7th CPC Railway Orders - Discontinuance of Family Planning Allowance for adoption of small family norms

7th CPC Railway Orders - Discontinuance of Family Planning Allowance for adoption of small family norms

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

S.No. PC-VII/27
No,PC-V/2017/A/FPA/1

RBE No. 77/2017
New Delhi, dated 28/07/2017

The General Managers
All Indian Railways & PUs
(As per mailing list)

Subject:- Discontinuance of Family Planning Allowance for adoption of small family norms recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission

Please refer to Board’s letter No. PC-V/2008A/O/2(FPA) dated 14.10.2008 (RBE No. 151/2008) regarding the existing rates of Family Planning Allowance (FPA) admissible to Railway employees and as provided for in para 9 of the Schedule for RS (RP) Rules, 2016, dt.02.08.2016 (RBE No. 93/2016), the matter regarding allowances (except Dearness Allowance) based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission were to be notified subsequently and separately. Until then, all allowances were required to be paid at the existing rates in the exisiting pay structure (the pay structure based on 6th Pay Commission) as if the pay has not been revised w.e.f. 1st January 2016. Accordingly, FPA was also required to be paid at the existing rates specified in the aforesaid Board's letter dated 14.10.2008.

2. The decisions of the Government on various allowance based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and in the light of the recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of the Finance Secretary) constituted for this purpose, have since been notified. The recommendation of the 7th Central Pay commission to abolish Family Planning Allowance has been accepted and this decision is effective from 1st July 2017. Accordingly, Family Planning Allowance as admissible higherto, shall ceast to exist in all cases.

3. These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017 and hence Family Planning Allowance shall stand discontined w.e.f. 1st July, 2017.

4. This issues with the occurence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. Hindi version is enclosed.
(Authority : MoF's OM No. 12(4)/2016-EIII.A, dt 7th July, 2017)

(N.P. Singh)
Dy, Director Pay Commission-V
Railway Board

Source : NFIR

Pay Fixation and grant of increment in revised Pay structure

Pay Fixation and grant of increment in revised Pay structure

Railway Order

Government of India(Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

RBE No: 124/2016

S.No.6/PC-VII

File No.PC-VII/2016/1/6/2

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 paints of doubts are clarified as under:

Sl.No.	Point of doubt	Clarification
1	As per the provisions of FR 22 (l)(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(I)(a)(1) at this stage. Whether employees appointed/promoted/granted financial upgradation during 02.01.2015 and 01.07.2015 will be entitled to grant of one increment on 01.01.2016	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.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.

(JAYA KUMAR.G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway Board

Railway Order