National Federation of Central Government and Allied Employees and Workers' Organisations(NFCGA-EWO)

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS CIRCULAR NO.3

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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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. NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-3/2017 Dated: 01.02.2017

To,

All Federal Executive Members,

All Women Committee Members,

All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II

Dear Comrades,

IMPLEMENT/PREPARE FOR FOLLOWING ACTION PROGRAMMES

2. CALL OF CONFEDERATION:-PREPARE FOR ONE DAY STRIKE ON 16^TH MARCH 2017.

3. CALL OF COC OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS:- BLACK BADGE WEARING ON 23^RDFEBRUARY 2017 .

MASS DHARNA ON 23^RD MARCH 2017

WALKOUT FROM OFFICE AFTER LUNCH HOUR ON 6^TH APRIL 2017.

PREPARE FOR ONE DAY STRIKE ON 16^TH MARCH 2017

As Assembly elections to five States are scheduled to be held from February 4^th to March 11^th (including declaration of results) and February 15th is also a poll date in two states, the National Secretariat of Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers has decided to postpone the proposed ONE DAY STRIKE on February 15th to MARCH 16th 2017 THURSDAY.

As 13th March is holiday for Holi in North India and the celebrations are to continue on 14th also, the strike date is fixed as 16th March.

The Strike notice for strike on 15^th February 2017 was served to CGA by the NFCAA on 28^th December 2016 as per the direction of the Confederation (see website). Now, we have given a letter to CGA today intimating the postponement of the strike to March 16^th 2017.

All Branches shall serve the intimation on Strike to all head of Offices on 15^th February 2017. A separate circular shall be issued by the federation headquarters in this respect.

Regarding already announced campaign programme the National Secretariat members and concerned C-O-Cs may be contacted by our Branches. The tour programme/ campaign programme issued by the Federation headquarters stands. Intensive campaign should be conducted by all Branches in co-ordination with C-O-Cs in all States, especially in those states where elections are declared, so that employees and general public will become aware of the totally negative attitude of the Central Government towards the legitimate demands of the Central Government Employees and Pensioners.

The betrayal of the Group of Cabinet Ministers of NDA Govt by not fulfilling their assurance given to NJCA leaders on 30th June 2016 should be exposed.

BLACK BADGE WEARING ON 23^RD FEBRUARY 2017

MASS DHARNA ON 23^RD MARCH 2017

WALKOUT FROM OFFICE AFTER LUNCH HOUR ON 6^TH APRIL 2017

The Civil Accounts Authorities are not ready to do anything in favour of Group-B and C employees. The cadre review of the ICAS Cadres had been done five times after the formation of Civil Accounts Organization. But, no cadre review of Group-B and C Officers and employees was ever done. The 5^th Cadre Review of the ICAS Cadres was done by the Civil Accounts authorities violating the DOPT Orders and instructions.

If the Cadre Review is not done, there would not be any future prospect for the Group-B and C Officers and employees of Civil Accounts Organization. Though the Government has given clear instructions in this regard, but the adamant authorities of Civil Accounts are not ready to do anything.

Further, despite fulfilling all conditions of CCA (RSA), Rules 1993, Civil Accounts authorities are not granting re-recognition to All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil) and recognition to All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II. Civil Accounts authorities have totally closed down the promotional prospects of all Group-B and C Cadres. The system of departmental examination has been stalled. Even the departmental and particularly AAO (Civil) examination qualified persons have not been given the benefit of promotion from 2013 onwards. The benefits extended to the AAO and MTS working in other organized Accounts and IA & AD are not being extended to the AAO and MTS of Civil Accounts Organization. Despite specific recommendations of 7CPC to grant higher pay to AAOs and Sr. Accountants the Civil Accounts authorities has not taken any action. Instead while doing the Cadre Review of ICAS officers, the Civil Accounts authorities have spoiled the promotion prospects of AO/Sr.AO.

Therefore, the Co-ordination Committee has decided that, the Group-B offices and C Employees would be unitedly resort to following organizational actions:-

1. 23^RD FEBRUARY, 2017: BLACK BADGE WEARING:-All members are to wear Black Badge for the whole day. Badge for you is given herewith.

