GOVERNMENT RELEASED GAZETTE NOTIFICATION IN NIGHT
Dear Comrades - The Gazette Notification by the Government of India has been published yesterday night in the website of Ministry of Finance. However comrades who want to verify the original Notification of Gazette can visit the Finance Ministry website http://www.finmin.nic.in - Both Hindi and English version of Notification is available in the above Finance Ministry website. Since the official Notification has been published by the Government, A.I.C.E.I.A is giving out its priliminary comments and observations on the common issues hereunder:
A.I.C.E.I.A REACTION
NEGATIVE:
1. As already analysed by the National Executive of Confederation of Central Government Employees the denial of Need Based Minimum Wage as per 15th ILC norms Rs.10,000 for Group 'D' but only granting of Rs.7,000 as Minimum wage to Group 'C' is most disappointing.
2. The fitment formula of 1.86 times of basic pay as on 1.1.2006 do not ensure even minimum wage rise of 40% to employees while the Group A officers
3. Group D employees without Matriculation qualification would only get the fitment in 1S scale with 1300/- grade pay and not PB-1 scale with 1800/- pay now until they are retrained suitably. The Non-Matriculate Group D officials who retired between 1.1.2006 and now would not be eligible for the PB-1 at all and thus deprived even this minimum wage of 7,000/- level and therefore their pension benefit would go down. A major disappointment.
4. Recommendation of pay commission to not to allow Merger of Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay at any stage is accepted. This is going to make a big difference and negative impact on our wages in future.
5. Special Duty Allowance [SDA] is accepted by the Government as recommended by pay commission only and without any modification sought for by the Staff Side to ensure the Allowance paid without any condition for all employees working in the NE Region. Notification says that employees without any all India transfer liability condition but transferred within the Region from one area to another are made available with the SDA. This will however cause denial to large number of employees who are not transferred from their area of recruitment to another area.
6. Government's acceptance of Non-selection grade for Superintendents of C.Ex. and I.T.O’s have less/no effect on the Superintendents of Central Excise, as most of the inspectors’ get their promotion after completion of 16 to 24 years of service so after completion of 20 years they will automatically get the benefit of next A.C.P.
7. The revised pay scale of Inspectors from 01.01.1996 had not been given .
8. Flexi-time for women employees and flexi-week recommended for physically challenged are rejected by the Government.
POSITIVE:
1. Transport Allowance for those employees in the basic pay of 4000/- in revised pay scales also will be on par with those who are in grade pay level of 4200/- to 4800/-. These employees will get 1600/- + DA on it in Metro Cities and 800/- + DA on it in all other places.
2. Though nothing specific had been written as regards pay scale of Inspectors of Central Excise, Customs and Income-tax, yet, as par Part-‘B’ REVISED PAY SCALES FOR CERTAIN COMMON CATEGORIES OF STAFF section-I clause(ii) it appears that the initial grade-pay may change at the time of fixation.
2. Campus restriction for Transport Allowance is removed by the Government so that all employees who occupy campus attached quarters [like SPM Quarters] will also be eligible for Transport Allowance.
3. The modification by the Government for granting two uniform dates of annual increments to facilitate drawal of increment either on 1st January or on 1st July is an improvement.
4. Benefit of one increment is given to avoid bunching of more than two stages in the revised running pay bands [But @ 3% of basic pay in pay band without including Grade Pay].
5. Rejection of the recommendation for reducing the Holidays only to National Holidays and allowing the status-quo is welcome.
CONCLUSION:
The National Executive of the Confederation’s decision to go for an indefinite strike is the only alternative for opposing the retrograde stand of the Government on many issues like Need Based Minimum wage, Denial of Minimum 40% fitment benefit to all, Denial of Transport Allowance minimum 1200/-+DA on it for Metro and 800/-+DA on it for other places, Denial of Minimum 10% fixation benefit on promotion, Non-acceptance of SDA for all employees in NE Region etc. Let us concentrate to build a powerful movement by forging unity with all possible organisations outside the Confederation and let lose a powerful campaign and agitational programme to culminate in indefinite strike. Acceptance without further increase would result in huge loss.
