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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of IndiaEXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 105] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1974/VAISAKHA 11, 1896

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filedas a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Expenditure)

RESOLUTIONNew Delhi, the 1st May 1974

No. F.11/35/74-IC.—The decisions of the Government of India on the recom-mendations of the Third Central Pay Commission relating to civilian employees ofthe Central Government in Classes II. III and IV were notified in the Ministryof Finance Resolution No. 70(34)/73-Imp. Cell dated 1st November, 1973. Govern-ment have now given careful consideration to the recommendations of the Com-mission relating to the pay scales, allowances, retirement benefits etc. in respectof the Central Class I Services/posts, as also those in the All India Services, andhave decided that the recommendations of the Commission on matters afore-mentioned in respect of these officers shall be accepted broadly, subject to themodifications mentioned below. A comprehensive review shall however be madeof the system of special pays and the posts to which such pays should beattached. The decisions regarding non-practising allowance to medical personnelwill be announced later.

I. Recommendations on pay scales of Central Class I Services/posts(1) The minimum of the senior scale of all Central Class I Services/posts

wherever it has been recommended by the Commission at Rs. 1,050,shall be raised to Rs. 1,100.

(2) The period of restriction on the length of service for drawal of incre-ments in the Junior Administrative Grade wherever recommendedby the Commission shall be removed.

(3) While the specific recommendations of the Commission for provisionof a selection grade in certain Class I Central Services shall be

(515)

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implemented, the principle of providing such a grade in various Clas*I Central Services has been accepted, the strength of this grade ineach Service/cadre being determined after detailed examination/review of the ea'dre structure, promotion prospects, etc. in thatService/cadre,

(4) The number of posts in the scale of Rs. 2500—2750 wherever theCommission has recommended two scales of Rs. 2250—2500 andRs. 3500—2750 for the posts in the existing senior administrativegrade/Head of Department or equivalent grade in any particularservice shall be 50 per cent of the number of those posts.

(5) The Cadre Review Committee shall review on a priority basis the cadrestrength of the various Central Class I Services in order to improve,wherever necessary, the promotion prospects in these services.

(6) While the recommendations of the Commission for grant of special payto Central Class I Officers shall be implemented, the principle ofgrant of special pay to officers of technical services for work of anarduous nature or requiring specialist qualifications and expertiseother than essential qualifications has also been accepted.

(7) Officers belonging to various Central Class I Services shall be eligiblefor appointment in the Central Secretariat.

II. Recommendations on pay scales of AJ1 India Services

(1) In regard to the Indian Administrative Service there shall be no changein the existing rules for determining the strength of selection gradein that service. Necessary action shall also be taken so that thenumber of posts eligible for the grimt of special pay in a State cadredoes not exceed 50 per cent oi the senior posts under the StateGovernment (excluding posts in the super-time scale).

(2) In regard to the Indian Police Service, the senior scale shall beRs. 1,200—1,700 and the selection grade Rs. 1̂ 800 fixed. Necessaryaction shall also be taken so that the number of posts eligible forgrant of special pay in a State Cadre does not exceed 50 per cent ofthe senior posts under the State Government (excluding posts in thesuper time scale).

(3) Decisions In regard- to the pay scale of the Conservator of Forests anda Selection Grade in the Indian Forest Service above the level ofDeputy Conservator or Conservator of Forests shall toe announcedlater.

m . Recommendations relating to other matters

The recommendations of the Commission relating to fixation of pay, grantof allowance, retirement benefits, date of effect etc. shall be acceptedbroadly, after extending, wherever applicable to Central Class IServices/posts and the All India Services the improvements whichhad been accepted In regard to empolyeea in Classes II to IV.

2. In view of the present financial position Government hope that Class I andAll India Services Officers will make a special deposit of the net amount of thearrears which they receive on account of these decisions for the period from 1stJanuary 1973 to 31st December, 1973 in their Provident Fund. The deposits somade in the Contributory Provident Fund Will, however, not be eligible forcorrespondnig contributions from Government.

3 The decisions taken by the Government accordingly on the recommendationsof the Commission in respect of Central Class I Services/posts mentioned inColurrn 1 of the Statement annexed to this Resolution are indicated in Column 2therecf In regard to the All India Services, aporopriate action will be takenby the'Cadre Controlling authorities of these Services to give effect to thedecisions as may be applicable to them.

