Sunday, January 29, 2012

NEXT CWC MEETING ON 22-02-2011

Dated 25th January’ 2012

Dear Comrades,

For functioning of any Organisation active participation of not only the Office bearers but also the members is necessary. Many Accounts Staff simply ask IS AIRASA FUNCTIONING?. This may be due to the facts that there was no communication from the General Secretary after the circulation of Minutes of the 15th July ’11 CWC Meeting and the Resignation General Secretary on his promotion to Group B Services after 14 years of selfless service to the Railway Accounts Community. AIRASA IS FUNCTIONING AS USUAL. Correspondence with the authorities concerned on various pending demands are going on regularly. But to make it more active and vibrant Unit level Meetings and participation of Every Accounts Staff is more necessary. At the Apex level It was decided to convene a CWC Meeting to nominate a Central Office bearer to function as General Secretary till next BGM. But unfortunately no unit came forward to organize the same during October and November 2011. Shri. Ashok Dwivedi, Addl. Genl Secy talked to the DMW , Patiala staff and planned for a Meeting at Patiala on 27th January’2012. But most of the CWC members did not prefer the date because of the severe cold season over there and in the meantime Assembly Elections were also announced which made us to drop the plan.

Then Shri. Partha Bhattacharjee talked to Shri Suryanarayana, Jt. Secretary and asked him to host the Meeting at Kharagpur. Since the only community Hall near to Railway Station is available only on 22nd February, after consulting all Office bearers, it has been decided to hold the next CWC Meeting on 22-02-2012 at DURGA MANDIR, GOLE BAZAR, KHARAGPUR.

All the CWC members are requested to attend without fail and contact Shri. P.Suryanarayana, Jt.Secretary, AIRASA over Mobile No.09679755066 OR Partha Bhattacharjee on09433061426, Subhasisdas Mahapatra 09002081129 to confirm their participation and on arrival at Kharagpur Rly Station.

No Unit/Zone has remitted the membership dues since the last BGM held at Nagpur in Nov’2010 and with the meager balance available the Central Office it is difficult to carry on the activities of the Association and all CWC Members are requested treat the matter very serious and arrange for immediate remittance of the central portion of the membership collection.

Yours Comradely,


(REJI GEORGE)

SECRETARY-FINANCE

Sunday, January 1, 2012

GREETINGS

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AIRASA WISHES ALL ACCOUNTS FRATERNITY A HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
2012

November 2011




Dated November 2, 2011
SHRI. DINESH TRIVEDI
HON’BLE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS
RAIL BHAVAN
NEW DELHI – 110001

Respected Sir,

Sub: Anomaly in MACP - Reg.

Ref: 1. MACP Scheme Rly Bd. Lr no: PC-V/2009/ACP/2
dt 10/06/09. (RBE101/2009).
2. Railway Board’s letters No.PC-V/2009/ACP/7/SCR dt
29-04-2011 & No.PC-V/2010/ACP/MISC/1 dt 12-05-
2011.
3. CAT /MAS orders dated 05-08-2011 and 07-10-2011.
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Kind reference is invited to the CAT/ MAS’ orders dated 05-08-2011 and 07-10-2011 on the OAs No.1075 of 2010 and 993/2010 respectively filed by the aggrieved Sr. Supervisors of Southern Railway who got their promotions as early in 1980 and onwards and stagnating in the cadre and who have been denied the upgradation to the Grade Pay of Rs.5400/-, the benefit of MACP granted to their juniors and subordinates.

CAT/ MAS have disposed of the above OAs in the following terms. “ There will be a direction to the respondents to grant the revised pay to the applicants by extending the benefit of MACP scheme in favour of the applicants by fixing their Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- from the date on which the said benefit was extended to their juniors and to disburse the accrued arrears, if any to the applicants within the period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order”.

In this connection this Association has been representing since September 2009, the serious anomaly resulted in the implementation of MACP in Railway Accounts department. Practically the Modified Assured Carrier Progression (MACP) scheme which is said to be an improvement over the previous ACP scheme (August 1999) does not fit in to the Accounts department where promotions are based on passing stringent qualifying Examinations. If the purpose of ACP is to give some financial benefit to those who are stagnated in their present grade for more than 10 years, the same is not achieved in the MACP scheme since the same has not benefited the Section Officers/TIAs/ISAs who got their promotions as early in 1980 and onwards and stagnating in the cadre.
MACP has inflicted degradation of status and deprivation of monetary benefits to the Senior staff while their Juniors and Subordinates are better placed in comparison.

An Accounts Clerk (in the initial recruitment grade) can skip two promotional Grades in hierarchy i.e Junior Accounts Assistant and Accounts Assistant and directly become a Section officer (Accounts) after qualifying the Appendix III (IREM) Examination conducted by Railway Board.

