action programmes

PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 25^TH NOVEMBER 2011: PREPARE TO PARTICIPATE

            In pursuance of the decisions of the Steering Committee of Government Employees Organizations on PFRDA Bill, number of persons to participate from different affiliates in the march to Parliament on 25^th November 2011 has been decided and circulated by the Confederation. Civil Accounts Organisation has been asked to mobilize at least 250 persons. Accordingly it has been decided by the NFCAA headquarters to mobilize the leaders of entire organization with all emphasis.  Branch/State wise number of participants shall be as per the list annexed to this circular.

 It has also been decided by the NFCAA headquarters that, along with March to Parliament other organizational action also shall be undertaken.

 

SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN: EXPEDITE SIGNATURE COLLECTION

It was decided by the Steering Committee of Government Employees Organizations on PFRDA Bill to organize massive signature campaign against PFRDA Bill and submit the signatures to the Prime Minister. The Draft Petition on which the Signatures are to be collected was published in the Accounts Crusader No. 7 of July 2011. All Co-ordination Committees of the country have also taken initiatives for collection of signatures.  But, it has been observed that the process of signature collection has not picked up required speed in the Civil Accounts Organisation.

The text on which the signatures are to be collected is therefore annexed. This document may be multiplied in sufficient numbers and distributed among the members. They may be requested to collect signatures from their family members, friends and other democratic persons of the society and deposit back to Unit/ Branch Secretary.

 All Branches are requested to send signatures within 15^th November2011 to the Federation Headquarters so that the figure could be consolidated and handed over to Confederation.

 

APPEAL TO HON'BLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA ON P.F.R.D.A.BILL

We submit this petition to bring to your kind notice certain aspects of the re-introduced PFRDA Bill which will have an extremely adverse impact on the pension and retirement benefits of the Government employees. We may also state in this connection that the contributory pension scheme will be a drain on the exchequer.

The guiding principle adopted in determining the pay package of civil servants is to spread out the wage compensation over a long period of time because of which the wages during the work tenure is low to enable pension payment on retirement. This makes the pension a "deferred wage", which the Supreme Court has upheld as such in their landmark judgment in the case of D.S. Nakara Vs. Union of India. As the bill does not provide implicit or explicit assurance of a minimum pension except marked based guarantee, the civil servant even after contributing huge sums to pension fund may end up with no annuity if the invested company become bankrupt or the equity market crashes. Moreover the annuity which would be the pension under the new scheme being not cost indexed will make it difficult for the pensions to make the both ends meet.

The Committee set up by the 6^th CPC has concluded that the new contributory pension scheme will increase the outflow from the exchequer from Rs. 14,284 Crores to Rs. 57088 Crores by 2038. The Committee has also observed that the pension liability of the Government which was 0.5% of the GDP in 2004-05 under the defined benefit scheme is likely to decline if the same is not replaced by the contributory pension scheme as envisaged in the PFRDA bill. The Committee has ultimately recommended that the existing "Pay as you go" pension which is presently in vogue will be ideal and may be continued.

Since the new scheme is neither in the interest of the country as it increases the outflow on account of pension liability nor to the Civil Servants for it does not guarantee a minimum pension, we appeal to you kindly cause withdrawal of the PFRDA Bill from the Parliament immediately.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully

 

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ORGANISATIONAL ACTIONS ON DEPARTMENTAL DEMANDS

            Despite repeated requests, the controller General of Accounts has neither fulfilled his commitment nor responded to the requests of the Associations regarding convening meeting with the National executive of the AICAEA and AICAEA CAT II.

As such, it was decided that, the National Executives of AICAEA and AICAEA CAT-II, Women committee and Federal Executive shall meet at Delhi on 13^th and 14^th October and decide the future course of actions. But after considering various aspects, it has now been decided to organize following action programmes-

 

DEMANDS DAY ON 3^RD NOVEMBER 2011

            All units shall send Savingram to the Controller General of Accounts by post or fax (Nos.24622305 or 24644337) or email (Sundaramurti@nic.in) under intimation to Federation headquarters and Central Headquarters of AICAEA and AICAEA CAT II.   Text of the Savingram  is furnished herewith-

           

Savingram

Dated 3^rd November2011.

