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Monday, February 27, 2017

CIRCULAR - 06/2017

15/1089-90, VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt. GHAZIABAD (U.P), PIN-201012

Reference: AIA/Circular-06/2017                                                                                      Dated:  26th February 2017


To
Unit Secretaries,
Members & Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of Women’s Committee

Dear Comrades,
CONFEDERATION CALLS UPON TO OBSERVE
BLACK DAY ON 6TH MARCH 2017

It is on 6th July 2016 that the NJCA decided to defer the proposed indefinite strike from 11th July 2016 after Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Home Minister met the NJCA and re-iterated the commitment made to the NJCA delegation on 30th June 2016 on revisiting of the minimum pay and fitment factor, stating that the commitment has the approval of the Hon’ble Prime Minister.

We all know that neither any Committee has been formed as assured nor any meaningful dialogue – leave aside negotiation – has taken place with Staff Side, JCM till date, forcing the employees and officers to feel deceived.

It is to register our strong protest against this backtracking from commitments and demanding honouring the commitments made to NJCA that the Confederation has decided to observe 6th March 2017 as BLACK Day. Confederation Circular is enclosed.

All the Units are requested to conduct effective campaign so that every employee wears the badge with                       
“HONOUR THE COMMITMENT MADE ON
30th June & 6th JULY, 2016
REVISE THE MINIMUM WAGE AND
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR”
written on it and maximum and participate massively in the demonstration during lunch hour.

We must remember that every action programme is to mobilise the employees so that the one day strike on 16th March 2017 becomes a resounding success.

Trade Union Camp in Hindi
As decided, we have started conducting Trade Union workshops – the first one, in English, was held at Thrissur, Kerala on 24-25 January 2017. At Thrissur itself, Shimla Units offered to host the Trade Union Workshop in Hindi.

Audit COC, Shimla has intimated that the TU Workshop could be held at Shimla on 26-27 May 2017 with accommodation from 25th noon to 28th noon. The HQr would soon intimate the quota for each Unit. Non Hindi speaking Units, if any one of them would like to attend, may intimate the HQr. well in advance.

With greetings,
Yours fraternally

M. S. Raja
Secretary General

*********

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
      1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
      Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
            Email: confederationhq@gmail.com

February 18, 2017
Observe 6th March 2017
as
BLACK DAY

* Against the betrayal of Central Government employees and pensioners by Group of Ministers of NDA Government.
* Demanding increase in minimum pay and fitment formula

Dear comrades

We know that all of you are in the midst of hectic preparation and campaign for making the 16thMarch Strike action a great success.  As has been explained in the article, which we have placed on our website, the NDA Government, led by BJP has exhibited the worst anti-employee attitude in the post independent  era of our country.  This Government has treated its own employees as its worst enemy. The decision taken by the Union Cabinet on 29th June, 2016 rejecting even the recommendations made by the high level committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary was unprecedented. Even the setting up of various committees was nothing but an eye wash. Nothing will come out of that.  Even the NPS Committee on which the young comrades had pinned some hope of at least  getting a minimum guaranteed pension will produce nothing.  The discussions at the JCM fora has been converted into mostly monologues i.e. the official side simply listening and not reacting.  The Government, it appears, has made the Pension department to reject the one and only recommendation of the 7th CPC which was considered to be positive i.e. Option No.1 for pensioners on the specious ground that the same is not feasible to be implemented. The allowances committee has dilly dallied its deliberation and would now submit its report after the extended period of 6 months expires on 22.02.2017. Even if they make any positive recommendation, which is seldom expected, the NDA Government would not act upon it.  They have very successfully postponed the payment of the revised allowanced for 15 months. 
                In the face of such terrible onslaught, betrayal and chicanery, which no Government in the past has every indulged in,  it is surprising that some of our friends who has a predominant role in the movement of the Central Government employees has unfortunately chosen to wait and watch.  It appears that they have chosen to wait endlessly hurting the cause of the workers. 
                We have no hesitation to affirmatively state the obvious that we have chosen the right path, the path of struggles, which can only the choice of the working class against tyrannical attitude of the employer, howsoever, powerful they may be. We must realise that those who are in the saddle of power today are not permanently posted there. We were witness to the abysmal downfall of persons who were arrogant personified.  It appears that the reasonableness, righteousness and patience we had exhibited have been taken as signs of cowardice. The undeniable fact is that those who fight only can win. We, therefore, appeal to you to carry on with conviction and courage.
                Eight months will be over on 6th March, 2017, when the Group of Ministers held out the assurance of revisiting the minimum wage and multiplication factor.  It is now crystal clear that that was an act of chicanery.  No committee was set up and no discussions were held to seriously consider the issue.  We, therefore, appeal to all of you to ensure that the day, i.e. 6th March, 2017 is observed as a day of betrayal and all our members are requested to wear a Black badge with the following words inscribed on it in bold letters and conduct demonstrations in front of all Central Government offices.
                                               
