INCOMETAX PENSIONERS FEDERATION.

Manishinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi.110 027.

Website. Itpfchq.blogspot.com

Email. itpfchq@gmail.com

Dated: 21st November,2015.

Dear Comrade,

            Enclosed please find a circular letter from the Secretary General, NCCPA.  Kindly go through the same and do the needful.  Unless the protest is going to be louder and all pervasive, no fruitful negotiation will ensue. We, therefore, request the State committees and all our comrades to take part in the Protest Day on 27^th November, 2015.

            With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS

New Delhi.

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Dated: 21st November, 2015

Dear Comrades

                We hope you must have gone through the gist of the 7^th CPC recommendations, which we have placed on our website on 20^th.  We reproduce hereunder a copy of the Press Statement issued by the Convenor, National JCA, Com. Shiv Gopal Misra immediately after the submission of the report by the commission to the government.  We are in full agreement with the views expressed therein and endorses the same.  In fact from every facet, this report  must be characterized as the worst attempt of wage revision the Central Government employees.    The increase in the wages after 10 years is just 14.28, whereas it was much more in the case of Bank and Insurance Employees whose wage revision takes place every five years.  We have every reason to believe that the present Government has exerted pressure on the Commission to suppress the wage package of the Central Government employees.  It had been our repeated plea that the Commission should not be lauded with bureaucrats drawn from the Government for it is our experience right from the 5^th CPC onwards that their presence has influenced the Commission’s recommendations.   No different is the story of the 7^th CPC.  The bureaucrats in the Group A cadres have immensely benefited from this Commission’s report.  The ratio between the minimum and maximum,  as per the 7^th CPC recommendation is 1:14 even beyond what the 6^th CPC recommended.    It could be seen that none of the demands which the Central Government employees jointly placed before the Commission has been accepted.  There is no reasoning advanced by them to substantiate the rejection.   Most of the issues have been dealt with in a manner of an arbitrator. In order to suppress the wages, the doctrine and formula of minimum wage has been distorted by the Commission.  They have taken the average  of 12 months ( July, 2014 to June, 2015) prices of the commodities, which the formula does not stipulate at all.  The minimum wage has to be on the basis of the retail prices of the commodities on a particular date.  The rates are sourced from the Labour Institute, Simla, whose credentials of adoption of the actual rates had been dubious all along.  The Ministry of Agriculture in their website publishes the monthly rates of commodities.  We have worked out the minimum wage taking the average rate of 8 cities  as on 1.11.2015.  Even according to those rates, which the Government cannot dispute, the minimum wage comes to Rs. 26000 +. Fitment formula and every other allowances  depend upon the minimum wage.    The pay scales are constructed on the premise of the minimum wage. The  issue has to be fought out.   We hope the meeting of the leaders of the organizations participating in the JCM scheduled to be held on 8^th December, 2015 will take the decision to go ahead with the strike preparation.  That alone will make the negotiation, if at all it takes place, meaningful and fruitful. 

                Coming to the issues concerning the Pensioners, you must have seen that except in the case of parity, there is no positive recommendation emanated from this Commission.  Every pensioner had expected a rise in the FMA as it is presently pegged down to a meagre amount of Rs. 500.  The Government had agreed to revise the additional pension for those beyond the age of 75.  The 7^th CPC has even rejected it on the advice of the Defence Ministry.  We are at a loss to understand that what authority the Defence Ministry has got in this matter.

                We shall have to prepare a l charter of demands to be presented to the Government through the Staff Side JCM as also directly. We, therefore, request all our comrades, to go through the recommendations and make suggestions for improvement so as to help the Sectt. to formulate the demands.   Kindly bear in mind that the demands which we propose to include in the charter must be such which has universal coverage.

                We must join the Protest Day on 27^th November, 2015, being organized by the working employees.  Every State Committee and affiliate may decide upon a particular venue in each State Capital and join the demonstration by wearing the black badges. 

                Please print the following on the badges:

Protest Day 27.11.2015

We protest against the most retrograde  recommendations

Of the 7^th  CPC.

Demand the Government to negotiate and revise the minimum wage and settle the issues.

            With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

Sd.

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.

NJCA

National Joint Council of Action

4, State Entry Road, New Delhi - 110055

No.NC-JCm-2015/NJCA

November 20 , 2015

PRESS STATEMENT FOR FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION

Central Government Employees are totally disappointed

with the adverse recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

Seventh Central Pay Commission while giving a bonanza

to the higher level officers has completely ignored the low paid employees.

Central Government Employees  to observe "BLACK DAY"

by holding massive demonstration wearing black badges all

over the country on 27 th November 2015.

to protest against the retrograde recommendations of the 7th CPC.

