Points to be taken into consideration while finalizing the 7th Pay Commission Report

SURVEY OF INDIA

MINISTERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION (CHQs’) Dehradun

The demand of the Staff Side to fix the minimum pay to that of Rs. 26,000/- has been completely rejected by the 7th CPC and has arbitrarily fixed the minimum pay as Rs. 18000/, The 7th CPC has mutilated the formula for fixing the minimum wage. The minimum wage recommended amounts to a meager increase of Rs.2250 from the existing minimum pay of Rs.7000 + 8750 (125 % DA as on 1.1.2016). From this minimum pay of Rs, 18000/-, as per the recommendation of the 7th CPC itself Rs.1500/- will be recovered for CGEIGS and 10 % i. e Rs.1800/- will be recovered towards New Pension Scheme from the employees recruited after 1.1.2004 and 6% towards GPF contribution from the employees recruited prior to 1.1.2004 resulting in minus or a very meager benefit for the low paid employees.

While the minimum wage is fixed as Rs. 18000/- the Secretary level officers are given a huge hike of Rs.2,25,000 and the Cabinet Secretary’s salary is fixed as Rs.2,50,000. The ratio between minimum pay and the maximum pay should be not more than 1: 8, the 7th CPC has kept the ratio as 1: 13.88. The public at large is misled by the statement that a hike of Rs.23.5% is granted to Central Government employees where as the actual increase is only 3 to 4 % as per the calculation given below