DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE 7th CPC

The members of the National Secretariat of the Confederation met to discuss and formulate our views on the 7^th CPC terms of Reference.  On the basis of the     discussions, we prepared a draft terms of reference . 

Finalized by the Staff Side at the meeting of 25.10.2013.

A.     To examine the existing structure of pay, allowances and other benefits/facilities, retirement benefits like Pension, Gratuity, other terminal benefits etc. to the following categories of employees.

1       Central Government employees – industrial and non industrial;

2       Personnel belonging  to  All India services;

3       Personnel belonging to the Defence Forces;

4       Personnel called as Grameen Dak Sewaks belonging to the Postal   Department;

5        Personnel  of Union Territories;

6      Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts                     Department;

7       Officers and employees of the Supreme Court;

8       Members of Regulatory bodies (excluding RBI) set up under Act of      Parliament.

B.     To work out the comprehensive revised pay packet for the categories of Central Government employees mentioned in (A) above as on 1.1.2014.

C.     The Commission will determine the pay structure, benefits facilities, retirement benefits etc. taking into account the need to provide minimum wage with reference to the recommendation of the 15^th Indian Labour Conference (1957) and the subsequent judicial pronouncement of the honorable Supreme Court there-on, as on 1.1.2014.

D.     To determine the Interim Relief needed to be sanctioned immediately to the Central Government employees  and  Pensioners mentioned in (A) above;

E.     To determine the percentage of Dearness allowance/Dearness Relief immediately to be merged with Pay and pension.

F.      To settle the anomalies raised in various fora of JCM.                              

G.    To work out the improvements needed to the existing  retirement benefits, like pension, death cum retirement gratuity, family  pension and other terminal or recurring  benefits maintaining parity amongst past, present and future pensioners and family pensioners including those who entered service on or after 1.1.2004.

H.    To recommend methods for providing cashless/hassle-free Medicare facilities to the employees and Pensioners including Postal pensioners.

M. KRISHNAN, SECRETARY GENERAL , CONFEDERATION.