6500-10500 pre-revised scales will get Rs 4600 as Grade Pay w e f 01.01.2006

Good news at last. The Ministry of Expenditure has sanctioned Rs 4600 Grade pay to the scales which were 6500-10500. This order is effected with 01.01.2006 and all arrears are to be recalculated and paid immediately. This was long outstanding issue and several departments in the revenue have called strike against it.

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Consequent upon the order issued on 13.11.2009, the Inspectors, PSs and A.O. s of the Dept are to get the enhanced Grade Pay of Rs 4600, the proposed strike action scheduled on 26th of this month is likely to be withdrawn. However, it will be decided on 17th November after a meeting of the service associations.
STRIKe WITHDRAWN
As stated above, the scheduled strike on 26th November has been withdrawn.

IT, Customs and Central Excise Joint Strike called on 26.11.2009

Income Tax Employees Federation

Income tax Gazetted Officers Association

All India Central Excise Inspectors' Association

All India Customs Preventive Services Federation

Address for correspondence:

Manishinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi. 110 027.

Dated: 5^th November, 2009

Shri P.V.Bhide,

Secretary, Revenue,

Govt. of India,

North Block,

New Delhi-110 001.

Dear Sir,

This is to give notice that the members of Income-tax Employees Federation, Income-tax Gazetted Officers Association, All India Central Excise Inspectors Association and All India Customs Preventive Services Federation will be on one day's strike on 26^th November, 2009. The demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the strike action is enclosed.

Thanking You,

Yours faithfully,

Sd. Sd. Sd. Sd.

(Ashok B Shalunke) (Rajesh D.Menon) (Kaushik Roy) (I.B. Mishra)

Secretary General Secretary General Secretary General (Secretary General)

I.T.E.F. I.T.G.O.A. A.I.C.E.I.A. A.I.C.P.S.F.

Copy to:

1. The Hon'ble Finance Minister, Govt. of India, North Block, New Delhi

2. The Hon;ble Minister of State for Finance (Revenue), New Delhi.

3. The Secretary, Department of Expendigture, North Block, New Delhi.

4.The Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, North Block, New Delhi,

5. The Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs, North Block, New Delhi,

6.. The Joint Secretary (Per), Dept. of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi.

CHARTER OF D E M A N D S

1. Grant Grade pay of Rs. 4,600/- as per Government of India notification to Inspectors of Income-tax, Central Excise and Preventice Officer of Customs Department, Private Secretaries and Administrative officer Gr.III as per the Revised Pay Rules, 2008 Part B and C Section Para ii, under notification of the Govt. of India dated 29.08.2008 and Rs.1,800/-to all Group D employees.

2. Settle the demands contained in the Charter of Demand submitted to the Central Board of Direct Taxes by the JCA (ITEF & ITGOA), vide letter No. JCA/CHQ.09/10/2 dated 18.08.2009

3. The demands contained in the Charter of demand submitted to the Chairman, CBEC by AICEIA in CBEC/130/2009 dated 14.8.2009

4. Settle the demands contained in the letter dated 2.9.2009 addressed to the Chairman, CBEC by the All India Customs Preventive Services Federation.

(Published as per ITEF version)

***This is the third time in less than a year that ITEF has called strike. In earlier occassions they postponed/deferred the strike in the last moment without achieving any concrete assurance from Govt. So the members are requested to wait and watch upto 25th Nov. The leaders will desparately try to withdraw the strike as they know their incapability of holding a nationwide srike. Merely a meeting with the chairman of CBDT and verbal assurance of favourable consideration may be a face saver to the leaders to "postpone" the strike. There is only hope left that Customs and Central Excise Associations are with them this time.