Saturday 28 June 2014

28/06/2014
1)Our Federation addressed a letter to the Secretary on CBS issues copy of the letter published in sentinel.
2) Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers (IO) / Presenting Officers (PO) for conducting inquiry in departmental proceedings would be outside the purview of the general delegation under FR 46 B – Such Honorarium is not limited to Rs. 5000  
27/06/2014
1)The world’s largest postal network wants to become a bank—and it should
2) income Tax 2014-15 (Assessment Year 2015-16) – Salaried Women to get higher Income Tax Exemption Limit – media reports
3) Retirement issue is to be handled with social mindset – says Dr. Jitendra Singh  
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26/06/2014
1)Draft of JCM Memorandum to 7th CPC and Proposed Pay Scale
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2) Classification of Posts in 7th Pay Commission – NC JCM Staff Side Suggestion.
3) NC JCM STAFF SIDE SUGGESTION ON HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE
4)Demand to calculate House Rent Allowance based on Census 2011 should gain prominence
5)NC JCM Staff Side suggestion on Children Education Allowance 
6) NC JCM Staff Side demanding five promotions in the service career
7) Should the GRADE PAY STRUCTURE continue in the 7th CPC too?
8) Suggestion on Transport Allowance by NC JCM Staff Side
9) Foreign Tour for CG Employees – Demanded by NC JCM Staff Side
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25/06/2014
Proposed Pay Scales for Central Government Employees on implementation of 7th Pay Commission – National Council JCM
National Council JCM has released Proposed Pay Scales for Central Government Employees on implementation of 7th Pay Commission
National Council Joint Consultative Machinery Staff Side
PROPOSED PAY STRUCTURE UNDER DISCUSSION
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Wednesday 11 June 2014

Estimated 7th Pay Commission pay scales based on the methods adopted in 6CPC pay revision – Estimation of 7th CPC Pay in pay band and Grade Pay as on 01.01.2016.

Even as the 7th Pay Commission was constituted recently by Government for revision of Pay and allowances of Central Government Employees, Railway Employees and Defence Personnels, wide spread speculations on projected 7th Pay Commission pay scales are already going on. Blogs that provide Central Government Employees news and information have already started estimating possible 7th CPC pay scales based on different ideas.

GConnect.in was the first site that launched 6th Pay Commission Pay, Pension and arrears Calculator (Click here to check GConnect 6th CPC Pay and arrears Calculator) which received atmost popularity among Central Government Employees and CG Pensioners.

In respect of revised Pay and allowances of 7th Pay Commission also GConnect would come up with similar pay and pension calculators.

As a precursor, we thought of estimating 7th Pay Commission pay bands and grade pays based on the same methods adopted by Govt for determining 6th CPC revised pay Scales from the pre-revised (5th CPC) pay scales

Before estimation of 7th CPC Pay Scales let us have a look at the 6th CPC Pay Bands and Grade Pay Structure
6th CPC revised Pay Band, Grade Pay, Starting Pay in PB and Entry Pay
Pre RevisedPay Scale     PB     6 CPCPay Band     GradePay     StartingPay     Entry PayNew Recruits
S-1, S-2     PB-1     5200-20200     1800     5200     7000
S-3     PB-1     5200-20200     1800     5360    
S4     PB-1     5200-20200     1800     5530    
S-5     PB-1     5200-20200     1900     5880     7730
S-6     PB-1     5200-20200     2000     6060     8460
S-7     PB-1     5200-20200     2400     7440     9910
S-8     PB-1     5200-20200     2800     8370     11360
                   
S-9     PB-2     9300-34800     4200     9300     13500
S-10     PB-2     9300-34800     4200     10230    
S-11     PB-2     9300-34800     4200     12090    
S-12     PB-2     9300-34800     4200     12090    
S-13     PB-2     9300-34800     4600     13860     17140
S-14     PB-2     9300-34800     4800     13950     18150
S-15     PB-2     9300-34800     5400     14880    
                   
