TAMILNADU STATE GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES. BETTER PAY SCALES &STATUS TO ITS ENGINEERS THAN THE CENTRE

TAMILNADU STATE GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES.

BETTER PAY SCALES &STATUS TO ITS ENGINEERS THAN THE CENTRE

THE FOLLOWER LEADS THE LEADER

(K.V.RAMESH, Zonal Secretary/ICF & ACT/IRTSA)

1. After the implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendations by Government of India on September, 2008, w.e.f- 1.1.2006, Government of Tamil Nadu revised scales of pay and allowances of its employees on 1st June, 2009, w.e.f-1.1.2007 following the principles of Sixth Central Pay Commissions Recommendations and the acceptance of it by the Government of India.

2. While implementing the Central Pay Scales to state Government employees, Tamil Nadu Government decided to adopt revised pay scales on ‘ pay scale to pay scale basis’ and the existing 28 scales were retained and revised as indicated in the Schedule-I following the principle of Sixth Central Pay Commission. (For Schedule-I please see Annexure- I

3. Junior Engineers (having the Entry qualification of Diploma in Engineering) of Public Works Department of Tamilnadu were granted the Grade Pay of Rs.4400 and the Assistant Engineers (Having the Entry qualification of Graduate in Engineering) were granted the Grade Pay of Rs.4700.

4. Further Government of Tamil Nadu appointed “One Man Commission’ to study the anomalies afte the implementation of new pay scales. The order for the constitution of the commission G.O.Ms.No.444, Finance (PC) Department was issued on 09-09-2009. The commission has submitted its report in March 2010 - well with in the tenure. The Commission recommended for revision of pay scales from 1.1.2006 notionally.

5. ‘One Man Commission’ revised the Grade Pay of Assistant Engineers of PWD to Rs.5400 and extended the Grade Pay to all the posts in other Departments which is having the direct recruit element of Graduate Engineering. ( Part Recommendations of “one man commission” about PWD is given in Annexure-II)

6. Classification of Posts:- Gazette No.36, (Part-III – section 1 (b)) Dated 15.09.2010 of Government of Tamil Nadu classified the posts under the Tamil Nadu state and subordinate service into the following Groups,

• Group A- Employees in posts drawing Grade Pay of Rs.6,600 and above
• Group B- Employees in posts drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 4,400 & above, but below Rs. 6,600
• Group C- Employees in posts drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 1,400 and above, but below Rs. 4,400
• Group D- Employees in posts drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 1,300

By this classification Group-B Gazetted status is being extended from the level of Junior Engineer.( Gazette No.36 of Government of Tamil Nadu is attached in Anexure-III).

 7. Government of Tamil Nadu which always follows the Central government pay structure sensing the importance of Engineers and duties and responsibilities shouldered by them granted better pay scale and status to them.

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