15/1089-90,
VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt. GHAZIABAD
Website:
www.auditflag.blogspot.com
Reference: AIA/Circular-06/2014 Dated: 16th February 2014
To
Unit
Secretaries,
Members
& Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of
Women’s Committee
Dear
Comrades,
MEETING
WITH JS (Per.) ON UPGRADATION OF AUDIT-ACCOUNTS PAY
On the issue of grant of upgraded
pay – by effecting rectification in the implementation of 6 CPC recommendations
– we had a meeting with Joint Secretary (Expenditure) – i.e. JS (Per) –
on 14th February 2014. Coms SK Vyas, KKN Kutty, MS Raja and V
Bhattacharjee were present.
The discussions were in continuation
to the discussion that the staff side, JCM had in the NAC and as decided
there-in.
The meeting was inconclusive and
there is nothing more to be expected from a meeting that was held after 18
months. The fact that should be understood is that the meeting was held after
18 months, one day after the 2-day strike by the central government employees
and few days after the one day dharna on 20th January 2014 that was
held as per JAC call demanding grant of higher pay scale to audit and accounts
cadres.
This definitely gives the message
that there is no alternative to struggle and sustained struggle will definitely
bring results. The onus is on one and all of us – to take the struggle forward.
A gist of discussion and our
presentation is given in the enclosed JAC Circular-04/2014.
All the units are requested to
convey the content of the JAC Circular to the mass of membership without delay
and prepare the membership and thus the organisation for a sustained struggle
to achieve the upgraded pay scale for the audit and accounts cadres. Unity of
the membership cutting across the cadres and sustained struggle alone will
bring about the desired results.
(M.S.Raja)
Secretary General
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JOINT ACTION
COMMITTEE OF
ACCOUNTS &
AUDIT EMPLOYEES & OFFICERS ORGANISATIONS
17/2 – C, P & T Quarters, Kali
Bari Marg, New Delhi: - 110001
Email: v.aicaea@mail.com
No: JAC/
Circular-4/2014
Date: 15th
February 2014
To
Chief Executive
of Constituent Organisations &
Conveners,
local JACs
Dear
Comrades,
We congratulate you for having
observed dharna by Executive Committee Members on 29th January ‘14
all over the country in almost of all the offices of IA&AD & Organised
Accounts. We also take note of the fact that 48 hour strike call on 12-13
February ‘14 has been to a certain extent implemented in many offices of
IA&AD and organised Accounts.
These measures have had its impact
and a meeting with JS (Per) (i.e. Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure)
to discuss the agenda item 28 of National Anomaly Committee regarding Audit /
Accounts wage structure took place on 14 February,14 (i.e. very next day of our
strike action).
The
gist of the discussion is as under:
Pay Scale of Auditors/Accountants:
We pointed out that the Six Central
Pay Commission in para 7.56.8, 7.56.9 and Para 7.56.13 has only recommended the
revised pay structure of SA (7.56.8), SO, AAO, AO & SAO (Para 7.56.9) and
Divisional Accountant the Sr. DAO (Para 7.56.13). As regards other posts in
IA&AD & organised Accounts i.e. Auditors/Accountants the Six Central
Pay commission had separately recommended (vide para 7.56.10) parity between
Secretariat and non-secretariat in chapter 3.1 of the report.
In para 3.1.14 it has been
specifically stated that the posts of Auditor/Accountants being in the Pay
Scale of 4500-7000 should be placed in the PB-2 (Rs.9300-34800) with GP of
4200.
However Auditor/Accountants have
been given the pay structure of PB-1 (5200-20200) Grade Pay of 2800 which is
incorrect. On the basis of para 3.1.14 Auditor/Accountants should be placed in
PB2 (9300-34800) with Grade Pay of 4200.
Senior Auditors/Accountants
In Para 7.56.8, the Six Central Pay
Commission had recommended for Sr Auditor/Accountant (SA) PB-2, GP 4200 in
which the Assistants of Central Secretariat and SA has been placed. The
observation of Six CPC that Govt. had never conceded the principle of parity
between Assistants of Central Secretariat Services and SA is not factually
correct. In the year Nov.1983 Govt. has proposed to grant the pay scale of
Assistant of Central Secretariat i.e. 425-800 to 80% posts of Auditors. Again
the 4 CPC has recommended the pay scale of 1400-2600 to Assistant of Central
Secretariat and SA on the basis of merit which was accepted by Government.
Finally the pay scale of Assistant of Central Secretariat i.e. 5500-9000 was
granted to SA notionally w.e.f. 1.1.96.
