15/1089-90,
VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt. GHAZIABAD
Website:
www.auditflag.blogspot.com
Reference: AIA/Circular-19/2014 Dated: 17th August 2014
To
Unit
Secretaries,
Members
& Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of
Women’s Committee
Dear
Comrades,
20TH
AUGUST 2014 –
SUBMIT
CADRE RESTRUCTURING PROPOSALS
The CWC
meeting held on 18-19 July 2014 called upon every unit to submit the cadre
restructuring proposals submitted by the All India Audit & Accounts
Association, through proper channel, to CAG – by holding lunch hour general
body meeting on 20th August 2014. Copy of the letter submitted to
CAG through proper channel may be forwarded to HQr.
The
salient features of the cadre restructuring proposals submitted by us are:
1. After restructuring, there shall be
only the following cadres Viz.
MTS, Audit Assistant,
Auditor, Sr Auditor Gr I, Sr Auditor Gr II, AAO Gr I, AAO Gr II, AO & SAO
2. Abolish the cadre of LDC and upgrade all
holders of the post as DEO as one time measure; rename DEO as Audit Assistant.
3.
Restructuring of all cadres by
giving all cadres scope for higher pay scale, ensuring parity in scales with CSS cadres at
SA level, maintaining vertical relativity viz.
a) Auditor/Accountant – PB2, GP 4200
SA, Grade I - PB2, GP 4600
SA, Grade II - PB2, GP 4800
AAO Gr I
- PB2, 5400
AAO Gr II - PB3, 5400 on completion of 4 years
AO - PB3, 6600
SAO - PB3, 7600
4. Unified structure at field offices,
as in the HQr office.
Copy of the note we submitted to CAG
vide our letter No. AIA/B-1/40/2014
18th June 2014 is given along with this circular.
Tour programme by All India leaders
to various stations is being finalised. All the Units will be intimated of the
tour programme in few days. All the units may ensure that programmes are
implemented in the right spirit, without fail.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally
(M.S.Raja)
Secretary General
Note submitted to CAG
on Restructuring of IA&AD and Audit/Accounts cadres vide our letter No.
AIA/B-1/40/2014 dated 18th June 2014
Background
30 years have
gone since the restructuring of cadres – upto Gr B – was done in IA&AD. The
cadre structure as well as the pay structure that was implemented with effect
from 1.3.1984 in Audit and 1.4.1987 in A&E wings is still continuing.
Though the
restructuring was effected only in two cadres viz. Auditors and Section
officers all other cadres per force had
to exercise option to be in the parent office (ie A&E Office) or in the
newly created office – as far as the offices of Accountants General were
concerned. In the separate audit offices it was a straight jacket affair.
80% of the
posts in the cadre of Auditor (330-560) was functionally upgraded and granted
the pay scale of 425-800, at par with Assistants in CSS and was designated as
Senior Auditor. The cadre Section Officer (500-900) was similarly restructured
into Section officer (20%) and Assistant Audit Officer (80%) with pay of
650-1040 (Gazetted). The higher, functional scales were available only in the
newly created offices of Accountants General (Audit) and all separate audit
offices. The pay scale in the offices of Accountants General (A&E)
continued at 330-560 for (newly designated) Accountants with 20% post in
Selection Grade of Rs. 425-700 and 500-900 for Section Officers.
The Fourth
CPC recommended the same pay scale for Senior Auditors and Assistants in CSS ie
1400-2600 on the basis of merits. It further recommended restoration of the
‘broad parity that existed between audit and accounts’. Govt of India accepted
this recommendation wide OM dated 12th June 1987 extended the same
pay scale for Accounts staff (of IA&AD and organised Accounts) with effect
from 0.1.04.1987 ie 1400-2600 for Senior Accountants (80%) and 1640-2900 for
Assistant Accounts Officers.
The main
thrust of the restructuring of cadres of 1984 was that it gave a much sought
after upgradation of pay scale as well as a movement to the cadres which
otherwise were stagnating at the entry stage itself.
Even today,
the same pattern is continued in IA&AD. Though the pay scale of Assistants
is continuously being raised each time after the audit and accounts staff
attains parity is a pernicious act that demoralises the entirety of IA&AD
personnel. The auditor/accountant
onwards expect that the cadre restructuring would address one of basic issues i.e.
parity with Assistants in CSS (maintaining vertical relativity) along with
opening up chances for further career advancements.
