Circular.36

INCOME TAX EMPLOYEES FEDERATION,

Manishinath Bhawan,

A/2/95, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110 027

Telephone No : 2510 5324 Telefax 2513 1593

Mobile 98110 48303

e-mail : itef@sify.com

Website: itef.blogspot.com.

 

Itef/36/2010

Dated: 09.09.2010

Dear Comrade,

                                    The mammoth Strike of 7^th September 2010 by

                                    The Indian Working Class:

 

            We had been able to get the report of the Strike Participation from all our Circles only  by today. In almost all States, the Strike participation was total and cent percent, with the sole exception of Delhi  .  No strike was organized by the Delhi Circles. We were informed by the Kerala Circle that despite the total Bundh in the State a few employees did venture to attend office. Com Seshadri, the Circle General Secretary, Tamilnadu Circle  has  reported that a few employees belonging to SC/ST community attended  office at Madurai, Tuticorin and Theni as a matter of protest to the clause included in  the Examination Rules notified a few days back, giving improvement chances to them. We have written to him separately  to inform them that ITEF CHQ has no role in the matter. The Baroda Unit of Gujarat Circle reported that 4 employees attended the office on 7^th at Baroda led by Com. Pankaj Saxena, former Zonal Secretary, ITEF.  Rajasthan and Gujarath have also reported the attendance of a few probationer Tax Assistants in some Stations.  Barring these stray cases, the strike in all parts of the country elicited the total participation of our members.

 

            The Circle General Secretary of West Bengal Circle has intimated us that the strike on 7^th September, 2010 had the participation of all members of the ITGOA at Kolkata.  The Circle General Secretary of Mumbai Circle has also reported the participation of a good number of the members of the ITGOA in the strike at Mumbai.  We convey our sincere thanks and gratitude  to the leaders at the State and Branch levels and  through them to our members for the strenuous efforts in organizing the strike and making it a  grand success. We also request our Comrades to convey our thanks to the leaders of the other sister organizations who had helped in organizing the strike in many places.

            It has been brought to our notice that canards are being spread about us over the withdrawal of the JCA programme of non-co-operation.  Because of the delay in receiving the approved version of the Central JCA circular from ITGOA, we could not circulate it on 31^st i.e. immediately after sending the SMS to all our Circle General Secretaries.  We could get back it only on 3^rd September, 2010.  Since we had been busy with the preparation of the 7^th September, strike action (4^th and 5^th being closed holidays) we could not place the approved version of the Central JCA communication on our website.  We may inform in this connection that the decision to call off the ongoing agitational programme of non participation in search, survey and seizure operations was taken on 31^st evening unanimously by the leaders of the Central JCA after going into the outcome of the discussions we had with the Member (P) on that day.  There had been no differences of opinion amongst any members who attending the meeting on 31^st evening.  We enclose a copy of the Central JCA communication signed by both the Convenors.

            Enclosed to this letter is the notice for the meeting of the ITEF CHQ Secretariat to be held on 2^nd October, 2010 at our Head quarters.  The Circle General Secretaries are requested to kindly intimate their views on the agenda items before Ist October, 2010 so as to enable the Secretariat to deliberate the issues and take appropriate decisions.

            We also send herewith a copy of the Press Statement issued by us on 7^th .

            With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

 

Sd/

Ashok B. Salunkhe

Secretary General

 

 

J O I N T    C O U N C I L    O F    A C T I O N

Income tax Employees Federation

Income tax Gazetted Officers Association

Manishinath Building,  A/2/95 Rajouri Garden,  New Delhi - 110027

Website: Itef: itef.blogspot.com ; Itgoa: www.itgoa.org

E mail - ITEF: itef@sify.com; itefcentral@gmail.com  ITGOA:  secgenrm@yahoo.co.in

 

M/12/2010.                                                                                          Dated: 01.09.2010.

Dear Comrades,

            Official minutes of our discussions with the Chairman-CBDT held on 04.08.2010, was displayed on dept.'s official website on 11/08/2010 and corrections/ amendments required therein, was immediately pointed out by JCA and corrected minutes was received on 27/08/2010, where most of our suggestions were incorporated.

JCA representatives met the Member (P), CBDT on 31/08/2010 and the progress made in the settling the 12 point Charter of Demands was reviewed. The status of issues appearing in the JCA's Charter of Demand is briefly given in the Annexure enclosed. 

