Need for 7th CPC

 By

 Com K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.Confederation of CGEs and workers.

The background of the demand for setting up the 7^th CPC raised by the Central Government employees on the ground that the wage revision was due in January, 2011,it would be pertinent to examine the wages as a ratio to the revenue resources and revenue expenditure of the GOI in the crucial years 1960-61`,1975-=76, 1986-087, 1997-98 and 2006-07 the relevant years in which the 2^nd, 3^rd,4^th 5^th and 6^th CPC recommendations were given effect to. It is not difficult to discern the declining trend over the years , which is suggestive of the erosion in the real wages of the Public servants in India. 

Year	Revenue Budget		Wage Bill	Wage Bill as % of
	Total Revenue receipts	Total Revenue Expenditure.		Revenue Receipts	Revenue expenditure.
1960-61	1,297	1,246	417	31.3	33.5
1975-76	8,075	7,189	1,887	22.0	22.8
1986-87	33,083	40,860	6,100	18.4	14.9
1997-98	1,33,901	1,80,350	27,430	20.5	15.2
2006-07 (BudgetEstimate)	4,03,465	4,88,192	41,770	10.4	08.5

  We could see the emerging picture of a declining trend in the ratio of wages and salaries both with reference to revenue receipts and revenue expenditure. 

Years	Total Rev. Receipts	Total Rev. Expenditure	Wages & Salary Bill Amount Value	Wage Bill as % of Revenue Receipt	Wage Bill as % of Revenue Expenditure
1991-92	66,047	82,308	10,744	16.3	13.1
1992-93	74,128	92,702	13,397	18.1	14.5
1993-94	75,453	108169	14585	19.3	13.5
1994-95	91,083	122112	15721	17.3	12.9
1995-96	110130	139860	18023	16.4	12.9
1996-97	126279	158988	20396	15.6	12.8
1997-98	133901	180350	27430	20.5	15.2
1998-99	149510	217419	31560	21.1	14.5
1999-00	181513	249109	33978	18.7	13.6
2000-01	192624	277858	33986	17.6	12.2
2001-02	201449	301611	31407	15.6	10.4
2002-03	231748	339627	33317	14.4	9.8
2003-04	263878	362140	34554	13.1	9.5
2004-05	306013	384351	38653	12.6	10.1
2005-06RE	348474	440295	40047	11.5	9.1
2006-07RE	403465	488192	41774	10.4	8.5

Decision on hiking dearness allowance deferred

Latest DA News : Decision on hiking dearness allowance deferred

Decision on hiking dearness allowance deferred

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday deferred a decision on hiking dearness allowance (DA) of central government employees to 80 per cent, from 72 per cent at present.

An increase in DA would have benefitted about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners.

"The proposal on DA has been deferred as the Finance Minister was not present," Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.

Finance Minister Shri  P Chidambaram is on an three day official visit to Japan.

THE PAYMENT OF BONUS ACT, 1965

The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 provides for the payment of bonus to persons employed in certain establishments, employing 20 or more persons, on the basis of profits or on the basis of production or productivity and matters connected therewith. 
The minimum bonus of 8.33% is payable by every industry and establishment under section 10 of the Act. The maximum bonus including productivity linked bonus that can be paid in any accounting year shall not exceed 20% of the salary/wage of an employee under the section 31 A of the Act.
Details of amendments to  the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965:
S. No. Year of Amendment Eligibility limit   Calculation ceiling 
                                              (Rs. Per Month)               (Rs. Per Month)
1.                 1965 Rs. 1600                                Rs. 750
2. 1985  Rs. 2500 Rs. 1600
3. 1995                     Rs. 3500  Rs. 2500
4. 2007 Rs. 10000                              Rs. 3500


The last amendment to the Act was notified on 12th December, 2007.
The minimum bonus of 8.33% of (Rs. 3500/- X 12= Rs. 42,000/-) is approximately Rs. 3500/-.
The 20% of above referred Rs. 42,000/- is Rs. 8,400/-.  However, the limit is given as Rs. 8,300/-.
• Source : http://labour.nic.in/content/division/wage-board.php

Revised Timings for CGHS Wellness Centres

The CGHS Wellness Centres will be functional from 8.00 AM to 3.00 PM

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NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE ENTIRETY OF C.G.EMPLOYEES ON 29th APRIL

  

ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN FEDERATION

4, State Entry Road,New Delhi-110055.

