Tuesday, February 25, 2014

FIRST BRANCH OF ALL INDIA CIVIL ACCOUNTS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION FORMED IN TAMILNADU

ALL INDIA CIVIL ACCOUNTS PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION
(TAMIL NADU AND PONDICHERRY BRANCH) CHENNAI




AICAPA/TN & P Br./Circular No. 1/1-3                                                                                          Dated: 06.02.2014
               


The confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers after lengthy discussion and debate has given a call to the Pensioners of Central Government to form Pensioners Association Department wise to safeguard their rights and welfare. Based on hits call, the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II at their 13th & 14th All India Conferences which were at held at Kolkata during July 2013, requested the Pensioners of Civil Accounts to form Pensioners Association in the States.

                Accordingly, the All India Civil Accounts Pensioners’ Association formed at Chennai on 31.01.2014 in the Income Tax auditorium.

                Com. K. Venkatasubramanian, President, All India Civil Accounts Employees Association (CHQ), presided over the meeting. Com. K.P. Rajagopalan, Secretary General, Income Tax Employees Federation, New Delhi inaugurated and addressed the Pensioners’ Association. Com. A. Sundaram, Secretary C.O.C. of Central, State Government and Public Sector Pensioners’ Organization Tamil Nadu, Com. A. Balasubramaninan, President and Com. B. Sitaram, Secretary of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Branch have felicitated the newly formed Pensioners’ Association.

                At the end of the meeting the following ad-hoc committee was formed for the functioning of the All India Civil Accounts Pensioners’ Association of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Branch.

1. Convenor:                      Com. N. Elumalai
2. Jt. Convenor:                 Com. C.G. Chandra
3. Finance Secretary:      Com. T. Sivashanmugam
4. Committee Member:    Com. T. Kumaresan
5. Committee Member:    Com. V. Sriraman
6. Committee Member:    Com. H. Paulsekar
7. Committee Member:    Com. M. Ramachandran
 8. Auditor                            Com. L. Sridharan

                The meeting was well attended by the Pensioners’ of Civil Accounts in Chennai. Comrades of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II have also attended the meeting.

                Finally, Com. M. Elumalai Convenor proposed vote of thanks.

(M. ELUMALAI)
Convenor

To:-

1.       All the Pensioners of Civil Accounts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Branch.
2.       The Secretary General, AICAEA, New Delhi.
3.       The Secretary General, NFCAA, New Delhi.
4.       The Secretary General, AICAEA Cat-II, Cochin.
5.       The Secretary, AICAEA, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Branch, Chennai.
6.       The Secretary, AICAEA, Category-II, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Branch, Chennai.
7.       The Secretary, All India Pay & Accounts Officers Association (Civil) Chennai.
8.       The Secretary C.O.C. of Central, State and Public Sector Pensioners’ Organization (TN), Chennai.

Friday, February 21, 2014

11TH ALL INDIA CONFERENCE
 OF
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICERS(CIVIL)
HELD ON 20TH AND 21ST FEBRUARY 2014
IN MUMBAI

PHOTOS OF OPEN SESSION  HELD ON 21ST FEBRUARY 2014





































Sunday, February 16, 2014

JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE OF
ACCOUNTS & AUDIT EMPLOYEES & OFFICERS ORGANISATIONS
17/2 – C, P & T Quarters, Kali Bari Marg, New Delhi: - 110001
No: JAC/ Circular-4/2014                                                                            Date: 15th February 2014

To
Chief Executive of Constituent Organisations &
Conveners, local JACs

Dear Comrades,

We congratulate you for having observed dharna by Executive Committee Members on 29th January ‘14 all over the country in almost of all the offices of IA&AD & Organised Accounts. We also take note of the fact that 48 hour strike call on 12-13 February ‘14 has been to a certain extent implemented in many offices of IA&AD and organised Accounts.

                These measures have had its impact and a meeting with JS (Per) (i.e. Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure) to discuss the agenda item 28 of National Anomaly Committee regarding Audit / Accounts wage structure took place on 14 February,14 (i.e. very next day of our strike action).

