NEW DELHI: Central government employees have to wait a
little longer for the 7th pay Commission bonanza announced in November
last year, as the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) headed by
Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha wants to address various concerns raised by
the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) before taking a final call on the
recommendations of the commission. The empowered committee with 12
secretaries on board was set up on January 27 to process the
recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
Government set up a high-powered panel headed by Cabinet
Secretary P K Sinha to process the recommendations of the Seventh Pay
Commission.
In a recent meeting attended by Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar with Cabinet Secretary and others, JCM representatives raised the concerns over pay commission recommendations on minimum pay and allowances saying it will cause difficulty to the employees.
In a recent meeting attended by Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar with Cabinet Secretary and others, JCM representatives raised the concerns over pay commission recommendations on minimum pay and allowances saying it will cause difficulty to the employees.
It is learnt that the Cabinet Secretary also asked the
E-CoS members to hold interactions with their staff associations and
other stakeholders to expedite the process.
“Cabinet Secretary assured that fair consideration will
be given to all points brought out by JCM before taking a final view. He
also said that E-CoS needs to examine the report of the commission in
entirety as well as the issues raised by JCM in consultation with all
other stakeholders. It may take some time to take some time to take a
final call on the recommendations of the commission,” a government note
said.
The empowered committee was told by staff
representatives that the minimum pay of Rs.18,000 pm recommended by the
pay commission was on the lower side and needed to be revised upward by
taking into account inflation and appropriately considering social
obligations and housing of the staff.
A major concern has been raised with Cabinet Secretary
on the new pension scheme saying that it should be done away with. The
staff associations have argued that employees governed by the National
Pension Scheme are deprived of family pension and do not have the
provision of provident fund.
Source:- NEW Indian Express
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