Gazette Notification for implementation of 7th CPC
Posted: 16 Jul 2016 06:15 AM PDT
Comrades,
There are lot of discussions about the date of Gazette Notification for implementation of 7th CPC & Office Memorandum, It usually takes about 15 to 20 days after cabinet approval of the pay commission report .Let us examine the 6th CPC dates.
The union cabinet gave its approval for implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission on 14th August 2008.
Gazette Notification for implementation of 6th CPC was issued on 29th August 2008 & Office Memorandum was issued on 30th August 2008, after 16 days after cabinet approval
The 7th CPC
The union cabinet gave its approval for implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission on 29th June 2016.
Hence the Gazette Notification for implementation of 7th CPC & Office Memorandum is likely issued in next week.
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Showing posts with label 7th Pay Commission. Show all posts
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Monday, July 18, 2016
7th CPC Latest News - Gazette Notification for implementation of 7th CPC
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
7TH PAY COMMISSION EXPECTED SALARY CALCULATOR
LATEST NEWS REGARDING 7TH PAY COMMISSION EXPECTED SALARY CALCULATOR-ARTICLE FROM GOVTENEWS
7th Pay Commission Recommendations has begun to emerge!
It doesn’t come as a surprise that even bits and morsels of information about the recommendations, which is being eagerly expected by nearly 50 lakh employees and pensioners, make headlines.”
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission have slowly started to make their way to the media in the form of unconfirmed news. The information that was being extensively discussed by all for more than a week now has finally made it to the websites yesterday.
It has now been confirmed that the 7th Pay Commission will submit is report to the Government next month. With the report being given a final shape, certain pieces of information have already started to hit the media. Some of the workable recommendations of the commission are out.
In 2006, a number of such unconfirmed reports surfaced, when the 6th Pay Commission report was being prepared, because the report was not submitted to the government on time. Due to the delay, there was tremendous curiosity to find out what the report contained. This led to a lot of rumors. Since the internet didn’t become that popular in those days, those rumors were hard to believe. Most of them were circulated by word of mouth.
Now, despite the fact that there are plenty of news sources, since it has become possible to trace the point of origin of the information, such rumors have reduced. This time around, the information was given by the leaders of Federations. Yet, one can neither completely accept them as true, nor dismiss them as entirely false.
Since the government and the major employees federations have their own websites, it has become possible for the information to spread to the corners of the world within minutes. Also, retracts and denials too have become equally fast, thus killing the rumours immediately. With a number of other individual websites and blogs too covering the news about Central Government employees, the readers are now able to differentiate between news and rumours.
There is nothing surprising or shocking in the news reports that have now surfaced. A minimum basic pay of Rs.21,000 is an expected one. The recently released Kerala Pay Commission too has recommended the minimum wage at Rs.17,000 (from 01.01.2014 onwards). The National Council has demanded that it be Rs.26,000 per month.
It is a well known fact that the Grade Pay System had been a source of constant irritation. The dual Hierarchy System (Promotional hierarchy and Grade Pay hierarchy) will come to an end. There will not be any more confusion about the promotions that come through MACP.
The Multiplication Factor of 2.86 does sound very low. NC JCM had pressurized the Pay Commission to fix it at 3.7. The 6th Pay Commission had fixed it at 1.86, and also given Grade Pay. Since the DA now stands at 125% (including July 2015 and January 2016), this could end up being substantial.
Information about retirement is unexpected. Unconfirmed reports claim that the 7th Pay Commission is planning to recommend 33 years in service or the age of 60 (whichever comes early) as the criteria for superannuation. Since the recommendations will be implemented from 01.01.2016 onwards, many are likely to get affected.
And also some key messages revolving about the recommendations are…
There will be no running Pay band and Grade Pay System. The Pay scales will be open ended to avoid stagnation in the scales. The CCA will be separated into two components as it was in the 5th Pay Commission. CGEGIS Insurance Coverage and Monthly premium will be increased. Classification of Posts will be Modified and the 7th Pay Commission recommendation will be implemented with effects from 1.1.2016.
