Option for pay fixation in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix level to the Railway
employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
New Delhi,
dated: 31.03.2017
To
The General Secretary,
National Federation of Indian
Railwaymen
3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi - 56
Sub: Option for pay fixation in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix level to the Railway
employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016.
Please
refer to your letter No. IV/NFIR/7th CPC(Imp)/2016/R.B./Part I dated
06.01.2017, wherein it has been demanded that opportunity for revision
of option for those staff promoted after the date of notification of
RS(RP) Rules, 2016 (i.e 28.07.2016) and also for those staff promoted
between 01.01.2016 and 31.12.2016 to switch over o 7th CPC Pay Matrix
from the date subsequent to date of Railway Board’s notification be
provided.
2. In this context it is stated that option for
switching over to 7th CPC has been circulated and clearly specified
under Rule 5 of RS(RP) Rules, 2016. Further, instructions for exercising
the ,revised option in respect of officials who had Promotion/financial
upgradation and had already exercised the option between the date
of,effeet of recommendation (01.01.2016) and date of promulgation of
RS(RP) Rules, 2Q3.6 ( 2016) has also been issued vide Board’s letter RBE
No 124/2016 dated 20.10.20,16.1t, has already been notified under Rule 5
of RS(RP) Rules and further in the option form ctrculated along with
RS(RP) Rules that the employee can elect to continue on ay Aa d and
Grade Pay of his substantive/officiating post until the date of his next
increment at any subsequent increment raising he pay to particular
limit or from the date of his promotion/upgradation.
3.Form the above, it can be appreciated that employee can continue such time, till
promotion or vacation of the post and no cut off date (like 31.12.2016
mentioned in the reference) has been specified. However, the option
exercised is final and one time dispensation has been extended to those
promoted between 01.01.2016 and 28.07.2016 can not be extended in other
cases. Decision on permitting further revision of option once taken can
not belaken unilaterally by Ministry of Railways alone and needs to be
taken by Ministry of Finance as it is a general policy matter pertaining
to all Government employees.
S/d,
For Secretary,Railway Board
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
S.No.
6/PC-VII
File No. PC-VII/2016/1/6/2
RBE No.:124 /2016
New Delhi, dated: 20.10.2016
The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list)
Sub: - Fixation of pay and grant of increment in the revised pay structure
- clarifications - regarding.
Following
the notification of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, Railway
Board has received references seeking clarifications regarding various
aspects of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure as also pay
fixation and grant of increment in future under revised pay structure.
These matters have been considered by Ministry of Finance and the points
of doubts are clarified as under:-
Sl.
No. | Point of doubt | Clarification |
| 1. | As
per the provisions of FR 22 (I)(a)(1), the Government Servants (other
than those appointed on deputation to ex- cadre post or ad-hoc basis or
on direct recruitment basis) have the option, to be exercised within one
month from the date of promotion, to have the pay fixed under this rule
from the date of such promotion/appointment or from the date of next
increment.Some of the employees, promoted
between 01.01.2016
and the date of notification of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 had opted for their
pay fixation on promotion/financial up-gradation under MACPS from the
date of their next increment in the lower grade. Consequent upon
notification of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 i.e. 28th July, 2016, the option
submitted by such employees has now turned out to be disadvantageous.
Whether such employee may be allowed to revise their option under FR 22 (l)(a)(1) at
this stage. | Under
the changed circumstances after notification of RS(RP) Rules, 2016, the
employee may be allowed to exercise
revised option for
fixation of pay under FR
22(I)(a)(1). Such revised option
shall be exercised within one
month of issue of this
letter. Option so revised shall be final. |
| Whether employees
appointed/ promoted/granted financial upgradation during 02.01.2015 and
01.07.2015 will be entitled to grant of one increment 01.01.2016 | Since,
the provisions of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 are effective from 01.01.2016, no
increment Shall be allowed on 01.01.2016 at the time of fixation of pay
in the revised pay structure. |
S/d,
(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway
Board
NFIR
