Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission additional Bunching increment ?

Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission Bunching Benefit as per Para 5.1.36 of Pay Commission report ?  The meaning of Stage defined now in the OM dated 07.09.2016

In Para 5.1.36 of its report, 7th Pay Commission had recommended that one additional increment will be given while fixing of every two stages of pre-revised basic pay (pay in pay band and Grade pay) or scale  in the same pay in the new pay matrix.  This recommendation has been accepted by Govt and an OM has been issued on 7th September 2016 to this effect.

Check the following link to read OM dated 7th September 2016 on Bunching benefits

The Govt has also defined now the meaning of "Stage" in the OM dated 7th September 2016.  Pay drawn by two Government servants in a given Pay Band and Grade pay or scale where the higher pay is at least 3% more than the lower pay shall constitute two stages.

The illustration provided in 7th Pay Commission report for the purpose of granting Bunching Increment was relating to Entry Pay only in the the new Pay Matrix viz., As per Illustration provided in the report Employees in GP 10,000 who are fitted in to minimum of Level 14 of New Pay Matrix will be eligible for one additional increment and would be fitted in to next cell of Level 14.

However, as per the OM dated 7th September 2016, which has clearly defined the meaning of Stage as far as 6th CPC pay is concerned, the bunching benefit will also be applicable to fixation of 7th CPC pay for all the indices of new pay matrix in addition to entry pay.

7th Pay Commission Pay Fixation:

As per Para 5.1.28 of 7th Pay Commission Report, pay fixation in the new pay structure will have to be made as follows

Step 1: Identify Basic Pay (Pay in the pay band plus Grade Pay) drawn by an employee as on the date of implementation. This figure is 'A'.
Step 2: Multiply 'A' with 2.57, round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result 'B'.
Step 3: The figure so arrived at, i.e., 'B' or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to his/her grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of 'B' is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level

7th Pay Commission bunching Benefit:

In addition to above, 7th Pay Commission proposes bunching benefit in Para 5.1.36 whenever more than two stages are bunched together for fixation of pay in 7th CPC pay matrix, one additional increment equal to 3 percent may be given for every two stages bunched, and pay fixed in the subsequent cell in the pay matrix.
Further, Para 5.1.37 of the report provides an illustration for fixation of pay of two employees who are drawing pay of Rs.53,000 and Rs.54,590 in the GP 10000.

As per this illustration, after applying 7CPC multiplication factor of 2.57, both of these employees will have to be fixed in first cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,44,200 as their revisesd pay are worked out to Rs.1,36,210 and Rs.1,40,296 respectively which are not more than the first cell of level 15 (Rs.1,44,200)
But to avoid bunching of these two stages of pay, the person drawing pay of Rs.54,590 will get fixed in second cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,48,500, while the other who is drawing pay of Rs. 53,000 will have to be fixed in Rs.1,44,200.

Based on this illustration, a table containing Entry pay of Rs. 53,000 in GP 10000, subsequent stages for this pay (pay with increment of 3% for every year) and 7th Pay Commission pay fixation for the same has been prepared as below.

Applying same principles, we could find that next stage in entry pay in respect of Grade Pay 1800, 1900. 2000, PB-3-5400, 6600, 7600 and 8900 would be entitled to one additional increment as bunching benefit.

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of 10,000/- (Pay Band (Rs. 37400-67000)

6cpc Basic Pay		7CPC pay fixation	GP 10000
	bp*2.57		7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
53000	136210	144200	144200
54590	140296	144200	148500
56230	144511	148500	153000
57920	148854	153000	157600
59660	153326	157600	162300
61450	157927	162300	167200
63300	162681	167200	172200
65200	167564	172200	177400
67160	172601	177400	182700
69180	177793	182700	188200
71260	183138	188200	193800
73400	188638	193800	199600
75610	194318	199600	205600
77880	200152	205600	211800
80220	206165	211800	218200

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 8900/- (Pay Band 4 - Rs. 37400 to 67000)

			GP 8900
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
49100	126187	131100	131100
50580	129991	131100	135000
52100	133897	135000	139100
53670	137932	139100	143300
55290	142095	143300	147600
56950	146362	147600	152000
58660	150756	152000	156600
60420	155279	156600	161300
62240	159957	161300	166100
64110	164763	166100	171100
66040	169723	171100	176200
68030	174837	176200	181500
70080	180106	181500	186900
72190	185528	186900	192500
74360	191105	192500	198300
76600	196862	198300	204200
78900	202773	204200	210300
81270	208864	210300	216600

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of of Rs 7600/- (Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600 - 39100)

			GP 7600
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
29500	75815	78800	78800
30390	78102	78800	81200
31310	80467	81200	83600
32250	82883	83600	86100
33220	85375	86100	88700
34220	87945	88700	91400
35250	90593	91400	94100
36310	93317	94100	96900
37400	96118	96900	99800
38530	99022	99800	102800
39690	102003	102800	105900
40890	105087	105900	109100
42120	108248	109100	112400
43390	111512	112400	115800
44700	114879	115800	119300
46050	118349	119300	122900
47440	121921	122900	126600
48870	125596	126600	130400
50340	129374	130400	134300
51860	133280	134300	138300
53420	137289	138300	142400
55030	141427	142400	146700
56690	145693	146700	151100
58400	150088	151100	155600
60160	154611	155600	160300
61970	159263	160300	165100
63830	164043	165100	170100
65750	168978	170100	175200
67730	174066	175200	180500
69770	179309	180500	185900
71870	184706	185900	191500
74030	190257	191500	197200
76260	195988	197200	203100
78550	201874	203100	209200

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 6600/- (Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600 - 39100)

			GP 6600
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
25350	65150	67700	67700
26120	67128	67700	69700
26910	69159	69700	71800
27720	71240	71800	74000
28560	73399	74000	76200
29420	75609	76200	78500
30310	77897	78500	80900
31220	80235	80900	83300
32160	82651	83300	85800
33130	85144	85800	88400
34130	87714	88400	91100
35160	90361	91100	93800
36220	93085	93800	96600
37310	95887	96600	99500
38430	98765	99500	102500
39590	101746	102500	105600
40780	104805	105600	108800
42010	107966	108800	112100
43280	111230	112100	115500
44580	114571	115500	119000
45920	118014	119000	122600
47300	121561	122600	126300
48720	125210	126300	130100
50190	128988	130100	134000
51700	132869	134000	138000
53260	136878	138000	142100
54860	140990	142100	146400
56510	145231	146400	150800
58210	149600	150800	155300
59960	154097	155300	160000
61760	158723	160000	164800
63620	163503	164800	169700
65530	168412	169700	174800
67500	173475	174800	180000
69530	178692	180000	185400
71620	184063	185400	191000
73770	189589	191000	196700
75990	195294	196700	202600
78270	201154	202600	208700

