Reduction of one day Productive Linked Bonus PLB to the employees of OFB & DGQA

Minutes of Standing Committee Meeting Held on 3.5.2017 between NC JCM Staff Side and the Official Side under the Chairmanship of Secretary

S. No. 14 Reduction of one day Productive Linked Bonus PLB to the employees of OFB & DGQA under Department of Defence Production against Cabinet decision and Government orders

Department of Expenditure had through their letter dated 24.01.2017 informed that one of the recommendations of the 6th CPC had been to introduce Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) by replacing the existing PLB Scheme.

As this recommendation was being examined separately, a decision was also taken in October, 2008 that the PLB to be paid should not exceed what had been disbursed during the immediately preceding year. Though the recommendation of the 6th CPC was being examined separately, no decision could be reached in the matter and it was referred to 7th CPC.

The 7th CPC, while recommending for introduction of PRP for all categories of Central Government employees has also recommended that PRP should subsume the existing bonus scheme. Noting that there could be a time lag in implementing the PRP by different Departments, the existing Bonus scheme should be reviewed and linked with the increased profitability/productivity under well-defined financial parameters.

As the 7th CPC has recommended for review of the existing scheme of PLB and its being subsumed in PRP, it is not possible to make any change in the existing practice of paying PLB by concerned administrative Department where PLB scheme is applicable.

The Staff-Side stated that there was already a Cabinet decision in this matter. It was stated that for the Defence establishments, the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri ji had decided to cap PLB to 41 days even if the entitlement would have been for more days.

A few years ago the output was less and the PLB was limited to 40 days. However, on that basis every year it is being capped at 40 days even if the entitlement is for 41 days. This was said to be illegal and the Cabinet decision is not being implemented.

JS (Personnel) stated that in view of this new point about there being a Cabinet decision about the PLB formula of Defence Establishments, they would re-examine the issue and take an appropriate view in the matter.

{Action: D/o Expenditure)

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S.No. 2  – Include Grameen Dak Sewaks within the ambit of 7th CPC

S.No. 3 – Settle all anomalies of the Sixth Central Pay Commission

S.No. 4 – No Privatisation PPP or FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments

S.No. 5 – No corporatization on Postal Services

S. No. 6 – No ban on recruitment/creation of posts

S.No. 7 – Scrap PFRDA Act and reintroduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme

S.No. 8 – No outsourcing, contractorisation, privatisation_of governmental function

S.No. 9 – Regularise the Existing Daily Rated/Casual and Contract Workers

S.No. 10 – Revive JCM functioning at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of demands of the central Government employees

S.No. 11 – Remove the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments

S.No. 12 – Ensuring five promotions in the service career

S.No. 13 – Non-implementation of the decision taken in the 46th National Council (JCM) Meeting

S.No. 14 – Reduction of one day Productive Linked Bonus PLB to the employees of OFB & DGQA

S.No. 15 – Grant of one time relaxation to the Central Government employees ho have availed LTC-80

S.No. 16 – Grant of House Rent Allowance to the employees who have vacated government quarters

S.No. 17 – Restoration of interest-free advances withdrawn by the Government based on 7th CPC recommendations

S.No. 19 – Grant of 3rd MACP in GP 4600 to the Master Craftsmen (MCM) of Defence Ministry

S. No. 20 – Carrying forward of Earned Leave by Defence Industrial Employees on transfer

S.No. 21 – Reimbursement of actual medical expenditure incurred by the employees in recognized hospitals

S.No. 22 – Dental Treatment in private hospitals recognized under CGHS CS(MA) Rules, 1944 for CS(MA) beneficiaries

S.No. 23 – Review of the income criteria for the dependent parents of government employees

S.No. 26 – Removal of ambiguity in fixation of pay of re-employed ex-servicemen

S.No. 28 – Extension of the benefit of bonus calculation ceiling enhancement of Rs. 7000/- to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)

S.No. 29 – Regularize the services of casual labourers by absorbing them against vacant posts of MTS as one time measure

S.No. 30 – Fill up all vacant posts including promotional posts in a time bound manner