7TH CPC IGNORED LOW PAID EMPLOYEES WHILE GIVING A BONANZA TO HIGH LEVEL OFFICERS

Central Government Employees are totally disappointed with the adverse recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission 

Seventh Central Pay Commission while giving a bonanza to the higher level officers has completely ignored the low paid employees 

Central Govt employees to observe "Black Day" by holding massive demonstration, wearing Black badges, all over the country on 27th November 2015 to protest against the retrograde recommendations of the 7th CPC 

JCA appeals tn the Central Government Employees to he prepared for more serious action programmes 

The National Joint Council of Action of Central Government Employees in its meeting held on 20th November 2015 has unanimously resolved to fight back against the adverse and retrograde recommendation of the 7th CPC. The Central Government Employees are totally disappointed and dissatisfied with the recommendations of the 7th CPC submitted to the Government on 19th November 2015. While the wage revision for the employees of PSUs and Banks etc takes place once in five years the Central Government Employees have to wait for a long period of 10 years for wage revision. 

The demand of the Staff Side of the National Council JCM to fix the minimum pay to that of Rs. 26,000/- has been completely rejected by the 7th CPC and has arbitrarily fixed the minimum pay as Rs. I8000/-. The 7th CPC has mutilated the formula for fixing the minimum wage. The minimum wage recommended amounts to a meager increase of Rs. 2250 from the existing minimum pay of Rs. 7000 + 8750 (125 % DA as on 1.1.2016). From this minimum pay of Rs, 18000/-, as per the recommendation of the 7th CPC itself Rs 1500/- will be recovered for CGEIGS and 10 % ie, Rs. l800/- will be recovered towards New Pension Scheme from the employees recruited after 01.01.2004 and 6% towards GPF contribution from the employees recruited prior to 1.1.2004 resulting in minus benefit for the low paid employees. 

The public at large is misled by the statement that a hike of Rs 23.5% is granted to Central Government employees where as the actual increase is only 14.29%. While the minimum wage is fixed as Rs. 18000/- the Secretary level officers are given a huge hike of Rs. 2,25,000 and the Cabinet Secretary's is fixed Rs 250000/- Where as the demand of National Council - JCM (Staff Side) that the ratio between minimum pay and the maximum pay should be not more than I: 8, the 7th CPC has kept the ratio as l: 13.8, while the National Council - JCM has demanded for reducing and rationalizing the number of pay scales the 7th CPC rejected the same and retained all the 18 pay scales. 

The House Rent Allowance has been reduced from the existing 30% to 24%, 20% to 16% and 10% to 8%. More over the 7th CPC has recommended for abolition of various allowances like small family allowance and advances like festival advance etc. Instead of removing the existing anomalies in the MACP Scheme the 7th CPC has introduced examination for granting MACP. The 7th CPC has refused to make any recommendations against the New Pension Scheme. For the 2nd spell of 365 days child care leave for women employees the leave wages will be reduced to 80%. 

In a nutshell the Central Government Employees are totally upset, dissatisfied and diappoinded over the major recommendations of the 7th CPC. Therefore the NJCA has decided to observe a massive demonstration on 27th November 2015 against the adverse recommendation of the 7th CPC. All the constituent organizations are requested to advise their affiliates to observe in an effective manner and also to issue similar press statements in their respective states / centers. The NJCA will meet on 8th December 2015 to finalise the views on the various recommendations of the 7th CPC and to forward the same to the Government for a negotiated settlement. 

The NJCA further appeals to the Central Government employees to be prepared to carry forward the struggle till a negotiated settlement is reached.