QUERY : Just
like the issues of Salary hike, Fitment formula or parity of Pension,
the issue of NPS is common to all Central Govt. Departments. In spite of
that, this issue appears to be less highlighted. I represent a unit
where 80% of the employees belong to NPS and all of us are aware of the
pros & cons of the scheme and we are really concerned about our
future
REPLY : Thanks
for your concern. The problem of NPS employees are well taken care of
by the NJCA. Please see the Press Statement issued by NJCA on 6th July
2016 after taking the decision to defer the strike which is published in
confederation website. The last paragraph reads as follows------- "The
NJCA particularly notes that the Govt. has set up a separate committee
for reviewing the New Pension Scheme, which has been a matter of concern
to all employees and workers who are recruited to Govt. services after
01.01.2004." Please also see the para -12 of the Press Communique issued
by the Govt. through Press Information Bureau immediately after the
Cabinet decision on 29th June 2016 which reads as --------- "Para-12---
The Cabinet also decided to constitute a separate committee to suggest
measures for streamlining the implementation of New Pension System
(NPS)". Cabinet decision is taken as it is one of the important demand
of the Charter of demands of NJCA submitted to Govt. NJCA shall take
follow up action on this particular demand as all of us are very much
concerned about this important demand. This demand is directly linked to
the policy of the NDA Govt. as all of you are aware that it is the
previous NDA Govt. which took a Cabinet decision in 2003 to implement
New Contributory Pension Scheme to Central Govt. Employees from
01.01.2004.