Revision of pay of the Chairpersons and
Members of the Regulatory Authorities / Bodies consequent to the
implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations.
No. 3/4/2016-Estt.(Pay-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block,
New Delhi
Dated the 30th May, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Revision
of pay of the Chairpersons and Members of the Regulatory Authorities /
Bodies consequent to the implementation of the 7th Central Pay
Commission recommendations.
This Department had, vide OM
No. 3/ 6/ 97-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 29th January 1998, issued guidelines
regarding perquisites and some important terms and conditions for the
Chairpersons and Members of the Regulatory Authorities and allied
matters.
2. These guidelines were applicable to Chairpersons and
Members of existing Regulatory Authorities also, appointed subsequent to
the issue of these guidelines, unless there is a constitutional or
statutory obligation to the contrary. As per the aforesaid guidelines,
the Chairperson would be eligible for pay not exceeding Rs. 26,000/ -
p.m. (fixed) and Members would be eligible for pay scale not exceeding
Rs.22400-525-24500. The pay will be fixed in accordance with the
prevailing orders, i.e. pay minus pension.
3. After implementation
of the Sixth Pay Commission, in order to attract expertise available
outside the Government, the full time Members of TRAI, CERC, IRDA, SEBI
and CCI were granted consolidated pay packages vide orders of Ministry
of Finance, Department of Expenditure. Replacement scales of Rs.80,000/-
p.m. and Rs.37400-67000 (PB-4) with Grade Pay of Rs. 12000/- (since
replaced with HAG scale of Rs.67000-79000) were granted respectively to
Chairpersons and Members of all other Regulatory Authorities / Bodies.
4. The 7th CPC has looked into the emoluments structure, including pay,
allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind of the members
of Regulatory Bodies (excluding the Reserve Bank of India) set up under
Acts of Parliament, and have given their recommendations in Chapter-13
of their Report. As per recommendations of the 7th CPC, as accepted by
Government of India, and also as intimated by Department of Expenditure
vide OM No. 394959/ E.IIIA/ 2017 dated 211d March 2017, the pay and
allowances of Chairperson and fulltime Members of Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI), Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority (IRDA), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC),
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Competition Commission of
India (CCI), Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA),
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), Warehousing
Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA), Airports Economic
Regulatory Authority of India (AERAI), Railway Development Authority
(RDA) and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) which have
been de-linked from Government salaries will be governed by the orders
issued by the Department of Expenditure.
5. In respect of existing
Members of remaining Regulatory Bodies set up under the Acts of
Parliament, the 7th CPC has recommended normal replacement pay. This has
also been accepted by the Government of India vide Resolution No.1-2/
2016-IC dated 25th July, 2016. Accordingly, the existing Chairpersons as
well as future appointees would be eligible for basic pay not exceeding
Rs. 2,25,000/- (Level 17 of Pay Matrix) in revised pay structure and
the existing Members as well as future appointees would be eligible for
basic pay not exceeding Level 15 of Pay Matrix in the revised pay
structure.
6. Existing instructions provide that Chairperson and
Member(s) who on the date of his / her appointment to the Regulatory
Authority/ Statutory Body/ Tribunal was in the service of the Central/
State Government shall be deemed to have retired from such service with
effect from the date of his / her respective appointment as such
Chairperson/ Member. In case such officers are in receipt of pension,
the same shall be deducted in accordance with the prevailing orders
applicable to the reemployed pensioners.
7. The rates of all allowances
shall be as admissible to Government employees of corresponding Level
from time to time.
8. These orders shall take effect from 01.01.2016.
(A.K. Jain)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
To All Ministries/Department (As per standard list attached)
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