INCOMETAX
PENSIONERS FEDERATION
NEW DELHI
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Dated: 1.07.2016.
Dear
Comrades,
As
you are aware, the Government of India took the decision to implement the
various recommendations of the 7th CPC recommendation on 29t
June, 2016. . The Press conference
to inform the decisions to the public at large was chaired by the honourable
Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley. The
PIB immediately placed on their website the high lights.
These
developments triggered a hectic day of activities for NJCA and its
affiliates. We have captured the
scenario from the NCCPA Circular letter of date. We are placing the entire
documents for the benefit of all our members. The members may kindly respond to
this communication.
With
greetings,
Yours
fraternally,
KKN
Kutty
Secretary
General.
Copy of
NCCPA Circular letter No. NCCPA/06/2016 dated 1.7.2016.
Dear Comrades,
The National Secretarait of NCCPA met at New
Delhi ( AIRF Library hall) on 27.6.2016.
as scheduled. The meeting was presided over by Com. Shiv Gopal Misra, President
and Com. S.S. Roy, Working President.
The names of members who were
present at the meeting are given below.
The following agenda came up for discussion.
1. Shiv Gopal Misra – 2. Chariman,KKN Kutty – SG 3. VAN Nambiidiri – Patron 4. S.S.Roy – Working President 5. Dhaktod – Vice President 6. C.L.Mathur – Vice President 7.
T.S.Parameswaran – Vice President 8.Pavitra Ranjan Chakraborti – Dy SG9 K.Ragavendran – DY SG 10. H.L.Sidhu – Treasurer 11. K.G.Jayaraj – ASG 12 S.K.Sharma – ASG – SCOVA Member 13. Prabakaran
Nair – ASG 14. Ishwar Singh Dabas – ASG
15. Somaiah – Organising Secretary.
Guests:
Sahajan – Kerala CGPA – SCOVA Member K.B.Krishnarao
– Karnataka P&T Pensioners Assn – SCOVA
Member O.P.Mathur – Rajasthan S.K.Jaiswal
- Rajasthan
Agenda
1.
Review of the implementation of
the decisions taken at the last meeting held on 7.2.2016 on all agenda items.
2.
The approach of the Department
of Pension on the recommendations of the 7th CPC on pensioners
issues.
3.
Review of the deliberations
held at the BCPC meeting at Delhi and the follow up action needed.
4. Any other matter with the permission of chair.
Before the commencement of the meeting the AIPRPA Delhi (Unit
( Com. Rajinder Singh, President and Com. Deep Chand, General Secretary,
presented complimentary executiuve files to all office bears.
‘The decisions taken in brief at the meeting are as under:-
1.
The NCCPA Units and affiliates
will organize a Dharna programme at all State capitals demanding that the
Government must bring in parity in pension entitlements between the past and
present pensioners as they have rightly awarded the one rank one pension to the
Ex-servicemen personnel. The members may
be apprised of the decision of the Government, especially of the Pension
Department regarding Option No.1. which is inimical to the interest of the
pensioners. The meeting must adopt the
following resolution and the same may be sent to Shri Arun Jaitely, Honourable Finance
Minister, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi. 110 001.
This
meeting of the pensioners held at…….. request the honourable Finance
Minister that the 7th
CPC recommendations to allow Option No.
1 to the Pensioners may be accepted and implemented removing the words appeared
in the Government Press Statement “subject to feasibility”. The pensioners are extremely worried that the
said phrase, if included in the Gazette Notification will be taken advantage of by the Pension
Department of the Government of India to deny the legitimate benefit to the pensioners,
even though the Government has decided to accept the recommendation made in
this regard by the 7th CPC. “
2.
The Pensioners Association at
all Places will extend solidarity support to the working employees as and when
they organize the strike action.
3.
A national convention against
NPS will be held at New Delhi in the second fortnight of October .
4.
The NCCPA’s next circular will
have the list of all affiliates/units who are in arrears of payment of
subscription.
5.
The postal registration for
NCCPA Bulletin has been obtained. The SG
will go over to Kolkata to ensure that the jounal is published in page maker
format.
6.
All affiliates and units will
enroll more subscribers to the journal.
7.
The SG will take up the need
for holding the GB meeting of BCPC with the President of BCPC.
8.
Com. S.S. Roy will submit a
note on the attack on the Post office Saving bank scheme, which has been
beneficial to the retired personnel.
9. The detailed minutes of the meeting will be issued and circulated
separately.
7th CPC recommendations and
Latest developments.
