After a massive Parliament march
conducted by the central government employees on December 15, the union
has called again for a nationwide strike on February 15, 2017, demanding
the Union Government to make an immediate
settlement of their 21 points
charter demands in 7th Pay Commission (7CPC). The strike has been
called in a joint cooperation by several central government employees
union against what they say “the betrayal and breach of assurance by
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Railway
Minister Suresh Prabhu”.
On 15th December a massive Parliament
march was conducted in which around 15,000 central government employees
from all over the states participated. In the Parliament march
autonomous bodies employees and pensioners also extended their support
by joining the rally. During the rally which the central government
employees union view as a success also declared a one-day nationwide
strike on February 15.
The strike has been announced by the
National President of the Confederation KKN Kutty, Secretary General M
Krishnan and several other leaders present at the rally.
According to reports, the rally
condemned the authoritarian attitude of the NDA Government and also the
breach of an assurance given by the trio Union Ministers to NJCA leaders
who met them after the implementation of 7th Pay Commission.
What are 21 Points Charter Demands made by central government employees:
1) The central government employees
union asked the government to settle the demands raised by NJCA
regarding modifications of 7th Pay Commission recommendations as
submitted in the memorandum to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015.
Honour the assurance given by the Union Ministers to NJCA on 30th June
2016 and 6th July 2016, especially increase in minimum wage and fitment
factor. Grant revised HRA at the existing percentage itself ie: 30 per
cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent. Accept the proposal of the staff side
regarding transport allowance. Settle all anomalies arising out of
implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, in a time bound manner.
2) Implement option-I recommended by 7th
Pay Commission and accepted by the Government regarding parity in
pension of pre-2016 pensioners, without any further delay. Settle the
pension related issues raised by NJCA against item 13 of its memorandum
submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015.
3) Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension
System (NPS) and grant pension and Family Pension to all Central
Government employees recruited after 1st January 2004, under CCS
(Pension) Rules 1972.
4) Treat Gramin Dak Sewaks of postal
department as civil servants, and extend all benefits like pay, pension,
allowances etc. of departmental employees to GDS. Publish GDS Committee
report immediately.
5) Regularise all casual, contract,
part-time, contingent and Daily rated mazdoors and grant equal pay and
other benefits. Revise the wages as per 7th CPC minimum pay.
6) No downsizing, privatisation, outsourcing and contractorisation of government functions.
7) Withdraw the arbitrary decision of
the Government to enhance the benchmark for performance appraisal for
promotion and financial up-gradations under MACP from “GOOD” to VERY
GOOD” and also decision to withhold annual increments in the case of
those employees who are not able to meet the bench march either for MACP
or for regular promotion within the first 20 years of service. Grant
MACP pay fixation benefits on promotional hierarchy and not on
pay-matrix hierarchy. Personnel promoted on the basis of examination
should be treated as fresh entrants to the cadre for grant of MACP.
8) Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (J) and
Rule 48 of CCs (Pension) Rules 1972 which is being misused as a short
cut as purity measure to punish and victimize the employees.
9) Fill up all vacant posts including
promotional posts in a time bound manner. Lift ban on creation of posts.
Undertake cadre Review to access the requirement of employees and their
cadre prospects. Modify recruitment rules of Group-‘C’ cadre and make
recruitment on Regional basis.
10) Remove 5% ceiling on compassionate appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases.
11) Grant five promotions in the service career to all Central Govt. employees.
12) Abolish and upgrade all Lower Division Clerks to Upper Division Clerks.
13) Ensure parity in pay for all
stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial Staff in subordinate offices and
in all organized Accounts cadres with Central Secretariat staff by
upgrading their pay scales. Grant pay scale of Drivers in Loksabha
Secretariat to Drivers working in all other Central Government
Departments.
14) Reject the stipulation of 7th CPC to
reduce the salary to 80 per cent for the second year of Child Care
leave and retain the existing provision.
15) Introduce Productivity Linked bonus
in all department and continue the existing bi-lateral agreement on PLB
wherever it exists.
16) Ensure cashless medical treatment to
all Central Government employees & Pensioners in all recognized
Government and Private hospitals.
17) Revision of Overtime Allowance (OTA) and Night Duty Allowance (NDA) w.e.f 01.01.2016 based on 7th CPC pay scale.
18) Revision of wages of Central Government employees in every five years.
19) Revive JCM functioning at all
levels. Grant recognition of the unions/Associations under CCS (RSA)
Rules 1993 within a time frame to facilitate effective JCM functioning.
20) Implementation of the Revised Pay
structure in respect of employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies
consequent on implementation of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 in respect
of Central Government employees and pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
21) Implementation of the “equal pay for
equal work” judgement of the Supreme Court in all departments of the
Central Government.
Source: india