Outcome of 47th National Council Meeting held on 13th April 2019 – NC JCM Staff Side

The National Council JCM Staff Side Secreary has published a detailed report of meeting held on 13.4.2019 with Cabinet Secretary of Shri P.K.Sinha

Complete feedback of 47th Meeting of National Council Meeting held on 13.04.2019

Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary

National Council (Staff Side)

Joint Consultative Machinery

for Central Government Employees

13C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001

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

No.NC-JCM-2019/NC meeting

April 13,2019

To

All Members of the National Council (Staff Side) JCM

Dear Comrades,

The 47th meeting of the National Council was held on 13.4.2019 at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of Shri P.K.Sinha, Cabinet Secretary. It was held after the most inordinate delay i.e. after the lapse of nine years that the National Council meeting was convened. The decision of NJCA to organize Dharna on 28.3.2019 (which was deferred) is what triggered the Government to convene the meeting.

The meeting commenced at 11.30AM and ended at 2.30 PM. In the introductory remark, the leader and the Secretary Staff Side touched upon the following points.

1	Survival of JCM ;revival of Departmental Councils; maintenance of its stipulated frequency.
2	Closure of offices- restructuring consultation with the Staff Side and Unions affected; with particular reference to CPWD, Printing Presses and Defence Industry.
3	Increasing litigations; Governments disregard to its own National litigation policy making employees and pensioners to incur huge expenditure. Non implementation of even Supreme Court decisions- MACP promotional hierarchy, MACP date of effect, increment on 30th June and 31st December etc
4	NPS and other pension related issue
5	Recognition Rules, delay in the grant of recognition
6	Arbitration Awards.
7	Non honouring of the assurance held out by the GOM to revisit the minimum wage and fitment formula
8	One more option to switch over to the 7th CPC
9	Non issue of clarification on the question of minimum pay for promotes after 1/1/2006
10	Reduction in the quantum of Night Duty Allowances
11	Ex-Service man pay fixation
12	Compassionate Appointment and its restriction
13	Outsourcing and Casualization of permanent Jobs
14	Regularization of Casual workers- include casual service for pensioner benefits
15	Running Allowance of Railway Workers with tax free benefit
16	CGHS deficiencies
17	Necessity to hold meetings by held and pension Secretary with Staff Side
18	One time relaxation for LTC-80 fare

Agenda items and Action Taken Statement items

1	Grant of FMA in lieu of OPD for CGHS beneficiaries beyond 70 years of age	Not agreed
2	Sanction of incentive for those working in terrorist infested areas	Will be examined
3	Gandhi Nagar as link city to Ahmedabad	Orders issued
	Upgradation Jam Nagar	Orders issued
5	A-1 status to Bengaluru from 16.1.2007	Order issued
6	Upper age limit to be raised from 45 for departmental candidates	Not agreed
7	Casual labourers – grant of temporary status and regularization	Under consideration
8	Restricted holiday for industrial workers	Not agreed
9	Applicability of ccs (RSA) Rules to industrial workers of Defence	MOD will take final decision with in a month
10	Recruitment personnel for erstwhile Gr D functions	Will be examined
11	Arbitration Awards	Matter will be discussed bilaterally with the staff side to reach a settlement
12	Benefit of Rule 10 CCS (RP) Rules for those completed 1 year service maximum	Will be re examined
13	JCM coverage for GR B	Being examined
14	GPF for those recruited after 1.1.2004	Will be considered as optional
15	Washing allowance	Subsumed in the dress allowance
16	Running allowance/transport allowance to be exempt from IT	Agreed to reconsider
17	Grant in temporary status to casual labourers	Will be considered
18	Parity in Pay scale of workshop staff in postal with Railways and Postal	Agreed to reconsider
19	Island/NER spl duty allowance to be exempt from Income Tax	Will be considered
20	Non availability certificate from Estate officer for HRA	Will be re examined
21	Stepping up of pay with Juniors under ACP/MACP	Orders will be issued
22	Increase in residency period for future promotions	Staff side will give separate note
23	FR 15 (a) protection of pay	Not agreed. New item will be introduced
	Grant of Med. Advance at 90% for conventional deceases	Orders will be issued
25	Reimbursement of additional charges paid on account of over stay in hospitals	Chairman suggested to consider the following- Reimburse fully to the patient Black list the hospital MOH will decide
26	Reimbursement of oxygen charges	Orders issued
	LTC for dependant parents	Orders issued in 2017
28	Revised scheme on compassionate appointment	Will be examined with reference to the discussion at the meeting
29	Family pension for unmarried/divorced/widowed sister	Will be considered
30	Created of NFSG grade to UDCs, stenographer	Under consideration
31	Hostel subsidy	Order issued
32	Constant attendant allowance	Not agreed
33	Revision of pension for those who compulsorily retired	2.57 multiplication factor will be applicable to all. Extension of new option is under consideration
34	Stitching charges	Subsumed in dress allowance
35	Hospital patient care allowance	Will be discussed in a special meeting with Secretary, Health
35	Moped allowance	Abolished
36	Sports increment	Orders issued
37	Consultation with UPSC under Rule 9 of Pension Rules	Dropped
38	Litigation issues on service matters	The chairman ruled that where the SC has given decision in rem, it will be implemented in the case of all similarly placed personnel
39	Revised FMA in border areas	Settled, order issued
40	Revision of risk allowance to civilian employees	Staff side to introduce fresh item
41	CGHS rates	Referred to MOH special meeting
42	Revision of funeral advance	Orders issued
43	Exemption from payment of income tax for personnel beyond 80 years