The Cabinet decision on various
recommendations of 7th CPC was made known by the Government through
the Press Statement issued on 29th itself. The same has been widely carried by the Print
and Electronic media. We place for the
benefit of our members the highlights of the Cabinet decisions. The NJCA met on 30th at 4.00 PM and
deliberated upon the outcome of the Cabinet meeting of 29th. The Press Statement issued thereafter by the
NJCA carries their reactions. The same
is also reproduced. During the meeting
convenor Com.Shiv Gopal Misra received an invitation from the Government over
phone to meet the Home, Finance and Railway Ministers on that night itself. The said meeting took place at 9.00 PM at the
residence of the Honourable Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh. We send herewith the Circular letter issued
by the NJCA on Ist July, 2016.
In this connection we are also to
inform you that the undersigned who was a member of the delegation of NJCA took
up the ambiguity in the decision of the Government in the matter of pension
fitment formula recommended by the 7th CPC. The delegation pointed out to the Finance
Minister that even though the Government has decided to accept the 7th
CPC recommendation to have two options for pensioners, it is qualified with the
words “subject to feasibility”. The
Finance Minister categorically assured the delegation that the Government has
accepted the recommendation in toto and the Pension department has only been
asked to sort out the difficulties in implementation of the Option No. 1., if
any.
Copy
of the Press statement issued by the NJCA on 30th June, 2016.
After
Seven months of the submission of the report by the 7th CPC the
Government has now announced its decisions.
Government has rejected almost all demands raised by the employees
organizations vide their letter dated 10th December 2015. The press
statement issued by the Govt after the cabinet meeting on 29th June
2016 is an amalgam of facts, untruths and fiction. The National Joint Council
of Action had demanded for legitimate and cogent reasons an upward revision of
the minimum wage recommended by the 7 CPC.
The
Central Govt employees at the lowest level as on 1.1.2016 receive a salary of
Rs. 15,750/- (Pay 7000 + DA 8750). A paltry sum of Rs 2250/- is given to there
on account of this revision. This is just 14% increase, the lowest ever by any
CPC in the past 70 years. Had the recommendation of the 7 CPC been accepted and
implemented in respect of insurance premium and its coverage, there would have
been a net increase of Rs.555/- in the take home salary.
The
minimum wage computed made by the 7th CPC adopting Dr. Aykhoroyd
formula was incorrect as they adopted this formula itself as the commuted rates
adopted as the bases was unreal and imaginary. The NJCA demanded correction
thereof, whereby the actual minimum wage shall be not less than Rs. 26000/-.
The Government refuse to make this correction.
The
one and only recommendation of 7th CPC which was considered by the
employees and pensioners as positive was the pension fitment formula (option
No. 1). Even though the Press statement indicates that the Government has
accepted the said recommendation, the implementation there-of has been
deferred. The Pension Department in their internal note has already rejected
this recommendation on the one ground that it has no document to act upon this
recommendation. The pension Deptt will delay the recommendation of this vital
recommendation for unlimited time and ultimately reject it. The demand for
parity in pension between the past and present pensioners thus stand rejected.
The
NJCA expects the Government to settle the following issues immediately.
(1)
The
minimum wage to be raised to Rs 26,000/-. Consequently, the fitment formula and
the pay matrix must be accordingly revised.
(2)
The option No. 1 recommended by the 7th
CPC for the pensioners as a fitment formula must be implemented without any ifs
and buts.
(3)
The Committee that is set up to go into New
Pension Scheme must have a specific terms of reference for the grant of
guaranteed minimum pension in respect of all subscribers.
(4) The recommendations
in respect of HRA and Transport Allowance must be delinked from the committee
set up by the Government to review the allowances. The revised rates of HRA and
TA must be granted with effect from 1.1.2016.
(5) The Government must come forward to hold meaningful
negotiation with National JCA on the 11 point charter of demands
(6)n The Government must take immediate steps to revive the
functioning of the JCM at all levels.
The National Joint Council of Action met on 30th
June 2016 with the representatives of
the following organizations and decided to go ahead with the strike decision
commencing from 11th July 2016 for which notice has been served on 9th
June 2016.
All India
Railwaymen Federation.
National
Federation of Indian Railwaymen.
` Confederation of Central Government
employees and workers
All India
Defence Employees Federation
Indian
National Defence Workers Federation
National
Federation of Postal Employees
Federation
of National Postal organizations.
Shiv Gopal Misra.
Convenor
The NJCA delegation
with Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Home Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley, Honourable
Finance Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Railway Minister, Shri Manoj
Sinha, Minister of State for Railways.
The NJCA delegation (
from left to right) Shri K.K.N. Kutty (Confdn), Shri M. Raghavaiah,(NFIR) Shri
Shiv Gopal Misra,(AIRF) and Shri C.
