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No. IVA,IFIR/VIthCpCAvlainl0/pt. II
Dated:15/10/2014
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New Delhi DearSir,
Sub: Unjustified placementrnol_l@rmacist imptemenratibnof thr6" cpbTui.ti,iitr.e in Gp 2g00 consequent to the _ reg. Ref: NFIR'slerterNo.IVAIFIR/'IIh cpca4ain 1O/pt.9 dated3r/03r20r4. NFIR throughseriesof lettersexchanged with the Railw attentionto the injusticecaused to wrong interpretationof the discrepancies, Federationvide i sentdetailedreferenceto the R aftersix monthsperiod. In this connection,
NFIR ino.A.No.3a4/i012 has decid
'fl:l'taTiffiH.J,iltl; catingthat despitesucha lons at leastin respectof erantinf -& on in Gp 4600,+SOO S+Od .
NFIR' therefore'onceagainurgT the the Federationand issuesuitabteinstru"ctionsRailway Board-tokindly the factsbroughtout by over rrr,ii- iuilways for treatingGp Rs.4200/-as Pav for the Pharmacists. A copv of the instructionsissuedmay ;::?r"?rt#: b-eendorsedto the
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Dear Sir.placcm-€Ft€f--Pbss#sdsljn'-G9.Rs'2800 - ----su+r:--tnjustlficd imflementationof6'oCPC-paystructure-reg. -------tr
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Though the NFIR through series of highlighted the injustice meted out to tht implementationof 6t'' CPC recommendation tlre staft'continueto su resr-rltantly aben'ations. grging of thewhole issue:rec-onsideration the f'actsonceagairr 'l'6e healthcale no1onl\ to pla1.asiglrificantrole-inprovidingadc'quate (i) Pharmacists is grou'ing rvhosr'nunrber huialso to the REI.HSbenellciaries enrployees railrva;* the ser.r'ing rrsstttlcmtlre signillcant ol' Pharrnacisl Dutie.sand respprrsibiliric-s cousla'Ilr,e\ier) )L?a1.. q.henthe ltailruat,Medical ()tlicc.rsare i]wtt\ ()n ralil\\'a\dttlr tx al'eoll lca|c and arc no1 is the personwho issuesfollor+-up likeli'ts.ioin on the dal'. lrr sucha situationPharntacist medicine. The 6tt'CpC in paru3.6.23of its reporlhaserredin mentionirtgthat tlie Educational phannacistand Dental Hygienistare identical,Tlie conciusiondrarvnlii" 6'r' eualificatiopof from CPC is inconect in as much as educationalqualificationsare at varianceas can be seen the following facts:(iit
DENTALHYGIENIST PHARMACIST or equivalent Matriculation ffi Bt-larcluith Scicttccattl b1 AIC'fF.& 3 rnorrthspracticalI t,r-,mrecognised | 'recoglised --"
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cvalutttcdthc' lact Above comparison shorr- tirat thc 6tlr C'J)C'llad L-rroncoLlsj\ calegol-)placemctitin PIJ-2r"'itli(iP Its regardigg.ntry quuiification.rhusdeniedirharnracist
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oi'5r' NFIR desiresro cianf-rthal pursuanlto the iurpietnetilalton in this counectiou. Piranlacists CIrC Scales.Deltal Hl,gienisrsr.verealiorredpal scaleof Rs 4000-60Ufjr.r.hereas rvereplaced'inhigiler scaleof Rs 4500-7000.Federationfaiied to understandlhe reasousa:' to horv and why' the piramracistsu,erenot grantedV CPC pay scaleof Rs 5000-800i1. (iiil NFIR further rvishesto place on recordthat the Fast Track Commifteeconstitutedb1 the Goverrurent of India had categorically recommendedfor placementin PB-2+GP Rs 4200.Iu vierryof tliis l'ecorlmendation,it was decided that the Phannacistin PB-l+GP Rs 2800 sliouldbe placedafterfixed period of 2 l'ealsin PB-2 * CP Rs 4200i-totallv de-linking the sameliom vacanctattdlermingit as non-lirrrcliorral. The Ministly of Financ.e.Deparlmentof Expenditure.lmplementationCell" Ner.i 2.0 Dellri. in para 2 of their OM No.l/1/2008-lCdatedl8''' November2009.while considering of Phamracist. and decidingon the pa1'structtrre haddecidedas under:u'2.|J
I decided the followi r the commoncategon,post of Pharmacistcadren'.e.f.0l/0I Designation i
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Para3 & 4 of the sanreOM liad follo',.r,.ing stipulaiions:"3. Consequentupon the implementationof the abovepay suuctures,ptomotion from Pirarmacist(Entri, Grade) to the next highel gradeof Pharmacistfl"lon-function Grade) lraving Grade Pai' of Rs.4200i-will be de-linltedtrom vacanciesand r.rill ['rcconreiron-lunctionaland tirlr.'-bourrd. Irr the case of Organizattonslike the tlre(!rade postsare:]lresentl,r'in Ordinanceljacton []oard.rl'hereail the.Pharnlacists Pa1of 2800i- in the Pat'Band PB-1.the inrplententation of the abovePa,vStruciure rvill lesuh in the inlloductionof the ncu,Non-Furrctional GradehavingGradePat'of' R s 4 1 0 0 ; -i n t h c P a i l l a r r dP B - 1 . -+
