Revised Pay Rules Notification

Finally the government today issued notification for implementing Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. The Union cabinet had approved the recommendations on 14 August with several improvement over the original of 6thCPC.
The notification means that all the central government employees will receive the revised pay as approved by the government from September 1, 2008.

Pay Fixation:With regard to fixation of pay in the revised pay bands, the basic pay drawn as on 1.1.2006 on the existing fifth CPC pay scales will be multiplied by a factor of 1.86 and then rounded off to next multiple of 10. this will be the pay in the revised running pay band. Grade pay as approved by the corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale will then be added to the pay in the revised pay band. The total of pay in the pay band and grade pay will be the revised basic pay as on 1.1.2006.

Increment: rate of annual increment will be modified from 2.5% recommended by the commission to 3% and the rate of variable increment for high achievers in PB-3 will be 4% instead of 3.5% recommended by the commission.

Revised pay rules Notification may be downloaded from here
http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2008/aug/6th_payNotification.pdf

http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2008/aug/6th_payResolution.pdf

In resolution document you can get information about what have been accepted and what not...

Highlights:

• DA rates are to be calculated taking 2001 as base year.
• The revised allowances other than dearness allowance will be effective from 1st day of September 2008.
• Main changes are in PB-3 i.e. in officers cadre (Of course They Are Rulers).
• Campus restriction for grant of transport allowance has been removed.
• Transport allowance for the employees at the lowest levels will be increased to Rs 600 from existing Rs 400 in A-1/A class cities and Rs 400 from existing Rs 300 in other towns.
• Three upgradation will be granted under assured career progression (ACP) scheme at 10, 20 and 30 years as per the modified ACP scheme recommended by the commission. ACP scheme will also be applicable to group A employees.

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