Message from Chairman / NJCA & GS/NFIR on discussions with Convener, Implementation Cell
No: II/95/Pt VIII
Dt:19th February, 2016
MESSAGE
On the Invitation of Shri R.K. Chaturvedi, Convener, Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance Dr M. Raghavaiah, Chairman/NJCA & GS/NFIR and Shri Guman Singh, Member/NJCA & President/NFIR representing Central Government Federations/Associations attended the meeting at North Block, New Delhi at 11.00AM on 19th February 2016 and explained NJCA’s 1 to 26 charter of demands with full justification for every demand.
The need for fixing the minimum wages at Rs 26,000/- and modifying the multiplying factor was explained in detail with full justification. The leaders drew the attention of Shri Chaturvedi to PageNo 63 of 7th CPC which is as follows:
(in Percent)
II CPC
14.2
III CPC
20.6
IV CPC
27.6
V CPC
31
VI CPC
54
VII CPC
14.3
It is clear from above that the pay rise is only 14.3% in 7th CPC, which is causing lot of resentment and unrest among 34 lakh Central Govt Employees belonging to Railways, Defence, Postal etc., Mr R.K. Chaturvedi assured to explain the views expressed by NJCA leaders to the Cabinet Secretary and stated that within 10-15 days a meeting between NJCA, Empowered Committee and the Implementation Cell will be held for further discussions.
The NJCA leaders made it ample clear that in the event of No Negotiated Settlement all the central government employees will be compelled to serve Strike Notice on 11th March 2016 and proceed on strike from 6.00AM on 11th April 2016.
As already decided by NJCA all the Central Govt Employees must prepare themselves for Indefinite Strike from 11th April 2016.
Brief of the NJCA meeting held on 19.02.2016 with the Convener, Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance (Government of India), reg. 7th CPC recommendations and Charter of Demands of the NJCA
NJCA
NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION,
4, STATE ENTRY ROAD, NEW DELHI-110055
No.NJCA/2016
Dated: 19.02.2016
Dear Comrades,
Sub: Brief of the NJCA meeting held on 19.02.2016 with the Convener, Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance (Government of India), reg. 7th CPC recommendations and Charter of Demands of the NJCA
A meeting of the NJCA held today with the Convener, Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance, Shri R.K. Chaturvedi, wherein we discussed and emphasized on all the 26-point Charter of Demands of the NJCA send to the Cabinet Secretary on 10.12.2015.
We agitated the issues of NPS, Minimum Wage, Multiplying Factor, deduction of HRA and all other important issues.
The Convener, Implementation Cell, Shri Chaturvedi, after hearing everybody, said that, he would put-up the issues to the Cabinet Secretary, and hopefully a meeting of the JCA would be held with the Cabinet Secretary and the Empowered Committee shortly within 15 days.
Let us not leave any stone unturned for preparations of the strike.
Centre likely to hike dearness allowance to 125% from existing 119%
The Centre is likely to hike dearness allowance (DA) to 125% from existing 119%, which would benefit its over 10 million employees and pensioners.
“Average rate of Consumer Price Index-Industrial Labour from January to December, 2015 was 6.73%. Thus, the Centre will increase dearness allowance by six percentage points to 125% from existing 119% as per accepted formula for calculation,” Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers President K K N Kutty told PTI.
The new rate of DA will be implemented from January 1, 2016, which will be applicable for 4.8 million central government employees and 5.5 million pensioners. DA is paid as a proportion of basic pay of employees.
The proposal to hike DA is moved by the Finance Ministry on the basis of accepted formula for calculation. The Union Cabinet approves the DA hike for its employees.
However, dissatisfied over the meagre hike in DA in the backdrop of high cost of living, Kutty said, “The real inflation ranges between 220-240%, but we will get only 125%.”
The Centre revised DA twice in a year on the basis of one year average of retail inflation for industrial workers as per the accepted formula.
Earlier in September last year, DA was increased to 119% from 113% which was effective from July 1, 2015.
In April last year, the government had hiked DA by 6 percentage points to 113% of their basic pay with effect from January 1, 2015.
Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of Government servants who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings / Central Autonomous Bodies
No.4/38/2008 P&PW (D}
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department & Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
New Delhi-110 003.
