Call of NFCAA: Organize Dharna in front of the CBEC Units of respective
stations on 30th June 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-10/2016
Dated: 28.06.2016
To,
All Federal Executive Members,
All Women Committee Members,
All
Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II
Dear Comrades,
Organize Dharna in front of the
CBEC Units of respective stations on 30th June 2016
The administration of the
Pr. CCA, CBEC, New Delhi have now come out with their true colours. Instead of
taking initiatives to resolve the problems they have created in PAO, Central
Excise, Madurai by honoring the assurances offered by them to the representatives
of the Unit and Branches of Tamilnadu through local administrations
respectively, they with their revengeful attitude have now started
harassing the employees in the form of issuing of show cause
memos, deducting salary and threatening the employees individually. They are also provoking the local administrations to
become aggressive towards the employees and harass them so that the existing
cordial relation between different categories of employees and officers and
their Associations get strained and they start fighting against each other. The local
administration of PAO, CBEC, Maduari has already been provoked and it has
started threatening and abusing the employees instead of creating a
congenial atmosphere.
What is the fact?
PAO/CBEC/Madurai was created in October
1976 with the strength of 22 Accountants. When Trichy CBEC Unit was formed in
1984 some posts were shifted to Trichy and then again in 1985, some Accountant
posts were downgraded to accommodate DEO Posts. At present that Office is
functioning with 8 posts only (7 Sr. Accountant and 1 Accountant) which is less
than the sanctioned posts for the Office.
The PAO/CBEC/Tirunelveli was created in
2004 with sanctioned strength of 4 Sr. Accountants. The posts were filled in
initially with willing transferees from other PAOs and on deputation basis. But
at present only 2 Sr. Accountants are working in that Office.
The
issue of Transfer of Sr. Accountants from PAO/CBEC/Madurai to PAO/ CBEC/
Tirunelveli has to be viewed under the above mentioned circumstances. The
PAO/CBEC/Madurai unit rightly opposed such transfer move. Immediately after
learning that two Sr. Accountants are under order of transfer to another
station, they have strongly protested against such action and staged Walk Out at the very moment itself.
Not only that, daily they are conducting GB Meetings to review the situation.
Finally they went to PEN DOWN STRIKE
from 7th June 2016 due to total arrogant attitude of the Dy.CA
Chennai and Administration of Pr. CCA, CBEC who treat the group B & C
employees as their slaves. Unit decided to continue their protest until the
issue is resolved.
It is not the simple question of filling up
vacancies through redeployment of excess staff from PAO, CBEC, Madurai to PAO,
CBEC, Tirunelvelie. Rather, it is an attempt to disturb the Association and curb
the strength of the Unit Association by removing
some of the members from the office vindictively. It shall be amply clear from
the following -
One of the
individuals came on deputation from Delhi Administration was absorbed as
Accountant in PAO, CBEC,
Madurai during October 2013.
For his absorption the PAO had extreme interest and done a very hard labour.
But subsequently by creating psychological pressure on the official he ensured
that the individual does not become the member the association. Therefore, the
most pertinent question is when in October 2013 there was a need for a
hand in the Office why suddenly in 2016, 2 members have been found out
surplus by the local administration? As such, it is very clear that vested
interest was there behind the absorption of the deputationist concerned and that
is why he left our association also.
These apart, the PAO
CBEC Tirunelveli had been forced to start the work on PFMS. Obviously, for
that the PAO was asking for more hands to handle the work. In that situation, a
man who is well versed with PFMS work should have been allotted to the Tirunelveli
instead of two members PAO, CBEC,
Madurai who are not working in PFMS.
Moreover one of them is physically handicapped and the other person has gone to
Madurai on his own request from Chennai on account of family problems. So,
these facts prove that the administration of CBEC, in violation of the policies of Department of
Personnel and Training and the directives of Central Vigilance Commission
circulated by the CGA through OM dated 15-12-201, had vindictively
transferred two of our members at the instance of the local administration of
Madurai which has undoubtedly got some vested interest in retaining the person
who is the junior most employee and a non member to the Association.
In
protest against this, Unit had finally and rightly resorted to pen down strike for
eight consecutive days.
Apart from the actions at the Unit level, the Tamilnadu Branches also intervened and
requested the Dy. CA, CBEC, Chennai. Committee members of AICAEA and
AICAEACAT II, Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Branch had met the Dy. CA, CBEC,
Chennai and requested him vide letter dated 20-05-2016 that the transfer of
persons being totally against the interest of the office and employees as there
are vacancies in the PAO, Central Excise, Madurai itself, the transfer the
officials from the office may be avoided by filling up of posts in the other
station through direct recruitments etc. But the Dy.CA ignored the request of
the branches and recommended for transfer of two members and the Pr. CCA CCA,
CBEC vide an order dated 1st June 2016 had ordered for transfer of
two employees vindictively to PAO, Central Excise Tirunelveli form Madurai.
As
such, the Branches of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry had also resorted to
demonstrative actions in front of the office of the Dy. CA.CBEC, Chennai.
Midst
all these, when Secretary General met CCA, CBEC and pointed out the lapses in the
orders, he accepted the mistakes and revoked the orders partially
through withdrawal of orders of only one of the employees who is physically
handicapped. But no action to put the entire situation in order has been taken
by the administration.
Following
the decisions of the extended Federal Executive meeting of NFCAA on 10th
and 11th June 2016, protest demonstrations had started in Chennai,
Kolkata, Hyderabad, Cochin and many other places. Observing that the protest is
becoming more militant and spreading throughout the country, the PAO, CBEC,
Madurai and Dy.CA, CBEC, Chennai negotiated with the Unit and Branch
respectively on 14th June 2016 and assured that recommendations for
reversal of transfer orders of the member concerned and no disciplinary action
against agitation shall be made to the higher authority. After this
development, Secretary General discussed with the CCA, CBEC who expressed that
the action shall rely on the recommendations of lower authorities. In view of
this the Unit took the decision of suspending the pen down strike temporarily
and resume normal functioning of the office. But the authorities, instead of
honoring their commitments have taken the reverse direction.
What actions need to be done?
The Tamilnadu Branches
in the mean time have decided to organize statewide protest against such
atrocities of the authorities of CBEC. The Branches have resorted to Black
Badge wearing on 24th June; holding signature campaign on 27th and 28th June
and shall stage a day long Dharna jointly on 30th June in front of the office
of Dy. CBEC, Chennai.
The Federation
hqrs has already sought intervention of Govt. of India including CGA on Jaipur
and Madurai matters. But the authorities have not responded at all.
Comrades, the
attacks on Madurai and Jaipur Units are the indications of the attitude of the
present Civil Accounts authorities. The Civil Accounts authorities of Ministry
of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Ministry of HRD have also adopted various
anti-employee approaches. In this condition, if we do not stand unitedly and
resist the authorities as one, the attack shall be shaper and wide
spread.
In view of these situations we have decided in
consultation with the leaders of different Branches that the Branches shall organize
Dharna in front of the CBEC Units of respective stations on 30th June 2016 and
hand over a resolution to the local authority with endorsement of its copies to
all concerned.
With warm greetings,
(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary
General
