30% salary hike through 50% DA Merger - Percentage analysis

Can the govt. servants get 30% Salary hike on account of 50% DA Merger? – An analysis

It is observed that recently Public Medias are interested to publish the news about pay hike of central government employees.

We all know the Federations of Central Government employees have been holding demonstrations and Struggles to invite the attention of govt. to settle their many demands for the past few months. As a result of this Centre has accepted to settle some demands.

One of the main demands laid down before the Central Government by Federations is 50% DA Merger. A Sensational News was spread across the country that a decision on 50% DA merger will be announced in the Cabinet Meeting held last week. But, though there

was no any formal announcement in this regard, the approval of 7th CPC Terms of reference by Government made everyone to think that it will be considered sooner or later.

A Popular English daily published a tabloid news last week, in which The daily claimed that a govt. official informed them ‘the govt. servants will get 30% Pay Hike on account of Merger of 50% dearness Allowance with Basic Pay.’

Is that true? Let us see with an example

For example, let us consider as if a government servant is working in one of the four metropolitan cities and rendered 10 years’ of service.

His Basic Pay is (7600+2400)	10,000
Dearness Allowance 100%	10,000
HRA 30%	3,000
Transport Allowance (1600+1600)	3,200
Total	26,200

Rs.26,200 is the maximum total emoluments of this particular Basic Pay. This will not be exceeded at any cost but there are some reasons to make these total emoluments to be lesser than this.

The salary with same basic pay after DA merger

In case the central government agrees to merge the 50% DA with basic pay, then that govt. servant can expect a considerable pay hike on account of Merger of 50% DA.

After Merger of 50% DA his Pay will be as fallows

Basic Pay (7600+2400)	10,000
Dearness Pay	5,000
Dearness Allowance	7,500
HRA	4,500
Total	29,400
Total Hike in Pay (29400 – 26200)	3,200
% of Hike is	12%

How can one say that he will be getting 30% hike when he is getting only Rs.3200 in addition to his previous salary of Rs.26,200 after 50% DA merger?

Everybody fallowed the particular Daily and started writing that the Government servants will get 30% salary hike after 50% DA is merged with basic Pay. But this example clearly shows that there is no such hike and if the DA is merged with Basic Pay the increase in salary will be only from 8% to 15%

According to their entitlement the percentage of increase will vary, but no one can get 30% pay hike on account of DA merger.

Source:http://7thpaycommissionupdates.blogspot.in/2014/03/can-govt-servants-get-30-salary-hike-on.html

NFIR is dissatisfied with Terms of Reference of the 7th Central Pay Commission

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

No.IV/NFIR/7th CPC/2013/Pt.I

Dated: 04/03/2014

The Secretary (DoP&T),

Department of Personnel & Training,

North Block,

New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Terms of Reference of the 7th Central Pay Commission.

On perusal of the notification issued by the Govemment of India through Gazette of India bearing No.1/1/2013-E III (A) dated 28/02/2014, we find that the Terms of Reference notified by the Govemment is at variance in many respects to the Draft Terms of Reference the Staff Side had submitted to the Government on 25.10.2013 as desired during discussions in the meeting chaired by Secretary, DoP&T.

At the conclusion of the meeting held on 24.10.2013, it was agreed that the Government would consider our suggestions in the matter and will convene another meeting with the participation of the Secretary (Expenditure) to iron out the differences, if any and explore the possibilities of an agteement in the matter.

We regret to inform you that no such meeting was convened and no attempt was made by the Official Side to work for an agreed Terms of Reference. We find that the Govemment has rejected our suggestions for either taking decision in the matter of Interim Relief Merger of D.A., representation of labour representative in the Commission itself, bringing in parity with the past and present pensioners, covering the employees appointed on or after 01.01.2004 within the ambit of the Defined Benefitted Pension Scheme, date of effect, settlement of the pending items in the National Anomaly Committee etc., or referring those issues to the Commission itself for an Interim Report.

In the meeting held on 24th October, 2013 the Staff Side also pointed out that proposals of various ministries seeking clearance of Finance Ministry for rectification of 6th CPC anomalies are still pending with Ministry of Finance and requested that the said proposals may be cleared before constituting the 7th Central Pay Commission. However, the proposals are yet to be cleared by the Ministry of Finance.

Besides, we are to state that the existing Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) Scheme being a bilateral agreement, cannot be subjected to scrutiny and examination by the 7th CPC.

We, therefore, request you to kindly convene a meeting of the Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) to discuss the issue, so as to make amendments to the Terms of Reference.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

Source: NFIR

Improving further the General ACP pay structure of Haryana Government employees.

(To be substituted bearing with same No. & date)

GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

No. 1/83/2008-1PR (FD)

Dated, Chandigarh the 4th March, 2014

ORDER

(made under rule 26 and rule 28 of the Haryana Civil Services (Assured Career Progression) Rules, 2008)

Subject: Improving further the General ACP pay structure of Haryana Government employees.

Whereas the State Government notified Haryana Civil Services (Assured Career Progression) Rules, 2008 vide notification No. G.S.R.-45/Const./Art. 309/08, dated 30th December, 2008 for providing financial upgradation to its employees in the absence of opportunity of functional promotion.

2. The objective of these rules was to provide two kinds of Assured Career Progression Schemes namely:-

1) Cadre Specific Assured Career Progression Scheme for certain categories of employees/ cadres.

ii) General Assured Career Progression Scheme for all other group A, B, C and D employees of Haryana Government who are not covered under scheme (i).

3. The General Assured Career Progression Scheme provides opportunities of financial upgradatlon to the employees on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years of services, if they have not got promotion during previous 10 years of service.

4. On the persistent demand of Haryana Government employees, the matter has been further considered by the Government at length and after careful consideration, the Government has decided to modify the general ACP scheme as under:-

i) The term of 10, 20 and 30 years of service for grant of 1st, 2nd and 3rd ACP respectively has been changed to 8, 16 and 24 years. Accordingly, Rule 7 and all other relevant provisions of these rules will be deemed to have been modified to this extent.

ii). ACP grade pay indicated in Column No. 4, 5 and , against the pre-revised & revised functional pay scale indicated in Column No. 2 & 3 of Sr. No. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 of Schedule I, Part-II of these rules have been modified as under:-

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