With greetings

Your fraternally

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Secretary

 

NPS

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Consumer Price Index and DA Feb2019

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — February, 2019

The All-India Consumer Price Index-IW for February  2019  remained stationary at 307 (three hundred seven).  

DA as on 1st March  2019 is  14.03%.   

Consumer Price Index and DA Jan 2019

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — January, 2019

The All-India CPI-IW for January, 2019 increased steeply by  6 points and pegged at 307 (three hundred and seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 1.99 per cent between December, 2018 and January, 2019 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.70 per cent for the corresponding months of last year.

DA as on 1st February 2019 is 13.40%  

Guaranteed Pension under NPS: PFRDA

PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 

B-14/A, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhawan, Qutab Institutional Area, 

Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-110016

File No. PFRDA/16/3/29/0081/2017-REG-PF

Date: 13th February,2019

To

Shri C.SriKumar

General Secretary

All India Defence Employee’s Federation

S.M.Joshi Bhavan,Survey No.81,

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Road,

Khadki, Pune – 411 003

Subject: Guaranteed Pension to the Central Government Employees governed under NPS – reg.

Dear Sir,

We refer to your letter No.94/1094/NPS/AIDEF/19 dated 1st February,2019 regarding subject mentioned above.

2. In this regard, we inform that the Authority is in process of designing a scheme providing minimum assured returns to the NPS subscribers in terms of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act,2013, in consultation with the Pension Funds Actuaries and Financial Sector Regulators. The Proposal is under active deliberation and being workout in best possible way. It is proposed that the final proposal would be put up for stakeholder consultation in our website once the same is ready and feedback would be received from all concerned before finalizing the proposal.

3. The Authority would notify such minimum assured scheme once finalized with the approval of the Government.

This is for your information.

Yours sincerely,

(Venkateswarlu Peri)

Chief General Manager

Com S K Vyasji remembrance day

Com  S K Vyasji, veteran leader of the Central Government Employees and Pensioners.   He passed away on February 13th  2015 at Jaipur , His remembrance day is celebrated  on 13th Feb 2019 at  6.30 pm, union office located at ground floor GPO  Bangalore . All comrades are requested to attend the meeting to pay homage to him. 

Com SK Vyasji became the general secretary of Rajasthan unit of the All India Audit and Accounts Employees Association and shifted to Jaipur. He was also the auditor of the All India Association from 1958 to 1967.