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ANNEXURE

Statement showing the recommendations of Third Fay Commission relating toClass I Officers and Government's decisions thereon (References to Chaptersand paargraphs in statement are to the Commission's Report)

Recommendations of thePay Commission

PAY1. Tho starting salary for entry into

the Class I Services should be Rs. 700per month and there need be no changeIn the present ceiling of Rs. 3500 permonth on maximum salary under theGovernment.

(Chapter 7, paragraphs 21 and 37)

2. Scales of pay and special pay forvarious Class I Services/Cadres/postsas recommended in Chapters 9, 10. 12,14. 15. 16, 17, 20 and 21 "to 47.

0. The integrated time scale of paynamely Rs. 400—1250 at present ap-plicable to Indian Audit and AccountsService, Indian Defence Accounts Ser-vice, Indian Income-Tax Service,Indian Customs & Excise Service,Indian Postal Service and MilitaryLands & Cantonments Service, shouldbe broken up into separate junior andsenior scales of pay.

(Chapter Y.I paraf;raph 7)4. The selection grade of Rs. 2000—

2250 may be introduced In organisedEngineering Services, the selectiongrade being admissible to officers whoreach staee of Rs. 2000 in the JuniorAdministrative Grade or IntermediateAdministrative Grade and stay at the

Decisions of Government

Accepted.

Accepted with the following modi-fications:—

(i) The scales of pay of Rs. 1050—1600 and Rs. 1050—1800, wher-ever recommended, by the Com-mission will be revised toRs. 1100—1600 and Rs. 1100—1800 respectively.

(ii) The number of posts In thescale of Rs. 2500—2750 whereverthe Commission has recommend-ed two scales of Rs: 2250—2300and Rs, 2500—2750 in respect ofposts in the existing senior ad-ministrative firade/Head of De-partment or equivalent grade inany particular service shall beraised from l/3rd as recom-mended by the Commission to1/2 of these posts.

(ill) The posts of Chief ProjectOfficer, Adviser, (Petro-Chemi-rals) and Chief, Refineries Plan-ning and Development and Chiefof Exploration in tne Ministry ofPetroleum and Chemicals shallcarry the revised scale ofRs. 2500—2750.

Accepted.

Accepted.

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maximum for a period of 2 years. Thenumber of selection grade posts shouldbe periodically determined after de-tailed review of cadre structure ofthose services.

[Chapter 14 paragraph 14 (<"!)]

5. A selection grade of Rs. 2000—2250 should be provided in the IndianEconomic Service/Indian. StatisticalService. The strength of the grademay be fixed by the Government keep-Ing in view the recommendations madeby the departmental committee inOctober. 1969.

(Chapter 17, paragraph IV)

8. Non-functional selection «rade ofRs. 900—-1400 may be created abovethe present grade of Rs. 350(500)—900(replacement scale Rs. 775—1200) inCentral Secretariat Stenographers Ser-vice.

(Chapter 9, paragraph 49)

SPECIAL PAY

7. No change is recommended in therates of special pay in respect of postsin the Central Secretariat.


8. Grant of special pay to officers ofCentral Class I Services posted at theHeadquarters Oragnlsations of thevarious non-technical, technical, scien-tific or engineering Departments.[Chapter 8, paragraphs 35 and 37 and

chapter 14, paragraph 27 (i)]

9. The present rates of special payattached to some of the" field postsheld by members of the Class I Ser-vices should be rationalised both inregard to the level at which specialpay should be admissible as also thequantum of special pay attached tothese levels. The field posts to whichspecial pay is attached^ should, if heldby a senior scale officer carry a uni-form special pay of Rs. 100 p.m. andthose held by Junior Administrativeand Intermediate Administrative GradeOfficers should carry a special pay ofRs. 200 p.m.[Chapter 8 paragraphs 36 and Chapter

14 paragraph 27(i)]

10. The existing restriction that thepay plus special pay of officers be-longing to Central Services in the postsof Under Secretary and Deputy Secre-tary in the Central Secretariat should


Accepted.

Accepted

Accepted.

