As per the latest notification, the State Finance Department stated that revision of the monthly consolidated remuneration of contractual and outsourced personnel was in the consideration of the government.
Accordingly, the State government has revised the monthly consolidated remuneration of the contractual and outsourced personnel under various departments.
As per the official notification, a contractual employee, who was entitled a monthly remuneration of Rs 8070, will now get consolidated salary of Rs 10,100.
Similarly, those employees drawing a monthly remuneration of Rs 8390 will now get Rs 10,500. The monthly remuneration of those who were getting Rs 8880 has been revised and increased to Rs 11100.
Here’s the existing and revised monthly remuneration:
The revision will be effective from November 1, 2021 for all existing outsourcing contracts as well as new contracts after November 1. The existing contracts may be modified accordingly, the notification read.
The Finance Department has clarified that this will not be applicable for the contractual employees who are guided by or in receipt of a different remuneration structure.
“The employers’ contribution towards EPF and ESI for personnel outsourced through service provider will be reimbursed over and above the amount of consolidated remuneration as in the table at para-2 subject to satisfactory proof of such contribution made,” the notification read.
The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has reportedly taken a decision to increase the fitment factor of about 50 lakh CG employees; however, it will make the announcement sometime in January next year.
The government has already finalised the pay hike plan and it will be in line with the demand of the CG employees, ZeeBiz.Com reported, adding that the Modi government may make the announcement on January 26.
Besides, rumours are also making rounds that there will be an increase in the minimum pay but it will not be Rs 8,000 as demanded by the CG employees but it will be around Rs 2000.
The Central government employees are presently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000 which they say not enough to have any impact on their financial position. They are demanding a hike of Rs 8000- Rs 26,000- an increase in the fitment factor by 3.68 times from the existing 2.57 times.
So, the Central government employees will have to wait for more before the Modi government come up with the announcement of pay hike beyond what was recommended by the 7th Pay Commission.
According to media reports, the government will come up with the new salary for the employees in the next financial year. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had earlier last year assured to raise the central government employees' salaries and the Modi government will accordingly increase the fitment factor.
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If the government increases the fitment factor as per the demand of the employees then the new minimum pay will cross Rs 24,000. However, it's still undecided.
Salary of the employees whose salaries fall in the pay matrix level 1 to 5 will get the hike in pay from April this year, said sources.
It was earlier believed that the government would hike the pay only after the Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 50 per cent with an aim
to keep a balance between the salary of the Central government employee and the market price.
Moreover, the Central government employees have been demanding the minimum pay to be increased to Rs 26,000. However, if reports are to be believed, the government is considering to hike the pay to only Rs 21,000 from the existing Rs 18,000.
Meanwhile, reports are also there that the government may not come up with any pay commission in future and to compensate that it
may introduce a new an alternative system where the salaries and allowances of the employees would be increased every year
instead of once in a period of 10 years.
The employees alleged that it is now almost 16 years that they have been getting a meager consolidated amount which has led to severe resentment.
Though the museum trust had promised wages on the recommendation of the 6th pay commission in 2016, such announcement is yet to be implemented.
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“Despite repeated complaints, the authorities of the museum trust have not taken any step to fulfill our demands. We will go on a strike from December 19 if things remain unchanged,” said secretary of Netaji museum employees association Arundhati Mishra.
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Sources from the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry said that the salary structure is likely to see an increase of over 16%-20% and faculty members would see an increase of between Rs 20,000 and Rs 40,000 per month, depending on their position and scale.
“The pay of directors of IITs/IIMs/IISc (Indian Institute of Science)/IISERs (Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research)/NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering), whose pay scale in the Sixth CPC was Rs 80,000 (fixed), shall only be fixed at level 17 i.e. Rs 2,25,000 and pay in respect of all other directors who were in the existing pay scales of Rs 75,000 + Rs 5,000 (special allowance) shall be fixed at Rs 2,10,000 (fixed),” read a circular issued by the Ministry.
