7th CPC Allowances Committee meeting held on 4th August 2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  MINISTRY OF FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO 244

ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

Seventh Pay Commission Committee for allowances244 Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) the steps being taken by the Government for implementing the recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission;

(b) the details of the Committee constituted regarding allowances and minimum pay, domain and time-limit thereof;

(c) by when the recommendations of the Commission regarding pay and allowances will be actually implemented; and

(d) the reasons for delay in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI ARUN JAITELY)

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement Annexed with the Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 244 for 09.08.2016 by Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap on Seventh Pay Commission Committee for Allowances

(a) to (d): The Government has decided to implement the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission relating to pay, pension and related issues. The resolution on Government decisions has been issued on 25.07.2016. The matters relating to pay and pension, as decided by the Government, have been implemented with effect from 01.01.2016. In view of the significant departure from the existing provisions recommended by the 7th CPC and a number of representations received from Employee Associations and other stakeholders in this regard, the Government has decided that recommendations on allowances, other than Dearness Allowance, be examined by a Committee comprising Finance Secretary as Chairman and Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health and Family Welfare, Personnel & Training, Posts and Chairman, Railway Board as Members for examination before taking a final decision. The Committee has been asked to submit its report within four months. This Committee has been constituted on 22.07.2016 and the first meeting of the Committee has been held on 04.08.2016.