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Latest News - Seventh Central Pay Commission
Seventh Central Pay Commission To Submit Report By October 31
New Delhi: The eyes of the central government employees will be firmly glued on the forthcoming seventh central pay commission reports which is likely to be be submitted by October 31 for implementation from April 2016.
The pay panel is likely to finalise and submit its report on salary and allowance hike by October 31, sources said. The members and officials of the panel had made several field tours and collected valuable suggestions, which are all going to be trashed as the Commission winds up its office within three month.
After getting recommendations, the central government may announce to accept it in the budget 2015-16 to implement it from April 2016.
It is expected that seventh pay panel to suggest hiking the tripled salaries of central government employees.
The salaries of central government employees were roughly tripled with retrospective effect from 1996 and tripled once again with retrospective effect from 2006 by the fifth pay panel and sixth pay panel respectively. This shows the salaries of central government employees have tripled every decade.
According to media report says that investors are expecting car bazar to get a boost from the seventh central pay commission’s recommendations from mid-next year on account of getting arrears of rising salaries of central government employees.
The last Pay Commission report had resulted in car sales rising 18 per cent annually between financial year 2009-10 and financial year 2010-11.
The last pay commission was implemented in August 2008 with retrospective effect from January 2006 which resulted in getting huge salary arrears to central government employees to enable them to purchase car from their arrears on loan basis.
They paid margin amount from arrears and installments from salaries but this pay panel will be implemented from January 2016, hence no such huge arrears will be paid to central government employees this time to pay margin amount for car loan. So car bazar will not get a boost from the seventh central pay commission’s recommendations.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Pay revision recommendations
Pay revision recommendations evoke mixed response
Kottayam: The recommendations submitted to the state government on Monday by the 10th Kerala Pay Revision Commission, headed by Justice Ramachandran Nair, evoked mixed response from employees associations of both ruling and opposition parties.
The report drew flak from opposition party’s employees association, while the association affiliated to the ruling party approved it raising the flag over some points.
The main concern raised against the report was that it overthrows the current wage system of a revision every five years. Left-lenient Kerala Secretariat Employees Association (KSEA) members lambasted the pay panel report and complained that despite the fact they have tried to indicate a revision, the report has got many disapproving details.
KSEA general secretary M.S. Bijukuttan told Onmanorama that 'the supposedly revised report topples the existing wage system of the government employees.'
“The present wage system is based on a change in every five years, which is the base for Kerala’s development and it resulted in better job facilities. That has been squashed by this report that suggests a 10-year change instead, which will create a disagreeable situation amongst the people in Kerala,” Bijukuttan said.
The pro-UDF Kerala Secretariat Association cautiously welcomed the pay panel's suggestions, which according to them would work well for the workers in the lower levels of pay structure.
Kerala Secretariat Association general secretary Sarath said, “The pay panel commission's proposal, in its initial analysis, appears to be useful for the public. An appreciable hike in wages can be observed in the first 13 stages, especially for the employees in the lower-levels of pay package.”
Five or Ten
Top officials of both the associations disagreed to the ten-year revision suggested by the 10th pay panel.
Clarifying why the commission recommended a 10-year revision in place of a five-year, member secretary of the commission K.V. Thomas said, “The Finance Commission is against it, State Expenditure Review Committee is against it, Government of India is against a revision every five years. So having considered all that and having given a good revision, the Commission thinks that a next revision is needed only after ten years.”
“We have given a considerably good revision. We expect that the government will accept the recommendations with least modifications.”
Leave Transfer Concession
Presently, the Kerala government employees are entitled to leave encashment every year entitling them for 13 months salary for the 12 months work. However, no such benefit is available for Central Government employees, states the Commission report.
