A.I.C.A.E.A. LETTERS TO THE AUTHORITIES AGAINST VINDICTIVE
TRANSFER OF ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES
(RECOGNIZED
BY GOVT. OF INDIA)
Central
Headquarters
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:-
AICAEA/HQ/C-9/2017/291
Dated:
05.06.2017
To,
Anthony Lianzuala,
Controller General of Accounts,
Ministry
of Finance,
Department
of Expenditure,
4th Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA,
New Delhi–110023
Subject: - Revocation of
inter-station transfer orders of National Executive member and Branch Secretary
- Request regarding.
Sir,
On behalf of
this Association, I have been directed to bring it to your kind information
that, Shri Naresh Khatri, Accountant, working in ZAO, CBDT, Ahmedabad has been
vindictively transferred to Rajkot by the office of the Principal Chief
Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Direct & Taxes, New Delhi vide
orders dated 29.05.2017 (copy enclosed). Shri Naresh Khatri is one of the
democratically elected Assistant Secretary Generals of this Association. He is
also the Branch Secretary of Gujarat Branch and the Unit Secretary of the ZAO,
CBDT, Ahmedabad Unit of this Association.
However,
before encroaching into your precious time, we had made our submission to the
Principal CCA, CBDT, New Delhi vide our letter No:-
AICAEA/HQ/C-9/2017/249-50 Dated
31.05.2017 and requested him to kindly
intervene and revoke the transfer order of
Shri Naresh Khatri, Accountant as well as the representative of this
Association with immediate effect. A
copy of the said letter enclosed is herewith for
your kind perusal.
Further, with a
view to resolve the matter amicably, we have met the concerned Controller of
Accounts of the office of Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, CBDT
consecutively on 31st May and 2nd June 2017 respectively and
requested him to kindly to
withdraw the transfer order. But he has not responded positively so far.
Since
the vindictive transfer orders has been issued against Shri Naresh Khatri,
Assistant Secretary General in violation of the Government of India
instructions and the instructions of your office as well, there is wide spread
resentment among our members across the country.
Therefore,
we request you to kindly intervene into the matter and direct the authorities
concerned to revoke the transfer orders of Shri Khatri with immediate effect
and retain him in the ZAO, CBDT, Ahmedabad.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,
Enclo: as stated above
(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General
(RECOGNIZED
BY GOVT. OF INDIA)
Central
Headquarters
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:-
AICAEA/HQ/C-9/2017/249-50
Dated: 31.05.2017
To,
Shri G.P. Gupta,
Principal Chief Controller of
Accounts,
Central Board of Direct Taxes,
9th Floor, Loknayak Bhawan,
Khan Market,
New Delhi-110003
Subject:- Revocation of
inter-station transfer orders of National Executive member and Branch Secretary
- Request regarding.
Sir,
We
have learnt that, your office vide office order No:- 24/2017-18 issued under
No:- ADMN-I/1-2/PCCA/CBDT/2017-18/256-67 dated 29.05.2017 has transferred Shri
Naresh Khatri, Accountant from Zonal Accounts Office, Central Board of Direct
Taxes, Ahmedabad to Zonal Accounts Office, Central Board of Direct Taxes,
Rajkot with immediate effect.
In
this respect, I on behalf of this Association would like to draw your kind
attention to following few lines:-
1.
Dislocation of Shri Naresh
Khatri from Ahmedabad at this stage shall put him and his family into a deep
trouble. On one side, his four years old innocent female child shall be one of
the major sufferers as she has been admitted to a School at Ahmedabad and her
readmission to another school at Rajkot shall cause psychological affect on her
and on the other side the family shall suffer from financial loss. Shri Naresh
Khatri vide his representation dated 29th May 2017 addressed to you has
explained all his difficulties.
2.
Shri Naresh Khatri being a native
of Jodhpur, Rajasthan has represented for considering his transfer request to
Jodhpur. But the office of the Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Direct
Taxes, Mumbai, while forwarding the representation of Shri Khatri to your
office vide letter No:- CA/MUM/CDN/2017-18/170 dated 27.04.2017 had stated the
following:-
“At present Zonal Accounts Office, Central Board of Direct Taxes,
Ahmedabad, has 15 working strength against 24 sanctioned post of Accountant. If
the transfer application of Shri Naresh Khatri, Accountant is considered
favorably, he will be relieved on joining of a suitable substitute.”
The
staff position does not seem to be changed in Zonal Accounts Office, Central
Board of Direct Taxes, Ahmedabad after the representation of Shri Khatri was
forwarded by your Mumbai Office. But, your administration has taken a self
contradictory stand and ordered for transfer of Shri Khatri to Rajkot.
3.
To explain his circumstances and
submit the advance copy of his representation for re-consideration of order for
transfer, Shri Naresh Khatri had come to your office on 30th May
2017 from Ahmedabad. Despite his all endeavor till the end of the working hours
of the day, he was denied audience by your administration. On the other hand,
the local administration of ZAO, CBDT, Ahmedabad has threatened him of not
granting casual leave for visiting your office.
