Sunday, November 29, 2015

CIRCULAR OF A.I.C.A.E.A. ON THE DECISIONS OF THE EXTENDED NATIONAL EXECUTIVES MEETING OF A.I.C.A.E.A HELD ON 6TH NOVEMBER 2015
All India Civil Accounts Employees Association
(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)
CENTRAL HEADQUARTER
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No: AICAEA/HQ/A-1/Cir-3/2015/2571-2631                                                     Dated: 28th November, 2015

To,
            All National Executive Members,
            All Branch/Unit Secretaries,

Dear Comrades,
EXTENDED NATIONAL EXECUTIVES MEETING
The extended national executive meeting of the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association was held on 6th & 7th November, 2015 in New Delhi. All National Executive members attended the meeting. However, Com. K.M. Chauhan, Asstt. Secretary General, (Ahmedabad) was absent without intimation and Com. P. Manna, Asstt. Finance Secretary, (Shillong) also not attended on personal grounds. Com. R.D. Fanibhare, AICAEA, Branch Secretary, Nagpur Branch, Com. Ravinder Kumar, Secretary, NFCAA and President AICAEA, Delhi Branch, Com. Harbans Lal, Branch Secretary, AICAEA, Delhi Branch and Com. Jagdish Kumar, Branch Secretary, AICAEA Cat-II, Delhi Branch attended the meeting as special invitees.
DECISIONS OF THE MEETING
Keeping in view the scheduled meeting between the official side and the National Executives of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association under the Chairpersonship of CGA on 6th November, 2015 at 3 PM, the meeting took up the item No:- 2 for discussion first.
Agenda No: 2 Meeting with the CGA authorities on 6th November 2015 on the demand of cadre review and the Charter of Demands submitted
The meeting reviewed the status of each items of agenda referred to CGA authorities for discussion through the 20 point Charter demands. After detailed discussion on each items the meeting finalized its approach on them. It was also decided that, authorities would be insisted to discuss the issue of Cadre Review with the representatives COC of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations. It was also decided that the issue of grant of recognition to All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II shall be one of the prime issues for discussion. However, no issue shall be discussed with less importance and equal amount of stress shall be given on all items. Thereafter, the meeting was adjourned till 7th November, 2015.
The meeting resumed at 9.30 AM on 7th November, 2015
Agenda No: - 1 Review of the decisions of last meeting
The meeting took up the 1st item of agenda for discussion. Secretary General placed the minutes of the last meeting held on 23rd September, 2015 in Delhi. The house confirmed the minutes and accepted the proceedings.
Agenda No: - 2 Meeting with the CGA authorities on 6th November 2015 on the demand of cadre review and the Charter of Demands submitted
The meeting reviewed the outcome of the meeting held with the authorities on 6th November, 2015 under the chairpersonship of CGA. After initiating the item by Secretary General, each and every National Executive member expressed their opinion regarding the outcome of the meeting. It was the unanimous view of the entire house that there was a positive response of CGA in particular towards the items discussed. However, so far as the demand of Cadre review is concerned, CGA was not ready to take up the issue with the Ministry of Finance any further on the plea that the Ministry had stated that a holistic view on this matter in respect of totality of organized Accounts and Audit Cadres shall be taken by the Ministry of Finance only after the 7th CPC recommendations are submitted/implemented.
But the meeting could not appreciate the above approach of the authorities on the ground that, in persuasion of the recommendations of 6CPC Government itself had issued guidelines for cadre review. As such the cadre review has been done in many departments including the Group-A (ICAS) officers of Civil Accounts organization and some of the departments it is under process. Hence there is no logic of postponing the cadre review of Group B & C officers of Civil Accounts organization beyond the recommendations of 7CPC and tagging it with the cadres of other departments/ organizations.
Therefore, after detailed discussion it was decided by the meeting that AICAEA shall approach all other constituents of COC of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Association for holding a joint convention of three Associations at Nagpur within 25th November, 2015 with the objective of launching serious struggle in the near future and Nagpur Branch had accordingly, agreed to organize the convention.
Agenda No: - 3 Implementation of decisions of the COC of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations and functioning of COC at different levels
