Encashment of Earned Leaves: Sixth Pay Commission Pay Hike

The latest news on from the Sixth Pay Commission. It is regarding the Encashment of Earned Leaves:
Below, we presnt the text as it appears on the Office Memorandum Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training. Though utmost care has been taken to replicate teh text as it is, but E&OE. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission Ministry Site

Subject: Rocommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission - Decisions relating to Enhancement of the ceiling on accumulation and encashment of Earned Leave in respect of Central Government employees.


The undersigned is directed to say that constituent upon the decisions taken by Government on the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission relating to leave, the President is pleased to decide that h'1Q existing provisions of the Central Civil Services a.save) Rules, 1972.may be modified as follows in respect of civilian employees of the Central Govemment:-

(a:) The existing ceiling of 240 days on accumulation of earned leave provided in Rules 26 & 28 ibid shrill be ~nhcmcoo to 300 days:

(b) The existingceiling of 240 days for availing of the benefit of encashment of unutilised earned leave shall be increased to 300 days in respect of the following categorles:

(i) Retirement on attaining the age of super annuation [Rule 39(20]

(ii) cases where the service of a Government servant has been extended in the interest of public Service beyond the date of retirement on superannuation [Rule 39(4)];

(iii) Voluntarty/ pre-mature retirement [Rule39(5)]

(iv) where the services of a Government servant are terminated by notice or by payment of pay & allowances in lieu of notice, or otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions of his appointrnent [Rule 39(6)(a)(i) ];

(v) in the case of tarrnination of re-empioyrnent after retirement [Rule 39(6) (a) (iil) ];

(vi) in the case of death of a Govemmont Servant while in service, to the Family the deceased [Rule 39A]

(vii) in the case of lec.1e preparatory to retirement [sub-rule (l) of Rule 38];

(viii) in the case oi transfer of a Government servant to an industrial establishment [Rule 6]; and

(ix) on absorption of a Government servant in the Central Public Sector Undertaking/autcmomcus body wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Centrall State Government [Rule 39D];

(c) A Government servant who resigns or quits service shall be entitled to Cash equivalent in respect of earned leave at credit on the date of cessation service, to the extent of half of such leave at his credit, subject to a maximum of 150days mule 39(6)(a)(ii)).

2. The above orders will be effective from 1 July 1997.

3. The Fifth Pay Commission has also recommended that all employees may be permitted to encash 10 days earned leave at the time of availing of Leave TravelConcession, subject to the conditions that:-

(a) the total leave so encashed during the entire career does not exceed days in the aggregate;

(b) earned leave of atleast an equivalent duration is also availed simultaneously by the employee;

(c) a balance of at least 30 days of earned leave is still available to the of the employee after taking into account the period of encashmen t CIS
as leave; and

(d) the period of leave encashed shall be deducted from the quantum of leave that can be normally encashed by him at the time of superannuation,

This recommendation has also been accepted by the Government and, according encashment of earned leave may be cLllowed by the Ministries/Departments subject to prescribed conditions. 'The total encGshment of Earned Leave allowed to a Government servant alongwith LTC while in service and as per the provisions of the Central Service (Leave) Rules, 1972, should not exceed the maximum limit/ceiling of 300 or 150 days, as the case may be, .

5. The orders as per paragraphs 1 to 4 above shall also apply to Government servants serving in Vacation Departments.

6. Formal amendments to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, are to be issued separately.

7. In so far as persons uerving in the Indkm Audit and Accounts Department concerned,these orders in consulation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

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Chairpersons Members of Regulatory Authorities/ Bodies IRDA, SEBI, TRAI, CERC, CCI: Sixth Pay Commission Pay Hike

The latest news on from the Sixth Pay Commission. It is regarding the Clarification on Children Education Allowance:
Below, we presnt the text as it appears on the Office Memorandum Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission Ministry Site

Subject: Revision of pay of the Chairpersons and Members of the Regulatory Authorities/Bodies consequent to the implementation of the Sixth Central pay Commission Recommendations.

Consequent upon the implementation of the Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission by the Government, the provisions relating to pay of Chairpersons and Members of Regulatory Authorities/Bodies, laid down in this Department's a.M. No. 3/6/97-Estt. (Pay II) dated 29th January, 1998 read with Corrigendum dated 13th February, 1998, shall be substituted with the following:

1. Pay - The Chairperson would be eligible for pay not exceeding Rs. 80,000/- p.m. (fixed) and Members would be eligible for pay in the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000 (PB 4) with a Grade Pay of Rs. 12000/-. The pay will be fixed in accordance with the prevailing orders viz. pay minus pension.

