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Sidelined Trade Unions,Raises Red Flag Against 7th Pay Commission Report

Nov. 20 Economy, Social Cause Comments

[New Delhi,]Sidelined Trade Unions,Raises Red Flag Against 7th Pay Panel Report
Joining ranks against the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, national trade unions linked to BJP and the Left today said the proposed hike was lowest in many decades and were not in sync with inflation.
“It is disappointing and we oppose it strongly. There is just 16 per cent hike in net pay against projected 23.55 per cent. Besides, there is a huge gap in maximum and minimum pay,” RSS affiliate Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh’s General Secretary Viresh Upadhyay said.
He added. Another point to note is that the gratuity ceiling has been raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, the benefit of this will go to senior officials,
The 900-page report of the 7th Pay Commission headed by Justice A K Mathur was presented to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday with a recommendation that the new scales be implemented from January 1.Of Next Year
The panel recommended a 14.27 per cent increase in basic pay, the lowest in 70 years. The previous 6th Pay Commission had recommended a 20 per cent hike, which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.

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