Ref: CONF/SECTT/2016 Dated – 26.07.2016
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
To
1) All National Secretariat Members (CHQ Office bearers)
2) General Secretaries of all state C-O-Cs
3) Chief Executives of all affiliated organisations
4) All Women sub-committee members
NATIONAL SECRETARIAT DECISIONS
The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, met on 24.07.2016 at New Delhi under the presidentship of Com. K. K. N. Kutty, National President. The following important decisions are taken.
(1). 2ND SEPTEMBER 2016 – ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE:
The Joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) of the Country along with Independent National Federations of employees of different industries and services including Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, have decided to organize All India General Strike on 2nd September 2016, against the anti-people, anti-workers policies and authoritarian attitude of the NDA Government. Intensive campaign and preparation to make the general strike a resounding historical success is going on in full swing throughout the country. The attitude of the NDA Government is profoundly negative and hugely challenging to the working class including Central Govt. employees. The issues in the Charter of demands submitted by the Trade Unions to the Govt. relate to basic interest of the country’s economy and also issues concerning the livelihood of the working people of both organized and unorganized sectors.
Govt. has not taken any meaningful step to curb price rise of essential commodities and to generate employment except making tall baseless claims. Govt. is mysteriously silent on the question of retrieving the black money stashed abroad and recovering lakhs of crores of rupees of bad debts of public sector banks. Whole range of social security measures are under severe attacks including the pension of post – 2004 entrants in Central Govt. Services. Govt. has launched atrocious attack of drastic cut in interest on small savings deposits. Totally ignoring the united opposition of the working class, the Govt. has been moving fast to demolish existing labour laws thereby empowering the employers with unfettered rights to “hire and fire” and stripping the workers and trade union of all their rights and protection provided in laws. Alongwith the peasantry and agri- labourers are also under severe attack. Attack on public sector has been pushed to unprecedented height with Govt. announcing mega strategic sale and also allowing unlimited FDI in strategic sectors like Railways, Defence and financial Sector as complimentary to the move of privatization and Public Private partnership etc. The anti-worker and authoritarian attitude of the Government is also nakedely reflected in their refusal to implement the consensus recommendations of 43rd, 44th and 45th Indian Labour Conference for formulations of minimum wages, equal wage and benefits of regular workers to the Contract workers.
The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Govt. has landed the entire national economy in distress and decline affecting the working people the most.
Central Govt. Employees worst affected:
The policy offensives of the Govt. like downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, corporatization and privatization has affected the Central Govt. departments and employees in a worst manner. Ban on creation of new posts and non-filling up of about six lakhs vacant posts had increased the work load of the existing employees and adversely affected the efficiency of the services. The New Pension Scheme (NPS) implemented with affect from 01.01.2004, is nothing but a “No Pension Scheme”, as it is fully dependent on the vagaries of share market forces. The Govt. is not ready to grant civil servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and to regularize the services of causal, contingent and contract workers. The 5% ceiling on compassionate appointment is not yet removed. The bonus ceiling enhancement from Rs.3500/- to Rs. 7000/- is not made applicable to Central Govt. Employees. Govt. is not ready to modify the 7th CPC recommendations, which is worst ever made by any pay commissions. The assurance given to the staff side regarding enhancement minimum pay and fitment formula is yet to be implemented. All other retrograde recommendations like reduction in the percentage of HRA, abolition of 52 allowances etc. are yet to be modified. Overall the attitude of the Modi Govt. is totally negative towards the Central Govt. employees and pensioners.
The National Secretariat is of the firm opinion that unless the policy of the Govt. is changed, more attacks are likely to come on the Central Govt. employees and working class. To change the policy the united struggle of entire working class is required. It is in this background the Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers has decided to join the General Strike along with other sections of the working class of our country.
The Confederation National Secretariat calls upon the entirety of Central Govt. employees to make intensive campaign and preparation for making the 2nd September 2016 strike a grand success. Along with the 12 Point charter of demands of the working class, the Confederation has decided to submit the demands pertaining to the Central Govt. employees also as Part-B of the Charter of demands to the Govt. The Chater of demands (Part A and B) is furnished below:
2016 September 2nd General Strike 12 Point Charter of Demands of Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions submitted to government:
PART – A
1. Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalization of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.
2. Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.
3. Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.
4. Universal social security cover for all workers.
5. Minimum wage of not less than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).
6. Assured enhanced pension not less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized sector workers).
7. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state public sector undertakings.
8. Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent/perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as that of regular workers for the same and similar work.
9. Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.
10.Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.
11.No FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.
12.No unilateral amendment to labour laws.
PART – B
Demand of the Central Govt. Employees
1. Avoid delay in implementing the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30thJune 2016, especially increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the assurance in a time bound manner.
2. Settle issues raised by the NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7th CPC recommendations, submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015.
3. Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.
