47th National Council JCM Meeting Complete Feedback

47th National Council JCM Meeting Complete Feedback

NCJCM Staff Side has posted the complete feedback of 47th National Council JCM Meeting held on 13-4-2019 under the Chairmanship of Shri P.K.Sinha, Cabinet Secretary

National Council (staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees

No.NC-JCM-2019/NC meeting

April 13,2019

To

All Members of the National Council (Staff Side) JCM

Dear Comrades,

The 47th meeting of the National Council was held on 13.4.2019 at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of Shri P.K.Sinha, Cabinet Secretary. It was held after the most inordinate delay i.e. after the lapse of nine years that the National Council meeting was convened. The decision of NJCA to organize Dharna on28.3.2019 (which was deferred) is what triggered the Government to convene the meeting. The meeting commenced at 11.30AM and ended at 2.30 PM. In the introductory remark, the leader and the Secretary Staff Side touched upon the following points.

47th National Council JCM Meeting Complete Feedback
  1. Survival of JCM ;revival of Departmental Councils; maintenance of its stipulated frequency.
  2. Closure of offices- restructuring consultation with the Staff Side and Unions affected; with particular reference to CPWD, Printing Presses and Defence Industry.
  3. Increasing litigations; Governments disregard to its own National litigation policy making employees and pensioners to incur huge expenditure. Non implementation of even Supreme Court decisions- MACP promotional hierarchy, MACP date of effect, increment on 30th June and 31st December etc
  4. NPS and other pension related issue
  5. Recognition Rules, delay in the grant of recognition
  6. Arbitration Awards.
  7. Non honoring of the assurance held out by the GOM to revisit the minimum wage and fitment formula
  8. One more option to switch over to the 7th CPC
  9. Non issue of clarification on the question of minimum pay for promotes after 1/1/2006
  10. Reduction in the quantum of Night Duty Allowances
  11. Ex-Service man pay fixation
  12. Compassionate Appointment and its restriction
  13. Outsourcing and Casualization of permanent Jobs
  14. Regularization of Casual workers- include casual service for pensioner benefits
  15. Running Allowance of Railway Workers with tax free banefit
  16. CGHS deficiencies
  17. Necessity to hold meetings by held and pension Secretary with Staff Side
  18. One time relaxation for LTC-80 fare

Agenda items and Action Taken Statement items

1 Grant of FMA in lieu of OPD for CGHS beneficiaries
beyond 70 years of age
Not agreed
2 Sanction of incentive for
those working in terrorist infested areas
Will be examined
3 Gandhi Nagar as link city to Ahmedabad Orders issued
  Upgradation Jam Nagar Orders issued
5 A-1 status to Bengaluru from 16.1.2007 Order issued
6 Upper age limit to be raised from 45 for departmental candidates No agreed
7 Casual labourers – grant of
temporary status and
regularization
Under consideration
  Restricted holiday for industrial workers Not agreed
  Applicability of ccs (RSA) Rules to indust4rial workers of Defence MOD will take final decision with in a month
  Recruitment personnel for
erstwhile Gr D functions
Will be examined
  Arbitration Awards Matter will be discussed bilaterally with the staff side to reach a settlement
  Benefit of Rule 10 CCS (RP) Rules for those completed
1 year service maximum
Will be re examined
13 JCM coverage for GR B Being examined
14 GPF for those recruited
after 1.1.2004
Will be considered as optional
15 Washing allowance Subsumed in the dress allowance
16 Running allowance/transport allowance to be exempt from IT Agreed to reconsider
17 Grant in temporary status
to casual labourers
Will be considered
18 Parity in Pay scale of workshop staff in postal with Railways and Postal Agreed to reconsider
19 Island/NER spl duty allowance to be exempt from Income Tax Will be considered
20 Non availability certificate
from Estate officer for HRA
Will be re examined
21 Stepping up of pay with
Juniors under ACP/MACP
Orders will be issued
22 Increase in residency period for future promotions Staff side will give separate note
23 FR 15 (a) protection of pay Not agreed New item will be introduced
  Grant of Med.Advance at
90% for conventional
deceases
Orders will be issued
25 Reimbursement of additional charges paid on account of
over stay in hospitals
Chairman suggested to consider the following- 1.Reimburse fully to the patient 2. Black list the hospital MOH will decide
26 Reimbursement of oxygen
charges
Orders issued
  LTC for dependant parents Orders issued in 2017
28 Revised scheme on compassionate appointment Will be examined with reference to the discussion at the meeting
29 Family pension for unmarried/divorced/widowed sister Will be considered
30 Created of NFSG grade to
UDCs, stenographer
Under consideration
31 Hostel subsidy Order issued
32 Constant attendant
allowance
Not agreed
33 Revision of pension for those who compulsorily retired 2.57 multiplication factor will be applicable to all Extension of new option is under consideration
34 Stitching charges Subsumed in dress allowance
35 Hospital patient care allowance Will be discussed in a special meeting with Secretary Health
35 Moped allowance Abolished
36 Sports increment Orders issued
37 Consultation with UPSC under Rule 9 of Pension Rules Dropped
38 Litigation issues on service matters The chairman ruled that where the SC has given decision in rem it will be implemented in the case of all similarly placed personnel
39 Revised FMA in border areas Settled order issued
40 Revision of risk allowance to civilian employees Staff side to introduce fresh item
41 CGHS rates Referred to MOH special meeting
42 Revision of funeral advance Orders issued
43 Exemption from payment of income tax for personnel beyond 80 years  

With greetings

Your fraternally
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Secretary

Source : NCJCM Staffside

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1 thought on “47th National Council JCM Meeting Complete Feedback”

  1. Seshadrivikrala

    What a wonderful and great achievement… IN THE MEETING OF JCM HELD AT NEW DELHI ON 13-04-2019…. MACP AND OTHER SERVICE MATTERS…
    Hats off to one and all..
    My special thanks and salutations to Dr. M.RAGHAVAIAH SIR JI AND HIS TEAM OF MEMBERS…
    Point No.38…In service matters…
    decision in rem it will be implemented in the case of all similarly placed personnel
    WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR FULL DETAILS.

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