Proceedings
of the 11th Conference of All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers
(Civil) held at Mumbai on 20th and 21st February
2014
The 11th
Conference of All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil) was
held at Central Labour Institute Auditorium, Sion,Mumbai on 20th and 21st February 2014. This conference
was attended by the delegates from the following branches/Stations:
Delhi Zone
West Zone (Mumbai,Nagpur,Pune,Aurangabad
and Gujrath-Baroda,)
East Zone
(Kolkatta)
North East Zone
(Shillong) and
South Zone
(Hyderabad,Chennai,Kerala-Cochin,Trivandrum)
Before
the inaugural open session, flag hoisting was done by Com. A.B. Sunilkumar,
President along with Com. D.P. Sharma, Secretary General followed by offering floral
tributes to the martyrs’ column. All
distinguished guests, national executive members of the Association and the
delegates offered floral tributes to the martyrs.
1.Inaugural
Delegate Session
The Inaugural delegate
session commenced at 11.45 AM. on 20-2-2014. Com. A.B.Sunilkumar, President
presided over the session. In his introductory speech the President called for the
strengthening of the association and conditions under which our members are
working without adequate staff strength in various cadres as well as our
organizational weaknesses.
Com.
K.V.Jayaraj, Secretary General, National
Federation of Atomic Energy Employees
inaugurated the delegate session. The inaugural address was an
enlightening one and touched different issues faced by the working class and
the people of the country in general. He
covered the different issues of the 6th CPC and explained the inevitability of the 7th
CPC and emphasis the need for the united
fight irrespective of the cadres to which we are belonging and fight the anti employees and anti people move
of the government.
Com. K.Girijan,
former President of our association threw the light to the history of the
struggle of our association and touched the core issues confronted by us. Com.
C.L. Shastri, our former Secretary General addressed the house and emphasised the need for the united struggle.
2. Presentation of Secretary General’s
Report
Com.D.P Sharma,
Secretary General, All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil) addressed
the house detailing the present plight of the Accounts Officers and Senior
Accounts Officers. The brief report also presented by the secretary general and
highlighted the attitude of the
authority towards the prominent issues . The authorities conveyed the
impression that issues will be resolved in consultation and conformity with the
approach adopted by the authorities of the sister accounting organization of Defence , Railways and C&AG . The report also stressed to have new body of the association
with competent willing and energetic members to shoulder the responsibilities
and maintain the pace of the association going in future. The various branches
took part in discussion of secretary generals report. The house decided to
follow the majority opinion of the house. The need for the touching the
national and international issues affecting working class movement and conditions
of masses and ordinary people stressed by Com. S.P.Roy and same was supported
by the house. The conference also decided to have better co-ordination with working class
movement especially the JAC of audit and accounts employees and officers’
organisations.The revival and participation of the functioning of the
Co-ordination committee of All India Association of Pay & Accounts Officers (Civil) and
National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (AICAEA & AICAEA Cat-II)
also discussed and decided to go along with for common issues. The proper
communication also need to be made with Apex JAC and local JAC. The total
strength of the membership of association also need to be shown in the report.
The quota of the branches also need to be given to the respective branches. It
was decided to give branch quota in future.
3. Presentation of Accounts
Shri.Suresh
Kumar, Finance Secretary presented the accounts statements for the years
2011-12 and 2012-13.The delegate requested for total membership from each
branches and claimed the branch quota. It was decided that in future the proper account of subscription received from each branch shall be maintained along with total membership from each
branches and respective quota to
branches shall be given. The accounts also adopted by the house.
