Organisational programme with COC

Organisational programme with COC

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President:                                          Address for communication:                                       Secretary General:

R. Chandramouli                240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.)                                              Ravi Malik

Mob. 08939955463   mail Id:ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com, Site: cengoindia.blogspot.in Mob. 09868816290

Vice Presidents: P. Parwani, L. L. Singhvi (Central); AnuragChaudhary, Ravi Joshi (North); N. Raman, G. Srinath (South); B. K. Sinha, AshwiniMajhi (East); Rajesh Chaher, J. D. Patil (West) Joint Secretaries: Anand Kishore, J. S. Aiyer (Central); R. K. Solanki, AshishVajpeyi (North); M. Nagaraju, Ajithkumar P. C. (South); P. K. Sen, S. Bhattachariya (East); JasramMeena, M. K. Mishra (West) Office Secretary: C. S. Sharma

Treasurer: N. R. MandaLiaison Secretary: A. S. KunduCoordinator on Telangana: P. Shravan Kumar

(Recognised by G.O.I., Min. of Fin. vide letter F.No. B. 12017/10/2006-Ad.IV A Dt.21.01.08)

Ref. No. 176/S/16                                                                          Dt. 26.10.16

To,

Sh. Arun Jaitley,

Hon’ble Minister of Finance,

Government of India,

North Block, New Delhi-110 001.

Sub: 7^th Central Pay Commission – early settlement of long pending Departmental issues -request regarding.

Sir,

            Kindly refer to letter  F.No.CoC/CPC/2016-17 Dt. 18.10.16 of COC representing Staff/Officer Associations under CBEC & CBDT on the above subject.

2. This is for your kind information that the resentment in the entire Group B, C and promotee Group A officers & the members of the staff side of the CBDT & CBEC had compelled the joint forum of the Co-ordinating Committee in the Department of Revenue to unanimously opined that the Department of Revenue is very much reluctant to attend the genuine grievances of its employees working in the field formations. 

3. In the above context, it is requested to your goodself to redress  the following Charter of Demands-

 CHARTER OF DEMANDS

a)      To ensure Minimum five up-gradations to all officers in uniform Promotional Hierarchy across all departments/Ministries in Govt. of India.

b)      To settle the pay anomalies & cadre structure of Havilder & Head Havilder of CBEC with similar cadre of IB/CBI/Other Departments. Accordingly, Grade Pay of Havaldar should be Rs. 2400/- in place of Rs. 2000/-. 

c)      To Settle the pay anomalies of Inspector (GP of Rs. 4800/- instead of Rs. 4600/-) & Income Tax Officer/Superintendent (GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 instead of Rs. 4800/-) of Revenue Department with the same Grades/Cadres of IB/CBI/Other Departments.

d)     To bring in an identical pay structure & promotional hierarchy of the administrative wing in CBDT & CBEC which should also be at par with Hqrs Organization, i.e., Central Secretariat Office as mentioned in 7^th CPC recommendations.

e)      To maintain the pay parity between the Auditors/Accountants of the Audit & Accounts Department and the Tax Assistants in Revenue Department and UDCs of other Central Govt. Departments, which have all along been in the same pay structure.

f)       To finalize and/or modify the Recruitment Rules (including the ones, already notified viz., Executive Assistant & Tax Assistant under CBEC) after taking into account the suggestions/views of staff Federations/Associations, representing the Stakeholders, immediately.

g)      To Hold DPCs immediately to fill up all the vacant posts in various cadres.

h)      To fill up all the vacant posts in direct recruit quota by way of special recruitment drive.

i)        To restore the sanctioned strength of drivers prior to cadre restructuring and purchase of more Govt. Vehicles. Merger of the cadres with main stream cadres in the same Grade Pay after suitable relaxation may be an alternative option.

j)        Restoration and revision of Rummaging Allowance and Diet Allowance paid to Customs Superintendents and Inspectors (Preventive Officer) in CBEC.  

4. Your goodself is also requested to kindly direct the concerned to hold the Departmental Council Meeting of the Ministry of Finance, which has not been taking place for the last 11 years, and settle the demands in the amicable manner especially the anomalies which have arisen from the recommendations of the 7^th CPC. 

5. The following programmes will also be observed to project the above mentioned issues, if no redressal is made-

1) On 9^th November, 2016, the employees and officers of the field formations of Revenue Department will hold Lunch Hour Demonstration all over the Country. 

2) On 7^th December, 2016, the employees and officers will wear Black Badges with pending demands to attract the attention of the authorities. 

