Tuesday, January 8, 2013

VIEWS OF CONDOLENCE MEETING HELD AT HYDERABAD TO PAY TRIBUTE  TO 
COM. BHASKAR SHARMA








All India Civil Accounts Employees Association
(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS
          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-3/12/3084-3086                   Dated: - 27th December, 2012

To
          The Chief Controller of Accounts,
          Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
          Room No. 313-D,
          Nirman Bhawan,
          New Delhi – 110108

Subject: Filling up of vacant Posts.

Sir,
          I have been directed to convey you the serious grievances of the members of staff caused by the indifferent attitude of the authority towards long pending demands of filling the vacant posts. Though there is no reason to believe any reduction of work load since inception of this organization, sanctioned strength has been reduced arbitrarily. Further the reduced sanctioned strength is also remain unutilized as a huge number of such posts are kept vacant. One third of such sanctioned strength in the cadre of Accountant/Sr. Accountant is vacant, more than half of total MTS posts are vacant. Similar situation exists in LDC cadre.

          Such a huge no. of vacancy is not only standing in the way of introduction of new system of work, it will gradually affect the regular and routine functioning of the offices. Work like bill passing, Sending of Accounts, Pension Revisions etc., has been efficiently performed by the working employees for a long time. But persistant indifference of the authority is demoralizing the members. This may result in uncalled for and un-intentional disruption of the sincere performance of the employees.

          Under these circumstances, I would request you kindly to intervene with a view to filling at least the existing sanctioned posts.

          Pertinent to mention, Controller General of Accounts in an informal meeting with the apex held on 04/09/2012 conveyed that all the field offices has been asked to place its indent directly to the Regional Offices of Staff Selection Commission under intimation to CGA office. It is believed that such action coupled with your endeavor will definitely yield result.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,



(V. Bhattacharjee)
                                                                                                     Secretary General
All India Civil Accounts Employees Association
(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS
          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-3/12/3087                    dated: - 27th December, 2012

To
          The Principal Chief Controller of Accounts,
          Central Board of Excise and Customs,
          R.No.105 ‘B’ Wing,
          AGCR Building, I.P. Estate,
          New Delhi-110002

Subject: Request for grant of Honorarium to the staff and officers working in different Pay and Accounts Offices of CBEC.

Sir,
          The Central Board of Excise and Customs and Commissionerates functioning under it have undergone huge expansion. The quantum of revenue earnings by the Central Board of Excise and Customs all together have also increased to a great extent. But to Commensurate the increased work load in accounting side, Government of India has not expended the strength of the officers & Employees of Accounting setup of CBEC. Rather this setup is facing acute problem of shrinkage due to retirements, resignation and non-recruitment etc.

          Considering the above conditions and appreciating the services of employees and officers, you have been kindly recognizing the sacrifices of the employees and officers by granting a token amount as honorarium to them without any discrimination every year.

          But this year, you have granted honorarium to a section of the employees of Delhi alone. This development has generated wide spread disappointment among the employees and officers. In support of this claim of ours, I am enclosing a few copies of resolutions adopted by our members working in PAOs of Trichy, Revenue Kolkata, Kolkata-I, Kolkata-II, Kolkata-III, Salem, Coimbatore, Customs Cochin, Central Excise Cochin, Chennai, Calicut and Shillong urging upon you to kindly grant honorarium to all staff members without any discrimination.

          Therefore, in continuation my verbal request to your kind self in your chamber in this respect on 12/11/2012, I request you once again to kindly grant honorarium to entirety of staff and officers of Civil Accounts setup of CBEC without any discrimination so that they are not demoralized and suffer from the feelings of discrimination.

          This Association shall be highly thankful to you, if you kindly take an early favorable decision in this regard.

Thanking you
Encl: as above

(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General

Monday, December 31, 2012


Condolence Resolution
passed by the Co-ordination Committee of Central Government Employees and Workers; Delhi State 
on 31st December 2012 

The Central Government Employees of Delhi State gathered today the 31st December 2012 in front of the GPO, New Delhi at 2.30 p.m. under the banner of Co-Ordination Committee of Central Government Employees & Workers’ Delhi State offer their deepest condolence to the bereaved family of 23 years old rape victim died on 29th December 2012 in Singapore. This gathering also mourns the death of all other known and unknown rape victims.

