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Thursday, 24 March 2016

7th Pay Commission matters:Circular -2

7th Pay Commission matters: Circular -2
7th Pay Commission matters: The Government has appointed an empowered Committee of Secretaries headed by the Cabinet Secretary to process the recommendations of the7th Pay Commission. The staff side and the Pensioners Associations have given Charter of demands to the Cabinet Secretary. First meeting with Cabinet Secretary was held on 1st March, 2016 . Staff side explained the justification of each and every demand and conveyed the large scale resentment amongst the Central Govt. Employees to the Cabinet secretary. The Cabinet Secretary did not make any commitment on any demand. He said that this is only a preliminary meeting. Com. K.K.N. Kutty represented the Confederation. The NJCA meeting held on 7thMarch 2016,decided to defer the date of commencement of indefinite strike to 11th July 2016 taking into consideration the decision of Election Commission to give dates of elections in 5 states and coming into effect the model code of conduct. Therefore final decision on the Pay Commission can be expected only after the elections are over. The Cabinet Secretary also wanted more time to study various issues raised by the staff side.Major points on which the staff side is agitated are Minimum pay Rs.18000/- Confusions in the implementation of Pay Matrix, Age related pension after 75 years, Restoration of commuted value of pension after 12 years, Enhancement of Pension and Family Pension, Retirement gratuity and death gratuity, Increasing Fixed medical allowance and tagging it to cost of living index etc.,

[Extract of Circular Dt. 10-3-2016 issued by Com.K.K.N. Kutty, Secretyary General of ITPF on the periodical meeting of JCM National Council, with the Secretary, Pension P&PWAheld at the the Conference hall of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi today i.e. 10.3.2016 by the staff side.]

Extension of the benefits of full pension to pre-2006 pensioners who had completed more than 20 years of service but less than 33 years. The Staff side said that despite series of judgements in favour of the pensioners, the Government has not yet issued the orders. Recently the Nagpur Tribunal has issued a contempt notice to the Government. They also alleged that the pensioners are being dragged to litigation. The Representatives of the Pension Department

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