CONFEDERATION OF AUDIT & ACCOUNTS
EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS’ ORGANISATIONS
k-42,
B. K. DUTT COLONY, NEW DELHI: 110033
Reference No.
Confd. /Other Allowances/1/2017
Date: 1st July, 2017
To
All the members of national executive
committee and others,
Dear friends,
As was apprehended, the Union Cabinet
has once again deprived the Central Government employees and officers from
their legitimate right of getting implementation of 7th CPC report
on other allowances w.e.f.01. 01. 2016 resulting in huge financial loss. The
Cabinet has approved the recommendations of the 7CPC on HRA and other
allowances from 1st July 2017 only, whereby, arrears for 18 months (from
1.1.2016 to 30th June 2017) have been denied. The 7th CPC
had recommended implementation of the report from 1. 1. 2016.
The Standing Committee of Staff Side,
JCM (NC) has failed miserably to bring any improvement in the 7th
CPC Report by the government before implementation. This has never happened in
case of earlier pay commission reports.
The government cannot also justify
the delay in issuing implementation order without any significant improvement
whereby arrears for eighteen months have been forfeited.
On the matter of modification of pay
fitment formula, the much awaited decision of the Committee formed as a result
of meeting with four Ministers is also waning. While in lower pay scales the
fitment formula is 2.57, in case of higher pay scales it is 2.81 even. This is
highly discriminatory and deserves removal of discrimination.
This Confederation is of the opinion
that this deprivation should not go un-protested. Therefore it is decided that
the members at grass root level be apprised of the evil design of the
government in adopting the policy of ignoring the interest of the employees in
financial matters whereby legitimate dues accrued out of implementation of the
recommendations of the 7CPC have been denied.
OBSERVE
PROTEST DAY
This confederation calls upon its
affiliates to observe protest day on 26th July 2017 demanding payment
of arrears for HRA from 01. 01.2016. The Federations are requested to endorse
the call and take appropriate measures to observe the program by educating and mobilizing
the members in support of the call for massive participation of members in the
General Body Meeting to be conducted on 26th July 2017 to adopt
resolution to be sent to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in the attached
format.
With
warm greetings,
Fraternally
yours,
(A. B. Sen)
Secretary General
RESOLUTION
This general body meeting of the
…………………………………….. Association held today the 26th July 2017 discussed
in threadbare about the policy adopted by the government of India in
implementation of recommendations made by 7th CPC. The government
has adopted a policy of delay and deprives the employees from compensating the
financial loss being caused due to rising of price index in leaps and bounds.
It is marked with alarm that for the first time in the annals of history of
implementation of any Central Pay Commission Report the government refused to
modify and improve the deficiencies of the recommendations crept into the
report whereby discrimination has been made in case of fixation formula at
lower pay scales than in the HAG pay scales. Though the appointed empowered
committee to discuss with the staff side and recommend modifications in fixation
formula but after holding of several rounds of prolonging discussions, the
Cabinet ignored the recommendation of the empowered Committee and implemented
the recommendation of the CPC without any modification.
The CPC
recommended implementation of the report w.e.f. 01. 01. 2016. Government entrusted the matter of “Other
Allowances” for examination of the recommendations to the Empowered Committee.
The Committee took its time to submit the report and ultimately the cabinet
decision came on 28th June 2017 i.e. eighteen months after the date
of implementation of the CPC report, that too without any improvement.
This general
body meeting considers the government decision as ‘anti employees’ and deplores
the policy adopted whereby 18 months dues have been denied. This general body
also marked with alarm that the desired improvement in pay fixation formula is
being delayed.
This general
body meeting resolves to demand (1) date of effect of other allowances be made
from 01. 01. 2016 and (2) the pay fixation formula be improved and implemented
in consultation with the staff side.
It is further resolved that a copy of this
resolution be forwarded to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, through proper
channel, urging upon him to take notice of the resentment generated amongst the
personnel working in the Central Government establishments and mitigate the
grievances early.
President
Place:
Date: 26th July
2017
