Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission Bunching Benefit of Pay Commission report ?

Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission Bunching Benefit as per Para 5.1.36 of Pay Commission report ?  The meaning of Stage defined now in the OM dated 07.09.2016

In Para 5.1.36 of its report, 7th Pay Commission had recommended that one additional increment will be given while fixing of every two stages of pre-revised basic pay (pay in pay band and Grade pay) or scale  in the same pay in the new pay matrix.  This recommendation has been accepted by Govt and an OM has been issued on 7th September 2016 to this effect.

Check the following link to read OM dated 7th September 2016 on Bunching benefits

The Govt has also defined now the meaning of "Stage" in the OM dated 7th September 2016.  Pay drawn by two Government servants in a given Pay Band and Grade pay or scale where the higher pay is at least 3% more than the lower pay shall constitute two stages.

The illustration provided in 7th Pay Commission report for the purpose of granting Bunching Increment was relating to Entry Pay only in the the new Pay Matrix viz., As per Illustration provided in the report Employees in GP 10,000 who are fitted in to minimum of Level 14 of New Pay Matrix will be eligible for one additional increment and would be fitted in to next cell of Level 14.

However, as per the OM dated 7th September 2016, which has clearly defined the meaning of Stage as far as 6th CPC pay is concerned, the bunching benefit will also be applicable to fixation of 7th CPC pay for all the indices of new pay matrix in addition to entry pay.

7th Pay Commission Pay Fixation:

As per Para 5.1.28 of 7th Pay Commission Report, pay fixation in the new pay structure will have to be made as follows

Step 1: Identify Basic Pay (Pay in the pay band plus Grade Pay) drawn by an employee as on the date of implementation. This figure is 'A'.
Step 2: Multiply 'A' with 2.57, round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result 'B'.
Step 3: The figure so arrived at, i.e., 'B' or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to his/her grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of 'B' is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level

7th Pay Commission bunching Benefit:

In addition to above, 7th Pay Commission proposes bunching benefit in Para 5.1.36 whenever more than two stages are bunched together for fixation of pay in 7th CPC pay matrix, one additional increment equal to 3 percent may be given for every two stages bunched, and pay fixed in the subsequent cell in the pay matrix.
Further, Para 5.1.37 of the report provides an illustration for fixation of pay of two employees who are drawing pay of Rs.53,000 and Rs.54,590 in the GP 10000.

As per this illustration, after applying 7CPC multiplication factor of 2.57, both of these employees will have to be fixed in first cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,44,200 as their revisesd pay are worked out to Rs.1,36,210 and Rs.1,40,296 respectively which are not more than the first cell of level 15 (Rs.1,44,200)
But to avoid bunching of these two stages of pay, the person drawing pay of Rs.54,590 will get fixed in second cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,48,500, while the other who is drawing pay of Rs. 53,000 will have to be fixed in Rs.1,44,200.

Based on this illustration, a table containing Entry pay of Rs. 53,000 in GP 10000, subsequent stages for this pay (pay with increment of 3% for every year) and 7th Pay Commission pay fixation for the same has been prepared as below.

Applying same principles, we could find that next stage in entry pay in respect of Grade Pay 1800, 1900. 2000, PB-3-5400, 6600, 7600 and 8900 would be entitled to one additional increment as bunching benefit.

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of 10,000/- (Pay Band (Rs. 37400-67000)

6cpc Basic Pay		7CPC pay fixation	GP 10000
	bp*2.57		7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
53000	136210	144200	144200
54590	140296	144200	148500
56230	144511	148500	153000
57920	148854	153000	157600
59660	153326	157600	162300
61450	157927	162300	167200
63300	162681	167200	172200
65200	167564	172200	177400
67160	172601	177400	182700
69180	177793	182700	188200
71260	183138	188200	193800
73400	188638	193800	199600
75610	194318	199600	205600
77880	200152	205600	211800
80220	206165	211800	218200

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 8900/- (Pay Band 4 - Rs. 37400 to 67000)

			GP 8900
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
49100	126187	131100	131100
50580	129991	131100	135000
52100	133897	135000	139100
53670	137932	139100	143300
55290	142095	143300	147600
56950	146362	147600	152000
58660	150756	152000	156600
60420	155279	156600	161300
62240	159957	161300	166100
64110	164763	166100	171100
66040	169723	171100	176200
68030	174837	176200	181500
70080	180106	181500	186900
72190	185528	186900	192500
74360	191105	192500	198300
76600	196862	198300	204200
78900	202773	204200	210300
81270	208864	210300	216600

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of of Rs 7600/- (Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600 - 39100)

			GP 7600
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
29500	75815	78800	78800
30390	78102	78800	81200
31310	80467	81200	83600
32250	82883	83600	86100
33220	85375	86100	88700
34220	87945	88700	91400
35250	90593	91400	94100
36310	93317	94100	96900
37400	96118	96900	99800
38530	99022	99800	102800
39690	102003	102800	105900
40890	105087	105900	109100
42120	108248	109100	112400
43390	111512	112400	115800
44700	114879	115800	119300
46050	118349	119300	122900
47440	121921	122900	126600
48870	125596	126600	130400
50340	129374	130400	134300
51860	133280	134300	138300
53420	137289	138300	142400
55030	141427	142400	146700
56690	145693	146700	151100
58400	150088	151100	155600
60160	154611	155600	160300
61970	159263	160300	165100
63830	164043	165100	170100
65750	168978	170100	175200
67730	174066	175200	180500
69770	179309	180500	185900
71870	184706	185900	191500
74030	190257	191500	197200
76260	195988	197200	203100
78550	201874	203100	209200

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 6600/- (Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600 - 39100)

			GP 6600
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
25350	65150	67700	67700
26120	67128	67700	69700
26910	69159	69700	71800
27720	71240	71800	74000
28560	73399	74000	76200
29420	75609	76200	78500
30310	77897	78500	80900
31220	80235	80900	83300
32160	82651	83300	85800
33130	85144	85800	88400
34130	87714	88400	91100
35160	90361	91100	93800
36220	93085	93800	96600
37310	95887	96600	99500
38430	98765	99500	102500
39590	101746	102500	105600
40780	104805	105600	108800
42010	107966	108800	112100
43280	111230	112100	115500
44580	114571	115500	119000
45920	118014	119000	122600
47300	121561	122600	126300
48720	125210	126300	130100
50190	128988	130100	134000
51700	132869	134000	138000
53260	136878	138000	142100
54860	140990	142100	146400
56510	145231	146400	150800
58210	149600	150800	155300
59960	154097	155300	160000
61760	158723	160000	164800
63620	163503	164800	169700
65530	168412	169700	174800
67500	173475	174800	180000
69530	178692	180000	185400
71620	184063	185400	191000
73770	189589	191000	196700
75990	195294	196700	202600
78270	201154	202600	208700

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 5400/- (Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600 - 39100)

			GP 5400
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
21000	53970	56100	56100
21630	55589	56100	57800
22280	57260	57800	59500
22950	58982	59500	61300
23640	60755	61300	63100
24350	62580	63100	65000
25090	64481	65000	67000
25850	66435	67000	69000
26630	68439	69000	71100
27430	70495	71100	73200
28260	72628	73200	75400
29110	74813	75400	77700
29990	77074	77700	80000
30890	79387	80000	82400
31820	81777	82400	84900
32780	84245	84900	87400
33770	86789	87400	90000
34790	89410	90000	92700
35840	92109	92700	95500
36920	94884	95500	98400
38030	97737	98400	101400
39180	100693	101400	104400
40360	103725	104400	107500
41580	106861	107500	110700
42830	110073	110700	114000
44120	113388	114000	117400
45450	116807	117400	120900
46820	120327	120900	124500
48230	123951	124500	128200
49680	127678	128200	132000
51180	131533	132000	136000
52720	135490	136000	140100
54310	139577	140100	144300
55940	143766	144300	148600
57620	148083	148600	153100
59350	152530	153100	157700
61140	157130	157700	162400
62980	161859	162400	167300
64870	166716	167300	172300
66820	171727	172300	177500