The Commission has now proposed, “Leave Travel Concession (LTC) will be given at the central rate only in lieu of accrued leave encashment. Employees, who have completed 15 years of service are eligible for LTC. It is allowed once in an employee’s service,” and this has disheartened both the parties' trade unions.
“This is totally objectionable as surrendering the leave is entitled to us. It reminds us of 2002, when A.K. Antony was the chief minister and he too suggested a similar move,” said Bijukuttan.
According to Bijukuttan, the number of days which could be surrendered previously was 45 days, it was reduced to 15 during the course of time and the LDF government increased it to 30 days later.
Responding to this issue, K. V. Thomas said, “We have not said anything against leave surrender.”
“The state government employees have an extra benefit, which is encashment of leave unlike the central government of employees. This is not right, you cannot have both,” he added.
The employees associations can have a discussion with the state government and decide what they want accordingly, added Thomas.
Special Pay Discontinued
The commission report also recommends discontinuing the special pay in Higher Time Scale.
K. V. Thomas, the only one who has disagreed to this rule in the report, explained, “It is given under the rule 12 of Kerala Services. It states that if a person is discharging some higher responsibilities then they can take a Class 1 special pay which includes people such as deputy secretaries, joint secretaries, additional secretaries of the secretariat. They are given this pay as their duties involve—attending to cabinet papers, confidential files going to the cabinet. They are also members of several committees constituted at the government level, they are members of the board of directors of several government companies, they act as company directors, they have assembly duties to look after, etc. No other officer is fulfilling duties of this stature. It is very important and serious which is to be done with precision and quality. This is why special pay is given to them.”
Both the association secretaries were of the same opinion when it came to special pay for senior secretariat employees. Bijukuttan said that they are not happy with special pay being discontinued and Sarath said that they could not agree to this point at all.
Voicing his aversion to the point, Thomas said that it has been mentioned in the report even though he has not agreed to it as 'other members might have felt the need for it'.
“Those who spoke against the special pay must have done it because they must have heard from representatives that it is not needed simply because they don’t get it and somebody else is getting it,” Thomas added.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Latest News 7th CPC - Clarifications
Clarifications sought by Chairman & Members of 7 th CPC during & after presentation by IRTSA
Inter-action by the Chairman, Secretary & the Members of 7th CPC with IRTSA and clarification placed by IRTSA delegates during the Presentation.
1. Ques. (by Chairman 7th CPC) You said that Senior Technicians are taking instructions from JEs; while the Chief OS (Office Superintendent) took instructions from SSE and you also told that it is Office of Senior Section Engineer which controls all activities and all of them working within that – It appears that there is clear command line available, How it interferes in your Grade Pay?
Ans. i. Principle recommended by 6th CPC, which was also accepted by Govt, that, the senior post should be given Higher Grade Pay need to be followed duly considering duties, responsibilities, accountabilities, etc. but the same is being violated by placing the JEs in the same Grade Pay of Rs.4200 as that of Senior Technician whom they supervise and by placing SSE (Senior Section Engineers) in same Grade Pay of Rs.4600 as that of Chief OS whom the SSE supervise. This is against the settled law that an equal cannot be over an equal.
ii. 5th CPC recommendations & Supreme Court Judgement supports this argument.
iii. Take an example: A senior technician welder working in Bogie Frame manufacturing section is responsible to the extent of welding done by him, where as a Technical Supervisor is responsible for the quality & quantity of output of not only of that welder but for entire section which may contain 20 to 30 Technicians besides others.
iv. More than that man, material, machine, other infrastructure etc, are controlled by Technical Supervisors, which possess higher responsibility & accountability than other posts.
v. Similar is the case of certification of train, P.Way, Bridge, Power Distribution, Locos, etc.
vi. Categories like Ch.OS don’t have direct responsibility on performance & safety of Railways, whereas JE/SSE and their counterparts (CMT, Store) in all Technical Depts. bear direct responsibility in core activities of Railways.
