F.
No. AICEIA/Mumbai/Misc/2015 Date: 8th October, 2015.
To,
The
Chief Commissioner,
Central
Excise Zone-I & Service Tax Zone,
Mumbai.
Respected
Sir,
Sub:-Improper utilisation of
services of Inspector Cadre-reg.
In the above matter your kind
attention is invited on the sanction & working strength of Inspectors in
Central Excise Zone-I is 740(SS) &
375(WS) and in Service Tax Zone is 690(SS)
& 302(WS). Therefore, Inspectors are holding additional work to execute
regular table work, time bond matters etc. in time which causes mental pressure
and corresponding health problems. In spite of acute shortage of Inspectors, the
two incidences are invited for your kind attention:-
1. Please
refer to the cited subject above. In this connection, it is brought to your
kind notice that few commissioners are deploying inspectors for day-to-day
protocol duty for receiving them from their place of residence till dropping
them back. Whole day an Inspector is deputed for protocol duty of
Commissioner. This is very unusual practice and the same was never followed in
Mumbai. It is to submit further that the inspectors were used to provide
protocol duty on special occasions in case of Dignitaries only as they may not
be aware to map of city. Using of inspectors as protocol officer for day-to-day
activities is not only a wastage of manpower but also a loss of Govt. revenue.
The inspectors can instead be use for constructive work which may lead to
generation of Govt. Revenue.
Sir, it is very surprising
that on the one hand Mumbai facing acute shortage of inspectors and on the
other hand, the few Commissioners like Shri. S. K. Das, Commissioner, Service
Tax-V and Shri. Yogendra Swaroop, Commissioner, LTU are showing feudal characteship
by misusing Inspector as protocol officer which appears to represent colonial
mentality and hindering the growth of the nation.
2. It
has also come to the notice of AICEIA, Mumbai in Air India Building (Service
Tax-I & II), the inspectors are deputed for Tapal duty. As, inspectors are
in Central Excise and Customs belongs to executive cadre, so, assigning tapal
duty to Inspectors of Central Excise & Customs will de-motivating for the
cadre will cause mental and social harassment.
We, being a citizen of
independent India, must ensure that the association shall protest in every
possible way against every colonial practice and mentality in the organisation
of CBEC. The Protocol duty and the Control Room Duty, which have been
practising in every Commissionerate, are the remains of colonial mentality. The
association is committed to the growth of its cadre, organisation and hence the
nation. And, it is a strong belief of this Association that without eradication
of colonial mentality in the organisation of CBEC, the cadre would not be to
thrive and meet its true potential. So, the practice of protocol duty and the
control room duty must be stopped. It
will be worth mentioning here that in reply of an RTI; the CBEC has informed
that there are no statuary provisions for Control Room Duty (copy enclosed).
Therefore, it is requested that kindly
take a suitable step and stop this colonial and humiliating practice which has
neither any statutory or legal basis nor has any relation to the revenue
collection/generation. It is completely unproductive as well as wastage of
Human Resource.
Hoping for
best positive initiatives.
Yours faithfully,
(ABHISHEK SINGH)
General Secretary
AICEIA, Mumbai Circle
Copy to:-
1. Hon’ble Member of Service Tax.
2. The Chief Commissioner, Central
Excise Zone-II.
3. The Additional/Joint
Commissioner, Central Excise and Service Tax Zone, PCC Office, Mumbai.
4. President
/ Secretary General of AICEIA.
(ABHISHEK SINGH)
General Secretary
AICEIA,
Mumbai Circle
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