GRAND OF NFGP AT LEVEL 10

There is only one comment on below posting which is about Grand of GP of Rs.5400/- on completion of 4 years in GP of Rs. 4800/- earned under MACP by ASPOs prior to 1-1-2012 but promoted or joined in Group B after 1-1-2006 and prior to 1-1-2016. Our demand is that all such Group B officers should be granted non functional Grade Pay of 5400/- from the date they have completed 4 years regular service in Grade Pay of 4800/- as also allowed to similar placed officer of CBDT/CBEC and other department on the basis of Hon’ble CAT judgement. Whereas no benefit of higher responsibility whatsoever was given on joining the Group B on regular basis. However NFGP of 5400/- was granted only after four years of Group B service and now this benefit is also not being given. This is the case for officers who completed four years service prior to 1-1-2016 only. Please do not link it with NFGP after 1-1-2016.

The tweet of my learned friend is that we can demand NFGP to GP of Rs. 5400 in PB-3 (level 10) after completion of 4 yrs regular service in SPO cadre. Yes why not and this is our demand too. Actually prior to implementation of 7^th CPC Group B officers were given GP Rs 5400/- after completion of 4 years of service in PS Group B. Consequently many our members were getting pay fixture under 2^nd and 3^rd MACP to that level on personal basis without actual promotion. There was only charm of getting fixture after four years of service on joining Group ‘B’ under non functional GP of 5400/- but unfortunately this fixture has also been withdrawn by the department while placing Group ‘B’ officer at next level on completion of 4 years of service in Group B on implementation of 7^th pay commission. Consequent upon implementation of 7^th pay commission simple replacement at level 9 has been given that without benefit of fixture as provided in illustration. Now Ministry of Finance vide F No. 26017/219/2016- Ad.II.A dated 10-4-2017 copy of which is pasted below had clarified to the revenue department that under 7^th CPC recommendation only normal replacement pay level for Superintendents has been allowed so NFGP introduced on the basis of 6^th CPC recommendation will continue under 7^th CPC regime by replacing the pay structure of pay band and Grade Pay with the corresponding Pay Levels/ Cells in Pay Matrix. All other department has implemented these orders by fixing the pay on promotion as given in Rule 13 of CCS Revised Pay Rules 2016. Our department is silent on this texture. As such Ministry of Finance vide F No. 26017/219/2016- Ad.II.A dated 10-4-2017 should be circulated to all circles with instructions to fix pay of all PS Group B officers on completion of four years of service in Group ‘B’ with corresponding pay levels/cells in Pay Matrix i.e from level 9 to 10. In case these orders are not implemented by our department then we will take legal remedy and it will be our second CAT case to file.