Wednesday, May 13, 2020


NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS
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                                                                                 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: MUMBAI
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Central Office: -                                                                                                                                                         Address for Communication: Room No. 351, ‘B’ Wing,                                                                                                                                    17/2 – C, P & T Quarters,
Loknayak Bhawan                                                                                                                                                                Kali Bari Marg,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003                                                                                                                     New Delhi-110001

No. NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-3/2020                                                     Dated: 22.02.2020
To,
            All Federal Executive Members,
            All Women Committee Members,
All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II
Dear Comrades, 
BRANCH WISE DAY LONG PROTEST DHARNA RESCHEDULED ON 27.02.2020
Demands:-
·         IMMEDIATE RESTORATION OF AAO (CIVIL) EXAMINATION SYSTEM AND NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF SYSTEM OF EXEMPTIONS.
·         IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF CADRE REVIEW OF GROUP B&C CADRES.
·         IMMEDIATE GRANT OF RECOGNITION TO AICAEA CAT-II LYING PENDING IN CGA OFFICE FOR MONTHS.
·         IMMEDIATE MERGER OF ACCOUNTANT AND SR ACCOUNTANT
·         IMMEDIATE PROMOTION OF ALL MTS/LDC TO NEXT HIGHER GRADES AGAINST THE VACANCIES AS ONE TIME MEASURE.
·         IMMEDIATE RESTORATION OF THE SYSTEM OF GRANT OF PROMOTION TO SR ACCOUNTANT AS AAO AGAINST 10 PERCENT PROMOTION QUOTA 
AND
·         SETTLEMENT OF REST OF THE DEMANDS IN 22 POINT CHARTER.
1.       Immediately after taking over charge by the present Controller General of Accounts on 1st December, 2019, the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations which represents the AICAEA, AICAEACAT II and AIAPAO (Civil) had submitted a Memorandum to her in person on 2nd December 2019 containing 22 demands with the request of convening a meeting with the representatives of the Associations. The Co-ordination Committee vide its letter dated 27-01-2020 once again requested CGA to kindly Convene the meeting at her earliest convenience. But, it is two and a half months now Controller General of Accounts has not convened any meeting with the representatives of the Associations.
2.       When a two member Delegation comprising Com. V. Bhattacharjee, Secretary General, AICAEA/ NFCAA and Com. Dharampal Singh, Asstt. Secretary General, AICAEA had attended an informal meeting convened by the Additional Controller General of Accounts on 26th December 2019, 10(ten) major issues were discussed and the brief resume of the meeting was circulated vide NFCAA Circular No:- NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-11/2019 dated 28.12.2019 for your information. However, in order to refresh your memory, the same is once again reproduced below:-
Sl. No.
Item
Resume
1.
Settlement of Cadre Review of Gr-B & C Cadres
Official side informed that the matter now being pending with the Department of Expenditure, Office of the Controller General of Accounts has been pursuing it from highest levels for its early settlement. New Secretary, Department of Expenditure shall be approached as soon as he takes over the charge of the office.
2.
Restoration of AAO (Civil) and other Departmental Examinations from the level of MTS to LDC and LDC to Accountant etc.
Staff side insisted that it is 3(three) years the AAO (Civil) examination is not taking place. So also the situation in respect of other departmental examinations and chain linked effects of such a condition has blocked the promotional prospects of about a thousand MTS/ LDC/ DEO/ Steno/ Accountant/ Sr. Accountant.
 Official side informed that the issue being the priority matter, the office of the CGA is also equally concerned. Expeditious actions are in progress.
3.
Extending recognition to AICAEA Cat-II
Official side informed that it is at the final stage and as soon as the Controller General of Accounts resumes duty the matter is expected to move faster towards finalisation.
4.
Atrocities of CCA, Mines:
 Harassment and terrorization to the Employees and non-compliance of Orders of CGA by CCA, Steel and Mines and his administration - request for intervention regarding
Additional Controller General of Accounts acknowledged the receipt of the AICAEA letter dated 19-12-2019 on the subject matter and the official side had sought further detailed reporting from staff side. Accordingly, the Staff side explained the facts of like
1.      Transferring Accountants/ Senior Accountants from outstation PAOs like Lucknow, Kolkata and Jaipur etc. to Pr. Accounts office of Ministry of Mines, Delhi on the plea of shortage of staff and by terrifying and threatening the employees  
2.      Resorting to inter-Ministry transfer of  the honest and sincere employees  illegally from Ministry of Mines to Ministry of Steel, Delhi
3.      Retaining the AAO of his favour ignoring the CGAs orders for rotational transfers and even after reporting of duty by the substitute of the AAO concerned.
4.      Interference in the internal functions of the service Associations by the administration of the CCA, Steel and Mines.
Official side stated that the matter shall be looked into and necessary actions required shall be initiated. 
5.
Uniformity in implem-entation of rotational transfer orders
Official side stated that steps are being taken to ensure that all orders on rotational transfers are made effective in a week.
6.
Transfer requests of Non-Gazetted Group B & C Cadres