Accepted, Posts held by senior scaleofficers in the Headquarters Organisa-tions of all these Departments shouldcarry a special pay of Rs. 200 p.m,and t^iose held by officers in the junioradministrative/intermediate adminis-trative grades should carry a specialpay of Rs. 300 p.m.

Accepted.

Accepted.

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not exceed the pay plus special pay-admissible in the same post to IndianAdministrative Service officers withcorresponding seniority and length ofservice should be discontinued.


11. The Class II Cadro in the CentralHealth Service should be graduallyabolished and all future recruitmentshould be to Class I Junior scale. Theexisting posts of General Duty OfficersGrade II and General Duty OfficersGrade I under the Central Health Ser-vice should be appropriately placed inClass I Junior and Senior time scales.The existing GDOs Grade II shouldbe fixed in Junior Class I scale afterproper screening. Those who are notso selected should continue in Class ITand be allotted the standard Class IIscale.

(Chapter 16 paragraphs 7 & 8)

12. Structural recognlsation of Cen-tral Health Service is necessary toensure reasonable promotional oppor-tunities to GDOs Grade I, hospitalspecialists and teaching Specialists intheir respective fields.

(Chapter 16 paragraph 12)

13. The Class II cadre in the RailwayMedical Service should be abolishedand a combined Junior and Seniorscale introduced to he called as Assis-tant Divisional Medical Officers.

(Chapter 16 paragraphs 24 & 25)

14. In future an increment shouldbe granted from the 1st of the monthin which it falls due.


15. The next increment in the JuniorAdministrative Grade in Central Ser-vices Class I should be earned onlyafter completing 14 years of totalservice in Class I for direct recruits,


16. In case of fixation of pay onpromotion under FR 22 C where anemployee ha^ drawn pay at the maxi-mum of the lower scale, he should beallowed a notional increment pbove themaximum of lower scale (equivalentto the amount of last increment In thescale) and the pay be then fixed at thenext above stage in the higher scale.

(Chapter 8 paragranh 25)


Accepted.

Accepted in principle.

Accepted.

Accepted.

Not accepted.

Accepted, in so far as promotionsfrom Class II posts to Class I posts areconcerned.

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17. In the case of promotion fromone Class I post to another class Ipost the pay in the higher scale shouldbe fixed at the stage next above thepay drawn in the lower scale irrespec-tive of whether the lower oost washeld in a substanlnve, offlelatins ortemporary capacity.


18. The benefit of Day flxaloin inaccordance with concordance table onpromotion frqm Junior Claas I scaleto Senior Class I scale may be extend-ed to all organised Class I services andalso to promotion in those servicescarrying junior and senior scales eventhough lateral induction takes placein senior scale level also. The benefitmay 'continue in the Scientific iandTechnical Services where it exists atpresent.

(Chapter 8 paragraph 2'J)

19. Class I officers drawing pay up-t0 and including Rs. 1800 per monthin the existing scales should havetheir pav fixed in the proposed scalesafter adding to their existing emolu-ments the amount representing 5 percent of the existing pay (whethersubstantive, officiating or acting) sub-ject to a minimum of Rs, 10 and amaximum of Rs. 50 and subject tovarious other conditions stipulated inSection II of Chapter 67 for the fixa-tion of pav in the proposed scales.

20, As regards officers drawing payabove Rs, 1800 p.m. in the existingscales, their pay in the proposed scalesshould be fixed under the Funda-mental Rules 22. 23 and the relevantaudit instructions.

(Chapter 67, Paragraph 7).


Accepted.

Accepted.

Accepted with the following modi-fications:—

(i) The minimum benefit calculat-ed at 5 per cent of the exist-ing pay should be raised fromRs. 10 to 15.

(ii; Where the pay of employeesdrawing pay at rnjre thnnfive stages in an existing settleis fixed at a stage In therevised pay scale which in thesame as for employees draw-Ing pay in the just precedingconsecutive 5 stages of theexisting scale, the pav of suchof those employees who weredrawing pay from the sixthupto the tenth or lower stagein the existing scale uptowhich the bunching extends,shall be stepped up by grantof one increment in the revis-ed scale and on additional in-crement being given similarlyif such bunchin? extend? the10th stage upto the 15th 3tae,cand so on if such bunchingcontinues thereafter also.

