To
The National Executive Members &
The Secretaries of the Affiliates
Dear Comrades,
OBSREVE DEMANDS DAY ON 28TH AUGUST 2009: The move of the C&AG administration to invite tender notice (expression of interest) to conduct work study and there-by to decide the man power requirement of Gr B & C cadres is a grave potential threat to the Department’s continuance as “watch dog of Indian Finances” and it could certainly create uncertainties to the job security and promotional prospects of existing personnel. This threat should be neutralized without any loss of time.
All out efforts to propagate our demands and mobilise the employees and officers for their achievement should be made by the unit leadership. Lunch hour general body meetings may be held in every unit and the following resolutions (1) On charter of demands and (2) On the move to call for expression of interest be adopted and handed over to heads of the Department by the Executive Committee in a delegation.
Extended National Executive Meeting at Mumbai on 5th & 6th Sept 2009: The venue of the Meeting and arrangements for the Lodging to the delegates has been made in the New Visava Rest House” near Saket bldg., opp. R. A. Potdar Hospital, Jaywant Palkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai-18. Phone No. 022-24930912. The suburban railway station nearest to the venue is “DADAR”. After getting down at DADAR one has to take a Taxi. The famous land mark is R. A. Potdar Aayurvedic Hospital. The Taxi charges may be around Rs. 50 to 60. Taxi may take 20 to 30 minutes to reach the venue. All the affiliated units should ensure their representation in the Extended National Executive to and help in taking democratic, momentous decisions to consolidate and strengthen the organization to move forward with hard bargaining power achieved by organizational struggles and to achieve our major demand of up gradation of Grade Pay.
Contact Nos. Kanade: 09757163919, Chandran: 0986965544 & Karpate 09869229383.
Yours fraternally,
(S.Mohan)
The National Executive Members &
The Secretaries of the Affiliates
Dear Comrades,
OBSREVE DEMANDS DAY ON 28TH AUGUST 2009: The move of the C&AG administration to invite tender notice (expression of interest) to conduct work study and there-by to decide the man power requirement of Gr B & C cadres is a grave potential threat to the Department’s continuance as “watch dog of Indian Finances” and it could certainly create uncertainties to the job security and promotional prospects of existing personnel. This threat should be neutralized without any loss of time.
All out efforts to propagate our demands and mobilise the employees and officers for their achievement should be made by the unit leadership. Lunch hour general body meetings may be held in every unit and the following resolutions (1) On charter of demands and (2) On the move to call for expression of interest be adopted and handed over to heads of the Department by the Executive Committee in a delegation.
Extended National Executive Meeting at Mumbai on 5th & 6th Sept 2009: The venue of the Meeting and arrangements for the Lodging to the delegates has been made in the New Visava Rest House” near Saket bldg., opp. R. A. Potdar Hospital, Jaywant Palkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai-18. Phone No. 022-24930912. The suburban railway station nearest to the venue is “DADAR”. After getting down at DADAR one has to take a Taxi. The famous land mark is R. A. Potdar Aayurvedic Hospital. The Taxi charges may be around Rs. 50 to 60. Taxi may take 20 to 30 minutes to reach the venue. All the affiliated units should ensure their representation in the Extended National Executive to and help in taking democratic, momentous decisions to consolidate and strengthen the organization to move forward with hard bargaining power achieved by organizational struggles and to achieve our major demand of up gradation of Grade Pay.
Contact Nos. Kanade: 09757163919, Chandran: 0986965544 & Karpate 09869229383.
Yours fraternally,
(S.Mohan)
Secretary General
Draft Resolution No.(1)
This general body meeting of ………..Association held on 28th August 2009 endorses the decision of the National Executive Committee of All India Audit and Accounts Association to pursue the demands of the employees and officers of the Indian Audit & Accounts Department in association with All India Audit & Accounts Officers Association.
This general body meeting held on 28th August 2009 further endorses the Joint charter of demands formulated by the National Executive Committee of All India Audit & Accounts Association in association with All India Audit & Accounts Officers Association which is given below:
1. Vacate victimisation; Restore Trade Union Rights.
2. Fill up all vacant posts including Gr D, No matching savings at the cost of Gr B, C & D cadres.
3. Regularise all casual, temporary, contract, daily wage workers.
4. Permit self certification for TA/DA claims.
5. Upgrade LDCs by re-designating them as Acctts/Audit Assistants and grant following pay sales to different cadres-
Accounts/Audit Assistant PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs.2400
Accountant/Auditor/ Steno Gr.II PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4200
Sr. Accountant/Auditor/ Steno Gr.I PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4600
SO/JAO/AAO/PS PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4800
On Completion of 4 years PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs.5400
Accounts/Audit Officer PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs. 6600
Sr. Accounts/Audit Officer PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs. 7600
6. Remove age restriction for induction to IA&AS; Increase promotional quota to IA&AS from 33¹⁄³rd % to 50 %. & Conferrment of Group A status to Sr.A.Os.
