Implementation of recommendations of the Committee on Allowances – Secy Staff Writes to Cabinet Secretary
Implementation
of recommendations of the Committee on Allowances
Shiva
Gopal Mishra
SecretaryaNational
Council
(Staff Side)
Joint
Consultative Machinery
for
Central Government Employees
13-C,
Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001
E-Mail
: nc.jcm.np@gmail.com
No.NC/JCM/2017
Dated:
June 30, 2017
The
Cabinet Secretary,
(Government
of India),
Cabinet
Secretariat,
Rashtrapati
Bhawan,
New
Delhi
Dear
Sir,
Sub:
Implementation of recommendations of the Committee on Allowances
We
are quite thankful that after a long wait the Union Cabinet has given its
approval for implementation of recommendations of the Committee on
Allowances(Ashok Lavasa Committee) as recommended by the VII CPC.
As
you are aware that, during the meeting of the Empowered Committee, held under
your Chairmanship, we had requested for its early implementation, but
unfortunately a long time has been taken by the said committee for finalizing
the allowances.
We
are thankful to the Government of India for agreeing in principle for House
Rent Allowance @ 10%,20% and 30% to the Central Government Employees working in
levels 1 to 3, but depriving other staff, particularly Group `C’ staff, which
has resulted in lot of discontentment among the Central Government Employees.
Staff Side(JCM) is also thankful to the government for reducing 50% Dearness
Allowance
barrier to 25% for future enhancement of HRA to 09,18 and 27% and restoring
10,20 and 30% on 50% Dearness Allowance, but at the same time would have
appreciated if the same formula should have been envisaged for other allowances
which are DA indexed.
We
are also thankful to the Central Government for revising various allowances,
including Breakdown Allowance, Nursing Allowance, Trip Allowance, Additional
Allowance, Cycle Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance etc. as also Special
Allowance to Trackmen, Section Controllers and Loco Pilot (Goods) and Sr.
Passenger Guards and extending Patient Care Allowance to Ministerial Staff
working in the hospitals. We also appreciate the government for enhancing the
rate of Fixed Medical Allowance from Rs.500 p.m. to Rs.1000 p.m. for the
Pensioners. Though it is meager to old-aged pensioners, healthcare and at least
Rs.2500 should have been granted.
The
date of implementation of the allowances, as announced, w.e.f. 01.07.2017, has
created lot of anguish and serious discontentment in the Central Government
Employees. We will appreciate if the government considers its implementation
w.e.f. 01.01.2016, i.e. date of implementation of VII CPC.
Minimum
Wage and Fitment Formula was one of the major demands in our Strike Notice, for
which government formed a committee, unfortunately, up-till now nothing
substantial has been done in this regard. Staff Side(JCM), therefore, requests
that, a meeting should be called and the matter be resolved at an earliest.
The
government has also constituted a Committee on National Pension System(NPS) and
it was assured to us that, decision in the matter would be taken within four
months. Unfortunately, up-till now, this issue remains unresolved. We earnestly
hope that, the government will definitely consider the demand of the Staff Side
– Guaranteed Minimum Pension for new Pensioners (appointed on or after
01.01.2004) as well as Family Pension at par with Old Pensioners/Family
Pensioners.
We
always believe in best industrial relations, but to keep industrial peace, we
hope, the government will take appropriate steps to resolve the long pending
demands of the Central Government Employees at an
earliest.
Comradely
yours,
sd/-
(Shiva
Gopal Mishra)
Source:
http://ncjcmstaffside.com/
