COMPARISON OF 6th AND 7th PAY COMMISSION QUESTIONNAIRE
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7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
Questionnaire
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SIXTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
Questionnaire
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1.1 The considerations on which the minimum salary in case of the lowest Group ‘C’ functionary and the maximum salary in case of a Secretary level officer may be determined and what should be the reasonable ratio between the two.
1.2 What should be the considerations for determining salary for various levels of functions falling between the highest level and the lowest level functionaries?
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4.1 How should we determine the salary to be paid to a Secretary in the Central Government? Please suggest an appropriate basic pay for a Secretary? Can appointment to this post be made on a contractual basis where salaries and tenure are linked to the performance in terms of achieving defined targets?
4.2 What should be the reasonable ratio between the minimum and the maximum of a pay scale?
4.3 Is it necessary to persist with a pre-determined minimum-maximum ratio on ideological considerations? Or is it more important to ensure efficient administration by preventing flight of outstanding talent from Government?
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2.1 Should there be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites between Government and the private sector? If so, why? If not, why not?
2.2 Should there at all be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites between Government and the public sector? If so, why? If not, why not?
2.3 The concept of variable pay has been introduced in Central Public Sector Enterprises by the Second Pay Revision Committee. In the case of the Government is there merit in introducing a variable component of pay? Can such variable pay be linked to performance?
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1.1 Should there be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites in Government and the public/private sector?
1.2 Is it possible to quantify all other benefits, excluding pay, derived by employees in Government and the public and private sectors from security of tenure, promotional avenues, retirement packages, housing and other invisibles? In view of these benefits, can there be any fair comparison between the salaries available in the government vis-à-vis the salaries in the private sector?
1.3 In order to ensure a fair comparison based on principles of equity and social justice, would it not also be appropriate to take into account the economic conditions of large sections of the community that are less privileged than Government employees and many of whom live below the poverty line?
2.1 Some countries have raised civil service pay scales almost to levels prevalent in the private sector on the hypothesis that a well-paid bureaucracy is likely to be honest and diligent. To what extent would such a hypothesis be valid and how far would such a course of action be desirable?
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3.1 Does the present compensation package attract suitable talent in the All India Services & Group A Services? What are your observations and suggestions in this regard?
3.2 To what extent should government compensation be structured to attract special talent?
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6.1 Is there a case for a Unified Civil Service, merging therein all Central (both technical and non-technical) and All India Services, allowing vertical and horizontal movement? Or should there be two distinct streams, one embracing all the technical services and the other for non-technical services?
6.2 Do you feel that the pattern of pay scales for all Group A Services should be redesignated so as to attract candidates of the requisite caliber? Keeping in view some of the compensation packages being offered to fresh professionals by the private sector, what emoluments would you suggest for an entrant to a Group-A Service in Government?
7.1 Should there be a higher compensation package for scientists in certain specialized streams/departments like Department of Space, Department of Atomic Energy? If so, what should be the reasonable package in their case?
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4.1 The 6th Central Pay Commission introduced the system of Pay Bands and Grade Pay as against the system of specific pay scales attached to various posts. What has been the impact of running pay bands post implementation of 6th CPC recommendations?
4.2 Is there any need to bring about any change?
4.3 Did the pay bands recommended by the Sixth CPC help in arresting exodus and attract talent towards the Government?
4.4 Successive Pay Commissions have reduced the number of pay scales by merging one or two pay scales together. Is there a case for the number of pay scales/ pay band to be rationalized and if so in what manner?
4.5 Is the “grade pay” concept working? If not, what are your alternative suggestions?
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5.1 Employees in the Secretariat and analogous establishments are entitled to higher pay scales than the corresponding field functionaries. This was supposed to compensate them for the loss of certain facilities available to them in field assignments and the extra effort required for decision-making at the policy level. Are these factors valid even today particularly in the context of decentralization and devolution of administrative powers? Is this discrimination between field and secretariat functionaries even justified today?