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Sources said the revised pay and rates of dearness allowance will be applied for from January 1, 2016. The last pay hike for teachers was implemented in 2006.
Besides, the Ministry has also asked institutes “to put in place a process for discontinuation of non-performers.
The workers are demanding hike in their minimum pay to Rs 18,000 for workers and Rs 9,000 for helpers per month. They also want a minimum pension of Rs 3,000 per month, status of government employees, revised insurance policy and its immediate implementation among other demands.
"Most of us are facing health issues as we have been on dharna since 24 days now but the government is yet to pay heed to our problems," said an Anganwadi worker Manshi Das.
"We have a 15-point charter of demands. We will continue our dharna till the government fulfils all our demands," said another worker Nanju Singh.
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As per reports, in May this year the government had assured the workers to sort out the issue within two months time. However, no step was taken towards this even after three months following which the workers staged the cease-work stir.
It is worth mentioning that the agitating workers had also submitted a memorandum to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who assured them to look into their demands and even urged the State government to take immediate step to resolve the issue.
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The LTC allows the grant of leave and ticket reimbursement to employees who are entitled under the rules to travel to their home towns and other places. Employees were earlier entitled to an allowance which varied with their ranks.
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Any incidental expenses and the expenditure incurred on local journeys shall not be admissible under LTC, read a statement issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Wednesday.
However, if the employees travel by premium or suvidha trains and services such as tatkal will now be allowed on LTC. “Further, reimbursement of tatkal charges or premium tatkal charges shall also be admissible for the purpose of LTC,” the order said.
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Meanwhile, the new rules will be applicable from July 1, 2017.
The release further clarified: “Flexi fare (dynamic fare) applicable in Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/Duronto trains shall be admissible for the journey(s) performed by these trains on LTC. This dynamic fare component shall not be admissible in cases where a non-entitled government servant travels by air and claims reimbursement for the entitled class of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains.”
Reimbursement for the purpose of LTC shall be admissible for journeys performed in vehicles operated by the government or any corporation in the public sector run by the central or state government or a local body, the DoPT order said.
In case of a journey between places not connected by any public means of transport, the government employee will be allowed reimbursement for journey on transfer for a maximum limit of 100km covered by the private/personal transport based on self-certification.
The move follows the implementation of recommendations of the 7th Central pay commission relating to Travelling Allowance (TA) entitlements of central government employees. The TA rules have undergone changes. The travel entitlements of government servants for the purpose of LTC shall be the same as TA entitlements, it further said.
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On the other hand, the government is likely to revise the minimum pay of the 4.8 million Central government employees, but news making rounds is the Narendra Modi-led BJP government will not grant arrears on the revised higher minimum pay.
The government is ready to hike the minimum pay under the 7th Pay Commission to Rs 21,000 from the present Rs 18,000 by raising the fitment factor 3 times from 2.57 times. If the new pay comes into effect, the employees will get the benefit from January next year, but… “without arrears on the hike”.
Thousands of Anganwadi workers and helpers have been sitting on dharna near the Lower PMG pressing for their demands.
They are demanding hike in the minimum pay of the workers and helpers to Rs 18,000 and Rs 9,000 per month respectively. They also want a minimum pension of Rs 3,000 per month, status of government employees, revised insurance policy and its immediate implementation among others.
"We are dedicatedly working for the effective implementation of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in the far flung rural areas but we are yet to receive minimum dues and facilities. We have been demanding for a hike in our remuneration over many years, but the government has ignored us," alleged one Anganwadi worker.
"We had approached the Women and Child Welfare Minister in May and also met the chief secretary with our woes but they have turned a deaf ear to our demands. We will continue our agitation till all our demands are fulfilled," said another worker.
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A meeting of the State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the recommendations regarding salary hike following which the revised salary structure for various groups of employees will be in 17 different levels starting from level 1 with minimum pay of Rs 16,600.
"Pay and pension are to be fixed in the revised structure by multiplying a factor of 2.57," said Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi after the meeting.
