Corresponding Pay Bands recommended - Part I

	Pre revised			Revised
Group	Pay Scale	Pay Band	Group	Corresponding Pay Bands
D	2520-100-3220-110-3660-120-4140	PB1	D	4900-10680
D	2720-100-3220-110-3660-120-4260	PB1	D	4900-10680
D	2820-100-3220-110-3660-120-4260-140-4400	PB1	D	4900-10680
C	3120-100-3220-110-3660-120-4260-140-4400-150-5000-160-5160	PB2	C	5910-20200
C	3120-100-3220-110-3660-120-4260-140-4400-150-5000-160-5800-200-6200	PB2	C	5910-20200
C	3330-110-3660-120-4260-140-4400-150-5000-160-5800-200-6200	PB2	C	5910-20200
C	4020-120-4260-140-4400-150-5000-160-5800-200-6200	PB2	C	5910-20200
C	4400-150-5000-160-5800-200-7000	PB2	C	5910-20200
C	4550-150-5000-160-5800-200-7000-220-7220	PB2	C	5910-20200
C	5000-160-5800-200-7000-220-8100	PB3	C	10300-34800
C	5480-160-5800-200-7000-220-8100-275-8925	PB3	C	10300-34800
C	5800-200-7000-220-8100-275-9200	PB3	C	10300-34800
B	6400-200-7000-220-8100-275-10300-340-10640	PB3	B	10300-34800
B	7000-220-8100-275-10300-340-10980	PB3	B	10300-34800
B	7220-220-8100-275-10300-340-10980	PB3	B	10300-34800
B	7220-220-8100-275-10300-340-11320	PB3	B	10300-34800
A	7220-220-8100-275-10300-340-11660	PB3	A	10300-34800
A	7880-220-8100-275-10300-340-11660	PB3	A	10300-34800

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5th Pay Commission Report

Highlights of Pay Commission recommendations

• Salary of school teachers, headmasters, principals, nurses and constabulary raised.


• Dearness allowance hiked to 22 per cent.


• House rent allowance to range between 10 per cent to 30 per cent according to location.


• Employees allowed 10 days of leave for LTC


• Education allowance of Rs 500 per child per month for two children


• Fixed medical allowance raised to Rs 500 per month.


• Mobile allowance varying from Rs 100 to Rs 500 recommended for all employees.


• Non-Practicing allowance of 25 per cent of basic pay for ayurvedic, homoeopathic and veterinary doctors also.


• Officers on deputation as faculty mem bers to training institutions to get 30 per cent deputation allowance


• Risk insurance to replace risk allowance


• One increment recommended for Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ employees for limiting family size to two children; additional increment if employee has only two daughters.


• Ex-gratia to be increased from Rs1 lakh to Rs 3 lakhs in case of death in harness and from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for death while on duty.


• Payment of interest subsidy of 2 per cent by the government on bank loans
  Increase in entitlements on road travel, train and air travel.


• Interest-free marriage loan for daughters increased to Rs 50,000

Link Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090421/main1.htm

Fifth Punjab Pay Commission Report Submitted

Chandigarh, April 20

This is one bonanza which seems to have been timed to perfection for the ruling SAD BJP government in the state. The fifth Punjab pay commission has recommended a 27 per cent hike in salaries of government employees and increased the age of retirement from the current 58 years to 60 years.

Though the report has been made public only after a go ahead from the Election Commission of India, it is expected to have some impact on general election in the state, now a mere fortnight away.

While the average increase in salary recommended by Punjab’s pay panel is more than what had been recommended by the 6th central pay commission (21 per cent), in certain brackets employees of the Punjab government will, however, find themselves in lower pay scales than their central government counterparts.

Already known across the country for giving one of the highest allowances to state government employees the state commission has recommended doubling of all existing fixed allowances.

A uniform annual increment has been fixed at three per cent of pay. While this has been reduced from 4 per cent for the lower grade employees it has been increased for the senior employees.

The commission has recommended payment of a severence package to employees who wish to retire after 15 years of service. Pension will now be paid at 50 per cent of the average emoluments/last pay drawn after 20 years of service without linking it to 33 years of qualifying service for grant of full pension.

Implementation of the revised pay scales will be deemed effective from January 1, 2006 and the revised allowances will be implemented from the date of notification by the government. The arrears, however, will be given away in instalments over a period of two-three years.

