CONFEDERATION OF AUDIT & ACCOUNTS
EMPLOYEES & OFFICERS’ ORGANISATIONS
15/31 (1st Floor),
VASUNDHARA, P.O. VASUNDHARA-201012
CAMP: PUNE DATE: 28 NOVEMBER 2016
The
Executive Committee of the Confederation of Audit & Accounts Employees and
Officers’ Organisations held a meeting at National Defence Academy of Financial
Management (Regional Training Centre), Pune. Shri Arun Vidwans presided over
the meeting. The following members
participated in the meeting:
1. Shri
Arun Vidwans President
2. Shri
A. B. Sen Secretary
General
3. Shri
Suhash Safai Additional Secretary General
4. Shri
S. S. Prabhakar Finance
Secretary
5. Smt. Prasanna Kumari Assistant Secretary
6. Shri
N. D. Bloch Zonal Secretary (West Zone)
7. Shri
K.S.Dubey Zonal Secretary (Central Zone)
8. Shri
Anil Khaparde Additional Secretary, NAF
9. Smt.
A. Parekh Audit & Accounts Pensioners Association
10. Smt.
N.Prabhakar Audit & Accounts Pensioners Association
11. Shri
C. S. Chouhan- Audit
& Accounts Pensioners Association
12. Shri
Liladhar Bathan- Postal
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At
the outset all the members participated in well attended open meeting held here
to felicitate Shri Suhash Safai who is going to retire from government service
on 30th November 2016, after attaining the age of superannuation. In
speeches delivered by the dignitaries and colleagues of Shri Safai it is
observed that Shri Safai led a memorable active Service period in the Defence
Accounts service. He earned love and respect from employees and officers. As
per compulsion of CCS (RSA) Rules, Shri Safai will hand over responsibility of
the Association to his successor after retirement.
The meeting
took up the following agenda for discussion:-
1. To
discuss the deficiencies noticed in implementation of 7CPC recommendations
regarding Audit and Organised Accounts cadres.
2. To
felicitate Shri Suhas Safai on his superannuation from government service.
3. To
discuss an agitation program for realization of important demands of Audit and
Accounts personnel.
4. To
discuss about formation of Pensioners’ Association for Audit and Accounts
Department’s pensioners.
5. Any
other matter with permission of the Chair.
The 7th CPC has made contradictory recommendations
regarding pay scales of Organised Accounts Departments and IA&AD leading to
undesirable implementation decisions by the government. Some instances are
noted below:-
We demanded merger of posts of Accountants / auditors with
Senior Accountants / Senior Auditors respectively. The Commission has not
accepted our demand, however, in IA&AD Chapter it has recommended grant of
Grade Pay of 4200 to Auditors/ Accountants with a rider of recruitment rules
having interview after written examination for graduates in direct entry
system. This condition is fulfilled only in case of direct recruits in the
posts of JAO in Railways. The Railway Recruitment Board only holds interview of
successful candidates in written examination.
1. The
IV th CPC recommended parity in pay scales of Audit and Accounts cadres and the
same was accepted by the government. Therefore, implementation of the
recommendation in case of JAOs of Railway Accounts can only be legitimately
lead to extension of the same benefit to all similarly placed Accountants/
Auditors in the same pay sale by grant of 4200 in pre-revised pay scale. The
present government has not implemented this yet. We have already taken up this
matter with the government; the NFIR has taken up this issue with the Railway
Board on the request of AIRASA.
2. The
7CPC has recommended parity in pay scale of Senior Auditors/ Senior Accountants
and Accounts Assistants of Railway Accounts with Assistants of the Central
Secretariat Service. The Government has not accepted this. We have written
letter to PM seeking his intervention to ensure implementation of the 7CPC
report in this case.
3. A
section of bureaucracy has antagonistic attitude towards Audit and accounts to
such extent that they did not even care to implement the decision of the
Cabinet in 2008 while Government approved grant of GP of 5400 to AAOs after
completion of 4 years of service. The matter was taken up by the AAOs of
Defence Accounts Department in Principal bench of CAT, New Delhi. This came to
our notice when the Pay Commission was finalizing there report. We immediately
brought to the notice of the CPC and they have incorporated this in their
recommendation. However, the government has not yet implemented the
recommendation. We have written to the PM for his personal attention to this
matter and cause action to ensure implementation of the recommendation of the
CPC without further delay.
