CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE (COC)

OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS DECISIONS

CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE (COC)

OF

CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS

Represented By

National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (NFCAA)

[All India Civil Accounts Employees Association]

[All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II]

And

[All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil)]

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.COC/CA/2016/Circular-12                                                                            Dated: 28.12.2016

To

               The Federal Executive members/ National Executive/ Branch Secretaries

               of NFCAA and AIAPAO(C) and conveners  of COCs

Dear Comrades/Friends,

MEETING OF THE

CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE (COC) OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS HELD ON 17^TH DECEMBER 2016 AT JAIPUR

DECIDED TO ORGANISENATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN AND AGITATIONAL PROGRAMMES CULMINATING IN WALK OUT

·        AGAINST THE TOTALLY INDIFFERENT ATTITUDE OF THE CGA

·        AGAINST NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSURANCE GIVEN BY AUTHORITIES IN RESPEXCT OF

1.  CADRE REVIEW

2.  SETTLEMENT OF THE CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1^ST PHASE  

Three week long campaign from 2^ND January 2017 and lunch hour demonstration on 20^th January 2017

Campaign to all Units from 2^nd January 2017 and centralized Lunch hour Demonstration on 20^th January 2017 at all stations

2^ND PHASE 

Mass dharna at all state capitals/important centres23^rd February 2017

3^RD PHASE  

HALF DAY WALK OUT FROM WORK SPOT ON 9^TH MARCH 2017

The meeting of the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations was held at Jaipur on 17^th December 2016.  More than 49 representatives of NFCAA (AICAEA and AICEA CAT II) and AIAPAO (Civil) from Rajasthan, Gujrat, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh & Telengana, West Bengal, North East and Delhi participated in the meeting. The meeting was jointly presided over by Com.S.S.Chauhan, President, AIAPAO (Civil) and Com. G. K. Nair, President, NFCAA as Joint Chairpersons of the Co-Ordination Committee.

At the outset, the meeting hailed the leaders and members of the Co-ordination Committee for making the calls of the action programmes like signature campaign, country wide station wise Dharna on 26^th October 2016 and day long Dharna on 16^th December 2016 in front of the office of the Controller General of Accounts totally successful inspite of issuing threatening and warning memos by the office of CGA. . 

The meeting reviewed the status of the eleven point demands which were discussed in the formal meeting held between the Joint Controller General of Accounts and the representatives of the Co-ordination Committee. It was observed that, though there were some progress on some of the items discussed, but none of the issued had reached to finality. Further, instead of concentrating their attention towards settling the issues or perusing those with the appropriate higher authorities, the CGA office exerts and wastes more time in threatening the employees about consequences of participating in protest actions by quoting irrelevant provisions of conduct rules and court pronouncements.

After detailed deliberation the meeting concluded that, without united and sustained struggle of serious nature, the demands would not move towards the direction of settlement. The meeting unanimously adopted a Resolution and forwarded it the Finance Minister of India, the Secretary Department of Expenditure and the Controller General of accounts. The meeting also adopted following action programmes and applied upon all to implement the programmes.

 Three week long campaign from 2^ND January 2017 and lunch hour demonstration on 20^th January 2017

In order to strengthen the unity among the AO/Sr. AO, AAO and rest of the categories of employees of Civil Accounts organization further, it has been deiced that, campaign to all Units by National and Branch office bearers of co-ordinating organizations shall be initiated with effect from 2^nd January 2017 and this campaign shall culminate by holding A centralized Lunch hour Demonstration on 20^th January 2017 at all stations. During the period of campaign, joint delegations of the Branch leaders shall visit all offices/ units and explain the latest situations. A Resolution shall be adopted by the meeting and forwarded to all authorities concerned.  Draft of the resolution shall be circulated by apex level Co-ordination Committee.