Dear Comrades - The Gazette Notification by the Government of India has been published yesterday night in the website of Ministry of Finance. However comrades who want to verify the original Notification of Gazette can visit the Finance Ministry website http://www.finmin.nic.in - Both Hindi and English version of Notification is available in the above Finance Ministry website. Since the official Notification has been published by the Government, A.I.C.E.I.A is giving out its priliminary comments and observations on the common issues hereunder:
A.I.C.E.I.A REACTION
NEGATIVE:
1. As already analysed by the National Executive of Confederation of Central Government Employees the denial of Need Based Minimum Wage as per 15th ILC norms Rs.10,000 for Group 'D' but only granting of Rs.7,000 as Minimum wage to Group 'C' is most disappointing.
2. The fitment formula of 1.86 times of basic pay as on 1.1.2006 do not ensure even minimum wage rise of 40% to employees while the Group A officers
3. Group D employees without Matriculation qualification would only get the fitment in 1S scale with 1300/- grade pay and not PB-1 scale with 1800/- pay now until they are retrained suitably. The Non-Matriculate Group D officials who retired between 1.1.2006 and now would not be eligible for the PB-1 at all and thus deprived even this minimum wage of 7,000/- level and therefore their pension benefit would go down. A major disappointment.
4. Recommendation of pay commission to not to allow Merger of Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay at any stage is accepted. This is going to make a big difference and negative impact on our wages in future.
5. Special Duty Allowance [SDA] is accepted by the Government as recommended by pay commission only and without any modification sought for by the Staff Side to ensure the Allowance paid without any condition for all employees working in the NE Region. Notification says that employees without any all India transfer liability condition but transferred within the Region from one area to another are made available with the SDA. This will however cause denial to large number of employees who are not transferred from their area of recruitment to another area.
6. Government's acceptance of Non-selection grade for Superintendents of C.Ex. and I.T.O’s have less/no effect on the Superintendents of Central Excise, as most of the inspectors’ get their promotion after completion of 16 to 24 years of service so after completion of 20 years they will automatically get the benefit of next A.C.P.
7. The revised pay scale of Inspectors from 01.01.1996 had not been given .
8. Flexi-time for women employees and flexi-week recommended for physically challenged are rejected by the Government.
POSITIVE:
1. Transport Allowance for those employees in the basic pay of 4000/- in revised pay scales also will be on par with those who are in grade pay level of 4200/- to 4800/-. These employees will get 1600/- + DA on it in Metro Cities and 800/- + DA on it in all other places.
2. Though nothing specific had been written as regards pay scale of Inspectors of Central Excise, Customs and Income-tax, yet, as par Part-‘B’ REVISED PAY SCALES FOR CERTAIN COMMON CATEGORIES OF STAFF section-I clause(ii) it appears that the initial grade-pay may change at the time of fixation.
2. Campus restriction for Transport Allowance is removed by the Government so that all employees who occupy campus attached quarters [like SPM Quarters] will also be eligible for Transport Allowance.
3. The modification by the Government for granting two uniform dates of annual increments to facilitate drawal of increment either on 1st January or on 1st July is an improvement.
4. Benefit of one increment is given to avoid bunching of more than two stages in the revised running pay bands [But @ 3% of basic pay in pay band without including Grade Pay].
5. Rejection of the recommendation for reducing the Holidays only to National Holidays and allowing the status-quo is welcome.
CONCLUSION:
The National Executive of the Confederation’s decision to go for an indefinite strike is the only alternative for opposing the retrograde stand of the Government on many issues like Need Based Minimum wage, Denial of Minimum 40% fitment benefit to all, Denial of Transport Allowance minimum 1200/-+DA on it for Metro and 800/-+DA on it for other places, Denial of Minimum 10% fixation benefit on promotion, Non-acceptance of SDA for all employees in NE Region etc. Let us concentrate to build a powerful movement by forging unity with all possible organisations outside the Confederation and let lose a powerful campaign and agitational programme to culminate in indefinite strike. Acceptance without further increase would result in huge loss.