As we had reported in our previous article New Pay Band of Indian Railway Employees: Sixth Pay Commission. Now, the news is getting hotter in expectations for the Railway Budget, which is slated to come out on July 8th 2009. The new Railways Minister Mamta Banerjee will be presenting the budget.
How much amount of money is expected to be included for Sixth Pay Commission Railway Employees Salary Hike? Around 14,000 Crore Rs. are expected to be included for the Indian Railways employees for their salary hike as per the Sixth Pay Commission.
What are the developments for implementation for New Pay Band of Indian Railway Employees as per Sixth Pay Commission? The most recent development has been the implementation of Sixth Pay Commission Salary Hike in Tamilnadu TN. Like TMC< DMK is also a close ally of UPA government. Since DMK has gone ahead and implemented the Pay Commission Salary hike in TN, the same is expected from Mamta Banerjee who is expected not leave any stone unturned for the benefit of the Railways employees.
What will be the expected salary hikes for the Indian Railway employees? The Indian Railway employees can expect a sweet bonanza, if the reports are to be believed.
According to the arrear payment plan, Railways would make 40 per cent of arrear payment in the current financial year.
Rest 60% of the arrears would be paid in the next fiscal. The government on Friday finalised the notification on the pay panel report. It would cost the exchequer Rs 22,000 crore this year.
It is expected that each Railway employee will take home an average of 21 per cent higher salary next month. That is a big amount.
The salary increase for Group A officers will be much more than 21 per cent and in cases of some senior Railway Board officials, the hike is almost 50 per cent
The latest news on from the Sixth Pay Commission. It is regarding the Clarification on Children Education Allowance: Below, we presnt the text as it appears on the Office Memorandum Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission Ministry Site
Subsequent to issue of DOP&T OM No. 12011/3/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd Sept, 2008 allowing Children Education Allowance 1 Hostel Subsidy , clarifications on certain points have been sought by Govt. servants/Ministries/Departments. The doubts raised by various authorities are clarified as under :
(1) What is the definition of ' Year' & 'Hostel Subsidy' as per the OM No. 12011/3/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dt. 2nd Sept, 2008 on the subject Children Education Allowance?
(i) 'Year' means academic year i.e. twelve months of complete academic session. (ii) Hostel Subsidy means expenses incurred by the Govt. servant if he has to keep his children in the hostel of a residential school away from the station at which he is posted! or is residing. It may include expenses towards boarding, lodging and expenses as detailed in para (e) of the original OM No. 12011/3/2008-Estt.(Allowance)dt. 2nd Sept, 2008
(2) What IS the amount of reimbursement of Children Education Allowance for the year 2008-09 in the OM No. 12011/3/2008- Estt.(AL) dt. 2nd Sept, 2008? It may be calculated on prorata basis @ maximum of Rs.I0001-per month per child w.e.f. 1st September, 2008.
(3) Whether DOPT OM No. 12011/3/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd Sept, 2008 is admissible for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance for pursumg Diploma Course for the initial years in Polytechnic? In cases where minimum qualifications for admission in the two years Diploma course in Polytechnic is 10th Class and the student joins the polytechnic after passing X class, the reimbursement of tuition fees shall also be allowed for the 1st and 2nd year classes of the above course.
(4) Whether children attending dayboarding, whether attached to schools or not are eligible to draw hostel subsidy? No. They are not eligible.
(5) Whether the restriction of classes Nursery to class Twelfth as applicable for Children Education Allowance is also applicable for drawing hostel subsidy? YES.
(6) Whether Children Education allowance is admissible for more than two children in case the number of children exceeds two as a result of multiple birth? Yes, if the number of children exceeds two as a result of second child birth resulting in twins or multiple births.
(7) Whether Children Education Allowance 1 Hostel Subsidy will be admissible during suspension or leave? The Children Education Allowance or hostel subsidy shall be admissible to a Govt. servant while he/she is on duty or is under suspension or is on leave (including extra ordinary leave). Provided that during any period which is treated as 'dies non' the Govt. servant shall not be eligible for the Allowance / reimbursement / subsidy for the period.
(8) Whether reimbursement of Children Education Allowance as per OM No. 12011/4/2008- Estt.(AL) dt. 11th Sept, 2008 is admissible for disabled Children of Govt. employees who undergoes non formal Education or Vocational Training or other similar instructions? Yes. As long as a physically Imentally handicapped child studies in any institution i.e. aided or approved by the Centrall State Govt. or UT Administration or whose fees are approved by any of these authorities, the Children Education Allowance paid by the Govt. servant shall be reimbursed irrespective of whether the institution is 'recognized' or not. In such cases the benefits will be admissible between the age limits 5to 22 years.
