Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure for Air Force PBORs

Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure for Air Force PBORs

Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure

•  The pay of a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman 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:

• 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.Also Read : Notification of Pay Rules, 2017 in respect of PBORs of the Defence Force (Air Force )

• 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.

 

1.	Existing Pay Band : PB–1	Pay Band   5200 –20200   Grade Pay   2000   2400   2800   Levels   3   4   5 1. 21700 25500 29200 2 22400 26300 30100 3 23100 27100 31000 4. 23800 27900 31900 5. 24500 28700 32900 6. 25200 29600 33900 7. 26000 30500 34900 8. 26800 31400 35900 9. 27600 32300 37000 10. 28400 33300 38100 11. 29300 34300 39200 12. 30200 35300 40400 13. 31100 36400 41600 14. 32000 37500 42800 15. 33000 38600 44100 16. 34000 39800 45400
2.	Existing Grade Pay : 2400
3.	Existing Pay : 10160
4.	Existing Basic Pay [(2)+(3] : 2400 + 10160 = 12560
5.	Pay after multiplication by a fitment factor of  2.57 [(4) x2.57] : 32279.2 (rounded off to 32279)
6.	Level corresponding to Grade Pay 2400 (PB–1) : Level 4
7.	Revised Pay in Pay Matrix (either equal to or next higher to 32279 in Level 4)  32300
8.	Revised Pay in Pay Matrix:32300

• A Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman 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.

• A Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman 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 Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman, the difference shall be allowed as Personal Pay to be absorbed in future increases in Pay.Also Read :Pay Matrix Table for Air Force PBORs

• Where in the fixation of pay in the Pay Matrix under rule 7, the pay in the Pay Matrix of a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman, who, in the existing pay structure was drawing immediately before the 1st day of January, 2016 more pay in the Pay Band than another Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman in the same arm/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 a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman 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 a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman as Personal Pay, to be absorbed in future increase in pay.

• In case of Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman who are in receipt of Personal Pay for passing Hindi Pragya, Hindi Typewriting, Hindi shorthand and such other examinations under the “Hindi Teaching Scheme” or on successfully undergoing training in cash and accounts matters prior to 1st day of January, 2016, while the Personal Pay shall not be taken into account for purposes of fixation of initial pay in the revised pay structure, they would continue to draw Personal Pay after fixation of their pay in the revised pay structure on and from the 1st day of January 2016 or subsequently for the period for which they would have drawn it but for the fixation of their pay in the revised pay structure. The quantum of such personal  pay would  be  paid at the appropriate  rate  of  increment in  the  revised pay structure from the date of fixation of pay for the period for which they would have continued to draw it.

Explanation.– For the purpose of this sub–rule, “appropriate rate of increment in the revised pay structure” means the difference with respect to the next immediate higher Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, from the stage at which the pay of the Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman is fixed in the revised pay structure.

• There shall be stepping up of pay in pay matrix of a senior if a junior promoted after 1st January, 2016 draws more pay in pay matrix

(1)In cases where a senior Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/ Aircraftsman 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 Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman  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    Warrant   Officer/Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman, subject to fulfilment of the following conditions, namely:

1. Both the junior and senior Warrant Officers/ Sergeants/Corporals/Leading Aircraftsmans/ Aircraftsmans belong to the same group/arm/ service/ branch and the rank to which they have been promoted are identical in the same group/arm/ service/branch.
2. 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.
3. The senior Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/ Aircraftsman at the time of promotion is drawing equal or more pay than the junior.
4. The anomaly is directly as a result of the application of the provisions of this Rule or any other rule or order regulating pay fixation on such promotion in the revised pay structure.

Provided that if the junior Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman was drawing more pay in the existing pay structure than the senior Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/ Aircraftsman by virtue of any advance increments granted to him, the provisions of this Rule shall not be invoked to step up the pay in the Pay Matrix of the senior Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman.

(ii) The senior Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman 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