Central govt employees observe ‘black day’ against pay commission report

Central govt employees observe ‘black day’ against pay commission report

New Delhi: Several Associations representing central government employees on Friday observed as a “black day” to protest against some of the “retrograde recommendations” of the seventh pay commission.

 “Almost all the Central Government employees have joined today’s (Friday) protests and have pledged for sustained struggle,” Shiv Gopal Mishra (centre), Convener, National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of central government employees said.

Shiv Gopal Mishra, Convener, National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of central government employees “almost all the Central Government employees have joined today’s (Friday) protests and have pledged for sustained struggle”.

He further said, “If the Central Government does not remove retrograde recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission and resolve long-pending genuine demands of the more than 30 lakh employees central government employees, working in the Railways, Defence, Postal and other Central Government Organisations, will be forced us to go for indefinite strike”.

Against their demand for a minimum pay of Rs 26,000, the seventh pay commission has recommended Rs 18,000, thereby widening the pay gap between the minimum pay and maximum pay from existing 1:12 to 1: 13.8 which is more than their demand of ratio of 1: 8.

A huge rise in pay has been given to the Group A officers by the pay commission whereby the ratio between the minimum and the maximum pay level comes 1:13.

The fifth and sixth Central Commissions have given a pay rise of 40 per cent, while this Pay Commission has only given a pay increase of 14.29 per cent.

Additionally, the pay commission reduced the House Rent Allowance (HRA) from existing 30 per cent to 24 per cent, 20 per cent to 16 per cent and 10 per cent to 8 per cent.

The Pay Commission scrapped various existing allowances like risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance, motor cycle advance.

The Pay Commission has not made any recommendation against the New Pension Scheme (NPS), while employees’ body strongly demanded to implement old pension system.

Instead of it, changes have been made to the existing 730 days Child Care Leave (CCL) with salary for women employees, the Commission recommended that Child Care Leave (CCL) should be granted at 100 percent of the salary for the first 365 days, but at 80 percent of the salary for the next 365 days.

The most of railway employees have been annoyed that the commission didn’t propose any better facilities for them who are exposed to riskier working conditions.

Through the protest rallies all over the country on Friday, central government employees with wearing black badges conveyed the government on Friday to improve the pay gap ratio of the seventh pay commission recommendations and for non-implementation of some of the adverse recommendations of the Pay Commission.

However, the Finance Ministry said the Ministry will examine the report and only then a decision will be taken at ministry level before cabinet nod.

Source :  http://www.tkbsen.in/2015/11/central-govt-employees-observe-black-day-against-pay-commission-report/

FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION OF ALL CIRCLE/DIVISIONAL/BRANCH SECRETARIES

FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION OF ALL CIRCLE/DIVISIONAL/BRANCH SECRETARIES

All Circle/Divisional/Branch Secretaries are requested to intimate their Name, Telephone No. & E-mail ID latest by 29.11.2015 to CHQ for necessary corrections to include in Hand Book 2016. 

Further you are requested to send your indents for Hand Book 2016 as early as possible.

Contents of Hand Book 2016

PART-I - Excerpts from 7th Pay Commission Report

PART-II - Central Government Employees

PART-III - Postal Employees (Exclusive)

PART-IV - Gramin Dak Sewaks

PART-V - Organisation (Names, Telephone Nos. & E-maild Ids of CHQ office Bearers, Circles Secretaries, Mahila Committee Members & Divisional/Branch Secretaries)

List of Closed & Restricted Holidays to be observed by the CG employees in Odisha during 2016

List of Closed & Restricted Holidays to be observed by the CG employees in Odisha during 2016

 

 

Launch of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) through CBS HOs from 1st Dec. 2015

Launch of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) through CBS HOs from 1st Dec. 2015

From : Director (CBS)

Sent: 26 November 2015 18:00

To: CPMG Andhra Pradesh Circle; CPMG Assam Circle; CPMG Bihar Circle; CPMG Chattisgarh Circle; CPMG Delhi Circle; CPMG Gujrat Circle; CPMG Haryana Circle; CPMG Himachal Pradesh Circle; CPMG Jammu & Kashmir Circle; CPMG Jharkhand Circle; CPMG Karnataka Circle; CPMG Kerala Circle; CPMG Madhya Pradesh Circle; CPMG Maharashtra Circle; CPMG North East Circle; CPMG Orissa Circle; CPMG Punjab Circle; CPMG Rajasthan Circle; CPMG Tamilnadu Circle; CPMG Uttar Pradesh Circle; CPMG Uttarakhand Circle; CPMG West Bengal Circle