The gist of the discussion is as under:

Pay Scale of Auditors/Accountants:
We pointed out that the Six Central Pay Commission in para 7.56.8, 7.56.9 and Para 7.56.13 has only recommended the revised pay structure of SA (7.56.8), SO, AAO, AO & SAO (Para 7.56.9) and Divisional Accountant the Sr. DAO (Para 7.56.13). As regards other posts in IA&AD & organised Accounts i.e. Auditors/Accountants the Six Central Pay commission had separately recommended (vide para 7.56.10) parity between Secretariat and non-secretariat in chapter 3.1 of the report.

                In para 3.1.14 it has been specifically stated that the posts of Auditor/Accountants being in the Pay Scale of 4500-7000 should be placed in the PB-2 (Rs.9300-34800) with GP of 4200.

                However Auditor/Accountants have been given the pay structure of PB-1 (5200-20200) Grade Pay of 2800 which is incorrect. On the basis of para 3.1.14 Auditor/Accountants should be placed in PB2 (9300-34800) with Grade Pay of 4200.

Senior Auditors/Accountants
In Para 7.56.8, the Six Central Pay Commission had recommended for Sr Auditor/Accountant (SA) PB-2, GP 4200 in which the Assistants of Central Secretariat and SA has been placed. The observation of Six CPC that Govt. had never conceded the principle of parity between Assistants of Central Secretariat Services and SA is not factually correct. In the year Nov.1983 Govt. has proposed to grant the pay scale of Assistant of Central Secretariat i.e. 425-800 to 80% posts of Auditors. Again the 4 CPC has recommended the pay scale of 1400-2600 to Assistant of Central Secretariat and SA on the basis of merit which was accepted by Government. Finally the pay scale of Assistant of Central Secretariat i.e. 5500-9000 was granted to SA notionally w.e.f. 1.1.96.

                From these developments, it is fully established that parity between Assistant of CSS & SA has been conceded by the Government time and again.  Now after the Sixth CPC, the Government has further upgraded the pay scale of Assistants of Central Secretariat to PB-2 9300-34800 with GP of 4600 w.e.f. 1.1.2006. With effect from 1.1.2006 the Sr Auditors/Accountants should also be granted the GP of 4600 in PB-2, 9300-34800.

Assistant Audit /Accounts Officers
In para 7.56.9 6th CPC has made the following recommendations: ‘The post of SO will be placed in the next higher pay scale carrying the GP of 4800 in PB-2 which corresponds to the pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12500. This upgradation will place the posts of SO and AAO in an identical pay scale, thus necessitating the upgradation of the later category (AAO)’. The 6 CPC had therefore recommended that the post of AAO & AO should be merged. Government have in their resolution dated 29.08.2008 decided that post of SO and AAO should be merged ‘as per recommendation of 6 CPC’.

                From this it is very clear that the Government have erroneously read the recommendation of pay commission according to which the posts of AAO & AO should be merged. This error has to be rectified by merging the posts of AAO with AO granting the pay with GP of 5400 in PB-2.

Accounts/Audit Officers
Audit & Accounts Officer had been assigned the pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12000 w.e.f. 1.1.96 as recommended by 5th CPC. As a result of re-structuring in 1990, 20% posts of Divisional Accountants have been upgraded as Gr. DAO in the pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12000 bringing them at par with AOs. Therefore the AO should be placed in PB-2 GP of 5400 in which Sr. DAOs have been placed on the basis of recommendations of 6 CPC in para 7.56.13 and not in PB-2, GP of 5400 as has been done. Consequently Sr. AOs have to be granted the next higher grade PB-3, GP 6600.

 In this connection the observation of 6 CPC that the entry pay for IA&AS is presently 8000-13500 - which is identical to the scale of SAOs - upgrading their pay scale any further will place them in a higher level than the entry grade of IA&AS, which is a promotion post. This observation is not based on actual practice. AOs when they are promoted to Gr. A post, they are not placed in the entry grade of IA&AS, but in the post of Dy. Accountant General which is in the PB-3, GP of 6600. Therefore the perceived anomaly would not at all arise and Sr. AO can legitimately be placed in PB-3 GP of 6600 to maintain the vertical relativity.
                We also pointed out the press release issued by PIB dated 14th August 2008, conveying the Cabinet decisions implementing the recommendations of 6 CPC. In Para 11.5 of this release, it has been stated that Government has continued the present position of granting  Group A scale to Gr B officers after completion of 4 years of service and this officers would be placed in PB-3 instead of PB-2 recommended by 6CPC. This would benefit the Gr. B officers of Railway Accounts Services, CSSS, DANICS &DENIPS. 

