GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Department Of Expenditure
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.257
TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 18TH JULY, 2017
ASHADHA 27, 1939 (SAKA)
Implementation of recommendations of Seventh CPC
257 Shri Neeraj Shekhar:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether Government has implemented the recommendations of Seventh
CPC regarding allowances w.e.f. 1st July, 2017 instead of 1st January,
2016;
(b) if so, the reasons and rationale therefor;
(c) the reasons for denying allowances from 1st January 2016 or from the
date of announcement for implementation of enhanced basic pay under 7th
CPC and arrears thereof;
(d) whether Government will review it and implement enhanced allowances w.e.f. 1st January, 2016;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor along with the reasons for lowest hike in Pay Commission since last 70 years?
ANSWER
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (c): As per the established practice relating to implementation
of earlier Central Pay Commission’s recommendations on allowances, the
recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC) on
allowances have been implemented prospectively with effect from
01.07.2017.
In view of significant departure from the existing provisions relating
to allowances as recommended by the 7th CPC and representations received
in this regard, recommendations of the 7th CPC on allowances were
referred to a Committee by the Government. After taking into account the
recommendations of the Committee on Allowances which submitted its
Report on 27.04.2017, the recommendations were approved by the
Government on 28.06.2017.
(d) to (f): There is no proposal for revision of the date of
implementation of recommendation on allowances. The hike is based on the
recommendation of the 7th CPC on allowances, which is commensurate with
the rise in Dearness Allowance as has been mentioned by the 7th CPC at
Para 8.2.5 (4) of its Report.
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