Scheme of revision of pay of  teachers and equivalent cadres in  universities and  colleges following  the  revision  of  pay  scales  of  Central Government employees  on  the  recommendations  of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.

8.  Other terms and conditions:

(a)  Increments:

(i)  Each annual increment shall be equivalent to 3% of the sum total of pay in the relevant Pay Band and the AGP as applicable for the stage in the Pay Band.

(ii)  Each advance increment shall also be at the rate of 3% of the sum total of pay in the relevant Pay Band and the AGP as applicable and shall be non-compoundable.

(iii)  The number of additional  increment(s) on placement at each higher stage of AGP shall be as  per  the existing  scheme of  increment on promotion  from  lower Pay Scale  to higher Pay Scale;  however,  in view of the considerable raise in effective pay between  the two Pay  Bands,  there shall be no additional  increment on movement from  the Pay Band of Rs.15600-39100 to the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000.

(iv)  All  issues  relating  to  grant  of  advance  increments  to  teachers  engaged  in engineering/  technical  courses  in  the  university  system  shall  be  subject  to recommendations  of  the  Committee separately  constituted  by  the Central Government for pay review of teachers  in technical education.

(b)  Pay ‘fixation formula’:

The  pay  ‘fixation  formula’  recommended  by  6th Central  Pay  Commission  as accepted  by  the  Central  Government  shall  be  adopted  for  teachers  and  equivalent positions in  the Library and Physical Education Cadres.

(c)  Allowances:

(i)  Allowances  such as  Leave Travel Concession,  Special Compensatory Allowances, Children’s  Education Allowance,  Transport Allowance,  House Rent Allowance,  Deputation Allowance,  Travelling Allowance,  Dearness Allowance,  area based Special Compensatory Allowance etc, as applicable to teachers and Library and Physical Education Cadres,  shall be  at  par  with  those  accepted  by  the  Central  Government  for  Central  Government employees  on  the  recommendations  of  6th central  Pay  Commission  and  shall  be applicable  from 1.09.2008.

(ii)  For teachers and equivalent positions  in Library and Physical Education cadres in UGC  maintained  universities/colleges  and  institutions  deemed  to  be  universities,  the rates  of  allowances as  applicable  to Central Government  Group  ‘A’  employees  shall  be adopted.

(iii)  Teachers  and  equivalent  positions  in  Library  and  Physical  Education cadres,  in UGC  maintained  universities/colleges  and  institutions  deemed  to  be  universities,  with visual,  orthopedic  hearing  or  other  disabilities  under  the  provisions  of  ‘Persons  with Disabilities  (Protection  of  Rights,  Equal Opportunities  and  Full  Participation)  Act,  1995′ shall  be  entitled  to  twice  the  normal  rate  of  transport  allowance  as  accepted  by  the Central  Government  on  the  recommendations  of  6th CPC  for  Central  Government Employees with disabilities.

(d)  Study Leave:

(i)  University  Grants  Commission  shall  revise  its  guidelines  in  respect  of  granting study  leave with  pay  for  acquiring M.  Phil etc.  and Ph.D.  in the  relevant discipline while in service by relaxing  the number of years to be put in aRer entry while keeping in mind the  availability  of  vacant  positions  for  teachers  and  other  cadres  in  colleges  and universities,  so  that a teacher and other cadres entering service without Ph.D.  or M.Phil. or higher qualification could be encouraged  to acquire these qualifications  in  the relevant disciplines at the earliest rather than at a later stage of the career.

(e)  Research Promotion Grant:

(i)  University  Grants  Commission  shall  prescribe  a  scheme  with  appropriate guidelines  for  providing  by way  of  appropriate  ‘start  up  grants’  to  teachers  and  other cadres  taking  up  research  in  all  disciplines  including  basic  science  research  as recommended  by  ‘Prof.  M.M.  Sharma  Committee  on  Strengthening  of  Basic  Science Research’  and  suitably  adopted  for  research  in  social  sciences/humanities  and  other disciplines by the UGC.

(f)  Age of Superannuation:

(i)  In order  to meet  the situation  arising out  of  shortage of  teachers  in universities and other teaching  institutions and the consequent vacant  positions therein,  the age of superannuation  for  teachers  in  Central  Educational  Institutions  has  already  been enhanced to sixty  five  years,  vide  the Department of Higher Education letter No.F.No.1- 19/2006-U.11  dated  23.3.2007,  for  those  involved  in  class  room  teaching  in order  to attract  eligible  persons  to  the  teaching  career  and  to  retain  teachers  in  service  for  a longer period. Consequent on upward revision of the age of superannuation of teachers, the  Central  Government  has  already  authorized  the  Central  Universities,  vide Department of Higher Education D.O.  letter No.F.1-2412006-Desk(U)  dated 30.3.2007  to enhance  the age of superannuation  of Vice-  Counselors of Central  Universities  from  65 years to 70 years,  subject  to amendments  in the  respective statutes,  with  the approval of the competent authority  ( Visitor  in the case of Central Universities).

