Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, announced various financial incentives to the State employees in the Joint Consultative Committee Meeting held here under his chairmanship today. He announced release of 5th Pay Commission Recommendation pay arrears due to the State employees. He said that out of the total of Rs. 825 crore arrears due, 50 percent, (Rs. 412.50 crore) would be released to the employees and pensioners immediately in cash and while remaining 50 percent would be deposited into their GPF accounts. He announced increase in the Capital Allowance from Rs. 175 to Rs. 275 per month; double increment to the employees adopting permanent family planning modes after birth of two girl child. He announced to double House Rent Allowance based upon the existing slab system to the employees in the State. He said that Employees Welfare Board would also be constituted on priority. Referring to the demand of employees for higher medical allowance, he said that the State Government would explore possibilities by taking this matter with some insurance company so that employees get better option. The
State Government would also consider relaxing mandatory conditions in promotions from class IV to Class III under Limited Direct Recruitment Policy.
Chief Minister reiterated the resolve of the State Government to protect
interests of its employees which were backbone of the government. He said
that the State Government had been considerately sympathetic towards the
genuine demands of its employees and had provided them record financial
benefits worth Rs. 5,568.95 crore during past four years. He said that State
had been among the front runner States of the country in implementation of
the Pay Commission Recommendations and had released 20 percent as interim
relief soon after taking over the reign of the administration whereas the
previous government could not make the payment of five percent interim
relief for which provision existed in the budget.
He said that the State Government had increased the daily wages from Rs. 75
to Rs. 120 benefiting each labourer by Rs. 16,425 per annum. He said that
the regularization process of daily wage employees was also being ensured on
completion of eight years of service and fixed 31st March of each financial
year as cut off date and thousands of daily wagers had been regularized in
different departments. He said that in addition to the financial incentives,
over 20 thousand had been granted promotion while over 25 thousand provided
government employment. He said that the State Government had been liberal
towards the financial grants under different heads to its employees and had
provided Rs. 92.34 crore to reimburse medical bills of the employees during
current financial year He said that Recruitment and Promotion Rules of
different categories of the employees had also been framed during the period
under reference.
Prof. Dhumal appealed to the employees to take benefit of e-Samadhan system,
modern technology of information, for efficient and transparent delivery of
the services. He said that the State had launched crusade against corruption
wherein employees need to play pro-active role. He said that employees had
been indispensable vital organ of the government which had been instrumental
in successful implementation of the policies and programmes of the State in
every nook and corner despite various constraints and making Himachal
Pradesh a role model in the country. He said that it had been possible due
to the dedicated services of the employees that the State had won record 53
awards at national level during past four years. He appealed to the
employees to re-dedicate themselves towards the speedy development of the
State and rise to the call of any aggrieved by delivery of efficient
services to them.
It was decided that the State Government would consider arranging soft loan
to the wards of the state employees undertaking vocational courses in higher
educational institutions. Functional posts in different department to be
filled up on priority. All pending financial liabilities to be cleared on
priority. Uniform Policy to be adopted for ad-hoc, contractual, daily wager,
part time and others working under different societies. Extra-Ordinary Leave
to be restored. TA and Medical Bills to be cleared within current financial
year. Separate Legal Cadre to be created on the analogy of SAS.
Smt. Rajwant Sandhu, Chief Secretary, said that the State had always been
liberal and sympathetic towards towards genuine demands of its employees and
adopted open door policy to discuss such matter to resolve the same
amicably. She said that all pending issues would also be resolved in
consultation of the NGO leaders.
Smt. Manisha Nanda, Principal Secretary (Personnel), welcomed the Chief
Minister and said that it was 4th Joint Consultative Committee meeting being
held with the employees. She said that various rounds of meeting had already
taken place at the level of Chief Secretary with the leaders of NGOs.
Shri Surender Thakur, President, NGO Mahasangh, thanked Chief Minister for
providing record benefit of about Rs. 5,600 crore during past four years to
about 2.70 lakh employees of the State. He apprised the Chief Minister of
various pressing demands of the state employees.
Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, Special
Secretaries, Heads of the Departments, Deputy Commissioner Shimla, Shri
Onkar Sharma, senior officers of various departments and leaders of various
departmental organizations were present in the meeting.
But the Govt. has not yet issued any notification regarding the payment of pay scale arrears. Whenever 3 days have been passed away from the same is decided in JCC
ReplyDeleteIs the Govt. issued the notification in this regard or payment of arrears.
ReplyDelete