MINUTES OF THE CIRCLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET OF
AICEIA, CHANDIGARH CIRCLE AT LUDHIANA HELD ON
7TH DECEMBER, 2012.
The 3rd
meet of the Circle Executive Meet of All
India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, Chandigarh Circle was held at CFS
( GRFL), Sahnewal, Ludhiana, on 07.12.2012. The following office bearers and members attended the meet
: -
S/Shri
1.
Ramesh Chander Sharma, President,
2.
Bhagwan Singh,
General Secretary,
3.
Munish Arya, Office Secretary,
4.
Rajesh Gupta, Vice President, Chandigarh-I,
5.
S. S. Rawat, Vice President, Chandigarh-II
Branch,
6.
Prashant Joshi, Joint Secretary, Ludhiana branch
7.
Shiban Koul, Joint Secretary, J & K Branch,
8.
Vinod Kumar, Executive Member;
9.
Mukesh Anand, Central Excise Division, Jammu ( Special Invitee ),
10.
P.P. Singh, Jammu & Kashmir Commissionerate (
Special Invitee ),
11.
Sanjeev Shjarma, Ludhiana Commissionerate (
Special Invitee)
12.
Kulwinder Kumar, Ludhiana Commissionerate (
Special Invitee).
a.
Rajinder Kumar Malhotra, Chandigarh-1
Commissionerate ( Special Invitee),
13.
J. K. Joshi, CFS, Ludhiana;
14.
Inder Bhushan, CFS, Ludhiana.
After
the formal inauguration of the meeting and welcome address by Shri R.C. Sharma,
President, the proceedings of the house
were taken over by the General Secretary.
At
the outset, the General Secretary briefly informed the house about the matters
taken up with the administration in the Chandigarh Zone and about the
communications sent to the administration and the results achieved in respect
of those communications. The General
Secretary also informed the house that all the were put on the blog maintained
by the Association (WWW. AICEIACHD.BLOGSPOT.COM). The house approved the action
taken by the Association through the General Secretary and appreciated the
results achieved.
The
following agenda were put to discussion and the house resolved as under: -
1. NOMINATION / CO-OPTION OF OFFICE BEARERS/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS : -
The
following members were nominated unanimously by the house : -
i)
Shri Rajinder Kumar Malhotra, as
Advisor to the Circle Executive Committee;
ii)
Shri
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, as Member,
Circle Executive Committee;
iii)
Shri P.P. Singh , as Member, Circle Executive
Committee,
iv)
Shri Kulwinder Kumar , as Special & Guest Member,
Circle Executive Committee;
The
office bearers namely Shri Kuldeep Singh, Vice President, Ludhiana Branch, Shri
Subhash Bhashin, Vice President Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Vinod Kumar, Liaison
Secretary, Shri K.C. Thakur, Shri Tilak Raj, Working President, and Shri
Sandeep Mahajan, Executive Member could not join the meeting and sought leave
from attendance due to personal reasons and official work respectively. The
house unanimously approved the leave from attendance to these office bearers.
2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION : In
the last meeting at Jammu, the house has resolved unanimously that all the
Inspectors should be treated as members of the association automatically and
they should be requested to complete the formalities relating to the deduction
of subscription as per the CCS(RSA) Rules, 1993, and the house had authorized
that Vice Presidents of the branches to receive the membership forms –cum-
authorizations for subscription and send the same directly under their
signatures to the DDOs for necessary action and send the copies of the forms
along with forwarding letter to the General Secretary for updation of the
members list.
The General Secretary
apprised the house that the subscription for the year 2012-13 has been deducted
in respect of members of certain Divisions/stations in the Ludhiana and
Amritsar Commissionerate, and as per the information supplied to him by the
members/office bearers, the subscription for the rest of the members will be
deducted from the pay of December, 2012. The members of the house were of the
opinion that this exercise has been delayed and should be completed expeditiously.
The General Secretary will take up the matter with the office bearers as well
as the administration for early deduction of the subscription. The Vice
Presidents and Joint Secretaries are to intimate the position of each branch to
the General Secretary so that the matter may be taken up with the appropriate
authority/DDO for deduction of the subscription.
3. INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES : The members pointed out that
the infrastructure facilities in the offices are not still up to the mark and needs
considerable improvement and nothing perceptible improvement has taken place in
the intervening period of August to December in this regard. The vehicles are
not provided to the staff for field duties. The sitting space is not healthy
and is inadequate. The condition of the Service Tax formations in respect of
infrastructure and office space is deplorable.
