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Monday, 23 November 2015

Meetings with the VII CPC and the Cabinet Secretary – resentment conveyed to Govt. of India

nc jcm 18.11.2015
No.NC/JCM/2015                                                                                                                                                             Dated: November 20, 2015
All Constituents of the
National Council(JCM)
Dear Comrades,
Sub: Meetings with the VII CPC and the Cabinet Secretary
Today I met the Chairman, VII CPC, Justice Shri Ashok Kumar Mathur, and expressed our anguish against retrograde recommendations of VII CPC, particularly reg. Minimum Wage, reduction in HRA and CCL, non-redressal of NPS, abolition of various allowances, examination of MACP benefit, etc. etc.
Tough he had given argument, but I told him about the anguish of all the constituents of the JCM(Staff Side), who feel that they have been betrayed by the VII CPC.
Comrades! I have also met the Cabinet Secretary, Shri P.K. Sinha, in the afternoon and handed him over a copy of the attached letter and requested him to convene meeting of the NC/JCM at an earliest as well as to intervene in the matters raised by the JCA in case of report of VII CPC at an earliest. The Cabinet Secretary has promised that he would try to fix the meeting at an earliest and also look into the points raised by the NC/JCM(Staff Side) for VII CPC.
With fraternal greetings!
sign secretary
Letter to Cabinet Secretary(i)
 
 
 



CONF/NS/2015                                                                                              Dated - 21.11.2015
MOST URGENT
IMPORTANT
URGENT MEETING OF THE
NATIONAL SECRETARIAT OF CONFEDERATION
NOTICE
An urgent meeting of the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers (CHQ) will be held at Confederation Headquarters (NFPE office, 1st Floor, North Avenue Post office Building, New Delhi) on 27.11.2015 (27th November 2015, Friday) at 3 PM. All National Secretariat members and Women’s Sub Committee office bearers are requested to attend the meeting in time.
AGENDA: -
1.      7th CPC recommendations and NJCA decision – Future Course of action.
2.      Any other items.
Yours fraternally,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
 

Easy steps to Calculate your Basic Pension in 7th Pay Commission


We here illustrate the method through easy 5 Steps to calculate your Basic Pension in  7th CPC  Recommendation

Easy steps to Calculate your Basic Pension in 7th Pay Commission 
There are Two options have been given to Pensioners
First They have to calculate the Two options and  whichever is benefit for them They can select higher amount as their Pension
Option No.1 .  The existing Pension may be Multiplied by 2.57
Option No.2 . The Pay Scale  on their retirement and Number of increments they earned  to be taken for calculation
In that Case they should know their Pay Scale and Basic Pay drawn on the date of their Retirement and number increments they earned
By referring the Corresponding Pay scale in successive Pay Commission, they should identify their Sixth pay commission Pay band. If they Know their corresponding Pay Band in sixth Pay commission then it will be easy for them to arrive their Basic Pension to be fixed in VII pay commission.
After calculating the Basic Pension from the above two options, they can choose whichever is beneficial for them

Calculation for arriving your 7th CPC Basic Pension is described below through 5 Easy Steps

 Assume You retired at last pay drawn of ₹4,000 on 31 January, 1989 under the IV CPC regime, having drawn 9 increments in the pay scale of ₹3000-100-3500-125-4500:
              Your Basic Pension as revised in VI CPC = 12,543
Calculation Option -I
Step.I
Multiply your Your Basic Pension with 2.57
                    Basic Pension (VI CPC)   x   2.57
= 12543 x 2.57 = 32235.70 ( Paisa to be rounded off rupee)
Your basic Pension As per VII CPC = Rs.32236
Calculation Option-II
   Step-II
–    Identify your corresponding Pay Level in Pay Matrix
–    For that you should know your Pay Band in VI pay commission
[The Pay scale details will be informed you by Concerned Pension Paying Authorities when ever your basic Pension was revised as per the successive Pay commission Recommendation ]
for example for this pay scale of ₹3000-100-3500-125-4500,  the corresponding  Pay Scale  and   pay band for Fifth and Sixth CPC respectively is given below
In IV Pay Commission Your Pay Scale is 3000-100-3500-125-4500
In V pay Commission Your Pay scale is 10000-325-15200
In Sixth Pay Commission Your Pay Band is 15600-39100 – Grade Pay is 6000
         In Seventh Pay commission your Pay Matrix Level is 11
Step -III
Minimum Pay at this level -11 is Rs. 67700
Total increment earned on your initial pay on the date of Retirement is 9
So Count nine cells from the cell assigned as Minimum Pay in that Level 11
your index number in that Particular Pay matrix Level 11 = 10
The figure in Level 11 and Index 10 = 88400
             50% of this Pay will be fixed as your Basic Pension
Hence your Basic Pension will be fixed at Rs.44200/-
Step- IV
Choose whichever is higher to fix your Basic Pension
Basic Pension in Option -1 = 32236
Basic Pension in Option -2 = 44200
You can select option 2 as the fixation for Basic Pension in 7th Pay commission
Your basic Pension in 7th Pay commission = 44200/-
Note : 1.
Those who are retired in Sixth Pay commission regime would be aware of their increment and Pay Band details. It will be easy for them to calculate their Basic pension in VII Pay Commission using this matrix.
For other it will be very difficult to find out their Pay scale and quantum of increment details as of now. Also It will take little time for Concerned Department to verify the Pensioners record to ascertain the number of increments earned in the retiring level
Note -II
So 7th pay commission recommended that in the first instance the revised pension may be calculated using Calculation Option -I and the same may be paid as an interim measure
[ Your Present Basic Pension to be Multiplied by 2.57 = Rs .32236 ]
So Rs.32236 will be paid as Basic Pension as Interim Measure
After Checking the records of concerned individuals As per calculation Option -II
Then Rs.44200 will pe Paid as your Basic Pension
Subsequently the difference of higher amount also will be Paid as Arrears
Courtesy : http://www.gservants.com/
 

