Revision of Pay Scale 1983 dt 25.08.1983

Revision of Pay Scale 1983 dt 25.08.1983

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of Pay Scale 1983

I am directed to state that the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to

sanction, with effect from 1st July, 1983, a Scheme, as detailed below, of the Basic Pay Scales, Allowances and other Fringe Benefits, 1983, for the employees of the Punjab Government.

                                             PART 1: BASIC SCALES AND ALLIED MATTERS

2. Basic Scales of Pay: The Basic Scales of Pay, 1983, as shown in Annexure l to this letter shall replace the existing Revised National Pay Scales.

3.Fixation of Pay in Basic Scales: The initial pay of an existing Government servant, i.e. an employee who has been in Government service since before the Ist July,1983, shall be fixed at the stage in the relevant Basic Pay Scale (i.e. the Basic Scale that corresponds to the Existing Revised National Pay Scale in Annexure 1) which is as many stages above the minimum as the stage occupied by him above the minimum of the existing Revised National Pay Scale, provided that where the pay so determined does not give the employee concerned a minimum advantage of 10 percent of his existing basic pay plus Dearness Allowance over and above the present emoluments drawn by him, his pay shall be fixed at the lowest stage in the Basic Scale that gives him that advantage; provided further that the maximum of the relevant Basic Scale shall not be exceeded in any case. In this fixation formula, “emoluments” would mean the sum of pay, Dearness Allowance and Local Compensatory Allowance, if any.

4. Annual Increment: Annual increment shall continue to be admissible, subject to existing conditions, on the 1st of December each year under this Scheme. However, the first annual increment of existing employees in the Basic Scales shall accrue on the First of December, 1983.

5. More even (i) The existing provisions regulating the concession of move-over without promotion to the next higher pay scale of employees in Revised National Pay Scale 1(B-1) to Revised National Pay Scale 16 (B-16) shall continue to be applicable in this Scheme.

(ii) The existing concession of ‘move-over’ of employees from Revised National Pay Scale 16(B-16) to Revised National Pay Scale 17(B-17) and Revised National Pay Scale 17(B-17) to Revised National Pay Scale 18(B-18) shall be extended up to B-20 and regulated as under:-

a) Normal promotion procedure as is observed in cases of promotion through the competent authority shall be followed in allowing move- over to Basic Sales 19 and 20.

b) The existing condition of the period of stay of three years at the maximum of pay scales B-16 and B-17 in the case of non-technical and non-professional categories shall continue to be applicable.

c) No move-over beyond B-18 in the case of the categories of employees mentioned at (a) above shall be permissible.

d) The move-over in the case of technical and professional categories, e.g.. Doctors, Engineers, Educationists, Economists, Management Accountants, Scientists, Archaeologists, Geologists, Meteorologists, Experts of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Forestry, shall be permissible up to B-20 without the condition of stay at the maximum for three years.

e) Move-over shall be in cases where an employee, who is otherwise considered fit for promotion to higher post, cannot be promoted for want of a vacancy.

6(A) Modification of Scales in case of certain posts: (a) In the case of posts shown in column 1 of Annexure-II, the Basic Scales indicated against each in column 3 shall be allowed instead of the Basic Scales corresponding to their Existing Revised National Pay Scales.

(b) In the case of posts of artisans, such as Carpenters, Welders, etc., and Storekeepers, which require different level of expertise and responsibilities in different organizations, appropriate Basic Pay Scales may, with the approval of the competent Employee authority, be allowed in different organizations or even in the same organization while taking into account the market value of such artisans and their level of competence.

(c) In specially meritorious cases, Basic Scale B-21 or B-22 along with allowances and fringe benefits may be allowed, with the approval of the President, to technical and professional officers without requiring them to move from their technical posts where their expertise is particularly needed. The number of such beneficiaries will not exceed 12.5 per cent of the total number of posts in B-20 in any particular cadre under the Provincial Government.

(d) In cases where it is necessary for Government to recruit and/or to continue in employment certain officials who have acquired expertise in a highly specialized field, special contract terms may be offered to such ‘narrow-narrow specialists’. For this purpose, a Special Standing Committee shall be constituted by Government to deal with such cases. The Standing Committee shall take into account the market value of the ‘narrow-narrow specialists’ and recommend proper remunerations to engage or to retain their services.

