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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-10/2020
Dated:
28.05.2020
To,
All Federal Executive Members,
All Women Committee Members,
All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat-
II
Dear
Comrades,
We hope all of you are
safe, healthy and happy
NFCAA
congratulates all those Office Bearers, Branches, Units and members who
have responded to the call given by the NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT & ALLIED EMPLOYEES & WORKERS ORGANISATIONS (NFCGA-EWO) to
observe the ”NATIONAL RESENTMENT DAY” on 22ND May 2020 and
implemented the programme sincerely. NFCGA-EWO has been able to garner
the support of a very large section of employees and workers including the
casual, contingent, outsourced and contract workers. The NFCGA-EWO could be
able to establish that it is an organisation for the most exploited sections of
employees and workers connected with the functioning of the Central Government
Employees. Therefore, it is beyond any doubt that the NFCGA-EWO would soon be
in a position to resolve the long pending issues of the employees.
DEPARTMENTAL FRONT
So far as the issues connected with the
employees and officers of Civil Accounts organisation are concerned, the
members of Federal executives of NFCAA have been requested to convey their
opinion about the course of action to be taken. However, the status of some of
the pending major issues and the actions proposed to be taken by the
Federation headquarters are being informed below
STATUS OF MAJOR ISSUES PENDING WITH CGA
1.
DRAFT
RECRUITMENT RULE OF AO-SR. AO: MERGER OF AO-SR. AO
The merger of AO-Sr. AO and
conferring them the Group “A” status is the 6th demand of our 22
point Charter of demands. The office of CGA vide OM. dated 20th
May 2020 circulated the Draft Recruitment Rules for the AO and Sr. AO and at
the same time, asked the stakeholders including the Associations to offer their
comments within 30 days of issuing of the OM. Hope all you have taken note of
the Draft RR and the opinion expressed against it by Com. Amol V Sule, SG,
AICAEA CAT II. The action of CGA is totally anti-employee and anti-Association. CGA
is not ready to appreciate the responsibilities being discharged by the AO and
Senior AOs. While the Government of India has accepted that the job nature and
responsibilities of the AO-Sr. AO are one and the same, AO-Sr. AOs working in
the C&AGs have been merged as Sr. AO and granted the status of Gr. A, it
has no justification that CGA shall take a different stand. The AO- Sr. AOs in
Civil Accounts organisation are discharging higher responsibilities.
Functionally the AO-Sr. AO is not different and they are discharging the
responsibilities as head of offices by virtue of being the in-charge of
independent offices. After conferring the status of essential service to the
Civil Accounts organisation, the responsibilities of AO-Sr. AOs have increased
manifold.
The issue of merger of AO-Sr.AO being
directly connected with the future prospects of AAOs in specific and indirectly
connected with all categories of Civil Accounts organisation, It has been
decided that responding to the OMs dated 20th May 2020 and 26th
May 2020, the stakeholder Associations i.e. AICAEA and the AICAEA CAT-II shall
submit their comments within the prescribed time frame. If any Branch feels
to send its comment for incorporation that would be submitted to the Central
Headquarters of AICAEA and AICAEACAT II, they are requested to send the same
within 5th June2020.
2. RESTORATION OF A.A.O. (CIVIL) EXAMINATION
SYSTEM AND NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF SYSTEM OF EXEMPTIONS:
CGA is not serious on the issue and the issues connected with the
conduct of AAO (Civil) Examination have created wide resentment amongst the
members. CGA has not initiated any action to conduct the examination other
than issuing tender notice for outsourcing the conduct of AAO (Civil)
Examination which was not at all an agreement with the Associations. Present
CGA did not also respond to the repeated requests of the Association long
before the spread of COVID-19 pandemic to settle the issues by holding
dialogue with the stakeholder Associations. This had led to filing of a case to
CAT by a section of the employees and the application was dismissed due to
inefficient drafting and pleadings.
It was proposed through Circular No. 9
that, after the final shut down of negotiation, a composite
Petition in the court of law should be filed by the Association which
would be the most effective action in achieving a favourable settlement.
In this connection, all Branches were requested to contact the
members who are appearing or to appear the AAO (Civil) examination and explain
to them the approach of the NFCAA. Branches were also requested to
provide feedback after having interaction with the members concerned.
But, probably due to lock down, the majority of the Branches have not taken
required initiatives.
It has been assessed by us that inertness or lethargy on the part of us
in such a situation would cause serious complication as the affected
individuals in groups are either contemplating to move to court on
their issues or shall come under the provocations of disruptive forces.
Under the above circumstances, it is being proposed that another letter
by the Association concerned may be issued to CGA seeking negotiated
settlement and in the event of non-response; the Association may now file a
petition in the court without any further delay. Branches may therefore,
forward their opinion in this regard before 10th June 2020.
3.
CADRE
REVIEW
We are routinely receiving inquiries regarding progress of Cadre Review.
But according to
our information, the issue is lying pending with the Department of
Expenditure and as per the assurance to the staff side; CGA is not perusing the
matter with the Department of Expenditure and the issue has
therefore, gone to cold storage. Only united struggle will help
to succeed.
