Seventh
Central Pay Commission
Government
of India
PUBLIC
NOTICE
GOVERNMENT of
India
vide its Resolution No. 1/1/2013-E.III(A) dated the 28th February, 2014 have
constituted the Seventh Central Pay Commission with the following terms of
reference:
a) To
examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible
regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including
pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, having regard
to rationalization and simplification therein as well as the specialized needs
of various Departments, agencies and services, in respect of the following
categories of employees:
(i) Central Government employees — industrial and
non-industrial;
(ii) Personnel belonging to the All India Services;
(iii) Personnel of the Union Territories ;
(iv) Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and
Accounts Department;
(v) Members of the regulatory bodies (excluding the
RBI) set up under the Acts of Parliament; and
(vi) Officers and employees of the Supreme Court
b) To
examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible
regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure,
concessions and facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, as well as the retirement
benefits of the personnel belonging to the Defence Forces, having regard to the
historical and traditional parities, with due emphasis on the aspects unique to
these personnel,
c) To work
out the framework for an emoluments structure linked with the need to attract
the most suitable talent to Government service, promote efficiency,
accountability and responsibility in the work culture, and foster excellence in
the public governance system to respond to the complex challenges of modern
administration and the rapid political, social, economic and technological
changes, with due regard to expectations of stakeholders, and to recommend
appropriate training and capacity building through a competency based
framework,
d) To
examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus, keeping in view, inter-alia,
its bearing upon performance and productivity and make recommendations on the
general principles, financial parameters and conditions for an appropriate
Incentive Scheme to reward excellence in productivity, performance and
integrity,
e) To
review the variety of existing allowances presently available to employees in
addition to pay and suggest their rationalization and simplification with a
view to ensuring that the pay structure is so designed as to take these into
account,
f) To
examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension and other
retirement benefits, including revision of pension in the case of employees who
have retired prior to the date of effect of these recommendations, keeping in
view that retirement benefits of all Central Government employees appointed on
and after 01.01.2004 are covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS),
g) To make
recommendations on the above, keeping in view:
i. the
economic conditions in the country and the need for fiscal prudence;
ii. the
need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental
expenditures and welfare measures;
iii. the
likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments,
which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications;
iv. the
prevailing emolument structure and retirement benefits available to employees
of Central Public Sector Undertakings; and
v. the
best global practices and their adaptability and relevance in Indian
conditions.
h) To
recommend the date of effect of its recommendations on all the above,
2. The
Commission invites all associations, unions, institutions, other organisations
and interested individuals to send memoranda contain their views on the
aforesaid matters so as to reach Office of Seventh Central Pay Commission
latest by 31st May, 2014. This memoranda/material may be sent to PO Box No.
4599, Hauz Khas P.O. New Delhi
110016 (Ten copies) and in case of email to secy-7cpc@nic.in
Meena
Agarwal
Secretary
Seventh
Central Pay Commission