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_upgradationof Grade pay of Dressers,/operationTheater Assistantsin Railways - Representationsubmitted by i\ationar r.o"i"uon of Indial Railwaymen.

undersigned is directedto refertheissueofupgradationofGradepay ofDressers in Railwavsfrom Gp Rs. 1900(pre-revisedji" cp nt. )-ooo o;;;;;j: n" z* cpc in pwa 7.6.109of its report has rlcommenaea upgrao_ea cp & ns. iboT'6r"o"uised) to Dressersof Ministrv oi Hearth*d F;irt-w.r'd;" (MoH&FW) from exisiing Gp of Rs. J 800(pre-revised;;ihis upgradation hasbeen,ecommended alongwithenhancement in entrv Ievelqualification fiom CIass-X to class_Xn withttr"" y"uirlrri;ri}H;-;ffi;r:il,:i ---:ii.s,.. wounds. J

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ill f;ffi 100/98 datedtO.OS.tSS-8. Hilil'T.'[f-'?::::i:",:lyi:9";i"*;Fq#'il"fi (copyat i;,,*,.Yll,.l-.ff1Tc^*fln"r,

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r" cp-iCoo.-Trey acknowledged to havetriel:rr.€f,rp9fttbititi.r **p*rd to cGHSDressers-Ill, werearso asobserved "rrriu*"r / principar of Hon'blec.,g,trur -!om^9r!91s Bench/ NewDerhiin oA i4pi+.dt"" No. No. 386/2012 JU6/2012 while dealino while iccrra .or-+i-^ .^ -^-:a. -! deaiingwifh'c. rerating yjtl'u.n issue to parity oipay scates of Dieticians in CGHS.RelevariitportiErs oTtni,I uagm."i.i.-.rprio*ed betow: fu_r 4 2.6-5^0^-44-0a4,J!

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Weshall now examine nature of dutiesof Dressers in CGHSwith otherpostscited by the applicants in the^o!..theTh" of Dressers/Emproyees in Homeopathic Phmmacy, PanchkarmaTechnicians,Deiat "_o;p;;;;i"itnirio, and uationai tnstitute of Ayuneda may not be apt because ,thel.-bergnqto a dffirent schoor of Medxii ari hencethejob requirement would not be identicar. Iri the- caseof cGHi, even @er the f", Dr;;*;; of CGHS(Dressers)RecruitmentRutes,1992,the "::::f:f::!U::_tf ."ommencement dutiesrelateto giving

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No. lY/NFIMIh Cfu emp)/2Lt6/R.B/pqrrI Dated:27/04/20t7 ^ $ Copytogether", with frheenclosuresis.fottrardedto the Gene.rar secrernrieso!'cffitiatetl L/nionsof NFIR for circulationsm1f,conce-YelL jtal beenraiserlh.y.N.f-lR,qnel !hi-(fr-!!qr-g, 11q.yt.nore.tr1at.the iss;u'e RaitwayBoarrt'steveiiitfe--pr,ufiaiindrrltui-Ni..ittlzot z ,rr, l;.niii;Ai i"arrt on 20/02/20t7. C/: Media Centre/NFIR. C/: File No. I I/2017 (pNM).

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stlrilized, maintain the records regarding dressingroom and supply of medicinesetc. In the caseof Railways,thefirst dffirence is that the Dressers/OTAssistantswork in the Operation theatresand also since they are working in the hospitals,their responsibilitiesand nature of work would be higher. As far as the dressersin SafdarjungHospital and kW Hospital are concerned, we find from Annexure A-l and Annexure A-14 (colty) that duties and responsibilities of Dressers working in those hospitals are slightly dffirent. The details regarding specific nature of duties of Dressers in CISF have not beei given and thaifor Dressers in National Institute of Ayurveda, Homeopathic Pharmacist, Panchkarma Technician, Dental Technicians, Dark Rooms and other organizations have not been provided and are only stated to be identical. Any observation,therefore,regarding similarity of the work of applicantsvis- '-visthesecategoriesis notpossible.However,it is notedabove that there is a dffirence in the duties of CGHSDresserswith thosein the Railways working as Dressers/OTAssistantsas also thoseworking in Safdarjungand RML Hospitals. We have also observed that under the V Central Pay Commission,the post of applicants was carrying lower pay scale that that of the post cited by the opplicants in the

