Sir,
I am making this communication in reference to Office Memorandum bearing
No.4-21/2017-IC/E.IIIA dated 28.11.2019 issued by Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India on the subject:
DONI under Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016.
Vide this Office Memorandum, an opportunity was given to the employee
who has been promoted or granted financial up-gradation on or after
01.01.2016 and desire to exercise option for pay fixation under
FR22(I)(a)(I).
After implementation of this Office Memorandum, the anomaly was arisen
between the senior employee who promoted or granted financial
up-gradation prior to 01.01.2016 and the junior employee who promoted or
granted financial up-gradation on or after 01.01.2016.
There should be no doubt that this situation will be arisen all over the
India i.e. all the ministries of Government of India, the departments
under all the state governments, all the autonomous bodies & public
sector undertakings under central government as
well as state government.
When this situation was brought to the knowledge of Ministry of Defence
by the employees of that ministry, the Ministry referred the matter
regarding stepping up of pay of senior in comparison to pay of the
junior to Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
In this reference, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance,
Government of India vide its communication dated 27.06.2022 informed
Ministry of Defence that stepping up of pay may be allowed to the senior
government servants with reference to the junior
where the junior accrued the next increment on the 1st January or 1st
July on completion of period of six months.
In another scene, when the same situation was brought to the knowledge
of Ministry of Railway by the employees of that ministry, the Ministry
also referred the matter regarding stepping up of pay of senior in
comparison to pay of the junior to Ministry of Finance,
Government of India.
In this reference, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance,
Government of India vide its communication dated 18.07.2022 informed
Ministry of Railway that if seniors who have been promoted or granted
financial up-gradation prior 01.01.2016, are getting
less pay than the juniors who have got promotion / financial
up-gradation after 01.01.2016, then the seniors may be granted stepping
up of pay in comparison to those juniors.
Two ministries of Government of India referred their cases to Ministry
of Finance and Ministry of Finance informed both the ministries
accordingly.
Here a picture is generated. The government servants or government
employees are working in only two ministries of Government of India and
the officials or employees working in other ministries i.e. M/o Home
Affairs, M/o External Affairs, M/o Agriculture, M/o
Civil Aviation, M/o Social Justice, M/o Women & Child Development,
M/o Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, M/o Health & Family
Welfare, M/o Corporate Affairs, M/o Environment, Forest & Climate
Change, M/o Education are not government servants or government
employees. The employees of all the state governments are not
government servants or government employees.
At one place, Special Secretary (Department of Expenditure), M/o
Finance, Govt. of India stated that the matter of the stepping up of pay
for seniors promoted prior to 31.12.2015, who are receiving lesser pay
than juniors promoted after 01.01.2016 is under
consideration {Page No. 3 of minutes of the meeting of Standing
Committee of NC (JCM) held on 20.09.2023 issued by Estt. (JCA) Section,
DoPT vide letter No. 3/2/2023-JCA dated 10.10.2023}.
More than one year has passed this meeting was held and no Office
Memorandum is issued by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance,
Government of India for the sake of officials or employees working in
other ministries i.e. M/o Home Affairs, M/o External
Affairs, M/o Agriculture, M/o Civil Aviation, M/o Social Justice, M/o
Women & Child Development, M/o Fisheries, Animal Husbandry &
Dairying, M/o Health & Family Welfare, M/o Corporate Affairs, M/o
Environment, Forest & Climate Change, M/o Education or the
employees of all state governments.
Respected Sir,
Thousands of senior officials / employees working under the
administrative control of other ministries of Government of India and
the all the departments of all the state governments are waiting for
that point of time when the justice will be done with them.
They will also get equal pay in comparison to their juniors.
With regards
RAJESH
Email : rajeshkumar_76@hotmail.com
3 Comments
Really this issue has not been resolved till date especially the promotees from the period 1.1.2015 to 30.06.2015 are getting lesser pay than their counter parts being promoted on or after 1.1.2016. The same problem arose during 6th CPC and that Commission rectified the anomaly by issuance of OM dared 19.03.2012. But in 7th CPC nothing general has been done. You may have access to OM dated 19.03.2012.
ReplyDeleteRecently in the Meeting of Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) held on 23.04.2025 communicated vide DOPT letter No.3/7//2024 - JCA dated 20.05.2025 vide para 4(v) - item no No 7/SC/63/25 on stepping up of pay of senior promoted prior to 31.12.2015 getting lesser pay than junior promoted after 01.01.2016, DOE had specifically clarified that they are allowing stepping up of pay on case to case basis. But, DOE has not issued any OMs on the issue.
ReplyDeleteIn the last Meeting held on 20.09.2023 DOE had stated that the issue is under consideration, but till date NO OMs issued.
Since, many employees are retired and facing this problem, DOE may be requested to issue specific OM early. Issue should not be closed like the earlier meeting.
DOE may be persued.
In the earlier JCM meeting held on 20.09.23, the same issue was discussed and DOE had clarified that the issue is under consideration, but even TWO years are over, NO guidelines were issued.
DeleteNow also in the recently held JCM meeting on 23.04.25, the same issue was once again discussed, and DOE had specifically confirmed that stepping up of senior is allowed. But even TWO months are over, NO guidelines were issued till date.
It is not known as to in the JCM meeting, certain clarifications were issued, but the same is not being confirmed by issue of OMs/guidelines.
It is humbly requested that DOE may please issue specific OMs on the issue IMMEDIATELY, as the issue is being pending since last TEN yearsand also that many aggrieved employees are RETIRED.
Early action is solicited.