The
General Secretary had apprised the house that the administration of Ludhiana
Commissionerate is still searching some suitable building for shifting of the
Central Excise Divisions and Ranges. The officers of all cadres are not in
favour of continuance of the Savitri Complex Building, Dholewal Chowk, Ludhiana
due to various health/safety related matters and the administration has been
informed about the wishes of the staff in this regard. The administration has
assured that the new building/ buildings will be shortly hired keeping in view
the aspirations of the staff. However, the house resolved that the
administration may be requested to take up the matter expeditiously.
The
Vice Presidents of Branches were again requested to take up the matter with the
respective Commissioners for taking necessary action for provision of proper
office space and infrastructure in the offices. The members are requested to kindly
put the necessary requisitions in writing and issue further reminders
where-ever required in this regard and send the copies thereof to the Vice
Presidents/Joint Secretaries for discussing the matter with the authorities.
The house resolved that after discussions with the local
authorities/Commissionerate level, the Vice President will send a consolidated
report in respect of their respective branches to the General Secretary by 15th
of January, 2013 and thereafter, the matter will be taken up with the the
Hon’ble Chief Commissioner and the respective Commissioners for necessary follow – up.
4. PAYMENT OF RUMMAGING ALLOWANCE TO
THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
The issue was raised in the
last meet at Jammu in August, 2012. Neither any communication has been received
from the administration nor any perticible action appears to have been taken in
this regard though about four months have elapsed since the issuance of the
last minutes, a copy of which was aso sent to the Customs Commissionerate. The
General Secretary assured that the matter will be taken up with right
earnestness with the administration.SANCTION OF ADDITIONAL POSTS OF
SUPERINTENDENTS AND INSPECTORS IN VIEW OF THE INCREASED WORKLOAD.
The issue regarding additional posts at ICP Attari and
CFSs, Ludhiana was discussed with the Hon’ble Chief Commissioner by the office
bearers of Circle body , which included the President and General Secretary.
The Hon’ble Chief Commissioner has informed that the matter is pending with the
Board and they are taking up necessary follow up in the matter. He directed the
ADC (CCU) to put up the reminders in the matter urgently.
The members from the Jammu & Kashmir Branch raised
the issue that the additional posts of Superintendents and Inspectors may be
demanded in view of the increased workload at TFK, Chaka-da—Bagh and Slamabad
on the pattern of the demand raised for increased strength at ICP, Attari. The
house resolved that in view of the fact that the cargo is to be cleared at
these stations on the same day unlike the practice at ICP Attari, where it can
be cleared within reasonable time ( even during next working day(s)), the bare
minimum strength required at these check-points should be many times the
present working strength there. These stations require increased strength of
officers in view of the fact that the national security may be jeopardized in
the absence of proper intelligence and examination of the cargo at these
stations.
The house resolved that Branch body of Jammu
& Kashmir Commissionerate will prepare a comprehensive report/letter with
the help of Shri P.P. Singh, Executive Member and other members at Jammu and
send the same within next two weeks to the General Secretary, who will in turn
take up the matter with the administration.
5. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES IN RESPECT
OF CIGARETTE FACTORY. The house in
its Jammu meet had resolved that the matter will be examined by a team
comprising of Shri Kulwinder Kumar and Shri Vinod Kumar, and they shall
intimate the General Secretary. In the
meanwhile, the matter was also raised in the All India meet of the Association
held at Bhubneshwar ( Odisha ), where the Chandigarh Circle body was entrusted
the responsibility to study the matter for taking up the same by all India body
with the Board.
The committee constituted by
the Circle body has given its report, wherein it has been suggested that the
compounded levy scheme based upon the installed capacity should be introduced
regarding cigarette factories on the pattern of that for Gutka manufacturing
units. As informed by the General Secretary, a suggestion in this regard has
already been forwarded from the Central Excise Division II, Ludhiana in the
report regarding budget suggestions. The matter will be taken up by the
President/General Secretary in the next meet of the All India body scheduled
for 16th and 17th December, at Patna ( Bihar).
6. FILLING
UP OF EXISTING VACANCIES OF ST CATEGORY QUOTA LYING VACANT DUE TO NON-AVAILABILITY
OF THE SUITABLE/QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
The matter was raised and discussed in the last meet at
Jammu. Thereafter, the Circle office bearers met the Chief Commissioner and
requested him that these posts may be filled up immediately from the candidates
belonging to General / SC category as suitable candidates from the ST
candidates will not be available till 2017 due to qualifying service of 8 years
as Inspector to become a Superintendent.
The Chief Commissioner had
assured that the matter will be examined expeditiously and seriously, but so
far no positive action has been achieveved in this regard.
