AGARTALA, July 13 (TIWN): As predicted by TRIPURAINFOWAY in its news state Govt led by CM Manik Sarkar and Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha remained firm in their decision to deprive the state employees as well the pensioners of their financial rights once again like it did in 2009 in the name of Pay Review Committee, a puppet of CPI-M govt. Running in the same line state govt's puppet Pay and Pension Review Committee too deprived the state employees ahead of crucial 2018 Assembly Poll . On Tuesday state cabinet in its meeting approved the ROP and once its online version is published it comes to lightthat the Minimum Pay of the lowest level employee of the state govt is determined Rs14040 .It means that the state govt has not fully corrected ROP as TIWN predicted. Actually , the ROP published on Tuesday is actually a reflection of Manik Sarkar led CPI-M govt's anti-employees policy .

 It is really very surprising that while the Minimum Entry Pay as per 7th CPC has been decided as Rs 18000/- the state govt has finalized the lowest salary as Rs 14040/-.  With Tuesday's Cabinet decision it is clear that the Manik led govt's policy to deprive the employees remains unchanged. 

It is to be mentioned here that since Manik Sarkar became the Chief Minister in 1998 ,the employees' fate have been cruelly crippled by his govt . And , quite contradictorytothe expectations of employees CPI-M controlled H B Road organ is merely acting as boot licker association of ruing party. During the last 10years this organ has not uttered a single word against deprivation . And again this time H B Road is simply mute regarding Manik Sarkar led Govt's deprivation. Quite arbitrarily this H B Road leaders are leant to have instructed all the employeesof the state to donate (?) the extended salary for the month of April to CPI-M party's election fund. Though it is written as voluntary contribution ,employees will be compelled to pay this amount or else they will be forced to accept transfer in distant places .
The following statistical presentationmay be helpful for our readers to have a clear idea of how much loss the employees and pensioners are  to suffer :-Loss to be caused due to 2.25 factor instead of 2.57 :-

1.     A huge yearly loss of Rs 60000(minimum ) to Rs 9.5 lakh (maximum )

2.     Yearly loss of Rs 48000 to 8 lakh only on basic pay in Revised Pay

Initial Basic Pay of Central Govt employees as per7th CPC( w.e.f 1st January 2016) :-

1)Group D -18000

2)LDC/Pry Teacher -35400

3)Graduate Teacher -44900

4)Post Graduate Teacher -46700

 Initial Basic Pay of state govt employees (w.e.f. 1st April 2017):-

1)Group D-15600

2)LDC/Pry Teacher-18140

3)Graduate Teacher –23890

4)Post Graduate Teacher – 30380

Difference in Basic pay per month (Initial):-  1.     Group D -2400  

2.     LDC/Pry Teacher- 17260

3.     Graduate Teacher -21010

4.     Post Graduate Teacher -17220

Loss in Arear due to Revised Pay effect from 01/04/2017 by state govt instead of 01/01/2016 by 6th CPC :-

A minimum loss of Rs 75000to Rs 11 lakh as arears of 15 months

Loss caused to pensioners :-

Around 41000 employees , who retired from 31st January 2016 to 31st March 2017 , now have to suffer a huge loss of Rs 8 lakh to Rs 23 lakh only on Gratuity as the state govt made the Revised Pay effect from 1st April 2017 while the Central Govt made the said effect from 1st January 2016 as perrecommendations of 7th CPC .

Loss in Gratuity :-

1.     As per 6th CPC Gratuity ceiling of Central Govt was Rs 10 lakh while the state govt's gratuity ceiling was Rs 4 lakh only .

2)As per recommendations of 7th CPC Central Govt has accepted the Gratuity ceiling of Rs20 lakh while state govt has decided to give maximum gratuity benefit of Rs 10 lakh

  House Rental Allowance(HRA) :-

1.     Union Govt has declared that the HRA will be given as 30%( for cities with a population of 50 lakh), 20%( in citieswith a population of 5 to 50 lakh ) and 10%( in cities with a population of below 5 lakh )respectively without any maximum ceiling

2.     State govt has decided to give HRA of 8% with a maximum limit of Rs3000 .

3.     With today's decision one annual increment on Revised Pay Structure , Arear from 01/01/2016 , Loss in HRA , Loss in Medical Allowances will be permanent for state employees