7th Pay Commission Report : More flaws than plus points
The much-awaited 7th Pay Commission report was submitted to the
government last Thursday. The 900-page long report was perused swiftly
within a day or two and criticisms have already started coming.
The very next day of submitting the report, M. Krishnan, the
Confederation Secretary, gave a scathing criticism. “No other Pay
Commission had submitted such a terrible report,” he said. At the very
beginning of the press release, he had mentioned that the backward
mindset of the recommendations of the Pay Commission have been a huge
disappointment for the Central Government employees.
Contrary to all the wild speculations, a raise of only 14.29 percent was
finally given to the Central Government employees. This increment is
akin to two installments of the Dearness Allowance. He has strongly
stated that more than 50 lakh Central Government employees and Defence
Personnel have been cheated.
The 6th Pay Commission recommended 10 percent, 20 percent, and 30
percent House Rent Allowance for ten years starting from 01.01.2006. The
intention behind reducing it to 24 percent, 16 percent and eight
percent was not explained. Despite being very well aware of the fact
that the recommendations will be in effect until 2026, the fact that the
Pay Commission had tried to reduce the allocation has left the Central
Government employees greatly disappointed.
MACP Promotions: Among the biggest disappointments of the 7th Pay
Commission report is the fact that promotions, which are given once
every ten years, so not earn any substantial benefits for the employees.
They stand to gain only 3 percent hike. Another painful observation is
the fact that the gap between Grade Pay 2800 and 4200 has been
completely reduced.
The next big disappointment is the method of calculating the dearness
allowance. This was one of the much-anticipated parts of the report.
There is no clear explanation as to the reason why changes had to be
made in the CPI IW BY 2001=100 method, or the 115.76 Factor.
On top of it all, the commission has introduced a new “Pay Matrix.” Our
expectations of a detailed explanation about it were never fulfilled. 3
percent of the amount has been rounded off and given for each CELL.
In short, the 7th Pay Commission report is on the receiving end of lot
of criticism. Central Government employees are now hoping that the
Centre would intervene and do something positive for them.
Source: www.cgstaffportal.in
