NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS
New Delhi.
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Dated: 21st November, 2015
Dear Comrades
We hope you must have gone through the gist of the 7th
CPC recommendations, which we have placed on our website on 20th. We reproduce hereunder a copy of the Press Statement
issued by the Convenor, National JCA, Com. Shiv Gopal Misra immediately after
the submission of the report by the commission to the government. We are in full agreement with the views
expressed therein and endorse the same.
In fact from every facet, this report must be characterized as the worst
attempt of wage revision for Central Government employees. The increase in the wages after 10 years is
just 14.28%, whereas it was much more in the case of Bank and Insurance
Employees whose wage revision takes place every five years. We have every reason to believe that the
present Government has exerted pressure on the Commission to suppress the wage
package of the Central Government employees.
It had been our repeated plea that the Commission should not be loaded
with bureaucrats drawn from the Government for it is our experience right from
the 5th CPC onwards that their presence has influenced the
Commission’s recommendations. No
different is the story of the 7th CPC. The bureaucrats in the Group ‘A’ cadres have
immensely benefited from this Commission’s report. The ratio between the minimum and maximum, as
per the 7th CPC recommendation is 1:14, even beyond what the 6th
CPC recommended. It could be seen that none of the demands which
the Central Government employees jointly placed before the Commission has been
accepted. There is no reasoning advanced
by them to substantiate the rejection.
Most of the issues have been dealt with in a manner of an arbitrator. In
order to suppress the wages, the doctrine and formula of minimum wage has been
distorted by the Commission. They have
taken the average of 12 months ( July, 2014 to June, 2015) prices of the
commodities, which the formula does not stipulate at all. The minimum wage has to be on the basis of
the retail prices of the commodities on a particular date. The rates are sourced from the Labour
Institute, Simla, whose credentials of adoption of the actual rates had been
dubious all along. The Ministry of
Agriculture in their website publishes the monthly rates of commodities. We have worked out the minimum wage taking
the average rate of 8 cities as on 1.11.2015.
Even according to those rates, which the Government cannot dispute, the
minimum wage comes to Rs. 26000 +. Fitment formula and every other allowances
depend upon the minimum wage. The pay
scales are constructed on the premise of the minimum wage. The issue has to be
fought out. We hope the meeting of the
leaders of the organizations participating in the JCM scheduled to be held on 8th
December, 2015 will take the decision to go ahead with the strike
preparation. That alone will make the
negotiation, if at all it takes place, meaningful and fruitful.
Coming to the issues concerning the Pensioners, you
must have seen that except in the case of parity, there is no positive
recommendation emanated from this Commission.
Every pensioner had expected a rise in the FMA as it is presently pegged
down to a meagre amount of Rs. 500. The
Government had agreed to revise the additional pension for those beyond the age
of 75. The 7th CPC has even
rejected it on the advice of the Defense Ministry. We are at a loss to understand that what
authority the Defense Ministry has got in this matter.
We shall have to prepare a charter of demands to be
presented to the Government through the Staff Side JCM as also directly. We, therefore,
request all our comrades, to go through the recommendations and make
suggestions for improvement so as to help the Sectt. to formulate the
demands. Kindly bear in mind that the
demands which we propose to include in the charter must be such which has
universal coverage.
We must join the
Protest Day on 27th November, 2015, being organized by the working
employees. Every State Committee and
affiliate may decide upon a particular venue in each State Capital and join the
demonstration by wearing the black badges.
Please print the following on the badges:
Protest Day
27.11.2015
We protest
against the most retrograde
recommendations
Of the 7th CPC.
Demand the
Government to negotiate and revise the minimum wage and settle the issues.
With
greetings,
Yours fraternally,
K.K.N. Kutty
Secretary General.
NJCA
National Joint Council of Action
4, State Entry Road, New Delhi - 110055
No.NC-JCm-2015/NJCA
November 20 , 2015
PRESS STATEMENT FOR FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION
Central Government Employees are totally
disappointed
with the adverse recommendations of the
Seventh Central Pay Commission.
Seventh Central Pay Commission while giving
a bonanza
to the higher level officers has completely
ignored the low paid employees.
Central Government Employees to
observe "BLACK DAY"
by holding massive demonstration wearing
black badges
all over the country on 27 th November 2015.
to protest against the retrograde
recommendations of the 7th CPC.
NJCA appeals to the Central Government
Employees
to be prepared for more serious action programmes
The National Joint Council of
Action of Central Government Employees in its meeting held on 20th November
2015 has unanimously resolved to fight back against the adverse and retrograde
recommendation of the 7th CPC. The Central Government Employees are totally
disappointed and dissatisfied with the recommendations of the 7th CPC submitted
to the Government on 1 9th November 2015. While the wage revision for the
employees of PSUs and Banks etc takes place once in five years the Central
Government Employees have to wait for a long period of 10 years for wage
revision.
The demand of the Staff Side
of the National Council JCM to fix the minimum pay to that of Rs. 26,000/- has
been completely rejected by the 7th CPC and has arbitrarily fixed the minimum
pay as Rs. 18000/-. The 7th CPC has mutilated the formula for fixing the
minimum wage. The minimum wage recommended amounts to a meagre increase of Rs.
2250 from the existing minimum pay of Rs. 7000 + 8750 (125 % DA as on 1.1.2016).
From this minimum pay of Rs, 18000/-, as per the recommendation of the 7th CPC
itself Rs- 1500/- will be recovered for CGEIGS and 10 % i. e Rs.180Q/- will be
recovered towards New Pension Scheme from the employees recruited after I.
1.2004 and 6% towards GPF contribution from the employees recruited prior to
1.1.2004 resulting in minus benefit for the low paid employees.
The public at large is misled
by the statement that a hike of Rs 23.5% is granted to Central Government
employees where as the actual increase is only 14.29%. While the minimum wage
is fixed as Rs. 18000/- the Secretary level officers are given a huge hike of
Rs. 2,25,000 and the Cabinet Secretary’s salary is fixed as Rs. 2,50,000.
Whereas the demand of the National Council — JCM (Staff Side) that the ratio between
minimum pay and the maximum pay should be not more than 1: 8, the 7th CPC has
kept the ratio as I:13.8; While the National Council — JCM has demanded for
reducing and rationalizing the number of pay scales, the 7th CPC rejected the
same and retained all the 18 pay scales.
The House Rent Allowance has
been reduced from the existing 30% to 24%, 20% to 16% and 10% to 8%.
More over the 7th CPC has
recommended for abolition of various allowances like small family allowance and
advances like festival advance etc. Instead of removing the existing anomalies
in the MACP Scheme, the 7th CPC has introduced examination for granting MACP.
The 7th CPC has refused to make any recommendations against the New Pension
Scheme. For the 2nd spell of 365 days child care leave for women employees the
leave wages will be reduced to 80%.
In a nutshell the Central
Government Employees are totally upset, dissatisfied and disappointed over the
major recommendations of the 7th CPC. Therefore the NJCA has decided to observe
a massive demonstration on 27th November 2015 against
the adverse recommendation of the 7th CPC. All the constituent organizations
are requested to advise their affiliates to observe in an effective manner and
also to issue similar press statements in their respective states / centres.
The NJCA will meet on 8th December 2015 to finalise the views on the various
recommendation of the 7th CPC and to forward the same to the Government for a
negotiated settlement.
The NJCA further appeals to
the Central Government employees to be prepared to carry forward the struggle
till a negotiated settlement is reached.
Yours Sincerely
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Convener
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