In a meeting with Cabinet Secretary, NJCA convenor Shiv Gopal Mishra also raised the issue of HRA (House Rent Allowance) and National Pension Scheme (NPS).
New Delhi, April 2: Almost 10 months have been passed after Narendra
Modi government accepted the recommendations made by the 7th Pay
Commission but the decision on minimum wage and Higher Allowances are
still in the pipeline. The Committee on Higher Allowances which is
dilly-dallying on taking a final call on arrears and Higher Allowances
has upset a large number of central government employees who are eagerly
waiting for money. The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) – a
centralised union of several central government employees unions – has
been vocal for raising the issues related to minimum wages, arrears on
higher allowances, HRA (House Rent Allowance), National Pension Scheme
and much more. Shiv Gopal Mishra the NJCA convenor who recently met with
the Cabinet Secretary who is looking into the anomalies of 7th pay
Commission had made it clear that the central government employees who
are eagerly waiting for their hiked salaries are also expecting arrears
on higher allowances from January 2016 till the date when 7th Pay
Commission is implemented.
“I have met the Cabinet Secretary on March 28 and have submitted our
demands. In which the NJCA have clearly mentioned that whenever there is
an implementation of 7th Pay Commission the government has to pay
higher allowances effective from January 2016. If the government fails
to do so then we will object it in an organised manner,” Shiv Gopal
Mishra said to India.com. However, Shiv Gopal Mishra who has been
actively raising several issues denied of carrying out any agitation if
their demands are not met.
While implementing the recommendations made by 7th Pay Commission, the
Union Government had promised to pay hiked salaries with arrears
effective from January 2016 but the Cabinet had not taken any call on
higher allowances, whether it will be paid from the date of
implementation or January 2016.
During the meeting, the Cabinet Secretary has also given a hint to Shiv
Gopal Mishra that there are chances that the decision of implementation
of 7th Pay Commission and higher allowances might be taken after MCD
polls in Delhi is over. Some reports suggest that by a delay in higher
allowances the government had already saved more than Rs 100 crores and
if the committee takes more time than there are chances that these
employees unions may call for a strike.
More than 56 lakh central government employees and 46 lakh pensioners
have been eagerly waiting for the implementation of 7th Pay Commission.
After the Union Government had increased the minimum wage from Rs 7,000
to Rs 16,000 per months the NJCA had recommended minimum wage to be
hiked to Rs 25,000 per month. For raising this issue several NJCA
members and its convenor Shiv Gopal Mishra also met three Union
Minister’s – Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Suresh Prabhu – and they
assured that their demands will be met.
In a meeting with Cabinet Secretary, Shiv Gopal Mishra also raised the
issue of HRA (House Rent Allowance) and National Pension Scheme (NPS).
Mishra said that the HRA must be based on an old formula and transport
allowance must be calculated according to inflation. The NJCA also
demanded that Children allowance must be kept at least Rs 3,000, medical
allowance must be kept Rs 2,000 for central government employees.
Source:- India.Com
