Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules 2008 – Revised Pay scales of Pay – Clarification

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No. 75/2010
New Delhi, dated 17-05-2010

S.No. PC-VI/208
No.PC-V/2007/PNM/DC-JCM/1

The General Manager/CAR(O)
All Indian Railways & Pus
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules 2008-Schedule for Revised Pay scales of Pay – Clarification reg.

Ref: Board’s letter No. PC-VI/2008/I/RSRP/1 dated 22.9.2008 (RBE No.124/2008)

The pay structure of the posts of Section Officers(Accounts)/TIA/ISA in the pre-revised scale of pay of Rs.6500-10500 was notified in the schedule circulated vide Borad’s letter referred above.

2. Earlier, the recruitment rules for these posts incorporated in Indian Railway Establishment Manual, VoI-I, 1989 Edition were amended vide Advance Correction Slip No.194 issued vide Board’s letter No. PC-V/98/1/11/23(Pt.) (RBE No. 54/2007) dated 05.04.2007 to provide for promotion of Accounts Assistants not qualified in Appendix-3 Examination on senirity-cum-suitability basis to the extent of 5% of these posts designated as Senior Accounts Assistants. It has now been decided by the Board to clarify that these posts of Sr. Accounts Assistants, being the posts of the cadre of section Officer(A/cs) TIA/ISA, would carry the same pay structure as available to the Section Officers (Accounts)/TIAs/ISAs and notified vide Board’s circular dated 22-9-2008 referred above. Further, like SO(A/cs.), Sr. Accounts Assistants will retain the existing classification as Group’C’.

3. This will take effect from 05.4.2007.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. Pursuant to item Nos. 22 & 23/2007 raised in the DC-JCM Meeting by the Federations this instruction clarifying the position is being issued.

(N.P. Singh)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission
Railway Board