He further informed that the prevailing career advancement scheme, Revised Assured Career Progression (RACP) scheme, was substituted by Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) scheme in line with the Central Government rules.
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While the earlier gratuity was calculated on the basic pay only, dearness allowance will be included with emoluments for calculation of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG).
As per the revised rate the existing ceiling of Rs 7.5 lakh gratuity is enhanced to Rs 15 lakh and the minimum pension or family pension is calculated as Rs 8,300.
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Contractual employees under the State Government were also benefited from the Cabinet meeting as Odisha Government decided to enhance the remuneration of the contractual employees by about 25 per cent.
In a bid to enhance the remuneration of the contractual employees the Cabinet approved amendment of the Odisha Group-B Posts (contractual Appointment) Rules, 2013 and Odisha Group-C and Group-D Posts (Contractual appointment) Rule, 2013.
Talking to media persons, Padhi said, "The monthly consolidated remuneration of contractual employees will be increased by about 25 per cent at their initial appointment and 10 per cent increase every year till their regularisation as per rules."
The revised remuneration will come into effect from January, 2016. Annual increase in remuneration will be payable after a year from the next date an employee completes one year of continuous service, subject to satisfactory performance.
The increased remuneration will be paid from the month of September, 2017. While the minimum remuneration for the lowest category of contractual employee will be Rs 8,070 at the time of joining, the highest initial amount is fixed at Rs 16,880.
Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey informed that the contractual employees will also avail the arrears like the regular employees.
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After implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations the annual additional expenditure for the State would be about Rs 4500 crore.
However, some believe that the government will not face any financial issues with the implementation of the pay panel’s recommendations as it is supposed to get Rs 1500 crore, annually, from IOCL and Rs 17,000 crore as penalty from the illegal mining leaseholders in the State.
Government employees are eagerly awaiting to know the modalities prepared by the Fitment Committee. As per OTV sources, the Committee has drafted the report based on employees salary, scale of pay, DA and rank.
The committee has recommended to raise the basic pay of each employee roughly by 14.5 per cent. If the State government follows the Central government pattern for implementing pension, the overall salary will increase by 23 per cent. The 7th Pay Commission will most likely be implemented by State government by Durga Puja.
The hiked salary will be implemented starting January 2016 but employees may not get the arrears at once. The arrears will be paid in installments over three years.
Meanwhile, Secretariat Seva Sangh has demanded fast implementation of the 7th Pay Commission. "We are in complete darkness about the implementation of the hiked pay. We are in touch with other government employee associations across the state and we will together protest if the 7th Pay Commission is not put to effect soon," said Sundermurty Beuria, vice president of the Sangh.
Implementing the hiked pay will increase the load on State government by Rs 5,500 crore. However, as per experts, the government is bound to put into effect the recommendations of the Commission. Firstly, the government would not want to disappoint the employees who are at present paid less compared to their counterparts in other states and at national level.
Also, some officers on deputation from Centre to Odisha are drawing less pay than before due to which there is some displeasure. The State government is also under pressure to waive farm loans before which it may implement the 7th Pay Commission and raise the salary of government employees first, said experts.
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Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan, who is heading the panel, said that the Committee is trying to build consensus so that all discrepancies can be avoided in implementing the recommendations.
"Few more points left out, where we want some more information from the departments. We will take a little more time. As I told you we don’t want to leave any issues that can be sorted out. It’s not necessary that we will submit the report after 45 days. We may submit it before that”, Balkrishnan told newsmen after a meeting at State Secretariat.
The state government constituted a six-member committee led by Balakrishnan in October to discuss with various stakeholders and recommend modalities for execution of the Pay Commission report.
The panel was first directed to submit its report within four months (by February 28). Since it failed to meet the deadline, a period of two more months was granted for submission.
The Centre has already implemented the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission with retrospective effect from January 1, 2016 following which the State had declared to implement the same in lines of central government.
The Minister said SBM has witnessed a "phenomenal increase" in rural sanitation from 39 per cent to 92 per cent in the last four years.
