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President
K.K.N.Kutty
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Secretary General
M.Krishnan
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No.CONF/2015
Date : 12-06-2015
Dear Comrade,
As indicated in our last circular letter, the final meeting with
the 7th CPC was held on 9.6.2015. Earlier on 8th afternoon,
the Staff side had met separately to chalk out the course of
negotiations. The National JCA also met on the same day. The
National Anomaly Committee met on 9th June, 2015 at 3.00 pm
under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (E) Department of Personnel at Room
No. 72 North
Block, New Delhi. We give hereunder a brief synopsis of the discussions
at all the meetings.
- Meeting with 7thCPC
The following Staff Side members were present at the Meeting:
Coms. M. Raghavaiah (Leader Staff Side – NFIR), Shiv Gopal
Mishra (Secretary, Staff Side-AIRF), Com. Guman Singh, R.P. Bhatnagar and
Com.Sharma (all from NFIR), Com. Rakhal Dasgupta, Com. J.R Bhosale (AIRF) Com.
KKN Kutty, M.S. Raja and Com. M. Krishnan (from Confederation and NFPE) Com.
Srikumar and Com. R.N. Pathak (from AIDEF) Com. Srinivasan and Com. Surjeet
Singh ( From INDWF)
a) Date of effect: The Chairman has made it clear that the
Commission would recommend 1.1.2016 as the date of implementation of
their recommendations. The Commission would finalise its report by end of
August and would submit the same to the Government thereafter. They would
adopt Dr. Aykroyd formula for the computation of the Minimum wage. To the
specific query made by the Staff Side, the Commission said that they
would factor the probable increase in the rate of retail prices of the
commodities and would arrive at the minimum wage as on 1.1.2016. There had been
no reply to the loss of wages to the employees due to the erosion of the real
value of wages as there was no interim relief or benefit accrued from the
merger of DA. These demands, therefore, stand rejected.
( b) Increase in the insurance
coverage in cases of death in harness: The Staff Side recalled the assurance held out by the
Commission earlier to have the actuarial assessed by an expert agency to accede
to the demand of the staff side to increase the subscription and the insurance
coverage. The Staff Side was of the opinion that their suggestion to
share the subscription in the ratio of 3:7 was reasonable but in the absence of
an expert study, the Government might not accept the same. The commission
said that they would explore the possibility of such an assessment by the LIC
before finalization of the report.
( c) Fitment formula. The Commission might accept the
suggestion made by the Staff Side in respect of fitment formula with requisite
change in the ratio on the basis of the quantum of minimum wage determined.
( d) Open ended pay scales: The Commission would recommend open ended pay scales as
suggested by the Staff Side.
( e) In the matters of rate
of increment, quantum of allowances etc, the Commission did not come out
clearly of their thinking in the matter.
( f) Parity in
pension entitlement of the past and present pensioners. The Commission is yet to make up its mind on
the suggestion made by the staff side in the matter. They however said
that almost all the Pensioners organizations which met the Commission had
pleaded for this and the same is linked with the one rank one pension demand of
the Armed forces personnel.
g) MACP scheme . The difficulties and anomalies pointed out by
the Staff Side and various other organizations have been taken note of by
the Commission. The Commission assured to evolve a methodology to resolve
the problem.
( h)Opposition to the
induction of casual/daily rated workers and contractorisation. The Commission said that they were opposed to
the unfair practice of exploitation of labour. For jobs which are of
perennial and permanent character, regular workers must be recruited, the
Commission added and that would obviate the need for outsourcing and
contractorisation. Since most of the outsourced jobs do not require
any academic qualification, the Commission was of the opinion that the revival
of Group D cadre would help to address the issue. However, the Commission
stated that if only the staff side sends in a communication in writing, the
Commission would be able to make any recommendation in the matter. The Staff
Side reiterated that they are totally opposed to outsourcing, induction of
casual workers and contractorisation and the same has been made explicit in
their memorandum.
( i) Parity in the
pay scales between the personnel in the Central Sectt and those in the
subordinate establishments.
The Commission stated that they have appreciated the stand taken
by the Staff Side in the matter.