New     PB-3     15600-39100     5400     15600     21000
S-16     PB-3     15600-39100     5400     16740    
S-17     PB-3     15600-39100     5400     16740    
S-18     PB-3     15600-39100     6600     19210     25350
S-19     PB-3     15600-39100     6600     18600    
S-20     PB-3     15600-39100     6600     19810    
S-21     PB-3     15600-39100     7600     22320     29500
S-22     PB-3     15600-39100     7600     23720    
S-23     PB-3     15600-39100     7600     22320    
                   
S-24     PB-4     37400-67000     8700     37400     46100
S-25     PB-4     37400-67000     8700     39690    
S-26     PB-4     37400-67000     8900     39690     49100
S-27     PB-4     37400-67000     8900     39690    
S-28     PB-4     37400-67000     10000     37400     53000
S-29     PB-4     37400-67000     10000     44700    
S-30     PB-4     37400-67000     12000     51850     59100
S-31     HAG     75500-80000    
75500
    –
S-32     HAG     75500-80000    
75500
    –
S-33     Apex     80000 (fixed)     –     –
S-34     Apex     90000 (fixed)     –     –
Multiplication Factor of 1.86 adopted to for revision of Pay on implementation of 6th CPC :

While implementing 6th Pay Commission Government decided to adopt a multiplication factor of 1.86 for most of the pre-revised pay Scales to determine the revised pay in band of an employee

The 6th CPC revised pay in pay band of an employee was determined by multiplying the pre-revised basic pay drawn as on 01.01.2006 with 1.86 ( Of course, some of the pre-revised pay scales at higher level was revised by multiplying a factor more than 1.86).

This multiplying factor 1.86 was arrived at by taking in to account following components of pre-revised pay received by an employee prior to 01.01.2006.
Component     Multifplication Factor
Component A – Pre-revised Basic Pay     1
Component B – Dearness Pay (50% of pre-revised Basic Pay)     0.50
Component C – 24% Dearness Allowance on pre-revised basic pay and D.P prior to 01.01.2006     0.36 (24% on factors 1+0.5 taken for B.P and D.P)
Total Multiplication Factor     1.86
Estimation of Multiplication Factor to determine 7th Pay Commission revised Pay Scales and initial pay in pay band for each pay band :

By Adopting the same method followed by the Government to decide 6th CPC multiplication factor, the following Multiplication Factor has been arrived at for determing 7th Pay Commission revised Pay Scales and initial pay in pay band for each pay band as on 01.01.2016
Component     Multiplication Factor
Component A and B – Pay in pay band and Grade Pay as on 01.01.2016     1
Component C – 124 % Dearness Allowance on Pay in pay band and Grade Pay (** See the Note Below)     1.24
Total Multiplication Factor     2.24

** Note : DA as on 1st January 2014 is 100%. So DA as on 1st January 2016 has been conservatively estimated to be 124 % (6% increase for each 6 months period)
Estimation of 7th Pay Commission Grade Pay Structure

As we all know, there was no uniform correlation between Grade Pay and Pay in Pay band in the 6th CPC Pay Band Structure. So the ratio between the present grade pay and starting pay in the pay band of particular grade pay group was taken as the factor to estimate the 7th CPC grade pay.

For example Ratio of 6th CPC Grade pay of Rs. 8700 to starting pay (Rs.37400) in that grade pay group is 0.2327. This factor is multiplied with 7th CPC starting pay (Rs.83780) to get the equivalent 7th CPC grade pay of Rs.19500. Wherever this factor exceeded 0.35, the same was fixed as 0.35.
7th Pay Commission projected Pay Scale – Revised Pay Bands, Grade Pay, Starting Pay in PB and Entry Pay

Pre Revised

Pay Scale
    PB    

6 CPC

Pay bands
   

Grade

Pay
   

7th CPC

Pay Band
   

7th CPC

Grade Pay
   

@ Starting

Pay
   

@@

Entry Pay
S-1, S-2,     1     5200-20200     1800     11650-45250     4100     11650     15680
S-3     1     5200-20200     1800     11650-45250     4100     12010    
S4     1     5200-20200     1800     11650-45250     4100     12390    
S-5     1     5200-20200     1900     11650-45250     4300     13180     17320
S-6     1     5200-20200     2000     11650-45250     4500     13580     18960
S-7     1     5200-20200     2400     11650-45250     5900     16670     22200
S-8     1     5200-20200     2800     11650-45250     6100     18750     25500
                           