The house discussed the
matter and resolved that the matter may be again taken up personally by the
Circle President and General Secretary with the
Chief Commissioner and Commissioner ( Cadre Controlling ), as there
appears to be no logic in keeping these posts vacant in view of the Supreme
Court judgment that there will be no reservation in the matters of promotion
and the relevant OMs of the DOPT have been struck down as illegal by the
Supreme Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court. The house resolved that the
administration may be asked to honour the Supreme Court/High Court judgement on
the point and fill these vacancies immediately not only to comply with the law
of the land, but also keeping in view the crushing stagnation in the cadre of
Inspectors, where the candidates belonging to General and SC category of 1993
are still awaiting their first promotion. The house resolved that the existing
vacancies on this account may be filled from the candidates of general and SC
category in view of the non-availability of suitable ST camdodates by getting
the necessary NOC from the appropriate
authority. The President and General Secretary assured the house that the
matter will be taken up promptly with the administration.
7. PROVISION
OF GUEST HOUSES
The
members pointed out that there is lack of Guest Houses in the Zone. Whatever
Guest Houses are available at certain stations, due to inadequacy/other
reasons, they are not available to the officers of our cadre. Hence, the house
resolved that adequate Guest Houses facilities at all major stations may be
provided by acquiring/hiring suitable accommodation.
8. PROVISION OF RECREATION FACILITIES : The members from Chandigarh Hqrs.
pointed out that the recreation facilities/room is not available in the Hqrs.
Building and the administration may be requested to provide the same. The house
resolved that the matter will be taken up with the administration for making
necessary provisions in this regard.
9. WORKS RELATED TO PUBLC WELFARE : The General Secretary
apprised the house that keeping in view the wishes of the House as per Jammu
resolution, two Blood Donation Camps, at Ludhiana on 7th September,
2012 and at Chandigarh on 27.11.2012, have been held. The house appreciated the
efforts. It was resolved that more such camps will be held in the near future
at Amritsar and Jammu or at some other stations found convenient/suitable for
the purpose.
10. REGARDING REVIEW OF THE TRANSFER POLICY :
The General Secretary apprised the house about the
intimation received from the administration to review the transfer policy
guidelines and also intimated about the proposals sent to the Commissioner,
Central Excise Commissionerate, Chandigarh-1 in this regard.
The house resolved that the existing transfer policy guidelines
are good and have stood the test of time and no far reaching changes are
required in the policy.
However, the house noted that except Chandigarh-1, no
other Commissionerate has so far devised any written and clear-cut policy
regarding the intra-commissionerate transfer/postings, and resolved that the
intra-commissionerate transfer policy for each of the remaining commissionerate
should be framed as per the mandate/requirement of the Zonal transfer Policy
laid down by the CCU.
The house further resolved that the proposal for
permanent allocation of the Commissionerates to the Inspectors/Superintendents
may be revised and implemented in order to provide better efficiency/stability
of tenure and to save the govt. expenditure.
11. NOMINATION OF THE HOSPITALS FOR CASHLESS FACILITY :
The
house resolved that the administration may be requested to nominate private
hospitals at all major stations for cashless treatment of officers and their
dependents in view of the high and unbearable cost of the health-care
facilities and lack of such facilities in the govt. hospitals.
12. OUTSTANDING PAYMENT TO OFFICERS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS :
Shri Munsih Arya, Office Secretary
intimated that the payment of arrears on account of re-fixation of pay due to
additional increment to those whose increment falls between Feb. to June as per
Govt.’s Orders of March, 2012 are still pending in Commissionerate
Chandigarh-II despite issuance of request letter to the administration in this
behalf. The house condemned the attitude of the authorities in this regard,
where an officer has been denied his arrears for almost nine months without any
plausible and justifiable reason. The house resolved that the Commissioner, Chandigarh-2
may be requested to kindly intervene in the matter and get the needful done at
the earliest.
Shri Rajinder Malhota pointed out that
the scholarships of the meritorious children of the officers are also pending
sanction/payment. The administration is requested to kindly direct the
concerned officers to kindly take up expeditious steps so as to ensure that the
requisite scholarships are sanctioned/paid to the concerned claimants as early
as possible.
The house resolved that the members
should bring the issues relating to non-payment of their legitimate
bills/arrears etc. to the notice of the office bearers and also issue the
necessary request-reminders to the administration. The office bearers will
personally look into such matters and take up necessary follow up with the
administration.
13 `COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS :
The house resolved that the
administration may be requested to
consider the cases of compassionate appointments sympathetically in view of the
lifting of ban of three years by the
Govt. and all suitable cases be acceded to as early as possible.
