Following its mantra of
maximum governance and minimum government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may
implement performance-based incentives schemes for central government
employees. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is slated to give a
detailed presentation on Performance-Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS), which was
recommended by Sixth Pay Commission and accepted by the UPA government, to the
Prime Minister soon, officials said. PRIS could not be implemented by the UPA
government which had given its "in-principle" approval. DoPT is
likely to outline the salient features of the scheme aimed at improving
governance in its presentation to Modi. "The detailed guidelines will be
put in place after Prime Minister gives his go-ahead to it," a senior DoPT
official said. As per the draft guidelines framed during UPA's tenure,
performance-related incentive will be payable taking into account the
performance of the organisation and employees during the period under
consideration. There are about 50 lakh central government employees. "PRIS
may prove to be a big game changer for improving governance and delivering maximum
output. The Prime Minister may incorporate some new features," the
official said. The Prime Minister has already asked his Cabinet colleagues to
set a 100-day agenda with focus on efficient governance, delivery and
implementation of programmes.
A Performance-Related Incentive (PRI) is defined
as variable part of pay which is awarded each year (or on any other periodic
basis) depending on performance. PRI schemes are applied at the individual
employee level and at the team or group level. PRI will be in addition to
automatic pay increases, grade promotion or service-based increments, various
types of allowances which are attached to certain posts or certain working
conditions, like overtime allowances and allowances for working in particular
geographical areas, according to the UPA government's preliminary draft of
PRIS. The nodal department for PRIS shall be Department of Expenditure under
Ministry of Finance, it said. Under the scheme, departments become eligible for
it only after preparing Results Framework Documents (RFDs) for two years, the
draft guidelines said. An RFD provides a summary of the most important results
that a department or ministry expects to achieve during the financial year.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had approved the outline of a Performance
Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES) for government departments in September
2009. Under PMES, each department is required to prepare an RFD. The government
has already put in place guidelines for RFDs for 2014-15.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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