Revision of pay of scientists following revision of pay scales of Central Government employees on recommendations of the VI CPC

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Dated, the March, 2009
INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
KRISHI BHAWAN : NEW DELHI
F.No. 1(1)j2009-Per.IV
To
The Directors j Project Directors of ICAR Research Institutes j NRCs j Project
Directorates j Bureaux
Sub.: Revision of pay of scientists following revision of pay scales of Central
Government employees on recommendations of the VI CPC
Reference is invited to Council's letter No. 1(1)j2009-Per.IV dated 6th March,
2009 regarding revision of pay of scientists following revision of pay scales of Central
Government employees pursuant to VI CPC. The posts in the existing pay scale of
Rs. 16400-22400 have been placed in the pay band of Rs. 37400-67000 with a
stipulation that those recruited on or after 1.1.09 would receive minimum of Rs.
43000 + RGP of Rs. 10000. In partial modification of these instructions it has been
decided that minimum of Rs. 43000 would be admissible to those recruited directly
as per revised qualifications to be notified by ICAR separately. Those recruited on or
after 1.1.09 as per existing qualifications will be placed in pay band of Rs. 3740067000
(with a minimum pay of Rs. 39690) + RGP of Rs. 10000. The Annexure vide
para 2.2 of Council's letter No. 1(1)j2009-Per.IV dated 6th March, 2009 has been
revised accordingly and is annexed with this letter.
Yours faithfully,
Copy to :
1. PS to AM
2. Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New
Delhi
3. Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
4. Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, North Block, New Delhi
5. AS & FA, DARE
6. Sr. PPS to DG
7. PO, DIPA for ICAR website
8. President, ARS Scientists Forum
9. DS(P), ICAR
10. Secretary, ASRB
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Annexure
Revised pay of scientists w.e.f. 1.1.06
Designation
Scientist
(i) Scientist
8000-13500
(ii) Scientist (Sr.
Scale)
10000-15200
(iii)Scientist (Sel.
Grade)
12000-18300
Sr. Scientist
Sr. Scientist
12000-18300
Revised Pay Revised
Desianation
Pay Band - Rs.15600-39100 + Scientist
RGP of Rs. 6000
Pay Band - Rs.15600-39100 + Scientist
RGP of Rs. 7000
Revised pay of incumbents in
position
Incumbents with 3 years service in Scientist
the scale of Rs.12000-18300 on
1.1.06.
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000
+ RGP of Rs. 9000
Incumbents with less than 3 years Scientist
service on 1.1.06
Pay Band - Rs.15600-39100
+ RGP of Rs. 8000
On completion of 3 years of service Scientist
in the grade of Scientist (Sel.
Grade) to be placed in
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000
+ RGP of Rs. 9000
Note - 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. 1560039100
to the Pay Band of Rs.
37400-67000.
To be re-designated as Sr. Scientist Sr. Scientist
on acquirina Ph.D dearee
Revised pay of incumbents in
position
Incumbents with 3 years service in Sr. Scientist
the scale of RS.12000-18300 on
1.1.06.
2
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000
+ RGP of Rs. 9000
Incumbents with less than 3 years Sr. Scientist
service on 1.1.06
Pay Band - Rs.15600-39100
+ RGP of Rs. 8000
On completion of 3 years of service Sr. Scientist
in the grade of Senior Scientist to
be placed in
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000
+ RGP of Rs. 9000
Note - 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. 1560039100
to the Pay Band of Rs.
37400-67000.
Revised pay of future recruits
Pay Band Rs.37400-67000 + RGP of Sr. Scientist
Rs.9000 for those recruited directly
as per revised qualifications to be
notified by leAR separately
Pay Band Rs.15600-39100 (with a Sr. Scientist
minimum pay of Rs. 22320) + RGP