2. Ques. Is all 4 tier of Technicians work under your category in all areas?
Ans. Yes. In all areas 4 tier of Technicians, along with one Group ‘D’ category besides clerk, material / stores clerk, OS, Ch.OS work under our category.
3. Ques. Who writes ACRs for Ch.OS who are working in office of SSE?
Ans. Respective AMWs/AEs/AEEs etc.
4. Ques. Why can’t SSE write ACRs for Ch.OS who are working in their office?
Ans. SSEs who are in the same GP of Rs.4600 cannot write the ACRs for Ch.OS.
5. Ques. Who writes ACRs of Senior Technicians who work under JEs?
Ans. Senior Technicians’ ACR are written by SSEs
6. Ques. What would be the reason for non application of common multiplication factor of 3.25 to SSE (S-13) scale by 5th CPC?
Ans. i. 5th CPC had applied common multiplication factor of 3.25 to all scales except to SSE (S-13) scale.
ii. This had been done merely to accommodate a new scale in Gazd scale (Rs.7500-12000) above S-13.
iii. SSE scale had been kept Rs.50 below than Rs.7500, ie.Rs.7450.
7. Ques. How the disadvantage of non-application 3.25 multiplication factor carried through to 6th CPC?
Ans. i. Initially 5th CPC recommended Rs.7000-11500 to SSE compressing it to accommodate the newly introduced Gazetted scale.
ii. If 3.25 multiplication factor had been followed by 5th CPC, the scale would have been placed in 8000-12000 by the 5th CPC and correspondingly Rs.5400 GP in 6th CPC.
iii. After the implementation of 5th CPC recommendations, based on demand from staff side when Govt. decided to modify the scale of SSE (S-13) instead of placing it in scale 8000-12000, it had been decided to modify minimum of the scale from Rs.7000 to Rs.7450 to keep it below newly created scale of Rs.7500-12000.
iv. Since corresponding increase of Rs.450 had not been done for maximum of scale, Span of the scale has been reduced to 18 years which was 20 years for all other scales.
v. The principle of 6th CPC to calculate the Grade Pay as 40% of maximum of the fifth pay commission scales put SSE scale in further disadvantageous position since maximum of scale was low because of 18 years span & non application of 3.25 multiplication factor.
8. Ques. You said that there were proposals sent to Finance Ministry from Railway Ministry to upgrade the Grade Pay of SSE from Rs.4600 to Rs.4800 and that have been returned back without throwing proper light into it, can you produce copy of the proposals?
The proposals and communications between both the Ministries were very well available with Railway Board. (Later Secretary Pay Commission confirmed availability of Railway Board proposals sent to Fin. Ministry) (Copy of it is also attached herewith as Annexure – 14/2)
9. Ques. Is there any link available between the cadre of Group ‘C’ and ‘B’?
Ans. No. Promotional avenue from Technical Supervisors in Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ is restricted to the vacancies arising from 4200 Group ‘B’ posts, which may be around 0.5% only.
10. Ques. As you said, Previous Pay Commissions recommended Group ‘B’ status to your scale DoPT also given their orders, it is only Railway Ministry not followed the classification, is it not Railways to take decision?
Ans. i. It is true that Railways have not implemented the classification of posts recommended by Pay Commissions & DoPT orders.
ii. We bring to your notice, submission made by DoPT before 5th CPC that even though there were some exemptions in following the classification rules, but the effort was to ensure that posts carrying similar functions were given the same classification.
iii. Similarly placed posts in departments like CPWD, Ordinance Factory, MES, Department of Telecom etc, are all classified as Group ‘B’ Gazetted.
v. State Governments which are following central pay commission pattern have also followed DoPT orders in classification of posts.
v. Railway Board also agreed on the need to increase the managerial posts (from the senior supervisor) on functional justification, but didn’t implement.
vi. Hon’ble 7th CPC is requested to give specific instruction for Railways not to deviate from classification rules recommended for all Government Departments.
