Revised Pay Scales 2015

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
PUBLIC SERVICES – Revised Pay Scales 2015 – Orders – Issued.

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FINANCE (HRM.V-PC) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.46 Dated: 30-04-2015.
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.95, G.A (Spl. A) Department, dated 28.02.2013.
2. G.O.Ms.No.294, Finance (PC.I) Department, dated 26.10.2013.
3. G.O.Ms.No.10, Finance (PC.I) Department, dated 06.01.2014.
4. G.O.Ms.No.4050, GA (Cabinet) Department, dated 15.12.2014.
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ORDER:
In the order first read above, the Government constituted the Tenth Pay Revision Commission (PRC) to make recommendations on a range of issues relating to effective
management of public servants' services, especially the pay and allowances, that were summarized in the terms of reference (TOR) of the commission.

2. The Pay Revision Commission submitted its report to the Government on May 29, 2014, and recommended, among others, fixation of pay in the Revised Scales with the
following key characteristics:

i) merge the Dearness Allowance (DA) existing on July 01, 2013, i.e., 63.344% sanctioned in the Government order second read above;

ii) revised Master Scale of Rs.13000-390-14170-430-15460-470-16870-510-18400- 550-20050-590-21820-640-23740-700-25840-760-28120-820-30580-880-33220-
950-36070-1030-39160-1110-42490-1190-46060-1270-49870-1360-53950-1460- 58330-1560-63010-1660-67990-1760-73270-1880-78910-2020-84970-2160- 91450-2330-100770-2520-110850;

iii) retain 32 grades which are segments of the revised Master Scale; and 

iv) fitment benefit of 29% of the basic pay for fixing pay in the Revised Scales of Pay.

3. The Government, in order fourth read above, appointed a Group of Ministers to hold consultations with the service associations. Accordingly, the Group of Ministers held
extensive consultations with the service associations submitted its deliberations to the Government.

4. The Government, after due consideration of the submissions of the Chairman and other office bearers of the Joint Action Committee of Employees, Teachers, Workers and Pensioners of Andhra Pradesh, and the Chairman and other office bearers of the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Employees Co-Ordination Committee, and a view to promote the welfare of the employees and to reinforce their commitment to the development of the new State of Andhra Pradesh, has agreed for a grant of:

“A fitment of 43% of the Basic pay would be given for fixing the pay in the Revised Scales of Pay 2015, as against 29% recommended by the Tenth Pay Revision Commission. The Dearness Allowance of 63.344% as on 01.07.2013 would be merged in the pay as recommended by the Pay Revision Commission;

The Revised Scales of Pay will be implemented notionally from 01.07.2013 with monetary benefit from 02.06.2014;
The benefit of the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 would be paid in cash starting from the salary for the month of April 2015.

5. The Government hereby orders that the following Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 shall apply to:

i) Employees of the State Government;

ii) Employees of the Local Bodies and Aided Institutions including Aided Polytechnics, who are in receipt of pay in regular pay scale in the Scales of Pay of 2010; and

iii) The Work-charged establishment in receipt of pay in a regular pay scale in the Scales of Pay of 2010.

6. The Government orders that the pay for the employees mentioned at para-5 above shall be fixed in the Revised Scales of Pay 2015 with due attention to the following:

i) The Revised Master scale shall be: Rs.13000-390-14170-430-15460-470-16870- 510-18400-550-20050-590-21820-640-23740-700-25840-760-28120-820-30580- 880-33220-950-36070-1030-39160-1110-42490-1190-46060-1270-49870-1360- 53950-1460-58330-1560-63010-1660-67990-1760-73270-1880-78910-2020- 84970-2160-91450-2330-100770-2520-110850;

ii) the Revised Master Scale shall have 32 grades, as they are segments of the revised Master Scale;

iii) the Revised Scales of Pay shall be as set out in Schedule-I to the Notification appended to this order against each of the corresponding existing pay scales specified therein. These scales shall be common to all employees in various
categories except where specified in the Departmental pay schedule (Schedule-II) appended to the Notification. Holders of posts not included in Schedule-II will be governed by the Revised Scales of Pay corresponding to the present scales as shown in the Schedule-I; and

iv) the request for any further revision of pay scales for the categories already included in the schedule-II shall not be entertained in any case.

7. The Government orders that the pay of the employee in the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 shall be notionally fixed with effect from 01.07.2013. However, the monetary benefit
of the Revised Scales of Pay 2015 shall be allowed with effect from June 02, 2014. The benefit of the Revised Scales of Pay 2015 shall be paid in cash for month of April 2015 onwards. Separate orders will be issued detailing the modality for payment of arrears of salary in Revised Scales of Pay 2015 for the period from 02.06.2014 to 31.03.2015.