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS.

Manishinath Bhawan. A2/95 Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi. 110 027

ALL INDIA DEFENCE EMPLOYEES FEDERATION

S.M. Joshi Bhawan, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Road, Kirkee, PUNE. 3

 Organize Demonstration on 29^th April, 2013. In front of all offices and send the following telegram to the Prime Minister

WITHDRAW PFRDA BILL AND SET UP THE 7^TH CPC

TO EFFECT WAGE REVISION OF CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

see for details http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/2013/03/stage-set-for-joint-action-by-all.html

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Passport for Central/State Govt. Employees

Categories of Applicants allowed as “Walk-In with ARN” Following mentioned categories of applicants are allowed as “Walk-in Applicants”. Applicants falling under these categories need to register Online, fill in the online application form and generate Application Reference Number (ARN) at least one day in advance before visiting the PSK. Such applicants may visit the PSK with required set of documents and a copy of printed ARN sheet between 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM only: Applicants for issue of Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) Differently Abled Applicants Deletion of ECR status in passports without any change in personal particulars Central/State Govt. employees, their spouses and dependent minor children  who have ‘No Objection Certificate’ / Identity Certificate With effective from 1st Jan 2013, Senior Citizens of age 60 years & above. Minor Applicants below 15 years of age, provided both parents have valid passports. Minor Applicants below 15 years of age, provided both parents have valid passports, and one parent is abroad and has issued Embassy / Consulate certified No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the other parent to apply. Minor Applicants below 15 years of age, provided both parents do not have passports, but have given No Objection Certificate (NOC). Immediate family members (Husband, Wife and Minor Children) belonging to an applicant who has got an appointment will be allowed on the day/time when the applicant has got the appointment and not repeat not between the time slot from 09:30 AM. to 11:00 AM.  The Central Government Employees need not wait  for slot for themselves or family members  they can directly go to Passport Seva Kendra and get the appointment  directly.  Source Click Here

Grant of minimum entry pay applicable to DRs in a grade in case of promotees in that grade

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New Rates for Undergoing Angioplasty

The Government has revised the CGHS package rates for coronary angioplasty and angioplasty with balloon w.e.f. 7/2/2013 as per the following details:

Coronary Angioplasty and Angioplasty with Balloon

Coronary Angioplasty -  Rs. 50,000/- 

Coronary Angioplasty with Balloon -  Rs. 55,000/- 

  

All the empanelled private hospitals have not discontinued to provide angioplasty treatment to CGHS beneficiaries. However, ‘3’ hospitals in Delhi & NCR have  filed Writ Petitions in Hon’ble High Court of Delhi against the revised rates.

Meanwhile, the continuous empanelment scheme has been revived on 14th February, 2013 to empanel more number of eligible private hospitals under CGHS to provide inpatient healthcare facilities to CGHS beneficiaries.

This information was given by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare ShriGhulamNabi Azad in written reply to a question in the RajyaSabha today.

Seventh Pay Commission Demand

Seventh Pay Commission: Shri Ajay Maken honorable Union housing and urban poverty alleviation minister writes to PM for taking decision on priority for constitution of 7th CPC.

