Promotion of Central Government Employees – DOPT OM delays UPSC in conducting DPC

Promotion of Central Government Employees – Safeguarding the career prospect of Group A, Gr. B and Gr. C officers in all Central Govt. Departments by granting timely promotions

Central Government Gazetted Officers’ Organisation letter regarding promotion.

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTED OFFICERS’ ORGANISATIONS

Confederation/Corres/2016-17/16

Dated: 20.03.2017

To

Dr.Jitendra Singh,

Honourable Minister of State (Independent Charge),

PMO & Development of North Eastern Region,

Government of India

New Delhi.

Respected Sir,

Sub: Safeguarding the career prospect of Group A, Gr. B and Gr. C officers in all Central Govt. Departments by granting timely promotions – request regarding.

Kindly refer to the burgeoning impasse created in all Central Govt. Departments in respect of promotions in Gr. A, Gr. B and Gr. C cadres following the DoPT OM dated 30.09.2016 on reservation.

The process of holding DPC meetings for promotion from Gr. B to Gr. A cadres in all Departments was aborted by the UPSC immediately after the OM.No 36012/11/2016-Estt(Res) Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel and Training dated 30.09.2016, in connection with the pending SLP/Contempt Petition in the case of Jarnail Singh vs Lachhmi Narain Gupta in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, was issued. The UPSC categorically refused to hold any DPC to any grade having reservation element, unless the said OM is further clarified by DoPT to its satisfaction. It is learnt that the UPSC had sought clarification from DoPT immediately after the issuance of the said OM, and that no clarification has so far been issued by the DoPT.

As the UPSC is considered as the nodal agency for accepting various Instructions/OMs/Circulars issued by the Govt. of India time to time in relation to promotion and holds DPCs accordingly, the refusal of UPSC to hold DPC of any grade having reservation element unless the said OM is further clarified by DoPT has barred all cadre-controlling authorities in all Departments to hold DPCs for promotion in various Gr. B and Gr. C cadres

As a result, all regular promotions into Group A, Group B and Group C cadres all over the country have been stalled. As a matter of fact, as the cut-off date for counting of mandatory residency period in all cadres is fixed on 1st of April by the DoPT, the seniority and due career prospect of many officers/officials across various Departments would suffer irreparably if the normal promotion is not accorded to them on or before 31.03.2017. And if it happens, these unfortunate officers will lose at least one year for all consecutive promotions in their career for no fault of themselves.

As per our understanding of the subject, until the DoPT issues clarification of the OM dated 30.09.2016 and help the UPSC to decide the future course of action in respect of promotions in Gr. B to Gr. A cadres in various Departments, neither the vacancy position at various levels in Departments would improve nor the career prospects of officers/officials would be protected.

In view of the above, we are constrained to seek the intervention of the Hon. Minister in directing the DOPT to clarify the issues raised by the UPSC so that the promotions of Officers/Officials who serve the Government of India do not suffer unjustifiably.

We do trust that the Honourable Minister will render justice to those who serve the Government of India

Thanking You,

Yours Sincerely,

(S. Mohan)

Secretary General

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7th Pay Commission Allowances Committee submitted report – Finance Ministry official press release

The Committee on Allowances headed by Shri Ashok Lavasa, Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) submitted its Report to the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley yesterday; The Report will be now placed before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) to firm-up the proposal for approval of the Cabinet.

The Committee on Allowances, constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India to examine the 7th CPC recommendations on Allowances, submitted its Report to the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley yesterday. The Committee was headed by Shri Ashok Lavasa, Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure),M/o Finance, Government of India and had Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health & Family Welfare, Personnel & Training, Post and Chairman, Railway Board as its Members and Joint Secretary (Implementation Cell) as its Member Secretary.

The Committee was set-up in pursuance of the Union Cabinet decision on 29.06.2016 when approving the 7th CPC recommendations on pay, pensions and related issues were approved. The decision to set-up the Committee was taken in view of significant changes recommended by the 7th CPC in the allowances structure and a large number of representations received in this regard from various Staff Associations as well as the apprehensions conveyed by various Ministries / Departments. The 7th CPC had recommended that of a total of 196 Allowances, 52 be abolished altogether and 36 be abolished as separate identities by subsuming them in another allowance.

