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MASSIVE PARLIAMENT MARCH & RALLY OF
ABOUT 20000 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 11TH JULY 2016
33 LAKHS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL PARTICIPATE
A massive parliament march and rally of
about 20000 Central Government Employees was held at Jantar Mantar, New
Delhi on 24th June 2016. The rally was organized by National Joint
Council of Action (NJCA) of Central Government Employees comprising
Railways, Defence, Confederation and Postal organizations demanding
modification in the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commissions
including minimum wage and fitment formula. Other demands are scrapping
of New Contributory Pension Scheme, No FDI in Railways and Defence,
Grant of Civil Servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks, filling up of
vacancies, enhancement of bonus ceiling, No outsourcing, downsizing,
contractorisation and corporatisation etc.
The NJCA had already given strike notice
to Government on 9th June 2016. The Modi Government is not ready for a
negotiated settlement with the staff side. The rally called upon the
entirely of Central Government employees to intensify the campaign and
preparations and make the strike a total success.
The rally was presided by Shri. N.
Raghavaiah (General Secretary, NFIR & Chairman NJCA), Coms. Shiv
Gopal Mishra (General Secretary AIRF & Convenor NJCA), Sreekumar
(Secretary General AIDEF) M. Krishnan (Secretary General, Confederation)
R. N. Parashar (Secretary General, NFPE) Guman Singh (President, NFIR),
Rakal Das Gupta (President, AIRF) K. K. N. Kutty (President,
Confederation) B. C. Sharma (NFIR) S. K. Tyagi (AIRF), Mrs. Champa and
Mrs. Gita Pandey addressed the rally
About 33 lakhs Central Government
Employees will participate in the strike. 40 lakhs Central Government
Pensioners have declared their solidarity with the strike. Central Trade
Unions had also extended their full support. State Government Employees
Federations have cautioned the Central Government that they will also
be compelled to join the strike if Government refuse to settle the
demands relating to 7th CPC recommendations as majority of the state
Governments are implementing the Central pay parity to their employees
also.
New Delhi, June 19: The Central Government
employees who have been eagerly waiting for the 30 per cent hike in
their salaries, it seems their wait is finally over. The Narendra Modi
government is about to take a final call this week, as group of Cabinet
secretaries met the PMO officials. The pay panel will be conducting a
meeting this week, as it has been more than two months the empowered
group headed by Cabinet secretary is said to have recommended 30 per
cent hike in salaries of central government employees. On Saturday there were reports that a group of secretaries had said
that the minimum salary as well as the fitment factor should be raised
in the Seventh Pay Commission.
According to the report that appeared in Zee News suggested, that the
starting salary of the government employees is expected to be around Rs
23,000, up from Rs 18,000, which has been also recommended by AK Mathur
led panel in April. A source close to Zee News said that the fitment factor is likely to
be raised to around 2.7, up from 2.57 as recommended by the 7th Pay
Commission. On Sunday Dainik Jagran reported, that a group of Cabinet Secretaries
met the PMO officials on Wednesday and appraised them about the
secretaries panel’s recommendations on the salary and allowances hike
recommended by the commission. Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations have submitted its report to
the Finance Ministry by the panel secretaries. The Finance Ministry is
preparing a note and will present it before the Cabinet this week. Around 47 lakh Central Government employees working in various
sectors are eagerly awaiting for their salary hike, along with the 52
lakh pensioners who are expecting a significant increase in the monthly
pension Sourcew :http://www.india.com/news/india/
New Delhi: It's good news for central government employees eagerly waiting for the implementation of 7th Pay Commission. The implementation of 7th Pay Commission appears to be a matter of a
few days now. As per Dainik Jagran report, the Cabinet Secretary met the
PMO officials on Wednesday and apprised them about the secretaries
panel's recommendations on the salary and allowances hike
recommended for central government employees. The secretaries panel reviewing the 7th pay commission's
recommendations have submitted its report to the Finance Ministry. The
Finance Ministry will prepare a note and present it before the Cabinet
in the next 15 days. With the threat of strike by central government employees looming
large, the Cabinet is expected to take a prompt decision on the
recommendations resulting in notification.The salary hikes recommended are expected to apply from July. Source:- http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/economy/7th-cpc-secretaries-group-submits-final-report-to-fin-min-cabinet-approval-in-15-days_1896922.html
A three-member IESM
Delegation had a meeting with Shri Manohar Parrikar, Raksha Mantri, at
1845hrs on 15th June 2016 to discuss status of grant of full OROP and
various other matters concerning welfare of Ex Servicemen of India.