The Interim Relief (IR) paid from January 01, 2014 to June 01, 2014 shall not be recovered. The Interim Relief paid for the period from June 02, 2014 onwards shall be adjusted from the monetary benefit payable on account of implementation of Revised Scales of Pay 2015. 

The Interim Relief shall not be included as Pay for the purpose of fixation in the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015.

8. Further Government orders that the Revised Scales of Pay 2015 will not be applicable to the following: 

i) The teaching and other staff in Government Colleges, including Medical Colleges, Government Aided Private Colleges who are drawing pay in the Andhra Pradesh Revised UGC/ ICAR/ AICTE Pay Scales;

ii) Officers of the Andhra Pradesh Higher Judicial Service and Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service who are governed by the First National Judicial Pay Commission and subsequent pay revisions;

iii) Members of All India Services (AIS);

iv) Persons re-employed before July 01, 2013, and are continuing on reemployment beyond that date; and

v) Separate orders will be issued with regard to application of the Revised Scales of Pay 2015 to Officers and Staff of the High Court of the Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and for the State of Andhra Pradesh.

9. It is ordered that the employees, who are currently enjoying the benefits of Automatic Advancement Scheme, shall have their pay fixed in the corresponding revised
scales of Automatic Advancement grades in accordance with these instructions.

10. Separate orders are being issued for the payment of Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance in tandem with the Revised Scales of Pay 2015.

11. The Fixation of pay of all eligible employees shall be done and the claims for arrears of pay and arrears in Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 shall be processed through the “Human
Resources Management (HRM)”, Module of the “Comprehensive Financial Management System (CFMS)”.

12. The following Notification shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette:

                         NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules, namely, -

1. Short title, commencement and application:

(1) These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2015.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on July 01, 2013.

(3) These rules shall apply to all Government employees whether temporary, regular or permanent appointed before the July 01, 2013.

2. Definitions:

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires –
(1) “Basic pay” means pay as defined in Rule 9 (21) (a) (i) of the Fundamental Rules.

(2) “Existing emoluments” means the aggregate of:
(a) (i) the basic pay including the stagnation increments if any, in the existing scale of pay as on July 01, 2013;

(ii) personal pay sanctioned under Rule 9 (23) (a) of the Fundamental Rules;

(iii) personal pay sanctioned in pursuance of proviso (iii) under rule 6 (b) of the Andhra Pradesh Revised Scales of Pay 2010 to the extent such personal pay has not been absorbed in increases in pay on promotion till the date of entry into the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015.

(b) dearness allowance admissible at the rate which existed on July 01, 2013 appropriate to the basic pay referred to in sub-rule (2) (a) (i);

(3) “Existing scale of pay” means the Revised Scales of Pay, 2010;

(4) “Revised Scales of Pay, 2015” means the Revised Scales of Pay set out in column (4) in Schedule-I or in column (4) in Schedule-II as the case may be.

3. Revised Scales of Pay, 2015:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub-rule-(2), the existing scales of pay specified in column (2) of Schedule-I, shall be revised as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said schedule.

(2) in the case of any post on an existing scale of pay specified in column (2) of Schedule-I, a revised scale of pay other than the revised scale of pay specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of Schedule-I is specified in column (4) of Schedule-II, the revised scale of pay so specified in column (4) of Schedule-II shall apply.

4. Date of Entitlement to the Monetary Benefit:

No Government employee who enters into the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 shall be entitled to any monetary benefit for any period prior to June 02, 2014.

5. Fixation of pay in the Revised Scales of Pay of 2015:

The pay of an employee in the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015, shall be fixed with effect from July 01, 2013.

6. Principles of fixation of pay in the Revised Scales of Pay of 2015: 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Fundamental Rules, the principles which govern the fixation of pay of a Government employee in the relevant pay scale in the
Revised Scales of Pay 2015, shall be as follows:

(a) An amount representing Forty three percent (43%) of the Basic Pay referred to in Rule 2(2)(a)(i) above, be added to the existing emoluments referred to in rule 2 above;

(b) After the existing emoluments are increased as required by clause (a), the pay shall be fixed in the Revised Scales of Pay 2015, at the stage immediately above the existing emoluments. Provided that

(i) if the amount of the existing emoluments increased under clause (a) is less than the minimum of the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015, the pay shall be fixed at the minimum of that scale;

(ii) if the amount of the existing emoluments increased under clause (a) is more than the maximum of the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015, the pay shall be fixed at the maximum of that scale, the difference shall be treated as Personal Pay to be
absorbed in future rises in pay. If it could not be absorbed, it shall be paid till the date of cessation of duties.

(c) The short fall if any, in the sum total of pay and other allowances in the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 compared to the pay and other allowances in the existing scale shall be allowed as Personal Pay to be absorbed in future increases.

(d) (i) A Government employee who is on leave without leave salary on July 01, 2013, is entitled to get the pay fixed with effect from the date of entry into the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 and he shall be entitled for monetary benefit from the date of assumption of duty or June 02, 2014, whichever is later.

