7th CPC Allowance Committee is now in the process of finalizing its Report
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 2986
ANSWERED ON 28.03.2017
Allowances of Government employees
2986 Shri A. Vijayakumar
Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether Government has formed a Committee for taking decision about the allowances to the Central Government employees and removal of anomalies in their pay scales announced by the Seventh Pay Commission;
(b) if so, whether the Committee has submitted its report;
(c) if so, the main features thereof and if not, the reasons for delay in submission of report; and
(d) the time by which recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission regarding the allowances are proposed to be implemented?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) to (d): The Committee on allowances has been constituted vide Order dated 22.07.2016 to examine and make recommendations as to whether any changes in the recommendations of the 7th CPC relating to allowances are warranted and if so, in what form. A separate Anomaly Committee at National Level has also been set up, vide O.M. dated 09.09.2016, to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the 7th CPC recommendations. The National Anomaly Committee has made recommendations on the calculation methodology of the Disability Pension for Defence forces personnel. The Committee on allowances has received a large number of demands on allowances and even now receiving such demands. All the demands have been diligently examined. The Committee has already held 13 meetings so far and interacted with the representatives of Central Nodal Ministries, National Council (Staff Side), Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) and officers and representatives of employee associations of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Home Affairs, Railways, Defence and Department of Posts. The Committee is now in the process of finalizing its Report. Decisions on implementing the Report will be taken after the Report is submitted by the Committee.
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S.P. HARAN.
The pay Commission took 18 months to complete its examination of the whole gambit of central civilian as well as defence staff’s pay and pension demands and submitted its report without delay. But , the committee of officers set up to deliberate on the mere question of allowances has already taken half that time as on date with no information as to when its report will see the light of the day. The Government seems to be happy on the delay as it suits purpose The service unions may lack teeth to bite but should they not at least roar? .
This government it seems is not not very keen in solving this issue of Allownces they are more interested in other matter.
The deliberate delay is causing a big frustration among employees. These union are doing nothing. Simply participating in meeting and there role over. It seems they also do not want to implement early. We have already lost 8 months or HRA. They are not able to pressurised the government. Government does not to implement because that money will be used to consolidate the fiscal deficit. Nobody is there to take care the actual demand of central government employees.