10.1 How should a pay scale be structured? What is a reasonable ratio between the minimum and maximum of a pay scale?
10.2 The successive Pay Commissions have progressively reduced the number of distinct pay scales. The number of scales has therefore come down from more than 500 scales at the time of the Second Central Pay Commission to 51 scales before Fifth Central Pay Commission, which was brought down to 33 scales by the Fifth Central Pay Commission. The reduction in the number of pay scales brings in attendant problems like the promotion and the feeder grades coming to lie in the same pay scale, etc. Do you feel whether the existing number of pay scales should be retained or increased or decreased or whether the same should be replaced by a running pay scale?
12.1 Is there any need to revise the pay scales periodically especially when 100% neutralization for inflation is available in form of dearness allowance?
12.2 How should pay be fixed in the revised pay scales? Should there be a point-to-point fixation? If not, please suggest a method by which it can be ensured that senior personnel are not placed at a disadvantage vis-à-vis their juniors and due weightage is given for the longer service rendered by the former.
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5.1 Whether the present system of annual increment on 1st July of every year uniformly in case of all employees has served its purpose or not? Whether any changes are required?
5.2 What should be the reasonable quantum of annual increment?
5.3 Whether there should be a provision of variable increments at a rate higher than the normal annual increment in case of high achievers? If so, what should be transparent and objective parameters to assess high achievement, which could be uniformly applied across Central Government?
5.4 Under the MACP scheme three financial up-gradations are allowed on completion of 10, 20, 30 years of regular service, counted from the direct entry grade. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the scheme? Is there a perception that a scheme of this nature, in some Departments, actually incentivizes people who do not wish to take the more arduous route of qualifying departmental examinations/ or those obtaining professional degrees?
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11.1 What should be the criteria for determining the rates and frequency of increments in respect of different scales of pay?
Should these bear a uniform or varying relationship with the minima and/or maxima of the scales?
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What kind of incentives would you suggest to recognize and reward good performance?
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18.1 In what way should be present system of performance appraisal be changed? Should be ACR be an open document?
18.2 How far has the introduction of self-assessment helped in the process of appraisal?
18.3 Should appraisal be done for an entire team instead of for individuals?
18.4 In what manner can Government employees be made personally accountable for their acts of omission or commission, without any special safeguards? Would you recommend any amendments to Article 311 of the Constitution, Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 17 and 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and various rules relating to conduct of Government servants and disciplinary proceedings?
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Salary structures in the Central and State Governments are broadly similar. The recommendations of the Pay Commission are likely to lead to similar demands from employees of State Governments, municipal bodies, panchayati raj institutions & autonomous institutions. To what extent should their paying capacity be considered in devising a reasonable remuneration package for Central Govt. employees?
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3.1 Salary structure in the Central and State Governments is broadly similar. The recommendations of the Pay Commission are likely to lead to similar demands from employees of State Governments, municipal bodies, panchayati raj institutions & autonomous institutions
Their paying capacity is considerably limited. To what extent should this factor be considered in devising a reasonable remuneration package for Central Government employees?
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8.1 What should be the considerations for fixing salary in case of Defence personnel and in what manner does the parity with civil services need to be evolved, keeping in view their respective job profiles?
8.2 In what manner should the concessions and facilities, both in cash and kind, be taken into account for determining salary structure in case of Defence Forces personnel.
8.3 As per the November 2008 orders of the Ministry of Defence, there are a total of 45 types of allowances for Personnel Below Officer Rank and 39 types of allowances for Officers. Does a case exist for rationalization/ streamlining of the current variety of allowances?
8.4 What are the options available for addressing the increasing expenditure on defence pensions?
8.5 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to war widows?
8.6 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to disabled soldiers, commensurate to the nature of their disability?
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14.1 What should be the basis for determination of pay scales for Armed Forces Personnel? What percentage weightage should be assigned to (i) parity with civil services, (ii) comparison with private sector, (iii) special and hazardous nature of duties, (iv) short career span and (v) restricted rights?