The latest news on from the Sixth Pay Commission. It is regarding the Encashment of Earned Leaves: Below, we presnt the text as it appears on the Office Memorandum Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training. Though utmost care has been taken to replicate teh text as it is, but E&OE. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission Ministry Site
Subject: Rocommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission - Decisions relating to Enhancement of the ceiling on accumulation and encashment of Earned Leave in respect of Central Government employees.
The undersigned is directed to say that constituent upon the decisions taken by Government on the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission relating to leave, the President is pleased to decide that h'1Q existing provisions of the Central Civil Services a.save) Rules, 1972.may be modified as follows in respect of civilian employees of the Central Govemment:-
(a:) The existing ceiling of 240 days on accumulation of earned leave provided in Rules 26 & 28 ibid shrill be ~nhcmcoo to 300 days:
(b) The existingceiling of 240 days for availing of the benefit of encashment of unutilised earned leave shall be increased to 300 days in respect of the following categorles:
(i) Retirement on attaining the age of super annuation [Rule 39(20]
(ii) cases where the service of a Government servant has been extended in the interest of public Service beyond the date of retirement on superannuation [Rule 39(4)];
(iv) where the services of a Government servant are terminated by notice or by payment of pay & allowances in lieu of notice, or otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions of his appointrnent [Rule 39(6)(a)(i) ];
(v) in the case of tarrnination of re-empioyrnent after retirement [Rule 39(6) (a) (iil) ];
(vi) in the case of death of a Govemmont Servant while in service, to the Family the deceased [Rule 39A]
(vii) in the case of lec.1e preparatory to retirement [sub-rule (l) of Rule 38];
(viii) in the case oi transfer of a Government servant to an industrial establishment [Rule 6]; and
(ix) on absorption of a Government servant in the Central Public Sector Undertaking/autcmomcus body wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Centrall State Government [Rule 39D];
(c) A Government servant who resigns or quits service shall be entitled to Cash equivalent in respect of earned leave at credit on the date of cessation service, to the extent of half of such leave at his credit, subject to a maximum of 150days mule 39(6)(a)(ii)).
2. The above orders will be effective from 1 July 1997.
3. The Fifth Pay Commission has also recommended that all employees may be permitted to encash 10 days earned leave at the time of availing of Leave TravelConcession, subject to the conditions that:-
(a) the total leave so encashed during the entire career does not exceed days in the aggregate;
(b) earned leave of atleast an equivalent duration is also availed simultaneously by the employee;
(c) a balance of at least 30 days of earned leave is still available to the of the employee after taking into account the period of encashmen t CIS as leave; and
(d) the period of leave encashed shall be deducted from the quantum of leave that can be normally encashed by him at the time of superannuation,
This recommendation has also been accepted by the Government and, according encashment of earned leave may be cLllowed by the Ministries/Departments subject to prescribed conditions. 'The total encGshment of Earned Leave allowed to a Government servant alongwith LTC while in service and as per the provisions of the Central Service (Leave) Rules, 1972, should not exceed the maximum limit/ceiling of 300 or 150 days, as the case may be, .
5. The orders as per paragraphs 1 to 4 above shall also apply to Government servants serving in Vacation Departments.
6. Formal amendments to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, are to be issued separately.
7. In so far as persons uerving in the Indkm Audit and Accounts Department concerned,these orders in consulation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
The latest news on from the Sixth Pay Commission. It is regarding the Clarification on Children Education Allowance: Below, we presnt the text as it appears on the Office Memorandum Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission Ministry Site
Subject: Revision of pay of the Chairpersons and Members of the Regulatory Authorities/Bodies consequent to the implementation of the Sixth Central pay Commission Recommendations.
Consequent upon the implementation of the Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission by the Government, the provisions relating to pay of Chairpersons and Members of Regulatory Authorities/Bodies, laid down in this Department's a.M. No. 3/6/97-Estt. (Pay II) dated 29th January, 1998 read with Corrigendum dated 13th February, 1998, shall be substituted with the following:
1. Pay - The Chairperson would be eligible for pay not exceeding Rs. 80,000/- p.m. (fixed) and Members would be eligible for pay in the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000 (PB 4) with a Grade Pay of Rs. 12000/-. The pay will be fixed in accordance with the prevailing orders viz. pay minus pension.
2. The pay and allowances of Chairperson and full-time Members of five specified Regulatory Bodies, viz., Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority IRDA, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission CERC, Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI and the Competition Commission of India CCI which have been delinked from Government salaries will be governed by the orders issued by the Department of Expenditure.
