Anomalies of Fifth Pay Commission, West Bengal in Scale No: 16,17,18, 22, 24

Officers are Deprived

The pay structure of the most of the scales are well accepted by all except
the Scale No.16, 17, 18, 22, 24. In fifth pay commission initial (starting)of all
the existing scales are increased from 52.69% to 161.54%
But in case of Scale No.16 the increase of stating of scale is @12.5% and in case
of Scale No.17, 18, 22, 24 the stating of scale has been decreased from 10% to 25%
It is a severe anomaly & historical too, that starting pay of a scale has been
decreased from existing scale in a pay commission.

The fifth pay commission of West Bengal is a replica of sixth Central Pay
Commission but following are the violation. In state pay commission, the Scale
No.16,17, 18, 22, 24 has been reduced to lower initials(9000) where as Central pay
commission has revised those equivalent Scales in the pay bands (15600 - 39100)

Scale No Present Scale Name of

Pay Band Pay Band Grade Pay Initial of Pay Brand Increse % increase
Anomalies
1 2600-55-2985-60-3525-65-4175 PB 1 4900-16200 1700 2300 88.46
2 2700-60-3120-65-3770-70-4400 PB 1 4900-16200 1800 2200 81.48
3 2850-65-3305-70-4005-75-4680 PB 2 5400-25200 1900 2550 89.47
4 3150-80-3390-90-4380-90-5230 PB 2 5400-25200 2100 2250 71.43
5 3150-80-3390-4380-100-5680 PB 2 5400-25200 2300 2250 71.43
6 3350-90-3800-100-4700-125-6325 PB 2 5400-25200 2600 2050 61.19
7 3600-100-4200-125-5700-150-7050 PB 2 5400-25200 2900 3800 105.56
8 3800-100-4100-125-4725-150-6375-175-7775 PB 3 7100-37600 3200 3300 86.84
9 4000-125-4250-150-5300-175-7050-200-8850 PB 3 7100-37600 3600 3100 77.50
10 4500-150-5250-175-7000-200-8800-225-9700 PB 3 7100-37600 3900 2600 57.78
11 4650-150-5100-175-6325-200-7925-225-10175 PB 3 7100-37600 4100 2450 52.69
12 4800-175-5850-200-6650-225-8675-250-10925 PB 4 9000-40500 4400 4200 87.50
13 5000-175-5700-200-6500-225-8525-250-11275 PB 4 9000-40500 4600 4000 80.00
14 5500-220-6300-225-8325-250-11325 PB 4 9000-40500 4700 3500 63.64
15 6000-225-7800-250-9800-275-12000 PB 4 9000-40500 4800 3000 50.00
16 8000-275-13500 PB 4 9000-40500 5400 1000 12.50 ***
17 10000-325-15525 PB 4 9000-40500 6600 -1000 -10.00 ***
18 12000-375-18000 PB 4 9000-40500 7600 -3000 -25.00 ***
19 14300-400-18300 PB 5 37400-60000 8700 23100 161.54
20 16400-450-20000 PB 5 37400-60000 8900 21000 128.05
21 18400-500-22400 PB 5 37400-60000 10000 19000 103.26
22 10000-300-15100-350-16500-375-18000 PB 4 9000-40500 7000 -1000 -10.00
***
23 14300-450-22400 PB 5 37400-60000 9500 23100 161.54
24 12500-375-18500 PB 4 9000-40500 8000 -3500 -28.00 ***

Not only that in respect of Scale no.16, 17, 18, 22, 24 the initial pay ( grade
pay + pay band) in new scale is less than the initial pay of existing scale
multiplied by 1.86 and following are the detail of anomalies.

Scale No Stating of Present Scale Name of Pay Band Initial of Pay Band
Grade Pay Initial of pay band + Grade Pay Stating of Existing Scale X
1.86
Difference
(Col.6 –
Col.7)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2600 PB 1 4900 1700 6600 4836 1764
2 2700 PB 1 4900 1800 6700 5022 1678
3 2850 PB 2 5400 1900 7300 5301 1999
4 3150 PB 2 5400 2100 7500 5859 1641
5 3150 PB 2 5400 2300 7700 5859 1841
6 3350 PB 2 5400 2600 8000 6231 1769
7 3600 PB 2 5400 2900 8300 6696 1604
8 3800 PB 3 7100 3200 10300 7068 3232
9 4000 PB 3 7100 3600 10700 7440 3260
10 4500 PB 3 7100 3900 11000 8370 2630
11 4650 PB 3 7100 4100 11200 8649 2551
12 4800 PB 4 9000 4400 13400 8928 4472
13 5000 PB 4 9000 4600 13600 9300 4300
14 5500 PB 4 9000 4700 13700 10230 3470
15 6000 PB 4 9000 4800 13800 11160 2640
16 8000 PB 4 9000 5400 14400 14880 - 480 ***
17 10000 PB 4 9000 6600 15600 18600 - 3000 ***
18 12000 PB 4 9000 7600 16600 22320 - 5720 ***
19 14300 PB 5 37400 8700 46100 26598 19502
20 16400 PB 5 37400 8900 46300 30504 15796
21 18400 PB 5 37400 10000 47400 34224 13176
22 10000 PB 4 9000 7000 16000 18600 - 2600 ***
23 14300 PB 5 37400 9500 46900 26598 20302
24 12500 PB 4 9000 8000 17000 23250 -6250 ***

1. In Central Pay Commission there are 4 Pay Bands where as in West Bengal
there are 5 Pay Bands.

2. In Central Pay Commission equivalent Scale of 16, 17, 18, 22, 24 has been
revised Rs.15,600 where in West Bengal it is revised as Rs.9,000 which is lower
than existing initials of pay.

Revision of Pay is not a whimsical activity of some members of Pay

Commission. There must be some formula and methods to revise scale in pay
commission. But how scales of 16, 17, 18, 22, 24 are revised to decrease the
initial pay of Pay Band is not understood.

1. In Scale No.12 existing initial basic is Rs.4,800 and in Scale No. 18 basic
is Rs.12,000 and the difference is (Rs.12,000 – 4,800) = Rs.7,200 still they are
in the same pay band ( PB-4) with a Pay Band Scale Rs.9,000 – 40,500

2. The initial of ScaleNo.18 is Rs.12,000 and that of ScaleNo.19 Rs.14,300 and

the difference is (Rs.14,300 – 12,000 )= Rs.2,300. But in revised pay they are
placed in PB- 4 and PB-5 with initial of pay band of Rs.9,000 and Rs.37,400 and
the difference is (Rs.37,400 – Rs,9,000)= Rs.28,400, which formula has applied to
create this huge difference between No.18 and 19 in initial start by Rs.28,400 for
mere difference between those two Scale is Rs.2,300 in existing scale is
questionable .

3. If these anomalies are compensated with the logic of higher initial start,
grade pay, same monetary benefits, placement in the same basic pay, promotional
post & same Group of Service etc, Why the Scale no. 19, 20, 21, 23 are out of this
logic. These scales are also for state cadre and should also be in the same pay
brand.
4. Creation pay band no.5 for existing pay scale 19, 20, 21, 23 raise one
inevitable question whether the members of the pay commission belong or belonged
to this scales.

Naturally there are sufficient anomalies in this new pay and which will
disheartened existing officers and in future, talents will not think for Govt.
service and tail enders will take the place of them.
An in comparison with other state officers and central state officers, the
officers of the West Bengal will have to be feel inferiority complex and will
affect their service.

Hope, our Government will think about these anomalies and will take proper step
for free and fair and justified Scale of Pay for all officers.