4. Amendment of Constitution
The proposal for
the six amendments to the constitution discussed in the CWC was also adopted
and the resolution there of shall be submitted to the CGA. The amendments
adopted in the conference are as follows:
FIRST
AMENDMENT:PART – I ARTICLE – 2 ORGANISATION, 2-A. BRANCHES
EXISTING
ONE: 2-A. BRANCHES : THERE SHALL BE
SEVEN BRANCHES VIZ. DELHI –I ZONE, DELHI –II ZONE, NORTH ZONE , EAST ZONE,
NORTH – EAST ZONE, WEST ZONE, AND SOUTH ZONE. THE PAY AND ACOUNTS OFFICES
SITUATED IN DELHI SHALL CONSTITUTE TWO BRANCHES VIZ DELHI –I ZONE AND DELHI-II
ZONE BRANCHES. THE PAY ANC ACCOUNTS OFFICES SITUATED IN UTTAR PRADESH, PUNJAB,
HARAYANA, RAJASTHAN AND MADHYA PRADESH STATES SHALL CONSTITUTE THE NORTH ZONE
BRANCH. THE PAY ANC ACCOUNTS OFFICES SITUATED IN WEST BENGAL, BIHAR AND
ORISSA STATES SHALL CONSTITUTE THE EAST
ZONE BRANCH. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICES SITUATED IN NORTH EASTERN REGION SHALL CONSTITUTE THE NORTH ZONE BRANCH. THE
PAY ANC ACCOUNTS OFFICES SITUATED IN MAHARASHTRA, GUJRAT AND GOA STATES SHALL CONSTITUTE THE WEST ZONE BRANCH. THE
PAY ANC ACCOUNTS OFFICES SITUATED IN ANDHRA PRADESSH , KARNAKTA, TAMIL NADU AND
KERALA STATES AND UNION TERRITORY OF
PONDICHERY SHALL CONSTITUTE THE SOUTH
ZONE BRANCH
AMENDED
ONE : 2-A. BRANCHES : THERE SHALL
BE A BRANCH AT EACH STATES / STATIONS /
ZONES WHERE AT LEAST FIVE OR MORE PAY & ACCOUNTS OFFICERS/Sr.ACCOUNTS
OFFICERS ARE POSTED. THE PAY AND ACOUNTS OFFICES SITUATED IN DELHI SHALL
CONSTITUTE TWO BRANCHES VIZ DELHI –I ZONE AND DELHI-II ZONE BRANCHES.THE PAY
ANC ACCOUNTS OFFICERS/Sr. ACCOUNTS OFFICERS
SITUATED IN EACH STATES/STATIONS SHALL CONSTITUTE THE RESPECTIVE
STATE/STATION BRANCHES LIKE UTARPRADESH
BRANCH, MUMBAI BRANCH, PUNE BRANCH, NAGPUR BRANCH, GUJRAT BRANCH, TAMILNADU
& PONDICHERY BRANCH, ANDHRA PRADESH BRANCH, KERALA BRANCH, KARNATAKA
BRANCH, WEST BENGAL BRANCH, RAJASHTAN
BRANCH, CHATISGHAD BRANCH, PUNJAB BRANCH, MADHY PRADESH BRANCH ETC. THE PAY ANC
ACCOUNTS OFFICES SITUATED IN NORTH EASTERN REGION SHALL CONSTITUTE THE NORTH ZONE BRANCH
SECOND
AMENDMENT: PART – III BRANCH
ASSOCIATION ARTICLE 5. MEMBERSHIP:
EXISTING ONE: “5. MEMBERSHIP: ALL THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS
OFFICERS/ZONAL ACCOUNTS OFFICERS/ACCOUNTS OFFICERS/Sr. ACCOUNTS OFFICERS OF THE
CENTRAL CIVIL ACCOUNTS ORGANISATION IN THE ZONE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ON THEIR
REQUEST WITH PRESCRIBED SUBSCRIPTION”
AMENDED
ONE : 5 MEMBERSHIP: ALL PAY &
ACCCOUNTS OFFICERS/ZONAL ACCOUNTS OFFICERS/ACCOUNTS OFFICERS/Sr. ACCOUNTS
OFFICERS OF THE CENTRAL CIVIL ACCOUNTS
ORGANISATION IN THE STATES/STATIONS BRANCHES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ON THEIR REQUEST WITH PRESCRIBED SUBSCRIPTIION
THIRD
AMENDMENT: PART – III .BRANCH
ASSOCIATION. ARTICLE- 6. SUBSCRIPTIION:
EXISTING
ONE: “6. SUBSCRIPTION:THE ANNUAL
SUBSCRIPTION AS PRESCRIBED IN ARTILCE – 6
OF PART – I SHALL BE Rs.120 PER
YEAR AND PAYABLE BY THE MEMBERS IN
ADVANCE IN TWO INSTALMENTS IN JANUARY
AND JULY OF EVERY YEAR. THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE ALLOCABLE AS UNDER:
CENTRAL HEAD
QUARTERS 60%
ZONAL BRANCHES 40%
AMENDED
ONE : “6. SUBSCRIPTION: THE ANNUAL
SUBSCRIPTION AS PRESCRIBED IN ARTILCE – 6
OF PART – I SHALL BE Rs.240 PER YEAR AND PAYABLE BY THE
MEMBERS IN ADVANCE IN TWO
INSTALMENTS IN JANUARY AND JULY OF EVERY
YEAR. THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE ALLOCABLE AS UNDER:
CENTRAL HEAD
QUARTERS 60%
ZONAL/STATE/STATION
BRANCHES 40%
FOURTH
AMENDMENT: PART – I ARTICLE 6 SUBSCRIPTION .