4. No privatization, outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.
5. (i) Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of departmental employees.
(ii) Regularise casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal pay and other benefits.
6. Fill up all vacant posts by special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.
7. Remove ceiling on compassionate appointments.
8. Extend benefit of Bonus Act amendment 2015 on enhancement of payment ceiling to the Adhoc bonus/PLB of Central Govt. employees with effect from the financial years 2014-15. Ensure payment of revised bonus before Pooja holidays.
9. Revive JCM functioning at all levels.
All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to plan phased campaign programme during the month of August 2016 by conducting squad work, general body meetings, conventions, and printing and circulating notices, pamphlets and posters. Each affiliated organization should issue their own separate circulars and instructions to all their units endorsing the decision of the Confederation National Secretariat.
Serve Strike Notice on 12.08.2016
Strike notice should be served to all Departmental heads by the affiliated organisations on 12thAugust 2016. On that day demonstrations should be conducted in front of all offices and copy of the strike notice may be served to all lower authorities also. Confederation CHQ will also serve strike notice to Cabinet Secretary on 12th August 2016.
Campaign Programme
National Secretariat decided to organize campaign programme of National Secretariat members during August 2016 as follows:
CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME OF NATIONAL SECRETARIAT MEMBERS
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Place
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Date
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Name of National Secretariat members
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1.
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Trivandrum
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28.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, M. S. Raja
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2.
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Bangalore
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23.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, K. P. Rajagopal
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3.
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Chennai
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25.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, Nageshwar Rao, T. Narasimhan, Durai Pandian
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4.
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Hyderabad
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23.08.2016
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K. V. Jayaraj, T. Satyanarayana, Sommaiah N. Mani Achary.
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5.
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Ahmedabad
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11.08.2016
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Giriraj Singh. T. Satyanaryana, Venkatesh Subramanian
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6.
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Bhopal
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11.08.2016
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R. N. Parashar, T. K. R. Pillai, Yashvant Purohit
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7.
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Mumbai
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11.08.2016
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K. K. N. Kutty, R. P. Singh, M. S. Raja, Ashok B. Salunkhe
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8.
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Bhubaneshwar
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22.08.2016
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Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Giriraj Singh
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9.
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Ranchi
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22.08.2016
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Pijush Roy, R. N. Parashar
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10.
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Kolkata
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23.08.2016
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R. N. Parashar, Pijush Roy, Rupak Sarkar
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11.
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Guwahati
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26.08.2016
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Pijush Roy, Rupak Sarkar
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12.
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Agartala
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11.08.2016
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Pijush Roy, R. Seethalakshmi
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Patna
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29.08.2016
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Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Giriraj Singh
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14.
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Chandigarh
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22.08.2016
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K. K. N. Kutty, R. Seethalakshmi
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15.
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Ambala
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26.08.2016
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M. S. Raja, Giriraj Singh
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16.
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Jaipur
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23.08.2016
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K. K. N. Kuty, P. Suresh
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17.
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Dehradun
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22.08.2016
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Arup Chatterjee, R. N. Parashar
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18.
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Raipur
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29.08.2016
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R. N. Parashar, P. Suresh
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19.
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Delhi
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K. K. N. Kutty, Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Giriraj Singh, R. N. Parashar, Ashok Kanojia
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20.
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Nagpur
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07.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, Nilesh D. Nazare
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21
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Lucknow
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R. N. Parashar, K. K. N. Kutty
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22
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Shimla
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R. N. Parashar, M. S. Raja
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(2). (a) REVIEW OF THE DEFERRED INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM JULY 11TH 2016
The National Secretariat conducted a detailed review of the July 11th deferred indefinite strike and took the following decisions:
1. In order to ensure that the assurances given by the Group of Ministers to the NJCA leaders especially regarding enhancement of minimum wage and fitment formula, the unity of the NJCA should be kept intact.
2. If the Govt. adopt delaying tactics in appointment of High level committee, then agitational programmes should be announced by NJCA to compel the Govt. to honour the commitment within the time frame. In any case, the National Conference of Confederation shall announce the agitational programmes either jointly with NJCA or independently by Confederation if the Govt. fails to expedite action to honour the commitment.
3. If the Govt. is not ready to honour the commitment within the time frame, Confederation shall go on strike, either jointly under the banner of NJCA or independently.
(b) GOVT. ISSUED NOTIFICATION AND REVISED PAY RULES ON 7TH CPC RECOMMENDATIONS
On 25.07.2016, the Govt has issued notification for implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, as approved by the Union Cabinet on 29th June 2016. Revised Pay Rules are also notified. NJCA has decided to write to the Home Minister and Finance Minister to expedite action for constitution of High Level Committee, as assured by Group of Ministers.