Accepted provided that the dearnessallowance drawn by the employees atthe rales in force on 31st December.1972 shall also be included in "exist-ing emoluments" for fixation nf pav inthe revised srale on 1st January, 1973or the date from which they opt for1he revised ?;iv scales.



21. Some weightage should be ac-corded for the service rendered inClass II, at least in those Class IServices, where promotion from ClassII is, for all practical purposes to theSenior Scale of Class I. The extentof weightage and the conditions underwhich It is to be Riven Is to be decidedby individual Departments.(Chapter 13, paargraph 10)

Dearness Allowance22. Dearness Allowance should be

paid to Central Government employeesdrawing pay of Rs. 700 and above andupto Rs. 2250 p.m. at the rate of 2.5per cent of pay subject to a maximumof Rs. 20 p.m. when the 12-monthlyaverage of the All India WorkingClass Consumer Price Index Numberfor Industrial Workers (General)(1960=1001 goes up by 8 points in thefollowing manner:—•

Rise in prices over thebase period (12-monthly average of200 points of the in-dex with i960 base1)adopted for devisingthe pay structure.

(1) For the price riseof first 8 points inthe iz-m^nthlyaverage of the i960base index.

(2) On the indexaverage rising by16 points

(3) On the indexaverage rising by24 points.

Employees to be?covered

(1) All employeesdrawi ng revisedpay upto Rs. 9°°per mensem withsuitable marginaladjustments.

(2) Employees at(1) above plus allemployees drawingrevi.cd pay uproRs. 16OO per men-sem with suitablemarginal adjust-mr nts.

(3) Employees at (1)& (2) nbove plus allemployees drawingrevised pay aboveRs. 1600/- andupto Rs. 2250/-per mensem withsuitable marginaladjustments.

As and when employees in any of thehigher pay ranges are initially broughtwithin the purview of the clearnessallowance scheme, the total amount ofdearness allowance to be given to em-ployees in that ranfie should not ba



Accepted provided that the rate torgrant of Dearness Allowance shall be3 percent of pay subject to a maxi-mum of iRs. 27 p.m.

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Recommendations of thePay Commissipn

less than the amount admissible at thehighest pay range for the categoriesalready covered by the dearness al-lowance scheme. When the indexaverage rises above 24 points thevarious categories of employeesshould be covered by the dearnessallowance scheme In tbe same manneras for the first rise of 8 points anci thecycle should be repeated. The payplus dearness allowance should in nocaae exceed Rs. 2400 per mensem.

(Chapter 55 paragraphs 0, 7, R. 14 & 15;

23. The payments on account ofdearness allowance should be roundedoff to the nearest 10 paise,


Compensatory Allowances

Compensatory (City) Allowance24. Compensatorv (Cltv) Allowance

should be made admissible to em-ployees whose place of work falls any-where within the 'urban agglomera-tion' of a city or town as adopted forthe population census of 1971. Anurban agglomeration should also betreated as one unit of population forthe purpose of determining the classto which the city belongs.

(Chapter 56, paragraph 1̂ )

25 Compensatory (City) Allowanceshould be allowed at the followingrates:—

Class ofcity/town

'A'Class

•B-i'Clans

•B-2' Class

' C Class(

Rs. 7oo& above

Rs. 700 &above

Rs. 700& abovebut belowRs. 75o[-.

Rs. 750& above

No alloChapter 56,

Rate of C C A .

6% of pay subjectto a maximum ofRs. 7$l- per men-sem

4'5% of pay sub-ject to maximumof Rs. 50/- permensem.

3 5% of pay sub-ject to a maximumof Rs. 10/- p.m.

Amount by whichpay falls short ofRs. 759/-.

wance.paragraph 13 )


Accepted.

Accepted.

Accepted provided that where theapplication of revised rates results Irra loss to an existing employee, theexisting amount of allowance drawnby him would be protected by treatingthe difference between the allowanceadmissible at present and the allowanceadmissible at the revised rates as ,1personal allowance. The protectionwill continue till the employee whileworking at the same station becomesentitled to a higher amount of Com-pensatory (City) Allowance as per therevised rates either on promotion orotherwise.

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House Rent Allowance

26. The rates of house rent allow-ance should be as follows—

Class ofcity/town

(l)A,B-i&B-2

(ii) 'C

Rate of H.R.A.

