7th Pay Commission Recommendations has begun to emerge!
7th Pay Commission Recommendations has begun to emerge!
“It doesn’t come as a surprise that even bits and morsels of information about the recommendations, which is being eagerly expected by nearly 50 lakh employees and pensioners, make headlines.”
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission have slowly started to make their way to the media in the form of unconfirmed news. The information that was being extensively discussed by all for more than a week now has finally made it to the websites yesterday.
It has now been confirmed that the 7th Pay Commission will submit is report to the Government next month. With the report being given a final shape, certain pieces of information have already started to hit the media. Some of the workable recommendations of the commission are out.
In 2006, a number of such unconfirmed reports surfaced, when the 6th Pay Commission report was being prepared, because the report was not submitted to the government on time. Due to the delay, there was tremendous curiosity to find out what the report contained. This led to a lot of rumors. Since the internet didn’t become that popular in those days, those rumors were hard to believe. Most of them were circulated by word of mouth.
Now, despite the fact that there are plenty of news sources, since it has become possible to trace the point of origin of the information, such rumors have reduced. This time around, the information was given by the leaders of Federations. Yet, one can neither completely accept them as true, nor dismiss them as entirely false.
Since the government and the major employees federations have their own websites, it has become possible for the information to spread to the corners of the world within minutes. Also, retracts and denials too have become equally fast, thus killing the rumours immediately. With a number of other individual websites and blogs too covering the news about Central Government employees, the readers are now able to differentiate between news and rumours.
There is nothing surprising or shocking in the news reports that have now surfaced. A minimum basic pay of Rs.21,000 is an expected one. The recently released Kerala Pay Commission too has recommended the minimum wage at Rs.17,000 (from 01.01.2014 onwards). The National Council has demanded that it be Rs.26,000 per month.
It is a well known fact that the Grade Pay System had been a source of constant irritation. The dual Hierarchy System (Promotional hierarchy and Grade Pay hierarchy) will come to an end. There will not be any more confusion about the promotions that come through MACP.
The Multiplication Factor of 2.86 does sound very low. NC JCM had pressurized the Pay Commission to fix it at 3.7. The 6th Pay Commission had fixed it at 1.86, and also given Grade Pay. Since the DA now stands at 125% (including July 2015 and January 2016), this could end up being substantial.
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The criteria for retirement age will be either completion of 33 years of service or at the age of 60 years whichever is earlier. If it is implemented
young people will get jobs in Govt. sectors. More than that young people will work hard than the old aged persons, Due to old age and health problems it is very difficult for the Govt. employees who have served more than 33 years of service.
In view of the above, Govt. should implement pay commissions recommendations i.e., 33/60 years at the earliest.
All the govt. employees begin plans for their post-retirement life around 50 years of age. Around the age when this recommendation will force majority of employees to retire, the Govt. employees may have liabilities like children aspiring for higher education, daughters to be married, EMIs to be paid for home loan, etc. With this recommendation all such plans of an employees will go for a six and bring the employees on the road.
Employees who joined the service at a young age, say 20-25 years will be forced to retire between 53-58 years of age. Majority of employees join service by 25 years of age. This recommendation will effectively fix the retirement age at a maximum of 58 years for a majority and 53, 54……57 for those who joined the service at younger age than 25 years.
As this recommendation is surely going to bring majority of Govt. employees to a desperate and helpless situation adversely affecting their dependent family members and their own post-retirement lives, the 7th Pay Commission should not make this recommendation. If at all this recommendation is made, the Govt. should reject it outrightly, considering the hardships it will force on majority of its employees
All the govt. employees begin plans for their post-retirement life around 50 years of age. Around the age when this recommendation will force majority of employees to retire, the Govt. employees may have liabilities like children aspiring for higher education, daughters to be married, EMIs to be paid for home loan, etc. With this recommendation all such plans of an employees will go for a six and bring the employees on the road.
Employees who joined the service at a young age, say 20-25 years will be forced to retire between 53-58 years of age. Majority of employees join service by 25 years of age. This recommendation will effectively fix the retirement age at a maximum of 58 years for a majority and 53, 54……57 for those who joined the service at younger age than 25 years.
As this recommendation is surely going to bring majority of Govt. employees to a desperate and helpless situation adversely affecting their dependent family members and their own post-retirement lives, the 7th Pay Commission should not make this recommendation. If at all this recommendation is made, the Govt. should reject it outrightly, considering the hardships it will force on majority of its employees
India aspires to be a developed country but no developed country in the world has the retirement below 60 years for its Govt. employees. On the contrary, the tendency all over the world is to increase the retirement age with increase in life expectancy and between 2004-14, the life expectancy in India has increased by 5 years. Therefore, reducing the retirement age is not justified if we go by the trend around the world.
