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Most important demand is that of the CG employees is the minimum wage and fitment formula 

23 Thursday Jun 2016

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“The formal announcement by the of the 7th CPC acceptance is likely to be made by the Government just before the 11th July strike by the CG employees indicating the actual minimum wage and fitment formula.”

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Comrades,

The empowered committee of Secretaries headed by the Cabinet Secretary had discussion from past five months on the charter of demands raised by the staff side, The finance ministry is working out the financial implications arising out of the improved recommendations of the 7th CPC especially on the minimum wage and fitment formula being improved, granting two increment on promotion and having annual increment on 1st Jan and 1st July instead of just on 1st July. This will benefit a lot of persons on promotion. The other aspect is considering grant of advances, which the 7th CPC has recommended for abolition.

The formal announcement by the of the 7th CPC acceptance is likely to be made by the Government just before the 11th July strike by the CG employees indicating the actual minimum wage and fitment formula.

The cabinet Secretary will present the view of the empowered committee of Secretaries before the Union Cabinet meeting based upon the principle adopted in actual calculation of the minimum wage and fitment formula. The 7th CPC had adopted the Dr Aykroyd formula minimum wage is calculated on the basis of the 15th ILC norms. But erred in many aspects for example the average of prices of last 12 months was taken, The housing weight age , education weight age etc . The prices of essential items are rising from past many years, even in last six months the retail inflation is rising above 5.4%.

Secondly the prices quoted by the GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU CLEREMONV, SHIMLAHttp://Labourbureaunew.Gov.In/ , the Director of Economic & statics , Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi & the retail market prices are varying .

If we calculate the minimum wage based upon the LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU taking prices as on 1st July 2015 the minimum wage works out to Rs 21,000 / and fitment formula works to 3.00. This will result in 34% wage hike without allowances.

If we calculate the minimum wage based upon the Director of Economic & statics , Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi taking prices as on 1st July 2015 the minimum wage works out to Rs 23,000 / and fitment formula works to 3.30. This will result in 50% wage hike without allowances.

If we calculate the minimum wage based upon the retail market taking prices as on 1st July 2015 the minimum wage works out to Rs 28,000 / and fitment formula works to 4.00. This will result in 70% wage hike without allowances.

The most important demand is that of the CG employees is the minimum wage and fitment formula.

The Staff side had demand of minimum wage of Rs 26000/- & fitment formula of 3.71. Against this the 7th CPC had recommended minimum wage of Rs 18000/- & fitment formula of 2.57. The 7th CPC recommendations has provided only at 14% wage hike at Group “C” level it is only ranging from Rs 2240/- to Rs 3500/- increase per month, and at Group “B” level ranging from Rs 4000/- to Rs 6500/- increase per month. After deductions & income tax the net increase will be just from Rs 500/- to Rs 3000/- only.

This increase is lowest by any pay commission, hence vast changes are required as the prices of essential commodities have gone up and also the inflation rate has gone up.

Comrades it is the time to struggle, we should educate the members and prepare for struggle, so that we should get at least 50 % wage hike without allowances, as allowances are not taken into pension benefit.

Only struggle will get us benefit. Please don’t believe on rumours. Now it is now or never.

Comradely yours

(P.S.Prasad)
General Secretary

COC Karnataka

Source: www.karnatakacoc.blogspot.in

 additional instalment of Dearness Allowance  due from 1.1.2016

23 Wednesday Mar 2016

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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2016. This represents an increase of 6 percent over the existing rate of 119 percent of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.

This will benefit about 50 lakh Government employees and 58 lakh pensioners.

The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC). The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be of Rs. 6796.50 crore per annum and Rs.7929.24 crore respectively, in the financial year 2016-17 (for a period of 14 months from January, 2016 to February, 2017).

Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India (Base: 2004-05=100) Review for the month of December, 2015

15 Friday Jan 2016

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The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2004-05=100) for the month of December, 2015 declined by 0.1 percent to 177.4 (provisional) from 177.6 (provisional) for the previous month.

INFLATION

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at -0.73% (provisional) for the month of December, 2015 (over December, 2014) as compared to -1.99% (provisional) for the previous month and -0.50% during the corresponding month of the previous year.  Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 0.74% compared to a build up rate of -0.89% in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Inflation for important commodities / commodity groups is indicated in Annex-1 and Annex-II.

The movement of the index for the various commodity groups is summarized below:-

PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 20.12%)

The index for this major group rose by 0.5 percent to 257.8 (provisional) from 256.5 (provisional).  The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-

The index for ‘Food Articles’ group rose by 0.6 percent to 272.7 (provisional) from 271.0 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of poultry chicken (18%), fish-inland (10%), beef & buffalo meat (9%), pork and bajra (4% each),      egg, tea, fish-marine and condiments & spices (3% each), jowar, urad and barley (2% each) and maize, arhar and wheat (1 % each).  However, the price of moong (7%), masur (5%), fruits & vegetables (2%) and mutton (1%) declined.

The index for ‘Non-Food Articles’ group rose by 1.0 percent to 223.9 (provisional) from 221.7 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of mesta and flowers (12% each), raw jute and linseed (5% each), groundnut seed and raw wool (4% each), niger seed (3%), fodder and raw cotton (2% each) and rape & mustard seed and sunflower (1% each).  However, the price of guar seed (11%), castor seed and raw rubber (7% each), soyabean and gingelly seed (3% each), coir fibre (2%) and copra (coconut) and cotton seed (1% each) declined.

The index for  ‘Minerals’ group declined by 2.4 percent to  212.3 (provisional) from 217.6  (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of iron ore (10%), zinc concentrate (6%) and manganese ore (1%).  However, the price of      sillimanite and copper ore (1% each) moved up.

FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%)

The index for this major group declined by 0.6 percent to 176.8 (provisional) from 177.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower prices of furnace oil (10%), bitumen (3%) and petrol and aviation turbine fuel (1% each).  However, the price of LPG (1%) moved up.

MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (Weight 64.97%)

The index for this major group declined by 0.3 percent to 152.6 (provisional) from 153.0 (provisional) for the previous month. The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the month are as follows:-

The index for ‘Food Products’ group rose by 0.3 percent to 175.4 (provisional) from 174.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of tea dust (unblended) (7%), gram powder (besan) (6%), cotton seed oil and canned fish (4% each) and soyabean oil, mixed spices, processed prawn, mustard & rapeseed oil, sugar, wheat flour (atta), groundnut oil,     palm oil, maida, sugar confectionary, gola (cattle feed) and bakery products (1% each).  However, the price of powder milk (5%), tea leaf (blended) and gur (3% each), sooji (rawa), oil cakes and sunflower oil (2% each) and gingelly oil, tea leaf (unblended), copra oil and khandsari (1% each) declined.

The index for ‘Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products’ group declined by 0.4 percent to 205.2 (provisional) from 206.0 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of bidi (2%).  However, the price of zarda (4%) and dried tobacco    (1%) moved up.

The index for ‘Textiles’ group declined by 0.1 percent to 139.7 (provisional) from 139.8 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of man made fabric and cotton yarn (1% each).  However, the price of jute sacking cloth, jute yarn and gunny and hessian cloth (2% each) and tyre cord fabric, jute sacking bag and cotton fabric (1% each) moved up.

The index for ‘Wood & Wood Products’ group declined by 0.7 percent to 196.4 (provisional) from 197.7 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of processed wood (1%).

The index for ‘Paper & Paper Products’ group rose by 0.2 percent to 154.9 (provisional) from 154.6 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of paper cartons / boxes (2%) and books/ periodicals/ journals and newsprint (1% each). However, the price of corrugated sheet boxes (1%) declined.

The index for ‘Leather & Leather Products’ group rose by 0.4 percent to 144.4 (provisional) from 143.8 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of leather garments & jackets (2%).

The index for ‘Rubber & Plastic Products’ group declined by 0.3 percent to 145.8 (provisional) from 146.3 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of plastic products (1%).

The index for ‘Chemicals & Chemical Products’ group declined by 0.5 percent to 149.9 (provisional) from 150.6 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of antibiotics (3%), hair / body oils and non-cyclic compound (2% each) and pesticides, polymers, urea, rubber chemicals, photographic goods and explosives (1% each).  However, the price of synthetic resin (2%) and pigment & pigment intermediates and safety matches/ match box (1% each) moved up.

The index for ‘Non-Metallic Mineral Products’ group rose by 0.3 percent to 177.5 (provisional) from 176.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of polished granite (2%) and bricks & tiles (1%).  However, the price of marbles      (3%) declined.

The index for ‘Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products’ group declined by 1.2 percent to 150.3 (provisional) from 152.2 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of pig iron, angles, plates and melting scrap (4% each), HRC,     pencil  ingots and CRC (3% each), joist & beams, gp/gc sheets, billets, rounds, ferro silicon and steel: pipes & tubes (2% each) and sponge iron, rebars, wire rods, steel rods, copper / copper ingots and steel castings (1% each).  However, the price of zinc (5%) and sheets, ferro chrome and ferro manganese (1% each) moved up.

The index for ‘Transport, Equipment & Parts’ group rose by 0.1 percent to 138.0 (provisional) from 137.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of auto rickshaw / tempo/matador (3%).

FINAL INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2015 (BASE YEAR: 2004-05=100)

For the month of October, 2015, the final Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2004-05=100) stood at 176.9 as compared to 176.7 (provisional) and annual rate of inflation based on final index stood at -3.70 percent as compared to     -3.81 percent (provisional) respectively as reported on 16.11.2015.

Next date of press release: 15/02/2016 for the month of January, 2015

Office of Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi,

This press release is available at our home page http://eaindustry.nic.in

Annexure-I

Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2004-05=100)

 

Month of December, 2015
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI Dec- 2015 Latest month over month Build up from March Year on year
2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16
ALL COMMODITIES 100.00000 177.4 -1.38 -0.11 -0.89 0.74 -0.50 -0.73
PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.11815 257.8 -2.55 0.51 2.09 7.87 0.29 5.48
Food Articles 14.33709 272.7 -2.14 0.63 7.46 9.39 4.95 8.17
Cereals 3.37323 237.1 -0.72 0.42 0.95 2.60 1.35 1.63
Rice 1.79348 237.3 -2.08 -0.08 3.53 1.58 4.43 -1.25
Wheat 1.11595 222.7 1.32 0.54 -1.56 3.34 -2.36 3.73
Pulses 0.71662 378.2 1.04 -0.58 6.72 46.70 5.93 55.64
Vegetables 1.73553 318.4 -9.55 -4.41 33.11 46.86 -6.41 20.56
Potato 0.20150 174.8 -36.95 -11.45 39.62 15.61 0.52 -34.99
Onion 0.17794 435.4 -1.20 -18.48 41.87 30.95 -19.70 25.98
Fruits 2.10717 237.1 -3.13 -0.04 8.63 -2.75 17.77 0.76
Milk 3.23818 250.9 -0.16 0.04 7.13 1.46 9.41 1.78
Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41384 296.6 -1.16 6.19 -0.11 2.24 1.15 5.03
Non-Food Articles 4.25756 223.9 -0.29 0.99 -4.50 10.51 -3.62 7.70
Fibres 0.87737 208.0 0.30 2.51 -14.80 7.55 -13.86 2.36
Oil Seeds 1.78051 217.9 -0.98 0.05 -2.56 6.60 -0.88 8.03
Minerals 1.52350 212.3 -10.43 -2.44 -20.69 -12.74 -22.73 -22.52
FUEL & POWER 14.91021 176.8 -2.75 -0.62 -9.15 -5.96 -7.82 -9.15
Liquefied petroleum gas 0.91468 162.9 -2.05 1.37 -5.43 0.12 -3.19 -2.51
Petrol 1.09015 157.3 -2.57 -1.07 -14.86 -4.72 -11.96 -7.90
High speed diesel 4.67020 181.7 -3.35 0.17 -8.82 -10.58 -6.31 -13.80
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.97164 152.6 -0.32 -0.26 0.32 -0.84 1.44 -1.36
Food Products 9.97396 175.4 -0.75 0.29 1.71 3.12 1.30 1.98
Sugar 1.73731 169.8 -2.06 1.13 0.93 -2.69 -1.33 -8.27
Edible Oils 3.04293 151.5 -0.49 0.80 -2.25 4.63 -3.44 5.80
Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Product 1.76247 205.2 0.05 -0.39 3.22 0.98 8.37 1.58
Cotton Textiles 2.60526 155.5 -0.75 -0.06 -3.52 -1.40 0.00 -2.26
Man Made Textiles 2.20573 130.2 -0.96 -0.46 -0.15 -1.81 0.90 -3.41
Wood & Wood Products 0.58744 196.4 0.91 -0.66 0.91 3.53 5.29 3.86
Paper & Paper Products 2.03350 154.9 0.00 0.19 2.37 1.31 4.14 2.51
Leather & Leather Products 0.83509 144.4 -1.23 0.42 -1.16 1.48 -0.55 0.07
Rubber & Plastic Products 2.98697 145.8 -0.53 -0.34 -0.33 -1.69 0.88 -2.41
Chemicals & Chemical Products 12.01770 149.9 -0.52 -0.46 -0.13 -0.66 1.67 -1.64
Non-Metallic Mineral Products 2.55597 177.5 -0.91 0.34 3.64 -0.67 4.26 2.25
Cement & Lime 1.38646 173.6 -0.99 -0.06 3.11 -2.31 2.73 2.60
Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Product 10.74785 150.3 -0.24 -1.25 -1.73 -7.16 -0.24 -8.74
Iron & Semis 1.56301 131.8 -2.04 -2.73 -3.52 -11.48 0.13 -14.02
Machinery & Machine Tools 8.93148 134.9 -0.07 0.00 1.05 -0.07 1.51 0.22
Transport Equipment & Parts 5.21282 138.0 0.07 0.07 0.15 0.51 0.07 1.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annexure-II
 
Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six months
 
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight (%) Rate of Inflation for the last six months
Dec-15 Nov-15 Oct-15 Sept-15 August-15 July-15
ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 -0.73 -1.99 -3.70 -4.59 -5.06 -4.00
PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.12 5.48 2.27 0.04 -2.29 -4.21 -3.98
Food Articles 14.34 8.17 5.20 3.33 0.84 -1.02 -1.20
Cereals 3.37 1.63 0.47 -0.13 -1.02 -1.98 -1.66
Rice 1.79 -1.25 -3.22 -3.40 -3.76 -3.89 -2.86
Wheat 1.12 3.73 4.53 4.58 3.29 2.09 1.96
Pulses 0.72 55.64 58.17 53.06 38.94 36.49 36.18
Vegetables 1.74 20.56 14.08 3.17 -8.60 -20.03 -24.43
Potato 0.20 -34.99 -53.72 -58.10 -57.98 -51.76 -48.87
Onion 0.18 25.98 52.69 89.52 120.69 74.44 -0.49
Fruits 2.11 0.76 -2.35 -4.46 -5.15 -1.42 -4.52
Milk 3.24 1.78 1.58 1.75 2.16 2.08 5.30
Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41 5.03 -2.24 0.46 2.02 3.30 2.52
Non-Food Articles 4.26 7.70 6.33 5.10 2.70 -0.46 -0.51
Fibres 0.88 2.36 0.15 -2.20 -6.86 -9.09 -10.88
Oil Seeds 1.78 8.03 6.92 6.66 2.50 -2.20 -0.23
Minerals 1.52 -22.52 -28.87 -33.64 -34.27 -34.35 -29.83
FUEL & POWER 14.91 -9.15 -11.09 -16.32 -17.71 -16.21 -11.56
Liquefied petroleum gas 0.91 -2.51 -5.80 -5.83 -5.45 -5.32 -4.90
Petrol 1.09 -7.90 -9.30 -13.16 -14.78 -13.82 -11.14
High speed diesel 4.67 -13.80 -16.83 -26.21 -28.10 -25.37 -15.91
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.97 -1.36 -1.42 -1.67 -1.73 -1.99 -1.54
Food Products 9.97 1.98 0.92 0.46 -0.69 -2.11 -1.94
Sugar 1.74 -8.27 -11.16 -13.08 -16.45 -18.44 -17.63
Edible Oils 3.04 5.80 4.45 4.74 3.35 1.17 1.37
Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Product 1.76 1.58 2.03 2.29 2.13 2.13 3.15
Cotton Textiles 2.61 -2.26 -2.93 -4.00 -4.52 -5.02 -5.29
Man Made Textiles 2.21 -3.41 -3.89 -5.09 -4.91 -3.49 -2.63
Wood & Wood Products 0.59 3.86 5.50 4.81 3.91 4.36 6.14
Paper & Paper Products 2.03 2.51 2.32 2.31 2.72 3.00 2.67
Leather & Leather Products 0.84 0.07 -1.57 -1.37 -0.95 -0.75 -1.89
Rubber & Plastic Products 2.99 -2.41 -2.60 -2.78 -2.71 -1.85 -0.93
Chemicals & Chemical Products 12.02 -1.64 -1.70 -1.83 -1.89 -1.88 -1.69
Non-Metallic Mineral Products 2.56 2.25 0.97 0.45 1.26 2.75 3.48
Cement & Lime 1.39 2.60 1.64 -0.12 1.04 2.51 2.47
Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Product 10.75 -8.74 -7.81 -7.50 -6.74 -7.50 -6.28
Iron & Semis 1.56 -14.02 -13.42 -12.96 -10.90 -12.31 -10.64
Machinery & Machine Tools 8.93 0.22 0.15 0.00 0.07 0.30 0.30
Transport Equipment & Parts 5.21 1.47 1.47 1.32 1.25 1.10 1.25

 

 

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Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of December 2015

13 Wednesday Jan 2016

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The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 with effect from the release of indices for the month of January 2015.

