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7th CPC Allowances & Date of Effect – Actual report in the current scenario High Expectation over announcement of 7th CPC Allowances and its Date of Effect 7th CPC Allowances is now become a hottest topic of discussion and most expected matter by Central Staffs. Central Government confirmed officially that the Report of the Allowance Committee is submitted to the Government. Later the Cabinet Secretary told that Allowance Committee Report will be examined by the Expert Committee of Secretaries which was appointed initially to expedite the Recommendations of 7th Pay Commission. It was said that the Cabinet Secretary Fixed 1st June 2017 for perusal of the report of the Allowances Committee by the Empowered Committee. Whether ECoS has finished its work or not is not known yet. The Cabinet Committee under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has met On 7th June 2017. There was lot of expectation on that day that the Cabinet would announce its decision about ...

The never-ending wait for the Central government staff to know what Narendra Modi government has in store for them has stretched further. The beneficiaries have already received their revised salaries, however, the picture related to the exact allowances is still unclear. If various media reports are to be believed then the Cabinet would look at the proposals over allownces by the end of June. The employees might receive the same, including house rent allowance (HRA), by July 18. Over 4.9 million central government employees have been waiting for their revised allowances under the Seventh Pay Commission. According to a report published in the Financial Express, because of the delays in revised allowances distribution, the government has been able to save Rs 2,200 crore per month or Rs 40,000 crore cumulatively since January 1 last year. However, the Centre may compensate the delay to some extent by offering more generous HRA than recommended by the committee earlier, the re...

7th CPC recommended 14.27 % hike in basic pay for CG Employees, which is the lowest in 70 years! 7th Pay Commission: Government employees’ wait for allowances may end soon after Cabinet meet The Empowered Committee of Secretaries has reportedly capped House Rent Allowance (HRA) rates at 25-27 per cent. It is, however, for the Union cabinet to take a final call on allowances. For nearly 50 lakh Central government employees, the long wait for allowances could end soon as the Narendra Modi-led cabinet is believed to have met on Wednesday to discuss and decide on the revised allowance structure. After screening the Ashok Lavasa report on allowances, the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) has forwarded the report along with its suggestions to the government. According to some reports, the E-CoS has capped House Rent Allowance (HRA) rates at 25-27 per cent. It is, however, for the Union cabinet to take a final call on allowances, including the HRA. The Seventh Pay Commi...

7th pay commission : Cabinet agenda on higher allowances, HRA to be set on Monday The suspense on higher allowances and HRA as per the 7th pay commission is likely to continue for a few more days for cg employees. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is away at Paris and will return tomorrow, June 10 following which a decision would be taken. The Union Cabinet will fix a new date to meet. On Wednesday the matter was not taken up in the Cabinet meeting. Agenda to be fixed on Monday Jaitley will return to India on June 10. It is highly unlikely that he will take any decision on June 11 and 12. On Monday, according to sources Jaitley is likely to discuss the matter with the Cabinet Secretary and fix and agenda for the next Cabinet meeting. A Union leader who did not wished to be named said that the matter will be taken up soon by the Cabinet. Suspense over weekend The suspense will continue through the weekend. However government sources say that the matter will not go unattended. The ...

RBI once again flags 7th Pay Commission implementation as inflation risk The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has once again outlined the implementation of 7th Pay Commission as aiding to India’s inflation. RBI said, “At the current juncture, global political and financial risks materialising into imported inflation and the disbursement of allowances under the 7th central pay commission’s award are upside risks. The date of implementation of the latter is still not announced and as such, it is not factored into the baseline projections.” Although, on inflation, RBI said, “The abrupt and significant retreat of inflation in April from the firming trajectory that was developing in February and March has raised several issues that have to be factored into the inflation projections.” This is not the first time RBI has raised concern regarding 7th Pay Commission impact on inflation. In the last monetary policy, on April 6, RBI Governor Urjit Patel had warned saying that in case the in...

AIRF to hold nation wide protests against Govt. for not implementing Allowances Source :  http://www.nrmu.net

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet postpones meet, here is what happens next on allowances and HRA The Union Cabinet has fixed a new date to take up the issue relating to higher allowances and HRA as per the 7th Pay Commission. Sources told OneIndia that the matter was not taken up on Wednesday by the Cabinet. Now the agenda will be set following which the matter will be taken up for final consideration. A Union leader who did not wished to be named said that the matter will be taken up soon by the Cabinet. Source:  oneindia.com

News Report Claims that Cabinet will announce its decision on 7th CPC Allowances The Media Report Claims that 7th CPC Allowances will be announced by Cabinet in its Meeting held 7.6.2017. See below the news Reports published by five leading News Websites about 7th CPC Allowances to be announced 7.6.2017 by cabinet 7th Pay Commission: Narendra Modi cabinet meets 7.6.2017 to decide on allowances for Central govt employees The Empowered Committee of Secretaries has reportedly capped House Rent Allowance (HRA) rates at 25-27 per cent. It is, however, for the Union cabinet to take a final call on allowances. The Union cabinet will meet 7.6.2017 to discuss allowances under 7th Pay Commission. For nearly 50 lakh Central government employees, the long wait for allowances could end today as the Narendra Modi-led cabinet meets to discuss and decide on the revised allowance structure. After screening the Ashok Lavasa report on allowances, the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-Co...