It is interesting to note that only three countries in the world – Turkey, Indonesia and Nepal - have retirement age at 58 years and below, while most of other countries have retirement for their Govt. employees at 60 years or more. Don't young people in these countries need employment? Does their Govt. reduce the retirement age of present Govt. employees to eliminate the problem of unemployment? The answer is, no.
Take the example of Spain where one out of 4 youth is unemployed i.e. 25% unemployment, but Spain has not reduced retirement age of its Govt. employees to give the impression of creating jobs and their retirement age remains at 65 years. India definitely does not face such a bad situation like Spain where unemployment is 25%. Then why such a drastic step to give the impression of creating jobs by rendering its already employed employees unemployed?
If retirement age is indeed reduced by the govt. to 53-59 years, India will have the distinction of being the only country in the world to retire its Govt. employees even at 53 years of age surpassing Nepal and Indonesia and behind only Turkey.
Our Prime Minister has been working very hard and has been successful in projecting the image of India in the world as the soon-to-be-a-developed country , but this image will suffer a setback if, by reducing the retirement age to as low as 53 years , India is made to be next only to Turkey where the retirement age is 45 years, the lowest in the world. Even in Pakistan the retirement age of Govt. servants was increased from 60 to 62 years, while life expectancy there is lower (67.39 years) than in India (68.13 years). Pakistan increased the retirement age despite having a higher unemployment rate (5.37) than India (3.72).
It is hoped that it is only a rumour, but if 7th CPC indeed recommends the criteria for retirement as 33/60, it is expected it will back such a recommendation with a rationale behind it. Merely the reason for creation of jobs behind this recommendation will not be fair as no other country does so – not even Pakistan! Govt. should not accept this recommendation.
India aspires to be a developed country but no developed country in the world has the retirement below 60 years for its Govt. employees. On the contrary, the tendency all over the world is to increase the retirement age with increase in life expectancy and between 2004-14, the life expectancy in India has increased by 5 years. Therefore, reducing the retirement age is not justified if we go by the trend around the world.
It is interesting to note that only three countries in the world – Turkey, Indonesia and Nepal - have retirement age at 58 years and below, while most of other countries have retirement for their Govt. employees at 60 years or more. Don't young people in these countries need employment? Does their Govt. reduce the retirement age of present Govt. employees to eliminate the problem of unemployment? The answer is, no.
Take the example of Spain where one out of 4 youth is unemployed i.e. 25% unemployment, but Spain has not reduced retirement age of its Govt. employees to give the impression of creating jobs and their retirement age remains at 65 years. India definitely does not face such a bad situation like Spain where unemployment is 25%. Then why such a drastic step to give the impression of creating jobs by rendering its already employed employees unemployed?
If retirement age is indeed reduced by the govt. to 53-59 years, India will have the distinction of being the only country in the world to retire its Govt. employees even at 53 years of age surpassing Nepal and Indonesia and behind only Turkey.
Our Prime Minister has been working very hard and has been successful in projecting the image of India in the world as the soon-to-be-a-developed country , but this image will suffer a setback if, by reducing the retirement age to as low as 53 years , India is made to be next only to Turkey where the retirement age is 45 years, the lowest in the world. Even in Pakistan the retirement age of Govt. servants was increased from 60 to 62 years, while life expectancy there is lower (67.39 years) than in India (68.13 years). Pakistan increased the retirement age despite having a higher unemployment rate (5.37) than India (3.72).
It is hoped that it is only a rumour, but if 7th CPC indeed recommends the criteria for retirement as 33/60, it is expected it will back such a recommendation with a rationale behind it. Merely the reason for creation of jobs behind this recommendation will not be fair as no other country does so – not even Pakistan! Govt. should not accept this recommendation.
Sreekumar.
There was a demand to rise the upper age limit for retirement, many are there those cannot complete even 33 years of their service. I just want to say as well as to draw the attention of government that the upper age limit may please be rise by 5 years who cannot complete at least the service for the period of 33 years.
Hope the government will take a positive and sympathetic view on the matter.
thank you..
Ch.Satish Kumar, SBCO, Dept. of Posts, Hyd Region.
Totally system corrupted and unplanned