REVISION OF PAY OF THE CHAIRPERSONS AND MEMBERS OF
THE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES / BODIES CONSEQUENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 7TH
CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
No. 3/4/2016-Estt.(Pay-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
& Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated : 30.05.2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Revision of pay of the Chairpersons and Members of the Regulatory Authorities /
Bodies consequent to the implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission
recommendations.
This
Department had, vide OM No. 3/6/97-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 29th January 1998,
issued guidelines regarding perquisites and some important terms and conditions
for the Chairpersons and Members of the Regulatory Authorities and allied
matters.
2.
These guidelines were applicable to Chairpersons and Members of existing
Regulatory Authorities also, appointed subsequent to the issue of these
guidelines, unless there is a constitutional or statutory obligation to the
contrary. As per the aforesaid guidelines, the Chairperson would be eligible
for pay not exceeding Rs. 26,000/ – p.m. (fixed) and Members would be eligible
for pay scale not exceeding Rs.22400-525-24500. The pay will be fixed in
accordance with the prevailing orders, i.e. pay minus pension.
3.
After implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission, in order to attract expertise
available outside the Government, the full time Members of TRAI, CERC, IRDA,
SEBI and CCI were granted consolidated pay packages vide orders of Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure. Replacement scales of Rs.80,000/- p.m. and
Rs.37400-67000 (PB-4) with Grade Pay of Rs. 12000/- (since replaced with HAG
scale of Rs.67000-79000) were granted respectively to Chairpersons and Members
of all other Regulatory Authorities / Bodies.
4.
The 7th CPC has looked into the emoluments structure, including pay, allowances
and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind of the members of Regulatory
Bodies (excluding the Reserve Bank of India) set up under Acts of Parliament,
and have given their recommendations in Chapter-13 of their Report. As per
recommendations of the 7th CPC, as accepted by
Government of India, and also as intimated by Department of Expenditure vide OM
No. 394959/ E.IIIA/ 2017 dated 2nd March 2017, the pay and allowances of Chairperson
and fulltime Members of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Insurance
5. Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), Central
Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI), Competition Commission of India (CCI), Pension Fund Regulatory
and Development Authority (PFRDA), Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(PNGRB), Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA), Airports
Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERAI), Railway Development Authority
(RDA) and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) which have been
de-linked from Government salaries will be governed by the orders issued by the
Department of Expenditure.
6. In respect of existing Members of remaining Regulatory Bodies
set up under the Acts of Parliament, the 7th CPC has recommended normal
replacement pay. This has also been accepted by the Government of India vide
Resolution No.1-2/ 2016-IC dated 25th July, 2016. Accordingly, the existing
Chairpersons as well as future appointees would be eligible for basic pay not
exceeding Rs. 2,25,000/- (Level 17 of Pay Matrix) in revised pay structure and
the existing Members as well as future appointees would be eligible for basic
pay not exceeding Level 15 of Pay Matrix in the revised pay structure.
7. Existing instructions provide that Chairperson and Member(s)
who on the date of his / her appointment to the Regulatory Authority/ Statutory
Body/ Tribunal was in the service of the Central/ State Government shall be
deemed to have retired from such service with effect from the date of his / her
respective appointment as such Chairperson/ Member. In case such officers are
in receipt of pension, the same shall be deducted in accordance with the
prevailing orders applicable to the reemployed pensioners.
8. The rates of all allowances shall be as admissible to
Government employees of corresponding Level from time to time.
9.These orders shall take effect from 01.01.2016.
Sd/-
(A.K.Jain)
Deputy Secretary to
the Government of India