2. The pay and allowances of Chairperson and full-time Members of five specified Regulatory Bodies, viz., Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority IRDA, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission CERC, Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI and the Competition Commission of India CCI which have been delinked from Government salaries will be governed by the orders issued by the Department of Expenditure.

3. These orders will come into effect from 1.1.2006

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Sixth Pay Commission: Ministry of Defence Controversy with Armed forces Pay hike

The game that begun with the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations is not getting clear any furhter, especially with respect to what the Armed Forces or Defence Forces are trying to ask for. The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is that there is a fresh controversy erupting between the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. It may further delay the implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. Leaders of various political parties have already made it a big agenda to highlight the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission News.

As per the news that had come in earlier, a high-level committee comprising of three Cabinet ministers was looking at the four "core issues" that the armed forces have raised after the Sixth Pay Commission report was released. To add salt to injuries, a new controversy has erupted. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armed forces are learnt to be at loggerheads with each other once again over salary related issues that have cropped up in the past one week.

There were already many anomalies that were reported to be corrected by the armed forces, but even after the high level committee instructions, the forces have now found some more new anomalies in the special instructions that were not there in the Sixth Pay Commission report approved by the Cabinet and notified by the government. Angered at being "short-changed", the chief of personnel officers committee (COPOC) of the three forces has shot a letter to the MoD asking it to remove seven aberrations that include the dilution of the provisions of the pay commission as approved by the Cabinet and in some cases restore the deleted portions. These are separate from the four core issues being examined by the ministerial committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee.

The adjutant general at present heads the COPOC that also comprises the personnel officers of the Air force and the Navy. Out of the many serious anomalies, the key ones are: the dilution of the definition of the military service pay; the subversion of the definition of rank pay and the fixing of the initial pay scale for Colonels and Brigadiers at a level that is lower than what is due.

The foremost issue is of the rank pay that will result in a lesser hike in waoges of all officers. The adjutant general has pointed out that the Fourth Pay Commission onward the rank pay is counted part of the basic pay. This is the government policy to club the two increases, thus affecting the quantum of house rent allowance, travelling allowance and DA. Under new orders, the MoD has delinked the rank pay from the basic pay. Hence, effectively reducing the HRA, travelling allowances and DA for each officer.

In case of the military service pay (MSP), the Sixth Pay Commission explains it as "compensation for difficulties specific to military life". The MoD in its latest orders to implement the pay commission report refers it to as a type of hardship allowance to "security forces" in forward areas. The personnel officers have questioned as to why the definition of the MSP has not been adopted from the pay commission itself.

Furthermore, on the MSP, the pay commission says that "in case of employees drawing the same grade pay, the priority (for status) should be on the total emoluments, including non-practising allowance for doctors and the MSP for forces".

The personnel chiefs have pointed out that the MoD has said the MSP shall not be linked to status and rank.

The initial pay fixation for Colonels and Brigadiers was to be done as per scale "S-25" of the pay commission. Under the new instructions, the Colonels and Brigadiers have been given scale "S-24" that is applicable to a grade that is lower in the civil ranks. This means the initial pay of a Colonel will be reduced by Rs 1,300 while a Brigadier will lose Rs 3,000.

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Sixth Pay Commission: Ministry of Defence Controversy with Armed forces Pay hike

The game that begun with the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations is not getting clear any furhter, especially with respect to what the Armed Forces or Defence Forces are trying to ask for. The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is that there is a fresh controversy erupting between the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. It may further delay the implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. Leaders of various political parties have already made it a big agenda to highlight the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission News.

As per the news that had come in earlier, a high-level committee comprising of three Cabinet ministers was looking at the four "core issues" that the armed forces have raised after the Sixth Pay Commission report was released. To add salt to injuries, a new controversy has erupted. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armed forces are learnt to be at loggerheads with each other once again over salary related issues that have cropped up in the past one week.

There were already many anomalies that were reported to be corrected by the armed forces, but even after the high level committee instructions, the forces have now found some more new anomalies in the special instructions that were not there in the Sixth Pay Commission report approved by the Cabinet and notified by the government. Angered at being "short-changed", the chief of personnel officers committee (COPOC) of the three forces has shot a letter to the MoD asking it to remove seven aberrations that include the dilution of the provisions of the pay commission as approved by the Cabinet and in some cases restore the deleted portions. These are separate from the four core issues being examined by the ministerial committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee.

