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Fixation of Pay on Promotion from the Date of next increment can be done: DOPT Order

No.13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New DelhiDated 27th July, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of NextIncrement (DNI) in the lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, ifopted for, in context of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016-regarding.

Prior to implementation of 6th CPC Report, the pay fixation on promotion was governed by provisions of FR 22(I)(a)(1). In 6th CPC context, the first part of FR 22(I)(a)(1) was replaced by Rule 13 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008. Similarly, consequent upon implementation of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 in 7th CPC context, the pay fixation on promotion is regulated by the provisions of Rule 13 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016. This rule regulates pay fixation on promotion if the same is opted by the employee from the date of promotion itself. The issue of relevancy of provisions of FR 22(I)(a)(1) as well as the methodology of fixation of pay on promotion to a post carrying duties and responsibilities of greater importance, of a Government Servant in case he opts for pay fixation from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) has been considered in this Department.

2. In this context, proviso under FR 22(I)(a)(1) inter-alia provides that the Government Servant (other than those appointed on deputation basis to ex-cadre post or on ad-hoc basis or on direct recruitment basis) shall have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of promotion, to have the pay fixed under this rule from the date of such promotion or to have the pay fixed from the date of accrual of next increment in the scale of the pay in lower grade.

3. After due consideration in this matter, the President is pleased to decide as follows:

(i) FR 22(I)(a)(1) holds good with regard to availability of option clause for pay fixation, to a Government Servant holding a post, other than a tenure post, in a substantive or temporary or officiating capacity, who is promoted or appointed in a substantive, temporary or officiating capacity, as the case may be, subject to the fulfilment of the eligibility conditions as prescribed in the relevant Recruitment Rules,to another post carrying duties or responsibilities of greater importance than those attaching to the post held by him/her. Such Government Servant may opt to have his/her pay fixed from the Date of his/her Next Increment (either 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be) accruing in the Level of the post from which he/she is promoted, except in cases of appointment on deputation basis to an ex-cadre post or on direct recruitment basis or appointment/promotion on ad-hoc basis.

(ii) In case, consequent upon his/her promotion, the Government Servant opts to his/her pay fixed from the date of his/her next increment (either 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be) in the Level of the post from which Government Servant is promoted, then, from the date of promotion till his/her DNI, the Government Servant shall be placed at the next higher cell in the level of the post to which he/she is promoted.

(iii) Subsequently, on DNI in the level of the post to which Government Servant is promoted, his//her Pay will be re-fixed and two increments (one accrued on accoun tof annual increment and the second accrued on account of promotion) may be granted in the Level from which the Government Servant is promoted and he/she shall be placed, at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived, in the Level of the post to which he/she is promoted; and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which he/she is promoted, he/she shall be placed at the next higher Cell in that Level.

(iv) In such cases where Government Servant opts to have his/her pay fixed from the date of his/her next increment in the Level of the post from which he/she is promoted, the next increment as well as Date of Next Increment (DNI) will be regulated accordingly.

4. It is further reiterated that in order to enable the officials to exercise the option within the time limit prescribed, the option clause for pay fixation on promotion with effect from date of promotion/DNI shall invariably be incorporated in the promotion/appointment order so that there are no cases of delay in exercising the options due to administrative lapse.

5. In so far as their application to the employees belonging to the Indian Audit and Accounts Department is concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller &Auditor General of India.

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(Pushpender Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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ONE DAY STRIKE ON 27-07-2017 A RESOUNDING SUCCESS- AIBDPA STAGES POWERFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN SOLIDARITY.

The one day strike called by unions and associations is a resounding success all over the country. The strike became imperative due to the negative approach of the Department of Telecom and the central government in waiving the affordability condition of the 3rd PRC in respect of BSNL to ensure the pay revision. The executives and non executives whole heartily responded to the strike call, even though, some of the unions dis-associated with the strike. The success of the strike is clear warning to the government and the DoT for early action in the matter and avoid further stronger agitations.

AS PER THE CALL OF AIBDPA CHQ, PENSIONERS JOINED THE STRIKING WORKERS IN LARGE NUMBERS AND HELD POWERFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN ALMOST ALL PLACES IN COMPLETE SUPPORT OF THE STRIKE. CHQ HEARTILY CONGRATULATES ALL THE EXECUTIVES AND NON- EXECUTIVES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE HISTORICAL STRIKE &THE PENSIONERS FOR THE SOLIDARITY ACTION.