15% of pay subject to a maxi-mum ofRs. 400/-per mensem.

71% of pay subject to a maxi-mum oiRs, 200/-per mensem.

(Chapter 56, paragraph 29(iii))

27. A city or a town which forreasons of comparative isolation or byvirtue of beinff Q place of pilgramajiewith a large floating population orState capital, etc.. may be abnormallyexpensive but does not qualify forgrant of Compensatory (City) Allow-ance on the basis of population shouldbe given special consideration onmerits.(Chapter 56, paragraph 14)

28. The concept of "urban agglo-meration" recommended for the grantof Compensatory (City) Allowanceshould not be applied for the grant "fHouse Rent Allowance


29. (a) Production and verificationof rent receipts should be made com-pulsory in all cases.

(b) However, the employees who areat present drawing house rent allow-ance without production of rantreceipts should be allowed this facilityso long as they claim the same amountof house rent allowance as they arereceiving at present. This concessionshould apply to fresh entrants also.[Chapter 56, paragraph 29(iv)]Rent for Government accommodation

30. The percentage of pay chargedon account of house rent for Govern-ment accommodation will remain un-changed.(Chapter 56, paragraph 44)


Accepted.

Accepted In principle.

Accepted, The existing criteria re-lating to territorial limits for erant ofHouse Rent Allowance should continueto apply.

(a) Accepted provided that the em-ployees Including fresh entrants draw-ing pay upto Rs. 750 per mensem inthe revised scales of pay shall not berequired to produce rent receipts forverification.

(b) Accepted subject to existingrules regarding exemption from pro-duction of rent receipts exce.pt in thecase of fresh entrants to whom thedecision at (a) will apply.

Accepted.

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Hill Compensatory Allowance

31. The height of the hill stationsalone should be the criterion for Krantof hill compensatory allowance. Thehill compensatorv allowance sHoulJ bepaid to employees at the followingrates: —

Station

(i) At Btationssituated ata height of1500 metresor more

(ii) At hillstationssituated ata height of1000 metresor more butbelow 1500metres.

Pay permonth

Rs. 700& above

Rs. 700& above

Rates of H.C.A.

6% of ay sub-ject to a maxi-

mum of Rs. 75/-perjnensesum.

4'5% of payBubject to amaximum of Rs.50/- per mensscsum.

(Chapter 56, paragraphs 56 & 57)

Winter Allowance

32. Winter Allowance should bepaid at the following rates to all em-ployees getting pay upto Rs. 1?PO permensem: —

Station

(i) Hill stationstions situateded at a heightof 1500metres or mor

(ii) Hill Bta-tions situat-ed at a heightof 1000metres ormore butbelow 1500metres.

Pay permonth

Rs. 700& aboveand uptoRs. I25o[-c

Rs. 700& aboveand uptoRs. 1250

Rate of WinterAllowance

6% of pay sub-ject to a maxi-mum of Rs. 4o[-per mensem

A- 5% of paysubject to amaximum of Rs25 per men-

sem.



Accepted provided that where theapplication of revised rates results ina loss to an existing employee, theexisting amount of allowance drawnby him would be protected b v treatingthe difference between it and the al-lowance admissible at the revisedrates as a personal allowance. Theprotection will continue till the em-ployee while working at tne samestation becomes entitled to a h'gheramount of hill compensatory allow-ance as per the revised rates eitheron promotion or otherwise.

Accepted.


Eecommendations of thePay Commission

Bad Climate Allowance

33. The present practice of payingbafl climate allowance to CentralGovernment employees at those placeswhere the State Governments ellowa similar allowance to their own em-ployees should continue. Bad ClimateAllowance at all places classified asbad climate areas should be grantedto Central Government employeesgetting pay upto Rs. 900 per mensemas per rates applicable for compen-satory (city) Allowance in B-l classcities


Project Allowance

34. The Commission haa recom-mended laying down of revised ratesand certain conditions in respect ofgrant of project or construction allow-ance to Central Government em-ployees at undeveloped and out ofway places in connection with con-struction of major projects In para-graphs 62—65 of Chapter 56 of itsReport.

Travelling Allowance

35. The Commission has made re-commendations in respect of certainrates and/or conditions relating to thefollowing matters in respect of travel-ling allowance contained In Chapter57 of the Report:—

(a) Gradation of Central Govern-ment employees.

