The Grade Pay structure continue in the 7th CPC

The GRADE PAY STRUCTURE continue in the 7th CPC

Once every 10 years, the Central Government revises the pay grades of its employees. It is common knowledge that the Cabinet had ordered the formation of the 7th CPC (CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION) and has also given its approval to the TERMS OF REFERENCE.

The Central Government has, until now, constituted six CPCs. The 6th CPC has the distinction of having introduced the GRADE PAY STRUCTURE. Until then, there was only the PAY SCALE. It was the 6th CPC that changed it to PAY BAND, GRADE PAY and PAY IN THE PAY BAND. It was then said that the reconstitution was made to reduce the number of categories in the PAY SCALE. They also explained how GRADE PAY was calculated.

Until then, it was difficult to immediately deduce an employee’s BASIC PAY. It was often explained on the Government’s behalf that, after the 6th CPC, the BASIC PAY would amount to the sum of GRADE PAY and PAY IN THE PAY BAND.

Since the difference between each GRADE PAY was not uniform, the employees came under lot of stress. Between 1900 and 2000, the difference was just Rs. 100. But, after Rs. 2800, the next GRADE PAY was Rs. 4200. These differences continue to remain unacceptable.

‘GRADE PAY HIERARCHY’ was introduced as a crowning feature of it all. For years, each CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT has its own ‘PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY’ in place. Promotions were given only on the basis of this sequence. Based on their PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY, in the 5th CPC, each employee was given an ACP (ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION). ACP is a scheme under which those who didn’t get any promotions for 12-24 years were given financial upgradations. This didn’t create any big problem.

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Centre and State for 7th pay commission

Centre and State for 7th pay commission

Various employees organisations came under one platform in the name of `Central, State Employees Joint Agitation Committee’ to pressurize both the governments to address the problems of the employees, particularly by implementing seventh Pay Commission at earliest.

We organised a meeting of Central and State Employees Unions to air our demand of early implementation of seventh pay commission as well as to execute several of our other demands like reviving old pension scheme, increasing tax relaxation limit to Rs 5 lakh, formulating National Salary Policy, opening of recruitment under Group `D’, stopping Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), to give relief during inflation, to implement wage revision for State Emloyees from January 14 onwards, and also to given benefit of sixth pay commission to all the local bodies, corporations, development authorities etc”, disclosed JP Singh, who is general secretary of Income Tax Employees Confederation and had joined the agitation with other Employees Unions of the Central as well as State government.

JP Singh said that the joint federation of state employees would fighttogether to force the state government to facilitate sixth pay commission to all the employees working in Corporations or any other undertaking of the government. He said that they would also oppose outsourcing of work particularly as it also exposed threat of revealing confidential records of the Department and later to fix the responsibility of the person.

Read more at: Daily Pioneer

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Budget will decide actual date of Implementation of 7th Pay Commission

Budget will decide actual date of Implementation of 7th Pay Commission

It is known fact that seventh pay commission will be implemented on 01.01.2016 but actual date of its arrival will certainly be decided by General Budget -2015. Speaking at a function Mr. Jaitley was found talking sympathetically for central government employees. Mr. Jaitley further said that he is against increasing taxes.

Report of Seventh Pay Commission will come in this year.

Approximately 50 Lakh Central Government Employees will be benefited from implementation of the report of Seventh Pay Commission.

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Income Tax Rate to Raise Revenues

Arun Jaitley Against High Income Tax Rate to Raise Revenues

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the NDA government is not in favour of high taxation, instead it would want to leave more money in the hands of consumers to fuel demand and growth.

The minister also pledged to make the budgetary process more transparent so as to present the real picture of public finances before the people.

“High taxation is not the only route to achieve the target of larger revenue … we are not going to take this route,” Jaitley said while speaking at a function of private news channel CNBC Awaaz.

“We believe that the consumer should have money in hand and by spending that money, production will increase and the country will be benefited,” the minister said.

The government raised income tax exemption limit from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh in the last budget, he said.

Jaitley will present his first full fledged budget in the Lok Sabha next month.

He further said that a competitive, non-adversarial and stable tax regime was necessary to attract foreign investors who have various options available to them.

Read more at : New Indian Express

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7th Pay Commission – Substantial increase in salary for CG Employees

7th Pay Commission –  Substantial increase 

in salary for CG Employees

Hurry..! 7th Pay Commission’s report to be

 implemented on 01.01.2016

Estimated Pay Scales shows substantial 

increase in salary.

New Delhi, There is a good news for Central Government employees that 7th Central Pay Commission’s report will be implemented with effect from 01.01.2016. Central Government employees are expecting merger of dearness allowance, increase in other allowances such as house rent, children education allowances etc. with the implementation of this report.

With the begining of 2016, pay scales proposed by 7th pay commission will be implemented. Our reports suggests that expected pay sturcture would be similar that we have produced. If this happens then there would be three times jump in the salaries of central government employees.

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7th pay commission has reiterated that ratio between the minimum and maximum pay scales proposed by 6th pay commission was 1:12. It has also reiterated that there are lots of anomalies left, after the implementation of 6th pay commission and those anomalies will certainly be taken care of. It is expected that ratio between the minimum and maximum pay would be 1:13. This will certainly be anoying factor for employees unions.

Employees unions are studying estimated pay scales and would certainly be registering its suggestions soon.

Till date central government has notified six pay commissions before notifying seventh in February 2014. First central pay commission was notified in 1946, second CPC in 11957, Third CPC in 1970, Fourth CPC in 1983, Fifth in 1994 and sixth in 2006.

Report of sixth pay commissoin was implemented w.e.f. 01.01.2016. Sixth pay commission had proposed many newthing such as children education allowance and transport allowance.

It further prposed increase in all allowances by 25% with the increase in dearness allowance to 50% to counter rising inflation. It had also proposed two year child care leave for women employees. These measures were widely welcomed by central government employees. These measures were widely welcomed by central government employees. 6th pay commission had also proposed to modify assured career progression scheme and introduced Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP).

Now central government employees are expecting modification in allowances and schemes. Employees are expecting increase in house rent, children education allowance, transport allowance and other allowances. Employees are also expecting that currency of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme will be reduced to five years from 10 years. Employees unions are demanding upgradation in grade pay after five years, if the employee doeno’t get the benefit promotion in five years time.

Central government employees are also expecting that 7th pay commission would recommend permanent solution to merger of dearness allowance with basci pay if it crosses 100% mark.

Employees are also expecting increase in annual increment from 3% to 5%. One bone of contention for central government employees is Grade pay Rs. 5400. This grade pay falls both in PB-2 and PB-3. Employees are expecting increase in grade pay Rs.5400 which falls in PB-3 so that on promotion employees get increase in grade pay along with increase in increment @5% (current increment is 3%).

City compensatory allowance was stopped by 6th pay commission. Employees’ unions wants that city compensatory allowance be restored according to the class of cities.

Expectations are very high let’s see how much 7th pay commission fulfills those. But it is certain that 7th pay commission will bring cheers to around 80 lakhs central government employees and pensioners.

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