ITGOA KARNATAKA and GOA

Vibrant Voice January 2012

The News Letter of the Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association,

KARNATAKA & GOA Unit, Ist Floor, C.R.Bldg. Annex, Queen’s Road, Bangalore 560 001

President : Shashidhar Shet: 9448660614 : Vice President : K.A.Jamadar : 9241342225

General Secretary : K.E.Rajan 9448444481 : Joint. Secretary : K.Selvaraj : 9449625520

Treasurer : P.V.Narayana Sharma: 9449490677

1^st January 2012

Dear Comrade,

HAPPY NEW YEAR-2012

NEW YEAR - That brings something new in life. A resolution to bring hopes and a spirit to overcome all the darkness of past year. A determination to start all things with a new beginning which we failed to complete in the past year, some new promises to make life more beautiful, peaceful and meaningful and of completion of all desires that are deserve to be, to get ultimate pleasure. ITGOA Wishes happy New Year 2012 to you, your family, and loved ones to make their new year full of fun and prosperity.

The year 2011 went extremely slow and we are really frustrated due to the sluggish attitude of the Board in resolving our just demands. It was massive frustrating, especially during 2011when we were so close to achieve goals but ended sadly. However, we are looking forward to 2012 for an aggressive and result oriented approach with the Board.

It is important to stay together, Unity is our history, our present, and our future...it is important that we work together for achieving our common goals. This can only be done by uniting efforts.

The plight of Assessing Officers never had been well ever in our Department. Now it is becoming worse. Staff position attached to the field officers is pathetic. 295 and 133 Dy. Commissioners were promoted during the year 2011 as JCsIT on ad-hoc promotions. The vacancies of those DCs have not yet filled. This has resulted in holding multiple charges in addition to their already over burdened charge.

Though there were few promotions in the department, but no improvement at the level of Income Tax Officers, Administrative Officers and Private Secretaries. The Chairman promised adhoc promotion of ACIT at the earliest, but this promise remained without implementation. The implementation could be possible only with co-ordination with DoPT and UPSC. There are huge vacancies of ACsIT in the country and this adversely affect the exchequer. This can be seen from the revenue collection during the last quarter. As regards Cadre Review/Restructuring, it was informed by the Chairman-CBDT, that the same was at an advanced stage and Hon’ble Finance Minister has agreed to personally discuss with Minister of Personnel, for removing the objections raised by DoPT.

With the above back ground, in spite of more than two months of our strike, the Board has not move an inch with regard to the promotion of ITOs to the cadre of ACsIT. Therefore, your leaders have unanimously decided to intensify the agitation they include:-

LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION TO BE HELD ON 05-01-2012

DAY LONG DHARNA ON 12-01-2012 IN ALL CCIT(CCA) STATIONS

NO THRUST ON RECOVERY - THRUST TO BE GIVEN ON ISSUE OF REFUNDS

HUNGER STRIKE, TOTAL STRIKE LIKELY TO BE ANNOUNCED BY THE CENTRAL LEADERSHIP DEPENDING ON THE BOARD’S RESPONSE.

RISE UP TO THE OCCASION TO REALISE OUR DUE AND LEGITIMATE ASPIRATIONS.

Kindly note that NON SUBMISSION OF ALL STATISTICAL REPORTS & NON PARTICIPATION IN ALL SEARCH & SURVEY CONTINUES

In this regard, the letter dated 24-12-2011 by our Secretary General Sri Rajesh D Menon is appended for your kind information:-

ITGOA(CHQ)/Circular/2011-12 24^th December, 2011

To,

The Members,

(Through: President/General Secretary of all Units)

Comrades,

“ Greetings and Best Wishes ”

The Secretariat of ITGOA met today at Delhi and reviewed the ongoing agitation for expediting promotion of ITO to ACIT & Cadre Restructuring. After thorough deliberations, following decisions with respect to the ongoing agitation was adopted unanimously:

a) The existing agitation of Boycott/Protest before Chairman and Members of CBDT during their official visit, Non-Cooperation w.r.t statistical reports including dossier reports, DO Letters, etc., Survey action including TDS Survey/Inspection/Verification/Study or by whatever name called including Recovery Survey, Search Action u/s. 132 and connected Survey action, will continue with renewed vigour.

b) NO THRUST ON RECOVERY & FULL THRUST ON REFUND from 1-1-2012.

c) Lunch Hour Demonstration on 5^th January, 2012 in all CCIT (CCA) stations, across the country.

d) Day long dharna on 12^th January, 2012 in all CCIT (CCA) stations, across the country.

All the Unit leadership are requested to motivate their members and make the above program a grand success.