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4. It is thereforeclearthat (copyofjudgment orderannexedatAnnexure-Il) Dressersof Railways were carrying a higher responsibilitiesand accordinglywere kept:on a higher pedestalboth in termsof pay structureas well as functionalresponsibilityin comparisonwith their counterpartsunderthe MoH&FW. However,while Dressers-IllunderMoH&FW have beenplacedin the equivalentof GP-2000pay matix (higherreplacementlevel),Dressers/OT attendants under the IWo Railways have not been similarly upgradedand continueto be place{ in the GP-1900equivalentin the 7thCPCpay matrix. 5. In view of the above,restorationof at leastpanty amongstDressers/OTAin Railways with their counterpartsin MoH&FW is necessary.Representations on this issuehave also beenreceived.Copy of NFIR LetterNo. IVA{FIR/7'nCPClImp)/2016/R.8.dated22.09.2016 is also enclosedin this connection(Annexure-Ill). Ministry of Finance is requestedto conveyapprovalfor grant of GP Rs. 2000 (pre-revised)from GP Rs. 1900(pre-revised)to the entry gradeof Dressers/OTAin Railways.The higher(promotionalgrades)will continue to be Dresser/OTAin GP Rs.2400 (pre-revised)andGP Rs.2800(pre-revised). 6. Enhancedentry level qualificationof 12d'standardand in absenceof the sametotal years of experienceof 5 years as recommendedby 7e CPC in Para 7.6.108, will be incorporatedin the RecruitmentRulesappropriately,oncethepay structureis approved. 7.

This hasthe concurrenceof theFinanceDirectorateof the Ministry of Railways.

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New Delhithis the 19th day of November, 2013

xonlbleMr. AshokKumar, Member(A) Honlble Mr. RajVirSharma, Member(j)

Srichand Sharma, C-302, AtbertSquare, GoleMarket, N.ewDelhi-1

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(ByAdvocate: Gosain) ShriSubhash

AshokKumar,Member(A)

the payscaleofthe fost arenot revising the respondents because areaggrieved Theapplicants of Railways, workingin the dispensaries the Dressers vis-'-vis Dispensaries workingin CGHS of Dresser

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TheApplicantNo.1was appointedto the postof Dresser on 25.05.1978, whileApplicants No.2

was appointedagainstthe samepost on 06.01.1987. Both were selectedthroughAll IndiaExamination. ApplicantNo.3was appointedon 15.06.1981. as NursingAttendantand was subsequently promotedas Dresseron 24.A4.20d0. npplicantsNo,1 and 2 were highersecondarywhile ApplicantNo.3was matriculate. As per the RecruitmentRulesfor the post of Dresserin CGHS, the educationalqualifications requiredare Middle Passand passingof FirstAid Examination from a recognizedlnstitutealongwith adequateexperienceof FirstAid. There is alsorequirementof experienceof two yearsin some hospital/dispensary and modalityof selectionis 100%by promotion..Thepay scalefor the post is as under:-

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The multifariousduties,as stated in Para3.3of the oA, are reproducedas below:llg.g.rfrat the Dresserhasto perform dutiesof multifariousjobs regardingrecordingof proper dressing, incisionof abscess, givinginjectionsto the patient,stitchesremovingto the patientas per directions/ prescriptionof the CMO/MedicalOfficerin CGHSdispensary, propersterilizationof dressingmaterial and instrumentsetc.,recordingof entr:iesin registermaintainedfor the purposein the dressingroom, recordingof distributionof the medicineetc. preparationof requisition/demand for supplyof medicine and bandage,cotton,dettol etc. from store.Dresserwill maintainthe accountsof the medicinedrawn from the store and issuedto the beneficiaries.ll It is alsostatedthat vide communicationdated1,4.2.Lgg6of the Officeof Addl.Director(CZ),the DressingRoornof CGHShasbeen upgradedto Minor OperationTheatreand the dressershavebeen made responsibleto preparedressingroom inventory,maintainall the equipmentsand instruments usedin the OperationTheatreand to preparethe OperationTheatrefor minor operations.After the Vl CentralPayCommission recommendations, all non-matricwouldbe considered as Matricby givingoni week trainingto them and thus, the qualificationof the Dresserwho is not matriculatewould alsobe treatedas equivalentto matriculation.