Actions are on as per the request of Association in recent meetings.  
7.
Merger of Accountant/Sr. Accountant and Grant of Pay Level 7
Letter of AICAEA dated 11th December proposing merger of Accountant and Senior Accountant and grant of level 7 of the pay matrix is under active consideration and a decision in this regard shall be taken soon and informed to the All India Civil Accounts Employees   Association.
8.
Restoration of functioning of PAO, Jute Cell, Kolkata
It was assured that the matter shall be discussed once again with CCA, Commerce in terms of the facts narrated by the staff side.
9.
Settlement of compassionate cases
On the basis of further explanation on the justification of allowing the individual to report for duty appointed on Compassionate ground, the official side stated that, the issue being pending with CCA, Commerce, the authority concerned shall be once again discussed and requested to settle the matter as early as possible.
As per the decision in the meeting of 30th October, 2019 collection of reports on pending requests for compassionate appointments from all Ministries/Departments is in  progress.
10.
Promotion of Senior Accountant under 10% promotion quota
Matter is pending with the Ministry of Finance and it has proposed to refer it to DOPT. 
However, in view of the request of the Staff side, the matter shall be discussed with the Department of Expenditure at the higher level.
But, other than items No:- 4&5, no assurance given in the meeting has so far been honoured. Regarding AAO (Civil) Examination, only Regulations and Syllabus had been published vide OM dated 15th January, 2020.
3.       After waiting for nearly a month, the AICAEA vide its letter No:- AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2020-665-667 dated 27.01.2020 had requested Controller General of Accounts to kindly convene an exclusive meeting for bilateral settlement of following issues connected with the AAO(Civil) Examination:-
1.    Exemptions secured by all the candidates may be allowed to carry forward in the respective papers, and the chances availed by those candidates be exhausted as per para 5 of the OM dated 15th Januarys 2020 (e.g. If a candidate has availed two (02) chances and has passed three (03) papers, he/she may be exempted to appear those respective three papers and allowed to appear rest five (05) papers in 04 more chances as per para 5 of Regulations 2020).
2.    Those candidates who are due to clear only one paper i.e. who have cleared 7 out of total 8 papers by exhausting 6 (six) chances may be given at least one chance to appear as per the CGA’s Special Examination Regulations 2011.
Subsequently vide letter of even number dated 11.02.2020, the AICAEA in addition its persuasion to different officers of the office of Controller General of Accounts personally, requested Controller General of Accounts once again to convene the meeting at her earliest convenience. But, these requests have been ignored by the Controller General of Accounts.
4.       Since the AAO (Civil) Examination system itself has been made inoperative by the authorities of Controller General of Accounts for last three years, the AICAEA vide its letter No:- AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2020/126 dated 12.02.2020 explained the harmful effects of discontinuation of the AAO (Civil) Examination for last three years on the totality of Civil Accounts Employees right from MTS to AAOs and requested her to take urgent steps to restore the AAO(Civil) Examination immediately. But, the Controller General of Accounts has neither agreed to meet with the representatives of the Association nor taken any tangible step to resolve the stalemate.
5.       Further it is more than three years now, the authorities of the Department of Expenditure have not convened a single meeting of the Departmental Council (JCM) with the AICAEA. Had this forum been brought into operation and had the meetings been there during the last three years, many of the long pending issues including the major issues on which we are being forced to agitate now would have been settled long back. Therefore, our protest against this matter shall also be there.
Under the above circumstances and in pursuance of the 16th/8th AICs of AICAEA/AICAEA Cat-II held at Hyderabad from 3rd to 5th January 2020, the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations had decided to organise country wide Branch level Dharna on 20th February 2020. However, due to sudden demise of the father in-law of Com. Amol V. Sule, President NFCAA, Knee surgery of Com. Ajay K Patole, Addl. SG.AICAEA and hospitalisation of Com. V. Bhattacharjee, Secretary General, the programme has been rescheduled on 27th February 2020. Therefore we call upon  the totality of membership to unite and hold day long Dharna in front of the office of the Senior most officer of the station on 27th February 2020, from 10.30 AM to 4 PM under the banner of NFCAA (AICAEA & AIACEA CAT-II) Branches.
A Resolution may be adopted in the lunch hour meeting at the Dharna spot and forwarded to the Controller General of Accounts and the Secretary Department of Expenditure. The draft of the Resolution is annexed to this circular.
Further, many of our members might not be aware of the 22 (twenty two) charter of demand of the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Association. So the charter of demands is also annexed to this circular. It may be circulated among the members to make them aware about our demands. 
With warm greetings,
(V. Bhattacharjee
Secretary General
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PLEASE NOTE
IF THE RESOLUTION IS NOT ADOPTED AND FORWARDED TO THE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED THEN THE IMPACT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME REDUCES TO LESS THAN HALF AS IT REMAINS CONFINED IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICIPANTS ONLY AND AUTHORITIES DO NOT EVEN KNOW THAT A PROTEST ACTION WAS DONE BY THE EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT OF THEIR DEMANDS AT THE INSTANCE OF THEIR ALL INDIA ASSOCIATIONS.


