7th CPC Report : Revision of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor etc., Assurance given
by Senior Ministers
No.IVA {JCA (Ny2014/Part III)}
Dated: 27.12.2016
Shri Narendra Modiji,
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
South Block,
Raisina
Hill,
New Delhi-110001
Respected Sir,
Sub:
7th CPC Report - Revision of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor etc.,
Assurance given by Senior Ministers-reg.
NFIR
brings to your kind notice that the National Joint Council of Action
(NJCA) - consisting JCM constituent organizations of Central Government
employees have deferred the Indefinite Strike action on the assurance
of Senior Cabinet Ministers on 30th June 2016 that a High Level
Committee will be constituted to consider the demands of JCM (Staff
Side) within four months for improving the minimum wage and applying
revised multiplier factor for pay fixation in 7th CPC Pay Matrices to
the Central Government employees which include over 1.3 million Railway
employees.
Pursuant to the assurance of Group of Ministers as
mentioned above, the decision to go on indefinite strike by Railway
employees has been deferred, hoping that there shall be a negotiated
settlement on the Charter of demands already submitted to the Cabinet
Secretary by the JCM (Staff Side).
NFIR however expresses its deep
sense of disappointment over breach of commitment as more than five
months passed from the date of assurance given to the Leaders of JCM
(Staff Side) by the Group of Ministers (Hon’ble Finance Minister, Home
Minister, Railway Minister and Minister of State for Railways). The
Railways specific issues on which agreement was reached between the
Railway Board and the Federations have also not been implemented till
date.
The Railway employees of all categories are greatly
disappointed over non-fulfillment of assurances, consequently, there has
been a feeling among Rail workforce that the Government is not
sensitive towards resolving their genuine grievances and equally not
sincere to honour its commitments.
NFIR also beings to your kind
notice that even though the successive Railway Ministers have sent
proposals to Finance Minister that Railways should be exempted from
National Pension System (NPS) in view of complexities, unique nature of
working of Railway employees and their arduous working conditions, the
Government has not given its approval till now, resultantly, the Railway
employees who had joined from 01/01/2004 are extremely agitated as
there is no social security to them and their families in the form of
guaranteed pension at par with those appointed prior to 0110112004. The
unique nature of duties are comparable with Defence Forces Personnel.
The death rate of Railway employees in the course of performing duties
is 700 per aturum and the average number of staff injured on duty is
about 3000 per annum as reported by the High Level Safety Review
Committee headed by Dr. Anil Kakodkar.
NFIR further brings to your
kind notice that the Indian Railways has the track record of dedicated
working on account of unquestionable loyalty, dedication and devotion of
Railway employees to Indian Railways. Most of them perform duties at
remote places, jungle areas where minimum living facilities are not
available. It needs to be appreciated that not a single man day was lost
on employees’ account during the past four decades.
NFIR,
therefore, requests your kind intervention in ensuring that the
Government implements its commitments on revision of minimum wage and
multiplier factor for the Central Governrirent employees which include
rail workforce. Federation also requests that other issues which are
pending before various Committees constituted by the Government may be
got finalized on the basis of submissions made by JCM (Staff Side)
before those Committees and also before the Cabinet Secretary. NFIR at
the same time requests to kindly arrange to issue appropriate directive
for solving Railways’ specific issues through negotiated settlement very
soon. Also kind attention of Hon’ble Prime Minister is invited to
NFIR's communication vide letter of even number dated 0111112016 and
subsequent reference by the PMO to the Secretary, Department of
Expenditure (Ministry of Finance) vide PMO ID No. PMOPG//D1201610326695
dated04lIl12016, endorsing copy to the Federation, in this regard.
With regards,
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
Copy
to Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister, Government of India, Room
No. 104, North Block, Central Secretariat, New Delhi-110001 for
necessary action please.
Copy to Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble
Finance Minister, Government of lndia, North Block New Delhi- 1 I 000 I
for necessary action please.
Copy to Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble
Minister for Railways, Government of India, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi for
necessary action please.
Copy to Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble
Minister of State for Railways, Government of India, Rail Bhavan, New
Delhi for necessary action please.
Source: NFIR
