PAY FIXATION CASE OF IPs TAKEN UP WITH CO/RO

To

Mrs. Ranju Prasad

Postmaster General

            Punjab Region,

            Chandigarh-160017

Sub:     Revised pay fixation under rule 6 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay Rules, 2008)

Respected Sir,

1. I intend to bring to your kind attention one of the areas, where justice is denied while fixing the pay of Inspectors promoted after 1-1-2006. 

2. In this connection, attention is invited to Ministry of Finance as contained in OM No. 7/14/2010-E.III (A) dated 05.07.2010 which, interalia, provides that employee has the option of fixing their revised scale of pay on and or any date later than 01.01.2006 as beneficial to the individual. These instructions from Ministry of Finance says that if official opts to draw pre-revised pay until he earned his increment or subsequent increment, the pay of the official is to be revised from the later date and to be fixed under Rule 11 (i) of CCS (RP) Rules 2008.

3. In Punjab Circle IPs of 2006 batch have accordingly opted for the revised pay from the date later than 01.01.2006 by foregoing the arrears of difference of revised pay from 01.01.2006 to the date of fixation. As per decision of GOI, the employees have the option even to revise their initial option upto 31.12.2010. Since the effected official of Punjab Region were drawing the pay scale of Rs.5500-175-9000 on the date with basic pay as Rs.5500/- without earning any increment in the old scale official so they all opted to remain in the old scale as on 1.1.2006 and get fixation from the date beneficial to them. But unfortunately accounts line officers of Punjab circle are not adhering to these instructions resulting in peculiar and recurring loss to beneficiary.

4. Whereas, other circles like UP has also fixed the pay of similar category of posts after taking the option of the official to get their pay fixed at the later date than 01.01.2006 taking into consideration that they were having basic pay of Rs.5500/- on the day of option.

5. In this context, I would like to quote the example of Sh. Satinder Singh SDI Patti who as per Ministry of Finance instructions has exercised his option under the above provisions. Accordingly his pay should be fixed as 5500 X 1.86 = 10230 + 4200 = 14430 as on 16.01.2006 but instead his pay has been fixed at Rs. 9300+4200(G.P) =13500/- i.e at the minimum of pay band. 

6. In view of above, it is requested that his case may be got examined afresh and instructions may please be issued to concerned office to fix the pay of Inspector Post Cadre as per new instruction as contained in MOF OM No. 7/14/2010-E.III (A) dated 05.07.2010.

                        With Regards

Yours Sincerely,

(Hari Mohan)