ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICERS (CIVIL): June 2016

VII Central Pay Commission

Cabinet approves Implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7^th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on pay and pensionary benefits. It will come into effect from 01.01.2016.

In the past, the employees had to wait for 19 months for the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations at the time of 5^th CPC, and for 32 months at the time of implementation of 6^th CPC. However, this time, 7^th CPC recommendations are being implemented within 6 months from the due date.

The Cabinet has also decided that arrears of pay and pensionary benefits will be paid during the current financial year (2016-17) itself, unlike in the past when parts of arrears were paid in the next financial year.

The recommendations will benefit over 1 crore employees. This includes over 47 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees and 18 lakh pensioners are from the defence forces.

Highlights:

1.The present system of Pay Bands and Grade Pay has been dispensed with and a new Pay Matrix as recommended by the Commission has been approved. The status of the employee, hitherto determined by grade pay, will now be determined by the level in the Pay Matrix. Separate Pay Matrices have been drawn up for Civilians, Defence Personnel and for Military Nursing Service. The principle and rationale behind these matrices are the same.

2. All existing levels have been subsumed in the new structure; no new levels have been introduced nor has any level been dispensed with. Index of Rationalisation has been approved for arriving at minimum pay in each Level of the Pay Matrix depending upon the increasing role, responsibility and accountability at each step in the hierarchy.

3. The minimum pay has been increased from Rs. 7000 to 18000 p.m. Starting salary of a newly recruited employee at lowest level will now be Rs. 18000 whereas for a freshly recruited Class I officer, it will be Rs. 56100. This reflects a compression ratio of 1:3.12 signifying that pay of a Class I officer on direct recruitment will be three times the pay of an entrant at lowest level.

4.For the purpose of revision of pay and pension, a fitment factor of 2.57 will be applied across all Levels in the Pay Matrices.

5.Rate of increment has been retained at 3 %. This will benefit the employees in future on account of higher basic pay as the annual increments that they earn in future will be 2.57 times than at present.

6. The Cabinet approved further improvements in the Defence Pay Matrix by enhancing Index of Rationalisation for Level 13A (Brigadier) and providing for additional stages in Level 12A (Lieutenant Colonel), 13 (Colonel) and 13A (Brigadier) in order to bring parity with Combined Armed Police Forces (CAPF) counterparts at the maximum of the respective Levels.

7. Some other decisions impacting the employees including Defence & Combined Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel include :

Gratuity ceiling enhanced from Rs. 10 to 20 lakh. The ceiling on gratuity will increase by 25 % whenever DA rises by 50 %.

A common regime for payment of Ex-gratia lump sum compensation for civil and defence forces personnel payable to Next of Kin with the existing rates enhanced from Rs. 10-20 lakh to 25-45 lakh for different categories.

Rates of Military Service Pay revised from Rs. 1000, 2000, 4200 & 6000 to 3600, 5200, 10800 & 15500 respectively for various categories of Defence Forces personnel.

Terminal gratuity equivalent of 10.5 months of reckonable emoluments for Short Service Commissioned Officers who will be allowed to exit Armed Forces any time between 7 and 10 years of service.

Hospital Leave, Special Disability Leave and Sick Leave subsumed into a composite new Leave named ‘Work Related Illness and Injury Leave’ (WRIIL). Full pay and allowances will be granted to all employees during the entire period of hospitalization on account of WRIIL.

8.The Cabinet also approved the recommendation of the Commission to enhance the ceiling of House Building Advance from Rs. 7.50 lakh to 25 lakh. In order to ensure that no hardship is caused to employees, four interest free advances namely Advances for Medical Treatment, TA on tour/transfer, TA for family of deceased employees and LTC have been retained. All other interest free advances have been abolished.

9.The Cabinet also decided not to accept the steep hike in monthly contribution towards Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) recommended by the Commission. The existing rates of monthly contribution will continue. This will increase the take home salary of employees at lower levels by Rs. 1470. However, considering the need for social security of employees, the Cabinet has asked Ministry of Finance to work out a customized group insurance scheme for Central Government Employees with low premium and high risk cover.

10.The general recommendations of the Commission on pension and related benefits have been approved by the Cabinet. Both the options recommended by the Commission as regards pension revision have been accepted subject to feasibility of their implementation. Revision of pension using the second option based on fitment factor of 2.57 shall be implemented immediately. A Committee is being constituted to address the implementation issues anticipated in the first formulation. The first formulation may be made applicable if its implementation is found feasible after examination by proposed Committee which is to submit its Report within 4 months.

11.The Commission examined a total of 196 existing Allowances and, by way of rationalization, recommended abolition of 51 Allowances and subsuming of 37 Allowances. Given the significant changes in the existing provisions for Allowances which may have wide ranging implications, the Cabinet decided to constitute a Committee headed by Finance Secretary for further examination of the recommendations of 7th CPC on Allowances. The Committee will complete its work in a time bound manner and submit its reports within a period of 4 months. Till a final decision, all existing Allowances will continue to be paid at the existing rates.