EXISTING ONE: “6. SUBSCRIPTION: THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION SHALL BE
Rs.120 .IT SHALL BE PAYABLE IN ADVANCE IN TWO INSTALMENTS, PAYABLE IN JANUARY
AND JULY OF EVERY YEAR.
AMENDED
ONE : “6. SUBSCRIPTION: THE ANNUAL
SUBSCRIPTION SHALL BE Rs.240 .IT SHALL BE PAYABLE IN ADVANCE IN TWO
INSTALMENTS, PAYABLE IN JANUARY AND JULY OF EVERY YEAR.
FIFTH
AMENDMENT: PART – III BRANCH
ASSOCIATION: BRANCH OFFICE BEARERS.
EXISTING
ONE PROVIDE FOR 11 OFFICE BEARES
AMENDED
ONE PROVIDE FOR MINIMUM OF THREE
OFFICE BEARERS (SECRETARY , PRESIDENT AND FINANCE SECRETARY ) AND MAXIMUM OF 11
OFFICE BEARERS.
SIXTH
AMENDMENT: EXISTING
CONSTITUTION PROVIDE THE WORD ZONE/ZONAL
AMENDED
ONE : THE WORD ZONE/ZONAL IN THE
EXISTING CONSTITUTION IS REPLACED BY WORDS ZONE/ZONAL/STATION/STATE.
5. Charter of Demand.
Thorough
discussion took place on this item of agenda. All the braches placed their
proposals through their members constituted as subcommittee consisting of Com.
Dinesh Shetty, Com. S.P. Roy, Com Arun Ozarkar and other members from New
Delhi. The house authorized the Secretariat to draft the Charter of Demands as
per the recommendation of sub committee duly reviewing the charter of demands
of 9th and 10th conferences with suitable addition and
deletion and inform the Central
Headquarter for inclusion in the report which has been finalized in two parts viz. (i)
Departmental Demands and (ii) Common demands of Central Government Officers
i)
Departmental
Demands
1. Grant PAOs/AOs
PB 3 with GP Rs.6600 and Sr. AO PB 3
with GP Rs.7600
2. Restore the
practice of promoting Sr.A.Os to the
post of Dy.C.A directly
3. Fill up all
vacant posts of all cadres immediately
4. No transfer
and posting of PAOs/Sr.AOs to internal
audit after the age of 55 years
5. Conduct regular
DPC meeting for timely promotion of PAOs/SrAOs to the post of Dy.CA
6. Creation of
adequate number of posts of all cadres to cope with the new areas of works of
CGA organisation like Performance Audit/Scheme Audit, PFMS (Former CPSMS) etc.
7. Decentralisation
of IT section of CGA to all major stations along with adequate training
facilities for better support to field offices.
8. Immediate
implementation of mutually agreed transfer policy .
9. Provide PAOs/Sr.
AOs with Laptops and Data Card devices.
10. Grant
Hospitality Reimbursement of Rs.1000/-
p.m. to all PAOs/Sr.AOs.
11.Grant
Mobile phone/Broadband Reimbursement of
Rs.1000/- p.m. to all PAOs/Sr. AOs.
