OBSERVE DEMANDS DAY ON 04.10.2017

COC OF ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CBIC GIVES CALL

On 16^th the COC of Associations in CBIC was held at Mumbai.  Thirteen Associations participated in the meeting and it has been decided to have a DEMANDS DAY on 4.10.2017.  The Charter of Demands is given in the Circular of the COC which is scanned and placed above.

All Unit Office bearers are requested to form regional COCs with the constituent Associations of the COC and ensure the successful conduct of the DEMANDS DAY.

Coordination Committee of Associations in the

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Joint Convenors:                    R.Manimohan                         (09443063989)

                                                Saugata Chakraborty             (09433402024)

Address for correspondence:   6/7 A.T.D Street, Race Course, Coimbatore - 641018

Constituent Organisations:   IRS (IDT) OA   AICEGEOA   AICEIA   All India Ministerial Employees Fedn   All India Customs& CEx GrC Officers Fedn   All India Customs GrC Officers Fedn   All India CX&ST Minsterial Officers Assn   AISA   Mumbai Customs Ministerial Officers Assn   CEX & Customs Allied Drivers Fedn   Mumbai Customs GrC Union   Customs Appraising Assn   Mumbai Canteen Staff Assn   GCOU

CIRCULAR NO. 02/2017 19.09.2017 Dear Comrades, The Co ordination Committee of Associations in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (in charge of CGST, Excise and Customs) held their second meeting at Mumbai Custom House on 16.09.2017.  The meeting was presided over by Shri. Vijay J. Gaekwad, President of the AIC&CEGCOF.  Thirteen All India Associations representing the Group A, B & C staff of Central Excise, GST and Customs participated in the meeting. 43 delegates from all parts of India attended. After a detailed discussion on the current plight of the cadres in the CBIC, it was unanimously resolved to observe ‘DEMANDS DAY’ on 4th of October 2017 by holding lunch hour meetings in all Head Quarters Offices and therafter submitting the charter of demands to various authorities, by the units of the Organisations and their All India Bodies, to be followed up by sending of the charter by individual members to all concerned authorities through various channels such as letters, e-mails, WhatsApp, facebook, twitter, etc so as to make the charter of demands noticeable.  It was also decided that all the constituent Associations shall issue separate circulars to their units requesting formation of Co Ordination Committees at the regional levels to carry out the programme. It was decided that after the first stage of programme, the COC would again meet to take stock of the situation and decide upon further course of action. CHARTER OF DEMANDS 1)    Bring the GSTN under the purview of CAG & Central Vigilance Commission. 2)    Have Audit and Anti-evasion of all GST Units under the purview of the Union Government by using the Officials of the CBEC for the sake of uniformity and effectiveness in containing evasion at an All India level and to utilize the experience and expertise of the Officials of CBIC in classification disputes. 3)    Abolish the New Pension Scheme or provide a separate higher pay structure for those covered by the New Pension Scheme because, when Pension is not provided for certain category of employees performing the same duties as that of their counterparts in the same cadre who have the benefit of assured pension, it amounts to differential treatment in terms of emoluments and violates principles of same work same pay. 4)    Settle the grievances of cadres on anomalies in pay immediately since even anomalies from the 6th CPC are pending resolution. 5)    Grant various allowances such as HRA and Travel Allowance from 1.4.2011 (the date on which the Census was published) because reclassification of cities for these allowances had been done on the basis of Census, but effect of the allowances had been granted at a much later date. 6)    Grant atleast 5 promotions to the staff of the CBIC and in parity with their counterparts in the same Ministry in Income Tax and for this purpose get a One Time Relaxation immediately as done in the case of Joint Commissioners of Central Excise. 7)    Conduct regular DCMs and JCMs at the level of the Board, CCs and Commissioners to mitigate the collective grievances at each level speedily and effectively. 8)    Dispose vigilance proceedings speedily and fill up all vacant posts by conducting periodical DPCs. 9)    In keeping with the promise of the Hon’ble PM, implement orders of the Court and Tribunal whenever favourable to the employees, without indulging in frivolous litigation putting the employees to pain, distress and unwanted expenditure. 10) Provide Infrastructure including office space and Residential Accommodation as per the minimum Austerity standards. 11) Publish a Departmental Manual codifying the duties and responsibilities of all cadres. 12) Regularise all Ad-hoc promotions based on the Rules in vogue. 13) Issue revised Recruitment Rules for all cadres in consultation with the concerned Staff Associations immediately. 14) Fill up quota of Compassionate ground appoints immediately from the pending requests. 15) Dispose of Medical claims and request for grants immediately. 16) Stop giving additional charge of Administrative Officers to Executive Officers like Superintendents and remove disparities in cadre structures within the department. 17) Devise mechanism to effectively utilize the services of the Departmental Drivers and also to absorb them in the main stream cadres. 18)  Strengthen Departmental Canteens due to long working hours. 19) Regularise the contingents employed in the department. 20) Provide a time-frame for settlement of each of the above grievances.   (R. Manimohan) Joint Convenor   To All Constituent Organisations & its members.