HONOUR THE COMMITMENT MADE ON
30th June & 6th JULY, 2016
REVISE THE MINIMUM WAGE AND
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR
6TH March 2017 must be yet another occasion to mobilize our members to ensure their participation in the 16th March, 2017 strike action and ultimately win all the demands in the charter. 

                We fight to win and we shall win.
                               
                With greetings,
Yours fraternally,


(M Krishnan)
Secretary General


Tuesday, February 14, 2017

15/1089-90, VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt. GHAZIABAD (U.P), PIN-201012

Reference: AIA/Circular-05/2017                                                     Dated:  13th February 2017


To
Unit Secretaries,
Members & Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of Women’s Committee

Dear Comrades,

ORGANISE DAY-LONG DHARNA ON 21st FEBRUARY 2017

            The 47th Conference decided to build up struggle on the departmental charter of demands. We had the first phase of programme on 15th November 2016 by adopting the charter of demands and submitting the same through proper channel.

            The second phase of the programme was decided for January 2016, later rescheduled to 21st February 2017.

            All the units are requested to organise Dharna by the Members of the Executive Committee with massive luch hour meeting. Campaign on the charter of demands may be conducted. A brief on the Charter of Demands is attached.

            While campaigning on the Charter of Demands, we should simultaneously focus on the demands raised by the Confederation and mobilise for the one day strike on 16th March 2017. We must keep in mind that the Common Charter of demands and the departmental charter of demands are complementary to each other and the struggles for achieving the demands cannot be separated.

With greetings,
Yours fraternally



M. S. Raja
Secretary General

Brief on Charter of Demands

   1.  Strengthen Audit & Accounts to Safeguard People’s Rights
       Stop down-sizing; Stop outsourcing & privatisation of Audit & Accounts; Scrap    Curtailment/shedding of Audit functions in the name of Audit Plan; ensure continuance of the existing Accounting and Auditing methodologies and appropriate party days with scientific work norms; ensure effective Panchayati Raj Audit & Accounts by sanctioning adequate posts; revisit restructuring of Audit effected from 1..4. 2012.

Founding fathers of the Constitution saw in the CAG a position that is equivalent or more important than judiciary. This was because of the nature of responsibilities that he has to discharge.
The developments in the recent past give an impression that the higher ups in the Department are more interested in having skeleton activities. The Drastic curtailment in regularity and propriety audit, overstressing on Performance Audit etc are nothing but an attempt to abdicate the constitutional responsibility vested with the CAG.
All these are used to reduce the manpower at lower level upto Sr Auditor/Accountant and the shortage of manpower is used to curtail audit further and introduce outsourcing of functions. The recent decision of CAG to rationalise the staff strength in audit offices have caused drastic reduction in the cadre strength of Auditor/Senior Auditor. Even the Auditor/Accountant & SA has been removed from the technical cadre category.
There is no visible move to strengthen PRI Audit. This itself raises doubt on the intention behind this demand – the Department is withdrawing from the role of a pro-active ‘Comptroller’ to a very superficial ‘Auditor General’ with no responsibility but with only power. This is an affront to the Indian Constitution. There is a reluctance to utilise the idle man power available or to pool the man power. Divide and rule rules.
It is therefore a must that the Department takes steps for widening and deepening the scope of the functions, audit as well as accounts including that of Panchayati Raj Institution, revisit the bifurcation of the office of Accountants General on functional grounds and develop a multi-skilled manpower from the lower level. Risk based Audit and Performance audit may be used as additional tools. Otherwise the whole audit edifice would be under risk.
Neither the executive wants to protect the people’s rights nor does the CAG want. What everybody wants is to somehow remain afloat. As far as CAG’s bureaucracy is concerned, the only concern is to create more posts at higher level at the cost of base level cadres. The performance vis-a-vis the accountability is very low today.
Only an overhauling as proposed in our proposal for cadre restructuring can bring about some desirable changes – the mandate that flows from the Constitution and the accountability there-upon should only be the concern.