12.The Cabinet also decided to constitute two separate Committees (i) to suggest measures for streamlining the implementation of National Pension System (NPS) and (ii) to look into anomalies likely to arise out of implementation of the Commission’s Report.

13.Apart from the pay, pension and other recommendations approved by the Cabinet, it was decided that the concerned Ministries may examine the issues that are administrative in nature, individual post/ cadre specific and issues in which the Commission has not been able to arrive at a consensus.

14. As estimated by the 7th CPC, the additional financial impact on account of implementation of all its recommendations in 2016-17 will be Rs. 1,02,100 crore. There will be an additional implication of Rs. 12,133 crore on account of payments of arrears of pay and pension for two months of 2015-16.

Protest the Injustice

It is quite unfortunate that, our demand for improvement in the report of the VII CPC has not been considered by the Government.

We have no other option but to protest against the injustice done to Group ''B'' Gazetted & Promotee Officers.

All our affiliated units are requested to hold lunch hour meeting and demonstration tomorrow in front of all offices to protest against the retrograde recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.

Every one may use this one week for total mobilization of members for protest programme culminating into a strike on 11th July.

Hold daily demonstration tomorrow & next week.

S.Mohan

Thursday, June 9, 2016

JOINT STRIKE NOTICE FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 11^THJULY 2016 SERVED TO CGA ON JUNE 9, 2016

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER: NEW DELHI

Central Office: -16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi: - 110011

Address for Communication:- 17/2 – C, P & T Quarters, Kali Bari Marg, New Delhi-110001

Phone No. 011-23345070, Mob. No. 9868520926 e-mail:- v.aicaea@gmail.com

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category -II

CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: COCHIN

Zonal Accounts Office, CBDT,

Sanjuan Towers, Old Railway Station Road Cochin- 682018

All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil)

Central Head quarters: 2/10 Jamnagar House, New Delhi-110011

Address for communication: C/o. Films Division, M/o. Information & Broadcasting, Phase - I building, 4th floor, 24, Dr. G. Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai – 400026

No: AICAEA/AICAEA CAT II/ AIAPAO©/HQ/A-2/2016/1 Dated: 09-06-2016

To,

Shri M.J.Joseph,

Controller General of Accounts,

Ministry of Finance,

Department of Expenditure,

Loknayak Bhawan,

Khan Market,

New Delhi - 110003

Subject: - Indefinite Strike by the Central Government employees and Officers from 11^th July 2016 - regarding

Sir,

The National Joint Council of Action(NJCA) of the Central Government employees has decided go on indefinite strike from 11^th July 2016 in support of its 11(eleven) Point Charter of Demands. The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers’ and the Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers Organization have endorsed the call and served the Strike Notice to the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India.

The All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II being the affiliates of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers’ and All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers Civil being the affiliate of the Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers Organization, all members of these Associations will go on indefinite strike from 11^th July 2016 onwards.

The Charter of Demands in support of which the employees shall go on indefinite Strike is annexed herewith.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully

Enclo as above

(V. Bhattacharjee) (G.K.Nair) (A.B.Sunilkumar)

Secretary General Secretary General Secretary General

All India Civil Accounts Employees All India Civil Accounts Employees All India Association of Pay and

Association Association Category II Accounts Officers (Civil)

Copy for information to:-

1. Convener,NJCA, New Delhi

2. Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers’

3. Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers Organization

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

Part –A

1. Settle th issues raised by the NJCA on the recommendations of the 7CPC sent to Cabinet Secretary vide letter dated 10^th December 2015

2. Remove the injustice done in the assignment of pay scales to technical/safty categories etc. in Railways & Defence, different categories in other Central Government establishments by the 7CPC

3. Scrap the PFRDA Act and NPS and grant Pension/family Pension to all CG Employees under CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 & Rialways Pension Rules, 1993.

4. i) No privatisation /outsourcuing/contracterisation of governmental functions

ii) Treat GDS as Civil Servants and extend proportional benefit on pensionand allowances to GDS.

5. No FDI in Railways & Defence: No corporatisation of Defence Production Units and Postal Department.

6. Fill up all vacant posts in the government departments, lift the ban on creation of posts; regularise the casual/ contract workers.

7. Remove ceiling on compassionate ground appointments.

8. Extend the benefit of Bonus Act, 1965 amendment on enhencement of payment ceiling to the adhoc Bonus/PLB of Central Government Employees with effect from the financial year 2014-15

9. Ensure Five promotions in the service career of employee.

10. Do not amend Labour Laws in the name of Labour Reforms which will take away the existing bnefits to the workers.

11. Revive JCM functioning atr all levels.

Part B

1. Immediate Cadre Review of Group-B and C Officers and Employees of Civil Accounts organization in the following manner.