He said initially people in the rural areas were reluctant to accept the scheme and thus required a "behavioural change". The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan mission has transformed into a movement with women playing a leading role in it.
"We all knew that the dignity of women demanded privacy of toilet," Jaitley said in a blog. He said in several parts of India toilets have been named 'Izzat Ghar'.
He said the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was "arguably the most successful" of government schemes.
Referring to the target of making India free from open defecation by 2019 -- the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary -- the Finance Minister pointed to the preventive health care benefits of the scheme.
"Global experts believe the SBM will have saved over three lakh lives in the country by the time we become 'open-defecation-free' in 2019," he said.
Referring'to government's decision to enhance the compensation paid to the Anganwadi workers and the Asha workers, he said the Anganwadi workers are the mainstay of the National Nutrition Mission.
There are approximately 12.9 lakh Anganwadi workers and 11.6 lakh Anganwadi helpers. These benefits would be available to these 24.9 lakh Anganwadi workers and their families.
He said the remuneration of Anganwadi workers has been raised from Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,500 per month and that of mini Anganwadi workers from Rs 2,250 has been increased to Rs 3,500.
Remuneration of Anganwadi helpers has been increased from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,250 per month.
These workers will also get an incentive of Rs 500 per month and Rs 250 per month respectively on the basis of the real-time monitoring of performance, he said.
Earlier this year, the Indian cricketers saw their annual basic deals doubled to $300,000 (approximately Rs 1.9 crore) but want more after the BCCI recently struck a mega deal with broadcaster Star India.
The BCCI will get $2.5 billion from Rupert Murdoch's Star India to show the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2018 to 2022.
Moreover, the players' contracts have already expired on September 30 this year and the board is yet to announce the new contracts.
Besides the demand for pay hike, the trio is also expected to discuss the cramped schedule when they meet Rai ahead of the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla, starting December 2.
Kohli had recently complained about the cramped schedule and lack of preparation time ahead of a challenging tour to South Africa, starting December 28.
Rai has also backed Kohli's criticism of the scheduling of tours and the issue is expected to be discussed at the meeting.
India will finish their ongoing home series against Sri Lanka on December 24 with the third Twenty20 before leaving for South Africa four days later.
Kohli is to be rested for the one-day games against Sri Lanka.
The Indians will play a two-day warm-up match starting December 30 before taking on the Proteas in the first Test from January 5.
As per reports, the Narendra Modi-led BJP government is mulling to raise the minimum basic pay of the Central government employees to Rs 21,000 following the brewing resentment among the employees.
The employees have been demanding to hike the minimum pay to Rs 26,000 since the implementation of the 7th CPC.
If reports are to be believed, the government will implement the new salary hike with effect from January 1, 2016.
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As per the recommendation of the 7th CPC, the minimum pay was hiked from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 per month while the maximum pay has been hiked from Rs 80,000 to Rs 2.25 lakh per month and Rs 2.5 lakh for the cabinet secretaries.
However, the employees believe that the government will not consider their demand; besides, the rise of mere Rs 3,000 instead of Rs 8,000 against what they have been demanding would hardly have any impact on their financial position.
“Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said he would consider hiking the minimum pay of the Central government employees after discussions with all stakeholders, but he didn’t keep his words,” said a government employee.
“All these news are false. The hike of 14.27 per cent in basic pay will remain intact. The policies of the BJP government have always been anti-employee. We have no expectations from this government,” said the employee.
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“Rise in the minimum pay would have encouraged the government employees to work harder and give their 100%. If the government increases the minimum pay to Rs 21,000, it will be a solace for the employees,” said a financial expert.
The central government employees unions are demanding to increase the basic pay of Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000 and hike the fitment factor 3.68 times from 2.57 times.
Meanwhile, readers should take the news with a pinch of salt as no one from the government or any finance ministry official has commented on the reports of further hike in the basic pay.
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The CG employees are presently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000. However, they demand that the present pay is not enough to put an impact on their financial situation. And so, looking into the present market scenario, there's a need to hike the minimum pay to Rs 26,000 or a hike by Rs 8,000.
