Friday 25 April 2014

Review of Rules 32, 33 and 56 to 82 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules 1972-suggestions regarding (Click the link below for details) http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/ppwe_240414.pdf


REPLY TO 7 CPC QUESTIONNAIRE


REPLY TO 7 CPC QUESTIONNAIRE

Reply to be submitted to 7CPC on Questionnaire is being prepared by Confederation CHQ under the able and experienced guidance and leadership of Com.S.K.Vyasji (Advisor, Confederation) and Com.KKN.Kutty ( National President, Confereration). Suggestions if any, by the C-O-C s and Affiliated Organisations may be sent by e-mail to Confederation CHQ (e-mail-ID confederationhq@gmail.com or mkrishnan6854@gmail.com ). Karnataka C-O-C  has already sent its valuable comments and feedback to the CHQ.

Final Draft of the reply to the Questionnaire will be exhibited in the Confederation website.
It will be better if all the affiliates of Confederation submit the reply on the same line

  M.Krishnan

  Secretary General
  Confederation

Revised DA from 1st January 2014 for employees in 5th CPC pay scales

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PROCEDURE REGARDING SWITCHING OVER OF PENSION PAYMENT CHANNEL-CPAO INSTRUCTIONS

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Timely payment of all dues to pensioners: CPAO's instructions

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Date of effect of 7 CPC Recommendations will be decided once the Report is submitted: FinMin answered in LOKSABHA

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Online Public Grievance Lodging and Monitoring System

Grievance Redress Mechanism in Government 


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Thursday 24 April 2014


GDS COMRADES JOIN

AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
(An Associate Member of National Federation of Postal Employees)

Only Union which can safeguard the interests of GDS and    struggle along with NFPE and affiliated unions.
***
Struggle with unity & unity with struggle

United we stand, divided we fall

We are united & we conquer together

Let us march together
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Our ensuing programmes :

= 5 days Hunger fast program with 50,000 GDS in front of Parliament from 15 th 19 th September, 2014.

= “GDS Shoshan Mukthi Yatra (GDS Liberation March) is scheduled before hunger fast.

= series of  Struggles with indefinite strike call by Confederation & Postal JCA for inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC.

AIPEU GDS (NFPE) is already recognized

by all working class & unions

and

 recognition from the Dept. is NOT AT ALL A
 
MATTER

NFPE EARLIER NFPTE WORKED WITHOUT 

DEPT. RECOGNITION MANY YEARS.



Strengthen this union which is always at your service.

P.Pandurangarao
General Secretary
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Instead of clear the confusion against us, consciously by some leadership, it is unavoidable for us to place the following :

Who has to realize first ….. ?

While an indefinite strike is going on, Instead of achieving the demands in a right way, signing an agreement with Department…..!

 is it not a death warrant?

Who is surrendered?

who surrendered the GDS cadre to the Policies of the Govt?

For whose sake to fight to remain with the Federation ?

Contradictorily saying that  "no Federation has right to take up the GDS issues…………????????????????????

Having the qualification of “Legal Law” the General Secretary of the so called recognized GDS union misconstrued the pronouncement of the Supreme Court “in fact the S.C dismissed the application” … is it not a blunder?

No single case was filed in any Court of Law by the so called recognized GDS union, well-knowing all the facts in his capacity,  except filed cases in four Courts of Law against NFPE & its recognition……

Who started the blaming & abusing the leadership first … ? recollect ........ ?

Who has to stop first….?

How funny to advise “we shall stop fighting and blaming each other, let us work constructively…” is it an appeal......???

It is better to move a resolution in the ensuing all India Conference (Warangal) for the dissolution of the Union……then everything will be kept quiet…..

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FLASH NEWS ON CASUAL LABOUR WAGES
DIRECTORATE HAS INFORMED THAT CASUAL LABOUR WAGE REVISION FILE IS IN THE FINAL STAGE AND IT MAY BE FORWARDED WITHIN TWO DAYS OR BEFORE 30TH APRIL TO DO P&T FOR APPROVAL

CENTRAL JCA MEETING WILL BE HELD ON 25TH MAY AFTER ELECTION RESULT. BEFORE THAT IF APPROVAL IS NOT RECEIVED WE  DECIDE AGITATION  PROGRAM MES.

............................... INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM NFPE

Tuesday 22 April 2014




Payment of Conveyance Allowance to Deaf and Dumb employees at par with Blind and Orthopeadically Handicapped employees.

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7th Pay Commission Questionnaire – Ratio of Minimum & Maximum Salary, Grade Pay Suggestion, Increment Date, Determination of HRA and NPS...


GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
NEW DELHI-110001

Meena Agarwal
Secretary

D.O No. 7CPC/15/Questionnaire
9th April, 2014
Dear ………..,

As you may be aware the Seventh Central Pay Commissions has been constituted by the Government on 28 February 2014 with a view to go into various issues of emoluments’ structure, retirement benefits and other service conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the changes required. The terms of reference of the Seventh Central Pay Commission are available on thehttp://7cpc.india.gov.in .

2. A Questionnaire seeking the considered views of all stakeholders is enclosed. The response of your Ministry to this Questionnaire is sought. I shall be grateful if the replies are furnished to the Commission on or before 10th May, 2014, so as to enable the Commission to take them into account as part of its examination of the issues that it is mandated to address. The reply may be sent to Post Box No. 4599, Hauz Khas P.O, New Delhi 110 016, and in the case of email to secy-7cpc@nic.in.

Encl:- As above.

With Regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Meena Agarwal)

To all Secretaries to Govt of India

7th CPC Questionnaire

1. Salaries
1.1 The considerations on which the minimum salary in case of the lowest Group ‘C’ functionary and the maximum salary in case of a Secretary level officer may be determined and what should be the reasonable ratio between the two.

