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.

Income Tax Dept Exam postponed, will commence from 26.10.09. Grade Pay issue of Inspectors not settled.

Download your Admit Card [New Pattern][For Old Pattern, Admit card will be issued as earlier Year].

Recent Update :

Negative marking reduced in New pattern and O.P removed from New Pattern of Exam.

DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION.2009.

The Examination for 2009 stands postponed in view of the election in Maharashtra and Haryana. The exam will now commence from 26^th October, 2009 as per the decision of the Directorate in this regard.

Update : View the Revised Notification.

Ministerial Exam 2009 will commence from 04.11.2009

View the Schedule

ITO/ITI Exam will commence from 26.10.2009 as mentioned earlier.

View the Schedule

GRADE Pay for Inspectors.

"Today we had a meeting on the above subject with the JS(Per). The issue has not been settled. . Contrary to the decision taken by the Revenue Secretary earlier to the effect that the issue will be separately considered and appropriate decision taken, the Expenditure Department has now proposed to consider this along with all other similar issues and demands. In view of this development, the Sectt. Meeting which is slated for 11^th might be constrained to revive the decision to organize strike action in the winter session of the Parliament. "

[Quoted text is as per version of ITEF]

Beware of fraud emails in the name of Income Tax Dept.

No mails for refunds issued from income tax department.

Information has been received from several quarters that people are receiving electronic mails informing them of their income-tax refunds and seeking their credit card details. The e-mail is sent from the following or similar mailing addresses.

hxbkw@accounts.net> or cvhfus@accounts.net

It is clarified that the Income Tax Department does not send e-mails regarding refunds and doses not seek any information regarding credit cards of taxpayers.

Taxpayers are, therefore, cautioned that they should not respond to such mails and if they do so it would be at their risk and responsibility.

Source : Govt. Press Release.

(Published in public interest to caution the taxpayers so that they may not be trapped by some frauds.)

Inspectors' Grade Pay Issue : Meeting on 7th Oct.

Another meeting with JS (Per) fixed for 7th of October 2009 to resolve the grade pay issue. CBEC, Secretary of Revenue and CBDT are also participating in the meeting apart from the Unions, hope a better result after 7th.

It is known that 24 files from 17 ministries pertaining to the upgradation of grade pay from 4200 to 4600/4800 are lying in the chamber of Director (IC), Dept. of Expenditure.

Income Tax Strike scheduled on 09.09.09 withdrawn

View the Clarification for advance increment for passing Dept. Exam.

Strike postponed by one month inform all comrades. Examination issues settled, orders on mobile phones issued, Advance increment issue being clarified, Grade Pay issue will be resolved with in a month time, no outsourcing and agrement with JCA will be honoured,other issues are to be settled with in a month. Detailed Circular to be issued in a day or two. Any absence due to non communication will not be treated as absence.


Source : Income tax Employees' Federation.

Did the employees really get anything positive ? Read the detailed circular of ITEF below and decide yourself. Please write your comment in this issue.

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INCOMETAX EMPLOYEES FEDERATION

Manishinath Bhawan,

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027.

Dated: 8^th September, 2009

ITEF/15/2009

Dear Comrade,

The Central JCA decided to postpone the one day token strike scheduled for tomorrow i.e. 09.09.2009 by a month. The Central JCA alongwith the Circle/State Secretaries will meet within 15 days to decide upon the next date of strike and the future course of action. The representatives of the Central JCA met the Member (P) and Chairman today to have another round of negotiations on the Charter of Demands. We give hereunder a brief resume of discussions.

1. Exam-related issues :

a) Negative marking being a necessary ingredient of any objective test examination will

remain. However, it will now be only a nominal reduction of one mark for every 8 wrong answers.

b) The SC/ST candidates will have the opportunity to rewrite the examination to improve their marks.

c) The Office Procedure paper will be removed from the examination for ITOs.

2. Clarificatory order will be issued on grant of advance increments on passing the departmental examinations (for those who have passed prior to 01.01.2006) immediately and for those who have cleared after 01.01.2006 within a few days. The distinction between prior and after 01.01.2006 has to be made in view of the merger of pay scales of senior TAs, OS, Steno Gr.II and Steno Gr.I.

3. The definition of partially qualified candidates to cover all those who are qualified even in one single paper out of the four core papers have already been issued.

4. Orders to ensure that the 15 mobile phones in a range are to be allotted to non-gazetted employees issued. The question of extending it to all the non-gazetted employees who are deployed in operational sections will be decided and orders issued after the proposed meeting of Addl. Commissioners of I.T.(HQrs.) scheduled to be held on 17/18^th September, 2009.

5. BPR outsourcing will be in consonance with the agreement already entered into between the JCA and the Board. The Chairman and the concerned member will visit Bangalore and will look into any violation thereof and cause discussion with the JCA representatives to resolve the issue.

6. Grade Pay for Inspectors - It was reported that the Expenditure department has conveyed to the Secretary (Revenue) the outcome of discussions the representative of Federations in CBDT and CBEC had with them earlier. The Chairman and the Member(P) will meet Secretary (Exp.) within the next 10 days after interacting with the Sec.(Revenue). If no settlement is brought about the issue will be taken up by the Board with the Finance Minister.

7. All formalities required to hold the DPC for Asst. Commissioner(2009-10 R.Y) will be completed within a month. The JCA representatives will meet the Chairman/Member(P) once in a week to expedite the issue. The DPC for promotion as DCs/JCs will also be held within this time limit.

8. The suspension of officers in Madhya Pradesh for the alleged charge of assessment getting barred by limitation of time would be reviewed with a view to revoke the suspension on getting the reports of the DI(Vig.) in the matter.

9. The Board will consider the demand for providing laptop computers to PSs/DPAs and Administrative Officers in the light of the recommendations of the DG(Systems).

10. The DG(Systems) have agreed to provide Desktop computers to all Gr.C employees once the proposal for offline processing of returns is implemented.

11. The Supreme Court's interim order in inter-se seniority will be given effect to in the case of the petitioners. The universal application thereof will be considered after getting the legal advice from the Solicitor General or clarificatory order from the Supreme Court.

12. The Chief Controller of Accounts (CBDT) has been appraised of the background in which the DG(HRD) has taken the decision to grant the benefit of higher grade pay of Rs. 5400/- to ITOs who have completed 4 years of service reckoned with reference to the date of their promotion. The CIT (Coordn.) will discuss the said issue with the Chief Controller of Accounts further to ensure that appropriate instructions are issued to ZAOs to stay the recovery.

The decision to postpone the strike action could be conveyed to the Chairman, CBDT at 6.00 pm., as the discussions with various authorities went on upto 4.30 p.m. We have taken efforts to convey the decision to all the field formations through SMS as also by placing a brief message on our website. We are fully aware of the fact it would be difficult for our circle leadership to inform the members and consequently those who could not be accessed with the message may not attend the office on 09.09.2009. It has been assured by the Chairman that the absence of such members will not be treated as absence.

We take this opportunity to congratulate all our comrades for the excellent preparations made for the successful conduct of the strike action. It may kindly be noted that the JCA leadership has decided to propose to the Central JCA that the postponed action should take place in the 3^rd week of October 2009 if the agreement reached is not translated into tangible orders. This would become all the more necessary if the issue concerning the grant of higher grade pay is not settled eventhough we are convinced that the Board and the Secretary (Revenue) do make strenuous efforts in our favour.

With Greeting especially on the eve of Pooja and Diwali festivals and assuring of our united efforts in pursuing the demands through struggles.

Yours fraternally,

sd/

Ashok B Salunkhe

Secretary General"