       2.     a) Amend Company Law and DPC Act for Audit of Public Sector Undertakings      &  Corporations even after reduction of Government share to below 50%.
       b) Amend Company Law to ensure the Audit by IA&AD of all Public Limited   Companies listed with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
         c) Enact necessary law to bring audit of all public Financial Institutions by IA&AD.    

These demands have become all the more important in the context of the Governments overdrive on privatisation and selling of family silver. Public-Private-Participation (PPP) is going to be the order of the day. This simply means handing over the national assets to the national and transnational corporates. The move to bring 100% FDI in Railways and 49% in Defence rings alarm bells for audit also.
Whenever we discuss with our administration, “global practice” is what is being played up. The department is not oblivious to the fact that in many of the “model” nations, whenever and wherever public money is involved or common man’s money is involved, it is brought under the scrutiny of Supreme Auditor of that nation. What we demand is the same.
From The topmost to any dick and harry in the government speaks of “globally  friendly’ atmosphere! This is nothing but allowing the transnational business conglomerates to loot the national wealth. This is where the role of CAG as the “watchdog of Indian finances” has to be seen and strengthened.

  3. Restructure the audit/accounts cadres as per note submitted by this Association & Grant the following Grades Pay to other cadres
                                Auditor/Accountant –  4200,
                                                             SA –  4600,
                                                          AAO  – 4800 & 5400 (PB2) on completion of 4 years,
                                                                        AO–  6600
                                                            SAO -  7600 
       
The issue of parity in Pay scale for SA with Assistants in CSS maintaining vertical relativity has been our long standing demand. Through struggles, we achieved it in the past, only to be disturbed again and again. The court cases filed by some disruptionists elements and its rejection by the Supreme Court caused immense damage to our demand, giving a handle to the 6th and 7 CPCs to reject the parity demand. The decision of the CAG administration to upgrade the SA cadre with 75% direct recruitment of graduates and to demand total parity with CSS for all cadres is the result of the consistent persuasion of the demand, supported by the sustained agitations – including the mass casual leave on 8th April 2010 – we conducted for long.
The first step would be to snatch what has been denied to us repeatedly and then we have to move forward for betterment of the service advancement of the entirety of the personnel.  

 4.   a)  Vacate victimisation of Association activists.
        b) Allow democratic functioning of Association without interference from administration
There is no station in IA&AD where gross misuse of authority against the employees, their Association and its leaders has not taken place. Many of the Accountants General does not meet the Association. The grievance redressal machineries have become defunct. The scars of Kerala, Rajkot, Allahabad & Kolkata are yet to be addressed, so also the wounds of vicitmisations on the wake one day mass casual leave on 8th April 2010.
The mutilated implementation of the CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 has created a mess in the Department. The recognition process is a never-ending, ever-continuing process in IA&AD.
Basic functional facilities like Special CL etc are questioned by the filed level administrations.