(B) Fixation of Pay in Cases under (A) above: In cases where the Basic Scales under (A) above higher than the scale which corresponds to the Revised National Pay Scale have been allowed, initial fixation of pay of the employee concerned shall first be made in the Basic Scale corresponding to his existing Revised National Pay Scale in the light of the fixation of pay formula mentioned in para 3 above, and thereafter his pay in the higher Basic Scale shall be fixed at the next higher stage.

7. Special Pays:

(a) The existing special pays admissible to officials of various categories working as Private Secretaries and Personal Assistants shall be revised as under:

PART II – ALLOWANCES

8. (i) Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance and Rest and Allowance: As from 1st of July, 1983, following allowances shall cease to be admissible to a Government servant who draws pay in the Basic Pay Scales:

(a) Dearness Allowances sanctioned in this Department’s letters No. FD.PC-20-3/77, dated 14th July, 1981 and dated 4th July, 1982.

(b) Local Compensatory Allowance, where admissible, sanctioned in this Department’s letter No. FD.PC-21-1/77, dated 16th May, 1977.

(c) Rest and Recreation Allowance sanctioned in this Department’s letter No. FD.SR-111-13-69/67, dated 1st June, 1977.

(ii) All other existing allowances shall continue to be admissible at the existing rates and under the existing rules and orders.

9. Entertainment Allowance: Entertainment Allowance shall be admissible at the following fixed rates to officers drawing pay in B-20 to B-22:

(1) B-20 → Rs. 400/- p.m.
(2) B-21 → Rs. 450/- p.m.
(3) B-22 → Rs. 650/- p.m.

10. Non-Practicing Allowance: The existing rates of Non-Practicing Allowance shall be revised as under:

Doctors drawing pay in B-17 and B-18 → Rs. 500/- p.m.
Doctors drawing pay in B-19 and above → Rs. 700/- p.m.

This allowance shall also be admissible to doctors working on administrative and Secretariat posts. The orders contained in this Department’s letter No. 1672-SO(SR)IV/77, dated 27th November, 1977, shall be deemed to have been withdrawn with effect from 1st July, 1983.

All other existing rules/orders regulating the admissibility of Non-Practicing Allowance shall continue to be in force.

11. Practice Compensatory Allowance: Doctors posted in rural areas below Town Committee level, and allowed private practice, shall be allowed Practice Compensatory Allowance at the following rates:

(i) Male doctors → Rs. 200/- p.m.
(ii) Female doctors → Rs. 300/- p.m.

12. Teaching Allowance:
(a) Secondary School Teachers who hold a Bachelor’s degree in basic/natural sciences (including Mathematics) and teach basic/natural science subjects shall be allowed Science Teaching Allowance at the rate of Rs. 100/- p.m.

(b) Junior Instructors in Polytechnic Institutes who possess Technical Teachers Diploma shall be allowed Technical Teaching Allowance at the rate of Rs. 100/- p.m.

(c) The Teaching Allowance admissible to Doctors who teach basic sciences in Medical Colleges shall be increased to Rs. 500/-.

13. Charge Allowance:
Charge Allowance to Principals of Colleges and Polytechnic Institutes shall be admissible at the following rates:

(a) Principals of Degree Colleges/College of Technology. → Rs. 200/- p.m.

(b) Principals of Intermediate Colleges/Polytechnic Institutes. → Rs. 100/- p.m.

14. Warden Allowance:
Teachers who are assigned the duty of Hostel Wardens in Colleges and Polytechnic Institutes shall be allowed a Warden Allowance of Rs. 100/- p.m.

15. Advance Increments to School Teachers on attaining higher qualifications:
Primary, Middle and High School Teachers who possess or acquire while in service higher qualifications shall be allowed advance increments as under:

I – PRIMARY SCHOOLS

(i) A teacher who possesses or acquires FA/F.Sc. shall be allowed two advance increments.

(ii) A teacher who (in addition to FA/F.Sc.) also possesses or acquires C.T. shall be allowed one additional advance increment.

(iii) A teacher who possesses or acquires a degree of B.A./B.Sc. shall be allowed three additional advance increments.

II – MIDDLE SCHOOLS

A teacher who possesses or acquires a degree of B.A./B.Sc. shall be allowed three advance increments.

