Outcome of the Cabinet Secretary
and NJCA leaders
informal discussion
In the absence of any indication that
the Empowered Committee of Secretaries will again meet the NJCA Leaders to
discuss over the final positions emerging on the modifications sought by the
Staff Side over the recommendations of 7th CPC, the NJCM Staff Side
Secretary Comrade Shiv Gopal Mishra sought and got an interview with the
Cabinet Secretary.
The following issues emerged from
the discussion:
1. The
basic pay of MTS will be slightly enhanced from the recommended 18,000/-. But
it appears that the enhancement may not be nearer to the need based minimum
wage calculations presented by the Staff Side.
2. Despite
the MTS wages revised, the Fitment Factor as recommended by 2.57 will not
change for both employees and pensioners.
3. The
first option recommended by the 7th CPC for Refixation of pension to
past pensioners viz., the number of increments earned by the pensioners in his
last pay scale before his retirement should be taken into account, is not
acceptable to both Defense Ministry and Pension Ministry.
Defense Ministry
has opposed the formula. The Pension Ministry says that in the absence of
preserved records, such a calculation is not feasible.
4. A
Committee will be constituted to go into the issue of abolition of 52
allowances recommended by the Pay Commission.
5. No
indication about the HRA percentage that has been recommended by the Pay
Commission to reduce it.
6. A
Committee will be constituted to go into the issue of New Pension Scheme to
government employees recruited on or after 1.1.2004.
From the above, it is crystal
clear that the Official Side is not at all interested to take into account the
genuine grievances of staff and pensioners. The Official Side is bent upon
provoking the CG Employees to go on strike and the Pensioners to go on a
campaign. They want a confrontation between the Government and the Employees to
settle whatever score they want to settle. We know that already the bureaucracy
is divided between the Organized Group ‘A’ Service Officers and the All India Service
Officers. The Secretaries in the Empowered Committee do not want to settle any
of the issues and they desire not to change any of the recommendations of the
Pay Commission!
It is in this background a
struggle becomes unavoidable.
It is in this background that the
NJCA is meeting on 3.6.2016.
It is in this background that the
NCCPA is meeting on 27.6.2016.
Let there be strong decisions for
waging an uncompromising struggle on basic issues.
AIPRPA will extend total support
to the CG Employees movement and will strive to organise along with the NCCPA
to mobilize all Pensioners Organisations to stand in one platform and plan
sustained movement,
Let all Get Ready to wage a
Struggle for Justice!
_KR GS AIPRPA