Grant of Advances- 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations-Amendment to rules on Computer Advance to Railway servants

Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)

(Railway Board)

No.I/11-Part I

PC-VII No : 15/2017

RBE No. 10/2017

No. F(E) Spl./2016/ADV.4/1(7th CPC)

The General Managers and FA&CAOs

All Indian Railways & Production Units

(As per standard list)

Subject: Grant of Advances- Seventh Central Pay Commission recommendations-Amendment to rules on Computer Advance to Railway servants.

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission, the Ministry of Finance vide their OM No. 12(1)/E.II(A)/2016 dated 07.10.2016 have amended the eligibility criteria in the existing provisions relating to the grant of Personal Computer Advance.

2. Amendment conditions of grant of Computer Advance are as follows:

Advance	Quantum	Eligibility Criteria
Personal Computer Advance	ƻ50,000/- or actual price of PC, whichever is lower.	All Government Servants
The Computer Advance will be allowed maximum five times in the entire service.
The other terms and conditions governing the grant of Personal computer advance shall remain unchanged.

3. Further, Ministry of Finance in their ibid OM have also decided that the other interest bearing advances relating to Motor Car Advance and Motorcycle/Scooter/Moped Advance will stand discontinued.

4. The above mentioned OM of Ministry of Finance relating to grant of interest bearing advances will apply mutatis-mutandis to Railway employees also.

4.1 So far as the interest free advances are concerned, Bicycle and Warm clothing advances stands abolished for Railway employees also in terms of MoF’s decision.

4.2 Orders relating to other interest free advances will be issued separately by concerned Directorates.

5. Necessary Advance Correction Slip to the chapter XI of the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Vol.I Revised Edition, 1989 will follow.

6. The revised orders are effective from 07.10.2016 i.e. the date of the issue of the aforesaid OM of the Ministry of Finance. Past cases where the advances have already been sanctioned under the provisions of earlier rules on the subject need not be reopened.

7. Please acknowledge receipt.

8. Hindi version will follow.

(A.C. Jain)

Dy. Director Finance (Estt.)

Railway Board

Major Changes in the existing Selection Procedure : GDS Online Recruitment

CLARIFICATION REGARDING PAY FIXATION UNDER 7TH CPC FOR THE POST OF NON-MATRIC MTS ‘TRAINEE’ APPOINTED ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS

CGDA

Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi cantt – 110 010

No.AN/XIV/14164/7th CPC/Corrsp/Vol-I

Dated 01-02-2017

To

All PCsDA/CsDA/PCof a(Fys)Kolkata

Subject: Clarification regarding pay fixation under 7th CPC for the post of ‘Trainee’ appointed on compassionate grounds

This office is receiving several references from various controller offices seeking clarification regarding pay fixation under Seventh CPC in respect of “Trainee” appointed on compassionate ground without acquiring minimum educational qualification in the pay scale of Rs.4440/- – 7440/- (Pre-revised) without any Grade Pay. Such trainees are to be placed in the pay Band-I (5200-20200) with Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- only on acquiring the minimum qualification prescribed under the recruitment rules. However, under the 7th CPC, neither any specific pay Matrix/Level not the manner for fixation of pay in respect of MTS Trainee has been prescribed.

2. In this regard, it is intimated that matter already stands referred to the Ministry for furnishing necessary clarification/guidelines to regulate the pay fixation of trainees under Seventh CPC. Reply of the same is still awaited. As and when, replly is received from the Ministry, the same will be widelypublicized. Hence, it is requested to await for orders/clarification from the Ministry in the regard.

3. This is for your information and necessary action please.

(Kavita Garg)

Sr.Dy.CGDA (AN)

Source: www.cgda.nic.in