11. Ques. What are all the reasons for lack of promotion to your category?
Ans. i. Recruitment happens in the apex scale of Group ‘C’ in the Grade Pay of Rs.4600 with Graduate in Engineering qualification and Railways is the only dept which recruit Engineering Graduates in Group ‘C’.
ii. Available Group ‘B’ posts are very meagre to the extent of 4200.
iii. For example in Mechanical department of Integral Coach Factory sanctioned cadre strength of Group ‘B’ is only 16. Cadre strength of Technical Supervisors in Mechanical Department (JE & SSE) is 1200. There are roughly 60 Engineering Graduate entrants available many of them completed 20 years of service. There is not enough opportunity available because of meagre Group ‘B’.
iv. Confining Cadre Restructure within each Group C, B & A was the main cause of stagnation in Group C.
v. Combined cadre structure for Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ is not available in Railways.
vi. Apex scale of SSE never received the benefit of Cadre Restructuring.
vii. Upgradation from Group ‘D’ to Group ‘C’ and from Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’ is being done in Railways, but no upgradation done from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’.
viii. Ratio of Group A& B Gazetted officers vis-à-vis Group C are the lowest on the Railways as compared to all other Departments.
ix. During previous 8 years number of Group-B employees in Central Govt Departments have increased by 36% even though employee strength reduced by 25%, But Railways never increased Group ‘B’ posts.
x. Gazetted posts were not increased in tune with increase of Railways performance including financial performance. Railways outlay was increased from Rs.60,600 crores during 10th plan to Rs.5.5 lakh crore during 12th plan Railways. Many of increased activities / work load are being managed by outsourcing, since there is negative growth in staff strength.
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7th CPC Latest News - CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE (CEA) UP TO COLLEGE LEVEL
IN 7 TH CPC RECOMMENDATIONS CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE (CEA) UP TO COLLEGE LEVEL?
Children Education Allowance (CEA) – Some Suggestions
All the Central government employees will agree that the Children Education Allowance is an important recommendation of the 6th Pay Commission. For the employees who were getting Rs. 30 or 40 per month, CEA was undoubtedly a great gift. Employees of other states and those working in the private sector yearn for CEA.
The Central Government in many ways is correcting the minor shortcomings in CEA through clarifications. Even then, one cannot deny the fact that there are still some flaws in it.
The CEA of Rs.18000 per year allocated by the government has to be given without asking any bills. In the beginning of the academic year, when an employee produces an evidence letter to his office, he has to get his CEA.
Most of the time even when the bills are produced the full CEA amount is never issued. The officers of the specific area decide the amount to be given to the employees.
The present norm that CEA is only for the first two children should be changed as: for any two children of the employee.
The trend of having only one child has increased in many families. When it is a female child, the central government has to double the CEA and give it to the employee.
College education, whether it is engineering or arts has become very common these days. So the 7th pay commission, which is going to be implemented from 1/1/2016, in its recommendation has to include CEA up to college education. Almost all the central government employees expect that the 7th pay commission in its recommendation will certainly include the recommendation of giving CEA for the girl child up to college level.
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
7th CPC - Latest News
7th CPC - Latest NewsMinimum Wage and Fitment Formula.
The Staff Side (JCM) has calculated minimum wage as on 1st Jan 2014 as per the Dr. Aykroyd formula as Rs 26,000/- taking into following prices.
