Wednesday, October 26, 2016

A brief report  of 9th Blood Donation Camp organised jointly by AICAEA & AICAEA, Cat-II, West Bengal Branch on 21/10/16

 It is a pleasure to inform  that the 9th Voluntary Blood Donation Camp was organised  jointly by All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association, Cat-II, West Bengal Branch on  21/0/2016 at Supply Accounts Institute Hall, Kolkata to commemorate the 9th death anniversary of our beloved leader Com. Ajoy Bhowmick, founder, friend, philosopher & guide of Civil Accounts Employees Association and pioneer of central govt employees movement. The camp was inaugurated by Com. Goutam Pramanick, eminent leader of IA&AD and COC West Bengal. Veteran leaders of Civil Accounts along with a good number of  enthusiastic Civil Accounts Employees were present  in the camp to witness the noble act towards humanity  as well as to encourage the Blood Donors. Amongst them Com. Pijush Roy. Secretary, COC, West Bengal, Com Pradip Ray, Com. Basudeb Roychowdhury and other leaders were present.  52 donors including 6 lady comrades donated blood in the camp. It is noteworthy that the younger generation came forward to donate blood generously. The camp  had a grand success and was ended by congratulating the Donors, volunteers, veteran leaders and members present in the camp.
Pranab Acharya.
Jt. Secretary,AICAEA, W.B.Br








Tuesday, October 25, 2016

                                                                


CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE (COC)
OF
CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS
Represented By
National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (NFCAA)
[All India Civil Accounts Employees Association]
[All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II]
And
[All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil)]
Central Office: -                                                                                       Address for Communication:-
16-A, Akbar Road Hutments,                                                                             17/2 – C, P & T Quarters,
New Delhi: - 110011                                                                                                          Kali Bari Marg,
                                                                                                                                     New Delhi-110001

No.COC/CA/2016/Circular-6                                                                                                       Dated: 24.10.2016

To
               The Federal Executive members/ National Executive/ Branch Secretaries
               of NFCAA and AIAPAO(C) and conveners  of COCs

Dear Comrades,
SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN
It has been observed by the apex level COC of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations that, some Branches/stations haven't been able to complete Signature Campaign and the Branches of Delhi, despite their best efforts could not reach to some of the offices so far for collecting signatures.
Under the above circumstances, the apex COC has decided to extend the process of signature collection upto 11th November 2016. All signatures collected shall be accumulated at apex COC and handed over to CGA on 16th November after the Central Dharna on that in front of CGA Office.
The draft of the sheet on which Signatures of the members of all constituents of COC are to be taken had been circulated vide COC Circular No:- COC/CA/2016/Cir-4 dated 23.09.2016. But, we have learnt that some of our Branches have not received the circular. Therefore we are once again attaching draft of the sheet on which Signatures of the members all constituents of COC are to be collected. The COCs that have not started collecting signatures yet are requested again to initiate the same without further delay.
STATION WISE MASS DHARNA ON 26TH OCTOBER 2016
As circulated already, all state/local/ regional COCs are requested to organize Mass Dharna jointly in front of the office of senior most Officer of the station on 26th October, 2016 without fail. The Dharna should commence before 11 A.M. without fail and it should not be ended before 4 P.M.
We hope all shall appreciate the decision taken by COC under the compelling situation and take all necessary actions for  making the programmes of signature Campaign,  Branch wise Dharna on 26th October and Central Dharna in front of CGA Office on 16th November 16 totally successful.
A massive lunch hour meeting should be organized on 26th October, 2016. Following resolution may be sent to CGA on that day.  
RESOLUTION
This Joint day ling Dharna of the members of the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations held today the 26th October 2016 at…………(Name of Station) invites the kind attention of Controller General of Accounts to the letters dated 21-09-2016 and 17-10-2016 of  the apex level Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations.
The apex level  Co-ordination Committee has been requesting the Controller General of Accounts  for last one and a half years to kindly undertake Cadre Review of the Civil Accounts Employees and Officers and also settle ten other priority issues  relating to posting of persons qualified AAO(Civil) examination in 2013-14, conduct the departmental promotional/confirmatory examinations which have stopped for last three years,  grant of recognition to the Associations after the verification of membership of the Associations in terms of the provisions CCS(RSA) Rules, 1993,  restore 10% promotion quota for Senior Accountants, set the promotional benefits of the cadres like AO/Sr/AO, AAO, Acctt/Sr. Accountant, Sr.PS/PS/ Stenographers, MTS, LDC, DEO, and Staff Car Drivers in proper order etc.  But the Civil Accounts authorities have not taken any action so far.
The meeting therefore, registers its protest and resolves that if no favourable decision is taken by the authorities at the earliest, the members of Co-ordination Committee shall resort to sustained and intensified organizational actions.
The meeting further resolves to forward the resolution to the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, 4th Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA, New Delhi – 110023 and the Joint Conveners  of the apex level Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers, Delhi/ Mumbai.