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today announced that the report will be implemented in toto. The finance minister Manpreet Badal has already stated that a committee will be constituted to prepare the ground and mobilise resources for implementation of the recommendations. The initial reaction of employee unions, however, has been dismissive. Rejecting the recommendations, union leaders pointed out on Monday that in several scales, central government recommendations are much better.

“Our demands submitted to the commission have not been met,” complained RS Verma an employee leader. Implementation of the recommendation will lead to an additional expenditure of Rs 2050 crore per year for serving employees and Rs 650 crore for pensioners. Payment of arrears are estimated to cost Rs 3450 crore for serving employees and Rs 1350 crore for pensioners for payment of arrears.

“We already have about Rs 1000 crore from the increase in revenue but the rest we will need to arrange. We might have to cut down on our annual plan to meet this expenditure,” said Manpreet Badal.

The chairman of the Commission SK Tuteja today submitted the report to the State Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh.

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Link Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090421/main1.htm

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50 lakh employees observe Protest Day

Chandigarh | Tuesday, Oct 30 2007 IST

More than 50 lakh Government and semi-Government employees in the country today observed 'All India Protest Action' to demand reversal of alleged anti-employees policies of the UPA Government at the Centre and Governments in states. The call for Protest Action was given by the All India State employees Co-ordination Committee, its General Secretary Ranbir Dhillon said in a release here.


The employees observed strike in states of Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhara Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura, Maharastra, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Rajasthan, he said. According to him, the employees of Punjab, MP, Karnatka, Jharkhand, Gujrat, Goa, UP, Assam, Manipur, Uttaranchal wore black badges and held massive protest rallies at tehsil and district headquarters.


Mr Dhillon said the UPA government had kept the doors closed to negotiate on 15 points demands charter.


The charter of demands included scrapping of PFRDA Bill on Contributory Pension Scheme, allowing bonus as per amended bonus Act, introduction of revised pay scale, allowances and pensionary benefits with effect from January 1, 2006, enactment of Central bill on right to education, withdrawal of the ban on recruitment and policy of contract appointments, regularisation of services of lakhs of daily wagers, contract and work charged employees, raising the interest on GPF and small savings to 12 per cent. Mr Dhillon alleged the Union Government and State Governments were following the dictates of World Bank. For reversal of the dictates, All India State Employees Co-ordination Committee had demanded withholding of unending incentives and concessions given to Corporate Houses, MNCs, SEZs and FDIs, curbing of tax evasion unearthing of black money and raising of taxes on luxury goods.


He said Mr M L Sehgal president from Hissar (Haryana), Mr K Balasubramanian, vice president from Chennai, Mr Jose Parkash from Trivandrum and Mr Nirmal Mukerjee from Kolkata have reported massive response to the strike and asked the UPA Government to negotiate and settle the 15-point demands, failing which direct action programme would follow.

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Our reply to Questionnaire

We have sent a point-wise reply to the Questionnaire posted by the Punjab Fifth Pay Commission on its Website

It is being reproduced hereunder for the benefit of our readers and constituents:

A) To examine the principles and the date of effect thereof that should govern the structure of pay,allowances and other facilities/benefits, whether in cash or in kind, to all categories of employees in the State of Punjab to whom the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume I, Part I apply, except the employees whose scales of pay have been determined on the recommendations of the University Grants Commission.

(i) Date of effect to be 01.01.2006. The pay structure be calculated on the basis of minimum pay of Rs. 10,000 on the basis of need based wage as per 15th Indian Labour Conference and multiplying factor of 3.81 as also maintaining vertical/horizontal relativities, master scale based on 5 percent rate of increment. In order to provide citizen friendly and better services to public then the revised pay package should not be limited to such categories of employees covered under Pb. C.S.R. Vol.-1, part-1. The package should cover all categories of employees including daily wage, contract, work charge and part time staff of all departments who provide the services in all departments as the delivery of services is the result of efforts of all categories of the employees of said department.

(ii)The package should be based on the net result of development of 10 years period, existing requirements, rise in prices, meet the demand of consumption pattern in the existing period of recession and unsatisfied wants as also unfulfilled needs.

B) To suggest ways and means through which services in the State Government departments can be developed as professionalized, citizen-oriented & citizen-friendly with efficiency and efficacy in governance through use of modern information and communication technologies. While making such suggestions, special emphasis should be on improving the delivery of public services to the people, restructuring/reengineering the Government business process and promoting service deliveries in the Public Sector-Private Sector-Partnership mode.

