PARLIAMENT MARCH & RALLY OF ABOUT 20000 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – CONFEDERATION

MASSIVE PARLIAMENT MARCH & RALLY OF
ABOUT 20000 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 11TH JULY 2016

33 LAKHS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL PARTICIPATE

A massive parliament march and rally of about 20000 Central Government Employees was held at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 24th June 2016. The rally was organized by National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of Central Government Employees comprising Railways, Defence, Confederation and Postal organizations demanding modification in the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commissions including minimum wage and fitment formula. Other demands are scrapping of New Contributory Pension Scheme, No FDI in Railways and Defence, Grant of Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks, filling up of vacancies, enhancement of bonus ceiling, No outsourcing, downsizing, contractorisation and corporatisation etc.

The NJCA had already given strike notice to Government on 9th June 2016. The Modi Government is not ready for a negotiated settlement with the staff side. The rally called upon the entirely of Central Government employees to intensify the campaign and preparations and make the strike a total success.

The rally was presided by Shri. N. Raghavaiah (General Secretary, NFIR & Chairman NJCA), Coms. Shiv Gopal Mishra (General Secretary AIRF & Convenor NJCA), Sreekumar (Secretary General AIDEF) M. Krishnan (Secretary General, Confederation) R. N. Parashar (Secretary General, NFPE) Guman Singh (President, NFIR), Rakal Das Gupta (President, AIRF) K. K. N. Kutty (President, Confederation) B. C. Sharma (NFIR) S. K. Tyagi (AIRF), Mrs. Champa and Mrs. Gita Pandey addressed the rally

About 33 lakhs Central Government Employees will participate in the strike. 40 lakhs Central Government Pensioners have declared their solidarity with the strike. Central Trade Unions had also extended their full support. State Government Employees Federations have cautioned the Central Government that they will also be compelled to join the strike if Government refuse to settle the demands relating to 7th CPC recommendations as majority of the state Governments are implementing the Central pay parity to their employees also.

Source: Confederation

Ex-Servicemen move SC for 'fair' OROP working, annual revision

The Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) has moved the Supreme Court seeking implementation of one rank one pension scheme in a fair manner with an automatic revision on annual basis instead of the current policy of periodic review of once in five years.
IESM along with other ex-service personnel has assailed the NDA government's policy of periodic review once in five years, saying that such an approach was dilution of the February 26, 2014, announcement by which the revision in the pension was to automatically pass on to the past pensioners on the annual basis.

Confirming that they have moved the top court seeking fair and automatic revision in pension on annual basis, Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (retired), spearheading the movement for OROP, told IANS, "As per the original definition given by government of India on February 26, 2014, the change in pensions would have been automatically passed on to past pensioners every year."
"It (Feb. 26, 2014 announcement) had said that whenever there was a change in rate of pension, it would be automatically passed on to past pensioner. It should be done every year but government has now made provision for revision every five years. This kills the very soul of OROP," said Satbir Singh.
The petition which is likely to be argued by the senior counsel Ram Jethamalani when the top court opens after the summer vacations has contended that five-yearly periodic review did not meet the demand of the ex-servicemen seeking one rank one pension for the service personnel who had retired with same length of service in the same rank.
Seeking annual revision of the pension for the past pensioners, the IESM in its petition has referred to the December 19, 2011, report of the Rajya Sabha's Petition Committee then headed by Bhagat Singh Koshyari which rejected all reservation advanced by the government while "strongly recommending" OROP.
In its 142nd report, the Koshyari Committee had said, "the Committee strongly recommends that Government should implement OROP in the defence forces across the board at the earliest".
Having recommended the implementation of OROP, the Koshyari Committee said, "for future, the pay, allowances, pension, family pension, etc. in respect of the defence personnel should be determined by a separate commission so that their peculiar terms and conditions of service, the nature of duties they are required to perform, etc., which are quite different from the civilian work force, are duly taken into account while taking decision on the same."
Koshyari, who was Rajya Sabha member belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, was Uttarakhand Chief Minister from October 30, 2001 to May 1, 2002.
The petition by the IESM has referred to September 9, 2008, Supreme Court verdict by which it had directed that "the pay of all pensioners in the rank of Major General and its equivalent rank in the two other Wings of the Defence Services be notionally fixed at the rate given to similar officers of the same rank after the revision of pay scales with effect from 1.1.1996, and, thereafter, to compute their pensionary benefits on such basis with prospective effect from the date of filing of the writ petition."
While directing the government to pay the difference in the revised pension and what Major Generals and their equivalent ranks in the Air Force and the Navy were getting earlier within three months with interest at 10 per cent per annum, the court had dismissed the plea by the Centre challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgement.
The high court by its May 26, 2005, judgement had directed the Centre to fix minimum pay scale of the Major General above that of the Brigadier and grant pay above that of a Brigadier as has been done in the case of post-January 1, 1996, retirees and consequently fix the pension and family pension accordingly.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/OROP IN COURT

7th CPC: Secretaries group submits final report to Fin Min; Cabinet approval in 15 days

New Delhi: It's good news for central government employees eagerly waiting for the implementation of 7th Pay Commission.
The implementation of 7th Pay Commission appears to be a matter of a few days now. As per Dainik Jagran report, the Cabinet Secretary met the PMO officials on Wednesday and apprised them about the secretaries panel's recommendations on the salary and allowances hike recommended for central government employees.
The secretaries panel reviewing the 7th pay commission's recommendations have submitted its report to the Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry will prepare a note and present it before the Cabinet in the next 15 days.
With the threat of strike by central government employees looming large, the Cabinet is expected to take a prompt decision on the recommendations resulting in notification.
The salary hikes recommended are expected to apply from July. 

