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11030/3/98-AISI T I )
Government of India
Hinistrr of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
I Department of Personnel and Training)

N e w Delhi. d a t e d / & ~ u l ~ . 1 9 9 8 .

1. The Chief Secretaries o f

all the State Governments
and Union Territories.
2. All Ministries and Departments
of ~overnment of India.

Subject:-IAS (Pay1 Rules, 1954 -

fixation of pay
of IAS officers appointed as Jofnt
Secretaries or equivalg@&:. in the Central
Government -
clarification .regarding.
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Sir.

I am directed t o refer to our letter of

even number dated 13th Nay, 1998 on the above
subject whereby the IAS officers appointed as
Joint Secretaries or equivalent at the Centre
after availing of promotion in the Above Supertime
Scale in their cadres have been allowed to draw
themaximum of the Supert ime Scale viz.
Rs.22400/- while working as such. It was also
specified that if such officers would have drawn
any stagnation increments in t h e Supertiae Scale
but for their promotion to the Above Supertime
Scale in their cadres, the stagnation increments
would also be admissible in addition to the pav of
RS.22400/-.

2. Instances have come to notice where it has

been found that if the benefit of stagnation
increments in the revised pay scales is allowed in
addition to the pay of Rs.22400/- while they work
as Joint Secretaries or equivalent at the Centre,
the total of this pay and the stagnation
increments thus allowed exceeds the pay they were
actually drawing in the Above Supertime Scale of
Re.22400-24600 in their cadres. As the same would
give them benefits, not intended while issuing our
letter of even number dated 13th Hay. 1998. it has
been decided that in all such cases, the benefit
of grant of pay of Rs.22400/- in the Supertime
Scale plus the amount payable on account of
stagnation increments would not exceed the pay
they were actually drawing in t h e Above Supertime
Scale of Ra.22400-24500 in their cadres before
coring as Joint Secretaries o r equivalent in the
Central Government. While doing so, it would also
b e e n s u r e d t h a t t h e i r pap a t t h e C e n t r e is f i x e d
i n s u c h a manner t h a t t h e sum t o t a l o f Rs.22400/-
a n d t h e s t a g n a t i o n i n c r e m e n t s t h u s t o be a l l o w e d
f i t s w i t h i n t h e pay s c a l e o f Rs.18400-500-22400.
F o r e x a m p l e , i f a n o f f i c e r h a s been drawing pay o f
Rs.22925 i n t h e Above Supertime Scale of
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Rs.22400-525-24500, h e w o u l d be a l l o w e d p a y o f
Rs.22900 IRs.22400 p a y a s a l l o w e d v i d e o u r l e t t e r
d a t e d 1 3 . 5 . 9 8 p l u s one s t a g n a t i o n increment o f
R s . 5 0 0 ) a t t h e time o f h i s i n i i t a l appointment as
J o i n t S e c r e t a r v o r e q u i v a l e n t a t t h e Centre.

3. It is r e q u e s t e d t h a t t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h i s
l e t t e r may be b r o u g h t t o the n o t i c e of a l l
concerned.

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1 . The C h i e f S e c r e t a r i e s of
a l ~ lt h e S t a t e G o v e r n m e n t s
and Union T e r r i t o r i e s .

2. 41 1 . H i n i s t r j e s a n d D e p a r t m e n t s
o f Governlnent o f I n d i a .

S 1 1 h j e c t : -1 AS ( P a y ) R u l e s , 1 9 5 4 - f i x a t i o n o f pa?:
o f 1 A S o f f l c e r s a p p o i n t e d as J o i n t
S e c r e t a 1 . i ~o~r e g u . i v a l e n t i n t h e C e n t r a l
Governrnrnt - c l a r i f i c a t i o n regarding.
....
Sir,

1 am d c r e c t e d t o r e f e r t o o u r l e t t e r
No.14021/5/97-AIS(II1 dated 1 9 t h Uecember, 1997
w h e r e b y t h e T A S o f f i c e r s a p p o i n t e d as D i r e c t o r s i n
the C e n t r r ~ l Government stibsfquent. to their
promo t . i o n i n t.l~cr Suprl?rt.jme S c a l e i n t h e i r c n c l r e s
h a v e l,t?en al1ow~:ci t h e maxinuin o f the revised
Selei:I.ior (;riide of tho 7 . 4 v . . Rs.18;100/-.
Cases h a v e come t o n o t i c e khel.~: th:? IAS o f f i c e r s
a r e a p p o i r ~ t . r . d 'i n t h e posl..s o f J o i ~ i tS e c r e t a r i e s o r
eq~iivalcnt.. i n the t i io\.ernn~ent. i n the
r e v i s e d S i ~ ~ . ~ e r t i r n eS c a j e 01' h s . 18.100-500-2?4UO
a f t e r t h e y ha\-e g o t p r o t l l o t i c n in the above
S u p e r t i m e S c a l e o f Hs.3111il0-525--24500 in tneir
cadres. i t h a s been r e q u e s t e d t h a t on t h e lines
o f t h e h e r i e f i t a l l o w e d 1 0 he o f f i c e r s a p p o i n t e d
;IS D i r e c t o r s iri t h e C e n t r a l Government r,ide DUPT
l e t t e r dated 1 9 t h l!ci.cmbcr, 1997 r e f e r r e d t o
* r b o v e , t h e s e o f f i c e r 3 ills:; al:;c. b e a l l o w e d t o d r a w
t h e rnaxiinum of tit:? S t ~ p ~ r t i n ~ Se c a l e i.e.
Ks.22,400.