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 5400/- (Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600 - 39100)

			GP 5400
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
21000	53970	56100	56100
21630	55589	56100	57800
22280	57260	57800	59500
22950	58982	59500	61300
23640	60755	61300	63100
24350	62580	63100	65000
25090	64481	65000	67000
25850	66435	67000	69000
26630	68439	69000	71100
27430	70495	71100	73200
28260	72628	73200	75400
29110	74813	75400	77700
29990	77074	77700	80000
30890	79387	80000	82400
31820	81777	82400	84900
32780	84245	84900	87400
33770	86789	87400	90000
34790	89410	90000	92700
35840	92109	92700	95500
36920	94884	95500	98400
38030	97737	98400	101400
39180	100693	101400	104400
40360	103725	104400	107500
41580	106861	107500	110700
42830	110073	110700	114000
44120	113388	114000	117400
45450	116807	117400	120900
46820	120327	120900	124500
48230	123951	124500	128200
49680	127678	128200	132000
51180	131533	132000	136000
52720	135490	136000	140100
54310	139577	140100	144300
55940	143766	144300	148600
57620	148083	148600	153100
59350	152530	153100	157700
61140	157130	157700	162400
62980	161859	162400	167300
64870	166716	167300	172300
66820	171727	172300	177500

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 2400/- (Pay Band 1 - Rs. 5200 - 20200)

			GP 2400
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
9910	25469	25500	25500
10210	26240	26300	26300
10520	27036	27100	27100
10840	27859	27900	27900
11170	28707	29600	29600
11510	29581	30500	30500
11860	30480	30500	31400
12220	31405	32300	32300
12590	32356	33300	33300
12970	33333	34300	34300
13360	34335	35300	35300
13770	35389	36400	36400
14190	36468	37500	37500
14620	37573	38600	38600
15060	38704	39800	39800
15520	39886	41000	41000
15990	41094	42200	42200
16470	42328	43500	43500
16970	43613	44800	44800
17480	44924	46100	46100
18010	46286	47500	47500
18560	47699	48900	48900
19120	49138	50400	50400
19700	50629	51900	51900
20300	52171	53500	53500
20910	53739	55100	55100
21540	55358	56800	56800
22190	57028	58500	58500
22860	58750	60300	60300
23550	60524	62100	62100
24260	62348	64000	64000
24990	64224	65900	65900
25740	66152	67900	67900
26520	68156	69900	69900
27320	70212	72000	72000
28140	72320	74200	74200
28990	74504	76400	76400
29860	76740	78700	78700
30760	79053	81100	81100

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 2000/- (Pay Band 1 - Rs. 5200 - 20200)

			GP 2000
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
8460	21742	22400	22400
8720	22410	23100	23100
8990	23104	23800	23800
9260	23798	23800	24500
9540	24518	25200	25200
9830	25263	26000	26000
10130	26034	26800	26800
10440	26831	27600	27600
10760	27653	28400	28400
11090	28501	29300	29300
11430	29375	30200	30200
11780	30275	31100	31100
12140	31200	32000	32000
12510	32151	33000	33000
12890	33127	34000	34000
13280	34130	35000	35000
13680	35158	36100	36100
14100	36237	37200	37200
14530	37342	38300	38300
14970	38473	39400	39400
15420	39629	40600	40600
15890	40837	41800	41800
16370	42071	43100	43100
16870	43356	44400	44400
17380	44667	45700	45700
17910	46029	47100	47100
18450	47417	48500	48500
19010	48856	50000	50000
19590	50346	51500	51500
20180	51863	53000	53000
20790	53430	54600	54600
21420	55049	56200	56200
22070	56720	57900	57900
22740	58442	59600	59600
23430	60215	61400	61400
24140	62040	63200	63200
24870	63916	65100	65100
25620	65843	67100	67100
26390	67822	69100	69100

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 1900/-

			GP 1900
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
7730	19866	19900	19900
7970	20483	20500	20500
8210	21100	21100	21100
8460	21742	21700	22400
8720	22410	22400	23100
8990	23104	23100	23800
9260	23798	23800	24500
9540	24518	25200	25200
9830	25263	26000	26000
10130	26034	26800	26800
10440	26831	27600	27600
10760	27653	28400	28400
11090	28501	29300	29300
11430	29375	30200	30200
11780	30275	31100	31100
12140	31200	32000	32000
12510	32151	33000	33000
12890	33127	34000	34000
13280	34130	35000	35000
13680	35158	36100	36100
14100	36237	37200	37200
14530	37342	38300	38300
14970	38473	39400	39400
15420	39629	40600	40600
15890	40837	41800	41800
16370	42071	43100	43100
16870	43356	44400	44400
17380	44667	45700	45700
17910	46029	47100	47100
18450	47417	48500	48500
19010	48856	50000	50000
19590	50346	51500	51500
20180	51863	53000	53000
20790	53430	54600	54600
21420	55049	56200	56200
22070	56720	57900	57900
22740	58442	59600	59600
23430	60215	61400	61400
24140	62040	63200	63200

7th Pay Commission Pay with Bunching Benefit in respect of 6th CPC Pay in Pay band with GP of Rs. 1800/-

			GP 1800
6cpc Basic pay	6cpc*2.57	7cpc pay fixation	7CPC pay fixation with bunching benefit
7000	17990	18000	18000
7210	18530	19100	19100
7430	19095	19100	19700
7660	19686	19700	20300
7890	20277	20300	20900
8130	20894	20900	21500
8380	21537	22100	22100
8640	22205	22800	22800
8900	22873	23500	23500
9170	23567	24200	24200
9450	24287	24900	24900
9740	25032	25600	25600
10040	25803	26400	26400
10350	26600	27200	27200
10670	27422	28000	28000
11000	28270	28800	28800
11330	29118	29700	29700
11670	29992	30600	30600
12030	30917	31500	31500
12400	31868	32400	32400
12780	32845	33400	33400
13170	33847	34400	34400
13570	34875	35400	35400
13980	35929	36500	36500
14400	37008	37600	37600
14840	38139	38700	38700
15290	39295	39900	39900
15750	40478	41100	41100
16230	41711	42300	42300
16720	42970	43600	43600
17230	44281	44900	44900
17750	45618	46200	46200
18290	47005	47600	47600
18840	48419	49000	49000
19410	49884	50500	50500
20000	51400	52000	52000
20600	52942	53600	53600
21220	54535	55200	55200
21860	56180	56900	56900

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Impact of 7th Pay Commission only 25K crore and not 100K crore – Confederation

Impact of 7th Pay Commission only 25K crore and not 100K crore – Confederation

Central Government Employees of Karnataka State has expressed its views that Government of India has to spend an additional Rs.25,000/- crores and not Rs.1,00,000/- crores as a result of implementation of 7th Pay Commission contrary to media reports. This will amount to 0.4 per cent of GDP.

