When it comes to the interest of the lakhs of employees, nothing should be politicised for mere political gain.
If we believe the rumours that are making rounds and go by the way the
issue of further hike in minimum pay of the Central government employees
has been dilly-dallied, the employees will have to forget about any
further hike as the Centre has reportedly come up with a new proposal
prior to taking a final call on the employees’ demand.
While the government employees are levelling the new decision of the
government as a trick to cheat them, the government is of the view that
it will hike the minimum pay but only after going through the process as
per the guidelines.
Meanwhile, media reports are there that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
has come up with a decision to form a new high-level committee to look
into the demand of increase in minimum pay. Besides, it is expected that
the will have secretaries of different ministries as members.
“What are the guidelines… does anyone know? The Finance Minister had
promised to hike the minimum pay but now after lingering the 7th Pay
Commission issue for months if Jaitley is planning to form a new
committee, it shows the government’s intention of just playing with
emotions,” said a Central Income Tax department employee.
When it comes to the interest of the lakhs of employees, nothing should be politicised for mere political gain, he added.
“Almost every month news used to come that in a few months the
government would increase the minimum pay. But nothing has happened so
far. Forming a new committee has exposed the modus operandi of the
government,” said another employee.
The Central government employees have been demanding to increase the
minimum pay to Rs 26,000. However, if reports are to be believed, the
government was mulling to hike the pay to only Rs 21,000 from the
existing Rs 18,000; but it is also in question now.
Meanwhile, the news is there that the 7th Pay Commission will be the
last pay commission for the government employees. The news has brought
confusion among the lakhs of government employees as to how will their
new salary look like, how and on what basis the government would
increase the salary.
Source: OTV
