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What do you think? Share your feedback. Most Read 1. Don't Miss View All. Subscribe to News. While fixed medical allowance has been recommended to be doubled to Rs 1, per month for employees as well as pensioners uniformly, the maximum limit of death-cum-retirement gratuity is proposed to be enhanced from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

Enhancement in ex-gratia grant rates in the case of death of a government employee, as also in case of death in harness directly attributable to the duty performed, is another key recommendation aimed at benefiting government employees.

This is significant in view of the prevailing pandemic crisis, where a large number of government employees are working as frontline workers, with many of them losing their lives in the line of duty. The commission further recommended that the present system of dearness allowance on central pattern should continue and dearness allowance be converted into dearness pay each time the index increases by 50 per cent, to be counted for all purposes including retirement benefits.

For pensions, the revision suggested by the commission is by the application of a simple factor of 2. Further, pension should continue to be paid at 50 per cent of the last pay drawn, on completion of 25 years of qualifying service, as per the commission recommendations. The commission has suggested that old age allowance for pensioners and family pensioners, at the existing intervals of five years from the age of 65 years onwards, should continue on revised pension.

Though the existing classification of the categories of cities for HRA is proposed to be retained, with rationalisation in house rent allowance, the commission has recommended introduction of several new allowance categories, including higher education allowance in the form of lump sum rate for all employees acquiring higher qualification. Chaired by former IAS officer Jai Singh Gill, the commission, appointed by the then state government on February 24, , submitted its report on April 30, Latest Business News.

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In Asia, Singapore and South Korea are also slowly moving towards In the case of Punjab it has already increased to The retirement age for Central Government Employees has been raised to More recently, the age at retirement for Teachers in Medical Colleges has also been enhanced to 65 to meet their shortage in the State run medical institutions. But for other Punjab Government Employees, the retirement age continues to be Punjab Government Employees have, therefore, demanded that the retirement age should be enhanced to 60 years.

The argument against increasing retirement age could be that the two extra years given to existing employees will shrink job opportunities for the younger people and delay promotional chances for many employees. But the Commission feels that the overall impact of enhancing retirement age to 60 on unemployment situation in the State is likely to be minimal. Only about employees are retiring every. There has been no significant recruitment over the last several years. But even if a couple of thousand workers are hired in the next one or two years this is not likely to make any dent in the unemployment situation.

Most estimates suggest that there are more than 2 or 3 million unemployed or under-employed youth in the State. The general scenario is also that everywhere the Public Sector employment is shrinking.

Employment in the Private Organised Sector in the State is increasing at less than 1 percent per annum while labour force is still continuing to increase by more than 1. The only solution to the unemployment problem in the State is, therefore, to provide self-employment opportunities to the youth through Government Assisted Programmes. But such benefits are partly offset by a disproportionately higher wage bill for the employees in the age bracket as older employees get fatter salaries compared to their younger colleagues.

Moreover such benefits and losses are purely temporary and we revert back to the same situation in two years. Nevertheless, the Commission estimates that the State is likely to make savings to the tune of Rs. The present chapter focuses on requests concerning upgradation and change in designation. The requests of the employees of other Departments are listed below separately for each Department alongwith the recommendations of the Commission.

These demands are not consistent with the Guiding Principles and, therefore, do not merit acceptance. This also applies to the other ten categories of organized cadres in the State.

As regards fixing 1st January of a year the date for considering promotion, it is linked to the Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme and would need to be fixed according to that scheme. These demands are at variance with the Guiding Principles and, therefore, do not merit acceptance. Sc is even higher than that of the latter Graduation. They should also be given 4,9,14 Dynamic Career Progression Scheme permissible to organized cadres.

It is alleged that the parity was disturbed by the Fourth Punjab Pay Commission. Their demand has also been recommended by the concerned Department. Accordingly the Commission would recommend that the post of Joint Director Statistics in the Directorate of Agriculture be upgraded from Rs. The Commission also endorses the suggestion of the Directorate of Agriculture that in the case of. Teachers Rs.

The Commission is in agreement with the request that the Punjab. This has even been recommended by the Anomaly Committee constituted with reference to the recommendations of the Fourth Punjab Pay Commission. Similarly, the request for having equivalence of Forest Guards, Head Forest Guard, Foresters, Ranger Officers and Senior Forest Rangers with Constables, Head Constables, Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Sub- Inspectors and Inspectors in the Police Department should be accepted in view of the decisions of the Government of India as otherwise it will be difficult to retain them in this Department because of competing claims being made by the neighbouring States and the Government of India.

