Salient features of Memorandum to VII_CPC submitted by the National JCM on common issues.
Principles of Wage Determination
Demanded need based minimum wage as per 15th
ILC formula. The intrinsic value of the assigned job at the
intermediary level, the necessity to keep the relativity both at
horizontal and vertical level and the need to provide a comparable
salary for the top bureaucrats, taking into account the perks,
privileges, benefits, allowances and concessions that go with the
posts. Thus the minimum pay to be assigned to the lowest level of Group
C functionary in Government of India service at Rs. 26,000/-.
Pay Band & Grade Pay:
Staff side decided to demand reversal of the PB & GP System to distinct pay scale system.
Highest Salary
It is suggested that this ratio should be 1 : 8.
Proposed Pay Structure
Annexed separately.
Rate of Increment
Demanded the rate of annual increment at 5%.
Fitment Formula
Demanded a
uniform multiplication factor (26000/ 7000 = 3.7) to be applied
uniformly in all the cases to arrive at the revised pay in the new scale
of pay.
Fixation of Pay on promotion
The
benefit on promotion should be “Two increments in the feeder cadre with a
stipulation that the amount of benefit so arrived at must not be less
than the difference of the minimum of the scale of pay of the feeder
cadre and the minimum of the scale of the cadre to which one is promoted
Date of effect.
1. To
implement the recommendations of VII CPC with effect from 1.1.2014
especially in the background that the desirable tenure of the earlier
Commission’s recommendations expired on 1.1.2011.
2. To merge DA and treat the same as pay for all purposes and ad when the DA entitlement reaches 50%
3. To set up the next wage revision body or Pay Commission sufficiently before the expiry of five years.
Dearness allowance.
The existing formula of computation of DA and its payment with effect from 1st January, and 1st July, may continue.
House Rent allowance.
X classified cities:60% :
Y classified towns:40% ;
Z classified places:20%
Compensatory City allowance.
| Pay Range |
X classified city |
Other places |
| Pay upto Rs. 50,000 |
10% of pay |
5% of pay |
| Pay of more than Rs. 50000 |
6% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 5000 |
3% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 2500 |
Transport allowance.
| Pay Range |
X classified city |
Y classified towns. |
| Pay upto Rs. 75,000 |
Rs. 7500 + DA |
Rs. 3750 +DA |
| Above Rs. 75,000 |
Rs. 6500 +DA |
Rs. 3500+ DA |
Classification of Posts.
All cadres, which were characterised as “Gazetted” may be placed in the Group of Executive and the rest in non-executive.
Special pay:
Demanded bringing back the system of special pay with special allowance to curtail the number of pay scales.
Deputation duty allowance.
Demanded
to recommend to double the rate of Deputation duty allowance i.e. 10% of
pay when posted in the same station and 20% when posted outside.
Income tax on salary.
Demanded
to recommend to the Government for the reintroduction of the provisions
of section 16(1) and allow deduction of 30% of the salary income to
arrive at the taxable income. Also demanded that the Commission should
suggest exempting the pension and allowances in the case of retired
personnel fully exempt from the purview of income tax.
Liabilities of a person who Die in harness.
It is
proposed to recommend to the Government for the waiver of all
governmental dues in the case of an employee who died in harness.
Women Employees
Demanded the full implementation of the recommendations of the the 5th
CPC with regard to flexi time, Sub-reservation, increasing the age of
recruitment, Public convenience facilities, Separate women’s hostel
etc., Most of these recommendations have not even considered by the
Government. It is requested to recommend to the Government to implement
the above schemes. Also demanded to recommend the guidelines for
posting husband and wife in the same station is made mandatory, to
implement the recommendations of the National Women’s Commission for
30%, sub-reservation and the women employees be granted one month
special leave for those facing problems like removal of uteruses
etc.,(Hysterctomy) after attaining the age of 40 years or more which
requires special rest.
Downsizing / Outsourcing / Contractorisation
It is requested to recommend for scrapping of Outsourcing/ Contractorisation /Downsizing of Central Government functions
Regularisation of Casual / Contingent / Daily Rated Workers
Demanded
regularisation of casual/contingent paid employees should be ensured
from the date they have completed two years of continuous service
(ignoring the interruptive while are imposed every year) if necessary by
creating supernumerary or shadow posts for the period till a vacancy in
the cadre takes places. Alternatively entire service rendered by such
staff after first two years may be deemed as regular service not only as
qualifying service for pension but also for extention of all other
benefits entitlements admissible to a regular employee. In no case such
employee is thrown out of service to substitute by a worker provided by
a contractor.