3. These orders will come into effect from 1.1.2006
The game that begun with the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations is not getting clear any furhter, especially with respect to what the Armed Forces or Defence Forces are trying to ask for. The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is that there is a fresh controversy erupting between the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. It may further delay the implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. Leaders of various political parties have already made it a big agenda to highlight the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission News.
As per the news that had come in earlier, a high-level committee comprising of three Cabinet ministers was looking at the four "core issues" that the armed forces have raised after the Sixth Pay Commission report was released. To add salt to injuries, a new controversy has erupted. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armed forces are learnt to be at loggerheads with each other once again over salary related issues that have cropped up in the past one week.
There were already many anomalies that were reported to be corrected by the armed forces, but even after the high level committee instructions, the forces have now found some more new anomalies in the special instructions that were not there in the Sixth Pay Commission report approved by the Cabinet and notified by the government. Angered at being "short-changed", the chief of personnel officers committee (COPOC) of the three forces has shot a letter to the MoD asking it to remove seven aberrations that include the dilution of the provisions of the pay commission as approved by the Cabinet and in some cases restore the deleted portions. These are separate from the four core issues being examined by the ministerial committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee.
The adjutant general at present heads the COPOC that also comprises the personnel officers of the Air force and the Navy. Out of the many serious anomalies, the key ones are: the dilution of the definition of the military service pay; the subversion of the definition of rank pay and the fixing of the initial pay scale for Colonels and Brigadiers at a level that is lower than what is due.
The foremost issue is of the rank pay that will result in a lesser hike in waoges of all officers. The adjutant general has pointed out that the Fourth Pay Commission onward the rank pay is counted part of the basic pay. This is the government policy to club the two increases, thus affecting the quantum of house rent allowance, travelling allowance and DA. Under new orders, the MoD has delinked the rank pay from the basic pay. Hence, effectively reducing the HRA, travelling allowances and DA for each officer.
In case of the military service pay (MSP), the Sixth Pay Commission explains it as "compensation for difficulties specific to military life". The MoD in its latest orders to implement the pay commission report refers it to as a type of hardship allowance to "security forces" in forward areas. The personnel officers have questioned as to why the definition of the MSP has not been adopted from the pay commission itself.
Furthermore, on the MSP, the pay commission says that "in case of employees drawing the same grade pay, the priority (for status) should be on the total emoluments, including non-practising allowance for doctors and the MSP for forces".
The personnel chiefs have pointed out that the MoD has said the MSP shall not be linked to status and rank.
The initial pay fixation for Colonels and Brigadiers was to be done as per scale "S-25" of the pay commission. Under the new instructions, the Colonels and Brigadiers have been given scale "S-24" that is applicable to a grade that is lower in the civil ranks. This means the initial pay of a Colonel will be reduced by Rs 1,300 while a Brigadier will lose Rs 3,000.
The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission has now come from the Private Doctors or Doctors of Private Hospitals:
It is reported by TOI that there were a few private hospitals in Delhi and NCR region, where the private hospital resident doctors started demnding the Pay hike from the hospital management, given the fact that their counterparts (doctors) in the government jobs were earning as much as 30% to 40% more salary than these private resident doctors. All this is courtesy to the Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations, where there are cases where the government sector employee salary has gone way up compared that his/her counterpart in the private sector. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission News
As per the news, The problem at the private hospitals started when one of the hospital management of Max Healthcare hospitals in Saket and one in Patparganj declined to hike the salaries of the doctors. Following that, the private doctors went on strike demanding a hike in salary. The resident doctors in private hospitals are unhappy as their counterparts in government hospitals are getting nearly 30-40% more than them after the sixth Pay Commission. Joining the Max protest were doctors from Batra hospital, who wore black badges as a mark of protest and have given the management two days time to decide.
The story appears to be the same at other leading hospitals as well - Indraprastha Apollo, Batra Hospital are a few of them.
What are the current salaries of doctors? A senior resident in government hospital gets somewhere between Rs 55,000 to Rs 58,000, but Private hospital doctors get just Rs 38000-Rs 40,000. The junior residents are even more poorly paid.
The game that begun with the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations is not getting clear any furhter, especially with respect to what the Armed Forces or Defence Forces are trying to ask for. The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is that there is a fresh controversy erupting between the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. It may further delay the implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. Leaders of various political parties have already made it a big agenda to highlight the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission News.
As per the news that had come in earlier, a high-level committee comprising of three Cabinet ministers was looking at the four "core issues" that the armed forces have raised after the Sixth Pay Commission report was released. To add salt to injuries, a new controversy has erupted. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armed forces are learnt to be at loggerheads with each other once again over salary related issues that have cropped up in the past one week.
