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Announcement of 7th CPC Allowances only after MCD Elections Brief of the meeting held with the Cabinet Secretary on 28.03.2017 Shiva Gopal Mishra Secretary Ph: 23382286 National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001 E-Mail : nc.jcm.np@gmail.com No.NC/JCM/2017 Dated: March 30, 2017 All Constituents of the NC/JCM(Staff Side) Dear Comrades! Sub: Brief of the meeting held with the Cabinet Secretary I met the Cabinet Secretary on 28th March, 2017 and shown anguish about the inordinate delay in resolution of long pending demands of the Central Government Employees, and subsequently handed him over a letter on the subject matter on the next day. The Cabinet Secretary given us assurance that, he is already pursuing these issues, and though there had been some delay in finalization of the allowances, report of the Committee on Pension has already been submitted to the Cabinet, NPS Co

Fixation of pay under FR 15(a) as per 7th CPC Matrix Table Fixation of pay in case of employees who seek transfer to a lower post under FR 15(a) No.12/1/2016-Estt(Pay-I) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training North Block, New Delhi Dated the 31st March, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Fixation of pay in case of employees who seek transfer to a lower post under FR 15(a)- clarification regarding. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.16/4/2012-Pay-I dated 5th November, 2012 read with OM No.13/9/2009-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 21st October, 2009, whereby clarification was issued by this Department for fixation of pay in case of employees seeking transfer to lower posts under FR 15(a) subsequent to the implementation of the recommendations of 6th CPC and CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. It was clarified therein that in case of transfer of a Government servant to a lower Grade Pay under FR 15(a)

Expected DA July 2017 – AICPIN for February 2017 All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (BY 2001=100) for the month of February 2017 released by the Labour Bureau today. The All-India CPI-IW for January 2017 remained stationary at 274 (Two hundred and Seventy four). The Labour Bureau today published the magix number of AICPIN for the calculation purpose of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for the existing and retired employees of Central Government.

List of 132 Armed Forces Hospitals in the country Military Hospitals in India There are 132 Armed Forces Hospitals in the country. The State / UT-wise number of such hospitals is as under: There are 98 Field Hospitals, which are located in different parts of the country based on operational requirement. In addition, one Military Hospital is being raised at Likabali, Assam and approval has been granted for raising a Military Hospital at Panagarh, West Bengal. This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Sunil Kumar Singh in Lok Sabha today.

Re-Employment of Ex-Servicemen As per Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No. 36034/27/84-Estt(SCT), dated 2.5.1985, on an Ex-servicemen joining the Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-servicemen for his re-employment, his Ex-servicemen status for the purpose of re-employment in Government would cease. As per DOP&T OM No. 36034/6/90-Estt(SCT), dated 10.10.1994, an ex-servicemen already secured regular employment under the Central Government in a civil post would be permitted the benefits of age relaxation as admissible for ex-servicemen for securing another appointment in any higher post or service under the Central Government. However, such candidates will not be eligible for benefits of reservation, if any, for ex-servicemen in Central Government jobs. As per DOP&T’s OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt(Res), dated 14.8.2014 if an ex-serviceman applies for various vacancies before joining any civil employment, he / she can avail

Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme Some empanelled hospitals have stopped providing services in the recent past citing reasons of delayed payments, excessive deductions and low CGHS rates. 384 empanelled facilities have not renewed Memorandum of Agreement with ECHS till date. 69 empanelled facilities have rejoined after establishment of online billing system by ECHS. Actions like issuance of show cause notice, issuance of ‘stop referral’ pending investigations have been carried out against such defaulting hospitals. The hospitals have refunded the amount in most of the cases. Details of action taken against the hospitals are as under: (i) Disempanelled – 01   (ii) Stop Referral – 25 (iii) Panel Deductions – 02 (iv) Warnings – 04 This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Rajeshbhai Chudasama in Lok Sabha today.