Expenditure towards Salary of Central Government Employees on implementation of 7th Pay Commission will be around 25000 Cr and not Rs.1 lakh Crore as projected by media reports says Confederation

Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Karnataka State has come up with a detailed report on actual expenditure involved out of 7th Pay Commission recommendations.

Comrades,
There are various reports in the media about the impact of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations on the common man and the government resources at large, the reports suggest that amount of Rs.one lakh crores of public money has been spent for implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations for 35 lakhs central Government employees, Perhaps the strongest criticism of Pay Commission awards is that they play havoc with government finances and also state government demand support to implement the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. At the aggregate level, these concerns are somewhat exaggerated and which is totally wrong.

Let us examine the 7th Pay Commission report vide para no 3.65 and 3.66 and the website of Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Pay Research Unit for Brochure on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Civilian Employees visit website PayAllowance2013-14

The 7th Pay Commission report para number 3.65 and 3.66
3.65 The total expenditure on pay and allowances for civil personnel of Central Government in the recent years is brought out in Table 9.

Table 9: Expenditure on Pay and Allowances

Year	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Amount (Rs.crore)	51,664	80,110	1,07,402	1,07,550	1,17,565	1,29,599
As a percent of GDP	1.04	1.42	1.66	1.38	1.33	1.30

The 7th Pay Commission report para number 3.65 and 3.66

3.65 The total expenditure on pay and allowances for civil personnel of Central Government in the recent years is brought out in Table 9.

Table 9: Expenditure on Pay and Allowances

3.66 The expenditure per capita on pay and allowances for Civil Central Government personnel for FY 2012-13 was Rs..3.92 lakh per annum i.e Rs..32666/- per month.

Add 35% DA for the period 1/4/2013 to 1/1/2016 average salary of Civil Central Government personnel as on 1/1/2016 at 125% DA which works around Rs.37500/- per month (Rs.4.50 lakhs per annum ) without 7th CPC recommendations . i.e., Rs..1.57,000 crores.

Add average 16% wage increase due to 7th Pay Commission which works out to Rs 43500/- per month (Rs.5.22 lakhs per annum) with 7th Pay Commission implementation .

Total Expenditure for 35 lakhs for Civil Central Government personnel for FY 2016-17 is around Rs..1,83,000 crores In respect of pensions expenditure for 55 lakhs pensioners amount is around Rs..81,000/ crores as on 1/1/2016. which is against the revenue receipts of Rs..19 lakh crores. The percentage of revenue receipt and wages is just around 13% of the total revenue is spent on the wages and pension for the Central Government personnel. In fact it is just at 1.3% of the GDP.

This clearly shows that that the increase in impact for the government of India finances is just additional Rs..25,000/- crores not additional Rs..1,00,000/- crores as per the media reports.

The 7th Pay Commission recommendations’ impact need not give jitters to the government because the rise in government wages will amount to only 0.4 per cent of GDP.

One more aspect is that technically, the recommendations of a Central Pay Commission are only for Central Government employees and States are not bound to follow suit. Indeed, up to the 1980s, States constituted their own Pay Commissions and prescribed their own pay scales, based upon their fiscal capacity.

Let us not be carried over by the media or press reports, hence we should educate each and every employee for struggle and so that a decent wage hike is achieved.

Comradely yours
(P.S.Prasad)
General Secretary

Click to view the report by Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Karnataka

7th Pay Commission Report – Areas which require Revision / Modification by Empowered Committee

7th Pay Commission having been tabled already, now it is left to Empowered Committee (appointed for examining the report of the Commission) to consider the demands of Staff Side.

7th Pay Commission Report – Areas which require Revision / Modification by Empowered Committee as per Staff Side demands – Minimum Pay, Fitment Formula, Annual Rate of Increment, Date of Effect, Ratio between Minimum Pay and Maximum Pay, Fixation of Pay on Promotion etc.

After 7th Pay Commission formed in February 2014, staff side JCM consisting of members who are also office bearers of various staff organisations had submitted detailed memorandum to the Commission  and suggested the quantum of Minimum Pay, Fitment Formula, Annual Rate of Increment, Date of Effect, Ratio between Minimum Pay and Maximum Pay, Fixation of Pay on Promotion etc., for taking in consideration by 7th Pay Commission in its recommendations.

However, many of the demands of the staff side were not favourbly considered by the 7th Pay Commission in its recommendations.

Now, Staff Side have been impressing upon Empowered Committee, the need for rectification / modification / revision of many of retrograde recommendations of 7th Pay Commission

We provide here a brief of the areas with respect to which Staff Side members will have to demand for revision / modification of the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission.

1. Minimum 7th Pay Commission Pay and Ratio between Minimum and Maximum Pay:

7th Pay Commission has proposed a basic pay of Rs. 18000 as minimum entry pay in Central Government Service (Pay of MTS). However, Staff Side JCM is of the view that as per approved methods such as Dr.Aykroyd Formula, minimum pay in Central Government Service should be Rs. 26,000.

2. Date of Effect and Fitment Formula:

Staff Side JCM had put forth before 7th Pay Commission that uniform fitment formula / multiplication factor of 3.7 to be applied while fixing the basic pay of existing employees.

With regard to Date of effect of 7th Pay Commission pay and allowances, members representing staff side submitted before 7th CPC that Central Government Employees are due for pay revision every ten years and that in order to rectify the delay in implementation of pay commission award in the past, the present pay commission award has to be given effect from 1st January 2014.

Contrary to Staff Side JCM’s suggestions, 7th Pay Commission has fixed the fitment formula / multiplication factor as 2.57. While mere merger of DA with existing pay in pay band and Grade pay would require a multiplication factor of 2.25, 7CPC proposed fitment formula / multiplication factor of 2.57 would result in increase in basic pay to an extent of 14.22% only.

Hence, convincing 7th CPC empowered committee for a higher multiplication factor / fitment formula would be the foremost concern of Staff Side JCM.

As far as date of effect of 7th Pay Commission award is concerned, the commission has not accepted the suggestion of Staff Side. It has observed that since the previous pay commission was given effect from 1st January 2006, the present pay commission award will have to be made effect only from 1st January 2016.

3. Annual Rate of Increment and Date of Increment:

Staff JCM in its memorandum before 7th Pay Commission suggested that since most of the PSUs including the banking industries provide the incremental rate at 5% and over a period of time it raised the salary level of the personnel, rate of  annual increment for Central Government Employees will have to be fixed at 5%.