(ii)  Subject  to  availability  of vacant  positions and  fitness,  teachers  shall also  be  re- employed on  contract appointment  beyond the age of sixty  five  years  up  to  the age of seventy years.  Re-employment  beyond  the age  of  superannuation  shall,  however,  be done selectively, for a limited period of 3 years  in  the first instance and then for another further  period of 2 years  purely on the basis of merit,  experience,  area of specialization and  peer  group  review  and  only  against  available  vacant  positions  without  affecting selection or promotion prospects of eligible teachers.

(ii)  Whereas  the enhancement of the age of superannuation  for  teachers engaged  in class room teaching  is  intended to attract eligible persons to a career  in teaching and to meet  the  shortage  of  teachers  by  retaining  teachers in service for a  longer period,  and whereas there  is no shortage  in the categories of  Librarians and Directors  of  Physical Education,  the  increase  in the  age of  superannuation  from  the present sixty  two  years shall not be available to the categories of Librarians and Directors of Physical Education.

(g)  Pension:

(i)  For  teachers  and  other  cadres  in  UGC  maintained  institutions  in  receipt  of pension,  the Central Government  rules for pension and gratuity as applicable to Central Government  employees  shall  be  applicable.  Recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission in respect of pension for Central Government employees, including eligibility for full pension i.e.  50%  of average pay or  last pay drawn whichever  is  higher after 20 years of qualifying  service,  shall  be  adopted  for  only  those  teachers and  other cadres who  are  already  on  pension  in  Central  Universities/  colleges  and  other  institutions deemed to be universities coming under the purview of the UGC  .

(ii)  In view  of  the  new  pension  scheme  effective  from  1.1.2004,no  new  cases  of conversion  to pension scheme shall be allowed.

(h)  Family Pension:

(i)  Family Pension  facilities  as  approved  by  the Central  Government  in  respect  of Central Government Employees on the recommendations of Sixth CPC  shall be available to  teaches  and  other  cadres  in  Central  Universities  and  other  UGC  maintained institutions who are eligible for such Pension at present.

(I)  Additional Quantum of Pension to senior pensioners:

(i)  The facility of additional quantum of pension accepted by the Central Government on  the recommendation of 6th CPC  for senior pensioners of the Central Government shall be extended  to  persons who  are or were  in teaching and other cadres on attaining the age  of  eighty  years  if they  are already  in pension  scheme  in Central  Universities  and other UGC maintained institutions.

(j)  Gratuity and Encashment of Leave: Facilities of  gratuity  and encashment of leave accepted by the Central Government on the recommendation of 6thCPC  for Central Government  employees  shall  be  extended  to  teachers  and  other  cadres  in  Central Universities and other UGC maintained institutions.

(k)  Ex-Gratia  Compensation:  Families  of  teachers  and  other  cadres  who  die  in performance  of  their  bona  fide  duties  shall  be  compensated  in  the  same  manner  as similarly placed  families of Central Government Employees.

(I)  Provident Fund:

(i)  In view of the present policy in regard to Contributory Provident Fund, the status quo shall continue.

(m)  Consultancy Assignments

(i)  University  Grants  Commission  shall  work  out  a  suitable  model,  for  which  the models of revenue sharing between institutions and consultant-teachers  prevailing  in the Indian Institutes of Technology,  Indian Institutes of Management and other  institutions may be taken  into consideration.

(n)  Anomalies of the last PRC:

(i)  Anomalies  and  unimplemented recommendations  of  the  last  Pay  Review Committee,  if  any,  shall  be  examined  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  in consultation with the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

(0)  other recommendations of PRC and UGC:

(i)  Recommendations made by the Pay Review Committee and the UGC  in regard to the  various  selection  processes,  service  and  working  conditions,  training/  refresher courses etc. shall be considered appropriately  by University Grants Commission with the approval  of  the  Central  Government,  wherever  required,  or  under  the  Commission’s Regulations  in accordance with  the provisions of the University Grants Commission Act.

(p)  Applicability of the Scheme:

(i)  This  Scheme  shall  be  applicable  to  teachers  and  other  equivalent  cadres  of Library  and  Physical Education  in all  the Central Universities and Colleges  there-under and the  Institutions  Deemed  to be Universities whose  maintenance expenditure  is met by the UGC. The implementation of the revised scales shall be subject to the acceptance of all the conditions mentioned in this letter as well as Regulations to be framed by the UGC in this behalf.  Universities implementing this Scheme shall be advised by the UGC to amend their relevant statutes and ordinances in line with the UGC Regulations within three months from the date of issue of this letter.