S-9     2     9300-34800     4200     20840-77960     7300     20840     30240
S-10     2     9300-34800     4200     20840-77960     7300     22920    
S-11     2     9300-34800     4200     20840-77960     7300     27090    
S-12     2     9300-34800     4200     20840-77960     7300     27090     30240
S-13     2     9300-34800     4600     20840-77960     10400     31050     38400
S-14     2     9300-34800     4800     20840-77960     10400     31250     40700
S-15     2     9300-34800     5400     20840-77960     10800     33340    
                           
New     3     15600-39100     5400     34950-87590     10800     34950     47040
S-16     3     15600-39100     5400     34950-87590     10800     37500    
S-17     3     15600-39100     5400     34950-87590     10800     37500    
S-18     3     15600-39100     6600     34950-87590     14800     43040     56800
S-19     3     15600-39100     6600     34950-87590     14800     41670    
S-20     3     15600-39100     6600     34950-87590     14800     44380    
S-21     3     15600-39100     7600     34950-87590     17100     50000     66080
S-22     3     15600-39100     7600     34950-87590     17100     53140    
S-23     3     15600-39100     7600     34950-87590     17500     50000    
                           
S-24     4     37400-67000     8700     83780-150080     19500     83780     103270
S-25     4     37400-67000     8700     83780-150080     19500     88910    
S-26     4     37400-67000     8900     83780-150080     20000     88910     109990
S-27     4     37400-67000     8900     83780-150080     20000     88910    
S-28     4     37400-67000     10000     83780-150080     22500     83780     118720
S-29     4     37400-67000     10000     83780-150080     22500     100130    
S-30     4     37400-67000     12000     83780-150080     26900     116150     132390

@ Starting Pay is the 7th CPC starting pay in a pay band against a pre-revised Scale

@@ Entry Pay is the pay in pay band applicable to New Recruits.

The above table provides an idea on estimated 7th CPC Pay Band, Grade Pay and starting pay for each grade pay group. We have planned to launch an online tool to estimate 7th CPC pay in pay band and grade for a given 6th CPC pay in pay Band and grade pay. It will be released soon. Keep watching this site for this online tool.

Disclaimer: The above 7th CPC projected Pay bands, grade pay and starting pay are merely an estimation. The Actual 7th Pay Commission Pay Band, Grade Pay etc will be known only after implements the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations. The pay structure given above may totally change based on various factors taken in to account by 7th Pay Commission to review the pay and allowances of Central Government Employees, Railway Employees and Defence personnels.

The following Government Orders relating to implementation of 6th Pay commission report have been referred to for the estimation of above mentioned 7th pay commission projected pay bands