Source:- http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/economy/7th-cpc-secretaries-group-submits-final-report-to-fin-min-cabinet-approval-in-15-days_1896922.html

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Empowered Committee Meeting may be held Today

New Delhi: The final meeting of the Empowered Committee of Secretaries, who is processing the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission is set for today as the secretaries’ committee hopes to make its final recommendations before the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley within this month.

Secretaries’ committee has been comparing notes, taking into account concerns from employees’ unions, Trade Unions and departments demands through Implementation Cell of Pay Commission recommendations in Finance Ministry which works as the Secretariat of the Empowered Committee of Secretaries.

“This will be the final meeting of the Empowered Committee of Secretaries. After that, Pay Commission award will come out,” an official in Finance Ministry said adding “we have kept our fingers crossed on the Pay Commission award.”

OROP JM AGITATION FIRST ANNIVERSARY--OPERATION DILLI CHALLO

Today being the first anniversary of OROP agitation at Jantar Mantar, National federation of ESM felicitates all associations & its members who have participated in this historic Non-violent agitation. 

This issue was outstanding for the last 40 years & many political parties and their successive Govts professed it but not implemented. Accidently the present political outfit which formed the Govt at centre also tried to take advantage the aspiration of ESM by including the OROP in their manifesto but soon after coming to power they were reluctant to grand OROP.

It is under these circumstances we have united under the leadership pf Col.Inderjeet Singh & Gen Satbir Singh and formed united front of ESM which eventually became a mass all India movement.

Realising the support it received from the various section of society, the reluctant Govt was forced to announce OROP though with some anomaly & efforts are still on to rectify the anomalies. The movement has shown an example to future generation of ESM to fight for their rightful dues in a non-violent manner.

Let us congratulates all the veterans who have participated in the agitation at JM & different parts of the country. We also salutes those veterans who have spear headed this movement 1976-77

JAI HIND

OROP: Govt may extend tenure of judicial panel

The Centre informed Delhi High Court Thursday that the tenure of the one-member judicial commission to look into the public hearing of One Rank One Pension scheme will be extended, as representations filed by ex-servicemen and others are yet to be submitted to the Commission.

The central government’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing on behalf of Defence Ministry, told the court that “over 2,500 representations” had been received by the ministry so far. “The representations are now being processed, and will then be submitted to the judicial commission,” said Ahluwalia, adding that the panel’s tenure “would have to be extended”.

Former Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narsimha Reddy was appointed the judicial commissioner to look into the implementation of the OROP scheme. The commission was expected to submit its recommendations within six months and its tenure is set to expire on June 14.

Ex-serviceman S P Singh filed a PIL before the high court earlier this week, seeking orders to have an “effective public hearing” on the issue and claiming that the “people were not informed” how to submit their representations. The court, however, noted that a particular address had been allocated to the commission, and the representations could be sent via post.

7th pay commission report before Cabinet in the last week of June; notification soon

Zee News, 27 May, 2016 - New Delhi: Central government employees can expect to get some good news trickling in from government sources towards the end of June.

As per reports, the Finance Ministry is likely to table the 7th Pay Commission report to the Cabinet for approval in the last week of June.

The 7th pay panel headed by AK Mathur had recommended the minimum salary for central government employees at Rs 18,000 and maximum salary at Rs 2,50,000. As employees protested against the wage hike calling it the "lowest ever" raise, the government set up the Empowered Committee of Secretaries group to review the AK Mathur-panel's recommendations.

The Empowered Committee of Secretaries on the Seventh Central Pay Commission is expected to soon wrap up its report on the remuneration of government employees.

Sources added that even the Prime Minister's Office is keen on a favourable pay hike for the central government employees, so the panel is likely to recommend a minimum salary at Rs 24,000 and the highest salary at Rs 2,70,000.

Sources added that the government is exploring options for meeting the additional payout over and above what was recommended by the 7th pay panel. The payout could be substantial with salary hike and arrears adding up to a Rs 1.02 lakh crore burden on government finances.

Report add that once the report moves from the table of the empowered group of committee to the cabinet, there is no reason why the cabinet would inordinately delay it.

The Finance Ministry is keen that higher salaries reach government employees just before the festive season starting mid-August, as spurt in consumption during the festive period will have a domino effect on the economy.