To

            The Controller General of Accounts,

            Ministry of Finance,

            Department of Expenditure,

            Loknayak Bhawan,

Khan Market,

 New Delhi – 110003

 

Sir,

            We on behalf of the members of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II request you to kindly convene meeting with National Executives of the Associations for discussion and settlement of the 20 point demands submitted vide All India Civil Accounts Employees Association letter No. AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2011/1225-1243 dated 23^rd July 2011.

 

 

President                                                                                                             Unit Secretary

(Name of Unit)

 

 

PROTEST DAY ON 16^TH NOVEMBER 2011: DAY LONG CENTRALIZED DHARNA

            It has also been decided that, if no meeting is fixed by CGA, protest day shall be observed on 16^th November 2011 and all Branches shall organize day long centralized  Dharna at every stations/States on that day highlighting the 20 point charter of demands.

 

UNITED PROTEST DAY ON 24^TH NOVEMBER 2011: DAY LONG DHARNA IN FRONT OF CGA OFFICE

            In case there is no response from CGA, united protest day shall be observed on 24^th November 2011 by holding centralized Dharna in front of CGA office by the Federal Executive members, Branch Office Bearers and Unit representatives.

 

Branch/State wise participants for Dharna on 24^th November 2011 and March to Parliament on 25^th November 2011.

Sl. No.	Name of Branch/State/Station	No of Units	No. of Federal Executive Member+ Branch Secretary and President	Total  number of participants
1.	N. E. Branch	9	4+4	15
2.	W.B. Branch	35	5+4	39
3.	Orissa	2	4	6
4.	A. P. Branch	11	2+4	15
5.	T & P Branch	28	4+4	32
6.	Karnataka Branch	8	4	12
7.	Kerala	6	1+4	11
8.	Mumbai Branch	24	7+4	33
9.	Pune Branch	4	2+4	10
10.	Nagpur Branch	7	3+4	14
11.	Madhya Pradesh	8	4	12
12.	Goa	1	2	1
13.	Jharkhand	5	4	9
14.	Gujrat	9	1+4	14
16.	Bihar	3	4	7
17.	Punjab	9	4	13
18.	Rajasthan	6	4	10
19.	U.P. East Branch	11	4	16
20.	U.P. West	7	4	11
21.	Uttaranchal	1	2	3

letter to CGA

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER

Phone No. 23345070, Mob. No. 9868520926, e-mail:- v.aicaea@gmail.com

 

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/A-2/11/1365-85                                                 Dated: - 14th October, 2011

 

To

            Shri C. R. Sundaramurti,

            Controller General of Accounts,

            Ministry of Finance,

            Department of Expenditure,

            Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market,

            New Delhi – 110003

 

Subject: Meeting with National Executive members elected in the 12^th All India Conference held in Mumbai from 1^st June to 3^rd June 2011.

 

Sir,

 

            In pursuance of this Association's letters No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2011/12/25/1243 dated 23^rd July 2011, No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/11/1287-1303 dated 5^th September, 2011 and No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/11/1338-1358 dated 1^st October, 2011 on the above mentioned subject I am to state that, we have been patiently waiting for a favorable response of yours for the last one year. When we had met you on 8^th December 2010 in your chamber to submit a Memorandum on our demands, you had assured that you would convene meetings with the representatives of the Associations soon to resolve the issues submitted by the Associations through their Memorandum. But no meeting was fixed for the discussion of the issues.

 

On 1^st June 2011 you had conveyed the delegates of 12^th/4th All India Conference of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association/All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II in Mumbai that, your office is regularly interacting with the representatives of the Association and you would convene meetings with the newly elected National Executives of the Associations as soon as such requests are made by the Associations. 

 

Accordingly, this Association had requested you through the above mentioned letters to kindly convene the meeting early. But the Association did not receive any positive response from your end.