Further, uniform date of increment prescribed by the 6th CPC resulted in many anomalies, Staff Side JCM submitted that two specific dates as increment dates, Viz. 1st January and 1st July will have to be introduced.  Those recruited/appointed/promoted during the period between 1st January and 30th June will have their increment date on 1st January and those recruited/appointed/promoted between 1st  July and 31st  December will have it on 1st  July next year.

Also, staff side required that those who retire on 30th June or 31st December are granted one increment on the last day of their service, since they serve the entire one year of service required for an increment as on the date of retirement

Recommendation of 7th Pay Commission on the rate of increment:

In spite of valid argument of staff side for recommending annual increment rate of 5%, 7th Pay Commission has not made revision in annual increment and Promotional increment which have been recommended at the rate of 3% of basic pay.

4. Scrapping of NPS:

Staff Side JCM is of the view that New Pension system (NPS) has to be scrapped and all the employees who have joined in Govt Servic on or after 01.01.2004, are to be brought to defined pension scheme.

However, 7th Pay Commission observed that the NPS will have to be continued; that Govt should frame necessary law / Policy for proper investment of NPS fund in Equity and that a strong grievance redressel will have to be formed to serve NPS employees.

5. Transport Allowance:

With regard to Transport Allowance, Staff Side JCM presented the demand that if at all Transport allowance is meant to defray transport charges then low paid employees ought to have been paid higher transport allowance then higher level officers as they only travel from long distances to reach office. Hence, it was suggested by Staff Side that uniform transport allowance be paid irrespective of level of the cadre

Pay Range	X class cities	other places
Up to Rs.75,000	Rs. 7500 plus DA	Rs. 3750 plus DA

 However, 7th Pay Commission has not modified the structure of Transport allowance on the basis of pay level. The existing DA on Transport Allowance has been proposed to be merged. The new rates of Transport Allowance suggested are as follows:

Pay Level	Higher TPTA Cities (Rs. pm)	Other Places (Rs. pm)
9 and above	7200+DA	3600+DA
3 to 8	3600+DA	1800+DA
1 and 2	1350+DA	900+DA

6. MACP:

It has been demanded by Staff Side JCM that five hierarchical promotions to be granted under MACP. Presently only 3 financial upgradations either in the form of promotion or time bound financial upgradation to next grade pay are being ensured under MACP.

7th Pay Commission has not made any proposal for revising the number of upgradations under MACP which is three at present.

With regard to the benchmark for performance appraisal for MACP as well as for regular promotion, 7th Pay Commission has recommended that in the interest of improving performance level, the same has to be enhanced from ‘Good’ to ‘Very Good.’

7th Pay Commission has also noted that introduction of more stringent  criteria such as  clearing of departmental examinations or mandatory training before grant of MACP can also be considered by the government.

Withholding Annual Increments of Non-performers:

7th Pay Commission has proposed that employees who do not meet the laid down performance criterion should not be allowed to earn future annual increments.

The Commission has proposed for withholding of annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or a regular promotion within the first 20 years of their service.

7. House Building Advance:

Staff Side JCM had demanded for increasing the advance to 50 times of the Salary and fixing the rate of interest not more than 5%.

As per 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, 34 times of Basic Pay OR Rs.25 lakh OR anticipated price of house, whichever is least can be availed as House Building Advance.

The requirement of minimum 10 years of continuous service to avail of HBA has been proposed to be reduced to 5 years.

If both spouses are government servants, 7CPC has proposed that HBA should be admissible to both separately. Existing employees who have already taken Home Loans from banks and other financial institutions would be allowed to migrate to this scheme, as recommended by 7CPC.

8. Children Education Allowance:

Suggestions of Staff Side:

Presently the allowance is admissible for two children, for studying in a recognised school up to XII standard. The maximum ceiling  is stipulated at Rs.18000/- since this allowance had been hiked by 50% because of the DA component in salary having been crossed 100% on 1.1.2014. It is suggested that doubling of this allowance and increasing the same by 50 % whenever the DA crosses over by 50%

Further, it has been suggested that the CEA scheme may be extended to cover children studying for Graduate/Post Graduate and Professional courses.

7th Pay Commission’s recommendations on Children Education Allowance:

CEA (Rs. pm)	1500×1.5 = 2250	Whenever DA increases by 50%, CEA shall increase by 25%
Hostel Subsidy (Rs. pm)	4500 x 1.5 = 6750 (ceiling)	Whenever DA increases by 50%, Hostel Subsidy shall increase by 25%

7th Pay Commission has not accepted the Staff Side’s demand that CEA to be applicable for children beyond class 12.

9. HRA:

House Rent Allowance suggested by Staff Side JCM

X classified cities	60%
Y classified towns	40%
Z classified/unclassified  places	20%

House Rent Allowance recommended by 7th Pay Commission

Population of Cities/Towns	Class of Cities/Towns	HRA rates as % of Basic Pay (including MSP and NPA)
50 lakh and above	X	24
50–5 lakh	Y	16
Below 5 lakh	Z	8

HRA when DA crosses 50%

Population of Cities/Towns	Class of Cities/Towns	HRA rates as % of Basic Pay (including MSP and NPA)
50 lakh and above	X	27
50–5 lakh	Y	18
Below 5 lakh	Z	9

HRA when crosses 100%

Population of Cities/Towns	Class of Cities/Towns	HRA rates as % of Basic Pay (including MSP and NPA)
50 lakh and above	X	30
50–5 lakh	Y	20
Below 5 lakh	Z	10

10. LTC:

Staff Side JCM demanded the following as far as Leave Travel Concession applicable to Central Government Employees is concerned

1. Permission for air journey for all categories of employees to and from NE Region.

2. Permission for personnel posted in NE Region for a journey within NE Region.

3. To increase the periodicity of the LTC once in two years.

4. Explore the possibility of allowing an employer to undertake tour outside India once in a service career  in lieu of the LTC.

7th Pay Commission Report on LTC:

It could be found that suggestions of Staff Side JCM such as increasing the frequency of All India LTC, permission for air travel for all categories of employees in respect of NE Region etc., were not discussed in the report of 7th Pay Commission.

The proposal to split hometown LTC has been considered and it is recommended that splitting of hometown LTC should be allowed in case of employees posted in North East, Ladakh and Island territories of Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep.

Also, it is obsered by 7th Pay Commission that LTC to foreign countries is not in the ambit of this Commission.

11. Gratuity:

Suggestions of Staff Side JCM:

Staff Side JCM suggested that in respect of gratuity payable to employees ceiling of 16.5 times and the quantum limit of Rs. 10 lakhs should also be removed. It was pointed out that in the banking industry there is no such ceiling of 16.5 months‟ salary but the retiring bank employees are getting at the rate of ½ a month salary for every year of service even over and above 33 years of service. Hence, in respect of Central Government Employees also for a service span exceeding 33 years, the gratuity should be higher and the above ceiling be withdrawn.