There were already many anomalies that were reported to be corrected by the armed forces, but even after the high level committee instructions, the forces have now found some more new anomalies in the special instructions that were not there in the Sixth Pay Commission report approved by the Cabinet and notified by the government. Angered at being "short-changed", the chief of personnel officers committee (COPOC) of the three forces has shot a letter to the MoD asking it to remove seven aberrations that include the dilution of the provisions of the pay commission as approved by the Cabinet and in some cases restore the deleted portions. These are separate from the four core issues being examined by the ministerial committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee.
The adjutant general at present heads the COPOC that also comprises the personnel officers of the Air force and the Navy. Out of the many serious anomalies, the key ones are: the dilution of the definition of the military service pay; the subversion of the definition of rank pay and the fixing of the initial pay scale for Colonels and Brigadiers at a level that is lower than what is due.
The foremost issue is of the rank pay that will result in a lesser hike in waoges of all officers. The adjutant general has pointed out that the Fourth Pay Commission onward the rank pay is counted part of the basic pay. This is the government policy to club the two increases, thus affecting the quantum of house rent allowance, travelling allowance and DA. Under new orders, the MoD has delinked the rank pay from the basic pay. Hence, effectively reducing the HRA, travelling allowances and DA for each officer.
In case of the military service pay (MSP), the Sixth Pay Commission explains it as "compensation for difficulties specific to military life". The MoD in its latest orders to implement the pay commission report refers it to as a type of hardship allowance to "security forces" in forward areas. The personnel officers have questioned as to why the definition of the MSP has not been adopted from the pay commission itself.
Furthermore, on the MSP, the pay commission says that "in case of employees drawing the same grade pay, the priority (for status) should be on the total emoluments, including non-practising allowance for doctors and the MSP for forces".
The personnel chiefs have pointed out that the MoD has said the MSP shall not be linked to status and rank.
The initial pay fixation for Colonels and Brigadiers was to be done as per scale "S-25" of the pay commission. Under the new instructions, the Colonels and Brigadiers have been given scale "S-24" that is applicable to a grade that is lower in the civil ranks. This means the initial pay of a Colonel will be reduced by Rs 1,300 while a Brigadier will lose Rs 3,000. The game that begun with the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations is not getting clear any furhter, especially with respect to what the Armed Forces or Defence Forces are trying to ask for. The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is that there is a fresh controversy erupting between the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. It may further delay the implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. Leaders of various political parties have already made it a big agenda to highlight the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission News.
As per the news that had come in earlier, a high-level committee comprising of three Cabinet ministers was looking at the four "core issues" that the armed forces have raised after the Sixth Pay Commission report was released. To add salt to injuries, a new controversy has erupted. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armed forces are learnt to be at loggerheads with each other once again over salary related issues that have cropped up in the past one week.
There were already many anomalies that were reported to be corrected by the armed forces, but even after the high level committee instructions, the forces have now found some more new anomalies in the special instructions that were not there in the Sixth Pay Commission report approved by the Cabinet and notified by the government. Angered at being "short-changed", the chief of personnel officers committee (COPOC) of the three forces has shot a letter to the MoD asking it to remove seven aberrations that include the dilution of the provisions of the pay commission as approved by the Cabinet and in some cases restore the deleted portions. These are separate from the four core issues being examined by the ministerial committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee.
The adjutant general at present heads the COPOC that also comprises the personnel officers of the Air force and the Navy. Out of the many serious anomalies, the key ones are: the dilution of the definition of the military service pay; the subversion of the definition of rank pay and the fixing of the initial pay scale for Colonels and Brigadiers at a level that is lower than what is due.
The foremost issue is of the rank pay that will result in a lesser hike in waoges of all officers. The adjutant general has pointed out that the Fourth Pay Commission onward the rank pay is counted part of the basic pay. This is the government policy to club the two increases, thus affecting the quantum of house rent allowance, travelling allowance and DA. Under new orders, the MoD has delinked the rank pay from the basic pay. Hence, effectively reducing the HRA, travelling allowances and DA for each officer.
In case of the military service pay (MSP), the Sixth Pay Commission explains it as "compensation for difficulties specific to military life". The MoD in its latest orders to implement the pay commission report refers it to as a type of hardship allowance to "security forces" in forward areas. The personnel officers have questioned as to why the definition of the MSP has not been adopted from the pay commission itself.