  1. In this press note, the CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined) on Base 2012=100 is being released for the month of December 2015. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for December 2015. Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. December, 2015 over December 2014), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

Inflation rates based on CPI (General) and CFPI

Indices  December 2015 (Prov.) November 2015 (Final) December 2014 (Final)
Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd.
CPI (General) 6.32 4.73 5.61 5.95 4.71 5.41 4.16 4.50 4.28
CFPI 6.41 6.31 6.40 5.75 6.53 6.07 3.53 4.75 3.96

Note: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

  1. Provisional indices for the month of December 2015 and also the final indices for November 2015 are being released with this note for all-India and for State/UTs. All-India provisional General (all- groups), Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for December, 2015 for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure I. The General Indices (Provisional) for the month of December 2015 for Rural, Urban and Combined are 127.9, 124.0 and 126.1 respectively.  The CFPI for Rural, Urban and Combined for the same month are 131.2, 131.4 and 131.3 respectively. The inflation rates of important categories of items are given in Annexure II.
  2. State/UT-wise General provisional CPI numbers for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure III. Inflation rates of major States, having population more than 50 lakhs as per population Census 2011, are given in Annexure IV. State/UT–wise Group CPIs are available on the Ministry’s website (http://www.mospi.gov.in).
  3. Price data are collected from selected towns by the Field Operations Division of NSSO and from selected villages by the Department of Posts. Price data are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.

Next date of release:  12th February 2016 (Friday) for January 2016                    

 

Annexure I

All India Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code Sub-group Code Description Rural Urban Combined
Weights Nov. 15 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15 Index
(Prov.)		 Weights Nov. 15 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15 Index
(Prov.)		 Weights Nov. 15 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15 Index
(Prov.)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
1.1.01 Cereals and products 12.35 126.1 126.1 6.59 124.0 124.3 9.67 125.4 125.5
1.1.02 Meat and fish 4.38 130.6 131.1 2.73 129.8 131.7 3.61 130.3 131.3
1.1.03 Egg 0.49 121.7 123.2 0.36 121.5 127.1 0.43 121.6 124.7
1.1.04 Milk and products 7.72 129.5 129.9 5.33 128.6 128.6 6.61 129.2 129.4
1.1.05 Oils and fats 4.21 117.8 118.2 2.81 110.0 110.0 3.56 114.9 115.2
1.1.06 Fruits 2.88 132.1 131.4 2.90 123.7 120.8 2.89 128.2 126.5
1.1.07 Vegetables 7.46 155.2 145.9 4.41 164.6 149.0 6.04 158.4 147.0
1.1.08 Pulses and products 2.95 160.8 162.2 1.73 191.6 190.1 2.38 171.2 171.6
1.1.09 Sugar and Confectionery 1.70 94.5 95.3 0.97 90.8 92.7 1.36 93.3 94.4
1.1.10 Spices 3.11 128.3 128.7 1.79 137.1 138.6 2.50 131.2 132.0
1.2.11 Non-alcoholic beverages 1.37 123.1 123.3 1.13 119.8 120.2 1.26 121.7 122.0
1.1.12 Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. 5.56 134.2 135.2 5.54 133.7 134.2 5.55 134.0 134.7
1   Food and beverages 54.18 132.4 131.4 36.29 133.3 131.5 45.86 132.7 131.4
2   Pan, tobacco and intoxicants 3.26 132.2 133.0 1.36 137.6 138.2 2.38 133.6 134.4
3.1.01 Clothing 6.32 132.1 132.6 4.72 125.0 125.4 5.58 129.3 129.8
3.1.02 Footwear 1.04 128.2 128.5 0.85 119.3 119.5 0.95 124.5 124.8
3   Clothing and footwear 7.36 131.5 132.0 5.57 124.2 124.5 6.53 128.6 129.0
4   Housing – – – 21.67 122.9 122.4 10.07 122.9 122.4
5   Fuel and light 7.94 125.6 125.6 5.58 115.1 116.0 6.84 121.6 122.0
6.1.01 Household goods and services 3.75 125.6 126.0 3.87 121.0 121.0 3.80 123.4 123.6
6.1.02 Health 6.83 122.6 123.1 4.81 118.1 118.6 5.89 120.9 121.4
6.1.03 Transport and communication 7.60 114.0 113.9 9.73 109.3 109.3 8.59 111.5 111.5
6.1.04 Recreation and amusement 1.37 120.9 121.5 2.04 117.9 118.1 1.68 119.2 119.6
6.1.05 Education 3.46 125.8 125.6 5.62 126.6 126.6 4.46 126.3 126.2
6.1.06 Personal care and effects 4.25 114.2 114.1 3.47 113.3 113.1 3.89 113.8 113.7
6   Miscellaneous 27.26 119.6 119.8 29.53 116.6 116.7 28.32 118.1 118.3
General Index (All Groups) 100.00 128.3 127.9 100.00 124.6 124.0 100.00 126.6 126.1
Consumer Food Price Index 47.25 132.4 131.2 29.62 133.7 131.4 39.06 132.9 131.3

Note:

  1. Prov.   : Provisional
  2. –           : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
  3. The weights are indicative to show relative importance of groups and sub-groups. However, all India indices have been compiled as weighted average of State indices.

 

Annexure II

All India annual inflation rates (%) for December 2015 (Provisional)

Group Code Sub-group Code Description Rural Urban Combined
Dec. 14 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15

Index
(Prov.)

 Inflation Rate
(%)		 Dec. 14 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15

Index
(Prov.)

 Inflation Rate
(%)		 Dec. 14 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15

Index
(Prov.)