The Press Release issued by the Unions and Associations in BSNL is reproduced below;

UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF BSNL

Press release 27th July, 2017

Successful one day strike in BSNL. The one day strike today, called on by the unions and associations of BSNL, is near total. The officers and workers of BSNL have massively responded to the strike call. The strike is taking place, demanding wage revision from 01.01.2017, pension revision, superannuation benefits to the Directly Recruited employees and to stop the attacks on trade union rights in BSNL. The success of the strike is beyond expectations in almost all circles. The photos received from various circles show that, most of the customer care centres, administrative offices, and telephone exchanges wear a deserted look. The officers and workers have also conducted huge demonstrations throughout the country, highlighting their demands. In all places, the strike is peaceful, without any untoward incident. However, the Trinamool goons have attacked the union leaders in Kolkata. Nearly 400 striking employees, have been taken in to custody by the police in Guwahati. The unions and associations severely condemn these incidents. They heartily congratulate the officers and workers for making today’s strike a grand success. The government and the BSNL Management are demanded to immediately to discuss the issues with the unions and associations, and to resolve them without delay. It is also warned that, any reluctance on the part of the government and the BSNL Management in this regard, will only force the unions and associations to give call for more serious forms of struggles, including indefinite strike

. [P. Abhimanyu]

Convenor Mobile No: 9868231113

VELLORE DISTRICT BRANCH HOLDS GENERAL BODY MEETING.

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Vellore District Branch General body meeting was held on 25-09-2017 with very good participation of pensioners. Com.V.Elumlai, District President presided over the meeting. Com.Jothi Sudandhiranathan, District Secretary welcomed the participants. Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary inaugurated and explained the issues confronting the pensioners and the one day strike on 27-07-2017 in BSNL by all unions and associations for wage revision and pension revision. He appealed to support the strike in all ways and organise solidarity demonstration on 27th July.

An amount of Rs.60,000 was handed over to the Circle Secretary towards quota of donation to CHQ and Circle on 78.2% pension revision.

COM.NAGESH NALAWADE GIVEN A ROUSING RECEPTION AT PUNE.

On his retirment on superannuation, Com.Nagesh Nalawade, All India Vice-President and Circle Secretary of BSNLEU Maharashtra Circle, was given a grand reception at Pune. Com. Ajit Abhyankar, CITU President Pune presided. Com.Nalawade and other leaders on the dais were honoured with bouquets and presents.

Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Founder General Secretary, BSNLEU, P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary BSNLEU, Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNLCCWF, Shri D.C.Dwivedi, PGM and other leaders addressed and congratulated Com.Nalawade for his dedicated service and leadership.

Com.Nalawade replied and thanked for the reception and assured that he will continue his activities for the benefit of the workers.

More than 2000 participated in the meeting which showed the popularity of Com.Nalawade.

The contributions of Com.N.Nalawade in the advancement of AIBDPA in Maharashtra is worth mentioning here and CHQ looks forward to have greater service from him in the days to come.We wish him all the best.

Question and answers in connection with the Wage Revision.

Question : According to the 3rd PRC recommendations, BSNL is not eligible for Wage Revision. On 19-07-2017, the Cabinet meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has already fully approved the recommendations of the 3rd PRC. Under these circumstances, whether the DoT has power to allow BSNL to give Wage Revision to it’s employees?
Answer : Certainly, the DoT, being the Administrative Ministry for BSNL, is having a major role to play in the Wage Revision of BSNL employees. However, we should understand that, right from the beginning, the DoT is playing a negative role in the matter of wage revision to BSNL employees. The unions and associations, as well as the BSNL Management have demanded exemption from the Affordablity Clause of the 3rd PRC. But, the the government will not accept this, unless it is recommended by the DoT.
On 12-07-2017, the Committee of Secretaries meeting took place under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary, to take it’s final decision on the recommendations of the 3rd PRC. Shri Sivasailam, Additional Secretary, who attended that meeting on behalf of the DoT, did not demand that BSNL should be exempted from the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRC. Thus, the Committee of Secretaries decided not to give exemption to any PSU. So, we must understand that the DoT itself is not in favour of giving any exemption to BSNL, from the recommendations of the 3rd PRC.
Thereafter, the draft Cabinet Note, prepared by the Committee of Secretaries, came for the vetting of the DoT. Thus, the DoT got one more opportunity to help BSNL. This opportunity should have been utilised by the DoT, to get it’s recommendation incorporated in the Cabinet Note, that BSNL should be exempted from the Affordablity Clause of the 3rd PRC. But, the DoT did not do so. Thus, it is very clear that the DoT itself does not want to give Wage Revision to BSNL employees. So, if anyone says that the Cabinet might have given power to the DoT, to consider Wage Revision to BSNL employees, they are only fooling themselves and fooling the employees. Only the powerful struggles of the BSNL employees can compel the DoT and the NDA government to settle the Wage Revision.

