RBE No. 195/1989: Fixation of Pay – Counting Special Pay

No.PC-III/79/SP/I/UDC, dated

Sub: Grant of Special Pay of Rs.35 per month to the Upper Division Clerks in the non-secretariat administrative offices – Question whether this amount should be taken into account in, the fixation of pay on promotion – Decision regarding.

Reference is invited to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 27.11.1987 (RBE No. 286/1987) under which the special pay of Rs.35 p.m. paid to Upper Division Clerks has been allowed for fixation of pay on promotion w.e.f. 01.09.1985. Aggrieved by this decision, a number of UDCs, who while drawing special pay of Rs.35 p.m. were promoted to higher posts prior to 01.09.1985 and whose pay on promotion was fixed without taking into account the special pay of Rs.35, filed a petition before CAT claiming that their pay should also be fixed taking into account the special pay of Rs.35 as their juniors who have been promoted after 01.09.1985 are getting higher pay.

The judgment of CAT delivered in this case has been examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance and it has been decided that pay of those UDCs who were drawing special Pay of Rs.35 in terms of this Ministry’s letter No.PCIII/79/SP/1/UDC, dated 11.07.1979 and were promoted to higher posts prior to 01.09.1985 and who fulfill the conditions mentioned in this Ministry’s letter No.PCIII/79/SP/1/UDC, dated 27.11.1987 (RBE No. 286/1987) may be re-fixed on notional basis from the date of their promotion by taking the special pay of Rs.35 into account and the actual benefit may be allowed to them only from 01.09.1985 without payment of any arrears. 

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 195/1989

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