The Committee took note of all the representations received from various stakeholders on the 7th CPC recommendations on Allowances. Representations and demands for modifications were received in respect of 79 allowances which have been examined in detail by the Committee. In doing so, the Committee interacted with all the members of the Standing Committee of National Council (Staff Side), Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) as well the representatives of various Staff Associations of Railways, Postal employees, Doctors, Nurses, and Department of Atomic Energy. It also interacted with the representatives of the Defence Forces, DGs of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) namely CRPF, CISF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, and Assam Rifles as also senior officers from IB and SPG to understand the viewpoint of their personnel. As mentioned in the Report, the Committee held a total of 15 meetings and was assisted by a Group of Officers headed by Additional Secretary (D/o Expenditure) in examining the representations.

Based on such extensive stakeholder consultations and detailed examination, the Committee has suggested certain modifications in the 7th CPC recommendations so as to address the concerns of the stakeholders in the context of the rationale behind the recommendations of the 7th CPC as well as other administrative exigencies. Modifications have been suggested in some allowances which are applicable universally to all employees as well as certain other allowances which apply to specific employee categories such as Railway men, Postal employees, Scientists, Defence Forces personnel, Doctors and Nurses etc.

The Report, now being examined in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, will be placed before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) set-up to screen the 7th CPC recommendations and to firm-up the proposal for approval of the Cabinet. It may be recalled that while recommendations of the 7th CPC on pay and pension were implemented with the approval of Cabinet, allowances continue to be paid at old rates. After consideration by the E-CoS, the proposal for implementation of 7th CPC recommendations on Allowances after incorporating the modifications suggested by the Committee on Allowances in its Report shall be placed before the Cabinet for approval.

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CTET : CBSE to conduct CTET Central Teacher Eligibility Test only once a Year

CTET : CBSE to conduct CTET Central Teacher Eligibility Test only once a Year

CTET   : The appointment eligibility examination for class I-VIII teachers or Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET ) will be held just once a year instead of the current practice of conducting it twice.

CTET : CBSE to conduct CTET only once a Year

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been conveying it to the human resource and development (HRD) ministry that it is overburdened with the responsibility of conducting multiple exams– including the JEE-Main and the NEET for under-graduate engineering and medical courses respectively.

The Board had recently proposed doing away with the practice of conducting the National Eligibility Test (NET), for recruitment of assistant professors, twice a year. “When all major competitive exams are conducted once a year, why CTET or NET should be conducted twice? They are massive-scale exercises which require massive resources and in a way reduce seriousness of candidates since the fear of wasting a year isn’t there,” a senior official said.

Following consultations among officials from the CBSE, the HRD ministry and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), it has been decided that CTET should be conducted only once, the official added.

At present, the exam is conducted twice every year— February and September—and approximately nine lakh applicants appear for it annually. It has, however, not been decided yet as to in which month the exam will be conducted now. “The arrangement of the CBSE conducting NET and CTET is likely to continue till the proposed National Testing Service (NTS) is set up by the government for the conduct of all exams,” the official said.

Proposed by the HRD ministry, the NTS will be set up as an independent body dedicated to conducting entrance tests for higher education. “The proposal of conducting NET once is in a very nascent stage. No decision has been reached on it yet,” he added.

PTI

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Recording of educational qualification acquired during intervening period by compassionate ground appointees

Recording of educational qualification acquired during intervening period by compassionate ground appointees

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)I-2016/IC-2/1

New Delhi, dated 21.04.2017

The General Manager(P)s,

All Zonal Railways & Production Units

(As per standard list)

Sub : Recording of educational qualification acquired during intervening period by compassionate ground appointees.

As the Railways are aware, wards/dependents of railway employees who die in harness/retire on medical grounds are given appointment according to their educational qualification on compassionate grounds against vacancies available in various Group “C” categories. However, in certain cases, such appointments are delayed owing to various reasons. During this waiting period, the candidate may acquire higher educational qualification(s) which were not mentioned at the time of application. AIRF have raised the issue in PNM with Board (Item No. 28/2016) that aid) educational qualifications as are acquired by compassionate ground candidates during such intervening period should be recorded in their Service Book.