of theirpayscaleunderV andVl centralPay ls Matricanddetails in Railways TheDresser 3. C o m m i s s i o n s a | o n g w i t h t h e d u t i e s a n d r e s p o n s i b i | i t i e s h a v e b e e n g i v e npay intheoA,AccordingtotheV get same scalewith in Railways Dressers of I category Grade 1srecommendations, eaycomrnission

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higherresponsibilitiesandduties,thereisagreatdisparityinthecategorizationandthepayscales scopefor the postof Dresser'Therepresen:11':nt. thereis no promotional Moreov6r, the applicants. havebeenmadetotheAdditionalDirector,CGHsbytheapp|icantsbutnoresponsehasbeenreteiv d e s p i t e r e m i n d e r s . A s p e r i n f o r m a t i o n f u r n i s h e d t o A p p l i c a n t N o . l u n d e r R T | , i t h a sbut been.lnformedt of payscaleof thb Dressers for upgradation moved was file the afterthe V centralPaycommission, in the CGHS of Dressers thatthegrievances underRTrreveared to. rurtr,erinformation ;;;,;;;r;"; the tpplic.ljtsl:ve urgedthatthe on the arorlnlteo.tacts' Based havenot beenproperlyappreciated. andhave of the applicants thegrievances by not considering themselves havemisdirected respondents the pay for upgrading consideration andby improper by impropercomparisons themselves misdirected were all non-matric recommendations' asperthe V PayCommission ,."'";i or"ssers.Moreover, t r e a t e d a s m a t r i c a n d h e n c e t h e q u a | i f i c a t i o n o f t h e D r e s s e r s w h o w e r e n opromotional tmatriculatewou|d.l'o0. o.fanv that in the absence urged been also has lt matriculation. to trqatedasequivalent in cGHS, on the Dressers devorving importantresponsibilities of the severar the murtipricity channerand thattheydo not requireproperp5yfixationvis-'-vis on the partof the respondents it is a misconception have ln the lightof above'the applicants institutions' clsFandotherGovernment in Railways, Dressers

soughtbywayofre|ieftoquashtheimpugnedordersdatedlg.0g.2002(A n n e x uinr the eA.l)and25.09.20 workingin CGHS the Dressers keeping not by respondents the of action the A-2)and (Annexure *1"::::t"alent fostsin other rr3roinc andemploy;e.s pay same scaleashasbeengivento Dressers departments/Ministriesandalsotorevisethepaysca|eoftheDressersinCGHSasRs.3050-4590fro Pay revisethe payscaleas5200-20200+Grade andconsequently ( V CentralPaycommission) 2550-4400 (VlCentralPaYCommission)' 24OO

4 . T h e r e s p o n d e n t s , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , h a v e p o i n t e d t h a t t h e o A i s b a rltrhas e d been bylimitationasitha Act' undqrtheAdministrativ: available remedies ]ri?:rnal beenfiledwithoutexhausting by promotionand rulesprovidefor 100%of the poststo befilled thatthe recruitment contended rt hasarsobeenaverredthattherecan for the postof Dresser. is not appricabre quarification educationar of thesepostsare of recruitment for Group{ci and{ot postssincethe modalities be no comparison

d i f f e r e n t a s p e r R e c r u i t m e n t R u l e s . T h e D r e s s e r s c a n b e p r o m o t e d t o t h e p opost s t oof f LLDG' DCfrom5%senio Rulesfor the in the Recruitment provided as examination 5%fromdepartmental and basis Therespondentshavea|sostatedintheirrep|ythataspertherecommendationsofV|Centra|Pay

