A section finds discrimination

Bangladesh Government Employees Coordination Council yesterday announced programmes protesting “discrimination” in the pay scale proposed by National Pay Commission and the latter's recommendation for abolishing selection grade and time-scale.

The programmes include protest rallies in Jatiya Press Club and district headquarters on May 24 at 11:00am followed by submission of memorandums to the prime minister and deputy commissioners.

Protest rallies will also be held at government offices during the budget session in parliament, announced the council's Secretary General Nomanuzzaman Al Azad at a press conference in Dhaka Reporters Unity.

As per the council, the pay scale, prepared considering each employee has a six member family, provides each member of the highest grade Tk 15,000 per month but Tk 1,375 to that of the lowest grade, which was “unrealistic” for sustenance considering market prices.

National Pay Commission handed over the recommendations to Finance Minister AMA Muhith on December 21 last year, proposing raising the basic salary to Tk 8,200 from existing Tk 4,100 for the lowest grade and Tk 80,000 from Tk 40,000 for the highest.

Selection grade is that offered to an employee when the time stipulated for promotion expires while time-scale is that offered for that period.