Junior Agriculture Assistant to get higher grade pay – 7th CPC Recommendations

7th Pay Commission recommends higher grade pay for the posts of Junior Agriculture Assistant/Junior Soil Conservation Assistant with BSc (Agriculture) qualification presently in PB-1, GP- 2400 are recommended to be upgraded and merged with the posts of Agriculture Assistant/Soil Conservation Assistant in the pay scale of PB-1, GP-2800.

Officers in accounts cadres to get higher grade pay – 7th CPC Recommendations

7th CPC recommends that officers in organised accounts cadres viz., Indian Audit and Accounts Department, Defence Accounts Department, Indian Civil Accounts Organisation, Railways, Post and Telecommunications who are in GP 4800 will be upgraded, on completion of four years’ service to GP 5400 (PB-2) and will be placed in Pay level 9, in the pay matrix.

Reservation in promotion – Minister’s reply

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister for State, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions replied in Lok Sabha on 17.12.2015 regarding reservation in promotions in Central Government Service. Minister also stated that States will have to collect quantifiable data of backwardness, inadequacy of representation before providing reservation in promotion.