As it is well known that the income tax department has allowed Aadhaar card holders to use the biometric id number in lieu of the Permanent Account Number (PAN). But as per new provision of Income Tax, fine of Rs. 10,000 may be levied in case of wrong Aadhar Number. As per the latest amendments in the Finance Bill 2019, not only allowed people to use Aadhaar in lieu of PAN but also introduced a penalty for giving a false Aadhaar number. However, the new penalty rules are applicable only in cases where you are using Aadhaar in lieu of PAN and where quoting PAN is mandatory according to the income tax department rules. It is well known that although Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, yet the fine is not imposed by UIDAI but by the income tax department. Under Section 272B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the department can impose a penalty in case of default in complying with provisions relating to PAN, i.e., failure to obtain, quote, or authenticate PAN.
Validation
of Demand of Seventh Pay Commission & Merger of DA
An informative article
regarding justification of demand of early setting up of Seventh Pay
Commission and Merger of DA in Basic Pay published by General
Secretary, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers Karnataka States.
The text of the article reproduced below:-
Confederation of Central Government
Employees and Workers have been demanding constitution of the 7th CPC,
DA merger , and other 15 charter of common demands of the Central Government
Employees apart from 48 common demands of the CG Employees which has been
accepted by the Kolkata conference.
The Common questions & answers which the Government of India has
been answering is that as follows.
1) The 6th CPC
has not recommended the DA merger has recommended 25% increase in certain
allowances.
2) The 6th CPC
has not recommended the constitution of the 7th CPC and is
silent on this issue.
3) Normally it takes 10
years to set up another Central Pay Commission.
4) The DA as recommended
as per the Consumer
price index is released which works out to 80% as on 1/1/2013.
So whenever the prices have gone up DA is provided to compensate the rising of
prices.
5) If another Central Pay
Commission is set up there will be huge burden on common man, at this stage the
Government of India cannot afford to set up 7th CPC
6) The anomalies are
being taken up the National anomalies committee
Now comrades the above
reply are standard in nature, all the above questions are answered in the
following text.
If we really look at the
DA and the Cost of living we can find that the actual cost of
prices have gone up over 200% and the actual DA we are getting is only 80%.
Hence there is a big gap between the actual price rise and the real DA we get
there are many factors behind it, hence 7th CPC and DA merger
are too vital things to bridge the Gap between the actual spending and the
actual salary. For example in case of an MTS / LDC / Postmen his salary will be
around Rs 15,000/- The actual spending is Rs 25,000/ which includes house
rent of Rs 8,000/- (against Rs 3000/- as HRA) light bill, water bill
telephone bill, petrol bill, local travelling etc itself will account for
Rs 5000/- apart from purchase of provisions and vegetables which
accounts for Rs 12,000/ for a family of 4 persons. Apart from above there
will be many unforeseen expense such as attending marriages, medical, Children
education expenses, which may work out more than Rs 30,000/- today the
salary given to the CG Employees by the Central Government are
insufficient. The minimum wages should be Rs 25,000/- the actual salary should
be doubled.
Today the Government has
itself admitted that the inflation is around 11% and the Consumer Price
Index has crossed more than 110 points from 116 as on 1/12006 to 226
points as on April 2013. In that case the actual DA should have been 110
% not just 87% as on April 2013.
Once the price rise is
more than 100% ,we are entitled for an Central Pay Commission and DA
merger. Comparing price rise in last 30 yrs are so we can observe in last
six years the price rise graph has risen dramatically, i.e. the prices have
increased to a maximum beyond common mans reach, the rupee value has
gone down drastically , internationally the dollar rate is higher, GDP is very
low just around 6%. The purchasing power has gone down. The value
of our salary six years back and now if we make a simple compare, our salary is
nothing compared to private market. Now we observe that the Banks, LIC
& PSU wages are revised every 5 years. As far as CG Employees it is more
than 10 yrs. The DA has crossed more than 50% as on 1/1/2011. We should demand
7th CPC effective day from that day ie 1/1/2011.
The DA
merger was accepted principal of many CPC and 5th CPC had
recommended it there by if DA merger is implemented our salary will increase by
20 to 25 %. and we should get arrears from 1/1/2011. This will also
affect other allowances such as HRA, Tour TA/DA etc. The present DA as on
April 2013 is 87%. and in a span of one year it will cross 100%. there by dual
benefit we should get.
The Railways have got the
benefit in revision of many allowances let it be OTA, NDA, Compassionate
appointment etc. Where as for other CG Employees many of the allowances are not
revised from past 15 years or so
Even the 5th &
6th CPC Pay Anomalies are not rectified even after many years. there is
discontent amongst the employees.
The actual wage bill is
just 8.5 % of the revenue collection. The Government being model employer
should pay its employees the real wages.
Our
joint struggles have yielded results in the past we have to once again wage a
long battle before the Government, the above statements by the Government
will also undergo a change if we are serious about the issue.
