GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. PC-Vll/2017/R-U/1

New Delhi, dated : 11/06/2020

The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Representations received from various HAG level Officers of Indian Railways regarding inconsistency in pay consequent to implementation of 7th CPC recommendations.

Ref: Board’s letter No. PC-VIl/2017/R-U/l dated 05.12.2017 (Annexure-1)

Please refer to Board’s letter mentioned above advising that the issue arisen post 7th CPC implementation i.e. junior officers drawing more pay than those of seniors stood referred to Ministry of Finance (MoF). With reference to the context, it is stated that MoF vide their OM No. 4-9/2017 IC/E.IIIA dated 10.07.2019 (Annexure-II) provided detailed reply in respect of various situations. Representation s received in Board’s office were examined in the light of MoF’s advice and separate replies were given to the respective Railway(s) /PU(s). However, queries on the subject matter are still are being made by certain Railways /officials. Therefore, in order to maintain uniformity across the Railways, clarification given by Ministry of Finance is enclosed as Annexure-II which inter-alia is tendering following advice:-

• Disparity in pay between officials belonging to different cadres (Inter-cadre) is not an anomaly.
• Cases where the pay of senior and juniors officers belonging to same service (intra-service) failing at the same stage is not an anomaly.
• Cases of Intra-cadre disparity may be examined under relevant provisions by the Administrative department under consultation with Department of Personnel & Training.
• Ministry of Railways proposal seeking modification of Ministry of Finance’s OM dated 07.09.2016 to reduce the period for granting the stagnation increment from two years to one year has not been agreed to by Ministry of Finance with views that the same is not possible due to wide ramifications across all the cadres.

2. With respect to the issue (iii) above, it is further advised that statutory provisions regarding stepping up of pay in cases where a Railway Servant promoted to a higher post immediately before 1st day of January, 2016 draws less pay in the revised pay structure than his junior who is promoted to the higher post on or after 1st day of January, 2016 are already contained in Rule 7 (10) of RS(RP) Rules, 2016. As regards the cases arising after promotion s effected after switching over to 7th CPC pay structure the same may be examined under the relevant instructions relating stepping up of pay issued vide letter No. F(E)II/ 94/PAI/2 dated 07.12.1994 (RBE No. 108/94) (Annexure-III) and the latest instructions issued by Department of Personnel & Training vide their OM No. 4/3/2017-Estt. (Pay-I) dated 26.10.2018 (Annexure-IV).

Also check: Grant of annual increment due on 1st July to the employees retiring on 30th June of the year

3. Necessary action on the subject matter may be taken keeping in view of the position as mentioned above. Still, if any policy clarification is required on the issues not covered by above, detailed pay particulars of affected official(s) alongwith views of the Railway and Associate Finance of the concerned Railway may be sent to Board’s office for examination.

4. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Encl. As above.

(Jaya Kumar G)
Dy. Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway Board

Source: Indian Railways

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

S. No. 6/PC VII

RBE No.: 113/2016

File No. PC VII/2016/RSRP/3

New Delhi, dated: 26.09.2016

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.

The recommendations of 7th CPC w.r.t. bunching of stages has been examined by Ministry of Finance and it has been decided that in. cases where in revision of pay, the pay of Government servants drawing pay at two or more stages in pre-revised Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale, as the case may be, get fixed at same Cell in the applicable Level in the new Pay Matrix, one additional increment shall be given for every two stages bunched and the pay of Government servant drawing higher pay in pre-revised structure shall be fixed in the next vertical Cell in the applicable Level.

2. . For this purpose, pay drawn by two Government servants in a given Pay Band and Grade pay or Scale where the higher pay is at least 3% more than the lower pay shall constitute two stages. Officers drawing pay where the difference is less than 3% shall not be entitled for this benefit.

3. . As per illustration given in para 5.1.37 of the Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission, if two persons drawing pay of Rs. 53,000 and Rs. 54,590 in the GP Rs. 10,000 are to be fitted in the new Pay Matrix, the person drawing pay of Rs. 53,000 on multiplication by a factor of 2.57 will expect a pay corresponding to Rs.1,36,210 and the person drawing pay of Rs. 54,590 on multiplication by a factor of 2.57. will expect a pay corresponding to Rs. 1,40,296. Revised pay of both should ideally by fixed in the first cell of Level 14 in the pay of Rs. 1,44,200 but to avoid bunching the person drawing pay of Rs. 54,590 will get fixed in second cell of Level 14 in the pay of Rs. 1,48,500.

sd/-
(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway Board

Source: indianrailways

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