INDIAN RAILWAYS TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION
(Estd. 1965, Regd. No.1329, Website http://www.irtsa.net )
M. Shanmugam,
Central President, IRTSA
# 4, Sixth Street, TVS Nagar, Padi, Chennai 600050.
Email: cpirtsa@yahoo.com
Mob: 09443140817
Harchandan Singh,
General Secretary, IRTSA,
C.Hq. 32, Phase 6, Mohali, Chandigarh-160055.
Email-gsirtsa@yahoo.com
(Ph:0172-2228306, 9316131598)
No: IRTSA/CHQ/Memo/CPC-All-2016-15
Date: 12-09-2016
1. Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure), North Block, New Delhi- 110001. Email: secy-exp@nic.in
2. Secretaries of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi - 110001 Email: hshso@nic.in
3. Secretary Defence, 101 South Block, New Delhi - 110001 Email: defsecy@nic.in
4. Secretary Post, Deptt. of Post, Sanchar Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001 Email: secy-posts@nic.in
5. Secretary Health & Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 Email: secyhfw@gmail.com
6. Secretary Personnel & Training, North Block, New Delhi - 110001 Email: secy_mop@nic.in
7. Chairman, Railway Board, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001. Email: crb@rb.rail.net.gov.in
For kind consideration of the Committee of Secretaries on Allowances
Respected Sir,
Subject: 7th CPC Report - Reg. Allowances
Reference: Para 7 of Resolution of MOF GOI Notification No. 1-2/2016-IC Dated 25-7-2016
We have to submit as under for the kind consideration of the Committee on Allowances:
1.
Seventh CPC in its report has categorized 196 allowances under 15
categories. Common allowances viz., Dearness Allowance, House Rent
Allowance, Transport Allowance, Tour Travelling Allowance and Children
Education Allowance, which fall under 3 categories i.e. Common
Allowances, Department Specific Allowances and Category Specific
Allowances.
Allowances are administered in broadly four ways
i. Indexed fully DA
ii. Indexed partially DA
iii. No DA indexation
iv. Percentage of Basic Pay
2. UNJUST AND ARBITRARY RECOMMENDATIONS:
a)
It is regretted that none of the Allowances were dealt in detail and
the Commission had recommended for abolition of 52 allowances without
even going into the merit or justification of either of them.
b)
Recommendations made by 7th CPC on allowances were not based on a just
approach and there is need to review & revise the recommendations of
7th CPC on all allowances.
3.
None of the previous Pay Commissions had ever dealt with the issue in
such a ruthless, arbitrary and unjust manner, without even applying its
mind to such a vital issue which affected lakhs of employees. All these
Allowances had been granted as per statutory provisions of law and
specific justifications and on the recommendations of the previous Pay
Commissions or High Powered Committees on the specific issues.
As
such, no allowances should be abolished and it should be left to the
respective departments for the continuance of allowances as per nature
of duties & job requirements.
4. CLASSIFICATION OF EXISTING ALLOWANCES:
As mentioned by the Pay Commission, the existing Allowances can be broadly classified as under:
| SlNo. | Category | Number of Allowances |
| 1 | Allowances payable for Additional/Extra Duty | 14 |
| 2 | Allowances related to Knowledge Updates | 3 |
| 3 | Allowances related to Deputation | 3 |
| 4 | Allowances related to Working on Holidays | 3 |
| 5 | Allowances related to Housing | 7 |
| 6 | Allowances related to Good Service | 4 |
| 7 | Qualification Allowances | 15 |
| 8 | Allowances related to Risk and Hardship | 51 |
| 9 | Allowances for Running Staff of Indian Railways | 13 |
| 10 | Allowances related to Sports | 2 |
| 11 | Sumptuary Allowances | 5 |
| 12 | Allowances related to Training | 2 |
| 13 | Allowances related to Travel | 13 |
| 14 | Allowances related to Uniform | 9 |
| 15 | Other Allowances | 52 |
| Total | 196 |
5. UNJUST FACTOR OF 2 ADOPTED BY 7TH CPC TO CALCULATE ALLOWANCES IN 7TH CPC SCALE (Para 4 of Chapter 8.2.5)
a. 7th CPC has used unjust factors to arrive at quantum of allowances in new pay.
b.