Implementation of 7th CPC Recommendation: Fixation of pay on promotion/upgradation after 01.01.2016: Clarification regarding. Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt – 110 010 No.AT/II/2702/Clar Dated: 08 March 2017 To The PCA (Fys) Kolkata Subject: Implementation of 7th CPC Recommendation: Fixation of pay on promotion/upgradation after 01.01.2016: Clarification regarding. Reference: Your office letter No Pay/O/I/7th CPC/Pay fixation dated 16-08-2016 and 06-01-2017. The issues raised in your office above mentioned letter have been examined and the following is stated: Sl.No / Point of Doubt / Remarks Point of Doubt : 1 . Whether FR 22(I) (a) (1) still holds good in its present form with all the attendant conditions or the same has got modified on introduction of 7th CPC pay structure and if yes what is the extent of modification of above FR. Remarks: In this regard para 15 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 may be referred to,

7th CPC Observation on linkage between Departmental Results Framework Documents (RFD) and Annual Appraisal Performance Report (APAR) Govt clarified today in Parliament regarding the annual increment for CG Employees and the modification of APAR system for determining Performance Related Pay. The 7th Central Pay Commission has retained rate of annual increment at 3 percent. The 7th CPC has also recommended withholding of annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or a regular promotion within the first 20 years of their service. These recommendations have been accepted by the Government. The 7th CPC has observed that it is essential to have a linkage between Departmental Results Framework Documents (RFD) and Annual Appraisal Performance Report (APAR) and has suggested the following modification in the existing APAR system for determining Performance Related Pay: (i) Alignment of Objectives: The Ministry’s Vision/Missi

Age Relaxation for Government Job Age Relaxation in Job Relaxation of age up to 35 years (up to 40 years for members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) for the widows, divorced women and women judicially separated (JSW) from their husbands who are not re-married, for employment to Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ post already exists in Department of Personnel & Training’s (DoP&T) Office Memorandum (OM) No. 15012/13/79-Estt (D) dated 19.01.1980. Similar relaxation also exists for Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ posts except where recruitment is made through open competitive Examination in DoP&T OM No. 15012/1/87-Estt.(D) dated 05.10.1990. All the above mentioned instructions have been reiterated vide DoP&T OM No. 41034/1/2014-Estt.(D) dated 30.01.2014. It is incumbent upon all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India to follow the above mentioned instructions. This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and

Backlog Vacancies Reserved for SCs, STs and OBCs Backlog Vacancies As per information provided by 10 major Ministries/Departments including Public Sector Banks/Financial Institutions, Central Public Sector Undertakings etc., 28,713 vacancies remained unfilled as on 31.12.2016, which comes to about 31% of 92,589 backlog vacancies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Government had constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of the then Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment to make an analysis of the reasons for non-filling up of reserved vacancies and to suggest remedial measures. Based on the recommendations of this Committee, Department of Personnel and Training issued instructions in November/December, 2014 to all Ministries/Departments to constitute in-house Committee to identify backlog reserved vacancies, study of the root cause of backlog reserved vacancies, initiation of measures to remove

Vacant of Posts in Different Categories-Wise in Government Services Category-wise data on vacant posts is not maintained centrally As per the data received from 79 Ministries/Departments for the year 2014-2015, 18822 employees (8.56%) were recruited from Minority Communities in Government services and PSUs. As per the data received from 44 Ministries/Departments for the year 2015-2016, 2851 employees (7.5%) were recruited from Minority Communities in Government services and PSUs. As per information available on the URL www.rrcps.nic.in, in respect of 74, 69 and 50 Ministries/Departments for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively, the representation of SC, ST and OBC categories in the appointments made through Direct Recruitment is as following:- Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the appointment made through Direct Recruitment: The posts sanctioned in Government Ministries/ Departments are required to be filled as per the Recruitment Rules as and when vacancies ari

