Setting up of Seventh Pay Commission -Govt says 'No proposal under consideration at present'

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3148

ANSWERED ON-23.04.2013

Setting up of Seventh Pay Commission

3148 .    SHRI SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA

(a)     Whether Government proposes to set up the Seventh Central Pay Commission for Central Government Employees to neutralize the effects of soaring inflation;

(b)     if so, by when it is likely to be set up; and

(c)     if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a) to (c) : The recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission were given effect to from 1.1.2006. Generally, there has been a gap of a minimum 10 years between two successive Pay Commissions. Therefore, no proposal to constitute the Seventh Central Pay Commission is at present under consideration.

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/315

No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1

RBE No.38 /2013

New Delhi, dated 26/04/2013

The GMs/CAO(R),

All Indian Railways & Production Units

(as per mailing list)

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013.

Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 03.10.2012 (S.No PC-VI/303, RBE No.112/2012) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1st January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/3, RBE No 106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees. The arrears may be charged to the salary bill and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

sd/-

(Hari Krishan)

Director, Pay Commission II

Railway Board

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013

No. 1(2)/2013-E.II(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.

Dated: 25th April, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.1(8)/2012-E-II (B) dated 28° September, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1 January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No. 1(3)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

4. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

6. The Hindi version of this O.M. is also attached.

(K.R. Sharma)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

VII CPC NEWS : Merge 50% Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay or Constitute 7th Pay commission – Central Trade Unions

Merge 50% Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay or Constitute 7th Pay commission – Central Trade Unions

Somehow, the most eagerly awaited dearness allowance has been announced on Thursday, last week. The Finance Ministry’s order for granting dearness allowance has to be issued soon. Generally the announcement of dearness allowance has been made in the month of March every year. But this year this has been declared in the month of April. Though it was announced after some delay, it won’t cause any loss, as the dearness allowance hike has to be paid with effect from 01-01-2013. Before this announcement, there was a rumor that 50% dearness allowance will be merged with basic pay or otherwise dearness allowance will not be hiked, but the cabinet committee decision cleared these doubts.

Even the National anomaly committee, after six years it was formed, has not solved all the problems raised due to the implementation of 6 CPC.

So, to find the solution to all these financial problems of govt servants, the trade unions and associations affiliated to the Railway, Defence and Postal federations are demanding the government to merge the 50% DA with basic pay and to constitute the 7th pay commission at the earliest. Through this, the problems which are arising out of implementation pay commission can be solved without any delay. After the implementation of 6CPC in 2008 with effect from 01.01.2006 , arrears had to be paid to govt servants. To avoid the additional financial burden , the govt decided to pay the arrears’ in two installments in 2008 and 2009. For this, government had to allocate more fund from budget. It can be avoided by constituting  7th pay commission  at the earliest and implementing it in time.

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Extension of the benefits related to Travelling Allowance to Civilian Employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir- Implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission

Extension of the benefits related to Travelling Allowance to Civilian Employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir- Implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission

No. 1 1(6)/2008-E.II(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 1st April, 2013

Office Memorandum

Subject: Allowances and Special Facilities to Civilian Employees of the Central Government serving in the States of the North Eastern Region (including Sikkim) and in the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep group of Islands — Extension of the benefits related to Travelling Allowance to Civilian Employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir- Implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission- reg.

With a view to attracting and retaining competent officers for service in the North-Eastern Region(NER), Andaman & Nicobar(A&N) Islands and Lakshadweep group of Islands, consolidated orders relating to Allowances and Special facilities to the Civilian Central Government employees posted in those areas were issued vide this Department’s OM No. 1 1(2)/97-E.I1(B) dated 22.07.98 as amended from time to time.

2. The Sixth Central Pay Commission had inter-alia recommended that all concessions allowed to Government employees in NER be also extended to the Government employees posted in Ladakh. On acceptance of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the President is now pleased to decide that concessions related to Travelling Allowance on First Appointment, Travelling Allowance for Journey on Transfer, Road Mileage for Transportation of Personal Effects on Transfer as per para 2(v) and (vi) of this Department’s OM No. 11(2)197- E.II(B) dated 22.07.98, as amended from time to time, shall extend to the Civilian Central Government employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir also.

3. This Order will take effect from September 1, 2008.

4. In respect of persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department, this Order issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(Sudha Krishnan)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India