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 2400/- (Pay Band 1 - Rs. 5200 - 20200)

			GP 2400
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
9910	25469	25500	25500
10210	26240	26300	26300
10520	27036	27100	27100
10840	27859	27900	27900
11170	28707	29600	29600
11510	29581	30500	30500
11860	30480	30500	31400
12220	31405	32300	32300
12590	32356	33300	33300
12970	33333	34300	34300
13360	34335	35300	35300
13770	35389	36400	36400
14190	36468	37500	37500
14620	37573	38600	38600
15060	38704	39800	39800
15520	39886	41000	41000
15990	41094	42200	42200
16470	42328	43500	43500
16970	43613	44800	44800
17480	44924	46100	46100
18010	46286	47500	47500
18560	47699	48900	48900
19120	49138	50400	50400
19700	50629	51900	51900
20300	52171	53500	53500
20910	53739	55100	55100
21540	55358	56800	56800
22190	57028	58500	58500
22860	58750	60300	60300
23550	60524	62100	62100
24260	62348	64000	64000
24990	64224	65900	65900
25740	66152	67900	67900
26520	68156	69900	69900
27320	70212	72000	72000
28140	72320	74200	74200
28990	74504	76400	76400
29860	76740	78700	78700
30760	79053	81100	81100

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 2000/- (Pay Band 1 - Rs. 5200 - 20200)

			GP 2000
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
8460	21742	22400	22400
8720	22410	23100	23100
8990	23104	23800	23800
9260	23798	23800	24500
9540	24518	25200	25200
9830	25263	26000	26000
10130	26034	26800	26800
10440	26831	27600	27600
10760	27653	28400	28400
11090	28501	29300	29300
11430	29375	30200	30200
11780	30275	31100	31100
12140	31200	32000	32000
12510	32151	33000	33000
12890	33127	34000	34000
13280	34130	35000	35000
13680	35158	36100	36100
14100	36237	37200	37200
14530	37342	38300	38300
14970	38473	39400	39400
15420	39629	40600	40600
15890	40837	41800	41800
16370	42071	43100	43100
16870	43356	44400	44400
17380	44667	45700	45700
17910	46029	47100	47100
18450	47417	48500	48500
19010	48856	50000	50000
19590	50346	51500	51500
20180	51863	53000	53000
20790	53430	54600	54600
21420	55049	56200	56200
22070	56720	57900	57900
22740	58442	59600	59600
23430	60215	61400	61400
24140	62040	63200	63200
24870	63916	65100	65100
25620	65843	67100	67100
26390	67822	69100	69100

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 1900/-

			GP 1900
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
7730	19866	19900	19900
7970	20483	20500	20500
8210	21100	21100	21100
8460	21742	21700	22400
8720	22410	22400	23100
8990	23104	23100	23800
9260	23798	23800	24500
9540	24518	25200	25200
9830	25263	26000	26000
10130	26034	26800	26800
10440	26831	27600	27600
10760	27653	28400	28400
11090	28501	29300	29300
11430	29375	30200	30200
11780	30275	31100	31100
12140	31200	32000	32000
12510	32151	33000	33000
12890	33127	34000	34000
13280	34130	35000	35000
13680	35158	36100	36100
14100	36237	37200	37200
14530	37342	38300	38300
14970	38473	39400	39400
15420	39629	40600	40600
15890	40837	41800	41800
16370	42071	43100	43100
16870	43356	44400	44400
17380	44667	45700	45700
17910	46029	47100	47100
18450	47417	48500	48500
19010	48856	50000	50000
19590	50346	51500	51500
20180	51863	53000	53000
20790	53430	54600	54600
21420	55049	56200	56200
22070	56720	57900	57900
22740	58442	59600	59600
23430	60215	61400	61400
24140	62040	63200	63200

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 1800/-

			GP 1800
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
7000	17990	18000	18000
7210	18530	19100	19100
7430	19095	19100	19700
7660	19686	19700	20300
7890	20277	20300	20900
8130	20894	20900	21500
8380	21537	22100	22100
8640	22205	22800	22800
8900	22873	23500	23500
9170	23567	24200	24200
9450	24287	24900	24900
9740	25032	25600	25600
10040	25803	26400	26400
10350	26600	27200	27200
10670	27422	28000	28000
11000	28270	28800	28800
11330	29118	29700	29700
11670	29992	30600	30600
12030	30917	31500	31500
12400	31868	32400	32400
12780	32845	33400	33400
13170	33847	34400	34400
13570	34875	35400	35400
13980	35929	36500	36500
14400	37008	37600	37600
14840	38139	38700	38700
15290	39295	39900	39900
15750	40478	41100	41100
16230	41711	42300	42300
16720	42970	43600	43600
17230	44281	44900	44900
17750	45618	46200	46200
18290	47005	47600	47600
18840	48419	49000	49000
19410	49884	50500	50500
20000	51400	52000	52000
20600	52942	53600	53600
21220	54535	55200	55200
21860	56180	56900	56900

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Impact of 7th Pay Commission only 25K crore and not 100K crore – Confederation

Impact of 7th Pay Commission only 25K crore and not 100K crore – Confederation

Central Government Employees of Karnataka State has expressed its views that Government of India has to spend an additional Rs.25,000/- crores and not Rs.1,00,000/- crores as a result of implementation of 7th Pay Commission contrary to media reports. This will amount to 0.4 per cent of GDP.

Expenditure towards Salary of Central Government Employees on implementation of 7th Pay Commission will be around 25000 Cr and not Rs.1 lakh Crore as projected by media reports says Confederation

Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Karnataka State has come up with a detailed report on actual expenditure involved out of 7th Pay Commission recommendations.

Comrades,
There are various reports in the media about the impact of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations on the common man and the government resources at large, the reports suggest that amount of Rs.one lakh crores of public money has been spent for implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations for 35 lakhs central Government employees, Perhaps the strongest criticism of Pay Commission awards is that they play havoc with government finances and also state government demand support to implement the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. At the aggregate level, these concerns are somewhat exaggerated and which is totally wrong.

Let us examine the 7th Pay Commission report vide para no 3.65 and 3.66 and the website of Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Pay Research Unit for Brochure on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Civilian Employees visit website PayAllowance2013-14

The 7th Pay Commission report para number 3.65 and 3.66
3.65 The total expenditure on pay and allowances for civil personnel of Central Government in the recent years is brought out in Table 9.

Table 9: Expenditure on Pay and Allowances

Year	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Amount (Rs.crore)	51,664	80,110	1,07,402	1,07,550	1,17,565	1,29,599
As a percent of GDP	1.04	1.42	1.66	1.38	1.33	1.30

The 7th Pay Commission report para number 3.65 and 3.66

3.65 The total expenditure on pay and allowances for civil personnel of Central Government in the recent years is brought out in Table 9.

Table 9: Expenditure on Pay and Allowances

3.66 The expenditure per capita on pay and allowances for Civil Central Government personnel for FY 2012-13 was Rs..3.92 lakh per annum i.e Rs..32666/- per month.

Add 35% DA for the period 1/4/2013 to 1/1/2016 average salary of Civil Central Government personnel as on 1/1/2016 at 125% DA which works around Rs.37500/- per month (Rs.4.50 lakhs per annum ) without 7th CPC recommendations . i.e., Rs..1.57,000 crores.

Add average 16% wage increase due to 7th Pay Commission which works out to Rs 43500/- per month (Rs.5.22 lakhs per annum) with 7th Pay Commission implementation .