Furthermore, on the MSP, the pay commission says that "in case of employees drawing the same grade pay, the priority (for status) should be on the total emoluments, including non-practising allowance for doctors and the MSP for forces".
The personnel chiefs have pointed out that the MoD has said the MSP shall not be linked to status and rank.
The initial pay fixation for Colonels and Brigadiers was to be done as per scale "S-25" of the pay commission. Under the new instructions, the Colonels and Brigadiers have been given scale "S-24" that is applicable to a grade that is lower in the civil ranks. This means the initial pay of a Colonel will be reduced by Rs 1,300 while a Brigadier will lose Rs 3,000.
The 1.5-million personnel of the armed forces will not be a happy lot this festive season, as their revised pay scales are expected to be paid only in November. They will take home, salaries under the old pay scales this month, but would get a part of the 40 per cent arrears under the 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC) that would bring some cheer before Eid, being celebrated tomorrow, and Diwali later this month.
The defence personnel's 3.5 million civilian counterparts would go home with lot of plans to celebrate, as they got an increased pay under the new scales this month.
The new CPC scales came into retrospective effect from January 1, 2006.
The government has already announced that it would paid out a part amount of the 40 per cent arrears to the armed forces, following the forces submitting their CPC salary vouchers.
The defence chiefs had accepted the new "discriminatory" pay scales, after prolonged protest by refusing to implement the Cabinet decision, with Defence Minister A K Antony talking to Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal F H Major and Army chief General Deepak Kapoor.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also set up a three-member ministerial committee headed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, with Antony and Finance Minister P Chidambaram as members, to consider the defence personnel's pay-related grievances. Source : PTI
There seems to be a wide-spread anger in the government employee committee in Gujarat state regarding the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. The Gujarat government employees are planning mass strike on November 5, 2008 or better to say take a Mass Casual leave. This strike is against the delay by the government in implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.
It is expected that around 8 lakh employees will be taking part in the mass strike across entire Gujarat. The protest is because the salary hike of Sixth Pay Commission recommendation is not yet implemented. The employee organization, called Gujarat Rajya Karmachari Mahamandal convened by Girish Raval has also threatened that if the implementation is not made till Diwali, the protest will be intensified.
As per the news, a 5-member Cabinet sub-committee, set up to study the implications of the Commission’s recommendations, had on Monday last, submitted its report to the government, suggesting that it could be implemented in the state. Despite the "positive" report submitted by a sub-committee headed by Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala, the Modi government was dilly-dallying in announcing the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations, he said.
The Mahamandal leader said that apart from the Central government, six other state governments had announced that they will implement the recommendations in toto. But, the Gujarat government continues to keep its employees on tenterhooks, he said.
What is the stand of the Gujarat Government in implementing the Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations? The state Finance Department official are putting the blame on the additional burden of about Rs 3,000 crore in the first year when it decides to implement the Commission’s recommendations for its employees with retrospective effect from January 2006.
Later, the government would have to shoulder an additional burden of Rs 1,000 crore annually if the recommendations hiking the employees’ salaries were implemented in toto, at par with the Central government employees.
There are over eight lakh government employees, including those serving in the state-owned Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in Gujarat. Besides, there are over two lakh pensioners in the state, who will also benefit from the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations.
Various teachers' organisations have expressed resentment over the UGC-Pay Review Committee's recommendations, saying the report has fallen short of their expectations as it has several "anomalies".
The Delhi University Teachers' Association has said major demand of teachers for higher pay scale to lecturers so as to attract talent to the university system has not been accepted.
"The demand for introduction of professorship/professor's grade in all colleges to retain talent has not been considered by the committee headed by Prof G K Chadha," it said.
DUTA representatives on Monday met UGC Chairman Sukhadeo Thorat to air their grievances, its president Aditya Narayan Mishra said.
Democratic Teachers' Front, a teachers' organisation in Delhi University, said the recommendations of the Pay Review Committee with regard to pay scales and service conditions failed to reflect its objective of making the teaching profession more attractive.
It said the UGC had earlier suggested 25 per cent higher entry pay for teachers in comparison to the Group A services and three promotions for all teachers so that teachers could have parity with Group A services in terms of career earnings.
The college teachers have been explicitly downgraded by the recommendations which denied them promotion till professor's grade, it claimed. The DTF demanded a review of the report.
Delhi University Principal's Association, which had asked for senior principals' scale for those principals who have already completed eight to 10 years of service, said the committee has remained silent on the issue.
The Committee has recommended "Sabatical Leave" for college teachers but has not mentioned about "principals" categorically, it said.
Professors' posts have been created in colleges having post-graduate teaching in respective subjects. Similar provisions should be made for colleges offering honours programmes, its president S K Garg said.
