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?