Sreekumar.(AIDEF)
The Circular letter issued by the NJCA on 01.07.2016
Dear Comrades!
We are to inform you that the NJCA had a discussion with
Government of India, i.e. 30.06.2016 over certain demands contained in our
Charter of Demands. In the meeting following Ministers were present:-
Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Home Minister
Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Finance Minsiter
Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Railway Minister
Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble MoSR
On behalf
of the NJCA the following participated in the discussion:-
Shri
Shiva Gopal Mishra, Convener NJCA
Shri M. Raghavaiah, Chairman NJCA
Shri K.K.N. Kutty, Member NJCA
Shri C.Srikumar, Member NJCA
Shri M. Raghavaiah, Chairman NJCA
Shri K.K.N. Kutty, Member NJCA
Shri C.Srikumar, Member NJCA
The government has proposed to refer
the issue of Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula to a committee for
reconsideration.
The NJCA will await communication in
this regard from the Government.
The NJCA will again meet on 6th July
at 11:00 hrs, in JCM office, 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi, for taking
appropriate decision.
With Fraternal Greetings !
Highlights of the Govt. Decisions on 7th CPC
Recommendations
GENERAL FEATURES
| Recommendations of 7th CPC on pay and pensionary
pensionary benefits benefits will come into effect from | 7th CPC
recommendations are being implemented within 6 months from the due date.
| Arrears of pay & pensionary benefits to be paid
during FY 2016-17 itself, unlike past when parts
of arrears were paid in the next FY.| Award of 7th CPC
approved by Cabinet will
benefit over 1 crore employees including over 47 lakh
central government employees and 53 lakh
pensioners, pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees
employees and 18 lakh pensioners are from defence forces.
PAY
| Separate Pay Matrices for Civil, Defence and MNS | Minimum Minimum Pay increased increased
from 7000 to 18000 | Fitment factor of
2.57 to apply for pay revision of all |
Rate of annual increment retained at
3%. | Two dates of increments in place
of existing one : 1st Ja & 1st n & 1 J l st u y | Improvements made in Defence Pay Matrix:
y Index of Rat o a sat o ionalisation for Brigadeir inc
eased r from 2.57 y Additional stages provided in Levels of Lt. Col., Col &
Brig.
PENSION
| General recommendations of Commission on pension
and related benefits approved | Both
options of Commission regarding pension revision accepted subject to
feasibility of their implementation
| R ii ev s on of pension using second f l ti ormulation
b d ase on fitment factor of 2.57 shall
be implemented immediately. | Committee to address the implementation
issues anticipated in first
formulation. | First formulation to be
made applicable if its implementation implementation is found feasible feasible
after examination examination by
proposed Committee which is to submit its Report within 4| G t it ra u y
i d ecreased from 10 to 20 l kh a
ALLOWANCES AND
ADVANCES
| Committee headed by Finance Secretary to examine
recommendations on Allowances in view
of significant significant departure departure from
existing existing system and demands from employees for review| Report of
Committee to be submitted in 4 months| Pending final decision based on the
report of the Committee, all allowances to be paid as per existing rates in
existing pay structure| Interest bearing advances – HBA and PCadvance retained.
HBA ceiling raised to 25 lakh
from 7.5 lakh| All interest free advances abolished
except for –medical treatment, TA on tour/Transfer, TA forfamily of deceased
deceased employee employee and LTC to avoid hardship to employees
OTHER ISSUES
| The f existing rates of monthly contribution towards
Group Insurance - CGEGIS to continue.| MoF to work out a customized group
insurance scheme with low premium and high risk cover.| Ex-gratia lump sum
compensation for civil and defence forces personnel payable to Next of Kin
enhanced from 10-20 lakh to 25-45 lakh.| Military Service Pay increased
from 1000 2000 1000, 2000,4200 &
6000 to 3600, 5200, 10800 & 15500| Terminal gratuity for Short Service
Commissioned Officers exiting between 7 and 10 years of service increased to
10.5 times reckonable emoluments.
OTHER ISSUES (CONTD.)
| All administrative issues other than p y, pension and
allowances to be examined by concerned
Ministries/Departments| Two separate Committees to be set
up to suggest measures for streamlining
the implementation of National Pension System (NPS);y t o l k i t li lik l t i
t f look into anomalies likely to arise out of implementation of the
Commission’s Report.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
| Additional financial impact, as per 7th CPC, account of
implementation of all its recommendations recommendations for 2016-17 will
be 1,02,100crore (including Allowances)|
Additional implication of 12,133 crore
on account of payments of arrears of pay and pension for two months of 2015-16