Multiple Factor (of 2.57 recommended by 7th CPC - as may be revised by
the Govt.) for revision of pay by 7th CPC be used for revision of
allowances paid in fixed amount.
c. Factor of 80% of MF be used for allowances that are indexed partially with DA.
d. Factor of 40% of MF be used for allowances that are indexed fully with DA.
e. Factor of 1 be used for allowances that are paid on percentage of Basic Pay.
| SN | Nature of Allowance | Factor recommended by 7th CPC | Factor proposed * |
| 1 | Allowances that are paid in fixed amount not indexed with DA | 2.25 | 2.57 |
| 2 | Allowances that are paid in fixed amount indexed partially with DA | 1.5 | 2 |
| 3 | Allowances that are paid in fixed amount indexed fully with DA | No change | 1.4 |
| 4 | Allowances that are paid in percentage of Basic Pay | 0.8 | 1 |
* Multiple factor recommended by 7th CPC (or) as may be revised by the Govt.
6. ALLOWANCES APPLICABLE TO RAILWAYS
1. Sub: PCO ALLOWANCE (para 8.17.101) - Reduction recommended by 7th CPC is unjust and should not be implemented:
a.
Incentive system followed in Indian Railways is unique for its system
& within Railway Budget. The system is cost effective since it
improved the productivity by better utilization of men, machine &
infrastructure. By introducing incentive system in the Production Units
& Workshops, Indian Railways improved its efficiency.
b.
Technicians, Junior Engineers, Senior Section Engineers & helpers
working in shop / section are included in the incentive system. Direct
Incentive (at piece rate) is being paid to Technicians working in four
grades. Average incentive based on the performance of individual shop /
section is being paid to helpers & Junior Engineers. Technicians,
helpers and Junior Engineers are paid at hourly rates as per RBE
No.194/2009. Senior Section Engineers working in shop floor are paid 15%
of their basic pay as incentive.
c.
Junior Engineers & Technicians who are posted in production control
organization on tenure basis in the same grade are eligible for PCO
allowance in lieu of incentive at the rate of 15% of their basic pay.
Likewise Senior Section Engineers who are posted in production control
organization on tenure basis are eligible for PCO allowance in lieu of
incentive at the rate of 7.5% of their basic pay.
d.
Revision of incentive rates along with productivity improvement by
reducing allowed time is being done in Railways after the implementation
of every Pay Commission recommendations in a holistic manner.
e.
In the year 1999 while revising the incentive rates 12.5% fatigue &
contingency allowances were reduced from the allowed time. In the year
2009 while revising the incentive rates 5% allowed time had been reduced
across the board. Effectively 17.5% of additional man power and
corresponding additional infrastructure were made available to improve
the productivity.
f.
Incentive rates & PCO allowance are integral part of Incentive
system being followed in Railways. Revision of incentive rates & PCO
allowance have to done at same time by taking all factors including
productivity improvement into consideration.
g.
Hence 7th CPC’s recommendations on PCO Allowance may please be ignored
and the same be continued to be paid at the existing rates of 15% &
7.5% of new basic pay respectively.
2. BREAKDOWN ALLOWANCE (para 8.10.8 & 8.10.80) Recommended for abolition needs to be continued:
a.
7th CPC has recommended for abolition of Breakdown allowance stating
that it is part of Government employees’ duty to respond to emergencies.
b.
Breakdown Allowance is being paid to the employees who constitute
breakdown squad. Work down during breakdown is not of routine nature and
it requires special skill to restore railway operation in case of
emergency.
c. It also fixes responsibility to breakdown squad to respond immediately to any emergencies as per laid down procedures.
d.
It is therefore requested to continue Breakdown allowance atleast equal
to one day basic pay rounded off to next hundreds as per the table
given below.
Proposed Rates of Break Down Allowance:
| S.No. | Category | Revised Pay Structure | Amount of Break down Allowance/month | Proposed
BD Allowance |
Pay
Band | Grade
Pay |
| 1 | Helper & Gr ‘D’ staff | PB-1 | 1800 | Rs.80 p.m. | Rs.600 |
| 2. | Technician Gr.III | PB-1 | 1900 | Rs.120 p.m. | Rs.700 |
| 3 | Technician Gr.II Technician Gr.I | PB-1PB-1 | 2400 & 2800 | Rs.160 p.m. | Rs.900 |
| 4. | Sr. Technicians Junior Engineers and Senior Section Engineers | PB-2 | 4200 & 4600 | Rs.200 p.m. | Rs.1200 |
3. NATIONAL HOLIDAY ALLOWANCE (para 8.6.11):
a.
