The Central Board of Direct Taxes(Income Tax Department) has considered the representations from Departmental promotees for fixation of pay equivalent to minimum entry pay prescribed for Direct Recruites (appointed on or after 1.1.2006). Also, stepping up of pay of senior promotees with reference to direct recuit juniors recruited on or after 1.1.2006 and whose basic pay was more than that of their seniors, was considered.
Now, the CBDT has issued ordes to the effect that the stepping up of basic pay of seniors is allowed. It has been laid down that such stepping up can be claimed only in the case of those cadres which have an direct recruitment and where a directly recruited junior is actually drawing more basic pay than the seniors. In such cases, the basis pay of seniors will be stepped up w.r.to the basic pay of junior.
Stepping up will be applicable from the date junior direct recruit actually draws higher basic pay than his senior.
Let us await same kind of clarification from our CAG office. Putting some pressure is needed now.
The issue hence forth will be settled partially only. Some may get relief where a Direct Recruitee is appointed on 1-1-2010. Where such DR is appointed at a later date, the senior Deptl Promotee would get his pay on par with that of DR, neither w.e.f. 1-1-2006 nor from his date of promotion BUT W.E.F. THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT OF HIS JUNIOR DR [in other words the Deptl Promotees should pray for an appointment of a DR at the earliest in their office AND well before their pay gets enhanced by way of increments, to the level of pay allowed to a DR.
THIS ABONOXIOUS DISPARITY SHOULD BE REMOVED BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO PROVE IT's CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE ILLOGICAL PAY FIXATIONS THAT SHATTER THE SPIRITS OF Deptl Promotees.
