Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules: RBE No.226/2009 – Revised Pay Structure
No.PC-VI/2009/I/RSRP/8, dated 12.12.2009
S.No.PC-VI/173
Sub: Grant of the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 to posts that existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 01.01.2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2.
1. Attention is invited to Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 notified vide Notification GSR 643(E), dated 04.09.2008 (RBE No.103/2008) and Schedules circulated vide this Ministry’s letter No.PC-VII/2008/I/RSRP/1, dated 11.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/2) (RBE No.108/2008).
2. Sixth Pay Commission recommended merger of the three pre-revised scales of Rs.5000-8000, Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 and replaced them by the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2. Vide Para 2.2.21(v) of its Report, the Commission recommended that on account of the merger of these 3 scales, some posts which constituted feeder and promotion grades would come to lie in an identical grade. The Commission gave specific recommendations in its Report granting higher grade pay of Rs.4600 to some categories of these posts. As regards the other posts, the Commission recommended that it should first be seen if the posts in these 3 scales can be merged without any functional disturbance and if possible, the same should be done. Further, the Commission recommended that in case it is not feasible to merge the posts in these pay scales on functional consideration, the posts in the scale of Rs.5000-8000 and Rs.5500-9000 should be merged with the posts in the scale of Rs.6500-10500 being upgraded to the next higher grade in the pay band PB-2 with grade pay of Rs.4600 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500. In case a post already exists in the scale of Rs.7450-11500, the post being upgraded from the scale of Rs.6500-10500 should be merged with the post in the scale of Rs.7450-11500.
3. This Ministry has received a large number of references from various Railways/ Production units and other institutes/ departments proposing up-gradation of the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 01.01.2006 by granting them grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2. Consequent upon decision taken by Ministry of Finance, it has now been decided that the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 01.01.2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2, will be granted grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450- 11500 w.e.f. 01.01.2006. Further, as already stipulated in note 2 under schedule circulated vide Annexure ‘B’ of Board’s letter No.PC-VII/2008/1/RSRP/1, dated 11.09.2008 (RBE No.108/2008) in case a post already existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500, the posts being upgraded from the scale of Rs.6500-10500 should be merged with the post in the scale of Rs.7450-11500.
4. Accordingly, in terms of Rules 6 of RS (RP) Rules, 2008, revised pay of Railway servants in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 who were earlier granted grade pay of Rs.4200 and who have already exercised their option for drawal of pay in the revised pay structure in the format prescribed in the Second Schedule to the Rules, will be fixed again in accordance with illustration 4-A Annexed to RS (RP) Rules, 2008.
5. In case of all such Railway servants in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 who were earlier granted grade pay of Rs.4200 and who had opted to have their pay fixed under RS (RP) Rules, 2008, action as prescribed in this Ministry’s letter No.PC-VI/2008/1/RSRP/1, dated 11.09.2008 (RBE No.108/2008) will be taken. In case a Railway servant desires to revise his earlier option for coming over to the revised pay structure, he may be permitted to do so without making any reference to Board.
6. On account of pay fixation in the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2, arrears of pay will be recalculated and difference of arrears in respect of the entire amount will be paid immediately. The manner of drawal of arrears has already been indicated in this Ministry’s letter No.PC-VI/2008/1/RSRP/1, dated 11.09.2008 (RBE No.108/2008).
7. This has the sanction of the President and issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.226/2009
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.160/2010,