National Holiday Allowance (NHA) is paid to the Group ‘C’ Staff - when
they are required to work on National Holiday. Rate of NHA is already
very marginal, 7th CPC has further reduced it in terms of percentage to
entry basic pay.
b. It is requested that
i. National Holiday Allowance be paid at least equal to one day wage including DA (or)
ii.
Percentage to entry basic pay applied in 6th CPC shall be applied for
7th CPC basic pay as given in the table. It should be paid for working
on holidays including Sundays if the employees are not given
compensatory rest, and NDA may please be raised further by 25% each time
DA increases by 50%.
Desg
| 6th CPC | 7th CPC |
Proposed
|
| Entry BP | NH | % to BP | Pay Level | Entry BP | NH
Recommended
by 7th CPC | %to BP | Applying 6th CPC% | One Day
Pay 7th CPC
BP+DA |
| Helper | 7000 | 256 | 3.7 | L1 | 18000 | 384 | 2.1 | 658 | 600+DA |
TechGr
-III | 7730 | 256 | 3.3 | L2 | 19900 | 384 | 1.9 | 659 | 663+DA |
TechGr
-II | 9910 | 318 | 3.2 | L4 | 25500 | 477 | 1.9 | 818 | 850+DA |
TechGr
-I | 11360 | 420 | 3.7 | L5 | 26200 | 477 | 1.8 | 969 | 873+DA |
| Sr.Tech | 13500 | 420 | 3.1 | L6 | 35400 | 630 | 1.8 | 1101 | 1180+DA |
| JE | 13500 | 420 | 3.1 | L6 | 35400 | 630 | 1.8 | 1101 | 1180+DA |
| SSE | 17140 | 420 | 2.5 | L7 | 44900 | 630 | 1.4 | 1100 | 1497+DA |
4. TEACHING ALLOWANCE - be paid 30% of Basic pay (para 8.14.8 & 8.14.9):
a. Given to all non-permanent faculty members joining training institutions on deputation.
b.
In 1986 when this allowance was introduced 30% of total emoluments were
granted. Fourth CPC reduced it to 30% of basic pay. In the year 1991-92
due to the resource crunch, the allowance was reduced to 15 % of basic
pay.
c.
Training allowance is granted to non-faculty members, to attract more
intelligent and knowledgeable persons to the training institutes. Due
the availability of incentive schemes and other benefits the present
rate of Training allowance does not motivate intelligent and
knowledgeable persons to join Training institutions.
d.
Even though Sixth Pay Commission had not recommended for any change in %
of basic pay paid as Training Allowance, Railways / Government have
made principle decision to increase the Training Allowance from 15% to
30% keeping in view the necessity to attract more talent & expertise
faculty to the Training Institutions, but still the decision has not
been implemented.
e.
But, 7th CPC has proposed to reduce the teaching allowance for existing
15% to 12% for non permanent training faculties’ working in various
training institutes for non Gazteed staff.
f.
In the present fast technological improvement scenario to attract
intelligent and knowledgeable persons to the training institutions, the
Training allowance should be restored to 30 % of basic pay and
Eligibility for maximum period of five years recommended by 7th CPC
should be ignored since many of Railway training institutes are having
eight year tenure for teaching faculties.
5. RISK & HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE (para 8.10.64):
Recommendations on Risk Allowance by previous Pay Commission a narration
| SecondCPC | Recommended
Rs.3 to unskilled staff working in Defense and Railways whose work
was exceptionally heavy or whose normal duty involved special risks such
as those of chemical process or those who handled explosives. Also
extended to sweepers working in underground sewers. |
| Third CPC | Recommended Rs.10. Included semi skilled workers worked in boiler plants and cold storage plants. |
| Committee on Risk allowance | Classified
the beneficiaries into four categories, namely,
Semi-skilled, skilled, supervisors and Certain gazetted and
non-gazetted officers. The rate ranged from Rs.15 to Rs.100 per month. |
| Fourth CPC | Recommended 100% increase in the existing rates. |
| Fifth CPC | a) Contingent Risk Relate to one-time events where the event is uncertain.b)
Continuous Risk Situation where the risk is inherent and
continuous in the occupational itself with adverse effects on health.
c) Fifth CPC recommended Risk allowance for those categories which fall under sl.no.2.
d) It also de-notified some of categories.
e) Recommended Risk allowance ranged from Rs.40 to Rs.300. |
| Sixth CPC | 6th CPC
opinioned that risk factors in any job should be removed instead of
making allowance for them and all other conditions of work should be
taken care in the pay scale itself.