Dated the 17th February, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of Government servants who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings / Central Autonomous Bodies -Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f. 01,01.2006 for the purpose of Dearness relief and additional pension for old pensioners.
Orders for revision of 1/3rd restored pension of absorbees, who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption, were issued vide this Department O.M. of even number dated 15.9.2008 as amended/ modified vide OM No. 4/30/2010-P&PW(D) dated 11 07.2013. As per these memorandums, the full pension of the absorbees was notionally revised w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW{A} dated 01.09.2008. The payment of DR and additional pension to old pensioners is regulated an the basis of the notional full pension.
2. Instructions were issued vide this Department’s OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.01.2013 for stepping up of the pension.af pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 24.09.2012. Accordingly, the notional full pension of the absorbee pensioners was also stepped up w.e.f 24.09.2012 in accordance with the instructions contained in the aforesaid OM dated 28.01.2013 vide this Department’s OM of even number dated 03.04.2013
3. Instructions have now bean issued vide this Department’s OM No 38/37/08-P&PIN(A) dated 30.07.2015 for revision of pension/ family pension of all pre-2006 pensioners/ family pensioners in accordance with this Department’s OM dated 28.01,2013 with effect from 01.01.2006 instead of 24.09.2012, Accordingly, the notional full pension of absorbee pensioners would also be revised in accordance with the instructions contained in aforesaid OM dated 30.07,2015 w.e.f. 01.01.2006 instead of 24.09.2012 and dearness relief and additional pension for old pensioners would be admissible on such revised notional full pension.
4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their I.D. No, 1(5)IEV/2012 dated 18.01.2016.
(Harjit Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Fulfillment of procedural requirements.
No. 31011/3/2015-Estt (A.IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment A-IV Desk
North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated: February 18, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Fulfillment of procedural requirements.
This Department is in receipt of a number of references regarding the procedural difficulties faced by the Government employees in application and settlement of the LTC claims. Sometimes, the Government servants claim that failure to follow the correct procedure was on account of a lack of knowledge of the rules/instructions. It is alleged that in some cases, processing of LTC claims takes unduly long time, particularly when the employee and the sanctioning authorities are located at different stations.
2. To remove these bottlenecks, it has been decided to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.
S.No.
Course of Action
Time Limit
1
Leave Sanction
5 working day + 3 working days*
2
Sanction of LTC advance/Leave encashment
5 working day + 3 working days*
3
Time taken by Administration for verification of LTC claim after the LTC bill is submitted by the Government employee for settlement.
10 working days + 3 working days*
4
Time taken by DDO
5 working days + 3 working days*
5
Time taken by PAO
5 working days + 3 working days*
*(a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed in cases where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters, The Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1 .
(b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC applications/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly adhered to and non —compliance of time limit should be adequately explained.
3. Under CCS (LTC) Rules, the Government servants are required to inform their controlling Officer before the journey(s) on LTC to be undertaken. It has now been decided that the Leave sanctioning Authority shall obtain a Self-Certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The Proforma for self-Certification has been annexed with this O.M.
4. In addition to the above, it has been decided that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she should be provided with a copy of the guidelines (Enclosed) which needs to be followed while availing LTC.
5. Employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC in an appropriate forum
Enclosures:
(1) Proforma For Self-Certification
(2) Guidelines
(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Guidelines
1. Please ensure that you have applied for leave and submitted the self-certification form to your Administration before the LTC journey is undertaken.
2. Please check your eligibility before applying for LTC. LTC to Home Town can be availed once in a block of two years and LTC to Any Place in India may be availed once in a four year block. If not availed during these blocks, the LTC may also be availed in the first year of the following block.
3. Please note that the current two year block is 2016-17 and the current four year block is 2014-17.
4. In case of fresh recruits, LTC to Home Town is allowed on three occasions in a block of four years and to any place in India on the fourth occasion. This facility is available to the fresh recruits only for the first two blocks of four years applicable after joining the Government service for the first time. (For details, please refer to DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/7/2013 -E stt. (A-IV) dated 26.09.2014 available on www.persmin.nic. in’ << `OMs & Orders'<< ‘ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit’)
5. A Fresh recruit may at his option choose to avail LTC under the normal LTC rules as applicable to other Government employees. In this case he/she will not be allowed to avail other LTCs as admissible to the fresh recruits in that block of four years.