Besides, the pay commission had earlier recommended that the pay matrix could be reviewed periodically without waiting for long ten years and the CG employees' salary can be reviewed on the basis of the Aykroyd formula which takes into consideration the changes prices of the commodities that constitute a common man's basket.
Besides, rumours were also there that an increase in the minimum pay would be considered by the central government but it will not be Rs 8,000 as demanded by the CG employees rather around Rs 2000. So, the Central government employees will now have to wait till the Modi government takes oath and come up with the announcement of pay hike beyond what was recommended by the 7th Pay Commission in the very interest of the lakhs of Central government employees.
The CG employees have been demanding a hike in their present basic pay recommended by the 7th Pay Commission citing that it's not enough to meet the present market scenario or to say, it fails to put any impact on their financial position.
The Central government employees are presently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000. Which means, they want the Centre to hike the fitment factor to 3.68 times to get a revised pay of Rs 26,000.
A good news in this regard is that, if some media reports are to be believed, the new Finance Minister of the country, Nirmala Sitharaman has been briefed about the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations and the demands of the CG employees. With this, it can be expected that the Union Minister will certainly consider the long-standing demand of the employees.
On the other hand, rumours were earlier there that the government may consider a hike in the minimum pay of the Central government employees but it would not be Rs 8000, rather Rs 6000.
It is worth mentioning that, Rajnath Singh, during his stint in the first term of the Modi government as the Home Minister, had held a discussion with officials concerned over the matter giving a hint that the Modi government was serious and concerned about the demand of the employees. However, the general elections had crushed all hopes of the CG employees then.
Now, it's to see if the demand of the Central government employees to hike minimum pay further against 7th Pay Commission recommendation is considered by the government soon.
The doctors began the strike on Monday demanding their salary to be readjusted under the 7th Pay Commission. They alleged that several hospitals in Uttar Pradesh have already implemented recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission but it is yet to be adopted by the university hospital.
As per reports, the hospital administration and patients are facing huge problems due to the doctors' strike with several getting shifted to nearby hospitals in Varanasi, Business Today reported.
On the other hand, reports were recently making rounds that the Modi government has accepted the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission on pensionary benefits following which all the CG employees whose retirement date was before January 1, 2016, will get a change in their pay matrix.
However, the employees are still waiting for the hike in the minimum pay. Though the top brass of the Modi government have already been reportedly apprised about the long-standing demand, it is yet to take a concrete decision in this regard.
The Central government employees have been demanding a hike in their present basic pay. They are presently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000.
Meanwhile, resentment is brewing among the Central government employees as they have been repeatedly demanding the hike but not getting any concrete response from the Centre. However, the employees still hope that the NDA government at the Centre will soon consider their 'genuine' demand.
If reports are anything to go by, the management of the Navratna company has recommended to increase DA by a whopping 5 per cent for officer grade employees which might be effective from October 1, 2019. The lower grade employees, on the other hand, have been recommended a DA hike of 3.2 percent, reported Zee Business.
Sources said that the company has sent its recommendations in a letter to Santosh Gangwar, Minister of Labour and Employment for an approval of the DA hike from October.
SAIL being a PSU, its employees are entitled to a quarterly DA hike keeping in view the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
If the Ministry approves this hike, the DA of SAIL officers would go up from 57.4 to 62.4 per cent, which means there will be a rise in their monthly salary by around Rs 5000. On the other hand, the salary of the lower grade employees is likely to increase between Rs 500 to Rs 1800 per month.
It is pertinent to mention that in the last quarter, the DA for the lower grade employees of SAIL was hiked by 3.4 per cent while for the officers, DA hike granted was 5.3 per cent, added reports.
Well, close to 100000 employees of SAIL are now eagerly awaiting approval of the latest DA hike recommendations.