Resentment of employees and officers over the inordinate delay in settling issues expressed admirably both in the one day strike on 15.07.2010 and subsequently in the non-cooperation movement, especially by members posted in the Investigation Wing, had its desired impact.  What had not been addressed in the past two years, for no ostensible reasons, have now come to the forefront of consideration of the Board, as can be seen from the progress indicated against each of the issues in the annexure.  This apart, the Member (P) agreed to have formal meeting with JCA representatives in the last week of every month to ensure that all issues and demands of employees and promotee officers are not allowed to go unattended on account of inaction. JCA was specifically asked to re-consider the ongoing agitational program, in view of the progress made and concrete/time-bound assurances, on the issues.

Considering the outcome of discussions with Member (P) and the progress on various issues, the JCA (CHQ) decided to call off the ongoing non-cooperation movement. We take this opportunity to profusely thank all members and leaders of all Circles and States of both ITEF & ITGOA, for striving their best and making the agitational program, a grand success.

                                                                                                Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                              Sd/-                    Sd/-

Ashok B. Salunkhe ; Rajesh Menon

                                                                                         Joint Convenors.

Annexure  to  JCA's  Circular  dated  01/09/2010

1.      Functioning of CPC. Agreed to go by the agreement between CBDT and JCA.  Further discussion to find solution will be held after 10.09.2010.  Human Resource Directorate will be asked to undertake evaluation of manpower in the Department for the care-taking staff.

 

2.      (a) Reimbursement of Mobile Phone Charges.  Discussion with BSNL is in progress to implement the scheme approved by the Finance Minister.  It may take one more month to implement the scheme.  In any case, the scheme will be operationalised by October, 2010.

(b) Efforts are being taken to justify the requirement of Laptops to other Officers like AO, PS/Sr PS etc. to get the Govt.'s sanction.

3.   Civil list of IRS Officers will be released within a week's time.

4.   Proposal has been sent for financial approval to provide one more computers to each ward/circle and two computers to each range.

5.   The transfer of ACIT/DCIT who have completed 2 years cooling period will be considered at the time of posting order after promotion of ACIT for RY 2009-10.

6.   Framing of Recruitment Rules for the Multi Tasking Staff is in the final stage.  On its approval, the existing vacancies will be filled up.

7.   DPC for ACIT for the year 2009-10 is over and the orders will be issued before 15/09/2010.  Preparation for DPC for RY 2010-11 is in the final stage and proposal will be submitted to UPSC immediately after issuing promotion of 2009-10.  Promotion orders for DCIT will be issued by 15/09/2010.  DPC for the post of JCIT will be held in the second half of September, 2010 i.e. between 20^th  & 25^th .

8/9.Pay anomaly matter between the Direct recruits and promotees has already been taken up and the same is being pursued with the Dept. of Exp. ITGOA's note on justification of upgradation of Pay of AO/PS and PB-3 to all Group 'B' Officers after 4 years of service, will also be suitably pursued by the Board.

10. Cadre composition of Group C Staff as suggested by the ITEF requires further clarification and discussion.  Next meeting will take place on 29/09/2010.

11. Notification for Deptl. Examination 2010 has been issued incorporating the suggestions given by ITEF.

12. Pending vigilance cases will be disposed off shortly.  JCA to give list cases, which are pending for long time.

13. Report of the Committee on Cadre Review & Restructuring of the I.T. Dept. has been sent to the Revenue Secretary, whose approval is awaited. Thereafter, it will pursued with other Govt. Agencies.

 

 

INCOME TAX EMPLOYEES FEDERATION,

Manishinath Bhawan,  A/2/95, Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi 110 027

Telephone No : 2510 5324 Telefax 2513 1593

e-mail : itef@sify.com Mobile 98110 48303

   

NOTICE

 

X.11/2010

Dated 09^th Sept. 2010.

 

            Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Secretariat of the ITEF, CHQ will be held on 2^nd  October, 2010 Manishi Nath Bhawan, A-2/95, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, at 11.00AM to discuss the following agenda.

Agenda:

1.  Review of ITEF Participation in the General Strike action on 7^th Sept.2010.

2. Review of functioning of the JCA in the light of the withdrawal of ITGOA for the Strike action.

3.  Organizational review .

4. The Charter of demands steps to be taken in relation thereof.

5. Financial position of the ITEF and related issues.

6. Any other matter with permission of the chair.

  

 

Ashok B. Salunkhe,

Secretary General. 

To All CHQ. Secretariat Members.

Members of Advisory committee, Chairman Disciplinary committee, Chairman Election  Commission

Confederation Press Statement

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

 EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

Manishinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027

 

Website: confederationhq.blogspot.com

E mail: confederation06@yahoo.com.

