Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure for Army Officers PBORs
Fixation of Pay in the Revised Pay Structure.- (1) The pay of an Officer who elects, or is deemed to have elected under rule 6 to be governed by the revised pay structure on and from the 1st day of January, 2016, shall, unless in case the President by special order otherwise directs, be fixed in the following manner, namely:-
- the pay in the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix shall be the pay obtained by multiplying the existing basic pay by a factor of 2.57, rounded off to the nearest rupee, and the figure so arrived at shall be located in that level in the Pay Matrix, and if such an identical figure corresponds to any Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, the same shall be the pay, and if no such Cell is available in the applicable Level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix.
- if the minimum pay or the first Cell in the applicable Level is more than the amount arrived at as per clause (i) the pay shall be fixed at the minimum pay or the first Cell of that applicable Level. Also Read : Pay Matrix Table for Army Officers PBORs
Illustration:
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Existing Pay Band : PB–3 |
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Existing Grade Pay : 5400 |
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Existing Pay : 16880
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Existing Basic Pay [(2)+(3] : 5400+16880= 22280 |
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Pay after multiplication by a fitment factor of 2.57 [(4) x2.57] : 22280 x 2.57= 57259.6 (rounded off to 57260)
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Level corresponding to Grade Pay 5400 (PB–3) : Level 10 |
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Revised Pay in Pay Matrix (either equal to or next higher to 57260 in Level 10) 57800 |
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Revised Pay in Pay Matrix: 57800 |
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- In the case of medical Officers in the Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Remount and Veterinary Corps in respect of whom Non-Practicing Allowance is admissible, the pay in the revised pay structure shall be fixed in the following manner, namely:-
- the existing basic pay shall be multiplied by a factor of 2.57 and the figure so arrived at shall be added to by an amount equivalent to Dearness Allowance on the pre-revised Non-Practicing Allowance admissible as on 1st day of January, 2016 and thereafter the figure so arrived at shall be located in that Level in the Pay Matrix and if such an identical figure corresponds to any Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, the same shall be the pay, and if no such Cell is available in the applicable Level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix.Also Read : Notification of Pay Rules, 2017 in respect of PBORs of the Defence Force (Army)
- the pay so fixed under clause (i) shall be added by the pre-revised Non Practicing Allowance admissible on the existing basic pay until further decision on the revised rates of Non Practicing allowance.
Illustration:
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Existing Pay Band : PB–4 |
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Existing Grade Pay : 8000 |
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Existing Pay : 49500
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Existing Basic Pay [(2)+(3] : 8000 + 49500 = 57500 |
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25% NPA on (Existing Basic Pay + MSP @ Rs.6000) : 15875 |
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DA on NPA @ 125% :19844 |
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Pay after Multiplication by a fitment factor of 2.57 [(4)X 2.57] : 57500X 2.57 = 147775 |
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Sum of serial number 6 and 7 : 167620 |
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Level correspondingmto Grade Pay 8000 (PB -4) : Level 12A |
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Revised Pay in Pay Matrix (either equal to or next higher to 167619 in Level 12A) : 171300 |
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Revised Pay + pre-revised Non Practicing Allowance (Sr.No.5 + 10): 187175 |
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- An Officer who is on leave on the 1st day of January, 2016 and is entitled to leave salary shall become entitled to pay in the revised pay structure from the 1st day of January, 2016, or the date of option for the revised pay structure.Also Read :Notification of Pay Rules, 2017 in respect of PBORs of the Defence Force Army Officers
- An Officer who is on Study Leave on the 1st day of January, 2016 shall be entitled to the pay in the revised pay structure from the 1st day of January, 2016, or the date of option.
- An Officer under suspension shall continue to draw subsistence allowance based on existing pay structure, and his pay in the revised pay structure shall be subject to the final order on the pending disciplinary proceedings.
- Where the existing emoluments exceed the revised emoluments in the case of any Officer, the difference shall be allowed as Personal Pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay.Also Read : Level of Ranks in the pay matrix for Army Officers PBORs
- Where in the fixation of pay in the Pay Matrix under rule 7, the pay in the Pay Matrix of an Officer, who, in the existing pay structure was drawing immediately before the 1st day of January, 2016 more pay in the Pay Band than another Officer in the same arm or service, gets fixed in the revised pay structure at a stage lower than that of such junior, his pay in the Pay Matrix shall be stepped up to the same cell in the revised pay structure as that of the junior.
- Where an Officer is in receipt of personal pay immediately before the date of notification of these rules, which together with his existing emoluments exceed the revised emoluments, then the difference representing such excess shall be allowed to such an Officer as personal pay, to be absorbed in future increase in pay
- (i) in cases where a senior Officer promoted to a higher rank before the 1st day of January, 2016 draws less pay in the Pay Matrix in the revised pay structure than his junior who is promoted to the higher rank on or after the 1st day of January, 2016, the pay in the Pay Matrix of the senior Officer in the revised pay structure shall be stepped up to an amount equal to the pay in the Pay Matrix as fixed for his junior in that higher rank, and such stepping up shall be done with effect from the date of promotion of the junior Officer, subject to fulfilment of the following conditions, namely:-
(a)both the junior and senior Officers belong to the same arm or service and the rank to which they have been promoted are identical in the same arm or service;
(b)the existing grade pay and the revised Level in the Pay Matrix of the lower and higher ranks in which they are entitled to draw pay are identical;
(c)the senior Officer at the time of promotion is drawing equal or more pay than the junior;
(d)the anomaly is directly as a result of the application of the provisions of these rules or any other rule or order regulating pay fixation on such promotion in the revised pay structure:
Provided that if the junior Officer was drawing more pay in the existing pay structure than the senior Officer by virtue of any advance increments granted to him, the provisions of this rules shall not be invoked to step up the pay in the Pay Matrix of the senior Officer.
(ii) the senior Officer shall be entitled to the next increment on completion of his required qualifying service with effect from the date of re-fixation of pay.
Source : MOD Order
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