20. ITEM NO. NC-48/ 12/ 21- Grant of Gazetted Status to Senior Section Engineers of Ministry of Railways.

Grant of Gazetted Status to Senior Section Engineers of Ministry of Railways

Historically, pay scales allotted to other operational departments’ supervisors are either higher or equal to the pay scales of supervisors of accounts department. After implementation of recommendations of various Pay Commissions, horizontal parity of Pay Scales of supervisors of non-accounts departments got affected by upgrading the Pay Scales of Accounts Supervisors without extending the upgradation to the supervisors of non-accounts departments. Pay Scales of Pay scale of SSO/ Accounts in 3rd CPC was Rs.500-900 (functional) and Rs. 775- 1000 (non functional) was upgraded to GP Rs.4800 in 6th CPC. Whereas Pay scales of Foreman / SSE / Section controllers who were in Rs.840-1040 during 3rd CPC were only allotted GP Rs. 4600 in 6th CPC and Pay Level-7 in 7th CPC. Ch. OS in Pay Scale Rs.7450-11500 & Office Superintend in Pay Scale Rs.6500 – 10500 during 5th CPC were placed in GP Rs. 4600 in 6th CPC and in Pay Level-6 in 7th CPC, whereas SSO/ Accounts who were in Rs.6500-10500 scale in 6th CPC were upgraded to GP Rs.4800.

After the implementation of 6th CPC recommendations number of supervisory levels in Railways was reduced to two from four. This has reduced the administrative efficiency and severely affected the promotional avenues amongst the supervisors of non-accounts  department.

To improve the promotional avenue, in para 11.40.113 pertaining to Technical Supervisors 7th CPC recommended that Railway Board should consider increasing number of posts in next higher level.

Disturbance of relativity in the pay scales of supervisors of Railways which is having multi-disciplinary functions in various departments is affecting the moral of supervisors and administrative efficiency. Disparity in Pay Scales of supervisors of accounts and non-accounts departments is affecting coordination

& synchronization among the departments which is adversely affecting the work of Railways.

To avoid the serious discontent and dejection among the supervisors of non­ accounts departments in Railways and to improve the level of supervision for smooth functioning of Railways, Pay Level-8 (GP Rs.4800) functional and Pay Level-9 (GP Rs.5400) as non-functional may please be introduced.