DOPT Circular

No. AB.14017/64/ 2008-Estt. (RR)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2009

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers ofOrganised Group 'A' Services in PB-3 and PB-4

Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations ofthe Sixth Central Pay Commission, the following orders are issued:-

(i) Whenever an Indian Administrative ServicesOfficer of the State of Joint Cadre is posted atthe Centre to a particular grade carrying a specificgrade pay in Pay band 3 or Pay Band 4, theofficers belong to batches of Organised Group AServices that are senior by two years or more andhave not so far been promoted to that particulargrade would be granted the same grade on nonfunctionalbasis from the date of posting of theIndian Administrative Service Officers in thatparticular grade at the Centre.

(ii) Grant of higher scale would be governed by theterms and conditions given in Annex-I.

(iii) Appropriate amendments in the Service Rulesmay also be carried out.

(iv) Establishment Division of this Department willissue orders from time to time, in consultation withthe Establishment Officer, intimating thebatch of the officers belonging to the IndianAdministrative Service who have been posted at theCentre in the various grades of PB-3and PB-4 aswell as the date of posting of the first officersbelonging to the batch.

2. Grant of higher scale (i.e. pay band and/or grade -pay) underthese instructions would be w.e.f. 1.1.2006, wherever due andadmissible.

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(SMITA KUMAR)

Director(E-I)

Tel. 2309 24791.

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(SMITA KUMAR)

Director(E- I)

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT OFHIGHER PAY SCALE ON NON-FUNCTIONAL BASISTO OFFICERS OF ORGANISED GR.' A' SERVICES

1. The non functional up-gradation granted under these orderswill be based on empanelment and posting of particular batchof IAS officer in the Centre. Such up-gradation would not belinked to the vacancies in the grade.

2. The up-gradation granted under these orders will be a purelynon- functional up-gradation, personal to the officer and Itwould not bestow any right to the officer to claim promotionor deputation benefits based on non-functional up-gradation insuch a manner.

3. All the prescribed eligibility criteria and promotional normsincluding 'benchmark' for up-gradation to a particular gradepay would have to be met at the time of screening for grant ofhigher pay-scale under these orders.

4. A screening committee would be formed by the Ministry forimplementation of these orders. There would be threemembers in committee so formed and they would at-least beone level above the grade for which up-gradation is beingconsidered. Secretary of the Ministry concerned would chairthe committee.

5. All instructions concerning grant of non-functional upgradationpresently applicable in the case of grant of NFSG toofficers of Group 'A' Services would apply in the event ofpenalty, disciplinary proceedings, suspension etc.

6. Orders will be issued with the approval of the competentauthority. Grant of higher pay scale on the non-functionalbasis would be from the date of posting of the first officerbelonging to the particular batch of IAS officer at the centre.In case of any delay in the issue of orders, financial benefitsunder these orders will be given from the due date.

7. (i) Pay fixation under on grant of non-functional upgradationunder these orders will be done as per the provisionsof CCS (RP) Rules ,2008 i.e. the officers will be granted oneincrement at the rate of 3% of basic pay and the difference ofgrade pay will be added to their basic pay.

(ii) As far as similarly placed officers of organized Gr. AServices, who are posted under the Central Staffing Schemeare concerned , they will be granted one additional incrementon account of the non-functional up-gradation, but their gradepay will remain unchanged on the ground that they are holdinga particular post with a specific grade pay under the CentralStaffing Scheme. In such cases the officers granted nonfunctionalup-gradation may continue to draw CDTA ifadmissible.

8. As and when the normal vacancies in the grade arise, theofficer will be considered for regular promotions as per thenormal DPC guidelines, based on the provisions of therecruitment rules. UPSC will be consulted wherever the rulesprovide for the same. However at the time of promotion, thepay in the grade will not be fixed again for officers who havebeen granted up-gradation under these orders.

9. Officers on deputation / study leave or any other dulysanctioned leave would also be considered and granted higherpay-scale on non-functional basis according to the prescribedprocedure.

10. Non-functional up-gradation to the next higher grade paygranted under the scheme isa fall back option only, to beapplied in cases where officers of a particular Service have notbeen granted promotion to a particular grade in normal courseaccording to the due procedure.

11. ILLUSTRATION: -

If officers of 1987 batch of IAS areempanelled as Joint Secretary in the grade pay ofRs. 10,000/inPB-4 and an officer of the batch gets posted in the Centre (under Central Staffing Scheme) on 15th January 2008, all theofficers of the 1985 batch of organized Gr. A Central Serviceswho have not been promoted to the Joint Secretary orequivalent grade and who are eligible for the same on11112007 for the panel year 2007-08, would be appointed tothe same grade on non-functional basis under theseinstructions w.e.f. 15/112008. Same would be the case in theevent of posting of an officer of particular batch as DeputySecretary/ Director under Central Staffing scheme.