to Group(C1in thepaybandof Rs'5200-20200 maybe upgraded {Ot employees allGrouB Commission, haveminimum the employees asMTS,provided witha designation Payof Rs.1800/+Grade are not entitled of 10thpassor lI in the samefield.Theyhavestatedthatthe applicants qualification of or groundto grantthemthereliefsoughtunderthe reliefclause to anyreliefandthereis no reason presentoA. andthe learned fortheapplicants counsel Boththepartieswereheardthroughthe learned 5. denial statedthatin the absenceof for theapplicants counsel Thelearned forthe respondents. counsel g.3,3.4to3.9and3'13'thefactsin theoA should madeintheoA assuchin Paras averments of specific arguedthat sincethe OAhas counsel the learned betreatedasadmitted.Onthe issueof limitation, underRTl,henceit wasnotbarredby limitation'Healso beenfiledwithinone monthof replyreceived Reliance hasbeenfiledbythe respondents' filedby the applicants arguedthatno replyto the rejoinder UOI& Anr'Vs' of the HonlbleDelhiHighCourtin W.P.(C)207L/2AO7 on thejudgments wasplaced SinghRana;W'P'(C) UOI& Anr'Vs'Mahender Kumar& Ors.;W.P.(ClNo.2O9a/2007 Sanjay DirectorGeneral uot & Anr.Vs.LalitKumarPawar& ors.andw.P.(c) No.3410/2010 No.20g5/2007 judgment citedbythe and15' Another to paras12,13 andspecifically Vs.NeerajBhanot, Doordarshan Uol isatsoof the Honl uleDelhiHighcourtin w.P (c ) No.1006/2008 for the applicants counsel tearned OfficersiAssociationthrough Design Vs.IndianNavyCivilian Ministryof Defence throughSecretary, guiding Deb& Anr.,whereinin para23 and 24,thenonlbleHighCourthaslaiddownthe Swapan Ontheotherhand,the learnedcounsel principles onthe basisof whichequalityhasto be determined. A-1providedfull reasons the issueof limitationandalsothatAnnexure reiterated for the respondents asperdemand' neednot to upgraded in GGHS whythe payscaleof Dresser to givenconsideration W.ehaveperusedthe pleadingsand documentson recordand havealso the argumentmade by both the learnedcounsel' G.

as comparbdto the Thebasicgrbund for seekingupgradationof payscaleof Dresserin CGHS may be that there is similarityin the educational . Dressersworkingin other similarorganizations of dressersin other Organizations'As far asthe qualificationas well as the dutiesand responsibilities Rulesfor the post of Dresserin educationalqualificationsare concerned,accordingto the Recruitment with are Middlepassand passingof FirstAid Examination CGHS,the requirededucationalqualifications qualificationrequiredfor the educational e*p"rience. On the other hand,in Railways, two yearsi prio1. the requirededucational the Dresseris Matriculation.For Dresserin Nationallnstituteof Ayurveda, plus Gradepay of L9O0l'and in is Matric'andone yearls experiencewith similarpayscale quafification equivalentfrom the recognized clsF,there is requirementof educationalqualificationof Matricor yearexperienceas Dresserin board alongwith FirstAid certificatefrom Redcrosssocietyand one in CGHS'the In thd caseof HomeopathicPharmacist similarpayscaleplus Gradepay of 2OOOI-. registeredHomeopathic prescribedqualificationis matriculationand three yearsl experienceunder the educationalqualificationis and DentalTechnician, practitioner.Similarly,for ECGTechnicians in Technician as Panchkarma matriculationwith some experiencein the line.while forthose working educationalqualificationis Middle CentralCouncilfor Researchin Ayurvedaand Sidha,the required the required in CGHS, passor equivalentwith five yearsi experience,for DarkRoomAssistants alongwith oneyearlsexperience' is Matriculation qualification educational 7.

' A c o m p a r i s o n o f r e q u i r e d e d u c a t i o n a l q u a | i f i ceducational::::i:i::: ationsaswe||asexperienceisnotedabove,We

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caseofDressersincct.ts,isonty2years.Thereis.n'':1'I:j.".'.:eintheeducationaIqualifications includingtherequirementofpriorexperienceamongthepostscitedbytheapp|icantsintheoA.