Total Expenditure for 35 lakhs for Civil Central Government personnel for FY 2016-17 is around Rs..1,83,000 crores In respect of pensions expenditure for 55 lakhs pensioners amount is around Rs..81,000/ crores as on 1/1/2016. which is against the revenue receipts of Rs..19 lakh crores. The percentage of revenue receipt and wages is just around 13% of the total revenue is spent on the wages and pension for the Central Government personnel. In fact it is just at 1.3% of the GDP.

This clearly shows that that the increase in impact for the government of India finances is just additional Rs..25,000/- crores not additional Rs..1,00,000/- crores as per the media reports.

The 7th Pay Commission recommendations’ impact need not give jitters to the government because the rise in government wages will amount to only 0.4 per cent of GDP.

One more aspect is that technically, the recommendations of a Central Pay Commission are only for Central Government employees and States are not bound to follow suit. Indeed, up to the 1980s, States constituted their own Pay Commissions and prescribed their own pay scales, based upon their fiscal capacity.

Let us not be carried over by the media or press reports, hence we should educate each and every employee for struggle and so that a decent wage hike is achieved.

Comradely yours
(P.S.Prasad)
General Secretary

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7th Pay Commission recommended that Family Planning Allowance should be abolished.

7th CPC has recommended for abolition of Family Planning Allowance since the level of awareness regarding appropriate family size has gone up among the government servants. 7th CPC is of the view that many benefits relates to children, viz., Children Education Allowance, Maternity Leave, LTC, etc., are available now.

7th Pay Commission recommended that Family Planning Allowance should be abolished.

7th Pay Commission has proposed for abolishing Family Planning Allowance. Analysis and Recommendations of 7th Pay Commission on FPA is as follows:

Family Planning Allowance (FPA) is granted to Central Government employees as an encouragement to adhere to small family norms. The existing rates are as under:

Grade Pay	Family Planning Allowance
1300-2400	210
2800	250
4200	400
4600	450
4800	500
5400	550
6600	650
7600	750
8700	800
8900	900
>10,000	1000

There are demands to make it equal to one increment. Representations have also been received requesting that the allowance should be double for those employees who adopt family planning norms after just one child.

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission recognizes the fact that most of the benefits related to children, viz., Children Education Allowance, Maternity Leave, LTC, etc., are available for two children only. Moreover the level of awareness regarding appropriate family size has also gone up among the government servants. Hence, a separate allowance aimed towards population control is not required now. Accordingly, it is recommended that Family Planning Allowance should be abolished.

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7th Pay Commission Latest News – Railways Senior Citizens Welfare Society’s Memorandum

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Railways Senior Citizens Welfare Society’s Memorandum

RSCWS demands for revising 7th pay commission multiplication factor, Parity of Pension, and revision of Fixed Medical Allowance – Submits memorandum to 7th pay commission empowered committee

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Railway Senior Citizen Welfare Society has submitted representation to 7th Pay Commission Implementation Cell highlighting the need for reviewing the recommendations for the benefit of Pensioners

No. RSCWS/ CHD / Memo 7th CPC Emp Com/2016-3

Dated: 6-2-2016

1. Cabinet Secretary, Government of India & CHAIRMAN, EMPOWERED COMMITTEE OF SECRETARIES ON 7TH CPC, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 004
CC to:cabinet@nic.in

2. ALL MEMBERS OF EMPOWERED COMMITTEE ON 7TH CPC

Dear Sir,
Subject: Recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission relating to Pension & Retirement Benefits

We would like to draw your kind attention to the following major points & serious inadequacies & consequential serious injustice to the Pensioners. We earnestly request you for consideration of the following issues:

1. MULTIPLE FACTOR (REF: PARA 10.1.67):

I) The 7th Pay Commission has very unjustly & arbitrarily recommended the multiple factor of 2.57 for fixation of Pay & Pension. It is tantamount to less than 14.3% rise of emoluments as on 1-1-2016 (with expected DA of 125%) as against over 21% rise proposed by 6th CPC. This is especially very much unjustified in view of much high price rise in the last 10 years.

II) Long pending demand may please be accepted for merger of DA for fixing the Revised Pay & Pension;

III) It is, therefore, requested that the multiple factor should, therefore, be raised to 3.15 times of Sixth CPC Basic Pay & Pension if the merger of DA is agreed to or at least to 2.65 if merger of DA is not agreed to.

IV) The Minimum wage of Rs.18000 proposed by 7th Pay Commission is based on Dr Aykroyed formula for Minimum Need Based Wage. This has already been overruled by the Supreme Court as it does not reflect the present day needs for Housing, Social obligations and Children Education etc. The Apex Court had already modified the said formula by adding appropriate weightage for these Factors – which may please be considered for fixing the Minimum Pay and the Pay at higher Levels as well as the Pension as based thereon.

2. PARITY OF PENSION (PARA (10.1.53 & 10.1.67):

a) We welcome the recommendation of 7th CPC and thank the COMMISSION for accepting the long pending demand of Parity between pre and post 7th CPC Retirees. However the method suggested by the Pay Commission for the above purpose, needs to be revised & simplified in view of the following reasons:

i) It may not be possible to implement this Option in many cases for fixation Revised Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners in the absence of Service Records of the old Pensioners to check the number of increments earned in the Grade from which the Pensioner retired in cases where the Service Records of the old Pensioners are not available thus depriving them of the benefit of the same permanently or for many years till their records are rebuilt – which will be like groping in the dark;

ii) Basing of Pay Matrix & Pension on disproportionate Rise of Pay & Pension – given after 6th CPC – will be unjustified – as the rise given after 6th CPC was 3 times or more in PB 4 as against 2.26 times in PB 2 & PB 3;

iii) Using lower Index of only 2.57 at lower levels and 2.62 at Middle Levels as compared to 2.67, 2.72 and 2.81 at higher Levels of Posts will further accentuate the discrimination caused by the 6th CPC. The Index of 2.81 should be uniformly applied at all Levels.

iv) In the past, while fixing the salary of serving personnel in the revised scale under the 4th CPC recommendations, point to point fixation based on the number of increments already earned was not undertaken and one increment was allowed for every 3 (three) increments earned in the pre-revised scale thereby suppressing the number of increments earned in relation to the number of years actually spent in the grade.

The same principle of allowing one increment for every 3 earned in the 4th CPC scale was also followed while fixing salary of serving employees in 5th CPC scales. This has resulted in artificially suppressing the time spent in a particular level.

v) Senior Pre-2006 Pensioners will get lesser higher pension than even the Pre-2006 junior Pensioners who retired later from the same Post with slightly longer or more years of service in that Grade;

vi) Senior Pre-2016 Pensioners who retired in higher Level of Posts will get lesser pension than the juniors who retired from one or even more Levels below just because Either the Juniors could not get promoted to higher grade but had earned more increments in the lower Grade than the seniors who retired from a higher grade.

Or the two Pay Scale got merged after the retirement of the senior and thus the junior will get the benefit of all increments earned in either of the two scales while the senior will get the benefit of the increments earned only in the higher grade.

All this would be greatly unjustified.

a) It is, therefore, requested to please simplify the method for the purpose and the same should be based only on the information available in the PPO.

b) It is requested that – in order to remove the above infirmities – the Pension of Pre-2016 Civilian Pensioners be fixed at the higher of the following two formulations:

i) a) Pension of Pre 2016 Pensioners be fixed at par with Average of the Pension of Post-2016 Pensioners based on the 50% of the Average Pay in the Pay Matrix or such other formula as may be universally implementable as per readily available records of all concerned / based on the information available in the PPO;

b) Till such time the above said dispensation is implemented, minimum Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners should not be less than 50% of the minimum of Pay in the Pay Matrix of 7th CPC for the Pay Level corresponding to the Pay Scale or the Grade Pay from which the Pensioner had retired;

ii) Pension fixed after Sixth CPC be multiplied by Multiple Factor of 3.15 if the merger of DA is agreed to or at least to 2.65 if merger of DA is not agreed to (as proposed in Para 3 above)\

iii) Increments earned or the number of years spent in either of the merged scales should be taken into consideration for fixing the Revised Pension.