2. The matter has been considered and accordingly it has been decided that at the time of actual appointment, if a compassionate ground appointee claims to have acquired educational qualification not mentioned by him/her earlier when applying for Compassionate Ground appointment his/her request tot relevant entries in his/her Service Book may be examined on merit, on case to case basis and if considered feasible, such. entries in the Service Book may be made after due verification. Railways may please ensure that the process of appointing on compassionate ground may not be halted because of the above dispensation.

(M.K. Meena)

Deputy Director Estt (N)

Railway Board

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Why 1st May was chosen to be International Workers' Day

Why 1st May was chosen to be International Workers' Day

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labour movements grew, a variety of days were chosen by trade unionists as a day to celebrate labour. In the United States and Canada, a September holiday, called Labor or Labour Day, was first proposed in the 1880s. In 1882, Matthew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed a Labor Day holiday on the first Monday of September[nb 1] while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York.[4] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882,[5] after witnessing the annual labour festival held in Toronto, Canada.[6] In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty U.S. states officially celebrated Labor Day.[5]Thus by 1887 in North America, Labor Day was an established, official holiday but in September,[7] not on 1 May.

1 May was chosen to be International Workers' Day to commemorate the 4 May 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. The police were trying to disperse a public assembly during a general strike for the eight-hour workday, when an unidentified person threw a bomb at the police. The police responded by firing on the workers, killing four demonstrators.[8][nb 2] The following day on 5 May in Milwaukee Wisconsin, the state militia fired on a crowd of strikers killing seven, including a schoolboy and a man feeding chickens in his yard.[10]

In 1889, a meeting in Paris was held by the first congress of the Second International, following a proposal by Raymond Lavigne that called for international demonstrations on the 1890 anniversary of the Chicago protests.[2] May Day was formally recognised as an annual event at the International's second congress in 1891.[citation needed] Subsequently, the May Day riots of 1894 occurred. The International Socialist Congress, Amsterdam 1904 called on "all Social Democratic Party organisations and trade unions of all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace."[3] The congress made it "mandatory upon the proletarian organisations of all countries to stop work on 1 May, wherever it is possible without injury to the workers."[3]

A 1 May rally in Bucharest in 1967

May Day has been a focal point for demonstrations by various socialist, communist and anarchist groups since the Second International. May Day is one of the most important holidays in communist countries such as the People's Republic of China, North Korea, Cuba and the former Soviet Union. May Day celebrations in these countries typically feature elaborate workforce parades, including displays of military hardware and soldiers.

In 1955, the Catholic Church dedicated 1 May to "Saint Joseph the Worker". Saint Joseph is the patron saint of workers and craftsmen, among others.[11]

During the Cold War, May Day became the occasion for large military parades in Red Square by the Soviet Union and attended by the top leaders of the Kremlin, especially the Politburo, atop Lenin's Mausoleum. It became an enduring symbol of that period.

Today, the majority of countries around the world celebrate a workers' day on May 1.

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2017 May Day- Challenges Before the Working Class

2017 May Day- Challenges Before the Working Class

2017 May Day- Challenges Before the Working Class

-T.Narasimhan

“The Day will come when our Silence will be more powerful than the voices you are throttling today”

These are the words engraved on the Haymarket Monument in Chicago. The origin of May Day is related to workers struggle for shorter working hours. In the 19th century, in the United States of America, this struggle for shorter hours gained momentum after August 1866 when the National Labour Union at its founding conference voted for action to secure legal enactment of the 8 hour day. Later, the American Federation of Labour was formed which in its convention in 1885 took a decision for strike on May 1, 1886. Preparations started for the strike. The 8-hour movement culminating in the strike on May First 1886 became in itself a glorious chapter in the fighting history of the American working class.

On May 4, a demonstration was held at Hay Market in Chicago to protest against the brutal attack of the police on a meeting of striking workers at the McCormic Reaper Workers on May 3rd, where six workers were killed and many wounded. The meeting was peaceful and about to be adjourned when the police again launched an attack on the assembled workers. Somebody threw a bomb, killing a police man. A battle ensued with the result that seven police men and four workers were dead.

