Fixation of pay of officers of the Established Central Services Class I, who were promoted to the senior scale after 1-7-59 but before 2.8.60

Points of doubt

Clarifications

(a)           Whether for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised integrated scale in accordance with para 3 of the Office Memorandum dated the 1^st December 1961 the dearness allowance actually drawn with reference to the basic pay in the existing scale plus a special pay will be taken into account.

(a)    Dearness allowance for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised scale under para 3 of the office Memorandum dated the 1^st December 1961 should be taken as the dearness allowance appropriate to the basic pay in the existing senior scale and not the dearness allowance actually drawn. However, the drop in emoluments with reference to the dearness allowance actually drawn will be protected by the grant of personal pay.

Example. An officer who had drawn a pay of Rs.680 in the senior scale plus a special pay of Rs.100 plus a dearness allowance of Rs.100 will have his pay in the revised scale fixed at Rs.740 plus a personal pay of Rs.25 (on the basis of Rs.680 plus the appropriate d.a. of Rs.85). He may in addition get the special pay of Rs.100 if it is admissible in the revised scale. The drop of Rs.15 being the difference between the dearness allowance actually drawn and the dearness allowance will again be protected in the form of personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay.

(b)           What will be the date of next increment in the revised scale after initial fixation of pay, in cases where an officer’s pay in the existing senior scale was refixed under F.R.31(2).

(c)    In cases where the pay in the pre-revised senior scale was re-fixed or would have been re-fixed under F.R.31(2) on a date prior to 2.8.1960 the date of increment in the revised scale shall be taken as the date on which such a refixation was done or would have been done in the existing senior scale.

Example : An officer promoted to the senior scale on 1-1-60 drew a pay of Rs.720 in the existing senior scale plus a dearness allowance of Rs. 85/-. His pay in the existing senior scale was refixed at Rs.760 under F.R. 31(2) on say 1.5.60.

The initial pay of the officer in the revised scale will be fixed at Rs.780 plus personal pay of Rs.25 with effect from 1-1-60. He will draw his next increment in the revised scale raising his pay to Rs.820 on 1.5.1960.

(c) Whether the emoluments drawn in the pre-revised scale upto 2.8.60 will be protected by the grant of a personal pay.

(c) The emoluments drawn or that would have been drawn in the existing scale upto 2.8.60 will be protected by the grant of a personal pay to be abrorbed in future increments.

Example : An officer was promoted to the senior scale on 1-1-60 and his pay was fixed at Rs.720 plus Rs.85 dearness allowance on this date. His pay was refixed in the senior scale under F.R.31(2) on 1-5-60 and after refixation his pay and dearness allowance were Rs.760 and Rs.100 respectively.

In the revised scale the Officer’s pay will be fixed at Rs.780 plus Rs.25 personal pay with effect from 1.1.60. His next increment to Rs.820 in the revised scale will be given on 1.5.60. But since on this date his emoluments in the existing scale was Rs.860 (Rs.760 pay plus Rs.100 d.a.) he will again be given a personal pay of Rs.40 from 1-5-60. Thus on 2-8-60 his pay in the revised scale will be Rs.820 plus Rs.40 personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay in the revised scale accruing after this date.

If in the above case the officer was entitled to a special pay of Rs.100 p.m. along with the pay in the pre-revised senior scale and also in the revised scale, the protection will be as under :-

1.1.60 Rs.780 (in the revised scale)

Plus Rs.100 (S.Pay admissible in that scale)

Plus Rs.40 (Personal Pay)

1.5.60 Rs.820 plus

Rs.100 (special pay)

Rs.40 (Personal Pay)

On 2-8-60 his pay will thus be Rs.820 plus Rs.100 (special pay) plus Rs.40 personal pay to be absorbed in future increments.