7th Pay Commission’s recommendations on Gratuity:

It has been recommended by 7th Pay Commission that ceiling of gratuity is to be raised from the existing Rs.10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh from 01.01.2016. Further, as per Commission’s recommendations, Gratuity is to be partially indexed to Dearness Allowance. It is proposed that the ceiling on gratuity may increase by 25% whenever DA rises by 50 percent.

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7th Pay Commission recommended that Family Planning Allowance should be abolished.

7th CPC has recommended for abolition of Family Planning Allowance since the level of awareness regarding appropriate family size has gone up among the government servants. 7th CPC is of the view that many benefits relates to children, viz., Children Education Allowance, Maternity Leave, LTC, etc., are available now.

7th Pay Commission recommended that Family Planning Allowance should be abolished.

7th Pay Commission has proposed for abolishing Family Planning Allowance. Analysis and Recommendations of 7th Pay Commission on FPA is as follows:

Family Planning Allowance (FPA) is granted to Central Government employees as an encouragement to adhere to small family norms. The existing rates are as under:

Grade Pay	Family Planning Allowance
1300-2400	210
2800	250
4200	400
4600	450
4800	500
5400	550
6600	650
7600	750
8700	800
8900	900
>10,000	1000

There are demands to make it equal to one increment. Representations have also been received requesting that the allowance should be double for those employees who adopt family planning norms after just one child.

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission recognizes the fact that most of the benefits related to children, viz., Children Education Allowance, Maternity Leave, LTC, etc., are available for two children only. Moreover the level of awareness regarding appropriate family size has also gone up among the government servants. Hence, a separate allowance aimed towards population control is not required now. Accordingly, it is recommended that Family Planning Allowance should be abolished.

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Railways Senior Citizens Welfare Society’s Memorandum

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Railways Senior Citizens Welfare Society’s Memorandum

RSCWS demands for revising 7th pay commission multiplication factor, Parity of Pension, and revision of Fixed Medical Allowance – Submits memorandum to 7th pay commission empowered committee

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Railway Senior Citizen Welfare Society has submitted representation to 7th Pay Commission Implementation Cell highlighting the need for reviewing the recommendations for the benefit of Pensioners

No. RSCWS/ CHD / Memo 7th CPC Emp Com/2016-3

Dated: 6-2-2016

1. Cabinet Secretary, Government of India & CHAIRMAN, EMPOWERED COMMITTEE OF SECRETARIES ON 7TH CPC, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 004
CC to:cabinet@nic.in

2. ALL MEMBERS OF EMPOWERED COMMITTEE ON 7TH CPC

Dear Sir,
Subject: Recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission relating to Pension & Retirement Benefits

We would like to draw your kind attention to the following major points & serious inadequacies & consequential serious injustice to the Pensioners. We earnestly request you for consideration of the following issues:

1. MULTIPLE FACTOR (REF: PARA 10.1.67):

I) The 7th Pay Commission has very unjustly & arbitrarily recommended the multiple factor of 2.57 for fixation of Pay & Pension. It is tantamount to less than 14.3% rise of emoluments as on 1-1-2016 (with expected DA of 125%) as against over 21% rise proposed by 6th CPC. This is especially very much unjustified in view of much high price rise in the last 10 years.

II) Long pending demand may please be accepted for merger of DA for fixing the Revised Pay & Pension;

III) It is, therefore, requested that the multiple factor should, therefore, be raised to 3.15 times of Sixth CPC Basic Pay & Pension if the merger of DA is agreed to or at least to 2.65 if merger of DA is not agreed to.

IV) The Minimum wage of Rs.18000 proposed by 7th Pay Commission is based on Dr Aykroyed formula for Minimum Need Based Wage. This has already been overruled by the Supreme Court as it does not reflect the present day needs for Housing, Social obligations and Children Education etc. The Apex Court had already modified the said formula by adding appropriate weightage for these Factors – which may please be considered for fixing the Minimum Pay and the Pay at higher Levels as well as the Pension as based thereon.

2. PARITY OF PENSION (PARA (10.1.53 & 10.1.67):

a) We welcome the recommendation of 7th CPC and thank the COMMISSION for accepting the long pending demand of Parity between pre and post 7th CPC Retirees. However the method suggested by the Pay Commission for the above purpose, needs to be revised & simplified in view of the following reasons:

i) It may not be possible to implement this Option in many cases for fixation Revised Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners in the absence of Service Records of the old Pensioners to check the number of increments earned in the Grade from which the Pensioner retired in cases where the Service Records of the old Pensioners are not available thus depriving them of the benefit of the same permanently or for many years till their records are rebuilt – which will be like groping in the dark;

ii) Basing of Pay Matrix & Pension on disproportionate Rise of Pay & Pension – given after 6th CPC – will be unjustified – as the rise given after 6th CPC was 3 times or more in PB 4 as against 2.26 times in PB 2 & PB 3;

iii) Using lower Index of only 2.57 at lower levels and 2.62 at Middle Levels as compared to 2.67, 2.72 and 2.81 at higher Levels of Posts will further accentuate the discrimination caused by the 6th CPC. The Index of 2.81 should be uniformly applied at all Levels.

iv) In the past, while fixing the salary of serving personnel in the revised scale under the 4th CPC recommendations, point to point fixation based on the number of increments already earned was not undertaken and one increment was allowed for every 3 (three) increments earned in the pre-revised scale thereby suppressing the number of increments earned in relation to the number of years actually spent in the grade.

The same principle of allowing one increment for every 3 earned in the 4th CPC scale was also followed while fixing salary of serving employees in 5th CPC scales. This has resulted in artificially suppressing the time spent in a particular level.

v) Senior Pre-2006 Pensioners will get lesser higher pension than even the Pre-2006 junior Pensioners who retired later from the same Post with slightly longer or more years of service in that Grade;

vi) Senior Pre-2016 Pensioners who retired in higher Level of Posts will get lesser pension than the juniors who retired from one or even more Levels below just because Either the Juniors could not get promoted to higher grade but had earned more increments in the lower Grade than the seniors who retired from a higher grade.

Or the two Pay Scale got merged after the retirement of the senior and thus the junior will get the benefit of all increments earned in either of the two scales while the senior will get the benefit of the increments earned only in the higher grade.