14.2 How should the pay of a soldier, sailor and airman be determined? How should it relate to the minimum wage in Government and the pay of a constable in paramilitary or internal security forces?
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9.1 Whether the existing allowances need to be retained or rationalized in such a manner as to ensure that salary structure takes care not only of the job profile but the situational factors as well, so that the number of allowances could be at a realistic level?
9.2 What should be the principles to determine payment of House Rent Allowance?
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13.1 Is City Compensatory Allowance a sufficient compensation for the problems of a large city? If DA and HRA provide full neutralization, do you think CCA should continue? Is there a need for changing the basis of classification of cities and the rates of CCA? If so, please suggest the revised basis and rates.
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10.1 The retirement benefits of all Central Government employees appointed on or after 1.1.2004 are covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS). What has been the experience of the NPS in the last decade?
10.2 As far as pre-1.1.2004 appointees are concerned, what should be the principles that govern the structure of pension and other retirement benefits?
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11.1 The 6th CPC recommended upgrading the skills of the Group D employees and placing them in Group C over a period of time. What has been the experience in this regard?
11.2 In what way can Central Government organizations functioning be improved to make them more efficient, accountable and responsible? Please give specific suggestions with respect to:
a) Rationalisation of staff strength and more productive deployment of available staff;
b) Rationalisation of processes and reduction of paper work; and
c) Economy in expenditure.
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16.1 In what manner can Central Government organizations functioning be improved to make them more professional, citizen-friendly and delivery oriented?
16.2 Please outline specific proposals, which could result in:
(i) Reduction and redeployment of staff,
(ii) Reduction of paper work,
(iii) Better work environment,
(iv) Economy in expenditure,
(v) Professionalisation of services,
(vi) Reduction in litigation on service matters,
(vii) Better delivery of service by government agencies to their users.
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12.1 How would you interpret the concept of “competency based framework”?
12.2 One of the terms of reference suggests that the Commission recommend appropriate training and capacity building through a competency based framework.
a) Is the present level of training at various stages of a person’s career considered adequate? Are there gaps that need to be filled, and if so, where?
b) Should it be made compulsory that each civil service officer should in his career span acquire a professional qualification? If so, can the nature of the study, time intervals and the Institution(s) whose qualification are acceptable, all be stipulated?
c) What other indicators can best measure training and capacity building for personnel in your organization? Please suggest ways through which capacity building can be further strengthened?
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17.1 Do you think the concepts of contractual appointment, part-time work, flexible job description, flexi time etc. need to be introduced in Government to change the environment, provide more jobs and impart flexibility to the working conditions of employees?
17.2 For improving punctuality/introducing new concepts like flexi time, should biometric entry/exit be introduced?
17.3 What steps should be taken to ensure that scientists, doctors, engineers and other professionals with sophisticated education and skills are retained in their specialized fields in Government?
Should they be appointed on contract with a higher status and initial pay, advance increments, better service conditions, etc.?
17.4 Should there be lateral movement from Government to non-Government jobs and vice versa? If so, in which sphere(s) and to what extent?
17.5 It has been suggested that existing Government employees should be encouraged to shift to employment on contract for specified periods in return for a substantially higher remuneration package. Would you agree?
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13.1 What has been the experience of outsourcing at various levels of Government and is there a case for streamlining it?
13.2 Is there a clear identification of jobs that can be outsourced?
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9.1 Should all lower Group ‘C’ functionaries in the Secretariat be replaced by multi-functional Executive Assistants, who would be graduates and well versed in office work, secretarial skills and use of modern office equipment including computers? Should similar arrangements can be evolved for Group ‘C’ posts in other organisations of Government?
9.2 Should a similar regrouping of Group D staff into fewer categories capable of performing diverse functions also be carried out?
