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Pay Scale for Laboratory Technicians working in DGOF Organisation

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Up-gradation of the pay scale for Laboratory Technicians ‘working in the DGOF Organisation

No. 50(50)2018-D(Estt/NG)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION
D(Estt/NG)/Sena-Bhawan

Subject: Up-gradation of the pay scale for Laboratory Technicians ‘working in the DGOF Organisation – Clarifications regarding

Refer OFB ID No. 044/01/15/NIE/PER/M dated 30.07.2018 & 042/BPMS/CAT/PER/M dated 25.11.2019 on the above-mentioned Subject.

2. Clarification/ comments with regard to (i) the review of ACP/MACP benefits for awarding Grade Pay Rs. 4600 to Laboratory Technicians in OFB Hospitals who has already been awarded ACP-I in the scale of Rs. 5000-8000 corresponding to Grade Pay Rs. 4200 and (ii) grant of Upgraded Pay to Laboratory Technicians who do not possess qualification as per RRs of 2005 have been examined in this Department in consultation with DoP&T and Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. The clarifications in this respect as provided by the DOPT & concurred in by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance are as follows

(i) Two Laboratory Technicians, whose case has been referred to the DOPT, would, be eligible to get their pay fixed as on 01.01.2006 under the CCS(RP) Rules, 2006 initially in PB-2, Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-, being their replacement scale as they fulfill the eligibility norms under the RRs notified in 2005. Thereafter, as per para ‘5’ of the MACP guidelines, the 1st ACP earned by them in 2001 in the scale of pay of Rs. 5000-8000 (pre-revised) shall be ignored, and they would be entitled to get their pay refixed as on 01.09.2008 on grant of 1st MACP in PB-2, Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- and further grant of 2nd MACP as on 28.04.2009/03.05.2009, on completion of 20 years of service, in PB-2, Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/-, provided they fulfil the other eligibility norms prescribed under DOPT’s OM dated 19.05.2009, as amended from time to time.

(ii) For the remaining 5 Laboratory Technicians, who do not fulfill the eligibility norms prescribed under the revised Recruitment Rules of 2005, the financial upgradation granted under the erstwhile ACP Scheme, if any, in the pre-revised Day scale of RS. 5000-8000 prior to 0.01.2006 or revised pay scale of PB-2, Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- between 01.01.2006 to 30.08.2008, as the case may be, shall be counted against their entitlement of benefits under the MACP scheme w.e.f. 01.09.2008 and they shall be eligible for only 2nd MACP on completion of 20 years of regular service and that too in PB-2, Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-.

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(Manisha Bhatnagar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Dearness Allowance (DA) monthly calculation – Updated for June 2020

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The hike of the gross salary is temporarily stopped!

DA hike for Central Government Govt employees and Pensioners is on hold!

Read the press release of consumer price index for the month of June 2020…

No.5/1/2020-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 31st July 2020

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — June, 2020

The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of the retail prices of selected items collected from 289 markets spread over 78 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 78 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of June, 2020 is being released in this press release.

The All-India CPI-IW for June, 2020 increased by 2 points and stood at 332 (three hundred and thirty two). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.61 per cent between May and June, 2020 compared to (+) 0.64 per cent increase between corresponding months of previous year.

The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 1.65 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Groundnut Oil, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Poultry (Chicken), Milk (Buffalo), Brinjal, Cauliflower, Green Coriander Leaves, Potato, Tomato, Refined Liquor, Cooking Gas, Petrol, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal, Garlic, Onion, Arum, Coconut, Lady’s Finger, Lemon, Mango, Kerosene Oil, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Jharia recorded the maximum increase of 9 points. Among others, 8 points increase was observed in 3 centres, 7 points in 2 centres, 6 points in 3 centres, 5 points in 7 centres, 4 points in 12 centres, 3 points in 7 centres, 2 points in 10 centres and 1 point in 12 centres. On the contrary, Ranchi-Hatia recorded the maximum decrease of 8 points. Among others, 3 points decrease was observed in 5 centres, 2 points in 2 centres and 1 point in 1 centre. Rest of 12 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 31 centres are above All-India Index and 45 centres’ indices are below national average. The indices of Chhindwara and Jalandhar centres remained at par with All-India Index.

Year-on-year inflation based on all-items stood at 5.06 per cent for June, 2020 as compared to 5.10 per cent for the previous month and 8.59 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous. year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 5.49 per cent against 5.88 per cent of the previous month and 5.47 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of July, 2020 will be released on Monday 31st August, 2020. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in

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(Shyam Singh Negi)
Deputy Director General

Source: http://labourbureau.gov.in/

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