Yours Comradely,

Sd/-

(RAJESH MENON)

SECRETARY GENERAL

We earnestly request all the members to join together for the lunch hour demonstration on 5^th January 2012 at 1-30PM at C.R.Bldg, Bangalore and also for the day long dharna on 12^th January 2012 in front of our Head Office i.e., C.R.Bldg., Queen’s Road, Bangalore. Locally as well as at Central level, your leaders have sought co-operation from our sister organisation ITEF. Their response is awaited. We hope, they will also join us to strengthen the struggle, which has gained the momentum.

Retirement Regards:

	Sri Venugopala Reddy joined the Income Tax Dept. on 26^th Septembrt 1977 as LDC and later promoted to the cadres of UDC (in 1988), TA (in 1993), Inspector (in 2001) and as Income Tax Officer on 9^th June 2010. Apart from Bangalore, Sri Reddy has worked in Chickmagalur, Kolar and Panaji.
	Sri Hanumanthappa CN, joined as LDC in 1974 & was promoted as UDC in 1984, TA in 1993, STA in 2001, and Inspector in 2004 and as Income Tax Officer in March 2011. He hails from Raichur and presently working as ITO ward 2, Gulbarga.
	Mr.Zuhoor Hussain joined the dept. in 1977 as LDC at Belgaum. He has worked at Chikkamagalur, Mercara, Hassan, Davanagere, Hubli and Shimoga. His message to the upcoming colleagues is “Hard and Intelligent work will definitely gives success & special recognition in the department.”

ITGOA joins you in wishing the retiring officers all the best in their new life and places on record their services to the exchequer.

LONG LIVE I.T.G.O.A, LONG LIVE J.C.A, LONG LIVE I.T.E.F.

Fraternally yours

Sd/-

(K.E.RAJAN )

GENERAL SECRETARY, ITGOA, KARNATAKA & GOA UNIT, BANGALORE.

PS.

Due to unavoidable circumstances and later due to agitational programmes and time barring strains, the General Body could not be held in time. Now it has been been decided that biennial General Body Meeting will be held during last week of January 2012. Notification in this regard will follow shortly. Members are requested to co-operate.

Pl. visit “http://www.itgoakargoa.blogspot.com/” for updates from ITGOA, Karnataka & Goa Unit, B’lore.

New year Wishes

ITGOA KARNATAKA & GOA UNIT WISHES

ALL OUR ESTEEMED MEMBERS

VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

HOPE THIS YEAR WILL FULFILL

ALL OUR ASPIRATIONS

AND

CADRE RESTRUCTURE COMES TRUE

Vibrant Voice-cum news letter - Dec. 2011

- Dec.2011

The News Letter of the Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association,

KARNATAKA & GOA Unit, Ist Floor, C.R.Bldg. Annex, Queen’s Road, Bangalore 560 001

President : Shashidhar Shet: 9448660614 : Vice President : K.A.Jamadar : 9241342225

Gen. Secretary : K.E.Rajan 9448444481 : Jt. Secretary : K.Selvaraj : 9449625520

Treasurer : P.V.Narayana Sharma: 9449490677

Dear Comrade, 28^th November 2011

It has been brought to your notice the on going agitational programmes of our Association from 25^th October 2011. In spite of this, the Board has not taken any action in redressing our just demands. As part of our agitational programme, we had nation wide walk out on 15^th November 2011 and I am very proud to say that you have made it a hundred percent success. I, on behalf of our Association, once again congratulate you and seek your unstinted support in our endeavour.

On the morning of 18^th Nov. 2011, Member (L & C) & South Zone, C.B.D.T, visited Bangalore on official tour. I.T.G.O.A, protested by displaying placards highlighting our demands. To the quick call given, majority of the members housed at Headquarters gathered and protested the visit of the Member. Thereafter, your leaders met the Member and appraised him of the seriousness of the situation. The Member was in full agreement with us and promised to resolve the issue as early as possible by taking the matter to the Chairman, CBDT. Though promised no concrete steps have been taken by the Board till date.

In this connection, the Central Headquarters of I.T.G.O.A met recently and chalked out the following NATION WIDE agitational programmes:-

LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATIONS IN FRONT OF I.T.OFFICES

ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ALL CCIT STATIONS AT 1-30 PM ON 30-11-2011

FROM 05-12-2011 ONWARDS:-

NON PARTICIPATION BY ALL MEMBERS OF I.T.G.O.A. IN SEARCH & SEIZURE OPERATIONS U/s.132 & CONNECTED SURVEY ACTIONS.

ON 15-12-2011 OUR MEMBERS WILL SEND A POST CARD TO THE CHAIRMAN’S RESIDENCE – HIGHLIGHTING OUR DEMANDS.

Note: In addition to the above, the ongoing agitational programme of non submission of any type of reports, (except in case of parliamentary questions), non participation in surveys and enquiries etc. will continue. Only time-barring work will be attended to.

In this connection, the letter written by Sri Rajesh Menon, Secretary General, ITGOA(CHQ), New Delhi, dated 19-11-2011 is annexed to this letter for your ready reference.