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14.1 Kindly list out the Regulators set up under Acts of Parliament, related to your Ministry/ Department. The total number of personnel on rolls (Chairperson and members + support personnel) may be indicated.
14.2 Regulators that may not qualify in terms of being set up under Acts of Parliament but perform regulatory functions may also be listed. The scale of pay for Chairperson /Members and other personnel of such bodies may be indicated.
14.3 Across the Government there are a host of Regulatory bodies set up for various purposes. What are your suggestions regarding emoluments structure for Regulatory bodies?
One of the terms of reference of the 7th Pay Commission is to examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus. What are your suggestions and observations in this regard?
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8.1 Presently, civilian posts in the Central Government are classified into four Groups (‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’) with reference to their scales of pay. The Fifth Central Pay Commission had recommended their reclassification into Executive, Supervisory, Supporting and Auxiliary Staff. Would you suggest any changes in the existing classification or should the classification recommended by Fifth Central Pay Commission be adopted with/without modifications?
15.1 Should all vestiges of feudalism in the country like huge residential bungalows sprawling over several acres, large number of servants’ quarters, retinues of personal staff, bungalow peons, use of uniformed personnel as batmen or on unnecessary security or ceremonial duties etc. be abolished? Please make concrete suggestions.
19.1 Kindly comment on the appropriateness of adopting a five-day week in Government offices when other sectors follow a six day week. Please also state whether the number of Gazetted holidays in Government offices should be reduced? Please also comment on the appropriateness of declaring Gazetted holidays for all major religious festivals.
19.2 What do you think is the state of work ethics and punctuality in Government offices? Kindly suggest ways of improving these.
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COMMENTS
FROM,
R.CHANDRIKA,
INSTRUMENTALIST – TANPURA,
ALL INDIA RADIO,
BANGALORE – 1.
TO
The Member Secretary,
7th Central Pay Commission,
New Delhi.
Respected Sir/Madam,
I would like to bring the following to your kind consideration. I R.CHANDRIKA, working in Music section, of
All India Radio, as Instrumentalist – Tanpura, since 09-08-1989. Apart from our regular duties of performing in the
programmes related to music, the artists of AIR are doing the balancing and recording of the entire musical
programmes, as and when they put on duty, which are suppose to be done by the Engineering Assistants,
who are claiming to be the sound recordists, but none of them are capable of doing the same and nobody is
doing it. Also the artists will plan and schedule the programmes for broadcast, which are suppose to be
prepared by a Programme Executive in a music section of AIR.
In this way Artists play an important role in this Broadcasting media. But so far the Artists cadre is not at
all high lighted or recognised any where in the Previous Pay Commissions. The pay scales of the Engineering
assistants, Transmission Excecutives, Liabrarians & the Accountants were equal to that of a B – grade Artist i.e.,
Rs.1400/- scale in the 4th CPC. Hence, it has been enhanced to Rs.6500/- scale of 5th CPC (which is equalant to
Rs.2000/-of 4th CPC) to the EngineeringAssistants and Transmission Executives which is equalant to the pay
scales of an A grade Artist.
Similarly Rs.5500/- scale of 5th CPC was awarded to Accountants & Librarians (which is equalant to Rs.1600/-
of 4th CPC) which is equalant to the pay scales of a B high grade Artist. Eventhough the Artists are capable of doing
the above duties apart from their assigned duties, they are deprived of getting the better scales and most neglected
cadre in All India Radio. Since sevral years, the cadre review for the Staff Artists have yet not done. So I request you
to kindly refix the scales to the Staff Artists also at par with the above mentioned cadres of AIR.
And one more thing is that there are 4 different grades which are awarded by the Music Audition board to
perform in the music programmes of AIR, i.e., B , B- HIGH, A , & TOP GRADES, based on their performances. The casual
artists are getting their fee for the performance as per their gradation, but for the Staff Artists are getting only
B-high and A grade scales so far fixed and eventhough there are many Staff Artists are placed in the Top grade, the
scale has not yet introduced, which may kindly be introduced atleast in this pay commission.