THEREFORE, PLEASE DON’T FAIL TO SEND THE RESOLUTION SO THAT YOUR RESENTMENT COULD BE NOTED BY THE AUTHORITIES.

22 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS
HANDED OVER TO THE CGA ON 2ND DECEMBER 2019
BY
THE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS

1.            Immediate implementation of 1st Cadre Review of Group “B” and “C” officers and Employees and Officers of Civil Accounts Organisation – providing copies of Recommendations of the proposal for Cadre Review to stake holder Associations and forwarding of supplementary proposals after rectification of faulty recommendations in respect of Acctt./Sr. Accountant and DEOs -
(a)          As per the policy of the Govt.,  amalgamating the Accountant and Sr. Accountant as a single cadre of Sr. Accountant  at pay level 7 of the pay matrix respectively in place of existing proposal of level 5 and 7.
                        and
(b)          Merger of the cadre of Data Entry operators Grade “A” to Accountants instead of proposed cadre of “Accounts Assistant”.
2.            Restoration of AAO (Civil) Examination system discontinued since last two years - implementation of the new pattern of examination and continuation of exemptions acquired by the candidates in the old pattern of examination in consideration of proposals given by the AICAEA.
3.            Grant of recognition to the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II being the second major Association in terms of the provisions of CCS (RSA) 1993.
4.            Appropriate action against the DDOs and the nodal authorities for non-compliance of provisions CCS (RSA) Rule, 1993 and the instructions of Controller General of Accounts regarding deduction and remittance of Membership Subscription of the Associations. 
5.            Extension of basic functioning facilities to all recognized service associations as per G.O.I. and J.C.M. norms –
(a)          Provision of furnished official accommodations to all Associations as agreed on the meeting of 10th April 2019.
(b)          Reimbursement of traveling expenditure to the National Executive Member of A.I.A.P.A.O(Civil) by the Dy. CA, CBIC, Chennai for attending official meeting with the C.G.A. 
(c)          Stoppage of vindictive transfers of office bearers of the Associations  by the Pr. CCA, MHA in Delhi and Kolkata in    violation of DOP&T guidelines
and
(d)          Allocation of due numbers of seats as per norm in the J.C.M. (National Council) and the J.C.M. (Departmental Council) to A.I.C.A.E.A. in particular.
6.            Merger and Grant of Group “A” status to Accounts officers and Sr. Accounts officers as their counterpart working in IA&AD has already been extended the same.
7.            Grant of promotion to Senior Accountants as AAOs
(a)          Under 10% promotional quota which has been discontinued since October 2015 without any valid ground
(b)          On adhoc basis under uniform criteria in all Ministries and Departments against the existing vacancies.
8.            Revised Pay Scale of Rs. 5400 in PB2 (Pay level-9) to all A.A.Os with effect from 01-01-2006.
9.            Grant of one time age relaxation to MTS for promotional examination to LDC.
10.         Settlement of all pending compassionate appointment cases and PAO, Commerce Kolkata in particular against which assurances of intervention was given in the meetings.
11.         Grant of 2nd and 3rd MACP to Accountant/Sr. Accountant to the pre-revised grade pay of 4800/- and 5400/- uniformly.
12.         Adoption and implementation of mutually agreed transparent transfer policy in respect of Group “B” Officers and providing opportunity for oral deposition to the stake holder Employees & Officers Associations on the comments submitted on the draft policy. Implementation of local rotational transfers on year to year basis and no dislocation from station.
13.         As assured in the meeting of 16-08-2018, bringing back/ allotment of work for newly formed RPAO, Jute Cell (Under RPAO Textiles)-  ensuring functioning of PAO, Min of Commerce as per provisions of CAM- retransfer the 4 officers belonging to PAO, Jute Cell from office of the Jute Commissioner, Kolkata - Vesting of PAO functions relating to procurement of Jute bags now being done in the office of  Jute commissioner.
14.         Settlement of request transfers of AO/Sr. AO/AAO/ACCTT/ SR. ACCTT/DEO/LDC/MTS and implementation of transfer orders within the time frame.
15.         Holding DPC for MACPs on the date prescribed by the DOP&T and grant of MACP benefits on due dates.
16.         Taking measures to stop the cyber frauds, ensuring adequate training on cyber security to all employees and officers under CCAS cadre in a time bound manner and issuing of compendium as agreed in the earlier meetings.
17.         As agreed in the meeting, issuing of instructions to CPIOs for following the provisions of the sections of RTI Act 2005 and appropriate action against the CPIOS supplying information defying the provisions of RTI act 2005.
18.         As agreed in the meetings, setting up of complaints committees under all heads of the Departments in terms of the “Sexual harassment of women at work place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013”.
19.         Filing up of vacant posts under direct recruitment Quota from the SSC and withdrawal of policy of inviting UDCs and LDCs of various subordinate departments to work as Accountants on deputation basis.
20.         Withdrawal of ban on forwarding the applications of Assistant Accounts Officers for deputation posts being discrimination towards the Assistant Accounts Officers and a major impediment for their career prospects. 
21.         As agreed in the earlier meetings, issuing instructions to Ministries/ Departments to issue and circulate Seniority/Gradation lists for the purpose of promotion to all grades.
22.         As agreed in the meetings, upgradation of Training Institutes and providing training to all categories of employees regularly without discrimination.
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RESOLUTION