1.2 What should be the considerations for determining salary for various levels of functions falling between the highest level and the lowest level functionaries?

2. Comparisons
2.1 Should there be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites between Government and the private sector? If so, why? If not, why not?

2.2 Should there at all be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites between Government and the public sector? If so, why? If not, why not?

2.3 The concept of variable pay has been introduced in Central Public Sector Enterprises by the Second Pay Revision Committee. In the case of the Government is there merit in introducing a variable component of pay? Can such variable pay be linked to performance?

3. Attracting Talent
3.1 Does the present compensation package attract suitable talent in the All India Services & Group A Services? What are your observations and suggestions in this regard?

3.2 To what extent should government compensation bestructured to attract special talent?

4. Pay Scales
4.1 The 6th Central Pay Commission introduced the system of Pay Bands and Grade Pay as against the system of specific pay scales attached to various posts. What has been the impact of running pay bands post implementation of 6th CPC recommendations?

4.2 Is there any need to bring about any change?

4.3 Did the pay bands recommended by the Sixth CPC help in arresting exodus and attract talent towards the Government?

4.4 Successive Pay Commissions have reduced the number of pay scales by merging one or two pay scales together. Is there a case for the number of pay scales/ pay band to be rationalized and if so in what manner?

4.5 Is the “grade pay” concept working? If not, what are your alternative suggestions?

5. Increment
5.1 Whether the present system of annual increment on 1st Julyof every year uniformly in case of all employees has served its purpose or not? Whether any changes are required?

5.2 What should be the reasonable quantum of annual increment?

5.3 Whether there should be a provision of variable increments at a rate higher than the normal annual increment in case of high achievers? If so, what should be transparent and objective parameters to assess high achievement, which could be uniformly applied across Central Government?

5.4 Under the MACP scheme three financial up-gradations are allowed on completion of 10, 20, 30 years of regular service, counted from the direct entry grade. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the scheme? Is there a perception that a scheme of this nature, in some Departments, actually incentivizes people who do not wish to take the more arduous route of qualifying departmental examinations/ or those obtaining professional degrees?

6. Performance
What kind of incentives would you suggest to recognize andreward good performance?

7. Impact on other organizations
Salary structures in the Central and State Governments are broadly similar. The recommendations of the Pay Commission are likely to lead to similar demands from employees of State Governments, municipal bodies, panchayati raj institutions & autonomous institutions. To what extent should their paying capacity be considered in devising a reasonable remuneration package for Central Govt. employees?

8. Defence Forces
8.1 What should be the considerations for fixing salary in case of Defence personnel and in what manner does the parity with civil services need to be evolved, keeping in view their respective job profiles?

8.2 In what manner should the concessions and facilities, both in cash and kind, be taken into account for determining salary structure in case of Defence Forces personnel.

8.3 As per the November 2008 orders of the Ministry of Defence, there are a total of 45 types of allowances for Personnel Below Officer Rank and 39 types of allowances for Officers. Does a case exist for rationalization/ streamlining of the current variety of allowances?

8.4 What are the options available for addressing the increasing expenditure on defence pensions?

8.5 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to war widows?

8.6 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to disabled soldiers, commensurate to the nature of their disability?

9. Allowances
9.1 Whether the existing allowances need to be retained or rationalized in such a manner as to ensure that salary structure takes care not only of the job profile but the situational factors as well, so that the number of allowances could be at a realistic level?

9.2 What should be the principles to determine payment of House Rent Allowance?

10. Pension
10.1 The retirement benefits of all Central Government employees appointed on or after 1.1.2004 a re covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS). What has been the experience of the NPS in the last decade?

10.2 As far as pre-1.1.2004 appointees are concerned, what should be the principles that govern the structure of pension and other retirement benefits?

11. Strengthening the public governance system
11.1 The 6th CPC recommended upgrading the skills of the Group D employees and placing them in Group C over a period of time. What has been the experience in this regard?

11.2 In what way can Central Government organizations functioning be improved to make them more efficient, accountable and responsible? Please give specific suggestions with respect to:

a) Rationalisation of staff strength and more productive deployment of available staff;

b) Rationalisation of processes and reduction of paper work; and

c) Economy in expenditure.

12. Training/ building competence
12.1 How would you interpret the concept of “competency based framework”?

12.2 One of the terms of reference suggests that the Commission recommend appropriate training and capacity building through a competency based framework.

a) Is the present level of training at various stages of a person’s career considered adequate? Are there gaps that need to be filled, and if so, where?

b) Should it be made compulsory that each civil service officer should in his career span acquire a professional qualification? If so, can the nature of the study, time intervals and the Institution(s) whose qualification are acceptable, all be stipulated?

c) What other indicators can best measure training and capacity building for personnel in your organization? Please suggest ways through which capacity building can be further strengthened?

13. Outsourcing
13.1 What has been the experience of outsourcing at various levels of Government and is there a case for streamlining it?

13.2 Is there a clear identification of jobs that can be outsourced?

14. Regulatory Bodies
14.1 Kindly list out the Regulators set up unde r Acts of Parliament, related to your Ministry/ Department. The total number of personnel on rolls (Chairperson and members + support personnel) may be indicated.

14.2 Regulators that may not qualify in terms of being set up under Acts of Parliament but perform regulatory functions may also be listed. The scale of pay for Chairperson /Members and other personnel of such bodies may be indicated.

14.3 Across the Government there are a host of Regulatory bodies set up for various purposes. What are your suggestions regarding emoluments structure for Regulatory bodies?

15. Payment of Bonus
One of the terms of reference of the 7th Pay Commission is to examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus. What are your suggestions and observations in this regard?