Indian National Teacher Congress has said teachers have been denied the third promotion in colleges in the form of professorship/professor's grade as demanded since the last 20 years.
The committee's chairperson Rashmi Bhardwaj will meet HRD Minister Arjun Singh to apprise him the anomalies in the pay structure.
Meanwhile, the UGC members on Tuesday started a two-day meeting to discuss the recommendations. UGC will submit the report to the government by Thursday after its consideration.
The UGC-Pay Review Committee, which submitted its report to the UGC on Friday, has recommended a whopping over 70 per cent pay hike with additional allowances and new positions to academicians.
As per the recommendations, at the entry level, a faculty member will join as an assistant professor, not as a lecturer as earlier, and his new pay band will be between Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100. The teacher at the entry level will be entitled for a grade pay of Rs 6,600. At present, a lecturer's pay scale is between Rs 8,000 to Rs 13,500.
A teacher will be entitled for annual increment of three per cent of the basic salary with compounding effect. Certain teachers with good performance record can get four per cent annual increment.
Similarly, the committee has recommended a new band pay between Rs 37,400 to Rs 67,000 for professor against the existing scale of Rs 16,400 to Rs 22,400.
The department of science and technology (DST) that took the lead in formulating a performance-related incentive scheme for research organizations it funds, now plans to implement the scheme on a voluntary basis because some beneficiary organizations are still not convinced of the efficacy of the scheme.The dept of science and technology proposes to scrap annual confidential reports
The Sixth Pay Commission had carried out a study through the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, on a performance-based incentive system, to ostensibly improve the performance outputs of Central government employees.
The study, according to the official website of the pay commission, was aimed at working out a model whereby a base salary is attached to each post based on skills and responsibility and simultaneously, a second component would be payable over and above the salary on the basis of the productivity and performance of employees, either individually or as a group.
The study recommended an annual bonus of up to 20% to employees whose achievements exceed certain targets, which has been accepted by the cabinet. The government has also given in-principle approval to contractual postings in government departments of employees hired from private sector.
As reported previously in Mint, a finance ministry official who didn’t wish to be identified had recently said that DST has already moved to put in place an incentive-based system. “Once DST implements it, we expect there will be pressure on other government departments to follow suit,” this official had added. “Some people aren’t convinced yet and so we will be implementing this on a voluntary basis,” said a senior official in the ministry of science and technology, who didn’t want to be identified. DST is the largest funder, excluding the atomic energy and space ministries, of basic research programmes in the country. It is the most important source of funds for nearly 17 autonomous organizations that are working in a range of fields from astronomy to biology. “But I’m confident that once a few adopt, the rest will come around,” the same official added.
One major change the scheme proposes is to do away with the current annual confidential reports and bring in annual performance management reports. Here a 12-point criteria matrix would be drawn up, that evaluate criteria such as the number of articles published in peer-reviewed journals, impact factors of the journals, (These measures refer to how often a particular research paper is cited by peers in the field, and the frequency of well-cited research papers appearing in a particular journal) and the quality and impact of new schemes initiated (by scientists on the managerial side).
“One of the measures suggested for annual review is impact factor of a journal, and citation indexes. However, it would be unfair to use the same scale to compare output in veterinary sciences to (that in) nanotechnology, as nanotech is a much hotter field than vet sciences. A good paper on vet sciences will never be highly cited. That’s how the system works,” said a scientist, who didn’t want to be identified given the sensitivity of the issue, at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, one of the autonomous research institutes funded by the DST.
Another proposal in the scheme that hasn’t gone down well is to have independent experts from other institutions rate scientists, which, the formulators of the scheme say,will help remove bias and infuse transparency in the rating system, said a DST official familiar with discussions on the scheme.
Moreover, the scheme is expected to be budget-neutral, meaning no extra funds will be provided. “Finance committees are extremely tight anyway. So obviously the extra money will come from cuts in laboratory tests, and stricter controls in procuring equipment,” the scientist from the Wadia institute added.
The department currently plans to allot Rs60-70 crore in the first phase, beginning this year. However, many scientists seem to be receptive of performance incentives, as the only way they can hope for substantial increments is to get promoted. In government labs, scientist grades vary from A to G, the latter being the highest, and on an average it takes about 20 years to go from A to G.
“I think it would be welcome. Even at F and G, pay hikes are not substantial. There are more perks like allowances for subscribing to journals, and increased funds for attending international conferences,” said Madhavan Rajeevan, a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation and formerly with the India Meteorological Department, which follows a pay structure similar to DST.