2. 23^RD MARCH 2017: DAY LONG MASS DHARNA:- All National/Federal/Branch/ Unit/Executive/Women sub-committee members shall sit for Dharna in front of the office of CGA. You are requested to participate in the lunch hour meeting.

3. 6^TH APRIL 2017: HALF DAY WALKOUT FROM WORK SPOT:-Please leave the office after lunch hour for the rest of the day.

The Circular No.2 dated 23.01.2017 of the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations issued asking the members to implement above agitational programmes in support of the demand of Cadre Review and ten other demands has already been forwarded to all Federal Executive Members, Women sub-committee members, Branches and Units and all Branches are requested to hold the local COC meetings immediately and prepare for implementing the programmes unitedly.

Door to Door campaign should be done. Local COCs should print and distribute hand bills and also provide Black Bad ges to the members. For the purposed of publicity, centralized posters are being sent to all Branches and Units.

With warm greetings,

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1. Immediate Cadre Review of Group-B and C Officers and Employees of Civil Accounts organization in the following manner.

1. Allotment of 33.1/3% promotional quota to the post of LDC for Gr-D/MTS and clearing of backlog by promoting all eligible MTS to the grade of Accounts Assistant as a onetime measure.

2. Accounts Assistant (by upgradation of post of LDCs– Level–4 of Pay Matrix Rs:-25500/-

3. Staff Car Driver Gr. II Level–4 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 25500/-

4. Stenographer Gr. III Level–5 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 29200/-

5. Accountant -20%, DEO Grade A and Junior

Hindi Translator (converting as Accountant) - Level–6 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 35400/-

6. Sr. Accountant - 80%, Data Entry Operator Grade B/

Hindi Translator (Converting as Sr. Accountant)

Stenographer Gr. I (Merged post of Gr.II& I) - Level–7 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 44900/-

{Recruitment of Accountant:- 33.1/3 percent by direct recruitment, 33.1/3 percent by promotion of clerks on seniority basis on completion of 5 years, 33.1/3 percent by promotion from following officials:-

(i) Graduate Group –‘D’ Officials with three years continuous regular service in the grade on passing the departmental examination for Accountants.

(ii) Matriculate clerks with three years continuous regular service in the grade on passing the Departmental Examination for Accountants.

(iii) Clerks on passing Part-I of the Section Officers grade examination.}

7. Sr. Accountant- on completion of 4 years/

Computer Operator - Level–8 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 47600/-

8. Private Secretary - Level–8 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 47600/-

After 4 years of service- Level-10 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 56100/-

9. Asstt. Accounts Officer – Level– 9 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 53100/-

30% posts by promotion of Sr. Accountant on seniority with removal of condition of 53 years of age for eligibility and 70% by AAO(c) examination -

10. Asstt. Accounts Office Grade II on completion - Level–10 of Pay Matrix Rs: - 56100/-

of 4years

11. Sr.Private Secretary - Level – 11 of Pay Matrix Rs:- 67700/-

(Post should be re-designated as Principal Private Secretary] Post of PPS may be allocated to Principal Chief Controller of Accounts and Chief Controller of Accounts (Addl. Secretary/Joint Secretary level officers) As per para 2(iii) of DOPT Order No.20/51/2009-CS.II (A)(Vol.II) dated 25^th February, 2011 -625 newly created posts of PPS have been allocated against Joint Secretaries and equivalent level officers in different Ministries Departments participating in CSSS on functional jurisdiction

12. Merger of the PAOs/AOs and Sr. AOs with PB3 and GP Rs. 6600 in Level 11 w.e.f. 1-1-2006 immediately and after two year PB 3 with GP Rs. 7600 in Level 12.

13. De-link CCAS from ICAS Cadre for the purpose of promotion.

2. Continuation of recognition status/ facilities to AIAPAO (Civil) till re-verification of membership is completed

3. Grant of recognition to AICAEA CAT II having requisite number paid members for the purpose of recognition.

4. Implement CPC recommendations: Grant (a) Corresponding GP of Rs. 5400 to AAOs after 4 years, (b) Corresponding GP of Rs. 4600 to Senior Accountants.