President
Of the meeting
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DHARNA BY NATIONAL/FEDERAL EXECUTIVES IN FRONT OF
CGA ON 16TH NOVEMBER 2016
As  decided, the National Executive members of AIAPAO (Civil) All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Cat-II (in addition to Federal Executive members of NFCAA) shall sit for Dharna on 16th November 2016 in front of the CGA office, New Delhi, if the CGA continues his indifferent attitude towards the demands.
We therefore, request all National/Federal Executive members of AICAEA, AICAEA Cat-II, AIAPAO (Civil) and NFCAA to ensure their availability at Delhi on the day scheduled for the Dharna.
FORMATION OF COCs AT STATE LEVEL
The state COCs were already in existence in Mumbai, Shillong, Kerala and Kolkata. Within the stipulated date of 20th September 2016, state level COCs have been formed in following places in presence of the apex COC representatives:-



We  once aging appeal upon all other stations to form the COCs without any more delay.

Dear Comrades, officers and employees of various other Central Government Departments could achieve their demands through united struggle. It is the time for us to unite and launch sustained struggle to achieve those demands which have been kept in cold storage by our authorities and the achieved their objectives at our Cost.
Therefore, please ignore petty differences and built up single rock unity to have a better service career for all of us.

With warm greetings,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 (V.Bhattacharjee)                                                                                                                                (A.B.Sunilkumar)
 Secretary General                                                                                                                              Secretary General
     AICAEA                                                                                                                                                           AIAPAO(C)
& Jt. Convener                                                                                                                                             & Jt. Convener





To,
                The Controller General of Accounts,
                Ministry of Finance,
                Department of Expenditure,
                4th Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA,
                New Delhi – 110023
Dated: 16.11.2016
Subject:- Request for settlement of the long pending demands.

Respected Sir,

                    We would like to invite your kind attention to the letter No:- COC/CA/2016/Corr-4 dated 21.09.2016 of the apex level Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations and request you that following demands may kindly be settled at the earliest.

