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What employees asked PRC recommended
The 10th Pay Revision commission (PRC) submitted its report in the undivided state. This report was handed over to the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana government has promised to implement the report this January. The Group of Ministers (GOM) set up by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has begun negotiations with the associations of the government employees.
Hyderabad: The 10th Pay Revision commission (PRC) submitted its report in the undivided state. This report was handed over to the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana government has promised to implement the report this January. The Group of Ministers (GOM) set up by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has begun negotiations with the associations of the government employees. Meanwhile, employees‘organisations in both the states have already expressed their displeasure at the recommendations of the 10th PRC. They want the respective governments to substantially amend the recommendations to benefit the employees. An insight into the demands of the employees and the recommendations that the PRC has recommended:
What should be the minimum pay? How should it be arrived at?
A majority of the employees’ organizations have suggested the fixation of minimum pay ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 16,150 per month. Some associations have calculated the minimum pay by taking into account the family unit with four members. This is because the maximum age of recruitment into government service had been enhanced from 36 to 43 years and many people are having wife and two children when they are entering into the service.
But the PRC has not agreed to increase the size of the family unit from three to four for minimum pay calculation. The commission recommended the minimum pay to the lowest paid employees to be Rs 13,000 per month while the general plea of the employees is RS 15,000.
What should be the maximum pay?
The employees associations have suggested a ratio from 1:7.3 to 1:10 between the minimum and maximum pay. The commission recommended a maximum pay of Rs 1,10,850 which represents a minimum to maximum ratio of 1:8.527.
What should be the fitment?
Majority associations of the employees sought a fitment on basic pay ranging from 40 per cent to 60 per cent. But, the commission recommended a fitment of 29 per cent on basic pay. It may be recalled that the Rosaiah government has given a fitment of 39 per cent when the 9th PRC recommended 27 per cent fitment. Thus employees hope for nothing less than 40 per cent fitment.
When will the revised scales come into force? What about the monetary benefits?
The commission recommended that the revised pay scales should come into force from July 1, 2013. As regards giving monetary benefits, the commission deemed it appropriate to leave the date from which it would come into effect to the government.
The employees have no objection with regard to the date of implementation of the revised pay scales. However, the employees want the monetary benefits to come into effect from the date of implementation only. Normally governments give monetary benefits prospectively. The employees expected the commission to recommend the extension of monetary benefits with retrospect effect.
What about the allowances like HRA?
At present government employees are getting the House Rent Allowance (HRA) at the rate of 12 per cent in rural areas, 14.5 per cent in municipalities and 20 per cent in corporations. The employees have urged the commission to increase the HRA to 15 per cent, 20 per cent, and 25 per cent, respectively. The PRC did not recommend any increase. The existing HRA ceiling of Rs 12,000will be enhanced to Rs 20,000per month for the areas covered by the GHMC. For other places, where ceiling is Rs 8000, the same is recommended to be enhanced to Rs 15,000.
What about Automatic Advancement Scheme?
The employees’ associations requested for automatic advancement after every five years. At present the period is six years. The PRC has not agreed to this demand of the employees and recommended no change. Many government employees do not have promotional opportunities. Thus, the automatic advancement is considered as an incentive against stagnation. The commission has recommended that DA to be regulated at 0.524 per cent for the state government employees for every 1 per cent of DA sanctioned to the employees of the Government of India with effect from January1, 2014.