g . T h e p a y s a | e o f D r e s s e r s i n t h e c G H s i n t h e V C e n t r a | -Psgo/-for a y C o mGrade m i s s'I(for i o n wGrade a s R sI . 2 6 5 0 - 4 4 0 0 / . it wasRs.3050 paycommission, same the during it wasRs'3050the caseof Rairways, of Ayurveda, Institute in Nationar In the caseof Dressers even.higher). is it , andGrade at the stageof the V central hasnot beenprovided information this crsF, of intne Jase a payscale 459o/-;whereas pharmacy in cGHswerestatedto be carrying Homeopathy in Dressers The paycommission. a paysca|e werealsocarrying andDentaITechnicians Technicians EcG the Similar|y, of Rs.4500.7000/-. V Pay ofRs.4000-5000/-.Theinformationil.,",:"..of.VCentraIPayCommissionregardingother fromthe aboveisthat evenunderthe what isapparent is not available' scale pay organizationsl enjoyeda lowerscaleof pay' iq the CGHS Commission,Dlessers

1 0 . W e s h a | l n o w e x a m i n e t h e n a t u r e o f d u t i e s o f Din r eHomeopathic s s e r s i n C GPharmcy, H s w i t hPanchkarma otherpostscited.bythe of Dressers/Employees .o,no,'.ison ,n" oA. in the app|icants T e c h n i c i a n s , D e n t a l T e c h n i c i a n a n d N a t i othe n ajob l l n srequirement t i t u t e o f A would y u r v enot dam beaidentical' y n o t b e alnpthe tbecausethey hence and Medicine of school differ.nt a to belong caseofcGHs,forDressersevenaftertheenlargemen:oJ:uti:t"t:1T"-::":'::ofCGHS{Dressers) to patients,removingstitchesetc' to rerateto givinginjections duties the 1992, Rures, Recruitment roomandsupp|yof medicines dressing the recordsregarding sterilized, workin the operation keepthe instruments T,'^:'1: or Assistants isthatthe Dressers/ difference first the Rairways, of etc.Inthe case andnatureof workwould theirresponsibirities in the hospitars, working are they we findfrom theatersandarsosince afeconcerned, andRMLHospitar Hospitar safdarjung in dressers the workingin those be higher.Asfar as of Dressers (cory)thatdutiesandresponsibi'ties A_14 Annexure A_1and in crsFhavenot Annexure natureof dutiesof Dressers specific detairsregarding The ;ifferent. arestightv hospitars Pharmacist, , Homeopathic |nstituteof Avurveda in Nationa| Dressers ro, tn,t ,no beengiven of the simirarity PanchkarmaTechnician,DentalTechnicians,DarkRoomsandotherorganizationlhavenotbeen therefore,regarding Anyobservation, identicar. be to stated providedand areonry it is notedabovethatthereis a However' is not possible' categories these vis-'-vis workof applicants workingasDressers/orAssistants with thosein the Rairways Dressers cGHs of duties differencein the andRMLHospitals' Safdarjung asalsothoseworkingin

t ! . l t i s a l s o o b s e r . v e d t h a t a c c o r d i n g t o t hfor e R e c r u i t m e n t R u because | e s , a nthese d a s cposts o n t eare n dto e dbe onbeha|fof is required the postof Dresser quarification additionar it no in thecounterreply' respondents, the'respondents Anotheraspectisthat asstatedby promotion. by fi*ed up 100% Onthe contrary'theycanbe avenue' promotional no have CGH5 in Dressers is not correctto statethat merit p r o m o t e d t o t h e p o s t o f L D c , b o t h o n s e n i o rthe i t yRecruitm"ni b a s i s a n d aRur", s p eof r t hLDC. e d ewe p a arso r t m find enta | p r oinn l o t i o n per percentage,as specified the upto examination

the contentionof the reipondentsthat now with the redesignation of Group{o1 post after upgradation underVl central Paycommissionas (tvlrsJ, the scaleof pay is the sameasthat of Dressersin the cGHs with GradePayof Rs'1800/providedthey havethe minimumqualification of 10th passor t1 in the samefield. 12' We haveperusedthe judgment in w.P. (c) No.2071 /2007 alongwiththree other writ petitions (Supra), wherein,in paras12 and13 it hasbeenheld:_ lltz' tn a somewhatdifferentfactualsetting, in the decisionreportedas 19g7(1) scc 592 M.p.singh Vs. uol & ors" it was held that where employeesenterthe cadrefrom two differentsources,it they do the samework and aresimilarlyplaced,therecanbe no discrimination in paymentof wages.