Assured Career Progression/Modified Assured Career Progression
It is
proposed that there should be five financial upgradation in the career
of all employees, exclusive after serving 8,7,6,5 and 4 years of service
(i.e., first after 8 years of induction, second on completion of 15
years, third on completion of 21 years, fourth on completion of 26
years and fifth on completion of 30 years of service. The 5 MACPs should
be granted on promotional hierarchy as ordered by the Supreme Court
instead of Grade Pay hierarchic the present systems. It is also proposed
that periodical cadre revised in the lines it had been done in the
Railways by creating 5 level s of pay scale in each cadre fixing a
certain percentage of posts for each level.
Bonus
It is
proposed that VII CPC may recommend that a green signal may be given to
all Departments/Ministries where Adhoc Bonus is now being paid to
initiate negotiations in their Departmental Councils to evolve an
appropriate productivity linked bonus scheme after consulting experts in
the field within a period of one year from the date of Report of VII
CPC is submitted to the Government pending finalization of such PLB
Schemes the Adhoc Bonus equal to increase average number of days
productivity linked bonus are paid in each year may be paid to these
employees.
Housing facilities
Demanded recommendation of the following suggestions for its acceptance.
- To achieve housing satisfaction level of 70% at Delhi and atleast 40% in all other town/cities.
- To take on lease, the accommodation from private property to allot to the employees.
- The land and building acquired by the
Income Tax Department as part of their acquisition proceedings may be
utilised for constructing residential accommodations for Government
employees.
House Building Advance: It is requested that the following suggestions to improve the present procedure.
- To simplify the procedure
- To exempt the stamp duty required to be mortgaged and de- mortgaged.
- To increase the advance to 50 times of the Salary
- Since the repayment of the advance is
to be made in a span of not more than 20 years, the employees must be
made entitled to the advance on completion of 5 years, which is
presently 10 years.
- In the case of a Government employee,
who does not have the service period of 10 years remaining, to adjust
the repayment from the entire gratuity may be incorporated in the rules.
- The maximum ceiling limit to be raised appropriable on the basis of the new pay scales.
- To reduce the rate of Interest at not more than 5%.
- To make the Government employees entitled for the advance for purchasing second-hand or used houses.
Common categories of staff and Common cadres
The 6th CPC has classified the following as common categories.
Account
Staff belonging to un-organised account cadres- Artists-Para Medical
staff Canteen staff- Photographers – Care taking staff – Police
personnel – Drawing Office staff – Printing staff – Drivers –
Receptionist – E D P staff – Store Keeping staff – Fire Fighting staff
–Teachers – Library staff – Veterinary – Laboratory staff-Workshop staff
The
Associations/Federations participating in the JCM will submit a detailed
memorandum covering these common categories, wherever they exist. It
is requested to consider and accept the views and suggestions made by
them in their memorandum and make appropriate recommendation.
Scheme for Appointment on Compassionate Ground
It is requested to recommend the following:
- To remove the 5 % ceiling
- To ensure that compassionate
appointment to the deserving candidates are given within 3 months of
the date of death of the employee.
- In case of any administrative delay in
offering compassionate appointment the deserving applicants may be
granted minimum of the pay scale of the post on which his application
will be considered. .
Travelling Allowance and T A on transfer
In the recommendation of the 6th
CPC the coloumn “Pay Range”shall have to be altered because instead of
pay band and Grade pay pattern it is proposed Time Scale of Pay
Structure in our Memorandum. Therefore It is propose that all persons
belonging to Executive Class may be extended I class by air/ AC First
Class by train and all non executive Y class by Air/AC II tier class by
train.
