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Dear Comrades,

As informed by Comrade B L Meena (President), in previous post, the team of AICEIA (Rajasthan Circle) met with the authorities and made vehement efforts to draw their kind attention towards acute stagnation in Rajasthan. We are regularly perusing our demand that Inspectors upto 2002 batch, must be promoted.

The request submitted before the DGHRD is posted below, if our request is considered the Inspectors upto 2002 batch will get promotion. We are very much hopeful for new Service Tax Commissionerate or additional sanction of posts for service tax. Similarly, we are sure in the matter of Customs Commissionerate because many Zones not having any international border have been proposed Customs Commissioneratae as well as Customs (Prev) Commissionerate whereas we have not given any post for Customs since the last Cadre Restructuring.

The Delegates & Divisional Representatives are requested to get the certificates from their respective DDO about the subscription to AICEIA so that the same may be forwarded to SG AICEIA. 

I am thankful to Comrade Alok Mathur (AGS), Comrade Anil Gupta (VP) for their effective cooperation. I also salute Comrade B L Meena (President) for his vigorous efforts in the matter. 
 

 sd/- 19.10.2013

Abhay Singh

General Secretary

(Rajasthan Circle) &

Vice-President (North Zone)

All India Association

Dated: 17^th October, 2013

To,

          Ms Neerja Shah,

          The Director General (HRD),

          Central Board of Excise & Customs,

          409/8, Deep Sikha, Rajendra Place,

          New Delhi

          [Kind Atten: The Addl Director General (HRD), New Delhi]

 

Sub:-Request for creation new Commissionerates in addition to the proposed re-organization of the existing CE Commissionerates in Rajasthan during ongoing Cadre Restructuring to meet out rapidly increasing workload of Service Tax and the increased Customs formations - reg

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Respected Madam,

 

          With due respect, this Association would like to draw your kind attention towards the following brief facts for smooth functioning of the administration and common welfare of executive officers working under your caring supervision:-

 

(a) As per Cadre Restructuring proposals under letter dated 11^th November, 2010, the existing two (2) CE integrated Commissionerates are to be re-organized into four (4) CE integrated Commissionerates consisting model of 80 Superintendent & 120 Inspector.

 

(b) As per the said proposal, “each of the Central Excise & Service Tax Zones would have one Commissioner (Audit) and one Commissioner (Appeals)”.

(Please peruse page 50 of Cadre Restructuring proposals)

 As per staffing model of Audit Commissionerate there will be 80 Superintendents and 80 Inspectors.

 

(c)  The existing Customs (Prev) Commissionerate of Rajasthan has neither been proposed for re-organization nor been proposed for more strengthen, despite of considerable increase in Customs formations.

 2.       It is a material fact that during the last 2 years the state of Rajasthan has witnessed a tremendous growth in work of Service Tax, but the manpower has remained unchanged. The executive officers are working under atrocious workload of Service Tax and It will not be out of place to mention here that rapidly increasing workload of Service Tax would be out of control despite of proposed re-organization of existing CE Commissionerates that is why this Association has requested for creation  exclusive Service Tax Commissionerate.

 3.       Similarly, after the last Cadre Restructuring-2002, many Customs formations including most sensitive formations like- International Airport, Jaipur and Land Customs Station, Munabao (Barmer) has been increased, but additional staff has not been for smooth functioning & effectively monitoring of these increased Customs formations and temporary arrangement has been made by drawing staff from various Customs preventive formations of existing Customs (Prev) Commissionerate of Rajasthan. As per staffing norms & proposals of ongoing Cadre Restructuring, Customs Commissionerates will have 80 Superintendents and 120 Inspectors. Thus, the existing sanctioned strength of Customs (Prev) Commissionerate of Rajasthan will be reduced rather than to increase in light of increased Customs formations. For example – Now, there will only 120 Inspectors against working 158 Inspectors. Thus, creation of new Customs Commissionerate in Rajasthan is the need of the hour otherwise, Customs preventive measures and Customs facilitation work will be affected adversely.

 4.       Further, it has gathered from some reliable sources that the proposed Audit Commissionerates are not being sanctioned to each of the Central Excise and Service Tax Zones. It appears that Audit Commissionerates will only be sanctioned on the basis of strong recommendations of the jurisdictional Chief Commissioner and Commissioner. Thus, the overloaded and stagnated members of this Association are under fear of consequences.

 5.       Madam, It is worthwhile to mention here that if (i) proposed Audit Commissionerate, (ii) exclusive Service Tax Commissionerate and, (iii) new Customs Commissionerate are not sanctioned in Rajasthan, it will increase the existing system imbalance and adverse affect on the professional output of the officers of this esteemed department, who has been guard of nation’s economic frontiers against all odds. Besides, the stagnated professional as well as administrative growth of the department may indirectly hamper the growth of revenue in Rajasthan.