 

            However, I on behalf of the Association, once again request you to kindly convene the Meeting at the earliest and intimate us the date of the same so that our National Executive Members could procure their Railway reservations and attend the meeting without any difficulty.

 

            Since various important issues of the employees have been put to cold storage by your office and many unilateral decisions of CGA Office in relation to transfer, posting and promotions etc. have been causing serious harm to the interests of different cadres of employees,   we are constraint to inform you that, if this letter of ours is also ignored and no dialogue is opened up immediately, we shall have no other alternative but to resort to sustained organizational actions from the month of November 2011 onwards.

           

Thanking you,

 

 

(V. Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

 

Copy to:-

 

1.      All National Executive members.

2.      Secretary General, AICAEA, Cat-II, Mumbai.

 

 

(V. Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

Minutes of the meeting held on 4th August, 2011 between the official side and representatives of all India civil accounts Employees Association under the Chairpersonship of Shri M. J. Joseph, PR. CCA, CBEC

Minutes of the meeting held on 4^th August, 2011 between the official side and representatives of all India civil accounts Employees Association under the Chairpersonship of Shri M. J. Joseph, PR. CCA, CBEC

            A meeting between the official side and the representatives of the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association under the Chairpersonship of Shri M. J. Joseph, Pr. Chief Controller of Accounts, CBEC, New Delhi was held on 4^th August 2011 at 11 A. M.  in the  Conference Hall of the office of the Pr. CCA, CBEC to . Following were present-

 

SI. No	Official side	SI. No	Staff side
1.	Shri M. J. Joseph, Pr. CCA.	1.	Shri V. Bhattacharjee, Secy. Genl
2.	Shri D. N. Pathak, CCA	2.	Shri.S.Bandyapadhyay, Finance Secretary.
3.	Shri P.L.Sahu, CA	3.	Smt.Kalpana Dutta, Convener, National Women Committee
4.	Shri Abhijit Roy, CA	4.	Shri A.H.Shankarnarayan, President, CBEC, Delhi Unit.
5.	Shri D.K.Singh, Dy CA	5.	Mrs. Kamlesh Kumari, Vice President, CBEC, Delhi Unit.
6.	Shri  K.Hanumannaih, ACA
7.	Sm ti. Saroj Grover, SR.A.O.Admn
8.	Shri.  R.K.Wadwa, AO, E II
9.	Smti. Rajan, AAO, Estt.

 

At the very outset, Shri. M. J. Joseph, Pr.CCA and Chairman of the meeting welcomed all. On behalf of the Staff side, Shri V.Bhattacharjee, Secretary General of AICAEA offered thanks to the official side of convening the meeting and proposed for the review of the issues discussed in the meeting held on 14^th December 2010 and discussion some new issues thereafter.