  5.             i)          Fill up all vacant posts through local recruitment, coming out of SSC if required;
         ii)         Reserve 80% posts for those from the respective territory.
It is stated by the CAG administration that 16000 personnel has been recruited during the last 4-5 years. With rate of retirement being at a faster and because of the vacancies that have  accumulated  over the years and above all, retention rate of those recruited being very poor, the man power availability at field level is much below the requirement – vacancy position being still above 30%.
IA&AD decided to refer the recruitment to SSC when the SSC was recruiting the personnel locally. Since the judgement of Supreme Court on Radhey Shyam and others vs UOI, the SSC is compelled to make the recruitment on all India plane. The result is that majority of the newly recruited are from out of the particular state having no the knowledge of local language. Lack of knowledge of the local language affects the functioning as State Govts do function on the regional language.
Further, the newly recruited personnel also face lot of difficulties, including the condition to qualify in the regional language and ban on unilateral transfer.
This recruitment policy also causes low rate of retention. In the changed circumstances, we demand that IA&AD should come out of SSC and go for own recruitment, statewise – this will ensure that the department gets enough number of recruits, enhancing the rate of retention.
Also we insist on revising of the rationalisation of staff strength in Audit side, leading to drastic reduction in the SA/Auditor cadre.

 6.    Stop unilateral implementation of transfer policy in Commercial Audit & P&T Audit
The audit criteria issued by the CAG in January 2011 is nothing but total abdication of constitutional responsibility to help the corrupt executive in the light of the audit report on the deal with Devas International on the allocation of S-band spectrum. The audit report was suppressed. It did not get the importance as in the case of 2G or coal. The new criterion was issued immediately after that, to ensure that such firms (though in Public Sector) are left scot free.

 7.      Implement Arbitration Award on SA pay Scale
                  The award - granting parity in pay scales to SA with Assistants in CSS from 1.1.1986 notionally and actually from 12.11.2011 - given in August 2004 is still pending for implementation. The UPA government has even in its last days tried to move a resolution in the Parliament for its rejection. Only because of the timely intervention by Com Basudev Acharya ensured that it was not carried.

 8.   Permit all Employees in the GP of 1800 to appear for all Departmental Exams including SOGE
                  In the recent recruitment of MTS, many of those recruited are with qualification graduation and above. The promotional avenue for them is quite limited. These hands are of great asset to the department. (The spectre of unemployment has made them to come as MTS. It would be in the interest of the department that those who are graduates are permitted to negotiate the SAS examination directly, on completion of 3 years          

  10. Designate Supervisor as AAO & Earmark 20% of AAO post for seniority cum fitness           promotion in all wings
                  The Recruitments Rule (RR) for SA is about to be amended with direct recruitment of 75%. This is the pattern available for Assistants in CSS. The Assistants in CSS so recruited is entitled for promotion as Section Officer – 50 through Departmental Examination and 50% through seniority cum fitness.
                        In the Organised Accounts, 20% of the AAO post is earmarked for promotion of SA on seniority cum fitness. It should be extended same to the SA in IA&AD also. Further, present day Supervisor should be treated at par with AAO with channel for further promotion to AO/SAO opened up. There is no difference in the functions of AAO and Supervisor.

 11Stop downsizing of P&T Audit Offices; conduct audit of private service providers as     per TRAI regulations, widen scope of audit.
            We submitted this proposal in May 2007. The department has avoided discussion on the subject since then.

12.   Re-imburse hotel charges to Railway Audit personnel wherever Railway accommodation is not allotted while on tour.
In the pretext that personnel of Railway audit are covered by the TA rules of Railways, this is denied. It is the responsibility of the Department to ensure that our touring personnel get the entitled type of Railways accommodation or Railways arrange the entitled type of accommodation. Otherwise the Hotel Charges be re-imbursed, be it by the Railways or the Department.

13.   Restore unilateral transfer policy.
The system of unilateral transfer in cadres where provision for direct recruitment is there was in vogue in the Department from the very beginning. The scheme was suspended in 1995-96 for a short period and then re-introduced with certain stipulations.
But later on complete ban was imposed on unilateral transfer. This has caused great inconvenience to employees seeking unilateral transfer.

14.   Restore metal Pass facility to AAOs in Railway Audit
The facility of metal pass to AAOs in railway audit is denied on the ground that AAO in Railway Accounts are not gazetted. Reply under RTI has stated that the AAO in Railway Audit with GP of 4800 is entitled for metal pass. But till date the department has failed to get it extended to our AAOs.