This condolence meeting demands legislation of stringent laws on the crime against women and also fast track and rigorous punishments to the persons convicted against rape and other crime against women.

Resolved to forward this resolution to all concerned.


Sd/[
(Giriraj Singh)
President
 Co-ordination Committee of Central Government Employees and Workers; Delhi State 
C/o Income Tax Employees Association,
Room No. 160, C. R. Building, I.P. Estate, New Delhi- 110002

No:-COC/DEL/2012/10/16                                                         Dated: 31st December, 2012

To
            The Prime Minister,
            Government of India,
            South Block,
            New Delhi – 110011


Subject:- Forwarding of Condolence Resolution.

Respected Sir,

            I am to enclose herewith a Resolution adopted by this Co-ordination Committee today offering Condolence to the bereaved family of 23 years old rape victim died on 29th December 2012 and on the demand of enactment of stricter laws against the convicts of rape and crime against women.

            It may be brought to your kind information that, the women employees working in Central Government Departments also confront different forms of Sexual harassments while performing their duties and the rule enforcing authorities seldom implement the instructions of the government to protect the women workers from sexual harassments in work place.   As such, majority of the victims do not get justice and they are compelled to work in an atmosphere of humiliation and insult. We therefore, request you to kindly take appropriate measures to ensure that the women workers in the Central Government offices are able to work in an atmosphere free from humiliation and they get justice against the harassments they face.

With regards,

Encl: as above


(V.Bhattacharjee)
General Secretary


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Views from India Gate, New Delhi





 WE WISH ALL  READERS OF OUR WEBSITE A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2013.

Com. Bhaskar Sharma,
one of the founder members of NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS  EXPIRED ON 24TH  DECEMBER 2012. HE WAS SUFFERING FROM VARIOUS AILMENTS.

WE DIP OUR BANNER AS A MARK OF RESPECT TO COMRADE SHARMA AND STAND BESIDE THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF COM. SHARMA .
 N.F.C.A.A.
  OFFERS ITS HEART FELT CONDOLENCE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY MEMBERS  OF THE 23 YEARS OLD  VICTIM OF 16TH DECEMBER  DELHI RAPE CASE DIED ON 30TH DECEMBER 2012. WE ALSO MOURN THE DEATH OF ALL OTHER RAPE VICTIMS OF THE COUNTRY.

WE DEMAND LEGISLATION OF STRICT LAWS  ON CRIME AGAINST WOMEN AND ALSO FAST TRACK AND STRINGENT PUNISHMENTS TO THE PERSONS CONVICTED AGAINST RAPE AND OTHER CRIME AGAINST WOMEN.

Thursday, December 20, 2012


Civil Accounts Employees: Well done! 

CONGRATULATIONS

One day strike on 12TH December 2012 in support of the 15point Charter of Demand of Confederation had been responded by the members enthusiastically.
According to the reports received at the Federation Headquarters, strike was held in the Branches of North East, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala,  Mumbai, Southend (Delhi), Gujrat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Nagpur, Pune, Nashik, Meerut and Kanpur.  The Strike was total in  entire North East, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Southend (Delhi) and Mumbai and beyond 80% in Gujrat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Nagpur, Pune, Nashik, Meerut and Kanpur.  Rajasthan Branch has participated in the Strike for the first time in the history of movement of Civil Accounts Employees. Unlike previous strike of 28th February 2012, large number of Civil Accounts Employees of Branches of Delhi and West Delhi also participated in the Strike. In some of the Units the strike was cent percent.
The percentage of participation in Civil Accounts Employees has placed it in the third position among the affiliates of Confederation.  
The Strike therefore, was a grand success in the Civil Accounts Organization and we congratulate all the members and leaders of Civil Accounts Organization for making the struggle a grand success.
The secret behind the success of the strike was the relentless effort of the federal executive members, Branch and Unit Secretaries. They had extended their fullest cooperation and support to the Federation headquarters. Almost all Federal Executive members visited the stations they had been assigned and took all pains to explain the issues to the grass root level members. Leaders of the Branches and Units responded to the requests of Federation Headquarters and did their best to build up unity at the lowest level and made the strike a success.
The Federation headquarters therefore, offers its sincere thanks to all leaders and members who have made the strike a grand success.