All this would be greatly unjustified.

a) It is, therefore, requested to please simplify the method for the purpose and the same should be based only on the information available in the PPO.

b) It is requested that – in order to remove the above infirmities – the Pension of Pre-2016 Civilian Pensioners be fixed at the higher of the following two formulations:

i) a) Pension of Pre 2016 Pensioners be fixed at par with Average of the Pension of Post-2016 Pensioners based on the 50% of the Average Pay in the Pay Matrix or such other formula as may be universally implementable as per readily available records of all concerned / based on the information available in the PPO;

b) Till such time the above said dispensation is implemented, minimum Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners should not be less than 50% of the minimum of Pay in the Pay Matrix of 7th CPC for the Pay Level corresponding to the Pay Scale or the Grade Pay from which the Pensioner had retired;

ii) Pension fixed after Sixth CPC be multiplied by Multiple Factor of 3.15 if the merger of DA is agreed to or at least to 2.65 if merger of DA is not agreed to (as proposed in Para 3 above)\

iii) Increments earned or the number of years spent in either of the merged scales should be taken into consideration for fixing the Revised Pension.

Pensioners may please be fixed at the higher of the above – without getting any option from the Pensioner as it is an obvious matter that all will opt for the higher Pension.

3. ADDITIONAL PENSION (Para 10.1.28):

7th CPC has totally ignored the reasons of extra expenses on medical care & treatment in old age for the demand for reducing the age for grant of Additional Pension of 5% from 65 years of age, 10% from 70 years and 15% from 75 years. It has also ignored even the recommendations of DOP&PW for starting it at the age of 75 years. This has greatly hurt the Pensioners.

It is, therefore, requested that the Additional Pension may please be granted @ 5% from 65 years of age, 10% from 70 years and 15% from 75 years of age, besides continuing with Additional Pension of 20% from 80 years, 30% from 85 years, 40% from 90 years, 50% from 95 years and 100 % from 100 years of age as granted after 6th CPC.

4. FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE(Ref: Para 8.17.52):

It is regretted that the 7th CPC has recommended no enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) for Pensioners for day- to-day medical treatment not requiring hospitalization, merely on the ground that “this Allowance was last enhanced from Rs.300 to Rs.500 pm from 19/11/2014” – even without going into the merits of the following valid reasons advanced for the revision thereof:

i) FMA should have been revised from 1-9-2008 – like all other Allowances after the 6th CPC. The belated revision done in 2014 was itself delayed by 6 years;

ii) The cost had exorbitantly increased for the Medicines, Consultation Fee and cost of Pathological Tests required for day-to-day medical treatment since 1999 (when the FMA was initially granted) and this had risen at a much steeper rate than the Price Index.

iii) Average expenditure per pensioner/per Patient on OPD in CGHS Hospitals has increased manifold and is at present over Rs.2500 per patient. This reflects the exorbitant increase in the cost of Medicines, Consultation Fee and cost of Pathological Tests etc. required for day-to-day medical treatment. The FMA of Rs.500 per month is thus a pittance of the actual expenditure on day-to-day Medical Treatment by the Pensioners who are residing in non-CGHS /RELHS areas and have thus opted out of the same.

iv) A large proportion of Pensioners were residing in remote areas or villages having no excess to CGHS Dispensaries & Railway Hospitals and as such, are wholly dependent on the paltry amount of FMA for day-to-day treatment of self & spouse.

v) It is, therefore, requested that the FMA may please be revised to at least Rs.2000 p.m. or at par with the average expenditure on OPD Treatment per month per Pensioner / Patient.

Hoping for a favorable consideration;
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
(Harchandan Singh)
Secretary General, RSCWS

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7th CPC recommends higher grade pay for JPA, SPA, Off-set Machine Operator, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor

7th CPC recommends Junior Press Assistant (JPA) , Senior Press Assistant (SPA), Off-set Machine Operator, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor, grade pay of 1800, 1900, 2400, 1900, and 4200 respectively

7th CPC recommends higher grade pay for JPA, SPA, Off-set Machine Operator, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for JPA, SPA, Machine Man and Electrical Supervisor

Press Stream

    In IBM, the post of Junior Press Assistant (JPA) is placed in GP 1800, Senior Press Assistant (SPA) is in GP 1900 and Off-set Machine Operator is in GP 2400. Direct entry is at the level of JPA for which the qualification of Class X+ITI is required. In GSI, direct entry is at the level of Pressman, with GP 1900 and identical qualification requirements as that of JPA in IBM. JPAs of IBM have demanded parity with the Pressman post of GSI.

Analysis and Recommendations

    The posts of JPA and SPA should be merged in IBM. The merged cadre should be called Pressman cadre. It should be initially fixed in GP 1900 with  appropriate placement in the pay matrix. No discrepancy is noticed with regards to the post of Off-set Machine Operator. Hence, they should be granted normal fixation in the pay matrix.

Machine Man

    The post of Machine Man in IBM lies in GP 1800 with qualification requirement of Class X+ITI. This post has had horizontal parity with the post of Junior Press Assistant (JPA). Since we are recommending upgradation of JPA from GP 1800 to GP 1900, upgrading the post of Machine Man also to GP 1900 is warranted. Accordingly, the same is recommended.

Electrical Supervisor

The post of Electrical Supervisor in IBM lies in GP 2800 with qualification requirement of Diploma in Engineering. This post has had horizontal parity with the post of Junior Technical Assistant (JTA). Since we are recommending upgradation of JTA from GP 2800 to GP 4200, upgrading the post of Electrical Supervisor also to GP 4200 is warranted. Accordingly, the same is recommended.

7th CPC recommends that Heads of NDC, NDA and DSSC institutions should be upgraded to Apex Scale

7th Pay Commission recommends that heads of three institutions viz., National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi, National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington should be upgraded to Apex Scale

7th CPC recommends that Heads of NDC, NDA and DSSC institutions should be upgraded to Apex Scale

7th Pay Commission has recommended CGWB Technical Operator (Drilling) be given GP 1900 and be combined with the post of Compressor

National Academies

The Commission has received a number of demands from both the civilian and defence employees that the heads of National Academies should be upgraded to Apex Scale.

The Commission finds merit in upgrading only the heads of tri-services institutions of the defence forces. Accordingly, it is recommended that the heads of the following three tri- services institutions should be upgraded to Apex Scale:

a.   National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi

b.  National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune

c.   Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington

Only those  officers should  be posted  as  heads  of these establishments  who have minimum two years of service left before superannuation. No extension in service should be granted based on these recommendations.

Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission additional Bunching increment ?

Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission additional Bunching increment ?

Analysis on 7th Pay Commission bunching Benefit discussed in Para 5.1.36 and Para 5.1.37 of 7th Pay Commission report – Pay in Grade Pay of Rs. 5400, 6600, 7600 and 8900 will be entitled to additional increment as bunching benefit

Who are entitled to 7th Pay Commission Bunching Benefit as per Para 5.1.36 of Pay Commission report ? – As per Illustration provided in the report Employees in GP 10,000 who are fitted in to minimum of Level 14 of New Pay Matrix will be eligible for one additional increment and would be fitted in to next cell of Level 14.