    15. Restore/Extend JCM facility to AAOs (who were part of the scheme uptil 1984)
            When the Scheme of Joint Consultative Machinery & Compulsory Arbitration was brought into effect from 1965, SAS Accountant/ Superintendent (later designated as Section Officer) were Gr C and hence part of the Scheme. But with the restructuring of cadres in IA&AD in 1984, 80% of the cadre was upgraded and were granted Gazetted status with the designation AAO, thus excluding them from the ambit of JCM scheme.
                The present cadre of AAO was essentially a part of JCM Scheme and hence it is unjustifiable to exclude it later only because the CPC/Govt. decided to restructure or upgrade the cadre on a later date.

    16.  Grant 5 promotions in the career
Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers, for the first time, raised the issue of stagnation due to lack of promotional avenues that are adversely affecting the morale of the employees in various departments with the 5th CPC. The result was introduction of the scheme of ACP which came into being from 1999. With the 6 CPC, the demand was to increase it to 3 which was conceded but with clever dilution – instead of cadre hierarchy Grade Pay hierarchy was introduced creating lot of disaffection and confusion.
The 7 CPC, though we persisted with demand for 5 promotions during the entire service – on the 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th and 4th year of the career-, it was not conceded. (Not only that the 7 CPC did not concede to make it 5 or on promotional hierarchy, it made it more stringent by making “very good’ as the bench mark). It is a fact that the personnel of organised Group A services are entitled to get 5 promotions. The personnel down below should also be entitled for the same hierarchical promotional avenues.
It means, in our department our demand is that: MTS should get a chance to reach up to AAO; ii) DEO up to AO and iii) SA (in the new format) up to one level above SAO.
*****     


Saturday, February 11, 2017



ALL INDIA AUDIT & ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATION
CSV WARRIER BHAWAN
15/1089-90, VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt. GHAZIABAD (U.P), PIN-201012
Ph: 01202881727/98681 45667

Reference: AIA/Circular-04/2017                                                     Dated:  10th February 2017

To
Unit Secretaries,
Members & Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of Women’s Committee

Dear Comrades,
ORGANISE
VYASJI MEMORIAL LECTURE ON
7 CPC –
DEMANDS REMAIN TO BE ACHIEVED; STRUGGLE INEVITABLE”

13th February is the 2nd death anniversary of Com SK Vyas, the numero uno leader of audit as well as of central government employees’ movement. Confederation has given a call to observe the day in a befitting manner. All our Units will ensure success of “Vyasji Remembrance Day” organised under Confederation/COC banner in each station.

In addition, all the units may also organise a lecture on the subject given above with massive participation. The lecture may be organised on a day during the week, 13th to 17th February. The focus should be to educate the rank and file about our demands before the 7CPC, the CPC recommendations, the changes we demanded from the government and why, present position there-of, the need to carry forward the struggle further and the one day strike on 16th March 2017.

All the units must take pain to prepare and organise the lecture. Report on implementation of the programme may be e-mailed immediately there-after.

With greetings,
Yours fraternally
Sd/-
M. S. Raja

Secretary General

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

15/1089-90, VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt. GHAZIABAD (U.P), PIN-201012

Reference: AIA/Circular-03/2017                                                     Dated:  5th February 2017

To
Unit Secretaries,
Members & Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of Women’s Committee

Dear Comrades,

Strike on 16th March 2017 – Serve Notice on 8th February 2017

The Extended National Executive Committee that met at Thrissur, Kerala on 24-25 January 2017 reiterated the call for successful strike on 16th March 2017 and called upon all the units to serve the strike notice on 8th February 2017. Those Units that have already served the notice on 4th January 2017 may intimate their respective HoD about the change of date.

Draft notice is given elsewhere in the Circular.

The tour programme that has been redrawn taking into account the change in the date of strike is given below.

