FCI WAGE REVISION-DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR FCI CATEGORY III & IV EMPLOYEES

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FCI WAGE REVISION - DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR FCI CATEGORY III & IV EMPLOYEES

Dr.A Sampath MP addressing FCI Employee's National Joint Action Council demanding wage revision and service condition on 8-8-17 at New Delhi

CONTENTS - PAGES

Factors to be considered

.    Part-I Preface - 1 


.    Part-2 Periodicity-1 


.   Part-3 Proposed Pay scales -9 


.   Part-4 Pay Fixation Formula- 10

.   Part 5- Minimum Basic Pay -11

.   Part 6- Industrial Dearness allowances-12

.   PART 7-HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE (HRA)-12

.   PART 8- LEASE ACCOMODATION-12

.   PART 9- PERKS AND ALLOWANCES UNDER CAFETERIA APPROACH -12

.   PART 10 - Performance Related Pay (PRP)-13

.   PART 11- Over Time Allowances-13

.   PART 12- Reimbursement of Conveyance Expenditure-13

.   PART 13 Reimbursement of Medical expense-14

.   PART 14 Chemical Handling Allowance-14

.   PART 15 Operational allowance-14

.   PART 16 Cash handling allowance-14

.   PART 17 Children Education Allowance-14

.       PART 18-Annual Increment @5% of BP-15

.       PART 19-Bunching Increment-15

.       PART 20-Family Planning Incentive Increment-15

.       PART 21-Increment for acquiring additional higher qualification during the service-15

.       PART 22- Fixation of pay on promotion-15

.       PART 23- Merit scholarship scheme-16

.       PART 24-  Loan and Interest Free advances-16

.       PART 25- SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS-17

.       PART 26- Canteen Facilities-17

.       PART 27- FCI Pay scales & Perquisites for Canteen Employees -17

.       PART 28-  Appointments to the Dependents of diseased employees -18

.       PART 29- Multitasking Increment -18

.       PART 30- Daily Allowance / Composite Daily Allowance admissible on tour / temporary transfer/ Procurement duties-18

PART 31-Online Filing of Annual Performance-19 Appraisal Report (APAR)-19

 PART 32-Online transfer and posting system-19

.       PART 33- Causal leave-19

.       PART 34- Pay protection of re-employed ex-servicemen in FCI

.       PART 35-  Supply of Laptop to category III Employees-20.

Part-I Preface  


This Proposal depicts the details of pay scales and allowances of category III-IV employees in the matter of Wage revision and service conditions.  The objective of this initiative is to facilitate speedy implementation of the wage revision for the existence of Employees in Food Corporation of India.

The wage revision proposals for FCI employees is presented amidst the miseries sown by the GOI in the matter of affordability and not providing budgetary support and the uncertainty being created by the economic slowdown. The resolve for providing food security to the nation is the hallmark of FCI employees.

The Category-wise break-up of Sanctioned Strength as on 31.03.2017 is as under

  

Date/Year	Category	Sanctioned Strength	Men in position	Vacant
31.03.2017	Category-I	1111	895	216
	Category-II	6221	4184	2037
	Category-III	27345	15266	12079
	Category-IV	7361	2876	4485
	Total	42038	23221	18817

The last wage revision for FCI Employees have been taken place with effect from 1-1-2007 after 10 years of span.  As on 31-3-2007 the staff strength was 41358 against the sanction position of 55053 which workout 75% of staff sanction. The turnover per employee as on 31-3-2007 was 1739.47 MT.  The total turnover during 2007 was 719.41 Lakh MT.   At this stage, the existing FCI Employees as on 1-1-2007 was given 30% increase on the existing pay and DA in accordance with the guidelines issued on 02-04-2009 by DPE. These guidelines has been issued on approval of 2nd wage revision committee report for central public-sector employees by GOI. But it is rather painfully note that the employees appointed on or after 1-1-2007 have been given only 8% increase on the pay existed as on 31-12-2006. This is a major anomalies/ defects in the last negotiated settlement, as the majority of staffs working are this newly recruited employees since 2007.

It is also regretted to note that the DPE guidelines dated 2-4-2009 have been extended cafeteria allowance of 50% of basic pay, which was not given yet to the category III and IV Employees, even though 40% of revised pay have been sanctioned as cafeteria allowance to category I & II Employees. The majority of the employees working at present in Food Corporation of India are the employees appointed after 1-1-2007. These employees are presently drawing 62% less salary than the existing employees.

The present staff strength is only 22200 as against the sanction strength of 42038. Which work out only 55 % of sanction strength. The turn over per employee have been increased from 1739 MT in 2007 to 5108 MT in 2013. Which shows that the productivity of the employees has been increased approximately threefold than 2007 at present.