                However this dispensation which has been allowed to all Gr. B officers of the categories specified above except in Audit/Accounts Services. Therefore, what has been given is in contrary to the above policy of the Government.
Comrades,
                The above gist of discussions should be explained to the entire membership through pamphlets, separately for each category so that the justification for upgradation in the pay structure is fully understood by them. General Body meetings should also be held where this circular is read and discussed. Members should be encouraged to offer their views and comments on the justification which has been placed by us before the Government for upgrading our wage structure. The membership should be informed that only if we collectively manifest our unity through massive dharnas, mass deputation etc the Government may pay head to our arguments and consider them.

                To create requisite pressure upon Government we should organise demonstrations, Dharna, Mass deputations etc once in every fortnight. It is only then that when another meeting is held with Js(Per) & JS (Estt) meaningful negotiations may  take place and some outcome may be there. As we want that our legitimate demand for upgraded wage structure should be agreed by the Government we have to organise every fortnight programmes, dharna, mass deputation, etc. It would be necessary that a continued campaign is carried out amongst the membership that the entire membership is organised and mobilised in these programmes. Please implement these programmes and intimate the total strength of membership and the number of membership who participated in the programmes.

                The apex JAC will meet again in June or even earlier if the next meeting with the Government takes place earlier to review the mobilisation achieved through these programmes as also the outcome of negotiations and then to decide further intensification of the struggle for upgraded wage structure. Therefore, as per our decision of the Joint National Executive meeting of 11th January 2014, we shall have to go ahead with the programmes of Joint Dharna by all the constituents of the station in the 2nd or 3rd week of March 2014 and Massive signature campaign during April/May 14. Date of Dharna and the format for signature campaign shall be finalised and circulated shortly.


                With greetings,
Yours fraternally,



(V. Bhattacharjee)

Convener

PHOTOGRAPHS OF 

 PARTICIPANTS IN STRIKE ON 12-13 FEBRUARY 14 

DEMONSTRATING AT 

PAO, CRPF, NEW DELHI

(AICAEA CAT. II &AICAEA, WEST DELHI, BRANCHES)



 






STRIKE JATHA IN THE STATE OF KERALA






STRIKERS SITTING OUT SIDE 
WORK- SPOTS IN KOLKATA




CONGRATULATIONS
In the 48 hours strike on 12th and 13th February 2014 in support of the 15 point Charter of Demand of Confederation, members of National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations had participated enthusiastically.
According to the reports received at the Federation Headquarters, strike was held in the Branches of North East, West Bengal,  Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu &Pondicherry, Kerala, Mumbai, Delhi, Delhi West, Gujrat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Nagpur and Pune.  The Strike was total in  Guwahati , West Bengal, Hyderabad, Kerala, and Mumbai and beyond 80% in Gujrat, Rajasthan, Nagpur, Pune and Lucknow. Large number of Civil Accounts Employees of Branches of Delhi and West Delhi also participated in the Strike. In some of the Units of Delhi strike was cent percent.
The Strike therefore, was a grand success in the Civil Accounts Organization and we congratulate all the members and leaders of Civil Accounts Organization for making the struggle a grand success.
The secret behind the success of the strike was the relentless effort of the federal executive members, Branch and Unit Secretaries. They had extended their fullest cooperation and support to the Federation headquarters. Federal Executive members visited the stations they had been assigned and took all pains to explain the issues to the grass root level members. Leaders of the Branches and Units responded to the requests of Federation Headquarters and did their best to build up unity at the lowest level and made the strike a success.

The Federation headquarters therefore, offers its sincere thanks to all leaders and members who have made the strike a grand success.