Pensioners may please be fixed at the higher of the above – without getting any option from the Pensioner as it is an obvious matter that all will opt for the higher Pension.

3. ADDITIONAL PENSION (Para 10.1.28):

7th CPC has totally ignored the reasons of extra expenses on medical care & treatment in old age for the demand for reducing the age for grant of Additional Pension of 5% from 65 years of age, 10% from 70 years and 15% from 75 years. It has also ignored even the recommendations of DOP&PW for starting it at the age of 75 years. This has greatly hurt the Pensioners.

It is, therefore, requested that the Additional Pension may please be granted @ 5% from 65 years of age, 10% from 70 years and 15% from 75 years of age, besides continuing with Additional Pension of 20% from 80 years, 30% from 85 years, 40% from 90 years, 50% from 95 years and 100 % from 100 years of age as granted after 6th CPC.

4. FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE(Ref: Para 8.17.52):

It is regretted that the 7th CPC has recommended no enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) for Pensioners for day- to-day medical treatment not requiring hospitalization, merely on the ground that “this Allowance was last enhanced from Rs.300 to Rs.500 pm from 19/11/2014” – even without going into the merits of the following valid reasons advanced for the revision thereof:

i) FMA should have been revised from 1-9-2008 – like all other Allowances after the 6th CPC. The belated revision done in 2014 was itself delayed by 6 years;

ii) The cost had exorbitantly increased for the Medicines, Consultation Fee and cost of Pathological Tests required for day-to-day medical treatment since 1999 (when the FMA was initially granted) and this had risen at a much steeper rate than the Price Index.

iii) Average expenditure per pensioner/per Patient on OPD in CGHS Hospitals has increased manifold and is at present over Rs.2500 per patient. This reflects the exorbitant increase in the cost of Medicines, Consultation Fee and cost of Pathological Tests etc. required for day-to-day medical treatment. The FMA of Rs.500 per month is thus a pittance of the actual expenditure on day-to-day Medical Treatment by the Pensioners who are residing in non-CGHS /RELHS areas and have thus opted out of the same.

iv) A large proportion of Pensioners were residing in remote areas or villages having no excess to CGHS Dispensaries & Railway Hospitals and as such, are wholly dependent on the paltry amount of FMA for day-to-day treatment of self & spouse.

v) It is, therefore, requested that the FMA may please be revised to at least Rs.2000 p.m. or at par with the average expenditure on OPD Treatment per month per Pensioner / Patient.

Hoping for a favorable consideration;
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
(Harchandan Singh)
Secretary General, RSCWS

Source: IRTSA

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7th CPC recommends that Heads of NDC, NDA and DSSC institutions should be upgraded to Apex Scale

7th Pay Commission recommends that heads of three institutions viz., National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi, National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington should be upgraded to Apex Scale

7th CPC recommends that Heads of NDC, NDA and DSSC institutions should be upgraded to Apex Scale

7th Pay Commission has recommended CGWB Technical Operator (Drilling) be given GP 1900 and be combined with the post of Compressor

National Academies

The Commission has received a number of demands from both the civilian and defence employees that the heads of National Academies should be upgraded to Apex Scale.

The Commission finds merit in upgrading only the heads of tri-services institutions of the defence forces. Accordingly, it is recommended that the heads of the following three tri- services institutions should be upgraded to Apex Scale:

a.   National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi

b.  National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune

c.   Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington

Only those  officers should  be posted  as  heads  of these establishments  who have minimum two years of service left before superannuation. No extension in service should be granted based on these recommendations.

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7th CPC recommends higher grade pay for JPA, SPA, Off-set Machine Operator, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor

7th CPC recommends Junior Press Assistant (JPA) , Senior Press Assistant (SPA), Off-set Machine Operator, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor, grade pay of 1800, 1900, 2400, 1900, and 4200 respectively

7th CPC recommends higher grade pay for JPA, SPA, Off-set Machine Operator, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for JPA, SPA, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor

Press Stream

    In IBM, the post of Junior Press Assistant (JPA) is placed in GP 1800, Senior Press Assistant (SPA) is in GP 1900 and Off-set Machine Operator is in GP 2400. Direct entry is at the level of JPA for which the qualification of Class X+ITI is required. In GSI, direct entry is at the level of Pressman, with GP 1900 and identical qualification requirements as that of JPA in IBM. JPAs of IBM have demanded parity with the Pressman post of GSI.

Analysis and Recommendations

    The posts of JPA and SPA should be merged in IBM. The merged cadre should be called Pressman cadre. It should be initially fixed in GP 1900 with  appropriate placement in the pay matrix. No discrepancy is noticed with regards to the post of Off-set Machine Operator. Hence, they should be granted normal fixation in the pay matrix.

Machine Man

    The post of Machine Man in IBM lies in GP 1800 with qualification requirement of Class X+ITI. This post has had horizontal parity with the post of Junior Press Assistant (JPA). Since we are recommending upgradation of JPA from GP 1800 to GP 1900, upgrading the post of Machine Man also to GP 1900 is warranted. Accordingly, the same is recommended.

Electrical Supervisor

The post of Electrical Supervisor in IBM lies in GP 2800 with qualification requirement of Diploma in Engineering. This post has had horizontal parity with the post of Junior Technical Assistant (JTA). Since we are recommending upgradation of JTA from GP 2800 to GP 4200, upgrading the post of Electrical Supervisor also to GP 4200 is warranted. Accordingly, the same is recommended

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Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission additional Bunching increment ?

Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission additional Bunching increment ?

Analysis on 7th Pay Commission bunching Benefit discussed in Para 5.1.36 and Para 5.1.37 of 7th Pay Commission report – Pay in Grade Pay of Rs. 5400, 6600, 7600 and 8900 will be entitled to additional increment as bunching benefit

Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission Bunching Benefit as per Para 5.1.36 of Pay Commission report ? – As per Illustration provided in the report Employees in GP 10,000 who are fitted in to minimum of Level 14 of New Pay Matrix will be eligible for one additional increment and would be fitted in to next cell of Level 14.

7th Pay Commission Pay Fixation:

As per Para 5.1.28 of 7th Pay Commission Report, pay fixation in the new pay structure will have to be made as follows

Step 1: Identify Basic Pay (Pay in the pay band plus Grade Pay) drawn by an employee as on the date of implementation. This figure is ‘A’.

Step 2: Multiply ‘A’ with 2.57, round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result ‘B’.

Step 3: The figure so arrived at, i.e., ‘B’ or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to his/her grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of ‘B’ is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level

7th Pay Commission bunching Benefit:

In addition to above, 7th Pay Commission proposes bunching benefit in Para 5.1.36 whenever more than two stages are bunched together for fixation of pay in 7th CPC pay matrix, one additional increment equal to 3 percent may be given for every two stages bunched, and pay fixed in the subsequent cell in the pay matrix.

Further, Para 5.1.37 of the report provides an illustration for fixation of pay of two employees who are drawing pay of Rs.53,000 and Rs.54,590 in the GP 10000.