(ii) A Government employee who is under suspension on July 01, 2013, is entitled to get his pay fixed in the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 from the date of entry into the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 based on the pay on the date preceding his
suspension. However, he shall continue to draw subsistence allowance based on the existing scale of pay. In case of reinstatement after July 01, 2013, the monetary benefit of Revised Scales of Pay 2015, accrues with effect from June
02, 2014 or date of reinstatement whichever is later. His pay in Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 for the period of suspension shall be subject to final outcome of the decision on the period of suspension.

(e) Where an employee is covered by an order of stoppage of increments without cumulative effect on the date of entry into the Revised Scales of Pay 2015, during which the orders imposing the penalty of stoppage of increment is operative, his pay shall be fixed in the following manner:

(i) based on the actual pay drawn by him on the date of entry into the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015; and

(ii) based on the presumptive pay, that is, the pay which he would have drawn on the date of entry into the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 but for stoppage of the increments.

He shall draw the pay as fixed under clause (i) above based on the pay drawn by him on that date of entry into the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 until the expiry of the period during which the order imposing the penalty of stoppage of
increments is operative and the pay as fixed in clause (ii) above on the presumptive pay after the expiry of the period covered by the stoppage of increments.

(f) The principles of fixation of pay laid in this rule shall apply to substantive, officiating and temporary holders of Government posts. 

7. Date of next increment in the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015:
The next increment of a Government employee whose pay in the Revised Scales of Pay of 2015 is fixed on July 01, 2013 in accordance with the principles specified in rule 6 shall be on the date on which he would have drawn his increment had he
continued in the existing scale of pay.

Provided that-
(i) in the case of employee whose pay in the Revised Scales of Pay, 2015 is fixed on July 01, 2013 at the same stage as that fixed for another Government employee junior to him in the same cadre, and drawing pay at a lower stage than his pay in the existing scale of pay, prior to that date, the next increment shall be deemed to have accrued on the same date as admissible to his junior, if the date of increment of the junior is earlier;

(ii) in the case of Government employee who has reached maximum of the pre revised scale and has exhausted all the stagnation increments beyond the maximum of the time scale and stagnated for less than one year on July 01,2013, the next increment shall be allowed on completion of one year from the date on which he has reached that stage;

(iii) in the case of Government employee who has reached maximum of the prerevised scale and has exhausted all the stagnation increments beyond the maximum of the scale and stagnated for more than one year on July 01, 2013, the next increment shall be allowed on July 01, 2013.

8. Power to remove difficulties:
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of these rules, the Government may by order make such provisions or give such directions as appear to them to be
necessary for removing the difficulty.

9. Effect of other Rules:

(1) No rules made or deemed to have been made under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution shall, in so far as those are inconsistent with any of the provisions of these rules, have any effect.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, these rules shall be in addition to any other rules made or deemed to have been made under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution.

10. Any pay fixations contrary to the above Rules are liable for revision of pay and the excess amount paid thereon shall be recovered from the salaries of the concerned employees without any notice.

11. This Order can be accessed at: http://www.aponline.gov.in,
http://www.goir.ap.gov.in and 
http://www.apfinance.gov.in

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
DR PV RAMESH
PRINCIPAL FINANCE SECRETARY

