The Finance Minister's
Statement On Multiplication Factor
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 28
ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016
7th Central Pay
Commission recommendations
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether Government
has implemented the 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations;
(b) if so, the details
thereof along with the date of notification thereof;
(c) whether increase in
pay of Central Government Officials is historically low under 7th CPC; if so,
the reasons thereof;
(d) whether employees
unions/trade unions have announced to go on indefinite strike against the
historically low revision of salaries by Government, if so, the response of
Government thereto; and
(e) whether uniform
multiplication factor of at least 3 is proposed to be applied for revision of
pay under 7th CPC; if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE FINANCE MINISTER
(SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)
A statement is being
laid on the Table of the House
Statement Annexed with
the Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 28 for 19.07.2016 by Shri Neeraj Shekhar
on 7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations
(a) & (b): The
Government has decided to implement the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay
Commission relating to pay, pension and related issues. The requisite
notifications are being issued shortly.
(c) The increase in pay
as recommended by the 7th Central Pay commission is based on the detailed deliberations
by the Commission keeping in view all relevant factors having a bearing upon
the prevailing circumstances
(d) Employee
Associations of Central Government had given a call for strike with effect from
11.07.2016 which has since been deferred. However, the Government is responsive
to the concerns of the Employees’ Association and it would be the endeavour of
the Government to ensure that the eventuality of a strike does not arise.
(e) In view of the
multiplication factor having been accepted based on the recommendations of the
7th Central Pay commission, no such proposal is under consideration of the
Government, at present.
Source:
Rajyasabha.nic.in