A 23.55% pay hike has been recommended for central government employees by Justice A K Mathur in his Seventh Pay Commission report that was submitted to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today.
Within this the increase in pay will be 16% ,63% in allowances & 24% in pension
A minimum salary of Rs 18,000 and a minimum increment of 3% has also been recommended. Maximum salary will be Rs 2,25,000.
The recommendations will directly impact 50 lakh central government employees and 54 lakh pensioners.
One Rank One Pension has been recommended for central govt staffers as well as armed forces
52 allowances will be abolished and for defence personnel 36 allowances will be merged.
“In the 900-page report of Seventh Pay Commission, we’ve heard all parties, seen hardships of people,” said Justice Mathur
Total financial impact in FY 2016-17 is likely to be Rs 1,02,100 crore, which is 0.65% of GDP.
The Pay Commission report has to be implemented from January 1, 2016.
7th pay commission likely to propose 23% salary hike for govt staff
In a bonanza for central government employees, the Seventh Pay Commission is likely to recommend on Thursday, a 22-23% jump in their salary and allowances, people familiar with the matter said.
The Pay Commission headed by Justice A.K. Mathur has suggested a 15% increase over the basic salary plus dearness allowance (DA) for the central government staff, they said, adding that an increase in allowances like house rent allowance (HRA) has also been recommended.
The total increase will be 22-23% of the gross salary (basic plus DA plus allowances), the sources said. The recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission are scheduled to take effect from 1 January 2016.
Besides chairman, other members of the commission are Vivek Rae, a retired IAS officer of 1978 batch, and Rathin Roy, an economist. Meena Agarwal is secretary of the commission.
The central government constitutes the pay commission every 10 years to revise the pay scale of its employees and often these are adopted by states after some modifications.
The commission was set up by the UPA government in February 2014 to revise remuneration of about 48 lakh central government employees and 55 lakh pensioners.
The Union cabinet had extended the term of the panel in August by four months, till December. The 6th Pay Commission was implemented with effect from 1 January 2006.
DOPT prohibit the Government servants from participating the NJCA dharna on 19.11.2015
DEVESH CHATURVEDI,
JOINT SECRETARY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001
Dated the 17th November, 2015
D.O. No.33012/3(s)/2015-Estt-B
Dear sir / Madam
National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) has proposed a dharna on 19th November, 2015 in pursuance of their charter of demands.
2. The instructions issued by the Department of Personnel & Training prohibit the Government servants from participating in any form of strike including mass casual leave, go-slow etc. or any action that abet any form of strike in violation of Rule 7 of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. Besides, in accordance with the proviso to Rule 17 (1) of the Fundamental Rules, pay and allowances is not admissible to an employee for his absence from duty without any authority. As to the concomitant rights of an Association after it is formed, they cannot be different from the rights which can be claimed by the individual members of which the Association is composed. It follows that the right to form an Association does not include any guaranteed right to strike. There is no statutory provision empowering the employees to go on strike. The Supreme Court has also agreed in several judgments that going on a strike is a grave misconduct under the Conduct Rules and that misconduct by the Government employees is required to be dealt with in accordance with the law. Any employee going on strike in any form would face the consequences which, besides deduction of wages, may also include appropriate disciplinary action. In this connection, your kind attention is also drawn to this Department’s OM No. 33012/1(s)/2008-Estt (B) (pt) dated 12 th September, 2008 (copy enclosed)
3. A Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government employees is already functioning. This scheme has been introduced with the object of promoting harmonious relations and of securing the greatest measure of cooperation
between the Government, in its capacity as employer, and the general body of its employees in matters of common concern, and with the object, further of increasing the efficiency of the public service. The JCM at the different levels have been discussing issues brought before it for consideration and either reaching amicable settlement or referring the matter to the Board of Arbitration in relation to pay and allowances, weekly hours of work and leave, whenever no amicable settlement could be reached in relation to these items.
4. The Central Government Employees under your Ministry/Departments may, therefore, be suitably informed of the aforesaid instructions under the Conduct Rules issued by this Department and other regulations upheld by the
Hon’ble Supreme Court and dissuaded from resorting to strike in any form.You may also issue instructions not to sanction Casual Leave or other kind of leave to employees if applied for, during the period of the proposed strike and ensure that the willing employees are allowed hindrance free entry into the office premises. For this purpose, Joint secretary (Admn) may be entrusted with the task of coordinating with security personnel. Suitable contingency plan may also be worked out to carry out the various functions of the Ministry/Department.
