AGARTALA, March 4 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar led Tripura Govt seems hell bent on keeping Govt employees the poorest in country by denying the much needed Central Pay Scale. The 14th Finance Commission has allotted a total budget of 31308.76 crore for Tripura. According to the estimated budget, Tripura will get 644 per 1lakh. However, Finance Minister, Bhanulal Saha told in the budget session that, though the budget seems to be broader in sense, but it creates some effect on the State.Bhanulal Saha on Tuesday presented the budget of the 14th Finance Commission allocations. While delivering the speech, Minister told that according to the budget, for the salaries of the Central Govt employees , there is a need of 1800 crore rupees. Other than that for other purposes, additional amount of 2500 crore will be needed. Minister also clarified that it is not possible to grant central pay scale to the employees. So, rather than stereotype story of Central Govt deprivation, its the foolishness of State Govt for not following the earlier Finance Commission recommendations of implementing Central Pay Scale for the state govt employees.

 In the matter of the Central Government schemes, 46 schemes are introduced. Among them the share of 23 schemes are same. While others are under supervision. However 6562.07 crore are invested in the non plan purposes. The sketch of the major commodities of non-plan expenditure is mentioned below:

Following are the few areas in which state govt employees are now suffering:-

A) Deprivation of an employee every month( only in initial basic): 1) GROUP D Rs 3433/- 2) GROUP C Rs 12882 /- 3) GROUP B Rs 17901/- 4) GROUP A Rs 53320/-

B) Deprivation upon teachers under various categories 1) Under Graduate Teacher- Rs 16744/- per month and yearly Rs 231852 /- 2) Graduate Teacher - Rs 17665/- per month and yearly Rs 248000/- 3) Post Graduate Teacher Rs 15635/- per month and yearly Rs 218412.

Earlier, with its first full budget due this weekend, the Narendra Modiled government Tuesday accepted the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission for a record increase of 10 percent in the states' share of the divisible pool of central taxes, despite negative implications for the fiscal deficit.

In a letter to all Chief ministers, Modi said: "We have wholeheartedly accepted the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, although it puts a tremendous strain on the Centre’s finances." "The 14th FC has recommended a record increase of 10 percent in the devolution of the divisible pool of resources to states," he said, according to a release from the prime minister's office.As per the increased devolution suggested in the report of the 14th Finance Commission, the states will get Rs.348, 000 crore in 2014-15 and Rs.526, 000 crore in 2015-16. "There is a shift from scheme- and grant-based support from the central government to a devolution-based support. Hence, the devolution of 42 percent of divisible resources," the PMO said.

      In the name of 'Deprivation of 14th Finance Commission Left Front and CPI(M) collectively and very successfully collapsed the economy of the state and once again the party is on its way to make the same type of false campaign during the tenure of 14th Finance Commission clearly knowing that Finance Commission will not propose for allocation of funds from the Centre unless state gov Central Pay Scale to the state govt employees as per the recommendation of 6th Pay Commission .

Now consider how much the state govt employees get as compared to Central govt employees (6th Pay Commission) from the following stats:- (As on 30/06/2014)

1) A group D employee (regular) under Govt of Tripura gets his monthly salary(Initial)  as :-

2600×1.86+1200+74%(DA+ House Rent)+ 425(MA+CA)= 10,927.64/-

But Gr D employee( regular) under Central Govt gets his monthly salary as per following structure:-

5200+1800+100%(DA)+10%(HOUSE Rent)+10%(MA)= 15400/-.

      Thus every month a Group D employee is losing Rs 4472.36/- and yearly Rs 53668.32/-. And if we consider his service period for 30 years , he will suffet a loss of  Rs 1610049.6/-

2) A Primary(UGT) Teacher or a Lower Division Clerk of a state govt ( regular) now gets his monthly salary as per following :-

     3300×1.86+1800(GP )+ 74%(DA)+525(MA+CA)= 14337/-. While a Central govt employee of the same rank gets his monthly salaray as per:-

       9300+4200(GP) +100%(DA)+10%(House Rent)+10%(MA) =29700/-

 It means every month  a state govt employee is losing Rs 15363/-  and yearly Rs 184356/-. Under this pay structure if he continues his service for 30 years state govt employee will lose Rs 55,30,680/- 

3) A state govt employee in PB-3  is now getting a monthly salary as per:-

4200×1.86+2100+74%(DA & HOUSE Rent)+ 525(MA+ CA)= 17771.88/- while a Central Govt employee gets his salary as per :-

15600+5400(GP)+100%(DA)+10%(House Rent)+10%(MA)=46200/- .

It means that every month an employee suffers a loss of Rs 28428.12/- and his yearly loss is Rs 341137.44/-. And if he serves for 30 years his loss will be Rs 1,02,34,123.2/-.

4) Similarly state govt employee in PB-4 (regular) is now getting a monthly salary as per following pay structure -

5000× 1.86+2400+74%(including DA & HOUSE rent)+525(MA+CA)  = 20883/-

   But a Central Govt employee (Post Graduate Teacher ) is getting his salary as per following pay structure-

37400+8700+100%DA+ 10% House rent= 1,01,420/-. Thus every month state govt employee is deprived of Rs 80537/-.