4. RECOGNITION TO A.I.C.A.E.A. CAT-II
Reluctant
persuasion on the part of the CGA office has not made any notable progress on
this matter. It is essential that organisational action against the
unjustified approach of the authorities is needed
5.
CLASSIFICATION
OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS AS “ESSENTIAL SERVICE”; FACILITIES REGARDING
The
affiliates of NFCAA have already raised the issue of putting the employees and
officers of Civil Accounts under compensation coverage of Rupees One crore in
the event of their death due to corona infection while performing duty like
other essential services employees . The letter in this regard has been issued
to the Secretary, Department of Expenditure by the affiliates of NFCAA on
25.04.2020 and CGA was requested to offer her recommendations to Department of
Expenditure. But CGA has not taken any action on our
letters so far.
6.
RESTORATION
OF THE SYSTEM OF GRANT OF PROMOTION TO SR. ACCOUNTANT AS A.A.O. AGAINST 10
PERCENT PROMOTION QUOTA:-
The system
of granting promotion to Sr. Accountant as AAO against 10% promotion quota had
been stopped from October 2015 abruptly by the office of CGA. Though it
was informed long back that the issue is on the verge of settlement but there
is no progress on this issue. Since the affected members are contemplating
to seek redressal from court, it is suggestive to resort to legal action.
7.
PROMOTION
OF ALL M.T.S./L.D.C. TO NEXT HIGHER GRADES AGAINST THE VACANCIES AS ONE TIME
MEASURE: -
Office of CGA
demanded a copy of earlier such orders as a basis for processing the demand and a very old order exists with AICAEA West
Bengal Branch which needs to be supplied to fortify our demand. Therefore
action can be taken only after the receipt of the document from West Bengal
Branch.
8.
MERGER
OF ACCOUNTANT AND SR. ACCOUNTANT: -
Though the
proposal submitted by the AICAEA moved for consideration. But the issue
is still awaiting the decision of the Controller General of Accounts. Therefore,
the issue needs to be perused through organisational actions.
9.
MERGER
OF DEO WITH CADRE OF ACCOUNTANT: -
CGA
authorities are not in favour of merger of cadre of DEO with cadre of
Accountant even though there involves no financial implication and its mere
question of giving status to less than 100 employees who worked for
organization for almost four decades and suffered due to change in work pattern
over the years. Since the demand is also
a part of the Cadre Review also, organisational actions are a must.
10. SETTLEMENT OF REST OF THE DEMANDS OF 22 POINT
CHARTER OF DEMANDS: -
Other demands
including the demands listed in the 22 point Charter of Demands are pending at
various stages in the office of CGA and the demands have been put to cold
storage. On 18th March, 2020 CGA office had conveyed that some of
the demands have been forwarded to higher authorities. But the majority of the
issues are yet pending. Even the issues
that could be settled at the level of CGA have not also been acted upon. It is
therefore, the organisational action which could settle the issues.
STATUS OF
MAJOR ISSUES PENDING WITH
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
1. CONVENING THE VERY FIRST MEETING OF THE
DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL (JCM) FOR DISCUSSION AND SETTLEMENT OF 15 PENDING
ITEMS: -
No
progress obviously due to ongoing pandemic condition.
2.
INCREASING
THE STRENGTH OF STAFF SIDE MEMBERS IN DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL (JCM) TO ELEVATE IT
TO THE PRESCRIBED SIZE IN TERMS OF THE JCM SCHEME:-
The
Department of Expenditure has not taken any action in this matter.
3.
ALLOTMENT
OF PROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF STAFF SIDE (2ND) SEATS TO THE CIVIL ACCOUNTS ORGANIZATION IN THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
(JCM):-
The proposal of
allotment of proportionate number of staff side (2nd) seats to the Civil
Accounts Organization in the National council (JCM) is pending with DOE on
which the DOE has not informed anything so far.
It is true that, in the
present scenario of our country, it is essential to ensure safety of the
countrymen first. But unfortunately the Government is not taking care of the
interests of the working class of the country altogether. Workers of the unorganised
sectors are suffering extremely. They have become homeless and jobless. They
are dying while walking to their home thousand kilometres away, due to ailments
and out of starvation etc.
As Central Government
Employees we have not been given adequate facilities for protecting us from the
threat of Coronavirus infections and as a result of which many got
infected while performing their duties and some of them have died also. Our
legitimately due DA and Dearness Allowance have been freezed for one and a half
years in spite of the fact that we have contributed at least one Day’s salary
to the PM CARE fund.
So far as we the Civil
Accounts Employees are concerned, we have been made the part of essential
service. Though we have accepted this decision of the government sportingly and
have been rendering our service selflessly, we have not been granted any
facility as members of essential service. Our office masters have not been
delegated the powers to handle the local issues as applicable in respect of a
department rendering essential service. Even we have not been brought under the
Insurance Converge against COVID 19 infections like any other essential service
department. These issues are pending for years together and the
authorities are not taking any action on those items even which could be
settled in order to improve efficiency in the present condition of the country.
Therefore, inertness on our
part in this critical situation would be very costly for our future. We need to
act very fast at least for the settlement of our very important issues. Though
the Federal Executive shall not be able to meet immediately due to the present
condition, but on the basis of the interactions next course of action shall be
decided and informed to you all.
With warm greetings,
(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary
General
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