(3). 25TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CONFEDERATION – CHENNAI – 16, 17, 18 AUGUST 2016
The National Secretariat reviewed the preparations for the 25th National Conference to be held at Chennai from 16th to 18th August 2016. The inaugural session will be held on 16.08.2016 at 10 AM. Com. A. K. Padmanabhan, National President, CITU will inaugurate. Com. Shiv Gopal Misra, General Secretary, AIRF & Convenor NJCA, Dr. N. Raghavaiah, General Secretary, NFIR & Chairman, NJCA, Com. C. Sreekumar, Secretary General, AIDEF and member NJCA, Com. A. Sreekumar, General Secretary, All India State Govt. Employees Federation, Com. P. Abhumanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU, Com. S. Mohan, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Govt. Gazetted officers organisations, Com. K. Ragahavendran, Deputy Secretary General, NCCPA etc. will address the inaugural session. All India Women’s Convention will be held on 17th August at 10:00 AM. Dr. Vasanthi Devi, former Vice Chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Tirunelveli & Former Chairperson Women’s Commission, Tamilnadu will inaugurate the Womens’s conventions. The venue of the Conference is “Dharmaprakash Kalyana Mandapam”, No. 10, Raja Annamalai Road (Opp: to Dashprakash Poonamallee Purasawalkam) Chennai – 600084.
Contact Numbers of Reception Committee:
1. Com. J. Ramamurthy, Chairman C-O-C - 09843370580
2. Com. M. Durain Pandian, General Secretary, C-O-C - 09789833522
3. Com. S. Sundaramurthy, Financial Secretary - 09445955554
4. Com. R. B. Suresh, Accommodation - 09444074470
5. Com. M. S. Vengatesan, Souvenir - 09445955553
6. Com. A. Balasundaram, Souvenir - 09080791266
7. Com. Samraj - 09940061291
8. Com. Kannan, P4 - 08903515285
PLEASE HELP THE RECEIPTION COMMITTEE BY COLLECTING MAXIMUM ADVERTISEMENTS:
As the Diamond Jubilee Year National Conference is being organized in a grand manner by the C-O-C Tamilnadu alongwith the National Women’s Convention and as Chennai is a metropolitian city, the overall expenditure will come to 25 to 30 lakhs. The Receiption Committee is finding it difficult to mobilise the finance for the Conference. It is once again requested to all affiliated organisations and C-OCs to collect maximum advertisements and sent it to the Reception Committee immediately.
Inform the Number of delegates/visitors and Women comrades attending the conference on or before 05.08.2016.
All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to intimate the number of delegates/visitors attending the National Conference and also their arrival particulars (travel details) to Reception committee by e-mail or over phone without fail. The information should be given on or before 05.08.2016.
Phone Numbers see above
Fraternally yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: -09447068125, 09968898009
E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
DRAFT TRIENNIAL REPORT OF CONFEDERATION
OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM MAY 2013 TO JULY 2016
TO BE PRESENTED IN THE 25TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE
(DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR NATIONAL CONFERENCE) TO BE HELD AT CHENNAI
FROM 16.08.2016 TO 18.08.2016
To,
All National Secretariat Members of Confederation
Dear Comrades,
Please read the draft report attached below and any additions, alterations or corrections needed may be sent through email to the Confederation CHQ (confederationhq@gmail.com ORmkrishnan6854@gmail.com) on or before 31st July 2016.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: 09447068125, 09968898009
E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
CASUAL LABOURERS WITH TEMPORARY STATUS - CLARIFICATION REGARDING CONTRIBUTION TO GPF AND PENSION UNDER THE OLD PENSION SCHEME Click here to view - Order
CLARIFICATION ON THE DEFINITION OF "MEMBERS OF FAMILY" IN THE CONTEXT OF RULE 4 OF CCS (CONDUCT) RULES-1964. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Casual Workers - One day paid weekly off for working in offices having five day week - DoPT order
It has been decided that casual workers working in offices having a five day week may be allowed one day paid weekly off provided they have worked for a minimum of 40 hours during the said week. The relevant provisions of the Department of Personnel and Training OM No.49014/2/86-Estt (C) 7th June, 1988 are amended to this extent.
7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
REPLY OF THE FINANCE MINISTER IN RAJYA SABHA
Dear Comrades,
We are reproducing below the reply given by the Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha on 19-07-2016 --
The Finance Minister has made it clear that “the government is responsive to the concerns of the Employees’ Associations and it would be the endeavor of the Government to ensure that the eventuality of a strike does not arise.”
Regarding increasing of the multiplication factor, the Finance Minister replied that:
“no such proposal is under consideration of the Government, at present’
The assurance given to the NJCA leaders by the Group of Ministers (including Finance Minister) on 30-06-2016 is that enhancement in minimum pay and fitment factor (multiplication factor) will be considered favourably by the Government, once the proposal in this regard is submitted to Government by the proposed “High Level Committee” within four months. Hence, the matter will come for the “consideration” of the Govt. only after submission of the report by the High Level Committee.
