7th Pay Commission Minimum Pay and fitment formula from 01.01.2016 – Confederation reports
7th Pay Commission Minimum Pay and fitment formula from 01.01.2016 calculated from Minimum Pay of Rs. 26,000/- with effect from 01.01.2014 proposed to 7th CPC – Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Karnataka reports
The Staff Side (JCM) has calculated minimum wage as on 1st Jan 2014 as per the Dr. Aykroyd formula as Rs 26,000/- taking into following prices.
Table 5.1
PRICES OF THE INGREDINTS SPECIFIED IN TEH 15TH ILC TO CALCULATE THE MINIMUM WAGES AS ON 01.05.2014
Minimum pay for Group C added with 25% with the minimum of above
| ITEMS | D E L H I | M U M B A I | K O L K T A | C H E N N A I | B A N G A L O R E | B H U B A N E S H W A R | T R I V A N D R U M | H Y D E R A B A D | A V E R A G E | PCU /day in gms | Per Month 3 CU (inKg) | |
| Rice/Wheat | 44 | 49 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 58 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 475 gms | 42.75 kg | 2009 |
| Dal (Toor/Urid/Moong) | 99 | 102 | 140 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 103 | 80 gms | 7.2 kg | 742 |
| Raw Vegetables | 44 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 48 | 41 | 44 | 100 gms | 9.00 kg | 396 |
| Green Vegitables | 42 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 125 gms | 11.25 kg | 473 |
| Other Vegitables | 43 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 40 | 41 | 75 gms | 6.75 kg | 277 |
| Fruits | 111 | 114 | 108 | 112 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 120 gms | 10.8 kg | 1188 |
| Milk | 44 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 200 ml | 18 ltr | 702 |
| Sugar/Jaggery | 44 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 56 gms | 5.00 kg | 220 |
| Edible Oil | 148 | 159 | 142 | 159 | 142 | 141 | 141 | 140 | 138 | 40 gms | 3.6 kg | 497 |
| Fish | 315 | 325 | 315 | 375 | 305 | 310 | 335 | 320 | 325 | 2.5 kg | 813 | |
| Meat | 423 | 420 | 438 | 388 | 403 | 397 | 398 | 488 | 425 | 5.0 kg | 2125 | |
| Egg | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 90 Nos | 450 | |
| Detergents | 404 | 414 | 379 | 399 | 379 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 396 | 396 | ||
| Clothes | 198 | 203 | 178 | 198 | 178 | 198 | 198 | 188 | 192 | 5.5 mtr | 1056 | |
| Total | 11344 | |||||||||||
| Housing @ 7.5% | 1174 | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous @20% | 3129 | |||||||||||
| Total | 15647 | |||||||||||
| Additional @ 25% | 5214 | |||||||||||
| Grand Total – Minimum pay for unskilled worker in the erstwhile Group D | 20861 | |||||||||||
| 5214 | ||||||||||||
| Minimum Pay at Group C level | 26075 | |||||||||||
| Rounded off to | 26000 | |||||||||||
The 7th CPC also would adopt Dr. Aykroyd formula for the computation of the minimum wage and thereafter the fitment formula is calculated.
Fitment formula = Minimum wage / Rs 7000
The Staff Side (JCM) has calculated the fitment formula of 3.72 that is Rs 26000/ Rs 7000 as on 1st Jan 2014.
The 7th CPC has hinted that the date of effect of the 7th CPC shall be from 1st Jan 2016. In this context the minimum wage and fitment formula, should be as follows.
The increase in prices between 1st Jan 2014 to 1st July 2015 is 18% as the DA as on 1st Jan 2014 was 100% and likely DA as on 1st July 2015 is 118%, In actual terms the retail prices have increased by over 25%. Even considering the 18% hike in prices from 1st Jan 2014 to 1st July 2015 and adding 7 % likely hike in prices for the period 1st July 2015 to Jan 2016 it works out to 25% hike in minimum wage.
Minimum wage calculated by the Staff Side (JCM) using Dr. Aykroyd formula as on 1st Jan 2014 was Rs 26,000/-
Adding 25% hike in prices between 1st Jan 2014 to 1stJan 2016, the minimum wage should be Rs 32,000/- and accordingly the fitment formula should work out to 4.5 times.
If we calculate the minimum wage as on 1/1/2016 using the Dr. Aykroyd formula taking into account the current retail prices in Bangalore. It works out Rs 27,000/- and fitment formula as 3.85.
There are many rumors on the fitment formula and minimum wage, actually the 7th CPC has made only a draft and they will calculate the actual fitment formula and minimum wage only next month taking into the account the prices as on 1st July 2015 and adding weight age for the period 1st July 2015 to Jan 2016 and work out the fitment formula and minimum wage.
If any fitment formula less than 3.85 and minimum wage of Rs 27,000/- it will be denial of right wages for CG employees.
During the 6th CPC the Staff Side (JCM) has calculated minimum wage as on 1st Jan 2006 as per the Dr. Aykroyd formula as Rs 10,000/-, where as the 6th CPC had provide the minimum wage as Rs 7000/- and the 6thCPC had fixed fitment formula of 1.86. Most of the pay commissions have accpeted 70% of the staff side demand. We sincerely hope this 7th Central Pay Commission will also calculate the right wages and fitment formula for the Central Government Employees.
Source: Confederation of Cental Government Employees and Workers, Karnataka
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