3) On 5^th January, 2017, Day long relay Dharna programme will be observed.

4) If no settlement is reached, the Federations/Associations would be constrained to call upon its members for organisational action including cessation of work by taking mass casual leave in February, 2017, when the Hon’ble Finance Minister rises to present the annual budget in the Parliament.     

6. Accordingly, we hope to have an early favorable action form your goodself.

            Thanking you.

                                                                        Yours sincerely,

(RAVI  MALIK),

Secretary General.

Copy for information and necessary action to:

(i) The MOS (R), Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi.

(ii) The Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.

     (iii) The Chairman, CBEC, North Block, New Delhi.

      (iv) The Chief Commissioner (DZ), Central Excise, C. R. Bldg., New Delhi.

      (v) The Commissioner, Delhi Police, New Delhi.

(RAVI  MALIK)

No. Confdn/Genl/ 2016-19                                                            28-10-2016

AN APPEAL TO CCGGOO

To

        Com: S. Mohan

        Secretary General

        Confederation of Central Government

        Gazetted Officers Organisations (CCGGOO)

        Chennai Email id-smohan1958@gmail.com

Dear Comrade,

               Sub:  An Appeal for participation in the agitational programmes of confederation for realisation of 20 point charter of demands.

               As  yoy are aware, the general attitude of the Central Government towards the demands of the Central Government  employees, especially demands related to 7th Central pay Commission, is totally negative.  Even the  assurance given by  three group of Ministers in the wake of an impending indefinite strike from July 11th 2016, that the minimum pay and fitment formula will be revised, is not yet implemented, eventhough the  promised time frame of four months are almost over.  All the revised allowances including HRA and Transport Allowance is not paid yet.  The one and the only favourable recommendation of 7th CPC ie; option -I party for pensioners is not accepted on the plea of '' non-feasibility''.  All anomalies are pending.  Government is deliberately dealying  and denying the legitimate benefits of the Central Government employees   which is due   from 01-01-2016.  You may agree that the position is equally applicable to Gazetted officers also.

               In the above circumstances/the National Secretariat of /confederation of Central Government employees and workers has decided to organise phased  agitational programes culminating in strike action.  Demonistrations are conducted in front of all offices on 20-10-2016, next phase is mass dharna at all important centres on 7th November 2016, Third phase is massive Parliament March on 15th December 2016.

        I request you to consider the above stituation and also the programmes of action of Confederation and to call upon your affiliates to participate in the Parliament March on 15th December 2016 under the banner of CCGGOO, in good number 

        Awaiting favourable response,

                                                                        Your’s fralindly

                                                                           M. Krishnan

                                                                       Secretary General

                                                                      Mob: 09447068125

          Email. mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

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24-10-2016	Abolition of few Advances as per Seventh Pay Commission recommendations- Amendment to Rules of Compendium of Rules on Advances to Government Servants     Enclosure

BOARD DECIDED TO PROMOTE AC TO DC FOR FY 17-18 , BUT THERE IS NO PROPOSAL TO PROMOTE GR-B TO GR-A FOR FY 17-18.

Missing APARs of group 'A' officers required for ad-hoc promotions to the grade of Deputy commissioner for the vacancy year 2017-18 -reg 17.10.2016

Submission of ACRs folders and vigilance status of Supdt. of Customs (Preventive) for promotion to group 'A' for vacancy year 2002-03. 17.10.2016

Submission of ACRs folders and vigilance status of Cus. Appraisers for promotion to group A for vacancy year 2002-03 14.10.2016

Submission of ACRs folders and vigilance status of Supdt. C.Ex. for promotion to group A for vacancy year 2002-03.pdf

Revenue neutral rate structure of GST to be finalised next mth

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Asserting that the government is determined to implement GST from the next fiscal, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday expressed confidence that the revenue neutral rate structure will be decided the next month.

"The rate structure on which there is a lot of discussion going on at the moment with the GST Council and also in the public domain... will get resolved in the next meeting of GST Council in the first week of November. Maybe, one or two sittings, it should come to a conclusion," Das said at an Assocham event here.

Dismissing criticisms, he said the rate structure has been prepared based on "a very practical basis".

"The rate has to be necessarily revenue neutral. You cannot have a rate structure where governments run into huge deficit... Therefore, GST rates are worked out in such a manner that bulk of commodities are under the standard rate, which is 18 per cent," he said.