It has to be
pointed out that Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations have not been fully
implemented. If implemented Auditors & Accountants (Pre-revised Pay Scale
4500-7000) should have been in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 & Senior
Auditors/Sr. Accountant in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs 4600 as because the
Government had granted PB2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4600 to Assistants of Central
Secretariat – parity with which had been recommended by the VI Central Pay
Commission. The post of AAO should have been merged with the post of AO in PB-2
with Grade Pay of Rs.5400/-. Taking into account the assignment of PB-3 with
Grade Pay of Rs.5400 to the Divisional Accounts Officer, the AO should have
been placed in PB-3 Grade Pay 5400.
Our
Proposals
I. The field formations of
IA&AD should also have the same structure as available at HQr office – with
senior most PAG/DGA being in charge of administration – other PAG/DGA/AG/PDA
being heads of functional wings. Also, future recruitments and promotions to
AAO and AO will have to be in a single/common cadre. This will allow man power
flexibility and equal promotional avenues to personnel of all cadres. This will
also take care of the sense of being deprived of any promotional avenues that
are prevailing in wings like A&E etc. and ensure that there will be no
wastage of man power in one wing while there is acute shortage in other
wing(s).
II. The VI Central Pay
Commission has conceded parity in Pay Scales between Secretariat & Other
Offices only upto the level of Assistants. The reasons for not conceding parity
at higher level are quite arbitrary & untested. The time has come when
there should be parity in Pay Scales in all Government administrative Offices
whether Secretariat proper or otherwise, called offices outside Secretariat.
III. Those recruited as
Auditor/Accountant are bereft of promotional avenues, unless they qualify in
the SAS examinations. The personnel in A&E offices are having no avenues
for upward movement except that of Sr Accountant as SAS examination is stopped
in almost all offices except for SC/ST personnel. It is therefore necessary that the cadre of
Auditor/Accountant is restructured further so as to give promotional avenues to
them.
The
following cadre/pay structure for personnel of IA&AD is proposed:
1. MTS -PB1, GP 1800 – (100%
promotional avenue as DEO i.e. Audit Assistant)
2. DEO (Audit Asstt) -PB1,
GP2400 – (Promotion as Auditor/ Accountant
i.e. Auditor)
3. Auditor/Accountant -PB2, GP 4200 (75 % Direct
Recruitment
i.e. Auditor (20 %) rest on promotion from Audit Assistant
4. SA (ie Sr Ar/Acctt) -PB2, GP 4600-100% promotion from Auditor
(80%) (i.e. Auditor/Accountant)
5. SA, Grade II -PB2,
GP 4800 on completion of 4 years in SA Gr I
6. AAO, Grade I -PB2 GP 5400 (DR-20%, SAS-60%, Promotion-20%)
7. AAO, Grade II
-PB3, GP 5400 on completion of 4 years in AAO Gr I
8. AO (20%) -PB3, GP 6600
9. SAO (80%)
-PB3, GP 7600
III. This Association vide its letter AIA/B1/50/2012 date 8th
August 2012 had conveyed the following:
i) There should not be any direct recruitment at SA level.
As of now IA&AD is having direct recruitment of graduates to the level
of 75 % in Audit and graduate intake to the tune of 67 % in A&E wings. What
is required is streamlining it in the restructured, composite office with 75%
in the cadre of Auditor (/Accountant) being Direct Recruit Graduates.
ii) There should be no formation of separate non IA&AS cadre in Gr A and
the directly recruited SAS hands may not be treated as a separate all India
cadre. Instead, the percentage of induction into IA&AS (from SAO) should be
increased to 50%. We should not introduce a system where there will be more
divisions and more frustrations amongst the personnel in IA&AD.
In the agenda meeting with DAI on 02.04.2013, it was assured that no final
view had been taken over these proposals and it would be further discussed with
the recognised Federations. No such discussion was held and every time we were
assured that without consultation with Staff Side no forward movement of these
proposals is planned.
The proposals to have direct recruitment in SA cadre would lead to undoing
of the restructuring of cadres in IA&AD in 1984 while nothing is offered in
return.
The administration has, still, gone ahead with the proposals, ignoring the
views of the stake holders, which are detrimental to interests of the Audit
& Accounts cadres.
The CAG of
India is requested that these cadre restructuring proposals may kindly be
positively implemented so that the personnel of IA&AD get befitting pay
scales from the 7 CPC.
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