PF- 14(e)/2008 Dated 14th September 2008.
To
Com.K.K.N.Kutty
Secretary General
Confederation of CG Employees & Workers
New Delhi.
Com.S.K.Vyas
Chariman
Confederation of Central Government Employees
New Delhi – 110001.
Sub: Anomalies arising out of implementation of pay commission recommendations – reg.
Dear Comrade,
The following issues require attention from the Staff Side for taking up with the Official Side for redressal and improvement.
1. Computation of Revised DA Formula:
While issuing orders for a revised DA Formula on accepting the recommendations of the 6th CPC, the Government ordered merger of 74% of DA as on 1.1.2006 with the basic pay by equating it with 536 Points in the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers [AICPI-IW]. This is wrong and only 533.01 Points should have been taken for merging 74% of DA. This wrong calculation of merger of 536 Points instead of 533.01 Points, the DA entitlement is only 12.94 instead of 13.53 and therefore after rounding off the figures the Government has sanctioned only 12% DA w.e.f. 1.1.2008. Actually it should have been 13% even after rounding off 13.53. Therefore on 1.7.2008 it should have been 17% instead of 16% granted. This is going to cause perennial loss to all the employees and a huge saving for the Government.
This distorted calculation is to be challenged by the Staff Side and corrected accordingly.
2. Annual Increment:
It is observed that the Hindi and English version of Gazette Notification differ on the matter of Annual Increment. Hindi version says increments are to be granted on either 1st January or 1st July. The English version simply accepts the recommendation of Pay Commission for grant of increment uniformly for all on 1st July. It was expected that the corrigendum would be forthcoming but nothing came about till now. This may be taken up with the official side.
3. Grant of SDA to all employees in NE Region:
The Government Orders on SDA is still leaving room for confusion and various interpretations. Though the 'including initial appointment' is added in the order after discussion with the Staff Side, the definition of 'Area' is open for different interpretations yet and therefore the situation is not clear for payment of SDA to all employees in the NE Region. This requires to be taken up once again with the Official Side.
4. Heavy loss for Retired Group D employees:
The implementation of recommendations of pay commission to fix the pay of the non-matriculate Group D employees only in 1S Pay Scale with 1300/= Grade Pay until they are retrained and fitted in 1800/= Grade Pay in PB-1 may benefit the serving Group D only. Those non-matriculate Group D who are already retired after 1.1.2006 and before 31st August 2008 and also before the completing of the training programme yet to be worked out by respective departments will stand to lose very heavily including very much reduced pension. An exception to such cases to the effect that those who are already retired may be considered as trained or exempted from such training to facilitate fixing them in PB-1 with Grade Pay of 1800/= shall be taken up with the Official Side immediately to avoid heavy loss to such employees.
5. Matriculate Temporary Status Casual Labourers:
The DOPT has issued orders for fixation in 1-S Pay Scale with 1300/= Grade Pay for all Temporary Status Casual Labourers. This is against the existing order of the Government that all Temporary Status Casual Labourers will be placed on par at the minimum of the Group D because there are many matriculate passed Temporary Status Casual Labourers who are now fitted in 1-S Scale of Pay instead of PB-1 with 1800/= Grade Pay. This may be taken up for improvement.
6. Disparity between existing and direct recruits:
The Entry Pay in the revised pay structure for direct recruits appointed on or after 1.1.2006 is placed at a higher quantum in many cases. While we welcome any higher fixation for the direct recruits in any cadre, we feel that this should not create a condition wherein the senior employees in the same cadre are placed at a lower level of pay than the junior direct recruits. This anomaly has to set right in an appropriate manner.
These issues may kindly be taken up with the Government.
With Regards
Comradely Yours,
Sd/=
[K.Ragavendran]
Secretary General
CONFEDERATION REACTION
The above issues were discussed with the Confederation leaders in an informal meeting of the Secretariat of Confederation. The Item Number 2 to 6 would be taken up either directly or as anomalies with the Official Side by the Confederation.
With regards to Item Number 1, the following situation emerged out of deep discussion and calculations of the DA 2001 base year conversion formula and further computation of 12 monthly average of Cost of living Index:
As on 1.1.2006 the actual figures of DA was 74.79
We were drawing the round figure of 74% DA.
This 74.79 was converted into 2001 year base by Government.
The figure arrived at is 115.76.
Govt. rounded it to 115 and then calculated to arrive at the DA figures of 0% on 1.1.2006; 2% on 1.7.2006; 5% on 1.1.2007; 9% on 1.7.2006; 12% on 1.1.2008; and 16% on 1.7.2008.
Staff Side pointed out and objected to the rounding off of the fraction 0.79 out of 74.79 while conversion to 2001 base year.
Government corrected its position and not rounded it off and then recalculated to arrive at 0% on 1.1.2006; 2% on 1.7.2006; 6% on 1.1.2007; 9% on 1.7.2007; 12% on 1.1.2008; and 16% on 1.7.2008.
We checked the correctness of the Govt calculation and contrary to our earlier perception the recalculated figures of Govt are found to be accurate. No rounding off was made and usual carried forward of fraction continue to be done. The two mistakes were 5% instead of 6% on 1.1.2007; and 8% instead of 9% on 1.7.2007 due to rounding off while conversion which was later corrected by the Government. Therefore the DA conversion factor to 2001 base year is found to be correctly done by Government. We have no case in DA new base year 2001.
All other anomalies pointed out under Item Number 2 to 6 by NFPE as above will be taken up with the Government by the Confederation.
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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE
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