National Mazdoor Conference urges PM Narendra Modi to direct pay commission to consult employees

The National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct chairman of the Seventh Pay Commission to obtain views of representatives of state government employees for its report.

"There is only 12 months time to complete the report, the commission should visit all the states to obtain views of federations of the state government employees and pensioners, so that all of them get benefited out of it," NMC president Subash Shastri said.

Shastri urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct chairman of the Seventh Pay Commission to consult representatives of state government employees. He appealed the Prime Minister to sanction 20% interim relief and merger of 50% dearness allowance (DA) in basic pay in favour of employees and pensioners as recommended by the earlier pay commissions.

"Since the DA has crossed 107% mark, there is no justification for withholding the merger of 50% DA with basic pay/pension and as such it should be done immediately, which forms part of the recommendations of the 4th Pay Commission implemented since January first 1986," he said. Shastri also sought exemption of DA from the ambit of Income Tax as it is related with the price index.