Question : CADRE REVIEW OF INDIAN COST ACCOUNTS SERVICE

(a) whether the Cadre Review of Indian Cost Accounts Service is still pending whereas Cadre review of all Group `A` services are already been completed;

(b) if so, the reasons for its pendency;

(c) whether this is the only service which has qualified professionals, i.e. Chartered Accountants and Cost Accountants;

(d) if so, whether the proportion between Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) level posts and total Cadre strength of other Accounts Service like Indian Railways Accounts Service, Indian Postal Accounts Service, Indian Civil Accounts Service is much higher than this proportion of Indian Cost Accounts Service;

(e) if so, the details thereof;

(f) the action proposed to be taken to bring this proportion equivalent to other Goroup `A` Accounts Services;

(g) whether the Government has proposed to reconsider the grievances submitted by officers of Indian Cost Accounts Services;

(h) if so, the details thereof; and

(i) if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFAIRS.(SHRI SURESH PACHOURI)

(a) & (b): Cadre review is a continuous and ongoing process. The Cadre Review Committee considered the cadre review proposal of Indian Cost Accounts Service on 7th December, 2004.

The full process of the cadre review has been completed in case of only 11 Group A Service in recent years. Proposals of a few Services are pending and many more are yet to be formulated by administrative departments.

(c): No.

(d),(e) & (f): The cadre structure is determined on the basis of both the functional requirements as well as career aspiration. The %age of SAG posts to the total strength in the Indian Railway Accounts Service, Indian Postal & Telegraph Accounts Service and Indian Civil Accounts Service is 10.88, 3.23 and 14.38 respectively. If the cadre review proposal is approved, the %age of SAG posts to the total strength in the Indian Cost Accounts Service will stand at 7.53.

(g),(h) &
(i): The on going proposal of cadre review would redress all the major grievances of Group A officers of the Indian Cost Accounts Service. Apart from this cadre review proposal, there is no other proposal under consideration.