7TH CPC MULTIPLICATION FACTOR CLARIFICATION

After the release of 7th CPC notification, there has been some confusion on the air about the multiplier percentage (%) which should be used to calculate the revised basic pay.
We have gone through the report and believe the confusion is created because of the below matrix (Table 4: Rationalisation Applied in the Present Pay Structure) which is displayed in the page no 73 of the report, where it shows different multiplying factor for different Pay Band and Grade Pay.
However, in Page 77 (5.1.28 – Pay Fixation in the New Pay Structure) the commission wants every employee to multiply his/her basic pay with a factor of 2.57 and match the nearest highest value corresponding to their Pay Brand and Grade Pay.
Also, refer (5.1.29) in Page 77, it gives below the calculation method and also how employees should apply the new pay structure
We believe the multiplying factor is 2.57 for the existing employee is because of the example which is also used in the report, do refer the page no: 78, Example I.
After applying the multiplication factor of 2.57, the output value should be referred in the fitment matrix as elaborated in the example
In other examples which are illustrated in the report also highlight the usage of 2.57 as multiplying factor for the current employees.
If you look at the Example II, they have referred to any Employee “T” in GP “4200” and used the multiplying factor as 2.57, however if we were supposed to use the Table 4 (Table 4: Rationalisation Applied in the Present Pay Structure) then the multiplication factor should have 2.62 which is not been applied and hence we believe the multiple factor is 2.57.
With the above example and the content we believe that multiplying factor for the existing employee should be 2.57 and our calculator is been built on this basis.
  


Trade unions furious over 7th Pay Commission report recommendations: Top 10 reasons why

While the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations have been a source of joy for hundreds of thousands of government employees, for the national trade unions linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left, the hike has not been high enough and they have not kept quiet about it.

Trade unions have protested vehemently against the 7th Pay Commission and are looking for redressal of their grievances and contemplating action. They have also looked at strong industrial action to indicate their unhappiness and will be indicating soon what their future course of action can be. Here are the top 10 reasons why, they say, they are angry with the Seventh Pay panel report:

1. Proposed 7th Pay Commission hike is lowest in many decades and not in sync with inflation - least hike (proposed) in the last 30 years. Considering the inflation, it is unsatisfactory.

2. 7th Pay Commission has recommended a 16 per cent hike in net pay against projected 23.55 per cent.

3. There is a huge gap in maximum and minimum pay in the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations.

4. The gratuity ceiling recommended by 7th Pay Commission has been raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, the benefit of this will go to senior officials only.

5. 7th Pay Commission report has ignored sharp increase in prices justifying substantial upward revision in HRA and other allowances. Instead the commission has reduced rates of HRA from 30 per cent to 24 per cent of the basic pay in A Class cities and corresponding decrease in other cities which is a retrograde recommendation.

6. Doubts about the way the 7th Pay Commission has calculated the figures. For example, they calculated House Rent Allowance (HRA) at 3 per cent against the mandated 7 per cent.

7. As per commodity prices on Agriculture Ministry's website and on the basis of Labour Bureau data, the Basic Pay comes at Rs 11,341 while 7th Pay Commission calculation shows it at Rs 9,218. There is a lot of gap.

8. There is no clarity in the 7th Pay Commission report on the pay revision for lakhs of contract workers in government ministries as well as 3 lakh Grameen Dak Sewaks.

9. 7th Pay Commission is the only commission, which has reduced the allowances and due to which the growth in net income is only 14.28 per cent. (PTI).

10. 7th Pay Commission report is totally disappointing and beats logic. Employees and workers will meet on November 27 to protest against the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission and discuss the issue.

NOTE: The 900-page report of the 7th Pay Commission headed by Justice A K Mathur was presented to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with a recommendation that the new scales be implemented from January 1, 2016. The panel recommended a 14.27 per cent increase in basic pay, the lowest in 70 years. The previous 6th Pay Commission had recommended a 20 per cent hike, which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.