 6.       The workload of Service Tax had already been realized in the proposals of ongoing Cadre Restructuring therefore, this Association would also like to draw you kind attention towards following terms envisaged under Chapter-13 for re-organization of field formations:-

 

“C.     Norms proposed to be used in current Cadre Restructuring & Reorganization:

           (a)    Central Excise Commissionerates:-

 

……….   .The Commissionerates located in an area, which is not covered by an exclusive Service Tax Commissionerate, would be provided with the staff equivalent to the staff allocated to one Division exclusively for Service Tax. Additional Staff equivalent to one Range would be provided to the Commissionerates having Oil Refinery under their jurisdiction”.

(Please peruse page 40 of Cadre Restructuring proposals)

 7.       In view of above, in case sanction/allocation of Service Tax Commissionerate is not possible for CE (Jaipur Zone) then posts envisaged under aforesaid terms may at least be sanctioned to the CE (Jaipur Zone) to meet out rapidly increasing workload of Service Tax. Thus, CE (Jaipur Zone) is entitled for sanction the posts equivalent to staff of 4 Divisions and 1 Range in addition to staffing norms for proposed re-organizing 4 Central Excise integrated Commissionerates of Rajasthan. 

8.       Madam, the staff position viz-a-viz pity working condition of the executive officers working in Service Tax Division, Jaipur may please be taken into consideration for requirement posts of executive officers. Though, the minimum requirement for Service Tax Division is 10 Superintendents and 20 Inspectors. Similarly in CE Range having jurisdiction over Oil Refinery there may be 2 Superintendents and 6 Inspectors.

 

9.       In view of above, your kind honor is requested to please get sanctioned/allocated at least 42 (10*4+2) posts of Superintendent and 86 (20*4+6) posts of Inspector separately for possible smooth functioning of Service Tax administration in absence of exclusive Service Tax Commissionerate.
 

10.               Madam, this Association has already submitted detailed representations dated 30.09.2013, 03.10.2013 and 10.10.2013 (copies enclosed) to the jurisdictional Chief Commissioner of Central Excise (Jaipur Zone), Chief Commissioner of Customs (Prev) Zone, New Delhi and the respective Commissioners of Central Excise as well as Customs. It is pertinent to mention here that jurisdictional Cadre Controlling Authority i.e. the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise (Jaipur Zone) has agreed with our demands and has already forwarded his judicious recommendations vide letter C.No. II-39(11)CCO/JZ/ET/2011/6941 dated 4.10.2013 to the DGHRD, New Delhi in reply to your letter F.No. 8/B/154/HRD(HRM)/2013 dated 03.09.2013. 

11.     In view of above, being guardian of the Association member, your kind honor is requested for sympathetic consideration on our following genuine & justified requests:- 

(A)    (i) Safeguard sanction of the proposed Audit Commissionerate in CE(JZ).

                  And

         (ii) Creation of new Customs Commissionerate in Rajasthan

                  And

        (iii) Creation of exclusive Service Tax Commissionerate in CE (JZ).

(B)     (i)  Safeguard sanction of the proposed Audit Commissionerate in CE(JZ).

                  And

        (ii) Creation of new Customs Commissionerate in Rajasthan

And
(iii) Creation of exclusive Service Tax Commissionerate in CE (JZ).

                  OR

  (iii) Sanction of separate posts for proposed four (4) Central Excise integrated Commissionerates under CE (Jaipur Zone) as per the aforesaid staffing norms for Service Tax administration.

         The Association member shall ever be grateful to you for such kind of justice. Thanking you in anticipation.

Yours sincerely,

Encl. As above.

Sd/- 17.10.2013

GENERAL SECRETARY

AICEIA (Rajasthan Circle)

 &

VICE-PRESIDENT (North Zone)

All India Association

Copy to the Chief Commissioner of Customs (Prev) Zone, New Delhi for information that response on our representations dated 3.10.2013 & 10.10.2013 is still awaited despite of repeated personal requests with the worthy Commissioner & Dy. Commissioner (P&V), Customs Commissionerate, Jodhpur (Hqrs at Jaipur) whereas the Chief Commissioner, Central Excise (Jaipur Zone) & Commissioner, Central Excise, Jaipur-I has already been forwarded our representations alongwith their judicious & favourable recommendations to the Competent Authority. He is requested to please look into the matter personally and to forward our genuine & justified demand alongwith judicious & favourable recommendations looking into gravity of time bound matter. 

Sd/- 17.10.2013

GENERAL SECRETARY

AICEIA (Rajasthan Circle)

 &

VICE-PRESIDENT (North Zone)

All India Association