(courtesy:BSNLEU website)

The press statement issued by com.P.Abhimanyu, on behalf of the unions and associations has got very good response from the media. The following is the coverage made by the Economic Times.

NEW DELHI: Employees of state-owned telecom firm BSNL have called a day-long nationwide strike on July 27 for not being given wage hike by the third pay revision committee. The committee recommends hike on the basis of performance of public sector firms. “BSNL became a loss making entity not because of the employees but because of the anti-BSNL policies and measures adopted by the government. BSNL was not allowed to procure equipments for its mobile network expansion from 2006 to 2012,” BSNL Employee Union convenor P. Abhimanyu said in a statement said.

The recommendation of the third Pay Revision Committee was approved by the Cabinet on July 19. As per the affordability clause of the recommendations, only those public sector undertakings (PSUs) which have earned profit during the last three financial years are eligible to give wage revision to their employees. “The officers and workers of BSNL are going on a one day strike on July 27, 2017, demanding wage revision. The next round of wage revision has become due for the entire public sector employees from January 1, 2017,” the statement said. Abhimanyu alleged that tenders floated by BSNL to procure mobile equipments were cancelled one after another by the government to benefit the private telecom companies.

“As a result of this blockade created by the government in the procurement of equipments, BSNL was not able to take advantage of the exponential growth witnessed in the mobile segment, during this period,” he said. BSNL Management started procurement of equipments from 2013 onwards and thereafter, significant improvement has been made to the BSNL’s quality of services. As a result of all these efforts, a significant change has come in the financial position of the company, the statement said. BSNL had incurred Rs 691 crore operational loss in the year 2013-14, whereas it earned an operational profit of Rs 672 crore in 2014-15 and Rs 3,854 crore in the year 2015-16.

“Even in the midst of cut-throat competition from Reliance Jio, BSNL is adding 20 lakh new mobile customers every month. BSNL is sure to become a profit making PSU within next 2-3 years,” the statement said. Abhimanyu said that BSNL officers and workers have significantly contributed in bringing the company on revival path and BSNL employees should be given wage revision with 15 per cent fitment. “The unions and associations will be compelled to resort to more serious forms of struggles, if the government does not respond favourably to the demand of the employees,” he said

(courtesy:BSNLEU website)

Palestine: WFTU Solidarity with the people of Palestine against the new Israeli aggression

23 Jul 2017

MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE

The World Federation of Trade Unions, on the behalf of its 92 million members in 126 countries all over the world, strongly denounces the new escalation of Israeli aggressiveness against the people of Palestine.

Over the last days, the Israeli government has restricted access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem on the pretext of security measures and this decision was followed by violent repression and new victims from the Palestinian people by the Israeli army.

These restrictions and bans constitute a flagrant violation of the Palestinian people’s fundamental rights, in order to change the status of historical-religious sites, while at the same time the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are increasing.

The world class oriented trade union movement extends its internationalist solidarity with the people of Palestine and demands the immediate stop of this new aggression, expansion of settlements, illegal detention and murders of the struggling Palestinian workers.

STOP TO THE ISRAELI AGGRESSION AND OCCUPATION! RECOGNITION OF THE INDEPENTENT PALESTINIAN STATE WITHIN 1967 BORDERS WITH EAST JERUSALEM AS ITS CAPITAL!

THE SECRETARIAT

JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION WITH THE STRIKING WORKERS ON 27-07-2017.

Preparations are almost complete everywhere for the one day strike on 27-07-2017 and the workers are determined and enthused to participate and make the strike a complete success. The negative approach of the government and the Communications Minister to the just demands of All Unions and Associations has angered the workers who are toiling hardly for the revival of BSNL and this will naturally reflect in the strike.

