BPS writes to Finance Minister pointing out 7th CPC shortcomings.
BHARAT PENSIONERS’ SAMAJ
(All India Federation of Pensioner’s Associations)
New Delhi -110014
SG/BPS/ 10/2015
New Delhi-Dt. 25.11.15
To
Dear Shri Arun Jaittleyji.
Honourable Minister of Finance
Government of India
Subject : 7th Central Pay Commission report released on 19.11.2015
Sir.
With deep resentment and pain BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ( BPS) the oldest & the largest Federation of Indian pensioners which is a conglomerate of over 650 Pensioners Associations appeal to you to redress the following issues which 7th CPC failed address:
I. Ratio between minimum and maximum: Instead of reducing it is raised which is against the preamble of the Constitution of Indian Republic.
2. Minimum salary has been intentionally calculated to be lower to keep common fitment factor low.
Counting employees’ wife as 0.80 unit is gender biase and is totally unjustified. Quantities & rates taken for the items in basket are unrealistic for example Rs 524.07 per month is provided Even the lowest category of Govt. accommodation is not available at this rate. Similarly rate of ‘Dal’ is taken to be 97.84 per Kg. No ‘ Dal‘ is or was available in the market at this rate.
Quantity of Milk is taken to be 200 ml per unit per day which is too little for a vegetarian rate of Milk is taken to be Rs 37.40 per Kg which is lower than market rate.
3. According to 7th CPC 2.57 fitment factor is for all employees. But, in fact. 2.81 fitment has been
given at Secy level. This is robbing Peter to pay Paul, violative of CPC own recommendation and that
of Article l4 of the constitution of India. 2.81 fitment benefit should be provided to all employee without any discrimination.
4. Raising percentage of pension based on sustenance: Analysis given by CPC is silent on sustenance this is unjustified rejection.
5.OROP recommended by 7th CPC for all. But through the jugglery of pay matrix, for promotee officers and group‘C.‘ it will end up only in modified parity. This needs rectification to ensure absolute parity for all.
6. Additional pension at 75yrs of age is denied only because Defence Ministry did not agree this is rather absurd. If Defence Ministry does not want to have it. let them not have it. Why make others suffer on this account?
7. Medical facilities : While the Commission’s recommendations regarding merging of all postal dispensaries with CGHS dispensaries and inclusion of non CGHS covered postal Pensioners are
welcome.
However, its recommendations regarding Health insurance for pensioners do not suit existing pensioners on account of no coverage of existing disease without lock-in period, no provision of OPD facility , payment of premium and less amount of coverage.
Under signed, wish to draw your kind attention to para 9.5.18 (iii) of the 7th CPC and request you to create without delay a combined entity of CGHS, ECHS-RELHS which in terms of 7th CPC would result in a very strong network of health facilities for the Central Government employees/pensioners across the length and breadth of the country.
8.Scraping of New Pension scheme(NPS) :It has come out through 7th CPC report that though NPS was introduced more than a decade back Govt; to date could not firm up rules in this regard. With the result over 300000 employee recruited after 2004 may not have enough funds in their accounts at retirement to ensure financial security. Center and state Govt’s share of contribution is insufficient and these governments are not depositing their contribution in time, investments are subjected to service tax & withdrawals are taxable under Income Tax with the result there would not be enough money for reasonable post retirement financial security. Due to ever rising inflation, this situation will go on worsening year by year and will go out of hand by the time of retirement of the beneficiary. This is more than sufficient reason to scrap NPS & to revert to pre 2004 defined benefit Pension Scheme.
Thanking you in anticipation.
sd/-
-S.C.Maheshwari
Secy. General Bharat Pensioners Samaj
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COMMENTS
There are more important points not included in this letter.
1. Pension is the main attraction for government employees rather than pay. So the government need to estimate adequate emoluments for government employee and pensioner to lead a respectable life.
2. No. of pay scales could be reduced to 4 (one each fro each of the groups) or 1 for all the groups. Why keep reducing from some number to lesser value in each of the pay commission?
3. Pension fixation should be based on virtual pay fixation and then working out pension. If an employee received say 4 increments before retirement then in the revised scale give 4 virtual increments and fix virtual pay for estimating pension. This will take care of many problems like getting lower pension by earlier pensioner etc.
There are many points of importance like health care through CGHS etc brought out in article here
http://janahitwadi.blogspot.in/2013/04/central-pay-commission-for-government.html
I HAD OBSERVED THAT THE PENSION AMOUNT IS NOT PAID IN TIME. NOW DA IS INCREASED AT EVERY 6 MONTHS. AS SUCH FOR LATE PAYMENT INTREST NEEDS TO BE PAID, THIS SHOULD BE ENCLUDED IN THE RECOMANDATIONS. THIS WILL FORCE THE GOVT TO MAKE THE TIMELY PAYMENT