1.          Immediate Cadre Review of Group-B and C Officers and Employees of Civil Accounts organization in the following manner.
1.    Allotment of 33.1/3% promotional quota to the post of LDC for Gr-D/MTS and clearing of backlog by promoting all eligible MTS to the grade of Accounts Assistant as a onetime measure.  
2.       Accounts Assistant (by upgradation of post of LDCs )  –                             Grade Pay Rs. 2400/- PB 1
3.       Staff Car Driver Gr. II                                                                                     Grade Pay Rs. 2400/- PB 1
4.        Stenographer Gr. III  -                                                                                  Grade Pay Rs. 2800/- PB 1
5.       Accountant -20%, DEO Grade A and Junior
 Hindi Translator (converting as Accountant) -                                                    Grade Pay Rs. 4200/- PB 2
6.       Sr. Accountant - 80%, Data Entry Operator Grade B/
 Hindi Translator (Converting as Sr. Accountant)
  Stenographer Gr. I (Merged post of Gr.II & I) -                                                 Grade Pay Rs. 4600/-PB 2
  {Recruitment of Accountant:- 33.1/3 percent by direct recruitment, 33.1/3 percent by promotion of clerks on seniority basis on completion of 5 years, 33.1/3 percent by promotion from following officials:-
(i) Graduate Group –‘D’ Officials with three years continuous regular service in the grade on passing the departmental examination for Accountants.
(ii) Matriculate clerks with three years continuous regular service in the grade on passing the Departmental Examination for Accountants.
(iii) Clerks on passing Part-I of the   Section Officers grade examination.} 
7.       Sr. Accountant- on completion of 4 years/         
Computer Operator -                                                                                     Grade Pay Rs. 4800/-PB 2
8.       Private Secretary -                                                                                         Grade Pay Rs. 4800/-PB 2
 After 4 years of service-                                                                                               Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-PB 3
9.       Asstt. Accounts Officer –                                                                                            Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-PB-2                   
30% posts by promotion of Sr. Accountant on seniority with removal of condition of 53 years of age for eligibility and 70% by AAO(c) examination -                        
10.   Asstt. Accounts Officer  Grade II on completion of 4 years-                        Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-PB 3
11.   Sr. Private Secretary -                                                                                                   Grade Pay Rs. 6600/-PB 3   
(Post should be re-designated as Principal Private Secretary] Post of PPS may be allocated to Principal Chief Controller of Accounts and Chief Controller of Accounts (Addl. Secretary/Joint Secretary level officers)
As per para 2(iii) of DOPT Order No.20/51/2009-CS.II (A)(Vol.II) dated 25th February, 2011 -625 newly created posts of PPS have been allocated against Joint Secretaries and equivalent level officers in different Ministries Departments participating in CSSS on functional jurisdiction
12.   Merger of the PAOs/AOs and Sr. AOs  with PB3 and GP Rs. 6600 in Level 11 w.e.f. 1-1-2006 immediately  and after two year  PB 3 with GP Rs. 7600 in Level 12.
13.   De-link CCAS from ICAS Cadre for the purpose of promotion.
2.          Continuation of recognition status/ facilities to AIAPAO (Civil) till re-verification of membership is completed
3.          Grant of recognition to AICAEA CAT II having requisite number paid members for the purpose of recognition.
4.          Conduct the AAO (Civil) Examination immediately and issue orders for posting of all candidates qualified AAO (Civil) examination, 2013 and 2014
5.          Grant promotions to the Senior Accountants as AAOs who are eligible for promotion under 10% promotion quota.
6.       Treat  joining to the post of JAO/AAO after passing the examination as fresh appointment on the basis of date of examination/w.e.f date of examination 
7.       Conduct regular DPC meetings for timely promotion of PAOs/Sr.AOs to the higher posts
8.          Grant adhoc promotions to the eligible persons in case vacancies exist after issuing orders for promotion to the persons discussed in Sl. No. (4) and (5) above
9.          Settle following pending issues discussed in the formal meeting  held with AICAEA on 6th November 2015:-
(i)                      Adoption of mutually agreed transfer policy for AAOs and implementation of the existing policy transparently without any discrimination.
(ii)                    Counting of service for grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant appointed as Accountant–
(a) From the date passing departmental competitive examination conducted by SSC
(b) From the 1st July of the next year of passing open examination conducted by SSC as per orders of DoPT and MHA.
(iii)            Grant of Pay Scale of Rs. 1350-2200 from 01.01.86 to DEOs as has been granted by the Defence Accounts Department as well as in terms of the CAT judgments.
(iv)           Removal of injustice to newly recruited Accountant in the matter of granting 1st increment through rectification of the procedure of Departmental Confirmatory test and also imparting training to the candidates.
(v)                    Grant of two financial up gradations MTS under ACP scheme who had completed 24 years of service before implementation of MACP Scheme as has been done by the O/o the Pr. Of Audit and Director, Economic and  service Ministries, Delhi vide order dated 24.06.2014.
(vi)           (a) Grant of Headquarter allowance to Sr.PS/PS/Stenos posted in office of CGA.
(b) Improvements in promotional avenues of secretarial assistance through creation of posts and promotion of eligible persons working in Civil Accounts organization.
(vii)          Removal of anomaly in grade pay arisen in PAO, CRPF after amalgamation of the office in Civil Accounts Organization.
(viii)        Relaxation for revision of option for fixation of pay in the revised pay structure for persons promoted to the grade of Asstt. Accounts Officer (AAO) after 01.01.2006.
10.       Suitable office accommodation with amenities to CHQ of AIAPAO (Civil).
11.      Provision of alternative accommodation and amenities to the Central Office of AICAEA.

Yours Sincerely

Srl No.
Name of Designation
Office/Station
Signature
1.



2.



3.



4.





Sunday, October 23, 2016

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS
Represented By
All India Civil Accounts Employees Association
(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: NEW DELHI
All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category -II
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: COCHIN
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Central Office: -                                                                                                                       Address for Communication:-
16-A, Akbar Road Hutments,                                                                                                          17/2 – C, P & T Quarters,
New Delhi: - 110011                                                                                                                                             Kali Bari Marg,
                                                                                                                                                                                New Delhi-110001

No. NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-16/2016                                                                                                  Dated: 17.10.2016

To,
                All Federal Executive Members,
                All Women Committee Members,
All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II

Dear Comrades,

CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT DECIDED TO ORGANISE
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN AND AGITATIONAL PROGRAMMES CULMINATING IN STRIKE
·         AGAINST THE TOTALLY NEGATIVE AND INDIFFERENT ATTITUDE OF THE NDA GOVT.
·          AGAINST NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSURANCE GIVEN BY GROUP OF MINISTERS TO NJCA
·         DEMANDING IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF THE CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1ST PHASE – 20TH OCTOBER 2016 – THURSDAY
Demonstration at all centres/all office gates and forwarding of resolutions adopted on charter of demands to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India (2) Hon’ble Home Minister (3) Hon’ble Finance Minister and all Departmental heads.
2ND PHASE – 7TH NOVEMBER 2016 – MONDAY
Mass dharna at all state capitals/important centres.