(b) Mileage Allowance Includingentitlement to travel by ACC(sleeper) accommodation orair.

(c) Conveyance Allowance.

(d) Daily Allowance where em-ployees have to stay in hotelsetc. providing board and/orlodging at scheduled tariffs.

(e) Definition of family for pur-poses of grant of travellingallowance on transfer.

(f) Transfer Grant.(g) Transfer Incidentals.

(h) Baggage Allowance.

(i) Transfer Travelling allowanceon retirement/death.


Accepted provided that where theapplication of revised rates results Ina loss to an existing employee, theexisting amount of allowance drawnb v him would be protected by treatingthe diflerence between the allowanceadmissible at present and allowanceadmissible at the revised rates as apersonal allowance. The protectionwill continue till the empjoyee whileworking in the same areas becomesentitled to a higher amount of BadClimate Allowonce as per the revisedrates either on promotion or other-wise.


Accepted.

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(j) Journey fare of childrenstudying at a place other thanthe place of posting.

Leave Travel Concession

36(a) The existing provision as te-Karda journeys to home-town once in ablock of two years should continuewith the modification that once In ablock of four years, every Govern-ment employee should bp allowed toavail of the leave Travel Concessionfor jorney to any place in India sub-ject to other "prescribed conditionslaid down in the existing scheme. Inallowing the concession of iournev toa place other than home-town, thebenefit should be extended to thoseemployees also whose home towns aresituated within 400 kilometres.

(b) The definition of 'family' forpurposes of the grant of leave travelconcession should be the same as re-commended by the Commission forpurposes of travelling allowance forjourneys on transfer.

(c) The employees should be per-mitted to avail of the leave travelconcession for journeys performedduring casual leave also without speci-fying any minimum period of ab-sence.

(Chapter 58, paragraphs 12, 13 and 14)

Educational Facilities and Allowances

37 (a) The Commission has recom-mended certain rates and/or condi-tions in respect of Children's Educa-tional Allowance and educationalfacilities in the mater of education ofchildren of Central Government em-ployees.

(Chapter 50 of the Report)

(b) As in the Railways, the Chil-dren's Educational Allowance shouldbe admissible to employees in otherDepartments also only if a school ofthe requisite standard does not existat the station where a Governmentservant is posted or on account ofnon-availability of accommodation Insuch a school.



Accepted.

Accepted.

Accepted,

Accepted,

Accepted.

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Death-cum-Rctirement Benflts

38 (u) No change is considerednecessary in the existing formula forcomputing pension and death-cuin-ret'irement gratuity. However, themaximum qualifying service for earn-ing pension and death-cum-retirementgratuity should be increased from 30years to 33 years. The upper paylimit for the grant of pension and forearning death-cum-retirement gra-tuity should be raised from Rs. 1800to Rs. 2500 per mensem, The existingceilings on maximum pension shouldbe raised from Rs. 675/- p.m. toRs. 1000/- p.m. and on maximumdeath-cum-retirement gratuity fromRs. 24,000/- to Rs. 3D,000/-.

(Chapter 60 paragraphs 41 43, 44, 45and 47)

(b) The existing arrangementsunder which the Government emplo-yees are required to contribute partlytowards the financing of the familypension scheme should continue.While the contribution of the emplo-yees should continue to be equal totwo months emoulmcnts, the maxi-mum amount should be raised fromRs. 3600 to Rs. 5000.(Chapter 60 paragraph 54)

(c) The rates of falso the ceilings shofollows:

Pay of the GovernmentServant

Rs. 700/- and above butbelow Rs. 1200

Rs. 1200 and nbove

amily pension as>uld be raised as

Amount offamily permission

15% of pay sub-juct to amaximum

of Rs. 160/-12% of pay sub-

ject to a minimumof Rs, 160 and amaximum of Rs.250/-

In case an employee dies after hav-ing rendered a minimum service ofseven years, the family pensionshould b£ paid at an enhanced rateeaual to 50 per cent of the last paydrawn or twice the ordinary familypension at the above rates, whicheveris less, for a maximum period ofsrvon years or till he would haveattained the age of 65 years had hesurvived, whichever is earlier. Inease of death after retirement the

Dccisions of Government

Accepted.

