7th CPC Defence Personnel Pay Hike from May, 2017

7th CPC Defence Personnel Pay Hike from May, 2017

Order says remaining core concerns are being addressed separately

After a wait of about eight months, military personnel are likely to receive their revised pay recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission with arrears in May's salary, say the general instructions issued by the three Services to their personnel.

The Union Cabinet issued orders last week for implementing the recommendations for military personnel. Following this, the three Services issued the general instructions stating the various recommendations that were approved.

"Army pay rules 2017 issued on May 03. Some core concerns have been addressed and remaining core concerns are being addressed separately," said the instructions issued by the Army's Pay Commission Cell on May 5.

Pay stages stretched
The recommendations approved include extension of pay stages for junior commissioned officers (JCO) and other ranks from 24 to 40 to prevent stagnation, increase in index of rationalisation for Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels from 2.57 to 2.67 and extension of pay stages for Brigadiers by two.
On the pension front, two recommendations approved are restoration of the percentage-based disability pension and an additional option for pension by pay fixation method in addition to the consolidation method, whichever is higher.

"Revised pay with arrears likely to be credited this month," the instruction stated.

Arrears since Jan, 2016
Sources said the arrears will be calculated from January 2016, the date of implementation of the pay panel recommendations, and will be credited with this month's salary along with the revised pay. "They will deduct the 10% interim arrears given before Deepavali last year," a source added.
The Controller-General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), which is responsible for implementing the recommendations, has already been issued instructions. "They will now calculate the revised tables and release them," the source said.

Anomalies remain
However, some of the core anomalies raised by the services are yet to be addressed, top among them are Non-Functional Upgrade (NFU) and higher Military Service Pay (MSP) for JCOs.
NFU entitles all officers of a batch who are not promoted to draw the salary and grade pay that the senior-most officer of their batch would get after a certain period.

In a reference to that the instructions notes: Pay comparison between defence services, all India services and Group A services must be understood in totality and explained to rank and file to dispel apprehensions about discrepancies.

Source: The Hindu

7th Pay Commission Allowances : Waiting for announcement

7th Pay Commission Allowances : Waiting for announcement

About 47 lakh Central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners have been waiting for 7th Pay Commission Allowances since July last year, but still there is no conclusion on 7th Pay commission allowances for Central Government Employees.

All the employees are eagerly waiting for the announcement from the Finance Ministry on allowances part. Due to delay in announcement all the employees getting huge loss in the monthly take home salary. 7th Pay commission implemented from Jan 2016, but still employees are getting 6th CPC allowances only.
NCJCM Secretary met Cabinet Secretary on 28th March 2017 and expressed the anguish situation among central government employees due to delay in the 7th Pay Commission Allowance. But Cabinet Secretary mentioned that MCD election may result in some delay, so all are expected the announcement after MCD election on April 23rd. but still there is no announcement.

On April 28th, a high-level committee headed by finance secretary Ashok Lavasa submitted its report on allowances to 47 lakh central government employees to finance minister Arun Jaitley. The Ashok Lavasa committee was constituted in June last year after the government implemented the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

After submitting the report to Jaitley, Lavasa said the committee has taken into account representations made by various stakeholders. The report will now be examined by the empowered committee of secretaries and following that it will be placed before the Cabinet, he said.

Lavasa said the government will take the final call on the date of payout of revised allowances to government employees.

All the employees expecting announcement for 7th CPC Allowances & arrears for allowances. Hope all these topics will get some conclusion soon.

7th Pay Commission: Report on allowances to be placed before secretaries panel next week

7th Pay Commission: Report on allowances to be placed before secretaries panel next week
New Delhi: The report on allowances will be placed before the empowered committee of secretaries in the next week for screening, a finance ministry official told on Monday.

The empowered committee of secretaries to take up all issues of allowances, including house rent allowance (HRA), which has been submitted by Committee on Allowances headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa on its report under the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

The Cabinet approved the setting up of Empowered Committee of Secretaries on January 13, 2016 to process the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission in an overall perspective. Accordingly, the report of allowances will be screened by that Empowered Committee of Secretaries, the official said.
The finance ministry has set up a 13-member Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha on January 27, 2016 on cabinet nod for processing the report of the 7th Pay Commission, which has bearing on remuneration of 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners.

The other members in the panel include secretaries from the Home Affairs and Defence ministry and secretaries of department of personnel and training, pension and PW, revenue, expenditure, posts, health, and science and technology. Chairman of Railway Board, Deputy CAG and Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat are also on the panel.

"It will look at all the issues of allowances, including HRA and it will function as a Screening Committee to process the Committee on Allowances report with regard to all relevant factors," the official said.
"The report on allowances is now being examined in the Department of Expenditure. It will be completed shortly, we expect, the finance minister Arun Jaitley next week will hand over it to the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) to examine it and after consideration by the empowered committee of secretaries, the higher allowances shall be placed before the Cabinet for approval.," the official added.
The employees now get all allowances except dearness allowance at the old rates until the cabinet approval of higher allowances.