5. In case the employees go on strike, a report indicating the number of employees who took part in the proposed strike may be conveyed to this Department on the evening of the day.
DOPT ORDER – Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents
No.42011/3/2014-Estt.(Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi.
dated the 17th November, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents – reg.
The undersigned is directed to enclose a copy of draft OM posting to exempt a Government employee, who is also a care giver of “Thalassemia” and “Haemophilia” child, from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer subject to the administrative constraints. It is requested that draft OM may be examined and suggestions, if any, may be sent to this Department before 30th November, 2015.
Encl: As above.
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
DRAFT
No.42011/3/2014-Estt.(Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi.
dated the November, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents- reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 06.06.2014 and 17.11.2014 exempting a Government employee, who is also a care giver of disabled child, from the routine exercise of transfer/ rotational transfer subject to the administrative constraints. The word ‘disabled’ includes (i) blindness or low vision (ii) hearing impairment (iii) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy (iv) leprosy cured (v) mental retardation (vi) mental illness (vii) multiple disabilities and (viii) autism.
2. The matter regarding the scope of ‘disabled’ has been examined in consultation with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Considering the fact that the “Thalassemia” and “Haemophilia” child requires constant caregiver support and it would be imperative for the Government employees to take care of their “Thalassemia” and “Haemophilia” suffering child on continuous basis, it has been decided to include”Thalassemia” and “Haemophilia” in the term of ‘disabled’ defined in Para 3 of the above mentioned OM dated 06.06.2014.
3. The term of ‘disabled’ defined in Para 3 of the above mentioned OM dated 06.06.2014 is not for getting reservation quota for persons with disabilities. It is merely applicable as grounds for seeking exemption from routine transfer/rotational transfer of a Government employee Who have disabled child.
4. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned under their control.
Encl: As above.
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
7th Pay Commission will submit report on 19.11.2015 at 7:30 PM
As per the source, the 7th Pay Commission headed by Chairman Justice A K Mathur will submit its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday 19.11.2015 at 7:30 PM.
The following information provided in the official 7th Pay Commission website
“The Commission has completed its deliberations and will submit the report to the Government of India on 19.11.2015 at 19:30 hours”
Denial of complimentary passes to the widows of deceased railway employees
NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 055
No. I/15/Part III
Dated: 16.11.2015
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Denial of complimentary passes to the widows of deceased railway employees- reg.
Ref: NFIR’S PNM item No. 9/2013.
The subject matter was last discussed in a special meeting held with the Railway Board on 30/07/2015 wherein the Official Side declined to concede to the Federation’s demand for grant of complimentary passes to the widows of deceased railway employees who had retired before completing 20 years of service and dies thereafter. Federation however did not appreciate Board’s view and contended that the matter needs to be reviewed on the following key points which perhaps have not been taken into consideration while considering NFlR’s demand:-
Railway Board vide letter No. E(W)85PSS-8/2 dated 30/06/1987 took decision to issue complimentary passes to the widows of deceased railway employees by reducing the two sets of PTOs per year available to Railway employees covering automatically the Railway employees recruited after the date of notification.
The provision clearly states that the railway employees recruited after the cutoff date of 12/3/1987 have no opportunity for refusing to join the scheme and were perforce brought under the ambit of the said scheme.
Those railway employees who joined service on or after 30/06/1987, are obviously to be governed by the aforesaid instructions as they received only 4 sets of PTOs in a year as against 6 sets permitted earlier. While introducing the scheme, the service condition of 20 year, has not been imposed by the Railway Board in their order dated 30/06/1987 and as such imposing restriction now is improper.
NFIR, therefore, urges the Railway Board to re-consider the case and issue instructions, allowing complimentary passes to the widow of the deceased railway employees appointed on or after 12/03/1987, retired, before completing 20 years service and died subsequently. A copy of the instructions issued may be endorsed to the Federation.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Dr. M. Raghvaiah)
General Secretary