No.35034/4/97-Estt(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
(Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi-110001
April 11, 2001

Subject:-Stenographers in Non-Secretariat Central Government offices – Recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission – Regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission contained in paragraphs 46.34 and 46.36 of its Report in respect of stenographers in the non-Secretariat Central Government offices have been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) and it has been decided as follows:-

(i) All posts of Senior Personal Assistant in non-Secretariat Central Government offices should be re-designated as Private Secretary;

(ii) (a) Stenographic assistance at the level of Senior Private Secretary in the pay scale of Rs.7,500-12,000 should be allowed to officers of the level of Additional Secretary to the Government of India or equivalent and above in non-Secretariat Central Government offices.

(b) Posts of Senior Private Secretary should be created in the pay scale of Rs.7,500-12,000 by upgradation of the posts of Private Secretary (including the erstwhile posts of Senior Personal Assistant, now re-designated as Private Secretary);

(c) The number of posts to be upgraded as Senior Private Secretary shall be equal to the number of posts of the level of Additional Secretary to the Government of India or equivalent and above in non-Secretariat Central Government offices; and

(d) The upgradation of the existing incumbents of the posts of Private Secretary (including the erstwhile posts of Senior Personal Assistant, now re-designated as Private Secretary) to the posts of Senior Private Secretary shall be in accordance with the instructions contained in the Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No.22011/10/84-Estt(D) dated February 4, 1992 read with Office Memorandum No.AB-14017/2/97-Estt(RR) dated May 25, 1998 (copies enclosed).

2. The relevant Recruitment/Service Rules should also be framed/amended accordingly.

3. The existing instructions on the subject shall stand modified in keeping with the aforementioned decisions, which shall come into force from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.

1. All Subordinate/Attached Offices of the Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievance and Pensions.

5. Department of Expenditure (Implementation Cell) (40 copies)

6. Facilitation Center, DoP&T (20 copies)

7. NIC (DOP&T Branch) for placing this Office Memorandum on the website of DoP&T

8. Establishment (D) Section, DoP&T (500 copies).