The Delegation consisted of:
Maj Gen Satbir Singh Chairman, IESM
Hon Lt K Pande Member, Governing Body, IESM
Wg Cdr CK Sharma Treasurer, IESM
It was an extremely warm, proactive, cordial and positive meeting.
Maj
Gen Satbir Singh said that IESM, the prime movers of the peaceful and
democratic protest at Jantar Mantar, is fully aware that it was the
Prime Minister, the Finance Minister and the Raksha Mantri who, after 43
years, have finally granted the award of One Rank One Pension to the
ESM of India. At Jantar Mantar, we have always made a point of
emphasizing this. What the huge number of ESM who regularly visit JM
were asking for was not money but for restoration of the IZZAT of the
Indian Army, Navy and Air Force that has seen a continuous
down-gradation over the last 67 years. They sought INSAAF of the wrongs
done to the Defence fraternity more than anything else!
This
was virtually the first time in the history of this Nation that we had a
hands-on Raksha Mantri who was not only aware of problems of ESM but
was fully capable of understanding and sorting out all their problems.
Team-IESM
said that the OROP award of 7th November 2015 had four specific
anomalies that we would request the RM to look into and resolve.
A
very cordial discussion took place thereafter where RM assured us that
even though the Reddy Committee has been given a 6-month extension, this
does NOT mean that its final report would be submitted in December but
that it may get submitted well before the expiry of the extension
period.
The four anomalies, and various implications and ramifications if these were to be resolved, were discussed.
With his permission, Team-IESM brought out the following problems currently being faced by the Veer Naris and ESM:
1.
WIDOWS who had not yet received the arrears of OROP: The RM assured
that all necessary orders have already been passed by him regarding
this. RM emphasized that it was incumbent on the ESM around the widows
to make them understand what their dues were and to make sure the Banks
honoured those dues quickly. If there are any cases of negligence by any
particular Bank, the matter should be brought to his notice and he
would take immediate steps to rectify the errors of the particular Bank.
2.
HONORARY RANK EMOLUMENTS: It is necessary that Court orders on the
subject need to applicable to all Honorary Rank holders across the board
and this needs to be expedited for execution on the ground level.
3.
BROAD BANDING: The RM said that the Finance Ministry had raised some
queries that are being tackled and answered. We suggested that the Court
awards must be made applicable to all and not just the litigants/
petitioners.
4.
33 YEARS CASE: RM said that orders on this have already been finalized.
Care was being taken to ensure that the associated tables, especially
for Other Ranks and JCOs, were prepared error-free and with the least
amount of inaccuracies.
5.
ARREARS OF 2006: RM said that all orders regarding this have already
been issued and if any discrepancies in execution were noted, these must
be brought to his notice at the earliest.
6.
DEFINITION OF OROP: Team-IESM requested that the definition of OROP, as
enunciated by the RRM on 2nd December 2014 should be adhered to. The
actual definition is: “Uniform pension be paid to Armed Forces personnel
retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective
of their date of retirement and any future enhancement in the rates to
be automatically passed on to the past pensioners.” The incorrect
definition given to Reddy Committee needs to be aligned with that.
7. RESOLUTION OF THE PENSIONS OF MAJORS. This was discussed again and RM requested to kindly take a favourable decision on it.
8.
7th PAY COMMISSION: It was clarified by the RM that the 7th PC would be
applicable to all ESM above and beyond the award of OROP.
9.
REDDY COMMITTEE: RM said that all points that were submitted by IESM
for the Reddy Committee had been forwarded to it and very soon, Justice
Reddy can be expected to call IESM for a discussion on them.
The
RM suggested that all the above non-OROP points should be sent to him
in writing to enable him to obtain the exact position. He would then
call the IESM Team for another discussion on these, as soon as possible.
This will be done very soon.
The meeting came
to an end with the RM assuring that not only was he fully aware of all
problems being faced by ESM but that he, under the Prime Minister, had
full intentions of resolving these at the earliest.
New Delhi: The central government employees may start receiving increased salary with 6 months of arrears from August 1.
As per media report, increased salary of July will be credited to the 47
lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners' accounts on
August 1, 2016. However, there is no clarity on whether the arrears of
last 6 months will also be credited at the same time at one go or it
will be deposited in installments.
As per sources, the Empowered Committee of Secretaries headed by the
Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha has recommended a 30 percent
increase in minimum and maximum basic pay structures along with doubling
of existing rates of allowances and advances.