In view of this the FCI Employees appointed after 1-1-2007 has deserve a better revision as demanded hereunder. The FCI recruited well qualified employees since 2007.  Even in private sector these qualified employees are given more than 4 times salary than presently FCI Paid.

Food Corporation of India(FCI) Employees from various part of our country participating in the discussion demanding wage revision for Category III& IV employees. FCI Employees Association President Dr. A Sampath MP Addressed the meeting on 8-3-18 at New Delhi. 

Part-2 Periodicity of Wage Revision

we demand 5-year periodicity, and propose the following scale of pay

Part-3 Proposed Pay scales 


SCALE NO	EXISTING SCALES(RS)	PROPOSED PAY SCALES OPEN ENDED SCALES
S1	8100-18070	44000-	Watchman Sweeper/messenger
S2	8300-20580	51000-	HWM/Dusting Operator
S3	8500-20580	53000-	Picker
S4	8900-22100	56000-	Stagnated scale of Category IV
S5 S6 S7	9300-22940 9900-25530 11100-29950	62000-	AGIII & AGII / Typist
S8	13300-31050	70000-	AGI & Junior Engineer

P(3).1 In the revised scale of pay effective from 1-1-2007 the pre-existing scales shown at S 0 3850-65-4175 and shown at S 1 i.e 4220-100-6720 have been fixed in a very same scale of 8100-18070. As the newly recruited class IV employees were given 6 increments lesser than the existing class IV employee in the last wage revision, we consider that it is a major anomaly in the last wage revision. Hence, we propose to abolish S 0 scales and suggest minimum pay as shown in S 1 scales for both scales.

P(3).2 Two-tier system in category III

In FCI the minimum qualification for the post of AGIII is graduation. His next two promotion post are Assistant Gr II and I respectively, which is only a clerical post in Category III. In almost all other CPSEs and banking institutions, the next promotion of a graduate assistant is to Category II (Officer) post. In view of this we demand only two-tier system in category III. At present the job and connected responsibilities of AGIII and AGII are multifunctional, hence we propose to abolish the post of Assistant Grade III and proposed a merged scale for S5 and S6. The existing three tier system in category III may be reduced to two tier systems with effect from 1-1-2017. And we propose Grade III & Grade II post may be merged with Assistant Grade II.  Those who worked as Grade II prior to 1-1-2017 may be given one additional increment as weightage for every two year till 1-1-2017 in the revised scales.

P(3).3 Minimum four promotions to a graduate recruitee

We also propose to abolish the scale shown at S8, and with a suggestion to accord minimum four promotions to a graduate recruitee in time bound manner.

Part-4 Pay Fixation Formula. 


P 4.1 Fixation of PAY in revised scale in respect of Employees appointed on or after 1.1.2007

The main anomaly in the last revision was granting only 8% fitment benefit to the new incumbents recruited after 1-1-2007 when the existing incumbents in the service of FCI as on 1-1-2007 have been given 30% fitment benefits. In order to rectify the blatant anomaly, we demand a special pay fixation formula in fixation of pay for the employees recruited after 1-1-2007 in FCI.

A	B	C	D
Basic pay as on 31-12-20016 + 22% BP	IDA as on 1.1.17(119.5) to BP +22% of BP	30% of A+B	Revised pay as on 31.12.2016 after rounding off the total amount (A+B+C) to next 100/- Or Minimum proposed scales in the post of the employee whichever is higher. (After fixation of pay the employees will be eligible for their regular increment @5% w.e.f 1.1.2017

P(4)1.1 Compensatory Incentive

A compensatory incentive may be given to all Category III _IV employees @ 20000/ for every year service rendered after 1-1-2007 to 31-12-2017 in order to compensate the shortcomings pointed out in the preface in the matter of fitment

P(4).2 Fixation of Pay in revised scale in respect of employees appointed before 31-12-2006

A	B	C	D
Basic pay as on 31-12-20016	IDA as on 1.1.17(119.5%)	30% of A+B	Revised pay as on 31.12.2016 after rounding off the total amount (A+B+C) to next 100/- (After fixation of pay the employees will be eligible for their regular increment @5% w.e.f 1.1.2017

        

P(4).3 Weightage one increment for every two years of service

After arriving basic pay as on 1-1-2017 one increment for every two years of service in FCI should be added as weightage

P(4).4 Regular annual increment as on 1-1-2017 should be added to such weightage increment which would the new basic pay as on 1-1-2017.

