STEPPING UP OF PAY LETTER ISSUED

This posting on the Punjab blog is dedicated to 2004 batch IPs whose pay has been fixed wrongly by account line people. The below mentioned letter issued by Pay Commission Cell of our Directorate is a lesson for those who hoist objections only for depriving the legitimate rights of deserving employees. It is an additional cover to set right the anomaly. CS Punjab has already taken up case with CO/RO for correct fixation of pay under Rule 11 (i) of CCS (RP) Rules 2008. Punjab blog has received queries from Mr. Raj of Maharashtra and Mr. Chandar of MP. The  option mentioned in the letter was given to them through blog and now below letter is supportive to them.

BE POSITIVE! Now  IPs will definitely get GP of Rs.4600/= for which I am very much confident. This I am saying after a brief talk with our General Secretary who was very enthusiastic from the response he is receiving from other quarters.     

No. 1-9/2010-PCC

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Pay Commission Cell

Dated 05.01.2011

To

 All Heads of the Circles

Subject: - Stepping up of pay of the promotee senior with direct recruited junior appointed on or after 01.01.2006

            This is regarding stepping of pay of promote senior with reference to direct recruit junior appointed after 01.01.2006.

2.         The issue was examined in this office and referred to Ministry of Finance for clarification. Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Legal Cell vide U.O. No. 18/28/2010-Legal dated 29.12.2010 has clarified that the stepping up of pay of the promote senior with direct recruited junior appointed on or after 01.01.2006 may be agreed to subject to fulfillment of the following conditions: -

(a)       Stepping up of the basic pay of seniors can be claimed only in the case of those cadres which have an element of direct recruitment and in cases where a directly recruited junior is actually drawing more basic pay than the seniors. In such cases, the basic pay of the seniors will be stepped up with reference to the basic pay of the directly recruited junior provided they belong to the same seniority list for all purposes.

(b)       Further, government servants cannot claim stepping up of their revised basic pay with reference to entry pay in the revised pay structure for direct recruits appointed on or after 01.01.2006 as laid down in Section II of part A of First Schedule to the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, if their cadre does not have an element of direct recruitment or in cases where no junior is drawing basic pay higher than them.

(c)        Stepping up of pay of the seniors in accordance with the present advice of this Department shall not be applicable in cases where direct recruits have been granted advance increment at the time of recruitment.

3.       The issues prevailing in the Circle may be decided as per above clarifications.

Sd/-

(Surender Kumr)

Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)