7th CPC Bunching of stages – Railway Board revised pay structure clarification with Example
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No. 62.
File No. PC-VII/2016/RSRP/3
RBE No.139/2017
New Delhi, dated 27.09.2017
The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All India Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Sub: Clarification regarding bunching of stages in the revised pay structure under RS(RP) Rules, 2016.
Instructions relating to bunching of stages while fixing the pay in 7th CPC was issued vide Board’s letter dated 26.09.2016. Subsequently in View of interim clarifications issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their OM No. 1-6/2016-IC (Pt) dated 13.06.2017, it was advised vide Board’s letter dated 29.06.2017 that, wherever not given effect to implementation of provision of bunching contained in Board’s letter dated 26.09.2016 may be put on hold till such time detailed clarifications are issued to avoid subjective interpretation of the provisions that could result in anomalies/recoveries at a later date.
2. Now, detailed clarifications over the issue has been issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their O.M No. 1-6/2016-IC dated 03.08.2017 (copy enclosed).
3. The clarifications issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their O.M. dated 03.08.2017 will be applicable mutatis mutandis in Railways w.r.t. RS(RP) Rules, 2016.
4. Illustrations in this regard are enclosed at Annexure-A & Annexure-B.
(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway Board
Annexure A
Illustration to show where bunching is not applicable
| Name of Person | Basic Pay in 6th CPC as on 1.1.2016 | Grade Pay in 6th CPC | Corresponding Level of 7th CPC | Basic pay* 2.57 | Basic pay fixed on 01.01.2016 in corresponding Level of 7 th CPC | Remarks |
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EXAMPLE-I
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| A | 15610 | 4600 | Level 7 | 40117 | 4490 | |
| B | 16080 | 4600 | Level 7 | 41325 | 44900 | Though the difference in pay in the 6th CPC between A & B is more than 3%, no bunching is to be provided in terms of MOF’s O.M dated 03.08. 2017, as the pay in 7th CPC has been fixed in first Cell of Level 7 of the Matrix. |
| C | 16580 | 4600 | Level 7 | 42610 | 44900 | Though the difference in pay in the 6th CPC between A,B&C is more than 3%, no bunching is to be provided as the pay in 7th CPC has been fixed in first Cell of Level 7 of the Matrix. |
| D | 17080 | 4600 | Level 7 | 43896 | 44900 | Though the defference in pay in the 6th CPC between A, B, C & D is more than 3%, no bunching is to be proided as the pay in 7th CPC has been fixed in first Cell of Level 7 of the Matrix. |
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EXAMPLE-II
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| A | 63410 | 10000 | Level 14 | 162963 | 167200 | |
| B | 65020 | 10000 | Level 14 | 167101 | 167200 | Though the pay of A & B has been fixed in the same cell and pay of B is more than A in 6th CPC pay sales, bunching need not be provided as the difference in pay in the 6th CPC between A & B is less than 3% |
Source: AIRF
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