RBE No. 69/2007: Fixation of Pay – Loco Running Supervisors
No.PC-V/2002/1/6/2, dated 01.05.2007
Sub: Anomaly in fixation of pay of Loco Running Supervisors.
1. Reference has been received from some Railways regarding anomaly in pay of senior Local Supervisory Staff promoted directly from the post of Goods Driver drawing less pay than junior Loco Supervisory Staff promoted through an intermediary post of Sr. Goods Driver.
2. In terms of Ministry of Railway’s letter No.PC-III/91/CRC/1, dated 27.01.1993 (RBE No. 19/1993), while restructuring, the category of Goods Driver was bifurcated into two different pay scales and an element of Sr. Goods Driver with 20% posts was introduced. The anomaly has arisen due to the fact that the Senior Loco Supervisors has been promoted directly from the post of Goods Driver whereas the Junior Loco Supervisor has been promoted first to the post of Sr. Goods Driver and owing to his drawing pay in a higher pay scale gets fixed at a higher stage in the grade of Loco Supervisor in the pay scale of Rs.6500-10500.
3.1 In order to remove the above anomaly, it has been decided that in such cases the pay of the senior employee in the higher grade may be stepped up to make it equal to the pay of the junior person, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:-
(i) The scale of pay of lower post (ordinary grade) and higher post in which both junior and senior are entitled to draw pay should be identical.
(ii) The senior employee should have been eligible for appointment to Selection Grade (introduced later) but for his working in the higher post on or before the date on which the junior was appointed to the selection grade.
(iii) The junior person should not have drawn more than the senior by virtue of fixation of pay under the normal rules or any advance increment granted to him in the lower post, and the anomaly should be directly as a result of the junior person holding Selection Grade at the time of his promotion to the higher post.
3.2 The stepping up should be done effect from the date of promotion of the junior employee to the higher grade. Fixation of pay would be done in accordance with the above provisions and next increment of the senior employee would accrue on completion of twelve months from the date of re-fixation of pay.
4. This has the approval of the finance Directorate of the ministry of Railways.
5. This disposes of Southern Railways letter No.P(S)524/IV/LRS/V PC/Vol-II, dated 03.07.2006.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 69/2007
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.