4.
Shri Naresh Khatri is one of the democratically
elected Asstt. Secretary Generals of All India Civil Accounts Employees
Association which is a recognized Association and he being stationed at
Ahmedabad has been entrusted the task of looking after the welfare of the
employees of entire Gujarat Region. It is beyond doubt that, his dislocation
from Ahmedabad shall create serious hindrance to the smooth functions of the
All India Civil Accounts Employees Association.
5.
In addition to being the Unit
Secretary of Zonal Accounts Office, Central Board of Direct Taxes Unit,
Ahmedabad, Shri Naresh Khatri is the democratically elected Branch Secretary of
the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association, Gujarat Branch as a whole.
6.
Being one of the National
Executive members of the Association Shri Naresh Khatri has to carry out the
directive of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and being the
representative of the Branch and the Unit he has to peruse the issues
concerning with the Civil Accounts Employees of Gujarat in terms of the
following orders of the Government of India:-
i.
DOP & AR (Now DOP&T) OM
No:- 10/4/82-JCA dated 19.10.1983 issued vide Controller General of Accounts OM
No:- A-60015/1/77/MF. CGA/XV dated 19.10.1983 (Relating to Unit functioning)
ii. Controller
General of Accounts OM No:- A-11019/47/91-92/MF.CGA (A)/750 dated 11.05.1983 containing
the decisions of 62nd meeting of Departmental Council of Department
of Expenditure (Relating to Branch functioning)
7.
As per DOPT OM No:- 2/7/88-CS (IV) dated 19.08.1988, the functionaries of recognized
Unions/Associations including President and Branch Secretaries should not be
dislocated even from main office Building. But Shri Khatri has been ordered to
move to another station.
8.
The transfer order of Shri
Naresh Khatri, Accountant has been issued in total violation of CGA OM No:-
C-11021/63/15/CGA/CVO/Office Guidelines/1419 dated 15.12.2015.
9.
The local administration of ZAO,
CBDT, Ahmedabad do not take care of the issues of the employees or follow the
mechanism of grievance redressal
envisaged in the Controller
General of Accounts OM No:- A-60015/1/77/MF.CGA/XV dated 19.10.1983 and OM No:-
A-11019/47/91-92/MF.CGA (A)/750 dated 11.05.1983 respectively. As such, our Gujarat
Branch has been forced to refer some of the major pending problems concerning
with the employees and functioning of offices to this Central Headquarters for
taking up at your level. Central Headquarters vide its letter No:-
AICAEA/HQ/A-3/CBDT/2017/222 dated 26.04.2017 has accordingly, submitted those
items along with other items of various other ZAOs to your good self and requested
to convene a formal meeting for discussion of these items.
10. It
has been reported by our Branch Committee members from Gujarat Branch that, due
to referring some among the long list of pending problems of the office to your
level, the local administration of your Ahmedabad office has been feeling uncomfortable
with the situation and on account of this it has sought the transfer of the
Chief executive of the Unit and Branch Shri Naresh Khatri from that office by
leveling allegation against him so that their inactions and anti-employee
activities are not exposed in front of
the higher authorities.
11. Our
Branch Committee has also brought it our knowledge that some of the officers
have been passing loose and derogatory comment against Shri Khatri and other
office bearers that they are doing “unionbaji” and they shall be panelized for
doing “unionbaji”.
It
is crystal clear from the above discussed points that the transfer order issued
by the administration of your office against Shri Naresh Khatri is a vindictive
transfer order and such a step has been taken
not only with the attempt to curb the democratic functions of the Associations
but to create an atmosphere of fear among
the employees so that they keep away from taking part in the Association
activities and do not dare to point out the deficiency of administration or
speak for their rights.
Moreover,
we would like to place it on rerecord that, using the derogatory word of
“Unionbaji” by responsible officers is untenable. Right to form Association and participate in
Association activities are enshrined in the article 19 of Constitution of India
and the Government of India has kindly extended these rights to the employees
and workers and also to every citizen of the country. No sensible employees’
organization shall silently tolerate such insulting remarks in respect of their
responsible office bearers or this form of attempt of belittling the stature of
their Associations.
Not
only this, we would also like to add here that the government has introduced JCM Scheme for redrassal of
grievances of the employees and issued instructions for operating the scheme at
the different levels of the government departments. But instead of following those instructions
of Government, taking vindictive actions against the employees for ventilating
grievances by them through their democratic platforms is not at all expected
from a good administration.
Therefore,
I on behalf of this Association request you to kindly intervene personally in
to the matter and revoke the transfer order of Shri Naresh Khatri, Accountant
and a representative of this Association with immediate effect.
For
the act of your kindness, we shall be extremely thankful to you.
Thanking you,
Yours
Sincerely,
(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General
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