14. STRIKE ON 12.121.2012 AS PER THE CALL GIVEN BY CONFEDERATION
OF C.G. EMPLOYEES
The house resolved that keeping in view
the general nature of the demands of Confederation and lack of consensus among
office bearers present in the meeting, it should be left to the members of Association to proceed on one day strike on 12.12.2012 in
view of the strike call of the Confederation for pressing the demands as per
charter of demands. The General Secretary apprised the house that suitable
intimation in this regard has already been given to the Board by the All India
body and to the Zonal administration by the Circle body.
15. ISSUES TO BE RAISED IN THE PATNA MEET OF ALL INDIA BODY
The General Secretary apprised the house
about the Patna meet on 16/17.12.2012. The house authorized the President and
General Secretary to attend the meet and act as per their own wisdom for the
betterment of the cadre and our Zone. However, the house resolved that the
following issues will be taken up by the Circle Body : -
1)
There should be All India Seniority as per
Bhardwaj Committee Report;
2)
Mobile sets and connections on the pattern of
CBDT should be provided to officers;
3)
The powers/duties/responsibilities of the Vice
Presidents of AIB should be defined;
4)
The concerns raised in the Representation given
to the authorities regarding injustice to the cadre in the ensuing cadre review
and other related matters may be brought to the notice of the All India body
for appropriate action.
16. NOMINATION OF CIRCLE TREASURER
The General Secretary brought to the
notice of the house the difficulty in opening of the new Bank Account and the
pre-occupation of Shri Raj Kumar, Treasurer due to work-load of the charges
allotted to him. In order to avoid any difficulty and to operate the current
saving account of the association in Canara Bank, Chandigarh, the house
unanimously re-nominated Shri Mukesh Anand as Circle Treasurer and relieved Shri
Raj Kumar of his responsibilities as Treasurer. The house thanked Shri Raj Kumar for his services and wanted
that he should remain associated with the work of Association and remain ready
to be entrusted with new responsibility in the near future.
THE HOUSE ALSO REVIEWED AND INTROSPECTED
THE WORKING OF THE OFFICE BEARERS OF THE CIRCLE BODY DURING THE LAST EIGHT
MONTHS. THE HOUSE NOTED THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN OFFICE BEARERS IS NOT
RIGHT UPTO THE MARK AND NEEDS CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT. THE HOUSE ADVISED THAT
EACH AND EVERY OFFICE BEARERS SHOULD WORK LIKE A TRUE SERVANT OF THE CADRE AND
NOT AS A MERE FIGURE-HEAD. EVERY OFFICE BEARER SHOULD DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES
SINCERELY AND UPHOLD THE TRUST REPOSED IN THEM AND ALSO TRY TO COME UPTO THE
EXPECTATIONS OF THE CADRE. IT WAS RESOLVED THAT THE WORKING OF EACH AND EVERY
OFFICE BEARER WILL BE REVIWED FOR TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION IN THE NEXT CIRCLE
MEET.
THE
HOUSE REQUESTED THE MEMBERS TO KINDLY VISIT OUR BLOGSPOT AICEIACHD.BLOGSPOT.COM
FOR UPDATES ON THE ASSOCIATION ACITIVITIES.
THE HOUSE ALSO RESOLVED THAT THE COPY OF THE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING BE SENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO
INFORM THEM ABOUT THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE HOUSE AND TO ENABLE THE ADMINISTRATION
TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION IN THE MATTERS RELATING TO THE CADRE WELFARE. THE
HOUSE ALSO ADVISED THE PRESIDENT AND THE GENERAL SECRETARY TO SEEK APPOINTMENT
FROM THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE STEPS TAKEN
IN VIEW OF THE LAST MEET’S RESOLUTIONS AND REQUEST THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE
UP FURTHER FOLLOW UP ACTION ON THE POINTS/DEMANDS RAISED BY THE ASSOCIATION.
In
the end, the General Secretary thanked all the members present and the cadre in
general for extending a helping hand in taking up the matters relating to the
welfare of the cadre. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
These
minutes have been issued as per the proceedings of the house and after due
approval of the President.
FOR AICEIA, CHANDIGARH
CIRCLE
(BHAGWAN SINGH)
GENERAL SECRETARY
Copy to : -
1. The President/Secretary General, AICEIA, KOLKATTA,
2. The Chief Commissioner, Central Excise, Chandigarh
Zone, Chandigarh, for kind information and favourable action please.
3. The Commissioner, Central Excise Commissionerate,
Chandigarh-I/Chandigarh-II/Ludhiana/J&K and Customs Preventive
Commissionerate, Amritsar, for information please& favourable action pl.
4. The
Notice Boards at all Commissionerates and Divisional Headquarters, for
information of all concerned.