As per this illustration, after applying 7CPC multiplication factor of 2.57, both of these employees will have to be fixed in first cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,44,200 as their revisesd pay are worked out to Rs.1,36,210 and Rs.1,40,296 respectively which are not more than the first cell of level 15 (Rs.1,44,200)

But to avoid bunching of these two stages of pay, the person drawing pay of Rs.54,590 will get fixed in second cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,48,500, while the other who is drawing pay of Rs. 53,000 will have to be fixed in Rs.1,44,200.

Based on this illustration, a table containing Entry pay of Rs. 53,000 in GP 10000, subsequent stages for this pay (pay with increment of 3% for every year) and 7th Pay Commission pay fixation for the same has been prepared as below.

7CPC pay fixation for GP 10,000
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
53000	136210	144200	144200
54590	140296	144200	**148500
56230	144511	148500	148500

** One increment as bunching benefit

Employees in Grade Pay 5400, 6600, 7600 and 8700 who are fixed in stages next to entry pay will also be entitled to 7th Pay Commission Bunching Benefit

Applying same principles, we could find that next stage in entry pay in respect of Grade Pay 5400, 6600, 7600 and 8700 would be entitled to one additional increment as bunching benefit

1. Grade pay 5400 corresponding to pay band 15600-39100 (Entry Pay Rs. 21000 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 5400 (15600-39100)
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
21000	53970	56100	56100
21630	55589	56100	57800 **
22280	57260	57800	57800
22950	58982	59500	59500

** One increment as bunching benefit

2. Grade pay 6600 (Entry Pay Rs. 25350 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 6600
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
25350	65150	67700	67700
26120	67128	67700	69700 **
26910	69159	69700	69700
27720	71240	71800	71800

** One increment as bunching benefit

3. Grade pay 7600 (Entry Pay Rs. 29500 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 7600
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
29500	75815	78800	78800
30390	78102	78800	81200 **
31310	80467	81200	81200
32250	82883	83600	83600

** One increment as bunching benefit

4. Grade pay 8900 (Entry Pay Rs. 49100 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 8900
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
49100	126187	131100	131100
50580	129991	131100	135000 **
52100	133897	135000	135000
53670	137932	139100	139100

** One increment as bunching benefit

Whether Employees in who are fixed in the middle stages of new 7th CPC pay matrix will be eligible for Bunching Benefit ?

Relevant portions of 7th Pay Commission report (para 5.1.36 and Para 5.1.37) that discuss about Bunching increment are given under the heading “Entry Pay”.

The illustration provided by 7th CPC for fixation of pay with bunching increment also discusses only about entry pay in a grade pay.

Also, Para 5.1.28 of 7th Pay Commission Report which explains the method of fitment of existing 6th CPC pay in all stages in to 7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix does not contain any explanation about Bunching increment

Hence, it is not clear from the 7CPC report whether bunching benefit would apply to employees who are fixed in middle stages of new pay matrix.

For instance, we analysed the pay fixation of entry pay pertaining to Grade Pay Rs. 1800 and Grade Pay Rs. 2400 and its subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year

7CPC pay fixation for GP 1800
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay
7000	17990	18000	18000
7210	18530	19100	19100
7430	19095	19100	19100 ##
7660	19686	20300	20300
7890	20277	20900	20900

## Bunching of 6cpc pay in two stages in to one stage of 7CPC Pay Matrix

7CPC pay fixation for GP 2400
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay
11170	28707	29600	29600
11510	29581	30500	30500
11860	30480	30500	30500 ##
12220	31405	32300	32300
12590	32356	33300	33300

From the above, it could be seen that Pay pertains to Grade Pay of Rs. 1800 and Rs. 2400 in middle stages are getting bunched and fitted in to one stage of new pay structure as per the methods of fitment envisaged by 7th Pay Commission.

However, 7th pay Commission report has not discussed about applicability of Bunching Benefit in respect of pay fixation in middle stages of new pay matrix. It is also not clear whether bunching increment would apply to subsequent stages of pay when bunching increment is given to previous stage in the same level. For instance, 7th Pay Commission has recommended that pay of Rs. 54590 in GP 10,000 will be eligible for bunching increment and will be fitted in new of pay of Rs. 148,500. However, there is no discussion about the subsequent stage to Rs. 54,490 in GP 10,000 which is also getting fixed in same new Pay of Rs. 148,500/-

We are of the opinion that to clarify all these doubts, Govt has to come up clear-cut Clarification on Bunching Increment issue while 7th Pay Commission report is implemented

Source: gconnect

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Higher Grade Pay for Railway Commercial clerk, Reservation Clerk and ticket checking staff

7th CPC has recommended that Posts of Railway Commercial Clerks, Enquiry Cum Reservation Clerks (ECRCs) and Ticket Checking staff (TTEs and TCs) are merged as Commercial and Ticketing Staff and then placed in the appropriate level in the new pay matrix


7th CPC recommends higher grade pay for Railway Commercial clerk, Reservation Clerk and ticket checking staff- Three categories to be merged and then placed in the appropriate level in the new pay matrix


7th Pay Commission proposes that all these cadres are to be merged and called as Railway Commercial ant Ticketing Staff.  50% posts which require class XII qualification will have to selected and like wise 50% of posts for which graduation will be eligibility will be selected through RRB.  Both these posts will be upgraded to Grade Pay of Rs 2000 and Rs. 2800 respectively prior fixation of new pay under 7CPC.  The remaining post after selection through RRB will have to be filled through promotion



Commercial Staff

There are three categories of Commercial Staff–Commercial Clerks, Enquiry Cum Reservation Clerks (ECRCs) and Ticket Checking staff (TTEs and TCs). They are responsible for commercial duties like issuing of tickets–unreserved as well as reserved, handling enquiries, checking of tickets on board trains, etc. Their present structure, along with the employee strength in each GP is as follows:

Grade Pay	Commercial Clerks	ECRCs	Ticket Checking Staff	% of Total Strength
4600	5975	2320	7021	20.28
4200	13648	5800	16072	47.03
2800	6572	2425		11.91
2400			7723	10.23
2000	3679			4.87
1900			4287	5.68

For Commercial Clerks, the minimum educational qualification stipulated is Class X.  Entry into the cadre is only at GP 2000 – 50 percent direct recruitment through RRB; 33 1/3% through LDCE from eligible erstwhile Gr.D staff of Traffic and Commercial Departments with three years of continuous service; 16 2/3% through promotion of matriculate employees in GP 1800 from eligible categories.

For ECRCs, graduation is the minimum requirement, with entry GP2800.

Entry in Ticket Checking staff is at GP 1900–50% direct recruitment by RRB with the minimum educational qualification of Class X and the remaining 50 percent filled by promotion–33.33% by General Selection and 16.66 percent by LDCE with minimum qualification of Class X.

All the three categories have demanded improvement in their pay structure. Representations have also been received to upgrade the entry level qualification of Commercial Clerks and Ticket Checking staff from the current level of Class X to graduation. It has also been stated that with the proliferation of technology for booking unreserved and reserved tickets, the requirement of Commercial Clerks and ECRCs is going down. At the same time, with an increase in the number of trains, the need for Ticket Checking staff is on the rise. Hence, it has been suggested that these three cadres should be merged.

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission analysed the year-wise data pertaining to the percentage of reserved tickets booked at the counters vis-à-vis those booked through the internet:

Reservations on Indian Railways

A clear trend towards increase in internet booking is visible, so much so that internet booking has now exceeded the counter booking. With the introduction of innovative technological solutions for the unreserved sector, like the recently launched mobile application, the counter sales of unreserved tickets are also likely to go down.