A ministerial committee, set up to look into the armed forces' grievance about pay “anomalies”, is likely to sort out the matter soon. External affairs minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee, who heads the three-member committee, today said he had discussed the matter with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and defence minister Mr AK Antony.
“Shortly, I am going to discuss with the finance minister (P Chidambaram),” he told reporters here when asked about the issue. Without giving details of his discussions with the Prime Minister, Mr Mukherjee merely said: “I do hope we will be able to sort out the issue shortly”.
The committee, which also includes Mr Antony and Mr Chidambaram, was set up by the Prime Minister on 25 September in the wake of deep resentment in the armed forces, who complained that there were “anomalies” in the 6th Pay Commission recommendations and that it had lowered the status of their officers.
After the government notification was issued on 29 August, the issues of “anomalies” in the pay for officers was first raised by Air chief Fali Homi Major in his letter in his capacity as acting chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). Chiefs of Navy and Army too have been voicing their resentment. Mr Antony has strongly favoured resolution of core issues raised by the three services chiefs in their representation to the government. He wrote to Mr Chidambaram, raising issues of disparities”, including the ones relating to Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBORs).
The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission- there are efforts put in at various leveles to to resolve the so called "irregularities" in the new pay scales for armed forces or Defence Forces following the recommendations and implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The efforts are said to gain momentum with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee meeting with Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.
Why is Pranab Mukherjee so important - because he is heading a three-member ministerial committee looking into the issue of pay hike of armed forces or Defence Forces.
As per the news reported by The Hindu, Mukherjee and Chidambaram were together for about an hour during which they are understood to have explored ways to address the issue to the satisfaction of the forces.
The Defence Services, led by their Chiefs, are up in arms over the 6th Pay Commission recommendations, alleging that it compromised their status and honour.
Emerging from the meeting at the External Affairs Minister's South Block office, Chidambaram refused to comment on the deliberations, saying it was his first meeting with Mukherjee on the issue.
Mukherjee on Monday said he had discussed the matter with the Prime Minister and that he hoped the issue would be settled shortly.
The committee, which also includes Antony and Chidambaram, was set up by the Prime Minister on September 25 in the wake of deep resentment in the armed forces, who complained that there were "anomalies" in the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations and that it had lowered the status of their officers.
Kapil Dev, the Cricketing legend who has the honours of bringing the World Cup to India in 1983, has now been appointed as an honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the TA and named him a brand ambassador to attract new talent to the defence forces. Now, he has created some news about the Sixth pay Commission Implementation by mentioning that "Their grievances about the Sixth Pay Commission for Armed Forces could have been sorted out internally and should not have come out in the open". Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.
Still, controversy continues to loom over armed forces reluctance to implement pay commission report.
As reported by Press Trust of India (PTI) "If they (armed forces) have a demand, it is their internal matter and should not have come out before the common man," Dev told reporters after donating blood at a camp organised by Territorial Army (TA) here.
As per Kapil, "Everyone wants an increase in their pay. All of us want to lead better lives," he said to questions from reporters on what he thought about the defence personnel's objection to the pay commission implementation.
Soon after the 6th Central Pay Commission's report was approved by the government in late August, the chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force had expressed their reservations over the "discriminatory" pay scales that lowered the personnel's status vis-a-vis their civilian counterparts.
The matter snowballed into a controversy after the Services' chiefs were reluctant to implement the Cabinet decision on the pay commission.
The government later set up a three-member ministerial committee under External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and Finance Minister P Chidambaram to sort out the issues pointed out by the Services chiefs. Here are the other related links on the Sixth pay Commission Recommendations and the government orders on the same. New Pay Band of Defence Force Officers: Sixth Pay Commission
Link: New Revised Pay Scale Indian Police Services IPS : Sixth Pay Commission
Link To: Maternity Leave, Child Care Leave: Sixth Pay Commission
Link To:LTC Leave Travel Concession Recommendations: Sixth Pay Commission
Link To:Special Allowance for child care for women with Disabilities
Link: Sixth Pay Commission: Income Tax on Pay Arrears
State Wise Salary Hike details are covered in the links of the article: State Wise Salary Hike Details of Sixth Pay Commission. Please refer to the article and click on your respective state wise link for news and other information.
Link To: Dearness Allowance: Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendation
Link To: Revised Pay Scales, New Pay Bands Finalized by the Government
Link To: Sixth Pay Commission: Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points
The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission- A Dusshera or Diwali Gift from the Government for the female employees - The Maternity Leave has been increased from 135 days to 180 days. Not only that, the official communication on this said that the Government is allowing this new 6 months Maternity Leave for the women employees who are currently on Maternity leave - which means that female employees presently on maternity leave can now extend their Maternity leave to six months. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.