5. Conduct the AAO (Civil) Examination immediately and issue orders for posting of all candidates qualified AAO (Civil) examination, 2013 and 2014.

6. Grant adhoc promotions to the eligible Senior Accountants and persons indicated in Sl. No. (5) against the existing vacancies

7. Treat joining to the post of JAO/AAO after passing the examination as fresh appointment on the basis of date of examination/w.e.f date of examination

8. Conduct regular DPC meetings for timely promotion of PAOs/Sr.AOs to the higher posts

9. Settle following pending issues discussed in the formal meeting held with AICAEA on 6^th November 2015:-

(i) Adoption of mutually agreed transfer policy for AAOs and implementation of the existing policy transparently without any discrimination.

(ii) Counting of service for grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant appointed as Accountant–

(a) From the date passing departmental competitive examination conducted by SSC

(b) From the 1^st July of the next year of passing open examination conducted by SSC as per orders of DoPT and MHA.

(iii) Removal of injustice to newly recruited Accountant in the matter of granting 1^st increment through rectification of the procedure of Departmental Confirmatory test.

(iv) Grant of two financial up gradation to MTS under ACP scheme who had completed 24 years of service before implementation of MACP Scheme as has been done by the O/o the Pr. Of Audit and Director, Economic and service Ministries, Delhi vide order dated 24.06.2014.

(v) (a) Grant of Headquarter allowance to Sr.PS/PS/Stenos posted in office of CGA.

(b) Improvements in promotional avenues of secretarial assistance through creation of posts and promotion of eligible persons working in Civil Accounts organization.

(vi) Removal of anomaly in grade pay arisen in PAO, CRPF after amalgamation of the office in Civil Accounts Organization.

(vii) Relaxation for revision of option for fixation of pay in the revised pay structure for persons promoted to the grade of Asstt. Accounts Officer (AAO) after 01.01.2006.

10. Suitable office accommodation with amenities to CHQ of AIAPAO (Civil).

11. Provision of alternative accommodation and amenities to the Central Office of AICAEA.

LETTER OF AICAEA TO CGA ON REMOVAL OF ANOMALY IN GRADE PAY ARISEN IN PAO, CRPF

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

(RECOGNIZED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

Central Headquarters

Phone No. 011-23345070, Mob. No. 9868520926 e-mail:- aicaeachq@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-2/2017/77-79 Dated: 31.01.2017

To,

The Controller General of Accounts,

Ministry of Finance,

Department of Expenditure,

4^th Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA,

New Delhi – 110023

Subject: - Removal of anomaly in grade pay arisen in PAO, CRPF after amalgamation of the office in the Civil Accounts Organisation.

Madam,

I have been directed to invite your kind attention to the Principal Accounts Office, Ministry of Home Affairs letter No. 200/13-C/Admn /MHA/2016-17/9034-35 dated 03-11-2016 on the above mentioned subject forwarded under your office letter No.A-11019/25/2011/MF.CGA(A)/NGE/AICAEA-HQ/384 dated 21-11-2016. On examining the contents of the said letter, we have observed that, by not allowing the grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- to the erstwhile Inspectors (Ministerial) of Pay and Accounts Office, CRPF, New Delhi who were encadered in to CCAs cadres as Senior Accountants, the Principal Accounts Office, Ministry of Home Affairs has in fact denied one of the benefits of MACPs to this category of employees now working as Senior Accountants.

The encadrement in PAO, CRPF, New Delhi was done in public interest in pursuance of the decision taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and circulated vide CCA, Ministry of Home Affairs vide Office Memorandum No. 45024/7/2009-Pers II dated 12-10-2009.

The matter of anomaly is that, the erstwhile Inspectors (Ministerial) who were drawing the grade pay of Rs.4600/- till the date of their encadrement as Sr. Accountant had been denied this grade pay and were placed in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- from the date of their encadrement with the condition that the difference in their grade pay would be paid as personal pay to them and it would to be absorbed in future increments- which was not permissible under CCS (RP) Rules, 2006.