The Central Headquarters leaders have already in touch with the comrades of I.T.E.F and have sought their co-operation in the matter. A positive step from them is expected in the larger interest of the members of I.T.G.O.A & I.T.E.F as the problems faced are similar. Copies of letter written to the Secretary & President of ITEF is available for view at “http://itgoakargoa.blogspot.com”. Similarly, the letter written by the Central Headquarters of ITGOA to the Chairman, CBDT regarding intensifying the agitational programme can also be views in the said blogspot.

Retirement regards:

Comrade B.R.Vasudevarao, I.T.O (Tech)-III, O/o C.C.I.T, Bangalore-III, Bangalore will be retiring from service on 30-11-2011 after putting in 37 years of service to the Department. His services to the sister organizations are fondly remembered. I.T.G.O.A expresses its sincere regards to him and wishes his retirement life will be peaceful, healthy and prosperous. He may be contacted at 9449001827.

LONG LIVE I.T.G.O.A, LONG LIVE J.C.A, LONG LIVE I.T.E.F.

Fraternally yours

Sd/-

(K.E.RAJAN )

GENERAL SECRETARY, ITGOA, KARNATAKA & GOA UNIT, BANGALORE.

Pl. visit “http://itgoakargoa.blogspot.com/” for latest updates from ITGOA, Karnataka & Goa Unit

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ITGOA/Agitation/2011-12 19th November, 2011

To,

All Members,

(Through : GS of all Units of ITGOA),

Comrades,

Sub : Intensification of Agitation for ACIT Promotion and expediting Cadre Restructuring — reg.

This is further to Circulars dated 10/10, 30/10, 10/11 and 15/11-2011.

2. At the very outset, each and every member of ITGOA deserves full kudos for the enthusiasm and vigour exhibited in carrying out the agitation program till now. On 18-11-2011, the ongoing agitation of ITGOA was reviewed in an Emergency Managing Committee Meeting held at Delhi which was attended by delegates and observers from across the country, wherein it was unanimously decided that in view of the absolute silence on the part of CBDT, the agitation must not only continue, but the same needs to be intensified further.

3. Following forms of agitation was adopted by Managing Committee of ITGOA:

Ongoing agitation to Continue with additional vigour	i. Protest demonstration before Chairman & Members of CBDT, on their visits. ii. Non-cooperation like Non—submission of statistical reports, dossier reports, DO Letters etc. Only Time-barring work will be attended to and artificial deadlines like 30-11-2011 for scrutiny will not be adhered to. iii. None of our members will participate in any survey action including TDS survey / Inspection / Verification / study or by whatever name called and Recovery Surveys
On 3O-11-2O11	Lunch Hour Demonstration in front of I.T. Offices across the country, in all CCIT stations.
From 5-12-2011 onwards	Non-participation by all members of ITGOA in Search action u/s 132 and connected Survey actions
On 15-12-2011	Every Member of ITGOA shall send a post-card highlighting our demand, to the Chairman-CBDT at his residence.
Thereafter, the agitation will be reviewed and if need be programs like Dharna, Hunger Strike, Total Strike will be undertaken from January 2012

4. Meanwhile, an appeal has been made to the ITEF our partners in JCA to actively join the agitation, as Promotion to the grade of ACIT only can ensure consequential promotions to the staff of the IT Dept who are all members of ITEF. Besides, the Cadre Restructuring is absolutely essential for solving the pending issues like Grade Pay of Office Superintendent, recruiting more Stenos, Inspectors, Sr.TA, etc. in terms of the increased work-load. Copy of appeal is enclosed.

5. Also enclosed herewith is the letter addressed to Chairman-CBDT informing about the decision taken in MC Meeting of ITGOA held on 18-11-2011 i.e. to continue with the ongoing agitation and to intensify the same as mentioned above, in view of the total silence and inaction on the part of the Board w. r. t our legitimate demands. All the unit leadership are requested to serve a similar notice

on the CCIT (CCA) of their respective regions.

6. Lastly, all the members of ITGOA may note that CBDT is blissfully unaware of the stagnation in the grade of ITO and the grades down-beIow and the administration is totally insensitive to our legitimate demand for timely promotions.

Hence we must be ready for a long-drawn struggle at all costs and must not rest till we succeed in getting timely promotions in all grades and better service conditions and infrastructural support for promotee officers and staff working in the IT Dept. In this direction, following famous quotes will guide us :

"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. "

(American Golfer Arnold Palmer)

"Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers, But to be fearless when facing them. "

(Nobel Laureate, renowned poet & playwright Shri Rabindranath Tagore,)

I.T.G.O.A ZINDABAD ; OUR UNITY ZINDABAD

Yours comradely,

Sd/-

( RAJESH D. MENON )

SECRETARY GENERAL