The Centre is looking into the demands of the CG employees and as Rajnath Singh (then Home Minister) had hold a discussion with a delegation on the minimum pay hike demand of the employees, the government is expected to make an announcement in line with this ahead of Dussehra, said a source close to the developments.
The Central government employees have been demanding a hike in their present basic pay, Rs 18,000. They are presently getting Rs 18,000, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000 (Rs 26,000) citing that the present pay has failed to put any impact on their financial condition.
The CG employees are now waiting for the hike in Dearness Allowances (DA). They are presently getting 12 per cent DA, which was implemented last in January 2019. Now, they are waiting for the DA announcement for the second half of the year 2019, which they were expecting in July 2019.
While the CG employees are expecting 5 per cent DA hike for the H-2 2019, media reports were earlier there the DA announcement would be made (this month) in September 2019.
In a notice released by the Railway Ministry last month for General Managers/ CAOs(R), All Indian Railways and Production Units, details has been mentioned about the 'adoption of instructions issued by DoP&T regarding restrictions of officiating pay in lieu of Charge Allowance'.
"Consequent upon the decision taken by Government of India vide MoF's Resolution No. 1-2/2016-IC dated 25.07.2016, recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding all the Allowances (except Dearness Allowance) were referred to a Committee of Secretaries headed by the Finance Secretary. The Committee's recommendations were implemented w.e.f. 01.07.2017 vide MoF's Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017. In terms of Para 8.2.5 of 7th CPC's Report, all the allowances not mentioned in the 7th CPC's Report ceased to exist w.e.f 01.07.2017.
It is observed that Charge Allowance, which is granted in Indian Railways to Officers officiating on a higher post in administrative exigencies, was also not included in the report of the 7th CPC and hence, stands abolished w.e.f. 01.07.2017.
It has now been decided by the Railway Board that DoPT's Office Memorandum No. 1/4/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 28.02.2019 (Annexure-I) regarding Restriction of pay under FR-35 (Rule 1329 IREC Vol. II) in the context of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 may be adopted in mutatis mutandis manner in Indian Railways in context of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 in place of Charge Allowance w.e.f. 01.07.2017," the notice read.
The Central government employees have been demanding a hike in their present basic pay, Rs 18,000. They are presently getting Rs 18,000, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000 (Rs 26,000).
If reports are anything to go by, these teachers are entitled to availing wage hike post implementation of the 7th Pay Commission. "A few people are spreading rumours that the contractual teachers are not entitled to hike. This is completely wrong. They will get benefits under the Pay Commission," Nitish was quoted as saying by india.com.
The announcement was made by the Chief Minister in Begusarai during his Nischay Yatra, a day before the Teachers' Day.
The CM further stated that the government is inclined towards the pay hike demands but the protesting teachers should not back out from performing their sole duty which is to teach the students in a responsible manner.
It is pertinent to mention here that most of these contractual teachers were recruited between 2006 and 2016 and since long they have been demanding a pay hike.
“I respect the teachers and have always stood by them. We don't believe in llip service. On this Teachers' Day, I assure that we will do something in the future as well," the CM said.
The Nitish-led government had made large-scale recruitment of recruitment of teachers after coming to power. “We did so with a fixed pay of Rs 4000-7000, but later increased it and in 2015 put the teachers on a pay-scale. In 2017, we further announced 7th Pay Commission benefits. Still, if I have to face criticism, I think we need to take massive strides towards fulfilling the demands,” reported india.com quoting the CM as saying.
If the latest reports are anything to go by, then it's time to rejoice because the Central government has already made a decision in this regard. The announcement is likely to be made any time before the festivals. Not only this, sources claimed that the DA hike is also on the cards.
This apart, sources said the Centre is further trying to clear the arrears of its employees in September, which is reportedly pending for the last three months.
According to reports, the Central government employees have been demanding a further hike in the minimum pay in the basic pay against the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. They are presently getting Rs 18,000 basic pay, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000 to make it Rs 26,000, citing that the present pay has failed to reduce their financial burdens.
