New
Delhi: Central government employees are awaiting next government nod on merger
of 50 percent dearness allowance to basic Pay in the view of model code of
conduct.
Family
finances of government employees are being squeezed from all sides as inflation
is rising at its fastest level in last four years. How can government employees
cope with raising inflation besides merger of 50 percent dearness allowance
(DA) to basic pay.
High
prices of day-to-day goods make it difficult for government employees to afford
even the basic commodities in their lives.
The
Sixth Pay Commission did not talk about merger. As a result, with the
continuous increase of dearness allowance, this has now reached up to 100 per
cent of basic pay but the government did not merged 50 percent dearness
allowance to basic pay on the pretext of sixth pay panel recommendation.
Earlier,
the DA was merged with basic pay, only after it touched 50 per cent of the
basic pay on the recommendation of fifth central pay panel.
The
government has set up the Seventh Central Pay Commission to recommend for
revising salaries of central government employees.
The
4-members commission, headed by Ashok Kumar Mathur, former Supreme Court Judge,
will formulate pay, allowances and other facilities as well as benefits
structure for 50 lakh central government employees.
The
commission will also to look at the revision of pension for those who have
retired prior to the date of effect of these recommendations.
However,
the decision regarding merger of 50 per cent dearness allowance to basic pay
will be taken only after the Seventh Pay Commission gives its interim
recommendations under the terms of reference for the commission before
submitting of its final report within 18 months of the date of its
constitution.
The
merger of 50 percent DA to basic pay will lead salaries rising by up to 30 per
cent, which will cope with the present living cost of government employees.
The election Commission announced the Lok Sabha elections; model code of conduct makes the government lame-duck as it cannot take decision on merger of dearness allowance without permission of the Election Commission.
Hence,
this genuine demand may be considered by the next government only on interim
recommendation of seventh pay panel.
Source :
http://tkbsen.in/2014/03/central-employees-awaiting-next-govt-nod-on-da-merger/