The adjutant general at present heads the COPOC that also comprises the personnel officers of the Air force and the Navy. Out of the many serious anomalies, the key ones are: the dilution of the definition of the military service pay; the subversion of the definition of rank pay and the fixing of the initial pay scale for Colonels and Brigadiers at a level that is lower than what is due.

The foremost issue is of the rank pay that will result in a lesser hike in waoges of all officers. The adjutant general has pointed out that the Fourth Pay Commission onward the rank pay is counted part of the basic pay. This is the government policy to club the two increases, thus affecting the quantum of house rent allowance, travelling allowance and DA. Under new orders, the MoD has delinked the rank pay from the basic pay. Hence, effectively reducing the HRA, travelling allowances and DA for each officer.

In case of the military service pay (MSP), the Sixth Pay Commission explains it as "compensation for difficulties specific to military life". The MoD in its latest orders to implement the pay commission report refers it to as a type of hardship allowance to "security forces" in forward areas. The personnel officers have questioned as to why the definition of the MSP has not been adopted from the pay commission itself.

Furthermore, on the MSP, the pay commission says that "in case of employees drawing the same grade pay, the priority (for status) should be on the total emoluments, including non-practising allowance for doctors and the MSP for forces".

The personnel chiefs have pointed out that the MoD has said the MSP shall not be linked to status and rank.

The initial pay fixation for Colonels and Brigadiers was to be done as per scale "S-25" of the pay commission. Under the new instructions, the Colonels and Brigadiers have been given scale "S-24" that is applicable to a grade that is lower in the civil ranks. This means the initial pay of a Colonel will be reduced by Rs 1,300 while a Brigadier will lose Rs 3,000.
The game that begun with the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations is not getting clear any furhter, especially with respect to what the Armed Forces or Defence Forces are trying to ask for. The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is that there is a fresh controversy erupting between the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. It may further delay the implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. Leaders of various political parties have already made it a big agenda to highlight the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission News.

As per the news that had come in earlier, a high-level committee comprising of three Cabinet ministers was looking at the four "core issues" that the armed forces have raised after the Sixth Pay Commission report was released. To add salt to injuries, a new controversy has erupted. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armed forces are learnt to be at loggerheads with each other once again over salary related issues that have cropped up in the past one week.

There were already many anomalies that were reported to be corrected by the armed forces, but even after the high level committee instructions, the forces have now found some more new anomalies in the special instructions that were not there in the Sixth Pay Commission report approved by the Cabinet and notified by the government. Angered at being "short-changed", the chief of personnel officers committee (COPOC) of the three forces has shot a letter to the MoD asking it to remove seven aberrations that include the dilution of the provisions of the pay commission as approved by the Cabinet and in some cases restore the deleted portions. These are separate from the four core issues being examined by the ministerial committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee.

The adjutant general at present heads the COPOC that also comprises the personnel officers of the Air force and the Navy. Out of the many serious anomalies, the key ones are: the dilution of the definition of the military service pay; the subversion of the definition of rank pay and the fixing of the initial pay scale for Colonels and Brigadiers at a level that is lower than what is due.

The foremost issue is of the rank pay that will result in a lesser hike in waoges of all officers. The adjutant general has pointed out that the Fourth Pay Commission onward the rank pay is counted part of the basic pay. This is the government policy to club the two increases, thus affecting the quantum of house rent allowance, travelling allowance and DA. Under new orders, the MoD has delinked the rank pay from the basic pay. Hence, effectively reducing the HRA, travelling allowances and DA for each officer.

In case of the military service pay (MSP), the Sixth Pay Commission explains it as "compensation for difficulties specific to military life". The MoD in its latest orders to implement the pay commission report refers it to as a type of hardship allowance to "security forces" in forward areas. The personnel officers have questioned as to why the definition of the MSP has not been adopted from the pay commission itself.

Furthermore, on the MSP, the pay commission says that "in case of employees drawing the same grade pay, the priority (for status) should be on the total emoluments, including non-practising allowance for doctors and the MSP for forces".

The personnel chiefs have pointed out that the MoD has said the MSP shall not be linked to status and rank.

The initial pay fixation for Colonels and Brigadiers was to be done as per scale "S-25" of the pay commission. Under the new instructions, the Colonels and Brigadiers have been given scale "S-24" that is applicable to a grade that is lower in the civil ranks. This means the initial pay of a Colonel will be reduced by Rs 1,300 while a Brigadier will lose Rs 3,000.

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