After a farce of legal proceedings, workers leaders – Albert Parsons, August Spies, George Engel, Adolph Fischer and Louis Lingg were sentenced to death, while three others, Samuel Field on, Oscar Neebe and George Schwab were awarded 15 years in jail. Parsons, Spies, Engels and Fischer were hung to death. Lois Lingg committed suicide the night before. Fieldon, Neebe and Schwab were pardoned six years later by Governor Altgeld who publicly termed the judgment as a travesty of justice.

On November 11, 1887, the prisoners were brought to the hangman’s platform. Albert Parsons, August Spies, George Engel and Adolph Fischer stood before the crowd with hoods covering the faces. And then Spies spoke: “The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you are throttling today”.

In June 1893, a monument was unveiled in Chicago’s Waldheim Cemetery in the honour of these May Day Martyrs.

It was at the first congress of the Second International, held at Paris in 1889, that May First was set aside as a day upon which the workers of the world organized in their political parties and trade unions, were to fight for the demand of 8-hour day. Since then, the working class in countries all over the world started celebrating the May Day.

May Day was first celebrated in India on May 1, 1923 in Chennai. Founder of Labour Kisan Party and one of the founders of the Communist Party of India, Malayapuram Singaravelu Chettiar was the spirit who organized the May Day celebration for the first time in India. The red flag – now a symbol of left movement –was used for the first time during the event, held on the beach opposite Madras High Court.

This Indian working class is now facing a very adverse situation. Their hard won rights are under attack. Whatever legal protections and rights the Indian working class got after almost ten decades of struggles and sacrifices in the form of various labour laws are being diluted in the name of labour laws are being diluted in the name of labor law reforms.

Contract work and outsourcing of work has become the order of the day. Violating all norms of law and even violating the principle of “equal pay for equal work” has become a norm. Regular nature of work is carried out through contract /casual workers who are paid much less than a regular workers despite doing the same work. Labour laws are being violated with impunity. The right to organize a union is under attack. The right to collective bargaining is under attack. Some workers, especially all those in the information technology sector are not allowed to form a union. Concerned government officials just refuse to register unions. Union workers are victimized. Workers are prompted by the employers not to join the union. Social securities are being diluted. So much so that the right to assured pension has been curtailed for government servants and others, and a new pension scheme, which does not assure pension and is share market linked, has been imposed. Public sector units are being sold at a song. Contract /casual workers as also many regular workers are forced to work for more than 10, even 12hours a day without any compensation. The workers in the information technology sector are the worst victim of this, most of whom are engineers and they are forced to work more than 10 and even 12 hours a day.

Against this, the working class is mobilizing and uniting itself to face this challenge. It has organized several protest actions and nationwide strikes to defend its rights. The last such big action was the all India strike on September 2, 2016, which was unprecedented in terms of participation of workers, its spread and mobilization. But despite all such united and country wide protest actions and strikes the government is going ahead with its anti-working class stance and continues taking more and more decisions against the interests of the working class.

The May Day calls for carrying out more struggles to counter the offensive of the government. The central trade unions realize the serious challenge before the Indian working class. They are organizing a massive convention workers in Delhi sometime in the last week of June or first week of July to chalk out an action programme.

Long live May Day! Workers of the world unite!!

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Labour Day 2017 Wishes & Greetings: Best May Day Quotes, Facebook status, WhatsApp GIF Image Messages to send International Workers’ Day

Labour Day 2017 Wishes & Greetings: Best May Day Quotes, Facebook status, WhatsApp GIF Image Messages to send International Workers’ Day

International Workers’ Day also known as Labour Day will fall on Monday 1st May 2017. The day which marks the celebration of labourers and the working class worldwide is an annual event taking place on May Day (1st of May). Observed as the public holiday, May Day, the traditional spring festival holiday was chosen as the date for International Workers’ Day worldwide. In India, Labour Day is commemorated as Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas with Labour Day known as Kamgar Din in Hindi. Labour Day celebrations have its origins in the historic Eight-hour day movement that advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. On the occasion of International Workers’ Day 2017, we present you a compilation of motivational May Day quotes and messages, best SMS and WhatsApp GIF images to wish Happy Labour Day. Send the May Day greetings to your family, friends, and colleagues to spread the awareness about International Workers’ Day. May Day 2017: Origin & Importance of Labour Day aka International Workers’ Day,