The Commission was non committal on other issues raised by the
Staff Side members.
- 2 National Anomaly Committee meeting
The meeting was held at Room No. 72 North Block, under the
Chairmanship of J.S(E) Department of Personnel and Training. In the initial
remarks, the Staff side raised the following issues.
( a) Though the official
side had promised to provide an action taken statement on all issues in the
National Council, the same has not been supplied;
( b) No date for the National
Council is indicated.
( c) No indication of
the steps taken to convene the Departmental Councils. The official side had
assured of the convening of the Departmental Council of the Ministry of Finance
in the last meeting. However, the staff side has not been apprised of any
date so far.
( d) Abnormal delay in
replying to the references made to the Ministry of Finance, Department of
Personnel from the Railways and other Ministries.
( e) The necessity to increase
the ceiling limit of the rebate in Income-tax for the allowances given to the
Loco Pilots.
( f) Non-adherence
to the GOI instructions by the Defence Ministry in certain matters.
The Official side stated that the Action taken Statement was
almost ready but for certain comments from Certain departments. The same
would be sent to the staff Side and another meeting held to discuss the course
of action required on items where no agreement could be reached. The JS
(per) stated that some of the references received from the Railways had been
sent back to them for clarification before a final decision is taken.
Regarding increase in the rebate ceiling under the Income tax Act, the matter
would be referred to the revenue department and requested the staff side to
appreciate that the same has to be considered in a wider perspective.
Thereafter the agenda items, which had not been discussed even once were
taken up.
(ii) II) Anomaly
in the Pay Band and Grade Pay assigned to the Group B Officers of the Audit and
Accounts, Income tax, , Central Excise and Customs and Postal Departments. (Agenda Item No. 1 and 8 taken together.) Despite agreeing that there existed
an anomaly in the matter, the official side expressed their inability to
proceed further in the matter as the Group B Gazetted Officers were beyond the
ambit of the JCM scheme. However, they agreed that the Govt. would
take up the issue specifically with the 7th CPC. Com.Shiv Gopal
Mishra said that the Govt. must consider a JCM set up for the promote officers
as their cases are not heard or discussed at any other forum. Com. Kutty
said that the items were introduced as early as in 2009 and it was not correct
on the part of the official sided to state that the same would be referred to
the 7th CPC. Normally the Pay Commission would not
entertain to consider the anomalies of the earlier Commissions. However,
after some discussions, it was agreed that they would discuss the issue of
audit & accounts scale (AAOs) separately after receiving a note from Staff
Side and in respect of others, a note will be submitted to the 7th CPC.
(iii) III) Anomaly
in the pay and Grade Pay of Data Processing Assistants Grade A.. The official
side did not agree with the contention that the assigning of higher grade pay
to certain categories of officers (7450-11500 and Grade Pay4600) was
arbitrary. The Government, they added, had acted upon the recommendation
of the 6th CPC. They also said that only in those cases where
the pre-revised pay scales were in 6500-10500 such up-gradation had been
made. In the case of DPA Grade A, they were in the pre revised scale of
pay of Rs. 5500-9000.
(iv) IV) Item No.3. Grant of Grade pay of Rs. 4200 to Lab Technicians. The
official side said that the orders have been issued in the matter.
(v) V) Item No.4. Up-gradation of Pay Band and Grade pay of LDCs and UDCs.
The Staff Side made the following points in support of the item:
( a) The Grade pay of
Rs. 1900 assigned to LDCs by the 6th CPC was without any
logic and without appreciating the existing vertical relativity between
Group D and LDCs and LDCs and UDCs.
( b) While creating the non
functional grade in the grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the Central Secretariat, the
Department of Personnel, which is the nodal department for all matters
concerning the common categories, did not extend the benefit to the UDCs in the
Subordinate offices.
( c) The Staff side also
pointed out the Department while restructuring the cadre of stenographers in
the Central Sectt. earlier, had extended the benefit to all Stenographers in
the subordinate offices.