As per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, a common fitment benefit of 2.57 was applied for all employees. On the basis of this fitment factor, the minimum basic pay for central government employees is Rs. 18,000 per month, an increase from Rs 7,000 (2.57 times the basic pay of 6th Pay Commission.) However, the employees have been urging the government to raise the fitment factor from 2.57 to 3.68.
It is to be noted that the CG employees are further awaiting a hike in Dearness Allowances (DA). They are presently getting 12 per cent DA, which was implemented last in January 2019. Now, they are waiting for the DA hike for the second half of the year 2019, which is most likely to be announced very soon.
The state governments of UP, Bihar and Haryana (electricity board) have already announced DA hike for the employees, which has certainly put the pressure on the Centre.
The Central government employees have been demanding a further hike in the basic pay. However, their demand is yet to be considered by the Modi govt. But it seems the Centre will soon come up with an announcement in this regard, ahead of Dussehra.
The Modi government is serious about the demands of the CG employees and as Rajnath Singh (Home Minister in Modi 1.0) had hold a discussion with a delegation on the minimum pay hike demand of the employees, it is expected that the government will make an announcement in line with the pay hike ahead of Dussehra, said a source close to the developments.
It is pertinent to metion here that the Central government employees have been demanding a hike in their present basic pay, Rs 18,000. They are presently getting Rs 18,000, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000 (Rs 26,000) citing that the present pay has failed to put any impact on their financial condition.
The CG employees are now waiting for the hike in Dearness Allowances (DA). They are presently getting 12 per cent DA, which was implemented last in January 2019. Now, they are waiting for the DA announcement for the second half of the year 2019, which they were expecting in July 2019.
If media reports are to be believed, a big bonanza for the CG employees ahead of Dussehra is in the offing. The Narendra Modi-led Central government may make an announcement soon regarding the demand of the employees, said sources.
Reporta are also making rounds that the Modi government has already made a decision in this regard, including a hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the Central government emplyees.
Moreover, if sources are to be believed, the Centre is mulling to clear the arrears of the CG employees in September, which is reportedly pending for the last three months.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Central government employees have been demanding a further hike in the minimum pay in the basic pay against the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. They are presently getting Rs 18,000 basic pay, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000 to make it Rs 26,000, citing that the present pay has failed to reduce their financial burdens.
As per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, a common fitment benefit of 2.57 was applied for all employees. On the basis of this fitment factor, the minimum basic pay for central government employees is Rs. 18,000 per month, an increase from Rs 7,000 (2.57 times the basic pay of 6th Pay Commission). However, the employees have been urging the government to raise the fitment factor from 2.57 to 3.68.
Besides, the Central government are presently getting 12 per cent DA, which was implemented last in January 2019. Now, they are waiting for the DA hike for the second half of the year 2019, which is most likely to be announced very soon, said sources.
The state governments of UP, Bihar and Haryana (electricity board) have already announced DA hike for the employees, which has certainly put the pressure on the Centre. Besides, the Haryan government has also announced hike in DA of a sections of its employees.
According to media reports, the government has made the decision to increase the pay of employees in the health services department.
If the reports are anything to go by, the employees will get a hike in pay of around Rs 1200- from Rs 4,100 to Rs 5,300 per month.
Besides, once comes into effect, the Central government employees will get arrears of 26 months as the new decision will be effective from July 1, 2017.
The said employees of the health services department will get Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) and Patient Care Allowance (PCA).
7th Pay Commission Matrix Level 8 employees are likely to get HPCA/PCA of Rs 4,100 per month while Employees of Level 9 will reportedly get HPCA/PCA of Rs 5,300 per month, said sources.
Meanwhile, the Central government employees are yet to get their demand of minimum pay hike - from present Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000 - considered by the Narendra Modi government but reports are there that the good news is in the offing.
It currently seems that the Modi government may take a decision regarding the CG employees’ minimum pay hike in its next cabinet meeting in November. “It’s a long-standing demand of the government employees and despite the economic slowdown, the Centre is considering a hike in the minimum pay,” said an official close to the development.
