FALSE PROPAGANDA & UNFOUNDED CRITICISM BY SUPPORTERS OF NDA GOVERNMENT’S DECISION ON ALLOWANCES
The following facts will reveal the hollowness of the propaganda of the Govt, and the criticism of those who supports the Govt’s decision.
Immediately
on announcement of Govt’s decision on Allowances a well-orchestrated
propaganda was unleashed by the NDA Govt through media and its political
machinery and also through some organizations and employees who
supported the Government’s decision. The crux of the propaganda is as
follows :-
1)
It has been decided by the Government that HRA shall not be less than
5400, 3600 & 1800 for X, Y, and Z category of cities respectively.
This floor rate has been calculated @ 30%, 20% and 10% of the minimum
pay of 18,000-. This will benefit more than 7.5 lakhs employees belonging to pay level 1,2, and 3.
2)
It is because of the JCM Staffside Federations who opposed and rejected
the HRA rate recommended by Pay Commission, the employees have lost one
and half years arrears of allowances. Government was ready to implement
HRA and allowances from 01-01-2016 along with Revised Pay.
3)
Even in the past, Revised HRA and other Allowances were not given from
the same date. HRA and other Allowances are implemented from a later
date without retrospective effect.
The
propaganda and criticism, though not succeeded, should not go
uncountered. This is part of a deliberate attempt by the Govt. and its
political machinery to misguide the general public and employees.
The following facts will reveal the hollowness of the propaganda of the Govt, and the criticism of those who supports the Govt’s decision.
(1) More
than 7.5 lakhs lower level employees ( in pay level 1, 2 and 3) will be
benefited due to the decision of the Govt. to retain minimum HRA of
5400, 3600 and 1800 as 30, 20 & 10% of minimum pay of 18,000-.
It will not benefit 7.5 lakhs employees in lower level 1, 2 and 3. It will benefit only few thousand employees.
In Pay
level – I the starting pay is 18,000-. After getting eight (8)
increments (eight years service) pay will become 22,800-. An employee
drawing 22,800- will get HRA above 5400, 3600, 1800 even if the HRA is
24% (5472) 16% (3648) and 8% (1824).
In Pay
level – 2 the starting pay is 19,900- After getting five increments (5
years service) pay will become 23,100-. The official will draw 5544
(24%) 3696 (16%) and 1848 (8%) even if the minimum 5400, 3600, 1800 is
not retained.
In Pay
level – 3 the starting pay is 21,700-. After getting 2 increments the
pay will become 23,100- . 24% (5544), 16% (3696) and 8% (1848) will be
above 5400, 3600 and 1800-.
From the
above it can be seen that only those officials below 8 years service in
Pay level – 1, below 5 years service in Pay level – 2 and 2
years services in Pay level – 3 will be benefited by the decision of
the Govt to retain 5400-, 3600- and 1800- at level 1, 2 and 3 as minimum
HRA at X, Y and Z class cities respectively. How many central Govt
employees below 8 years service in level -1 and below 5 years service
in level -2 and below 2 years service in level – 3 will be working in
the Central Govt departments as on date. Only few thousands. All others
in level -1,2 and 3 will draw more than 5400-, 3600- and 1800-even if
HRA is 24%, 16% and 8%. This being the reality, Govt through its press
release given to media made false propaganda that 7.5 lakh employees
will be benefited by the Govt’s decision !!! And those who welcomed
the Govt’s decision are repeating the same lies.
(2) It is because of the Federation leaders representing JCM National Council Staffside who opposed the HRA rate recommended by 7th CPC, employees lost one and half year arrears.
What is real fact?
Every time
when Pay Commissions submit its report to Govt, Implementation Committee
or Empowered Committee is constituted by the Govt to examine the
recommendations of the CPC and submit report to the Govt for acceptance
by Cabinet. The implementation Committee or Empowered Committee will
call for suggestions / modifications to the CPC recommendations from all
organizations including National Council JCM Staffside. This time also
Govt and the Implementation Committee followed the same procedure.
Accordingly,
National Council JCM Staffside submitted detailed memorandum to Govt
and Implementation Committee / Empowered Committees, seeking 26
modifications in the recommendations including Minimum Pay, Fitment
formula, Allowances including HRA, Transport Allowance, Advances, MACP
conditions, CCL conditions etc.,. The JCM Staffside also presented their
view points before the Implementation Committee headed by Joint
Secretary and Empowered Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary. Suppose
the JCM Staffside leaders / Federations decides not to submit any
memorandum seeking modifications in the retrograde recommendations of
the 7th CPC before the Implementation Committee / Empowered
Committees and keep quite ( as argued by those who criticize the leaders
and support the 7th CPC recommendations), what will be the
reaction of the employees ? Will they not blame the leaders for silently
supporting the Govt for implementing all the retrograde and negative
recommendations of the 7th CPC ?
Inspite of
JCM Staffside requesting for modifications the Cabinet meeting held on
29-06-2016 decided to accept the recommendations of the 7th CPC
on Pay Scale without any modifications, rejecting the modifications
requested by the Staffside. Cabinet also decided to refer all the
allowances including HRA to a Committee headed by Finance &
Expenditure Secretary.
Cabinet on 29-06-2016 has not decided to grant 24%, 16% and 8% HRA recommended by 7th CPC.
Then where is the question of accepting or rejecting the decision of
the Govt when there was no such decision by the Cabinet.
Not only
JCM Staffside Federations almost all the Unions / Federations /
Associations have submitted memorandum to Govt seeking modifications in
the retrograde recommendations of 7th CPC. What is wrong in
it ? The fact is that Govt deliberately constituted the Allowance
Committee and referred HRA and other Allowances to the Committee to
delay and deny the arrears from 01-01-2016. Instead of protesting
against the Govt’s decision (that is what Confederation has done), those
who are desperately trying to turn the anger and resentment of the
employees against Unions / Federations who demanded modifications, are
bound to fail, as Central Govt employees are not that much fools to
believe that propaganda.
(3) Even in the past, HRA and Allowances were not given retrospective effect.
Govt and
those who welcomed and thanked Govt for its decision on allowances are
continuously repeating the argument that in the past also allowances
were not given retrospective effect from the date of Revision of Pay.
But what is the actual fact?
In the
past, revised allowances including HRA were granted from the month /
next month of notification of Revised Pay Rules. Even then JCM Staffside
has not welcomed or thanked the Govt but strongly protested and
demanded grant of allowances from the same date from which Revised Pay
is implemented. Even if the old practice is taken as precedence, this
time employees have every right to get revised allowances including HRA
from 01-07-2016 as Revised (Pay) Rues was notified on 25-07-2016. Those
who welcomed the Govt’s decision are consciously and deliberately hiding
this fact as many employees do not know what has happened in the past.
More over never in the past any Pay Commission has recommended reduction
in HRA rates.
The NDA
Govt and its political machinery has made this type of propaganda when
the Cabinet approved the recommendations of Pay scales recommended by
the 7th CPC on 29-06-2016 without any modifications. At that
time the propaganda was “big bonanza” to Central Government employees.
This time also the same method of propaganda is adopted and the
unfortunate part of it, is that some of our friends representing
employees too contributed to such a false and baseless propaganda.
Yours comradely,
(M.KRISHNAN)
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob&whatsapp:09447068125
E-mail:mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
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