In a move aimed at putting the demand for the 7th Pay Commission on the government's drawing board and With a little over a year to go before the next general election, the demand for a Seventh Pay Commission has started to gather momentum, Union housing and urban poverty alleviation minister Ajay Maken has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set it up this year to neutralise the effect of soaring inflation.  Union Minister Ajay Maken has taken the lead in endorsing the Central government employees' request for setting up of the new pay panel, citing the erosion of real wages due to high inflation since implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations
His demand this week is the first voice in support of the panel from within  Singh's cabinet.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Maken underlined how every pay panel since the Second Pay Commission, barring the Sixth Pay Commission, were set up in the third year of the decade. "We are again in the third year of the ongoing decade and Central government employees are justifiably looking forward to the Seventh Pay Commission," he said.

Recalling that it was under Singh that the last pay panel was set up in 2005, after the NDA government failed to do so in 2003, Maken, in the communication dated March 14, requested that a decision be "taken on priority" for constitution of the Seventh Central Pay Commission. "A notification for constitution of the 7th Central Pay Commission is the need of the bour, which is bound to have bearing upon about 20 million employees," he said.

Retail prices rose 160% during 2006-2011 but dearness allowance went up only 51%.
Besides, Maken argued, it was time to rework the principles on which public sector wages were fixed in order to attract and retain talent.  He said it was no longer enough to pay employees to simply meet minimum needs.
The finance ministry, struggling to bring fiscal deficit under control, has rejected demands from government employees to set up the panel - generally appointed in the third year of every decade. 
Maken concluded by emphasizing that setting up of the new pay panel was in "larger interest of government employees as well as the (Congress) party".

source http://karnmk.blogspot.in/2013/03/seventh-pay-commission-ajay-maken-writes-letter-to-pm.html#.UUfz7Bc9_9k

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Implementation of equal wages to contract workers working in permanent job

1820 . SHRI RAMACHANDRA KHUNTIA

(a)whether the Ministry is considering the proposal of equal wages to contract workers working in permanent job;

(b)if so, by when this proposal is going to be implemented by Government; and

(c)whether it is a fact that in other developed countries like USA, UK and Japan, the contract labour doing the equal job of regular employees even same time get more money per hour a day?

ANSWER

(SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH)

(a) & (b): Provisions already exist under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 under Rule 25 (2) (v) (a) that in cases where the workmen employed by the contractor perform the same or similar kind of work as the workmen directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the wage rates, holidays, hours of work etc. shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment on the same or similar kind of work.

(c): The wage rates of the contract workers in India are regulated as per the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 irrespective of the fact as to how the wages of the contract workers are fixed in developed countries.

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Casual Workers and Persons on Daily Wages

The daily wages of the casual labour are to be fixed as 1/30th of the monthly salary of a regular employee working in the same kind of job.

In 1988, DOPT order says  "where the nature of work entrusted to the casual workers and regular employees is the ‘same, the casual workers may be paid at the rate of 1/30th of the pay at the minimum of the relevant pay scale plus dearness allowance for work of 8 hours a day"

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Ministry of Labour, Government of India had also issued instruction vide their O.M.No.S.32021/16/86-WC(MW) dated 23.08.1988

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Women's Day Wishes

COC Karnataka Wishes All Working Women 

A Happy Women's Day

7th CPC Demand

NEW DELHI: Admitting that there have been demands for setting up of 7th Pay Commission, government said that no such proposal is under consideration for such exercise, which would have been resulted in upward revision of centre's over 85 lakhs employees' and pensioners' pay scales. 

"The recommendations of the previous .. 6th Central Pay Commission were given effect to from January 1, 2006. Therefore, at present no proposal to constitute the 7th Pay Commission is under consideration of the government," Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena told Lok Sahba on Friday in a written reply. 

Meena further said, "There have been some demands received for setting up of the 7th Central Pay Commission. In the past, there has generally been a gap of a minimum 10 years between two successive Pay Commissions. 

According the information available, the central government employees had also gone for a day long token strike for their various demands including setting up of 7th Pay Commission in December last year. 

At present the number of central government employees and pensioners are about 50 lakh and 35 lakh respectively.