The Modi government is planning to deal with the economic slowdown the entire world currently gripped in. In such situation, it will expect its employees to give their 100 per cent. Besides, a hike in any form is seen as an encouraging factor which directly reflects on the work performance of employees, the official added.
The Central government employees have been demanding to increase the fitment factor to 3.68 times, which means a hike of Rs 8000 against their present minimum pay. They are presently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000, which they want to be increased to Rs 26,000.
Earlier, reports were there that the Centre would hike DA of the Central government employees, which is reportedly pending for the last three months.
It is worth mentioning that the CG employees have been waiting for a hike in DA. They are presently getting 12 per cent DA, which was implemented last in January this year. Now, they are waiting for the DA hike for the second half of 2019.
The Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central government employees have been increased by 5 per cent. This means the government has increased the DA from 12 per cent to 17 per cent. The announcement will benefit 50 lakh central government employees. The decision in this regard was approved in a cabinet meeting today.
"Under leadership of Prime Minister Modi, several decision have been taken and good news for govt employees is that Dearness Allowance has been hiked by 5 per cent," said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The decision will cost the exchequer Rs 16,000 crore. This is the highest ever 5 percentage points increase in DA in one go by the central government," said Javdekar adding that the decision will bring cheers to the government employees on the eve of Diwali.
Reports were making rounds that the Modi government would take a decision regarding the Central government employees’ minimum pay hike in its next cabinet meeting, which is expected to be held this month.
“It’s a long-standing demand of the government employees and despite the economic slowdown, the Centre is considering a hike in the minimum pay,” an official close to the development had earlier said.
The Centre is planning to deal with the economic slowdown the entire world currently gripped in. In such a situation, it will expect its employees to give their 100 per cent. A hike in any form is considered as an encouraging factor which directly reflects on the work performance of employees, the official had added.
It is worth mentioning that the Central government employees have been demanding an increase in the fitment factor to 3.68 times. This will increase the present minimum pay Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000.
Earlier, the Centre had hiked DA of the Central government employees, which was pending for the last three months.
The Central government employees can expect a DA hike between 3 and 4 per cent for the January-June period, based on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The 3-point rise in inflation in the July-October period last year raises the hope of around 4 per cent hike in the DA.
Once the hike is announced, the pay of the employees likely to be increased from Rs 720 to Rs 10,000 depending on the salary drawn at the various levels.
In October 2019, the government had increased the DA from 12% to 17%, which was the highest increase in one go. Announcing the same, Union minister Prakash Javadekar had said that a 5 per cent increase in DA was the highest in the last seven years as it was used to be around 2-3 per cent.
Though ahead of every Cabinet meeting, last year, it was expected that the Centre would consider the long-standing demand of the 50 lakh employees regarding the minimum pay hike, it didn't happen.
However, it is expected that the Modi government will come up with a decision in this regard soon and hike the minimum pay which is presently Rs 18,000.
The move is likely to benefit around five lakh employees, and based on orders from the government, the finance department also directed all departments in connection with the release of the increased salary of the employees from July 1, 2020.
If reports are anything to go by, the concerned departments have initiated procedures for the release of increased salary along with the arrears. Worthwhile to mention, the Bhupesh Baghel government in July last year had approved an increase in salary, but it could not be implemented then because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reports said this increased amount will now be added to the salary with effect from January 2021 and the arrears from July 1, 2020, till December 31, 2020, will be also provided to the employees. While the decision has been welcomed by all the employees, the state government will have to incur an additional cost of Rs 300 crore to implement the decision, reports added.
In another major development, the central government employees will also avail a hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA), based on recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, likely from this month. The Narendra Modi-led Central government is expected to restore the Dearness Allowance (DA) hike which was set to be implemented in April 2020.
Reports suggest that the salary of lakhs of employees will be raised and pensioners also will start getting more pension. Even as reports are abuzz that the four per cent DA hike will be restored in January 2021, the Central government hasn’t made any official announcement in this regard as yet.