AITUC Demands 8th CPC Should Recommend Wage To Suit Today’s Life Requirement

The Working Committee of AITUC in session at Goa, today, adopted a resolution on the methodology to be followed by 8th Central Pay Commission to fix the minimum wage/ entry pay to Central Government Employees. According to AITUC, Dr. Aykroyd Formula on Nutrition for adult male, female and Children needs improvement since many food items and essential requirements have to be added.

Level of the low paid multi-tasking staff should be upgraded to Skilled level considering their nature of multiple jobs including Computer operation, the resolution states. Grown up Children have to take care of their parents is now legal a responsibility. Therefore, family means 6 consumption units the resolution says. The adopted resolution is published here for the benefit of the viewers of www.indianpsu.com –

ALL INDIA TRADE UNION CONGRESS

AITUC WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING

12th of February, 2025 at Goa

AITUC urges upon the proposed 8th Central Pay Commission to fix a decent and dignified living wage as minimum wage taking into account various additional factors and today’s life requirement.
The working committee meeting of AITUC held at Goa on 12-02-2025, have taken note of the Government decision to setup the 8th Central Pay Commission to the Central Government Employees and Pensioners for Revision of Wages, Allowances and Pensionary benefits which will be due from 01.01.2026. Since, many of the State Government and Autonomous
Bodies will follow the recommendations of 8th CPC, the AITUC working committee is of the firm view that the Dr. Aykrod Formula which is used in our Country for formulating the minimum wages and also which was adopted by the 15 th Indian Labour Conference in 1957, needs drastic changes and improvement considering the expenditure pattern and today’s life
requirements due to technological developments. Dr. Aykrod formula cover only few food items, many food items including salt, tamarind, Coffee powder, Tea Powder, Spices etc., which are quite essential for preparation of food and daily life. These basis items needs to be included in food. In clothing only 5.5 meters of cloths without stitching charges is only included, whereas other clothing items such as Towel, Under Garments, Trouser, Banian, Ladies Wear, Saree, Bed Sheet, Pillow Covers, Socks, Sweaters, Stitching Charges etc., are not included. Non food items which are essential for day today life such as Tooth paste, Shaving Cream, Hair oil, Utensils, Stove etc., are not at all included. Expenditure for Vehicle Purchase and Maintenance charges are also not taken in to account while fixing the Minimum Wages.

Due to essential technological advancement like Internet Connectivity, Purchase of Mobile’s , Computer, Laptops etc., are now required on a day today basis. While fixing the Minimum Wages this expenditure also should be taken in to account. After the Promulgation of The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act it is the Legal responsibility of the Grown up Children to take care of their parents. Therefore, the Family units which is fixed as 3 units of Per Capita consumption (1 PCU for Male Adult, 0.8 PCU for 1 Female Adult and 0.6 PCU for 02 Children’s’ below the age of 14 years equaling 3 PCU) is now out dated. The Gender discrimination between Male and Female needs to be removed. Moreover, Children till they earn livelihood of their own atleast upto the age of 25 years are dependent on the parents.

Therefore, the family unit should be treated as 6 Units instead of 3 Units. The Government should be a model employer so that its role as prime regulator of wage policy for entire Country and responsibility to secure for all workers a living wage assumes a moral content and effectiveness. Therefore, the AITUC urges upon the 8 th Central Pay Commission to consider all the above justified issues and to determine the minimum wage to ensure a
decent and dignified living wage and also considering the skill level of the employees at the lowest level in the Central Government since the Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) is expected to do Multifarious activities including Computer Operation etc.,.

AITUC calls upon the Central Government and State Government employees to untidily fight for achieving the minimum living wage which ensures a decent and dignified life for the employees and also to ensure reducing the ratio between the minimum and the maximum pay. During the 7th Central Pay Commission the Trade Unions demanded Rs.26,000/- as minimum Pay/wage and the 7th CPC was inclined to recommend Rs.21,000/ as minimum pay/ wage. However due to the pressure of the Government the 7th CPC was forced to recommend Rs.18,000/- as minimum Pay/ Wage. Therefore considering all the above aspects AITUC is of the firm view that the minimum pay/wage to be recommended by the 8th
CPC should not be less than Rs.41,000/- p.m. and accordingly AITUC urges upon the proposed 8th CPC to recommend Rs.41,000/ as the minimum Pay/wage.