seventh Pay Commission Matrix: Centre, worker union in talks over DA instalments
seventh Pay Commission Pay Matrix: The middle has introduced in March 2021 that Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) advantage of the central authorities staff and pensioners will likely be from 1st July 2021. However, it did not say something in regard to the three instalments of DA pending from 1.1.2020, 1.7.2020 and 1.1.2021. It has turn into one of many main considerations for the central authorities servants (CGS). After DA restoration, central authorities staff’ seventh pay fee wage is anticipated to witness massive soar because of the rise in DA from present 17 per cent to round 28 per cent. However, no resolution on three DA instalments will result in hit of their 7thn CPC (Central Pay fee) arrears due from 1st January 2020, 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021.
To remedy this seventh CPC matrix matter, National Council of JCM and the officers at Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) and Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) are in common contact. They had been supposed maintain an official assembly on eighth May 2021 however the assembly obtained cancelled because of the Covid-19 disaster. Now the assembly will likely be held within the final week of May 2021.
Speaking on the anticipated assembly between the National Council of JCM, DoPT and Ministry of Finance officers Shiva Gopal Mishra, Secretary — Staff Side at National council of JCM stated, “The National Council of JCM, DoPT and Ministry of Finance officials are in regular touch to resolve the matter of three instalments of DA payable to the central government employees. In fact, the central government officials are quite co-operative in regard to the DA instalment payment. A joint meeting of the DoPT, Ministry of Finance and JCM was scheduled on 8th May 2021 but due to the Covid-19 crisis, the meeting has been extended to the last week of May 2021.”
On what could be the agenda of this assembly Mishra stated, “Payment of three instalments of DA would be one of the major agendas of this meeting. The JCM has informed the concerned officials that if it is difficult for the center to pay three instalments of DA in one time, they can pay the central government employees’ arrears through partial payments as well.”
Payment of DA instalments would have direct affect on round 52 lakh central authorities staff. In truth, it can have an oblique affect on round 60 lakh pensioners as properly as a result of their DR profit is instantly linked with the DA of working staff.
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