 

Phone: Telefax: 2510 5324

Phone:              65431807

Mobile: 09110 48303

 

Dated: 7.09.2010

 

PRESS STATEMENT

 

Abiding by the call of the Central Trade Unions and endorsed by the all India Federations, the Confederation of Central Government employees and workers organized the one day strike today the 7^th September, 2010 against the increasing inflation, price rise, demanding the revival of the Universal Public Distribution system, against the policy of privatization of Public Sector and Governmental organizations, against contrctorisation, outsourcing and above all demanding the scrapping of the new contributory pension scheme introduced to replace the existing statutory defined benefit pension Scheme.  The strike action elicited totoal participation  of Central Government employees in the States of Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, and 70 to 80% in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand Karnataka, Rajasthan Bihar, Chattisgarh, and partial in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Orissa etc.  In Delhi the strike participation was restricted to the employees of the RMS division and a few other organizations belonging to the Postal Department.

 

The Strike was an impressive indication of the growing discontent of the Central Government employees over the Neo-liberal Economic Policies, which has threatened the job security of the workers, redundancy due to outsourcing, corporatisation and privatization of Government departments, contractorisation of the functions of about 10 lakh employees belonging to the lower strata and the big erosion of the value of the wages due to the price rise.

 

The Confederation's National Secretariat while congratulating the Central Government employees for their unstinted co-operation in making the strike a grand success has called upon them to be prepared and mobilize themselves further for a greater form of agitational programme, if the Government continues to tread the pro-rich polices.

Sd/-

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General

 

Circular 35

INCOMETAX EMPLOYEES FEDERATION

Manishinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027.

 

Website: itef.blogspot.com

E mail: itef@sify.com

Phone and Telefax: 25105324

Phone: 6543 1807

 

ITEF/35/2010

Dated: 6.09.2010

Dear Comrade,

 

            We write this to request you once again to take all steps to mobilize the members to participate in the one day General Strike slated for tomorrow, the 7^th September, 2010.  We must continue our tradition of having cent per cent participation in the strike.  We know the decision of ITGOA to withdraw from the strike action has created difficulties, especially in some States where their leaders were with us in campaigning.  We must overcome this and if done, we can strengthen the efficacy of our organization further.  As per our report, more and more organizations of Central Government employees have decided to participate in tomorrow's strike.   The strike of 7^th September, 2010 is thus destined to be one in which the largest number of workers in the country will take part especially in the background of INTUC involving themselves in this action.

 

            We request you to kindly take the adverse situation brought about by the decision of ITGOA to advise their members not to participate in the strike, as a challenge and opportunity to make our Federation stronger and capable of organizing much higher form of action programmes.

 

            Wishing utmost success in all your endeavors for making the strike successful and with greetings,

 

Yours fraternally,

Sd/-

Ashok Salunkhe

Secretary General

circular.no.34

INCOME  TAX  EMPLOYEES  FEDE

Placed hereunder is the Circular No. 34.  Kindly download the same and circulate amongst members. 

INCOMETAX EMPLOYEES FEDERATION

Manishinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi. 110 027.

 

Phone: 2510 5324

Website: itef.blogspot.com

E mail. itef@sify.com.

 

Itef/34/2010

Dated: 3^rd September, 2010

 

ITEF/34/2010

Dated: 3^rd September, 2010

Dear Comrade

 

            We had conveyed under cover of our earlier circular letter the minutes of the meeting, the JCA representatives had with the Chairman on 4^th August, 2010.  The Board accepted some of the suggestions made by the ITGOA and the same was incorporated and the revised minutes were issued on 26^th August, 2010.   The Central JCA met on 26^th at New Delhi as scheduled and reviewed the progress made in the realisation of the demands in the light of the assurances held out on 4th August, 2010.  It was decided at the meeting that the representatives of the two Federations must meet the Member (Personnel) on 31^st .  Accordingly the JCA representatives met the Member (Per.) on 31st and the progress on settlement of the 12 point charter of demands was reviewed point by point. In the annexure enclosed to this circular letter,  we have given briefly the outcome of discussions on each of the issues.

 

            The resentment of the employees and officers over the inordinate delay in settling issues expressed admirably both in the one day strike on 15.07.2010 and subsequently in the non-co-operation movement with search, seizure and survey operations had its significant impact. What had not been addressed in the past two years for no ostensible reasons have now come to the forefront of consideration of the Board as  could be seen from the progress indicated on each of the issues in the enclosed annexure. This apart, the Member (Per.) agreed to have formal meeting with the JCA representatives in the last week of every month to ensure that the issues and demands of the employees and promotee officers are not allowed to pend on account of inaction at any level.

