pay commission arrears (Blanace of 60%) Government Employees, are likely to be disappointed...!



No pay commission arrears to be paid before elections
Consumer goods manufacturers, expecting to see a revival of demand from the nearly Rs 16,500 crore Pay Commission arrears for government employees, are likely to be disappointed. More than 8.3 million central government employees and pensioners will have to wait till at least August 2009 to receive the second instalment of Sixth Pay Commission arrears This became clear from the Interim Budget presented last week, which has not sought Parliamentary approval in its expenditure estimates for the first four months of the next fiscal starting April 2009, said a senior finance ministry official.
“The new government will have to seek Parliament approval when they submit the budget,” said the same official.
The Rs 32,000-crore domestic consumer durables industry was betting big on the Pay Commission’s recommendations to act as an added impetus to sales. Industry observers believe the arrears would have enabled a major chunk of consumers from smaller towns and cities to go in for their first purchases, boosting the mid-market segment of the business.
“It will be a missed opportunity,” said V Ramachandran, director, sales and marketing, LG Electronics India. “Typically, disposable income goes into discretionary purchases and since the durables category tends to attract this expenditure, it would have supported growth.” Pay Commission largesse of around Rs 11,000 crore for an estimated 4.5 million government employees was widely regarded as the key reason for a 30-35 per cent boost in festive season consumer electronic sales last year, from a 7-10 per cent average growth for the year. In fact, it was consumer durables that drove industrial growth of 4.8 per cent in September.
Companies have been clamouring for a fiscal stimulus package from the government, as the domestic demand has also been falling sharply in the past few months.
India’s factory index reported a dip in both consumer durables (like refrigerator, television sets) and consumer non-durables (like toothpaste, soaps) in December 2008, the latest month for which data are available.The government is estimating a total spend of Rs 47,500 crore for implementing the Sixth Pay Commission in the current and next financial year. Around Rs 27,000 crore is towards payment of arrears, as the implementation is from 2006

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P K B NAIR said…
I am a retired govt employee. I was with the hope that the balance of 60% arrears based on sixth CPC will be paid atleat by May 2009. Now it is left to the New Govt to be formed after the election results are known by 16.5.09. What to do. It all for the Govt. Had atleast the case of pensioners are considered first and serving employees as now decided it was fat better because the pensioner will get only one thrid of salary once retired. Not only that the 6th CPC has revised the pay scale into Pay band in higer way and DA for even for the grade pay and so on. Adding to it HRA and Tranport allowances revised. For a pensioner all what gets is Pension(less coomutation) and DR. As dor theemployee pay, DA, HRA, TPA. Not only that they can enjoy with medical treatment for self and families in the most advanced medical institutions when they are coverd in CGHS and in non-CGHS areas Medical reimbursement is allowed. Butas for the pensiners residing in Non CGHS areas all what gets is Rs.100 for treatment of self and families. What a wonder who and how on e could treat for their diseases with Rs.100- The govt has to condier the plights of such pensioners. The 5th CPC adn 6th CPC has recommended for their cases. The govt told to the commission that some kind of special orders are being issued. But nothing has seen so far. Hence this request.

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