Pay fixation of DEOs appointed to the post of Data Processing Assistant – EPFO Clarification

It is clarified by Employees Provident Fund Organisation that Pay fixation of DEOs appointed to Data Processing Assistant will be allowed notionally from 30.5.2009 i.e. the date of notification of RR’s and with financial benefits from the date of assumption of charge and that Pay fixation of DEOs appointed to Data Processing Assistant who were subsequently appointed to the post of DPA consequent upon acquiring required education qualification within a period of two years are allowed the pay of DPA from the date of assumption of charge to the post of DPA.

The full text of decision taken in this regard by EPFO in letter HRM.V/1(5)2010/DPA/Pay fix./ Pt./27857 dated 17.12.2012 is given below.

To
All Regional P F Commissioner-I in-charge of the Regions
Including Regional P F Commissioner (ASD)
(In charge of the Region, including ZTIs)

(i) The DEOs who were eligible for appointment / conversion as on the date of notification of the Recruitment Rules of DPA are allowed the pay of DPA notionally from 30.5.2009 i.e. the date of notification of RRs and with financial benefits from the date of assumption of charge.
(ii) The DEOs who were subsequently appointed to the post of DPA consequent upon acquiring required education qualification within a period of two years are allowed the pay of DPA from the date of assumption of charge to the post of DPA.

Source: EPFO