Removal of ambiguity in fixation of pay of re-employed ex-servicemen

Minutes of Standing Committee Meeting Held on 3.5.2017 between NC JCM Staff Side and the Official Side under the Chairmanship of Secretary

S. No. 26 – Removal of ambiguity in fixation of pay of re-employed ex-servicemen and grant of the same benefit extended to commissioned officers to personnel below officers rank also

Establishment Division in their comments dated 28.03.2017 had stated that:

(i) The first issue relates to pay fixation on re-employment in Civil Services and Public Sector Banks, etc. D/o Financial Services (DoFS) is stated to have clarified that pay fixation of ex-servicemen would be through protection of pay plus D.A, drawn by them at the time of release from the Armed forces. DoFS orders provide that in addition to the pay fixed on re-employment, pension and other retirement benefits would also be allowed.

(ii) Establishment Division has clarified to D/o Posts that initial pay on re-employment in case of ex-servicemen who had held posts below Commissioned Officers and civilians, below Group-A, shall be fixed as per the entry pay in the revised pay structure of the re-employed posts applicable in the case of direct recruits appointed on or after 01.01.2006.

(iii) Staff-Side says there is a contradiction in the two clarifications and, as a result of the ambiguity, one section has benefited (Personnel who are covered under the Instructions of DoFS) while others are not (Personnel who are covered under the instructions of DoPT.

JS(E) stated that they had received a number of grievances and the Department of Welfare of Ex-Serviceman had also raised this issue. Presently there are two formulations for pay fixation of ex-servicemen one for Group A posts and another for others — which is not an ideal situation. It was stated that the issue is under active consideration and a decision is likely shortly.

{Action: Establishment Division (DoPT)}

S. No. 27 – Permission to opt for pay fixation in the revised pay structure on a date after the date of issue of CCS(RP) rules 2016 notification 05-7-2016) in case of employees whose promotion becomes due after 25.7.2006.

Department of Expenditure (DoE) had through their letter dated 09.01.2017 informed that references have been received from various Ministries/ Departments for switching over to revise pay scale after 25.07.2016 and the matter is being examined. Decision in the matter will be communicated in due course.

{Action: D/o Expenditure}

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S.No. 2  – Include Grameen Dak Sewaks within the ambit of 7th CPC

S.No. 3 – Settle all anomalies of the Sixth Central Pay Commission

S.No. 4 – No Privatisation PPP or FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments

S.No. 5 – No corporatization on Postal Services

S. No. 6 – No ban on recruitment/creation of posts

S.No. 7 – Scrap PFRDA Act and reintroduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme

S.No. 8 – No outsourcing, contractorisation, privatisation_of governmental function

S.No. 9 – Regularise the Existing Daily Rated/Casual and Contract Workers

S.No. 10 – Revive JCM functioning at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of demands of the central Government employees

S.No. 11 – Remove the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments

S.No. 12 – Ensuring five promotions in the service career

S.No. 13 – Non-implementation of the decision taken in the 46th National Council (JCM) Meeting

S.No. 14 – Reduction of one day Productive Linked Bonus PLB to the employees of OFB & DGQA

S.No. 15 – Grant of one time relaxation to the Central Government employees ho have availed LTC-80

S.No. 16 – Grant of House Rent Allowance to the employees who have vacated government quarters

S.No. 17 – Restoration of interest-free advances withdrawn by the Government based on 7th CPC recommendations

S.No. 19 – Grant of 3rd MACP in GP 4600 to the Master Craftsmen (MCM) of Defence Ministry

S. No. 20 – Carrying forward of Earned Leave by Defence Industrial Employees on transfer

S.No. 21 – Reimbursement of actual medical expenditure incurred by the employees in recognized hospitals

S.No. 22 – Dental Treatment in private hospitals recognized under CGHS CS(MA) Rules, 1944 for CS(MA) beneficiaries

S.No. 23 – Review of the income criteria for the dependent parents of government employees

S.No. 26 – Removal of ambiguity in fixation of pay of re-employed ex-servicemen

S.No. 28 – Extension of the benefit of bonus calculation ceiling enhancement of Rs. 7000/- to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)

S.No. 29 – Regularize the services of casual labourers by absorbing them against vacant posts of MTS as one time measure

S.No. 30 – Fill up all vacant posts including promotional posts in a time bound manner