Dear Comrades,

     After few hours, 2015 will be the history and we all will be busy in celebrating / welcoming the New Year 2016. Some historic moments of the year are briefed hereunder:-

Revamping of Association:-

     The Association was in existing for many years but was in a state of pathetic. The president retired on 31 December, 2014 and the General Secretary was about to retire on 30 April 2015 and it was not even in operation. However the Association has contributed a well maintained bank balance for us.

Need for revamping of Association:- 

     As the promotions for the post of STA and Inspectors were held up without any specific reason and there was no one to take up the matter with the authority for the affected cadres. It was decided by some specific active members to revamp the association.

The current body was elected by calling a special house at CR Building, Chandigarh on 16 April 2015 under the Chairmanship of Sh. Anil Kumar, the then General Secretary of the Association.

     As on date, we can proudly say that about 95% staff in the grades of AO, DOS, STA, TA and LDC are members enrolled this year with the Association. The only left over about 05% have not joined due to their personal grievances towards the past happening with the Association (i.e. on or before 16 April, 2015).

Targets:-

     The first and foremost  task of the Association formed was to take up the matter of halted promotions in the grade of STA and Inspectors. The body took all the steps to get this going through talks with authorities, taking up matter in writing and then at National level.

Achievements:- 

    As we informed the forming of the Association to the Federation, it was apprised by them that a convention was called in Hyderabad by National Federation on 16 May, 2015. The President of Federation made several calls and emphasised to attend this meeting. I attended the meeting and represented the Chandigarh Zone. There I was elected as Assistant Secretary General and thus the recognition of Chandigarh Zone was made at National level.

     Through the National Federation and being a member of the team, we made several visits to Senior officers of Board such as Chairman, Member (P&V) and others, Secretaries etc. with the agendas for the betterment of the cadres. It is fact that CBEC is too slow in taking decisions and the file moved from here to there for a simple decision took about 3 months {i.e. from 16 June, 2015, the first meeting with Member (P&V)}. Finally we got clarification on 17.09.2015 on the cadre of EA.

     The matter was not resolved by this too, but anyhow by making meeting with the authorities, we could finally got succeed.

Unachieved Targets:-

     Although the process is still going on for the various other targets set to get it in 2015 but could not get the same are:-

       (i)     Relaxation in RRs.

       (ii)    Promotions to the grade of CAO

      (iii)    Promotions from DOS to AO

      (iv)    Clarification for the Sepoy / Havaldars - counting of service rendered as Sepoy.

      (v)     Withdrawal of RRs for EA

      (vi)    Relaxation in education qualification for promotion to the grade of LDC & TA.

     To achieve these set goals, the Association is making efforts but the hurdles are at every step and we are working with full co-ordination and co-operation. We discuss each issue regularly and hope to get these done in coming months.

     With our sincere efforts, we took up the matters with the concerned authority and at appropriate level of all the grades which is of common nature without hampering the sentiments of others. 

Strength: 

     The present Association is infact the only Association which is active in this zone. We are strengthened enough at National and Zonal level. It is felt to strengthening the Association  at Commissionerate level to redress the problems at Commissionerate level. Therefore, it is urged to all the Unit level members to be united and fight for the rights.

     Finally, we are about to enter in the new year, we wish you a very Happy New Year

"The biggest occasion when the year is changing and the whole world is welcoming the coming year, brings everyone little more closer and offer an amazing chance to acknowledge others' good deeds, contributions, efforts and goodness in equally amazing way. The perfect words are here to express your gratitude and good feelings for others on this New Year's eve day"

     We are thankful to each member for their co-operation and being with us.

Yours' Comradely,

Sd/-

(Ram Lalit)

General Secretary