This joint lunch hour meeting of the members of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II being held today the 27th February, 2020 at …………………………………………….(Name of Station) as a part of the Day Long Dharna demands immediate settlement of following demands:

·         IMMEDIATE RESTORATION OF AAO (CIVIL) EXAMINATION SYSTEM AND NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF SYSTEM OF EXEMPTIONS.
·         IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF CADRE REVIEW OF GROUP B&C CADRES.
·         IMMEDIATE GRANT OF RECOGNITION TO AICAEA CAT-II KEPT PENDING IN C.G.A. OFFICE FOR MONTHS TOGATHER.
·         IMMEDIATE MERGER OF ACCOUNTANT AND SR ACCOUNTANT AS HAS BEEN DECIDED IN RESPECT OF JAO-AAO AND AO-SR.AO ON FUNCTIONAL GROUNDS.
·         IMMEDIATE PROMOTION OF ALL MTS/LDS TO NEXT HIGHER GRADES AGAINST THE EXISTING VACANCIES AS ONE TIME MEASURE.
·         IMMEDIATE RESTORATION OF THE SYSTEM OF GRANT OF PROMOTION TO SR ACCOUNTANT AS AAO AGAINST 10 PERCENT PROMOTION QUOTA 
·         IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF REST OF THE DEMANDS IN 22 POINT CHARTER THROUGH BILATERAL NEGOTIATION.
·         HONOURING THE DECISIONS OF JCM (NC) MEETING DATED 13TH APRIL 2019, SUBSEQUENT ORDES OF THE GOVT. OF INDIA AND CONVENING THE MEETING OF DEPARTMENT COUNCIL (JCM) BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE IMMEDIATELY. 

The meeting resolves to forward this Resolution to.

1.                  Hon’ble Secretary,
            Department of Expenditure,
            Ministry of Finance,
            Room No. 129A, C-Wing,
            North Block,
            New Delhi – 110001

2.         Hon’ble Controller General of Accounts,
            Department of Expenditure,
Ministry of Finance,
            4th Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA,
            New Delhi – 110023

And endorse its copy to
The Secretary Generals of NFCAA, AICAEA New Delhi and AICAEA CAT II, Mumbai.



President of the meeting

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