Retirement Facilities for Employees Resigned from CPSEs Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) issued OM No. W-02/0017/2014-DPE(WC) dated 01.02.2017 clarifying the term “technical formality clause” as mentioned in point xvi) of OM No. W-02/0017/2014-DPE (WC) dated 21.05.2014. This has no effect on the provisions of the OM dated 21.05.2014. In term of para vii) read with para x) of Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)’s OM dated 21.05.2014, any employee resigning from service of CPSEs and joining another CPSE having broadly similar schemes of pension and post superannuation medical benefit the entire amount of employer’s and employee’s contribution along with interest accrued thereon would be transferred to such CPSE. The services rendered in CPSEs prior to resigning would also be counted for the schemes. Thus, these provisions are available even prior to issue of the OM dated 01.02.2017 on ‘Technical formality’. This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry o

30% Add on Pay Element to the Retiring Loco Inspectors for Reckoning Pensionary Benefits No.IV/RSAC/Conf./Part VII Dated:28/03/2017 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Thirty percent (30%) add on pay element to the retiring Loco Inspectors for reckoning pensionary benefits-reg. Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2015/RS-25 dated 24/01/2017 The Railway Board vide letter dated 24th January 2017 has clarified to the Zonal Railways that the Running Staff are entitled for 55% add on pay element on their 7th CPC Pay for Pensionary benefits. However, clarification with regard to continuance of 30% add on pay element for retiral benefits to the retiring Loco Inspectors has not been incorporated in Board’s letter dated 24th January 2017, referred to above. Railway Board’s attention is also invited to its letters No.E(P&A)II/83/RS-10 (iv) dated 25/ll/l992 and No.E(P&A)II-2005/RS-34 dated 26/12/2008 (RBE No.20212008) on the subject. NFI

7th CPC Allowance Committee Meeting held on 28.3.2017 – AIRF “Meeting of Committee on Allowances took place on 28th March, 2017, discussion on Allowances remained inconclusive. Issue of House Rent Allowance didn’t come up during meeting.” No.AIRF/24(C) Dated: March 28, 2017 The General Secretaries, All Affiliated Unions, Dear Comrades! Sub: Meeting of Committee on Allowances held today remained inconclusive Meeting of Committee on Allowances took place on 28th March, 2017, discussion on Allowances remained inconclusive. Issue of House Rent Allowance didn’t come up during meeting. I met Cabinet Secretary/GOI & urged him for early resolution of pending demands of Railwaymen that includes NPS, early disbursal of Allowances of 7th Pay Commission, Increase in Minimum wages and fitment formula. Issue of MACP was also discussed and removal of the provision of benchmark ‘Very Good’ for MACP, which has been recommended from ‘Good’ to ‘Very Good’ by the 7th Pay Commission,

Submission of Allowance Committee Report Latest news on submission of 7th CPC Allowance Committee Report “Today in Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Shri Santhosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to a question regarding the submission of Allowance Committee Report. He said that the Allowance Committee is now in the process of finalizing its Report. Decisions on implementing the Report will be taken after the Report is submitted by the Committee.” Detailed Questions and Answers: QUESTIONS: (a) Whether Government has formed a Committee for taking decision about the allowances to the Central Government employees and removal of anomalies in their pay scales announced by the Seventh Pay Commission; (b) if so, whether the Committee has submitted its report; (c) if so, the main features thereof and if not, the reasons for delay in submission of report; and (d) the time by which recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission regarding the allowances are proposed to be

Judgement on MACP – VERY IMPORTANT JUDGEMENT FROM HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS Judgement on MACP – Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench, Chennai VERY IMPORTANT JUDGEMENT FROM HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS IMPLEMENTATION OF MACP RETROSPECTIVELY W.E.F. 01-09-2008 AND DENYING PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY UNDER ACP FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED REQUIRED SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 01-09-2008 TO 19-05-2009 HELD NOT LEGAL CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE JUDGMENT Highlights of the Judgement “The applicants having completed 24 years of service, between January and April 2009, they were hoping to be bestowed with the benefit of financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme, which was more advantageous to them, since the fixation is done in the next hierarchy of promotion and not in the next higher Grade Pay, as contemplated under the MACP scheme.” “According to the applicants, on the day when they completed 24 years of service, MACP scheme was not introduced, and as the same was

Reimbursement of full fare under Dynamic System of Railways – Clarification Reimbursement of LTC fares After introduction of dynamic fare scheme by Indian Railways with effect from September, 2016, the matter is under active examination in consultation with Department of Expenditure to extend suitable dispensation to Central Government employees on LTC. The above information given by the Minister in Parliament on 23.3.2017.