The official side stated that it was not possible for them to
address the issue, whatever may be its justification in the background of the
setting up of the 7th CPC. They however, assured to make
a reference specifically to the Commission.
(vi) VI) Item No.5.
Senior Clerks in DMS to be assigned grade pay of Rs. 4200. The matter was
stated to be sub-judice.
(vii) VII) Item
No. 6 and 12. - Removal of anomaly in the case of artisans staff of different
departments & Master Craftsmen pay scale in MMS in Postal Department
The two agenda items being identical were take up together. The Staff side
pointed out the glaring discrimination in the matter. They also stated that the
number of employees involved is very small. On behalf of the Postal Department
it was stated that the recruitment qualification in the Postal Department was
VIII Standard and ITI whereas in other establishment, the academic
qualification stipulated was X Standard. The Staff side contested the same
pointing out that no person is entitled to be admitted to ITI without
having X standard qualification. They pointed out that the merger of
Artisan Grade I and Charge hand was the root cause of the problem. The
official side took the stand that in any case the anomaly cannot be removed at this
stage and have to wait till the 7th CPC recommendations are
made.
(viii) VIII) Item
No. 7. Parity in pay scales between the Central Sectt. and subordinate offices.
The official side said that the up-gradation of the pay scale of Central Sectt.
Assistants were on well found grounds. The Government had considered the
repercussion of the said decision and therefore, the decision is not possible
to be either reversed or extended to any other category of employees.
They added that perhaps the 7th CPC before whom the matter is
already agitated by the employees organizations of the subordinate offices
might take a decision in the matter.
(ix) IX ) Item
No. 9 and 10. Higher grade pay for Medical Assistants and Store keepers. The
Defence Ministry was asked to submit a detailed note to the Ministry of Finance
indicating the duties and responsibilities assigned as also the recruitment
qualifications stipulated in the RR to enable them to reconsider the issue.
(x) X) Children
Educational Allowance for any two children. The official side stated that
the deviation made in identifying the eldest two children was consciously done
taking into account the National Population policy and various other factors
and is not likely to be changed. Regarding the claim for reimbursement of
expenses incurred in the nursery class, as such institutions or classes are not
linked to any Educational Boards, the official side said that they would look
into the matter with a view to find a solution thereof.
National JCA meeting on 8th June.
The National JCA which met at the Staff side office on 8th June,
2015 took note of the fact quite a few States are yet to hold the State level
conventions. The meeting also noted that the strike decision taken
on 28th April, 2015 has not been percolated down to the rank
and file of the workers. The meeting wanted the affiliate to realize that
the denial of the demand for wage revision to be effective from 1.1.2014 and
the consequent denial of interim relief and the benefit of merger of DA with
pay must be viewed very seriously as the said decision will have a far reaching
consequence. The Government would not in future will discard the age old
practice of grant of I.R. and merger of DA for ever. It has decided to appeal
to all the affiliates to chalk out independent programmes of actions in the
months to come and to carry out the same in all seriousness so that the
employees become fully aware of the possible outcome of the 7th CPC .
The Chairman and Convener of the National JCA will get in touch with
those States, where the programme has not been carried out. The
meeting decided to convey to the members that the minimum wage computation, in
the given situation would be on an imaginary basis. The National JCA was
of the opinion that a meeting of all office bearers of the participating
organizations must be convened at Delhi somewhere in the month of July to chalk
out the programmes of action to be pursued by theCGEs together
It was informed at the house that both Defence and Railways
would be taking their strike ballot and would be concluded in the first week of
October. The meeting decided to advise the other units to chalk out progammes
of action in July so that an ambience of struggle could be created. The NJCA also
took note of the painful fact that despite assurances, Government was not
convening the Departmental Councils and the JCM has been allowed to become
defunct.
The National JCA in conclusion decided to appeal to all
affiliates to take concrete steps to invigorate the joint movement of the
Central Government employees and meet the challenge that is like to arise on
receipt of the recommendations of the 7th CPC.by creating an
atmosphere of Unity, and determination to carry out the call of
indefinite strike action scheduled to commence on 23rd November,
2015..
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
M.Krishnan
Secretary General
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