On the other hand, their juniors in the rank of Sub-inspectors who were granted the benefit of II MACP by their previous employer i.e. authorities of CRPF were allowed to continue with the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- even after their encadrement as Sr. Accountants.

As such, the Senior Accountants who were erstwhile Sub Inspectors are getting three financial upgradations, first to the grade pay of Rs:- 4200, second to the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- and third to the grade pay of Rs. 4800/- while their seniors who were erstwhile Inspectors (Ministerial) are reaching the to the grade pay of Rs. 4600/- on completion of thirty years of service.

Erstwhile Inspectors (Ministerial) in the CRPF had entered into the Government service in the posts of ASI (Ministerial) in the Pay Scale of Rs. 4000-100-6000(as per 5^th CPC) and in the Grade Pay of Rs. 2800/-(as per 6^th CPC). Therefore, in terms of the DOPT orders No. 35024/7/2009-Estt. (D) dated 19/05/2008, three financial upgradations under MACPs for this category of employee shall be as under-

1. First upgradation to the Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- on completion of ten years.

2. Second upgradation to the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- on completion of twenty years.

3. Third upgradation to the Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- on completion of thirty years.

The provisions of the DOPT orders dated 04.10.2012 on MACP quoted in the para (iv) of the Principal Accounts Office, Ministry of Home Affairs office letter No. 200/13-C/Admn /MHA/2016-17/9034-35 dated 03-11-2016 deals with the cases of inter departmental transfers including unilateral transfer cases. Whereas the O. M. No. 200/61/CRPF/Pr.AO/MHA/2010-11 dated 14^th March 2011 issued by the office of the Chief Controller of Accounts Ministry of Home Affairs in pursuance of the Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum No. 45024/7/2009-Pers II dated 12-10-2009 conveyed that the Pay and Accounts Office, CRPF shall form the part of the Civil Accounts Organisation and officials working in the Pay and Accounts Office, CRPF shall be absorbed/ inducted(not transferred) in to the Civil Accounts Organisation in the interest of service and their pay band grade pay shall be adjusted. Hence, transfers from one department to another department and lateral induction/absorption due to amalgamation of the departments are two different conditions and the provisions of MACP quoted by Principal Accounts Office, Ministry of Home Affairs are not applicable here.

Therefore, the Senior Accountants and erstwhile Inspectors (Ministerial) of PAO, CRPF who have been denied one of the MACPs benefits may kindly be allowed the Grade Pay of Rs. 46OO/- A as II MACP so that they are ensured three financial upgradations under MACP s .

An early favourable decision in this respect shall be highly appreciable.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

Copy to:-

1. The Senior Accounts Officer (Admn), Pr. Accounts Office, Ministry of Home Affairs, C-1, Hutments, Dalhousie Road, New Delhi – 110001.

2. The Branch Secretary, AICAEA, West Delhi Branch, PAO, CRPF, Ministry of Home Affairs, Mahavir Nagar, New Delhi – 110018.

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

NFCAA CIRCULAR NO .2

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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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. NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-2/2017 Dated: 31.01.2017

To,

All Federal Executive Members,

All Women Committee Members,

All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II

Dear Comrades,

HOLD LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION ON 9^TH FEBRUARY 2017 IN FRONT OF PAOs OF CBEC

We hope, all of you have received the Circular No.1/2017 dated 24/01/2017 containing the details about the necessacity of holding lunch hour demonstration on 9^th February2017 in front of the Pay and Accounts Offices of CBEC. In the said Circular, the sufferings of the employees working in CBEC units have been explained in details. In view of the same, we request you once again to hold the programme without fail and forward the Resolution that has been asked to forward to all concerned.

The problems on which the programme has to be done are listed below. On 27.01.2017, the Pr. CCA, CBEC has been issued a letter by the Central Headquarters of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association requesting her to convene a meeting as per her commitment on 9^th August 2016 so that the long pending problems of the employees are settled. The letter is available in the website (nfcaahqnd.blogspot.com) of NFCAA.

