Friday, March 30, 2012

Points given by Association for discussion in the JCM held on 29.03.2012

F.No. AICEIA/RJT/1/2008

Date: 28.03.2012

To,

The Additional Commissioner (P&V),

Central Excise & customs,

Rajkot.

Sir,

Sub: J.C.M. to be held on 29.03.2012.

Kindly refer to your letter issued from F.No. I/22-35/2008-09/ADM dated 22.03.2012 regarding holding of J.C.M. and submission of points for discussion.

Sir, the association and its members are obliged to the managment for scheduling the Joint Consultative Machinery meeting. The following points / grievances are submitted herewith for discussion in the meeting:

1. The repair work of toilets in the Hq. building is taken up by the CPWD and same is going on in a very slow speed. The officers and specially the female officers are facing hardship. It is requested to take up the matter with the CPWD to speed up the repair work of the bath rooms.

2. Pure drinking water facility is not available in the Hq. office. Most of the water coolers are out of order and the R.O. systems are not in working conditions. This is a great threat to the health of the officers.

3. Proper parking of vehicles both 2 wheelers and four wheelers is not being done/maintained.

4. Basic amenities in the field/ lower formations mainly at Central Excise/service tax Jamnagar and Gandhidham, like proper office, sitting facilities/ space, furniture etc are not available and therefore action should be taken to improve the situation. Initiative must be taken for construction pf govt. quarters at Jamnagar and Gandhidham.

5. The criterion for sensitive and non sensitive charge is public interaction and work of assessment. After mandatory filing of return electronically the public interaction is finished/ NIL in case of service tax ranges. Hence it is requested that the service tax ranges may be considered as non sensitive. The Service Tax Division of Rajkot Commissionerate is working with sanctioned strength and working strength of 2002. There is huge work load on each officers working in this division, which can be understood by comparing the data like No. of Services, No. of Assessees, No. of adjudication, Revenue Figures, No. of Refund, No. of cases of recovery etc. in the year 2002 and in the year 2012. Against this huge revenue realization and around 25000 taxpayers the staff deployed in this division is only 34 personal (Supdt. 11+ Inspector 14). On account of acute shortage of staff in this division each officer is mentally and physically stressed. Each staff members is having additional charge. Looking to this position it is requested to kindly make the tenure of posting in Service Tax for 2 years and also the posting in service tax ranges may be considered as non sensitive.

6. The control room duty may be abolished. The officer posted in control room is merely preparing the visitors pass which is wastage of manpower. In modern time of latest communication facilities there is no requirement of control room.

7. Any other point raised during the time of meeting.

Yours faithfully,

(Dilip J. Pandya)

Secretary

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Total Health Check-up at subsidized rate.

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND CUSTOMS GAZZETED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

: RAJKOT UNIT :

&

ALL INDIA CENTRAL EXCISE INSPECTORS' ASSOCIATION

: RAJKOT BRANCH :

Date: 12.03.2012

CIRCULAR

As you all are aware that these days due to sedentary and stressful life and changed food habits there is an increase in number of life-style diseases and if not detected earlier, it may be prove disastrous.

The association feels that all the officers of our department should be cautious towards their health and accordingly, TOTAL HEALTH CHECK UP scheme has been finalized with the Wockhardt Hospital, Rajkot at subsidized rate for the benefit of our members and the members of their families.

All the interested members are requested to avail the benefit of the scheme.

Important Points:

1. It is for all the officers (including their family members) of our department irrespective of the cadre and place of posting. (Same facility will be extended by the Wockhardt Hospital Bhavnagar)

2. To avail the facility at concessional rate, Health coupons will be issued. Coupons are available with Shri Dilip. J. Pandya, Inspector, Central Excise, Rajkot.

3. Officers are requested to visit the hospital for check up only after prior appointment, for their convenience.

4. After presenting the coupons, they are required to pay as per the rates indicated against specific packages. Packages may be chosen well before issue of coupons.

5. Officers are requested to go there after observing fast of about 12 hours. Anybody having diabetes may inform the concerned doctor before the test starts. After sampling of bloods or other tests to be conducted during fast, they will provide 'snacks' and/or glucose.

6. The tests will start at around 0800-0830 hrs and will be finished at about 1400-1430 hrs.(Monday to Saturday)

7. Instructions mentioned on the coupons may be followed.


(Dilip J. Pandya)

Secretary

Inspectors’ Association

(G.K. Jhala)

Secretary

Superintendents’ Association


Friday, March 16, 2012

Agitation Program Postponed.


Message dated 15.03.2012 from Shri Kaushik Roy, Secretary General, AICEIA :

DUE TO AN APPEAL FROM THE CBEC TODAY TO CALL OFF THE AGITATION WITH AN ASSURANCE THAT ALL THE PENDING ISSUES WILL BE TAKEN UP IN A MEETING WITH JAC ON 23RD MARCH 2012, THE AGITATION PROGRAMMES CALLED BY THE JAC HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE..


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Stepping up of pay - clarification

Most awaited clarification regarding stepping up of pay of senior promotee Inspectors with direct recruit junior Inspector has been issued by the CBEC vide F.No. A.26017/159/2009-Ad.II(A) dated 05.03.2012.



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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Joint Meeting of Group B Officers Association - Rajkot Branch

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND CUSTOMS GAZZETED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

:RAJKOT UNIT

ALL INDIA CENTRAL EXCISE INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION

:RAJKOT BRANCH:

Date: 28.02.2012

CIRCULAR

A joint meeting of the members of All India Association of Central Excise And Customs, Gazzeted Executive Officers, Rajkot Branch and All India Central Excise Inspector’s Association, Rajkot Branch is being convened on 03.03.2012 Saturday at the below mentioned address at 11:00 Hrs :-


Room No. 401,

Central Excise Bhavan,

Race Course Ring Road,

Rajkot.


The agenda of the meeting is as under:

1. To brief the members about the discussions of the association to observe agitational programmes for immediate settlement of the charter of demands of the joint action committee on restructuring of cadres.

2. Various points/issues in relating to AGT-2012.

3. Any other point the members would like to raise and discuss.

All the members of both the above mentioned associations are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

G.K.JHALA

D.J.PANDYA

SECRETARY

SUPERINTENDENT ASSOCIATION

SECRETARY

INSPECTOR ASSOCIATION