But Sixth CPC didn’t followed
its own recommendations and granted common pay scales for all non
technical, technical and staff who works in open to sky areas. |
a.
On the Railways, especially in open line depots and yards, exposure to
hot sun, heavy rain, cold climate and unhygienic open to sky work areas
particularly, presence of human excreta are having continues inherent
health risks as part of their occupation itself, that cannot be
eliminated.
b. There are other areas which are having continuous inherent risk in their occupation - for example:
i.
In Welding shops, Paint shops, Forge & Smith shop, Electroplating
shops in Workshops and Production Units of Indian Railways having
adverse effects of health.
ii.
In Diesel Shed exposure to high noise to the decibel level of 180,
working temperature around 50 degree centigrade and air pollution beyond
permissible levels.
iii.
In Track maintenance exposure to hot sun, heavy rain, cold climate and
unhygienic open to sky working, presence of human excreta and other
non-biodegradable wastes having inherent health risks.
iv. C&M Staff exposed to radiations like X-ray and many Chemicals.
c.
It is therefore requested to extend Risk & hardship allowance to
sheds & depots and open line Technical staff &Technical
Supervisors as per medium & low risk factors of Risk & hardship
Matrix recommended by 7th CPC.
6. Internet Allowance, Mobile Phone Allowance (para 8.17.61):
a.
7th CPC left it to individual departments / ministries to deal with
internet, mobile & newspaper allowance. Indian Most Railways
employees are using their individual mobile and / or internet to perform
the official duty.
b.
It is therefore requested that all the non-supervisory employees may
please be granted with Rs.500 and Technical Supervisors may please be
granted Rs.1000 as communication allowance. Or all supervisors may
please be provided with CUG connections with free talk time of Rs.1000
per month.
7. Night Duty Allowance (para 8.17.77):
a.
7th CPC recommended for continuing the present formulation of weightage
of 10 minutes for every hour of duty performed between the hours of
22.00 and 06.00. Hourly rate of equal to (BP+DA)/200 also continued.
b.
It is requested that Formulation of weightage of 10 minutes for every
hour of duty performed between 22.00 and 6.00 hours may please be
changed to 20 minutes for every hour of duty performed between 18.00 and
6.00 hours in view of hazards of work during Night Shift.
7. GENERAL ALLOWANCES APPLICABLE TO ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
1. DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (para 8.17.37)
a. The existing formula for DA is weighed heavily against the employees in view of following reasons:
b.
All India Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers) on which the
presently based, is itself defective in so far as the weightage give to
various items is arbitrary and not based on present day requirement.
c.
By changing the base year to 2016 whatever advantage that had emerge
out of the 7th Pay commission will be neutralized. for example the DA as
on 1-7-2016 works out to be 7% on previous base year which would have
been Rs.490 on the old Basic Pay of Rs. 7000 but it would now be only
Rs. 360 i.e. 2% of new Basic Pay of Rs.18000.
d.
Most importantly, the fraction of %age rise is totally ignored while
declaring the revised DA. This considerably erodes the real wage every
time the DA is revised. (For example the %age rise of Price Index from
1-1-2016 works out to be 2.92 but the DA as per existing system would be
only 2% thus resulting in 0.92% erosion of Pay & Pension in the
very first year of 7th CPC)
e.
This is against the Law of Averages which lays down the principle that
for rounding off the fraction below half may be ignored and the fraction
more than half should be rounded off to the next higher point.
f.
In any case, the fraction ignored in previous half year should be added
in the next half year (for example the Average Price Index was 125.83
at the end of December, 2016. But the fraction of 0.83 was ignored and
Pay rise was given only on 125%. The balance of 0.83% should be added to
2.92 for calculation the DA from July, 2016 thus DA @ 3% instead of 2%
fro 1-7-2016).
It is, therefore, requested as under)
a)
Weight-age given to various items in the All India Consumer Price
Index, may please be modified as per present day requirements.
2. HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE (para 8.7.3 to 8.7.16)
House rent allowance recommended by 7th CPC is inadequate
| Sl.No. | Classof
City | Existing
Population criteria | Existing rates as percentage of BP | Proposed
Population criteria | Proposed
Ratesof H.R.A. |
| a | “x” Class | 50 Lakhs & above | 30% | “A1” 25 Lakhs &
above | 40%ofPay
+D.A. |
| b | ‘y” Class | 50 -5 Lakhs | 20% | “A” 5 to 25 Lakhs | 30%ofPay+
D.A. |
| c | “Z”Class | Below 5 lakhs | 10% | “C” & UnclassifiedBelow 5 Lakhs | 20%ofPay
+D.A. |
3. TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE (8.15.44 to 8.15.54)
10%
of Pay + DA be granted as Transport Allowance uniformly for all cities
in India since the cost of fuel is almost equal in all cities and other
areas.
Transport Allowance may please be revised as under:
| Pay Level | Higher TPTA Cities | Other Places | Proposed Rate of Transport
Allowance per month |
| 9 and above | 7200 + DA | 3600 + DA | 10%ofPay+DA |
| 3 to 8 | 3600 + DA | 1800 + DA |
| 1 and 2 | 1350 + DA | 900 + DA |
4. CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE SCHEME & HOSTEL SUBSIDY (para 8.17.11 to 8.17.17)
Grant
of Children Education Assistance and Reimbursement of actual Tuition
Fee or 2.57 times of existing rates & Extension of the scheme.
a.
Under the Scheme of Children Education Allowance reimbursement is
granted to Government Servants upto a maximum of two children and for
children from classes nursery to twelve, including classes eleventh and
twelfth held by junior colleges or schools affiliated to Universities or
Boards of Education. Annual ceiling of Rs.12,000 per child has been
increased to Rs.18,000 per child when the DA crossed 100% in 6th CPC
scale.
b.
Limiting the scheme only upto 12th standard is also graciously
inadequate, since expenses for higher education & professional
education are (even in Government institutions) very high and getting
out of reach of salaried people.
c. It therefore requested that
i.
Actual expenses incurred towards Children Education shall be reimbursed
or the existing CEA Rs.18000 shall be indexed by 2.57 to Rs.46,260.
ii. The scheme may please be extended to college education also.
iii. Children Education Allowance & Hostel Subsidy shall be allowed to avail concurrently.
5. Fixed Medical Allowance (para 8.17.52):
Considering
the high cost of medical treatment in old age FMA should be raised from
the present level of Rs.500 to Rs.2000 and it should be paid to all the
retired employees without any restriction.
6. Family Planning Allowance (para 8.17.50 ) Recommended for abolition needs to be continued
a.
Family planning allowance initially granted the amount equal to one
increment of the pay scale the employee belongs, but subsequently it has
been reduced considerably and the rate granted after Sixth Pay
Commission is very meagre as given below,
b.
It requested to grant Family Planning Allowance at least equal to one
increment in the revised scale, or it should be indexed by the factor of
2.57 and rounded off to next hundred as given in table below.
Sl.
No. | NameofPay
Band/Scale | PayBands | Grade
Pay | Existing rates of family planning allowance | Proposed rate of family planning allowance |
| 1 | -1S | 4440-7440 | 1300 | 210 | 600 |
| 2 | -1S | 4440-7440 | 1400 |
| 3 | -1S | 4440-7440 | 1600 |
| 4 | -1S | 4440-7440 | 1650 |
| 5 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 1800 |
| 6 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 1900 |
| 7 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2000 |
| 8 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2400 |
| 9 | PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2800 | 250 | 700 |
| 10 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 | 400 | 1100 |
| 11 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| 12 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| 13 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| 14 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| 15 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4600 | 450 | 1200 |
| 16 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4800 | 500 | 1300 |
| 17 | PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 5400 | 550 | 1500 |
| 18 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 |
| 19 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 |
| 20 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 |
| 21 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 | 650 | 1700 |
| 22 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 |
| 23 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 |
| 24 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 | 750 | 2000 |
| 25 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 |
| 26 | PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 |
| 27 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8700 | 800 | 2100 |
| 28 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8700 |
| 29 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8900 | 900 | 2400 |
| 30 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8900 |
| 31 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 1000 | 2600 |
| 32 | PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 10000 |
IV. ALLOWANCES WHICH ARE NOT CONSIDERED BY 7TH CPC.
1.
Sub: Grant of PCO Allowance / Incentive Bonus to Technical Staff
Supporting Shops / Sections (including CMT / (C & M Lab), Drawing /
Design, IT Power Supply & Stores etc) in Railway Workshops &
Production Units Treating them as part of Inspection, Planning &
Progress wings of PCO.
a.