NJCA appeals to the Central Government Employees

to be prepared for more serious action programmes

The National Joint Council of Action of Central Government Employees in its meeting held on 20th November 2015 has unanimously resolved to fight back against the adverse and retrograde recommendation of the 7th CPC. The Central Government Employees are totally disappointed and dissatisfied with the recommendations of the 7th CPC submitted to the Government on 1 9th November 2015. While the wage revision for the employees of PSUs and Banks etc takes place once in five years the Central Government Employees have to wait for a long period of 10 years for wage revision.

The demand of the Staff Side of the National Council JCM to fix the minimum pay to that of Rs. 26,000/- has been completely rejected by the 7th CPC and has arbitrarily fixed the minimum pay as Rs. 18000/-. The 7th CPC has mutilated the formula for fixing the minimum wage. The minimum wage recommended amounts to a meagre increase of Rs. 2250 from the existing minimum pay of Rs. 7000 + 8750 (125 % DA as on 1.1.2016). From this minimum pay of Rs, 18000/-, as per the recommendation of the 7th CPC itself Rs- 1500/- will be recovered for CGEIGS and 10 % i. e Rs.180Q/- will be recovered towards New Pension Scheme from the employees recruited after I. 1.2004 and 6% towards GPF contribution from the employees recruited prior to 1.1.2004 resulting in minus benefit for the low paid employees.

The public at large is misled by the statement that a hike of Rs 23.5% is granted to Central Government employees where as the actual increase is only 14.29%. While the minimum wage is fixed as Rs. 18000/- the Secretary level officers are given a huge hike of Rs. 2,25,000 and the Cabinet Secretary’s salary is fixed as Rs. 2,50,000. Whereas the demand of the National Council — JCM (Staff Side) that the ratio between minimum pay and the maximum pay should be not more than 1: 8, the 7th CPC has kept the ratio as I:

13.8. while the National Council — JCM has demanded for reducing and rationalizing the number of pay scales the 7th CPC rejected the same and retained all the 18 pay scales.

The House Rent Allowance has been reduced from the existing 30% to 24%, 20% to 16% and 10% to 8%.

More over the 7th CPC has recommended for abolition of various allowances like small family allowance and advances like festival advance etc. Instead of removing the existing anomalies in the MACP Scheme, the 7th CPC has introduced examination for granting MACP. The 7th CPC has refused to make any recommendations against the New Pension Scheme. For the 2nd spell of 365 days child care leave for women employees the leave wages will be reduced to 80%.

In a nutshell the Central Government Employees are totally upset, dissatisfied and disappointed over the major recommendations of the 7th CPC. Therefore the NJCA has decided to observe a massive demonstration on 27th November 2015 against the adverse recommendation of the 7th CPC. All the constituent organizations are requested to advise their affiliates to observe in an effective manner and also to issue similar press statements in their respective states / centres. The NJCA will meet on 8th December 2015 to finalise the views on the various recommendation of the 7th CPC and to forward the same to the Government for a negotiated settlement.

The NJCA further appeals to the Central Government employees to be prepared to carry forward the struggle till a negotiated settlement is reached.

Yours Sincerely

(Shiva Gopal Mishra) Convener

INCOMETAX PENSIONERS FEDERATION.

Manishinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi.110 027.

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Dated: 20^th November,2015.

Dear Comrade,

            We are sending herewith a copy of the Circular letter issued by the Secretary General NCCPA indicating the gist of the 7^th CPC recommendations. One of the important issues of the Pensioners, i.e. parity between the past and present pensioners has been conceded to an extent.  We are to study the report and shall convene the meeting of our office bearers as early as possible.  In the meantime, you may kindly go through the report, which is available on the website of the pay commission of the Government.   Please inform us of the comments you have on each of the recommendation so that our meeting will be purposeful.

            With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

KKN. Kutty

Secretary General.

Copy of the NCCPA Circular letter dated  20^th Jan. 2016.

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS

New Delhi.

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E mail address:nccpahq@gmail.com.