Cc: DDG (Financial Services); ADG (FS I); Kawaljit Singh; Member (Banking & HRD); ADG (IMTS&MO)

Subject: Launch of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) through CBS HOs from 1^st  Dec. 2015  

Respected Sir/Madam,

 

I am directed to inform that under Pradhan Mantri Jan suraksha Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana (APY) the Pension Scheme where minimum monthly pension is guaranteed  by the Government of India for the section of society who joins between the age of 18-40 years and Government is also contributing 50% of the contribution or Rs.1000/- whichever is less for 5 Years for those who will joint the scheme by 31st December 2015 subject to the condition that the beneficiary should not be Income Tax Payee and not beneficiary of any other Social Welfare Scheme of the Government. 

2. Department has developed  APY Module in CBS Application which will be launched from 1st December 2015 and will be available in all CBS Post Offices. But to start with, Department has decided to register CBS HOs only with PFRDA as NLCC. Therefore, only those HOs would be able to register APY subscribers which have NLCC number. List of such HOs is attached with NLCC number. A chart containing contribution amount based on the entry age criteria and the option of payment of contribution i.e Monthly, Quarterly or Half Yearly is also enclosed. This is very important to note that only Savings Account  Holder of any CBS  Head Post Office can enroll for APY and there will not be any cash deposit or deposit through any other mode except auto debit from savings account. For sensitizing the staff about features of APY, FPRDA has already conducted workshops in all the circles and that concerned staff may be aware with the features of the scheme. 

3. It is requested that counter as well as Supervisory staff of CBS HOs should be asked to be ready for the launch  from 1st December 2015  and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) along with Subscription Forms of the scheme will be circulated in a day or two through a separate mail. 

 

 With regards,

Sachin Kishore

Director (CBS)
Sansad Marg,
Dak Bhavan 

7th CPC Recommendations - Confederation National Secretariat Decisions --

7th CPC Recommendations - Confederation National Secretariat Decisions --

Date : 27-11-2015

Dear Comrades,

National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt Employees  & Workers held on 27-11-15 at New Delhi after detailed deliberations on the recommendations of the 7^th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has decided as follows :

1.The National Secretariat has come to the unanimous conclusion that many of the recommendations of the 7^th CPC are most retrograde and require to  be modified before implementation by the Government, especially the faulty and depressed  minimum wage arrived at by the 7^th CPC and the fitment formula. Some of the recommendations such as abolition of certain allowances etc., are to be rejected.

2. The National Secretariat is of the firm opinion that a united struggle of entire Central Govt Employees including Railways, Defence and Confederation under the banner of National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) can only compel the Government to modify or reject the retrograde recommendations of the 7^th CPC and hence it is decided to further strengthen the unity.

3. The National Secretariat further resolved that the form of the united struggle of NJCA should be an indefinite strike, within a time frame, as Govt is moving fast to implement the recommendations. Negotiation with the Government should precede declaration of indefinite strike and intensive campaign among the employees and mobilization, to create sanction behind the demands.

4. In case the requisite movement is not coming about for any reason, Confederation National Secretariat will meet and chalk out its own independent action.

5. Regarding the sector-wise issues relating to the employees of each department, the affiliated organizations of the Confederation in those departments shall take initiative for uniting all like-minded Federations/Associations/Unions in their department and shall organize agitational programmes on departmental specific demands.

6. The National Secretariat decided to insist that the charter of demands of the NJCA and Confederation should include the demands of Gramin Dak Sevaks, Casual/Contract labourers, filling up of vacancies and scraping the New Contributory Pension Scheme.

7. All affiliated organizations of Confederation are requested to intimate by e-mail to the Confederation CHQ  (confederationhq@gmail.com or mkrishnan6854@gmail.com) on the required modifications or additions / deletions in the common recommendations (not department-specific) of the 7^th Pay Commission on or before 05-12-2015.

8. Available Secretariat members of the Confederation will meet on 07-12-2015 at New Delhi and finalize the common demands to be included in the charter of demands of NJCA. (NJCA meeting is being held at JCM National Council, Staff-side office on 08-12-2015 to finalize the charter of demands and the further course of action).

9. The National Secretariat congratulated all the Central Govt Employees who made the 27^th November 2015 ‘All India Protest Day’ at the call of NJCA, a grand success all over the country by wearing ‘black badges’ and participating in protest demonstrations.