It has been noted by the Commission that Government has recently issued an order redesignating the Veterinary Pharmacists as Veterinary Inspectors. B, which is higher than that of Senior Assistants General whereas their pay scales are the same.

The Commission feels that the change in designation requested by Member, Official Language Legislative Commission be accepted as a functional necessity. Similarly, the role and. For Police force too, the following pay grades are justified in view of the scales given in Government of India.

Constables Rs. Head Constables Rs. Assistant Sub Rs. Sub Inspectors Rs. Inspectors Rs. Com First Class or M. These demands are not in harmony with the Guiding Principles and,.

This parity should continue. The pay scales of officers in the State Drugs Controller should also be on the pattern of the Government of India. In the case of. The revised grade for this post would be Rs. Similarly for the Analysts, the Commission would recommend the following pay scales:. Pre-revised Revised Pay No. Deputy Public 3 Analyst Assistant Chemical 3 Examiner Deputy Chemical 2 Examiner. It is observed that Ophthalmic Officer Rs.

The Resident Physicians in the. These demands are not in conformity with the Guiding Principles and, therefore, do not merit acceptance. As the Faculty Members at the Institute of the Rural Development has entry level qualifications similar to UGC norms, they may be given UGC linked salary structure and promotional opportunities accordingly, as and when it is announced by the Government of Punjab for other educational institutions.

The other demands are at variance with the Guiding Principles given in. As regards the department of Town and Country Planning, the major demands are:. As these demands are in conflict with the Guiding Principles they cannot be accepted.

The former have lower pay scales even though their entry level qualifications are higher than the latter. However, the State Government issued a notification which included that The State Government filed a review application against this order in and the matter is still pending for adjudication in the Court. Name of the post Present pay Demanded pay scale scale.

Chief Auditor 3 Jt. Chief Auditor 4 Addl. The Commission feels that they do not justify acceptance. These demands did not get the acceptance even from the Fourth Punjab Pay Commission. Sr No. Training Officer Rs. Earlier Commission and Anomaly Committee have recommended to revise the pay scale of this post in this pay scale of the Deputy Director. In the case of workshop staff, the Department may constitute a committee to identify posts which are part of the teaching faculty, who would need to be given pay scales as required by the AICTU.

Additional Director should get his revised pay as per General Conversation Table. For other requests, we find it difficult to accept them, as they would contravene the Guiding Principles evolved by the Commission. While the Commission has been liberal in evolving new pay scales for the Punjab Government employees, it is not possible to match them with the pay parity in the private sector as already discussed in Chapter 3 relating to Guiding Principles.

As regards the contract employees, it must be pointed out that a person employed under a contract has to be governed by the terms of the said contract. He or she cannot be governed by the Punjab Civil Service Rules. The Commission would, however, recommend that the pay package given in contractual appointments should be subject to periodical reviews so as to be in tune with the market conditions.

Non-Medical Supervisor be given higher pay scale of Junior Engineers. The request for a change in the designation in the Department of Power for Line Superintendents and Electrical Inspection staff may be agreed to but it should not involve any change in their pay scales.

The rest of the demands are not congruous with the Guiding Principles and, therefore, do not merit acceptance. It has been noticed that they are not in conformity with the Guiding Principles and as such do not merit acceptance. Os by PCS officers. The Commission attaches great importance to the Education Sector since it can bring about rapid socio-economic transformation of the State.

Accordingly, the Commission would recommend higher pay scale for teachers at various levels on the Central pattern as under: In Rs. Technicians be given higher pay scale in view of their higher qualifications. In view of the fact that Medical Education and Research is being regulated at the National Level by the Medical Council of India and the Dental Council of India, there is however, justification for parity in scales in respect of Doctors engaged in Medical Education and Research irrespective of the fact that their working at the first level or at the top level.

Similarly, the demand of the Junior Doctors Association in respect of their emoluments at par with the entry pay scale of General Duty Medical Officers is accepted. The request of Medical Social Workers and Dieticians whose initial qualification for the job is a Post Graduate for the higher pay grade of Rs. Their revised pay scales will be in accordance with the Fitment Tables given in Chapter 4. Scale Stenographers and 1 Personal Assistant in the Department.

Drivers and Technical employees be given higher pay scales. Most of these demands are at variance with the Guiding Principles and, therefore, do not merit acceptance.

On promotion too, a similar change in rank and pay should be given. The Engineers in the State are in the organized cadre and are having the Pay Scales on the pattern of the Government of India. This arrangement should continue.

However, the other demands are contrary to the Guiding Principles and, therefore, do not merit acceptance. Instructors Stenography should also be designated as Vocational Lecturer. Handloom Rs.