Dated: 20^th November, 2015

Dear Comrade,

            The 7^th CPC submitted its report to the Government yesterday at about 7.30 PM.  The report in full text was available on the website of the Commission immediately thereafter.  We have gone through the report.   What is given hereunder is the product of the cursory glance.  We must study the report to understand its full implications and meet in our organizational forum to decide upon our future course of action.   In the meantime, we must also look to the reaction of the serving employee’s organizations as the most important demand i.e. minimum wage has been virtually rejected by distorting the formula itself.  Since every other recommendation of the Commission is based upon the minimum wage, a revision thereof will have a cascading impact. We give hereunder a brief resume of the recommendations.  It must however be admitted that the most important demand of the Pensioners Associations, i.e. to bring about complete parity between the present and past pensioners has been acceded to a great extent.  There are quire number of ifs and buts in the recommendation.  That must be sorted out by united efforts by all of us.   In our memorandum to the Commission, we have put forth many other legitimate grievances and its redressals.  None of these demands have been found acceptable to the Commission.  Even in respect of medical facilities, the recommendations are disappointing. We hope fervently that the National Joint Council of Action of the organizations participating in the JCM will not take this onslaught lying down and will react.  We must support their action programmes to the best of our ability. 

            We are planning for a meeting of the newly elected office bearers to be held in the next month.  We would request all our comrades to read the report and suggest to us the revisions needed so that we can forward the same to the NJCA for inclusion in their charter of demands pertaining to the 7^th CPC recommendations.

            I express my gratitude and sincere thanks for the leaders and delegates of the NCCPA who attended the last Conference at Kolkata for reposing confidence in me and electing me as the Secretary General.  No pensioner will be able to say that he is physically fully fit and that is true with me also.  I assure you that I shall strive my best to function as the Secretary General of this great organization, which has been nurtured and brought to this stage by the great comrades like Com. S.K. Vyas. Our Endeavour must be to bring the NCCPA as a strong and united organizations in which all Pensioners Association could be proud to be member affiliate.

            With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.

  7^th CPC recommendations:

The worst ever by any Pay Commission so far. Only 14.29% increase and that too

After ten years.

The NJC A leaders are meeting  at Delhi

Today to chalk out further course of Action.

Recommendations at a glance.

1.Date of Effect: 1.1.2016.  Our demand was 1.1.2015 and wage revision after every five years.

2.    Minimum pay Rs. 18,000 against our demand for Rs. 26,000 for MTS.  Dr.Aykroyd formula mutilated.

3.  Fitment formula has been recommended to be 2.57 time. This 18,000/7000. Since our Minimum wage calculation was 26,000 our fitment formula was 3.7 time.

4.   On promotion: Fixation: old FR 22©  i.e. one increment in the feeder cadre and fixation at the next higher stage.

5.   Pay band and Grade pay system abolished. Open ended pay scale.  Or Pay matrix.  Existing Grades maintained.  No delayering  resorted to.

6.   Increase in the pay is only. 14.28% i.e. 7000 as on 1.1.2016 with 125% DA would be 15,750. Which has been revised to 18,000. That works out to 14.28.

7.  Annual increment rate is the same old percentage of 3.

8.  Ratio between minimum and maximum salary: 18000=25000: 1:14 and 18000=225000: 1:12.5 Even the 6^th CPC had recommended only 1: 11.4 as the ratio.

9.  Allowances: 52 allowances removed including risk and cashier/cash handling  allowance family planning etc.

10HRA. Classification of cities and towns maintained.  JCM demand rejected.  Allowance rate has been reduced to 24,16 and 8 from the present rate of 30, 20 and 10.

11.DA: No change in the formula.

12.Transport allowance:  Made into three slabs as under:

                       

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

13. Modified assured career progression:  Demand for hierarchical promotion accepted.  Will continue to be three after every 10 years.MACP  will only be on the basis of very good bench mark.  Failure ko get required bench MarK for promotion within the first 20 years of service will result in stoppage of increment. Their service 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.

14. Anomaly between promote and direct recruitees removed.

15. New Pension scheme will continue.  Some improvements  are suggested.  Nothing tangible.

16.Leave:  Casual and Earned leave: No change. The demand for higher accumulation of leave is also rejected. 

17. Child care leave.  No Change in the quantum.  However, the leave for the second year will have only 80% salary.

18. Maternity and Paternity leave: No revision is conceded

19. Medical Insurance scheme is again recommended.

20. LTC: No change. Only for those in NE region, Ladakh, Andaman, and Lakshadweep, split claim is allowed.

21. No decennial wage revision.  Every year the wages may be reviewed as is the case in UK.

22. Bonus to be replaced by performance related pay.

23. New pension scheme to continue.  Certain suggestions have been made for its improvement.  But nothing tangible.

24.CEA and hostel subsidy.  The procedure has been simplified.  The amount is Rs. 2250 for CEA and 6750 for hostel subsidy ceiling. With increase as and when the DA crosses certain stipulated mark.

25.Group Insurnace scheme revised.  Level 1 to 5: 1500. 15 lakhs, Level 6 to9 2500 and 25 lakhs,  above 10 is 5000 and 50 lakhs.

