VIITH CENTRAL
PAY COMMISSION
CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS ALSO DEMANDED
APPOINTMENT OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION
IN THE 2013 FEBRUARY BUDGET ITSELF
LET US JOIN THE 2013 FEBRUARY 20, 21 TWO
DAYS STRIKE AND MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS TO COMPEL THE CENTRAL GOVT. TO ANNOUNCE
THE 7TH CPC IN THIS YEAR BUDGET ITSELF
Central Trade Unions including BMS, INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, AICCTU,
UTUC, LPF & SEWA has
demanded the Central Govt. to appoint 7th Central Pay Commission and also
to raise the income tax exemption ceiling for salaried workers to five lakhs
per annum and fringe benefits like housing, medical and educational facilities
should be exempted from the income tax net in totality.
The
demand is raised in the joint memorandum submitted by the leaders of the above
Central Trade Unions to Sri. P.Chidambaram, Hon’ble Minister of Finance Govt.
of India
Relevant portion of the memorandum is reproduced below:
“The revision
of wages and various service conditions of the Government employees is already
due. Constitution of the VIIth Pay Commission be announced in this
Budget”
“Income tax exemption ceiling for the salaried persons
should be raised to Rs.5 lakhs per annum and fringe benefits like housing,
medical and educational facilities should be exempted from the income tax net
is totality”
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Seventh Pay Commission: Question pending in
Parliament--
The early constitution of Seventh Pay Commission is major demand of
Confederation.
A massive rally organized by Confederation on 26th July, 2012 with
a call of one day token strike on 12th December.
The similar matter is also pending in current 226th session of
Rajya Sabha.
The following questions on setting up of Seventh Pay Commission
from Shri Balwinder Singh, Member of Parliament was scheduled
to answer from Finance Ministry on 9th August is still pending:-
(a) whether Government intends to constitute the
Seventh Pay Commission for the Central Government employees;
(b) if so, by when;
(c) whether the Thirteenth Finance Commission has
also recommended for an increase in pay of Central Government
employees from the future date; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
