Friday, September 12, 2008

Resolution for adoption on 19th September 2008

The General Body meeting of the ……….(name of the Association) held on 19th September 2008 at ………….(place) made a detail analysis of the notifications and orders issued by the Government of India for the implementation of the VI central pay commission recommendations in respect of Indian Audit and Accounts Department. After analysis the meeting notes that:

Non consideration of the demand for granting the pay scale equivalent to Under Secretary and Deputy Secretary Posts of Central Secretariat to Audit/Accounts and Senior Audit/Senior Accounts Officers of Indian Audit & Accounts Department was very disappointing. The non consideration of the demand though it was justified both on merits and historical background was further disheartening. It further negated the basic foundation of wage fixation in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department by introducing an argument that the parity of pay scales between the Central Secretariat employees and the IA&AD employees were never agreed to by the Government of India ignoring the conscious decision taken by the conclusions of the IV and V Central pay Commission in this regard. This decision has contributed to the merger of the Cadre of Section Officers (Group B non-Gazetted) and Asst. Audit Officers/Asst. Accounts Officers (Group B Gazetted) into a single Grade Pay. Further the placement of Sr. Divisional Accounts Officer cadre above the level of Audit Officers/Accounts Officers though the Divisional Accountants are not expected to qualify in the SOG Exam and are supervised by the AOs in their functions has created Cadre specific anomalous situation. The negation of the benefit accrued to the Employees/Officers of IA&AD after prolonged struggle which was also based on an arbitration award under the scheme of JCM as well as the decision of the Government of India represented by the Group of Ministers based on merit is further creating displeasure in the minds of the Employees and Officers of Indian Audit and Accounts Department. The denial of the existing benefits of restructuring in the IA&AD enjoyed from 1.3.1984 and endorsed and expanded by the IV and V central pay commissions is not acceptable.

The meeting therefore, after careful examination urges upon the Government of India that the Audit/Accounts Officers and Sr.Audit/Sr.Accounts Officers of IA & AD be granted pay band PB3 with grade pay of Rs.6600/ and Rs.7600/ respectively. The meeting also urges upon the Comptroller & Auditor General of India to intervene immediately in the matter of pay scales of Audit/Accounts Officers and Sr.Audit/Sr.Accounts Officers.

The meeting further resolves to forward the copy of the resolution to Honourable Prime Minister, Honourable Finance Minister Government of India, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India urging their immediate intervention in the matter.


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