07/07/2016
NJCA UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVES TO DEFER THE INDEFINITE STRIKE.
After
the meeting with the Home Minister today by the NJCA and further
developments leading to issue of a Press Release by the Government of
India assuring consideration of the issues raised by the Staff Side
relating to the pay scales and other recommendations of the Pay
Commission by a High Level Committee. The NJCA has decided to defer the
Indefinite Strike in the background of meetings with the Ministers and
the assurance by the Government of India.
The Press Release by the Government today is reproduced below:
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
06-July-2016 20:50 IST
Government
assures Representatives of Unions representing employees of the Central
Government that the issues raised by them relating to the pay scales
and other recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission would be considered
by a High Level Committee.
Representatives
of Unions representing employees of the Central Government had met the
Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley
and the Minister for Railways Sh. Suresh Prabhu in the evening of 30th
June, 2016.
They
had requested that certain issues raised by them in relation to the pay
scales and other recommendations of the Pay Commission be allowed to be
raised before a Committee of Secretaries looking into different aspects
of grievances of employees in relation to the Pay Commission
recommendations
The Ministers assured the Union leaders that the issues raised by them would be considered by a High Level Committee.