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Ministry of Railways order:

Subject: Placement of Pharmacists in the entry Grade payof Rs 4200/ – (NFG) on completion of 2 years service in the grade pay of Rs 2800/-

In terms of the Board’s letter No. PC-VI/2009/I/RSRP/10 dated 30.03.2010, the pharmacists (Entry Grade) in the pre-revised scale or Rs 4500-7000 have been granted Grade Pay Rs 2800 in the Pay band-1 (5200-20200) w.e.f 01.01.2006. On completion of two years of regular service in the Grade pay of Rs 2800, the pharmacists (Entry Grade) in PB-1 (5200-20200) are eligible to be granted non-functional up gradation to the next higher Grade Pay of Rs 4200 in the pay band –2 (9300-34800).

A reference has been received from NFIR stating that some of the Zonal Railways are insisting on rendering of two years service by the Pharmacists in Grade Pay Rs 2800 for being placed in Pay Band-2 , Grade Pay Rs 4200 in the revised pay structure ignoring the service rendered by them in the pre-revised pay scale Rs 4500-7000 and requested for issue of suitable clarification to the effect that the service put in by them in the pre-revised scale of Rs 4500- 7000 which corresponds to Grade Pay Rs 2800/- should also be taken into account for counting two years service in Grade Pay Rs 2800 stipulated in Board’s letter No. PC-VI/2009/IRSRP/10 dated 30.03.2010.

The matter has been considered in Board’s Office and it is clarified that the regular service rendered by the pharmacists in the pre-revised scale Rs 4500-7000 should be counted as service in Grade Pay of Rs 2800 for being placed in Non-Functional Grade of Pharamacists in Pay Band-2 (9300-34800), Grade pay Rs 4200 in terms of Board’s letter No. Pc-VI/2009/I/RSRP/10 dated 30.03.2010.

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Ministry of Railways:

As per Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 30.03.2010 on Revised pay structure of the common category posts of pharmacists, Pharmacist Grade II and Grade I will be merged and designated as pharmacist (non – functional Grade) in Pay Band 2 with grade pay of ` 4200 and the grade will be granted to Pharmacist (entry Grade ) on Non- Functional basis after 2 years of regular service in the grade pay of ` 2800. In View of this, the word ‘promotion’ appearing in para 3 of the letter may be read as ‘placement’. Such Placement will, however, be subject to vigilance Clearance.

This issues in consultation with establishment and Health Directorates and concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the ministry of railways.

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While approving the Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the Government referred the matter related to the demandsmade in regard to pay scales of certain common category posts of Pharmacists was one of the items referred to the Committee. The recommendation of the Fast Track Committee regarding the pay scales of the common category posts of Pharmacists has sincebeen reveived. The Committee has recommended that the entry grade of Pharmacists in Central Government should remain at grade pay of Rs.2800 in the pay band PB-1. However, on completion of 2 years service in the entry grade, all the incumbents should be granted non-functional upgradation to the next higher grade having grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-1