In view of the developments discussed under the agenda item No.2  and due to inadequate preparation for the proposed walk out on 18th November, 2015  it was decided that, other constituents of COC of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations shall be requested to postpone the programme and take a concrete view in the Convention.
While reviewing the functioning of COC, it was observed that many stations/Branches have not yet formed the COC. Since the strength of the movement would be dependent on the quality of unity, the meeting once again called upon all Branches to take sincere effort for formation of COCs at the state/ Branch level without any further delay.
Agenda No: - 4 Implementation of the decisions of the Confederation
The Confederation had given a call for week long campaign programme in support of the Charter of Demands which had to culminate on 6th November, 2015. The NJCA had decided that NJCA members would stage a day long dharna on 19th November, 2015 in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi and Central Government Employees of entire country should wear Black badge on that day and organize demonstrations.
It was reported by National Executive members/Branch representatives that the programme was held in Mumbai, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Chennai, Cochin/Trivandrum, Lucknow, West Bengal, Delhi and Bhubaneswar. However, Dharna shall be held by COC Delhi on 16th November, 2015 instead of 6th November, 2015. Programme of 19th November, 2015 shall also be observed.
The meeting appealed upon all Branches to participate in the programme of 19th November whole heartedly and make it a success.
Agenda No: - 5 Organizational review
a)   Enhancement of membership and continuation of Foreign Service of Secretary General.
CGA vide orders dated 28th October, 2015(copy annexed) has approved the amendments made in the constitution of the Association by the 14th All India Conference held from 15th to 17th July 2015 in Chennai and directed all heads of Civil Accounts organization and DDOs to effect deduction of membership subscription under the revised rate of Rs:- 80/-(Rupees eighty)only per member per month.
In view of this the meeting directed all Branches/Units to request the DDOs to effect deduction of subscription @ Rs:- 80/- from the month of November, 2015.
However, the meeting noted with concern that the membership subscriptions are not coming from a large number of employees/ Units.   As such, the functioning of the Association will stop and Foreign Service of Secretary General shall discontinue if the condition does not improve immediately. The meeting therefore, appealed upon the Members/Units/Branches to ensure deduction and remittance of their subscription under new rate with effect from November, 2015.
b)     Unit and Branch Conferences and Branch level women convention.
The meeting noted with utmost dissatisfaction that, despite repeated requests some of the units and Branches have not conducted the Unit/Branch Conference and Branch level women convention. Since it is against the democratic norm and interests of the members, the meeting once again directed all such Branches to complete their unit and Branch Conferences.  UP East Branch and Rajasthan Branch assured that the task shall be initiated/completed within last week November 2015 in consultation with the Secretary General.
Agenda No: - 6 Outcome of the meeting with CA, MHA – regarding
Due to insistence of the Central headquarters, a meeting on 13.10.2015 was held with CA, Ministry of Home Affairs. Apart from the available office bearers of AICAEA, representatives of the West Delhi Branch attended the meeting. Most of the issues were of PAO, CRPF which constitutes the Delhi West Branch.  Though the Draft Minutes of the meeting has been prepared in consultations with the Association, but final minutes is yet to be issued.
In response to the demand of filling up of vacant posts it was reported by the official side that, 165 dossiers were received and appointment letters were being issued.  It was also informed by the official side that around 761 posts of different cadres have been sanctioned/approved by Ministry of Finance. One of the most important fact revealed by the official side in the meeting that – in the Civil Ministries/Departments the ratio of staff strength between the Accounts and main Ministry/ Department is 1: 794 whereas the same is 1: 96 in the Ministry of Defence which is a discrimination.
Agenda No: - 7 Misc, if any with the permission of chair.
Com. Maundekar, Asstt. Secretary General discussed the problems arisen in PAO, GSI, Nagpur after introduction of Biometric attendance system in isolation. Since the Association is not opposed to the biometric system if it not linked to Aadhar Card, the meeting directed him to ask the Unit concerned to send a detailed note in this regard through the Branch for examination of Central headquarters.  
The meeting thereafter was declared over by Com. Shantanu Bhattacharjee, President.
With warm greetings,
(V. 
Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