 Inflation Rate
(%)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
1.1.01 Cereals and products 122.4 126.1 3.02 124.0 124.3 0.24 122.9 125.5 2.12
1.1.02 Meat and fish 122.4 131.1 7.11 124.7 131.7 5.61 123.2 131.3 6.57
1.1.03 Egg 121.8 123.2 1.15 126.3 127.1 0.63 123.5 124.7 0.97
1.1.04 Milk and products 124.2 129.9 4.59 124.9 128.6 2.96 124.5 129.4 3.94
1.1.05 Oils and fats 110.2 118.2 7.26 103.0 110.0 6.80 107.6 115.2 7.06
1.1.06 Fruits 128.6 131.4 2.18 122.3 120.8 -1.23 125.7 126.5 0.64
1.1.07 Vegetables 140.3 145.9 3.99 141.0 149.0 5.67 140.5 147.0 4.63
1.1.08 Pulses and products 116.3 162.2 39.47 120.1 190.1 58.28 117.6 171.6 45.92
1.1.09 Sugar and Confectionery 102.0 95.3 -6.57 97.8 92.7 -5.21 100.6 94.4 -6.16
1.1.10 Spices 116.0 128.7 10.95 125.4 138.6 10.53 119.1 132.0 10.83
1.2.11 Non-alcoholic beverages 117.3 123.3 5.12 116.1 120.2 3.53 116.8 122.0 4.45
1.1.12 Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. 124.8 135.2 8.33 127.6 134.2 5.17 126.1 134.7 6.82
1 Food and beverages 123.3 131.4 6.57 124.0 131.5 6.05 123.6 131.4 6.31
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants 121.7 133.0 9.29 126.4 138.2 9.34 123.0 134.4 9.27#
3.1.01 Clothing 123.8 132.6 7.11 120.7 125.4 3.89 122.6 129.8 5.87
3.1.02 Footwear 120.6 128.5 6.55 115.8 119.5 3.20 118.6 124.8 5.23
3 Clothing and footwear 123.3 132.0 7.06 120.0 124.5 3.75 122.0 129.0 5.74
4 Housing – – – 116.5 122.4 5.06 116.5 122.4 5.06
5 Fuel and light 117.4 125.6 6.98 113.0 116.0 2.65 115.7 122.0 5.45
6.1.01 Household goods and services 118.2 126.0 6.60 116.8 121.0 3.60 117.5 123.6 5.19
6.1.02 Health 116.2 123.1 5.94 113.2 118.6 4.77 115.1 121.4 5.47
6.1.03 Transport and communication 111.5 113.9 2.15 108.8 109.3 0.46 110.1 111.5 1.27
6.1.04 Recreation and amusement 113.3 121.5 7.24 114.3 118.1 3.32 113.9 119.6 5.00
6.1.05 Education 117.7 125.6 6.71 120.7 126.6 4.89 119.5 126.2 5.61
6.1.06 Personal care and effects 109.4 114.1 4.30 110.4 113.1 2.45 109.8 113.7 3.55
6 Miscellaneous 114.2 119.8 4.90 113.4 116.7 2.91 113.8 118.3 3.95
General Index (All Groups) 120.3 127.9 6.32 118.4 124.0 4.73 119.4 126.1 5.61
Consumer Food Price Index 123.3 131.2 6.41 123.6 131.4 6.31 123.4 131.3 6.40

 

Note:

  1. Prov.   : Provisional
  2. –           : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
  3. #          : Less than those of Rural as well as Urban due to rounding.

 

Annexure III

State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices

(Base 2012=100)

State/UT Code Name of the State/UT Rural Urban Combined
Weights Nov. 15 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15 Index
(Prov.)		 Weights Nov. 15 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15 Index
(Prov.)		 Weights Nov. 15 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15 Index
(Prov.)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
01 Jammu & Kashmir 1.14 126.5 125.9 0.72 123.2 121.9 0.94 125.3 124.5
02 Himachal Pradesh 1.03 127.3 126.3 0.26 119.5 118.9 0.67 125.9 125.0
03 Punjab 3.31 123.7 122.8 3.09 123.4 121.4 3.21 123.6 122.2
04 Chandigarh 0.02 131.6 131.3 0.34 121.2 120.9 0.17 121.8 121.5
05 Uttarakhand 1.06 123.2 122.8 0.73 119.8 117.7 0.91 121.9 120.9
06 Haryana 3.30 124.9 124.1 3.35 121.4 120.5 3.32 123.3 122.4
07 Delhi 0.28 122.5 121.1 5.64 124.7 122.5 2.77 124.6 122.4
08 Rajasthan 6.63 128.9 128.2 4.23 125.1 124.7 5.51 127.5 127.0
09 Uttar Pradesh 14.83 127.2 126.2 9.54 125.3 124.6 12.37 126.5 125.6
10 Bihar 8.21 130.9 130.0 1.62 124.9 124.1 5.14 130.0 129.1
11 Sikkim 0.06 124.2 125.9 0.03 127.2 127.1 0.05 125.2 126.3
12 Arunachal Pradesh 0.14 132.7 131.7 0.06 — — 0.10 — —
13 Nagaland 0.14 136.0 137.7 0.12 124.5 124.7 0.13 131.1 132.2
14 Manipur 0.23 115.7 115.6 0.12 121.3 120.7 0.18 117.5 117.2
15 Mizoram 0.07 132.3 134.5 0.13 123.4 123.2 0.10 126.9 127.6
16 Tripura 0.35 132.8 132.9 0.14 133.5 133.2 0.25 133.0 133.0
17 Meghalaya 0.28 139.6 139.5 0.15 122.0 121.1 0.22 134.1 133.8
18 Assam 2.63 127.2 126.1 0.79 125.1 123.8 1.77 126.8 125.6
19 West Bengal 6.99 125.6 125.5 7.20 123.7 123.0 7.09 124.7 124.3
20 Jharkhand 1.96 129.6 129.2 1.39 122.9 121.7 1.69 127.0 126.3
21 Odisha 2.93 133.9 132.6 1.31 123.9 123.0 2.18 131.1 129.9
22 Chhattisgarh 1.68 137.7 134.8 1.22 124.8 122.8 1.46 132.7 130.2
23 Madhya Pradesh 4.93 126.3 126.1 3.97 125.2 124.1 4.48 125.8 125.3
24 Gujarat 4.54 128.7 128.5 6.82 122.0 121.0 5.60 124.9 124.3
25 Daman & Diu 0.02 140.9 141.9 0.02 125.8 125.3 0.02 134.6 134.9
26 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0.02 129.1 128.5 0.04 121.5 121.0 0.03 124.0 123.5
27 Maharashtra 8.25 128.6 128.9 18.86 121.2 120.9 13.18 123.7 123.6
28 Andhra Pradesh 5.40 131.9 132.2 3.64 128.4 128.2 4.58 130.6 130.7
29 Karnataka 5.09 131.4 131.5 6.81 130.3 130.4 5.89 130.8 130.9
30 Goa 0.14 133.6 134.7 0.25 122.4 123.3 0.19 126.7 127.7
31 Lakshadweep 0.01 129.6 128.1 0.01 113.7 113.0 0.01 121.5 120.4
32 Kerala 5.50 125.7 125.4 3.46 127.0 127.2 4.55 126.2 126.0
33 Tamil Nadu 5.55 128.5 129.3 9.20 128.6 128.9 7.25 128.6 129.1
34 Puducherry 0.08 136.2 136.0 0.27 127.6 128.5 0.17 129.8 130.4
35 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0.05 132.4 132.0 0.07 121.4 120.7 0.06 126.8 126.3
36 Telangana 3.16 125.7 125.6 4.41 126.0 124.9 3.74 125.9 125.2
99 All India 100.00 128.3 127.9 100.00 124.6 124.0 100.00 126.6 126.1

Notes:

Prov.   :  Provisional.

