GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1755 ANSWERED ON: 25.11.2016 Meager Benefits of 7th CPC PINAKI MISRA Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government employees got only a meager financial benefit of 14 per cent or less after implementation of 7th CPC; (b) if so, the details of percentage of salary they got before and after implementation of Seventh CPC and the reasons for such meager hike in their salaries; and (c) whether the benefit given in the 7th CPC is one of the lowest in all time ever since the Government had been implementing the recommendations of CPC and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL) (a) to (c): All Government employees have got a financial benefit of at least 14.29 per cent by way of revision of salary after implementation of Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC). The increase in pay as recommended by the 7th CPC is based on the detailed deliberations by the Commission keeping in view all relevant factors having a bearing upon the prevailing circumstances, which has been accepted by the Government. Authority: www.loksabha.nic.in ******************

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:29 PM PST MINISTER’S REPLY IN RAJYA SABHA ON GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES OF 7th  PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-713 ANSWERED ON-22.11.2016 GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES OF 7th  CPC RECOMMENDATIONS 713 . Shri Neeraj Shekhar (a) whether Group of Ministers including Union Minister for Finance had assured the representatives of various trade unions/JCM to set up a Committee to consider the demand of revision of Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula under 7th CPC with a mandate to finalize its report within four months; (b) if so, the present status of the Committee; (c) the reasons for the delay in report by the said Committee even after elapsing of more than four months; (d) whether the Committee on Allowances has finalized its report; (e) if so, the details thereof along with the salient recommendations thereof; and (f) if not, the reasons therefore? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL) (a) to (c): In pursuance of the assurance given by the Union Ministers to the representatives of the National Council (Staff Side), Joint Consultative Machinery, meetings have been held by a group of senior officers with them to discuss their demands in this regard. (d) to (f): The Committee on Allowances has been interacting with various stake-holders to discuss their demands and has so far held discussions with National Council (Staff Side), Joint Consultative Machinery, representatives from staff associations and officials from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs and Department of Posts. The Committee may also interact with the representatives of some other major Ministries/Departments and stakeholders with whom consultations are yet to be held before finalizing its Report. Source : Rajya Sabha