Trade unions furious over 7th Pay Commission report recommendations: Top 10 reasons why

While the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations have been a source of joy for hundreds of thousands of government employees, for the national trade unions linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left, the hike has not been high enough and they have not kept quiet about it.

Trade unions have protested vehemently against the 7th Pay Commission and are looking for redressal of their grievances and contemplating action. They have also looked at strong industrial action to indicate their unhappiness and will be indicating soon what their future course of action can be. Here are the top 10 reasons why, they say, they are angry with the Seventh Pay panel report:

1. Proposed 7th Pay Commission hike is lowest in many decades and not in sync with inflation - least hike (proposed) in the last 30 years. Considering the inflation, it is unsatisfactory.

2. 7th Pay Commission has recommended a 16 per cent hike in net pay against projected 23.55 per cent.

3. There is a huge gap in maximum and minimum pay in the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations.

4. The gratuity ceiling recommended by 7th Pay Commission has been raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, the benefit of this will go to senior officials only.

5. 7th Pay Commission report has ignored sharp increase in prices justifying substantial upward revision in HRA and other allowances. Instead the commission has reduced rates of HRA from 30 per cent to 24 per cent of the basic pay in A Class cities and corresponding decrease in other cities which is a retrograde recommendation.

6. Doubts about the way the 7th Pay Commission has calculated the figures. For example, they calculated House Rent Allowance (HRA) at 3 per cent against the mandated 7 per cent.

7. As per commodity prices on Agriculture Ministry's website and on the basis of Labour Bureau data, the Basic Pay comes at Rs 11,341 while 7th Pay Commission calculation shows it at Rs 9,218. There is a lot of gap.

8. There is no clarity in the 7th Pay Commission report on the pay revision for lakhs of contract workers in government ministries as well as 3 lakh Grameen Dak Sewaks.

9. 7th Pay Commission is the only commission, which has reduced the allowances and due to which the growth in net income is only 14.28 per cent. (PTI).

10. 7th Pay Commission report is totally disappointing and beats logic. Employees and workers will meet on November 27 to protest against the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission and discuss the issue.

NOTE: The 900-page report of the 7th Pay Commission headed by Justice A K Mathur was presented to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with a recommendation that the new scales be implemented from January 1, 2016. The panel recommended a 14.27 per cent increase in basic pay, the lowest in 70 years. The previous 6th Pay Commission had recommended a 20 per cent hike, which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.
 
7TH PAY COMMISSION REPORT SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ON 19.11.2015
MOST DISAPPOINTING AND RETROGRADE RECOMMENDATIONS – NO CHANGE IN MACP



                                                                                      



IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
1.    DATE OF EFFECT – 01.01.2016
2.    MINIMUM PAY – 18000 Based on the Aykroyd formula, the minimum pay in government is recommended to be set at ₹18,000 per month

3.    FITMENT FORMULA – The fixation of revised pay has been greatly simplified in the new pay matrix and will not involve further calculations. The basic pay being drawn by any person on the date of implementation is to be multiplied by a factor of 2.57 and the figure so obtained will Report of the Seventh CPC be matched for the closest figure in the level pertaining to his/her existing grade pay and fixed there.
PAY BAND
GRADE PAY
MULTIBLE FACTOR
I – 5200-20200
1800, 1900, 2000, 2400 &2800
2.57
II – 9300 - 34800
4200, 4600, 4800 & 5400
2.62
III – 15600-39100
5400, 6600 & 7600
2.67
Pay Fixation in the New Pay Structure
5.1.28 The fitment of each employee in the new pay matrix is proposed to be done by multiplying his/her basic pay on the date of implementation by a factor of 2.57. The figure so arrived at is to be located in the new pay matrix, in the level that corresponds to the employee’s grade pay on the date of implementation, except in cases where the Commission has recommended a change in the existing grade pay. If the identical figure is not available in the given level, the next higher figure closest to it would be the new pay of the concerned employee. A couple of examples are detailed below to make the process amply clear
5.1.29 The pay in the new pay matrix is to be fixed in the following manner:
Step 1: Identify Basic Pay (Pay in the pay band plus Grade Pay) drawn by an employee as on the date of implementation. This figure is ‘A’.
Step 2: Multiply ‘A’ with 2.57, round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result ‘B’.
Step 3: The figure so arrived at, i.e., ‘B’ or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to his/her grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of ‘B’ is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level.
Example I
i. For example an employee is presently drawing Basic Pay of ₹55,040 (Pay in the Pay Band ₹46340 + Grade Pay ₹8700 = ₹55040). After multiplying ₹55,040 with 2.57, a figure of ₹1,41,452.80 is arrived at. This is rounded off to ₹1,41,453.
ii. The level corresponding to GP 8700 is level 13, as may be seen from Table 4, which gives the full correspondence between existing Grade Pay and the new Levels being proposed.
iii. In the column for level 13, the figure closest to ₹1,41,453 is ₹1,41,600.
iv. Hence the pay of employee will be fixed at ₹1,41,600 in level 13 in the new pay matrix tabke
5.1.30 As part of its recommendations if Commission has recommended any upgradation or downgrade in the level of a particular post, the person would be placed in the level corresponding to the newly recommended grade pay.
7TH CPC PAY FIXATION ILLUSTRATION
A.     Select your basic pay as on 01.01.2016 including grade pay -  It is your basic pay
B.      Identify your grade pay and pay band to select the Pay Matrix Table No: 5 to identify your level according to your Grade pay
C.      Multiply your basic pay  as given below:
PAY BAND
GRADE PAY
MULTIBLE FACTOR
I – 5200-20200
1800, 1900, 2000, 2400 &2800
2.57
II – 9300 - 34800
4200, 4600, 4800 & 5400
2.62
III – 15600-39100
5400, 6600 & 7600
2.67