 

            The JCA leaders met in the evening on 31^st at New Delhi and taking into account the outcome of discussions decided to call off the ongoing non-co-operation movement.  Accordingly the following message was sent to all concerned.

 

Consequent upon the meeting with the Member (Per) today, the ongoing agitation is called off. JCA circular follows.

 

We take this opportunity to profusely thank the members and leaders of all Circles and States of the two Federations for striving their best in making the sustained programme of action a grand success both in so far as  the extent of participation and in its capacity to create sanctions on the Board are concerned, by virtue of which a meaningful negotiation could take place. We place on record our appreciation over the yeomen contribution of our members posted in the investigation wings in making the programme successful despite the threat of disciplinary action initiated by some of the Director Generals, especially the DG(Inv) Jaipur.  Our members posted in the Investigation wing at Jaipur were not given the special pay and petrol allowance for the last month and everyone of them have been issued with a show cause notice as to why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against them.  We have taken up the matter with the Member (Per) and we are confident that the decision taken by the DG(Inv) Jaipur will be reversed.

 

We once again congratulate our members for making the strike action and the non co-operation movement a grand success.  While doing so, we also request our Circle General Secretaries and Branch Secretaries to ensure that the 7^th September, 2010 one day strike action which is organised for a greater cause is made total by eliciting the cent per cent participation of our members as we did on 20^th August, 2008. We are aware of the difficulties and challenges in many charges due to the organisational weakness of our sister organisations and the concerted efforts on the part of some of its leaders to indulge in irrelevant and irrational propaganda to camouflage their organisational inability to make their members to participate in such historic struggles.  If we are to exorcise the menace of outsourcing and protect the job and livelihood of our members, the struggle on 7th must become effective and successful.  The success of the ongoing negotiation on outsourcing shall greatly depend upon our capacity to enlist the total participation of our members in the one day strike on 7^th September, 2010.  ITEF is the most powerful and militant affiliate of the Confederation today and let us assert it once again on 7^th September, 2010.  Our future hangs on our success on 7^th September.

 

With red salute for a unique and significant achievement on 7^th September, 2010 to advance to the ultimate victory.

 

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

Sd/-

A.B. Salunkhe

Secretary General.

Annexure

1.       Functioning of CPC. Agreed to go by the agreement between CBDT and JCA.  Further discussion to find solution will be held after 10.09.2010.  Human Resource Directorate will be asked to undertake evaluation of manpower in the Department for the care-taking staff.

2.      (a) Reimbursement of Mobile Phone Charges.  Discussion with BSNL is in progress to implement the scheme approved by the Finance Minister.  May take one more month to implement the scheme.  In any case, the scheme will be operationalised by October, 2010.

(b) Efforts are being taken to justify the requirement of Laptops to other Officers to get the Govt.'s sanction.

(c)Proposal has been sent for financial approval to provide one more computers to each ward/circle and two computers to each range.

3    Publish civil list without any further loss of time. On the lines it was issued till 2006.  Publish seniority list of Group B C & D employees as per board's instructions on an annual basis. It was stated that the DI (HRD) has prepared the Civil list and the same will be submitted to the Board on obtaining the signature of the DG(HRD) who is to resume duty on Ist September, 2010. The Board will take steps to publish the same within a few days time.

4.   The transfer of ACIT/DCIT who has completed 2 years cooling period will be considered at the time of promotion orders of ACIT for 2009-10 are issued.

5.   Framing of Recruitment Rules for the Multi Tasking Staff is in the final stage.  On its approval, the existing vacancies will be filled up .

6.   DPC for ACIT for the year 2009-10 is over the orders will be issued shortly.  Preparation for DPC for the year 2010-11 is in the final stage.  Promotion orders for DCIT will be issued within 10 days.  DPC for the post of JCIT will be held in the second half of September, 2010.

7.   Pay anomaly matter between the Direct recruits and promotes has already been taken up and the same is being pursued with the Dept. of Exp. JCA is to give note on justification of up-gradation of Pay of AO/PS enabling the Board to take up the matter.

8.   As in above

9.   Cadre composition of Group C Staff as suggested by the ITEF requires further clarification and discussion.  The next meeting will take place on 29^th of September, 2010.

10. The notification for Deptl. Examination 2010 has been issued incorporating the suggestions of the ITEF.

11. Pending vigilance cases will be disposed off shortly.  JCA to give list of long pending cases.

12. Report of the Cadre Restructuring Committee has been sent to the Secretary, Revenue and discussions have taken place.  Approval of the Revenue Secretary is awaited to pursue the matter with other Govt. Agencies.