6th Pay Commission Articles

Formula adopted by the 6thCPC for fitment of revised pension

The 6th CPC has indicated in its report that pensioners are also given 40%hike as was being done to serving employees. But in fact, as per the annexure for fitment of pension, the actual increase is only 15-16%. It is not known if this is deliberate or a slip on the part of the CPC.

While fixing the ratio, differentials that exist between the salaries in the private, public and the Government sectors may also need to be kept in view. The Commission is of the view that a minimum: maximum salary ratio in the vicinity of 1:12 would be justified. This is in consonance with the ratio suggested by the Staff Side. The maximum salary (Secretary to GOI/equivalent) has, accordingly, been pegged at Rs.80000 per month which works out to minimum: maximum ratio of 1:12.

Demand has been made that Section Engineers and Senior Section Engineers including C&M staff should be classified as Group B gazetted as in MES and CPWD.

It has been stated that technical staff with more rigorous duties are promoted to the scale Rs.4000-6000 whereas clerks are promoted to scale Rs.4500-7000. In the clerical cadre, there is only one scale between scale Rs.3050-4590 and Rs.5000-8000 whereas in the technician’s cadre there are two scales which further slow down their promotions to the scale Rs.5000-8000.

Demands The present cadre of Group D technical staff is as under:- Entry scale           &nbs

It has been stated that the entry pay scale of Rs.5500-9000 should be prescribed for Guards since graduation has been prescribed as the entry qualification for this post. It has also been stated that the duty of guards is arduous and they suffer various health hazards due to improper sleep, food, mental and physical strain and risk apart from being deprived of family life

Higher pay scales for Loco pilots have been demanded on the ground of their job profile, responsibilities, physical and mental efforts and hazards related to job. Loco pilots (mail/express, passenger I and senior motormen) are in the scale Rs.6000-9800. The scale of Rs.6500-10500 has been demanded for them.

7.36.42 Upgradation of the posts of Cabinmen Gr. I & Switchmen to Rs.4500-7000/Rs.5000-8000 has been sought on the ground of the sensitive and responsible nature of their duties and hard working conditions. A demand has been made to upgrade Gateman to the pay scale of Rs.3050-4590.

It has been stated that the job of Traffic Controllers is more intense than that of Air Traffic Controllers and the cadre has to be recognized as a special cadre without being treated on par with clerical cadres especially as the minimum qualification for any post in this cadre is graduation.