Promotion: RBE No.196/2017 – Fixation of Pay in Merged Scales

No.PC-VI/2015/IC/1, dated 29.12.2017

PC-VI No.382

Sub: Cases of promotion taking place in the pre-revised pay structure between 01.01.2006 and the date of notification of RS (RP) Rules, 2008 and the subsequent merger of the pre-revised pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts in a common Grade – fixation of pay – Clarifications. 

Ref:  Railway Board’s letter No.PC-VI/2015/IC/1, dated 08.04.2016 (RBE No.33/2016) & M/o Finance’s O.M. No.F-2-1/2015-E.III(A), dated 16.10.2015.       

Certain doubts were received in this office regarding the admissibility of re-exercise of option and applicable cut off dates on Railways in respect of the instructions contained in Board’s letter dated 08.04.2016 (RBE No.33/2016). The issue has been examined in consultation with the M/o Finance and following clarifications are issued:

(i) Cut-off date:

It is clarified that since the Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 were notified on 04.09.2008, promotion s taking place between 01.01.2006 to 04.09.2008 would be covered; 

(ii)   Re-exercise of option to switch over to the Revised pay structure (VIth CPC):

On the issue of permission for re-exercise of option, it is clarified that since the issue of change in option is not covered in the OM No.F-2-1/2015-E.IIIA, dated 16.10.2015 issued by the M/o Finance, as such the question of admissibility of fresh option does not arise and moreover, since the benefit given in the OM dated 16.10.2015 was special dispensation, it may not be appropriate to consider any further dispensation.

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