7th Pay Commission: Employee Unions Seek Early Finalisation Of Allowance Report.
Written By Admin on Mar 30, 2017 | March 30, 2017
The allowance committee is supposed to examine and make recommendations
as to whether any changes in the recommendations of the 7th central pay
commission related to allowances are warranted and if so in what form.
A high level committee examining the recommendations of 7th pay
commission on allowances held a meeting with different stakeholders on
Tuesday. A top union official told NDTV that the employee
representatives have sought an early finalisation of allowance panel
report. Meanwhile, the allowance committee has sought views from
different ministries on 14 benefits, a Press Trust of India report said,
citing sources. These allowances include accidental allowance,
outstation detention allowance, trip allowance, and ghat allowance. The
committee on allowances (related to 7th central pay commission) was
constituted through a government order dated July 22, 2016. The
allowance committee is supposed to examine and make recommendations as
to whether any changes in the recommendations of the 7th central pay
commission related to allowances are warranted and if so in what form.
Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal on March 24 had again
clarified that the allowance committee related to 7th pay commission is
yet to submit its report. The minister added the allowance committee is
now in the process of finalising its report and the government would
take a decision after the report is submitted. The minister also
explained why the allowance committee has taken more time to finalise
its report. The allowance committee related to 7th pay commission awards
“has taken more time than was initially prescribed in view of large
number of demands received,” he clarified.
“The committee has received a large number of demands on allowances and
even now receives demands in this regards. All the demands have been
diligently examined,” the minister said.
The allowance panel is likely to finalise its views on HRA or house rent
allowance at its next meeting, reported news agency Press Trust of
India, citing sources. The Seventh Pay Commission had recommended that
HRA be paid at the rate of 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent of
the new basic pay, depending on type of cities. The 7th Pay Commission
had also recommended that the rate of HRA be revised to 27 per cent, 18
per cent and 9 per cent, respectively when DA crosses 50 per cent, and
further revised to 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent when DA
crosses 100 per cent.
Source:- NDTV PROFIT
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