Part 5- Minimum Basic Pay

Considering the spiralling cost of prices and other factors prevailing in the country, obligatory expense of family consisting of minimum six members i.e. husband/wife and two children, father and mother, and the various typical service condition prevailing in FCI, we demand a minimum basic pay of Rs 44000/- in the revised scales as on 1-1-2017  

Part 6- Industrial Dearness allowances

As per the existing procedure, whenever DA is increased by 25% it should be merged with basic pay for calculating all benefits, such as HRA, transfer benefits, DA on tour and retirement benefits etc.

PART 7- - House Rent Allowance (HRA)

The existing percentage may please be continued and If the employees are transferred beyond 50 Kms away from his self-declared permanent Headquarter, he should be given double HRA with 10% increase in every year. 

 PART 8- Lease Accommodation.

In the case of transfer beyond 50 Kms, the employees may be extended Leased Accommodation facility in lieu of double HRA.

PART 9- Perks and Allowances Under Cafeteria Approach

Cafeteria allowance may be extended to Category III & IV Employees as being paid to category I & II officers in FCI.  As this benefit has not been sanctioned yet to category III and IV Employees, even though the BOD has recommended it, the category III Employees have lost 3.25 lakhs to 10 lakh rupees for the period from 1-12-2008 to 31-12-2016. As a Settlement to the issue we demand a package as given under. It should be given as on 1-1-2017

Category IV Employees	RS 25000/-	For every completed year of service
Category III Employees	Rs 30000/-	For every completed year of service

P(9).1

We demand to implement 40% basic pay as Cafeteria allowance to Category III & IV Employees.

PART 10 - Performance Related Pay (PRP)

Performance Related Pay may be released to FCI Employees in accordance with the DPE guidelines dated 26-11-2008 and 2-4-2009. As the productivity of the food corporation of India has been multi folded the employees in FCI are eligible for performance related pay. Details will be presented in the negotiation table.

PART 11- Over Time Allowances

Category III –IV Employees who are working beyond 7 hours in day should be given over time at the rate of double the wages without any ceiling.

 PART 12- Reimbursement of Conveyance Expenditure

ITEM	MODE OF CONVEYANCE	PETROL	PROPOSED MAINT PER MONTH	INSURANCE
A)	SCOOTER/MOTOR CYCLE/CAR	25 Ltr	1000/-	ACTUAL BASIS TO BE REFUNDED
B)	MOPED	15 Ltr	700/-
c	Others		1000/-
d	Physically handicapped		3000/-

Most of the FCI Employees are travelling daily on an average of 20 km for attending office, and returning to his home another 20kms, hence we propose the following reimbursement on Connveyance expenditure

PART 12.1 Whenever price hike increase by 25% such increase should be given in reimbursement of conveyance expenditure.

PART 13 Reimbursement of Medical expense

2000/- (Two thousand rupees) per month may be given to category III-IV Employees against OP allowance for the family consisting husband/wife, children, father and mother. Whenever price hike increase by 25% such increase should be given in reimbursement.

  P(13).1 In respect of IP treatment, the existing system may be continued with some necessary modification which will be presented separately in the negotiation table.

PART 14 Chemical Handling Allowance

The technical assistants and dusting operators or other class IV employees who are posted for performing prophylactic and curative treatments may be given 5% basic pay of the employee as Chemical Handling allowance

PART 15 Operational allowance

To all employees working in depots may be given 5% basic pay of the employee as Operational allowance

PART 16 Cash handling allowance

Double the existing payment

PART 17 Children Education Allowance

The course fees should be reimbursed on actual basis on production of cash receipts from the respective educational institutions. For professional courses in the self-financing colleges, such claim may be restricted to Govt approved rate.

PART 18Annual Increment @5% of BP

It shall be given 1st day of January for every year 5% of Basic pay of all employees

PART 19 Bunching Increment

If one or more stages are bunched on fixing the basic pay in the revised scale, one additional increment for every two stages should be added to the basic pay fixed on 1-1-2017.

PART 20 Family Planning Incentive Increment

The employees who are in receipt of family planning incentive increment as on 31-12-2016, one increment on revised pay of his present post should be given as family planning increment and the same should be counted as basic pay for all the purpose such as HRA, cafeteria allowance and other fringe benefits, etc including retirement benefits. The same benefits may be extended to the other eligible employees.

PART 21 Increment for acquiring additional higher qualification during the service.

One increment equalent to 5% on basic pay on acquiring each higher qualification while in service should be paid from the date of acquiring higher qualification to the entire service period and it should be counted as basic pay for all purpose.

PART 22 Fixation of pay on promotion

10 % of the existing Basic Pay (two increments @ 5%) should be given as on the date of promotion while fixing the basic pay on promotion, rounding off to nearest 100 rupees.