Sl No
Station
Date
Name of visiting Leader
Onward Journey to
1.
Chandigarh (Punjab&Haryana)
14,15,16 Feb
M. S. Raja, SG
New Delhi
2.
Agartala
20-21 Feb
Tapas Bose, President
Kolkata
3.
Chennai
22-23 Feb.
V Sreekumar, Addl SG
Thrissur
4.
Mumbai
22,23,24 Feb.
M. S. Raja &
Hemant Pant,   
Vice President
New Delhi
Bhopal
5.
Raipur
28 Feb
Tapas Bose
Nagpur
6.
Dehradun
27,28 Feb
MS Raja &
Anilkumar, Addl SG
New Delhi
7.
Nagpur
1 March
 Tapas Bose &
KC Mathai, VicePresident
Hyderabad
8.
Hyderabad
2,3 March
Tapas Bose &
KC Mathai
Kolkata
Nagpur
9.
Gwalior
2,3 March
MS Raja & Hemant Pant
Bhopal
10.
Jaipur
3rd March
Anilkumar
New Delhi
11.
Bhopal
4,5,6 March
MS Raja
New Delhi
12.
Bhubaneswar
8,9,10 March
MS Raja
New Delhi
13.
Delhi
14,15 March
MS Raja
-
14.
Shillong
22 Feb
Amitava Chatterjee, Addl SG
Guwahati
15.
Kohima
24 Feb
            - do -
Guwahati
16.
Imphal
2,3 March
            - do -
Guwahati


With greetings,
Yours fraternally
Sd/-
M. S. Raja
Secretary General


Draft Strike Notice
Resolution

            This meeting of ….. Association held on 8th February 2017 considered the decision of the National Executive Committee of All India Audit & Accounts Association to join the one day strike on 16th March 2017 called by Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers in pursuance of the Charter of Demands enclosed with the Strike Notice Served by the All India Audit & Accounts Association to CAG of India.  

            This meeting endorses the strike notice served by the All India Audit & Accounts Association to Comptroller & Auditor General of India on 28th December 2016 and also the subsequent communication on rescheduling of the strike action to 16th March 2017 vide letter dated 9th January 2017 and here-by records our resolve to join the strike on 16th March 2017 along with the rest of the central Government employees of the country.

            Resolve to submit a copy of this resolution along with a copy of the Charter of demands to PAG/AG/DGA/PDA/DD/DAG…

            Further resolve to send a copy of this resolution to Secretary General, All India Audit & Accounts Association for information.