Other Decisions:

1.Next All India Workshop-cum-Trade Union Camp of Confederation will be held at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) before March 2016.

2. The National Secretariat extended full support and solidarity to the proposed agitational programmes of Passport Employees Association including ‘Indefinite hungerfast’.

=M.Krishnan

Secretary General

DECEMBER 1st & 2nd, 2015 - TWO DAYS STRIKE DEFERRED

DECEMBER 1st & 2nd, 2015 - TWO DAYS STRIKE DEFERRED

SECRETARY GENERAL AND ALL GENERAL SECRETARIES OF NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) WILL SIT ON TWO DAYS HUNGER FAST INFRONT OF DAK BHAWAN, NEW DELHI ON 1^st & 2^nd DECEMBER 2015

ONE DAY MASS HUNGER FAST IN FRONT OF ALL CPMG / PMG & DIVISIONAL OFFICES ON 11^th DECEMBER 2015

TO EXPRESS OUR ANGER, RESENTMENT AND STRONG PROTEST AGAINST THE REJECTION OF THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS OF THREE LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS BY THE NDA GOVT.

The Federal Secretariat of NFPE held at NFPE Office, New Delhi on 26-11-2015, reviewed the whole situation prevailing among the postal employees in general and the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in particular after the submission of the 7^thCentral Pay Commission Report to the Govt and also after the appointment of a separate committee for GDS by the Govt, headed by a retired Postal Board Member as Chairman.

The Federal Secretariat  further reviewed the proposed two days strike call given by NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) for realization of the legitimate demands of the Gramin Dak Sevaks, which  include bringing the GDS also under the purview of 7^th CPC treating them as Civil Servants.

The main demand of NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) in the charter of demands submitted to Govt and Postal Board is “inclusion of GDS under the purview of 7^th CPC”. NFPE organized series of agitational programmes for the GDS demands including dharnas, hunger fast, GDS Parliament March, Parliament March under the banner of Postal JCA (NFPE & FNPO), one day strike on 12^th December 2012 and 48 hours strike on 12^th & 13^th February 2014. Due to our agitational programmes the Postal Board was compelled to submit the proposal for inclusion of GDS under 7^th CPC to Finance Ministry with favourable recommendations. But the Finance Ministry rejected the proposal three times and it is in this background NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) decided to go for two days strike on December 1^st & 2^nd demanding the Govt to include GDS under the 7^th Pay Commission.

Even though the Govt refused to include the GDS under the 7^th CPC, the 7^th CPC has suo moto examined the main demand of the GDS ie., treating them as Civil Servants and extending them all the benefits of the departmental employees, ofcourse proportionately. It is most unfortunate that the Pay Commission headed by a retired Supreme Court Justice as Chairman, has considered our demand and categorically stated that Gramin Dak Sevaks are holders of Civil Posts but outside the regular civil service and hence can not be treated at par with other civilian employees. After this observation of the Seventh CPC even if the GDS are included in the 7^th CPC they are not going to get a fair deal. This has compelled us to modify the demand placed by us before the Govt in the charter of demands.

NFPE, from the very beginning has opposed the appointment of an Officer Committee for GDS and NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) has tried their best to prevent appointment of an Officer Committee and compelled the department to make effort for inclusion of GDS under 7^th CPC itself. But now NDA Govt rejected our demand and has unilaterally appointed GDS Committee with a retired Postal Board Member as Chairman and cheated three lakh GDS employees. From our past experiences we know that the retired officers of the Postal Department will never do justice to the Gramin Dak Sevaks.

In view of the fact that 7^th CPC has rejected our demand for Civil Servant status and also the Govt has unilaterally imposed the officer committee on GDS, the Federal Secretariat felt that it is not appropriate to go for an immediate strike with the demands raised by us in the charter of demands, i.e., inclusion of GDS under 7^th CPC. Now GDS can get justice only if NDA Govt take a policy decision to regularize the services of GDS treating them as Civil Servants. Federal Secretariat is fully aware that we can not expect such a decision without the change in the policy of the Government towards GDS. To make a change in the policy decision of the Govt., a bigger mobilization and strike of all postal employees including GDS with the active support and solidarity of other central Govt employees under the banner of Confederation of Central Govt Employees and workers and also the JCM National Council Staffside organizations is required.