I hope you may kindly look in to the matter and give justice to the cadre of Instrumentalists in All India Radio.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
R.CHANDRIKA,
FROM,
BASAVARAJ GONAHALU,
INSTRUMENTALIST – TANPURA,
ALL INDIA RADIO,
BANGALORE – 1.
TO
The Member Secretary,
7th Central Pay Commission,
New Delhi.
Respected Sir/Madam,
I would like to bring the following to your kind consideration. I BASAVARAJ GONAHALU, working in Music section, of
All India Radio, as Instrumentalist – Tanpura, since 09-11-1985. Apart from our regular duties of performing in the
programmes related to music, the artists of AIR are doing the balancing and recording of the entire musical
programmes, as and when they put on duty, which are suppose to be done by the Engineering Assistants,
who are claiming to be the sound recordists, but none of them are capable of doing the same and nobody is
doing it. Also the artists will plan and schedule the programmes for broadcast, which are suppose to be
prepared by a Programme Executive in a music section of AIR.
In this way Artists play an important role in this Broadcasting media. But so far the Artists cadre is not at
all high lighted or recognised any where in the Previous Pay Commissions. The pay scales of the Engineering
assistants, Transmission Excecutives, Liabrarians & the Accountants were equal to that of a B – grade Artist i.e.,
Rs.1400/- scale in the 4th CPC. Hence, it has been enhanced to Rs.6500/- scale of 5th CPC (which is equalant to
Rs.2000/-of 4th CPC) to the EngineeringAssistants and Transmission Executives which is equalant to the pay
scales of an A grade Artist.
Similarly Rs.5500/- scale of 5th CPC was awarded to Accountants & Librarians (which is equalant to Rs.1600/-
of 4th CPC) which is equalant to the pay scales of a B high grade Artist. Eventhough the Artists are capable of doing
the above duties apart from their assigned duties, they are deprived of getting the better scales and most neglected
cadre in All India Radio. Since sevral years, the cadre review for the Staff Artists have yet not done. So I request you
to kindly refix the scales to the Staff Artists also at par with the above mentioned cadres of AIR.
And one more thing is that there are 4 different grades which are awarded by the Music Audition board to
perform in the music programmes of AIR, i.e., B , B- HIGH, A , & TOP GRADES, based on their performances. The casual
artists are getting their fee for the performance as per their gradation, but for the Staff Artists are getting only
B-high and A grade scales so far fixed and eventhough there are many Staff Artists are placed in the Top grade, the
scale has not yet introduced, which may kindly be introduced atleast in this pay commission.
I hope you may kindly look in to the matter and give justice to the cadre of Instrumentalists in All India Radio.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
BASAVARAJ GONAHALU.
FROM,
B.R.GEETHA,
INSTRUMENTALIST – VEENA,
ALL INDIA RADIO,
BANGALORE – 1.
TO
The Member Secretary,
7th Central Pay Commission,
New Delhi.
Respected Sir/Madam,
I would like to bring the following to your kind consideration. I B.R. GEETHA, working in Music section, of
All India Radio, as Instrumentalist – Tanpura, since 10-10-1985. Apart from our regular duties of performing in the
programmes related to music, the artists of AIR are doing the balancing and recording of the entire musical
programmes, as and when they put on duty, which are suppose to be done by the Engineering Assistants,
who are claiming to be the sound recordists, but none of them are capable of doing the same and nobody is
doing it. Also the artists will plan and schedule the programmes for broadcast, which are suppose to be
prepared by a Programme Executive in a music section of AIR.