The items which are very important, which are of use to a large cross-section of people and common man are pegged at 6 per cent, he said, adding that 6 per cent, 12 per cent, 18 per cent and a higher rate for demerit goods has been proposed.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram yesterday criticised the proposed multiple-rate GST structure as "disastrous".

"We sincerely hope that we do not misinterpret the design of standard, standard minus and plus rates of GST. We can have 20 rates. It will be disastrous and that cannot be GST, it will be fooling the country," Chidambaram had said.

Emphasising that the bankruptcy law together with GST will bring in a lot of dynamism into Indian economy, Das said the government is determined to implement GST from April 1, 2017.

"Whatever preparedness is required, it is in place. The state governments are also equally committed to introducing it from April 1," he added.

Earlier this month, the Centre and states failed to decide the tax rate under the GST regime even though they "converged towards a consensus" on levying a cess in addition to the highest rate of tax on luxury and sin goods.

A four-slab tax structure of 6, 12, 18 and 26 per cent with lower tariff for essential items and the highest bracket for luxury goods found favour with them, but a decision was put off to the next meeting on November 3-4.

In the second Council meeting on September 30, some states disagreed with the decision taken after the first meeting that the Centre will assess 11 lakh service tax filers in the new dispensation.

The GST Council, that includes representatives of all states, will meet again on November 3-4 to decide on the tax rates

A decision on GST rate was, on Wednesday, put off to next month even as the Centre and states converged towards a consensus on levying a cess on luxury and sin goods in addition to the highest rate of tax in the new regime.

The cess would be used to compensate states for any loss of revenue they may suffer from implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) in first five years beginning April 1, 2017.

An informal consensus was reached at the end of the two-day meeting of the GST Council on a four-slab tax structure of 6, 12, 18 and 26 per cent. The lower tariff will be for essential items and the highest bracket for luxury and sin goods like tobacco, cigarettes and alcohol, but a decision was put off to the next meeting.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the GST Council, that includes representatives of all states, will meet again on November 3-4 to decide on the tax rates.

The GST Council, which was originally to meet for three days, "converged towards a consensus on source of funding for state compensation," Jaitley said.

On tax structure, he said, "We cannot under-tax or over-tax to keep rate slabs minimum."

The attempt, he said, was to fit zero rated items while levying a 6 per cent tax on items that are currently charged 3-9 per cent tax.

"We will finalise the tax structure at the next meeting," he said, indicating there were two standard rates of 12 per cent and 18 per cent under discussion.

Once the GST rates are decided, the GST Council will meet again on November 9-10 to finalise the draft legislations, he said.

Jaitley said the rate structure can be determined only after deciding whether compensation to states is to be funded out of the rate structure or some special cess or any other source.

The attempt, he said, was to fit zero rated items while levying a 6 per cent tax on items that are currently charged 3-9 per cent tax.

"We will finalise the tax structure at the next meeting," he said, indicating there were two standard rates of 12 per cent and 18 per cent under discussion.

Once the GST rates are decided, the GST Council will meet again on November 9-10 to finalise the draft legislations.

Explaining further, Adhia said if cess is not imposed and instead the tax of demerit goods are raised, as suggested by some states, then the number of tax slabs in GST would go up.

"On each one of these luxury items, there is a separate taxation burden. For example, for aerated water, cigarette, bidi, luxury car it may be different. If you have to put each in rate structure, one challenge is how many slabs can you have then.

"Can you have 26, 45, 75 per cent slabs? There are commodities where the effective rate of taxation currently is more than 100 per cent. Now the question is, is it feasible to have so many slabs of taxation in GST," Adhia reasoned.

On the issue of dual control and division of authority for assessment, Jaitley said the underlying principle is one assessee will be assessed by one authority.

"So whom will the Centre assess and whom will the state assess and how that bifurcation will take place depends on how the dual authority is managed... The discussion on the two items is continuing, it is still inconclusive. In the fourth meeting of the GST Council these two items would be discussed and hopefully decision taken," Jaitley said.

Presentations have been made by officers of central and state governments on this issue and West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra also presented some statistics, which need to be updated, he said.

The GST Council, in its first meeting on September 23, had decided that states will have exclusive control over all dealers up to a revenue threshold of Rs 1.5 crore in a year.

A mechanism was to be worked out for traders above Rs 1.5 crore to ensure that a dealer is regulated either by the Central government or the state government but not both.

However, in the second Council meeting on September 30, some states disagreed with the decision taken after the first meeting that the Centre will assess 11 lakh service tax filers in the new dispensation.