It has also been decided that, in the places where the Co-ordination Committees have not yet been formed or not functioning effectively would be identified and all Branches of such stations shall be asked to take early steps to form the Co-ordination Committees. The representatives of Rajasthan, AP& Telegana assured that, the Co-ordination Committee shall be formed immediately. For formation in Pune and Nagpur, representatives of three Associations undertake visit together. In Gujrat, representatives of AIAPAO (Civil) shall visit.  Similarly, Branches of all other left out stations shall     be directed to fix the dates for formation of COCs and joint delegations of the apex level co-ordination committees shall visit such stations.

Mass dharna at all state capitals/important centres on 23^rd February 2017

A joint day long mass dharna shall be organized by the state/ regional level Co-ordination Committees at all stations in centralized place on 23^rd February 2017. All National Branch and Unit level Office bearers of NFCAA (AICAEA and AICAEACAT II) and AIAPAO(Civil) shall participate in the Dharna which shall commence at 11 am sharp and continue upto 4 pm.

HALF DAY WALK OUT FROM WORK SPOT ON 9^TH MARCH 2017

 In case no settlement is there, then entirety of the members of Co-ordination Committee shall stage half day walkout form the work spot/ office  after on 9^th March 2017 i.e. all shall leave the during lunch hour and shall not return to the office on that day. 

With warm greetings,

                                                                                                     

(V.Bhattacharjee)                                                                                                        (A.B.Sunilkumar)

 Secretary General                                                                                                      Secretary General

AICAEA                                                                                                                                         AIAPAO(C)

& Jt. Convener                                                                                                                        & Jt. Convener

Copy of the Resolution adopted in the meeting of the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations held on 17^th December 2016 at Jaipur

The meeting of the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations was held today  the 17^th  December 2016 at the venue for 7^th Federal Council meeting  of National Federation of Civil accounts Associations,  Jaipur.  Representatives of the Co-ordination Committee from different stations/ cities of North Eastern Region, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, Tamilnadu & Pondicherry, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan attended the meeting.

The meeting noted with utter disappointment that, the Controller General of Accounts has done 5th cadre review of the ICAS cadres of the Civil Accounts organization in 2015 and upgraded several posts, but inspite of repeated requests by the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association, All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II and All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil), Controller General of Accounts, has not taken any action to undertake cadre review of the Group B&C cadres of the Civil Accounts organization within last four decades. This action on the part of the office of the Controller General of Accounts is a gross violation of the instructions issued by the Government of India particularly after the implementation of the 6CPC recommendations.

This apart, the facilities of All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil) which was a recognized Association has been discontinued by the Controller General of Accounts without completing process of re-verification membership in terms of the provisions of CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993. As per the guidelines issued by the DOPT vide OM.NO. 4/1/2002-CS.IV  dated 09-03-2007 in respect of various departments, the facilities of recognition have to be continued till completion of process of re-verification membership. But the Controller General of Accounts is not agreeing to follow this guideline of DOPT. 

Further, as per the membership verification report, the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II enjoys the strength of 27(twenty seven) % membership of the cadre of AAOs. Therefore, the Association is entitled for the status of 2^nd recognized Association in terms of the provisions of CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993.  But the Controller General of Accounts is not granting recognition to the said Association.

The system of departmental examinations have been totally stalled by the Controller General of Accounts  for more than two years causing serious  obstacle to the career prospects  to totality of the lower grade officials of Civil Accounts organization. Even the individuals qualified departmental examination for promotions as AAOs held in 2013 and 2014 have not been allowed promotions thereby causing heavy financial loss to them.

Inspite of the specific instructions of the Government of India, the Controller General of Accounts has not implemented the recommendations of 7CPC in respect of (a) granting higher pay scales corresponding to Rs 5400/- to AAOs on completion of four years, (b) upgradation of pay scale of Sr. Accountants at par with Assistants of Central Secretariat and (c) parity between Stenographer cadres of Central Secretariat and Civil Accounts organization.

Despite clear-cut instructions of the DOP&T to hold timely and advance actions in convening departmental promotion committee meetings in terms of model calendar, the Controller General of Accounts is not holding DPCs for promotion of different cadres and particularly for AO/Sr. AO resulting heavy financial loss to the individuals.

