Lok Sabha Question No. 2472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Fifth Pay Commission Pay to Library Staff
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016

## FIFTH PAY COMMISSION PAY TO LIBRARY STAFF

## 2472. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Department of Culture has implemented the recommendations of Fifth Central Pay Commission for all its employees/staff and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- b) whether  the  Ministry  of  Culture  has  consulted  the  Ministry  of  Finance  and other Ministries concerned regarding the implementation of the said recommendations;
- c) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- d) whether  the  Government  has  received  requests/  representations/  demands from the Government of India Library Association (GILA) in this regard since implementation of the Fifth Central Pay Commission;
- e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the Government on such requests/representations/demands so far; and
- f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to implement the said recommendations  of  the  Fifth  Central  Pay  Commission  along  with  the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a),(b)and(c): Recommendation of 5 th CPC has been fully implemented in respect of Ministry of Culture (Secretariat) proper in accordance with the Notification issued by Ministry of Finance/Department of Personnel & Training. There were recommendations on categorization and staffing pattern of libraries. A High Power Committee  was  constituted  in  2003  to  examine  the  recommendations  of  the  5 th Central Pay Commission in respect of library staff and to suggest a categorization formula,  staffing  pattern  etc.  Thereafter,  a  Task  Force  was  constituted  in  the

Ministry  in  2009  for  examining  various  recommendations  of  the  5 th Central  Pay Commission regarding libraries and to devise a proper formula for the categorization of  various  types  of  libraries.  The  Report  of  the  Task  Force  was  submitted  to Department of Expenditure in 2012. The Department of Expenditure suggested that the  Ministry  of  Culture  may  identify  10-13  libraries  and  the  revised  categorization formula may be applied to test the utility of the  formula. The  libraries  have  been identified by the Task Force and the Task Force is in the process of collecting data. Once the Task Force submits its report, further action will be taken after considering the recommendations.

(d)&(e):  Government  of  India  Library  Association  (GILA)  has  been  submitting representations from time to time. The memorandum submitted by Government of India  Library  Association  (GILA)  for  inclusion  in  the  7 th Central  Pay  Commission regarding upgradation of pay scales of library staff and the issue of stagnation of librarians was received in the Ministry of Culture. The memorandum was forwarded to the 7 th Central  Pay  Commission for consideration. However, the 7 th Central  Pay Commission  in  its  report  has  expressed  a  view  that  the  posts  of  library  staff  are appropriately placed and no upgradation is justified.

(f): As stated in reply to parts (b) & (c) above.

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