(ii)  This  Scheme  does  not  extend  to  the  cadres  of  Registrar,  Finance  Officer  and Controller of Examinations for which a separate Scheme is being issued separately.

(iii)  This  Scheme  does  not  extend  to  the  Accompanists,  Coaches,  Tutors  and Demonstrators. Pay  and Grade Pay of the said categories of employees shall be fixed  in the  appropriate  Pay  Bands  relative  to  their  existing  Pay  in each  university/  institution corresponding to such fixation  in respect of Central Government employees as approved by  the  Central  Government  on  the  basis  of  the  recommendations  of  6″  Central  Pay Commission.

(iv)  This Scheme does not extend to the posts of professionals like System Analysts, Senior Analysts, Research Officers etc. who shall be treated at par with similarly qualified personnel in research/ scientific organizations of the Central Government.

(v)  This  Scheme  may  be  extended  to  universities,  Colleges  and  other  higher educational  institutions coming under  the  purview  of State  legislatures,  provided State Governments wish  to  adopt and  implement  the Scheme subject  to  the following  terms and conditions:

(a)  Financial assistance from the Central Government to State Governments opting to revise pay scales of teachers and other equivalent cadre covered under the Scheme shall be limited to the extent of 80% (eighty percent) of the additional expenditure involved in the implementation of the revision.

(b)  The State Government opting for revision of pay shall meet the remaining 20% (twenty percent) of the additional expenditure from its own sources.

(c)  Financial assistance referred to in sub-clause (a) above shall be provided for the period from 1.01.2006 to 31.03.2010.
(d)  The  entire  liability  on  account  of  revision  of  pay  scales  etc.  of university  and college teachers shall  be taken over by the State
Government opting  for revision of pay scales with effect from 1.04.2010.

(e)  Financial assistance from the Central Government shall be restricted to revision of pay scales in respect of only those posts which were in existence and had been filled up as on 1.01.2006.

(f)  State  Governments,  taking  into  consideration  other  local  conditions,  may  also decide in  their discretion,  to introduce scales of pay higher  than those mentioned in  this Scheme,  and may give effect to the revised bands/ scales of pay from a date on or after 1.01.2006;  however,  in  such  cases,  the  details  of  modifications  proposed  shall  be furnished to the Central Government and Central assistance shall be restricted to the Pay Bands as  approved by the Central Government and not to any higher scale of pay  fixed by the State Government(s).

(g)  Payment of Central assistance for implementing this Scheme is also subject to  the condition  that  the  entire  Scheme  of  revision  of  pay  scales,  together  with  all  the conditions to be laid down by  the UGC by way  of  Regulations and other guidelines shall be implemented by State Governments and Universities and Colleges coming under their jurisdiction as a composite scheme without any modification except in regard to the date of implementation and scales of pay mentioned herein above.

9.  Date of Implementation of revised pay and allowance and payment of arrears:

(i)  The revised Pay and revised rates of Dearness Allowance under this Scheme shall be effective from 1.01.2006. The revised rates of all other applicable allowances such as House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance, Children Education Allowance etc.  and the non-compounded advance increments shall take effect from 1.09.2008.

(ii)  Payment  of  arrears  up  to  40%  of  the  total  arrears  shall  be  made  during  the current financial year  i.e.  2008-09, after deduction of admissible income tax.

(iii)  An  undertaking  shall  be  taken  from every  beneficiary under  this  Scheme to  the effect  that  any  excess  payment  made  on  account  of  incorrect  fixation  of  pay  in  the revised Pay Bands or grant of inappropriate Pay Band/ Academic Grade Pay or any other excess payment made shall be adjusted against the future payments due or otherwise to the beneficiary in the same manner as provided in this Ministry’s O.M.  No.  F.23-7/2008- IFD  dated  23.10.2008.,  read  with  Ministry  of  Finance  (Department  of  Expenditure) O.M.No.F.1-1/2008-IC  dated 30.8.2008.

10.  The revised  Pay  in the  relevant Pay Band and the Academic Grade Pay  together with  the applicable allowances including  arrears  of  salary  as mentioned above  shall  be paid to all eligible beneficiaries under  this Scheme pending  issue of Regulations by the UGC.

11.  This  Scheme  Is  subject  to  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  Ministry  of  Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide OM  No. 7-23/2008-E.111 dated 30.09.2008. 12.  Anomalies,  if  any,  in  the  implementation  of  this Scheme may be brought  to  the notice  of  the  Department  of  Higher  Education,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development,  for clarification/decision  of the Central Government.

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