Rectification of 6th CPC Grade Pay, Pay Structure anomolies relating to railway employees - Letter to PM

Rectification of 6th CPC Grade Pay, Pay Structure anomolies relating to railway employees - Letter to PM

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD FlOAD, NEW DELHI  110 055
Affiliated to :
Indian National Trade Union Congress (lNTUC)
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)

No.IV/NFIR/VIth CPC/Main/10/Pt.9

Dated: 04/10/2013

Dr.Manmohan Singh,
Hon ’ble Prime Minister of India,
Raising Hill,
South Block,
New Delhi

Respected Sir,

Sub: Rectification of 6th CPC Grade Pay, Pay Structure anomalies relating to railway employees - reg.

Kind attention of Hon’ble Prime Minister is invited to the following issues wherein Railway Ministry having conceded that the anomalies arisen as a result of the implementation of revised pay structure of  6th Central Pay Commission needs Io be rectified, has sent proposal Io the Ministry of Finance seeking clearance in order to see that improvements are made in the Grade Pay & Pay Structure of different sections of railway employees:-

1. Merger of Technicians-II with Technicians-I in GP Rs.2800/- in the Railways.
2. Revision of entry grade pay of Station Masters to Rs. 4200/- (PB-2)
3. Replacement of Grade Pay Rs. 4600/- with Rs. 4800/- (PB-2).
4. Allotment of entry Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- to Group 'B' Gazetted Staff.
5. Revision of Grade Pay of Loco Pilots (Mail) and Guards.
6. Placement of Junior Administrative Grade Officers in PB-4

2. So far as the issues mentioned at item no.(i) to (v) are concerned proposals were sent by Railway Ministry to Ministry of Finance in the year 2010 with the approval 0f Railway Minister. Unfortunately, the proposals have not been approved by the Finance Ministry. The proposals cover near about six (06) lakhs employees on Indian Railways who are seriously disappointed over procrastination of the matters by the Finance Ministry.
3. Pursuant to the directives of the Railway Minister, the Chairman/Railway Board held a separate meeting with NFIR on 23nd August, 2013 in which Member Staff and Financial Commissioner Railways  have also participated. In the said meeting Railway Board has stated as follows:-

Issue raised by Federation

Comments

1. Merger of Technicians-II with Technicians-I in GP Rs.2800/- in the Railways. 2. Revision of entry grade pay of Station Masters to Rs. 4200/- (PB-2) 3. Replacement of Grade Pay Rs. 4600/- with Rs. 4800/- (PB-2). 4. Allotment of entry Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- to Group 'B' Gazetted Staff.

The pay package of the Central Government Employees including Railway Employees, is based on the recommendations of the Central Pay Commission (CPC) set up by the Government. The 6th CPC submitted its report in March, 2008 and the Government after certain modifications/improvements of 6th CPC as accepted by the Government have already been implemented. Further, as per the decision of the Government in pursuance of agreement with the Staff Side, Anomaly Committies have been set up under the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM Scheme) at National and Departmental (Railways) levels as per the terms and conditions laid down by the nodal Ministry to look into the anomalies arising out of implementation of the recommendations of 6th CPC. The recommendations of the Anomaly Committies are subject to the acceptance by the Government. The current status of the issues are as under; Based on the deliberations in Departmental Committee (Railways) and further discussions of recognised Federations with Board, various proposals regarding merget of Technicians Grade-I and Grade-II, replacement of Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- with Rs.4800/-, additional alloawnce to running staff etc., are under examination in consultation with Ministry of Finance from time to time. These issues have been pursued at the level of Hon'ble MR for Railways vide letter dated 21/11/2012 addressed to Hon'ble Finance Minister. Recently, Hon'ble Finance Minister vide his letter dated 16/02/2013 has conveyed his disagreement on the issue of grant of Rs.4800/- to Sr.Supervisors. The mater is under further examination. Response from Ministry of Finance on the other items is still awaited.

NFIR, therefore, requests kind intervention of the Hon'ble Prime Minister for issuing suitable directives to Finance Ministry, Railway Ministry etc., to resolve above proposals without further delay.

Yours faithfully,

(M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

 Source: NFIR

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DA Order 2013: Karnataka Government DA (Dearness Allowance) Order July 2013

DA Order 2013: Karnataka Government DA (Dearness Allowance) Order July 2013

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Sub:- Revision of the rates of Dearness Allowance – reg.

Read: (1) G.O.No.FD 23 SRP 2011.dated: 15-06-2011
           (2) G.O.No.FD 07 SRP 2011.dated: 21-04-2012
           (3) G.O.No.FD 17 SRP 2012.dated: 14-05-2012
           (4)G.O.No.FD 25 SRP 2012.dated: 17-10-2012
           (5)G.O.No.FD 09 SRP 2013.dated: 08-05-2013

GOVERNEMTN ORDER NO.FD 21 SRP 2013,

BANGALORE, DATED 3rd OCTOBER 2013

Government are pleased to sanction increase in the rates of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees in the Revised pay Scales 2012 from the existing 9% to 15 % of Basic pay with effect from 1st July 2013.

