Equal entry level pay to promotee Assistant and PAs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

RAJYA SABHA

ANSWERED ON-02.05.2013

Recommendations of National Anomaly Committee

(a) the action being taken by Government to implement recommendations of National Anomaly Committee to grant sanction for equal entry level pay to promotee Assistant/PAs i.e. Rs 12,540 as pay in the running pay band, plus Rs. 4600/- as grade pay totaling to Rs. 17,140/-; and

(b) the action being taken by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to remove above anomalies completely by according entry level pay of ` 13,860/- to all Assistants/PAs, irrespective of their mode and date of recruitment, as presently given in case of only those promoted to grade of Assistant/PAs between 01 January, 2006 to 31 August, 2008?

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a) & (b): It has been decided that in cases where a senior employee appointed to a post on promotion basis happens to actually draw pay less than an employee appointed on direct recruitment basis on the same post on or after 1.1.2006 where such a direct recruit is junior to the employee appointed on promotion, stepping up of pay of the senior at par with the junior will be allowed, if both the senior and junior belong to the same seniority list for all purposes. However, no stepping up of pay of the senior will be applicable in cases where direct recruits have been granted advance increments at the time of recruitment