7th CPC Group ‘X’ Pay for Warrant Officer/Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman in Air Force
Definition of Existing Basic Pay as per Gazette Notification issued by Ministry of Defence on 3.5.2017…
“Existing Basic Pay” means pay drawn in the prescribed existing Pay Band and Grade Pay but it does not include any other types of pay like Special Pay, Military Service Pay, Group ‘X’ Pay etc.
Group ‘X’ Pay is a fixed amount admissible to a Warrant Officer/Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman of Group ‘X’ only, because of his higher educational qualification vis-à-vis a Warrant Officer/Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman of Group ‘Y’.
(ii) The Levels for same ranks in trade Group ‘X’ and trade Group ‘Y’ shall be same. Group ‘X’ Pay shall be admissible on drawal of pay in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix at:
(a) a higher rate of Rs 6,200, for Group X’ trades which requires a qualification equivalent to a diploma recognised by All India Council for Technical Education; and
(b) a lower rate of Rs 3,600, for other Group ‘X’ trades, but not having a technical qualification recognised by All India Council for Technical Education;
(iii) when a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman in relevant Group ‘X’ trades drawing a lower rate of Group ‘X’ Pay acquires a higher technical qualification equivalent of a diploma recognised by All India Council for
Technical Education, he shall be admissible to higher rate of Group ‘X’ Pay with the approval of concerned Competent Authority;
(iv) when a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman is re–mustered from Group ‘Y’ to Group ‘X’, he shall be admissible Group ‘X’ Pay as applicable under sub-clause (ii) above;
(v) Group ‘X’ Pay shall be counted as pay for the purpose of computation of dearness allowance only.
Education Instructor is in Group X trade. Will he get Rs 6200 pm as Group X pay or Rs 3600 pm as Group X pa? Please clarify.
In 7th pay commission once x pay including in payment , It is technical pay which Air force/ministry of defence paying specially for technical personal so it must be consider for the calculation of pension otherwise it will be disparity . Technical personal will be looser .
in 6th pay commission gp x pay was counted for pension. pls clear the picture this time. if it is nnoy counted for pension we are happy wd 6th recommendation