BHARAT PENSIONERS’ SAMAJ
(ALL India Federation of Pensioners’ Associations)

No BPS/ SG/ AGM/ Grievance/ 023/2

Dated: 18.12.2023

To

1. The Secy,
GOI M/O Personnel, AR,PG & Pensions

2. The Secy,
DOE-M/O Finance

3. The Secy,
DOPT M/O Personnel

Subject: Resolutions adopted by the 68th BPS AGM held at Delhi on 18.11.2023 highlighting pensioners concerns – Part II

Sir/Madam,

Bharat Pensioners Samaj, the largest Federation, an umbrella organization of Pensioners Associations in the country with over 10 lac membership held its 68th AGM on 18.11.2023 in New Delhi. 450 delegates of 225 pensioners Associations from 21 States attended and highlighted the following issues The 68th AGM unanimously decided to urge the govt. through you for urgent redressal of the following grievances which are severely affecting the lives of pensioners in the evening of their lives.

Resolution No 1. CONSTITUTE 8th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

The Central Government of India has not accepted the 7th CPC recommendation to do away with the need for further pay commissions. The 7 Central Pay Commission was constituted in Jan 2014. It is almost 10 years since then. The cost of living has gone very high during this period. The dearness relief does not adequately compensate for the price rise as was also accepted by then deputy chairman planning commission Sh. Montek Singh Ahluwalia in his statement to PTI on 27.02.2008. In between 2016 & 2023 Payment of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief w.e.f. 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020, and 01.01.2021 were subsumed which caused severe financial setback to the pensioners & the employees 80 percent of whom are lowly paid. The preamble to our constitution enunciates: – We the people of India having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign , Social, Secular Democratic Republic and to secure all its citizens. The Indian constitution aims to end poverty , ignorance , disease , inequality of opportunity as well as economic inequality (as part of Social/Economic Justice).

Fourth Central Pay Commission opined (Para 7.58) that an effort should be made to reduce the number of pay scales and the disparity between minimum and maximum pay.

With the Fourth CPC pay scales the ratio had become 1:8 in 1996 (before the 5th CPC). The 5th,6th & 7th CPC Violated the Preamble concerning Social, economic, justice & the socialistic concept. The 5th CPC raised the minimum maximum pay ratio to 1:10.7, the 6th CPC further raised itto 1:11.42 & the 7th CPC extended it to 1:12.5 which is much higher than Malaysia( 1:3), Sweden (1:4), the USA (1:4), Britain (1:6), France( 1:6.6) Indonesia (1:6.9) & Australia (1:7.7) ] thereby increased economic inequality instead of reducing.

The economic distress caused to pensioners due to Covid-19 Pandemic and subsuming of 3 instalments of Dearness Relief warrants immediate payment of interim relief & constitution of 8th Central pay commission for timely revision of Pay & Pension.

In view of the facts narrated his 68th AGM of Bharat Pensioners Samaj demands immediate redressal of the grievance brought out.

Hoping for an early action

With regards

Truly yours,

Sd/-
S.C.Maheshwari
Secy. Genl. Bharat Pensioners Samaj

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3541
TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 08, 2022
SRAVANA 17, 1944 (SAKA)

“Constitution of 8th Pay Commission”

3541: SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:
SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to ensure timely constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission for Central Government employees so that it could be implemented on 01.01.2026;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefore; and

(d) the other measures being taken by the Government to increase their Salary in view of rising inflation?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a): No such proposal is under consideration with the Government for constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission for the Central Government employees.

(b) & (c): Do not arise.

(d): In order to compensate Central Government employees for erosion in the real value of their salaries on account of inflation, Dearness Allowances (DA) is paid to them and the rate of DA is revised periodically every 6 months on the basis of rate of inflation as per All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) released by Labour Bureau under M/o Labour & Employment.

भारत सरकार
वित्त मंत्रालय
व्यय विभाग
लोक सभा
लिखित प्रश्न संख्या – 3541
सोमवार; 08 अगस्त, 2022707 श्रावण, 71944 (शक)

आठवें वेतन आयोग का गठन

3541. श्री दीपक बैज:
श्री जनार्दन सिंह सीग्रीवाल:
क्या वित्त मंत्री यह बताने की कृपा करेंगे कि:

(क) कया सरकार का केन्द्र सरकार के कर्मचारियों के लिए आठवें केंद्रीय वेतन आयोग का समय पर गठन सुनिश्चित करने का प्रस्ताव है ताकि इसे दिनांक 01.01.2026 को लागू किया जा सके;

(ख) यदि हां, तो तत्संबंधी ब्यौरा क्‍या है;

(ग) यदि नहीं, तो इसके क्‍या कारण है; और

(घ) क्या सरकार द्वारा बढ़ती महंगाई को देखते हुए उनके वेतन में वृद्धि के लिए अन्य उपाय किए जा रहे हैं?

उत्तर
वित्त मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री पंकज चाँधरी)

(क) सरकार के पास केन्द्र सरकार के कर्मचारियों के लिए आठवें केन्द्रीय वेतन आयोग के गठन के लिए कोई प्रस्ताव विचाराधीन नहीं है।

(ख) और (ग) प्रश्न नहीं उठते।

(घ) केन्द्र सरकार के कर्मचारियों को मुद्रास्फीति के कारण उनके वेतन के वास्तविक मूल्य में हास की क्षतिपूर्ति करने के लिए उन्हें महंगाई भत्ते का भुगतान किया जाता है और महंगाई भत्ते की दर में श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय के अधीन श्रम ब्यूरो दवारा जारी औदयोगिक श्रमिकों के लिए अखिल भारतीय उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकांक (एआईसीपीआई-आईडब्ल्यू) के अनुसार मुद्रास्फीति की दर के आधार पर आवधिक रूप से प्रत्येक 6 माह में संशोधन किया जाता है।

Lok Sabha

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