Accepted.

Accepted.

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amount of family pension at the en-hanced rates should not exceed thenormal superannuation pension (un-commuted value) to which the Gov-ernment employee would be entitledto on superannuation. Family pensionin cases of death after retirementshould be given only to those whowere members of the family of theGovernment employee as declared atthe time of retirement.(Chapter 60, paragraphs 55 to 58)

(d) While there should be no changein the existing conditions for grant ofinvalid, pension, the amount of Invalidpension should not be less than theamount of family pension at the ordi-nary rates.


(e) The Commission has recom-mended certain rates and conditionsfor the grant of terminal benefits fortemporary and quasi-permanent em-ployees in paragraphs 63 to 65 ofChapter 60.

Extraordinary Pension

39. The Commission has recom-mended, that the existing provisions ofthe Central Civil Services (Extra-ordinary Pension) Rules should besimplified and rationalised on thebasis of recommendations made inparagraphs 71 to 76 of Chapter 60.

Date of Superannuation,

40. Retirement of Government ser-vants should take effect from theafternoon of the last day of the monthIn which they attain the age of super-annuation instead of the afternoon ofthe actual date of their superannua-tion.(Chapter 60, paragraph 15)

41. The exemption limit on gra-tuity for purposes of tax liabilityshould also be correspondingly raisedfrom Rs. 2400O to Rs. 30000.


42. The benefit of added years ofservice to specially qualified or ex-perienced personnel appointed to postswhere these qualifications are neces-sary in the public interest shouldcontinue. The scientific, medical,technological and other professional


Accepted.

Accepted.


Accepted.



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services and posts where the benefitof added years of service is consideredessential should be identified In con-sultation with the Union Public Ser-vice Commission and the Ministry ofFinance, and suitable provision in-corporated in the relevant recruitmentrules so that the benefit is automati-cally available to all the candidateswho are recruited in accordance withthe provisions of these rules.


Benefits to Scientific/technical emplo-yees on absorption In autonomous

organisations.

43, The benefit of pro-rata pensionand gratuity at present admissible toscientific employees on absorption inautonomous organisations like Coun-cil of .Scientific and Industrial Re-search, Indian Council of AgriculturalResearch, Central Universities, etc,should be extended to the variouscategories of technical personnel a'soon similar absorption in these orga-nisations.(Chapter 60, paragraph 25)

Relief to Pensioners In future

44. Central Government employeeswho retired on or after 1st March,1973, should irrespective of the amountof pension drawn by them be given arelief at the rate of 5 per cent oftheir pension subject to a minimumof Rs. 6 and a maximum of RK. 25 p.m.on the 12-montnly average of the AHIndia Working Class Consumer PriceIndex (1960=100) rising by 16 points.The relief for the first time at theserates should be paid when the 12-monthly average of this index reaches216,(Chapter 60, paragraph 92)

Hours of work45, (a) In general the gross work-

ing hours prescribed in the industrialestablishments under the Governmentshould be 48 hours in a week and 8hours in a day but within this periodof 8 hours the workers should beallowed a break for half an hour totake their meols thus yielding a netof 45 hours per week. As regards theindustrial establishments where thenet weekly hours of work are lessthan 45, the position should be re-viewed.


Accepted.

Accepted provided that the decisionshall apply also to the employees whoretired on or after 1-1-1973,

(a) & (b) There shall be no changein the existing hours of work eitherin the administrative offices or in theindustrial establishments of the Gov-ernment,

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(b) The hours of work prescribedfor the administrative oflkcs shouldbe 7 effective hours a day, exclusiveof lunch break,(Chapter 61, paragraphs 13 & 15)

Holidays46. (a) No section of employees

should be allowed more than J t> holi-days in a year.(Chapter 61, paragraph 28)

(b) The practice of declaring o;ieof the restricted holidays as a publicholiday whenever any of the approved16 closed holidays falls on a Sundayor a Second Saturday, should be dis-carded as soon as possible.(Chapter 61, paragraph 2y)

(c) No change need be made in thosystem of restricted holidays exceptthat an attempt should be made tocontrol the number of festivalsdeclared as restricted holidays.(Chapter 61, paragraph 30)

