NJCA
NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL
OF ACTION
PRESS STATEMENT
24.06.2016
The central Government
Employees working in and around Delhi at the call of NJCA held a massive
Rally on 24.06.2016 before the Parliament house. The Rally was organized
to declare the resolve and determination of the Central Government Employees to
organise Strike action commencing from 11th July 2016, if the
NDA Government does not bring about a satisfactory settlement of the 11-point
charter of demands (copy enclosed).
Two
of the most significant issues that have triggered the strike action are:
(i) The
inordinate delay in taking decisions on the 7th CPC
recommendations;
(ii) The refusal
of the Government to bring back the old statutory defined Benefit scheme
of pension to all CGEs in the place of Contributory Pension Scheme.
The report of the 7th CPC
was submitted on 19.11.2015 after a delay of about 3 months. The Government
especially the Finance Minister had assured that the final decision over the
report will be taken within 4 months. On 19th June 2016, the
delay has crossed seven months.
There had been no
meaningful discussions with the NJCA so far. The computation of Minimum wage by
the 7th CPC deserves to be rejected as the commission has, in a
bid to suppress the entitlement doctored the formula itself. The wages of an
MTS in civil service, who is a group C employee cannot be less than Rs 26000 on
the basis of the formula evolved in 1957 to which the Government is a party.
There can not therefore be any question of reduction in the quantum of minimum
wage.
The NPS, which
the Government introduced for those retired after 1.1.2004 in Government
service has to be construed as a fraud perpetuated and deserves to be
abandoned. There cannot be two classes of civil servants in the country; one
making contribution but still not getting any assured pension and the other
entitled for a statutory defined pension without any contribution. Those who
are covered by the NPS in Central Civil Service is now more than 40% of the
total personnel. The Government must be bold enough to address this issue.
It is high time, that
the Government comes forward, hold meaningful and fruitful discussion with NJC
and settle the 11 point Charter of demands. The continued procrastination is a
sure step to confrontation and the Central government employees in the Country
will certainly commence the strike action from 11.7.2016.
The entire civil
service, which include the Railways and Postal workers, employees of
Defence factories and establishments and all other services of the Government
of India will come to a grinding halt on 11.7.2016.
The
rally, which was concluded at 3 PM, was addressed by leaders of Railways and
Defence Federations and Confederation of CGEs and Workers.
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