Posting of Association functionaries during AGT-2015

F.No. AICEIA/Surat/1/2015-16                              Dated : 03.06-2015

To,

The Hon’ble Chief Commissioner of Customs

Gujarat Zone, Ahmedabad

            Sub: Posting of Association functionaries during AGT-2015 – reg.

Sir,

                Kindly refer to Estt. Order No. 24/2015 dated 29.05.2015 issued under F.No. II/03-03/CCO/2015  by the JC(CCO), Vadodara Zone vide which transfer and posting in Customs Formation in the Grade of Inspectors has been ordered. In the said order at Sr. No. 23, Shri Kishore Kumar Upadhyay, Inspector has been transferred from Surat-II to Customs formation. 

2.            Your kind attention is invited towards, the Board Circular issued vide F. No. 35017/28/92-AD-III-B dt. 30.06.94 and uploaded vide Letter No. A-35017/01/2014-AD-III-B dated 29.01.2014 under the subject of “Transfer Guidelines regarding posting and transfers of group ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ in the Attached & Subordinate offices under Central Board of Excise and Customs”.

2.            It is submitted with due regards that the point No. VI of the above referred Board Circular very clearly says that the instructions contained in the DOPT OM No. 27/3/69-Esstt (B) dt. 08.04.69 regarding transfer & posting of Association functionaries should be observed strictly read with further amendments, if any. As per the said instructions of DOPT, the Association functionaries are not to be transferred outside the headquarters office/station.

3.            As per the decades long established practice also, the Association functionaries were never being transferred to outside by the cadre controlling authorities scattered as attached & subordinate offices of CBEC throughout the country. The DOPT clarification ID No. 16/18/2008-JCA Dt. 01.12.09 as well as OM No. 16/18/2008-JCA Dt. 03.09.12 also says that the existing practice should be continued in r/o of the transfer of the Association functionaries, if it is not less favourable in comparison to the DOPT guidelines on the issue.

4.            It has again been clarified/reiterated latestly by the DOPT in this regard vide F.No. 16/18/2008-JCA Dt. 17.04.13 sent to Sh. Ajit Gambhir, Director, Ad IV of CBEC that, “In such of the Government departments/offices where a different practice is being followed now, the existing practice, if not less favourable, may continue.”

5.            In view of the above, it may kindly be brought to your kind notice that Shri Kishore Kumar Upadhyay,  Inspector, who has been transferred from Surat-II to Customs formation is a key office bearer i.e. President of All India Central Excise Inspectors Association, Surat. It is therefore requested that while making detailed posting, it may kindly be ensured that Shri Kishore Kumar Upadhyay is posted at administrative/Association headquarters office/station since if he is posted outside, the staff welfare activities of the Association as well as the employee grievances redressal mechanism will be affected adversely due to the delinking of Association functionaries with the administration & staff side both.

Thanking you,

                                                                                    Yours faithfully,

                                                                                    (M.S. Prabhat)

                                                                General Secretary, AICEIA, Surat