From these developments, it is fully
established that parity between Assistant of CSS & SA has been conceded by
the Government time and again. Now after
the Sixth CPC, the Government has further upgraded the pay scale of Assistants
of Central Secretariat to PB-2 9300-34800 with GP of 4600 w.e.f. 1.1.2006. With
effect from 1.1.2006 the Sr Auditors/Accountants should also be granted the GP
of 4600 in PB-2, 9300-34800.
Assistant Audit /Accounts Officers
In para 7.56.9 6th CPC has
made the following recommendations: ‘The post of SO will be placed in the next
higher pay scale carrying the GP of 4800 in PB-2 which corresponds to the
pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12500. This upgradation will place the posts of
SO and AAO in an identical pay scale, thus necessitating the upgradation of the
later category (AAO)’. The 6 CPC had therefore recommended that the post of AAO
& AO should be merged. Government have in their resolution dated 29.08.2008
decided that post of SO and AAO should be merged ‘as per recommendation of 6
CPC’.
From this it is very clear that the
Government have erroneously read the recommendation of pay commission according
to which the posts of AAO & AO should be merged. This error has to be
rectified by merging the posts of AAO with AO granting the pay with GP of 5400
in PB-2.
Audit Officers
Audit & Accounts Officer had
been assigned the pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12000 w.e.f. 1.1.96 as
recommended by 5th CPC. As a result of re-structuring in 1990, 20%
posts of Divisional Accountants have been upgraded as Gr. DAO in the
pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12000 bringing them at par with AOs. Therefore
the AO should be placed in PB-2 GP of 5400 in which Sr. DAOs have been placed
on the basis of recommendations of 6 CPC in para 7.56.13 and not in PB-2, GP of
5400 as has been done. Consequently Sr. AOs have to be granted the next higher
grade PB-3, GP 6600.
In this connection the observation of 6 CPC
that the entry pay for IA&AS is presently 8000-13500 - which is identical to
the scale of SAOs - upgrading their pay scale any further will place them in a
higher level than the entry grade of IA&AS, which is a promotion post. This
observation is not based on actual practice. AOs when they are promoted to Gr.
A post, they are not placed in the entry grade of IA&AS, but in the post of
Dy. Accountant General which is in the PB-3, GP of 6600. Therefore the
perceived anomaly would not at all arise and Sr. AO can legitimately be placed
in PB-3 GP of 6600 to maintain the vertical relativity.
We also pointed out the press
release issued by PIB dated 14th August 2008, conveying the Cabinet
decisions implementing the recommendations of 6 CPC. In Para 11.5 of this
release, it has been stated that Government has continued the present position
of granting Group A scale to Gr B
officers after completion of 4 years of service and this officers would be
placed in PB-3 instead of PB-2 recommended by 6CPC. This would benefit the Gr.
B officers of Railway Accounts Services, CSSS, DANICS &DENIPS.
However this dispensation which has
been allowed to all Gr. B officers of the categories specified above except in
Audit/Accounts Services. Therefore, what has been given is in contrary to the
above policy of the Government.
Comrades,
The above gist of discussions should
be explained to the entire membership through pamphlets, separately for each
category so that the justification for upgradation in the pay structure is
fully understood by them. General Body meetings should also be held where this
circular is read and discussed. Members should be encouraged to offer their
views and comments on the justification which has been placed by us before the
Government for upgrading our wage structure. The membership should be informed
that only if we collectively manifest our unity through massive dharnas, mass
deputation etc the Government may pay head to our arguments and consider them.
To create requisite pressure upon
Government we should organise demonstrations, Dharna, Mass deputations etc once
in every fortnight. It is only then that when another meeting is held with
Js(Per) & JS (Estt) meaningful negotiations may take place and some outcome may be there. As
we want that our legitimate demand for upgraded wage structure should be agreed
by the Government we have to organise every fortnight programmes, dharna, mass
deputation, etc. It would be necessary that a continued campaign is carried out
amongst the membership that the entire membership is organised and mobilised in
these programmes. Please implement these programmes and intimate the total
strength of membership and the number of membership who participated in the
programmes.
The apex JAC will meet again in June
or even earlier if the next meeting with the Government takes place earlier to
review the mobilisation achieved through these programmes as also the outcome
of negotiations and then to decide further intensification of the struggle for
upgraded wage structure. Therefore, as per our decision of the Joint National
Executive meeting of 11th January 2014, we shall have to go ahead
with the programmes of Joint Dharna by all the constituents of the station in
the 2nd or 3rd week of March 2014 and Massive signature
campaign during April/May 14. Date of Dharna and the format for signature
campaign shall be finalised and circulated shortly.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
(V. Bhattacharjee)
Convener
