; Allocation of unique G.P.F. account no….. reg.
Kindly refer to your letter F.No. A-26017/50/2008-Ad.IIA dated 29th May 2008. We would like to mention that what we have demanded is to create unique account number within a seniority Zone. In reply to your queries we would like to furnish the following points:
In the present G.P.F account numbering system all the officers had to apply for change of G.P.F account number after every 2-4 years under one seniority Zone. So, in transit a good no. of officers are loosing their balance and interest every year and also suffering from inordinate delay in getting their most urgently required GPF advances/withdrawals.
Under one seniority Zone (which is likely to be most feasible parameter) a single G.P.F. Account No. should be allotted to every employee. All the Pay and Accounts Offices under the said seniority zone should operate under one Deputy Controller of Accounts. In this way frequent change of Account Number can be stopped and loosing of balance and interest will go away perpetually. This will also do away with the inordinate delay in transferring G.P.F balance and the harassment faced by the officers at the time of G.P.F. withdrawal.

Another option would be allotment of 10 digit unique GPF account number which can be loaded on a server maintained by the Pay and Accounts Offices like the SAP system, adopted by our Department for the registration of the Assessees, wherein the first three digits would be for the Department code, the next two digit would be for the Seniority Zone code, the next one digit would be for the Commissionerate code( this may be optional), next four digit would be for unique serial number or existing account number of officer within the Seniority Zone.
Illustration: GPF A/c No. 1234567890
123 - Department Code
45 - Seniority Zone code
6 - Commissionerate code
7890- Existing account number of officer within the Seniority Zone

The necessity of secured online transfer of GPF Account Balance from one PAO Office to other like the banking industry is the need of the day. This is doable as the PAO Offices in our Department are fully Computerised and are equipped with internet facility.

07.07.2008
KOLKATA Yours faithfully
( Kousik Roy)

The new membership form after the Pune convention and as furnished in the constitution of the Association is placed underneath, all the Branch/ circle Secretaries are requested to complete the filing up of new membership forms within September 30th as you all know our next conference is due on or before December 4th, 2008.

ANEXURE ‘A’
Application form for admission as member of
All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association (AICEIA)
(To be obtained in quadruplicate)
Applicant’s Name : ______________________________________________________
(In Block letters)
Designation in the office : ______________________________________________________
Blood Group:
Date of entry into Service : ______________________________________________________
Office in which employed : ______________________________________________________
Residential address : ______________________________________________________
(with phone number)
I declare that the particulars furnished above are correct. I agree to abide by the Constitution, discipline, and directive of the AICEIA. I may be enrolled as a member of the AICEIA.
Station :
Date : Signature & Initial
(To be filled in by the Office Bearer of Branch/Circle)
Name of the Branch/Circle in which the applicant
Is admitted as a primary member : ___________________________________________
Name of the Branch/Circle : A.I.C.E.I.A West Bengal, Sikkim & A.Nicobor circle : ___________________________________________
Receipt No. issued to the Applicant for having
received the admission fee : ___________________________________________
Signature of the President / Secretary of Branch/Circle

(To be filled in by the Secretary General)
It is certified that Shri / Smt. ______________________________________________________________
Is a member of the All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association (AICEIA).

Signature of the Secretary General, AICEIA
.…………………... . .….….………………………...……………- cut here & submit to DDO -
Letter of Authorisation
[Authority: O.M. No. 2/10/80-JCA, dated 31-1-1994]
I, ______________________________________________________________ (Name and Designation) being a member of the All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, hereby, authorise deduction of monthly subscription of Rs. 20 (Rupees twenty only) from my salary and authorize its payment to (Name of the Branch/Circle )................................................................................................................................................ Signature & Initial