TIWN Oct 14, 2018
AGARTALA, Oct 14 (TIWN): With a major setback for TET qualified teachers and teaching job aspirants, calculation has revealed that the exiting TET teachers will get hardly Rs.675 more than they are getting now, whereas the new employees who will be recruited under New-Pension-Policy will get more Rs. 1789 less than the existing teachers under Biplab Deb led so called 7th Pay Commission. Addressing media, Ex-Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha said on Saturday, “We have four pay bands in Tripura. BJP in its promise-documents on 7th Pay Commission had tabled the difference between state, central pay scales. Naturally, the State Govt employees hoping Central Pay scale for future had voted for BJPâ€.In Pay Band-2 (Group-C), central Pay Band-1 starts from Rs. 5200 whereas in our state it was Rs.5,700. So with 2.57 if we count it should be Rs. 19789 but now it has been downed. Thus, the new TET qualified teachers will not get 2.57 but 2.34 factor (only 0.9 factor hike). They will not lose only provident fund but also to get Rs. 1789 less than the existing teachers (Total Rs. 18,000). Moreover earlier it was promised that Rs. 22,236 will be increased but now Rs. 1789 has been decreased before appointing them (new teachers).
Pinching the Govt, Bhanu lal Saha said, “Even after the teachers will be highly qualified but will get less salaries. In our time, it was complained that Left Govt deprived teachers but now the complaints will come against the new Govt. The existing teachers will get only Rs. 675 (Rs. 22,235). In the same way, Group-D officers were promised to get above Rs. 27000 more their salaries, will be increased with Rs. 5000 merely”.
Referring Chief Minister led published Verma committee report based “Tripura Pay Matrix 2018” Bhanu Lal Saha said, “The report based on which State Govt had increased the salaries, the report clearly says that in the Pay band (Officers level) it was said 83755 rupees is deferred than Central Govt salaries. In this, it has been said that 2.25 will be replaced with 2.57. But during press conference one Minister said that in 7th CPC there is no place for Group-D, but Govt made their salaries Rs. 16,000 minimum (Rs. 26,000 was promised). As a result 2.57 will not be applicable to them. The factor for Group-D started decreasing from 2.56 to 2.40 factor, which clearly says that the Group-D employees were deprived. It is leading massive frustrations as when it was promised around 6077 will be increased. Calculation says hardly Rs 1900 to Rs. 2000”.
In Pay band-4 it was said Rs. 83755 they get less now it has been seen their salaries to be increased hardly Rs. 4000-5000, whereas in our time (CPI-M’s 2.25) salaries hiked Rs. 7000.
“19.68% increased in CPI-M time, but their salaries will be increased only 14.2% but that will also differ for various employees. So they are more guilty than us at least. For NHM, SSA, MGNREGA not a single word was uttered whereas in CPI-M time huge complaints were raised for depriving them”, said the CPI-M leader.
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