of Rs. 8000 for those recruited on
or after 1.1.09 as per existing
qualifications
On completion of 3 years service as Sr. Scientist
Senior Scientist to be placed in Pay
Band Rs.37400-67000 + RGP of Rs.
9000
Note - 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-
1
39100 to the Pay Band of RS'I
37400-67000. ~-----
Principal
Scientist etc.
(i) Principal
Scientist
16400-22400
(ii) Project
Coordinator /
Zonal
Coordinator/
National
Coordinator,
Head of
Divisions /
Regional
Centres
/Stations,
Joint Director
of lCAR
institutes other
than those in
the
four Deemed
Universities &
NAARM
16400-22400
3
Revised pay of incumbents in
position
Pay Band - Rs. 37400-67000 +
RGP of Rs. 10000
Revised pay of future recruits
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000 (with
a minimum pay of Rs. 43000) +
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited directly as per revised
qualifications to be notified by
lCAR separately.
Pay Band - RS.37400-67000 (with
a minimum pay of Rs. 39690) +
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited on or after 1.1.09 as per
existing qualifications.
Revised pay of incumbents in
position
Pay Band - Rs. 37400-67000 +
RGP of Rs. 10000
Revised pay of future recruits
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000 (with
a minimum pay of Rs. 43000) +
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited directly as per revised
qualifications to be notified by
lCAR separately.
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000 (with
a minimum pay of Rs. 39690) +
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited on or after 1.1.09 as per
eXisting qualifications.
Principal
Scientist
Principal
Scientist
Project
Coordinator/
Zonal
Coordinator/
National
Coordinator,
Head of
Divisions /
Regional
Centres /
Stations,
Joint Director
of lCAR
institutes
other than
those in the
four Deemed
Universities &
NAARM
4
RMP
(i) Dy. Director Rs. 75000 fixed
General at ICAR
headquarters
Rs. 25000/- fixed
(ii) Director Rs. 75000 fixed
NAARM,
Hyderabad
Rs. 25000/- fixed
(iii) Directors of Rs. 75000 fixed + Rs. 5000 p.m.
IARI, IVRI, NDRI, as Special Allowance
CIFE
Rs. 25000/- fixed
Dy. Director
General at
ICAR
headquarters
Director
NAARM,
Hyderabad
Directors of
IARI, IVRI,
NDRI, CIFE
(iv) Director /
Project Director of
the Institutes /
National Bureaux
/ NRC / Project
Directorate - ADG
at ICAR
Headquarters,
Joint Director of
IARI, IVRI, NDRI,
CIFE & NAARM
16400-22400
Revised pay of incumbents in
position
Pay Band - Rs. 37400-67000 +
RGP of Rs. 10000
Revised pay of future recruits
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000 (with
a minimum pay of Rs. 43000) +
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited directly as per revised
qualifications to be notified by
ICAR separately.
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000 (with
a minimum pay of Rs. 39690) +
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited on or after 1.1.09 as per
existing qualifications.
Director /
Project
Director of
the Institutes
/ National
Bureaux /
NRC / Project
Directorate ADG
at ICAR
Headquarters,
Joint Director
of IARI, IVRI,
NDRI, CIFE &
NAARM
Fellowship
(i) National
Fellow
16400-22400
5
Revised pay of incumbents in National
position Fellow
Pay Band - Rs. 37400-67000 +
RGP of Rs. 10000
Revised pay of future recruits
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000 (With
a minimum pay of Rs. 43000) +
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited directly as per revised
qualifications to be notified by
leAR separately.
Pay Band - Rs.37400-67000 (With
a minimum pay of Rs. 39690) +
I
RGP of Rs. 10000 for those
recruited on or after 1.1.09 as per
existing qualifications.
(ii) National (ii) 75000 fixed
Professor
25000/- fixed
National
Professor