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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No. NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-11/2015                                                                               Dated: 24.11.2015
To,
            All Federal Executive Members,
            All Women Committee Members,
All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II
Dear Comrades,

7TH PAY COMMISSION REPORT SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ON 19.11.2015

·         MOST DISAPPOINTING AND RETROGRADE RECOMMENDATIONS
·         WORST RECOMMENDATIONS EVER MADE BY ANY PREVIOUS PAY COMMISSION
·         ONLY 14.29% INCREASE IN PAY AFTER 10 YEARS (EQUAL TO TWO DA INSTALLMENTS)!!!
·         50 LAKHS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND DEFENCE PERSONNEL CHEATED & DECEIVED.


GET READY FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE
JCM Staff Side (NJCA) called upon all Central Government Employees to observe “BLACK DAY” by holding massive demonstration, wearing black badges, all over the country on 27th November 2015 to protest against the retrograde recommendations of the 7th CPC

The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) met on 20th November 2015. The meeting was unanimously rejected the minimum wage recommended by the 7 CPC along with majority of its recommendations which are totally against the interests of the employees at the lower level and heavily loaded in favour of the organized Gr A services.
The NJCA totally rejected the computation of minimum wages based on the 12-monthly average (ending on 1.7.2015) prices of essential commodities supplied by Labour Bureau at Shimla.  
Recommendations such as “very good” CR for MACP, no increment after 20 years if one is not granted “very good’, reduction of pay of women employee to 80% in the 2nd year of CCL, abolition of small family norms allowance etc are not acceptable, said the NJCA in the press statement.

The NJCA has called upon all the Central Government employees to observe 27th November 2015 as BLACK DAY by wearing black badges and holding (lunch hour) demonstration at the work place. The call has been duly endorsed by the Confederation.
A communication from Com Shiva Gopal Mishra, Convener, NJCA on his meeting with Cabinet Secretary on 20th November 2015 is also enclosed.
All Branches and Units functioning under the banner of National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations are requested to take serious efforts to start a mass campaign on the near total anti employee recommendations of the 7 CPC – the ‘hera-pheri’ (jugglery) on the computation of the minimum wages, reduction in the wages of women employee who avail CCL, forcing the employees to go on voluntary retirement on completion of 20 years of service in the name of ‘inefficiency’, earmarking ‘very good’ for MACP, withdrawal of all types of short term advances  like  festival/ cycle/ LTC  etc which have lasting effects on our pay packets and the service.
All Branches and Units are also requested to contact the local/state COCs/NJCAs and implement the programme with all seriousness. They are further requested to send compliance report on the observance of the programme to federation headquarters without fail.
So far as the recommendations of 7CPC in respect of Accounts and Audit employees and Officers are concerned, those are being informed separately.
With warm greetings,
(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General 

BADGE FOR “BLACK DAY” – 27.11.2015


IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS OF 7CPC



1.    DATD OF EFFECT – 01.01.2016
JCM Staff Side demand – 01.01.2014 - Rejected
2.    MINIMUM PAY – 18000
JCM (SS) demand – 26000 – Rejected
Dr. Aykroyd Formula of 15th Indian Labour Conference for calculation of Minimum wage etc distorted by 7th CPC to deny the eligible minimum pay.
3.    FITMENT FORMULA – 2.57 TIMES
JCM (SS) demand – multiplication factor 3.7 (26000/7000)
4.    FIXATION ON PROMOTION – NO CHANGE – ONLY ONE INCREMENT IN THE OLD SCALE
JCM (SS) demand – Minimum two increments fixation.
5.    ANNUAL INCREMENT– 3% NO CHANGE
JCM (SS) demand – 5%
6.    MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION – NO CHANGE – 10, 20, 30
Conditions made more stringent. Bench mark “Very Good” required instead of “good”. Examination for MACP proposed. Hierarchial promotion restored.
JCM (SS) demand: Five promotion – 8,7,6,5,4 (30 years)
7.    PAY BAND, GRADE PAY SYSTEM ABOLISHED
New Pension Structure called “Matrix based open ended pay structure” recommended. Total span of the scale 40 years.
JCM (SS) demand: Abolish pay band, Grade Pay system and open ended pay scales should be introduced.
8.    MAXIMUM PAY INCREASE – 14.29%
JCM (SS) demand – Minimum 40% increase for all employees.
9.   COMPARISON BETWEEN MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PAY – 1:11.4 (18000 : 205400)
Demand of the JCM (SS) – 1:8
10.    NUMBER OF PAY SCALES – NOT REDUCED - NO DELAYERING
JCM (SS) demand – pay scales with grade pay 1900, 2000, 4600, 8700 and the pay scale 75500-80000 to be abolished.
11.  ALLOWANCES – NO IMPROVEMENT
Commission recommended abolition of 52 existing allowances such as Assisting Cashier Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance, Treasury Allowance, Handicapped Allowance, Risk Allowance, Savings Bank Allowance, Special compensatory (Hill Area) Allowance, Cycle Allowance, Family Planning Allowance.
12.   HRA REDUCED TO 24%, 16% AND 8% FOR X, Y AND Z CITIES
JCM (SS) demand – Existing HRA of 30% (for X class cities with population 50 lakhs and above), 20% (for Y class cities with population of 5 lakhs to 50 lakhs) and 10% (for Z class cities with less than 5 lakhs population) may be increased to 60%, 40% and 20%.
13.   DRIVERS – HIGHER PAY SCALE REJECTED
14.  DA FORMULA – NO CHANGE
15.   HBA – NO CHANGE – CEILING RAISED TO 25 LAKHS
16.  CASUAL LEAVE – NO INCREASE
17.   CHILD Care Leave
1st 365 days – Full pay (100%)
Next 365 days – 80% Pay only.
18.   MATERNITY LEAVE – NO CHANGE 
19.   LEAVE ENCASHMENT AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT – NO INCREASE MAXIMUM 300 DAYS ONLY
20.   MEDICAL
Medical Insurance Scheme for serving and retired employees recommended.
21.   TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE - NO HIKE - ONLY 125% MERGER
Pay Level
Higher Transport Allowance cities (A, AI)
Other places
9 and above
7200 + DA
3600 + DA
3 to 8
3600 + DA
1800 + DA
1 and 2
1350 + DA
900 + DA

