06/09/2016
Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion
to Inspector Posts cadre for the vacancies for the period 01.01.2015 to
31.03.2016
Brief of the second meeting of the
Committee on Allowances held on 01/09/2016 under the chairmanship of
Secretary, Finance (Expenditure), Government of India
To obtain the views of the National Council(Staff
Side)(JCM) on the recommendations of 7th CPC relating to Allowances, the
second meeting of the Committee on Allowances held today under the
chairmanship of Secretary, Finance(Expenditure), Government of India, with
the National Council(Staff Side) JCM.
From the Official Side, Secretary(Defence), Home,
DoP&T, Postal, Chairman Railway Board, J.S.(Estt.), J.S.(Pers.) and
J.S.(IC), and from Staff Side(JCM), all the Standing Committee Members
were present in the meeting.
At the outset, Secretary(Staff Side)(JCM) as well
as Leader(Staff Side)(JCM) and other Standing Committee Member of the
NC/JCM(Staff Side) expressed their anguish for non-formation of High Level
Committee as was agreed to by the Group of Ministers(Government of India)
for settling the issue of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor.
The Secretary, Finance(Expenditure) told that,
the committee constituted under the chairmanship of Addl. Secretary(Exp.)
with J.S.(Pers.), JS(Estt.) and JS(Imp.) as Members has been made only for
this purpose. Let us believe that, after the meeting, report of the said
committee would be sent to the Government of India for its acceptance.
The Secretary, Finance(Expenditure) asked the Staff
Side(JCM) to give their viewpoint in a Note on the Common Demands to
implement these, and the Departmental grievances to their respective
departments, and after that, a meeting will again be called.
Staff Side(JCM) strongly demanded that, date of effect of Allowance should
be 01.01.2016. The Staff Side(JCM) explained its position as well
about its demand that, House Rent Allowance should be 10%, 20% and 30% and
Transport Allowance must be rationalized and exempted from the Income Tax,
Children Education Allowance should be Rs.3,000 and Hostel Subsidy should
be Rs.10,000 and these should also be exempted from the Income Tax.
Staff Side demanded that, Post Graduate and
Professional Courses should also be covered in Children Education
Allowance. The issue of Special Duty Allowance was also raised for N.E.
Region by the Standing Committee Members of JCM(Staff Side). Fixed
Medical Allowance should be Rs.2,000 with Dearness Allowance
Indexation, Over Time Allowance must be given, Small Family Allowance
should be continued and Dress Allowance needs to be reviewed. Various
Departmental Allowances, which have been abolished, should be allowed to
continue, like Breakdown Allowance in the Railways and Fixed Conveyance
Allowance to Postal Department employees. All the Standing Committee
Members raised various issues related to Allowances.
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