No.3/1(iv)/97-Dir(C)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

Director of (Canteens)

                                                                                          Lok Nayak Bhawan,3rd Floor

         New Delhi, dated the    24th September, 1998

 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 

Subject:-          Revised Pay and Allowances of Non-Statutory Departmental Canteen  employees consequent upon the recommendations of the Vth Central Pay Commission.

 

The undersigned is directed to state that the Government’s decision, on the recommendations of Fifth Central Pay Commission relating to Canteen staff in Para 55.22 of its report, contained in part-B of first schedule to the CCS (RP) Rules, 1997, notified, vide Ministry of Finance, Department of expenditure Notification No F.50(1)/IC-97 dated the 30th September, 1997 has been reconsidered in consultation with Ministry of Finance and it has been decided to grant the following revised scales of pay to the common category of non-statutory/departmental Canteen employees/staff in various offices of the Government of India:

 

Sl.No

Designation

Pre-revised pay scale (Rs.)

Revised pay scale approved (Rs)

1

Safai  Karamchari

750-12-870-EB-14-940

2550-55-2660-60-3200

2

Wash Boy

           -do-

           -do-

3

Bearer

           -do-

2610-60-3150-65-3540

4

Tea/Coffee Maker

           -do-

           -do-

5

Cook

825-15-900-EB-20-1200

3050-75-3950- 80-4590

6

Asstt. Halwai

            -do-

            -do-

7

Clerk/Sales-

Man

            -do-

            -do-

8

Halwai

950-20-1150-EB-25-1500

3200-85-4900

 

9

Cashier

             -do-

             - do-

10

Store Keeper/

Assistant Manager-cum-Cashier

             -do-

              -do-

11

Manager Grade.III

            -do-

               -do-

12

Acountant

1200-30-1440-EB-30-1800

 4000-100-6000

13

Manager Gr.II

                -do-

                  -do-

14

Deputy General Manager

                 -do-

                   -do-

15

General Manager

1350-30-1440-40 1800-EB-50-2200

 5000-150-8000

 

2.       The grant of revised scale of pay of Rs. 3050-4590 to Cook/Assistant Halwai, as mentioned above, in various Departmental Canteens is subject to Recruitment Rules being amended to provide for 75% of vacancies in these posts being filled by promotion of Bearers and Tea/Coffee Makers and the remaining 25% being filled by Direct Recruitment falling which by promotion.  A Trade Test will also be prescribed for Direct Recruits as well as those promoted to these posts.

 

3.       Similarly, the grant of revised scale of pay of Rs.3050-4590 to Clerk/Salesman is subject to Recruitment Rules being amended to provide for 50% of the posts being filled up by direct Recruitment of Matriculates, the remaining 50% of the post being filled by promotion of only matriculates from among the Bearers and Tea/Coffee Makers.

 

4.         It is also emphasized that the recruitment to all the posts in Departmental Canteens would be required to be done strictly in conformity with the Recruitment Rules for which a Model has already been circulated to all Ministries/Departments, vide this Departments O.M. No. 3/2/94-Dir(C) dated 1.3.95.  Recruitment Rules for the post of Cooks, Assistant Halwai and Clerks/Salesman may be suitably amended incorporating the provisions mentioned in Para 2 and Para 3 above.

 

5.        The Special pay admissible to certain categories of Canteen employees i.e. General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Cashier, Store Keeper and Accountant @ 5% of their basic pay and 10% of their basic pay for having under their charge a group of more than 2-A type Canteens or 4-A type Canteens, respectively, has been discontinued and it has now been decided that only a fixed monthly amount should be admissible as a special Allowance for above mentioned posts at the following rates;

 

Posts

 Canteen category as being

 Above Type 2-A   (Amount of Spl. Allownce      P.M.)

Canteen Category as being Above Type-4A

(Amount of Spl. Allownce P.M.)

Cashier,  Store-Keeper

             Rs.125/-

         Rs.250/-

 Accountant/Deputy General

 Manager

              150/-

          Rs.300/-

General Manager

              Rs.175/-

          Rs.350/-

 

 

6.         The special pay henceforth be termed as “Special Allowance” and the same will be admissible w.e.f. 1st January 1996.

 

7.         The drawl of pay in the revised scales, revised option, fixation of initial pay, date of next increment etc. will be settled in terms of CCS (RP) Rules, 1997.

 

8.         These orders will be applicable w.e.f. 1st January 1996.

 

9.         This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure (Implementation Cell) U.O. No.F.108/98/IC-1 dated the 7th Sep, 1998 and MHA (Home Finance Division) I.D.No.2024/DFA (P)/98, dated 22.9.98.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                           

sd/-

(S.T. Rajan)

                                                                                                Director (Canteens)

                                                                                                Tele. 24625818

To,

1.  All Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India as per standard List.    

     (Director/Deputy Secretaries Incharge, Administrative Division/Wing)- for 

     necessary action further dissemination to all concerned establishments under them.

 

  1. All Committees/Commission attached and subordinate offices of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language, Department of Justice/Department of Personnel and Training/Department of AR & PG/ Department of Pensions & PW.

 

  1. Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure (Implementation Cell) with reference to their U.O.referred to above.

 

  1. AFA (Pers.) /Finance. I /Finance.II/Finance.III/Finance.IV/Finance.V, MHA

 

  1. Director of Audit, Central Revenue, New Delhi.

 

  1. Controller General of Accounts, New Delhi.

 

  1. Supreme Court of India, Tilak Marg, New Delhi.

 

  1. Controller General of Defence Accounts, R.K.Puram, New Delhi.

 

  1. CAO’s Office Ministry of Defence, DHQ,PO, New Delhi-110011.

 

  1. Section Officer (Canteens), with 300 copies.