12.Provide Suitable office accommodation with
amenities for the CHQ of the Association.
13. Decentralisation
of CPAO to all major stations to make them accessible to
the pensioners.
14. Treat joining to the post of JAO/AAO after
passing the examination as fresh
appointment and not promotion.
15. Immediate Payment of Arrears of Pay &
Allowances from 1.1.1996 to 13.02.2003, as directed by Hon. Courts
16.Enhance contents
of Civil Accounts News Letter may by
incorporating important Government Orders of Establishment and Accounts Matters
and case laws etc.
17. Conduct cadre
review immediately.
18. Grant Group A
status to Sr. Accounts Officers.
19. Formation of
Department of Accounts under Controller General of accounts.
20. Stop outsourcing.
ii)
Common
Demands
It was decided
to fully endorse the common demands of Central Government Officers to be formulated by the Confederation of Central
Government Officers Organisations.
1. Post of LDC to be re-designated as Accounts Assistant and placed in the
Grade Pay Rs.2400/- (As per JAC).
Mode of Recruitment: 30% on promotion from MTS and 70% Direct Entry through SSC.
2. Post of Accountant to be merged with the post of Sr. Accountant on
functional consideration and placed in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- (As per NFCAA).
Mode of Recruitment: 30% promotion from Accounts Assistant 70% Direct Entry through SSC.
3. Post of AAO (already merged with the post of JAO) to be placed in the
Grade Pay Rs. 5400/- in PB-2 (As per Confederation).
Mode of Recruitment: 30% from Sr. Accountants by seniority and 70% by AAO © examination.
4. Post of PAO to be merged with the post of Sr.AO on functional
consideration and placed in the Grade Pay Rs. 6600/- in PB-3 (As per
Confederation). The Sr. AOs should be promoted to the post of DY. CA
instead of to the post of ACA.
Mode of Recruitment: 100% by promotion from AAOs on seniority cum fitness basis.
5. 70% of the strength of all cadres to be augmented.
a)
50% increase to give full
justice to Internal Audit work in its new form and within the meaning of CGA’s
OM dt. 24th Jan. 2014 in particular.
b) 20% increase to cope with the additional work under CPSMS/PFMS.
4. Policy and Programmes
The Secretary
General briefed the house the policies being adopted by the Association.
Thereafter it was resolved that:
a)
The Association will actively participate in the
activities of Joint Action Committee of Audit and Accounts employees and
Officers Associations and implement all the programmes given by the JAC.
b)
Our Association will continue to be part of the
Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers Organisation and
implement the programmes.
c)
The Association will actively participate in the co-ordination committee of National Federation
of Civil Accounts Associations(AICAEA & AICAEA C-II) and All India Association
of Pay & Accounts Officers (Civil)
d) The
house expressed deep concern on the deterioration of the activities of the
branches and non implementation of the calls given by the Central Headquarters
of the Association at many stations. It was decided that new National Executive
and the Branch Committees will take vigorous steps to improve the functioning
of the branches at all stations/States/Zones
5. The Election of National Executive
The house
appointed Com K. Girijan, former
President as Returning Officer for conducting the election of Office
Bearers. A panel of candidates was proposed by Com.J.Bhattacharjee,
Shillong,and seconded by Com.Hamish
Gala, New Delhi.There was no proposal of any other panels or names to contest
the election. Hence the Returning Officer declared all the candidates in the
panel proposed by Com.J. Bhattacharjee, elected unanimously, as cited below for
the period 2014-15 to 2015-16/till next conference
Sr.No.
Name Post Ministry/Department Station
1. Com. S.S.
Chauhan President I & B New
Delhi
2. Com.
Dinesh Shetty.K Vice President Finance Mumbai
3. Com. S.S.
Raghavan Vice President CBDT Chennai
4. Com . A.B. Sunilkumar Secretary General Textile Mumbai
5. Comi. B. Purkayastha Adl.Secretary
General Home New
Delhi
6. Com . S.P Roy do Mines Kolkata
7. Com. R.K.
Gupta, Jt.