26. In the matter of the GDS the most exploited segment of the working Central Govt. employees, the commission has gone out of the way to state that they are outside the purview of the Civil Service and should continue to be so. 

Pension Benefits:  Parity between the past and present pensioners recommended.  The formula is almost identical to the one suggested by the 5^th CPC.  The pay of the past pensioners will be first fixed at the minimum of the pay (7thCPC) of the post from which they retired increased by the increment for each year of service in that grade.

2. Minimum pension Rs.9000

3. Gratuity ceiling raised to Rs. 20 lakhs

4. Postal dispensaries to be merged with CGHS.  No discrimination between postal and other pensioners.

5.Recognised hospitals of CCS(MA) Rules to be recognized by CGHS also.

6. FMA. No change.

7. No other demand has been accepted by the CPC. No reduction in the residency period of commutation.

     

INCOMETAX  PENSIONERS FEDERATION.

NEW DELHI.

DATED: 14.9.2015.

Dear Comrade,

               You must have read from the Newspaper that the Government has extended the time limit for the 7^th CPC to submit its report by four months. The Commission might therefore submit its report by 31^st December, 2015.  No discussion on the report, if submitted on 31.12.2015 would be held in the quarter ended on 31.3.2016 as the Government officials would be busy with the budget session of the Parliament.  However, the reports emanating from the Commission indicate that the Chairman wanted the report to be given to the Government by 30^th September, 2015.  Due to this uncertainty, the meeting we had planned to convene in October, 2015 of the National Sectt. Of the ITPF was postponed, as the main agenda was discussion on the recommendations of the 7^th CPC. We must in any case hold the said meeting as and when the report is made available and formulates our stand on pension related matters. 

               Another development is that the Government after a lot of dilly dallying has now decided to concede the demand for one rank one pension to the Defence Personnel with revision every five years.  The reason for the procrastination on the part of the Government was the probable impact the decision would bring about on the civilian pension.  The Government has, it seems, now come to the conclusion that the public sentiments that might generate on the denial of one rank one pension would be very great whereas it would be insignificant in the case of civilian employees.  Before the 7^th CPC one of the most important issues we have raised is the need to bring about parity between the past and present pensioners  and have demanded that the formulation made by the 5^th CPC in the matter must be carried forward to be applicable to all pensioners who have become so after 1.1.1986.  The modified parity which has been implemented would not in any way benefit persons who had stagnated in a cadre for years while in service.  We send herewith a copy of the letter written by the Staff Side secretary, JCM National Council, Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra in the matter.  We would further request our members to once again go through the memorandum we have submitted to the 7^th CPC especially the chapter dealing with the question of parity.  Even if the parity is brought about, it would not be anywhere equal to the dispensation made by the Government to the Defence Personnel. i.e. one rank one pension with  in built revision of every five years. 

               During the interregnum period between the National convention at Haridwar and to-date, the Mumbai and Delhi Units have informed of certain activities.  The Mumbai unit has taken certain concrete steps to form the I.T. Pensioners Association.  Adhoc committee has already been formed.  The Delhi Unit had its annual General meeting on 3^rd September, 2015.  The Karnataka Unit has convened its annual general body meeting at Bangalore in the next month.  We have appended a brief report of the Delhi and Mumbai meetings for your information.

               In our Haridwar Convention, we had taken a decision to collect the information regarding the pending disciplinary proceedings against our members.  We shall be grateful if the State Units will kindly collect the requisite information and forward the same to us, so that we can compile the same and take up the matter for an expeditious disposal with the authorities

With greetings ,

Yours fraternally,

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.  

Copyof letter in No. A/cJV\CM-2015/7^th CPC datd 11.9.2015  from Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary, Staff Side, National Council, JCM. 13/C/Feroseshah Road, New Delhi. 110 001  addressed to Justice Shri Ashok Kumar Mathur, Chairman, Seventh Central Pay Commission, New Delhi.

Dear Sir,

                              Sub: Parity between past and future pensioners.

               While urging for parity in pension, for past and future pensioners before the Seventh Central Pay Commission, Staff Side, National Council/JCM vide Chapter IV Para 4.1. Submitted as follows:-

“The Government have recently announced that one Pension shall  be implemented in respect of Armed Forces so that the glaring disparity between the persons of equivalent rank and status do not draw vastly unequal pensions if they retire at different point of time is undone.  Already there is a complete parity in pension among the Judges of Supreme Court, High Court and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, irrespective of the date of their retirement”.  Now the Government of India has accepted the demand for one rank one pension in respect of Armed forces.

The detailed justification fo the same has already been submitted in our aforesaid memorandum, as well as during our oral evidence before the Central Pay Commission.