7th Pay Commission: Ashok Lavasa report on allowances was not part of Wednesday’s agenda, says report The Union Cabinet did not take up the issue of raising HRA and other allowances of Central government employees as proposed by the pay commission. The waiting for Central government employees, who are hoping for higher HRA and other allowances, could get a tad longer since the Union Cabinet did not take up the matter for discussion on Wednesday, according to news channel NDTV. Read more :  http://www.ibtimes.co.in/

7th CPC Allowances : Union Cabinet is likely to be held today to discuss on HRA 7th CPC Allowances including HRA : Union Cabinet is likely to be held today to discuss on HRA and higher allowances based on the 7th Pay Commission report 7th CPC: Union Cabinet meeting likely today; to discuss HRA, higher allowance The Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) last Friday placed its final report on allowance before the Cabinet.New Delhi: An important meeting of the Union Cabinet is likely to be held today to discuss on HRA and higher allowances based on the 7th Pay Commission report. Media reports say that the Cabinet meeting is sheduled later in the day. Read more at  Zee News

7th Pay Commission: Rs 29,300 cr for allowances, HRA to be set aside by Govt The Empowered Committee of Secretaries which submitted its report on higher allowances and HRA as per the 7th Pay Commission has also recommended a hike. It is to been seen if the Cabinet will take up the matter on Wednesday and clear all the proposals made by the E-CoS. If the hikes are good, then there is expected to be a rush to fill up the vacancies. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said in his budget speech that the government intends to bring in 2.83 lakh jobs vacancies. The same would be generated by next year. Read more at:  http://www.oneindia.com/

Extension of the benefit of bunching to Assistant Accounts Officers as per the recommendations of 7CPC- NFCAA No: – NFCAA/HQ/A-2/2017 Dated: 22.05.2017 To, Shri Anthony Lianzuala, Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, 4th Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA, New Delhi – 110023 Subject: – Extension of the benefit of bunching to Assistant Accounts Officers as per the recommendations of 7CPC. Sir, I have been directed to draw your kind and personnel attention to the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II letter No:- AICAEA Cat-II/CHQ/2017/27 dated 27.04.2017 (Copy enclosed) on the above mentioned subject and state that, it is nearly eight months the Implementation Cell of Department of Expenditure vide order No:- 1-6/2016-IC dated 07.09.2016 has conveyed its decision to implement the recommendation of 7CPC regarding the bunching benefit to entitled employees and officers, but the Assistant Accounts Officers of Civil...

No.NC/JCM/2017 Dated: May 24, 2017 The Jt. Secretary(Pers.), Department of Expenditure, Room No.39-A, North Block, New Delhi Dear Madam, Sub: Pay anomaly in the Supervisory Cadre of Accounts Department, Ministry of Railways, and pay disparity with other Supervisory Cadres of the Central Government Services While deposing before the 7th CPC, this Federation brought to the notice of the Commission that,subsequent to the acceptance of the VI CPC recommendations a peculiar anomaly arosewhere a junior drawing higher Grade Pay than the senior in the cadre of Section Officer(Accounts). The Committee of the 7th Pay commission observed that the above anomalous situation purely arose on circumstantial grounds and needs to be rectified. Thus in its report, the Commission found merit in the above contention and recommended that Seniors must be given the benefit of stepping up and further in line with their recommendations for Organized Accounts Cadres, it further recommended that...

Inordinate delay in implementation of the report of the Committee on Allowances No.NC/JCM/2017 Dated: May 23, 2017 The Cabinet Secretary, (Government of India), Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Inordinate delay in implementation of the report of the Committee on Allowances It is a matter of regret that, in spite of all the persuasions made by the Staff Side(JCM) there is inordinate delay in finalization of recommendations of the Ashok Lavasa Committee on Allowances. More than one year and three months have passed after implementation of the report of the VII CPC, but the employees are still getting allowances at the old rates as had been recommended by the VI CPC. The Committee on Allowancestook longer time while finalizing its recommendations, but it is a matter of deep regret that, even after submission of the report by the said committee, the same has not been made available to the Staff Side(JCM), therefore, we do not know what...

