The NJCA which has been leading the negotiations relating to the 7th Pay
Commission met with Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha and reiterated the
demand of arrears on higher allowances from January 2016 onwards. The
body also demanded the implementation of the report by the Committee on
Allowances under the 7th Pay Commission.
Demands will be met soon
The report was submitted to the finance ministry. It is still under
examination. The Cabinet Secretary during the meeting assured that the
same would be implemented soon. The concerns would be considered and it
may take some time. The report is currently ebing examined by the
Empowered Committee of Secretaries headed by P K Siinha.
What are the demands?
During the meeting the NJAC spoke about the arrears and said that the
employees should be given the amount pending from January 2016 onwards.
Further they also demanded that the government resolve the anomalies
related to the minimum wages, fitment factor and family pension under
the 7th Pay Commission. A demand for upgradation of the fitment factor
from 2.57 to 3.16 for minimum wage revision was also made. However this
is negotiable they said.
Modifications suggested
There are a few modifications that have been suggested in some
allownaces applicable to all central government employees and other
allowances which are applicable to specific employee categories. The 7th
Pay Commission had suggested the abolition of 52 out of the 196
existing allowances, apart from subsuming 36 smaller allowances. Further
it had also reduced the HRA from the existing 10, 20 and 30 per cent to
8, 24 and 16 respectively.
