7th Pay Commission’s Review Committee Aims To Clear Up Better Pay
New Delhi: The review committee of 7th pay commission launched in
January in the hope that it will give central government employees
better pay and more solid base for fighting inflation.
The review committee is likely to purpose the better pay package of
central government employees employees than 7th Pay Commission
recommendations, the employees can expect a higher package from July.
The review committee aims to sweep away complexities in the existing
sixth pay commission award and give central government employees a
clearer idea of how much salary income they are likely to get.
The current salary system is made up of two parts of basic pay: the pay
band as well as the additional pay i.e. grade pay which is extra money
on top.
But the new salary will be at a single-tier rate to get rid of the
employees from the complexities, Finance Ministry sources said.
It is part of efforts as central government employees are getting car
advance and computer advance etc on the basis of pay band only, so they
are not getting enough cash for purchase of the above items, the sources
added.
7th pay commission recommended that Central government employees should
not be allowed to earn annual increments if they fail to meet
performance criterion, Commission also recommended even as it sought
upgradation of performance benchmark to “very good” from “good” level.
The pay commission also proposed introduction of the Performance Related
Pay (PRP) for all categories of central government employees.
The review committee believes that increments as well as upward movement
in the hierarchy happen as a matter of course. The review committee is
therefore likely to propose not withholding of annual increments in the
case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either
for MACP or a regular promotion, sources said.
The review committee is also considering doubling of existing rates of
allowances and advances including the those were recommended for
abolition by the Seventh Pay Commission, sources confirmed.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley received the 7th Pay Commission’s report
from its head Justice A K Mathur in November, who recommended 14.27 per
cent increase in basic pay, overall increase in salary, allowances and
pensions 23.55 per cent. They proposed to increase in allowances by 63
per cent while pensions will rise 24 percent.
A 13 member a secretary-level Empowered Committee or review committee
headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha was formed in January to review
Pay Commission’s report before cabinet nod.