BSNLEU has called to organise demonstrations in all places on the strike day, 27-07-2017 by the striking workers.

AIBDPA calls upon all our units to extend all the support to make the strike full and join the demonstration of the striking workers on 27-07-2017.

PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY ALL UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS ON THE ONE DAY STRIKE ON 27-07-2017.

Press statement on the one day strike on 27.07.2017, being organised by the officers and workers of BSNL..

The officers and workers of BSNL are going on a one day strike on 27.07.2017, demanding wage revision. The next round of wage revision has become due for the entire public sector employees from 01.01.2017.

The government formed the 3rd Pay Revision Committee (3rd PRC), headed by justice Satish Chandra (retired) for this purpose. The Committee has already submitted it’s report and it was approved by the Union Cabinet on 19.07.2017. As per the “Affordability Clause” of the recommendations, only such of those Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) which have earned profit during the last 3 financial years are eligible to give wage revision to their employees. Since the employees of BSNL are not eligible for wage revision as per the recommendations of the 3rd PRC, the unions and associations of BSNL have demanded exemption from the “Affordability Clause” of BSNL.

They have made it clear to the government that, BSNL became a loss making entity not because of the employees but because of the anti-BSNL policies and measures adopted by the government. BSNL was not allowed to procure equipments for it’s mobile network expansion from 2006 to 2012. The tenders floated by BSNL to procure mobile equipments, were cancelled one after another by the government, to benefit the private telecom companies. The cancellation of the tender floated by BSNL in 2007, to procure 45 million line mobile equipments and cancellation of the tender floated in 2010 to procure 93 million line mobile equipments were a severe blow for BSNL.

As a result of this blockade created by the government in the procurement of equipments, BSNL was not able to take advantage of the exponential growth witnessed in the mobile segment, during this period. The officers and employees went on struggles several times against the cancellation of these tenders, and demanding procurement of equipments. As a result of these struggles, BSNL Management started procurement of equipments from 2013 onwards, and network expansion is being made in right earnest.

Thereafter, significant improvement has come in BSNL’s quality of services. The unions and associations of the officers and workers have also taken many pro-active steps to improve customer satisfaction and the revival of the Company. The unions and associations have conducted many movements such as “Customer Delight Year”, “Service With A Smile”, etc., to improve the performance of the employees, with a view to improve customer satisfaction and to achieve the financial revival of the Company. As a result of all these efforts, a significant change has come in the financial position of the Company. For example, Company incurred Rs.691 crore operational loss in the year 2013-14, whereas it earned an operational profit of Rs.672 crore in 2014-15. This has increased to Rs.3,854 crore in the year 2015-16.

Even in the midst of cut-throat competition from Reliance Jio, BSNL is adding 20 lakh new mobile customers every month. BSNL is sure to become a profit making PSU within next 2 / 3 years. The efforts and initiatives taken by the officers and workers of BSNL, and their unions and associations, have significantly contributed in taking BSNL in the revival path. Hence, BSNL should be given exemption from the “Affordability Clause” of the 3rd PRC report and BSNL employees should be given wage revision with 15% fitment.

To insist upon this demand the officers and workers observed dharna on 20.06.2017 and hunger strike on 13.07.2017. Since, the government has not responded favourably, the officers and workers are going on one day strike on 27.07.2017. The unions and associations will be compelled to resort to more serious forms of struggles, if the government does not respond favourably to the demand of the employees.

[P. Abhimanyu]

Convenor Mobile No: 9868231113

BALASORE DISTRICT BRANCH HELD BI-MONTHLY MEETING ON 23-07-2017.

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Balasore District Branch has held its bi-monthly meeting on 23-07-2017 with good participation of pensioners. Com.Gadadhar Panda, District President was in the chair. Com.Purushottam Pradhan, District Secretary welcomed all and touched the current issues. Coms. A Dhupal, Circle Patron, Sreedhar Das, Asst.Circle Secretary and Com.P.K.Nayak, Asst.Treasurer, BSNLEU CHQ and District Secretary addressed the meeting. The meeting expressed its full satisfaction in the settlement of all the cases of 78.2% IDA revision with the effective intervention of CHQ and Circle. The meeting resolved unanimously to support the strike on 27-07-2017 for pay revision and pension revision.

It is worth mentioning that 25 pensioners were enrolled as new members in the meeting.