19/01/2016
CONDUCT THREE DAYS MASS DHARNA
AT ALL WORK PLACES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
FROM TODAY TO 21st JANUARY 2016 ON THE CALL OF NJCA,
Flaws in Pay Matrix of 7th CPC: Less benefit on grant
of Promotional Pay Scale i.r.o. Next Pay Scale
Pay fixation on promotion from UDC
to Assistant immediate next pay scale is found more beneficial than the
hierarchical promotion. Fixation of a UDC drawing Rs. 10960+2400 promoted to
Assistant is given below:
Pay in PB in 6th CPC
Pay Scale
|
10960
|
Grade Pay in 6th CPC
Pay Scale
|
2400
|
Total Basic Pay in 6th
CPC Pay Scale
|
13360
|
Fixation of Pay in New 7th
CPC with factor 2.57
|
34435
|
New Basic Pay in New Pay Matrix
|
34300
|
Increment on 1.7.2016
|
35300
|
Fixation on Pay scale hierarchy i.e., Rs, 2800 GP
Increment on Promotion
|
1059
|
Total of Basic Pay and Increment
|
36359
|
Pay fixed at higher stage in 2800
Grade Pay
|
37000
|
Fixation on Promotional hierarchy i.e. Rs 4200 GP
Increment on Promotion
|
1059
|
Total of Basic Pay and Increment
|
36359
|
Pay fixed at higher stage in 4200
Grade Pay
|
36500
|
Similar deficiencies may be noticed in other cases also. For similar cases
multiplication factor should be increased. Two increments should be granted
on promotion.
Unions demand hike in I-T exemption ceiling to Rs 5 lakh
Finance Minister assures trade unions that govt will not go for privatising Railways and Coal India
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on
Saturday expressed concern over the declining job growth between
2004-05 and 2011-12 — roughly the period of United Progressive Alliance
governments compared to the period between 1999-00 to 2004-05,
coinciding with the previous National Democratic Alliance regime — and
assured trade unions of government’s commitment to generate more employment opportunities for the common man.
Interacting with representatives of trade unions for pre-Budget interactions,
Jaitley said a cause for concern is that the compound annual growth
rate of employment decelerated during 2004-05 to 2011-12 to 0.5 per
cent, as compared to the 2.8 per cent growth during 1999-2000 to
2004-05.
He also assured the trade unions of not going for privatising the Railways and
Coal India. Jaitley said the government aims at safeguarding the
existing jobs and give better environment to the common man. The
finance minister said that’s why more money is needed for investment in
infrastructure to create more job opportunities for the youth.
He said the government wants to create better social security system for
the labour force working both in organised and unorganised sectors.
Highlighting the major initiatives of his government in labour sector,
he also informed the trade unions that states such as Rajasthan have
also introduced major reforms in three labour legislations — the
Industrial Disputes Act, the Factories Act and the Contract Labour Act. Trade union leaders demanded an increase in income tax exemption ceiling for salaried class to Rs 5 lakh in the upcoming Budget.
The income tax exemption ceiling at present is Rs 2.5 lakh.
They also demanded that disinvestment in profit-making public sector
units be stopped forthwith and budgetary support should be given for
revival of potentially viable sick CPSUs.
Representatives of 11 trade unions also opposed foreign direct investment in crucial sectors like defence production.
They also asked the government to take effective measures to contain
inflation. A ban on forward trading in commodities and rationlisation of
tax/cess/duty on petroleum products were some their other demands.
"We also expressed our serious concern and dismay over the manner the
government has been pushing various major economic policy related
decisions through promulgation of Ordinances. In particular, we opposed
the Ordinance on the coal, insurance sectors and Land Acquisition
Act...we demand all such Ordinances should be withdrawn forthwith,"
All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Secretary D L Sachdev told
reporters after the meeting.
A joint statement by the 11 unions said: "Concrete steps must be taken
to recover huge accumulated unpaid arrears, which have already crossed
Rs 5 lakh crore on direct and corporate tax accounts alone."
The trade unions also suggested that the scope of the MGNREGA be expanded to agriculture operations and urban areas.
They also said special investigation team constituted for unearthing
black money must deliver visible result, which is yet to be seen.
Representatives from the Centre for Indian Trade Unions, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Indian National Trade Union Congress and AITUC attended the meeting.
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