D.     Multiply your basic pay [Pay + Grade pay] as on 01,01,2016 with the above factor according to your Grade pay and  round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result = X
E.      The figure so arrived at, i.e., ‘X’ or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to your grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of ‘X’ is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level.
F.       The above arrived figure is your Rationalized entry pay i.e. your new basic pay as on 01.01.2016. In the above formula, your existing DA 119 is automatically merged with the multiply factor.
G.     This is the first pay commission avoiding disparity in the pay fixation in arriving arrears and all the officials from new recruits to retiring person will get the benefit equally as per the above multiple factor according your Grade pay.
ILLUSTRATION:
PAY BAND
GRADE PAY
BASIC PAY AS ON 01.01.2016
TOTAL PAY AS ON 01.01.2016
MULTIBLE FACTOR
NEW BASIC PAY AS ON 01.01.2016
ROUNDED NEW BASIC PAY   AS ON 01.01.2016
I
1800
7500
9300
2.57
23901
24200
1900
8500
10400
26728
26800
2000
9500
11500
29555
30200
2400
11000
13400
34438
35300
2800
13000
15800
40606
41600
II
4200
15000
19200
2.62
50304
50500
4600
18000
22600
59212
60400
4800
21000
25800
67596
68000
5400
24000
29400
77028
77900
Note: The basic pay mentioned above as on 01.01.2016 is only example for the illustration. You replace it with your basic pay as on 01.01.2016 and calculate your pay. It is simple mechanism.
4.    FIXATION ON PROMOTION – NO CHANGE – ONLY ONE INCREMENT IN THE OLD SCALE
A.     For those who have been promoted from the previous level, the fixation of pay in the new level will depend on the pay they were already drawing in the previous level, after grant of  3% increment, the official pay will be fixed to the next level.
  1. When the employee receives a promotion or a non-functional financial upgrade, he/she progresses one level ahead on the horizontal range – Para 5.1.23.  [As per this para, if any officials will get LSG/HSG promotion  after getting MACP, the officials will get fixation benefit to the next stage as mentioned in Matrix table.]
5.    ANNUAL INCREMENT – 3% NO CHANGE
a. Suppose, Ms. ABC, who, after having been fixed in the Pay Matrix, is drawing a Basic Pay of ₹32,300 in Level 4. When she gets an annual increment on 1st of July, she will just move one stage down in the same Level. Hence, after increment, her pay will be ₹33,300. [Even though 3% increment is only for calculation, but the official will be placed one stage own in the same level.
b. WITH HOLDING OF ANNUAL INCREMENT - The Commission is therefore proposing withholding of annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or a regular promotion within the first 20 years of their service
6.    MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION – NO CHANGE 
a. The inherent issues in the existing pay structure owing to which there was widespread resentment have been set right by way of rationalisation of pay levels, abolition of pay band and grade pay Report of the Seventh CPC and introduction of a matrix based open pay structure. Hence, there is no justification for increasing the frequency of MACP
b. No change in  10, 20, 30 years - Performance benchmarks for MACP have been made more stringent from “Good” to “Very Good”. The Commission has also proposed that annual increments not be granted in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or for a regular promotion in the first 20 years of their service. No other changes in MACP recommended.
7.    PAY BAND, GRADE PAY SYSTEM ABOLISHED - Considering the issues raised regarding the Grade Pay structure and with a view to bring in greater transparency, the present system of pay bands and grade pay has been dispensed with and a new pay matrix has been designed. Grade Pay has been subsumed in the pay matrix. The status of the employee, hitherto determined by grade pay, will now be determined by the level in the pay matrix.
8.    MAXIMUM PAY INCREASE – 14.29% - This fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees. It includes a factor of 2.25 on account of DA neutralisation, assuming that the
rate of Dearness Allowance would be 125 percent at the time of implementation [01.01.2016] of the new pay. Accordingly, the actual raise/fitment being recommended is 14.29 percent
Comments: [ Actually our basic pay + Grade pay = 100% DA as on 01.07.2015-119% and as on 01.01.2016 presumed as 125%. As such, at present we are getting 225% [100 + 125} i.e.2.25 , where as our fitment formula recommended as 2.57. The difference of 2.57-2.25 = 0.32 % is the only real increase of our existing pay.]
9.   ALLOWANCES – NO IMPROVEMENT
Commission recommended abolition of 52 existing allowances such as Assisting Cashier Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance, Treasury Allowance, Handicapped Allowance, Risk Allowance, Savings Bank Allowance, Special compensatory (Hill Area) Allowance, Cycle Allowance, Family Planning Allowance etc. Another 36 allowances have been abolished as separate identities, but subsumed either in an existing allowance or in newly proposed allowances. Allowances relating to Risk and Hardship will be governed by the proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix.
10.          HRA REDUCED TO 26%, 16% AND 8% FOR X, Y AND Z CITIES - Since the Basic Pay has been revised upwards, the Commission recommends that HRA be paid at the rate of 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the new Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively. The Commission also recommends that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent respectively when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent
11.          Advances: All non-interest bearing Advances have been abolished - Regarding interest-bearing Advances, only Personal Computer Advance and House Building Advance (HBA) have been retained. HBA ceiling has been increased to 25 lakhs from the present 7.5 lakhs
12.          DA FORMULA – NO CHANGE FOR FUTURE INDEX - Commission recommends continuance of the
existing formula and methodology for calculating the Dearness Allowance
13.          Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS): The Rates of contribution as also the insurance coverage under the CGEGIS have remained unchanged for long. They have now been enhanced suitably. The following rates of CGEGIS are recommended:

Present
Proposed
Level of Employee
Monthly Deduction
 (₹)
Insurance Amount
 (₹)
Monthly Deduction
 (₹)
Insurance Amount
 (₹)
10 and above
120
1,20,000
5000
50,00,000
6 to 9
60
60,000
2500
25,00,000
1 to 5
30
30,000
1500
15,00,000
14.    COMPARISON BETWEEN MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PAY – 1:11.4 (18000 : 205400)
15.   NUMBER OF PAY SCALES – NOT REDUCED - NO DELAYERING
16.          CASUAL LEAVE – NO INCREASE
17.          CHILD Care Leave - 1st 365 days – Full pay (100%) -         Next 365 days – 80% Pay only.
18.          MATERNITY LEAVE – NO CHANGE - 
19.          LEAVE ENCASHMENT AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT – NO INCREASE MAXIMUM 300 DAYS ONLY
20.          MEDICAL - Medical Insurance Scheme for serving and retired employees recommended.
21.          TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE - NO HIKE - ONLY 125% MERGER
Pay Level
Higher Transport Allowance cities (A, AI)
Other places
9 and above
7200 + DA
3600 + DA
3 to 8
3600 + DA
1800 + DA
1 and 2
1350 + DA
900 + DA
22.          LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION (LTC) – NO CHANGE -  Splitting of Home Town LTC for employees Posted in North East, Laddakh, Andaman & Nicobars and Lakshdweep allowed.
23. ACCOUNTS STAFF BELONGING TO UNORGANIZED ACCOUNTS INCLUDING SBCO STAFF – PARITY WITH ORGANISED ACCOUNTS REJECTED - The Commission has noted that the stipulated entry level qualification and recruitment process of Postal Assistants (SBCO) is similar to that of direct recruit Postal Assistants in the Postal Assistants’ cadre and their promotional channel is also identical. The Commission is therefore of the view that no up gradation is warranted
24.  PERIODICAL REVIEW OF WAGES (NOT TEN YEARS) RECOMMENDED. NO PAY COMMISSION REQUIRED
25.          PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND ALL BONUS PAYMENT SHOULD BE LINKED TO PRODUCTIVITY - Productivity Linked Bonus for all.
26.          COMPULSORY RETIREMENT AND EFFICIENCY BAR REINTRODUCED - Failure to get required bench Mark for promotion within the first 20 years of service will result in stoppage of increment. Such employees who have out lived their ability, their services need not be continued and the continuance of such persons in the service should be discouraged.
27.          PROMOTEE AND DIRECT RECRUITS – ENTRY LEVEL PAY ANOMALY IS REMOVED
JCM (SS) demand – the differential entry pay between new recruits and promoted employees should be done away with.
28.          CADRE REVIEW TO BE COMPLETED IN A TIME BOUND MANNER - Commission recommended to hasten the process of cadre review and reduced the time taken in inter-ministerial consultations.
29.          NEW PENSION SCHEME – WILL CONTINUE
30.          CEA & HOSTEL SUBSIDY Rate
CEA per month             2250 - 25% increase when DA crosses
Hostel subsidy              6750 – 50& increase when DA crosses  
31.     IPO/ASP/SP SCALE UPGRADED : Commission has noted that the VI CPC had placed Inspector (Posts) at par with Inspector of CBDT/CBED. Subsequently the Inspector of CBDT/CBE were elevated to GP 4600. The Commission has further noted that the Inspector of Posts and Inspector of CBDT/CBED are recruited through the same combined graduate level examination. Therefore the commission recommended 4600 GP for IP and 4800 GP and 5400 GP for SPOs.
32. ADDITIONAL WORK ALLOWANCE  - 2% of the Basic Pay per month - 10% of the Basic pay if period exceeds 45 days.
33DAILY ALLOWANCE:
LEVEL
ACCOMMODATION CHARGES
TRAVELLING CHARGES
DAILY ALLOWANCE LUMP SUM AMOUNT
14 and above 7500
7500
AC Taxi charges up to 50 km
1200
12 and 13 4500
4500
Non-AC Taxi charges up to 50 km
1000
9 to 11 2250
2250
338 per day
900
6 to 8 750
750
225 per day
800
5 and below 450
450
113 per day
500
NOTE: The Lump sum amount will increase by 25 percent whenever DA increases by 50 percent.
