Gr.Pay 4600 to Central Secretariate Service Assistants

Govt. vide F.No.1/1/2008-IC dt.16/11/2009 has issued OM extending the pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 to Assistants belonging to Central Secretariat Service, Armed Forces HQ Service and PAs in their counterpart Stenographer Services w.e.f. 1.1.2006.

It has also mentions that in order to maintain parity between Field and Secretariat Offices, introduction of a level in the hierarchy of Central Secretariat having grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2 between the grades of UDC and Assistants is necessary. The manner in which the new grade in the hierarchy of Central Secretariat should be introduced may be decided by DOPT in consultation with Dept. of Expenditure.

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I hope CSIR will also adopt this and extend the same OM to its Assistants/Sr.Stenos.

VVN Fees - Reimbursable

Govt. has clarified that the Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to Kendriya Vidyalas are reimbursable under Children Education Allowance. So far many Govt. offices denied reimbursement, inspite of several representations, mainly due to mis-conception and wrong interpretations of officials.