2. The m a t t e l - I m s t8c.n c o n s i d e r e d c a r e f u l l y
a n d i t hari b e e n f o ~ r n d t h a - t t!!e 1.4:; o f f i c e r s l ~ a \ , i n g
been promoted in t h c above Suyrrtime S c a l e of
R s . 22400-525-24500 in cheir cadres and
:;ubsc~q~uenl.ly appointed a s J o i n t S r , . c r e t a r i f c o r
i ? q u i v i l l e n t . a t t h e Ceilt,>-r. i n t h e p a y s c b l e o f
Hs.18400-500-22400 a r e pl.u:ed e x a c t l y i n :he
c i r c l i m s t . a r ~ c e s obLni ~ i i r i g i n t h y c a s e s o f officers
nppoit1tr.d as O i t.ect.or.s i I I 1 . h ~C c n t r n l ( i o v e r n m e n t
n f t e ! . g e t l i n g p r v r n c l i o t ~ i l l t i l e St.tpertime S c a l e i n
t h e i r catl~-':s. It i t : L k l e r ~ f o r e , beerr d e c i d e d
L h a t !Lri o i ~ i e r 1 . n t t n i n ~ i s r t h e h a r d s h i p i n :iucIh
c ' n s e s . .i 11 c:ist3 an IAS o f l ' i c c r h a s beell p1.0111olr,-I i n
t h e abo\.c. S u g e ~ , t : . m eSr.al.e o f R s . 2 2 4 0 0 - 5 5 - in
h i s ,.:adre a n d b a d a t : t : ~ n l ? j 5tart.C.d d r a w i n g p a y i n
t h i s grade! br:fot-e h i s d e i , ; ~n\ t i o ~ rt o t.he Central
l;overnmenl. in i 1.0 i t I ; ihr. pay scale: of
Rs. 1 8 0 0 - 5 0 ( > - 2 2 . 1 0 0 , I ; may L,c a l l o w e d , w i t h the
o r a rlf L!ii:; Dep:lrt!nent, t h e rnaximiim o f
t h e Supertime Scale viz. Rs.22,400/- on h i s
a p p o i n t m e n t . as J o i n t S e c r e t a r y o r e q u i v a l e n t at
the Centre. F u r t h e r , i f h e would have drawn one
o r more S t a g n a t i - o n 1ncr.ement i n t h e Supertime
S c a l e b u t f o r h i s p r o ~ n o t i o n t o ?;he a b o v e S u p c r t i m e
S c a l e i n h i s cadre, s u c h S t a g n a t i o n I n c r e m e n t ( s 1
w o u l d ~ l s ob e a d m i s s i b l e i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e pa:: o f
R s . 22400/- as (I J o i r ~ l Secveta.r:- o r c c l u i v a l c n t . a t
the Centre. Hob-?vet., tlrese benefits riot1111 b e
a d ~ r ~ i s s i b l et o a ~ ~ ~ e r n bo er r t h e S e r v i c e o n l y i f t.he
p r o t n o t i u r ~ t o t h e ; I I J C J \ : ~ ;'upc.rtitne S c a l e h a d Lt,en
a : . l o u e d by Lhrx S L a t o C u v e r ' n m ~ n t c o n c e r n e d s L r i c t 1 . v
i n c o m p l i a n c e wit,h the r e l e v a n t . r u l e s and the
gujdelir~as issued in this r e s p e c t by this
r ) e p n r t , s c r l l Tvoln l i m e 1.0 L j . m e .

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;,f I r ~ d i i ~lnay scrrd y r o p o s : ~ l s f a r s u c h pay f i x a t i o n
t o t h i s Department a l o n g w i t h the f u l l d e t a i l s .

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c a s e s of ~ n e m b e r , su f t h e I n d i a n P c i l i c c S e r v i c e a n d
t h e J n d i ~ i r li i ' o r e s t S e r \ ; i c e a s w e l l .

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