Minutes of the 49th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) held on 11.05.2026 under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Item No. NC-49/1/26: Facilities to Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers (DoPT, DoE & MoL&E)
Facilities to Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers (DoPT, DoE & MoL&E): Item No. NC-49/1/26 of 49th Meeting of NC (JCM)
Minutes of the 49th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) held on 11.05.2026 under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary
(DoP&T O.M. No. 3/1/2025-JCA dated 03.06.2026)
Item No. NC-49/1/26: Facilities to Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers (DoPT, DoE & MoL&E)
The demand in brief is that such workers may be regularised against the posts they have been deployed to work and they may be granted all facilities including wages at par with permanent employees. They may be provided the right to form union/ association in terms of Article 19(1) (c) of the Constitution of India.
Shri Rupak Sarkar, Member, Staff Side cited the judgement in Uma devi and mentioned that there are few pre-2008 matters pending. He requested for granting temporary status to Casual workers.
It was clarified by DoPT that scheme was one-time scheme and no longer exists. Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment mentioned that instructions have been issued to debar the outsourcing agency in cases of violation of provisions of Wage Act.
It was clarified that only Central Government employees can form a service association in terms of CCS (RSA) Rules 1993.
Decision: Chairman observed that specific cases of violations may be brought to DoPT’s attention for re-examination.
- 5.1 Item No. NC-49/9/26- Full reimbursement of Medical Treatment Expenditure incurred by Central Government Employees governed under CGHS and CS(MA) Rules (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)
- 5.2 Item No. NC-49/10/26- Option for Central Government Employees governed under CS(MA) Rules, 1944 to avail the medical facilities either for their Parents or Parents-in-law (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)
- 5.3 Item No. NC-49/16/26- Reimbursement of the cost of Implantation of Teeth and fixation of Dentures to serving and retired Central Government employees (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)
- 5.4 Item No.NC-49/15/26: Revision of Ward Entitlement (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)
- 5.5 Item No. NC-49/18/26: MACP entitlement of Pharmacist (M/o Health & FW & DoPT)
- 5.6 Item No. NC-49/12/26: Implementation of Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations on grant of additional Pension & medical facilities to the Pensioners (M/o Health & FW & D/o Pension & PW)
- 5.7 Item No. NC-49/11/26: Family Pension to the physically disabled / crippled children- removal of the condition imposed under Rule 54 (iv) of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021) (D/o Pension & PW)
- 5.8 Item No. NC-49/14/26: Issues relating to implementation of the DoP&PW OM Dtd. 03.03.2023 on the subject of coverage under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021) (D/o Pension & PW)
- 5.9 Item No. NC-49/19/26: Revise the Definition of ‘Family’ to include Widowed Dependant Daughter-in-law for claiming Family Pension (D/o Pension & PW)
- 5.10 Item No. NC-49/20/26: Family Pension should not be reduced to 30% of the Notional Pay of the deceased Government Employee / Pensioner (D/o Pension & PW)
- 5.11 Item No. NC-49/6/26: Grant of retrospective promotions in case the Appointing Authorities delay holding DPCs and effecting promotions (M/o Defence & DoPT)
- 5.12 Item No. NC-49/24/26: Withdrawal of ban on Compassionate Ground Appointments in the Ministry of Defence (M/o Defence & Dept. of Defence Production)
- 5.13Â Item No. NC-49/5/26: Rationalization of the policy regarding recovery of wrongful/ excess payment made to Government Servants (Department of Expenditure)
- 5.14 Item No.NC-49/21/26: Not allowing the benefit of favourable Service Litigation judgments to the similarly placed employees (DoPT, DOLA & DoE)
- 5.15 Item NC-49/7/26: Parity in the Pay Scale of Fire Fighting Staff of Central Government at par with the Delhi Fire Service (DoE & MHA)
- 5.16 Item No.NC-49/17/26: Children Education Allowance (DoPT)
- 5.17 Item No. NC-49/22/26: Regional Recruitment of non-Gazetted Staffs should be implemented (DoPT)
- 5.18 Item No. NC-49/8/26: Grant of Pay Fixation Benefit to those employees who are promoted after availing the benefit of MACP (DoPT)
- 5.19Â Item No. NC-49/2/26: Review and withdrawal of the provisions of the FR 56(J) I (I) and Rule 48 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (DoPT)
- 5.20 Item No. NC-49/1/26: Facilities to Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers (DoPT, DoE & MoL&E)
- 5.22 Item No. NC-49/23/26: Recognition of Various Service Associations (DoPT & other Ministries)
- 5.23 Item NC-49/13/26: Implementation of the provisions of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 to the Women Central Government Employees (DoPT)
- 5.24 Item No. NC-49/3/26 of 49th Meeting of NC (JCM): Removal of 5% ceiling on compassionate appointment (DoPT)
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