DRAFT UGC NOTIFICATION ON REVISION OF PAY SCALES, MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES & OTHER MEASURES FOR

Source UGC Website Notices

BE ANGRY-There's reason to be!

The sense of betrayal among young teachers, due to the attitude of the MHRD, UGC and the DUTA/FEDCUTA Leadership is almost complete, it is necessary to take a closer look at certain figures understand the betrayal. The Figure1 shows a comparison of career gross pay for teachers in various stages of their career according to (a) the UGC Pay Review Committee (Chaddha Committee); (b) the MHRD notification; and (c) after a proportionate fixation of minimum Pay-in-Pay Band. Though (a) is part of an official document and (b) is an official notification.

At the initial stages of the Pay Review process, a few of the principal demands of the college teachers were:

1. A higher initial pay, i.e. higher in comparison to Grade ‘A’ Officers, as teaching is a late entry profession. Also, the fact that the IAS offers numerous perks and fast track increments, means that teaching remains an extremely unattractive profession in comparison.

2. Prevention of stagnation in the final years of service. This should be done through an assured third promotion to Professorship.

3. Academic Allowance.

These demands also formed the bulwark of the DUTA/FEDCUTA Charter to the UGC Pay Review Committee.

The report of the UGC Pay Review (3.10.2008) tried to address some of this issues by offering:

1. A higher initial pay through a Grade Pay of 6600 in PB3. (Grade ‘A’ beginning at GP 5400 in PB3)

2. Two Advance Increments for NET.

3. Third promotion in colleges in the form of Senior Associate Professor with GP 8700 in PB4.

4. Academic Allowance of Rs. 1500 per month for Assistant Professors and Rs. 1200 for Associate Professors.

The UGC PRC also recommended in its report several other proposals which would grant greater respectability to the teaching profession:

1. Return to the Old Pension Scheme

2. Research Grants of Rs. 2-5 lakhs.

3. Better Medical Insurance.

However, the Report of the UGC PRC had certain glaring drawbacks:

1. Proposal to introduce a system of students’ evaluation of teachers’ performance

2. Distinction between college and university teachers in terms of promotion to Professorship

3. Though it provided an almost uniform rise in salary throughout a teachers career (Fig.1), the percentage increase in salary from the existing scales (Fig.2) was lesser in comparison to the new entrants.

4. Though IAS officers were to enter into PB4 after 13 years of service, a college teacher (without M.Phil/Ph.D.) would do so after 17 years. (N.B.: The propaganda that it was only the MHRD Notification which granted PB4 to college teachers is a monumental lie!)

In sum, therefore, though the UGC PRC’s proposals were attractive to those in the early stages of their career and those yet to enter the profession, they were lesser attractive for those who were in the middle or mature years of their career. For the electoral interests of the DUTA Leadership this was suicidal, for it could not hope to win elections with votes from would-be-teachers. Also, the DUTA Leadership themselves being Associate Professors were not to enthused by the efforts to attract talent to teaching.

The UGC PRC was opposed for its “negative features” by all teachers. Everyone participated in the agitation for parity with the IAS in reaching PB4. After almost three months the MHRD notification was issued on the eve of the elections to the Academic and Executive Councils. Without any delay the

DUTA Leadership went on an overdrive to celebrate the ‘historic’ achievements. They celebrated the entry into PB4 for teachers after 12/13/14 years of service, i.e. a reduction of three years from the UGC PRC Report.

But the celebration glossed over:

1. the reduced Minimum Pay-in-Pay Band for Assistant Professors due to arbitrary fixation of Academic Grade Pay (AGP)

2. the pushing back of promotion to Associate Professorship by 3 years, from 9/10/11 years to 12/13/14 years.

3. No increments for NET.

4. No Academic Allowance

5. No Research Grant

6. Continuance of New Pension Scheme

7. a chimera of “Professorship” in colleges where a quota system would be followed.

The resulting document shows that the table were now turned overwhelmingly against Assistant Professors who were saddled with a far lesser percentage hike in their salaries in comparison to Associate Professors (Fig.2). Also, we can see a stark difference in scales at the 12th/13th/14th year of service. It seems after that stage teachers enter a different profession altogether!

In effect the MHRD Proposals lead to a reduction in salary of over Rs. 40 lakhs against what was proposed by the UGC-PRC. (See Loss Calculator and Mathematics of Betrayal)

A few illustrations:

	Old Scales	UGC PRC	MHRD Notification
Gross Pay After 8 years	26452	56873	47511
Basic Pay After 15 years	21150	44400	47800
Basic Pay After 24 years	26820	59300	64800

A comparison of Basic Pay in various stages of career over the last several Pay Reviews shows how skewed the current proposals are:

Designation	4th Pay Review	5th Pay Review	6th Pay Review (MHRD Notification)
Lecturer/ Assistant Professor	2200	8000	21600
Lecturer (Senior)/ Assistant Professor	3000	10000	25600
Lecturer Selection Grade/ Associate Professor (after 12/13/14 years)	4200	13680	46400

So much for getting PB4 after 12/13/14 years of service instead of 15/16/17 years. Many younger teachers may never see that date as by the time we reach there it would be time for the 7th Pay Commission.

How could the DUTA/FEDCUTA Leadership agree to such a proposal? What were their compulsions?

Why should our students choose teaching as a profession?

Why should we not quit teaching if we find better opportunities?