“The date of implementation of the allowances, as
announced, w.e.f. 01.07.2017, has created lot of anguish and
serious
discontentment in the Central Government Employees. We will
appreciate
if the government considers its implementation w.e.f.
01.01.2016, i.e.
date of implementation of VII CPC.”
Implementation of recommendations of the Committee on
Allowances - Secy Staff Writes to Cabinet
Secretary
Implementation of recommendations of the Committee
on Allowances
Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary
National Council (Staff Side)
Joint
Consultative Machinery
for Central Government
Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi -
110001
E-Mail :
nc.jcm.np@gmail.com
No.NC/JCM/2017
Dated: June 30, 2017
The Cabinet Secretary,
(Government of India),
Cabinet
Secretariat,
Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New
Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub:
Implementation of recommendations of the
Committee on Allowances
We
are quite thankful that after a long wait the Union Cabinet
has given
its approval for implementation of recommendations of the
Committee on
Allowances(Ashok Lavasa Committee) as recommended by the VII
CPC.
As
you are aware that, during the meeting of the Empowered
Committee, held
under your Chairmanship, we had requested for its early
implementation,
but unfortunately a long time has been taken by the said
committee for
finalizing the allowances.
We are thankful to the Government of
India for agreeing in principle for House Rent Allowance @
10%,20% and
30% to the Central Government Employees working in levels 1
to 3, but
depriving other staff, particularly Group 'C' staff, which
has resulted
in lot of discontentment among the Central Government
Employees. Staff
Side(JCM) is also thankful to the government for reducing 50%
Dearness Allowance barrier to 25% for future enhancement
of HRA to 09,18
and 27% and restoring 10,20 and 30% on 50% Dearness
Allowance, but at
the same time would have appreciated if the same formula
should have
been envisaged for other allowances which are DA indexed.
We are
also thankful to the Central Government for revising various
allowances,
including Breakdown Allowance, Nursing Allowance, Trip
Allowance,
Additional Allowance, Cycle Allowance, Cash Handling
Allowance etc. as
also Special Allowance to Trackmen, Section Controllers and
Loco Pilot
(Goods) and Sr. Passenger Guards and extending Patient Care
Allowance to
Ministerial Staff working in the hospitals. We also
appreciate the
government for enhancing the rate of Fixed Medical Allowance
from Rs.500
p.m. to Rs.1000 p.m. for the Pensioners. Though it is meager
to
old-aged pensioners, healthcare and at least Rs.2500 should
have been
granted.
The date of implementation of the allowances, as
announced, w.e.f. 01.07.2017, has created lot of anguish and
serious
discontentment in the Central Government Employees. We will
appreciate
if the government considers its implementation w.e.f.
01.01.2016, i.e.
date of implementation of VII CPC.
Minimum Wage and Fitment
Formula was one of the major demands in our Strike Notice,
for which
government formed a committee, unfortunately, up-till now
nothing
substantial has been done in this regard. Staff Side(JCM),
therefore,
requests that, a meeting should be called and the matter be
resolved at
an earliest.
The government has also constituted a Committee on
National Pension System(NPS) and it was assured to us that,
decision in
the matter would be taken within four months. Unfortunately,
up-till
now, this issue remains unresolved. We earnestly hope that,
the
government will definitely consider the demand of the Staff
Side
- Guaranteed Minimum Pension for new Pensioners
(appointed on or after
01.01.2004) as well as Family Pension at par with Old
Pensioners/Family
Pensioners.
We always believe in best industrial relations, but to
keep industrial peace, we hope, the government will take
appropriate
steps to resolve the long pending demands of the Central
Government
Employees at an
earliest.
Comradely yours,
sd/-
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Source: http://ncjcmstaffside.com/