PART 23- Merit scholarship scheme.

A merit scholarship scheme should be introduced in FCI to the children of its employees to academic courses and provisional courses as per the following rates with effect from 1-1-2017

SL NO	Course	Proposed course (for acquiring 70% and above marks in the course)
1	SSLC	10000/-
2	Plus two & Diploma	20000
3	Degree/ Post graduate degree/ PG Diploma	30000
5	Graduate level professional courses	50000
6	Professional courses post graduate level and PHD level	60000

PART 24-  Loan and Interest Free advances.

P(24).1 Subsidy on House building advances (HBA)

5% interest Subsidy may be given to all FCI employees who are constructing/purchasing own house by availing bank loan. (references will be submitted in the negotiation table)

P(24).2 Conveyance Advance

Interest free Rs 4lakh may be sanctioned to category III- IV employees to purchase a car. And Interest free Rs 1 lakh may be sanctioned for purchase of Motor Bikes.

P(24).3 Festival Advance

We demand to grant an interest free festival advance of Rs.25000/-

PART-25 SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS

P(25).1 Implementation of FCI Pension scheme and PRMS

P(25).1.1 Pension

The existing pension scheme should continue. Pension should be paid with effect from the date of retirement to all the employees, who retired also. Under FCI DCPS minimum pension Rs 6000/- has to be fixed by FCI management in consultation with annuity providers and all the registered trade unions in FCI.

P(25)1.2 Postretirement Medical Scheme

A monthly allowance may be given to all FCI retires as against outpatient treatment charge from the PRMS fund recovered from the employees and contributed from FCI Management. The quantum of amount and such other details of impatient treatment charges will be presented in the negotiation table.

P(25).2 Gift/Memento allowances

Last drawn Basic pay plus DA should be given as gift/memento allowances during retirement day

P(25).3 Celling on payment of gratuity:

Gratuity payment should be enhanced to 20 lakhs. Whenever price hike increase by 25% such increase should be given in gratuity.

PART 26 Canteen Facilities

Introduce Canteen facilities in all FCI godowns and offices.

PART 27- FCI Pay scales & Perquisites for Canteen Employees

Canteen employees may be paid FCI pay scales perquisites including pension and PRMS.

PART 28-  Appointments to the Dependents of diseased employees

Make recruitment to all the dependents of diseased employees from the pending list of applications against the existing vacancies by removing all the conditionality’s such as 5% etc.

 If such recruitment is not possible, we demand to pay his/her wages as on the date of death may be given to his/her family until his/her retirement period.

PART 29- Multitasking Increment

The appointments to the vacant post should be filled up then and there. If it has not done timely due compensation should be given to existing employees in consultation with trade union.

For every 10% decrease in staff strength

One increment @5% to all existing employees

PART 30- Daily Allowance / Composite Daily Allowance admissible on tour / temporary transfer/ Procurement duties

We demand to revise the existing rate as mentioned in the below table

Designation/Category	Proposed rates
	Cities classified as ‘X’ &’Y’ for the purpose of HRA	All other cities/ stations
Category III	3500	2500
Category IV	2500	1500

Whenever price hike increase by 25% such increase should be given in the above allowances.

Category	Travel entitlement
Category III	Economy class by air or 2nd AC by Train
Category IV	AC III

P(30).1- Journey on Transfer/Tour/Training Inter region – Travel Entitlements

P(30).2-Journey on Transfer/Tour/Training within region – Travel Entitlements

Category	Travel entitlement
Category III	AC III or equalent.
Category IV

P(30).3- Composite Transfer Grant(CTG) on transfer

The proposed transfer packing grant is given under

Category	Grant
Category III	One month BP + DA
Category IV

P(30).4 - Transportation of Personal Effects

Designation	By Train/ Steamer	Rate per Km for transport by road (Rs. Per Km.) (3)
		X & Y class cities*	Z class cities*
Category IV Employees	6000 Kgs. By Goods Train/ 4 wheeler wagon/ 1 double container	100.00 (Rs.0.005 per kg per Km)	80.00 (Rs.0.003 per kg per Km)
Category III Employees	6000 Kgs. By Goods Train/ 4 wheeler wagon/ 1 single container	100.00 (Rs.0.005 per kg per Km)	80.00 (Rs.0.003 per kg per Km)

Whenever price hike increase by 25% such increase should be given in the above allowances.

PART 31-Online Filing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR)

We propose to allow online filing of Employees' performance reports for greater transparency.

PART 32-Online transfer and posting system

We propose to introduce online transparent transfer and posting methods, a detailed presentation will be presented in the negotiation table.

PART 33- Causal leave

We demand to implement 12 casual leave in every year for the Category III & IV Employees.

PART 34- Pay protection of re-employed ex-servicemen in FCI

We had received numerous complaints from re-employed ex-servicemen on the matter of their initial pay fixation in the re-employed posts. Pay fixation of ex-servicemen would be through protection of pay plus DA drawn by them at the time of release from the Armed Forces. In addition to the pay fixed on re-employment, pension and other retirement benefits would also be allowed.

We demand a special package that, the initial pay, on re-employment shall be fixed at the minimum of the scale of pay prescribed for the post in which the individual is re-employed. After fixing the pay, in case the initial pay is lesser than the last pay drawn (pre-retirement pay), such cases are to be treated as causing undue hardship, the pay is to be fixed at a higher stage by granting one increment for each year of service rendered by him, so as to bring the initial pay at par with the pre-retirement pay. The pay so fixed is to be treated as “minimum of the pay scale”.  In addition to the above, they are permitted to draw pension and all other forms of retirement benefits including Dearness Relief on pension which he/she is eligible.

PART 35-  Supply of Laptop to category III Employees

With a view to monitoring the online operation in a reliable manner, reimbursement in actual amount may provide for the purchase of one lap top to category III Employees

Also, we demand to increase All the allowances automatically on the basis of cost inflation index. And demand to setup a permanent mechanism to revise the salaries of FCI Employees. The proposal may be updated during negotiation.

Thanking you

(Gibin Varghese)

Convener

Joint Action Council

& General   Secretary , FCI Employees Association (CITU)

REG: 124/84

                                                                                                           mob:9747309834

Special Thanks

Dr A Sampath MP	President FCI EA CITU, Reg 124/84	Kerala
Com. K R Pushpadharan	CC Secretary, FCI EA (CITU) & All India Secretary of FCIEREWA	Kerala
Com. Bikshapathy	CC Secretary, FCI EA CITU	Andra Pradesh
Com.Samuel Joseph	Organising Secretary, FCI EA (CITU)	Kerala
Sri Satveer Kumar	All India President SC/ST Welfare Association	New Delhi
Sri Harsh Dahiya	FCI	Haryana
Sri Sandeep Bhardwaj	FCI	New Delhi
Sri Dileep Das	GS, FCI Category II &IV union	West Bengal
Sri K H Shameer	SC member FCI, EA CITU & FCI EX Serv WA	Kerala
Sri Jayakumar PV	Coordination Secretary, South Zone	Chennai
Sri Omvir Singh	RS, FCI EA CITU, Reg;124/84	Uttar Pradesh
Sri Veerpal Singh	RP, FCI EA CITU, Reg;124/84	Uttar Pradesh
Sri  Durbosen	RS, FEREWA	West Bengal
Sri Anup Sarkar	AGII General	Ro West Bengal

 

Thanks to

Shri Rahul Yadav	Haryana	Technical Assistant
Shri Shireesh Yakaiah Gaddam	Warangal	Technical Assistant
Shri  Durga Prasad Moksham	Raichur	AGIII General
Shri Rohit verma	Chattigarh	Technical Assistant
Shri  Roshan Kumar	Kannur	M(Accounts)
Shri Arif Mohammad	Vijayawada	Technical Assistant
Shri Chandu Bathini	Karimnagar	Technical Assistant
Shri Benjamin Thomas	Trivandrum	AGIII General
Shri Harpreet Fci	Gurdaspur	Technical Assistant
Shri Manto Sah	Kokrajhar	AGII General
Shri  अनुज कुमार चतुर्वेदी	Raipur	Technical Assistant
Shri Abhishek Srivastava	Banglore	Depot Assistant
Shri vipin verma	Chandigarh	Technical Assistant
Shri  Vinod Maurya	Uttarpradesh	Technical Assistant
Shri Sanjeev Kumar Phogawat	Rajasthan	Technical Assistant
Shri Guddu Kumar Rana	Kerala	Depot Assistant
Shri Deepak Kumar Gupta	Patna	Manager(Depot)
Shri विक्रम सिंह विद्रोही	Bathinda	Technical Assistant
Shri Amit Kumar	Tamilnadu	depot Assistant
Shri Mangesh Upadhyay	Maharashtra	depot Assistant
Shri Irshad Bhat	Jammu and Kashmir	technical Assistant
Shri Amrinder Singh	Chandigarh	technical Assistant
Shri Prabuddha Bhattacharya	Bilaspur	Technical Assistant
Shri Tirupathi Rao H	SRIKAKULAM	technical Assistant

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