6. The retiring Government employees are eligible to avail LTC as per their entitlement provided that the return journey is performed before their date of retirement. LTC is not allowed after retirement.
7. The Journeys on LTC are to be undertaken in the entitled class of the Government servant in public/Government mode of transport.
8. Travel by private modes of transport is not allowed on LTC, however, wherever a public transport is not available, assistance shall be allowed for the private transport subject to the certification from an Appropriate Authority that no other public/Government mode of transport is available for that particular stretch of journey and these modes operate on a regular basis from point to point with the specific approval of the State Governments/Transport authorities concerned and are authorised to ply as public carriers.
9. If a Government servant travels on LTC upto the nearest airport/ railway station by authorized mode of transport and chooses to complete rest of the journey to the declared place of visit by ‘own arrangement’ (such as personal vehicle or private taxi etc.), while the public transport system is already available in that part, then he may be allowed the fare reimbursement till the last point where he has travelled by the authorised mode of transport. This will be subject to the undertaking from the Government employee that he has actually travelled to the declared place of visit and is not claiming the fare reimbursement for the part of journey performed by the private owned/operated vehicle.
10. Government Servant may apply for advance for himself and/or his family members before the proposed date of the outward journey and he/she is required tickets within ten days of the drawal of advance, irrespective of the date of commencement of the journey.
11.Reimburseme under LTC scheme does not cover incidental expenses and expenditure incurred on local journeys. Reimbursement for expenses of journey is allowed only on the basis of a point to point journey on a through ticket over the shortest direct route.
12.The time limit or submission of LTC claim is :
• Within dire months of completion of return journey, if no advance is drawn;
• Within one onth of completion of return journey, if advance is drawn.
13. Government employees entitled to travel by air are required to travel by Air India only Class at LTC-80 fare or less unless permitted to do so by any is provision.
14.Government employees not entitled to travel by air may travel by any airline,However,reimbursement in such cases shall be restricted to the fare of their entitled Class of train/transport or actual expense, whichever is less.
15.In all cases whenever a Govt. servant claims LTC by air, he/she is required to book the air tickets ither directly through the airlines or through the approved travel agencies viz: M/s Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd/ M/s Ashok Tours & Travels Ltd/IRCTC. Bookin of tickets through any other agency is not permissible.
16.Travel on tour packages is not allowed, except in the case of tours conducted by Indian Touris Development Corporation (ITDC), State Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). In such cases, only the fare component shall be reimbursable provided ITDC/STDC/IRCTC separately indicate the fare component and certify that the journey was act I ally performed by the Government servant and his family members for which he/sh claiming the Leave Travel Concession.
17.Please ensure that your LTC claim is as per the instructions to avoid rejection of your claim.
7th Pay Commission – Meeting on Charter of Demands fixed on 19.02.2016
NJCA
National Joint Council of Action
4, State Entry Road, New Delhi
No. NJCA/2016
Dated: 15.02.2016
Dear Comrades,
Sub : MTG with Convener Implementation Cell 7th CPC
I met today sh. R.K. Chaturvedi Jt. Secretary (Convener 7th CPC Implementation cell) and informally told him about anguish of central government employees about retro grade recommendation of 7th CPC.
Convener Implementation Cell has fixed a meeting on 19th February, 2016 at 11.00 hrs. in the FRESCO MTG Room (168-D), North Block. Before this meeting we would like to hold an Internal Meeting at 5.00 pm on 18th February, 2016 in JCM Office, 13-C Ferozshah Road New Delhi to decide about common issues as well as Departmental issues.
Hope all of you will make it convenient to attend above.
With fraternal greetings,
Comradely Yours,
(Shiv Gopal Mishra)
Convener
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By Special Messenger
F.No. 30-3/2016-IC
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Implementation Cell
R No. 217, Hotel Ashok, New Delhi
Dated : 15th February, 2016
To
Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra,
Convener,
National Joint Council of Action,
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi – 110055
Subject : 7th CPC recommendations and Charter of Demands of NJCA-Revision in the date of meeting -Reg.