Initially, there was a feeling that standard rate should be 18 per cent, Jaitley said, adding with Centre proposing two standard rates of 12 per cent and 18 per cent, Centre and states' tax revenue would be protected and there is limited liability on the tax payer.

Explaining why the GST Council could not reach a consensus on GST rate structure, Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac said some states insisted that only cess on tobacco and clean environment cess should be used for compensating the states.

"That comes to around Rs 44,000 crore (Rs 440 billion). So you still require some Rs 7,000 crore (Rs 70 billion) for making the compensation. It was decided that Centre would look into as to on which items cess would be levied," Isaac said.

He added that he was in favour of raising the highest rate of tax beyond the currently proposed 26 per cent as no business house will pass on reduction in tariff from current levels to the consumer.

Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said there was no consensus on rates and the GST Council will meet again over dual control on services.

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister K Pandiarajan said administration was a more important issue than tax rate.

The meeting felt the Centre has the power to levy cess which would help protect revenue base. It is an efficient way to compensate states for five years and full proceeds would be earmarked to states, he said.

As per finance ministry estimates, the four-slab GST rate of 6 to 26 per cent would lower retail inflation by 0.06 per cent.

As many as 20 items currently in CPI basket may be out of GST net, while an estimated 92 items with total 49.565 per cent weight in consumer price inflation (CPI) basket would attract 0 per cent GST rate.

The 6 per cent GST rate on 29 items in CPI basket are currently taxed at 3-9 per cent. A total of 71 items in the CPI basket, currently taxed at 9-15 per cent, may be put in 12 per cent bracket and another 37 items, currently levied a tax of 15-21 per cent, would be put at 18 per cent rate.

The highest band of 26 per cent would essentially be on 50 items in CPI basket that are currently taxed at more than 21 per cent.

GST: November 8 is D-day for migration of 8 mn assessees

"On this date (November 8), we are releasing enrolments. This means getting these existing eight million assessees on to our system," Kumar was quoted as saying by a PHDCCI release.

NEW DELHI: As many as 80 lakh assessees of excise as well as service tax and VAT can start migrating their registration to the Goods and Service Tax Network portal by November 8, GSTN Chief Executive Prakash Kumar said on Monday.

"On this date (November 8), we are releasing enrolments. This means getting these existing eight million assessees on to our system," Kumar was quoted as saying by a PHDCCI release.

The GSTN, which is expected to provide common and shared IT infrastructure for GST implementation, will transfer on-board to its platform the details of about 80 lakh existing assessees of excise, value-added tax, customs and service tax.

Kumar said the migration of assessee details onto the GSTN platform will sort out inconsistencies and help industry get ready for GST implementation date of April 1, 2017.

"This move will help them do business without any hassle from April 1 next year, which is the likely GST implementation date," Kumar said.

GSTN, a not-for-profit entity incorporated in March 2013, has been set up primarily to provide IT infrastructure and services to the central and state governments, taxpayers and other stakeholders for implementation of GST. It has also been allowed to partner with other agencies for creating an efficient and user-friendly GST eco-system.

Kumar also said that GSTN will in the coming days obtain imports related data (Bill of Entry) from the Central Board of Excise Customs (CBEC). This will be useful for levy of iGST (GST levy on imports).

The GST will subsume excise, service tax and other local levies and will make India one market for seamless transfer of goods and services. The GST Council, consisting of Union Finance Minister and his state counterparts, is likely to decide on the tax rates in their November 3-4 meeting

ALL INDIA CUTOMS MINISTERIAL EMPLOYEES FEDERATION DECIDED TO ENSURE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 15th DECEMBER 2016

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INCOME TAX EMPLOYEES FEDERATION (ITEF) DECIDED TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION OF 2500 INCOME TAX EMPLOYEES IN THE PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 15th DECEMBER 2016.

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Brief of the meeting held on 24.10.2016 with Addl. Secretary (Exp.) Deptt. of Exp. MoF (Govt. of India) to discuss the recommendations of the 7th CPC

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COC notice to FM

COC notice to FM

CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE IN Department of revenue

(Representing Staff/Officer Association under CBEC & CBDT)

A-2/95, RAJOURI GARDEN, NEW DELHI-110027

PHONE/FAX:011 25105324/25937462

JOINT CONVENORS

RAVI MALIK                                 ANUPAM NEERAJ                            RUPAK SARKAR

                       9868816290                                    9163470093                                    8902198000

               ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com             anupamneeraj@rediffmail.com                   itefcentral@gmail.com

F.No.CoC/CPC/2016-17                                                                      Dated: 18^th October, 2016

To

The Hon’ble Minister of Finance,

Government of India,

North Block, New Delhi-110 001.

