Com.
Anupam Neeraj, President and the undersigned were in Delhi from March 23rd
to 25th, 2015 for meetings with the officers of CBEC, DGHRD, 7th CPC and Office Bearers of
other Associations.
During the meeting with
the Members (P&V), we submitted the resolutions passed by the Central
Executive Committee at Kolkata and discussed all the resolutions in details. We
also raised the issue of non-conducting of DPC for promotion to the grade of
the Superintendent (CE) in Chennai Zone and Mumbai Zone. The Member (P&V) called the Cadre
Controlling Commissioner of Chennai Zone over telephone and asked the reasons
for not conducting the DPC. Further, she told him to expedite the matter (even
if they have to file MA in CAT) and conduct the DPC without any delay. She also assured that the DPC in Mumbai Zone
will also be taken up on the priority basis. We asked the outcome of the study
conducted by the Study Group on Stagnation and Regional Disparity. We were told the tenure of the Study Group is
over and no further extension was granted to Sh. Prakash Chandra,
Consultant. So, the DGHRD and the ADG,
Nacen, Delhi submitted its report to Board and the same is under consideration
at the level of Member (P&V). When
approved, the report will be shared with the staff Associations and will be
placed on the website. We also discussed
the GST and role of Inspectors in GST regime.
Later, we met the DGHRD
and we were told that the recommendations of the Study Group includes the All
India Seniority list of Inspector. We discussed
the matter related to one percent incremental scheme and Health Insurance
Scheme. We told her that the actual
benefit should be passed on to our cadre too, who are working day and night to collect
revenue. She told that the large amount of share of one percent incremental
scheme goes to the vehicles used by the field formations. She accepted the fact, that this should be
checked and any misuse should be brought into the notice. She told that this year more than 3000 mobile
phones are being supplied to field formations from one percent incremental
scheme and the same will be increased in coming days. We discussed the biased draft RR of IRS, and
discussed our demands in this regard.
The RR has already been forwarded
by the Board after suitable recommendations to DoPT and we have to keep close
watch on the progress so that the cadre should not suffer. We had detail discussion on all the
resolutions of Kolkata CEC and she asked us all the resolutions in individual
letters along with the notes and relevant documents. She assured us that she will also forward our
specific demands along with Board's comments to the 7th CPC. We told the DGHRD about our concern in GST
regime and apprised her about our resolution regarding well defined duties
& responsibilities of Inspectors' in GST regime. She assured us positive
results as the department is going to
face sea change. She told us that the DGHRD has not published any study
material on GST yet however they are recommending the departmental officers the
book - Background Material on GST, published by The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India and available at-
http://www.icaiknowledgegateway.org/media/k2/attachments/ICAI-Background_Material_on_GST.pdf
Further, we asked about the status of
our previous correspondences on Abolition of Uniform. The DGHRD told us that they have recommended
the abolition of Uniform from Central Excise and the same is under
progress. Later, we also met Sh. Metta
Rama Rao, President, IRS Officers' Association and discussed many issues.
Com. Devendra Kumar,
Liaison Secretary was also present during the meetings.
This time, we met the
Under Secretary and Secretary 7th CPC on 24th and 25th of March 2015. We discussed our specific demands with the
7th CPC. The 7th CPC asked us about the data
related to other cadres of Central Excise also, as only we (from Central
Excise) approached the 7th CPC yet (except Gr. A Promotee Officers
Association). Moreover, our department
also not approached the 7th CPC yet. We
presented our specific demands and they were convinced that we are having poor
pay scale and poor promotional avenues as well.
Hence, the 7th CPC assured us that these facts will be kept on record
while submitting the recommendations. We
have been told that we will again be called by the 7th CPC during April, 2015.
Thanking you,
Yours
fraternally,
Abhishek Kamal
Secretary General