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of course,employeesin the samecadrecancertainlybe placedin differentpay scalesbut that would be if it is shownthat one set of employeeshashigher technicalor educationqrrtiti."tions or performsrnoreonerousdutiesvis-'-visthe other or the like. But,wherethere is completeparityit would be highlydiscriminatory to treat employeesdifferentlymerelyon accountof the two .or,n, from two different sources.ll

we observethat paraL3 of aforenotedjudgmentdoesprovide for employeesof samecadre to be placedin differentpay scalesbut this would be if one set of emproyees hashighertechnicalor educationalqualifications and the dutiesare more onerous.In uot Vs.lndianNavycivilian Design officersf Association (supra),the guidingprinciplesthat havebeenlaiddown are enumeratedin paraq 23 and 24 of the judgmentwhichare reproduced as under:_ llzg'

it is apparentthat on what principlesequalityhasto be determined cannotbe put in a watertightcompartment.But some of the factsto be noted are: Sourceand mode of recruitment/appointment. Educational and other qualificationsrequired. Natureof work, Valueof work. Responsibilities involved

Reliability. Priorexperience andexpertise. Confidentiality andfunctional needs.

ndedto be keptin mindandanyother principles 8 guiding It canthussafelybesaidthattheaforesaid of eachcasehasalsoto betakennoteof'fl o thefactsandcircumstances whichmaybe relevant

to in thisOAhavecitedexamples theapplicants 13. Wefindthatamongtheseguidingprinciples, wherethe modeof workingin otherdepartments/organizations claimequalpaywiththe employees Thenatureof work,isalso arealsoat variance, qualifications T.heeducational is different. recruitment arealsonotidentical'We haVealsoobserved andexpertise the sameandpriorexperience not exactly lowerpayscalethanthat wascarrying the postof applicants that underthe v centralPaycommission, in the OA. of thepostcitedby the applicants the reliefclaimedby arenotjustifiedin seeking L4. In viewof above,we findthat the applicants of theirpayscaleeitherat theminthisOA andthe groundsstatedbythemdo notjustifyupgradation no merit,we arenotinclined Finding or at the Vl centralPaycommission' theV centralPaycommission the same.Thereshallbe noorderasto costs' dismiss to allowthe oA andaccordingly

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Upgradation of Gta{e Fay for the sraff of Medical arrdPara-Medicalservicesin the Railwaysimpl ementation of 7h CFC recornmendati ons-reg.

Ministry of Fi:rance,Depa*ment of Expenditure,Notificadon No. G.S.R. 721 @) dated25s July 2016' ********* 'B' of the Mnistry of Financenotification relating to upgradationof 61r' Kjad attention is invited tp Part CPC GradePay in the caseof foliowing para-medicalcategories.of the CenealGovemment:-". .

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. On Indian Railways, the category of Dresser/OT Assistant,Dental Mechaaics etc., are fuactioningantl providing serviceto the patients. In dre light of Pay,Commission'srecommendations for upgradationof Gradi Pay to higher GradePay and acceptanceof the said recomrnendationby the Moisty of Financevide notificationdated 25' July 2016, the Railway Minigtry has to take further action for granting upgrddationto the staff of above Pay (6' CPC) and thereaftertbey are requiredto be plaeedip the corespondingPay categoriesto higher Itd" Matrix of the 7h CPC. A specific case of Dresser is cited as an example for appreciation.The entry Grade Pay of Dresserib Railways is Rs. 1900/-.The said GradePayhas beenupgradedto G? 2000/-vide MoF'snotification dated25oJuiy, 20i6. They are therefore entitled to be placedin GP 2000/-with pay fixation benefit andthereafterthey arerequired to be plaeedin Level 3 of 76 CPC Pay Matrix. NFIR, therefore, urges upon the Railway Board to issueordersgrantingupgradationas proposedabovein the case of Dressers and see that the consequentiaibenefits are extendedto tbem with retrospectiveeffecti.e. January I, .2016.Similarly, .otherpara-medicalcategorieslisted aboveshouldalsobe grantedupgradationasalready approvedby tbe Ministry of Finance. l

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