7th Pay Commission: Teachers can smile, check guidelines of pay fixation

If there is no such stage in the post, the pay shall be fixed at the stage next below that pay.

The 7th Pay Commission for teachers would be announced soon. In addition to this the finance ministry has released the guidelines for fixation of pay of candidates working in the public sector undertakings.

The announcement for the teachers would be good news since they have been waiting for this update for a very long time. Also the revised allowances will reflect in the salaries of the central government employees from this month onwards.

Good news for teachers

Union Minister Prakash Javedekar said at the National Convention on Higher Education Perpectives in India that teachers would soon get the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission. He also said adhocism in teacher appointment in the universities, especially in Delhi University, would end within a year.

Guidelines for fixation of pay

Subsequent to the implementation of the recommendations of the pay commission and issuance of CCS(RP) Rules 2016, the system of running Pay Bands and Grade Pays have been replaced by pay matrix. In case of candidates working in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Universities, Semi-Government Institutions or Autonomous Bodies, who are appointed to a post as direct recruits on or after 01.01.2016 on selection through interview by a properly constituted agency including Departmental Authorities making recruitment directly, their initial basic pay shall be fixed at a stage in the Level of the post so that the pay and Dearness Allowance as admissible in the Government, protects the pay and Dearness Allowance drawn in the PSU etc.

Pay level

If there is no such stage in the post, the pay shall be fixed at the stage next below that pay. If the maximum pay in the Level applicable to the post in which the person is appointed is less than such pay arrived at, his initial basic pay shall be fixed at such maximum pay of the post.

Similarly, if the minimum pay in the Level applicable to the post in which such person is appointed is more than such pay arrived at, his initial basic pay shall be fixed at such minimum pay of the post. The pay fixed under this formulation will not exceed the highest cell value applicable for the Level of the post in the pay matrix, to which he is appointed.

Granting of allowances

The decision of the Central Government on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission in regard to allowances in respect of Central Government employees have since been announced as per this Department's Resolution No.11-1/2016-IC dated 6.7.2017 and the consequent Government orders have also been issued by this Department in regard to allowances like HRA, Travelling Allowance, Transport Allowance, Family Planning Allowance, etc. The attention is also invited to this Department's OM No.29/1/2017-E-IIB dated 11th July, 2017 regarding non-disbursal of discontinued allowances.

Accordingly, it has been decided that such of the existing allowances at present admissible in case of employees of Quasi-Government Organizations, Autonomous Organizations, Statutory Bodies set-up by and funded/controlled by the Central Government, as are exactly as per the Central Government pattern, may be revised in accordance with the decision contained in the aforesaid Resolution dated 6.7.2017 read with the Government orders issued in the matter.

The provisions contained in this Department's OM No. 29/1/2017-E-IIB dt. 11th July, 2017 regarding non-disbursal of discontinued allowances shall also be strictly followed.

All other stipulations including the Modalities for additional financial impact on allowances, as contained in the OM dated 13.1.2017 referred to in pars 1 above, shall continue to be applicable in regard to these orders.

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