 The 7th CPC also would adopt Dr. Aykroyd formula for the computation of the minimum wage and thereafter the fitment formula is calculated. Fitment formula = Minimum wage / Rs 7000 The Staff Side (JCM) has calculated the fitment formula of 3.72 that is Rs 26000/ Rs 7000 as on 1st Jan 2014. The 7th CPC has hinted that the date of effect of the 7th CPC shall be from 1st Jan 2016. In this context the minimum wage and fitment formula, should be as follows. The increase in prices between 1st Jan 2014 to 1st July 2015 is 18% as the DA as on 1st Jan 2014 was 100% and likely DA as on 1st July 2015 is 118%, In actual terms the retail prices have increased by over 25%. Even considering the 18% hike in prices from 1st Jan 2014 to 1st July 2015 and adding 7 % likely hike in prices for the period 1st July 2015 to Jan 2016 it works out to 25% hike in minimum wage. Minimum wage calculated by the Staff Side (JCM) using Dr. Aykroyd formula as on 1st Jan 2014 was Rs 26,000/- Adding 25% hike in prices between 1st Jan 2014 to 1stJan 2016, the minimum wage should be Rs 32,000/- and accordingly the fitment formula should work out to 4.5 times. If we calculate the minimum wage as on 1/1/2016 using the Dr. Aykroyd formula taking intoACCOUNT  the current retail prices in Bangalore. It works out Rs 27,000/- and fitment formula as 3.85. There are many rumors on the fitment formula and minimum wage, actually the 7th CPC has made only a draft and they will calculate the actual fitment formula and minimum wage only next month taking into theACCOUNT the prices as on 1st July 2015 and adding weight age for the period 1st July 2015 to Jan 2016 and work out the fitment formula and minimum wage. If any fitment formula less than 3.85 and minimum wage of Rs 27,000/- it will be denial of right wages for CG employees. During the 6th CPC the Staff Side (JCM) has calculated minimum wage as on 1st Jan 2006 as per the Dr. Aykroyd formula as Rs 10,000/-, where as the 6th CPC had provide the minimum wage as Rs 7000/- and the 6thCPC had fixed fitment formula of 1.86. Most of the pay commissions have accpeted 70% of the staff side demand. We sincerely hope this 7th Central Pay Commission will also calculate the right wages and fitment formula for the Central Government Employees.
source:http://karnatakacoc.blogspot.in/2015/06/minimum-wage-and-fitment-formula.html
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Monday, March 30, 2015
JCM STAFF SIDE PROPOSAL to 7th CPC regarding PAY HIKE,HRA,CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE,HBA and PENSION etc.
JCM STAFF SIDE PROPOSAL to 7th CPC regarding PAY HIKE,HRA,CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE,HBA and PENSION etc.
NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 055
Affiliated to
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
Minimum Wage of Rs.26000/- and Open Ended Pay Scales
JCM DELEGATION PROPOSED BEFORE THE 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
During 2 days deliberations on 23rd & 24th March, 2015, the JCM (Staff Side) delegation have pleaded before the 7th Central Pay Commission to recommend minimum wage of Rs. 26,000/- per month on the basis of 15th ILC Norms/Aykroyd Formula. Some of the important submissions made before the Pay Commission are listed below:
Wage ratio between the lowest and highest should be 1:8.
Revised pay scales and allowances should be given effect from 01/01/2014.
3.7 multiplication factor should be applied to arrive at the revised pay. Special Pay concept should be restored back.
HRA should be revised to 60%, 40% and 20% of pay for ‘X’ ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ class localities/cities respectively.
Children Education Allowance should be revised and extended to cover higher studies also.
Increment rate should be 5% of pay.
Five promotions during service.
Special Duty Allowance for North Eastern Region be revised to 37-1/2%.
House Building Amount should be increased and interest rate should be reduced.
6th CPC Anomalies may be got addressed through a special mechanism.
Flexi timings for women employees besides additional leave facilities etc.,
Pension
Pay Commission was urged to recommend parity in Pension.
Minimum Pension should be fixed at 67% of last pay drawn.
Gratuity amount should be upwardly revised.
All the issues contained in the J CM memorandum were explained to the Commission with cogent logic, merits and Precedents. S/Shri M. Raghavaiah, Leader JCM (Staff Side), Guman Singh, NFIR President, R.P. Bhatnagar, Working President and BC. Sharma, Joint General Secretary have participated in the deliberations.
No.IV/NFIR/7TH CPC/Corres/Pt.V
Dated : 28/03/2015 V
(Dr M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
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