Brief of the meeting held on 23-05-2017 with the Cabinet Secretary  (Government of India) No.NC/JCM/2017 Dated: May 23, 2017 All Constituents of Staff Side(JCM) Dear Comrades! Sub: Brief of the meeting held today with the Cabinet Secretary (Government of India) Today I met the Cabinet Secretary(Government of India) and handed him over a copy of our letter regarding inordinate delay in implementation of the report of the Ashok Lavasa Committee on Allowances. Also shown him our anguish regarding other demands, pending with different committees, such as Minimum Wage, Fitment Formula and NPS , etc. etc. The Cabinet Secretary said that, he has fixed date of 1st June, 2017 for perusal of the report of the Allowances Committee by the Empowered Committee, and soon after that, he will send a memorandum to the Cabinet for their consideration. This is for your information. Comradely Yours sd/- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) Secretary (Staff Side) Source : http://ncjcms...

23rd MAY 2017 –  MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF FINANCE MINISTER’S OFFICE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS ABOUT 3000 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS RALLIED IN FRONT OF NORTH BLOCK, THE CENTRE OF GOVERNANCE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AN OUTBURST OF PROTEST, ANGER, RESENTMENT AND DISCONTENTMENT AGAINST THE BETRAYAL OF NDA GOVERNMENT The mass dharna organized in front of Union Finance Minister’s office at North Block, New Delhi was a thundering success. Inspite of repeated intervention of the police authorities and also denial of police permission in the last minute, employees and pensioners poured in thousands from all parts of the country and defeated the attempt of the authorities to prevent the Confederation from conducting the dharna at the declared venue, North Block, the centre of governance of Govt. of India. About 3000 employees and pensioners participated. As South Block and North Block are highly protected security zone in Delhi, during the last more than 15 years, no ag...

7th Pay Commission – Latest On Allowances, Other Details The Ashok Lavasa committee, which examined the 7th pay commission’s recommendations on allowances, submitted its report to the finance minister on April 27. The Empowered Committee of Secretaries, which will screen the allowance committee report on 7th pay commission, is yet to take up the matter and will soon meet to firm up the proposal for approval of the Cabinet, an employee union leader said. The Ashok Lavasa committee, which examined the 7th pay commission’s recommendations on allowances, submitted its report to the finance minister on April 27. The committee was headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa and had Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health & Family Welfare, Personnel & Training, and Post, and Chairman, Railway Board, as Members, and Joint Secretary (Implementation Cell) as Member Secretary. The Lavasa committee has suggested some modifications in some allowances that are applicable universall...

7th CPC HRA – Justification for Retaining the Existing Rates of 10%, 20% and 30% “How justified is the stand of 7th CPC to apply a factor 0.8 to suppress the quantum of allowances is beyond comprehension.” HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE Housing accommodation is provided to a small segment of the Civil Servants. While the percentage of satisfaction is very high at the senior level Officers, Employees at the lower levels are to depend upon the market for a dwelling place. Of late recruitment at Gr B and C levels in Central Govt Offices is on the basis of an all India Examination and the regional recruitment which was in prevalence a decade back has been dispensed with. Once, recruited, he/she is perforce to be posted outside his/her home state making it necessary to search for a dwelling unit at the place of his/her posting and compete with those workers in the private sector whose salary levels in certain cases are phenomenally high. Housing in the country, despite introduction of various...

7th CPC NEWS – Why arrears from January 2016 should be Provided to CG Employees 7th Pay Commission Allowance news: Why arrears from January 2016 should be provided to Central Government employees Although 15 days have been passed the Committee on Allowances’ has not made its report public. Almost 18 months have passed and a large number of central government employees are eagerly waiting for arrears on allowances. The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), the joint body of employee unions, believe that the demands made by central government employees on arrears on allowances from January 2016 is genuine. Shiv Gopal Mishra the NJCA convenor while speaking to India.com said: “As the 7th Pay Commission was scheduled to be implemented from January 2016, it is the right of central government employees to seek arrears from specified date”. On being asked whether the government is delaying the arrears as it may adversely affect the exchequer the NJCA chief “The employees wait for...

7th CPC – Allowances: Updates On Empowered Committee Meeting The allowance committee which examined 7th pay commission’s recommendations has suggested some modifications. The Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) is likely to meet soon to screen the allowance committee report on 7th pay commission recommendations, an employee union leader said. He expects the Empowered Committee of Secretaries to firm up the proposal in a fortnight for approval of the Cabinet. The Ashok Lavasa committee on allowances, which examined the 7th pay commission’s recommendations on allowances, submitted its report to the finance minister on April 27. The allowance committee has suggested some modifications in some allowances that are applicable universally to all employees as well as certain other allowances which apply to specific employee categories, the finance ministry said in a statement. The 7th pay commission had recommended that house rent allowance or HRA be paid at the rate of 24 per c...