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7th CPC Anomalous Situation: Definition of Anomaly – DoPT

Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commissions recommendations – extending the scope of definition regarding. 

No.11/ 2/ 2016-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block New Delhi
Dated the 14 March, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 
Subject: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations — extending the scope of definition regarding. 

The undersigned is directed to refer to DoPT’s Office Memorandum of even number dated 20/02/2017 on the subject as cited above, and to incorporate the following further modification in the definition of what would constitute an anomaly: 

“where the amount of revised allowance is less than the existing rate or any other anomaly observed while implementing the revised allowance” 
2. With the incorporation of the above para in the OM, the definition of anomaly will read as follows:- 
(1) Definition of Anomaly
Anomaly will include the following cases 
a) Where the Official Side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that any recommendation is in contravention of the principle or the policy enunciated by the Seventh Central Pay Commission itself without the Commission assigning any reason; 
b) Where the maximum of the Level in the Pay Matrix corresponding to the applicable Grade Pay in the Pay Band under the pre-revised structure as notified vide CCS(RP) Rules 2016, is less than the amount an employee is entitled to be fixed at, as per the formula for fixation of pay contained in the said Rules; 
c) Where the Official side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that the vertical and horizontal relativities have been disturbed as a result of the 7th Central Pay Commission to give rise to anomalous situation. 
d) Where the amount of revised allowance is less than the existing rate or any other anomaly observed while implementing the revised allowance 

3. The rest of the contents of the OM issued by DoPT under reference no. No.11/2/2016-JCA dated 16.08.2016 shall remain unchanged. 

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(D.K.Sengupta)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Authority: www.dopt.gov.in 

Latest News on Gramin Dak Sevaks Pay Revision

"In Parliament today, the Minister of State for Communications and State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha said in the written reply that the recommendations of the one man Committee are presently under active considerations of the Government, and action will be taken after following due procedure." 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS 
LOK SABHA 
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3216

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14th MARCH, 2018 

GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS 

3216. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: 
SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA: 
SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: 
SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: 
SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: 
SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: 
SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: 
KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: 
SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: 

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: 
(a) the number of Grameen Dak Sevaks working in the country at present, State/UT-wise; 
(b) whether pay/remuneration of Grameen Dak Sevaks has not been increased as per 7th Pay Commission recommendation and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; 
(c) whether the Government has received any representation’s from people representatives to increase their pay/ remuneration as per 7th Pay Commission recommendations; 
(d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and 
(e) the time by which their pay/ remuneration is likely to be increased? 

ANSWER 
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & 
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA) 

(a) The number of Grameen Dak Sevaks working in the country at present, State/UT-wise is given in Annexure – I. 

(b) Grameen Dak Sevaks are not covered under the purview of the 7th Pay Commission. Therefore a separate one man Committee was constituted to examine the wage structure and service conditions of the Grameen Dak Sevaks. The Committee has submitted its report and the recommendations are presently under consideration of the Government. The details of the recommendations are given in Annexure – II. 

(c) Yes, Madam. Government has received several representations from people’s representatives to implement the recommendations of the GDS Committee Report. 

(d) & (e) 34 such representations were received between January 2017 to February 2018. The recommendations of the one man Committee are presently under active considerations of the Government, and action will be taken after following due procedure. 

Source: www.loksabha.nic.in