New Revised Paybands and Grade Pay

Revised Pay Bands and Grade Pays for posts carrying present scales in Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ except posts for which different revised scales are notified separately.

SL.No.	Post / Grade	Present Scale	Name of Pay Band	Pay Bands	Grade Pay
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	S-1	2550-55-2660-60-3200	1S	4440 - 7440	1300
2	S-2	2610-60-3150-65-3540	1S	4440 - 7440	1400
3	S-2A	2610-60-2910-65-3300-70-4000	1S	4440 - 7440	1600
4	S-3	2650-65-3300-70-4000	1S	4440 - 7440	1650
5	S-4	2750-70-3800-75-4400	PB-1	5200 - 20200	1800
6	S-5	3050-75-3950-80-4590	PB-1	5200 - 20200	1900
7	S-6	3200-85-4900	PB-1	5200 - 20200	2000
8	S-7	4000-100-6000	PB-1	5200 - 20200	2400
9	S-8	4500-125-7000	PB-1	5200 - 20200	2800
10	S-9	5000-150-8000	PB-2	9300 - 34800	4200
11	S-10	5000-175-9000	PB-2	9300 - 34800	4200
12	S-11	6500-200-6900	PB-2	9300 - 34800	4200
13	S-12	6500-200-10500	PB-2	9300 - 34800	4200
14	S-13	7450-225-11500	PB-2	9300 - 34800	4600
15	S-14	7500-250-12000	PB-2	9300 - 34800	4800
16	S-15	8000-275-13500	PB-2	9300 - 34800	5400
17	New	8000-275-13500(Group"A")	PB-2	15600 - 39100	5400
18	S16	9000	PB-3	15600 - 39100	5400
19	S17	9000-275-9550	PB-3	15600 - 39100	5400
20	S18	10325-325-10975	PB-3	15600 - 39100	6600
21	S19	10000-325-15200	PB-3	15600 - 39100	6600
22	S20	10650-325-15850	PB-3	15600 - 39100	6600
23	S-21	12000-375-16500	PB-3	15600 - 39100	7600
24	S-22	12750-375-16500	PB-3	15600 - 39100	7600
25	S-23	12000-375-18000	PB-3	15600 - 39100	7600
26	S-24	14300-400-18300	PB-4	37400 - 67000	8700
27	S-25	15100-400-18300	PB-4	37400 - 67000	8700
28	S-26	16300-450-20000	PB-4	37400 - 67000	8900
29	S-27	16400-450-20900	PB-4	37400 - 67000	8900
30	S-28	14300-450-22400	PB-4	37400 - 67000	10000
31	S-29	18400-500-22400	PB-4	37400 - 67000	10000
32	S-30	22400-525-24500	PB-4	37400 - 67000	12000
33	S-31	22400-600-26000	HAG+Scale	75500 - 80000 (3% Annual.Inc)	Nil
34	S-32	24050-650-26000	HAG+Scale	75500 - 80000 (3% Annual.Inc)	Nil
35	S-33	26000(Fixed)	Apex Scale	80000(Fixed)	Nil
36	S-34	30000(Fixed)	Cab.Sec.	80000(Fixed)	Nil

NOTIFICATION TO BE RELEASED

Anxiously expect all................Pay Commission...!
The Notification officially to be released tomorrow or on Monday only.


NEGATIVE:

1. As already analysed by the National Executive of Confederation of Central Government Employees the denial of Need Based Minimum Wage as per 15th ILC norms Rs.10,000 for Group 'D' but only granting of Rs.7,000 as Minimum wage to Group 'C' is most disappointing.
2. The fitment formula of 1.86 times of basic pay as on 1.1.2006 do not ensure even minimum wage rise of 40% to employees while the Group A officers
3. Group D employees without Matriculation qualification would only get the fitment in 1S scale with 1300/- grade pay and not PB-1 scale with 1800/- pay now until they are retrained suitably. The Non-Matriculate Group D officials who retired between 1.1.2006 and now would not be eligible for the PB-1 at all and thus deprived even this minimum wage of 7,000/- level and therefore their pension benefit would go down. A major disappointment.
4. Recommendation of pay commission to not to allow Merger of Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay at any stage is accepted. This is going to make a big difference and negative impact on our wages in future.
5. Special Duty Allowance [SDA] is accepted by the Government as recommended by pay commission only and without any modification sought for by the Staff Side to ensure the Allowance paid without any condition for all employees working in the NE Region. Notification says that employees without any all India transfer liability condition but transferred within the Region from one area to another are made available with the SDA. This will however cause denial to large number of employees who are not transferred from their area of recruitment to another area.
6. Transport Allowance - The employees below Rs.4000/- basic pay in the existing pay scales are going to get very less increase because of acceptance of recommendation for abolition of CCA.
7. Government's acceptance of Modified ACP Scheme though increased to 3 financial upgradations instead of 2 recommended by Pay Commission, will be causing problems to those CG Employees who were getting upgradation to higher scale of pay as per their existing hierarchy. In fact the third upgradation declared might only ensure reaching the level of second upgradations in the existing system. [The case will be different in Postal as this modified system is not going to adversely affect if implemented in the DOP – detail discussed below]
8. Flexi-time for women employees and flexi-week recommended for physically challenged are rejected by the Government.