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\'linistr.-rof Fiuance.Departmentof Erpenditr:r'e.[L,-lll (B) tsranch. eu DelhiJ lurlher vide OM No.60(1]-EIII(81/2010dated?l"rJune.2010 issuedciarific ion ro rhe albresaidON4daled 18"'Novenrber2009.rvjtir the only intentjonlbr properimplenientalir-rii of their insiructions,as under:"As per para2 of this OM, PharmacistGr-iI and I wili be mersed and desisnatedas Phamacist (TJon-Functional Grade)in PB-2 w-ithGrade Pay of-4200l- and t*hegrade pa), will be granterrjto Phanlacist (ent1vgrade)on 1on-functiolal basisafrei 2 ,vears of sen'ice in tlrr-GradePav o1''2800. ln I'iew of this the u,ord 'Promotion' iir thc o. Sucfi placement secondsentcnce ol para3 ol the ON4nral be reada.s,placemenf rvill be subject1oVigilanceClearance."l 3.0 Cousequentlyon a referertcefrcnr NFIR. the Railu'aylJoardissueciinsrructionslbr' piacementof Pharmacists in the Entrl,Cl'adePa-vof .4200/-on completionof 2 .vears service i n t h e G r a d eP a 1 . ' 2 8 0 0 ri -' i d e l e t t e rN o . P C - V l l 2 0 l U i l R - N c/ ?l a r e dl r ) i 1 1 t 2 0 1 0i.n p a r a3 o 1 tlie said letter.Railu,a)'Boaldhar,elurthercialifiecithatthe.r-egular servicerendc-r'ed b-t thc Plralnracists in tlie pre-rer,'ised scaleRs.4500-7{)00 shoulclbe countedas sen'icein GradePar of Rs.2800for being placedin Non-functionalGradeof Phannacists in Pa-vBand-2('930034800.1 GradePa-vRs.4200as providedin Boald's lerrerNo.PC-VI/200c)lllRSRP/10 dated 30t03t2010. 4.0 Attetttiott ol the Railwal Boald is also invired to item No.3J- [DoP&T ON4 No.15034'11!97-EsLt.(D)(Vol.lV) dated 18{J7120011 circuiatedunderRailwayBoard'siener ric'.PC-V/99,'lll dated191021?002 one oJ'thecondition-s laicldrrwnfol allorvingthe benefn ttticic'r ACI'and hasto be arccepted ancliurpienrented to frnaiisecasesunclelN4ACP:.berng reier'antinsot'aras categor\ of Pliarrlacistis concerned.extractof the sanre.is reproduceo belou fbr infbrrnation: b--------i--;-
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i Whetltet placementiappoinlntc'rrt irr i Where all the poSts in a higher scale of par 1 , . ,
] h i g h e i s c a i e so f p a 1 ' - i a s e coln t h e J x , i t h o r r v i t h o u la c h a n g ei n ' f h e d e s i g n a t i o h ; j recournreudatiot.ts-. of . tlie Par.I withoul requirementof-anv nerl quallhcation Cottrntisstotrs or Cottrnrittees set Lrpi for holtting the post in the higher:gr-arie, not io rationalizethe cadles rs trr be j specifiedin fhe Recruifment Rulel for fhe reckotred as proxtotjoniflnancial I existing posl and n,ithout involving an). upgladatio-n atrcioflset againstthe j change in responsibiliticsand dutiesl then l.\vo financial ^upgradatiolsI place"mentof ait th" incunrbentsagainstsuch applicableutrderthe ACP Schemel) | irpgraded posts is not to be Trcated as promotion/upgrad ation. Where- however. rationalizatiodrestruciurinp involr rrs creatiolr oi' a nunrber o1' nr:rr.i Itier'archicai gradesin tirc ratiorralizecl ser up and - s o u r co 1 -t h e r n c L r n r b e u itns t l r e u r c - r a t i o n a l i s e d ' set uj,r iu'e placed irt the hiel'arch-roJ'the; restr-LlctLrrcij sL-tLril in a grade higher tlran tlie rtt.,nrai corlcsponclinu level taking irrttr e o n s i t i r - r ' u i j itrhr ct i r l c r r _ ! l ht r l ' s e r l i c e j r i c r i s t i r r . . plc-sil'irL'tult'.1 grirdc. Ihen tliis lllu-r'atitrrralisc.l ir i Jl_hetlkcr': irs1r'ont()ti()t'ttlll-!t_i11!ittiqrl ('ntd j
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The categor) of Pharmacisris coveredLmderfirst part {portion highlightedbold) ol the above conditiol as whole of the postsin Grade Pay of Rs.2800i-have to be upgradedto new posrs in Grade Pay of Rs.4200i- of courss without creatirtgany post and duties and responsibilitiesrernainingthe sanle. Further to above, Federation wishes to highlight that in OA NO.34412012,the 5.0 CAT/Principal Bench. Neu. Delhi has decidedthat the placementof Pharmacistfroni G P as promotroll, s|ould not be constt'tted Rs.2800/-'toGP Rs.4200r'1he c4leggt} pi Plialntac!lt can be recttfiedif'thc - . -J-hg-anon: alous git qql!ory,q1eet-e{1pnianracists are placed in the GP Rs 4200 in PB-2 at entry levtl *itn further promotionstn GP Rs 46001-,Rs 4800r-etc. t the Railway'Boarcito lbmttrlatedetailedproposalbasedon NFIR. t[eretbre. regLresrs the facts/positionmeltioned above and lbrward the sameto DoP&T and MoF tbr getting to the categoryof Pharmacistu'ho lravenot been clearancefor proviclingreasonableavenLre dealt with fairly. Federationrnay be advisedof the action takenearly.
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