7th Pay Commission: E-CoS may take 2-3 Weeks to Screen the Allowance Committee Report on 7th CPC

7th Pay Commission: E-CoS may take 2-3 Weeks to Screen the Allowance Committee Report on 7th CPC

An employee union leader said the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) may take 2-3 weeks to screen the allowance committee report on 7th pay commission recommendations. The Empowered Committee of Secretaries will then firm up the proposal for approval of the Cabinet.

The employee union leader earlier this week met top government officials where he was told about the tentative time to be taken by the Empowered Committee of Secretaries on screening the allowance committee report on 7th pay commission recommendations. The Ashok Lavasa committee on allowances, which examined the 7th pay commission's recommendations on allowances, submitted its report to the finance minister on April 27.

The allowance committee has suggested some modifications in some allowances that are applicable universally to all employees as well as certain other allowances which apply to specific employee categories, the finance ministry said in a statement.

The allowance committee report is being currently examined by the Department of Expenditure. Once that is done, it will be placed before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) set up to screen the 7th pay commission recommendations and to firm up the proposal for approval of the Cabinet. The employee union official said that the allowance report will be soon taken up by the Empowered Committee of Secretaries.

The 7th pay commission had recommended that house rent allowance or HRA be paid at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% of the new basic pay, depending on the type of city.

The 7th pay commission had also recommended that the rate of HRA be revised to 27% 18% and 9% when DA crosses 50%, and further revised to 30 per cent, 20% and 10% when DA crosses 100 per cent. With regard to allowances, employee unions have demanded HRA at the rate of 3%, 20% and 10%.

The 7th pay commission had recommended that of a total of 196 allowances, 52 be abolished altogether and 36 be abolished as separate identities by subsuming them in another allowance.

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved modification in recommendations of the 7th pay commission relating to the method of revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners based on recommendations of a high-level panel. It is said that the decision will benefit over 55 lakh pre-2016 civil and defence pensioners and family pensioners.

Source: NDTV

CGHS facilities to the Defence Industrial Employees in Mumbai

CGHS facilities to the Defence Industrial Employees in Mumbai

S.11030/25/2009-CGHS(P)/EHS
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
EH5 Section

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 21st April, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Extension of medical facilities to Defence Industrial Employees in Mumbai- reg

The undersigned is directed to say that the matter regarding extension of CGHS facilities to the Defence Industrial Employees of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, Central Ordinance Depot, Mumbai and AFMSD, Mumbai at par with the Defence Industrial employees who are availing CGHS facilities in stations other than Mumbai, was under examination in this Ministry,

2. The matter has beep examined in this Ministry in consultation with Ministry of Defence and it has been decided to extend CGHS benefits to Defence Industrial Employees of Naval Dockyard, Central Ordinance Depot and AFMSD in Mumbai

3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority,

(Sunil Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Order Copy

Introduction of Annual Medical Examination for CHS and Dental doctors of the age of 40 years and above on the lines of Annual Medical Examination for other Group 'A' officers of Central Civil services

Introduction of Annual Medical Examination for CHS and Dental doctors of the age of 40 years and above on the lines of Annual Medical Examination for other Group 'A' officers of Central Civil services

No. A28012/08/2017-APAR
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(CHS- Division)

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-1100011
Dated the 27th April, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Introduction of Annual Medical Examination for CHS and Dental doctors of the age of 40 years and above on the lines of Annual Medical Examination for other Group 'A' officers of Central Civil services.


The undersigned is directed to draw attention to the Office Memorandum No 21011/ 1/ 2009-Estt. (A) part dated 13t February 2012 issued by Department of Personnel and Training read with Office Memoranda of even No dated 2oth March 2013 and 15th January 2015 vide which Annual Medical Examination has been introduced for Group 'A' officers of Central Civil services of age 40 years and above. The scheme of Annual Medical Examination has been considered by this Ministry in respect of CHS and Dental doctors and it has been decided to introduce the said scheme for CHS and Dental doctors of the age of 40 years and above on the lines prescribed by DoPT in OMs referred above (copy enclosed).


2. The Annual Medical Examination may be conducted in the hospitals empanelled by the Ministry from time to time at the rates of Rs. 2000/- for male officers and Rs. 2200 / - for female officers who visit the hospital / institute with the requisite permission letter from their Competent Authority. The expenditure incurred for this purpose shall be reimbursed by the concerned organization as per the prescribed rate or actual whichever is lower.

3. The list of medical tests for the above purpose is as per Annexure-I. The proforma for Health Check up for CHS and Dental doctors is annexed as Annexure II. The Summary of the Medical Report is to be prepared separately by the Medical Authority in the prescribed format i.e. Annexure III. The summary of Medical Report is to be enclosed by the officer concerned in his APAR.

4. In non CGHS areas, the number of hospitals empanelled under CS (MA) Rules being relatively lower, different offices may identify one or more hospitals locally and refer the officers to such hospitals for medical examination as per the prescribed schedule and rates. State Government hospitals and semi-Govt. / Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) hospitals may also be contacted for the purpose.