Daily Allowance:
The present entitlement for accommodation,taxi charges and food bills are proposed as under:
| Category |
A1 and A class city |
Other cities |
| Executives |
Rs.5000/-per day +DA |
Rs.3500/- per day + DA |
| Non- Executives |
Rs.4000/-per day +DA |
Rs.2500/- per day + DA |
Travelling Allowance on Transfer
We agree that composite Transfer Grant
equal to one month Pay + DA alongwith actual fare for self and family as
per the entitled class may continue. As regards transportation charges
of personal effects It is proposed the following:-
| Class |
By Train/Steamer |
Rate per Km for transport by Road |
| Executive Class |
6000 Kgs by goods train / 14 wheeler wagon/1single container. |
Rs.50 +DA (Re.1/- per Kg per Km) |
| Non Executive Class |
3000 Kgs |
Rs.50 +DA (Re.1/- per Kg per Km) |
Children Education Allowance to be extended to college going children
It is requested the following suggestion may be recommended to the Government for its acceptance.
- The insistence of receipt for each and every expense to claim the allowance in the present system may be dispensed with.
- Instead of that the employer may be
asked to produce an affidavit to the effect this child/children were
bonafide student of the school
- 3. The scheme may be extended to cover children studying for Graduate/Post Graduate and Professional courses.
Other Allowances/ Advances
It is suggested to recommend increasing the present quantum to three times for the following allowances / advances:-
Allowances: Conveyance
Allowance; Risk Allowance;Children Education Allowance;Project
Allowance; Washing Allowance;Child Care Allowance;Cash Handling
Allowance
Advances: Natural Calamity Advance, Vehicle Advance, Personal Computer Advance, Uniform and Stitching Charges and All other Advance
Over-Time Allowance
It is
proposed that over time allowance shall continue to be paid and
calculated on the basis of actual pay, DA and Transport Allowance from
time to time. The rate of overtime Allowance should be refixed as and
when the DA is increased and there shall be no ceiling on amount of
overtime which became payable.
Night Duty Allowance
It is
urged upon the VII CPC to recommend that rates of NDA for all should be
computed on the basis of revised pay recommended by VII CPC and it
should be reviewed annually in order to include the DA Admissible.
Transfer Policy
Sought recommendation of the following suggestions in the matter considering the
Group-C & D employees, taking into account the fact that their
emoluments do not even enable them to make the both ends meet, should
not be transferred at all except on their request/compassionate ground;
- 1. If transfer becomes
necessary on promotion, or due to other administrative exigencies, the
same should be subjected to a policy evolved in the Departmental
Councils. Every department should therefore, evolve a transfer policy on
mutual agreement being reached at the respective Departmental Council
or through bilateral discussions. The Official Side in the Counsel will
place an item for discussion in the Counsel on transfer guidelines.
- 2. No transfer be
permitted, which is violative of such an agreement or in the absence of
such an agreement having reached in the Council. If such transfers are
made sans such an agreement, it shall be instantly cancelled by the Head
of Department or Secretary to the Ministry concerned on receipt of a
representation for the concerned employee.
- 3. In case, no agreement
is reached in the Departmental Council, the same should be referred to
the Standing Committee of the National Council, JCM, whose decision is
to be treated as final.
- 4. In respect of other
category of officials, the Department of Personnel must be asked to
issue instruction in clear terms as per the above quoted recommendation
of the 5th CPC.
Additional Monetary Incentive for Personnel Posted in N E Region
Demanded
VII- CPC to recommend that in the light of the DOPT order dated
10-2-2009 granting Special Duty Allowance to All India Service to the
employees to all personnel @ 37 ½ % of pay.
Leave Travel Concession
Requested to consider recommending the following relaxations/improvements.
1. Permission for air journey for all categories of employees to and from NE Region.
2. Permission for personnel posted in NE Region for a journey within NE Region.
3. To increase the periodicity of the LTC once in two years.
4. Explore the possibility of allowing an employer to undertake tour outside India
once in his life time in lieu of the LTC.
Secretariat & Field Offices
Demanded
to ensure that the parity of pay structure obtaining in the secretariat
and the field offices is maintained and it is extended to all pay
scales beyond that of the Assistants upto the level of under secretary.
Corollary of this would be that pay structure evolved by the VII CPC
would apply for various cadres of both of the secretariat as also the
field offices.
Need for a Effective Grievance Procedure
Demanded
the VII CPC to consider and devise ways and means whereby the
Government is advised to adhere to the laid down processes and to
implement the objectives for which JCM Scheme was operationalised in
particular
- All Group C and Group B Central Government employees should be brought; under coverage of JCM.