While organizing the programme, our members of CBEC units may be explained the situation properly and requested to participate in the programme without fearing the threatening of the authorities. They may be told that, even without participating in any protest action they are facing harassments and vindictive actions. Therefore, the time has now come to display the unity and resist the atrocities of the authorities boldly. It is the united action which would settle all problems.

The demands are:-

1. Filling up of all vacant posts in all PAOs.

2. Creation/Expansion of PAOs in proportion with the expansion/creation of Commissionerates of Central Excise.

3. Provision of LDC and MTS for each section of Pr. Accounts Office and each PAO.

4. Vacation of all vindictive actions and settlement of victimization in PAO, Central Excise, Madurai

5. Grant of annual honorarium to all employees without any discrimination.

6. Conversation of DEO as Accountant/Sr. Accountant.

7. Promotion of better employer- employee relations: Posting policy for fresh recruits to ensure posting of candidates to convenient stations – no selective transfer – immediate consideration of pending transfer requests e.g. –

(a) Shri Rahul Gupta, Accountant, Delhi to Kanpur.

(a) Shri A. Rangaraj, MTS, Chennai to Trichy.

(b) Shri Ashwajit Meshram, LDC, Pune to Nagpur.

(c) Ms. L. Lanitha, MTS, Madurai to Coimbatore/Cochin

(d) Shri R.M. Burde, Accountant, Surat to Nagpur.

(e) Shri S. S. Jagdish, LDC, Guntur to Chennai.

(f) Shri R. Raj Kumar, MTS, Chennai to Madurai or Tuticorin or Tirunelveli.

8. Settlement of all mutual transfer requests.

9. Clearance of long pending compassionate appointment cases.

10. Clarence of all pending MACP cases.

11. Reimbursement of cost of Briefcase/ official bag/ladies purse to the staff and officers as being reimbursed by other heads of the departments of Civil Accounts Organization.

12. Reimbursement of hospitality expenses to the AAOs as being reimbursed by other heads of the departments of Civil Accounts Organization.

13. Provision of water dispensers to ensure supply of basic amenities like drinking water cooling arrangement of the rooms occupied by the staff.

14. Local transfers of staff in terms of the policy prescribed by CVC and circulated by CGA.

15. Supply of adequate stationery items and supply of towel and utensils etc. atleast once in a year.

16. Withdrawal of order of revision of the official passed 50% papers(s) of the Departmental Confirmatory examination.

17. Provision of Association room for the purpose of Office of the Unit Association.

18. Provision of Ladies Common Room in offices where 30% employees are women.

19. Enhancement of quantum of amount of money for the superannuation functions.

The resolution to be adopted on 9^th February 2017 and forwarded to various authorities is annexed once again.

With warm greetings,

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

RESOLUTION

This meeting of members of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II being held under the banner of National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations _____________________ (Name of Station) ______________________ Branch today the 9^th February, 2017 noted that, in pursuance of the discussion held been the Pr. CCA, CBEC and the representatives of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association on 9^th August, 2016, the Central Headquarters of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association had submitted the list of items on 28.08.2016 for discussion in a formal meeting between the representatives of Association and official side of Pr. CCA, CBEC.

But it is nearly six months, the Principal Chief Controller Accounts, Central Board of Excise and Customs did not fix any meeting. The Central Headquarters of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association issued repeated request letters for convening the meeting. But no response was received. When personally inquired, the administration of Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Excise and Customs refused to arrange any meeting between the Pr. Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Excise and Customs and representatives of the Association.

The meeting therefore, once again urges upon the Pr. CCA, CBEC to kindly convene the meeting early so that the congenial atmosphere in the organization continue to prevail.

Resolved that the Resolution shall be handed over to the Head of office of PAO, CBEC (Name of Station) forward its copies to:-

1. The Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Excise and Customs, R.No.105 ‘B’ Wing, A.G.C.R. Building, I.P. Estate, New Delhi – 110002.

2. The Controller General of Accounts, Ministry Finance, Department of Expenditure, 4^th Floor, GPOA, Blcok-E, INA, New Delhi-110023.

And endorse to Secretary General, NFCAA, 17/2-C, P&T Quarters, Kali Bari Marg, New Delhi - 110001.

BRANCH PRESIDENT