Merging of DA with basic pay of Central Government employees - Rajya Sabha News

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2062

ANSWERED ON-11.02.2014

Merging of DA with basic pay of Central Government employees

2062 . SHRI PRABHAT JHA, ARVIND KUMAR SINGH, KUSUM RAI
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is actively considering to merge existing dearness allowance payable to Central Government Employees with basic pay;

(b) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor; 

(c) whether Government has received any representation from employees associations in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the details of action taken thereon; and

(e) the reasons for delay in constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
( SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a) No Sir.

(b) The 6th Central Pay Commission did not recommend merger of Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage. This has been accepted by the Government vide Resolution dated 29th August, 2008. 

(c)&(d) A number of representations have been received from Associations/Organizations of Central Government Employees demanding merger of 50% of Dearness Allowance with basic pay. However, in view of (b) above, the same has not been agreed to. 

(e) The Government has already decided to constitute the 7th Central Pay Commission under the Chairmanship of Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, Retired judge of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

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General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 - Tamil Nadu Government Declared Public Holiday on 24.04.2014

Finance (BPE) Department.
Fort St. George, Secretariat,
Chennai-600 009.

Letter No.19161 /Fin(BPE)/2014
 dated 4.4.2014

From
Thiru T.Udhayachandran, l.A.S.,
Secretary to Government (Expenditure)

To
The Chief Executive Officer of all State Public Sector
Undertakings/Statutory Boards

Sir/ Madam,                

Sub: General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 and the Bye-election to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 28 Alandur Assembly Constituency on 24.4.2014 - Public Holiday declared- Orders extended to State Public Sector Undertakings-Statutory Boards

Ref G.O.Ms.No.236, Public (Misc) Dept dt.29.3.2014

I am directed to state that in the reference cited, Government have declared Thursday, the 24th April 2014 as a Public Holiday under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) in view of General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 and the bye-election to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 28 Alandur Assembly Constituency, in Tamil Nadu.

2) I am therefore directed to request you to adopt the above orders to the workers and other employees in all categories of your Organization to enable them to cast their votes.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
for Secr1ary to Government (Expenditure)