Ref.:- AICEIA/GBM/2015                                                                   Date:    29^th   April, 2015.

MINUTES OF THE GENERAL BODY MEETING HELD ON 17.04.2015

         As scheduled a general body meeting was chaired by General Secretary on 17.04.2015 and the same was attended by Shri. Anupam Neeraj, President; Shri. Abhishek Kamal, Secretary General; Shri. Rajesh Kumar, Organising Secretary and Shri. Manish Verma, Treasurer of AICEIA and office bearers of AICEIA, Mumbai Circle at NACEN, Bhandup, Mumbai. During the meetings, All India office bearers also appraised the gathering, the latest developments and follow up taken by them on 35 point resolution of Central Executive Committee meeting, Kolkata held on 13^th and 14^th February, 2015.

         The minutes of the General Body Meeting are as under:-

1. Delay in conducting DPC for promotion to the grade of the Superintendent against the vacancies arising out of the cascading effect of the Cadre Restructuring and fixation of single unified date for reckoning of seniority in the grade of Superintendent:- The DPC has not been conducted in Central Excise, Mumbai Zone.  The DPC for the promotion of Inspector to the grade of the Superintendent has already been conducted in almost all the zones of Central Excise. Hence, Association may persuade local Administration and:-

                                I.            the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities to conduct the DPC on priority basis and without further delay.

                              II.            to protect the seniority in the grade of the Superintendents, of those Inspectors, who have been badly affected due to these inordinate delays.

2.  Control Room Duty:- In a few months, approx. 400 Inspectors were promoted as Superintendent and approx. 200 Inspectors have gone in ICT. There is acute shortage of Inspectors in the Commissionerate (i.e. approx. 900 inspectors in 22 Commissionerate). In last 10 to 12 years, it is a fact that neither armoury not any other sensitive issue is being dealt by the control room officer (CRO). The CRO only receive Senior most Officers and attend the some phone calls regarding miscellaneous enquiry etc. In fact, it is not dignified for a Inspector level executive officer to perform such a unwarranted, disregardful, wasteful & meaningless duty. Therefore, evidently, it  is only wastage of man power by deputing Inspector(an executive cadre officer) as CRO, whereas the hawaldar/Sepoy are enough for control room duty and  in case of  any difficulty/emergency, P.R.O can co-ordinate/manage the situation. There is also precedence in Hyderabad Central Excise Commissionerate, where recently, Control Room duty for inspector has been spared by the Administration.  Hence, Association may take strong initiative and persuade local Administration to discontinue the control room duty of the Inspectors.

3.  Inordinate delay in settlement of LTC/HTC, Medical etc claims: Time and again it is seen that LTC/HTC, Medical etc claims presented by an officer is kept pending without any valid reasons and no communication made to the claimant giving any reasons/discrepancy in the claim, on the pretext of high pendency of other works by A.O/ministerial staff in Accounts section. Hence, strict guideline may be issued for clearance of bill & the time limit of maximum pendency of such claims and effective implementation of it. Any deviation or negligence by competent staff in this regard may be dealt seriously by Head of the Office.

4.   Accommodation for newly joined Inspector:- It has been noticed that when a newly inducted Inspector join the department, accommodation remains the major pressing problem for him/her till he/she get a regular department accommodation, which is also not sure in current circumstances,  Hence, Association may persuade local Administration to arrange Transit Hostel for newly inducted Inspectors in department, as it a recurring issue emerges each time, when a new batch of inspector join the department. The administration may also be persuade for up gradation of deptt Quarters/dilapidated Buildings,  on priority, especially in Antop Hill quarters. New accommodation facility may also be provided in central & western region.

5.  Appointment of TA & MTS: There is a shortage of TA & MTS staff in Range, Division & Hqrs offices. Inspectors are compelled to do all the works. They are in over work load & acute mental pressure. Therefore appointment of TA & MTS staff required to overcome the work load & mental pressure of Inspectors.

                                                                                                                 Sd/-

                                                                                                    (ABHISHEK SINGH)

                                                                                                        General Secretary

                                                                                                   AICEIA, Mumbai Circle

Submitted to,

1. The Principal Chief Commissioner, Central Excise and Service Tax Zone, Mumbai for information and necessary action.

2.  The Commissioner, Central Excise, Mumbai-I for information and necessary action.

3.  The Additional Commissioner, Central Excise and Service Tax Zone, Mumbai for information and necessary action.

4.   President / Secretary General/ Organising Secretary of AICEIA.

                                                                                                                  Sd/-

                                                                                                           (ABHISHEK SINGH)

                                                                                                        General Secretary

                                                                                                     AICEIA, Mumbai Circle

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