Excise, Customs Men Up In Arms Against Pay Panel 'Anomalies'
Almost all the central government employees are satisfied by the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. But the superintendents of Central Excise and Customs want more from the government.
They want more hikes in their salaries and better promotion rules. They have decided to stage a protest before Parliament on September 16 to register their resentment.
The excise and custom men said that they are not entitled to better promotion, pay scale, working condition, staff position. The statement in this regard is issued by the all India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers.
The association alleged that they are not provided good promotional opportunities. The inspectors for collecting indirect taxes such as Central Excise, Customs, Service Tax, Inland Air Travel Tax and Foreign Travel Tax would no longer eligible for better promotion prospectus as compares to their counterpart in the other departments. The indirect taxes by the country registered expansion of 12.6% in the current fiscal.