Comrades,
The empowered committee of
Secretaries headed by the Cabinet Secretary had discussion from past five months on the charter of demands raised by
the staff side, The finance ministry is
working out the financial implications arising out of the improved recommendations of the 7th CPC
especially on the minimum wage and fitment formula being improved, granting
two increment on promotion and having annual
increment on 1st Jan and 1st July instead of just on 1st
July. This will benefit a lot of persons
on promotion. The other aspect is considering grant of advances, which the 7th
CPC has recommended for abolition.
The formal
announcement by the of the 7th CPC acceptance is likely to be made
by the Government just before the 11th July strike by the CG
employees indicating the actual minimum wage and fitment formula.
The cabinet Secretary
will present the view of the empowered committee of Secretaries before the
Union Cabinet meeting based upon the principle adopted in actual calculation of
the minimum wage and fitment formula. The 7th CPC had adopted the Dr
Aykroyd formula minimum wage is
calculated on the basis of the 15th ILC norms. But erred in many aspects for
example the average of prices of last
12 months was taken, The housing weight age , education weight age etc . The prices of essential items are rising
from past many years, even in last six months the retail inflation is rising
above 5.4%.
Secondly the prices quoted
by the GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR
& EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU CLEREMONV, SHIMLAHttp://Labourbureaunew.Gov.In/
, the Director of Economic & statics
, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India,
New Delhi & the retail market prices are varying .
If we calculate the
minimum wage based upon the LABOUR &
EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU taking prices as on 1st July 2015 the minimum wage works out to Rs 21,000 /
and fitment formula works to 3.00. This will result in 34% wage hike without
allowances.
If we calculate the
minimum wage based upon the Director of
Economic & statics , Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Government of India, New Delhi taking
prices as on 1st July 2015 the minimum wage works out
to Rs 23,000 / and fitment formula works to 3.30. This will result in 50% wage
hike without allowances.
If we calculate the
minimum wage based upon the retail market taking
prices as on 1st July 2015 the minimum wage works out
to Rs 28,000 / and fitment formula works to 4.00. This will result in 70% wage
hike without allowances.
The most important demand is that of
the CG employees is the minimum wage and fitment formula.
The Staff side had demand of minimum wage of
Rs 26000/- & fitment formula of 3.71. Against this the 7th CPC
had recommended minimum wage of Rs 18000/- & fitment formula of 2.57. The 7th 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. After deductions & income tax the net increase will be just from Rs
500/- to Rs 3000/- only.
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.
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.
Comradely yours
(P.S.Prasad)
General Secretary
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