Monday, December 10, 2012


DEAR COMRADES,

PREPARATION FOR STRIKE ON 12-12-2012
IN CIVIL ACCOUNTS ORGANISATION IS VERY GOOD.

ALMOST ALL LEADERS OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS (N.F.C.A.A.) VISITED THE STATIONS ASSIGNED TO THEM
ACCORDING TO THEIR REPORTS MEMBERS HAVE RESPONDED POSITIVELY AND EXHIBITED ENTHUSIASM 

ON 4TH December 2012, Shri  S.P.Singh, Dy. CGA had invited us for a discussion. Com.V.Bhattacharjee, Secretary General, Com. S. Bandyopadhyay, Finance Secretary and Com. A. K. Mehta, President, AICAEA CATII attended and participated in the discussion.


Initiating the discussion, Dy. CGA informed that CGA has directed him to discuss with us about our decision of resorting to strike on 12th December 2012.  He further stated that the authorities are sympathetic towards the demands of the NFCAA and considering them favorably.


We clarified that the call of the strike has been given by the Confederation of Central Government employees and workers’ in support of the 15 Point Charter Of  Demands which are  common demands of the Central Government Employees. The NFCAA i.e. AICAEA and AICAEA CATII being the affiliates of the Confederation has endorsed the call of strike and the members of NFCAA shall participate in the Strike.  We have also pleaded that since the demands embraces totality of the officers and employees of Central Government departments, no employee should be panelized in isolation by the departmental authorities.


Dy. CGA assured that the outcome of the discussions shall be conveyed to CGA and the authorities would be not vindictive towards the employees.

It is very unfortunate that a section of the lower level officers of CGA office have shown over enthusiasm and issued an order on 3rd December against the strike notice served by us.  They had no patience of waiting till the Dy. CGA discusses the matter with us.

Though their action is a self inflicting damage, but we should ignore it and go ahead.  

Monday, November 19, 2012



Strike Notice served to CGA today

A delegation of available National and Branch level office Bearers of Delhi went to CGA office today at 11 a.m. and handed over the following Strike notice to the secretariat of CGA.








WE APPEAL UPON EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF N.F.C.A.A. TO PARTICIPATE AND MAKE THE STRIKE ON 12-12-2-12 A GRAND SUCCESS

Thursday, November 15, 2012

letter to CGA on pay scale of DEOs

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-29/2012/2008-009                   Dated: 15th November, 2012

To,

1.      The Controller General of Accounts,

          Ministry of Finance,

          Department of Expenditure,

          Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market,

          New Delhi – 110003

 

2.      The Principal Chief Controller of Accounts,

          Central Board of Excise & Customs,

          A.G.C.R. Building, 1st Floor, 'A' Wing,

          I.P. Estate,

          New Delhi - 110002

 

Subject: Grant of appropriate Pay Scale & Status to DEOs working in Civil Accounts setup of CBEC.

Sir,

     I would like to draw your kind attention to the following few lines for your kind consideration and favourable action:-

A. Posts of Key-Punch-Operators (KPO) were created in different Pay and Accounts Offices of CBEC setup by downgrading the posts of Accountants in the year 1985/86. The persons recruited against those posts had been initially placed in the pay scale of Rs. 950-1500 with a special pay of Rs. 40/-(Rupees Forty only).

B.   After implementation of recommendations of 4th CPC, the posts of KPOS were re-designated as Data Entry Operators (DEOs) Grade 'A'  and placed in the Pay Scale of Rs. 1150-1500 with effect from 11.09.1989. The date of effect was however, subsequently changed to 01.01.1986 by your office on the basis of the judgment passed by the Pr.CAT, New Delhi in this respect.