4. Regarding
pay scale of EDP, the Commission has left the matter for decision by the
government. No effective decision has been taken till date by the government.
5. HRA,
Transport Allowance and Daily Allowance. Despite clear recommendations of the CPC
the government has adopted delay tactic and referred the issues to a committee
to decide. It is apprehended that the date of effect will also be from a
subsequent date and not from 1.1. 2016. This meeting feels the date of effect
should be effective from 1. 1. 2016.
6. MACP
should be effective from 1. 1. 2016.
7. Recommendation
of the 7CPC on Stepping up issue has to be accepted by the government.
We feel, to get the above
demands clinched, a systematic agitation is required to be launched by audit
& Accounts organisations. The
following steps may be taken by the constituent federations under intimation to
this Confederation.
1. The
Federations should write to the Secretary, Department of Expenditure, and
Ministry of Finance for fulfillment of the above demands by 15th of
December 2016.
2. Observe
Demands Day on 22nd December 2016 by holding General Body Meeting
and passing resolution which may be forwarded to the Secretary, Department of
Expenditure through proper channel.
3. Observe
postcard campaign on the above demands from 9th to 13th
January 2017 involving all members. The post cards to be addressed to the
Finance Minister of India.
4. Day
long Dharna may be observed on 8th February 2017 respective office
premises demanding immediate settlement of the demands.
The next phase of program shall be decided after
review of the progress by the National Executive Committee during second week
of February 2017.
The
distress faced by employees and officers working in central government
Departments and the Pensioners due to demonitisation was discussed and it was
decided that this Confederation shall demand payment of salary and pension in
cash till the situation regarding cash availability is resolved.
On Formation of Audit and Accounts
Pensioners Association.
The
issue of formation of Audit and Accounts Pensioner’s was discussed and it was
felt that to take up issues relating to retired personnel from Audit and
Accounts Departments, a separate platform is need of the hour. After detailed
discussion it was decided that an Ad-hoc committee would be formed to take up
necessary steps to prepare a constitution, contact retired personnel from Audit
and Accounts Department and convene next meeting to give final shape.
To
start with there shall be three tier organisations, (1) Central Level
Organisation (2) Departmental Level Organisation (3) State /station Level
organisation of each Department.
The Central Level Organisation is
constituted with the following members:
Chairman:
Shri S.K.Safai
Convener: Shri S. S. Prabhakar
Executive
Members
1. Shri
Bhopal Singh
2. Shri
P. K. Shakhuja
3. Shri
C.B.P.Singh
4. Shri
Swapan Majumder
5. Shri
Santosh Choudhuri
6. Shri
G. C. Parida
7. Smt.
A. Parekh
8. Smt.
N.Prabhakar
9. Shri
Bhagwan Singh Parmar
10. Shri
Kripashankar Srivastav
11. K.
Kuppu Rao
12. Taizuddin
Ahmed
13. M.
S. Rathi
14. Shri
R.C.P.Singh
(Arun
Vidwans)
President.
CONFEDERATION OF AUDIT & ACCOUNTS
EMPLOYEES & OFFICERS’ ORGANISATIONS
15/31 (1st Floor),
VASUNDHARA, P.O. VASUNDHARA-201012
(M)
9899983035
Ref:
Confd./Cir./12/16
Date: December 4, 2016
Dear
friends.
Enclosed
please find the copy of minutes of the NE meeting held at Pune on 28th
November 2016. The meeting was very successful as well as productive, as some
decisions have been taken to build up movement in protest against government’s
apathy towards legitimate claims of the personnel belonging to Organised
Accounts Departments and IA&AD. The constituent Federations are requested
to implement the programs unanimously decided in the meeting.
Regarding
the issue of grant of upgraded pay scale to AAOs as per recommendations of the
7th CPC, it is learnt that Railway Board has requested the
government to implement the recommendation of the Commission by grant of GP
Rs.5400 in pre-revised scale to AAOs on completion of 4 years of service. We
are expecting to receive a copy of the letter of the Railway Board through good
offices of the NFIR.
All
he constituents are requested to send reports of implementation of the programs
to the Confederation for further necessary action.
With
warm greetings,
Fraternally
yours,
(A. B.
Sen)
Secretary
General.
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