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A body of central government employees, the Government Employees' National Federation, has demanded a re-look at the 7th Pay Commission (CPC) report and sought a rationalised pay structure. 7th Pay Commission report recommendation is for 16 per cent hike in salary along with a 63 per cent increase in allowances and 24 per cent hike in pension, with minimum Basic Pay of Rs 18,000 and maximum pay of Rs 2.25 lakh for central government staff. There are about 50 lakh central government employees. Here are top 5 points that the staff body is complaining about:
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1. "Considering the tight fiscal position this year, the government may improve upon the Pay Commission recommendation for basic pay to 18 per cent or at best 20 per cent," a senior official said. (PTI)
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2. The 7th Pay Commission exercise to rationalise pay structure has led to several discrepancies. It complained that the concept of grade pay and pay band has been done away with. (PTI photo)
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6. It is worthwhile also to examine the opportunity cost of this 7th Pay Commission report expenditure and its overall effect on the economy; 89% of the persons employed by the central government, admits the 7th Pay Commission, belong to Group ‘C’ where functions are clerical; 8% of the personnel belong to Group ‘B’ where responsibilities tend to relate to first level supervision of clerical cadres or day-to-day implementation of policies and rules. This leaves just three 3% Group ‘A personnel’ whose responsibilities are either managerial or relate to policy formulation or evaluation. The bulk of the expenditure of Rs 1.02 lakh crore thus relates to augmenting the salaries and allowances of Group ‘C’ employees where the value added to decision-making is minimal. Increasing their pay and allowances further, in economic terms, means only increasing the subsidy to a privileged segment of the population. (PTI photo)
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While accepting the 7th Pay Commission report, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had disclosed that an implementation secretariat headed by the Expenditure Secretary had been created while a separate empowered committee under the Cabinet Secretary will take a view on suggestions received from various stakeholders. (PTI photo)
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The Minister of State for Personnel, Jitendra Singh, revealing where the 7th Pay Commission talks have currently reached, said that the report submitted last month is under the government's consideration and the follow-up on it would be done after the inputs have been received from the Finance Ministry and other relevant quarters. (PTI photo)