All sorts of promotional benefits that were applicable to different lower grade employees like MTS, LDC and Acctt/ Sr. Accountant etc.   have been totally shut down by the Controller General of Accounts for the last two years and  on account of this the employees are retiring in the same grade  they had been  initially recruited.

Though there are hundreds of vacancies at the level of AAOs and there are eligible persons for manning those posts, but the Controller General of Accounts, as per the instruction of the Government of India, is not even granting adhoc promotions to any of the eligible persons while such persons are already discharging the responsibilities of AAOs grades due to shortage of AAOs.

The   Controller General of Accounts is not inclined to extend the benefits that have been given to similarly placed employees and Group–B officers of various other departments of Government of India.  Not only this, the Controller General of Accounts is not even extending the promotional and MACP benefits granted to the MTS and AAOs by the authorities of IA&AD and  other organized Accounts departments .

Despite repeated requests by the Associations, the Controller General of Accounts is not taking any initiative to provide proper accommodations for the purpose of functioning of their offices.

Being extremely disappointed, when the representatives of this Co-ordination Committee had decided to go for a sit-in in front of the office of the Controller General of Accounts on 16^th of November 2016, the Joint Controller General of Accounts under the aegis of Controller General of Accounts had invited the representatives of the Co-ordination Committee on 15^th November 2016 and assured that the finalized proposal for Cadre Review of  Gr.B and C cadres shall be forwarded to the Ministry of Finance and  necessary favourable  actions shall be taken on ten other issues referred by the Co-ordination Committee within a month’s time.

Honoring the assurance given by the Joint Controller General of Accounts the Co-ordination Committee had resolved to defer its proposed sit-in programme in front of the Office of Controller General of Accounts.

Since no action was taken by the Controller General of Accounts even after three weeks, the Coordination Committee, while forwarding the representations submitted by more than three thousand employees and officers of the organization on 7^th December 2016 requested Controller General of Accounts to kindly honor the commitment of one month’s time so that the Co-ordination do not revive its decision of going for the sit in on 16^th December 2016 in front of his office.

But the Controller General of Accounts, instead of honoring his assurances and appreciating the justified demands of the officers and employees, issued an O.M. on 9^th December 2016 threatening the officers and employees that they would be liable for disciplinary action if they become the part of the protest action in support of their genuine demands which the meeting considers is nothing but the expression of  apathetic attitude  of Controller General of Accounts towards the prayer of his employees and officers.

The meeting observed that, whenever the employees and officers of the Civil Accounts organization try to raise their voice of protests in a democratic manner against injustices on them or in support of their justified demands, the Controller General of Accounts, instead of becoming sensible towards their grievances, always issues threatening of initiating disciplinary actions against the employees by quoting the irrelevant provisions of Conduct Rules and court judgments etc. in the orders.

The meeting therefore, expresses its strongest protest against these types of anti- employee attitude of the Controller General of Accounts.

The meeting however, being rational in its approach, resolves that, if the of Cadre Review and Ten other pending demands are not settled by the Controller General of Accounts on priority basis, the State and Regional level representatives of the Co-ordination Committee shall stage Day long Dharna in front of the offices of Civil Accounts Organisation on 23^rd February 2017 at all stations and entirety of Officers and Employees shall stage walk out from office for half day on 9^th March 2017 to record their protest.

The meeting further resolves that the Resolution shall be forwarded to Hon’ble Finance Minister, Government of India, New Delhi, the  Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Government of India, New Delhi, the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi and it’s copies shall be endorsed to the Secretary, Staff side National Council (JCM), New Delhi, the Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers’, New Delhi and the Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers Organization, Chennai. 

Sd/-                                                                                                                                           Sd/-

(S.S.Chauhan)                                                                                                                                 (G.K.Nair)

Joint Chairperson                                                                                                               Joint Chairperson