15/1089-90, VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt.
GHAZIABAD (U.P), PIN-201012
Reference:
AIA/Circular-16/2018 Dated: 14th July 2018
To
Unit Secretaries,
Members & Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of Women’s Committee
Dear Comrades,
STRUGGLE…STRUGGLE ALONE IS OUR SAVIOUR
Immediately
after the Govt and the CAG issued orders on grant of NFU on completion of 4
years of service to AAOs of IA&AD, Civil Accounts and P&T Accounts, two
questions were put to me.
Some of
the comrades contacted me and asked why are we not publicising our role i.e.
what all we did in achieving the Non Functional Upgradation (NFU) of AAOs on
completion of 4 years of service to Level 9 i.e. GP 5400. One of them even told
that the other Federation is aggressively marketing it.
I had a
counter query – why should we do that and become so cheap.
We are
a Trade Union and we don’t do any trade to indulge in aggressive marketing –
this is done by somebody who has doubt in their’ contribution and role.
We
raise demands, pursue them organizationally, back-up it with struggles and on
the strength of struggles we pursue, persuade and negotiate with Govt. It is a
time consuming process, but we are convinced that there is no alternative to
struggle which demonstrates the backing of the membership to the demand(s)
raised.
Those
who never go on struggles, except in printed posters, have to work hard to tell
its (misled) members that it is they who did it – through petitioning – because
they hardly enter the arena of struggle.
There
are people who promised higher pay scale only to audit and spread word every
other day that they met PM, they met FM and the order will come tomorrow, day
after tomorrow etc.
All
India Audit & Accounts Association right from beginning said that after the
implementation of 4th CPC recommendations and especially after
Upgradation of 80% of AOs as Senior AOs in 1992 (with effect from 1.4.1990) -
where the upgradation was done in both audit & accounts despite the fact
that the agitation was led by the then Accounts/Audit Officers of IA&AD
only – the possibility of only audit being granted parity may not be accepted
by the government and hence we should demand for parity in both audit & accounts with Assistant in Central Secretariat.
Some self-styled
leaders, in the name of championing audit cause, split the organisation and
spread canards and falsehoods.
Our
stand was vindicated when the government decided to upgrade the pay scales of
auditor/accountant to AAO in 2003 – it was granted to both audit and accounts.
It is noteworthy to state that the OM clearly stated that the upgradation is on
account of the disparity in pay scales between Sr Clerks of Railways and
Accounts Assistants of Railways. i.e. the demand was met because of the
disparity in organised accounts.
Those
who abused us for demanding parity for both audit and accounts went to 7 CPC
and pleaded for higher pay scales for both audit and accounts!
Mass Casual Leave on 8th April 2010 –
thousands of personnel in IA&AD went on Mass CL on 8th April
2010 on a charter of demands that included Grant of deemed direct recruitment
status and subsequent MACP benefits to AAOs (already granted by CAG and only
available in IA&AD), Grant of 5400 to AAOs on completion of 4 years’
service, grant of parity in pay scale to Sr Auditor/Sr Accountant, among other
demands. Thousands of our members are still victimised, lost increments for
participating in this massive action.
All
India Audit & Accounts Association went on strike thrice in the past for
the issue of parity in pay scales.
Many
agitations including mass petition to CAG, demonstrations and dharnas were held
during the period, not to speak of the discussions we had on the platform of
JCM through which we could persuade the reluctant bureaucracy.
Great
Chanakya had said: “Never argue with a fool, you will also be dragged to their
level; …..onlookers may not be able to tell the difference”.
Second issue that was raised by some
comrades was on the promotional avenues for Senior Accountants and Senior
Auditors, especially in the aftermath of NFU for AAOs.
We
would like to reproduce our recommendations to the cadre restructuring
committee wherein we demanded
·
Promotion to DEO as Ar/Acctt
·
Non Functional Upgradation to SA to Level 7 (GP
4600)
·
Promotion of SA as AAO
·
Combined seniority/gradation list of AAOs
(including SAS personnel and promotees)
·
Promotional avenue to promotee AAOs as AO/SAO and
further depending on service
Only All India Audit & Accounts Association
has demanded promotion for DEOs and 5 time promotion to all from the entry
level.
We are on war path demanding exclusion of Govt
Employees from NPS, ensuring defined pension to all including those joined
after 1st January 2004.
We will be going on strike on 15th
November 2018 demanding scrapping of NPS.
We know
well that submission of memorandum to any committee or government will not
bring about desired results. To achieve demands, we will have to educate and
mobilise the employees, prepare them for struggles and organise struggles in a
sustained manner.
We
don’t sell dreams, we prepare our members to live with dignity and security
and fight for it.
With
greetings,
Yours
fraternally
Sd/-
M. S. Raja
Secretary General
