Some important details about 6th Pay Commission

Some important details about 6th Pay Commission

By Khabrein.Info News Desk,

New Delhi, Aug 19, 2008: Here we are trying to give some important details about the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.

Union Cabinet has approved the recommendation of Sixth pay Commission recommendation giving hope to the central government employees. Several state governments have also announced to implement the pay panel report. The states that have announced to implement the report include Uttar Pradesh, Tamil nadu, haryana and Puducherry.

State government employees in other states too are hoping that their respective governments too would come forward to implement the report in their states.

With general elections not far away from now, it is expected that at least all states where Congress is in power would pretty soon announce the implementation of the reports. BJP ruled states cannot stay behind.

Some salient features of the sixth pay commission report:

Implementation of the revised pay scales from january1 2006. recommendations relating to the allowances to be implemented prospectively.

To remove stagnation, introducton of running pay bands for all posts in the government presently existing in scales below that of Rs 26000 (fixed).

Four distinct running pay bands being recommended-one running band each for all categories of employees in groups B, C with 2 running pay bands for Group A posts.
The posts of Secretary to Government of India/ equivalent and Cabinet secretary/equivalent to be kept in distinct pay scale.

A separate running pay band, designated as –1Scale is not to be counted for any purpose as further no recruitment to be made in this regard and all het present group D employees not possessing not possessing the prescribed qualifications are to be upgraded and placed in the group C running pay band PB-1 after they are suitably restrained. Group D employees possessing the minimum prescribed qualifications to be placed in PB-1 pay band straightaway.

Every post barring that of secretary/equivalent and cabinet secretary/equivalent to have a distinct grade pay attached to it. Grade pay (being a fixed amount attached to each post in the hierarchy) to determine the status of a post with a senior post being given higher grade pay.

The total number of grades reduced to 20 spread across four distinct running pay bands; one Apex scale and another grade for post of cabinet secretary/equivalent as against 35 standard pay scales existing earlier.

At the time of promotion from one post to another, the grade pay attached to posts in different levels within the same running pay band to change. Additionally, increase in form of one increment to be given at he time of promotion. A person stagnating at the maximum of any pay band for more than a year continuously to be placed in the immediate next higher pay band without any change in the grade pay.

Annual increment to be paid in form of two and half percent of the total of pay in pay band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increment in all cases to be first of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale as on July 1 to be eligible.

Another form of variable increment for Group A Pay band PB-3 where annual increment in the band will vary depending upon the performance. Eighty percent or more employees in the grade to be allowed normal increment at the rate of 2.5% with the high performers (not exceeding 20 percent) during the year being allowed increment at the higher rate of 3.5 percent. Government advised to extend the scheme of variable increment in running pay bands PB1 and PB2.

Certain posts in senior administrative grade and higher administrative grade requiring technical or specialized expertise and not encadered in any of the services to be opened up for being filled by suitable officers within the government as well as outsiders on contract. Shift from career based to posts based selection in the higher echelons of government in order to get the best domain based expertise.

Creation of additional posts in senior administrative grade/equivalent/higher grades in future to be strictly on functional considerations with such posts invariably being created outside the cadre to be filled by method of open selection including contractual appointment from within or outside the government.

Introduction of performance related incentive schemes (PRIS) in the government under which employees to be eligible for pecuniary remuneration over and above the pay. PRIS to replace adhoc bonus scheme immediately and eventually replace productivity linked bonus. PRIS to be budget neutral.

System put in place for giving market driven compensation package to young scientists and posts requiring special expertise and professional skills.

Parity established between field and secretariat officials.

The secretariat and stenographers cadres to stand merged in future. All future requirements in secretariat to be made as executive assistants with minimum qualification of graduation and one year diploma in computers. Executive assistants to discharge the functions presently being carried out be assistants as well as the private secretaries.

Base year of the consumer price index for computation of dearness allowance to be revised as frequently as feasible. Formulation of a separate CPI for government employees by National Statistical Commission for computation of dearness allowance suggested.

Existing rates of most of the allowances to be doubled both in case of defence forces as well as civilian employees.
Existing rate of HRA to be retained for A-1 cities, A, B-1 & B-2 cities to be given this allowance at the higher rate of 20%. C and Unclassified cities to be given the allowance at the higher rate of 10 percent.

CCA to be submitted in Transport Allowance and the rates of this allowance to be increased by 4 times.

Travel entitlements to be paid on actuals.

Reimbursement of education allowance to be raised from existing Rs 50 to Rs 1000 per child per month, subject to the maximum of two children. Hostel subsidy to be raised from existing Rs 300 pm to Rs 3000Pm.

Risk allowance to be replaced by risk insurance.

All fixed allowance made inflation proof with provisions of automatic revision whenever dearness allowance payable on revised pay bands goes up by 50%. Transport allowance to be increased every year on the basis of the increase in the dearness allowance.

Encashment of earned leave in case of defence forces personnel delinked from the number of years of service. All defence forces personnel to be eligible to leave encashment of upto 300 days at the time of retirement/discharge.

A new medical insurance scheme recommended for government employees. The scheme to be optional for existing central government employees and pensioners. New government employees and new pensioners to be compulsorily covered by the schemes.

Fitment formula recommended for serving employees to be extended in case of existing pensioners/family pensioners.

Rates of constant attendant allowance for disabled pensioners to be increased by five times to Rs 3000 pm.

Pension to be paid at 50% of the average emoluments/last pay drawn (whichever is more beneficial) without linking it to 33 years of qualifying service for grant of full pension.

A liberal severance package for employees leaving service between 15-20 yeas of service.

Higher rates of pension for retirees and family pension on attaining the age of 80, 85, 90, 95 and 100 years.

In case of government employees dying in harness, family pension to be paid at enhanced rate for a period of 10 years.

A new mechanism for grant of advances under which an employee will take advance from an approved bank and the government will give an interest subsidy equal to two percentage points on the rate of interest being charged by the bank to the employee. Existing limit of various advances increased and provisions made for their automatic revision periodically.

Continuation of five day week. Government offices to remain closed only on the three national holidays. All other gazetted holidays to be abolished and compensated by increasing the number of restricted holidays from two to eight days in a year.

Benefits like staggered working hours, special leave for child care, enhanced maternity leave for 180 days, better accommodation facilities in the form of working women’s hostels, etc. specially for women employees.

Government employees with disabilities recommended various benefits like enhanced number of casual leaves, especial aids and appliances for facilitating office work, higher interest subsidy for automobile loans, liberal flexi hours, higher rate of transport allowance, better prosthetic aids and proper grievance redressal machinery. Extra allowance for disabled women employees to take care of young child till the time the child attains the age of two years.

Enhanced pay scales for nurses, teachers, constabulary and postmen with whom the common citizen has most frequent interaction.

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