3RD PHASE – 15TH DECEMBER 2016 – THURSDAY
Massive Parliament March of not less than 20000 Central Government employees.

4TH PHASE – STRIKE JOINTLY WITH ALL LIKE MINDED ORGANISATIONS
Date will be decided in consultation with other organizations.
Dear Comrades,
The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & workers met on 30.09.2016 at New Delhi, reviewed the progress made in settlement of the charter of demands submitted by the JCM (NC) staff side to the Central Government, with particular reference to the assurance given by the Group of Ministers regarding constitution of a High Level Committee for increasing the minimum wage and fitment formula. The National Secretariat viewed with grave concern the totally negative and indifferent attitude of the NDA Government towards the genuine demands of the Central Government employees and expressed its strong protest against non-implementation of the assurance given by the Cabinet Ministers to the NJCA till this date. As already resolved by the 25th National Conference of the Confederation held at Chennai from 16th to 18th August 2016, the National Secretariat decided to organize independent campaign and agitational programmes culminating into strike action. The National Secretariat, at the same time, resolved to maintain unity under the banner of NJCA intact and also resolved that confederation while conducting its own independent campaign and agitational programmes, shall fully implement all the programmes of NJCA also at all levels.
Accordingly, the National Secretariat decided to organize the above discussed phased programme of action during the months of October, November and December 2016. The National Secretariat further deiced that before finalizing the date of the strike action, the Confederation leadership shall contact all likeminded organizations and effort should be made to bring maximum unity of Central Government employees for the proposed strike action.
For the December 15th Parliament March, National Secretariat fixed the following quota for ensuring participation of about not less than 20000 employees in the March.
1.              National Federation of Postal Employees
          (all affiliates)                                                                                                    -10000
2.            Income Tax Employees Federation                                                       - 2500
3.            Audit & Accounts Association                                                                   - 1000
4.            Civil Accounts Employees Association                                                 - 800
5.            National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees                         -300
6.            Ground Water Board Employees Association                                   - 300
7.            Other Affiliates (Each)                                                                                 -100
8.            COC West Bengal                                                                                             - 1000
9.            COC Tamilnadu                                                                                                - 1000
10.          COC Kerala                                                                                         -500
11.          COC Uttar Pradesh                                                                                         -1000
12.          COC Mumbai                                                                                                     - 500
13.          COC Nagpur                                                                                                       -300
14.          COC Andhra/Telangana                                                                               - 1000
15.          COC Karnataka                                                                                                 -500
16.          All other COCs (Each)                                                                                   -300
17.          COC Delhi                                                                                                           -3000
In pursuance of the decisions of Confederation, following decisions have been taken-
1.      All Branches/Units are to contact their State/Station level Co-ordination Committees and implement the 1st phase programme on 20th October, 2016 and 2nd phase programme on 7th November, 2016 under the leadership of Co-ordination Committee.
                                                
2.      Since the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations has been directed to mobilize 800 persons for March to Parliament on 15th December, 2016, it has been decided that Branch wise participants shall be as below:-
Sl. No.
Name of Branch/State/Station
No. of Units/Office
Total  number of participants
1.
North East Branch
12
12
2.
West Bengal Branch
39
39
3.
Orissa Branch
2
2
4.
A. P. & Telegana Branch
13
15
5.
Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Branch
31
20
6.
Karnataka Branch
9
9
7.
Kerala Branch
6
6
8.
Mumbai Branch
31
20
9.
Pune Branch
4
4
10.
Nagpur Branch
10
10
11.
Madhya Pradesh Branch
9
10
12.
Goa
1
1
13.
Jharkhand Branch
5
5
14.
Gujrat Branch
9
9
16.
Bihar Branch
4
10
17.
Punjab Branch
9
9
18.
Rajasthan Branch
10
15
19.
Uttar Pradesh East Branch
11
11
20.
Uttar Pradesh West Branch
7
10
21.
Uttaranchal Branch
3
3
22.
Nashik Branch
4
4
23.
Himachal Branch
2
2
24.
Jammu & Kashmir Branch
2
2
25.
Haryana Units
4
4
26.
Chattisgarh Branch
2
2
27.
Delhi Branch
178
500
28.
West Delhi Branch
1
100
29.
South Delhi Branch
1
150

TOTAL              
428
975

The National Executive meeting of the Confederation shall be held in Delhi on 16th December, 2016. Therefore, all National Executive/Secretariat members of Confederation shall have to attend the said meeting.

