‘All Predictions are governed by the law of probability’. Based on this principle everybody started predict something about 50% DA Merger, Retirement Age and Interim relief. But none of which have materialized.

The print and e- media made the people believe that the central government had done lot of things including above for central government employees. But it was merely media hype. Apart from 7th pay commission approval government had done nothing for central government employees.

There is a saying “Never get too attached to someone, because attachments lead to expectations and expectations lead to disappointments”

But it is not true here in respect of central government employees. They are bound to expect something like 50% DA merger and interim relief from government, as the federations were assured by central government some of their demand would be considered. Based on this assurance they deferred their Strike call for which 85% of employees mandated.

So there is nothing wrong in their expectation from the central government for considering the demands of Merger of 50% DA and granting interim relief.

But central government made this saying true, “Expectations are setting one up for disappointment”

Source:www.gservants.com
[http://www.gservants.com/2014/03/07/expectations-50-da-merger-retirement-age-turn-disappointments/]

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 All India Railwaymen’s Federation

No.AIRF/405( VII CPC)

Dated: January 23, 2014

The Director(JCA) & Member Secretary,
National Council(JCM),
Government of India,
Department of Personnel & Training,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
North Block,
New Delhi-110001

Dear Sir,
Sub: Holding of meeting of the Standing Committee of National Council(JCM) for finalization of Terms of Reference of

In the meeting held on 24.10.2013, under the chairmanship of Secretary, DoP&T, to discuss the Terms of Reference for VII CPC, Secretary,National Council (JCM) (Staff Side), Shri Umraomal Purohit had demanded a meeting with the Secretary(EXP.) and DoP&T before finalization of Terms of Reference of VII CPC.

Despite elapsing a period of around three months, nothing has been heard in this regard.

We, therefore, request that an urgent meeting should be held with the Secretary(ExP.) and DoP&T for finalization of Terms of Reference of VII CPC.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Source : AIRF

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Date : 09.12.2013

To
Affiliated Unions of INDWF

Sub: Terms of Reference of 7th CPC

Dear Colleagues,
Hon’ble Union Finance Minister made an announcement on 25th September, 2013 for constituting 7th Central Pay Commission; the Government has invited the leaders of the Federations (JCM National Council) for a meeting on 24.10.2013 to discuss the probable terms of reference of 7th Central Pay Commission.

In the meeting held on October, 24, 2013 at North Block, Room No.190, Chaired by Secretary, DOP&T the Federation leaders pointed out the following issues needs to be considered and settled.

Anomalies arisen consequent upon the implementations of VI CPC.

Anomalies relating to MACP Scheme vis-a-vis ACPs to be resolved as already discussed in Anomaly Committee

Merger of DA with Pay as was done during the year 2004.

All Cadre Review proposals should be cleared and should be de-linked with 7th CPC.

The Draft Terms of Reference – Finalised by the staff Side is given below:

(A) To examine the existing structure of pay, allowances and other benefits/facilities, retirement benefit like Pension, gratuity, other terminal benefits etc., to the following categories of employees.

Central Government employees – industrial and non-industrial.
Personnel belonging to All India Services.
Personnel belonging to the Defence forces.
Personnel called as Grameen Dak Sevak belonging to the Postal department.
Personnel of Union territories.
Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
Officers and employees of the Supreme Court.
Members of Regulatory bodies (excluding RBI) set up under Act of Parliament.

(B)  To work out the comprehensive revised pay packet for the categories of Central Government employees mentioned in (A) above as on 01.01.2014.

(C)  The Commission will determine the pay structure, benefits facilities, retirement benefits etc., taking into account the need to provide minimum wage with reference to the recommendation of the 15th Indian Labour Conference (1957) and the subsequent judicial pronouncement of the honourable Supreme Court thereon as on 01.01.2014.

(D) To determine the Interim relief needed to be sanctioned immediately to the Central Government employees and pensioners mentioned in (A) above.

(E)  To determine the percentage of Dearness Allowance/Dearness relief immediately to be merged with pay and pension.

(F) To settle the anomalies reached in various fora of JCM.

(G) To work out the improvement needed to the existing retirement benefits, like pension, death cum retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or recurring benefits maintaining parity amongst past, present and future pensioners and family pensioners including those who entered in service on or after 01.01.2014.

(H) To recommend methods for providing cashless/hazzle free Medicare facilities to the employees and pensioners including postal pensioners.

Yours fraternally,
sd/-
(R.SRINIVASAN)
General Secretary

Source: www.indwf.blogspot.in
[http://indwf.blogspot.in/2013/12/indwfcircular0102013-date-09.html]

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EDITORIAL – POSTAL CRUSADER – DECEMBER 2013

7th CPC – NO COMPROMISE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE
GET READY FOR STRIKE IF GOVERNMENT REJECTS DA MERGER,
GDS INCLUSION & INTERIM RELIEF

Eventhough Government has announced constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission, the appointment is yet to take place. In the meanwhile one round of discussion was held with Secretary, DOP&T on terms of reference. Subsequently, the staff side, JCM National Council has submitted a unanimous proposal on the items to be included in the terms of reference of the 7th CPC, which includes (i) date of effect as 01.01.2014 (2) merger of DA with pay (3) grant of interim relief (4) inclusion of GDS under the ambit of 7th CPC (5) statutory pension for those entered into service on or after 01.01.2004 (6) settlement of anomalies of 6th CPC (7) cashless/hassle-free medicare facilities etc.

Government while announcing the 7th CPC has made it clear that the date of effect will be 01.01.2016. Further nothing has been mentioned about DA merger and interim relief. Regarding GDS the declared stand of the Government is that GDS are not civil servants and in the past also every time when CPC is appointed, the Government refused to include them in the Pay commission. Last time also inspite of the strong protest and agitational programmes conducted by NFPE and Postal JCA, the Government has appointed a bureaucratic committee. Regarding statutory pension to those who entered into service on or after 01.01.2004, the Government’s stand is well known and it may refuse to include this item also in the terms of reference.

This being the position, our past experience shows that unless and until the demands raised in the staff side proposal submitted to Government on terms of reference of the CPC is backed by serious agitational programmes, rallying the entire Central Government Employees and create compulsion on the Government to accept our justified stand, there is every possibility of Government rejecting the above proposal.

Further all of us are aware that the political situation in the country is gradually getting in election mode. This is bringing forth before the working class movement a crucial task of front-loading our class issues in the ensuring political battle. We have to keep in mind that the corporate class and corporate controlled media has started making effort for relegating the working class issues and the economic policy related issues in particular to the background. It is our duty to bring the demands of the working class to the fore-front and conduct intensive campaign against those policies and also against those who are supporting the neo-liberal globalization policies. Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and NFPE being the part and parcel of the mainstream of the working class of our country has got an added responsibility to rally the entire Central Government Employees in the struggle against the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the Government which shall ultimately lead to a change in the political equation ensuring implementation of pro-people, pro-worker alternative policy.

It is in this back the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers met at new Delhi on 28.11.2013 has decided to go for strike if the Government refuse to accept the staff side proposal on terms of reference. Confederation further decided to organize series of phased programme of action and campaign from now onwards so that the employees will be ready to go for strike on short notice.

NFPE call upon all the Postal, RMS and GDS employees to implement the call of the Confederation at all levels and be prepared to go for strike at any time, if situation warrants. We further make it clear that NFPE and Confederation will not go for any compromise on the demands raised in the proposal submitted by the JCM Staff side on terms of reference of 7th CPC.

Source: www.nfpe.blogspot.in
[http://www.nfpe.blogspot.in/2013/12/editorial-postal-crusader-december-2013.html]

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