May Day has a significant in the history books as it marked the important International Labours Day or International Workers’ Day. What started off as an unofficial holiday, known as May Day in the United States, it originated from the 1886 Haymarket affair (Haymarket Massacre) in Chicago. Observed in more than 80 countries worldwide, the day is associated with the struggles of the working class to gain the 8-hour work day in the late nineteenth century. The day holds a special place for all the Protestants who struggled for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace. The working classes all over the world celebrate their hard work over the years. Before the much-needed rightful protests, the individuals worked for lengthy 10 to 14 hours in unsafe working conditions.

While May Day is a public holiday in the European countries, other nations like US and Canada, the International Labour Day is celebrated every year on 1st Monday of September as an annual holiday. They acknowledge the achievements of the working class in various fields. In India, the first was organised in Madras (now Chennai) by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on 1st May 1923. Labour Day is celebrated as “Uzhaipalar Dinam” in Tamil and “Kamgar Divas” in Hindi and Marathi in India.

WhatsApp Reads: Your Hard work & Your dedication Have helped to build the nation May you have a great time ahead Happy Labor Day.

WhatsApp Message: Stand for your right without falling to death for your toil. Make your day bright without being patronized as a weak vessel. celebrate today because it is your right. Happy International Workers’ Day.

WhatsApp Reads: Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. Happy Labour Day.

WhatsApp Message: Labour was the price we paid for the wealth of the world. Without labour we are all doomed because we will just be where we were. Happy celebrations people on International Workers’ Day 2017.

WhatsApp Reads: You have toiled so hard during the year, working seriously so that we can put up our optimum best. This day has been created so that we can sit and rest a little. The rest we so deserved and celebrated the first months of the year. Happy International Workers day to you and your family.

WhatsApp Reads: A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them – Elbert Hubbard.

WhatsApp message: International workers day is different from all other days in our country. It is the time we set aside to look at our battles, wars,discord, poverty and all the labours of kingdom past. It is a day devoted to nobody but everybody.

WhatsApp Reads: A bad day at work is better than a good day in hell. Happy Labour Day.

Labour Day Quote: Physical labor not only does not exclude the possibility of mental activity, but improves and stimulates it. – Leo Tolstoy

WhatsApp Reads: There is no substitute for hard work. – Thomas Edison. Happy May Day!

Labour Day Quote: All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance, and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. — Martin Luther King Jr.

WhatsApp Reads: Let us celebrate the Labour, Those built up this Great Land, Happy May Day.

Labour Day Quote: A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity. — Thomas Jefferson

WhatsApp Reads: Let’s celebrate the labor, That built up this great land, From field to field to desk to desk, They built it hand in hand. Happy Labour Day.

WhatsApp Reads: A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure. Happy May Day.

Labour Day Quote: The lady–bearer of this–says she has two sons who want to work. Set them at it, if possible. Wanting to work is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged. – Abraham Lincoln

WhatsApp Reads: Hands To Hands, We Join We Raise our Voices, For our Rights, To want we give in our work, We have the right to make our own choices. Happy May Day “International Worker Day 2017”.

International Workers’ Day 2017 is a happy reminder of the rightful and fair system put in place in your working environment. The day is not a mere date in the annual calendar or a gateway to a long weekend but a day that reflects our accolades achieved throughout the year. Labour Day or May Day is as big as any of the mainstream festivals because this day gives us an individual identity in the society. Go ahead and share these wonderful collection of Labour Day quotes and messages with your family and professionals.

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Clarification on Submission of FATCA Self Declaration for your PRAN:

Clarification on Submission of FATCA Self Declaration for your PRAN:

Dear Sir/Madam,

This has reference to the trail mail. As per instruction received from PFRDA/NPS Trust on 28 th April 2017 evening, PRANs would not be blocked on account of non-submission of FATCA Self-Certification. Contribution and other activities in PRAN would continue till further instruction.