Respected Sir,

Subject: 7^th Central Pay Commission – early settlement of long pending                   

                                       Departmental issues -request regarding.

            Kindly refer to our earlier submission dated 2^nd May, 2016 on the above subject (copy enclosed).

This is for your kind information that the resentment in the entire Gr. B, C and promotee Gr. A officers & the members of the staff side of the CBDT & CBEC had compelled the joint forum of the Co-ordinating Committee in the Department of Revenue to convene a meeting on 24^th September,2016 in Kolkata and unanimously opined that the Department of Revenue is very much reluctant to attend  the genuine grievances  of its  employees working in the field formations. Members present in the ibid meeting also raised their concern to the fact that the Departmental Council Meeting under JCM scheme has not been taking place since 2005 and the employees of the Department of Revenue had expressed their discontent and frustration for the absence of any proper grievance-redressal machinery for presenting the just demands of its officers/officials.

In this context, the said meeting has decided to request your goodself to redress  the following Charter of Demands.

  CHARTER OF DEMANDS

a)     To ensure Minimum five up-gradations to all officers in uniform Promotional Hierarchy across all departments/Ministries in Govt. of India.

b)    To settle the pay anomalies & cadre structure of Havilder & Head Havilder of CBEC with similar cadre of IB/CBI/Other Departments. Accordingly, Grade Pay of Havaldar should be Rs. 2400/- in place of Rs. 2000/-.

c)     To Settle the pay anomalies of Inspector (GP of Rs. 4800/- instead of Rs. 4600/-) & Income Tax Officer/Superintendent (GP of Rs. 5400/- in PB3 instead of Rs. 4800/-) of Revenue Department with the same Grades/Cadres of IB/CBI/Other Departments.

d)    To bring in an identical pay structure & promotional hierarchy of the administrative wing in CBDT & CBEC which should also be at par with Hqrs. Organization i.e. Central Secretariat Office as mentioned in 7^thCPC recommendations.

e)     To maintain the pay parity between the Auditors/Accountants of the Audit & Accounts Department and the Tax Assistants in Revenue Department and UDCs of other Central Govt. Departments, which have all along been in the same pay structure.

f)      To finalize and/or modify the Recruitment Rules (including the ones, already notified viz., Executive Assistant & Tax Assistant under CBEC) after taking into account the suggestions/views of staff Federations/Associations, representing the Stakeholders, immediately.

g)     To Hold DPCs immediately to fill up all the vacant posts in various cadres.

h)    To fill up all the vacant posts in direct recruit quota by way of special recruitment drive.

i)       To restore the sanctioned strength of drivers prior to cadre restructuring and purchase of more Govt. Vehicles. Merger of the cadres with main stream cadres in the same Grade Pay after suitable relaxation may be an alternative option.

j)       Restoration and revision of Rummaging Allowance and Diet Allowance paid to Customs Superintendents and Inspectors (Preventive Officer) in CBEC.  

            The members present in the above said meeting have unanimously opined that your goodself will direct the concerned to hold the Departmental Council Meeting of the Ministry of Finance, which has not been taking place for the last 11 years and settle the demands in an amicable manner, especially the anomalies which have arisen from the recommendations of the 7^th CPC. It was also decided to hold the following demonstrative programme of action to project the above mentioned issues.

1)    On 9^th November, 2016 the employees and officers of the field formations of Revenue Department will hold Lunch Hour Demonstration at all offices all over the Country.

2)    On 7^th December,2016 the employees and officers will wear Black Badges with pending demands to attract the attention of the Press.

3)    On 5^th January, 2017 Day long Dharna programme will be observed.

4)    The meeting has also decided that despite the observance of the above mentioned programme of action, if no settlement is reached, the Federations/Associations would be constrained to call upon its members for organisational action including cessation of work by taking mass casual leave in February, 2017, when the Hon’ble Finance Minister rises to present the annual budget in the Parliament.         

           

            We hope to have an early favorable action form your goodself.

            Thanking you.

                                                                        Yours sincerely,

           

                                                                                                

                    (RAVI MALLIK)                                             (ANUPAM NEERAJ)                             (RUPAK SARKAR)

JOINT CONVENORS

Copy for information and necessary action to:

(i) The Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi

      (ii) The Chairperson, CBDT, North Block, New Delhi

     (iii) The Chairman, CBEC, North Block, New Delhi