Monday, April 15, 2019

Outcome of 47th Meeting of National Council (JCM) held on 13th April 2019


Shiva Gopal  Mishra Secretary

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National Council (Staff Side)

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No.NC-JCM-2019/NC meeting                                                       April 13,2019




To
All Members of the

National Council (Staff Side) JCM

Dear Comrades,

                   The 47th meeting of the National Council was held on 13.4.2019 at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of Shri P.K.Sinha, Cabinet Secretary. It was held after the most inordinate delay i.e. after the lapse of nine years that the National Council meeting was convened. The decision of NJCA to organize Dharna on 28.3.2019 (which was deferred) is what triggered the Government to convene the meeting.
The meeting commenced at 11.30AM and ended at 2.30 PM. In the introductory remark, the leader and the Secretary Staff Side touched upon the following points.

Survival of JCM; revival of Departmental Councils; maintenance of its stipulated frequency.
Closure of offices- restructuring consultation with the Staff Side and Unions affected; with particular reference to CPWD, Printing Presses and Defence Industry.
Increasing litigations; Governments disregard to its own National litigation policy making employees and pensioners to incur huge expenditure. Non implementation of even Supreme Court decisions- MACP promotional hierarchy, MACP date of effect, increment on 30th June and 31st December etc
NPS and other pension related issue
Recognition Rules, delay in the grant of recognition
Arbitration Awards.
Non honoring of the assurance held out by the GOM to revisit the minimum wage and fitment formula
One more option to switch over to the 7th CPC
Non issue of clarification on the question of minimum pay for promotes after 1/1/2006
Reduction in the quantum of Night Duty Allowances
Ex-Service man pay fixation
Compassionate Appointment and its restriction
Outsourcing and Casualization of permanent Jobs
Regularization of Casual workers- include casual service for pensioner benefits
Running Allowance of Railway Workers with tax free banefit
CGHS deficiencies
Necessity to hold meetings by held and pension Secretary with Staff Side
One time relaxation for LTC-80 fare
Agenda items and Action Taken Statement items

1
Grant of FMA in lieu of OPD for CGHS beneficieries
beyond 70 years of age
Not agreed
2
Sanction of incentive for those working in terrorist
infested areas
Will be examined
3
Gandhi Nagar as link city to Anemdabad
Orders issued
4
Upgradation Jam Nagar
Orders issued
5
A-1 status to Bengaluru from 16.1.2007
Orders issued
6
Upper age limit to be raised from 45 for departmental candidates
Not agreed
7
Casual labourers — grant of temporary status and regularization
Under consideration
8
Restricted holiday for industrial workers
Not agreed
9
Applicability of ccs (RSA) Rules to indust4rial workers of Defence
MOD will take final decision with in a month
10
Recruitment personnel for erstwhile Gr D functions Arbitration Awards
Will be examined
11
Arbitration Awards
Matter will be discussed bilaterally with the staff side to reach a settlement
12
Benefit of Rule 10 CCS (RP) Rules for those completed 1 year service maximum
Will be reexamined
13
JCM coverage for GR B
Being examined
14
GPF for those recruited after 1.1.2004
Will be considered as optional
15
Washing allowance
Subsumed in the dress allowance
16
Running allowance/transport allowance to be exempt from IT
Agreed to reconsider
17
Grant in temporary status to casual labourers
Will be considered
18
Parity in Pay scale of workshop staff in postal with Railways and Postal
Agreed to reconsider
19
Island/NER spl duty allowance to be exempt from Income Tax
Will be considered
20
Non availability certificate from Estate officer for HRA
Will be re examined
21
Stepping up of pay with Juniors under ACP/MACP
Orders will be issued
22
Increase in residency period for future promotions
Staff side will give separate note
23
FR 15 (a) protection of pay
Not agreed. New item will be introduced
24
Grant of Med.Advance at 90% for conventional deseases
Orders will be issued
25
Reimbursement of additional charges paid on account of over stay in hospitals
Chairman suggested to consider the following-
1. Reimburse fully to the patient
2. 2. Black list the hospital MOH will decide
26
Reimbursement of oxygen charges
Orders issued
27
LTC for dependant parents
Orders issued in 2017
28
Revised scheme on compassionate appointment
Will be examined with reference to the discussion at the meeting
29
Family pension for unmarried/divorced/widowed sister
Will be considered
30
Created of NFSG grade to UDCs, stenographer
Under consideration
31
Hostel subsidy
Order issued
32
Constant attendant allowance
Not agreed
33
Revision of pension for those who compulsorily retired
2.57 multiplication factor will be applicable to all. Extension of new option is under consideration
34
Stitching charges
Subsumed in dress allowance
35
Hospital patient care allowance
Will be discussed in a special meeting with Secretary, Health
35
Moped allowance
Abolished
36
Sports increment
Orders issued
37
Consultation with UPSC under Rule 9 of Pension Rules
Dropped
38
Litigation issues on service matters
The chairman ruled that where the SC has given decision in rem, it will be implemented in the case of all similarly placed personnel
39
Revised FMA in border areas
Settled, order issued
40
Revision of risk allowance to civilian employees
Staff side to introduce fresh item
41
CGHS rates
Referred to MOH special meeting
42
Revision of funeral advance
Orders issued
43
Exemption from payment of income tax for personnel beyond 80 years
Rejected