No pay cut! Modi govt to treat Central Government workers on duty if they stayed at home during lockdowns

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Cost of wages to outsourced individuals of Ministries/Division and different organizations of Central Authorities throughout 2nd Wave of COVID-19: The Central Authorities has determined to supply full wages to all contractual, informal and outsourced workers who have been pressured to remain at dwelling throughout lockdowns this 12 months. The Authorities will take into account such staff “on responsibility” even when they needed to keep at dwelling throughout lockdowns from April 1 to June finish.

In an Workplace Memorandum (O.M) dated eighth June 2021, the Division of Expenditure (DOE) famous the influence of lockdowns on contractual, informal and outsourced workers engaged by varied Central Authorities departments and ministries.

“It has been seen that the 2nd wave of COVID-19, beginning mid — April and persevering with until now has impacted numerous folks within the nation. Nonetheless, not like a nationwide lockdown final 12 months, lockdown throughout this 12 months has assorted all through the nation based mostly on the severity of the 2nd wave. On account of this there’s a probability of various contractual, informal and outsources workers similar to housekeeping workers and so on. being required to remain at dwelling for varied causes, which beneath regular circumstances, would end in a deduction of their pay/wages,” O.M. stated.

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The O.M. additional introduced reduction for such staff by contemplating them “on responsibility” whereas they stayed at dwelling throughout lockdowns.

“With a purpose to keep away from any undue hardships beneath the prevailing extraordinary circumstances, it has been determined that wherever any such contractual, informal and outsourced workers of Ministries/Departments and different organizations of Authorities of India, is required to remain at dwelling as a result of state smart lockdown imposed by States/UT Governments or in any other case as deem match by the competent authority, they might be handled as “on responsibility” throughout such interval of absences and vital pay/wages could be paid accordingly,” the DOE stated.

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The above instruction will for the interval between 1st April, 2021 and thirtieth June, 2021. It can additionally apply to Hooked up/Subordinate Workplaces, Autonomous/Statutory Our bodies of the Authorities of India.