7th Pay Commission Pay Fixation:

As per Para 5.1.28 of 7th Pay Commission Report, pay fixation in the new pay structure will have to be made as follows

Step 1: Identify Basic Pay (Pay in the pay band plus Grade Pay) drawn by an employee as on the date of implementation. This figure is ‘A’.

Step 2: Multiply ‘A’ with 2.57, round-off to the nearest rupee, and obtain result ‘B’.

Step 3: The figure so arrived at, i.e., ‘B’ or the next higher figure closest to it in the Level assigned to his/her grade pay, will be the new pay in the new pay matrix. In case the value of ‘B’ is less than the starting pay of the Level, then the pay will be equal to the starting pay of that level

7th Pay Commission bunching Benefit:

In addition to above, 7th Pay Commission proposes bunching benefit in Para 5.1.36 whenever more than two stages are bunched together for fixation of pay in 7th CPC pay matrix, one additional increment equal to 3 percent may be given for every two stages bunched, and pay fixed in the subsequent cell in the pay matrix.

Further, Para 5.1.37 of the report provides an illustration for fixation of pay of two employees who are drawing pay of Rs.53,000 and Rs.54,590 in the GP 10000.

As per this illustration, after applying 7CPC multiplication factor of 2.57, both of these employees will have to be fixed in first cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,44,200 as their revisesd pay are worked out to Rs.1,36,210 and Rs.1,40,296 respectively which are not more than the first cell of level 15 (Rs.1,44,200)

But to avoid bunching of these two stages of pay, the person drawing pay of Rs.54,590 will get fixed in second cell of level 15 in the pay of Rs.1,48,500, while the other who is drawing pay of Rs. 53,000 will have to be fixed in Rs.1,44,200.

Based on this illustration, a table containing Entry pay of Rs. 53,000 in GP 10000, subsequent stages for this pay (pay with increment of 3% for every year) and 7th Pay Commission pay fixation for the same has been prepared as below.

7CPC pay fixation for GP 10,000
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
53000	136210	144200	144200
54590	140296	144200	**148500
56230	144511	148500	148500

** One increment as bunching benefit

Employees in Grade Pay 5400, 6600, 7600 and 8700 who are fixed in stages next to entry pay will also be entitled to 7th Pay Commission Bunching Benefit

Applying same principles, we could find that next stage in entry pay in respect of Grade Pay 5400, 6600, 7600 and 8700 would be entitled to one additional increment as bunching benefit

1. Grade pay 5400 corresponding to pay band 15600-39100 (Entry Pay Rs. 21000 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 5400 (15600-39100)
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
21000	53970	56100	56100
21630	55589	56100	57800 **
22280	57260	57800	57800
22950	58982	59500	59500

** One increment as bunching benefit

2. Grade pay 6600 (Entry Pay Rs. 25350 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 6600
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
25350	65150	67700	67700
26120	67128	67700	69700 **
26910	69159	69700	69700
27720	71240	71800	71800

** One increment as bunching benefit

3. Grade pay 7600 (Entry Pay Rs. 29500 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 7600
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
29500	75815	78800	78800
30390	78102	78800	81200 **
31310	80467	81200	81200
32250	82883	83600	83600

** One increment as bunching benefit

4. Grade pay 8900 (Entry Pay Rs. 49100 and subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year)

7CPC pay fixation for GP 8900
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay with bunching increment if applicable
49100	126187	131100	131100
50580	129991	131100	135000 **
52100	133897	135000	135000
53670	137932	139100	139100

** One increment as bunching benefit

Whether Employees in who are fixed in the middle stages of new 7th CPC pay matrix will be eligible for Bunching Benefit ?

Relevant portions of 7th Pay Commission report (para 5.1.36 and Para 5.1.37) that discuss about Bunching increment are given under the heading “Entry Pay”.

The illustration provided by 7th CPC for fixation of pay with bunching increment also discusses only about entry pay in a grade pay.

Also, Para 5.1.28 of 7th Pay Commission Report which explains the method of fitment of existing 6th CPC pay in all stages in to 7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix does not contain any explanation about Bunching increment

Hence, it is not clear from the 7CPC report whether bunching benefit would apply to employees who are fixed in middle stages of new pay matrix.

For instance, we analysed the pay fixation of entry pay pertaining to Grade Pay Rs. 1800 and Grade Pay Rs. 2400 and its subsequent stages of pay with increment of 3% for every year

7CPC pay fixation for GP 1800
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay
7000	17990	18000	18000
7210	18530	19100	19100
7430	19095	19100	19100 ##
7660	19686	20300	20300
7890	20277	20900	20900

## Bunching of 6cpc pay in two stages in to one stage of 7CPC Pay Matrix

7CPC pay fixation for GP 2400
6cpc pay	basic pay X 2.57	7cpc pay matrix	Fixation in 7CPC pay
11170	28707	29600	29600
11510	29581	30500	30500
11860	30480	30500	30500 ##
12220	31405	32300	32300
12590	32356	33300	33300

From the above, it could be seen that Pay pertains to Grade Pay of Rs. 1800 and Rs. 2400 in middle stages are getting bunched and fitted in to one stage of new pay structure as per the methods of fitment envisaged by 7th Pay Commission.

However, 7th pay Commission report has not discussed about applicability of Bunching Benefit in respect of pay fixation in middle stages of new pay matrix. It is also not clear whether bunching increment would apply to subsequent stages of pay when bunching increment is given to previous stage in the same level. For instance, 7th Pay Commission has recommended that pay of Rs. 54590 in GP 10,000 will be eligible for bunching increment and will be fitted in new of pay of Rs. 148,500. However, there is no discussion about the subsequent stage to Rs. 54,490 in GP 10,000 which is also getting fixed in same new Pay of Rs. 148,500/-

We are of the opinion that to clarify all these doubts, Govt has to come up clear-cut Clarification on Bunching Increment issue while 7th Pay Commission report is implemented

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Higher Grade Pay for Railway Commercial clerk, Reservation Clerk and ticket checking staff

7th CPC has recommended that Posts of Railway Commercial Clerks, Enquiry Cum Reservation Clerks (ECRCs) and Ticket Checking staff (TTEs and TCs) are merged as Commercial and Ticketing Staff and then placed in the appropriate level in the new pay matrix


7th CPC recommends higher grade pay for Railway Commercial clerk, Reservation Clerk and ticket checking staff- Three categories to be merged and then placed in the appropriate level in the new pay matrix


7th Pay Commission proposes that all these cadres are to be merged and called as Railwy Commercial ant Ticketing Staff.  50% posts which require class XII qualification will have to selected and like wise 50% of posts for which graduation will be eligibility will be selected through RRB.  Both these posts will be upgraded to Grade Pay of Rs 2000 and Rs. 2800 respectively prior fixation of new pay under 7CPC.  The remaining post after selection through RRB will have to be filled through promotion



