NEW DELHI: Central government employees have to wait a little longer
for the 7th pay Commission bonanza announced in November last year, as
the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) headed by Cabinet
Secretary PK Sinha wants to address various concerns raised by the Joint
Consultative Machinery (JCM) before taking a final call on the
recommendations of the commission. The empowered committee with 12
secretaries on board was set up on January 27 to process the
recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
In a recent
meeting attended by Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Defence Secretary G
Mohan Kumar with Cabinet Secretary and others, JCM representatives
raised the concerns over pay commission recommendations on minimum pay
and allowances saying it will cause difficulty to the employees.
It
is learnt that the Cabinet Secretary also asked the E-CoS members to
hold interactions with their staff associations and other stakeholders
to expedite the process.
“Cabinet Secretary assured that fair
consideration will be given to all points brought out by JCM before
taking a final view. He also said that E-CoS needs to examine the report
of the commission in entirety as well as the issues raised by JCM in
consultation with all other stakeholders. It may take some time to take
some time to take a final call on the recommendations of the
commission,” a government note said.
The empowered committee was
told by staff representatives that the minimum pay of Rs.18,000 pm
recommended by the pay commission was on the lower side and needed to be
revised upward by taking into account inflation and appropriately
considering social obligations and housing of the staff.
A major
concern has been raised with Cabinet Secretary on the new pension scheme
saying that it should be done away with. The staff associations have
argued that employees governed by the National Pension Scheme are
deprived of family pension and do not have the provision of provident
fund.
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