(…………………………..)
President of the Meeting

CHARTER OF DEMANDS
Part I

1.  Settle the demands raised by NJCA regarding modifications of 7th CPC recommendations as submitted in the memorandum to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015. (See Annexure-I). Honour the assurance given by the Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30th June 2016 and 6thJuly 2016, especially increase in minimum wage and fitment factor. Grant revised HRA at the existing percentage itself i.e. 30%, 20% and 10%. Accept the proposal of the staff side regarding Transport Allowance. Settle all anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, in a time bound manner.
2.  Implement option-I recommended by 7th CPC and accepted by the Government regarding parity in pension of pre-2016 pensioners, without any further delay. Settle the pension related issues raised by NJCA against item 13 of its memorandum submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015. (See Annexure-I).
3.   Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant pension and Family Pension to all Central Government employees recruited after 01.01.2004, under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.
4.   Treat Gramin Dak Sewaks of Postal department as Civil Servants, and extend all benefits like pay, pension, allowances etc. of departmental employees to GDS. Publish GDS Committee report immediately.
5.   Regularise all casual, contract, part-time, contingent and Daily rated mazdoors and grant equal pay and other benefits. Revise the wages as per 7th CPC minimum pay.
6.  No Downsizing, Privatisation, outsourcing and contractorisation of Government functions.
7.   Withdraw the arbitrary decision of the Government to enhance the bench mark for performance appraisal for promotion and financial upgradations under MACP from “GOOD” to VERY GOOD” and also decision to withhold annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the bench march either for MACP or for regular promotion within the first 20 years of service. Grant MACP pay fixation benefits on promotional hierarchy and not on pay-matrix hierarchy. Personnel promoted on the basis of examination should be treated as fresh entrants to the cadre for grant of MACP.
8.   Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (J) and Rule 48 of CCs (Pension) Rules 1972 which is being misused as a short cut as purity measure to punish and victimize the employees.
9.    Fill up all vacant posts including promotional posts in a time bound manner. Lift ban on creation of posts. Undertake cadre Review to access the requirement of employees and their cadre prospects. Modify recruitment rules of Group-‘C’ cadre and make recruitment on Regional basis.
10.  Remove 5% ceiling on compassionate appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases.
11.  Grant five promotions in the service career to all Central Govt. employees.
12.  Abolish and upgrade all Lower Division Clerks to Upper Division Clerks.
13.  Ensure parity in pay for all stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial Staff in subordinate offices and in all organized Accounts cadres with Central Secretariat staff by upgrading their pay scales. Grant pay scale of Drivers in Lok Sabha Secretariat to Drivers working in all other Central Government Departments.
14.  Reject the stipulation of 7th CPC to reduce the salary to 80% for the second year of Child Care leave and retain the existing provision.
15.  Introduce Productivity Linked bonus in all department and continue the existing bi-lateral agreement on PLB wherever it exists.
16.  Ensure cashless medical treatment to all Central Government employees & Pensioners in all recognized Government and Private hospitals.
17.  Revision of Overtime Allowance (OTA) and Night Duty Allowance (NDA) w.e.f 01.01.2016 based on 7th CPC pay scale.
18.  Revision of wages of Central Government employees in every five years.
19.  Revive JCM functioning at all levels. Grant recognition to the unions/Associations under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993 within a time frame to facilitate effective JCM functioning.
20.  Implementation of the Revised Pay structure in respect of employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies consequent on implementation of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 in respect of Central Government employees and pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
21.  Implementation of the “equal pay for equal work” judgement of the Supreme Court in all departments of the Central Government.

Part II
    
1. The recent instructions issued by the CAG of India with regard to rationalisation of staff strength is negating the very concept of strengthening of audit, review there-of is demanded

2. The rationalisation of staff strength preceded by restructuring of audit offices effected since April 2012 runs against the concept of transparency and accountability, review there-of is demanded

3. The action of excluding the cadre of Auditor/Accountant and SA from the list of technical cadres is a deliberate move to degrade the cadre that may cause grave consequences in future, this may be rectified

4. The personnel in IA& AD are the worst affected with regard to career advancement and the above mentioned steps only aggravates their despondency,  time bound promotion to all cadres be ensured

5.  Non grant of Gr A status to SAOs has disappointed the entire cadre, we demand grant of Gr A status to SAO cadre

6. The non notification of revised recruitment rules for various cadres and its delay has created frustration amongst the cadres; we demand expediting of the notification of revised recruitment rules

7.  The non implementation of the 7 CPC recommendations to grant GP 5400 to AAOs in IA&AD has cast a gloom and demoralised the whole cadre of AAOs, early action to grant GP of 5400 (i.e. placing of AAO at level 9 in the pay matrix) is demanded

8.  The refusal to increase number of chances for SAS examination is disincentive towards career advancement avenues of the feeder cadre, we demand unlimited number of chances for SAS examination and removal of negative marks for all exams in IA&AD

9.  Refusal to honour the accepted principles of not applying the educational qualifications specified for direct recruitment in respect of departmental candidates indicates the negative approach towards providing promotional avenues to those in the lower cadres; we demand promotional avenues for all departmental candidates on seniority cum fitness basis, without riders

10. Treating Dies-Non as disqualification for selection of personnel for UN Audit etc. be discarded, seniority should the sole criteria for selection of personnel for UN Audit

11. Right of the employees to register their protest through peaceful means such as demonstration etc has been denied, it may be restored

12. Departmental canteens’ functions are paralysed due to acute shortage of man power; this may be addressed by recruiting enough regular hands

13. Field level Audit Parties should be provided with sufficient man days and reasonable Transit days; remove the practice of providing transit on closed holidays.
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