No ACP/MACP Promotional Scheme for KV Employees The Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government civilian employees has been introduced vide Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 19th May, 2009 as amended from time to time. The extension of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) to the employees is subject to the conditions that:- i) The earlier ACP Scheme was also implemented / adopted by the said Autonomous / Statutory Body. ii) The proposal to adopt MACP Scheme has been approved by the Governing Body/Board of Directors. iii) The Administrative Ministry/Financial Adviser of the Ministry has concurred with the proposal. iv) The financial implications of adoption of MACP Scheme has been taken into account by the Organisation / Body and the additional financial implication can be met by it within the existing Budget Grants. As the teaching staff of KVS, including Principals had not accepted the earlier ACP

NPS to OPS – Minister replied in Parliament Restoration of old pension system in place of Contributory Pension System In a written reply the Minister of State for Finance said the features of the New Pension Scheme in Rajya Sabha on 21st March 2017 National Pension System (NPS), which is a contributory pension system, has, inter alia, the following features which benefit the employees: NPS is a well designed pension system managed through an unbundled architecture involving intermediaries appointed by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) viz. Pension Funds, Custodian, Central Record keeping and Accounting Agency, National Pension System Trust, Trustee Bank, Points of Presence and Annuity Service Providers. It is prudently regulated by PFRDA which is a statutory regulatory body established to promote old age income security and to protect the interests of subscribers of NPS. Dual benefit of Low Cost and Power of Compounding- The pension wealth which

EPFO – Settle Death claims within 7 days Field offices of EPFO directed to settle claims in cases of deaths within seven days of receipt of such claims The field offices of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) have been directed to settle claims in cases of deaths within seven days of receipt of such claims. As per paragraph 72(7) of the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952, the claim complete in all respects submitted along with the requisite documents shall be settled and benefit amount paid to the beneficiaries within 20 days from the date of its receipt by the Commissioner. Public Relations Officer and officials in the Facilitation Centres of EPFO have been instructed to scrutinise the claim forms received in respect of death cases and guide the claimants for submission of all required documents in one go only. An official has been specially earmarked to handle such claims. Regional Provident Fund Commissioners have been directed to personally monitor the

1.5 Lakh housing subsidy per worker Ministry of Labour & Employment provides housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/- per worker for construction of house. Ministry of Labour & Employment has formulated Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016, which is applicable to the workers engaged in Beedi/Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC)/Limestone Ore Mines, Dolomite Ore Mines (LSDM) /Mica Mines and Cine Industries, registered with the Labour Welfare Organisation (LWO) in the country. In the Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016 the housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/- will be released in three installments in 25:60:15 ratio. First installment (25%) of the subsidy i.e. Rs. 37,500/- per tenement will be released as advance after proposal received from the Welfare Commissioner concerned, the second installment (60%) of the subsidy i.e. Rs. 90,000/- would be released on reaching the lintel level and the third installment (15%) i.e. Rs. 22,500/- per te

Filling up Vacant Posts of Science Teachers Universities are Autonomous Bodies created either under Central Acts or the State Acts and the onus of filling up of vacant teaching posts in these Universities and their affiliated Colleges lies with them. However, to ensure regular filling up of vacant posts in the Universities and their affiliated colleges, the following steps have been taken: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2010. Para 12.2 of the Regulations mandates that all the sanctioned / approved posts in the University system shall be filled up on an urgent basis. In order to meet the situation arising out of shortage of teachers in Universities and other teaching institutions and the consequent vacant positions therein, the age of superannuation for teachers in Central Edu

