Is violence the only language the government understands? Central Excise Supdts feel cheated
The industrial workers or for that matter any agitated lot have often found that government reacts only when normal life is brought to a stand still. Requests and talks have no effect, but once you take to the streets, every body notices you. Four MPs could stall the proceedings of the Lok Sabha the other day with 500 other members and the speaker watching in glorious helplessness.
The Superintendents Federation held a press conference in Delhi and wondered whether nothing could be achieved without agitation causing harassment to the public/tax payer. Their grouse is that for 10500 Superintendents of Central Excise, the promotional avenue is only 230 posts of Assistant Commissioner. Even if 100 Supdts become ACs every year, it will take about 105 years for the last man in the list to become an Assistant Commissioner. So they want better promotion prospects. And what they ask can be given by the government without spending a paisa. Over 4200 Superintendents are already in the scale of ACs and promoting them will not cost the government any thing and these officers can live happily ever after with the satisfaction of having become ACs. They fail to understand why the government cannot concede this harmless demand. Is it wise to carry such dissatisfied work force who have nothing top look up for in their career?
But there is some good news for them. The government has already completed the DPC for Deputy Commissioner to Joint Commissioner and the DPC for Supdt to Assistant Commissioner is ready and will take place very soon.