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						1.1.2014
s.no.	2010 pay	63.34%	43%	Total	2015 pay	D.A.5.24%	8.908%DA
1	6700	4244.05	2881.00	13825.05	13000	681.20	1158
2	6900	4370.74	2967.00	14237.74	13390	701.64	1193
3	7100	4497.42	3053.00	14650.42	13780	722.07	1228
4	7300	4624.11	3139.00	15063.11	14170	742.51	1262
5	7520	4763.47	3233.60	15517.07	14600	765.04	1301
6	7740	4902.83	3328.20	15971.03	15030	787.57	1339
7	7960	5042.18	3422.80	16424.98	15460	810.10	1377
8	8200	5194.21	3526.00	16920.21	15930	834.73	1419
9	8440	5346.23	3629.20	17415.43	16400	859.36	1461
10	8680	5498.26	3732.40	17910.66	16870	883.99	1503
11	8940	5662.95	3844.20	18447.15	17380	910.71	1548
12	9200	5827.65	3956.00	18983.65	17890	937.44	1594
13	9460	5992.34	4067.80	19520.14	18400	964.16	1639
14	9740	6169.71	4188.20	20097.91	18950	992.98	1688
15	10020	6347.07	4308.60	20675.67	19500	1021.80	1737
16	10300	6524.43	4429.00	21253.43	20050	1050.62	1786
17	10600	6714.46	4558.00	21872.46	20640	1081.54	1839
18	10900	6904.50	4687.00	22491.50	21230	1112.45	1891
19	11200	7094.53	4816.00	23110.53	21820	1143.37	1944
20	11530	7303.56	4957.90	23791.46	22460	1176.90	2001
21	11860	7512.60	5099.80	24472.40	23100	1210.44	2058
22	12190	7721.63	5241.70	25153.33	23740	1243.98	2115
23	12550	7949.67	5396.50	25896.17	24440	1280.66	2177
24	12910	8177.71	5551.30	26639.01	25140	1317.34	2239
25	13270	8405.75	5706.10	27381.85	25840	1354.02	2302
26	13660	8652.79	5873.80	28186.59	26600	1393.84	2370
27	14050	8899.83	6041.50	28991.33	27360	1433.66	2437
28	14440	9146.87	6209.20	29796.07	28120	1473.49	2505
29	14860	9412.92	6389.80	30662.72	28940	1516.46	2578
30	15280	9678.96	6570.40	31529.36	29760	1559.42	2651
31	15700	9945.01	6751.00	32396.01	30580	1602.39	2724
32	16150	10230.06	6944.50	33324.56	31460	1648.50	2802
33	16600	10515.10	7138.00	34253.10	32340	1694.62	2881
34	17050	10800.15	7331.50	35181.65	33220	1740.73	2959
35	17540	11110.54	7542.20	36192.74	34170	1790.51	3044
36	18030	11420.92	7752.90	37203.82	35120	1840.29	3128
37	18520	11731.31	7963.60	38214.91	36070	1890.07	3213
38	19050	12067.03	8191.50	39308.53	37100	1944.04	3305
39	19580	12402.76	8419.40	40402.16	38130	1998.01	3397
40	20110	12738.48	8647.30	41495.78	39160	2051.98	3488
41	20680	13099.54	8892.40	42671.94	40270	2110.15	3587
42	21250	13460.60	9137.50	43848.10	41380	2168.31	3686
43	21820	13821.66	9382.60	45024.26	42490	2226.48	3785
44	22430	14208.06	9644.90	46282.96	43680	2288.83	3891
45	23040	14594.46	9907.20	47541.66	44870	2351.19	3997
46	23650	14980.86	10169.50	48800.36	46060	2413.54	4103
47	24300	15392.59	10449.00	50141.59	47330	2480.09	4216
48	24950	15804.33	10728.50	51482.83	48600	2546.64	4329
49	25600	16216.06	11008.00	52824.06	49870	2613.19	4442
50	26300	16659.47	11309.00	54268.47	51230	2684.45	4564
51	27000	17102.88	11610.00	55712.88	52590	2755.72	4685
52	27700	17546.29	11911.00	57157.29	53950	2826.98	4806
53	28450	18021.37	12233.50	58704.87	55410	2903.48	4936
54	29200	18496.45	12556.00	60252.45	56870	2979.99	5066
55	29950	18971.53	12878.50	61800.03	58330	3056.49	5196
56	30750	19478.28	13222.50	63450.78	59890	3138.24	5335
57	31550	19985.03	13566.50	65101.53	61450	3219.98	5474
58	32350	20491.78	13910.50	66752.28	63010	3301.72	5613
59	33200	21030.21	14276.00	68506.21	64670	3388.71	5761
60	34050	21568.63	14641.50	70260.13	66330	3475.69	5909
61	34900	22107.06	15007.00	72014.06	67990	3562.68	6057
62	35800	22677.15	15394.00	73871.15	69750	3654.90	6213
63	36700	23247.25	15781.00	75728.25	71510	3747.12	6370
64	37600	23817.34	16168.00	77585.34	73270	3839.35	6527
65	38570	24431.78	16585.10	79586.88	75150	3937.86	6694
66	39540	25046.22	17002.20	81588.42	77030	4036.37	6862
67	40510	25660.65	17419.30	83589.95	78910	4134.88	7029
68	41550	26319.43	17866.50	85735.93	80930	4240.73	7209
69	42590	26978.21	18313.70	87881.91	82950	4346.58	7389
70	43630	27636.99	18760.90	90027.89	84970	4452.43	7569
71	44740	28340.11	19238.20	92318.31	87130	4565.61	7762
72	45850	29043.22	19715.50	94608.72	89290	4678.80	7954
73	46960	29746.34	20192.80	96899.14	91450	4791.98	8146
74	48160	30506.47	20708.80	99375.27	93780	4914.07	8354
75	49360	31266.60	21224.80	101851.40	96110	5036.16	8561
76	50560	32026.73	21740.80	104327.53	98440	5158.26	8769
77	51760	32786.85	22256.80	106803.65	100770	5280.35	8977
78	53060	33610.33	22815.80	109486.13	103290	5412.40	9201
79	54360	34433.80	23374.80	112168.60	105810	5544.44	9426
80	55660	35257.27	23933.80	114851.07	108330	5676.49	9650
					110850	5808.54	9875