A Panel Seniority is being allotted on qualifying the Examination in the order of hierarchy of the post held by the Candidates qualified in the Examination and that Seniority position is reckoned for further promotions.

Under the MACP Scheme those Section officers who were directly recruited as Junior Accounts Assistants and those who were directly promoted from Accounts Clerk and Junior Accounts Assistant Grade have got the benefit of 3rd Financial upgradation under MACP and are placed in the next higher Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- despite being Juniors in the Panel Seniority.

Subordinates drawing higher Grade Pay than their Supervisors who were promoted after qualifying in the Departmental Examinations conducted on All India basis is not a healthy situation and the morale of the Senior Supervisors has got further sagged. This is not a welcome trend if viewed in the perspective of modern management practices.

A comparative analysis of the discriminatory nature of MACP scheme is enclosed from which the grave injustice heaped on the Sr. Supervisors can be seen.

Such an aggrieved position is not obtaining in any other department of Railways / other Central Government Departments in view of the continuous professional examinations (Training Exams, Appendix II, Appendix III) taken for their promotions instead of getting the elevation purely on seniority basis by other Railway Departments / Government Departments.

Hence this Association requests you to implement the above CAT Orders. An immediate positive action in this matter will boost the morale of thousands of Senior Supervisors who play a major role in the management of Railway Finance and Compilation of Accounts and have been denied the benefit of MACP.

Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,



(M.S UNNIKRISHNAN)
ADDL.GENERAL SECRETARY











Dated November 2, 2011

SMT. POMPA BABBAR
FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, RAILWAYS
RAIL BHAVAN,NEW DELHI – 110001


Respected Madam,

Sub : DESIGNATION CHANGE
Ref : 1. Rly board’s letter no. RBE/134 of 14-09-2010
2.This Assn’s letter dated 29-11-2010, 21-02-2011 & 11-07-2011.
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Railway board vide their letter cited have announced provisional revised designations for the merged cadres. The same is not in conformity with the designations held by organized Accounting organizations of central govt. with whom Railway Accounts is having parity in cadre and pay structures. Hence Railway board is requested to declare the following designations on par with other Audit and Accounts which will also match with the duties and responsibilities of Accounts staff and reflect the true nature of the dispensations.
Present Designation                                                 Proposed Designation
Peon Office Assistant
Accounts Clerk                                                       Accounts Assistant
Jr. Accounts                                                            Asst. Junior Accountant
Accounts Asst.                                                        Senior Accountant
Sr. Accounts                                                           Assistant Supervisor
Stock Verifier                                                         Stores Auditor
Sr. Stock Verifier                                                   Senior Stores Auditor
Section Officer (Accounts)                                     Assistant Accounts Officer
Travelling Inspector of Accounts                            Asst. Accounts Officer /SN (Station Inspection)
Inspector of Stores Accounts                                 Asst Accounts Officer/SI (Stores Inspection)

Thanking You.

Yours sincerely,



(M.S UNNIKRISHNAN)
ADDL.GENERAL SECRETARY



Dated November 2, 2011

SHRI. RAVI PRABHAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTS
RAIL BHAVAN,
NEW DELHI – 110001

Respected Sir,

Sub : Promotion of erstwhile Gr. D now classified as Gr.C.
Ref : This Assn’s earlier letter dated 29-11-10, 21-2-2011
& 11-07-2011.

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It is to your knowledge that VI CPC has abolished Group D cadre in Central Govt. services and classified the existing Group D as Group C. Most of the Group D staff available in the Accounts department are Matriculates/Graduates/Post Graduates. Hence it is requested that the existing Gr. D staff in Grade Pay Rs.1800/- may be promoted as Accounts Clerks on Seniority basis against available vacancies. Vacancies that arise after the promotion of all the existing Gr. D Staff can be filled up by direct recruitment.

As all the promotees will be required to pass Accounts Training Examination and Appendix IIA Examinations for further elevation in their Career. The above proposal may kindly be considered and orders issued accordingly.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,