—          :  indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not compiled.

 

 

Annexure IV

Major State/UT wise annual inflation rates (%) for December 2015 (Provisional)

(Base 2012=100)

State/UT Code Name of the State/UT Rural Urban Combined
Dec. 14 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15

Index
(Prov.)

 Inflation Rate
(%)		 Dec. 14 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15

Index
(Prov.)

 Inflation Rate
(%)		 Dec. 14 Index
(Final)		 Dec. 15

Index
(Prov.)

 Inflation Rate
(%)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
01 Jammu & Kashmir 117.1 125.9 7.51 117.2 121.9 4.01 117.1 124.5 6.32
02 Himachal Pradesh 121.7 126.3 3.78 116.0 118.9 2.50 120.7 125.0 3.56
03 Punjab 118.6 122.8 3.54 117.0 121.4 3.76 117.9 122.2 3.65
05 Uttarakhand 118.0 122.8 4.07 113.9 117.7 3.34 116.5 120.9 3.78
06 Haryana 118.0 124.1 5.17 116.3 120.5 3.61 117.2 122.4 4.44
07 Delhi 115.8 121.1 4.58 117.2 122.5 4.52 117.1 122.4 4.53
08 Rajasthan 120.6 128.2 6.30 117.4 124.7 6.22 119.5 127.0 6.28
09 Uttar Pradesh 120.0 126.2 5.17 118.2 124.6 5.41 119.4 125.6 5.19
10 Bihar 123.4 130.0 5.35 117.5 124.1 5.62 122.5 129.1 5.39
18 Assam 118.6 126.1 6.32 118.9 123.8 4.12 118.7 125.6 5.81
19 West Bengal 120.2 125.5 4.41 118.8 123.0 3.54 119.5 124.3 4.02
20 Jharkhand 119.5 129.2 8.12 117.9 121.7 3.22 118.9 126.3 6.22
21 Odisha 121.9 132.6 8.78 118.4 123.0 3.89 120.9 129.9 7.44
22 Chhattisgarh 124.1 134.8 8.62 118.4 122.8 3.72 121.9 130.2 6.81
23 Madhya Pradesh 120.2 126.1 4.91 118.6 124.1 4.64 119.5 125.3 4.85
24 Gujarat 119.3 128.5 7.71 116.6 121.0 3.77 117.8 124.3 5.52
27 Maharashtra 119.4 128.9 7.96 116.7 120.9 3.60 117.6 123.6 5.10
28 Andhra Pradesh 119.7 132.2 10.44 119.3 128.2 7.46 119.6 130.7 9.28
29 Karnataka 120.6 131.5 9.04 123.4 130.4 5.67 122.1 130.9 7.21
32 Kerala 121.5 125.4 3.21 121.4 127.2 4.78 121.5 126.0 3.70
33 Tamil Nadu 120.9 129.3 6.95 121.0 128.9 6.53 121.0 129.1 6.69
36 Telangana 117.4 125.6 6.98 119.0 124.9 4.96 118.3 125.2 5.83
99 All India 120.3 127.9 6.32 118.4 124.0 4.73 119.4 126.1 5.61

Notes:

  1. Prov.         :  Provisional.

7th pay commission recommendation on HRA

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Commission recommends that HRA should be rationalized to 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively.

Commission also recommends that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent

The 7th cpc recommendation about HRA is given below

The Commission also took note of the link between increase in HRA and increase in house rent. There was a sharp rise in the index from the first half of 2009, immediately following VI CPC recommendations. The All India House Rent Index32 chart given below demonstrates this:

8.7.15 Considering all these factors, and in line with our general policy of rationalizing the percentage based allowances by a factor of 0.8, the Commission recommends that HRA should be rationalized to 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively. However, the Commission also recognizes that with the current formulation, once the new pay levels are implemented, the compensation towards HRA will remain unchanged until such time as the pay and allowances are next revised. Going by the historical trend this event is likely to be a decade away. Some representations have been received stating that towards the later part of the ten year period the HRA compensation falls considerably short of the requirement. Having regard to this, the Commission also recommends that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent.

8.7.16 Currently, in the case of those drawing either NPA or MSP or both, HRA is being paid as a percentage of Basic Pay+NPA or Basic Pay+MSP or Basic Pay+NPA+MSP respectively. HRA is a compensation for expenses in connection with the rent of the residential accommodation to be hired/leased by the employee and is graded based on the level of the employee, and therefore should be calculated as a percentage of Basic Pay only. Add-ons like NPA, MSP, etc. should not be included while working out HRA.

7th CPC Fitment Formula and Pay Fixation in the New Pay Structure

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Fitment Formula is 2.57

This fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees

Actual hike in the basic pay is 14.29 %

Fitment

5.1.27 The starting point for the first level of the matrix has been set at ₹18,000. This corresponds to the starting pay of ₹7,000, which is the beginning of PB-1 viz., ₹5,200 + GP 1800, which prevailed on 01.01.2006, the date of implementation of the VI CPC recommendations. Hence the starting point now proposed is 2.57 times of what was prevailing on 01.01.2006. This fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees. It includes a factor of 2.25 on account of DA neutralisation, assuming that the rate of Dearness Allowance would be 125 percent at the time of implementation of the new pay. Accordingly, the actual raise/fitment being recommended is 14.29 percent.

