No. 2901811112000-AlS(Il)Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi,~ b Septembe'~,2000.

'I. Chief Secretaries of all the State GovernmentsAnd Union Territories

Subject : Incentive for promoting small family norms among CentralGovernment employees - applicability of the instructions issued bythe Ministry of Finance to the officers of the All India Services -Regarding.

I am directed to say that the Ministry of Finance, Department ofExpenditure had issued instructions vide their OM No. 7(39)-E.III/79 dated 4th

December, 1979 in regard to the grant of incentives to the Central Governmentemployees for promoting the small family norms. It was subsequently clarifiedin consultation with the State Governments vide our letter No. 11030122n9-AIS(II) dated 17th February,'84 (copy enclosed) that the provisions contained inthe Ministry of Finance's OM dated 4.12.79 and the modifications made theretofrom time to time would be equally applicable to the members of the All IndiaServices.

2. Subsequent to the implementation of the recommendations of the FifthCentral Pay Commission, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure havenow issued revised instructions in this regard yide their OM No. 6(39)/98-IC.Ildated 6th July, '99. It has thereby been clarified that the special incrementadmissible in the form of Personal Pay to the Central Government employeeswho had undergone sterilisation prior to first January,'96 and were drawing payin the pre-revised pay scales would be revised so as to be equated to the last reteof increment applicable to them in the revised pay scales. The OM also containssome related clarifications, whose copy is enclosed.

3. In view of the decision communicated vide our letter dated libFebruary ,'84 referred to above) the revised provisions made in this regard videthe Ministry of Finance's OM dated 6th July,'99 would accordingly be equallyapplicable in the cases of the members of the All India Services irrespective ofwhether they are serving. in the State Governments or are in the CentralGovernment Subsequent instructions issued by the Ministry of Finance fromtime to time in this regard will also apply to them.

4. It is requested that this may be brought to the notice of all concernedCases occuring on this account may also please be examined accordingly.

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Subject:- Grant-of special inCrQm8nt under theFAmily Pla~ning Inc9ntive Schema toi\11 India 59rvices Dfficers.

Sir,I ~m directed to s~y th3t the views of th8 State

GQv~rnmqnts for extendinq the provisions contained inth~ Mini8tr~ of Finance lOApartmant of Expenditure's)n.M.No.7(39)-E.IIi/79 dated th~ 4th DecembBr~1979reg'3rding inc"-sntives to LAntrRl Gov~rnment _Bmploye8s forpromoting the small family norms,to the memb'3re ofthe ~ll India SArvic~s,w8r8 Bsk'3~ for under thisOeoRrtmsnt's letter NO.11030/22/19-dIS.(II) dAted thg14th MRy.1geO. In respons8 therAto,thfl majority of theStAte Gov~rnmqnts ~greed to the proposal. In the m~~nwhile,the Covl:Jrnment of India hav"3 taken up for review th':l~ntire echem9 of financial inr.An~ives to Gov8rnmantemployees for pr:Jmoting the em",ll fF.lfl1ily norms Find the~qttqr.ia still under consideration.2. In order to r8mOVA any dispar ity in this me t r,erbet0een the m~mbRrs of the All India-Services and the('entr~l Government employ~qs/StFlte Governments employees,it has been decided to extl:Jndto thp. members of thenll India Sqrvices th~ provisions of the Ministry ofr inAnCQ_D....!~. of 4th D.~c...a1~t"-.-t9{9 referred to abovewith such modLfi.c..a.t-ions35 may,from time to. time, bemade therein. ropies of the D.M. dated the 4th December,197~ and the subsequent clarificntion iSSURd on 19thJuly,1~80 ~nd 25th April, 1981 Rrs enclosed.3. The Stete Gov9rnmQnts Rre reques..t.Bd_~o~ting thecontents of thia lAtt.9r to thq notice of all membersof the r:tllIndi? Services 53rving under them.

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D9puty Sqcratary to th9 Govt. of India-Copy forwFlrdqd for informatirm and n8cess.;\ry ::Ictlon

all Ministries/D'3part~nts of thll3Govt •.of\~dia.

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F.No.6{39)/96-IC.H

Government of Ind!aMinistry of Finance

Department of Expenditure[Implementation Cel~

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Subject: Incentive for promoting Small Family Norms amongCentral Government employees - Recommendations of the

Fifth Central Pay Commission000 I

According to the provisions contained in this Ministry's Offlr::e Memorandum No.7(39)-E.I1I/79 dated December 4, 1979, Central Government employees who undergosterillsation were entitled to a Special Increment In the form of Personal Pay not to beabsorbed in future increases In pay. The rate of increment was equal to the amount of thenext Increment due at the time of grant of the IncentIve and was to remain fixed during theentire servlce./

2. Consequent upon the revision of pay scales with effect from January 1, 1986 basedon the recommendations of the Fourth Central Pay Commission, orders were Issued In thisM!nistry's Office Memorandum No. 7(60)/E.III/86 dated February 9, 1987 to the effect thatthe rate of Personal Pay shall be an amount equJvalent to the ~ rate of Increment In therevised pay scales correspondIng to the pay scale of the' post against which an Individual hadinitIally earned the Personal Pay for adopting small family I'}orms in the pre-revised scales ofpay.

3. The recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission on Incentives foradopting small family norms contained In paragraphs 109.10 to 109.15 of their Report havebeen carefully considered by the Government. In partial modlftcation of the provisionscontained In this Ministry's Office Memorandu'm No. 7V39}-E.IU/79 dated December 4, 1979,as amended from time to time, the President Is now pleased to peclde as follows:

(a) The Special Increment presently admlsslbie In the form of PersonalPay to the Central Govemment employees who had undergone

.sterillsatlon prior to January 1, 1996 and were drawing pay In thepre-revised pay scales shall be revised so as to be eqUivalent to the~ rate of Increment applicable In the relevant revised scales ofpay corresponding to the pay scale of the post against which theemployee' concerned had initially earned the Personal Pay in theapplicable pre-revised scale of pay.

(b) Such of those Central Government employees who had undergonesterlllsation after January 1, 1996 and had opted to come over to therevised scales of pay shall also be entitled to the Special Increment·equal to the ~ rate of Increment In the revised scate~ of payapplicable at the time of undergoing sterilisatlon.

(c) Employees who had opted to retain the pre-revised scales of the payshall, however, be entitled to the Special Increment only at theJm~ rate of Increment applicable in the relevant pre-reVised scaleof pay. TIlls will be revised so as to correspond to the lowest rate ofIncrement In the applicable revised pay scale only on their switchingover to the revised scales. '

(d) The Personal Pay shall henceforth be termed as "Family PlannlngAllowancen

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(e) The Family Planning Allowance for adoptIon of small family normsshall be admissible In future only to those Central Governmentemployees with not more than two surviving children.

4. All other terms and conditions governing the grant of this Inc<:ntlveshall conti~ue tobe applicable.

5. These orders will be effective from the date an employee draws Pl3Y In the revisedscales of pay applicable In terms of the Central Civil Services [Revised Pay] Rules, 1997.

6. In so far as persons serving in the Jndian Audit and Accounts Department areconcerned, these orders Issue after consultatlor. with the Comptroller and Auditor General ofIndia.

tr. .J/ibtf" f'[N. SUNDER RAJAN}

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

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