The terms and references of the 7th Central Pay Commission was approved
by the cabinet on 28.02.2014. In the terms and references document, in
paragraph (h), it has been said that if needed an
interim report can be recommended.
“h) To recommend the date of effect of its recommendations on all the above.
The
Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date
of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending interim
reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are
finalised.″
After the 7th Central Pay Commission was set up, it obtained terms and
references from various stakeholders using the 1st phase of
interactions. Now, through the 2nd phase of interactions, inputs are
received through meetings held in various important cities of India.
The expectation of many Central government employees now is: “is there a
possibility of the 7th Central Pay Commission interim report being
released?” In the 5th Pay Commission, considering the inflation rates,
when the DA reached 50%, it was merged with the basic salary.
However, in the 6th Pay Commission, nothing about the 50% DA merger has
been mentioned. Moreover, comparing the DA increase due to inflation in
the 5th Pay Commission, the DA that was given during the 6th Pay
Commission taking into account the inflation rate is much higher. I have
attached a table below to explain this.
5TH CPC DA
107%
Presently, we consider the interim report as essential due to the important reasons given below:
1. The 50% DA merger that was allowed in the 5th Pay Commission is not made available now for Central Government employees
2. Also the inflation rate in the 6th Pay Commission is very high.
Due to these factors all the Central Government employees naturally
expect if they could get any interim relief through an interim report of
the 7th Central Pay Commission.