Railway Employees to get one increment at par with Central Government Employees

In line with the orders issued by Ministry of Finance for grant of one increment in the pre-revised pay scale to nullify the anomaly in respect of central government employees who were in receipt of pre-revised increment between February 2006 to June 2006, Ministry of Railway has also issued a similar order for grant of one annual increment to railway employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006.

As per Railway Board’s order in this connection, in exercise of the powers available under RS(RP) Rules, 2008, the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of stipulation under Rule 10 of these Rules, those Railway employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of RS(RP) Rules, 2008. The pay of the eligible employees may be re-fixed accordingly.

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The text of the Railway Board’s order dated 23.03.2012 issued in this regard is as follows

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/BHARAT SARKAR 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/RAIL MANTRALAYA 
(RAILWAY BOARD)

S.No. PC-VI/2801 
RBF No.40/2012

No.PC-VI/2012/I/RSRP/1 
New Delhi, dated 23.03.2012

The GMs/CAOs(R), 
All Indian Railway & Production Units 
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – Date of next Increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the RS(RP) Rules, 2008.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 10 of the RS(RP) Rules, 2008, there will be a uniform date of annual increment, viz, 1st July of every year. Employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st of July will be eligible to be granted the increment. The first increment after fixation of pay on 1.1.2006 in the revised pay structure will be granted on 1.7.2006 for those employees for whom the date of next increment was between 1st July, 2006 to 1st January, 2007.

2. The Staff Side has represented on this issue and has requested that those employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 01.01.2006 in the pre-revised scale.

3. On further consideration and in exercise of the powers available under RS(RP) Rules, 2008, the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of stipulation under Rule 10 of these Rules, those Railway employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of RS(RP) Rules, 2008. The pay of the eligible employees may be re-fixed accordingly.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry ofRailways.

5. Hindi version will follow.

sd/- 
(Hari Kishan) 
Director Pay Commission-II 
Railway Board

 

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