New Delhi: Doctors meet Finance Minister on 7th Pay Commission
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New Delhi: Representatives of both senior doctors (JACSDO) as well as resident doctors ( FORDA) met with the finance minister, Shri Arun Jaitley last evening, highlighting the issues that the government doctors throughout the country are facing with the 7th Pay commission recommendations. This came in light of the news that the Implementation Committee Report for 7th pay commission (with undisclosed content) had been submitted on 18th June, 2016.
Doctors pointed out to the finance Minister, the legal nature of the Non Practising Allowance and why lawfully it is to be treated as a part of basic pay, as opposed to the current recommendations of treating it as a separate allowance. Dr Rajiv Sood, later pointed out to Medical Dialogues, " Under the ambit of law and as per a Supreme court judgement, NPA is treated as a special element of basic pay itself . It is neither a separate allowance nor a special allowance, which are separated from the basic pay. This is why in the previous pay commission, it was treated as a part of basic pay. This is the
Doctors pointed out to the finance Minister, the legal nature of the Non Practising Allowance and why lawfully it is to be treated as a part of basic pay, as opposed to the current recommendations of treating it as a separate allowance. Dr Rajiv Sood, later pointed out to Medical Dialogues, " Under the ambit of law and as per a Supreme court judgement, NPA is treated as a special element of basic pay itself . It is neither a separate allowance nor a special allowance, which are separated from the basic pay. This is why in the previous pay commission, it was treated as a part of basic pay. This is the
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