Letter From
Secreatry, National Council
(Staff Side) JCM
No.NC/JCM/7th CPC/2015, Dated 6th July, 2015, letter to the Secretary,
7th Central Pay Commission, Chatrapathi Shivaji Bhawan, Qutub Institutional
Area, New Delhi.
Sub: Restoration of the erstwhile Group-D
posts and regularisiation of the services of Contract! Casual Employees.
Introduction
During the course of oral evidence of the
Staff side of the National Council(JCM), with the 7th CPC, while discussing on
chapter 17, para no.17.1, 17.4.2 to 17.5:5 of the memorandum submitted by the
Staff side of the National Council(JCM), the staff side stated that a large
number of contract/casual, contingent and daily rated workers are deployed in
various Central Govt. Establishments including Railways, Defence, postal,
Income Tax and Accounts & Audit etc. especially in the jobs performed by
the erstwhile Group-D Employees such as Chowkidar, Safaiwalas, Peons, Mali,
Washèrman etc. The Chairman of the 7th CPC afte, listening to the views
putforth by the Staff side in this regard has desired that the Staff side may
give their views in writing for restoration of the erstwhile Group-D posts in Central
Govt. Establishments. Accordingly the following note is submitted for the
favourable consideration of the 7th CPC.
REPORT OF J&K CIRCLE CONFERENCE:- The Circle Conference of All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Group `C` of J&K circle was held at Jammu from 12th to 13th August, 2015 under the Presidentship of Com. Razia Begum. Com. Giri Raj Singh General Secretary R-III and President NFPE inaugurated the Open Session and elaborately spoke on Task Force Committee Report, Cadre Review, MACP anomalies, filling up vacant posts, OTA Rate, Charter of Demands of 2nd September, 2015 One Day Strike and indefinite Strike from 23rd November, 2015 including 7 CPC issues, Five Promotions, date of effect 01-01-2014, date of increment January & July etc. and appealed to all to mobilize rank & file to participate and make an grand success 2nd Spt. 2015 One Day Nation wide Strike and Indefinite Strike from 23rd November, 2015. Coms.
Surender Kumar Circle Secretary , Razia Begum Divisional
Secretary and other leaders addressed the Conference.
Coms Rajesh, Razia Begum and Com. Ranjit Kumar were elected as Circle President, Circle
Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015
PAID LEAVE FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT VICTIMS
((PMIN OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
Instructions have been issued by this Department vide Office Memorandum dated 27.11.2014 regarding Alignment of Service Rules with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. As per para 6 of the said Office Memorandum, the Complaint Committee will have the powers to recommend to the employer (a) to transfer the aggrieved woman or the charged officer to any other workplace; or (b) to grant leave to the aggrieved woman up to a period of three months, which will be in addition to the leave she would be otherwise entitled to.
As per Section 9 of Chapter IV of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, any aggrieved woman may make, in writing, a complaint of sexual harassment at workplace to the Internal Committee within a period of three months from the date of incident and in case of a series of incidents, within a period of three months from the date of last incident.
The Committee may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the time limit not exceeding three months, if it is satisfied that the circumstances were such which prevented the woman from filing a complaint within the said period.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri P.Nagarajan and Shri B. Vinod Kumar in the Lok Sabha today.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri P.Nagarajan and Shri B. Vinod Kumar in the Lok Sabha today.
7th Pay Panel: Salary expenditure of central government staff to exceed Rs 1 lakh crore in FY'16
NEW DELHI: Central government's salary expenditure will exceed Rs 1 lakh crore in the current fiscal and is projected to increase further with the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission, posing risk to public finances, Finance Ministry said today.
According to the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework Statement tabled in Parliament, the salary outgo of central government employees will go up by 9.56 per cent to Rs 1,00,619 crore in current fiscal.
The pace will increase further in 2016-17 at 15.79 per cent to Rs 1.16 lakh crore with the likely implementation of the 7th Pay Commission award, said the statement tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament.
The outgo towards salary will further rise in 2017-18 to over Rs 1.28 lakh crore.
"The award of VII Central Pay Commission (CPC) and its impact on government finances poses a risk," said the statement.
It also raised concerns about the rising pension bill of government employees saying it will rise to Rs 88,521 crore in current fiscal. It has been pegged at over Rs 1.02 lakh crore in 2016-17, and over Rs 1.12 lakh crore in 2017-18.
"Like in salaries, higher than normative growth has been provided for the projection of outlay on pensions during 2016-17. For the second year of the projection (2017-18), a normative growth has been assumed. Award of VII CPC and its impact on Government finances poses a risk," it added.
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, which was set up by in February 2014, is likely to be implemented from January 1, next year.
According to the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework Statement tabled in Parliament, the salary outgo of central government employees will go up by 9.56 per cent to Rs 1,00,619 crore in current fiscal.
The pace will increase further in 2016-17 at 15.79 per cent to Rs 1.16 lakh crore with the likely implementation of the 7th Pay Commission award, said the statement tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament.
The outgo towards salary will further rise in 2017-18 to over Rs 1.28 lakh crore.
"The award of VII Central Pay Commission (CPC) and its impact on government finances poses a risk," said the statement.
It also raised concerns about the rising pension bill of government employees saying it will rise to Rs 88,521 crore in current fiscal. It has been pegged at over Rs 1.02 lakh crore in 2016-17, and over Rs 1.12 lakh crore in 2017-18.
"Like in salaries, higher than normative growth has been provided for the projection of outlay on pensions during 2016-17. For the second year of the projection (2017-18), a normative growth has been assumed. Award of VII CPC and its impact on Government finances poses a risk," it added.
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, which was set up by in February 2014, is likely to be implemented from January 1, next year.
Source:-The Economic Times
