Sub: 8th Pay Commission – Representation of a citizen.

[Sanjeev Goyal]

 Sh Pankaj Jain, Member Secretary,

members...@gov.in

Eighth Central Pay Commission,

3rd and 7th Floor, Chanderlok Building,

Janpath, New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Dear Sir,

Public service in India is often perceived as a comfortable form of employment, characterized by numerous holidays, liberal leave entitlements, and uninterrupted annual increments. Because of these perceived advantages, there is always significant pressure and competition for securing a government job. A recent news article even suggested that India ranks among the highest in the world in terms of the number of holidays observed.

As a society, we sometimes appear to have conditioned ourselves to believe that unless a holiday is declared for every occasion, we are not being sufficiently inclusive or secular. Such assumptions, however, are overdue for careful & objective review and require revalidation. Its high time to re-examine these perceptions and reassess some of the prevailing practices.

In this context, I have compiled a few observations on the following selected topics for your consideration:

1. Leave Management, Holidays, and Working Time (1-11)

2. LTC Entitlement (12)

3. Pension (13-18)

4. Increment Cycle (19-21)

5. Children Education Allowance (22)

6. Local Journey Reimbursement (23)

 

Please acknowledge.

Warm regards,

 

S K Goyal

D-103 Shivam Apartment,

Sectort-12.14, Dwarka,

Delhi-110078 

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