OLD Pension Scheme: With the formation of the new government at the Center, employee organizations have become active regarding their pending demands. Shivgopal Mishra, convener of the National Joint Working Council (NJCA) formed for the restoration of old pension and general secretary of AIRF, in his letter to Prime Minister Modi on June 11, has urged that the ‘restoration of old pension’ of the employees who joined the government service after January 1, 2004 should be seriously considered.
Along with this, the central government should also announce the formation of ‘Eighth Pay Commission’ as soon as possible. At the same time, C. Srikumar, member of the National Council of Staff Side (JCM) and General Secretary of All India Defense Employees Federation (AIDEF), has also sent a letter with ’21’ demands to DoPT Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on June 11.
It also includes OPS, arrears of 18 months of DA stopped during Kovid, CGHS and LTC, among many other demands. Mishra wrote to Prime Minister Modi, you will definitely fulfill the resolve to develop India according to your thinking. About 9 lakh members of All India Railway Men’s Federation will definitely take part in the government’s schemes.
Let us tell you that Prime Minister Modi had sent an inspirational message on the occasion of ‘Shatabdi Mahotsav’ organized by AIRF in New Delhi on 24 April. In response to that, Shiv Gopal Mishra has now written a letter to the Prime Minister. In this, he has talked about ‘restoration of old pension’ and formation of ‘Eighth’ Pay Commission.
In his letter to DoPT Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, AIDEF General Secretary C. Srikumar said that meetings of ‘Departmental Council JCM’ and National Council JCM should be held regularly in all central ministries including defense.
It is very important to have meetings on time for effective functioning. An order should be issued as per the pay scale of Seventh Pay Commission for payment of night duty allowance of civilian employees of the Defense Department. Central government employees should be given another option of ‘adopting Seventh Pay Commission’.
The salary of those employees should be increased who got promotion till 31 December 2015, but their salary is less than the juniors who got promotion on 1 January 2016. During Covid 19, the Central Government had stopped the arrears of DA / DR for 18 months, now it should be released.
The maximum limit of five percent for giving compassionate appointment to the children of those employees in the Central Government who die during service should be abolished. Family members of the personnel who died during Covid-19 should be given appointment on compassionate grounds. The National Pension System should be abolished.
Notional salary increase should be given to those employees whose salary increase is due on 1 July or 1 January, but they retire on the last day of June and December. Orders have also been issued by various courts in this regard. The Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme under GPF should be increased to Rs six lakh.
