7th Pay Commission – 7th CPC Retains Rate of Annual Increment at 3%
Noida: The
7th Pay Commission has retained the rate of annual
increment at 3 per cent. The
7th CPC has also recommended withholding of annual increments in the case of
those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for MACP or a
regular promotion within the first 20 years of their service. These
recommendations have been accepted by the government.
The 7th CPC
has observed that it is essential to have a linkage between Departmental
Results Framework Documents (RFD) and Annual Appraisal Performance Report
(APAR), and has suggested the following modifications in the existing APAR
system for determining Performance Related Pay:-
(i)
Alignment of Objectives: The Ministry’s Vision/Mission needs to be translated
into a set of strategic objectives for each department and these objectives
need to be cascaded by the Department Head to his subordinates and subsequently
down the chain.
(ii)
Prioritizing Objectives, Assigning Success Indicators and their Weights:
Objectives reflected in the APAR should be prioritized and assigned weights
along with success indictors or Key Performance Indicators. The Commission
recommended 60 percent weight on work output and 40 percent weight on personal
attributes, instead of the existing 60 percent weight on personal attributes
and only 40 percent weight to work output.
(iii) No
Ex-ante Agreement: The indicators in the APAR of an officer/staff will need to
be discussed and set with the supervisor at the beginning of the year.
(iv)
Timelines: The timelines for RFD may be synchronized with the preparation of
the APAR so that the targets set under RFD get reflected in individual APARs in
a seamless manner.
(v) Online
APAR System: The Commission recommended introduction of online APARs system for
all Central Government officers/employees.
7th Pay
Commission – This was stated by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the
Ministry of Finance, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Source: FE
