raise the basic exemption limit to Rs 300,000 from its current level of Rs 250,000," says Surabhi Marwah.

By Surabhi Marwah

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This year, in order to foster a feeling of involvement and infuse more transparency into the budget-making process, the government has launched a forum called "People as Partners". This is a platform for the common man to provide his suggestions for the upcoming budget. Also, we all know that simplicity and transparency go hand in hand, therefore, the government has also set up a special committee led by Justice R.V Easwar (Retd.) to simplify the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('Act' .. 

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7th CPC Implementation Cell

7th CPC Implementation Cell Seeks Comments and Views from all Ministries/Departments

Comments of the Ministries/Departments on Recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission-Request to Expedite

F No.30-1/2016-IC
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

Implementation Cell (7th CPC)
Dated: 15th February, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Comments of the Ministries/Departments on Recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission – Request to Expedite – regarding.

All the Ministries/Departments, vide the D.O.No.1-4/2015-EIII.A dated 21.11.2015 from Joint Secretary (Pers), Department of Expenditure were requested to formulate their views/comments on the issues and the posts/services under them with reference to the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and forward it to the Department of Expenditure within a period of three weeks.

2. The action involved on part of the administrative Ministries/Departments was also discussed, in detail, in the meeting with the Nodal Officers on 02.02.2016 and all the Nodal Officers were requested to furnish their comments in the ‘prescribed proforma’ circulated in the meeting, along with soft copy to the ‘jsic-cpc@nic.in within two weeks i.e. by 17.02.2016. The responses received so far are not satisfactory and comments of the most the Ministries/Departments are still awaited.

3. The Implementation Cell which is working as the secretariat of the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) has been asked to furnish considered views of the Ministries/Departments on the recommendations of the 7th CPC.

4. In view of the above, the comments of the Ministries/Departments may be furnished to the Implementation Cell. Department of Expenditure, immediately.

This may be treated as most urgent.

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(R.K.Chaturvedi)
Joint Secretary (IC)