" IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF AIACEGEO. THIS IS THE ONLY ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY . President Mr.T.Dass and SG Mr. Harpal Singh.

Sunday, 8 June 2014

DRAT ON PART V

V  PART: DATE OF EFFECT, MERGER OF DA, CALCULATION OF DA & INTERIM RELIEF;
6.    DATE OF EFFECT:
Date of effect of implementation of 7th CPC: The recommendations of the CPC are at present being implemented in a period of 10 years. But wage revision for employees / workers of various central public sector undertaking is done in 5 years duration. As such it is requested that the recommendations of the VII CPC be made applicable to the employees as well as pensioners with effect from 01-01-2014, at least after a period of 8 years. Moreover the percentage of DA as on 01.01.2014 was 100%, therefore the recommendations of 7th CPC should be effective from 1.01.2014
CONCLUSION:
We suggest that Honourable 7th CPC may kindly be pleased to recommend for implementation  of their  recommendations w.e.f. 01.01.2014.

7.    MERGER OF DA  .

 Honhle 7th  Pay Commission may kindly appreciate that the Dearness Allowance (D.A.) has become 100% of pay w.e.f. 01/01/2014.  The DA was 50% as on 01.01.2011. This scenario was never anticipated by the 6th CPC. It may however be appreciated that in the past, the Government had merged DA with pay when it crossed 50% (In the year 2004). It was the well considered suggestion of V CPC that whenever DA exceeded 50%, it should be merged with basic Pay. Now the DA has exceeded 50% from 01-01-2011 and 100% from 01-01-2014.
CONCLUSION:
We  suggest that Honourable 7th CPC may kindly recommend that  50% DA be merged with basic Pay retrospectively from 01-01-2011 and the consequential  arrears may be disbursed to the employees.
8.    Interim Relief:
 We suggest that Honourable 7th  Pay Commission may recommend 25% of basic pay/ pension as Interim Relief to all the  employees.
9.       DA CALCULATION:
A rational methodology for computing DA is to be evolved, and the periodicity changed to quarterly from the present half yearly. The system of computation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) should be reviewed as the present index is causing heavy financial loss to the employees. At present DA is given to the employees  half yearly taking into account the average consumer price index for 12 months. It is claimed that full neutralization of the cost of living is effected in granting the DA. The claim dose not stands the scrutiny of the contemporary economic stratification. For example, on 01-01-2006, i.e, at the time of implementation of VIth Pay Commission the DA was nil. Now on 01-01-2014 after giving full neutralization the DA has arrived at 100%. The conclusion is that the cost of index based on the present methodology of calculation has only doubled. But the reality is that the cost of essential commodities has spiraled manifold. Hence a rational methodology for computing DA is to be evolved, and the periodicity changed to quarterly from the present half yearly.