Unit Run Canteens (URCs) Employee: Sixth Pay Commission not applicable

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  DEFENCE

RAJYA SABHA

Pay revision of URCs employees

(a) whether Government is considering pay revision of Unit Run Canteens (URCs) employees in the country as per the recommendation of Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC);

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) by when the pay of CRCs employees will be enhanced as per the Sixth CPC?

(b) Does not arise.

(c) & (d): The Unit Run Canteen (URC) employees are getting paid as per the rules regulating the terms and conditions of the services of the civilian employees of the URCs, issued by Army Headquarters in April 2003. These rules were made as per the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated 4th January 2001, in the case of Union of India Vs M. Aslam and others.

It has been held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in its order dated 28.4.2009, in the case of R.R. Pillai v/s Commanding Officer HQ SAC (U), that, employees of URC are not Government Servants. Hence, the benefits of Sixth Pay Commission are not applicable to them. However, the basic pay of URC employees was enhanced by 50% w.e.f. 1.2.2009 and by another 15% w.e.f. 1.12.2009.

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