Regards,

Subscriber Care Team

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Expected DA from July 2017

Expected DA from July 2017

Expected Dearness Allowance from July 2017 is 5.5

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7th CPC: Know the revised HRA and expected hike by Cabinet

7th CPC: Know the revised HRA and expected hike by Cabinet

Much awaited event for central government employees seems to scour. It is assumed that the central government employees can't be left to feel disappointed with the final report of revised allowances recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission that is going to be approved by the cabinet very soon. Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) is now to Scan 7th CPC recommendations report submitted by Lavasa Committee, placing before the Cabinet Approval.

Now moving to the most important point: One should know what exactly is the increment in his Salary and revised allowances, if government approves the revised/enhanced. Although it may differ  due to effective date of revised allowance from 01.01.2016 or 01.08.2016 or the month after the approval of report of allowances committee, but at the same time the paramnews.com team has analyzed report of revised allowances recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission alongwith demand of employees union and effective date of revised allowance.

The following bar graphs Table to show the allowances form a sizeable amount of the salary drawn by a government employee. The details of allowances recommended by 7th CPC, and as union's demand and the difference between them.

The allowances form a sizeable amount of the salary drawn by a government employee as recommended by 7th CPC. 

Pay Band	Grade Pay	7th  CPC  Pay Matrix	Minimum  Pay	Maximum Pay	Recommended by 7th CPC
					X Class City		Y Class City		Z Class City
					24%	24%	16%	16%	9%	9%
					Minimum  HRA	Maximum HRA	Minimum  HRA	Maximum HRA	Minimum HRA	Maximum HRA
PB-1  5200- 20200	1800	1	18000	56900	4320	13656	2880	9104	1620	5121
	1900	2	19900	63200	4776	15168	3184	10112	1791	5688
	2000	3	21700	69100	5208	16584	3472	11056	1953	6219
	2400	4	25500	81100	6120	19464	4080	12976	2295	7299
	2800	5	29200	92300	7008	22152	4672	14768	2628	8307
PB-2  9300- 34800	4200	6	35400	112400	8496	26976	5664	17984	3186	10116
	4600	7	44900	142400	10776	34176	7184	22784	4041	12816
	4800	8	47600	151100	11424	36264	7616	24176	4284	13599
	5400	9	53100	167800	12744	40272	8496	26848	4779	15102
PB-3  15600- 39100	5400	10	56100	177500	13464	42600	8976	28400	5049	15975
	6600	11	67700	208700	16248	50088	10832	33392	6093	18783
	7600	12	78800	209200	18912	50208	12608	33472	7092	18828
PB-4 37400- 66700	8700	13	118500	214100	28440	51384	18960	34256	10665	19269
	8900	13A	131100	216600	31464	51984	20976	34656	11799	19494
	10000	14	144200	218200	34608	52368	23072	34912	12978	19638
67000-79000		15	182200	224100	43728	53784	29152	35856	16398	20169
67000-79000		16	205400	224400	49296	53856	32864	35904	18486	20196
80000		17	225000	225000	54000	54000	36000	36000	20250	20250
90000		18	250000	250000	60000	60000	40000	40000	22500	22500

The allowances form a sizeable amount of the salary drawn by a government employee as union's demand.

Pay Band	Grade Pay	7th  CPC  Pay Matrix	Minimum  Pay	Maximum Pay	Union's Demand
					X Class City		Y Class City		Z Class City
					30%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%
					Minimum  HRA	Maximum HRA	Minimum  HRA	Maximum HRA	Minimum HRA	Maximum HRA
PB-1  5200- 20200	1800	1	18000	56900	5400	17070	3600	11380	1800	5690
	1900	2	19900	63200	5970	18960	3980	12640	1990	6320
	2000	3	21700	69100	6510	20730	4340	13820	2170	6910
	2400	4	25500	81100	7650	24330	5100	16220	2550	8110
	2800	5	29200	92300	8760	27690	5840	18460	2920	9230
PB-2  9300- 34800	4200	6	35400	112400	10620	33720	7080	22480	3540	11240
	4600	7	44900	142400	13470	42720	8980	28480	4490	14240
	4800	8	47600	151100	14280	45330	9520	30220	4760	15110
	5400	9	53100	167800	15930	50340	10620	33560	5310	16780
PB-3  15600- 39100	5400	10	56100	177500	16830	53250	11220	35500	5610	17750
	6600	11	67700	208700	20310	62610	13540	41740	6770	20870
	7600	12	78800	209200	23640	62760	15760	41840	7880	20920
PB-4  37400- 66700	8700	13	118500	214100	35550	64230	23700	42820	11850	21410
	8900	13A	131100	216600	39330	64980	26220	43320	13110	21660
	10000	14	144200	218200	43260	65460	28840	43640	14420	21820
67000-79000		15	182200	224100	54660	67230	36440	44820	18220	22410
67000-79000		16	205400	224400	61620	67320	41080	44880	20540	22440
80000		17	225000	225000	67500	67500	45000	45000	22500	22500
90000		18	250000	250000	75000	75000	50000	50000	25000	25000