POSITIVE:

1. Transport Allowance for those employees in the basic pay of 4000/- in revised pay scales also will be on par with those who are in grade pay level of 4200/- to 4800/-. These employees will get 1600/- + DA on it in Metro Cities and 800/- + DA on it in all other places.
2. Campus restriction for Transport Allowance is removed by the Government so that all employees who occupy campus attached quarters [like SPM Quarters] will also be eligible for Transport Allowance.
4. Benefit of one increment is given to avoid bunching of more than two stages in the revised running pay bands [But @ 3% of basic pay in pay band without including Grade Pay].
5. Rejection of the recommendation for reducing the Holidays only to National Holidays and allowing the status-quo is welcome.




CONCLUSION:

The National Executive decision to go for an indefinite strike is the only alternative for opposing the retrograde stand of the Government on many issues like Need Based Minimum wage, Denial of Minimum 40% fitment benefit to all, Denial of Transport Allowance minimum 1200/-+DA on it for Metro and 800/-+DA on it for other places, Denial of Minimum 10% fixation benefit on promotion, Non-acceptance of SDA for all employees in NE Region etc. Let us concentrate to build a powerful movement by forging unity with all possible organisations outside the Confederation and let lose a powerful campaign and agitational programme to culminate in indefinite strike. Acceptance without further increase would result in huge loss.

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Highlights of the 6th Central Pay Commission

Implementation of the recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. The revised pay scales will come into effect from 1/1/2006 and revised rates of allowances from 1/9/2008. The Cabinet has also decided that arrears will be paid in cash in two instalments – first instalment of 40% during the current year (2008-09) and the remaining 60% in the next financial year (2009-10).

2. The Cabinet has broadly accepted the recommendations of Sixth CPC with some modifications in the wake of representations received from various sections/Associations of Central Government employees. The new system of four Pay Bands with 20 Grade Pays recommended by the Commission has been accepted with some minor modifications.

3. The minimum Basic Pay for a Government servant has been increased to Rs.7000 from Rs.6660 recommended by the Sixth CPC. Consequently, the total emoluments of an employee at the lowest level will exceed Rs.10,000 p.m., including allowances.

4. The other highlights of the Cabinet decision covering all Government employees including the Defence Forces are:-

(i) Enhancement in the fitment in revised pay bands, which was recommended by the Sixth CPC to be based on multiplication factor of 1.74 to 1.86. This would result in increased emoluments for Government employees.

(ii) Increase in the rate of annual increment from 2.5% to 3%.

(iii) Removal of Campus restriction for grant of Transport Allowance.

(iv) Increase in Transport Allowance at the lowest level to Rs.600 (from Rs.400 in A-1/A class cities recommended by the Sixth CPC) and Rs.400 (from Rs.300 in other cities recommended by the Sixth CPC).

(v) At least three promotions have been assured for all Defence Forces’ personnel and civilian employees under the modified Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme. While the civilians would get it after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, the Defence Forces Jawans would get ACP in 8, 16 and 24 years.

5. For the Armed Forces personnel, the Commission, for the first time recommended a Military Service Pay (MSP). The Cabinet has increased the rate of MSP for PBORs to Rs.2000 from Rs.1000 recommended by the Commission. The Officers of the Defence Forces would get an MSP of Rs.6000 over and above their Pay.

6. The middle level officers of the Defence Forces namely Colonels and Brigadiers have been placed in the highest Pay Band of PB-4.

7. Senior Lt. Generals overlooked for promotion as Army Commanders due to lack of residual service would now get the grade of Army Commander (Secretary’s grade). In the case of existing Major Generals/Lt. Generals, MSP will be taken into account notionally for fixation of pay on 1/1/2006.

8. As replacement of the pay scale of Rs.24050-26000, a separate pay scale has been carved for DGPs, PCCFs, GM (Railways), members of the Boards of Income Tax, Customs & Central Excise, Postal and Ordnance Factories, among others, who were in this pre-revised scale. This would take them to the level of Rs.80000 in two years as against three years in the pre-revised scale.

9. Further, the IPS Pay Rules and the Indian Forest Service Pay Rules will be appropriately modified to provide in each State cadre one post of DGP and one post of PCCF at the apex level of Rs.80000 for heading their respective Forces.