If we look at the actual
prices recommended by 6th CPC wide para number 2,21
and the current prices we can notice that
6th CPC rates and present rates common items used on daily
basis
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Comparative Chart:
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Slno
|
Item
|
Per
|
6th CPC rates
in Rs as in table 2.21 as on 1.1.2006 |
Rates
as per CPI in Rs as on 1.1.13 |
Rates as
per Market in Rs as on 1.1.13 |
% change
compare to 6th CPC prices |
1
|
Rice
|
Kg
|
18
|
26
|
55
|
266
|
2
|
Dal (Toor/ urd)
|
Kg
|
40
|
59
|
85
|
145
|
3
|
Raw Veg
|
Kg
|
10
|
15
|
50
|
500
|
4
|
Greenleaf Veg
|
Kg
|
10
|
14
|
25
|
250
|
5
|
Other Veg
|
Kg
|
10
|
17
|
40
|
400
|
6
|
Fruits
|
Kg
|
30
|
25
|
80
|
266
|
7
|
Milk
|
lt
|
24
|
26
|
34
|
125
|
8
|
Sugar and jaggery
|
Kg
|
24
|
34
|
40
|
166
|
9
|
Edible Oil
|
Kg
|
50
|
96
|
100
|
200
|
10
|
Fish
|
Kg
|
120
|
157
|
320
|
266
|
11
|
Meat
|
Kg
|
120
|
257
|
320
|
266
|
12
|
Egg each
|
each
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
250
|
13
|
Detergents etc
|
Kg
|
200
|
240
|
350
|
175
|
14
|
Clothing
|
Mt
|
80
|
61
|
150
|
187
|
15
|
Cokked meals
|
32
|
70
|
187
|
||
CPI: Consumer Price Index published by Government of
India
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Market Rates as per local market rates in Bangalore
|
There are nearly 252
items in the consumer basket for determination of consumer price index,
in real terms the essential items for determination of CPI should have
been only 52 items as per need based wages, by keeping a vast items in the
basket the actual price rise is not reflected.
The actual
DA for central government employees should have been 200
% not just 80% as on 1/1/2013. The Consumer Price Index of 2001 which was at
115 points as on 1/1/2006 should have been more than 300 points
rather than at 219 points as on 1/1/2013. The Miscellaneous articles weight age
accounts for 25%. the food articles accounts for 58% weight age
. Even if the rise in food articles is there, the cost ofTV ,
Computer, Mobile etc where there is reduction is taking place , thus depriving
of the actual increase in CPI. Overall the Consumer Price Index for the CG Employees
is not satisfactory, this has deprived us of the actual DA &
wages.
Current DA formula
Dearness Allowance = (Avg
of AICPI for the past 12 months - 115.76)*100/115.76
by which is the DA
for entire year of 2006 was only 2% due to faulty formula.
The Average of the past
12 months should be removed and the division factor of 115.76 is also not
correct. The weighted of three months average should have been taken
in account rather than 12 months average, by this today DA would be
108% rather than 87%. when we are getting DA in six months, why should we
go for 12 months average.
.
The actual cost of the
goods at villages and the cities are differently different The cost of one kg
of tomato will cost around Rs 15 in a village after it brought to a retails
shop in a city it is sold at Rs 40/- per kg. The weight age of just 20% is not
correct it should be 40% .
The whole system of
the All India Consumer
Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base
2001=100 & DA formula for the Government employees is
wrong and needs a relook.
Now the question of
government paying capacity we can observe that actual spending on wage bill is
on 8.5% of the revenue collection compared to 30% earlier days.
The background of the
demand for setting up the 7th CPC raised by the Central Government
employeeson the ground that the wage revision was due in January, 2011,it would
be pertinent to examine the wages as a ratio to the revenue resources and
revenue expenditure of the GOI in the crucial years 1960-61`,1975-=76,
1986-087, 1997-98 and 2006-07 the relevant years in which the 2nd, 3rd,4th 5th and
6th CPC recommendations were given effect to. It is not
difficult to discern the declining trend over the years , which is suggestive
of the erosion in the real wages of the Public servants in India.
Year
|
Revenue Budget
|
Wage Bill
|
Wage Bill as % of
|
||
Total Revenue receipts
|
Total Revenue
Expenditure.
|
Revenue Receipts
|
Revenue expenditure.
|
||
1960-61
|
1,297
|
1,246
|
417
|
31.3
|
33.5
|
1975-76
|
8,075
|
7,189
|
1,887
|
22.0
|
22.8
|
1986-87
|
33,083
|
40,860
|
6,100
|
18.4
|
14.9
|
1997-98
|
1,33,901
|
1,80,350
|
27,430
|
20.5
|
15.2
|
2006-07(BudgetEstimate)
|
4,03,465
|
4,88,192
|
41,770
|
10.4
|
08.5
|
We could see the emerging picture of a declining trend in the ratio of wages and salaries both with reference to revenue receipts and revenue expenditure.
Years
|
Total Rev.
Receipts |
Total Rev.
Expenditure |
Wages &
Salary Bill Amount Value |
Wage Bill as % of
Revenue
Receipt |
Wage Bill as % of
Revenue
Expenditure |
1991-92
|
66,047
|
82,308
|
10,744
|
16.3
|
13.1
|
1992-93
|
74,128
|
92,702
|
13,397
|
18.1
|
14.5
|
1993-94
|
75,453
|
108169
|
14585
|
19.3
|
13.5
|
1994-95
|
91,083
|
122112
|
15721
|
17.3
|
12.9
|
1995-96
|
110130
|
139860
|
18023
|
16.4
|
12.9
|
1996-97
|
126279
|
158988
|
20396
|
15.6
|
12.8
|
1997-98
|
133901
|
180350
|
27430
|
20.5
|
15.2
|
1998-99
|
149510
|
217419
|
31560
|
21.1
|
14.5
|
1999-00
|
181513
|
249109
|
33978
|
18.7
|
13.6
|
2000-01
|
192624
|
277858
|
33986
|
17.6
|
12.2
|
2001-02
|
201449
|
301611
|
31407
|
15.6
|
10.4
|
2002-03
|
231748
|
339627
|
33317
|
14.4
|
9.8
|
2003-04
|
263878
|
362140
|
34554
|
13.1
|
9.5
|
2004-05
|
306013
|
384351
|
38653
|
12.6
|
10.1
|
2005-06RE
|
348474
|
440295
|
40047
|
11.5
|
9.1
|
2006-07RE
|
403465
|
488192
|
41774
|
10.4
|
8.5
|
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