Railway Board Clarification on Fixation of Pay on Promotion between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of RS (RP) Rules, 2008 & merger of pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts

Railway Board Clarification on Fixation of Pay on Promotion between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules,
2008 & merger of pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 196/2017

New Delhi, Dated – 29.12.2017

The General Managers/CAO(R)
All In dia Railways & Production Units,
(as per mailing list)

Sub: Cases of promotion taking place in the pre-revised pay structure between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of RS(RP)RuIes, 2008 and the subsequent merger of the pre-revised pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts in a common Grade- fixation of pay-Clarifications.

Ref: Railway Board’s letter no. PC-VI/2015/IC/1 dated 08.04.2016 (RBE No. 33/2016) & M/o Finance’s O.M. No. F-2-l/2015-E.III(A) dated 16.10.2015.

Certain doubts were received in this office regarding the admissibility of re-exercise of option and applicable cut off dates on Railways in respect of the instructions contained in Board‘s letter dated 08.04.20l6. The issue has been examined in consultation with the M/O Finance and following clarifications are issued:-

(i) Cut-off date: – it is clarified that since the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules.2008 were notified on 04.09.2008. promotions taking place between 01.0l.06 to 04.09.08 would be covered;

(ii) Re-exercise of option to switch over to the Revised pay structure (V1th CPC):-

On the issue of permission for re-exercise of option. it is clarified that since the issue of change in option is not covered in the OM No. F-2-l/2015-EIIIA dated 16.l0.2015 issued by the M/o Finance as such the question of admissibility of fresh option does not arise and moreover, since the benefit given in the OM dated 16/10/2015 was special dispensation. It may not be appropriate to consider any further dispensation.

(S. Balachandra Iiver)
Executive Director/Pay Commission-II
Railway Board.