Technical Staff in Drawing / Design Office, CMT/ (M & C Lab), IT,
Stores, Maintenance & Power Supply etc., in Railway Workshops &
Production Units play important roles in improving the production &
productivity through upkeep & maintenance of machinery, plants &
equipments; improved Tools, Templates, Jigs & Fixtures &
designing of components & prototypes of Rolling Stocks; ensuring
uninterrupted supply of Power and requisite Stores; and effective
quality control through intensive inspection & Testing (including
100% Testing in many areas of in house production) to ensure correct
chemical composition & metallurgical qualities as per specifications
etc.
b.
But all these staffs are not paid either any Incentive Bonus or the PCO
Allowance like the other Technical Supervisors & Staff in the PCO
(Production Control Organisation). Thus they get less take home pay than
the rest of the technical staff in the Workshops & Production
Units, inspite of substantial contribution & technological inputs to
the productivity. This is against the principle of “equal work equal
pay” and discriminatory.
c.
It is, therefore, requested that the Technical Staff in Supporting
Shops / Sections (including CMT / (C & M Lab), Drawing / Design, IT,
Maintenance, Power Supply & Stores etc) - in Workshops &
Production Units be treated as part of Inspection Planning &
Progress wings of PCO & paid either the PCO Allowance or Incentive
Bonus as EIW Staff - at par with their counterparts working in PCO /
Shop floor.
2. DESIGN ALLOWANCE
a.
Fifth Pay Commission ( vide Para 50.19 ) had recommended for grant of
Design Allowance of Rs.300 for Junior Engineers and Rs.600 for Assistant
Engineers and the Recommendation was accepted by the Government and
implemented in the CPWD ( vide their letter No.
15/4/98-DW(S&D)547-1000 dated 9.6.2000), but the same was not
implemented by the Railways although the JEs & SSEs in the Drawing
& Design Offices on the Railways do a lot of designing work as
mentioned in details in annexure of this report. This is very unjust and
discriminatory.
b.
It is therefore requested to kindly recommend for grant of Design
Allowance to the JEs & SSEs in the Drawing & Design Office on
the Railways - at par with their counterparts in the CPWD.
3. GRANT OF SPECIAL PAY or IT ALLOWANCE
a.
To get the maximum advantage from the latest Information Technology the
Railways had to induct talented IT Engineers who are in possession of
not only the domain knowledge of the functioning of the day to day
working of the Zone, Division & workshop; but also additionally the
skill and aptitude for and possessing I.T Skills for manning and
administering the Computer Centres started in different Workshops and
Divisions.
b.
The different Zonal Railway Administrations have formed IT Centres by
inducting good number of Technical Supervisors / Supervising Engineers
and other Technical Personnel (in addition to staff from other
categories) from the Workshops / Divisions - (preferably) possessing
higher qualifications like B.E. / AMIE etc. Computer Aptitude Test and
gave them specialized training in various computer aspects for efficient
maintenance of EDP Centres as well as different M.I.S Application
Packages. There is also element of Direct Recruit in the Grade Of Junior
Engineer/IT & Senior Engineer/IT.
c.
These IT Engineers have been performing the sophisticated jobs without
any Special Pay which is in vogue for other categories of staff for
performing special types of jobs like imparting training in the Training
Organisation on Railways.
d.
It is therefore requested that to grant Special Pay or IT Allowance to
Junior Engineers/IT & Senior Engineer/IT to attract and retain
talented personnel in this new horizon of Information Technology.
4. CCA - CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE
a.
CCA - City Compensatory Allowance should be restored to meet the
peculiar needs especially of the big cities and Metros, towards payment
of Professional Taxes to the Local Governments/Local Authorities,
Miscellaneous expenses, higher expenses of children for attending to
distant schools and colleges, etc
b.
CCA be linked to the Consumer Price Index or D.A. The rates of CCA be
automatically increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance goes up by
25%.
PROPOSED RATES OF C.C.A.
| Sl.No. | Class of City | Proposed Rates of C.C.A. |
| a | “x” Class | 15%ofPay+D.A |
| b | “y” Class | 10%ofPay+D.A |
| c | “Z” Class | 8%ofPay+D.A |
Thanking You
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
Harchandan Singh,
General Secretary, IRTSA