(M.S UNNIKRISHNAN)
ADDL.GENERAL SECRETARY














Dated November 2, 2011

SMT. POMPA BABBAR
FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, RAILWAYS
RAIL BHAVAN,NEW DELHI – 110001


Respected Madam,

Sub : Introduction of 5% quota for unqualified Sr.AAs in
Supervisory cadre.
Ref : Railway Board’s letter dated 05-04-2007 and this
Assn’s earlier letters dated 2-05-2007,14-6-07,
16-6-09,9-9-09,20-9-09,7-12-09, 2-2-10,12-03-10,
28-4-10, 11-6-10, 20-7-10, 17-9-10, 29-11-2010&
11-07-2011.
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Kind reference is invited to the numerous letters cited on the above subject. Railway Board’s letter No. PC V/98/I/II/23(pt) dated 14—07-2011 communicating freezing of the number of posts of Sr. Accounts Assistants created vide Railway Board’s letter No. PC V/98/I/II/23(pt) dated 05-04-07 reserving 5% of the posts of SO(A)s to be designated as Sr. Accounts Assistants for promotion of Senior most Accounts Assistants has come as jolt to the entire Accounts community when staff of every other department in Railways are reaping the benefits of more promotional opportunities out of Cadre restructuring. The introduction of 5% unqualified quota, intended to provide promotional opportunities to the thousands of Accounts Assistants stagnated in the same grade for more than 20 years, has indeed benefited around 50 Accounts Assistants only for the entire Indian Railways. The benefit did not reach the Accounts Assistants serving in any of the production units since the 5% of Accounts Assistants worked out to less than 0.5.
All the other Organised Accounts ans Audit departments have already issued orders calculating the unqualified quota in the merged Cadre of Section officer and Sr. Section Officers consequent on the implementation of VI PC.
Hence this Association requests Railway Board to remove this discrimination and modify its orders dated 14-07-2011 and introduce 10% unqualified quota as available in other organized Accounts and Audit where the beneficiaries are designated as Supervisors.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,



(M.S UNNIKRISHNAN)
ADDL.GENERAL SECRETARY

Dated November 2, 2011
SHRI. P.K. MISHRA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PAY COMMISSION
PRAGATI MAIDAN,NEW DELHI – 110001


Respected Sir,

Sub: Anomaly in MACP - in cases of
own/mutual transfer on lower Grade to another
division/unit of same railway.
Ref: 1. Rly Bd. Lr no: PC-V/2009/ACP/2 dt 10/06/09. (RBE101/2009).
2.This Association’s earlier letter dated 28-4-10, 20-7-10,&17-9-
10, 29-11-2010 , 21-02-2011& 11-07-2011.
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The employees who are transferred on mutual/own request basis on lower grade from one division/unit to another division/unit of the different seniority unit within the same Railway on lower/initial grade and subsequently they are again promoted have not been given the benefit of MACP in terms of para 24 of Annex of letter no. PC V/2009/ACP/II DT. 11.6.09. For example an employee appointed as JAA and after getting his AA promotion, he has been transferred on own request to another division/unit of the different seniority unit within the same Railway as JAA. In the new division/unit he again gets promoted as AA and S.O(A/Cs). In these cases Railways are counting his promotion of AA twice ( i.e. one of parent office & second of new office.)and are rejecting 3rd ACP.
In this regard it is stated that it is incorrect to count the promotion as AA twice. Further it is also pointed out that in some of the Zonal Railways there is Zonal seniority and in others division-wise seniority. In such cases if one employee joined as JAA in Central Railway and on completion of three years he was promoted as AA and transferred to other division, he doesn’t loses his 3rd ACP, whereas in case of another employee who joined in Western Railway as JAA and after getting AA’s promotion he seeks own request transfer to other division he is reverted on lower grade as JAA and takes his promotion based on the new seniority. In both the above cases being recruited through same RRB but posted in different Railways one gets 3rd MACPS benefit and another not. This Association requests your kindself to look into this anomaly and take suitable action to modify the rule under Para 24 of MACP Circular so that they are treated atleast on par with their juniors in the new Unit/Organisation.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,


(M.S UNNIKRISHNAN)
ADDL.GENERAL SECRETARY








Dated November 2, 2011
SMT. POMPA BABBAR
FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, RAILWAYS
RAIL BHAVAN,NEW DELHI – 110001


Respected Madam,

Sub : Restructuring of Accounts cadres.

Ref : This Asociation’s earlier letter dated 20-09-
2010,29-11-2010,21-02-2011 & 11-07-2011.

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We understand that Cadre Restructuring Committee has been formed by Railway Board to restructure the percentage of various cadres in all the departments of Railways. As regards Accounts department we would like to present the following for your favourable consideration.

The Accounts Clerks are stagnated in the Cadre for more than 10 years for want of vacancies in JAA cadre. Hence it is requested for a change in the 80 : 20 pattern of Direct Recruitment Vs Promotions as 20 : 80 since virtually there are no direct recruitments.

Similarly the ratio of ASVs : Sr. ASVs may be modified from the present 65 : 35 to 20 : 80 as large number of posts are in work charged posts under Sales Organisation which varies from year to year. At present virtually only 10 % are in ASV cadre.

Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,



(M.S UNNIKRISHNAN)
ADDL.GENERAL SECRETARY