Hence, the Commission finds merit in the argument that the three categories of Commercial staff should be unified into a single cadre. Accordingly, it is recommended that they should be consolidated into one cadre called Commercial and Ticketing Staff. The cadre will have the following structure after merger:

Grade Pay	Level	% Distribution of Posts
4600	7	20
4200	6	47
2800	5	22
2000	3	11

Employees in GP 1900 should be upgraded to GP 2000; those in GP 2400 should be upgraded to GP 2800 and then placed in the appropriate level in the new pay matrix. The inter-se seniority will be as per normal rules of seniority. Proper training will have to be imparted to the employees as per the requirements. The recruitment in the cadre should be at two levels:

a.   At Level 3: 50% from open market through RRB, with minimum qualification of Class XII, 33 1/3 % through General Selection from Traffic and Commercial staff in GP 1800 fulfilling the eligibility criterion, and 16 2/3% through LDCE.

b.   At Level 5: 50%from open market through RRB, with minimum qualification of Graduation, and 50% through promotion.

With this merger, employees in GP 1900 and GP 2400 will get the benefit of upgradation. At the same time, the job content of all three categories will be enriched, as they will be able to join any of the three streams. Organizational flexibility will be enhanced as the department will have a larger pool of employees for optimal utilization, as per the requirement.

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7th Pay Commission recommends that Junior Agriculture Assistant to get higher grade pay

7th Pay Commission recommends that Junior Agriculture Assistant to get higher grade pay

7th CPC recommends higher grade pay for Junior Agriculture Assistant and Junior Soil Conservation Assistant from GP 2400 to GP 2800 and merged with Agriculture Assistant/Soil Conservation Assistant

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Junior Agriculture Assistant/Junior Soil Conservation Assistant presently in PB-1, GP- 2400 are recommended to be upgraded and merged with the posts of Agriculture Assistant/Soil Conservation Assistant in the pay scale of PB-1, GP-2800.

Agriculture Department

Demand for pay hike in respect of posts in Agriculture Department are:

    i.      Agriculture Assistant/Soil Conservation Assistant from GP 2800 to GP 4600

    ii.      Agriculture Field Assistant/Soil Conservation Field Assistant from GP 1900 to GP 2800

    iii.     Junior Agriculture Assistant/Junior Soil Conservation Assistant from GP 2400 to GP 4200

    iv.      Agriculture  Officer  from  GP  4200  to  GP  4800  at  par  with  PGT  of  Education Department

    v.      Assistant Director (Agriculture/Soil) from GP 4600 to GP 5400 (PB-3)

    vi.      Lab Assistant from GP 2000 to GP 2800.

Analysis and Recommendations

Taking into consideration the essential educational qualification of BSc (Agriculture) and the hierarchical pattern in the cadre, the posts of Junior Agriculture Assistant/Junior Soil Conservation Assistant presently in PB-1, GP- 2400 are recommended to be upgraded and merged with the posts of Agriculture Assistant/Soil Conservation Assistant in the pay scale of PB-1, GP-2800. Since the posts above GP 2800 in the cadre are already placed in appropriate level, the demand for pay hike is not justified and status quo is recommended

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7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Junior ECG Technicians.

7th Pay Commission recommends higher grade pay of Rs. 2800 for Junior ECG Technicians who are presently in receipt of grade pay of Rs. 2400.

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Junior ECG Technicians.

Cardiology Staff of Dr. RML Hospital

Representations have been received from Cardiology Staff of Dr. RML Hospital for grant of higher pay, introduction of technical allowance, increase in transport allowance, time scale promotion etc. Their hierarchy is as under:

Hierarchy of Cardiology Staff of Dr. RML Hospital

S.No.	Name of the Post	Present Grade Pay	Grade Pay Sought
1.	Technical Officer	5400	6600
2.	Technical Supervisor	4600	5400
3.	Senior Technical Assistant	4200	4800
4.	Senior ECG Technician/ Senior Cardiac Technician	4200	4600
5.	Junior ECG Technician/Junior Cardiac Technician	2400	4200

The qualification prescribed for recruitment to the post of Junior ECG Technician is Class XII in Science with Physics, Chemistry and Biology plus Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering with two years experience.

The Cardiology Staff perform ECG, operate cardiac laboratory machines and assist the doctors in invasive procedures. Taking into account the job content of the Junior ECG Technicians, the Commission recommends that their grade pay may be upgraded to GP 2800. Further, the Commission recommends replacement pay levels for other posts in the hierarchical cadre of Cardiology Staff.

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7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Auditors.

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Auditors.

7th CPC recommends that officers in organised accounts cadres viz., Indian Audit and Accounts Department, Defence Accounts Department, Indian Civil Accounts Organisation, Railways, Post and Telecommunications who are in GP 4800 will be upgraded, on completion of four years’ service to GP 5400 (PB-2) and will be placed in Pay level 9, in the pay matrix.

Officers in accounts cadres to get higher grade pay – 7th CPC Recommendations

7th Pay Commission recommends higher grade pay for officers in organised accounts cadres from GP 4800 to GP 5400 PB-2.

Organised Accounts Staff

11.12.134 The demands made in respect of the organised accounts cadre of the Ministry of Defence by the Confederation of Defence Recognised Association are focused on two posts viz., Senior Auditors and Assistant Accounts Officers.

Senior Auditors

They have contended that Senior Auditor of organised Accounts cadres have traditionally been at par with Assistants and that the existing parity between them has been disturbed by the government upgrading the level of Assistant from GP 4200 to GP 4600, while Senior Auditors remains at GP 4200. To advance their case, they have stated that a job evaluation of the Audit staff of IA&AD and Assistants of CSS carried out by Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad at instance of III CPC, gave a higher job rating to Auditors than Assistants of CSS.

In 1984, the government bifurcated the Audit cadre of IA&AD into Auditors (20 percent) and Senior Auditors (80 percent) and granted the pay scale of Assistant of CSS to Senior Auditors. The IV CPC, had, after above consideration, taken the view that there should be broad parity in the pay scales of the staff in IA&AD and other accounts organisations. The recommendation  of  IV  CPC  was  accepted  by  the  government  and implemented  w.e.f. 01.01.1986 for audit and from 1 April, 1987 for accounts in case of IA&AD and other Accounts Departments and Senior Auditors have been given same pay scale of Assistant of CSS.

Analysis and Recommendations
The Commission, in Chapter 7.1, has already taken a view with regard to pay level of Assistants of CSS. The recommendation there in will settle the parities as have been sought to be established.

Assistant Accounts Officers

They have contended that the existing parity between Assistant Account Officer (AAO) of organised accounts cadre and Section Officers of CSS was disturbed by granting Non Functional upgradation to GP 5400 (PB-3) after four years of service to the latter. They have stated that in the original scheme of things, Section Officer(A)/ Assistant Accounts Officer of organised accounts were also included for non functional upgradation to GP 5400 (PB-3) after four years as evident from English release dated 14 August, 2008 of Press Information Bureau. Para 10 (v) of this English release reads “Government has continued the present position of granting Group `A’ scale to Group `B’ officers after 4 years of service and these officers would be placed in PB-3 instead of PB-2 recommended by the VI CPC. This would benefit Group `B’ officers of the Railways, Accounts Services, CSS, CSSS and DANICS and DANIPS.”

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission notes that non-functional upgradation from GP 4800 to GP 5400 (PB-3), on completion of four years of service, has been accorded to a number of posts by the government in 2008 viz., Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service, Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service, Officers of the Central Secretariat Service and those of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service as well as other similarly placed Headquarters Services. This has also been extended to Group `B’ Officers of the Departments of Posts and Revenue. While extending this benefit, officers in GP 4800, both in Headquarters and in the field formations of these two organisations have been covered. In 2015, this benefit was also extended to Section Officers in the Indian Coast Guard.

The Commission is therefore of the view that there is no justification for excluding officers in the organised accounting departments who are at GP 4800 from this dispensation. It therefore recommends that all officers in organised accounts cadres (in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, Defence Accounts Department, Indian Civil Accounts Organisation, Railways, Post and Telecommunications) who are in GP 4800 should be upgraded, on completion of four years’ service to GP 5400 (PB-2), viz., Pay level 9, in the pay matrix.

