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ii)Membcr(Pcrsonnel){ShriAshokKumarDash}.DcpartnrentofPosl,DakBhawan, NervDclhi' shri M'J' Josephi' Ministry of I'-inancc' co$rnllEr ceneral of Acccunts { iii) DcparrmelntofExpendirure.MahalekhaNi;'-antrakBhawan,E-i}lock'cPoA ComPlex,INA, Ncrv Delhi-110023' ( Ms' sanjecvaneeKutly)' Ministry of tipecial secretary & Financial Advisor iv) Ilome Affairs. North lllock' N'ewDelhi' v}Jointsecretary{Ms,K.Danrayanthi),DepartmentofEx.ServiccmenWelfare'99A. Southblock,f)i"lQ, Ncw Delhi' vi)JointCCI}A(ShriRcz'ryAgganval),o/oConrrollcrCeneralofDcfenccAccounts' - I10010" tJlan Batar Road'Palam,Deihi Cantt lnrplcr:enlationCell' Departmentof Joinl Secrelary( Shri R-K. Chaturvedi), vii) Npw Delhi' " Expcnditurs.Sn'rl'loor, Ashoka Llotal' Shri Shiv {iopal Mixhra' $ecrctary'JClr4' viii) Shri fiuman $ingh"Mcnrber ix) ShriJ-R.Ilosc.Mcmbcr x) Shri K.K' N. KutlY' Meirber xi) Shri Cl.Srikumar.Mcmbcr xii) ShriIr.D. CuPta xiii) Copl'to :
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ffiinutes *f tfu* r*x*ting *t th* **rnrxrtt** set up t* examine teaa*bility *t irnplemF*tati** *f res,*r*w*en8a*xr: of $eventh cpc for revisianof pensi*rt *f Pr*-281&p*n*i*n*r* ****i *x S.t$.S616at sardar patel &havsan,Hew **lhi.
The s"' M*xting *f fh* *,*rnmittxef*r examlnation of feasibilityof tmplen"r*ntati*n *f r***mrvt*md*ti****f $*venth c*ntral pay commlssion for rsvisian af pensicn *f pr'"e.*l# p*n*i*n*rs was h*rd und*r thry chairmenship*f $r'lrie. vi*wan*r*, &**r*tary {Fension}on 6.10.2016at $ardarPat*l Bhawan,N*w D*lhi. This meetingwa* eall*dfcr s*ekingthe views*f the $taff side of JCnfion th* feasibility *f implementation of the firstaptianf0r revisionof pensi*nof pr* z*1* pe*sioners recommended bv the $eventhCentrafFay Cornrnisgion. 2. .
"Thefuli*wingw*fe presentfrornaffi*ia|side: 1. sh. Ash*k Kumarsash, Member Department {Fersonnet}, of Fosts. ?' Ms. sant,nsh,Joint $ecretary,Departmentof Fx-$ervicemen werfare, 3, $h. R*zy Ag*nroal,J*int S€*A, Ministryof Defunce, 4. $h. R" K. chaturvedi, Joint $ecretary, fmplernentation ceff, Departmentaf Expenditure, 5' $h. $anjey $ingh, chief controlfer {pension},cpAo {representing CsntrollerGeners{af Aecounts}.
