7th Pay Commission Multiplication Factor is one of the key
demands of CG employees. CG employees got suspicious after recent reply of
Finance Minister whether govt is considering to increase the Multiplication
Factor or not. In this connection, Secretary General, Confederation stated that
Employees need not come to a conclusion that 7th Pay Commission Multiplication
Factor will not be increased.
In this connection, Mr. Krishnan, Secretary General,
Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers has stated that in
view of reply of Finance Minister in the parliament Employees need not come to
a conclusion that 7th Pay Commission Multiplication Factor will not be
increased as he has used the term “at present”.
Further Mr.Krishnan has opined that Govt is concerned about
Indefinite Strike action of Central Government Employees in the event of no
increase in 7th Pay Commission Multiplication Factor. The Text of report
released in the official website of Confederation of Central Government
Employees and Workers on this issue is as follows…
Dear Comrades,
We are reproducing below the reply given by the Hon’ble
Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha on 19-07-2016 — The Finance
Minister has made it clear that “the government is responsive to the concerns
of the Employees’ Associations and it would be the endeavor of the Government
to ensure that the eventuality of a strike does not arise.”
Regarding increasing of the multiplication factor, the
Finance Minister replied that: “no such proposal is under consideration of
the Government, at present’’
The assurance given to the NJCA leaders by the Group of
Ministers (including Finance Minister) on 30-06-2016 is that enhancement in
minimum pay and fitment factor (multiplication factor) will be considered
favorably by the Government, once the proposal in this regard is submitted to
Government by the proposed “High Level Committee” within four months. Hence,
the matter will come for the “consideration” of the Govt. only after submission
of the report by the High Level Committee.
In that sense, technically, the reply of the Finance Minister
that “at present” there is no such proposal under consideration of the
Government, may not be taken in a different manner and we need not jump into
the conclusion that multiplication factor will not be increased.
However, giving due importance to the concerns expressed by
many of our comrades and grass-root level leaders, the NJCA will discuss this
issue shortly and take appropriate decision. NJCA is keenly observing the move
of the Govt. and any going back from the assurances given by the Group of
Ministers or any betrayal of 33 lakhs Central Govt. Employees and 40 lakhs
pensioners by the NDA Govt., shall result in revival of the deferred strike by
the NJCA and Government will be solely responsible for all consequences.
M.KRISHNAN
Secretary General Confederation