The 7th Pay Commission had suggested a maximum basic pay of Rs 2,50,000
and a minimum of Rs 18,000. A 30 percent increase would translate into
maximum salary of Rs 3,25,000 and minimum at Rs 23,400, respectively.
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries is functioning as a Screening
Committee to process the recommendations with regard to all relevant
factors of the Commission in an expeditious detailed and holistic
fashion.
Government had earlier decided to set up a high-powered panel headed by
Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha in January this year to process the
recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
Media reports further state that after getting final nod from the
Empowered Committee of Secretaries, Finance Ministry will take only a
few days to implement the higher pay package for central government
employees.
Today being
the first
anniversary of OROP agitation at Jantar Mantar, National federation of ESM
felicitates all associations & its members who have participated in this
historic Non-violent agitation.
This issue was outstanding for the last 40
years & many political parties and their successive Govts professed it but
not implemented. Accidently the present political outfit which formed the Govt
at centre also tried to take advantage the aspiration of ESM by including the
OROP in their manifesto but soon after coming to power they were reluctant to
grand OROP.
It is under these circumstances we have united
under the leadership pf Col.Inderjeet Singh & Gen Satbir Singh and formed
united front of ESM which eventually became a mass all India movement.
Realising the support it received from the
various section of society, the reluctant Govt was forced to announce OROP
though with some anomaly & efforts are still on to rectify the anomalies.
The movement has shown an example to future generation of ESM to fight for
their rightful dues in a non-violent manner.
Let us congratulates all the veterans who have
participated in the agitation at JM & different parts of the country. We
also salutes those veterans who have spear headed this movement 1976-77
NEW DELHI:Breaking traditions, defence minister Manohar Parrikar has
hired a retired IAF officer to coordinate between his ministry and the
Services, which has always been a ticklish issue. Air Marshal (retd.) P P
Reddy, who was heading the office of the Chief of Integrated Defence
Staff till March, has been appointed as a consultant in Parrikar’s
office.
Reddy, an ex- fighter pilot, was handling the tri-services’ planning
and acquisitions as chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman
Chiefs of Staff Committee. “The minister wanted to use Air Marshal
Reddy’s expertise in resolving issues related to the tri-services. His
duties include coordination between the ministry and the Services, and
assisting the defence minister in having a better understanding of
Services’ matters,” an official said.Usually, the defence
minister has a private secretary, an IAS officer who looks after his
engagements and meetings. Then there is an Officer on Special Duty, who
explains files and communications to the minister. An official said
bureaucrats don’t understand the requirements of the Services, which
eventually reflect in the ministry’s decision-making “and creates
resentment amongst the Services. An defence official will reduce
friction between babus and defence personnel and will hasten
decision-making”.
Dear Colleagues, Over the last few weeks, there had
been a flood of queries from veterans, mainly expressing apprehension
that with OROP granted, we may be denied the benefit of the 7th Pay
Commission. To get authentic clarification I met the Finance Minister
Shri Arun Jaitley Jun 11. Summary of the points discussed ensues. Koshyari Committee Report
At the outset I emphasised that irrespective of whether the
government has formally accepted the Koshyari Committee report or not
(it has been earlier stated that the report is a mere recommendation
from one of the several committees and has not been officially
accepted), in the perception of the veterans, the correct OROP
definition is what the Koshyari Committee has stated. Seen in that light
any shortfall will keep rankling. PayCommission vis-Ã -vis OROP
On my expressing the widely rumoured apprehension that since we have
just received OROP, we may be denied the Pay Commission benefits, the
Minister clarified that there is no basis for such an apprehension.