The Civilian employees of Central Government have been waiting anxiously for implementation of the same equally for them and hope that the Seventh Central Pay Commission would administer justice by recommending “One rank one pension to all other past and future pensioners irrespective of their date of retirement and remove the injustice done to them so long.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/ Shiv Gopal Mishra.

Activities at Mumbai.

               The comrades who attended the National Convention at Haridwar of the Income tax Pensioners Federation from Mumbai took the initiative to form a composite Association of Pensioners of Income tax Deparment  at Mumbai.  They invited about 35 comrades, who were active in both the ITEF and the ITGOA while in service.  28 Comrades could attend the meeting.  The rest seven comrades, while welcoming the move and extending their full support to the effort expressed their inability to attend the3 meeting due to their being out of Mumbai.  The meeting , though  a very small gathering,  expressed the need for such an organization in view of the  great amount of difficulties faced by the  pensioners  in resolving some of the unsettled issues.  Com. V.K. Sreedharan, former Secretary General ITGOA narrated the proceedings of the meeting at Hardwar and informed the gathering that barring one or two States, almost all States had sent in their representatives to attend the National Convention.  He said that the organisation at the apex level would be a Federation and each State is supposed to form a State association with specific constitution, bye laws and rules.  He also informed the members the need for getting the Association registered before the Registrar of Societies and the need for drafting the constitution to attune to the provisions of the Societies Act of each State.  Com. KKN. Kutty attended the meeting  and apprised the members of the crux of the demands placed by the Staff Side of the JCM. National Council before the 7^th CPC.  He said that though the memorandum  was exhaustive, reasoning out the demands clearly, given the attitude of the Government, many of the genuine issues might not be getting a favorable response from the Government.  The Commission, though headed by a Justice of the Supreme Court is loaded with bureaucrats who are duty bound to abide by the directive of the Finance Ministry.  With all the debilities, he pleaded that the Pensioners must be optimistic as has been shown by the Defence Service personnel raising their demand for one rank one pension.  The comrades who assembled raised various queries, which was replied by Com. Kutty.   The meeting decided to form an adhoc committee with Com. V.K. Sreedharan as Chairman and Com. Ashok Salunkhe as the Convenor.  They will work out modalities for enrolling members and holding a State convention by  February, 2016.   The meeting also formed a legal committee to draft a suitable constitution for the association taking into account the various provisions of the Maharashtra State Societies Act.   The ITEF comrades rendered all help and assistance in the conduct of the meeting as the same was held in the shamiana at the Income tax premises (Aayakar Bhawan) Mumbai. 

Annual General meeting at Delhi.

               The first AGM of Delhi I.T. Retired Persons welfare Association was held at Delh9i (Conference fall, Income tax Office, Civic Centre, D. Block) on 3.9.2015. Com. Lajpat Rai, President of the Association, presided over the function.  The Chief Guest on the occasion was Shri Sudhir Chandra, former Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes.  Other Guests of honour were Shri P.J. Thomas, former Chairman, CVC  and former Chief Secretarfy, Kerala, Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra, General Secrfertaqry, AIRF and Secretary, Staff Side, National Council, JCM, Com. K.K.N. Kutty, President Confederation of CGE and workers, General Secretary, Incometax Pensioners Federation.  Com. Ashok Kanojia, President, ITEF, CHQ. and Shri M>M. Kapoor of BPS greeted the meeting.  The AGM was well attendedand the hall was packed to the brim. Com. Lajpat Rai in his presidential address touched upo:

(a)    Expansion of membership

(b)    Corpus fund

(c)    Facility of room and guest house

(d)    Excursion tour within India and abroad;

(e)    CGHS related problems

`              Com. Baswanad, General Secretary  gave a report of the Assoiciation’s acitiviites of the last one year and Com. Aggarwal presented the account.  Com. Shiv Gopal Misra enlightened the members of various pensioners’demands placed before the 7^th CPC by the Staff Side.  Com. Kutty detailed the efforts undertaken to form the ITPF and its first convention at Haridwar. Shri P.C. Thomas addressed the house and greeted the members.   Later, the members who have crossed the age of 80 years were honoured. 

               To conclude the AGM in a hilarious manner, a hasya kavi sammelan was organized in which two renowed artists participated i.e. S/Shri Aggravanshi and Deepak Gupta.  It was announced that the next AGM will be held on 17^th December, 2015  to observe Pensioners ‘day

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                                             Com. KKN. Kutty addressing the Delhi AGM

 

                             

On the diaz are (L to R) Com. K.K.N. Kutty, Shri P.C.Thomas, Shri

Sudhir Chandra, Com. Lajpat Rai, and Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra.