Government’s decision on 13.01.16 to set up a panel headed by Cabinet Secretary
P K Sinha to process the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission is not
sufficient. The Government should come forward to constitute a ‘GoM’ as was
done in some other occasions including 5th CPC time to discuss the issues in a
meaningful way.
The Cabinet has approved the setting up of Empowered Committee of Secretaries
to process the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission. The Empowered Committee
of Secretaries will function as a Screening Committee to process the
recommendations with regard to all relevant factors of the Commission in an
expeditious detailed and holistic fashion, an official statement said.
Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley had said earlier that he was not worried about fiscal
deficit and government would be able to meet its target despite additional
outgo on account of higher pay.
When
the whole nation has started to mobilise the entirety of CG Employees behind
the demands of modifications to be made in the VII CPC recommendations, the
Honourable Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has stated that he is prepared to
discuss for improving the recommendations of 7th CPC!
This
utterance from the Finance Minister is welcome as that is what the CG Movement
too has demanded. The AIDTOA, CCGGOO & NJCA have demanded discussion with
the Government and for that purpose the Government shall come forward to
constitute a ‘GoM’ (Group of Ministers) as was done in some other occasions
including 5th CPC time. The GoM can take necessary decisions to modify the
recommendations. The Finance Minister, who has spoken in favour of discussion,
shall go ahead and ensure that Central Government constitutes a Group of
Ministers arrangement to discuss the issues in a meaningful way. If the
Government comes forward with this formation then we can understand that the
Union Finance Minister means what he has stated.
At
the same time we cannot close our eyes to some realities of what the Honourable
Minister of Finance stated. He has repeated that more than one lakh crore of
rupees will be the expenditure for implementing the 7th CPC, which is highly
questionable and misleading. He said that on the face of universal economic
crisis, India could maintain its GDP growth around 7.5%, require additional
1-1.5% GDP growth to meet out the expenditure of 7thCPC. This calculation is
unacceptable as it is overestimated. The 7thCPC seems to have been misled by
its economic experts in the Pay Commission as the figures of the Finance
Minister as made out in the Parliament vary largely. The Government placing its
own constraints before any dialogue is understandable but it should come
forward with open mind for the negotiating table.
The
call of the AIDTOA, CCGGOO & NJCA is the factor that brought out the
averment of the Finance Minister about the readiness to negotiate. Stronger
implementation of programme of action by C.G Officers and employees will surely
force the Government to constitute a GOM for negotiating with the employees!
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