RBE No. 140/1988: Fixation of Pay – RS(RP) Rules, 1986

No.PC-IV/86/FOP/2, dated 23.06.1988

Sub: Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986 – Fixation of pay of Railway servants who opt for the revised scale of pay from a date subsequent to 01.01.1986.

1. In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 9 of the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986, where a Railway servants continues to draw his pay in the existing scale and is brought over to the revised scale from a date later than the first day of January, 1986, his pay from the later date in the revised scale is to be fixed under the Railway Fundamental Rules and not under Rule 7 of the said Rules. On a representation from the Staff Side (JCM), it has been decided vide this Ministry’s letter of even number that 29.12.1986 that the benefit of fixation of pay under Rule 7 of the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986 may also be allowed to Railway servants who elect to come over to the revised scales from the date of their next increment falling after 01.01.1986 but not later than 31.12.1986 in respect of posts held by them on 01.01.1986.

2. The Staff Side in the National Council (JCM) have again represented that the time limit for opting for the revised scale of pay from a date subsequent to 01.01.1986 may be extended further beyond 31.12.1986 and up to 31.12.1987 to rectify the anomalous position that still existed in several cases. The matter has been examined in Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) in consultation with the Department of Personnel & Training and has also been discussed in the National Council (JCM). 

3. In exercise of the powers available under Rule 13 of the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986, the President is pleased to decide that the pay of the Railway servants drawing their increments annually who opt to switch over to the revised pay scale of pay from the date of their next increment or subsequent increment following after 01.01.1986 but not later than 31.12.1987 in respect of the post held by them on 01.01.1986 shall also be fixed in accordance with the provisions of Rule 7 of the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986.

4. The option in the format appended as the Second Schedule to the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986 may be exercised by 30.09.1988. The option once exercised shall be final. The option available under these orders can be exercised afresh even by those Railway servants who have already exercised option prior to the issue of these orders to switch over to the revised scales. However, the pay of Railway servants who still opt to switch over to the revised scales from any date subsequent to 31.12.1987 shall be fixed in those scales under Rule 9 of the Railway Servants (Revised Pay) Rules, 1986.

5. All your field officers may be directed to bring the contents of these orders to the notice of all concerned expeditiously well within times so that the need for extending the date of exercising option under these orders may not arise. 

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 140/1988

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.

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