Fixation of pay granting increments for

training period
Submitted by chalpur@57 on Tue, 18/06/2013 - 23:19
Fixation of Pay

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It is seen that three methods are adopted by different railways for fixation of pay at the time of
absorption on completion of training as under:

1. Give increment for the training period at the time of absorption

2. Give the regular scale of pay from the date of commencement of training and grant increments
on proforma basis during the period of training and actual benefit from the date of absorption.
3. Give the regular scale of pay from the date of commencement of training and grant increments
during the period of training and grant difference of the pay so fixed and stipend drawn as
arrears.

An example is given below for better appreciation:

A traffic apprentice on training from 3.6.2004 and absorbed on 1.8.2006. Stipendary scale
5000-150-5150.(revision of stipendary scale under VI PC only from 1.9.2008).

Fixation under (a) above is Rs.13500 + 2 increments at the rate of 3% = Rs.14330 from
1.8.2006.

Fixation under (b) above is

5500 5500-9000 3.6.2004 Proforma

5675 5500-9000 1.6.2005 Proforma

15090 9300-34800 1.1.2006 Proforma(one increment as per RBE 40/2012

15550 9300-34800 1.7.2006 Proforma

15550 9300-34800 1.8.2006 Actual

Fixation under © above: As at (b) above but not on proforma.

Reasoning for (a) above: Employee on stipendiary scale and is a trainee and not
holding/discharging the duties of regular post during the training period. So regular post only
from the date of absorption. No instructions of Railway Board to give regular scale of pay but
only to count the training period for increment for fixation of pay at the time of absorption.

(b) above is the practice followed hitherto as there was no difference in fixation done either
under (a) or (b) upto VI PC.

© is followed on the plea that training period is treated as duty.

Out of the above three methods which is correct? Any orders of Railway Board to that effect?