C.   After the 5th Pay Commission, DEOs were granted the scale of Rs. 4000-6000 from 01.01.1996 instead of pay scale of Rs. 3050-4590, the replacement pay scale of Rs. 1150-1500.

D.  Against 1st Financial Up-gradation under ACP Scheme 1999, DEOs were placed in the scale of Rs. 4500-7000. Subsequently they have been granted Grade Pay of Rs. 2800 with Pay in the PB-I (Rs. 5200-20200) being the replacement scale of Rs. 4500-7000 under CCS (Revise Pay) Rules, 2007. Further

E.   The DEOs have been granted grade Pay of Rs. 4200 in the PB-II (Rs. 9300-34800) as 2nd Financial Up-gradation under MACP scheme with effect from 01.09.2008. Both the Grade Pay of Rs. 2800 & 4200 identify the erstwhile hierarchy in the post of UDC/Accountant/Auditor in the Pre-Revise Pay Scale.

F.   The existing provisions of the Recruitment rules of DEO do not provide any scope for their career advancement. None of the DEOs have ever been promoted to next higher grade from the date of their initial recruitment – which is the exceptional situation for the cadre. In order to remove this stalemate in the career prospects of DEOs, this Association has been demanding for last two decades to merge this cadre with the cadre of Accountant/Senior Accountant not only on the ground that DEOs should have promotional benefits but due to the fact that functionally DEOs are not required in the Civil Accounts Organization as majority of them have been deployed in such type of works which are generally done by the Accountant/ Sr. Accountants.

G.  Job evaluation of a post is the primary criterion for determination of pay scale for the post and not educational qualification. Methodology followed by all Commission/Committee for determination of Pay Scale appears to be scientific as main determination factor is the job content of the particular post. It has been noted that the 6th Central Pay Commission took opinion of some specialized institutions in this regard.  According to views of such institutions the question of educational qualification, experience etc. arises at a later stage at the time of framing of Recruitment Rules for the particular post. To regulate the promotion in different cadres of the by the Government Departments such procedure is being followed. Similarly, for promotion from the feeder grade of DEO Grade "A" in the pay scale of Rs. 1150-1500 to Grade B in the pay scale of Rs. 1350-2200 there is no condition of possessing a Degree.

H.  In this context it may be stated here that  the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) had started functioning in the 1990s under the control of CGA and the DEO's in the office concerned were recruited from February 1990 onwards.  The DEO's in this office were directly recruited in the Pay Scale of Rs. 1150-1500 as DEO Grade 'A'. Out of 49 DEO's listed in the Office only 10 had joined in CPAO in February, 1990. Remaining DEO's joined thereafter. In the Central Pension Accounting Office DEO Grade "A" and DEO Grade "B" were granted the scale of Rs. 1350-2200 from the date of their initial appointment.  Since the Pay and Accounts Offices of CBEC and Central Pension Accounting Office are under the control of the Controller General of Accounts for all purpose and as par the recruitment rules DEOs framed by CGA, the service conditions of DEOs of CBEC and CPAO are one and the same, there cannot be two different set of pay scales for the DEOs working these two setups.

I.     Further, the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) has granted the Pay Scale of Rs. 1350-2200 DEO  to Grade 'A' from 01.01.1986. The Defence Accounts is a part of Organized Accounting Services and pay scales of all cadres of Defence Accounts Department and Civil Accounts organization are same. As such the DEOs should not have different pay scales in two departments.

Therefore, on behalf of this Association, I request you to kindly consider the above discussed facts and bring the DEOs of CBEC set up on par with the DEOs of CPAO of Civil Accounts organization and the Defence Accounts Department by granting them the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.1350 – 2200 with effect from 01-01-1986.

This Association shall be thankful if an early favourable response to this letter is given.

Thanking you,

 

        Yours Sincerely,

Sd/-

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

Copy to ;-

1.   Branch Secretary, AICAEA, West Bengal Branch, Kolkata for information and necessary action.

       (V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General