34Regarding Personal and HBA interest-bearing advances, the following is recommended
NAME OF THE ADVANCE
RECOMMENDED CEILING
RECOMMENDATIONS
PC Advance
50,000 or actual price
of PC, whichever is
lower
May be allowed maximum five times in the
entire service.
HBA
34 times Basic Pay
OR
25 lakh
OR
anticipated price of
house, whichever is
least
The requirement of minimum 10 years of continuous service to avail of HBA should be
reduced to 5 years.
If both spouses are government servants,
HBA should be admissible to both separately.
Existing employees who have already taken
Home Loans from banks and other financial
institutions should be allowed to migrate to
this scheme.
35. GDS: The Supreme Court judgment also states that GDS are only holders of civil posts but not civilian employees. The Commission endorses this view and therefore has no recommendation with regard to GDS
PENSIONARY BENEFITS
1 .  PENSIONERS – PARITY – LONG STANDING DEMAND OF THE PENSIONERS ACCEPTED - The Commission recommends a revised pension formulation for civil employees including CAPF personnel as well as for Defence personnel, who have retired before 01.01.2016. This formulation will bring about parity between past pensioners and current retirees for the same length of service in the pay scale at the time of retirement.
The past pensioners shall first be fixed in the Pay Matrix being recommended by the Commission on the basis of Pay Band and Grade Pay at which they retired, at the minimum of the corresponding level in the pay matrix.
This amount shall be raised to arrive at the notional pay of retirees, by adding number of increments he/she had earned in that level while in service at the rate of 3 percent.
Fifty percent of the total amount so arrived at shall be the new pension.
An alternative calculation will be carried out, which will be a multiple of 2.57 times of the current basic pension. The pensioner will get the higher of the two
2 .          PENSIONERS – MINIMUM PENSION RS. 9000/- (50% of the minimum pay recommended by the
                7th CPC)
3. .          PENSIONERS – GRATUITY  - Enhancement in the ceiling of gratuity from the existing ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh. The ceiling on gratuity may be raised by 25 percent whenever DA rises by 50 percent.
4..          PENSIONERS – FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE (FMA) – NO CHANGE (RS. 500/-
5.          Introduction of a Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government employees and pensioners has been recommended - Meanwhile, for the benefit of pensioners residing outside the CGHS areas, CGHS should empanel those hospitals which are already empanelled under CS (MA)/ECHS for catering to the medical requirement of these pensioners on a cashless basis.   All postal pensioners should be covered under CGHS. All postal dispensaries should be merged with CGHS.
6. Ex-gratia Lump sum Compensation to Next of Kin: The Commission is recommending the revision of rates of lump sum compensation for next of kin (NOK) in case of death arising in various circumstances relating to performance of duties, to be applied uniformly for the defence forces personnel and civilians including CAPF personnel.
7. New Pension System: The Commission received many grievances relating to NPS. It has recommended a number of steps to improve the functioning of NPS. It has also recommended establishment of a strong grievance redressal mechanism.
8.. Performance Related Pay: The Commission has recommended introduction of the Performance Related Pay (PRP) for all categories of Central Government employees, based on quality Results Framework Documents, reformed Annual Performance Appraisal Reports and some other broad Guidelines. The Commission has also recommended that the PRP should subsume the existing Bonus schemes.
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Allotments and Reallotments in PS Group B cadre

