Fixation of Minimum Pay of Promotees with respect to directly recruited juniors
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Sixth pay commission has recommended entry pay for employees directly recruited to different posts based on Grade pay of the post. This will apply only to staff posted on or after 1.1.2006.
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Hence pay of those Railway servants who were already in service on 1.1.2006 can not be fixed with reference to the minimum entry pay prescribed for those who joined the Railways as direct recruits on or after 1.1.2006.
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Further Sixth pay commission has not prescribed minimum pay in the pay band for the purpose of fixation of pay on promotion to any grade. Hence pay on promotion will just be fixed by giving 3% increment in the old basic pay(Pay+GP). No stepping up will be done to make it to the minimum entry pay fixed for direct recruits.
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However, stepping up of pay of seniors can be permitted with reference to their directly recruited juniors on the same seniority list who are recruited on or after 1.1.2006 and whose basic pay is more than that of the seniors, in the case of those cadres which have an element of direct recruitment. Stepping up will be applicable from the date junior direct recruit is actually drawing higher basic pay than the senior.
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Stepping up of pay of the seniors shall not be applicable in cases where pay of direct recruits has been fixed at a higher stage on account of grant of advance increments etc. at the time of recruitment.
Ref : RBE 28/2010 dated 17.02.2010