In this way Artists play an important role in this Broadcasting media. But so far the Artists cadre is not at
all high lighted or recognised any where in the Previous Pay Commissions. The pay scales of the Engineering
assistants, Transmission Excecutives, Liabrarians & the Accountants were equal to that of a B – grade Artist i.e.,
Rs.1400/- scale in the 4th CPC. Hence, it has been enhanced to Rs.6500/- scale of 5th CPC (which is equalant to
Rs.2000/-of 4th CPC) to the EngineeringAssistants and Transmission Executives which is equalant to the pay
scales of an A grade Artist.
Similarly Rs.5500/- scale of 5th CPC was awarded to Accountants & Librarians (which is equalant to Rs.1600/-
of 4th CPC) which is equalant to the pay scales of a B high grade Artist. Eventhough the Artists are capable of doing
the above duties apart from their assigned duties, they are deprived of getting the better scales and most neglected
cadre in All India Radio. Since sevral years, the cadre review for the Staff Artists have yet not done. So I request you
to kindly refix the scales to the Staff Artists also at par with the above mentioned cadres of AIR.
And one more thing is that there are 4 different grades which are awarded by the Music Audition board to
perform in the music programmes of AIR, i.e., B , B- HIGH, A , & TOP GRADES, based on their performances. The casual
artists are getting their fee for the performance as per their gradation, but for the Staff Artists are getting only
B-high and A grade scales so far fixed and eventhough there are many Staff Artists are placed in the Top grade, the
scale has not yet introduced, which may kindly be introduced atleast in this pay commission.
I hope you may kindly look in to the matter and give justice to the cadre of Instrumentalists in All India Radio.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
B.R. GEETHA .
FROM,
GEETHA RAO,
INSTRUMENTALIST – VEENA,
ALL INDIA RADIO,
BANGALORE – 1.
TO
The Member Secretary,
7th Central Pay Commission,
New Delhi.
Respected Sir/Madam,
I would like to bring the following to your kind consideration. I GEETHA RAO, working in Music section, of
All India Radio, as Instrumentalist – Tanpura, since 18-02-1985. Apart from our regular duties of performing in the
programmes related to music, the artists of AIR are doing the balancing and recording of the entire musical
programmes, as and when they put on duty, which are suppose to be done by the Engineering Assistants,
who are claiming to be the sound recordists, but none of them are capable of doing the same and nobody is
doing it. Also the artists will plan and schedule the programmes for broadcast, which are suppose to be
prepared by a Programme Executive in a music section of AIR.
In this way Artists play an important role in this Broadcasting media. But so far the Artists cadre is not at
all high lighted or recognised any where in the Previous Pay Commissions. The pay scales of the Engineering
assistants, Transmission Excecutives, Liabrarians & the Accountants were equal to that of a B – grade Artist i.e.,
Rs.1400/- scale in the 4th CPC. Hence, it has been enhanced to Rs.6500/- scale of 5th CPC (which is equalant to
Rs.2000/-of 4th CPC) to the EngineeringAssistants and Transmission Executives which is equalant to the pay
scales of an A grade Artist.
Similarly Rs.5500/- scale of 5th CPC was awarded to Accountants & Librarians (which is equalant to Rs.1600/-
of 4th CPC) which is equalant to the pay scales of a B high grade Artist. Eventhough the Artists are capable of doing
the above duties apart from their assigned duties, they are deprived of getting the better scales and most neglected
cadre in All India Radio. Since sevral years, the cadre review for the Staff Artists have yet not done. So I request you
to kindly refix the scales to the Staff Artists also at par with the above mentioned cadres of AIR.
And one more thing is that there are 4 different grades which are awarded by the Music Audition board to
perform in the music programmes of AIR, i.e., B , B- HIGH, A , & TOP GRADES, based on their performances. The casual
artists are getting their fee for the performance as per their gradation, but for the Staff Artists are getting only
B-high and A grade scales so far fixed and eventhough there are many Staff Artists are placed in the Top grade, the
scale has not yet introduced, which may kindly be introduced atleast in this pay commission.
I hope you may kindly look in to the matter and give justice to the cadre of Instrumentalists in All India Radio.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
GEETHA RAO.