7th CPC Bunching of stages - Railway Board revised pay structure clarification with Example

7th CPC Bunching of stages - Railway Board revised pay structure clarification with Example

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

PC-VII No. 62.
File No. PC-VII/2016/RSRP/3

RBE No.139/2017
New Delhi, dated 27.09.2017

The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All India Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Clarification regarding bunching of stages in the revised pay structure under RS(RP) Rules, 2016.

Instructions relating to bunching of stages while fixing the pay in 7th CPC was issued vide Board's letter dated 26.09.2016. Subsequently in View of interim clarifications issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their OM No. 1-6/2016-IC (Pt) dated 13.06.2017, it was advised vide Board's letter dated 29.06.2017 that, wherever not given effect to implementation of provision of bunching contained in Board's letter dated 26.09.2016 may be put on hold till such time detailed clarifications are issued to avoid subjective interpretation of the provisions that could result in anomalies/recoveries at a later date.

2. Now, detailed clarifications over the issue has been issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their O.M No. 1-6/2016-IC dated 03.08.2017 (copy enclosed).

3. The clarifications issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their O.M. dated 03.08.2017 will be applicable mutatis mutandis in Railways w.r.t. RS(RP) Rules, 2016.

4. Illustrations in this regard are enclosed at Annexure-A & Annexure-B.

(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway Board

Annexure A

Illustration to show where bunching is not applicable

Name of Person	Basic Pay in 6th CPC as on 1.1.2016	Grade Pay in 6th CPC	Corresponding Level of 7th CPC	Basic pay* 2.57	Basic pay fixed on 01.01.2016 in corresponding Level of 7 th CPC	Remarks
EXAMPLE-I
A	15610	4600	Level 7	40117	4490
B	16080	4600	Level 7	41325	44900	Though the difference in pay in the 6th CPC between A & B is more than 3%, no bunching is to be provided in terms of MOF's O.M dated 03.08. 2017, as the pay in 7th CPC has been fixed in first Cell of Level 7 of the Matrix.
C	16580	4600	Level 7	42610	44900	Though the difference in pay in the 6th CPC between A,B&C is more than 3%, no bunching is to be provided as the pay in 7th CPC has been fixed in first Cell of Level 7 of the Matrix.
D	17080	4600	Level 7	43896	44900	Though the defference in pay in the 6th CPC between A, B, C & D is more than 3%, no bunching is to be proided as the pay in 7th CPC has been fixed in first Cell of Level 7 of the Matrix.

EXAMPLE-II
A	63410	10000	Level 14	162963	167200
B	65020	10000	Level 14	167101	167200	Though the pay of A & B has been fixed in the same cell and pay of B is more than A in 6th CPC pay sales, bunching need not be provided as the difference in pay in the 6th CPC between A & B is less than 3%

Source: AIRF

Fixation of pay of Assistant Secretaries as per recommendations of 7th CPC and bunching thereof

7th CPC bunching of stages : Fixation of pay of Assistant Secretaries : Dopt issued  clarification orders

Fixation of pay of Assistant Secretaries as per recommendations of 7th CPC and bunching thereof : DoPT Order

No.13020/1/2016-AlS-I(Pt.2)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 10th October, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Fixation of pay of Assistant Secretaries as per recommendations of 7th CPC and bunching thereof.

This Department has been receiving numerous queries regarding application of New Pay Structure as per 7th CPC recommendation to Assistant Secretaries of the 2014 Batch of IAS, currently posted in Government of India.

2. It has already been clarified vide this Department's OM dated 29.09.2016 that pay of the Assistant Secretaries is required to be fixed in the New Pay Structure as per IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016. It is further informed that bunching of stages in the revised pay structure will be governed as per Proviso (a) to Rule 4A of the IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016 (copy enclosed) and as clarified by Department of Expenditure’s OM dated 7th September, 2016 (copy enclosed).

3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

(Kavitha V. Padmnabhan)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Authority: http://persmin.gov.in/dopt.asp

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA - EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)

NOTIFICATION 

New Delhi, the 8th September, 2016

Rule 4A of IAS (Pay)Rules, 2016 :

“Where, in the fixation of pay, the pay of members of the Service drawing pay at two or more stages in pre-revised Pay Band and Grade Pay or Scale, as the case may be, get fixed at same Cell in the applicable Level the Pay Matrix, one additional increment shall be given for every two stages bunched and the pay of member of Service drawing higher pay in pre-revised structure shall be fixed at the next vertical Cell in the applicable Level.”