Saturday, 2 July 2016
7th CPC recommendations ‘worst’, will support Jul 11 strike by govt employees: Cong
New Delhi: Congress today came out in support of the proposed July 11
strike by central government employees in protest against the 7th Pay
Commission recommendations which the party termed as the “worst” in the
last 70 years and accused the Modi government of being “unjust” to them.
Senior party spokesman Ajay Maken said the central government
employees are a “frustrated and disappointed” lot as the government
decided “not to make improvement” in the recommendations.
“It is unfortunate that the employees, who were given 40 per cent hike in their respective pay in the past by previous governments, had now been recommended only 14.27 per cent. This is unjust and humiliating for the beneficiaries,” he told reporters.
Noting that the Federation of Government Employees, which includes employees of Indian Railways, civilian employees of Ordnance Factories and Post and Telegraph, has decided to go on strike from July 11 to express their resentment, he said “We support them and hope good sense will prevail and government of India will review the decision.”
“In the history of CPC in the last about 70 years, this is the worst recommendations and needed major surgery to make it acceptable to the employees and meet their expectation up to some extent,” Maken, a former Union Minister, said.
To a question about the recommendations with regard to the Armed Forces employees and whether Congress supports them, he replied in the affirmative.
“It is not that the Armed Forces are getting more and the others are getting less. Armed Forces are, rather in certain ways, are bigger sufferers.”, he remarked.
Making a strong pitch for a better deal to government employees, he asked “If you do not have the best brains working in the government, then how can you expect government or the government employees to protect the interest vis-a-vis the multi-nationals in this era of globalisation?”
An RSS-affiliate Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh has already raised a banner of revolt against the Centre’s decision on the Pay Commission recommendations and declared it would organise country-wide protests on July 8.
Senior party spokesman Ajay Maken
“It is unfortunate that the employees, who were given 40 per cent hike in their respective pay in the past by previous governments, had now been recommended only 14.27 per cent. This is unjust and humiliating for the beneficiaries,” he told reporters.
Noting that the Federation of Government Employees, which includes employees of Indian Railways, civilian employees of Ordnance Factories and Post and Telegraph, has decided to go on strike from July 11 to express their resentment, he said “We support them and hope good sense will prevail and government of India will review the decision.”
“In the history of CPC in the last about 70 years, this is the worst recommendations and needed major surgery to make it acceptable to the employees and meet their expectation up to some extent,” Maken, a former Union Minister, said.
To a question about the recommendations with regard to the Armed Forces employees and whether Congress supports them, he replied in the affirmative.
“It is not that the Armed Forces are getting more and the others are getting less. Armed Forces are, rather in certain ways, are bigger sufferers.”, he remarked.
Making a strong pitch for a better deal to government employees, he asked “If you do not have the best brains working in the government, then how can you expect government or the government employees to protect the interest vis-a-vis the multi-nationals in this era of globalisation?”
An RSS-affiliate Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh has already raised a banner of revolt against the Centre’s decision on the Pay Commission recommendations and declared it would organise country-wide protests on July 8.
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Friday, 1 July 2016
GOVT WANT TO REFER MINIMUM WAGE & FITMENT FORMULA TO A COMMITTEE
Friday, July 1, 2016
DON’T BELIEVE
IN RUMOURS. NO CHANGE IN THE NJCA DECISION TO GO ON STRIKE FROM 11TH
JULY 2016.
NJCA WILL MEET
AGAIN AT 11 AM ON 06.07.2016
NJCA
National Joint Council of Action
4, State Entry
Road New Delhi – 110055
No. NJCA/2016
Dated: July 1, 2016
Dear Comrade!
We
are to inform you that the NJCA had a discussion with the Government of India yesterday,
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 Minster
Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble
Finance Minister
Shri Suresh Prabhakar
Prabhu, Hon’ble Railway Minister
Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble
MoS Railway
On
behalf of the NJCA, the following participated in the discussion: -
Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra,
Convener NJCA (AIRF)
Shri M. Raghavaiah,
Chairman NJCA (NFIR)
Shri K. K. N, Kutty Member
NJCA (Confederation)
Shri C. Srikumar, Member
NJCA (AIDEF)
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 the regard from the government.
The
NJCA will again meet on 6th
July at 11:00 hrs., in JCM Office, 13-C, Feorzshah Road, New Delhi, for
taking appropriate decision.
With
Fraternal Greetings!
Sd/-
(Shiv
Gopal Mishra)
NJCA TO GO ON INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 11/07/2016
NJCA MEETING HELD TODAY
(30th JUNE) EVENING AT JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE OFFICE NEW
DELHI, EXPRESSED ITS STRONG PROTEST AND DISSATISFACTION AGAINST THE UNILATERAL
DECISION OF THE NDA GOVERNMENT ON 7th CPC RECOMMENDATIONS, REJECTING
ALL THE GENUINE AND JUSTIFIED MODIFICATIONS SOUGHT FOR BY THE NJCA AND
UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO GO ON INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 6 A.M. ON 11TH
JULY 2016.
NJCA CIRCULAR WILL FOLLOW.
M. KRISHNAN
SECRETARY GENERAL
CONFEDERATION
Thursday, 30 June 2016
7th CPC: Unions reject Centre's pay hike, threaten to go on strike
NEW DELHI: The Confederation of Central
Government Employees on Wednesday rejected the pay hike announced by the
government and threatened to go on a strike next week, a decision which
got support from the central trade unions.
