7th CPC Minimum wage and fitment formula hike issues – CoC Karnataka
Minimum wage and fitment formula hike issues
There are various reports in the news media, print media & social
media regarding the hike in the minimum wage of Central Government
employees from the existing Rs 18,000/ – to Rs 21,000/ and fitment
formula from 2.57 to 3.00, which shall be implemented from 1st January
2018. The same shall be announced in the National Anomaly Committee due
on 9th of October.
Comrades , We cannot confirm this news, comrades we should concentrate
on struggle path as the Confederation has given the series of programs ,
I hope the Government will implement the hike in minimum wage for CG
employees and revise the fitment formula also from the existing 2.57 to
3.00 even though the Staff side JCM has demanded Rs 26,000/ as minimum
wage and fitment formula of 3.56 , this hike should be from 1/1/2016 not
1/1/2018 as per media reports.
In fact the Central Government has to take the political decisions on
the wage hike , in fact the group of ministers of the Central Government
have agreed to raise the minimum wage for CG employees on 30th June
2016 . I hope the commitment of the union minsters shall be honoured
now.
Secondly the economy of the country which was going very well during
past three years has showed down ward trend in last one year as the GDP
which was at 9.1 in 2015-16 has reduced to 5.7 in 2017-18 .The economic
activity has to take place, it is also observed during the past one
year, in spite of economic recessions, the Government revenue collection
has increased considerably. To improve the economic activity of the
country and increase the GDP the Central Government should spend its
funds which is available with them .
If the Central Government increases the minimum wage and fitment formula
for its employees, the Central Government employees gets back 40% of
the wage increase through the Income Tax and GST . So hardly a
Government servant is left out with 60% wage hike , here also he spends
the amount credited to him , as such an economic activity is induced in
the public which will help to create more demand and employment
activity.
I hope the Central Government takes a political decisions on increase of
minimum wage hike and fitment formula for more than one crore employees
which will also benefit the public and the CG employees.
Issued by COC Karnataka
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