Pay Fixation in the New Pay Structure

5.1.28.  The fitment of each employee in the new pay matrix is proposed to be done by multiplying his/her basic pay on the date of implementation by a factor of 2.57. The figure so arrived at is to be located in the new pay matrix, in the level that corresponds to the employee’s grade pay on the date of implementation, except in cases where the Commission has recommended a change in the existing grade pay. If the identical figure is not available in the given level, the next higher figure closest to it would be the new pay of the concerned employee. A couple of examples are detailed below to make the process amply clear.

5.1.29 The pay in the new pay matrix is to be fixed in the following manner: Step 1: Identify Basic Pay (Pay in the pay band plus Grade Pay) drawn by an employee as on the date of implementation. This figure is ‘A’. Step 2: Multiply ‘A’ with 2.57, round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result ‘B’. Step 3: The figure so arrived at, i.e., ‘B’ or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to his/her grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of ‘B’ is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level.

 

Example I

i. For example an employee H is presently drawing Basic Pay of ₹55,040 (Pay in the Pay Band ₹46340 + Grade Pay ₹8700 = ₹55040). After multiplying ₹55,040 with 2.57, a figure of ₹1,41,452.80 is arrived at. This is rounded off to ₹1,41,453.

ii. The level corresponding to GP 8700 is level 13, as may be seen from Table 4, which gives the full correspondence between existing Grade Pay and the new Levels being proposed.

iii. In the column for level 13, the figure closest to ₹1,41,453 is ₹1,41,600.

iv. Hence the pay of employee H will be fixed at ₹1,41,600 in level 13 in the new pay matrix as shown below

7th cpa pay fixation

Example II
i. Take the case of an employee T in GP 4200, drawing pay of ₹20,000 in PB-2. The Basic Pay is ₹24,200 (20,000+4200). If there was to be no change in T’s level the pay fixation would have been as explained in Example I above. After multiplying by 2.57, the amount fetched viz., ₹62,194 would have been located in Level 6 and T’s pay would have been fixed in Level 6 at ₹62,200.

ii. However, assuming that the Commission has recommended that the post occupied by T should be placed one level higher in GP 4600. T’s basic pay would then be ₹24,600 (20000 + 4600). Multiplying this by 2.57 would fetch ₹63,222.

iii. This value would have to be located in the matrix in Level 7 (the upgraded level of T).

iv. In the column for Level 7 ₹63,222 lies between 62200 and 64100. Accordingly, the pay of T will be fixed in Level 7 at ₹64,100.

Highlights of Recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission

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Recommended Date of implementation: 01.01.2016

Minimum Pay: Based on the Aykroyd formula, the minimum pay in government is recommended to be set at ₹18,000 per month.

Maximum Pay: ₹2,25,000 per month for Apex Scale and ₹2,50,000 per month for Cabinet Secretary and others presently at the same pay level.

Financial Implications:

The total financial impact in the FY 2016-17 is likely to be ₹1,02,100 crore, over the expenditure as per the ‘Business As Usual’ scenario.  Of this, the increase in pay would be ₹39,100 crore, increase in allowances would be ₹ 29,300 crore and increase in pension would be ₹33,700 crore.

Out of the total financial impact of ₹1,02,100 crore, ₹73,650 crore will be borne by the General Budget and ₹28,450 crore by the Railway Budget.

In percentage terms the overall increase in pay & allowances and pensions over the ‘Business As Usual’ scenario will be 23.55 percent. Within this, the increase in pay will be 16 percent, increase in allowances will be 63 percent, and increase in pension would be 24 percent.

The total impact of the Commission’s recommendations are expected to entail an increase of 0.65 percentage points in the ratio of expenditure on (Pay+Allowances+ Pension) to GDP compared to 0.77 percent in case of VI CPC.

 

New Pay Structure: Considering the issues raised regarding the Grade Pay structure and with a view to bring in greater transparency, the present system of pay bands and grade pay has been dispensed with and a new pay matrix has been designed. Grade Pay has been subsumed in the pay matrix. The status of the employee, hitherto determined by grade pay, will now be determined by the level in the pay matrix.

 

Fitment: A fitment factor of 2.57 is being proposed to be applied uniformly for all employees.

Annual Increment: The rate of annual increment is being retained at 3 percent.

Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP):

Performance benchmarks for MACP have been made more stringent from “Good” to “Very Good”.

The Commission has also proposed that annual increments not be granted in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or for a regular promotion in the first 20 years of their service.

No other changes in MACP recommended.

Military Service Pay (MSP): The Military Service Pay, which is a compensation for the various aspects of military service, will be admissible to the Defence forces personnel only. As before, Military Service Pay will be payable to all ranks up to and inclusive of Brigadiers and their equivalents. The current MSP per month and the revised rates recommended are as follows:

Present Proposed
i. Service Officers ₹6,000 ₹15,500
ii. Nursing Officers ₹4,200 ₹10,800
iii. JCO/ORs ₹2,000 ₹  5,200
iv. Non Combatants (Enrolled) in the Air Force ₹1,000 ₹  3,600

Short Service Commissioned Officers: Short Service Commissioned Officers will be allowed to exit the Armed Forces at any point in time between 7 and 10 years of service, with a terminal gratuity equivalent of 10.5 months of reckonable emoluments. They will further be entitled to a fully funded one year Executive Programme or a M.Tech. programme at a premier Institute.

Lateral Entry/Settlement: The Commission is recommending a revised formulation for lateral entry/resettlement of defence forces personnel which keeps in view the specific requirements of organization to which such personnel will be absorbed. For lateral entry into CAPFs an attractive severance package has been recommended.

Headquarters/Field Parity: Parity between field and headquarters staff recommended for similar functionaries e.g Assistants and Stenos.

Cadre Review: Systemic change in the process of Cadre Review for Group A officers recommended.

Allowances: The Commission has recommended abolishing 52 allowances altogether. Another 36 allowances have been abolished as separate identities, but subsumed either in an existing allowance or in newly proposed allowances. Allowances relating to Risk and Hardship will be governed by the proposed Risk and Hardship Matrix.