ITEMS OF AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION  

1.     Filling up of vacant posts in all cadres.	Staff side informed that due to non filling up of vacant posts existing employees are facing lots of difficulties and efficiency of the Department is the final victim. Official side informed that, out of 624 posts of Accountants/Senior Accountants 455 posts are filled up and 169 posts are vacant.  Forty dossiers from SSC have been received so far and 56 persons have been selected for filling up of the vacant post through deputation basis. While appreciating the actions of the official side, staff side proposed that the suggestion given in the last meeting to utilize the services of retired persons and adhoc promotions from the level of Gr.D to LDC and LDC to Accountant may be considered. Chairman accepted both proposals and asked staff side to submit list against it's 1st proposal.
2.      Restoration of power to Zonal heads and PAOs relating to GPF advance/withdrawal and leave etc.	Official side agreed to consider the proposal for delegation of financial Power to head office.
3. Vacation of vindictive actions against employees of PAO, Central Excise, Allahabad and grant of promotions MACPs etc to persons denied the benefits. (a)  Promotion as AAO – Case of Shri M.K. Keshari, Allahabad. (b)  Grant of MACP- case of D. Roy Choudhury AAO (Retd.), Kolkata. (c)   Grant of MACP to Shri Tarak-nath Mukharjee, Sr. Accountant, Kolkata. (d) Smti. Meenu Sharma, DEO, Meerut	Staff side offered thanks to the official side for settling all the cases in favour of the employees.
4. Grant of MACPs to different categories of staff pending for long time	Official side informed that DPC was conducted on and all pending cases have been cleared. However, if any case is left out due to technical reason, shall be considered and cleared. Staff side pointed out that the case of Shri R. K. PillaI, Senior Accountant (Mumbai) is yet to be settled. Official side agreed to look into the matter expeditiously.
5.  Offering of compassionate appointments – cases from Guntur, Delhi, Mumbai, Coimbatore etc.	Staff side informed that according to their information following compassionate appointment cases are pending and it was assured in the last meeting that all cases shall be reviewed. But action in this respect is yet to be taken:- 1.      S. Rangaraj S/o R. Arungovalan (Trichy) 2.      M.H. Mote S/o H.B.Mote (Mumbai) 3.      T. Ephraim S/o Kannaiya (Guntur) 4.      Santosh Jadav S/o J. Remamani (Hyderabad) 5.      Mahon Kumar S/o Tez Singh Verma (Delhi) Official side assured that the cases shall be re-examined and the committee for the purpose shall be constituted as per the procedure prescribed for the purpose on priority basis. Cases recommended by the Committee for compassionate appointment shall be considered.
6.  Permission to appear AAO Examination by educationally qualified group-D (now Gr-C) – case from Cochin.	Staff side pointed that Shri V. S. Vinod, Gr-D Working in PAO, Central Excise, Cochin, had represented to permit him to appear AAO© Examination 2010 on following grounds:- After implementation of 6CPC recommendations Gr-D posts have been upgraded as Group C. Being graduate he fulfills the condition for appearing the examination and has the required computer operation skills as he has been imparted trainings. As per assurance in the last meeting, his request is yet to be forwarded to CGA with recommendation. Chairman stated that, he may submit a fresh application for 2011 and the same shall be forwarded to CGA with proper recommendation.
7.  Grant of promotion from Gr-D to LDC at same station – case from Jaipur	Official side informed that the case has been settled. Staff side offered thanks for the same. Official side directed the administration that the copies of the orders which are being issued by the administration on the basis of the reference/ request of the Association may be endorsed to the Association.
8.   Request for transfer from Delhi to Patna, - case from Delhi.	Staff side stated that, as per the assurance in the last meeting transfer requests of following officials are still pending - 1.       Smt. A. S. Sonurkar, Sr.Acctt. from Aurangabad to Nagpur. 2.       Shri P.C. Venkatesh from Belgum to Hyderabad. Official side informed that, requests shall be considered case to case basis. Staff side also requested that, Shri Srehans Saini, Sr. Accountant working in PAO, BNP Dewas has been requesting for consideration of transfer to PAO, CBEC, Indore and the administration of CCA, Ministry of Finance, has expressed that the official would be relieved on transfer after the pending pension cases in the office are cleared. Staff side requested that as per the assurance given in the last meeting, the issue may be taken up with CCA, Finance. Official side agreed to consider the request of staff side.   Staff side further  requested that the mutual  transfer case between Shri T. S. Prakash, Snior Accountant, PAO, Central Excise Bangalore  and Smt. Veena Vasanthaleela, Senior Accountant, PAO, GSI, Bangalore being very deserving, may kindly be considered at the earliest.
9.    Total renovation of rooms and sections in the Fifth Floor of the A.G.CR. Building, New Delhi and Room No. 333 in the CR Building, of the P.A.O., Central Excise, New Delhi.	Staff side offered thanks for the renovation of the fifth floor of the AGCR Building.  Staff side however, pointed out that the condition of Room No. 333 of PAO, Central Excise, New Delhi situated in C. R. Building, New Delhi has deteriorated more. Old records need to be removed from the room and renovation is also required to be done to make it usable. Further the cooling arrangement in the room is also in a very bad shape and it is required to be improved. Chairman agreed that, Senior Officers shall visit the office and take appropriate decision to solve the problems after examining the room physically.
10. Improvement in maintenance of computer system in entire organization and particularly in Delhi offices.	Staff side informed that the maintenance of computer system in entire organization is below the mark. Internet facilities and equipments of the computers are very poor causing lots of difficulties for the staff to work smoothly. Official side informed that 300 new computers have been provided as replacement to different PAOs in response to the requirements they have sent. Offices need new computers may send their requisition. As regards maintenance of computers and provision of internet facilities etc necessary direction shall be issued to the concerned offers.
11.  Reimbursement of hospitality (Tea/Coffee and Snacks) expenditure to AAOs as has been granted by CCA, MHA and CCA, I&B.	Chairman stated that, he is inclined to consider the matter and favorable orders in this respect shall be issued as soon as Official side is satisfied that the performance and punctuality of the beneficiaries concerned are upto the level of satisfaction. .
12.  Provisions of stationery items to the staff members.	Official side informed that quality stationeries are being supplied and those are in adequate quantity. However, if any difficulty is there in any office, it may be referred to Pr. Accounts Office.
13.  Improvement of the present arrangement for drinking water system and provision of water dispensers – section wise.	Staff side pointed out that, as per the assurance given in the last meeting, section wise dispensers are yet to be provided. Official side agreed that, expeditious action shall be taken in this regard.
14.  Provision of Common Room for Ladies.	Official side informed that the matter is under consideration. However, no progress is there.
15.  Provision of Room for the Unit Association.
16. Provision of Identity Cards of the Ministry of Home Affairs for all the staff members working in different Pay and Accounts Offices located   in Delhi and NCR.               Issuing of Pay/salary slip	Staff side informed that, the officials working in the offices of Delhi and NCR but not in AGCR Building do not posses proper ID Card for them. ID Card issued by local administrations of the buildings they are working is not having legal validity. Hence all employees working in different offices located in NCR may be issued proper ID Card (i.e. MHA ID Card) through the office of Pr. CCA, CBEC. Chairman appreciated the problem and assured that, necessary action in this respect shall be taken expeditiously. Staff side further requested that, the process of issuing of Pay Slip may be restored from the current month. Official side agreed to do the needful in this respect