Circle Office, Hyderabad, vide memo no ST/12-1/2015/II dated 23.11.2015, has ordered the following reallotments to the existing PS Group B officers and allotments to the officers who got regular promotion and stands allotted to AP Circle.

  


Deputation of Sri V.Ramulu, PMG, Kozhicode to AP State Govt.

It was ordered by Postal Directorate,vide its memo no PF-IPOS-128/SPG dated 18.11.2015, that the services of Sri V.Ramulu, presently posted as PMG, Northern Region, Kerala circle, Kozhicode are placed at the disposal of Govt of Andhra Pradesh. The tenure of deputation of the officer will be for a period of two years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Friday, 20 November 2015

7TH PAY COMMISSION REPORT SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ON 19.11.2015
 


MOST DISAPPOINTING AND RETROGRADE RECOMMENDATIONS
WORST RECOMMENDATIONS EVER MADE BY ANY PREVIOUS PAY COMMISSION


 


ONLY 14.29% INCREASE IN PAY AFTER 10 YEARS
(EQUAL TO TWO DA INSTALLMENTS)!!!


 


50 LAKHS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND DEFENCE PERSONNEL CHEATED & DECEIVED


 


HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY


 


NJCA LEADERS MEETING AT DELHI ON 20.11.2015 AT 11 AM, WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
1.    DATD OF EFFECT – 01.01.2016
JCM Staff Side demand – 01.01.2014 - Rejected
2.    MINIMUM PAY – 18000
JCM (SS) demand – 26000 – Rejected
Dr. Aykroyd Formula of 15th Indian Labour Conference for calculation of Minimum wage distorted by 7th CPC to deny the eligible minimum pay.
3.    FITMENT FORMULA – 2.57 TIMES
JCM (SS) demand – multiplication factor 3.7 (26000/70000)
4.    FIXATION ON PROMOTION – NO CHANGE – ONLY ONE INCREMENT IN THE OLD SCALE
JCM (SS) demand – Minimum two increments fixation.
5.    ANNUAL INCREMENT – 3% NO CHANGE
JCM (SS) demand – 5%
6.    MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION – NO CHANGE – 10, 20, 30
Conditions made more stringent. Bench march “Very Good” required instead of “good”. No Examination for MACP proposed. Hierarchial promotion restored.
JCM (SS) demand: Five promotion – 8,7,6,5,4 (30 years)
7.    PAY BAND, GRADE PAY SYSTEM ABOLISHED
New Pension Structure called “Matrix based open ended pay structure” recommended. Total span of the scale 40 years.
JCM (SS) demand: Abolish pay band, Grade Pay system and open ended pay scales should be introduced.
8.    MAXIMUM PAY INCREASE – 14.29%
JCM (SS) demand – Minimum 40% increase for all employees.

9.                COMPARISON BETWEEN MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PAY – 1:11.4 (18000 : 205400)
Demand of the JCM (SS) – 1:8
10.          NUMBER OF PAY SCALES – NOT REDUCED - NO DELAYERING
JCM(SS) demand – pay scales with grade pay 1900, 2000, 4600, 8700 and the pay scale 75500-80000 to be abolished.
11.          ALLOWANCES – NO IMPROVEMENT
Commission recommended abolition of 52 existing allowances such as Assisting Cashier Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance, Treasury Allowance, Handicapped Allowance, Risk Allowance, Savings Bank Allowance, Special compensatory (Hill Area) Allowance, Cycle Allowance, Family Planning Allowance etc.
12.          HRA REDUCED TO 26%, 16% AND 8% FOR X, Y AND Z CITIES
JCM (SS) demand – Existing HRA of 30% (for X class cities with population 50 lakhs and above), 20% (for Y class cities with population of 5 lakhs to 50 lakhs) and 10% (for Z class cities with less than 5 lakhs population) may be increased to 60%, 40% and 20%.
13.          DRIVERS – HIGHER PAY SCALE REJECTED
14.          DA FORMULA – NO CHANGE
15.          HBA – NO CHANGE – CEILING RAISED TO 25 LAKHS
16.          CASUAL LEAVE – NO INCREASE
17.          CHILD Care Leave
        1st 365 days – Full pay (100%)
        Next 365 days – 80% Pay only.
18.          MATERNITY LEAVE – NO CHANGE - 

19.          LEAVE ENCASHMENT AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT – NO INCREASE MAXIMUM 300 DAYS ONLY
20.          MEDICAL
Medical Insurance Scheme for serving and retired employees recommended.

21.          TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE - NO HIKE -  ONLY 125% MERGER
Pay Level
Higher Transport Allowance cities (A, AI)
Other places
9 and above
7200 + DA
3600 + DA
3 to 8
3600 + DA
1800 + DA
1 and 2
1350 + DA
900 + DA
22.          LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION (LTC) – NO CHANGE
One time LTC to Foreign Country during the service rejected. Splitting of Home Town LTC for employees Posted in North East, Laddakh, Andaman & Nicobars and Lakshdweep allowed.

23. ACCOUNTS STAFF BELONGING TO UNORGANIZED ACCOUNTS – PARITY WITH ORGANISED ACCOUNTS REJECTED.

24.  PERIODICAL REVIEW OF WAGES (NOT TEN YEARS) RECOMMENDED. NO PAY COMMISSION REQUIRED

25.          PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND ALL BONUS PAYMENT SHOULD BE LINKED TO PRODUCTIVITY.
JCM (SS) demand – No Performance related Pay. Productivity Linked Bonus for all.

26.          COMPULSORY RETIREMENT AND EFFICIENCY BAR REINTRODUCED
Failure to get required bench MarK for promotion within the first 20 years of service will result in stoppage of increment. Such employees who have out lived their ability, their services need not be continued and the continuance of such persons in the service should be discouraged.