(d) No change in regard to thenumber of public holidays ueed bemade in respect of those employees,who are entitled only to 3 Nationalholidays or 9 effective holidays.(Chapter 61, paragraph 31)

Casual Leave47, The existing quantum of casual

leave is quite adequate. All operat-ing and maintenance staff who areentitled to less number of publicholidays in a year than the numberallowed to the office staff in admini-strative offices should be allowed 15days casual leave : No class ofemployees should be allowed morethan 15 days casual leave in a calen-dar year. In case higher amountof casual leave has been allowed Incertain cases due to remoteness ofthe region, one or two days' journeytime should be allowed whenever aperson proceeds on casual leave ratherthan allowing an enhanced quantumof leave every year as a regularprovision.

(Chapter 61. paragraph 35 & 30)

Leave Entitlements

48. (a) In the case of non-industrialstaff, no change need be made in therate of earning leave the limit onaccumulation of earned leave and the


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limit on the period of leave that canbe availed at any one time. Theexisting differentiation between, per-manent and temporary employees in•regard to earning leave in the firstyear of service should be abolished.

(b) The present limit of Hs 750/-on leave salary during half pay leaveshould be dispensed with.

(c) The present limit of 240 dayson commuted leave during the entireservice should be removed. Half payleayte upto a maximum of 180 daysof such leave should be allowed to becommuted during entire service wheresuch leave ia utiUaed for an approvedcourse of study.

(d) The special provisions madein the Study Leave Rules for officersin the Indian Economic Service, theIndian Statistical Service and medicalofficers should be extended to manymore categories of specialists andtechnical personnel on merits o£ eachcase.

(e) For courses of study pursued inIndia, the emoluments during StudyI^ave ghould be regulated in thesame way as during earned leavesubject to the emoluments not exceed-ing the pay that the officer wouldhave otherwise drawn had he re-mained on duty. No study allowanceshould be paid during this period.

(f) The existing provisions relatingto study leave availed outside Indiashould continue. The rates of studyallowance admissible in foreign coun-tries should be reviewed by the Gov-ernment from time to time.

(g) In case of death in harness,the cash equivalent of the leave salarythat the deceased employee wouldhave got had he gone on earned leaveon the date of death should be givento his family subject to a maximumof leave salary for 120 days.{Chapter 62, paragraphs 14. 15, 18, 19,20 to 26 and 37)

Miscellaneous49. (a) Messing allowance at pre-

sent admissible for the nursing staffshould be merged in their pay scalesand should not be granted separately.Dearness allowance iand compensa-tory (city) allowance (whereveradmissible) should be allowed to suchtetafr in full at the same rates asapplicable to other employees.(Chapter 16, paragraph 90),


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(b) The rate of uniform allowanceshould be increased to Rs. 200 perannum for Matrons in Class I scalesof pay,

(Chapter 16, paragraphs 90 & 93)

Date of effect In regard to pay scalesami pensionary benefits

50. The scales of pay. recommendedfor various Class I $ervices/Cadres/posts should be made applicable from1st March, 1973.(Chapter 67 paragraph 1)

51. (a) Recommendations on pen-sionary benefits should also be madeapplicable to those Governmentemployees who retired on or after1st March, 1973.

(b) In respect of these employeesttie emoluments for computing thepensionary benefits should include inaddition to pay and clearness pay(wherever applicable) the dearnessallowance and interim reliefs drawnby them prior to 1-3-1973.

(Chapter 67, paragraph 2).


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The decisions on the recommenda-tions listed at items JSoa. 1- 3 of theAnnexure shall be . applicable witheffect from 1st January, 1B7S. Thedate of effect of revision of payscales of posts which have bean up-graded to the pay seals* of Rs. 3000?-(Fixed) or above shall be as may belaid down by the Government.

(a) & (b) The decision on the re-commendations listed at hem 38 ofAnnexure shall be made applicablewith effect from 1st January. 1973 andthe recommendations in regard toemoluments for computing pensionarybenefits should also apply from thatdate.

ORDER

Ordered that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of IndiaExtraordinary.

Ordered also that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the Ministriesand Departments of the Government of India, State Governments, Union Terri-tory Administration and all others concerned,

UMA SHANKAR, Addl. S«cy.

PUNTED BV THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NBWDELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1974

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