- These should be spot settlement in the
councils of JCM important issues relating to wages etc should not be
evaded / rejected precipitating a situation of confrontation
- The schedule of 3 meetings in a year is fully observed.
- Departmental councils should be revived in all Departments without fail.
- Arbitration Awards may be implemented
and in no case kept pending for more than six months time. Before
referring any award for rejection by the parliament, it should be
discussed with the staff side with a view to reach some modified form of
agreement
- System of refering the matters on
which immediate agreement was not possible to sub committees for
separate discussion and report should be revived.
Equal Pay for Equal Work
Demanded
the VII CPC to devise a mechanism under which the wages determining
Authorities do coordinate and ensure that the principle of equal pay for
equal work is kept in view and ensured.
Anomalies relating to Sixth CPC wage structure
It is
requested the VII CPC to consider the matter regardidng Anomalies
relating to sixth CPC and ask Government through an Interim Report to
refer all the unresolved anomalies for Arbitration by appointing an
Arbitrator to consider them and give awards in all case within a period
of six months.
Scrap New Pension Scheme
The VII CPC is requested to review the NPS and recommend scrapping of NPS and the PFRDA Act.
Career progression: Grant five promotions in the service career.
The VII
CPC should recommend that the cadre reviews are undertaken wherever not
done so far to ensure five hierarchical promotions to all employees in
their career on the pattern obtaining for Group A Officers.
Training:
It is
suggested that the annual budget drawn up for each department must have
sufficient allotted specifically for training purposes. We request that
the VII-CPC may kindly make recommendations on the need for in-service
training and setting up training programmes by all Departments.
Leave entitlement, holidays and working hours. We request the Commission to recommend the following suggestions to the Government.
Holidays
Presently
the holidays are deferred for each year by the DOPT. However, they
permit the high power welfare committee of each State to finalise,
taking into account the local conditions, three among the listed
holidays. We suggest that this may be recommended to be increased to
six. This apart, we may bring to the notice of the commission that only
Government of India has refused to recognise the importance of May
Day. May Day is not a holiday for the Central Govt. employees. We
request the commission to recommend for the declaration of May days as a
holiday.
Leave Entitlement:
The Govt. reduced the Casual leave from
12 to 8. The number of days as 12 was conceived to be a day per
month. Taking into account the various contingencies one has to face,
the increasing social obligations, we request that the number of Casual
leave may be increased to 12 per year.
Special Disability leave:
The
Special disability leave is sanctioned for treatment in the case of an
employee who gets injured in an accident. The Govt. has imposed a
ceiling on this leave of maximum of 24 months. During the leave period
he will be entitled for full salary for 120 days and rest at half pay
rate. Our suggestion in the matter is that such leave must not have any
restriction on the number of days bit left to the Doctor treating the
employee.
Earned leave:
the
ceiling limit of 300 days can be reasonably raised to 450. The Govt.
employee may be permitted to encash part of such accumulated leave say
up to 50% to meet certain financial exigencies if he has put in 20 years
of service or more.
On a
humanitarian consideration, we made a novel suggestion of gifting leave
to a needy employees. Due to prolonged illness or hospitalisation
requiring prolonged treatment an employee will be unable to attend
office and might have exhausted all entitled leave at his credit. We
suggest that in such extreme circumstances, either his spouse or is
colleagues may get certain number of days leave at his credit to the
suffering employee. This will help the suffering employees to take over
the financial difficulties which he is compelled to be in leave on
medical grounds.
Half Pay Leave:
Presently the half pay leave on credit is not allowed to be encashed. This has to be permitted.
Maternity and Paternity Leave:
The entitlement may be increased to 240 days in the case of maternity leave and 30 days for paternity leave.
Child Care Leave:
There is presently a restriction of the
number of times the child care leave can be availed in a year i.e., 3
occasions. This being unnecessary may be removed.
Spl. Casual Leave:
Demanded increase in the entitlement of Spl Casual Leave for Union/Association activists and Sports persons to 40 days.