The Federal Secretariat decided to explore all possibilities and wider consultations for such a united struggle. The Federal Secretariat felt that to pave way for wider consultations, the independent strike call of NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) need to be deferred and all likeminded organizations are to be brought under a common platform. Accordingly Federal Secretariat unanimously decided to defer the proposed two days strike scheduled to be held on 1^st & 2^nd December 2015.

The Secretary General and all General Secretaries of NFPE shall sit on two days hunger fast in front of Dak Bhawan, New Delhi on 1^st & 2^nd December 2015 expressing our strong protest to the Govt and also demanding regularization of Gramin Dak Sevaks by granting them civil servant status with all consequential benefits of regular employees.

The Federal Secretariat, while saluting the grass root level workers for their intensive campaign and preparation for the strike, calls upon them to organize one day hunger fast infront of all CPMG / PMG and Divisional Offices throughout the country on 11^th December 2015 to ventilate our anger, resentment and strong protest against the callous and inhuman attitude of the NDA Govt towards three lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks who are the backbone of the Postal Department catering to the needs of the rural population of this country in postal sector.

Federal Executive of NFPE will meet shortly  to review the situation and shall decide future course of action.

=R.N.PARASHAR

SECRETEARY GENERAL

Proposed strike on 1st & 2nd December, 2015 was deferred

As per decision of the N F P E Federal Secretariat taken today evening (information received through SMS from the Circle Secretary, AIPEU, Gr.-C, Odisha), the proposed strike on 1st & 2nd December, 2015 has been deferred.

Details will be published latter.

# Rajesh Ch. Bohidar #
Div. Secretary
AIPEU, Gr.-C, Puri

CBS ROLL OUT OF JANLA SO

Janla SO under KHURDA HO ,PURI Dn was roll out on CBS GoLive on 23.11.2015.ASPo KHURDA Sub Dn Sri Pradot Das inaguarated the function.Among others  SPM Guru Pr Mohapatra,SA Amit ku Aich staff of SOs ,BOs and local dignitaries were present in the function.On behalf of AIPEU PURI we congratulate Com.Guru for his day-night  tiresome efforts despite many hinderence he made it with help of SA Amit.It is another feather on young SA Amit Kumar and team and the success is attributable him.Divisional union congratulate him with  good wishes and blessings for the forth coming assignments. 

BADGE FOR “BLACK DAY” – 27.11.2015

BADGE FOR “BLACK DAY” – 27.11.2015

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

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!

SETTING UP OF IMPLEMENTATION CELL FOR 7th CPC

NOTIFICATION OF GDS COMMITTEE HEADED BY RETIRED MEMBER POSTAL SERVICES BOARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.

        HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AT ALL WORK PLACES IMMEDIATELY.

SETTING UP OF IMPLEMENTATION CELL FOR 7th CPC

SOME PHOTOS OF WORKING COMMITTEE MEETIND

WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING

Working committee meeting of AIPEU GR_C held at KHURDA HO premises today on 22.11.2015.The  meeting was attended by circle Secy Com R C Mishra and all executive body members including some local members.Com.Haldhar Das Vice President of union who recently retired from service was feliciated by the union .Com. R C Mishra delibered a condensed specch on latest developement in union and retrogate approach of the reccommendations of 7th CPC.Veteran leader and       Ex-president Com. H K Muduli also present in the meeting and shared his views on various aspect.

CBS Go-Live of Belpahar SO-768218 (Odisha) on 20.11.2015

CBS Go-Live of Belpahar SO-768218 (Odisha) on 20.11.2015

Inaurgurated by Sri Parsuram Sahu, Chairman Belpahar Municipality in the presence of  Sri Deepak Kumar, Inspector of Post Office, Jhasuguda Sub Division ,Sri Ashok Kumar Mirdha ,Postmaster (Gr-I) and Thandaram Pradhan System Administrator Jharsuguda HO.

 

 

 

Press Statement by National Joint Council of Action on 7th CPC Report

Press Statement by National Joint Council of Action on 7th CPC Report

 

7^TH 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 15^th Indian Labour Conference for calculation of Minimum wage distorted by 7^th CPC to deny the eligible minimum pay.

3.    FITMENT FORMULA – 2.57 TIMES

JCM (SS) demand – multiplication factor 3.7 (26000/7000)

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 mark “Very Good” required instead of “good”.  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 24%, 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

        1^st 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 50%

Hostel subsidy              6750 –25% increase when DA crosses  50%

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 7^th 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