2.   These orders will apply to the full time government employees. employees of Zilla Panchayates.  Work charged employees on regular time scales of pay, full time employees of aided educational Institutions and Universities who are on regular time scales of pay.

3.   For the purpose of grant of Dearness Allowance, the term "Basic Pay"means, pay drawn by a Government Employee in the scale of pay applicable to the post held by him and includes;

a. Stagnation increment, if any granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.
b. Personal Pay. if any, granted to him under sub-rule (3) of Rule 7 of the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2012.
c. Additional increment , if any granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.

4.    Basic Pay shall not include any emoluments other than those specified above.

5.    Government are also pleased to sanction increase in the rates of Dearness Allowance from the existing 9% to 15% of the basic pension/family pension with effect from 1st July 2013 to the State Government pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/family pensioners of the aided educational institutions whose pension/family pension is paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the State.

6.    Government are also pleased to sanction increase in the rates of Dearness allowance from the existing 9% to 15% of the basic pension/family pension with effect from 1st July 2013 to the pensioners/family pensioners who were drawing pay in the UGC/AICTE/ICAR Scale of pay.

7.    Separate orders will be issued in respect of employees of UGC/AICTE/ICAR/NJPC scales of pay and also in respect of NJPC pensioners.

8.    The increase in Dearness Allowance admissible under this order is payable in cash.

9.     The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above shall be rounded off to the next rupee and fractions less than 50 paise shall be ignored.

10.   The Dearness Allowance will be shown as a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay for any purpose.

BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OR THE
GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

Sd/-
(SUNDARARAJA GUPTHA)
Joint Secretary to Government
Finance Department (Services – 2)

SOURCE:  http://www.finance.kar.nic.in/gos/fd21srp2013.PDF

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Up-gradation of Grade Pay of LDC and UDC: Case returned by DoPT & directed to take up the matter with MoF

Up-gradation of Grade Pay of LDC and UDC: Case returned by DoPT & directed to take up the matter with MoF

Up-gradation of Grade Pay of LDC and UDC: TCase returned by DoPT to General Secretary, All India Association of Administrative Staff (NG), NSSO(FOD)& directed to take up the matter with MoF.  Contents of DoPT letter reproduced below:-

No. 25/2/20134-CS.II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi dated 19thSeptember, 2013

To
T.K.R. Pillai,
General Secretary,
All India Association of Administrative Staff (NG),
NSSO (FOD), Hall No. 201 & 205,
Vijay Stumbh, Zone 1,
Maharana Pratap Nagar,
BHOPAL



Subject: Up gradation of Grade pay of LDC and UDC in the Administrative Branch of Government of India offices.

Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter No. 3/65/2013 dated 20.6.2013 on the above subject. This Division deals only with LDCs and UDCs of Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS). As the matter referred to in your letter pertains to LDCs and UDCs of Non-CSCS category, you are requested to take up the matter directly with the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). Your letter No. 3/65/2013 dated 20.6.2013 in original is returned herewith.
Yours faithfully,

(K. Suresh Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India

General Secretary, AIAAS (NG)'s message thereon:-

Dear friends,
            As has already been informed, the Letter sent to the PM for revision of Grade pay of LDC & UDC by us has been forwarded to JCA, by the DoPT. Accordingly, a letter seeking the status of action taken from the Deputy Secretary, JCA was prepared but before sending the same to him,  the case has received back from the DoP&T wherein it was directed us to take up the matter directly with the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). The copy of the letter is posted below:

            It is to be noted that while forwarding the case to JCA, the DoPT has observed the LDC & UDC case is related to anomaly and the JCA is the authority to deal the cases of anomaly. An agenda item pertains to the upgradation of the grade pay of the LDC and UDC is pending for discussion in the National Anomaly Committee and the JCA has to convene the meeting for the same. And thus the case should have been put up to National Anomaly Committee. But, now the case is received from the DoPT and not from the JCA and the ground on which the case is returned to the DoPT is not known.

            Since the DoPT has asked us to take up the matter with Ministry of Finance it would be sent. But, we cannot say the action to be taken by the MoF on this most genuine anomaly in the wake of the announcement of 7th Pay Commission/involvement of expenditure. And yet, we have hope, the MoF would suggest something positive. In case it is not happened, as has been suggesting by the readers, it is a case fit to move in the Principle bench of the CAT, I think.

            Suggestions on future action on the matter from the readers are requested please.

With warm regards

Sincerely Yours

(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
Mob 09425372172

Source: http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/2013/10/ldc-udc-issue-case-returned-by-dopt.html

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