Resolution on Govt decision on Sixth Pay Commission Report

CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2008

6cpc implementation -Fixation of pay and payment of arrears
UNION FINANCE MINISTER HOLDS PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TRADE UNION GROUPS
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Government of India
Ministry of Finance 
06-June-2014 15:31 IST
Union Finance Minister Holds Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting With the Representatives of Trade Union Groups; Skill Development to be Given Priority for Generating Employment Opportunities.
            The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that skill development would be given priority so that more and more trained workers join the Indian economy. He said that the Government will give due consideration to the Ten Point Joint Charter of Demands given by the Central Trade Unions while formulating the budgetary proposals. The Finance Minister was speaking here today while interacting with the representatives of the Central Trade Unions as part of his Pre-Budget Consultation meetings.
            Along with the Finance Minister, the meeting was attended by Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Ratan P. Watal, Expenditure Secretary, Shri Rajiv Takru, Revenue Secretary, Smt. Gauri Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance among others.
            The participating Central Trade Unions gave a joint memorandum to the Finance Minister for his consideration and positive response. Some of the specific proposals contained therein are given below:
            Take effective measures to arrest the spiraling price rise and to contain inflation; Ban speculative forward trading in commodities; universalize and strengthen the Public Distribution System(PDS); ensure proper check on hoarding; rationalize, with a view to reduce the burden on people, the tax/duty/cess on petroleum products.
            Massive investment in the infrastructure in order to stimulate the economy for job creation. Public Sector should take the leading role in this regard. The plan and non-plan expenditure should be increased in the budget to stimulate jobs creation and guarantee consistent income to people.
            Minimum wage linked to Consumer Price Index (CPI) must be guaranteed to all workers, taking into consideration the recommendations of the 15th Indian Labour Conference . It should not be less than Rs. 15,000/- p.m.
FDI should not be allowed in crucial sectors like defence production, telecommunications, railways, financial sector, retail trade, education, health and media.
            The Public Sector Units (PSUs) played a crucial role during the year of severe contraction of private capital investment immediately following the outbreak of global financial crisis. PSUs should be strengthened and expanded. Disinvestment of shares of profit making public sector units should be stopped forthwith. 
Budgetary support should be given for revival of potentially viable sick CPSUs.
            In view of huge job losses and mounting unemployment problem, the ban on recruitment in Government departments, PSUs and autonomous institutions (including recent Finance Ministry’s instruction to abolish those posts not filled for one year) should be lifted as recommended by 43rd Session of Indian Labour Conference. Condition of surrender of posts in government departments and PSUs should be scrapped and new posts be created keeping in view the new work and increased workload.
Proper allocation of funds be made for interim relief and 7th Pay Commission.
            The scope of MGNREGA be extended to agriculture operations and employment for minimum period of 200 days with guaranteed statutory wage be provided, as unanimously recommended by 43rd Session of 
Indian Labour Conference.
            The massive workforce engaged in ICDS, Mid Day Meal Scheme, Vidya volunteers, guest teachers, Siksha Mitra, the workers engaged in the Accredited Social Health Activities (ASHA) and other schemes be regularized. No to privatization of centrally funded schemes. Universalization of ICDS be done as per Supreme Court directions by making adequate budgetary allocations.
            Steps be taken for removal of all restrictive provisions based on poverty line in respect of eligibility coverage of the schemes under the Unorganized Workers Social Security Act 2008 and allocation of adequate resources for the National Fund for Unorganised Workers to provide for social security to all unorganised workers including the contract/casual and migrant workers in line with the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and also the 43rd Session of Indian Labour Conference. The word BPL redefined and redistributed at the earliest.
            Remunerative prices should be ensured for agricultural produce and Government investment, public investment in agriculture sector must be substantially augmented as a proportion of GDP and total budgetary expenditure. It should also be ensured that benefits of the increase reach the small, marginal and medium cultivators only.
            Budgetary provision should be made for providing essential services including housing, public transport, sanitation, water, schools, crèche, health care etc, to workers in the new emerging industrial areas. Working women’s Hostels should be set-up where there is a concentration of women workers.
Requisite budgetary support for addressing crisis in traditional sectors like jute, textiles, plantation, handloom, carpet and coir etc.
            Budgetary provision for elementary education should be increased, particularly in the context of the implementation of the ‘Right to Education’ as this is the most effective tool to combat child labour.
            The system of computation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) should be reviewed as the present index is causing heavy financial loss to the workers.