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Assistant Archivists, Archivists and Scientific Officer to get Higher Grade Pay -7th CPC recommendation

Assistant Archivists, Archivists and Scientific Officer to get Higher Grade Pay -7th CPC recommendation

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher Grade Pay for National Archives of India Posts – Assistant Archivists (GP 4200 to GP 4600), Archivists(GP 4600 to GP 4800) and Scientific Officers (GP 4600 to GP 4800) and a non-functional upgrade to GP 5400 (PB-2) after four years. These employees should be placed at the appropriate level in the Pay Matrix.

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher Grade Pay for Assistant Archivists, Archivists and Scientific Officer of National Archives of India

Seventh Pay Commission has recommended higher Grade Pay for Assistant Archivists (GP 4200 to GP 4600), Archivists(GP 4600 to GP 4800) and Scientific Officers (GP 4600 to GP 4800) of National Archives of India

National Archives of India

Assistant Archivists

Assistant Archivists, presently in GP 4200 are being currently recruited through the Staff Selection Commission. They are the feeder cadre for Archivists who are in the GP 4600.

The Commission has received representation for a higher entry pay scale with GP 4800 for Assistant Archivists. To advance their case they have stated that the entry level education qualification for the post is post-graduation and one year diploma in archival studies or two years experience of research in modern Indian History.

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission notes that that Assistant Archivists are being currently recruited through the Staff Selection Commission. The ministry in its reply to the Commission have supported the demand of the Association of Indian Archivists and suggested a GP 4800 for Assistant Archivists which is slightly higher than the GP 4600 available for the Assistants of CSS. For the post of Archivists, the ministry has suggested GP 5400 (PB-3).

The Commission taking note of the demands made, reply of the ministry, the role of Archivists and the entry level qualifications recommends as under:

• The existing cadre of Assistant Archivists should be upgraded to GP 4600 from the existing GP 4200, and then placed at the appropriate level in the Pay Matrix.
• Accordingly, the Commission recommends upgradation in the pay for the cadre of Archivists to GP 4800 from the existing GP 4600. After upgradation, these employees should be placed at the appropriate level in the Pay Matrix.

    

Assistant  Microphotographist/Assistant  Chemist  and  Microphotographist/ScientificOfficer

The Commission has received representation for a higher entry pay scale with GP 4800 in place of the current GP 4200 for Assistant Microphotographist and Assistant Chemists.

To advance their case they have stated that they are professionals in conservation/preservation of records and have lower entry level pay scales than their counterparts in the National Museum. Similarly for the post of Micro-photographist and Scientific Officer a higher GP 5400 (PB-3) has been sought.

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission notes that that Assistant Microphotographist and Assistant Chemist are being currently recruited through the Staff Selection Commission and their entry level qualification is graduation. They are the feeder cadre for Microphotographist and Scientific Officer respectively who are in the GP 4600. The essential qualifications for a Scientific Officer is post graduation/Bachelor of Engineering in paper technology with three years experience in research/teaching in a recognised educational institution etc.

The ministry in its reply to the Commission have endorsed the demand of the Association for revision to GP 4800 for the cadre of Assistant Microphotographist and Assistant Chemist. For Microphotographist/Scientific Officer the ministry has recommended GP 5400 (PB-2).

The Commission taking note of the entry level qualification of graduation does not recommend any upgradation in the pay of Assistant Microphotographist and Assistant Chemist.

The Commission is recommending upgradation in the pay for the post of Scientific Officer from the existing GP 4600 to GP 4800, and a non-functional upgrade to GP 5400 (PB-2) after four years. After upgradation, these employees should be placed at the appropriate level in the Pay Matrix.

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7th Pay commission report on determination of minimum pay

7th Pay commission report on determination of minimum pay

7th CPC has fixed the Minimum Pay at Rs.18000/- as per Indian Labor Conference recommendations considering 3 units of a family of 2 + 2. The amount was arrived by the prices sourced from Labor Bureau, Shimla. 7th CPC claims that this amount is more than twice than that of a private sector employee.

Minimum Wage Fixed by 7th Pay Commission at Rs.18000/- and along with allowance proposed, total salary in the lowest cadre would be around Rs,22500

7th Pay Commission has fixed the minimum wages for the lowest cadre employee is Rs.18000 w.e.f 01.01.2016.

Determination of Minimum Pay

The first step in Wage Revision is to fix the  minimum wage that is required to be paid to the lowest ranked Staff to meet the expenditure for himself and his family in a dignified manner.

Minimum Pay Estimated by the V and VI CPC

V CPC adopted the ‘Constant Relative Income Approach’ which means the real minimum pay should grow in line with the cost of living and added to it the DA of Rs.1,110 to arrive at the ‘price protected’ minimum pay of Rs.1,860 as on 01.01.1996 and finally increased to Rs.2550 at the implementation stage.
To estimate the minimum pay in the government, the VI CPC used the norms set by the 15th Indian Labor Conference (ILC) in 1957 to determine the need-based minimum wage for a single industrial worker. The norms set by the ILC are as below:

i.      A need-based minimum wage for a single worker should cover all the needs of a worker’s family. The normative family is taken to consist of a spouse and two children below the age of 14. With the husband assigned 1 unit, wife, 0.8 unit and two children, 0.6 units each, the minimum wage needs to address 3 consumption units;

ii.      The food requirement were derived from the recommendations of Dr. Wallace Aykroyd, the noted nutritionist, which stated that an average Indian adult engaged in moderate activity should, on a daily basis, consume 2,700 calories comprising 65 grams of protein and around 45-60 grams of fat. The animal proteins, such as milk, eggs, fish, liver and meat, are biologically more efficient than vegetable proteins and suggested that they should form at least one-fifth of the total protein intake;

iii.       The clothing requirements should be based on per capita consumption of 18 yards per annum, which gives 72 yards per annum (5.5 meters per month) for the average worker’s family.

iv.      For  housing,  the  rent  corresponding  to  the  minimum  area  provided  under  the government’s industrial housing schemes is to be taken. The 15th  ILC kept it at 7.5 percent of the total minimum wage;

v.      Fuel, lighting and other items of expenditure should constitute an additional 20 percent of the total minimum wage.

As per Supreme Court Directives the VI CPC considered additional components of expenditure towards Children’s education, medical treatment, recreation, festivals and ceremonies which this amount at 25 percent of the total minimum wage calculated from the first five components.  Since Government is providing medical facilities to all its employees the VI CPC arrived at a minimum wage of Rs.5,479. This was enhanced by about 22 percent to Rs.6,660, which was recommended as the minimum pay in the government. The enhancement quantified the skill factor that Group D staff would acquire through training, upon their merger into Group `C’. Ultimately, at the implementation stage, the minimum pay was fixed at Rs.7,000 per month on 01.01.2006.


Demand made by JCM-Staff Side to the Commission

In  its  representation  the JCM-Staff Side has  submitted that the Commission must determine a ‘need-based minimum pay’.  In addition they have also sought the inclusion of a quantified skill factor on the lines of the VI CPC’s approach for addressing the merger of the Group D staff into Group `C’.  They insisted on seven components (five ILS components + additional 25 percent provisioning + skill factor).
JCM-Staff Side has reported that the minimum pay should be Rs.26,000 per month, as on 01.01.2014, the date from which it wants the Commission’s recommendations to be implemented.

