Railway Service (RP) Rules, 2016: Availability of option for fixation of Pay on Promotion from the date of DNI in the lower post

Railway Service (RP) Rules, 2016: Availability of option for fixation of Pay on Promotion from the date of DNI in the lower post

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

Ministry/of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)

(Railway Board)

PC-VII No. 25	RBE No. 79/2017
File No. PC-VII/2016/I/6/2	New Delhi, dated : 31.07.2017

The General Manager/CAOs(R),

All India Railways & Production Units,

(As per mailing list)

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Consequent to implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, various doubts have arisen over the issue of relevancy of provisions of FR 22(l)(a)(1) as well as the methodology of fixation of pay on promotion to a post carrying duties and responsibilities of greater importance, of a Government Servant in case he opts for pay fixation from the Date of Next Increment (DNI).

2. It was advised to all the Zonal Railways vide Board’s letter of even no. dated 09.03.2017 that the issue has already been referred to Ministry of Finance. Now a detailed clarification over the issue has been issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training (MoPPG&P/DoP&T) vide their O.M No. 13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017 (copy enclosed).

3. The clarifications issued by MoPPG&P/DoP&T vide their OM. dated 27.07.2017 will be applicable mutatis mutandis in Railways w.r.t. RS(RP) Rules, 2016.

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4. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-

(Jaya Kumar G)

Deputy Director(Pay Commission)VII

Railway Board

Enclosure:

Applicability of FR 22(I)(a)(1) in 7th CPC CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 on Promotion- DoPT illustrated the method of fixation of pay from DNI

Source: www.indianrailways.gov.in [Click to get the Original Order from FB]