7. Stop down sizing, outsourcing and privatisation of any function in IA&AD.
8. Restore unilateral transfer policy.
9. Earmark 20% of AAO post for seniority cum fitness promotion (supervisor).
10. Restore traditional auditing and accounting methodologies and sanction appropriate party days on scientific work norms.
11. Remove differential treatment on pay fixation on promotion vis-à-vis direct recruitees in all cadres.
12. Re-imbursement of hotel charges to Railway Audit personnel wherever Railway accommodation is not allotted while on tour.
This general body meeting urges the Comptroller & Auditor General of India to negotiate this charter of demands with these two Federations and settle them.
This General body meeting resolves to carry on the struggle in pursuance of the above charter of demands till settlement is arrived at and urges upon the leadership of both Federations to intensify the agitation in the absence any concrete and positive settlement on all items in the charter of demands.
This meeting resolves to send a copy of this resolution to Comptroller & Auditor General of India through proper channel.
Also resolves to send a copy of this resolution to Secretaries General of both the Federations vis All India Audit & Accounts Association and All India Audit & Accounts Officers Association.
Adopted Unanimously.
Signature
(………….)
President of Meeting
…………….Association
Draft Resolution No. (2)
This general body meeting of …………..Association held on 28th August 2009 expresses its grave concern over the move to appoint a Consultant to conduct a work study in IA&AD to decide the man power requirement of Gr B and Gr C cadres.
This meeting endorses the concerns expressed by All India Audit & Accounts Officers Association vide its letter No.AIAAAOA/CAG/Corres/2009-10/14 dated 03.08.09 (copy enclosed)
This meeting urges the Comptroller & Auditor General of India to reconsider the decision to involve an outside agency for evaluation of work norms and, instead, go for an in house study using the expertise available within the department. In the considered view of this General Body only such a study would do justice to the basic ethos of the Department being totally true to the mandate bestowed under the Constitution of the Country.
This meeting further urges upon the Comptroller & Auditor General of India to direct his administration to initiate discussion on the Cadre Review with this Federation as assured by DAI in the Formal meeting with Delegation of All India Audit & Accounts Officers Association on 16th April 2009.
Resolved that copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi through proper channel.
Also resolves to send copy of this resolution to Secretary General, All India Audit & Accounts Officers Association.
Adopted unanimously.
Sd/-
President
……………………Association
Copy of the Letter No.AIAAAOA/CAG/Corres/2009-10/14 Date: 03.08.09
To
The Comptroller & Auditor General of India,
No 9, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg,
New Delhi 110024.
Sir,
Sub: Expression of Interest
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This Association notes that the department has invited EOI for appointment of consultant for conduct of work study to redefine/established work norms relevant in the current context for optimized staffing of Group B & C cadres. The Association appreciates the attempt of the C & AG to have a study of established work norms in IA&AD as it has been a long pending demand of our Association. When the Association was demanding for scientific study of work norms it was also clear in its perception that it has to be done by in house expertise in the department in consultation with the representatives of the recognized Federations/Association. It is a well considered opinion of this Federation that any such study by outside agency/third party is fraught with perils and shortcomings as such an outside agency may not be able to understand and appreciate the intricacies of the functioning of the department and scientific process and credibility, legal authority and sanctity involved in the preparation and placement of Audit Reports. Therefore this Association is communicating its views in the matter.
1. From the notification published in the web site of the department it is observed that the “Purpose of this exercise is to classify the audit functions into following broad categories: Expenditure audit, Receipt audit (with compliance, financial attestation and performance aspects)". The plain reading of the notification on the face of it would appear that the department is to restrict the scope of the department’s work to routine and regular audit. The main stay of the audit work has been examination as pets of 'propriety' in public spending and this has been excluded from the study.
2. Over the years there have been changes in the functions of the Government and the methodologies adopted there for. This has resulted in a very complex situation whereby the very nature of the work done by the IA&AD requires a redefinition. It apprehended whether an outside agency will have the basic knowledge to understand and to appreciate the various complexities involved in the work done by the Department and to redefine the scope.
3. In view of the fact that the existing work practices are not comprehensively codified and it will be, if it is conceived, an impossible task for a third party to comprehend the actual work requirements and the scope of work being carried out by the various units and cadres of the department and consequently this Association is left with no choice but to express its fears that the involvement of third party for this work could affect not only the cadres but also the very functioning of this department.
4. In the A&E offices also the introduction of computerized systems has not altered the work norms of the relative roles of the cadres. In fact the work load has increased on account of the constant failure to fill up the vacancies and on account of perennial stagnation.
This Association therefore urges the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to reconsider the decision to involve an outside agency for evaluation of work norms. This Association further urges the C & AG to establish a departmental committee comprising officers with sufficient knowledge and experience and a real appreciation of the work being done by the various cadres and units of this department and direct that committee to have consultation with employees’ organization in the matter. This, in our view would assure the officers and staff that the assessment will be objective, just and acceptable to all sections.
Thanking you in anticipation,
Yours Faithfully,
S.Mohan.
Secretary General
