Dated:
15th April, 2014
To,
Shri
S.S. Lenka
Hon’ble Chief Commissioner (Cadre
Controlling Authority),
Customs
& Central Excise,
JAIPUR
(Rajasthan)
Sub:-Request
for amendments in Transfer policy - reg
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Respected Sir,
With
due respect, it is requested to please recall our discussion held with your
kind honour on 28th March, 2014 on the above subject.
2. In
the changed scenario the existing Annual General Transfer Policy needs some
amendments therefore, based on the resolutions passed by General Body meeting
on 22nd March, 2014, this Association request your kind honour for
following amendments in the Transfer Policy:-
1. The
Service Tax returns are filed half yearly online and amount of refund is also
sanctioned online to the service providers. Further, Service Tax registration
certificates are also provided by speed post and query of service provider, if
any, are also replied online therefore, executive officers having no scope for
interaction with the service providers. Further, the executive officers have no
discretionary power in dealing with service tax work. In this regard your kind
attention also invited towards point raised & discussed in the JCM held on
28th March, 2014 and detailed submissions through Service Tax
Division, Jaipur.
The
workload of service tax is growing speedily and hampering the physical &
mental ability of executive staff. Hence, posting in Service Tax Ranges should
be declared as non sensitive & the tenure should be reduced to 1 year only
too with local shifting in Central Excise Range and vice versa.
2. The audit wing
needs vast knowledge & experience of the Law & Procedure. The existing
Transfer Policy is silent about the minimum experience of Inspector, which
results in posting of quite junior Inspector in audit wing. This practice
neither helpful for junior Inspector nor for audit wing/administration
therefore, experience of minimum 5 years service should be inserted in the
Transfer Policy for posting in audit wing.
3. The existing
Transfer Policy is also not clear on equal exposure of all
postings/Commissionerates, which resulting frequent allocation of some
Inspectors in a particular posting/Commissionerate. The terms of equal exposure
of every posting/Commissionerate should be inserted in the policy and priority
should be given to Inspectors having zero/less exposure in such
postings/Commissionerates.
4. The lady Inspectors
should not be transferred from their settled station as far as possible.
3. Sir, apart from the above it is worthwhile to mention here that
today most the department work is carried out through internet therefore,
laptop alongwith internet should also be provided to every Inspector for
official use.
Thanking
you in anticipation.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
GENERAL SECRETARY
(Rajasthan Circle)
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Dated: 15th April, 2014
Shri S.S. Lenka,
Hon’ble Chief
Commissioner (Cadre Controlling Authority),Customs & Central Excise,
JAIPUR (Rajasthan)
Sub:-Request to sanction/allot additional posts to
meet growing workload of the increased Customs formations of the existing
Customs Commissionerate, Jodhpur (Hqrs at Jaipur) during implementation of
Cadre Restructuring - reg
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Respected Sir,
With due
respect, this Association would like to draw your kind attention towards your
office letter C.No. II-2(03)Admn/CCO/JZ/2013/583 dated 22nd January,
2014 sent by Shri Shashi Bhushan Singh, the then Chief Commissioner (now the
Member [CE] CBEC) whereunder a justified proposal was forwarded to the DG (HRD)
for creation of new Customs Commissionerate in addition to the existing Customs
(Prev) Commissionerate, Jodhpur (Jaipur) to meet growing workload of the
increased Customs formations in Rajasthan.
2. It has been learnt that
the Committee of Operational & Reorganization Issues for implementation of
Cadre restructuring has not agreed with the said proposal and not recommended
new Customs Commissionerate in Rajasthan in their report submitted to the
Board. It is surprising to note that the said Committee has even not
recommended additional posts to meet the growing workload of increased Customs
formations.
3. The existing Customs
(Prev) Commissionerate, Jodhpur (Hqrs at Jaipur) is having jurisdiction over
the entire state of Rajasthan comprising 3,42,239 square kilometers of land
area i.e the largest state of India. This Commissionerate is also having
jurisdiction over 1077 kms long
Indo-Pak International border across four districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer,
Bikaner & Sriganganagar. This border is vulnerable and prone to smuggling
of narcotic drugs, commercial goods, fake Indian currency, arms and ammunition
and sensitive items of national importance. Besides the threat of smuggling
from the Indo-Pak border, there are three Opium growing districts in Rajasthan
i.e. Kota, Baran & Chittorgarh. The existing Customs (Prev) Commissionerate
was created with the prime objective of prevention of smuggling activities
across Indo-Pak border as well as drug trafficking within the jurisdiction.
4. However,
in addition to the primary function, the Commissionerate is also handling the
assessment and public facilitation related work at 2 Air Cargo Complexes, 4
ICDs, 1 Foreign Post Office, 1 Land Customs Station at Munabao (Barmer) & 1
International Airport at Jaipur. The most of the increased Customs
formations were created after the last Cadre restructuring-2002 and too without
sanction of any additional staff. In addition to this, proposals for 3 more
ICDs at (i) CONCOR Khatuwas (Nimrana-Alwar), (ii) TDP
Hirnoda (Fhulera-Jaipur) and, (iii) KRIBHCO Hindaun City (Karuli) are pending
with the Board for consideration. The Preventive staff posted at Jaipur,
Jodhpur & Churu are also attending factory stuffing work in addition to
their regular preventive duties. The work load of the existing ICDs in respect
of Import/Export handled during the last 10 years has increased manifold.
5. At present, both
preventive & assessment related work is being looked after by the Customs
(Prev) Commissionerate of Rajasthan, without any commensurate sanction/increase
in the strength of the staff due to increase in workload. The staff for these
increased Customs formations is being diverted from various Customs Preventive
formations located at a distance of 250 to 350 kms. Thus, the old sanctioned
strength of Customs (Prev) Commissionerate is not sufficient to handle the
increased preventive, assessment & facilitation work. The executive staff
is under atrocious work pressure and has to attend sensitive duties performing
journey of 250 to 350 kms.
6. In the year 1987, the Ministry has
sanctioned 54 posts in different cadres vide their letter F.No. A-11013/20/85
Ad.IV dated 7.01.1987 with condition that “the filling up of the posts for
manning the LCS at Munabao will however coincide with the opening Rail link
with pakistan in Rajasthan Section. The date for filling up of these posts will
be notified separately by CBEC in consultation with IFU”. Apart from the LCS, Munabao (Barmer),
International Airport also become operational at Jaipurl and the work related
to customs clearance is being handled by staff drawn temporarily from other
Customs preventive posts/formations, but neither the aforesaid sanctioned posts
nor any additional posts have arrived in the name of this increased work.
7. Though,
the proposal for creation of new Customs Commissionerate has not found fit by
the aforesaid Committee, but it is pertinent to mention before your kind honour
that the aforesaid increased workload of increased Customs formations has also
not taken into account that is why that even additional posts have also not
been recommended to the Board by the said Committee. This appears injustice
with staff of Customs (Prev) Commissionerate of Rajasthan and will also have
adverse effect on working of Commissionerate.
8. In view of above, your kind honor is requested to please forward our request to the
Chairperson, CBEC, New Delhi alongwith justified & valuable recommendation
for sanction of additional posts for smooth & effective functioning of
Customs (Prev) Commissionerate of Rajasthan.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours
faithfully,
sd/-
(Abhay Singh)
GENERAL SECRETARY (Rajasthan Circle)
&
Vice-President
All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Federation
Copy
to the Commissioner of Customs, Jodhpur (Hqrs at Jaipur) with request of
similar action.
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