10. Middle level Police and Civilian officers i.e. DIGs, Conservator of Forests, Scientists E & F, Superintending Engineers, Directors, Additional Commissioners of Income Tax and Central Excise and posts in equivalent grades have also been placed in PB-4.

11. Other salient decisions taken by the Cabinet are:-

(i) The lower limits of Disability Pension for Defence personnel to be doubled from Rs.1550 to Rs.3100. War Disability Pension to be granted at 60%;

(ii) The rates of Special Forces Allowance for Army and Air Force to be equated with navy’s Marine Commando Allowance;

(iii) For the officers of Central Para Military Forces, all the posts of Additional DIG upgraded to DIG level by the Pay Commission to continue to be manned by the cadre officers of CPMFs;

(iv) For the Railway employees who are in receipt of Running Allowance, this allowance will be taken into account while fixing their pay in revised pay bands;

(v) Government has continued the present position of granting Group A scale to Group B officers after 4 years of service and these officers would be placed in PB-3 instead of PB-2 recommended by the Sixth CPC. This would benefit Group B officers of the Railways, Accounts Services, CSS, CSSS and DANICS & DANIPS.

(vi) For Doctors, the Cabinet has approved promotions under the Dynamic ACP Scheme upto Senior Administrative Grade (Joint Secretary level) for Doctors with 20 years of service. Counting of Dearness Allowance (DA) on Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) as on 01.01.2006 for fixing their pay in revised pay bands has also been approved;

(vii) For the scientists, continuation of the existing system of grant of Special Pay of Rs.2000 p.m. to Scientists G on promotion and doubling of the amount to Rs.4000 p.m. in Departments of Space and Atomic Energy and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been recommended.

12. The financial implications in 2008-09 on account of the implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission as modified by the Cabinet will be around Rs.15700 crore on the Central Budget and Rs.6400 crore on the Railway Budget.

Source : PTI

KEY REPORTS OF THE CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION:

Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Central Government employees should be allowed to travel to their home town along with their families on three occasions in a block of four years and to any place in India on the fourth occasion. This facility shall be available to the Government officers only for the first two blocks of four years applicable after joining the Government for the first time.
The blocks of 4 years shall apply with reference to the initial date of joining the Government even though the employee changes the job within Government subsequently. The existing blocks will remain the same but the entitlements of the new recruit will be different in the first eight years of service.
All other provisions concerning frequency of travel under LTC are to be retained. (Para No. 4.3.5) Travel entitlements, whether for the purpose of official tour/transfer or LTC, should be same but no daily allowance will be payable for travel on LTC.
Further, the facility shall be admissible only in respect of journeys performed in vehicles operated by the Government or any Corporation in the public sector run by the Central or State Government or a local body. (Para No. 4.3.6) Parents and/or step parents (stepmother and stepfather) who are wholly dependent on the Government employee shall be included in the definition of family for the purpose of LTC irrespective of whether they are residing with the Government employee or not. The definition of dependency is being linked to the minimum family pension for all purposes. Accordingly, all parents and/or step parents whose total income from all sources is less than the minimum family pension prescribed in Central Government and dearness relief thereon would be included in the definition of family for this purpose.
The extant conditions in respect of other relations included in the family including married /divorced /abandoned /separated /widowed daughters shall continue without any change. (Para No. 4.3.7) While encashment of Earned Leave upto 10 days along with LTC to the extent of total of 60 days may be continued, the leave encashed at the time of availing LTC should not be deducted from the maximum amount of Earned Leave encashable at the time of retirement. Consequently, the employees would be eligible to encash 300 days of Earned Leave at the time of their retirement, even though they may have encashed Earned Leave of upto 60 days during their career while availing LTC, whether to their home town or to any place in India.
Insofar as Railways is concerned, the employees shall be allowed to avail of this encashment at the time of availing of passes for a maximum of 60 days in the entire career subject to the condition that successive encashment cannot be made before a minimum period of two years has elapsed. (Para No. 4.3.8) Recommendations of Sixth CPC which will be examined separately List of Recommendations

1.Recommendation related to Bonus and Over Time Allowance.

2.Recommendation related to General Provident Fund for Central Government employees and Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme.

3.Recommendation related to lateral shift of Defence personnel to Central Para Military Forces.

4.Introduction of Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government employees and pensioners.

5.Upgradation of the posts of Additional Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Members, CBEC and Members, CBDT to the Apex Scale of Rs.80,000 (fixed).

6.Merger of all accounts services.

7.Corporatization of Indian Railways.

8.Abolition of Indian Telecom Service and Telecom Commission.

9.Outsourcing the process of commutation of pension to a PSU Bank/Institution.

10.Upgradation of the post of Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Ministry of Environment & Forests to the higher pre-revised grade of Rs.26000 (fixed)