      Risk and Hardship Allowance: Allowances relating to Risk and Hardship will be governed by the newly proposed nine-cell Risk and Hardship Matrix, with one extra cell at the top, viz., RH-Max to include Siachen Allowance.

The current Siachen Allowance per month and the revised rates recommended are as follows:

Present Proposed
i. Service Officers ₹21,000 ₹31,500
iii. JCO/ORs ₹14,000 ₹21,000

 

This would be the ceiling for risk/hardship allowances and there would be no individual RHA with an amount higher than this allowance.

House Rent Allowance: Since the Basic Pay has been revised upwards, the Commission recommends that HRA be paid at the rate of 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the new Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively. The Commission also recommends that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent respectively when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent.

In the case of PBORs of Defence, CAPFs and Indian Coast Guard compensation for housing is presently limited to the authorised married establishment hence many users are being deprived. The HRA coverage has now been expanded to cover all.

Any allowance not mentioned in the report shall cease to exist.

Emphasis has been placed on simplifying the process of claiming allowances.

Advances:

All non-interest bearing Advances have been abolished.

Regarding interest-bearing Advances, only Personal Computer Advance and House Building Advance (HBA) have been retained. HBA ceiling has been increased to ₹25 lakhs from the present ₹7.5 lakhs.

Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS): The Rates of contribution as also the insurance coverage under the CGEGIS have remained unchanged for long. They have now been enhanced suitably. The following rates of CGEGIS are recommended:

  Present Proposed
Level of Employee Monthly Deduction

 (₹)

 Insurance Amount

 (₹)

 Monthly Deduction

 (₹)

 Insurance Amount

 (₹)
10 and above 120 1,20,000 5000 50,00,000
6 to 9 60 60,000 2500 25,00,000
1 to 5 30 30,000 1500 15,00,000

 

Medical Facilities:

Introduction of a Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government employees and pensioners has been recommended.

Meanwhile, for the benefit of pensioners residing outside the CGHS areas, CGHS should empanel those hospitals which are already empanelled under CS (MA)/ECHS for catering to the medical requirement of these pensioners on a cashless basis.

All postal pensioners should be covered under CGHS. All postal dispensaries should be merged with CGHS.

Pension: The Commission recommends a revised pension formulation for civil employees including CAPF personnel as well as for Defence personnel, who have retired before 01.01.2016. This formulation will bring about parity between past pensioners and current retirees for the same length of service in the pay scale at the time of retirement.

The past pensioners shall first be fixed in the Pay Matrix being recommended by the Commission on the basis of Pay Band and Grade Pay at which they retired, at the minimum of the corresponding level in the pay matrix.

This amount shall be raised to arrive at the notional pay of retirees, by adding number of increments he/she had earned in that level while in service at the rate of 3 percent.

In the case of defence forces personnel this amount will include Military Service Pay as admissible.

Fifty percent of the total amount so arrived at shall be the new pension.

An alternative calculation will be carried out, which will be a multiple of 2.57 times of the current basic pension.

The pensioner will get the higher of the two.

Gratuity: Enhancement in the ceiling of gratuity from the existing ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh. The ceiling on gratuity may be raised by 25 percent whenever DA rises by 50 percent.

Disability Pension for Armed Forces: The Commission is recommending reverting to a slab based system for disability element, instead of existing percentile based disability pension regime.

Ex-gratia Lump sum Compensation to Next of Kin: The Commission is recommending the revision of rates of lump sum compensation for next of kin (NOK) in case of death arising in various circumstances relating to performance of duties, to be applied uniformly for the defence forces personnel and civilians including CAPF personnel.

Martyr Status for CAPF Personnel: The Commission is of the view that in case of death in the line of duty, the force personnel of CAPFs should be accorded martyr status, at par with the defence forces personnel.

New Pension System: The Commission received many grievances relating to NPS. It has recommended a number of steps to improve the functioning of NPS. It has also recommended establishment of a strong grievance redressal mechanism.

Regulatory Bodies:  The Commission has recommended a consolidated pay package of ₹4,50,000 and ₹4,00,000 per month for Chairpersons and Members respectively of select Regulatory bodies. In case of retired government servants, their pension will not be deducted from their consolidated pay. The consolidated pay package will be raised by 25 percent as and when Dearness Allowance goes up by 50 percent. For Members of the remaining Regulatory bodies normal replacement pay has been recommended.

Performance Related Pay: The Commission has recommended introduction of the Performance Related Pay (PRP) for all categories of Central Government employees, based on quality Results Framework Documents, reformed Annual Performance Appraisal Reports and some other broad Guidelines. The Commission has also recommended that the PRP should subsume the existing Bonus schemes.

There are few recommendations of the Commission where there was no unanimity of view and these are as follows:

The Edge: An edge is presently accordeded to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) at three promotion stages from Senior Time Scale (STS), to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) and the NFSG. is recommended by the Chairman, to be extended to the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS).

Shri Vivek Rae, Member is of the view that financial edge is justified only for the IAS and IFS. Dr. Rathin Roy, Member is of the view that the financial edge accorded to the IAS and IFS should be removed.

Empanelment: The Chairman and Dr. Rathin Roy, Member, recommend that All India Service officers and Central Services Group A officers who have completed 17 years of service should be eligible for empanelment under the Central Staffing Scheme and there should not be “two year edge”, vis-à-vis the IAS. Shri Vivek Rae, Member, has not agreed with this view and has recommended review of the Central Staffing Scheme guidelines.

Non Functional Upgradation for Organised Group ‘A’ Services: The Chairman is of the view that NFU availed by all the organised Group `A’ Services should be allowed to continue and be extended to all officers in the CAPFs, Indian Coast Guard and the Defence forces. NFU should henceforth be based on the respective residency periods in the preceding substantive grade. Shri Vivek Rae, Member and Dr. Rathin Roy, Member, have favoured abolition of NFU at SAG and HAG level.

Superannuation: Chairman and Dr. Rathin Roy, Member, recommend the age of superannuation for all CAPF personnel should be 60 years uniformly. Shri Vivek Rae, Member, has not agreed with this recommendation and has endorsed the stand of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The full report is available in the website, http://7cpc.india.gov.in.