Commercial Staff

There are three categories of Commercial Staff–Commercial Clerks, Enquiry Cum Reservation Clerks (ECRCs) and Ticket Checking staff (TTEs and TCs). They are responsible for commercial duties like issuing of tickets–unreserved as well as reserved, handling enquiries, checking of tickets on board trains, etc. Their present structure, along with the employee strength in each GP is as follows:

Grade Pay	Commercial Clerks	ECRCs	Ticket Checking Staff	% of Total Strength
4600	5975	2320	7021	20.28
4200	13648	5800	16072	47.03
2800	6572	2425		11.91
2400			7723	10.23
2000	3679			4.87
1900			4287	5.68

For Commercial Clerks, the minimum educational qualification stipulated is Class X.  Entry into the cadre is only at GP 2000 – 50 percent direct recruitment through RRB; 33 1/3% through LDCE from eligible erstwhile Gr.D staff of Traffic and Commercial Departments with three years of continuous service; 16 2/3% through promotion of matriculate employees in GP 1800 from eligible categories.

For ECRCs, graduation is the minimum requirement, with entry GP2800.

Entry in Ticket Checking staff is at GP 1900–50% direct recruitment by RRB with the minimum educational qualification of Class X and the remaining 50 percent filled by promotion–33.33% by General Selection and 16.66 percent by LDCE with minimum qualification of Class X.

All the three categories have demanded improvement in their pay structure. Representations have also been received to upgrade the entry level qualification of Commercial Clerks and Ticket Checking staff from the current level of Class X to graduation. It has also been stated that with the proliferation of technology for booking unreserved and reserved tickets, the requirement of Commercial Clerks and ECRCs is going down. At the same time, with an increase in the number of trains, the need for Ticket Checking staff is on the rise. Hence, it has been suggested that these three cadres should be merged.

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission analysed the year-wise data pertaining to the percentage of reserved tickets booked at the counters vis-à-vis those booked through the internet:

Reservations on Indian Railways

A clear trend towards increase in internet booking is visible, so much so that internet booking has now exceeded the counter booking. With the introduction of innovative technological solutions for the unreserved sector, like the recently launched mobile application, the counter sales of unreserved tickets are also likely to go down.

Hence, the Commission finds merit in the argument that the three categories of Commercial staff should be unified into a single cadre. Accordingly, it is recommended that they should be consolidated into one cadre called Commercial and Ticketing Staff. The cadre will have the following structure after merger:

Grade Pay	Level	% Distribution of Posts
4600	7	20
4200	6	47
2800	5	22
2000	3	11

Employees in GP 1900 should be upgraded to GP 2000; those in GP 2400 should be upgraded to GP 2800 and then placed in the appropriate level in the new pay matrix. The inter-se seniority will be as per normal rules of seniority. Proper training will have to be imparted to the employees as per the requirements. The recruitment in the cadre should be at two levels:

a.   At Level 3: 50% from open market through RRB, with minimum qualification of Class XII, 33 1/3 % through General Selection from Traffic and Commercial staff in GP 1800 fulfilling the eligibility criterion, and 16 2/3% through LDCE.

b.   At Level 5: 50%from open market through RRB, with minimum qualification of Graduation, and 50% through promotion.

With this merger, employees in GP 1900 and GP 2400 will get the benefit of upgradation. At the same time, the job content of all three categories will be enriched, as they will be able to join any of the three streams. Organizational flexibility will be enhanced as the department will have a larger pool of employees for optimal utilization, as per the requirement.

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Sub Inspectors and Inspectors of CBI

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Sub Inspectors and Inspectors of CBI

Upgradation of pay of Sub Inspectors and Inspectors of CBI

The CBI has demanded upgradation of pay of Sub Inspectors and Inspectors working in CBI on the grounds that present pay scales are leading to high attrition at these levels. This has resulted in 33 percent vacancies in the SI cadre and 30 percent vacancy in the Inspector cadre. It has also been mentioned that there has been historical parity with the executive cadre of Intelligence Bureau.

Analysis and Recommendations

In the VI CPC report it has been mentioned that there is historical parity between the executive cadre of IB and CBI and that such a parity has to be maintained. Since this Commission has approved upgradation of pay of ACIO I and ACIO II in IB, the pay of  corresponding ranks in CBI  viz., Sub Inspector and Inspector are also recommended to be upgraded similarly. The upgradation has also been recommended keeping in mind the nature of duties performed by these ranks in the organisation. Accordingly the pay of Sub Inspector is upgraded from GP 4200 to GP 4600 and that of Inspector from GP 4600 to GP 4800.

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Asst Station Master after upgradation as Station Master.

7th Pay Commission has recommended higher grade pay for Asst Station Master after upgradation as Station Master.

Station Masters

The cadre of Station Masters, nearly 39,000 strong, is one of the visible faces of Indian Railways. They are connected with working of traffic, commercial duties like issue of tickets, goods handling, parcel handling, accounting of station earnings. They are also responsible for proper co-ordination between personnel of different departments posted at the station. Theirs is presently a three-tier structure:

Category	Grade Pay
Station Superintendent (SS)	4600
Station Master (SM)	4200
Assistant Station Master (ASM)	2800

Some major stations have posts of Station Superintendent (Gazetted).


Presently the mode of recruitment is as follows:

• SS–100 percent promotional
• SM–10 percent through  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE), from serving non-ministerial graduates of Commercial and Traffic Departments; 15 percent+Shortfall against LDCE through Direct Recruitment from the open market; 75 percent through promotions from ASM
• ASM–25 percent through General Selection from specified serving matriculates in GP 1800, 1900, 2400 and 2800; 15 percent+Shortfall against General Selection through LDCE (from employees of specified categories of Commercial and Traffic Departments with qualification of graduation and a minimum service of 5 years for Group D staff); 60 percent+Shortfall against LDCE through Direct Recruitment from the open market.

There is a demand to upgrade ASMs from GP 2800 to GP 4200.

Analysis and Recommendations

The Commission notes that 7 percent of the entire cadre is presently in GP 2800, 53 percent in GP 4200 and 40 percent in GP 4600. Keeping in mind the identical educational qualifications required for the posts of ASM and SM, with practically no difference in the functions performed by them, and the historical importance of the post, it is recommended that the ASMs in GP 2800 should first be upgraded to GP 4200 and then fitted in the revised Pay Matrix. The cadre will then have 60 percent posts in Level 6 and 40 percent in Level 7.  The designation of ASM may be abolished. Separate recommendations have been made regarding Dress Allowance to Station Masters. Other demands like grant of Safety and Punctuality Allowance, Outturn Allowance are not justified.