It does not, therefore, merit acceptance. The Commission is separately making certain recommendations with regard to web-based internet facilities and, therefore, it need not be addressed specially here. As such, they do not merit acceptance. Some of these allowances may have lost their relevance while others may have become more significant because of the changing economic and social situation. Some allowances may also require more frequent adjustment due to inflation.

The Commission has therefore made some adjustments in the existing allowances. The listing of allowances and their discussion is not necessarily in order of their importance. Consequently, the Dearness Allowance is positively correlated to the level of inflation.

In Punjab, it is currently paid on the Government of India pattern. On 1st January , the index was Date from which Rates of Dearness Allowance payable Per month The demand that Dearness Allowance should be exempted from Income Tax legitimately falls in the domain of the Government of India.

For Punjab Government employees, the current rates and population criterion for classifying villages, towns and cities for purposes of House Rent Allowance are the following:.

Population of Category House Rent No. The Commission is also aware of the fact that Consumer Price Index, which forms the basis for the grant of Dearness Allowance DA , contains a housing component with a weight of But such a benefit derived is usually low compared to market rentals which have been escalating due to the rising cost and quality of construction and appreciating land values.

The Commission would, therefore, recommend the following rates of House Rent Allowance:. Many such employees usually get rent-free accommodation particularly when they have to live near the place of work round the clock. However, the Commission sympathizes with the case of Policemen who live in. Their families spouses, parents often live outside and, therefore, deserve special consideration. This is particularly important since construction and maintenance costs have gone up in recent years.

This is also commensurate with rising HRA and pay levels. Rural Area Allowance. This is done to compensate them for lack of quality services such as education, health and suitable accommodation in the rural areas as compared to the larger towns and cities. The Commission attaches great importance to the delivery of quality Government services to the rural areas where the majority of the State population The Classification of towns and cities is done on the basis of population census as follows:.

The CCA based on population Index does not provide a good basis for judging expensiveness of cities. Moreover, except for the problems of housing and transportation, larger cities and towns have better facilities than smaller places.

As such no rationale may now exist for compensating for factors other than accommodation and transportation costs to meet the higher cost of living. But even for these factors employees have been compensated in terms of higher House Rent Allowance and better Pay. These therefore need to be doubled. The new rates should be as follows: In Rs.

Road mileage at fixed rates discussed subsequently should, however, continue to be. Daily Allowance should be admissible for a calendar day at half the normal rate irrespective of the period of absence if the employee returns to headquarters the same day. But when such a journey involves night stay, an employee should be entitled to normal traveling allowance;. If the period of absence is less than six hours, half Daily Allowance should be admissible; and. Travel Entitlement 6.

I Ist Class A. Grade Pay Category Accommodation Reimbursement of actual I expenditure towards normal single room rent in a hotel of a category not above 5 star; and Reimbursement of actual II expenditure incurred towards normal single room rent in a hotel of category not above 3 star. Travelling Allowance on Transfer 6. The same has now been recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission.

But the situation is not comparable. In Punjab we do not have big cities. Large cities are only Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana and do not involve large distances. In fact, the bulk of the State Government Employees are posted in smaller towns, villages and rural areas. Moreover, travel from residence to the place of work is part of the duty of the employee. So far the travel from the residence to the office has never been treated as the official travel.

Granting transport allowance would mean that it is the duty of the employer to transport all the employees from their residence to the place of their work and back. But even in such cases it is allowed for a limited category and number of employees.

This is the burden, which the State can ill afford at the present time. This relates to blind and orthopedically handicapped employees. However, the demand coming from categories of employees with non-touring duties is misplaced since conceptually this allowance is linked to the official travel. The demand for travel allowance between the residence and the office has been discussed under Transport Allowance.

At that time no daily allowance was admissible if period of absence was 8 hours or less. The recommendations of the Fourth Punjab Pay Commission relating to Travelling Allowance, which were accepted by the Punjab Government, clearly stated that for local journeys between 8 and 25 kms, daily allowance should be admissible at half the normal rate irrespective of the period of absence.

For journeys beyond 25 kms and journeys between 8 and 25 kms involving night stay should be normal daily allowance. The sole exception is PCMS Doctors who should continue to get conveyance allowance if they have to attend to emergency clinical duties and other related time bound functions. Conveyance allowance can enable them to promptly attend to the patients needing immediate treatment or to provide effective guidance and supervision of basic health services. For example, some category D employees get cycle allowance particularly in the Irrigation department.