List of Latest CGHS Hospitals in India The new and latest list of CGHS Hospitals in the Country as on March 2017 The list conatins General Hospitals, Eye clinics, Dental Centres and Diagnostic Centres. List of the Health Care Organisations empanelled under CGHS in the Country. No. City Name of the Hospitals (a) Eye Clinics (b) Dental  ( c) Diagnostic Centers (d) 1 Allahabad 25 (0) 4 (0) 8 (0) 5 (0) 2 Ahmedabad 10 (6) 4 (1) 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 Bangalore 14 (4) 33 (4) 4 (0) 5 (4) 4 Bhopal 13 (1) 2 (0) Nil 3 (0) 5 Bhubaneshwar 10 (2) 1 (1) 1 (0) Nil 6 Chandigarh 9 (5) 6 (0) 2 (0) 6 (5) 7 Chennai 16 (3) 6 (1) 2 (0) 5 (1) 8 Dehradun 08(0) 04(0) Nil 04(0) 9 Delhi 118 (58) 104 (4) 52 (0) 61 (36) 10 Guwahati 3 (1) Nil Nil 2 11 Hyderabad 69 (27) 16 (0) 6 (0) 5 (5) 12 Jaipur 24 (6) 13 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) 13 Jabalpur 18 (1) 7 (0) 5 (1) 4 (0) 14 Jammu Nil 1 (0) Nil Nil 15 Kanpur 39 (4) 9 (0) 1 (0) 10 (2) 16 Kolkata 8 (3) 4 (0) Nil 15 (7) 17 Lucknow 20 (0) 13 (1) 3 (0) 10 (3) 18

DA as per 6th CPC to BSNL Employees Payment of DA as per Sixth Pay Commission recommendations While answering to a question in Rajya Sabha on 24th March 2917 regarding the Dearness Allowance to BSNL Staff and Officers, Minister Shri Upendra Kushwaha said as follows… In Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL),on the basis of recommendations of Second Pay Revision Committee for revision of pay scales for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) with effect from 01.01.2007, the benefit of merger of 50% DA (Dearness Allowance) effectively amounting to 78.2% for the purposes of fitment is being paid. The additional expenditure being incurred due to revision is being borne by BSNL. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has recommended to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for extending the benefit of merger of 50% DA effectively amounting to 78.2% for which it has sought full financial support from the DoT due to its present financial situation. The proposal of MTNL has been exam

Implementation of 7th CPC Benefits to AIIMS Employees Pay Commission Benefit to AIIMS Employees Health Minister Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste said that the matter is under consideration of the Government. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance vide its OM No. 1/1/2016-E.III (A) dated 13/01/2017 has circulated guidelines relating to pay revision of employees of Quasi-Government Organizations, Autonomous organizations, Statutory Bodies etc. set up by and funded/controlled by the Central Government. The matter is under consideration of the Government.

Implementation of 6th Pay Commission to Maharashtra Govt Teachers Implementation of 6th Pay Commission in Maharashtra In Rajya Sabha on 16th March 2017, the Minister of HRD Shri Prakash Javadekar said in a written reply as follows… The Central Government, as part of expenditure incurred on 6th Central Pay Commission by State Government of Maharashtra, has received a proposal for reimbursement of Central share of Rs.1515,17,48,822 (Rupees One thousand five hundred and fifteen crores, seventeen lakhs forty eight thousand eight hundred and twenty two) under Scheme of Revision of Pay of Teachers and Equivalent Cadres in Universities and Colleges. The Central Government has already released an amount of Rs. 1103,10,44,000 (Rupees One thousand one hundred and three crores, ten lakhs and forty four thousand) in 8 installments as per details given below. The Scheme of Revision of Pay of Teachers and Equivalent Cadres in Universities and Colleges is subject to amendment of Statutes, O

