INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICU~TURAL RESEARCH KRISHI BHAWAN, DR RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD,

NEW DELHI - 110 001.

F. No. : 1(15)98-Per.IV

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Date : (9 April, 2004

All Directors/Project Directors of the Institutes/National Research Centres/Bureaux/Project Directors of I C ~

Sub. :- Revision of pay scales of the Scientists of ICAR Universities - Clarifications of points of doubt.

I Sir, 1

Reference is invited to the Council's letter of even number dated 27.2.99 by which revised pay-scales of scientists of ICAR were notified. A number of references have been received see&g clarifications regarding implementation of these orders and specifically in respect of regulation of incentives for Ph.D/M.Phil as well as revised Career Advancement scheme notified vide ICAR circular dated 19-07-2001). The issues have been examined by the Council in consultation with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)/University Grants C o d s s i o n (UGC) and Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Department of Personnel & Training @OPT) and are clarified as under. I

4/2 advanced increments will be admissible to those who hold Ph.D and M.Phil Degrees respectively at the time of appointment as Scientist in the pay scale' of %.8000-13500. These advance increments will be effective from 27.07.98 and not from 0 1.0 1.96. The notification dated 27.02.99 and any other clarification . issued by the Council in this regard will stand modified to this extent.

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What would be the effective date of 4/2 advance increments for possessing Ph.D./M.Phil degrees respectively at the time of appointment as Scientist in the pay scale of Rs.8000-13500.

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would b e p m a m d a li%mipd S;cim&&t inespecrivc ofthe date of mf@dn&$ hPh9. d e p .

in the p ~ y scale NAAEl b c o w for tha *.aim I to as p g t M&M k!cimgst I ( 1 revised) or Rs. 12,000= - 1 under revised C& ~dvancemcnt

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Whether the date of find viva-voce exam as indicated in the Provisional Degree Certitl~ate or the mucia1 $ate. date of issue of provisional degree certificate may be taka a crucial date of acquisition of FhD. for eligibiIity of grant of advance mcrtxnmh.

I It is requested that necessary action for grant of incentives and other

relevant conditions of service of Scientists of ICAR may be decided in accordance with the above clarifications.

Yours faithfully,

(K.K. Bajpai ) Director (Personnel)

Copy : 1. All DDGs of ICAR, 2. Sr. PPS to DG (ICAR); 3. PPS toSecy.ICAR; 4. DS (GAC)/ARIS Cell for Website; 5. All Deputy SecretariesRTnder Secretaries of Institute

Administration Sections; 6. Sr. Sanjeev Kumar, Director (UGC), MHRD, Shastri Bhawan,

New Delhi; 7. Dr. (Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal, Joint Secretary, UGC. 8. All Sr. Scientists/Scientists (Selection Grade)/Scientists (Sr.

Scale) of Krishi Bhawan, KAB-I & 11; 9. Under Secretary to the Govt of Indian, Deptt. of Expenditure,

Min. of Finance, North Block;

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