1. Accounts Assistant (by upgradation of post of LDCs ) – Grade Pay Rs. 2400/- PB 1

2. Staff Car Driver Gr. II Grade Pay Rs. 2400/- PB 1

3. Stenographer Gr. III - Grade Pay Rs. 2800/- PB 1

4. Accountant -20%, DEO Grade A and Junior

Hindi Translator (converting as Accountant) - Grade Pay Rs. 4200/- PB 2

5. Sr. Accountant - 80%, Data Entry Operator Grade B/

Hindi Translator (Converting as Sr. Accountant)

Stenographer Gr. I (Merged post of Gr.II & I) - Grade Pay Rs. 4600/-PB 2

{Recruitment of Accountant:- 33.1/3 percent by direct recruitment, 33.1/3 percent by promotion of clerks on seniority basis on completion of 5 years, 33.1/3 percent by promotion from following officials:-

(i) Graduate Group –‘D’ Officials with three years continuous regular service in the grade on passing the departmental examination for Accountants.

(ii) Matriculate clerks with three years continuous regular service in the grade on passing the Departmental Examination for Accountants.

(iii) Clerks on passing Part-I of the Section Officers grade examination.}

6. Sr. Accountant- on completion of 4 years/

Computer Operator - Grade Pay Rs. 4800/-PB 2

7. Private Secretary - Grade Pay Rs. 4800/-PB 2

After 4 years of service- Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-PB 3

8. Assistant Accounts Officer – Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-PB-2

30% posts by promotion of Sr. Accountant on seniority with removal of condition of 53 years of age for eligibility and 70% by AAO(c) examination -

9. Asstt. Accounts Officer Grade II on completion of 4 years- Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-PB 3

10. Sr. Private Secretary - Grade Pay Rs. 6600/-PB 3

(Post should be re-designated as Principal Private Secretary] Post of PPS may be allocated to Principal Chief Controller of Accounts and Chief Controller of Accounts (Addl. Secretary/Joint Secretary level officers)

As per para 2(iii) of DOPT Order No.20/51/2009-CS.II (A)(Vol.II) dated 25^th February, 2011 -625 newly created posts of PPS have been allocated against Joint Secretaries and equivalent level officers in different Ministries Departments participating in CSSS on functional jurisdiction

11. Pay & Accounts Officer/Accounts Officer Grade Pay Rs. 6600/- PB 3

12. Senior Accounts Officer Grade Pay Rs.7600/- PB 3

13. Allotment of 33.1/3% promotional quota to the post of LDC for Gr-D/MTS and clearing of backlog by promoting all eligible MTS to the grade of Accounts Assistant as a onetime measure.

2. Continuation of recognition facilities to AIAPAO (Civil) till re-verification of membership is completed.

3. Grant of recognition to AICAEA CAT II having requisite number paid members for the purpose of recognition.

4. Conduct the AAO (Civil) Examination immediately and issue orders for posting of all candidates qualified AAO (Civil) examination, 2014

5. Grant promotions to the Senior Accountants as AAOs who are eligible for promotion under 10% promotion quota.

6. Cancel the decision of CGA office to bring persons from other departments/ organizations as AAOs on deputation basis and grant adhoc promotions to the eligible persons of Civil Accounts organization itself in case vacancies exist after issuing orders for promotion to the persons discussed in Sl. No. (4) and (5) above

7. Settle following pending issues discussed in the formal meeting held with AICAEA on 6^th November 2015:-

(i) Adoption of mutually agreed transfer policy for AAOs and implementation of the existing policy transparently without any discrimination.

(ii) Counting of service for grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant appointed as Accountant–

(a)From the date passing departmental competitive examination conducted by SSC

(b)From the 1^st July of the next year of passing open examination conducted by SSC as per orders of DoPT and MHA.

(iii) Grant of Pay Scale of Rs. 1350-2200 from 01.01.86 to DEOs as has been granted by the Defence Accounts Department as well as in terms of the CAT judgments.

(iv) Removal of injustice to newly recruited Accountant in the matter of granting 1^st increment through rectification of the procedure of Departmental Confirmatory test and also imparting training to the candidates.

(v) Grant of two financial up gradation to MTS under ACP scheme who had completed 24 years of service before implementation of MACP Scheme as has been done by the O/o the Pr. Of Audit and Director, Economic and service Ministries, Delhi vide order dated 24.06.2014.

(vi) (a) Grant of Headquarter allowance to Sr.PS/PS/Stenos posted in office of CGA.

(b) Improvements in promotional avenues of secretarial assistance through creation of posts and promotion of eligible persons working in Civil Accounts organization.

(vii) Removal of anomaly in grade pay arisen in PAO, CRPF after amalgamation of the office in Civil Accounts Organization.

(viii) Relaxation for revision of option for fixation of pay in the revised pay structure for persons promoted to the grade of Asstt. Accounts Officer (AAO) after 01.01.2006.

8. Provision of alternative accommodation and amenities to the Central Office of AICAEA.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

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