Sir,
In partial modification of this Office letter of even number dated 12.02.2016 on the above subject it is intimated that the said meeting with the representative of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) which was earlier scheduled on 17th February, 2016 at 3.00 P.M. will now be held on 19th February, 2016 at 11.00 AM in the FRESCO Meeting Room (168-D), Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.
2. You are again requested to invite all the constituents/representative of NJCA, including the representatives of all major Ministries/Departments in this meeting.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully,
(Ram Gopal)
Under Secretary (IC-I)
Tel: 261 16647
Charter of Demands
1.Settle the issues raised by the NJCA on the recommendations of the 7 CPC sent to Cabinet Secretary vide letter dated 10th December 2015.
2.Remove the injustice done in the assignment of pay scales to technical/safety categories etc. in Railways& Defence, different categories in other Central Govt establishments by the 7 CPC.
3.Scrap the PFRDA Act and NPS and grant Pension/family Pension to all CG employees under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 & Railways Pension Rules, 1993.
4.i) No privatization/outsourcing/contractorisation of governmental functions.
ii) Treat GDS as Civil Servants and extend proportional benefit on pension and allowances to the GDS.
5. No FDI in Railways & Defence; No corporatization of Defence Production Units and Postal Department.
6. Fill up all vacant posts in the government departments, lift the ban on creation of posts; regularize the casual/contract workers.
7. Remove ceiling on compassionate ground appointments.
8. Extend the benefit of Bonus Act,1965 amendment on enhancement of payment ceiling to the adhoc Bonus/PLB of Central Government employees with effect from the Financial year 2014-15.
9.Ensure Five promotions in the service career of an employee.
10.Do not amend Labour Laws in the name of Labour Reforms which will take away the existing benefits to the workers.
NFIRs Charter of Demands – SPAD definition to be reviewed
NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
No. II/34/Part XIII
Dated : 10/02/2016
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: NFIRs Charter of Demands – SPAD definition to be reviewed to prevent harassment and victimization of Running Staff and Staff belonging to Safety categories (ltem No. 30 of demands)-reg.
Ref:
(i) NFIRs letter No. IV/NFIR/WC/209 dated 0l/06/2013.
(ii) Railway Boards letter No. 2013/E(LR)-II/1/15 dated 02/09/2013 addressed to the GSA/NFIR.
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Federation invites attention of the Railway Board to the minutes of the meeting held by Railway Board (CRB, MS & FC) with NFIR on 23/08/2013 wherein NFIRs 34 Point Charter of Demands was discussed. The Railway Board while conveying comments on the 34 Point Charter of Demands vide letter cited under pference had advised following position in respect of demand No. 30 on the subject:-
“Definition of SPAD is not laid down as such. Any passing of ‘stop’ signal (except permissible signals and those permitted under certain rules such as Automatic signals) at danger by a loco without authority is treated as SPAD irrespective of distance travelled by Loco after ‘ passing a signal at danger. Safety Directorate is of the view that the same should continue.
However, Railways were asked to give their suggestions with regard to review of punishment norms issue by Railway Board including those for SPAD.
Replies received from Railways are being compiled and changes proposed, if any, will be put up for perusal and approval of Board”.
Thereafter, a period of more than two years has passed, the position relating to changes proposed and the decision of Railway Board thereon is yet to be communicated to the Federation.
NFIR, therefore, requests the Railway Board to apprise the Federation the proposed changes and the decision taken by the Board at an early date. The Federation also requests to make available the suggestions received from railway early.
Special casual leave on the day of polling – DOPT Order
Bye Election to the State Legislative Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tripura — Grant of Paid holiday
F. No.12/3/2016-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated February 10, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Bye Election to the State Legislative Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tripura — Grant of Paid holiday – regarding
The undersigned is directed to say that in connection with the Bye Election to the State Legislative Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tripura, scheduled to be held in February, 2016, the following guidelines, already issued by this Department vide Office Memorandum No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001, have to be followed inrespect of the Central Government Offices, including Industrial Establishments in the States : –
In connection with bye-election to State Assembly, only such of the employees who are bona-fide voters in the relevant constituency should be granted special casual leave on the day of polling. Special Casual leave may also be granted to an employee, who is ordinarily a resident of constituency and registered as a voter, but employed in any Central Government Organization/ Industrial Establishment located outside the constituency having the bye-election.
2. The above instructions may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.
