Guidelines for Determining Pay on Appointment to Railway-controlled Posts for State Govt Employees – Railway Board’s RBE No. 69/2023
The Ministry of Railways in India has issued a circular, RBE No. 69/2023, providing guidelines for the fixation of pay of State Government employees on appointment to posts under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways subsequent to the implementation of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. The circular outlines the method of pay fixation based on whether the State Government has revised the Pay Scales/Grade Pays of their employees on the pattern of Seventh Central Pay Commission at the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (IW) 2001 series, after 1.1.2016, or not.
भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE No. 69/2023
No. E(P&A)II/2023/PP-3
New Delhi, dated 11.05.2023
The General Managers (P)
All Indian Railways
& Production Units etc.
Sub: Fixation of pay of State Government Employees on appointment to the posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways subsequent to the implementation of RS (RP) Rules, 2016.
The method of fixation of pay of State Government servants on appointment to posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways has been spelt out in Board’s letter Nos. E (P&A)-II-2001/PP-7 dated 02-08-2001 and E (P&A)-II-2016/PP-1 dated 23-06-2016. The question of fixation of pay in such cases consequent upon implementation of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, has been considered by the Government and the President is pleased to decide that in cases of State Government employees appointed to posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways on or after 1.1.2016, pay will be fixed in the following manner:-
(a) Where the State Government has revised the Pay Scales/Grade Pays of their employees on the pattern of Seventh Central Pay Commission at the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (IW) 2001 series wef 11.2016, the pay of State Government employees on their appointment to the posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways would be fixed as follows:
(i) When the appointment is to a post in higher Level, one increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is appointed and he/she would be placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to which appointed and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which he/she is appointed, he/she would be placed at the next higher Cell in that higher Level. However, if the amount so arrived at after adding the increment in lower Level is less than the minimum pay or the first Cell in the higher Level, the pay shall be fixed at minimum pay or first Cell of the higher Level.
(ii) Where the appointment is To a post involving identical Level, the individual shall continue to draw the same pay.
(b) Where the State Government has revised the Pay scales/Grade Pays of their employees after 1.1.2016 beyond the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (IW) 2001 series, the basic pay of the employee is to be determined first in the Central Pay Matrix by reducing the element of DA, ADA, IR etc. granted by the State Government after 1.1.2016 beyond the base index of 261.41 as per AICPL (IW) 2001 series and thereafter the pay would be fixed as provided in the clauses (i) and (ii) under sub-para (a) above.
(c) Where the State Government has either not revised or revised the pay scale of their employees on or after 11.2016 below the base index of 261.41 as per AICPL (IW) 2001 series, the basic pay of these employees shall be determined first in the Central Pay Matrix, by adding the element of DA, ADA upto the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (W) 2001 series, granted by the state Government and thereafter their pay would be fixed as provided in the clause (i) and (ii) under sub-para (a) above.
- These orders are applicable to employees of the State Government and Local. Bodies under the State including Emergency Divisional Accountants/Divisional Accountants appointed to a post under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways on or after 1.1.2016.
- This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
[Authority: DoPT’s OM No. 12/2/2016-Estt. (Pay-I) dated 11th May, 2017]
(N.P. Singh)
Director, Estt.(P&A)
Railway Board