7TH FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING AT JAIPUR
The 7th Federal Council meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations shall be held at Jaipur on 17th & 18th of December, 2016.
Therefore, all Federal Councilors i.e. office bearers of NFCAA, AICAEA, AICAEA CAT-II and the Branch Secretaries are requested to plan their journey accordingly.
Arrangements for transhipment of all Federal Councilors from Delhi to Jaipur would be arranged provided informations are provided before 31st October, 2016.
All informations in this respect should be sent to Com. Harbans Lal, Branch Secretary, AICAEA, Delhi Branch (Mob. No:- 9810558423 E-mail:- harbanslalsori@gmail.com) under intimation to Federation Headquarters.
With warm greetings, 
                                                                                                 
(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
OF CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNEMENT EMPLOYEES &WORKERS
1.       Settle the demands raised by NJCA regarding modifications of 7th CPC recommendations as submitted in the memorandum to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015. (See Annexure-I). Honour the assurance given by the Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30th June 2016 and 6th July 2016, especially increase in minimum wage and fitment factor. Grant revised HRA at the existing percentage itself i.e. 30%, 20% and 10%. Accept the proposal of the staff side regarding Transport Allowance. Settle all anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, in a time bound manner.
2.        Implement option-I recommended by 7th CPC and accepted by the Government regarding parity in pension of pre-2016 pensioners, without any further delay. Settle the pension related issues raised by NJCA against item 13 of its memorandum submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015. (See Annexure-I).
3.       Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant pension and Family Pension to all Central Government employees recruited after 01.01.2004, under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.
4.        Treat Gramin Dak Sewaks of Postal department as Civil Servants, and extend all benefits like pay, pension, allowances etc. of departmental employees to GDS. Enhance bonus calculation ceiling of GDS also to 7000 from 01.04.2014.
5.        Regularize all casual, contract, part-time, contingent and Daily rated mazdoors and grant equal pay and other benefits. Revise the wages as per 7th CPC minimum pay.
6.       No Downsizing, Privatization, outsourcing and contractorisation of Government functions.
7.       Withdraw the arbitrary decision of the Government to enhance the bench mark for performance appraisal for promotion and financial upgradations under MACP from “GOOD” to VERY GOOD” and also decision to withhold annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the bench march either for MACP or for regular promotion within the first 20 years of service. Grant MACP pay fixation benefits on promotional hierarchy and not on pay-matrix hierarchy. Personnel promoted on the basis of examination should be treated as fresh entrants to the cadre for grant of MACP.
8.       Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (J) and Rule 48 of CCs (Pension) Rules 1972 which is being misused as a short cut as purity measure to punish and victimize the employees.
9.       Fill up all vacant posts including promotional posts in a time bound manner. Lift ban on creation of posts. Undertake cadre Review to access the requirement of employees and their cadre prospects. Modify recruitment rules of Group-‘C’ cadre and make recruitment on Regional basis.
10.   Remove 5% ceiling on compassionate appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases.
11.   Grant five promotions in the service carreer to all Central Govt. employee
12.    Abolish and upgrade all Lower Division Clerks to Upper Division Clerks.
13.    Ensure parity in pay for all stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial Staff in subordinate offices and in all organized Accounts cadres with Central Secretariat staff by upgrading their pay scales. Grant pay scale of Drivers in Lok Sabha Secretariat to Drivers working in all other Central Government Departments.
14.    Reject the stipulation of 7th CPC to reduce the salary to 80% for the second year of Child Care leave and retain the existing provision.
15.   Introduce Productivity Linked bonus in all department and continue the existing bi-lateral agreement on PLB wherever it exists.
16.   Ensure cashless medical treatment to all Central Government employees & Pensioners in all recognized Government and Private hospitals.
17.   Revision of Overtime Allowance (OTA) and Night Duty Allowance (NDA) w.e.f 01.01.2016 based on 7th CPC pay scale.
18.    Revision of wages of Central Government employees in every five years.

19.    Revive JCM functioning at all levels. Grant recognition to the unions/Associations under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993 within a time frame to facilitate effective JCM functioning.