III – HIGH SCHOOLS

A teacher who possesses or acquires Master’s degree shall be allowed three advance increments. In case of a teacher who possesses or acquires Master’s degree in Education (M.Ed.) and also a Master’s degree in any academic subject shall be allowed six advance increments.

Provided that a Primary, Middle or High School teacher, as the case may be, who has already drawn increments for possessing higher educational qualifications shall be allowed increments equal to shortfall in the number of increments, if any, between the increments drawn by him and the increments which have now been prescribed.

16. Advance Increments to Technical and Professional Categories on possessing/acquiring higher qualifications:
Doctors, Engineers, Educationists, Economists, Management Accountants, Scientists, Geologists, Meteorologists, Archaeologists, Experts in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Forestry, working in Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions or technical departments shall be allowed advance increments on possessing/acquiring higher qualifications as under:

(i) In case a technical/professional employee of the above category possesses D.Sc/Ph.D degree from a foreign university, he shall be allowed six advance increments on entry into service.

(ii) Those of the above categories of officers who possess M.A/M.Sc./M.S. or equivalent from a foreign university or Ph.D. or M.Phil. from a university in Pakistan will receive four advance increments on induction in service in B-17.

(iii) Those of the above categories of employees who while in service obtain a degree shall be allowed four increments in case of (i) above and two advance increments in case of (ii) above.

Provided that if a Government servant belonging to the above-mentioned categories has already drawn advance increments for possessing or acquiring the higher qualifications indicated in (i) and (ii) above, he shall be allowed increments equal to shortfall in the number of increments, if any, between the increments already drawn by him and the increments being sanctioned now.

17. The orders contained in para 16 above shall not affect any other instructions regarding grant of advance increments already in force before the 1st July 1983. All such instructions shall continue to be applicable unless amended or rescinded by the competent authority.

18. Design Allowance:
Engineers holding university degree in engineering and working full time in the Design Offices shall, in lieu of the existing special pays, if any, be allowed a Design Allowance at the following rates:

(i) Engineers drawing pay in B-17 → Rs. 400/- p.m.
(ii) Engineers drawing pay in B-18 → Rs. 500/- p.m.
(iii) Engineers drawing pay in B-19 → Rs. 600/- p.m.
(iv) Engineers drawing pay in B-20 → Rs. 700/- p.m.

19. Qualification Allowance:
Audit Officers of the Local Fund Audit Department and Accountants of District Accounts Officers/Treasuries who pass or have passed the SAS Examination shall be allowed a Qualification Allowance at the rate of Rs. 100/- p.m. This allowance shall continue to be admissible as a separate entity even after their promotion to higher posts.

20. Special Research Allowance:
Field officers on their appointment in Research Institutions for doing research work shall be allowed a Special Research Allowance at the rate of 20 percent of their basic pay.

21. Daily Allowance:
The pay limits for admissibility of Daily Allowance notified vide this Department’s letter No. FD.SR-I-8-1/82, dated 4th July, 1982, shall be revised as under:

PART – III: MISCELLANEOUS

22. Interest on House Building Advance:
Government servants who do not claim interest on their G.P. Fund Balances shall not be charged interest on House Building Advance or other advances as admissible under the rules.

23. (a) Cost of Blood Transfusion:
The cost of blood transfusion shall henceforth be reimbursable to the Provincial Government employees and their families in accordance with the procedure laid down for reimbursement of cost of medicines, etc.

(b) Definition of “Family”:
The word “family” for the purpose of medical treatment shall also include parents of the Government servant residing with and dependent on him.

24. Encashment of Leave Preparatory to Retirement:
At present encashment of Leave Preparatory to Retirement up to six months is permissible to Government servants provided the Leave Preparatory to Retirement is refused by Government in public interest. Henceforth, the option for encashment of Leave Preparatory to Retirement shall rest with the Government servant concerned. In case a Government servant opts not to take Leave Preparatory to Retirement he shall be allowed leave salary for the period for which Leave Preparatory to Retirement is admissible subject to a maximum of six months.

25. General:
All existing rules and orders on the subject shall be deemed to have been modified to the extent indicated above. All existing rules and orders not so modified shall continue to be in force under this scheme. Amendments in the relevant rules, incorporating the above provisions, and new rules regarding revision of pay scales, shall be issued later.