Agenda item No. 1 for the meeting of the National
Anomaly committee sent to NC JCM by Confederation vide No. Ref: Confdn/JCM
NC/Anomaly/2016-19 Dated - 03.07.2017
Item -
I - ANOMALY IN INCREMENT RATE5
As per clause(C) of the
terms of reference of the National Anomaly Committee - where the official side
and the staff side are of the opinion that any recommendations is in
contravention of the principle or the policy enunciated by the Seventh Central
Pay Commission itself without the commission assigning any reason - it
constitutes an anomaly.
Regarding
annual increment the recommendations of seventh CPC are as follows:
(i) 7th CPC Report -
Highlights of Recommendations -
SL - 7 - Annual Increment
- The rate of annual increment is being retained at 3 percent.
(ii) 7th CPC Report -
Forword
Para 1.19 - The
prevailing rate of increment is considered quite satisfactory and has been
retained.
(iii) 7th CPC Report -
Chapter 4.1 -Principles of Pay determination
Para- 4.1.17 - The
various stages within a pay level moves upwards at the rate of 3 percent per
annum.
(iv) 7th CPC Report -
Chapter 5.1 - Pay Structure (Civilian Employees)
Para 5.1.38 - Annual
Increment
"The rate of annual
increment is being retained at 3 percent"
Para 5.1.21 - The
Vertical range of each level denotes pay progress within that level. That
indicates steps of annual financial progression of 3 percentage within each
level.
Contrary to the above
principle laid down by the 7th CPC, the actual increment rate in the Pay levels
of the Pay matrix are less than 3% as illustrated in the Table below: -
ILLUSTRATION-I
- LOSS IN INCREMENT
PayLevel
|
Sl.
No. in the Pay Level (Cell)
|
Basic
Pay in the Revised Pay scale
|
Next
above Basic Pay after adding 3% increment
|
Next
above Basic Pay fixed as per pay matrix
|
Amount
of loss to the employee
|
Actual
increment rate % age
|
1
|
12
|
24900
|
25647
|
25600
|
47
|
2.81
|
1
|
26
|
37600
|
38728
|
38700
|
28
|
2.92
|
3
|
9
|
27600
|
28428
|
28400
|
28
|
2.89
|
3
|
16
|
34000
|
35020
|
35000
|
20
|
2.94
|
4
|
11
|
34300
|
35329
|
35300
|
29
|
2.91
|
4
|
22
|
47500
|
48925
|
48900
|
25
|
2.94
|
5
|
10
|
38100
|
39243
|
39200
|
43
|
2.88
|
5
|
20
|
51100
|
52633
|
52600
|
33
|
2.93
|
6
|
6
|
41100
|
42333
|
42300
|
33
|
2.91
|
6
|
9
|
44900
|
46247
|
46200
|
47
|
2.89
|
ILLUSTRATION
- 2
In Level - 2, Cell - 2,
the pay is shown as 20500. After giving one increment of 3% it should be
21115/- but the next cell is only 21000 (Level-2, Cell-3). Next stage should be
21115+633=21748 but the next cell is only 21700 (Level-2 Cell-4).
In
Level - 6, Cell 14 should be 50500 + 1515 = 52015 whereas it is given only
52000.
From the above it can be
safely concluded that
(i) Recommendation of the
Pay Commission regarding increment rate is in contravention of the principle or
policy enunciated by the 7th Pay Commission, Hence it constitutes an anomaly.
(ii) In many stages,
eventhough the increment is shown as 3%, it is rounded off to the next below
amount causing financial loss to the employees.
(iii) In the sixth CPC,
while calculating increment, if the last digit is (one) or above, it used to be
rounded off to next 10 (Ten). So in this Pay Matrix also if the amount is 10
(Ten) and above, it should be rounded off to the next above 100 (hundred).
(iv) Even if the
difference may look small (in percentage) it will also have long term impact on
the employees promotion inviting heavy financial loss. The following
illustration will reveal it.
Illustration
1. Pay Level - 6
2. Cell (Stage) in the
Pay Level - 8
3. Basic Pay in the
Revised Scale - 44900
4. Actual Pay after
adding 3% annual increment - 46247
5. Basic Pay fixed as per
the Pay Matrix - 46200
6. Loss of amount to the
employee in the increment - 47
7. Pay on promotion to
next Level if fixed as per serial 4 above - 49000
8. Pay on promotion to
the next level, if fixed as per serial - 5 above - 47600
9. Loss per month on
promotion - 1400
Thus, for a loss of
Rs.47/- only in the Annual increment, the employee will suffer a recurring loss
of Rs.1400/- per month during his/her promotion to the next level and this loss
will have cumulative effect on rest of the period of the service career with
financial loss on Dearness Allowance (DA) and further promotions and also
Pensionery benefits.
The above anomalies are
to be rectified.
