JCA on warpath again, lunch hour demonstration on 12/05/15

 Agitation against delay in promotions to ACIT & other related issues
 "In pursuit of the following demands, the Central JCA in the said meeting has unanimously decided to tread a path of Agitation in the form of Lunch hour demonstration on 12.05.2015 in front of the all the Pr. CCIT offices, across the country.
 i) Immediate promotion from ITO to ACIT against the left-out vacancies of R.Y. 2013-14 and the entire vacancies of R.Y.s 2014-15 & 2015-16; 
ii) Immediate finalisation of Recruitment Rules of Gr. B & C employees; 
iii) Immediate filling up of posts of Inspectors lying vacant for want of candidates in one category by promoting the eligible candidates available in other category. 
Click here to view the letter to Chairperson, CBDT

Apply Online for Departmental Examination

Link for online application for Departmental Examination 2015 for ITOs/ITIs

Dept. Exam. 2015 : Date announced for ITO & ITI.

CBDT notified date of departmental exam 2015 for ITO and ITIs. As per the notification dated 23.04.2015, 
The ITO's exam will be from 06/07/2015 to 13/07/2015 (1st Half)
The ITI's exam will be from 06/07/2015 to 10/07/2015 (2nd Half)
Online application to be made between 01/05/2015 and 31/05/2015.
Syllabus will be same as per earlier year (2014)
Click here for more information available in departmental website.
Ministerial Examination will be held between 14/07/2015 and 16/07/2015 as per the enclosed schedule.
Click here for the notification

Update on discussion with Pay Commission and departmental issues from ITEF

ITEF issued a detailed circular regarding discussion with 7th CPC, other departmental issues including departmental examination for the year 2015.
We reproduce the gist of the circular.
Oral evidence before the VII-CPC
On a discussion with seventh CPC JCA urged for same pay scale of ITOs with Officers in the Audit & Accounts Department with a grade pay of Rs 5400 and Inspectors at par with IB and CBI Inspectors. They soufgt similar pay for TAs with other Accounts counterparts and NS with Postal Assistants. As per ITEF CPC has taken "positive and appreciative approach" to all the demands.
Departmental Examination
Departmental Exam for the year is likely to be held in the first half of July

Recruitment Rule

New RR for Ex. Assts. is being delayed by DOPT. DOPT wants a 10 year residency period for the promotion to the new cadre while the association stressed for 3 years. Dept. assured to pre3ss the demand for 3 years to DOPT. 
Association objected any mandatory training programme for promotion in any cadre.
Implementation of NR Parmar Judgement & DoPT Instructions.
"...The true revision as per the spirit of the CBDT instruction to correctly determine the seniority,has to be  the revision from the bottom.  The point was made clear to all and it has been decided to revise the seniority of the cadres where the element of both DR & PR  exists accordingly.  It was also decided that  progress of implementation and revision of seniority list of all such cadres will be monitored by the Authorities every month."
Advance Increment on passing ITI Examination
 '..Our further persuasion at all levels and the sincere efforts made by the Chairperson and Member (P&V) the said benefit has finally been extended to Sr. Tax Assistants and Stenographer Gr. II(Old). We sincerely thank all the members who stood with us patiently for quite long."
Click here to read the full circular for ITEF site.

Advance increment for passing ITI Exam : General order issued

The much awaited general instruction from CBDT finally arrived. As informed in this blog earlier that Board was going to issue general instruction for granting two advance increment to Sr T.A.s and Stg Gr I (Erstwhile Stg Gr II in the pre revised 5000-8000 scale) for passing departmental Inspectors' exam.
"....It has been decided by the competent authority to extend the benefit of two advance increments to the cadre of Sr T.As and Stg Gr I (erstwhile Stg Gr II in the pre revised scale of Rs 5000-8000) on passing the departmental exam for Income Tax Inspectors."
Click here for the full order.
It is evident in the order that judgements of different tribunals and court of laws compelled CBDT to issue a general instruction in this regard to avert further litigations. The influence of association is not very prominent in this case though they are already in a self apprising mood !
 Print the order from ITEF site.