47th National Council Meeting held on 13.04.2019 – Complete feedback
No.NC-JCM-2019/NC meeting
April 13,2019
To
All Members of the
National Council (Staff Side) JCM
Dear Comrades,
The 47th meeting of the National Council was held on 13.4.2019 at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of Shri P.K.Sinha, Cabinet Secretary. It was held after the most inordinate delay i.e. after the lapse of nine years that the National Council meeting was convened. The decision of NJCA to organize Dharna on28.3.2019 (which was deferred) is what triggered the Government to convene the meeting.
The meeting commenced at 11.30 AM and ended at 2.30 PM. In the introductory remark, the leader and the Secretary Staff Side touched upon the following points.
- Survival of JCM ;revival of Departmental Councils; maintenance of its stipulated frequency.
- Closure of offices- restructuring consultation with the Staff Side and Unions affected; with particular reference to CPWD, Printing Presses and Defence Industry.
- Increasing litigations; Governments disregard to its own National litigation policy making employees and pensioners to incur huge expenditure. Non implementation of even Supreme Court decisions- MACP promotional hierarchy, MACP date of effect, increment on 30th June and 31st December etc
- NPS and other pension related issue
- Recognition Rules, delay in the grant of recognition
- Arbitration Awards.
- Non honoring of the assurance held out by the GOM to revisit the minimum wage and fitment formula
- One more option to switch over to the 7th CPC
- Non issue of clarification on the question of minimum pay for promotes after 1/1/2006
- Reduction in the quantum of Night Duty Allowances
- Ex-Service man pay fixation
- Compassionate Appointment and its restriction
- Outsourcing and Casualization of permanent Jobs
- Regularization of Casual workers- include casual service for pensioner benefits
- Running Allowance of Railway Workers with tax free banefit
- CGHS deficiencies
- Necessity to hold meetings by held and pension Secretary with Staff Side
- One time relaxation for LTC-80 fare
Agenda items and Action Taken Statement items
| 1 | Grant of FMA in lieu of OPD for CGHS beneficieries beyond 70 years of age | Not agreed |
| 2 | Sanction of incentive for those working in terrorist infested areas | Will be examined |
| 3 | Gandhi Nagar as link city to Ahemdabad | Orders issued |
| Upgradation Jam Nagar | Orders issued | |
| 5 | A-1 status to Bengaluru from 16.1.2007 | Order issued |
| 6 | Upper age limit to be raised from 45 for departmental candidates | No agreed |
| 7 | Casual labourers – grant of temporary status and regularization | Under consideration |
| 8 | Restricted holiday for industrial workers | Not agreed |
| 9 | Applicability of ccs (RSA) Rules to indust4rial workers of Defence | MOD will take final decision with in a month |
| 10 | Recruitment personnel for erstwhile Gr D functions | Will be examined |
| 11 | Arbitration Awards | Matter will be discussed bilaterally with the staff side to reach a settlement |
| 12 | Benefit of Rule 10 CCS (RP) Rules for those completed 1 year service maximum | Will be reexamined |
| 13 | JCM coverage for GR B | Being examined |
| 14 | GPF for those recruited after 1.1.2004 | Will be considered as optional |
| Â 15 | Washing allowance | Subsumed in the dress allowance |
| 16 | Running allowance/transport allowance to be exempt from IT | Agreed to reconsider |
| 17 | Grant in temporary status to casual labourers | Will be considered |
| 18 | Parity in Pay scale of workshop staff in postal with Railways and Postal | Agreed to reconsider |
| 19 | Island/NER spl duty allowance to be exempt from Income Tax | Will be considered |
| 20 | Non availability certificate from Estate officer for HRA | Will be re examined |
| 21 | Stepping up of pay with Juniors under ACP/MACP | Orders will be issued |
| 22 | Increase in residency period for future promotions | Staff side will give separate note |
| 23 | FR 15 (a) protection of pay | Not agreed.New item will be introduced |
| 24 | Grant of Med.Advance at 90% for conventional deceases | Orders will be issued |
| 25 | Reimbursement of additional charges paid on account of over stay in hospitals | Chairman suggested to consider the following-
MOH will decide |
| 26 | Reimbursement of oxygen charges | Orders issued |
| LTC for dependant parents | Orders issued in 2017 | |
| 28 | Revised scheme on compassionate appointment | Will be examined with reference to the discussion at the meeting |
| 29 | Family pension for unmarried/divorced/widowed sister | Will be considered |
| 30 | Created of NFSG grade to UDCs, stenographer | Under consideration |
| 31 | Hostelsubsidy | Order issued |
| 32 | Constant attendant allowance | Not agreed |
| 33 | Revision of pension for those who compulsorily retired | 2.57 multiplication factor will be applicable to all. Extension of new option is under consideration |
| 34 | Stitching charges | Subsumed in dress allowance |
| 35 | Hospital patient care allowance | Will be discussed in a special meeting with Secretary, Health |
| 35 | Moped allowance | Abolished |
| 36 | Sports increment | Orders issued |
| 37 | Consultation with UPSC under Rule 9 of Pension Rules | Dropped |
| 38 | Litigation issues on service matters | The chairman ruled that where the SC has given decision in rem, it will be implemented in the case of all similarly placed personnel |
| 39 | Revised FMA in border areas | Settled, order issued |
| 40 | Revision of risk allowance to civilian employees | Staff side to introduce fresh item |
| 41 | CGHS rates | Referred to MOH special meeting |
| 42 | Revision of funeral advance | Orders issued |
| 43 | Exemption from payment of income tax for personnel beyond 80 years |
With greetings
Your fraternally
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Secretary
Source : http://ncjcmstaffside.com
What about item no.3?
1)Why item no. 43 IT exemptionto those above 80 no decision is taken . Kept blank. 2)Why pension with GP 4600/- upgraded from S-12 to S-13 has not been included in the agenda
3) FMA to those who r not members of departmental medical facilities but residing within 2.5 kms rejected. 2.5 km is arbitrary without the support of any statute but only a executive diatom catenary of casea the SC have held that a executive fiat should be supported by a statute. Who is the authority to certify whether one is residing within /beyond 2.5 kms Due to Road rules to may be 2.4 kms and from may be 2.8 kms due to one way etc so where do the line is drawn.
I am a 85 yrs old Rly pensioner and butnot a member of RELHS but residing within 2.5 kms from Rly hospital and thus not claiming FMA since its inception.
To choose medical facility is right to life under Art 21 of the constitution. Denying FMA to such a pensioner is ulta vires to Art 21, 14, and 16 of the Constitution. leading to denaying an 85 yrs old pensioner medical service.. But he has no physical and economic support to seek justice in CAT/HC which r situated in the Capital City while he resides in a city 150 kms away; let alone going to SC if need be..
I desire to know under what statute 2.5 km is fixed and why l am denied, FMA which l am not claiming being an honest man while many may be claiming in the absence any checking Authority being with in 2.5 kms and some may be availing both -the FMA and dept medical service.
cosidering all the above points I pray that those who r Not availing dept medical service be paid FMA irrespective of he residing within or beyond 2,5 kms. So that he can at least buy the day to day required medicines
Otherwise it may be construed that this 85 yr old pensioner is denayed his right to life, vide Art 21.
H N Gopalaswamy
What happened of option 1 for pre 2006 pensioners.?