22.     LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION (LTC) –
NO CHANGE
One time LTC to Foreign Country during the service rejected. Splitting of Home Town LTC for employees Posted in North East, Laddakh, Andaman & Nicobars and Lakshadweep allowed.
23.   ACCOUNTS STAFF BELONGING TO UNORGANIZED ACCOUNTS – PARITY WITH ORGANISED ACCOUNTS REJECTED. UPGRADATION OF ACCOUNTNAT/SR ACCOUNTNAT REJECTED.
24.   PERIODICAL REVIEW OF WAGES (NOT TEN YEARS) RECOMMENDED. NO PAY COMMISSION REQUIRED
25.   PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND ALL BONUS PAYMENT SHOULD BE LINKED TO PRODUCTIVITY.
JCM (SS) demand – No Performance related Pay. Productivity Linked Bonus for all.
26.  COMPULSORY RETIREMENT AND EFFICIENCY BAR REINTRODUCED
Failure to get required bench mark for promotion within the first 20 years of service will result in stoppage of increment. Such employees who have out lived their ability, their services need not be continued and the continuance of such persons in the service should be discouraged.
27.   PROMOTEE AND DIRECT RECRUITS – ENTRY LEVEL PAY ANOMALY IS REMOVED
JCM (SS) demand – the differential entry pay between new recruits and promoted employees should be done away with.
28.  CADRE REVIEW TO BE COMPLETED IN A TIME BOUND MANNER.
Commission recommended to hasten the process of cadre review and reduced the time taken in inter-ministerial consultations.
29. NEW PENSION SCHEME – WILL CONTINUE
30.    CEA & HOSTEL SUBSIDY
Rate
CEA per month    2250 - 25% increase when DA crosses 50%
Hostel subsidy 6750 – 25% increase when DA crosses 50%
31.   GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME
Level   Monthly Contribution  Insurance Amount
1 to 5                   1500                                  15 Lakhs
6 to 9                   2500                                   25 lakhs
10 and above      5000                                    50 lakhs
PENSIONARY BENEFITS
32.  PENSIONERS–PARITY–LONGSTAN-DING DEMAND OF THE PENSIONERS ACCEPTED
Commission recommends a revised Pension Formulation for Civil employees and Defence Personnel who have retired before 01.01.2016.
(expected date of implementation of seventh CPC recommendations). This formulation will bring about complete parity of past pensioners with current retirees.
33. PENSIONERS – MINIMUM PENSION RS. 9000/-
(50% of the minimum pay recommended by the 7th CPC)
34.PENSIONERS – GRATUITY CEILING RAISED TO 20 LAKHS
35.  PENSIONERS–FIXEDMEDICAL ALLOW-ANCE (FMA) – NO CHANGE (RS. 500/-)
36.  CGHS FACILITIES TO ALL POSTAL PENSIONERS RECOMMENDED
33 Postal dispensaries should be merged with CGHS
37. ALL NON-INTERST BEARING ADVANCES/ SHORT TERM ADVNACES:- WITH DRAWAN
38. GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) OF THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT DEMAND FOR CIVIL SERVANTS STATUS REJECTED
Recommendation: - The committee carefully considered the demand for treating the Gramin Dak Sevaks as civil servants at par with other regular employees for all purposes, and noted the following:
(a)  GDS are Extra-Departmental Agents recruited by Department of Posts to serve in rural areas.
(b) As per the Recruitment Rules the minimum educational qualification for recruitment to this post is class X.
(c) GDS are required to be on duty only for 4 to 5 hours a day under the terms and conditions of their service.
(d) The GDS are remunerated with Time Related continuity Allowance (TRCA) on the pattern of pay scales for regular Government employees plus DA on pro-rata basis.
(e) A GDS must have other means of income independent of his remuneration as a GDS to sustain himself and his family.
Government of India has so far held that GDS is outside the Civil Service of the Union and shall not claim to be at par with the Central Government Employees. The Supreme Court Judgment also states that GDS are only holder of Civil posts but not civilian employees. The Commission endorses this view and therefore has no recommendation with regard to GDS.
Issued by Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General
Confederation






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