Thursday, February 13, 2014


RESOLUTION
On
Transfer policy  of AAOs
Adopted in the
Federal Exective Meeting of NFCAA
held on 11-12 January 2014

            This Federal Executive meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations represented by the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II being held on 11th and 12th January 2014 discussed the transfer policy of AAOs being pursued by the Civil Accounts authorities. The meeting noted with dismay that the policy is not being applied uniformly in respect of all the employees. Many  AAOs have been deprived of their legitimate transfers to their stations of choice as laid down in the transfer policy  where as  their juniors are accommodated at  their choice stations. The meeting further viewed seriously  that the  representations of individuals are not being entertained by the authorities. Further, the local rotational transfer policy has not been implemented and it has been causing serious harm to the interest of organization and also to the individuals.

          This meeting therefore, urges upon the Controller General of Accounts to resolve the matter through dialogue with representatives of the Associations.

          Resolved that the Resolution adopted shall be forwarded to the Controller General of Accounts, New Delhi


T.R. Janardanan,
President
REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS  OF THE DAY LONG DHARNA ORGANISED BY THE BRANCHES ON 29TH JANUARY 2014 IN RESPONSE TO THE CALL GIVEN BY THE APEX LEVEL J.A.C. ON THE DEMANDS OF ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS

Report from Kolkata
The Central Dharna took place in front of the chamber of the CA, Mines, who s the senior most Officer of Civil Accounts, Kolkata.
The Lunch hour meeting was presided over by Com. Santanu Bhattacharya, President, AICAEA, WB Branch. Com S.P.Roy, Vice President NFCAA gave his speech over the activities of JAC and the charter of demands.Com C.Mukhopadhyay,President,AICAEA,Cat-II WB Branch submit the drafted resolution to the meeting.Com S.Roy Chowdhury informed the members about the latest positions of the demands of both the AICAEA & JAC. Com. Tapan Dasgupta, President, C-o-C, WB in his speech explained the scenario behind the strike called by the Confederation on 12th & 13th February,2014.Com.P.K.Roy,Secretary, C-o-C, WB Branch was also present in the meeting. Gathering in an well shape attend the meeting and heard the speeches. Copies of the resolution adopted had been sent to the addressees and a copy has also been handed over to CA,Mines


Report from Hyderabad
the AICAEA and AICAEA Cat. II of AP Branch jointly organised the Dharna Programme at the premises of RPAO/Survey of India/ Kendriya Sadan, Kothi, Hyderabad. Meeting Took place at 0300pm, where Com. Ajit Huparikar, Addl Secretary General elaborated the demands and purpose of the programme. Com. A. Azeez, Branch Secretary stressed the need to go on Strike for two days in February, 2014. Com. B S Nagendra, Branch Secretary of Cat. II and Asst. Secretary General read out the Resolution and sought the endorsement of the members participated. The Resolution was unanimously passed and forwarded as per the direction of Apex JAC., Com. Jagannatham, President, AICAEA presided over the meeting. The meeting concluded with the Vote of Thanks proposed by Com. Suresh Neela, Treasurer of the Branch.

A. Azeez, Branch Secretary and B S Nagendra, Branch Secretary, Cat. II


Report from CHENNAI

As per the decision taken at the Apex Level JAC Meeting, the Dharna Programme was conducted successfully, as directed by our Hqrs.Since the Dharna was organised and conducted by both the Branches, it was organised well and good with attendance of both the Assn. members and Office Bearers.The Dharna Programme was presided over by our President Com. K. Venkatasubramanian. Nearly one third of the total membership of the Chennai participated in the programme.On invitation, the Rajaji Bhavan COC President Com. P. Gembeeram and Secretary Com. A. Balasundaram both attended the Dharna and appraised the need of the struggle to achieve our demands and extended support and also assured their cooperation in our struggle. Furthermore, they extended all cooperation for the smooth and successful conduct of the Dharna Programme.During Lunch hour, the resolutions, addressed to the Prime Minister of India, Finance Minister and others, on our demands, were passed as per the directions of the JAC and handed over to the authorities for onward transmission to the respective addressees.At around 4 pm, the Dharna programme was concluded.It is assessed that the Dharna Programme was conducted successfully and in a manner directed by the JAC.


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