Approach of the Commission

VI CPC adopted the 15th ILC norms to arrive at a base figure, to which was added additional 25 percent for various additional items plus the skill factor. The Commission has thus noted that directly or indirectly, the ILC norms have always been at the core of the minimum pay calculations made by the previous Pay Commissions. The Commission is also of the view that the ILC norms, along with other supplements (the entire set of seven components), are the best approach to estimating the minimum pay as it is a need-based wage calculation that directly costs the requirements, normatively prescribed to ensure a healthy and a dignified standard of living.

The 7th Pay Commission has estimated the minimum pay (the calculations for which have been tabulated below) through the following steps:

Step 1:   The food, clothing and  detergent  products  listed  and  their respective quantities specified by the 15th ILC have been adopted. These quantities indicate the monthly consumption of the listed products by a family comprising three consumption units. [For e.g. for the product ‘Dal’ the quantity specified for daily consumption is 80 grams per consumption unit per day. The monthly consumption of Dal by a consumption unit thus works out to 2.4 kg (80 x 30). Accordingly the monthly consumption of Dal by a family comprising 3 units is 7.2 kgs (2.4 x 3).]

Step 2:   The quantities have been multiplied by their respective product prices to arrive at product wise cost. The price of an item is the average of its prices prevailing in each month from July, 2014-June, 2015
The prices of all items have been sourced from Labor Bureau, Shimla. These prices are used in the calculation of the CPI (IW) and subsequently the calculation of Dearness Allowance. In the current exercise the prices of all items are for the period July 2014-June 2015 and have been used in the calculation of DA at 119 percent operative from 01.07.2015.

Step 3:   The cost of food, clothing and detergent products obtained from Step 2 has been divided by 0.8 to arrive at a total, of which 20 percent provides for fuel and lighting expenses.

Step 4:   The cost estimated from Step 3 is divided by 0.85 to arrive at a total, of which 15 percent is towards recreation, ceremonies and festivities. The prescribed provision of  25 percent to cover education, recreation, ceremonies, festivals and medical expenses has been moderated to 15 percent because expenses on educational and medical necessities are being separately provided for through relevant allowances and facilities and thus need not be provided here. This partially addresses the first of the two components outside the 15th ILC norms.

Step 5:   The cost estimated from Step 4 is increased by 25 percent to account for the skill factor, following the reasoning that there is no unskilled staff in the government after the merger of Group D staff in Group `C’. This addresses the second of the two components outside the 15th ILC norms.

Step 6:   The cost estimated from Step 5 is divided by 0.97 to arrive at a total, of which 3 percent provides for housing expenses. This is done in view of the observation that license fees for government accommodation is about 3 percent of the total pay. This addresses the fourth component stated under para 3 but partially so, as the 15th ILC norms had fixed the housing provision at 7.5 percent.

Step 7:   The cost estimated from Step 6 is as on 1 July, 2015 when the DA was 119 percent. The DA is assumed to be 125 percent as on 1 January, 2016, the day from which the Commission expects its recommendations to be implemented by the government. Accordingly the cost estimated from Step 6 has been increased by 3 percent (2.25/2.19 = 1.027 or nearly 3%).

The cost estimated from Step 7 is next rounded off to Rs.18,000, which is the minimum pay being recommended by the Commission, operative from 01.01.2016. This is 2.57 times the minimum pay of Rs.7,000 fixed by the government while implementing the VI CPC’s recommendations from 01.01.2006. Accordingly, basic pay at any level on 01.01.2016 (pay in the pay band + grade pay) would need to be multiplied by 2.57 to fix the pay of an employee in the new pay structure. Of this multiple, 2.25 provides for merging of basic pay with DA, assumed at 125 percent on 01.01.2016, while the balance is the real increase being recommended by the Commission. The real increase works out to 14.2 percent (2.57÷2.25 = 1.1429). The following table shows the real increase given by each CPC/Government over the previously set minimum pay:

(in percent)

II CPC	14.2
III CPC	20.6
IV CPC	27.6
V CPC	31.0
VI CPC	54.0
VII CPC	14.3

The real pay in government is protected by providing Dearness Allowance (DA), which is  that  percentage  of  pay  by  which  the  CPI  (IW)   increases  over  a  fixed  base  value.

Consequently the absolute amount of DA keeps on growing with every point increase in CPI (IW). On the other hand the real value of the industrial minimum wage is protected by providing Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA), which is a fixed amount of money given per point increase in CPI (IW) as notified by the Chief Labour Commissioner (central sphere) from time to time. Consequently, over a period of time, the minimum pay + DA in government becomes larger than the minimum wage + VDA in the private sector even though the basic minimum wage in both the sectors is calculated on the basis of the 15th  ILC norms. As on 01.01.2015 the minimum pay in government was Rs.14,910 whereas minimum wage for a skilled worker was in the range of Rs.9,000–Rs.11,000 per month.

Besides DA, government provides house rent, transport, location and function specific allowances besides Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) which, along with the basic pay, constitute the gross pay of a government employee. If one were to only take HRA at 30 percent of the basic pay and transport allowance at Rs.400+DA, as are admissible in A1/A class cities, together with educational allowances for two children at the rate of Rs.1,500 per month, the gross pay further increases to Rs.20,870 (20870 = 14910 +2100+860+3000) as on 01.01.2015. In addition government gives a host of other benefits that can be measured under the CTG (Cost to Government of an employee) concept. From these numbers it is clear that benefits given to the lowest ranked government employees, whether monetized or not, are significantly higher than the minimum basic pay and also much higher than the emoluments of skilled industrial workers.
On comparison with the private sector emoluments of a Govt General Helper, who is the lowest ranked employee in the government is Rs.22,579, more than two times the emoluments of a General Helper in the private sector organizations surveyed at Rs.8,000-Rs.9,500.

After considering all relevant factors the Commission is of the view that the minimum pay in government recommended at Rs.18,000 per month, w.e.f. 01.01.2016, is fair and reasonable and one which, along with other allowances and facilities, would ensure a decent standard of living for the lowest ranked employee in the Central Government.

Annexure to Chapter 4.2

Calculation of Minimum Pay as on 01.01.2016 by the Commission
		Per dayPCU	Unit	Per month3 PCU	Unit	Price/ Unit (Rs.)	Expenses(Rs.)
1.	Rice/Wheat	475	gm	42.75	kg	25.93	1108.30
2.	Dal (Toor/Urad/Moong)	80	gm	7.20	kg	97.84	704.44
3.	Raw Vegetables	100	gm	9.00	kg	58.48	526.28
4.	Green Vegetables	125	gm	11.25	kg	38.12	428.85
5.	Other Vegetables	75	gm	6.75	kg	32.80	221.42
6.	Fruits	120	gm	10.80	kg	64.16	692.93
7.	Milk	200	ml	18.00	litre	37.74	679.26
8.	Sugar/Jaggery	56	gm	5.04	kg	37.40	188.48
9.	Edible Oil	40	gm	3.60	kg	114.02	410.46
10.	Fish			2.50	kg	268.38	670.95
11.	Meat			5.00	kg	400.90	2004.51
12.	Egg			90.00	no.	4.27	383.98
13.	Detergents etc			Rs./month		291.31	291.31
14.	Clothing			5.50	meter	164.88	906.83
15.	Total (1-14)						9217.99
16.	Fuel, Electricity, Water Charges						2304.50
17.	Total-(15) divided by 0.8						11522.49
18.	Marriage, Recreation, Festivals, etc.						2033.38
19.	Total-(17) divided by 0.85						13555.87
20.	Provide for Skill by adding 25% to (19)						3388.97
21.	Sum (19+20)						16944.84
22.	Housing @						524.07
23.	Total-Divide no.21 by 0.97						17468.91
24.	Step up of 3% on No.23 as DA is projected at 125% on 01.01.2016						524.07
25.	Final Minimum Pay as on 01.01.2016 (23+24)						17992.98
26.	Rounding off						18000

Source: gconnect.in

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