s' $h' TanveerAhnred,Exscutiv*Dire*tcr,Railway Saard{representing Mernber{$taffi}" 3- The foHawingwers pr*sentfr*m JCM staff*ide}: { 1. $hri $hiv GopalMishra,$ecretary,JCM. 2. ShriGuman$ingh,Mennber
3. *hri J" R. *h**ale. tvfl*m**r 4 $hriKK N KuttvllIemb*: M*rrt'**r 5" $hriC" $rtkt:mar, S. $hri R. *. *tspta,M*r*b*r W*fcorningM*mb*rs *f th* C*n':rultt**e*d the r*pr***ntatives*f JCM {$t*ff $id*}, *e*ret*ry {F*r:*i*n} r*qu*st*d Additional$ecretary
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{Pension}t*makea presentation" ln h*r pres*nt*tion, Addf. $*meterg {P*nsicn} br*ught out the poaiticnregardingth* requlrsm*nt*f r***rds *nd th* factorswhich rnay 5"
affect the feasibility*f srrivit':gat th* n*ti*nal pay in $eventh CPC by by the Pay countingincrementsin the last sc*l* cf pay as rscommended Commission.$he also rnentionedabsut the ansrna{ie*that ar* likelyta uri** in the pr*ce$s. The presentationbr*ught out the method*logy adoptedby tf'reSornmitt*eto exanrin*th* feasibilityof the first cptionand the finding*f the Csmr*itte*in this regard.$he menti*nedthatthe service recordsfor increm*ntmethodm*y n*t be availablein arour*d18.3%of the cases.The difficultiesin extr**ting th* inf*rmationfrornthe recordsand determiningthe exact number *f the increm*ntsfar revisionof pension under first aption wsre explained"$he indic*tedthat the Comrnitteeh*s found that the alternativemethod*f arrivingat noti*nalpay in $eventh CpC by applyingformulafor pay revisi*rlfor servingempl*yeesin each Fay Commissionarld giving50% of this as pencionto be beneficialto all pensioners in compari*or"* to the fitmentm*thod. 6.
Th*re*fler,$ecretary(Pensicn)requestedthe Membersof the JChf
(StaffSide)fcr theirviewson the fex*ibility*f the first*ptian.
Th* r*pr*xent"xtiv**f th* J*?ttt{*taff *id*} m*ntion*d that in their they had sugg**t*d r*pr*5&r\tati*rit* th* **v**t* ?ay C*n":mi*si*vt,
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r*vixi*n*f p*n*i*n r'f Brx-7***p*n*i***r* by n*ti*nalPayFixationin each *ucc*ssive Fay t"*mmtr**ixnp*ri**, *4*w*v*t. the ?ay Cammission 'r:y r*commendedths r*visi*rz*{ p*n*i*r tixrngthe nationalpay on the ba*isof incr*rn**t***r**d ir,t** l*xt p**t. Th* JQM {St*ff sid*3 r**xti**e* th*t the Oabinethas appr*ved revision *! p*nxi*r: by t** tirxt cpti*n {increme*t methad}, if its S.
They inrpl*rnentati*rr is ?*undfcasible*ft*r *xaminatianby the Committee. mention*dthat i* aclditi*ni* th* $*rviceS**U PerscnalFile,the detallsof List incrern*ntsearned can b* asc*rtain*dtr*m the GradationlSeniority i*sued by the D*paftmentsfrcm time to time.Therefore,one cannotsay is not feasibls that th* first *ptian recornmend*dby the Fay Commission of records.In regardto th* perceived cn the groundsof n*n-availability of an*malies,the $taff side statedthat ansmali*saros* in impl*mentatian $uch anornalies the recommendati*ns cf all previnusPay Commlssions" of AnornalyCarnmittee. can alway*b* rectifiedthroughthe mechanism g.
Qn the altcrnate metlrod *f revision cf pension by notional pay who fixationin eachPay Cammis*icn,the $taffsidefeltthatthe pensianers are likely tc get higher benefit by incrernentsmethod may not accept revision'ofpensic,nby pay fixatianrn*th*d. This rnay,therefore,lead tc litigation. 10. Afrer detaileddiscussion,the staffside *oughttime to considerthe altsrnate method af fixatisn of ncti*nal pay in each interveningPay their fur revi*icnof pensionas sn 1.1.?016beforesubmitting Cornmissisn
final views in this regard.lt was, accordingly. decidedto have another at 10.00A.M. meeting withtheJCM{Staffside}on 17.1A.2016 11. Themeetingendedwitha voteof thanksto thechair. .4' {\
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