3.12 The Commission has received representations/memoranda on issues that broadly involve the strength, deployment and expenditure on Central Government personnel.
3.13 Joint Consultative Machinery-Staff Side: On the size and nature of government, the JCM-Staff Side has made the following submissions to the Commission:
Focus Areas of the Commission
3.14 Based on the data provided by the ministries/departments the Commission has examined and analysed trends with regard to five focus area:
1. Size of government- Sanctioned Strength and Persons in Position
2. Personnel in Position, in terms of categories
3. Personnel in Position, recruited before and on or after 01.01.2004
4. Age Profile of Central Government Personnel as on 01.01.2014
5. Expenditure on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Personnel
3.15 There is a separate Section devoted to Contractual Manpower in the Central Government.
3.16 To strike a balance between the two ends of aggregation and details, in addition to the broad totals, particulars of the nine largest ministries/departments plus others has been included in each Section. In addition, wherever appropriate, instances of some outliers in each category have been brought out.
Size of Government- Sanctioned Strength and Persons in Position
3.17 The Commission has received data from ministries/departments on the strength of personnel in the government at three points of time viz., 01.01.2006, 01.01.2010 and 01.01.2014. The data on strength of personnel in government has been reviewed and material from successive CPC Reports have been put together to bring out the position as has evolved
over time.
3.13 Joint Consultative Machinery-Staff Side: On the size and nature of government, the JCM-Staff Side has made the following submissions to the Commission:
i. Majority of Central Government employees (88 percent) are either industrial or operational staff and therefore the contention that wage bill of the Central Government is for administrative purpose is ill conceived.
ii. Existence of a large array of personnel employed by the government through contract, pushing a major segment of government functions into informal sector.
iii. Expenditure on pay and allowances over the years as a percentage of revenue receipts
and revenue expenditure has been falling.
Focus Areas of the Commission
3.14 Based on the data provided by the ministries/departments the Commission has examined and analysed trends with regard to five focus area:
1. Size of government- Sanctioned Strength and Persons in Position
2. Personnel in Position, in terms of categories
3. Personnel in Position, recruited before and on or after 01.01.2004
4. Age Profile of Central Government Personnel as on 01.01.2014
5. Expenditure on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Personnel
3.15 There is a separate Section devoted to Contractual Manpower in the Central Government.
3.16 To strike a balance between the two ends of aggregation and details, in addition to the broad totals, particulars of the nine largest ministries/departments plus others has been included in each Section. In addition, wherever appropriate, instances of some outliers in each category have been brought out.
Size of Government- Sanctioned Strength and Persons in Position
3.17 The Commission has received data from ministries/departments on the strength of personnel in the government at three points of time viz., 01.01.2006, 01.01.2010 and 01.01.2014. The data on strength of personnel in government has been reviewed and material from successive CPC Reports have been put together to bring out the position as has evolved
over time.
