Meeting with Member (P&V) at New Delhi

Dear Comrades,

        The Association had requested the Hon’ble Member (P&V) of CBEC, to convene a meeting with the Office bearers of the Association, in order to discuss and resolve the long pending demands. On consideration of the said request, the Member has convened a meeting on the 06^th of November, 2012 at 11.00 Hrs.

2.     In view of the above, it has been decided to hold a meeting of the Office Bearers of the All India Association. Accordingly, notice is hereby given for a meeting of all the Office Bearers of the All India Association at New Delhi on 05.11.2012 at 18.00 Hrs. The agenda for the meeting is as under:-

• ·         Developments on Cadre Restructuring proposal 
• ·        Discuss and Finalise the agenda which are to be raised in the Meeting with the Member (P&V) on various pending demands
• ·         Issues related to framing of Recruitment Rules
• ·         Renewal of recognition of the Association
• ·         Other issues concerning the cadre

3.     All the Office Bearers of the All India Association are requested to attend the said meeting. They are also requested to bring to notice any issue concerning the cadre, which requires to be taken up with the Board/Ministry in the said meeting.

4.     Further, the zones/units are requested that the DDO certificates are obtained and submitted to the All India Association latest by 01.11.2012 for renewal of recognition of the Association.

Comradely yours

Sd/-

 SUDHARSAN J

Secretary General.

Latest updates

Dear Comrades,

It is our endeavor to update the blog regularly. However, due to some difficulties there was a small gap on updating on the latest events. Though belated I wish to communicate to you all regarding some of the important events took place during last couple of weeks in which this Federation was actively involved.

DGHRD’s response to this Association’s letter

I am glad to convey that the DGHRD, New Delhi in response to this Association’s letter dated 17.09.2012 has sought detailed submission in respect of the issues raised by us vide letter F.No.8/B/118/HRD(HRM)/2012/2213 dated 04.10.2012 (click here to view). Though we have already made detailed submissions to the Board separately on all the issues, we are on the job to fine tune and present an updated version to DGHRD. The submissions will be placed in the blog once finalized. I am sure some positive results will emerge after the above exercise.

Joint Action Council

Joint Action Council agitation programme was a grand success. Throughout the country the Joint Action Council has witnessed a massive support from members of all the constituent federations / associations. I congratulate our National / Zonal leaders, office-bearers and members who have actively took part in the JAC Dharna programme and made it a prominent point before the administration. Here are some of the photos taken at Chennai and Bhubaneswar JAC Dharna programme.

Last week i.e., from 05.10.2012 to 08.10.2012, the Customs Ministerial Employees Federaton convened their XVIIth convention at Chennai. Confederation leaders as well as National leaders and Zonal leaders/office bearers of Superintendents / Inspectors / Ministerial / Grp”C” employees federations/ associations under CBEC had participated and made the convention a grand success.

All India Convention of the Joint Action Council also took place at Chennai Customs office on 08.10.2012 evening and leaders of the constituent Associations/Federation of JAC met and elected Shri. AJIT K.G., Secretary General of All India Inspectors Association as the new Joint Convenor and Shri. Ashish Chakravorthy, Secretary General of Customs Grp “C” employees federation will continue as the other Joint Convenor. The JAC leaders discussed on the charter of demands placed before the CBEC and felt the need to intensify the agitation programme. Accordingly the JAC will hold a week long protest from 19th to 23rd of November, 2012. There will be lunch hour demonstration during the entire week and on 23rd of November the second part of the day will be a pen down strike.

Further, some positive news is coming out from the Board that the issues related to CAO / AO DPC will be settled at the earliest. An early settlement of the issue would fetch hundreds of promotions to DOS/AO, who are awaiting their promotions for quite a long time. We are consistently taking/ following up all the important issues of our ministerial cadre before the CBEC/Administration for an early solution.

Comradely yours

Sudharsan J

Secretary General

Joint Action Council Agitational Program

Dear Comrades

 This Association is in receipt of a request from JAC leadership to participate in the agitational programme, finalised by them on 26.09.12. (Click here to view copy of the JAC letter and charter of demands) This was discussed with the office bearer who turned up at Delhi during the recent visit on 17.09.12 and 18.09.12.  I have also discussed the issue with President and other office bearer over phone.

