Tamil Nadu Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2009 – Permission for exercising re-option to come over to the revised scales of pay – Orders – Issued.

ABSTRACT

Tamil Nadu Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2009 – Permission for exercising re-option to come over to the revised scales of pay – Orders – Issued.

FINANCE (Pay Cell) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.240

Dated: 22-7-2013.
Aadi, 06.
Thiruvalluvar Aandu, 2044.

READ:
1. G.O.Ms.No.234, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated: 1--6--2009.
2. Government Letter No.41530 /PC/09-1, Finance Department, dated:28-7-2009.
3. G.O.Ms.No.123, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated: 10-4-2012.

ORDER:

    As per Rule 8(2) of the Tamil Nadu Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2009 as notified in the Government Order first read above, the option shall be exercised by the employees to come over to the revised scales of pay within three months from the date of publication of the Rules / Notification.

   2) As per the clarification issued in the Government letter second read above, employees have been permitted to exercise re-option within a period of three months from the date of issue of clarification or orders revising the scales of pay, grant of retrospective regularisation of services or grant of Selection Grade / Special Grade with retrospective effect as the case may be. Based on several representations made by individual employees / Employees Associations that several employees failed to accrue the full benefit of the Pay Commission revision due to exercising of the option date wrongly and deprived of the benefits. The Pay Grievance Redressal Cell has recommended that employees may be given final opportunity for exercising re-option as a one time measure in cases where option could not be exercised within the time limit due to the delayed reach of instructions issued by Government and also to cover the implementation of any of the recommendations of the Committee, the Government accepts and that such re-option should not be in any case lead to fixation of a lower pay than what has already been fixed.

    3.) After careful examination, the Government has decided to implement the above recommendation of the Pay Grievance Redressal Cell. Accordingly, Government direct that in exercise of the powers conferred under Rule, 12 of the Tamil Nadu Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2009, accord permission to the employees as a final opportunity for exercising re-option to come over to the revised scale of pay between 1-1-2006 and 31-5-2009 as a one time measure in cases where option could not be exercised within the time limit to the advantage of the individual employees. However, such re-option should not be in any case lead to fixation of lower pay than what has been fixed earlier.

    4) The above Government Order shall be in force for a period of six months from the date of issue and any requests for exercising re-option from employees after the above period shall not be entertained.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K.SHANMUGAM,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/government