Prepare for struggle on 7th CPC issues.

Comrades,

                The Staff side had demand of minimum wage of Rs 26000/- & fitment formula of 3.71. Against this the 7^th CPC had recommended minimum wage of Rs 18000/- & fitment formula of 2.57. The 7^th CPC recommendations has provided only at 14% wage hike at Group “C” level it is only ranging from Rs 2240/- to  Rs  3500/- increase per month, and at Group “B” level ranging from Rs 4000/- to   Rs 6500/- increase per month. This increase is lowest by any pay commission, hence vast changes are required as the prices of essential commodities have gone up and also the inflation rate has gone up.   

There are various reports on 7th Central Pay commission on the media reports on minimum wage of Rs 21000/- & fitment formula of 3.00, (which is at 34% wage hike against the 14% wage hike recommended by the 7^th CPC).  These reports are totally wrong and not true, these reports divert the Central Government Employees from the struggle path. Now it’s clear from the meeting of the staff side leaders with the Cabinet Secretary that there will likely hood of the slight increase in minimum wage, but not be any  changes in the fitment formula. This is against the Staff side demand of minimum wage of Rs 26000/- & fitment formula of 3.71.

Secondly there is no change in allowances expect HRA that too its rates are reduced by the 7^th CPC and also many allowances have been withdrawn. This is saving for the Government. 

Comrades it is the time to struggle, we should educate the members and prepare for struggle, so that we should get at least 50 % wage hike without allowances, as allowances are not taken into pension benefit.

Only struggle will get us benefit. Please don’t believe on rumours. Now it is now or never.  Serve strike notice on 9th June 2016. 

Comradely yours

(P.S.Prasad)

General Secretary

Central Govt Employees stir over ‘pay anomalies’ from June 9th

Comrade KKN Kutty, National President of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, today said the employees of the Central government would stage a demonstration from June 9 onwards in case the “shortcomings in the seventh pay commission recommendations” were not rectified.

Comrade Kutty, while talking to media persons on the sidelines of the All India Trade Union Education Camp 2016 in Dehradun, said the seventh pay commission had recommended Rs 18,000 per month as minimum wage whereas it should be Rs 26,000 per month. “Thirty five to 40 per cent positions are vacant in the Central government departments which must be filled at the earliest,” he said while criticising the government for its outsourcing policy.

“Several issues are there which should be resolved. We have asked the Centre to hold talks with us before June 9, otherwise we will be forced to launch an agitation,” he said. He said it was wrong to link government employees with corruption. “It is in society and there should be a mechanism to check it,” he asserted.

Earlier, while addressing the All India Trade Union Education Camp 2016, Kutty called upon the Central government employees to work unitedly towards ensuring justice for them.

Another speaker, Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, said the liberalisation policies followed by the rise of communalism in the country had adversely affected the working class. He said the Central government employees were facing challenging times as they were being neglected.

Trade Union Camp At Dehradun on 24th May2016

NJCA to Meet on 3rd June 2016

Comrades, 

              It is assumed that cabinet note is being prepared for Cabinet approval on 7th CPC . However the contents of Cabinet note are not known, there was no final discussions by the Committee of Secretary’s  with the Staff Side JCM on the important issues raised by the Staff Side JCM. The issues include the minimum wage and fitment formula .In view of this NJCA to meet on 3rd June 2016 at New Delhi. 

A circular has been issued by the Secretary Staff Side in this regard.

             Comrades prepare for strike action , if the Government doesn't agree  for your main demands.  

Comradely yours 

P.S.Prasad

General Secretary 

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Wholesale price index on rise

India's annual wholesale price index (WPI) accelerated into the positive terrain after staying in negative zone for 17 straight months, official data showed on Monday. India Inc expressed mixed reactions to the numbers.

The annual WPI moved up to 0.34 percent for April, from (-)0.85 percent in March and (-)2.43 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
 


Food articles inflation jumped to 4.23 percent due to higher prices of tea, pulses, poultry, egg, meat, fish,  wheat,  milk and fruits and vegetables especially potatoes.

The data furnished by the commerce ministry showed that among the three major sub-indices of the WPI, the inflation rate for the index of primary articles, and fuels and power in April increased by 2.1 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively, on a month-to-month basis.

Similarly, the index for manufactured products, which has the highest weightage in the WPI rose by 0.8 percent month-on-month.

On a year-on-year basis, the April data disclosed that prices of primary articles rose 2.34 percent, whereas the manufactured product edged up by 0.71 percent.

The rise in WPI comes after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April showed an upward movement in annual retail inflation , which rose to 5.39 percent from 4.83 percent in March.

National Council Staff Side Secretary writes to Cabinet Secretary on 7th Pay Commission

Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary

Ph.: 23382286

National Council (Staff Side)

Joint Consultative Machinery

Central Government Employees

13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001

E Mail : nc.jcm.np@gmail.com

No.NC/JCM/2016
Dated: May 2, 2016

To
The Cabinet Secretary,
Cabinet Secretariat,
(Government of India),
Rashtrapathi Bhavan,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Recommendations of the VII CPC

We have submitted a rejoinder on the report of VII CPC, seeking bilateral settlement on the issues related to VII CPC.

You are gracious enough to convene a meeting on 1st March, 2016, wherein members of the Staff Side, National Council(JCM) and Empowered Committee of Secretaries participated. Subsequently, another truncated meeting was held on 30th March, 2016. In both the meetings Official Side heard our views, but no reaction of the Official Side was expressed except general remarks.

I have been directed to draw your kind attention towards minutes of the Standing Committee of National Council(JCM) held on 7th May, 2008 and our rejoiner submitted to government in the matter of report of VI CPC.

You will kindly find that, it was not only a general discussion, but also Official Side explained their views on each and every issue.

I would, therefore, request your goodself to kindly arrange for similar type meeting for bilateral settlement on each of the issues raised by the Staff Side, NC/JCM before Empowered Committee of Secretaries.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)

Secretary, Staff Side

National Council(JCM)

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