(Lalit Kumar)
Under Secretary to Government of India

Source: mohfw

7th CPC recommendations: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies- CCGGOO writes to DoPT

7th CPC recommendations: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies- CCGGOO writes to DoPT

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTED OFFICERS' ORGANISATIONS

Add: Old no.4 new no.7 first Street V.V.Colony, Adambakkam, Chennai 600088.
Confederation/Corres/2017-18/4

Dated: 18.04.2017

To
The Secretary,
Department of Personnel and Training,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,
North Block, New Delhi.110001.

Sir,
Sub: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies arising out of the implementation of 7th CPC recommendations.
Ref: (1) O.M.No.11/2/2016 JCA dt.16.8.2016.

(2) Confdn/Corres/2016-17/6 dated 19.08.2016 addressed to the Secretary DoPT
The Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers' Organization is an apex level organization, embracing in its fold a number of Gazetted Officers' Organizations recognized by their respective Central Government departments such as Railway Promotee Officers, Income Tax Gazetted Officers, All India Audit and Accounts Officers, Pay and Accounts Officers(Civil), Postal & Telecom Financial Accounts Officers, Zoological Survey, Botanical Survey, Customs Preventive Officers, Indian Ordinance Factories Gazetted Officers, DRDO Technical Officers, DGQA Engineers, CPWD Engineers, All India Radio Engineers, Postal Officers, Marine Product Export Development Authority Promotee Officers, Statistical Gazetted Officers, Navy Civilian Officers, Defence Accounts Officers, Group B Gazetted Survey Officers etc.

Kindly refer to our letter dated 19.08.2016 wherein this Confederation expressed its anguish that the anomaly committee to rectify the anomalies arising out of the Seventh Central Pay Commission would deal only with those represented by the staff Side JCM organisations and about the absence of apex level mechanism to rectify the anomalies arising out of the 7th Central Pay Commission common to the Gazetted Officers and the promotee Cadre.

It is humbly submitted that this Confederation also needs to be conferred the right to represent about the anomalies arising out of the 7th Central Pay Commission before the committee or any other forum nominated for this purpose.

The Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers Organisations' has been representing the grievances of Gazetted officers of Central Government and has submitted a memorandum of common demands pertaining to Gazetted officers and has offered oral evidence before the seventh pay commission. This being the case, the anomalies arising out of the 7th Central Pay Commission affecting the Gazetted Cadres working in the Central Government needs to be heard and rectified by the specific forum appointed for this specific purpose and denial thereof denies Justice to a large number of Gazetted Officers of the Central Government.

In this backdrop, I am directed to request you Sir, that the anomalies arising out of the Seventh Central Pay Commission affecting the Gazetted and Promotee Officers common to two or more departments be heard by this committee or any other separate committee exclusively for this purpose. It is a matter of regret that our repeated representations remain unresponded. More than lakh Gazetted officers are seeking to represent their Grievances on anomalies through this Confederation before the Government.

Therefore, I request your good self to intervene in this matter and provide a favorable climate to the Gazetted and Promotee Officers of the Central Government. Further, we shall be thankful to you Sir, if you could give us an opportunity to explain our position in respect of anomalies arising out of 7th Central Pay Commission affecting the Gazetted officers and promotee Officers.

Yours Faithfully,
sd/-
(S.Mohan)
Secretary General

Source: CCGGOO pdf

Level of Ranks in the Pay Matrix for Army PBORs

Level of Ranks in the Pay Matrix for Army PBORs

Level of Ranks

Sl. No.	Rank	Level in Pay Matrix
(a)	Sepoy	3
(b)	Naik	4
(c)	Havildar	5
(d)	NaibSubedar	6
(e)	Subedar	7
(f)	Subedar Major	8
(g)	Honorary Lieutenant	10
(h)	Honorary Captain	10B

Level of Rank in the pay matrix for Air Force PBORs

Level of Rank in the pay matrix for Air Force PBORs

Level of Ranks

Sl.No.	Rank	Level in Pay Matrix
(a)	Aircraftsman/ Leading Aircraftsman	3
(b)	Corporal	4
(c)	Sergeant	5
(d)	Junior Warrant Officer	6
(e)	Warrant Officer	7
(f)	Master Warrant Officer	8
(g)	Honorary Flying Officer	10
(h)	Honorary Flight Lieutenant	10B

Level of Ranks in the pay matrix for Navy PBORs

Level of Ranks in the pay matrix for Navy PBORs

Level of Ranks

Sl. No.	Rank	Level in Pay Matrix
(a)	Seaman I/II	3
(b)	Leading Seaman	4
(c)	Petty Officer	5
(d)	Mechanicians and Artificers	5A
(e)	Chief Petty Officer	6
(f)	Master Chief Petty Officer II	7
(g)	Master Chief Petty Officer I	8
(h)	Honorary Second Lieutenant	10
(i)	Honorary Lieutenant	10B