The Confederation said the pay hike approved by the Cabinet on the 7th Central Pay Commission’s recommendations is “not acceptable”.
RSS affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and other trade unions also rejected the hike, saying this is the lowest increase in the past 17 years that would increase disparity between the minimum and maximum pay.
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Central trade unions have also sided with government employees and have given a call to hold nationwide demonstrations against the pay hike.
“In the prevailing economic conditions, the proposed hike as per the Pay Commission is inadequate. It is not acceptable to us,” M Duraipandian, General Secretary, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Tamil Nadu, said.
He added the Confederation will be forced to advance the indefinite strike call to July 4 instead of July 11, if the government does not heed to its demand of revising the hike.
Earlier in the day, its members staged a demonstration at Rajaji Bhavan in Chennai, home to several state government’s offices.
All India Trade Union Congress Secretary D L Sachdev said: “It is the lowest increase in last 17 years. Central trade unions will support the strike call given by central government employees.”
While, BMS said it will organise country-wide protests on July 8 against the decision, adding the government has “disappointed” the employees and it may lead to industrial unrest.
“The formula should be 3.42 instead of 2.57 as approved by the government. Similarly the annual increment should be 5 per cent instead of 3 per cent given. The disparity between the minimum and maximum pay has also been increased,” BMS General Secretary Virjesh Upadhyay said.
In a statement, he said the Sangh will organise protests across the country in all districts on July 8 and will discuss on the alternative of going on a strike at its national executive in August.
BMS also demanded for a uniform minimum pay of Rs 18,000 per month to all the workers including the private sector.
The Confederation said the pay hike approved by the Cabinet on the 7th Central Pay Commission’s recommendations is “not acceptable”.
RSS affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and other trade unions also rejected the hike, saying this is the lowest increase in the past 17 years that would increase disparity between the minimum and maximum pay.
ALSO READ: Pay Commission bounty for Govt staff; Ten things you must know
Central trade unions have also sided with government employees and have given a call to hold nationwide demonstrations against the pay hike.
“In the prevailing economic conditions, the proposed hike as per the Pay Commission is inadequate. It is not acceptable to us,” M Duraipandian, General Secretary, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Tamil Nadu, said.
He added the Confederation will be forced to advance the indefinite strike call to July 4 instead of July 11, if the government does not heed to its demand of revising the hike.
Earlier in the day, its members staged a demonstration at Rajaji Bhavan in Chennai, home to several state government’s offices.
All India Trade Union Congress Secretary D L Sachdev said: “It is the lowest increase in last 17 years. Central trade unions will support the strike call given by central government employees.”
While, BMS said it will organise country-wide protests on July 8 against the decision, adding the government has “disappointed” the employees and it may lead to industrial unrest.
“The formula should be 3.42 instead of 2.57 as approved by the government. Similarly the annual increment should be 5 per cent instead of 3 per cent given. The disparity between the minimum and maximum pay has also been increased,” BMS General Secretary Virjesh Upadhyay said.
In a statement, he said the Sangh will organise protests across the country in all districts on July 8 and will discuss on the alternative of going on a strike at its national executive in August.
BMS also demanded for a uniform minimum pay of Rs 18,000 per month to all the workers including the private sector.
The BJP-led NDA government on Wednesday announced an overall increase of
23.5 per cent for over one crore government employees and pensioners in
line with the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations, which left most
services dissatisfied. The hikes will come with the August paychecks
and be paid with effect from January 1, 2016. The arrears for the six
months will be disbursed during the current financial year (2016-17)
itself.
In November 2015, within the overall hike of 23.55-per cent, the pay
panel had recommended increases of 16% in pay and 24 per cent in
pensions. The starting salary for new recruits at the lowest level has
been raised to Rs. 18,000 from Rs. 7,000 per month. Freshly recruited
Class I officers will receive Rs. 56,100. This reflects a compression
ratio of 1:3.12 signifying that the pay of a Class I officer on direct
recruitment will be three times the pay of an entrant at the lowest
level.
The approved maximum pay, drawn by the Cabinet Secretary, is Rs. 2.5
lakh per month (against the current Rs. 90,000), higher than the
salaries drawn by MPs.
To examine the concerns employees have raised, the Union Cabinet decided
to set up four committees: The first will look into the implementation
issues anticipated and the second one will go into the likely anomalies.
Another one will further examine the recommendations on allowances,
which have largely been kept on hold. The fourth will suggest measures
for streamlining the National Pension System.
Nod for new pay matrix
The Union Cabinet dispensed with the present system of pay bands and
grade pay and okayed a new pay matrix as recommended by the Pay
Commission.
Employee status, hitherto determined by grade pay, will now be
determined by the level in the pay matrix. Separate pay matrices have
been drawn up for civilians, defence personnel and for Military Nursing
Service with all existing levels subsumed in the new structure; no new
levels have been introduced nor has any level been dispensed with.
Gratuity ceiling raised
The gratuity ceiling stands enhanced from Rs. 10 lakh to 20 lakh. The
ceiling on gratuity will increase by 25 per cent whenever dearness
allowance rises by 50 per cent.
The Cabinet also approved the recommendation of the commission to
enhance the ceiling of house building advance from Rs. 7.5 lakh to Rs.
25 lakh. All but four interest-free advances have been abolished
“The fifth and sixth pay commissions had narrowed the gap between
salaries paid in the private and government sectors…the seventh has
moved further in the same direction. An IIM-Ahmedabad study has found
that pay in the government sector is distinctly greater than that in the
private sector so there can’t be protests from employees,” said Union
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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