The veterans WILL get the due benefit of the 7th Pay Commission and the
grant of OROP will not affect it in any way. OROP Anomalies
I underscored the two major anomalies ie, re-fixation of
pension on the maximum instead of the average of maximum and minimum,
and revision every year instead of five yearly as given in the
Notification. I further stressed that the expenditure involved in both
may be just around Rs 3,500 Crore, which is not significantly large
considering what has already been sanctioned. The government should
agree to remove these two anomalies. He listened patiently but made no
comment except saying "let us see". One-Man Judicial Committee Although
it was not said in clear terms, the Minister's body language was
suggestive of the One-Man judicial Committee being given additional time
to complete its task. More importantly, I asked what would be
the government response in case the Committee makes recommendations that
are pro-veterans vis-Ã -vis the OROP anomalies, as we had presented to
the Committee. The Finance Minister was positive on the subject. He
stated that as it is the government has given nearly 90% of the OROP as
we pensioners interpret it. Whatever recommendations the Committee makes
would form a very small percentage of the defence budget and the
government would not be averse to accepting it. Lt Gen Raj Kadyan (Retd) Chairman IESM 262, Sector-17A Gurgaon - 122 001
7th CPC : SECRETARIES PANEL TO DECIDE FINAL MONTHLY SALARY FOR CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES-TODAY New Delhi: The central government employees wait for a better monthly
salary is soon going to end. The Empowered Committee of Secretaries is
meeting on Saturday and finalize its review of the 7th Pay Commission's
recommendations. The AK Mathur led 7th pay panel report, which was released in
November, had raised the minimum pay to Rs 18,000 per month from
currently drawn Rs 7,000, while the maximum pay recommended was Rs 2.5
lakh per month from Rs 90,000. The Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers
decried the wage revisions suggested by the Commission as the "the
lowest in the post independent history of the country", and said a
"meager rise of 14% alone was recommended by the Commission to be
effective for a long period of ten years." The Empowered Committee of Secretaries, which was set up in January
to review the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations, is meeting in New
Delhi on Saturday and is expected to finally decide how the monthly
package of central government employees will shape up. "It (Empowered Committee of Secretaries) is a divided house, but good
number of people agree that what we are saying has a point", said KKN
Kutty, President, Confederation of Central Government Employees &
Workers. The Confederation is demanding the minimum salary of Rs 26,000 per
month. " The Staff side had computed the minimum wage as on 1.1.2014 at
Rs. 26,000, The rates were taken on the basis of the actual retail
prices in the market as on 1.1.2014 (average prices of 8 Cities in the
country) substantiated by the documentary evidence of Cash bill obtained
from the concerned vendors. As on 1.12016, the minimum wage work out to
Rs. 29339, rounded off to Rs. 30,000", said the Confederation in its
Charter of demand. It has done everything possible to get the maximum payout under 7th
Pay Commission. The Confederation has decided to go on strike from July
11, if its charter of demand are not met by the government, and has
already given the strike notice to the Cabinet Secretary. There are nearly 47 lakh employees and over 50 lakh pensioners in India on central government payrolls currently. The Empowered Committee of Secretaries was set up in January has and
involved all the stake holders involved--central government unions,
departments, ministries and all other - and will complete deliberations
in todays meeting and decide the final monthly payout.
The
central government’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing on
behalf of Defence Ministry, told the court that “over 2,500
representations” had been received by the ministry so far. -
The
central government’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing on
behalf of Defence Ministry, told the court that “over 2,500
representations” had been received by the ministry so far. - See more
at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/orop-govt-may-extend-tenure-of-judicial-panel-delhi-high-court-2831560/#sthash.8iL1RDGr.dpuf
The
central government’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing on
behalf of Defence Ministry, told the court that “over 2,500
representations” had been received by the ministry so far. - See more
at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/orop-govt-may-extend-tenure-of-judicial-panel-delhi-high-court-2831560/#sthash.8iL1RDGr.dpuf
The
central government’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing on
behalf of Defence Ministry, told the court that “over 2,500
representations” had been received by the ministry so far. - See more
at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/orop-govt-may-extend-tenure-of-judicial-panel-delhi-high-court-2831560/#sthash.8iL1RDGr.dpuf
The Centre informed Delhi High Court Thursday that
the tenure of the one-member judicial commission to look into the public
hearing of One Rank One Pension scheme will be extended, as
representations filed by ex-servicemen and others are yet to be
submitted to the Commission. The central government’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing
on behalf of Defence Ministry, told the court that “over 2,500
representations” had been received by the ministry so far. “The
representations are now being processed, and will then be submitted to
the judicial commission,” said Ahluwalia, adding that the panel’s tenure
“would have to be extended”. Former Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narsimha Reddy was
appointed the judicial commissioner to look into the implementation of
the OROP scheme. The commission was expected to submit its
recommendations within six months and its tenure is set to expire on
June 14. Ex-serviceman S P Singh filed a PIL before the high court earlier this
week, seeking orders to have an “effective public hearing” on the issue
and claiming that the “people were not informed” how to submit their
representations. The court, however, noted that a particular address had
been allocated to the commission, and the representations could be sent
via post. Written by Aneesha Mathur
| New Delhi |
Published:June 3, 2016 3:51 am