Secretary General Health New Delhi
8. Com . Achyutananda Bhattacharyya do U D Shillong
9.
Com.
Subhash Giri do Home New
Delhi
10.
Com. A .
Pitchaimony do Industries Mumbai
11.
Com . A. Abdullah Assistant Secretary General CBDT Trivandurm
12.
Com Smt.
Saroj Gupta do CBE&C New DelhI
13.
Com. A.
K. Ozarkar, do NSSO Nagpur
14.
Com. S. C. Mondal, do CBDT Kolkata
15.
Com. M.K.
Vidyadharan do Commerce Mumbai
16.
Com.
D.P.S. Yadav, do RTH Hyderabad
17.
Com. A.
K. Pal do S&T Kolkata
18.
Com.
Attar Singh Yadav do Home New Delhi
19.
Com. K.G.
Somakumar, Asstt.Finance
Secretary CBDT Baroda
Further
Com. Vinodkumar UAID New Delhi was
appointed as Auditor
5.Open
Session
The Open Session
commenced at 11.15 AM on 21-02-2014. Com.Dinesh Shetty, Convener of the
Reception Committee welcomed the distinguished guests, delegates, members of association and members of fraternal
organizations present in the open session. Bouquets were offered to the
dignitaries on the dais. Shri.Jawahar Thakur,Honourable Controller General of Accounts, inaugurated
the conference by lighting the traditional lamp followed by other dignitaries and guests.
After the
inauguration of the open session the CGA directed Smt. Sumathi, Jt. CGA to hear
the issues, problems and concerns of our members sympathetically throughout
open session. Smt. Sumathi,Jt. CGA and Shri. Sreedharn, CCA, Atomic Energy
patiently heard the whole proceedings.
The meeting was
also addressed by Com. R.P. Singh, General Secretary, Confederation of Central
Government Employees and Workers, Maharashtra State. Com. Sing reminded the
necessity of keeping a vigilant approach as the 7th pay commission
may even abolish or drastically reduce the Group C posts so that the Group B
officers may be bundled to the role of Group D,C and B without any supportive
staff to discharge their duties. The threat of implementing new pension scheme and entrusting the same to
PFRDA is another indicator which is seriously affects our old age security. Com
T.R. Janardanan, President of National Federation of Civil Accounts
Associations also threw the light on the
weakness of our association and stressed
the need for better co-ordination with working class movement in general and
particular with NFCAA. Com. R.K.
Chaurasya, Additional Secretary General of NFCAA also stressed the need for
better co ordination with working class movement.
Com. V.
Bhattacharjee, Secretary General of NFCAA described in details the issues
facing the Civil Accounts Organizations in particular and Central Government
employees in general. He also stressed the need for better functioning of JAC
of audit and accounts employees and officer’s organizations as well as co
ordination committee of NFCAA and All India Association of Pay & Accounts
Officers (Civil). He is also touched the delay in posting of various posts
including AAO passed candidates waiting for promotion orders , acute vacancy
positions in all cadres and called for better co-ordinated joint movement for welfare of civil account
fraternity.
The Comrade from Kolkata offered to hoist the 12th All India Conference at Kolkata during 2016-17.
The Comrades from Hyderabad offered to hoist next National Executive at
Hyderabad during 2015.
The vote of
thanks was offered by Shri. S.S. Chauhan, Newly Elected President and the
session was concluded with slogan shouting by the Secretary General along with
entirety of members present.
After open
session the newly elected national executive meeting also held along with
former senior leaders of the Associations and all are advised to have an
energetic leadership with active joint movement along with independent struggle
by the associations for specific issues affecting our own members. The meeting concluded
to take the advice of our formers senior leaders for the better functioning of
the organization. The meeting also decided to form State/Station wise branches
in all states / Stations as per the amended the constitution of the
Association. Further the secretary general assured that all secretarial work
shall be looked after from Mumbai with the guidance of National Executive as a
team and the President and additional secretary general and other Delhi based
National Executive members shall inter act with CGA in the various day to day
matters affecting our members. The meeting concluded with vote of thanks by the
President.
With warm
greetings,
(A.B.Sunilkumar)
Secretary General
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