Merger of Dearness Allowance with Pay-Reg.

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A.I.R.F.

ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION

No. AIRF/13                        Dated : January 9, 2014                                                                                    

The Secretary (Exp.)

Ministry of Finance,

(Government of India)

North Block, New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Reg. :- Merger of Dearness Allowance with Pay

On the persistent forceful demand of the Central Government employee, including Railwaymen, successive Central Pay Commissions were appointed by the Government of India with a view to improve upon wage structure and to grant parity with other employees of the Public Sector Undertaking in the wake of market inflation and price hike of essential commodities. These Pay Commissions, while recommending revised pay structure, have also recommended grant of Dearness Allowance on the basis of increase in the Price Index.

The very purpose of compensating the pay with payment of Dearness Allowance is being defeated because of unbridled inflationary pressure on the economy and the consequent steep rise in the price of essential commodities. This has resulted in ercsion of the value of wage, remarkably beyond tolerable limit, as a consequence of which payment of Dearness-Allowance has failed to compensate devaluation of pay.

While Dearness Allowance was merged with pay on crossing the percentage beyond 50% during V CPC as the actual value of wage devaluated because of market hike to compensate eroded value of the wages besides payment of Dearness Allowance, but this time Dearness Allowance, which has already gone beyond 80% w.e.f. 1^st  July, 2013 is yet to be merged with the pay.

It would, therefore, be quite appropriate and in the fitness of the thing that Dearness Allowance is merged with the pay for all purpose to compensate the erosion in the wage in the wake of market inflation and steep price hike of essential commodities which are posing serious constraints in the livelihood of the Government employees in general and the low-paid employees in particular.

Yours faithfully

Sd/- Shiva Gopal Mishra

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)