He became the additional secretary general of the All India Association in 1967 and shifted to Delhi. In 1971, he was elected as the secretary general of the All India Audit and Accounts Employees Association. He continued as SG till 1981 and then as president till 1989. The leaders of the A&A Association office bearers, including Comrades EX Joseph, Vyas and others had to face severe harassment and victimisation at the hands of the administration. Com EX Joseph was dismissed from service.

Com SK Vyas was elected as the secretary general of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers in August 1968, in the vacancy created by the resignation of Com OP Gupta. He continued in that post till 2006 after which he functioned as chairman of the Confederation.  He led the central government employees movement for more than four decades. His name became synonymous with the Confederation. He was the main leader who negotiated with the four Central Pay Commissions from III CPC to VI CPC. His contribution in finalising the memorandum to the VII CPC is also much appreciated.

These were periods of struggle, victimization, disruption by revisionists, against unity and so on – a tumultuous period. The historic strikes of 1968, 1974, the sustained struggles against neo-liberal policies in the 1990s and 2000s – all are part of this period. It is a matter of pride that the secretary generals of Confederation after Com Vyas – Comrades KKN Kutty and M Krishnan – have followed his footsteps and strengthened the CGE movement.

During this period, Vyasji functioned as staff side member of National Council of CG Employees and contributed much for settlement of demands. He continued as a senior advisor to Confederation of CG Employees & Workers later. He was also a staff side member of SCOVA, the official negotiating forum of pensioners.

For the past few years, in addition to the issues of the CG Employees, Com Vyas was fully engaged with the organisations of the pensioners. The formation of the National Co-ordination Committee of Pensioners Association (NCCPA) was at his initiative. He was elected as its first secretary general. Consequent to the resignation of Com Shyam Sunder from the post of SG BCPC, Com Vyas was elected to the post of secretary general of Bharat Central Pensioners Confederation, which is the umbrella organisation of the CGE pensioners’ organisations.

During the presentation of pensioners issues before the VII Central Pay Commission on behalf of Confederation & BCPC, I have seen how clearly and strongly Com Vyas was presenting the demands. He was respected by all for his sincere and dedicated service to the workers and his simple and all-friendly life.

Budget 2019 highlights for Working class.

Individual taxpayers with annual income of upto Rs 5 lakh are expected to get full tax rebate.

Those with gross income up to Rs 6.5 lakh will be exempted from tax payment, invest Rs 1.5 lakh under section 80C in any of the eligible tax saving avenues of PPF, EPF etc or use tuition fees paid for children to claim a deduction of the same amount from the gross total income. 

TDS threshold limit has been proposed to be hiked to Rs 40,000 from the current of Rs 10,000. 

There have been no changes proposed in the income tax slabs and rates in Budget 2019. 

Income up to Rs 2.5 lakh is exempt from tax. Five per cent tax is levied on income between Rs 250,001 to Rs 5 lakh; 20 per cent tax on income between Rs 500,001 and Rs 10 lakh and 30 per cent tax on income above Rs 10 lakh.

TDS threshold for deduction of tax on rent is proposed to be increased from Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 2,40,000/- 

Increase the tax-free gratuity limit from existing Rs 10 lakhs to Rs 30 lakh from the next fiscal. 

Anganwadi and Asha Yojana honorarium has been enhanced by about 50% for all categories of workers.

The ceiling of ESI's eligibility cover has been increased from  Rs 15,000 pm to Rs  21,000 pm.  

'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income upto Rs 15,000.

This pension yojana shall provide them an assured monthly pension of  Rs 3,000 from the age of 60 years on a monthly contribution. An unorganised sector worker joining pension yojana at the age of 29 years will have to contribute only  Rs 100 per month till the age of 60 years. A worker joining the pension yojana at 18 years, will have to contribute as Rs 55 per month. The Government will deposit equal matching share in the pension account of the worker every month.

  

CPI and DA as on December 2018

The All-India CPI-IW for December  , 2018  reduced by  one point  stands at 301   (three hundred and one) points. 

DA as on December   2018 is 12.79%.

Hence DA from January  2019 is 3%.