 

After the discussion on item No-16 was over, staff side raised the problem of misbehavior and anti employee activities of the PAO, Central Excise, Madurai and demanded immediate transfer of the Sr. AO from the said office. Official side informed that they are aware of all the facts and the matter is under serious consideration of the authority. However, the authorities shall give another opportunity to the officer concerned and thereafter next course of action shall be taken. .

 

                The meeting was ended with vote of thanks to the chair.

letter to CGA

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER

Phone No. 23345070, Mob. No. 9868520926, e-mail:- v.aicaea@gmail.com

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/A-2/11/1287-1303                                          Dated: - 5^th September, 2011

 

To

            The Controller General of Accounts,

            Ministry of Finance,

            Department of Expenditure,

            Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market,

            New Delhi – 110003

 

Subject: Meeting with National Executive members elected in the 12^th All India Conference held in Mumbai from 1^st June to 3^rd June 2011.

 

Sir,

 

            I have been directed to refer this Associations letter No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2011/12-25-1243 dated 23^rd July 2011 on the above mentioned subject and state that we have not so far received any information on date of the meeting.

 

            I therefore, once again request you kindly to fix the meeting without further delay.

 

            Further, you are requested kindly to direct your office to send all future communications meant for this Association to the "Address for Communications" mentioned above.

 

Thanking you

 

 

(V. Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

 

Copy to:-

 

1.      All National Executive members.

2.      Secretary General, AICAEA, Cat-II, Mumbai.

 

 

(V. Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

                                    

RED SALUTE TO COMRADE M.K. PANDHE!

Com: MK Pandhe, Former President of CITU and Polit Beaureau Member of CPIM expired at 12.20 am on 21^st August 2011. Com Pandhe was the voice of the working class and the toiling masses. He was a guiding force for the Confederation of Central Govt employees & Workers.

In his death we have lost a true friend of Confederation, a comrade who never minced words – to criticise and appreciate.

We Dip our Flag in his Memory.