The difference of allowances between 7th CPC recommendations and union's demand.

Pay Band	Grade Pay	7th  CPC  Pay Matrix	Minimum  Pay	Maximum Pay	Difference
					X Class City		Y Class City		Z Class City
					30%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%
					Minimum  HRA	Maximum HRA	Minimum  HRA	Maximum HRA	Minimum HRA	Maximum HRA
PB-1  5200- 20200	1800	1	18000	56900	1080	3414	720	2276	180	569
	1900	2	19900	63200	1194	3792	796	2528	199	632
	2000	3	21700	69100	1302	4146	868	2764	217	691
	2400	4	25500	81100	1530	4866	1020	3244	255	811
	2800	5	29200	92300	1752	5538	1168	3692	292	923
PB-2  9300- 34800	4200	6	35400	112400	2124	6744	1416	4496	354	1124
	4600	7	44900	142400	2694	8544	1796	5696	449	1424
	4800	8	47600	151100	2856	9066	1904	6044	476	1511
	5400	9	53100	167800	3186	10068	2124	6712	531	1678
PB-3  15600- 39100	5400	10	56100	177500	3366	10650	2244	7100	561	1775
	6600	11	67700	208700	4062	12522	2708	8348	677	2087
	7600	12	78800	209200	4728	12552	3152	8368	788	2092
PB-4 37400- 66700	8700	13	118500	214100	7110	12846	4740	8564	1185	2141
	8900	13A	131100	216600	7866	12996	5244	8664	1311	2166
	10000	14	144200	218200	8652	13092	5768	8728	1442	2182
67000- 79000		15	182200	224100	10932	13446	7288	8964	1822	2241
75000- 79000		16	205400	224400	12324	13464	8216	8976	2054	2244
80000		17	225000	225000	13500	13500	9000	9000	2250	2250
90000		18	250000	250000	15000	15000	10000	10000	2500	2500

The committee on allowances headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa that was set up to review the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission is understood to have finalised its report. Now after review of empowered committee the report will be placed before the cabinet.

The 7th Pay Commission had earlier proposed the rate of House Rent Allowance (HRA) at 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively.

The Commission had also recommended that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent.

The existing rates of HRA for Class X, Y and Z cities and towns are 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent of Basic pay (pay in the pay band plus grade pay).

Assumingly, if the Committee accepts the bare recommendations of A K Mathur-led 7th Pay Commission then the HRA component of central government employees will increase ranging between 106 percent and 122 percent.

Take, for instance, a central government employee at the very bottom of the pay scale, where the basic pay (pay of pay band + grade pay) is now Rs 7,000, would currently be entitled to an HRA of Rs 2,100 in a Class X city. As per 7th Pay Commission, the new entry level pay at this level is Rs 18,000 per month against which the new HRA for a Class X city would be Rs 4,320 per month, that is 106 percent more than the existing level.

Similarly, at the highest level of the pay scale, the Cabinet Secretary and officers of the same rank have a basic pay of Rs 90,000, which means they are entitled to current HRA of Rs 27,000 in Class X towns. After the revised pay scale, the new basic pay is Rs 2.5 lakh, for which the HRA would be Rs 60,000, meaning a hike of 122 percent.

At present, there are as many as 43 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners who are covered for perks and bonuses under the recommendations of 6th Pay Commission that will soon be replaced by 7th Pay Commission.

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