It is urged that recommendations may be made not to introduce “Public Sector – Private Sector- Partnership” mode in the government departments, Boards and Corporations as this type of structure/mode has historically failed. Private partnership gives preference to profit and not to improved delivery of public service. “P.P.P.” based structure is contrary to better public service.

C) To work out a comprehensive and simplified pay package for the categories of State Government employees mentioned in (a) above, linked to the measures that promote efficiency, productivity, accountability, responsibility, service orientation, discipline and transparency.

To link pay package with efficiency, productivity, accountability, responsibility, service discipline and transparency is anti-scientific and against the accepted principles of wage-structure. There are many other measures to improve efficiency, productivity etc. in the present age of modern technology.

D) While making recommendations, the financial condition of the State, having regard to provisions of the Punjab Fiscal Responsibilities and Budget Management Act, 2003, be kept in view. To curb non-productive expenditure, the Commission shall suggest a cap on expenditure on salaries, wages and pensions as a percentage of Revenue Receipts of the State and Other economy measure to fund the additional expenditure on the implementation of its recommendations. While doing so, new staffing structure/norms may be suggested, having regard to changed role of the Government and I.T. application.

The Commission should not base its recommendations on the basis of financial condition as it exists at present (as was done by 3^rd and 4^th Punjab Pay Commissions). Instead the recommendations may be based  on the requirements to provide better services to public. A separate commission can be appointed to improve the fiscal conditions of the state. Any cap on expenditure on salaries, wages and pension in un-called for and is against  the responsibilities of the Govt. as a model employer. The  Commission should not link the new staffing pattern with implementation of pay package. In the present day situations the role of the state has not diminished to provide services to public rather the same has become greater. In view of this, there is greater need of regular staff in the staffing pattern.

E) To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or recurring benefits having financial implications to the present and former State Government employees, appointed before January 1, 2004.

The structure of pension has to be based on the basis of historic judgement of Supreme Court delivered on December 17, 1982 in the case of D.S. Nakara. The representatives of Punjab Raj Pensioners Maha Sangh and Punjab Mulazam Sangarsh Committee discussed in detail the same in their meetings on October 30^th and October 31, 2008. It may be accepted that Old Age is an essential event in the life of pensioner.

F) To examine the Assured Career progression Scheme.

The Commission may recommend the Assured Career Progression Scheme for all categories of employees based on grant of promotional scales after service of 4, 8, 13 years  of service but in the case of Group ‘D’ and Drivers and other categories of employees who have no avenues of promotion, the same may be after service of 4,8,13 and 18 years. This scheme is needed to mitigate the difficulties faced by the employees on account of stagnation in promotional opportunities. The pay under this scheme may be fixed by allowing benefit of two annual increments.

G) To examine the issue of Fixed Medical Allowance/reimbursement of medical expenditure alongwith the aspect of other better alternatives/possibilities such as Medical Insurance etc. in this regard.

There is no alternative to Fixed Medical Allowance and reimbursement of Medical expenditure. The rate of fixed Medical Allowance may be raised to Rs. 1000/- per month. In view of modern Medical treatment the expenditure incurred on Laboratory and diagnostic tests and investigative procedures - both outdoor and indoor needed to be reimbursed and hence the commission may recommend the same. The representatives of Punjab Mulazam Sangarsh Committee and Punjab Raj Pensioners Maha Sangh had made detailed submissions in this regard on October 10^th and October 30^th 2008.

To access the Questionnaire in Punjabi: Click on the following Link:Reply to Questionnaire in Punjabi

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Response to Fifth Pay Commission Questionnaire

Punjab Government Website not accepting Online Forms

As there is some problem with the System or the Programme, the Punjab Government's Website is not accepting the Response Forms online.

In view of the fact that the Government has set 20th November, 2008 as the last date for submission of such Forms, we have written to Shri R.C. Nayyar, I.A.S., Member Secretary, Punjab Fifth Pay Commission, to kindly intervene, and have the System of acceptance of Online Forms set right. Alternatively, he may kindly be pleased to extend the date for acceptance of the Response Forms.

A response from the Government Functionary is awaited. In the meantime, we have requested our constituents to post the Reply to the Questionnaire in Punjabi, by Email. This may be done forthwith, to avoid delay in submission thereof.