           Accordingly, Unit Secretaries are advised to observe lunch hour demonstration and wear black batches on 26.09.12 along with other JAC constituents. They may take getting touch with local JAC members for this purpose.

It is further clarified that this agitational programme is finalised by the JAC constituents and we are to observe the same along with the other constituents, subject to the strength of local organisation vis-a-vis other organisations.

Participation in the JAC programme is taken to strengthen the unity and further the common cause.

Comradely Yours

J. Sudharsan

Secretary General

Updates on Secretary General and Office bearers Delhi Visit

Dear Comrades,

            On 17^th and 18^th of this month, I along with Shri. Tarun Seal, Assistant Secretary General from Kolkatta, Shri. Deepak Pal, Organizing Secretary from Indore and Shri. Sheikh Ansar, Vice President from Bhopal and comrades from Nagpur, Indore, Bhopal and Kolkata visited New Delhi to take stock of the recent developments on some of the important issues related to Ministerial Cadre and to follow up various pending issues. A detailed submission was presented before the Board officials to settle the issues favorably (Click here to view the Copy of the letter)

             On the issue related to the DPC to the grade of CAO, all the deficiencies pointed out by UPSC have been cleared.  But unfortunately, it is noted that the file is yet to move out of Board office.  This association raised the issue strongly with the officials for necessary action, so that the DPC can be convened by the UPSC at the earliest.

            The issue related to promotion to the grade of AO is still unattended by the Board.  We raised our concern as hundreds of DOS throughout India are awaiting their promotions and the CCAs are expecting some directions from the board to convene the DPC.  It is quite amusing that the issue was wrongly interpreted and referred to the DoPT as Adhoc appointments by the Board.  The question of Adhoc-appointment in AO grade itself is an error.  These promotions right from 2008 were conducted on adhoc basis against regular vacancies for want of Recruitment Rules.  It is noted that some zones are conducting DPC on regular basis notwithstanding the Board’s letter dated 27.06.2012 and in some other zones DPCs were held and Adhoc promotions are being continued.  This association stressed upon the fact that an executive instruction may be issued by substituting the present DOS as feeder cadre instead of DOS L-I in the AO (RR) and regularize all the Adhoc promotions ordered from the year 2008.

         As regards the amendment to Recruitment Rules, this association emphasized that before any amendment in Recruitment Rules to various grades a consultation process should be initiated by the Board officials with the All India Association. 

             
             With regard to the issue of enhance of Grade Pay to DOS/ AO, the office bearers of this association had met the officials in the Department of Expenditure and requested that a positive approach should be adopted on the issue.  The All India Association has submitted a fresh memorandum to the Secretary, Expenditure and Joint Secretary (Personnel) to consider the grade pay issue positively (Click here to view the Copy of the letter).

        Further, the association requested the Board officials to bring up the seniority case pending with the Hon’ble Supreme Court before the ensuing cadre-restructure.  Our advocates were also consulted in this regard so that the case is finished at the earliest.  Needless to say, a favourable judgement in the case will reap us immediate benefits and also help our Ministerial cadre a lot in the long run of our career.  Hopefully, we can bring up the case for final hearing at the earliest.

            Regarding non-adherence of DoPT’s instructions by CCAs to conduct DPCs without delay, this association requested the officials to take necessary action and a time schedule be fixed to complete the pending DPCs.  

             
               Will keep you all updated on the developments.

Comradely Yours

Sudharsan J

Secretary General

                         

Meeting with board officials at New Delhi

Dear Members

The undersigned along with the office bearers of our All India Federation intends to meet our C.B.E.C officials between 17^th and 18^th of September’2012.

The issues for discussion are detailed below

• Promotion to the grade of Chief Accounts Officer (Central Excise)
• Promotion to the grade of Administrative Officer
• Amendment in Recruitment Rules to the grades viz. Inspector / STA / TA
• Grade Pay in respect of AO / DOS / TA
• Seniority case pending in the Hon’ble Supreme Court
• Delay in conducting DPC for promotion in various cadre controlling authorities.

Comradely yours

SUDHARSAN J

Secretary General