Source: Economic Times click here 
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/news/37437256_1_central-government-employees-namo-narain-meena-demands

COC View:

        Due to the one day strike of Central Government Employees' on 12/12/2012 which has forced the Government of India to  accept  that  there is a general demand of the Central Government Employees' for constitution of 7th Pay Commission & other common demands of the employees. More strikes/ action programs in the coming days will definitely force the Government of India to accept the demand of the employees' for constitution of 7th Pay Commission to look into the demands of the Central Government employees. 


Further, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as published by the Ministry of Labour has crossed 100 points, ( CPI as on 01-01-2006 is 115 points, CPI as on 01-03-2013 is 223 points ).  Hence, these demands of the Central Government employees will get more active consideration of the Government. 

By the end of this year, the DA will be nearing 100% if the present prices continue to rise in same trend.   Generally a Pay Commission has to be constituted if the prices of the essential commodities are increased by 100 points or the DA of crosses 100%. 

In view of the above factors, the demand of constitution of 7th Pay Commission is highly justified.  Till the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission is implemented, we should demand of DA merger for all purpose.  DA percentage as on date is 84.   

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-191

ANSWERED ON-09.08.2012

Seventh Pay Commission for Central Government employees

191 . SARDAR BALWINDER SINGH BHUNDAR

(a) whether Government intends to constitute the Seventh Pay Commission for the CentralGovernment employees; 

(b) if so, by when; 

(c) whether the Thirteenth Finance Commission has also recommended for an increase in pay of Central Government employees from the future date; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a)&(b): Government has not taken any decision on the constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission. 

(c)&(d): The 13th Finance Commission had recommended that structural shocks such as arrears arising out of Pay Commission awards should be avoided by making the pay award commence from the date on which it is accepted. 

The International Women' day on 8/3/13 at Bangalore

Comrade,  

             It is proposed to observe the   International Women' day celebration  on 8/3/13  by COC Karnataka & AICGHSEA  at CGHS Shivajinagar wellness clinic  Bangalore from 3 pm to 5pm . All affiliates of the COC are  requested to  request there  women comrades and activist to attend the women's convention in large numbers. 

Address

CGHS Polyclinic, No. 111, 3rd floor, Ganesh Towers,  Infantry Road Shivajinagar, Bangalore -01 Phone : 080-25589225

Chief Guest: Com Geetha
                   Divisional Secretary LIC of India Employees Union

Contact persons of women's committee. 

Com Seethalakshmi    9448819821

Com Julliana vincent   9886952581 

Com Nirmala              9449071861 

Com Vijayalakshmi     9448203063

Comradely yours 

(P.S.Prasad)

General Secretary 

Confederation message 
Click here for Confederation message on women's day

The International Women' day which falls on 8^th March is observed throughout the world. The UN theme for the International women's day 2013 is "A promise is a promise; time for action to end violence against women". This year in India, we saw a massive uprising against the atrocities on women immediately after the barbarous sexual assault on student in Delhi.  She later succumbed to the injuries suffered during the assault. 

                 Thousands of young men and women, students and common people assembled at Vijay Chowk and elsewhere in Delhi and other parts of the country demanding stringent action against the culprits besides asking the Government to make enactment to protect the women. Empowerment of women is an issue that has to be focused and taken to its logical end. There is no shortcut for that. Raising the conscious level of the society at large through sustained campaign and struggles is the only way out. It is a painstaking path, but there is no other alternative.

The brutalities against women, attempt to dispossess the women of their right to property is the outcome of the patriarchal system that has taken roots in our country. In our society today women are being portrayed as a commercial commodity an offshoot of the impact of the neo liberal economic policies where except profit nothing matters. The fight for empowerment of women, hence, cannot be separate from the struggle against finance capital driven neo-liberal economic policies.

Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)  – January, 2013

The All-India CPI-IW for January, 2013 rose by 2 points  from 219 points to  221 (two hundred and twenty one). Expected DA 82%.

Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers) Base 2001=100 Statement showing the Average Monthly Prices of selected articles for Industrial Workers by

Labour Bureau  Government of India

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