67 DCITs promoted as JCIT on adhoc basis

"The president is pleased to appoint the following officers of Indian Revenue Service to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax purely on Ad-hoc basis in PB-3 (Rs.15,600-39.100 with GP Rs.7,600) with effect from assumption of charge of the post for a period not exceeding one year. Further, keeping in view the administrative requirement of the Department and sufficient number of vacancies available in all the CCA Regions these officers are retained in their present CCA Regions, till AGT, 2016"
Click here for the list of officers
It can be noticed that all promotion in the IRS cadre is taking effect as and when vacancy arises, if necessary in ad hoc basis also. But the same urgency is not seen in case of promotion from ITO to ACIT. Board even could not calculate the actual vacancy position yet.
No news is available regarding the scheduled meeting of JCA of 12th Aug in New Delhi. Neither ITEF nor ITGOA has come out with the outcome or any agitation program yet.

No progress in ACIT promotion : JCA to go for agitation

Despite several assurances by CBDT, no progress is there regarding promotion form ITO to ACIT. As per the association, even the Chairperson's promise of finalizing vacancy position within a week could not yield any fruitful result. The same condition lies about other long pending demands like laptops, mobile phones, increased petrol allowances etc. None of the associations, ITEF or ITGOA could prove themselves effective in negotiating with CBDT.
Now a meeting of JCA is convened tomorrow (12/08/2015) in New Delhi to decide future course of action. As the members are already aggrieved, some face saving measure has to be taken immediately for sake of existence. Let us wait for announcement of some mild agitation like "stop sending statistical reports"/wearing black badges/non cooperation etc. Whether participation in search and survey action will be boycotted ? Let's wait for tomorrow's meeting for the answer.

N R Parmar implementation : CBDT seeks compliance report

"....In the meetings chaired by the DOT (HRD) on 30.03.2015 & 10.04.2015, it was decided that the task of implementation of the N.K. Parmar judgment would be completed by 31,07,2015 and a compliance report sent to this office. Member (MV) has desired that a report in the matter be sent to this office by return post. In case, the work of implementation of the N.R. Parmar judgment has not been completed, reasons for the same may be intimated immediately."
Click here for the letter

Quarterly Review Meeting of JCA with Chairperson, outcome : A big zero !

The Quarterly Review Meeting of the Joint Council of Action with the Chairperson, CBDT was held on 21-07-2015 at New Delhi.
JCA published the outcome of the meeting. After going through the same, nothing substantial achievement is found. Let us discus a few.
Calculation of vacancies for ACIT promotion :
"The Chairperson directed the DGIT (HRD) and the JS (Admin.) to complete the file work of vacancy calculation within a week’s time and she assured that the Board would take the decision on the number of promotions to be held immediately thereafter." (Tarikh pe tarikh !)
Recruitment Rule : 
Absolutely no development.
Withdrawal of the Order of Diversion of 1633 posts from West Bengal & Sikkim Charge. 
"The committee formed for the purpose needs to be revived and the same would be done and decision will be taken within a period of 3 months.: (That means the committee is presently defunct, What the hell both the secretaries from this region is busy with ?)
New Laptops to AO/PS and Inspectors and replacement of old Laptops.
No good news in this regard too! (whether the announcement made in the ITEF secretarial meeting was merely a gossip ? It was said in that meeting that Laptop for Inspectors got final approval ! Click here for details of ITEF meeting held on 13.07.15)
Increase in the reimbursement of local travel expenses to Inspectors and Notice Servers
"The IFU has sent back the file for obtaining comments from the Pr. Chief Controller of Accounts. The proposal will be resubmitted to the IFU after obtaining the same from Pr. Chief Controller of Accounts." (No advancement in years.)
Click here for other items and full text of JCA communication dated 22.07.2015.

Laptop for Inspectors approved : ITEF

In the secretariat meeting of ITEF it was informed that the laptop to Inspectors has got the final approval and the modalities and procedure for its purchase and distribution are being worked out by the Board.

Among other discussions a fund raising proposal also introduced. "For properly maintenance of the Manishi Nath Bhawan, the Secretariat decided to create Building Maintenance Fund with collection of Rs.100/- from the members placed in PB-2 and of Rs. 50/- from the members placed in PB-1 And the decision of the Secretariat will be placed before the CWC for approval."

"The Secretariat also decided to protest the videography introduced in the Examination from this year in spite of assurances given by the Member (P&V) to the representatives to the contrary and its immediate stoppage from the next year onward." (No, they did not demand scrapping of invigilators yet !)

Click here for details in ITEF site