However, this has been implemented only in Rajasthan by the Vasundhra Raje Government. It's election year, and the government will leave no stone unturned to showcase that they are working for the benefit of the people. Hopefully, other states are expected to follow soon. Suitable amendments are also being made in the Rajasthan Service Act for incorporating the increased leave.
As per the news, the Rajasthan state government also accepted the demands of a section of workers and grant Assured Career Progression (ACP) to them at nine, 18 and 27 years of service if they have already availed of selection payscale at these years.
Earlier, the government on September 12, 2008, while announcing the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission, had decided to follow the lines of the Centre and give ACP to its workers only after the com-pletion of 10, 20 and 30 years of service.
In yet another gift bonanza for its employees, the state government also changed its earlier stance of deducting the house rent for those employees staying at government quarters from September 1, 2008 instead of the earlier announced January 1, 2007.
A release from the state government clarified that the government on September 12, 2008, had announced that the deduction for those workers staying in government houses on a revised rate would be imple-mented from January 1, 2007 - the date from which the state has agreed to pay arrears to its employees.
However, now the decision stands revised and the employees will not have to pay the sum accruing between January 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008.
Rajasthan is the first state in the country to have notified the recommendation of the Sixth Pay Commission and has decided to implement it in the state for its employees from September 1, 2006. Here are the other related links on the Sixth pay Commission Recommendations and the government orders on the same. New Pay Band of Defence Force Officers: Sixth Pay Commission
Link: New Revised Pay Scale Indian Police Services IPS : Sixth Pay Commission
Link To: Maternity Leave, Child Care Leave: Sixth Pay Commission
Link To:LTC Leave Travel Concession Recommendations: Sixth Pay Commission
Link To:Special Allowance for child care for women with Disabilities
Link: Sixth Pay Commission: Income Tax on Pay Arrears
State Wise Salary Hike details are covered in the links of the article: State Wise Salary Hike Details of Sixth Pay Commission. Please refer to the article and click on your respective state wise link for news and other information.
Link To: Dearness Allowance: Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendation
Link To: Revised Pay Scales, New Pay Bands Finalized by the Government
Link To: Sixth Pay Commission: Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points
It's raining offers for the government sector employees. Since the Markets are Efficient, any profitable opportunity is not missed by the market participants. Same is true for the money that is going to flow from the Sixth Pay Commission Arrears Payment and raised salaries or raised pays after the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations. The Indian Automobile Companies are attempting to cash-in the anormous amounts of money that is now available to the government employees, after the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.
First, it was the Asset Management Companies and Mutual Fund houses who lined up chasing the government employees suggesting them to invest in so and so investment scheme or mutual fund. However, the recent credit crunch and financial turmoil has shaken the trust of the investors. Now, its the turn of other sectors to work on and cash in on the salary revision by Sixth Pay Commission recently.
As per the latest news, car-maker General Motors GM India on Monday announced a limited period discounts of up to Rs 62,000 on various models during the festive season exclusively for the central and state government employees.
"As a part of our ongoing centenary celebrations, we are pleased to bring this special offer to all central and state government employees to make the vehicles affordable to them," GM India Vice-President (Marketing, Sales and After-Sales) Ankush Arora said.
As per the scheme offered by car company General motors or GM India, government employees will be eligible to get a discount of Rs 31,000 on Chevrolet U-VA and Rs 62,000 on Chevrolet Spark. This is inclusive of all discounts and special offers that already exist.
Not only that, if anyone is willing to go for high-end models, similar special discounts would also be available on Chevrolet Aveo and Chevrolet Optra.
Then, when GM is cashing in, how can other car companies keep quite. Hyundai Motors India Ltd, India's largest passenger car exporter and the second largest car manufacturer, also declared a similar scheme for the state and central government employees. Though no concrete discount pricing details or other details are available, but it is learnt that there will be special pricing, attractive finance options etc to enable the government employees to own a Hyundai car.
The car companies are waiting for the employees to receive the arrears of Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations and their new increased salaries. The attempt is that arrears can be utilised as the down payment for purchase of the car and the revised salary increment will help them to accommodate their monthly EMI's. So in a nutsheel, its all a secure and safe loan game for both the car companies and the banks offering loans. The Hyundai scheme will be run through October and November, 2008. Let's hope that employees dont get carried away with their belongings and make a right and informed decision about their loan liabilities before jumping on the bandwagon. Hyundai has tied up with State Bank of India, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank to provide with attractive finance schemes for the government employees for their vehicle purchase.
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