In that sense, technically, the reply of the Finance Minister that “at present” there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government, may not be taken in a different manner and we need not jump into the conclusion that multiplication factor will not be increased.
However, giving due importance to the concerns expressed by many of our comrades and grass-root level leaders, the NJCA will discuss this issue shortly and take appropriate decision. NJCA is keenly observing the move of the Govt. and any going back from the assurances given by the Group of Ministers or any betrayal of 33 lakhs Central Govt. Employees and 40 lakhs pensioners by the NDA Govt., shall result in revival of the deferred strike by the NJCA and Government will be solely responsible for all consequences.
M.KRISHNAN
Secretary General
Confederation
THE FINANCE MINISTER STATEMENT ON MULTIPLICATION FACTOR 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION NEWS
The Finance Minister Statement on Multiplication Factor
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 28 ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016
7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Government has implemented the 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the date of notification thereof;
(c) whether increase in pay of Central Government Officials is historically low under 7th CPC; if so, the reasons thereof;
(d) whether employees unions/trade unions have announced to go on indefinite strike against the historically low revision of salaries by Government, if so, the response of Government thereto; and
(e) whether uniform multiplication factor of at least 3 is proposed to be applied for revision of pay under 7th CPC; if not, the reasons there for?
ANSWER
THE FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)
A statement is being laid on the Table of the House
Statement Annexed with the Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 28 for 19.07.2016 by Shri Neeraj Shekhar on 7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations
(a) & (b): The Government has decided to implement the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission relating to pay, pension and related issues. The requisite notifications are being issued shortly.
(c) The increase in pay as recommended by the 7th Central Pay commission is based on the detailed deliberations by the Commission keeping in view all relevant factors having a bearing upon the prevailing circumstances
(d) Employee Associations of Central Government had given a call for strike with effect from 11.07.2016 which has since been deferred. However, the Government is responsive to the concerns of the Employees’ Association and it would be the endeavour of the Government to ensure that the eventuality of a strike does not arise.
(e) In view of the multiplication factor having been accepted based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay commission, no such proposal is under consideration of the Government, at present.
Source: Rajyasabha.nic.in
RESERVATION FOR SC/ST AND OBC
Article 16(4) of the Constitution enables provision of reservation to Backward Class of citizens, who are not adequately represented in the State. Reservation is provided to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) through executive instructions issued from time to time, which has force of law, as held by the Supreme Court in Indira Sawhney case.
As per extant instructions, reservation is provided to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes at the rate of 15%, 7.5% and 27%, respectively, in case of direct recruitment on all-India basis by open competition. In case of direct recruitment on all-India basis otherwise than by open competition, the percentage fixed is 16.66%, 7.5% and 25.84%, respectively.
As per information received from 71 Ministries/Departments, the representation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the posts and services under the Central Government as on 01.01.2014 is 17.35%, 8.38% and 19.28%, respectively.
While the representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is as per the prescribed percentage, the representation of Other Backward Classes is less than the prescribed percentage due to the following reasons:-
(i) Reservation for Other Backward Classes started only from the year 1993.
(ii) OBC candidates who are appointed upto 1993, that is before introduction of reservation for OBCs, are not included for counting their representation;
(iii) There is generally a time gap between occurrence of vacancies and filling up such vacancies, as recruitment is a time consuming process.
Based on recommendations of a Committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, time bound action plan for filling up backlog reserved vacancies has been intimated to all concerned Departments/Ministries on 20.11.2014 for filling up such vacancies by August 2016. The Action Plan includes study of reasons for non-filling of backlog reserved vacancies, review of prescribed standards, if required; conducting Special Recruitment Drive and conducting pre-recruitment training programmes.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Laxmi Narayan Yadav and Shri Harishchandra Chavan in the Lok Sabha today.
Source : PIB
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
INFORMATION ABOUT CADRE RESTRUCTURING
TODAY ON DATED 20.07.2016, COMRADE R.N. PARASHAR SECRETARY GENERAL NFPE MET SHRI S.K. DASHORA, DDG (ESTT) DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AT DAK BHAWAN, NEW DELHI AND ENQUIRED THE PROGRESS OF CADRE RESTRUCTURING FOR LEFT OUT CATEGORIES OF POSTAL DEPARTMENT.
HE INTIMATED THAT THE PROPOSAL HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED TO DOP&T AND DOP&T HAS MADE SOME QUERIES FOR WHICH REPLY IS BEING SENT. AFTER BEING APPROVAL FROM DOP&T, THE PROPOSAL WILL BE SENT TO FINANCE MINISTRY FOR FINAL SANCTION.
CIRCLE WISE NUMBER OF CBS OFFICES AS ON 27.06.2016
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