Does the Allowance Committee adopt any lackadaisical approach in its work? As of now, the Allowance Committee Report is the most expected report by Central Government Staffs. The Federation Leaders have lost their Grip over Government to settle their demands. The Federations have erred by accepting the Government decision to constitute Committee to examine Allowances. They however should have insisted Government to implement the 7th CPC Recommendations before constituting committee for Allowances. It seems that the delay in submitting Allowance Committee Report is merely an unwanted procrastination. That is why question was raised in Parliament that if any steps taken to ensure that the committee does not adopt any lackadaisical approach to complete its work. The question itself has raised many questions about the interest of the Government to settle the heart burning issue’s of CG staff. The Federation leaders those who are attending the Allowance Committee meeting used

Committee on Allowances of 7th CPC – 3rd Reply in Parliament on 24.3.2017 In Lok Sabha on 24th March 2017, the Minister of State for Finance Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal explained in written form to various questions regarding the submission of report of Committee on Allowances. Already two times (10th March and 22nd March) replied in the Parliament about this issue and the same type of answer given by the minister on 24th March also. “The Committee on Allowances has been constituted vide order dated 22.07.2016. The Committee is to examine and make recommendations as to whether any changes in the recommendations of the 7th CPC relating to allowances are warranted and if so, in what form. The Committee has received a large number of demands on allowances and even now receives demands in this regards. All the demands have been diligently examined. The Committee has already held 13 meetings so far and interacted with the representatives of Central Nodal Ministries, National Council (S

OROP – Disposal of grievance is monitored at the Highest level in the Government One Rank One Pension Scheme Around 3200 representations for addressing the anomalies on One Rank One Pension (OROP) were received from individuals / Associations which were examined and issues referred to the Judicial Committee on OROP for its recommendations. The Committee has submitted its report on 26.10.2016. Pension Grievances Cell in the Department is receiving grievances of the pensioners / family pensioners regarding non-payment of OROP benefits and taking up the matter with the concerned offices e.g. Controller General of defence Accounts (CGDA), Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) and Pension Disbursing Agencies (Banks) for redressal of their grievances in a time-bound manner. Service Headquarters and CGDA also have dedicated grievances Directorates / Cells for redressal of the grievances of Ex-Servicemen. Disposal of the grievance is monitored at the highest level in the G

Pay Revision -UGC Academic Staff of Universities and Colleges Report on pay hike of teachers Minister of State for HRD Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey said in a written reply in Parliament on 23rd March 2017 that he Pay review Committee constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for pay revision of academic staff of Universities and Colleges has submitted its report and the same is under consideration of the Central Government. The modalities to implement the revised scales in State Universities will be decided after approval of Central Cabinet in this regard.

Implications of implementation of Seventh Pay Commission GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO 2704 ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017 Implications of implementation of Seventh Pay Commission 2704 Shri Mohd. Ali Khan Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :- (a) whether it is a fact that implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations has serious financial implications on Indian Railways, if so, the estimated additional financial implication over staff and pensioners; and (b) whether Railways are planning to take up rationalisation of manpower in view of the financial implications, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS  (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN) (a) The estimated additional financial impact of 7th Pay Commission on Railways is around 15,000 crore ( 8,000 crore for staff and  7,000 crore for pensions). The Railways would be able to absorb the 7th CPC impac

‘ Sexual Harassment at workplace in PSUs’ Based on the norms and guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Vishakha and Others vs State of Rajasthan & Others (JT 1997 (7) SC 384) to prevent sexual harassment of working women, DPE has issued guidelines vide OM No. DPE/15(4) /98(GL-004)/GM dated 29-05-1998 to all Ministries/Departments to direct the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under their administrative control to make necessary amendment in their CDA (Conduct, Discipline & Appeal) Rules on the lines of the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Further, as per the 62nd Report of the “Status of Women Government Employees, Service Conditions, Protection against exploitation, Incentives and other related issues” by the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice, DPE vide it’s OM No. 6(1)/2014-DPE(GM) dated 19-08-2014 has requested Ministries/ Departments to advise CPSE