Group Insurance
The staff side decided to demand increase in both contribution and premium under the CGEGIES as under.
| Group |
Rate of Subscription |
Insurance cover |
| Executive |
1500 |
1500000 |
| Non executive (other than MTS) |
750 |
750000 |
| MTS |
500 |
500000 |
Annexure- Proposd pay structure to the VII-CPC by Staff Side.
|
Pay scale Number
|
PB
|
PB No
|
GP
|
Pay+GP
|
Proposed
inimum
of the pay
scale
|
| S.1 |
5200-20200 |
1
|
1800
|
7330
|
26000
|
| S-2 |
5200-20200 |
1
|
2000
|
8060
|
33000
|
| S-3 |
5200-20200 |
1
|
2800
|
11170
|
46000
|
| S-4 |
9300-34800 |
2
|
4200
|
14430
|
56000
|
| S-5 |
9300-34800 |
2
|
4800
|
18750
|
74000
|
| S-6 |
9300-34800 |
2
|
5400
|
20280
|
78000
|
| S-7 |
15600-39100 |
3
|
5400
|
22140
|
88000
|
| S-8 |
15600-39100 |
3
|
6600
|
26410
|
102000
|
| S-9 |
15600-39100 |
3
|
7600
|
29920
|
120000
|
| S-10 |
37400-67000 |
4
|
8900
|
48590
|
148000
|
| S-11 |
37400-67000 |
4
|
10000
|
54700
|
162000
|
| S-12 |
75500-80000 |
HAG & HAG +
|
0
|
75500
|
193000
|
| S-13 |
80000( Fixed ) |
Apex Scale
|
0
|
80000
|
213000
|
| S-14 |
90000 (Fixed) |
Cab Secy
|
0
|
90000
|
240000
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salient features of the proposal of JCA on Departmental issues
As decided in the Central Working Committee meeting held on 1st June 2014 and the JCA meeting on 2nd
June 2014, the committee constituted by the JCA for preparing the draft
memorandum on Departmental Specific issues, prepared the draft
memorandum. The salient feature of the said memorandum is given
hereunder. The Circles may discuss the same and send in their
suggestion modification by 29th June, 2014.
Since the
JCM Staff side, as indicated in the CW meeting, has decided to submit a
common memorandum of minimum wages and other common allowances and
facilities, the ITEF being the constituent of JCM and ITGOA has decided
to fully endorse the proposal made by the JCA,Staff side.
The Principle adopted for pay scales for the Departmental Personnel is parity with the pay scales obtaining in the Audit & Accounts and Central Secretariat personnel in the comparative posts. The pay scales thus sought is given in the annexure.
In the cadre of Executive Assistants
10% of the post is demanded to be upgraded to that of AO Grade-III or
Special Pay to carry out the functions of the Office Superintendant.
In the cadre of Staff Car Drivers, it is being demanded that all the excess staff car drivers must be merged with the common category in a onetime measure basis.
Existing Pay Scales of the cadres in Income Tax Department and replacement scales for which recommendations is prayed.
| S.No. |
Cadre |
Existing Pay Scales |
Replacement GP sought |
Corresponding
Replaement new scale |
| Pay Band |
Grade Pay |
| 1 |
Income Tax Officer |
2 |
4800 |
5400 – PB 2 |
Rs, 78,000 |
| 2 |
Income Tax Inspector |
2 |
4600 |
4800 – PB 2 |
Rs. 74,000 |
| 3 |
Executive Assistants |
2 |
4200 |
4200- PB-2 |
Rs. 56,000 |
| 4 |
Tax Assistant
(entry scale) |
1 |
2400 |
2800- PB -1 |
Rs. 46,000 |
| 5 |
Notice Server
|
1 |
2000 |
2000 PB- 1
|
Rs. 33,000 |
| |
Common Categories |
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
Principle Admn. Officer |
3 |
6600 |
|
The Replacement scales for these cadres will be finalised shortly by the Officers Confdn. |
| 2 |
Administrative Officer -II |
2 |
4800 |
|
| 3 |
Administrative Officer-III |
2 |
4600 |
|
| 4 |
Sr. Private Secretary |
2 |
4800 |
|
| 5 |
Private Secretary |
2 |
4600 |
|
| 6 |
Multi Tasking Staff |
1 |
1800 |
1800- PB 1 |
Rs 26,000 |
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