Income tax exemption ceiling for the salaried persons should be raised to Rs. 5.00 lakh per annum and fringe benefits like housing, medical and educational facilities and running allowances should be exempted from income tax net in totality.
            Threshold limit of 20 employees in EPF Scheme be brought down to 10 as recommended by CBT-EPF. Pension benefits under the EPS unilaterally withdrawn by the Government should be restored. Government and employers contribution be increased to allow sustainability of Employees Pension Scheme and for provision of minimum pension of Rs. 3000/- p.m.
New Pension Scheme be withdrawn and newly recruited employees of Central And State Governments on or after 1.1.2004 be covered under Old Pension Scheme;
Demand for Dearness Allowance merger by Central Government and PSU employees be accepted and adequate allocation of fund for this be made in the budget.
            All interests and social security of the domestic workers to be statutorily protected on the lines of ILO Convention on domestic workers.
            The Cess management of the construction workers is the responsibility of the Finance Ministry under the Act and the several irregularities found in collection of cess be rectified as well as their proper utilization must be ensured.
In regard to resource mobilization, the Trade Unions have emphasized on the following:
            A progressive taxation system should be put in place to ensure taxing the rich and the affluent sections who have the capacity to pay at a higher degree. The corporate service sector, traders, wholesale business, private hospitals and institutions etc should be brought under broader and higher tax net. Increase taxes on luxury goods and reduce indirect taxes on essential commodities.
Concrete steps must be taken to recover huge accumulated unpaid tax arrears which has already crossed more than Rs. 5.00 lakh crore on direct and corporate tax account alone, and has been increasing at a geometric proportion. Such huge tax evasion over and above the liberal tax concessions already given in the last two budgets should not be allowed to continue.
            We welcome the constitution of SIT for black money and urge for speedy action.
            Effective measures should be taken to unearth huge accumulation of black money in the economy including the huge unaccounted money in tax heavens abroad and within the country. Provisions be made to bring back the illicit flows from India which are at present more than twice the current external debt of US $ 230 billion. This money should be directed towards providing social security.
            Concrete measures be expedited for recovering the NPAs of the banking system from the willfully defaulting corporate and business houses. By making provision in Banking Regulations Act, CMDs and executives to be made accountable for creation of NPAs.
            Tax on long term capital gains to be introduced, so also higher taxes on the security transactions to be levied.
The rate of wealth tax, corporate tax, gift tax etc to be expanded and enhanced.
            ITES, outsourcing sector, educational institutions and health services etc run on commercial basis should be brought under the Service Tax net.
            Small saving instruments under postal and other agencies be encouraged by incentivizing commission agents of these scheme.
            Other suggestions include holding of post budget consultations with the representatives of Central Trade Unions, need for directional change in policies such as stopping of mindless deregulation, encourage entrepreneurship to tackle problem of unemployment, more spending on education and skill development, removal of ceiling on gratuity, bonus and pension etc of workers and following the principle of “Same work, same wages” among others.
            Representatives of different Central Trade Union groups who participated in today’s meeting included Shri B.N. Rai, Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), Shri Chandra Prakash Singh, Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Shri Shanta Kumar, INTUC, Ms Amarjeet Kaur, Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Shri D.L. Sachdeva, Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Shri Sharad Rao, Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Shri Harbhajan Singh Sidhu, Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS),  Shri Swadesh Devroye, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Shri Tapan Sen, MP (RS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Shri Dilip Bhattacharya, All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Shri Sankar Saha, All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Shri Sheo Prasad Tiwari, Trade Union Coordination Centre (TUCC), Shri V.Suburaman, Labour Progressive Federation (LPF), Shri M. Shanmugum, LPF, Shri Prechandan, United Trade Union Congress (UTUC), Shri Abni Roy, United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) and Dr. Virat Jaiswal, National Front of Indian Trade Unions among others.
Source: PIB News
11/06/2014
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2) Delegation of Disciplinary/ Appellate Authorities in the CAT –regarding. 
10/06/2014
Trade unions meet Jaitely demand increase in minimum wage click here to see details
09/06/2014
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08/06/2014
FNPO Congratulate  the   newly Elected Office Bearers of
National Union of Postal Employees, Postmen & Group ‘D’/MTS.
07/06/2014
1) Child Care Leave Clarification by DoPT: Removal of requirement of minimum period of 15 Days
2) Memorandum to VII CPC on merger of DA with Pay and Interim Relief
3)NFIR’s submission to 7th Pay Commission on Preliminary Inter-action meeting between NFIR and 7th CPC- NFIR calls for merger of DA with Pay along with other points
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