Proposed 7th CPC Pay Scale by INDWF

Proposed 7th CPC Pay Scale by INDWF

INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS FEDERATION
ESTD 1959 (Recognised by Govt. of India)

R. Srinivasan
General Secretary

INDWF/Circular/016/2015

Date 01/04/2015

To
All Office Bearers,
Working Committee Members, & All Affiliated Unions of INDWF.

Sub: Oral evidence submitted by National Council(JCM) Standing committee and the VII CPC on 23.03.2015, 24.03.2015 and on 31.03.2015 respectively.

Dear affiliates,

After the VII CPC was appointed by Government of India vide notification no.54 Dated 28.02.2014 under the chairmanship of Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur with terms of reference.

The VII Central Pay Commission initially issued a questionnaire and invited replies from all the Federations, Unions, Associations and Government departments. Further invited the memorandum from the respective organisations, Federations and Unions/Associations. Accordingly, the JCM(NC), JCM Constitutents including INDWF jointly prepared the memorandum on pay Structure, Pay determination, Allowances, leave, women issues, LTC, TA/DA and Retirement benefits etc., on 30.06.2014. Similarly, on behalf of INDWF, we have submitted matters relating to Defence Civilian Employees on service matters on 28.07.2014.

On 25.02.2015 on behalf of National Council standing committee National Council (JCM) Staff side met the Chairman & Secretary VII Pay commission and requested him to give personal hearing to National Council staff side and also before finalising the report, all the recognised Federations also should be given dates for giving personal hearing with regard to their service matters related to their respective departments. Accordingly, National Council (JCM) Standing Committee Staff side was invited for personal hearing on 23rd and 24th March, 2015 for 2 days.

Subsequently, Defence Federations were invited from 30th to 31st march, 2015. INDWF met the VII CPC on 31.03.2015 in the VII CPC office, New Delhi from 1030 HRs to 1200 HRs.

The issues discussed by the Staff side National Council Staff side Standing Committee (JCM) and by INDWF on the above dates are given below for the information of all our affiliates.

1. DISCUSSION ON PAY, ALLOWANCES & RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Employment under Central Government covering 7 years from 2005-2006 to 2011-2012 had gone down 2409 vacant posts to 12909 which is from 13.57% to 12.8% 1995-96 (for all groups) which stood at 42,15,932 shrunk to 36,84,543 in 2011-2012. The reduction effected through abolition of posts or whole scale conversion of Department into PSU’S was of the order of 53,1389 (12.6%). When it is viewed with reference to the working strength (men in position) the reduction was 8,08,248 (27%). The difference between the sanctioned strength of 1995-96 and working strength of 2011-12 was as huge as 11,31,402. IN other words, the Government was functioning with almost 27% less manpower, even though the manpower requirement in the 16 years between 1995-96 to 2011-12 had enormously increased due to the expansion of Government activities both extensively and intensively. Therefore, it was demanded to consider to recommend for increasing the employees strength without leading to further reduction.

2. MINIMUM WAGES
The need based minimum wage concept to compute pay at the minimum level was worked out on the principles of Dr.Ackroid formula and 15th ILC norms.

PRICES OF THE INGREDIENTS IN THE 15TH ILC TO CALCULATE THE MINIMUM WAGES AS ON 01.01.2014.

Taking into account of the Groceries, eatables clothing etc., in various cities in India were collected on the basis of consumer price index it was worked out to Rs.11344. Housing 7.5% Rs.1174/-, Miscellaneous @ 20% Rs.3129/- Total Rs.15647/- additional @ 25% minimum pay for Group ‘C’ with minimum of above Rs.5214/-. Total all comes to Rs.26075- Rounded off at Rs.2600/- (20% of the net minimum misc charges towards fuel, Electricity, water charges etc. Housing at the rate of 7.5% of net minimum. Addition expenditure towards education, marriage etc of the children, Medical Treatment, recreation, festivals etc as per the Supreme Court decision in 1991). It was submitted that the gap between minimum and maximum should not be 1:8 (at present 1:12).

3. REMOVAL OF GRADE PAY SYSTEM

National Council Staff side unanimously proposed in the memorandum and also while giving oral evidence, it was insisted to do away the Grade Pay system which was introduced by 6th CPC. The Grade Pay system created lot of discreteness/anomalies. Only Pay scale system to be introduced with minimum pay in each grade/level.

4. PROPOSED NEW PAY SCALE MINIMUM

SI. No	Grade Pay of 6`” CPC	Minimum of the New pay scale
1	1800	26000
2	1900	31000
3	2000	33000
4	2400	41000
5	2800	46000
6	4200	56000
7	4600	66000
8	4800	74000
9	5400	78000
10	5400 PB-3	88000
11	6600	102000
12	7600	120000
13	8700	139000
14	8900	148000
15	10000	162000
16	12000	193000
17	75000-80000	202000
18	80000 fixed	213000
19	90000 fixed	240000

Proposed 7th CPC Pay Scale by INDWF
Proposed new pay scales after removal of existing Grade Pay Rs.1900, Rs.2400, Rs.4600 and Rs.8700 in order to reduction of pay scales from 19 to 14.

PROPOSED NEW PAY SCALES MINIMUM (AFTER MERGER)