Conveyance Allowance of up to Rs. The Commission would, therefore, recommend that existing arrangements should continue and the amount of fixed conveyance allowance should be doubled. The Central Pay Commission has further suggested that the contribution by the employees should be based on actual premium paid.

The Commission would, therefore, recommend that medical allowance should be increased from Rs. Further, like most other allowances the. Above Rs. Their main plea has been that their work related activities are prone to risk and often have deleterious effect on health over a period of time. The Commission is of the view that the incidence of risk is not minimized by granting fixed Risk Allowance.

The Government has to therefore ensure that the risk element is minimized through the use of proper precautions and higher levels of care. But if a mishap takes place even after taking necessary precautions and higher levels of care, insurance cover should be available free of cost to the Punjab Government Employees. Instead of fixed risk allowance, the Government should identify inherently dangerous or health hazardous jobs and provide insurance cover against premature death or permanent disability free of cost.

The following are the recommended limits of insurance cover for different categories of employees:. Category of employees Insurance cover D 5 lakhs C 7. Most Government vehicles do not have any third party insurance. While it may make good economic sense, the problem arises when an accident takes place, the driver is asked to contribute substantially towards payment of third party liability which is sometimes beyond his capacity.

The Commission would, therefore, recommend that either a all vehicles should have a third party insurance cover or b a special fund should be created with the premium saved to pay for third party liability. The cash contribution of the driver, if necessary, should be limited.

It should be only to deter him from dangerous driving. Alternatively he could be punished through other means such as withholding of annual increment s.

It is commonly believed that a Doctor who possesses MS or MD degree will certainly perform better than a Doctor who has MBBS degree, which is the minimum qualification required for the job.

But the Commission is not fully convinced about the need to provide this allowance across the board. More specifically, in cases where minimum qualification is Graduation, candidates with Masters Degree in the relevant subject should be given a maximum of one increment and those possessing M.

D degree should get a maximum of two increments. This benefit should be included in the Service Rules and clearly stated when the job is filled or advertised. It has come to the notice of the Commission that some employees have continued to enjoy the benefit of advanced increments even when their qualification has become equivalent to the required minimum in the higher scale. This practice must stop. Their main contention is that they can also utilize their expertise for private practice outside of the Government.

Since private practice is not allowed, the employees and their associations have sought NPA at par with Doctors. The Doctors can thus enter Government Service at a later stage about 27 years whereas in other services, entry of direct recruitment is much earlier about 23 years. Due to this Doctors have generally shorter effective service. Moreover, Doctors need to be compensated for longer working hours, strenuous nature of job and for the relatively lesser promotional prospects that exist due to direct recruitment without any posts at entry level being filled by promotion.

This, therefore, negates the very purpose for which NPA is given. The Commission would, therefore, suggest that the Government should take appropriate administrative and other measures to stop this practice. The commission is. Not granting NPA to them would be discriminatory.

It would also implicitly mean that one system of medicine is superior to the other and thus weaken the efforts of the Government, which has been promoting the use of Ayurvedic and Homeopathic systems of medicine.

The Commission also attaches great importance to the role of the Veterinary Doctors in Dairy Development which holds great potential for employment generation in Punjab. No NPA should be granted in such cases. Some Doctors may also be holding purely administrative posts on which private practice has no relevance.

The granting of NPA for such posts is also not strictly justified. The Commission would therefore suggest that the Punjab Government should set up a small committee to identify posts for which NPA is relevant NPA should be granted only for such identified posts.

Cash Handling Allowance 6. Their responsibilities are certainly more onerous and involve some element of risk also. Amount of average monthly Amount of Cash No.

The Commission would, however, like to emphasize that most transactions are today routed through the banking network and there is minimal of cash handling.

The Cash Handling Allowance should therefore be admissible only when there is actual handling of cash on a regular basis. Moreover, employees during the initial and execution stages have to often work under difficult conditions and environment. As such there is enough justification to provide this type of allowance. The Commission would suggest that the Government should carefully.

The criteria for identifying such projects should be developed in terms of location, size, importance and difficulty of work. Police Personals, Drivers, Conductors of Roadways or it is otherwise indispensable on a functional basis e. Workshop staff is another category who require protective clothing since they work with the machinery and lubricants.

Other Class IV employees need not be required to wear uniforms. The new ceilings are in conformity with that recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission. But it should be stated here that no Deputation Allowance should be admissible if the person goes on a higher post or a higher pay scale.

There are three major reasons for this. First, lower fertility and therefore reduced dependency, leads to higher per capita savings and investment and an opportunity for faster growth in total income. Second, slower population growth affects the composition of expenditure especially investment and public expenditure.

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