27.          PROMOTEE AND DIRECT RECRUITS – ENTRY LEVEL PAY ANOMALY IS REMOVED
JCM (SS) demand – the differential entry pay between new recruits and promoted employees should be done away with.

28.          CADRE REVIEW TO BE COMPLETED IN A TIME BOUND MANNER.
Commission recommended to hasten the process of cadre review and reduced the time taken in inter-ministerial consultations.

29.          NEW PENSION SCHEME – WILL CONTINUE

30.          CEA & HOSTEL SUBSIDY
Rate
CEA per month             2250 - 25% increase when DA crosses
Hostel subsidy              6750 – 50& increase when DA crosses  
31.          GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME
Level                    Monthly Contribution           Insurance Amount
1 to 5                   1500                                       15 Lakhs
6 to 9                   2500                                       25 lakhs
10 and above      5000                                       50 lakhs
  
PENSIONARY BENEFITS

32.          PENSIONERS – PARITY – LONG STANDING DEMAND OF THE PENSIONERS ACCEPTED
Commission recommends a revised Pension Formulation for Civil employees and Defence Personnel who have retired before 01.01.2016. (expected date of implementation of seventh CPC recommendations). This formulation will bring about complete parity of past pensioners with current retirees.

33.          PENSIONERS – MINIMUM PENSION RS. 9000/-
(50% of the minimum pay recommended by the 7th CPC)

34.          PENSIONERS – GRATUITY CEILING RAISED TO 20 LAKHS

35.          PENSIONERS – FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE (FMA) – NO CHANGE (RS. 500/-

36.          CGHS FACILITIES TO ALL POSTAL PENSIONERS RECOMMENDED
33 Postal dispensaries should be merged with CGHS

37.          GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) OF THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT DEMAND FOR CIVIL SERVANTS STATUS REJECTED
Recommendation: - The committee carefully considered the demand for treating the Gramin Dak Sevaks as civil servants at par with other regular employees for all purposes, and noted the following:
(a)       GDS are Extra-Departmental Agents recruited by Department of Posts to serve in rural areas.
(b)       As per the Recruitment Rules the minimum educational qualification for recruitment to this post is class X.
(c)        GDS are required to be on duty only for 4 to 5 hours a day under the terms and conditions of their service.
(d)       The GDS are remunerated with Time Related continuity Allowance (TRCA) on the pattern of pay scales for regular Government employees plus DA on pro-rata basis.
(e)       A GDS must have other means of income independent of his remuneration as a GDS to sustain himself and his family.
Government of India has so far held that GDS is outside the Civil Service of the Union and shall not claim to be at par with the Central Government Employees. The Supreme Court Judgment also states that GDS are only holder of Civil posts but not civilian employees. The Commission endorses this view and therefore has no recommendation with regard to GDS.
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
1st Floor, North Avenue PO, New Delhi – 110001





 


7th  PAY COMMISSION REPORT
TOTALLY DISAPPOINTING
POSTAL EMPLOYEES – ALL DEMANDS REGARDING ENHANCED WAGES AND SERVICE CONDITIONS REJECTED
 


HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
 


1.     Commission is of the view that there is no justification of upgrading the pay of
(a)  Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants
(b) Postal Assistant (SBCO)
(c)  Postal Assistant (CO)
(d) Postman cadre & Mailguard.
(e)  PO & RMS accountants
(f)   Despatch Rider (MMS)
(g)  Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) including Foreign Post
(h) Binders
(i)    System Administrators (No separate cadre or pay)
(j)    Marketing Executives (no separate cadre or Pay)
(k)  Artisans
(l)    Technical Supervisors (MMS) (in) Drivers
2.     Gramin Dak Sevaks cannot be treated as Civil servants at par with Regular employees. As they are only holder of civil posts and not civilian employees, no recommendations with regard to GDS.
3.     Recommended immediate merger of 33 Postal dispensaries in 10 Postal Circles with CGHS.
  
4.     ADDITIONAL POST ALLOWANCE FOR POSTMAN
10% of Basic Pay if one shares the another Postmen duty. If it is shared by two Postmen, it will be 5% for both.
5.     HOLDING MONETARY COMPENSATION
Supervisor, PA, Sorting Postman – Rs. 200/- per holiday.
MTS – Rs. 150/- per holiday
6.     ADDITIONAL WORK ALLOWANCE
2% of the Basic Pay per month
10% of the Basic pay if period exceeds 45 days.
7.     IP/ASP/SP SCALE UPGRADED
Commission has noted that the VI CPC had placed Inspector (Posts) at par with Inspector of CBDT/CBED. Subsequently the Inspector of CBDT/CBE were elevated to GP 4600. The Commission has further noted that the Inspector of Posts and Inspector of CBDT/CBED are recruited through the same combined graduate level examination. Therefore the commission recommended 4600 GP for IP and 4800 GP and 5400 GP for SPOs.
(R. N. Parashar)
Secretary General
NFPE