Central Govt. Employees may go to indefinite strike

The National Executive of the Confederation met on 13.12.08 as per the notice issued.  The meeting was presided over by Com. S.K.Vyas.  The meeting reviewed the implementation of the decision taken at the meeting held at New Delhi on 26^th August, 2008.  Taking into account that most of the affiliates have endorsed the decision taken to organize an indefinite strike action in pursuance of the 20 point charter of demands.

Charter of demand

Part I. 6^th CPC related issues

 

1.         Grant Rs 10000 as minimum wage as per 15 ILC Norms.

 

2.         Grant minimum fitment benefit of 2.625 times of pre-revised basic pay to bring about uniform rise of 40% in emoluments and raise grade pay to 50% of the maximum of the pre-revised scales in respect of PB 1,2 & 3 as has been done in the case of PB 4.

 

3.         No abolition of Gr.D. Posts and functions. Lift ban on recruitment, fill up all vacant posts and scrap screening Committee.

4.         Grant 10% of pay+ Grade pay as minimum benefit on promotion or financial up gradation.

 

5.         Fix the date of effect of all allowances as 1.1.2006.

 

6.         No performance related pay or bonus scheme

 

7.         Revise the Transport and daily allowances as demanded by the staff side JCM National Council.

 

8.         Remove the condition of 6 months for applying the uniform date of Ist July as increment dates.

 

9 .        ACP to be on hierarchical system obtaining in each department.

 

10.        Retain and improve CGHS and make insurance scheme optional

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11.        Implement flexitime working hours for women/disabled employees as recommended by the 6 CPC.

 

12.        Direct all the Departmental Heads to settle 6^thCPC related department specific demands/problems within a stipulated time and remove clause (iv) of OM No.13019/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 18^th Nov. 2008 on Child Care Leave.

 

13.        Grant civil servant status and Pension to 'Gramin Dak-Sevaks.'

 

14.         No reduction in the commutation value and restoration of full pension after 12 years.

 

15.        Compute the pension entitlement on the basis of notional pay as on 1.1.1996

Part II

Demands pending settlement for long in the National Council JCM

1.   No outsourcing or contractorisation  of Govt. functions.

 

2. Grant statutory defined pension scheme to the employees recruited after 1.1.2004 and  withdraw the PFRDA Bill from Parliament.

 

3. Implement the Board of Arbitration Awards.

 

4.Remove the arbitrary 5% ceiling and 3 years condition on compassionate appointment and withdraw court cases and absorb all waitlisted RRR candidates.

 

5. Implement the revision of bonus ceiling @ 3500/- in the case of  all personnel employed by the Government including casual/contingent and daily rated workers and Grameen Dak Sewaks. Replace adhoc bonus  with the PLB and remove the 60 days ceiling.

Departmental demands:

1.         Place the non-metric Group D Staff in PB I with grade pay of Rs 1800/- as per 6CPC recommendations within three months.

2.         Place the Inspectors, AOs Gr III and Private Secretaries who were in the pre revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500 in the grade pay of Rs. 4600/- as per the notification of the Government vide Clause (v) of Section I of Part B dated 29.8.2009.

3.         Integrate the excess staff car drivers in the mainstream cadres depending upon their     educational qualification.

4.         Grant grade pay of Rs 2000/- to LDCs on par with the Notice Servers.

5.         Place all Tax Assistants and Steno Gr.III with requisite qualification in PB 2 with grade pay of Rs 4200/- immediately and others on completion of residency period of three years.

6.         Grant Grade pay of Rs 4600/- to Office Superintendents.

7.         Grant grade pay of Rs 4800/- to Inspectors, Administrative Officers and PSs.

8.         Place Income-tax Officers in PB 3 with grade Pay of Rs 5400/-.

9..        Restructure the Cadre of Administrative Officers as suggested by the JCA.

10.        Accord notional effect of pay revision to Inspectors and ITOs from 1.1.1996.

 

 

 The indefinite strike will commence from 20^th January, 2009.

Source : CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS