NFCAA CIRCULAR No.6

NATIONAL FEDERATION OFCIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS

(All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category –II)

10/42, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi: - 110060

 

No: NFCAA/HQ/A-1/10/Cir-6                                                                                   Dated: 12^th July, 2010

 

To

All Federal Executive Members,          

All Women Committee Members,        

           All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II

 

Dear Comrades,

 

            Hopefully, you have received the Accounts Crusader of June 2010 wherein the major decisions of the 4^th Federal Council Meeting held at Shillong on 11^th & 12^th June 2010 was conveyed. Further, the charter of Demands adopted in the said Federal Council meeting was also placed in the said crusader as well as in website – nfcaahqnd. Blogspot. com.

 

            A delegation comprising Com. A. K. Mehta, Vice President, AICAEA, Com. V. Bhattacharjee, Secretary General, Com. S. Bandyapadhyay, Finance Secretary, Com. (Mrs.) Kalpana Dutta, Convener, Women Committee and Com. M. B. Singh, Asstt. Secretary General, AICAEA had met Shri M. Shridharan , Jt. CGA on 30^th June 2010. 

 

The delegation had raised objections against the recent orders issued by the authority in respect of the posting and transfers of the persons passed AAO© examination and those who have been promoted as AO from AAO. The delegation pointed out that the transfer orders are being issued without any norm and the authorities are not even maintaining minimum transparency in issuing the orders. Moreover, the CGA office is neither following the instructions of DOPT nor the provisions of the transfer policy adopted and announced by the CGA Office itself. The delegation stated in clear terms that the transfer policy is with full of flaws and authorities have been using it as a tool for harassment to the employees. Further, certain vested interest have been fulfilling their personal objectives by  taking advantage of all these situations, The delegation had cited some specific examples from which it was clear that -  many paras of the O.M. issued by CGA office on 14th May 2008 on transfer policy is not being  followed by CGA office itself.. Preferences for posting to convenient stations given by the individuals as per provision of the O.M. was ignored and ordered for posting in another station. Representations of the candidates where they themselves or their dependents suffering from epilepsy, asthma and cardiac problems etc were also ignored completely and they have been ordered for posting in Islands in the Indian Ocean  even. The delegation had mentioned that, such inhuman decisions have brought miseries for many. Recently one of the AAOs who was suffering form heart disease was forcefully posted outstation has expired on the Railway platform. Finally Jt. CGA assured that, the cases pointed out shall be reviewed by him personally.

 

The Delegation also demanded that, official meeting between CGA and national Executives of the AICAEA and AICAEA CAT II may be arranged at the earliest.

 

It was demanded by the delegation that the proposals of the Association on the issues like grant of honorarium for checking of Pay fixation cases and revised pension cases and revision of the rate of qualification pay etc are since lying pending with CGA office for nearly one year, orders may be issued with out further delay.

 

Delegation was surprised to learn from Jt. CGA that, letters of the Association on the above issues and even the Government orders relating to formation of departmental Anomaly Committee was not put up to him by his office. Therefore, this very fact indicates the quality if functioning of highest office of the Civil Accounts Organization.

 

According to the decision of the 4^th Federal Council Meeting, a letter demanding negotiation on 16 points charter of demands was issued to CGA on 4^th July 2010 by the AICAEA. The said letter has been placed in the website. On a subsequent inquiry from CGA office, it could be understood that, no action shall be taken on the letter or the pending demands till we resort to sustained agitation. 

 

            In view of the above discussed situations, Delhi based Federal Executive members had met on 8^th July 2010. This meeting in pursuance of the decisions of the 4^th Federal Council meeting finalized the action programmes on following dates.

 

1. Unitwise demonstration and submission of charter of demands to Head office and CGA on 28^th July 2010. On this date, all Units shall hold lunch hour meeting and submit the charter of demands in the form of a Resolution to head of office and send another copy to CGA.
2. Branch wise Dharna on 27^th August 2010. All Branches shall organize Centralized Dharna of representatives of all Units on this day. Branches shall submit a memorandum to senior most Officer of the station and CGA at the end of Dharna. Branches shall undertake extensive mobilization for the success of the programme.
3. Centralized Dharna shall be held in front of CGA office on 24^th September 2010. Every unit of the country shall depute atleast one representative in addition to Branch Secretary, Branch President and Federal Executive members.  Branch/ Statewise breakup shall be as below-

 

Sl. No.	Name of Branch/State/Station	No of Units	No. of FederalExecutive Member+ Branch Secy. President	Total  number of participants
1.	N. E. Branch	9	3+4	15
2.	W.B. Branch	35	6+4	39
3.	Orissa	2	4	6
4.	A. P. Branch	11	1+4	15
5.	T & P Branch	28	3+4	32
6.	Karnataka Branch	8	4	12
7.	Kerala	6	1+4	11
8.	Mumbai Branch	24	6+4	33
9.	Pune Branch	4	2+4	10
10.	Nagpur Branch	7	3+4	14
11.	Madhya Pradesh	8	4	12
12.	Goa	1	2	1
13.	Jharkhand	5	4	9
14.	Gujrat	9	1+4	14
15.	Hyderabad	4	4	8
16.	Bihar	3	4	7
17.	Punjab	9	4	13
18.	Rajasthan	6	4	10
19.	U.P. East Branch	11	1+4	16
20.	U.P. West	7	4	11
21.	Uttaranchal	1	2	3

 

            In respect of Delhi, it has been decided that maximum mobilization shall be done and Delhi Branch shall work out the modalities and finalize the number of participants unit wise.

 

            All Branches/ Stations are requested to confirm actual number of participants and their arrival to Delhi before 30^th July 2010 so that accommodation could be booked accordingly.  

 

With warm greetings,

 

(V. Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

 

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Draft of the Resolution to be adopted and forwarded by the Units on28th July 2010

 

RESOLUTION

            The meeting of the staff members of PAO/ZAO ------------ held today the 28^th July 2010 urges upon the authorities of the Civil Accounts Organization to open up dialogue with the representatives of AICAEA and AICAEA CATII and settle the following demands at the earliest-

 

1.      Filling up of all vacant posts by direct recruitment, promotion and absorption of deputationists on agreed terms and no outsourcing and off-loading of works of Civil Accounts.

2.      Augmentation of Additional Staff strength required in PAOs of Ministry of Home Affairs and other departments and creation of justified posts immediately.

3.       Upgrade LDCs by re-designating them as Acctts Assistants and following pay sales to different cadres-

Acctts. Assistant                                                                 PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs.2400

Accountant                                                                          PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4200

Sr. Accountant/ Steno Gr.I                                                  PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4600

     AAO/PS                                                                          PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4800                                                        PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs.5400 on   completion of 4 years.

4.      Grant of recognition to AICAEA CAT-II and implementation of Check-Off system as per Government instructions.

5.       Implementation of MACP scheme by removing its anomalies

(a) Grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant appointed as Accountant on passing Departmental Competitive Examination conducted by SSC.

(b)  Step up pay of Senior Promotees who exhausted ACP in the event of junior drawing more pay and getting ACP in compliance with apex court judgment.

6.      Conversion of DEO as Accountant.

7.      Adoption of mutually agreed transfer policy in respect of AAOs and implementation of the policy transparently.

8.      Allotment of Central office of the Association in the new building allotted by the Government to CGA in the event of demolition of existing accommodation.

9.      Formation of Department of Accounts under CGA.

10.       Promotion of all left out non-matriculate Group-D who had qualified Departmental examination before 0ctober 2003 and restoration of 5% promotional Quota to the post of LDC.

11.       Increase in promotional quota for Senior Accountant as AAO to 20% of posts of AAO and removal of condition of 53 years of age for promotion.

12. Grant one increment and Grade pay of Rs.4800 from the day of passing AAO© examination.

13.       Separate toilet facilities and Rest Room facilities for   women employees in all offices.

14. Supply of copies of orders/OMs of general interest of staff to the Association in terms of the Government of India as well as CGA's instructions and placement of orders/ Circulars in the website of CGA.

15. Vacation of vindictive actions against employees

16. Issuing of Gradation lists of all cadres immediately.

            The meeting therefore, urges upon the Controller General of Accounts to meeting the representatives of AICAEA and AICAEA Category-II and settle above issues at the earliest.

            Resolved that copies of the Resolution shall be forwarded to the

1. Head of Office for onward transmission to higher authorities,
2. Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market New New Delhi -110003 and
3. Secretary General, National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations, New Delhi. 

 

 

President of the meeting

 

 

 

meeting withJt.CGA

A delagation comprising Com. A. K. Mehta, Vice President, AICAEA, Com. V. Bhattacharjee, Secretary General, Com. S. Bandyapadhyay, Finance Secretary, Com. (Mrs.) Kalpana Dutta, Convener, Women Committee and Com. M. B. Singh, Asstt. Secretary General, AICAEA had met the Jt. CGA on 30^th June 2010. 

 

The delegation had raised objections against the recent orders issued by the authority in respect of the posting and transfers of the persons passed AAO© examination and those who have been promoted as AO from AAO. The delegation pointed out that the transfer orders are being issued without any norm and the authorities are not even maintaining minimum transparency in issuing the orders. Moreover, the CGA office is neither following the instructions of DOPT nor the provisions of the transfer policy adopted and announced by the CGA Office itself. The delegation stated in clear terms that the transfer policy is with full of flaws and authorities have been using it as a tool for harassment to the employees. Further, certain vested interest have been fulfilling their personal objectives by  taking advantage of all these situations, The delegation had cited some specific examples from which it was clear that -  many paras of the O.M. issued by CGA office on 14th May 2008 on transfer policy is not being  followed by CGA office itself.. Preferences for posting to convenient stations  given by the individuals  as per provision of the O.M.was ignored and ordered for posting in another station. Representations of the candidates where they themselves or their dependents suffering from epilepsy, asthma and cardiac problems etc were also ignored completely and they have been ordered for posting in Islands in the Indian Ocean  even. The delegation had mentioned that, such inhuman decisions have brought miseries for many. Recently one of the AAOs who was suffering form heart disease was forcefully posted outstation has expired on the Railway platform. Finally Jt. CGA assured that, the cases pointed out shall be reviewed by him personally.

 

The Delegation also demanded that, official meeting between CGA and national Executives of the AICAEA and AICAEA CAT II may be arranged at the earliest.

 

It was demanded by the delegation that the proposals of the Association on the issues like grant of honorarium for checking of Pay fixation cases and revised pension cases and revision of the rate of qualification pay etc are since lying pending with CGA office for nearly one year, orders may be issued with out further delay.

 

Delegation was surprised to learn from Jt. CGA that, letters of the Association on the above issues and even the Government orders relating to formation of departmental Anomaly Committee was not put up to him by his office. Therefore, this very fact indicates the quality if functiong  of highest office of the Civil Accounts Organization.

 

ALL INDIA CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER

10/42, II Floor, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060

                                             Phone 25785070 Mobile 9810320926

                      E mail v_aicaea@ yahoo.co.in

No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2010/108-127                                                                                                     Dated: 4^th July, 2010

 

To

            Shri. C. R. Sundaramurti,
            Controller General of Accounts,
            Ministry of Finance,
            Department of Expenditure,
            Loknayak Bhawan,
            Khan Market,
            New Delhi: 110003

 

Subject: Settlement of long pending demands through mutual dialogue.

 

Sir,

 

I am directed to inform you that the 4^th Federal Council Meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (NFCAA) represented by All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II held at Shillong on 11^th and 12^th June 2010 has identified the long pending demands of different categories of Employees working in the Civil Accounts Organization and listed those items in the form of a "Charter of Demands". The 4^th Federal Council meeting also directed its Affiliates i.e. All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II to pursue the demands with the appropriate authorities for their early settlement.

 

            The Central Working Committee Meeting of this Association held on 11^th and 12^th June 2010 at Shillong itself alongwith the 4^th Federal Council meeting of NFCAA endorsed the above referred Charter of Demands and decided to request you to kindly settle the demands at the earliest.

 

            I am therefore, annexing herewith the Charter of Demands for your ready reference.

 

            You are requested kindly to convene a meeting between your good self and the National Executive of this Association at your earliest convenience for settlement of the demands through mutual dialogue.

 

            Date of the meeting may kindly be informed atleast a fortnight in advance so that our outstation National Executive Members could procure their journey reservations comfortably.  

 

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

Enclo: as above                                                                                                                                       

 

 

(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General

Copy to:-

1. Shri. M. P. Pandit, Secretary General, AICAEA Cat-II, Mumbai with the request to issue similar letter to CGA.
2. All National Executive Members.

 

(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General   

CHARTER OF DEPARTMENTAL DEMANDS

Adopted by 4^th Federal Council Meeting of National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations Held at Shillong on 11^th and 12th   June 2010

 

1.        Filling up of all vacant posts by direct recruitment, promotion and absorption of deputationists on agreed terms and no outsourcing and off-loading of works of Civil Accounts.

2.        Augmentation of Additional Staff strength required in PAOs of Ministry of Home Affairs and other departments and creation of justified posts immediately.

3.        upgrade LDCs by re-designating them as Accounts Assistants and following pay sales to different cadres-

Accounts Assistant                                     PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs.2400

Accountant                                                   PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4200

Sr. Accountant/ Steno Gr.I                          PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4600

AAO/PS                                                       PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4800 PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs.5400 on completion of 4 years.

4.        Grant of recognition to AICAEA CAT-II and implementation of Check-Off system as per Government instructions.

5.         Implementation of MACP scheme by removing its anomalies

(a) Grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant appointed as Accountant on passing Departmental Competitive Examination conducted by SSC.

(b)  Step up pay of Senior Promotees who exhausted ACP in the event of junior drawing more pay and getting ACP in compliance with apex court judgment.

6.        Conversion of DEO as Accountant.

7.        Adoption of mutually agreed transfer policy in respect of AAOs and implementation of the policy transparently.

8.        Allotment of Central office of the Association in the new building allotted by the Government to CGA in the event of demolition of existing accommodation.

9.        Formation of Department of Accounts under CGA.

10.   Promotion of all left out non-matriculate Group-D who had qualified Departmental examination before 0ctober 2003 and restoration of 5% promotional Quota to the post of LDC.

11.   Increase in promotional quota for Senior Accountant as AAO to 20% of posts of AAO and removal of condition of 53 years of age for promotion.

12.   Grant one increment and Grade pay of Rs.4800 from the day of passing AAO©examination.

13.   Separate toilet facilities and Rest Room facilities for   women employees in all offices.

14.   Supply of copies of orders/OMs of general interest of staff to the Association in terms of the Government of India as well as CGA's instructions and placement of orders/ Circulars in the website of CGA.

15.   Vacation of vindictive actions against employees

16.   Issuing of Gradation lists of all cadres immediately.

OFFICE BEARERS OF N.F.C.A.A.

The 4th  Federal Council Meeting held at  "Earle Holiday Home,Oakland, Shillong " on 11th and 12th June 2010 elected following persons as Office bearers of NFCAA for the next term.

 

Name	post	Association	Min/Deptt/station
1. Shri T .R. Janardanan	President	AICAEA CAT-II	CBDT(Mumbai)
2. Shri M.S.Bharne	Vice-President.	AICAEA	Mines(Nagpur)
3. Shri L.K.Salve.	Vice-President	AICAEA	Commerce(Mumbai)
4. Shri S.P.Ray	Vice-President	AICAEA CAT-II	Commerce(Kolkata)
5. Shri V. Bhattacharjee	Secretary General	AICAEA	CBEC(Delhi)
6. Shri  M.P.Pandit	Addl. Secretary General	AICAEA CAT-II	CBEC (Mumbai)
7. Shri  K. Venkatasubramanian	Jt. Secretary General	AICAEA	CBEC(Madurai)
8. Shri S. Bandapadhyay	Finance Secretary	AICAEA	I&B(Delhi)
9. Shri  S.K.Dutta	Asstt.Finance Secretary	AICAEA	CBDT(Guwahati)
10. Shri A.K.Mehta	Secretary	AICAEA	MHA (Delhi)
11.Shri A. K. Ozarkar	Secretary	AICAEA CAT II	Mines (Nagpur)
12. Shri Subhendu Roy Choudhury	Secretary	AICAEA	Mines (Kolkata)
13.Shri Israr Ahmed	Secretary	AICAEA	M.E.A (Delhi)
14.Mrs.Kamlesh Kumari	Secretary	AICAEA	CBEC(Delhi)
15. Shri M.R.Nikhal	Secretary	AICAEA	CBEC(Pune)

ALL INDIA CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER

10/42, II Floor, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060

                                             Phone 25785070 Mobile 9810320926

                      E mail v_aicaea@ yahoo.co.in

 

No:-AICAEA/HQ/A-38/10/76-77                                                                          Dated: 03-06-2010

 

To

            Shri K.K.N.Kutty,

            Leader, Staff side,

            Departmental Council,

            Ministry of Finance,

            A-2/95, Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi -110027.

 

 

Subject: - Items from the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association for inclusion in the Departmental Anomaly Committee, Ministry of Finance.

 

Dear Comrade,

 

            With reference to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, O.M. No. 7/5/2009-Coord dated 4^th March 2010,  we are forwarding the following 4(four) items from the All India  Civil Accounts  Employees Association for discussion in the Departmental Anomaly Committee of Ministry of Finance. We request you to kindly forward the items to the Anomaly Committee. Explanatory note against each item has been furnished in the enclosed annexure.

 

1. Grant of Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- to Accountants

2.  Grant of Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- to Senior Accountants

3. Grant of Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- and 5400/- on completion of 4 years to Private Secretaries

4. Grant of PB 3 with grade pay of 5400/-Assistant Accounts Officers on completion of four years

 

Thanking you,

 

Comradely yours,

 

 

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Member, Anomaly Committee,

& Secretary General,

All India Civil Accounts Employees Association

 

 

 

 

Annexure

 

1. Grant of Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- to Accountants of Civil Accounts Organization

 

After implementation of V CPC recommendations, Government of India had taken a decision and upgraded the Pay Scale of Accountants/Auditors to 4500-7000 only notionally with effect from 01.01.1996 and actually with effect from 19.02.2003.

 

The VI CPC, conceding the principle of parity between Field and Secretariat office, has given the following existing and revised structure in Field Organization vide Table below Para 3.1.14 of VI CPC Report:

 

Post	Present Pay Scale    Recommended Pay Scale	Recommended Pay Band        Grade Pay
Head Clerk/Assistant Steno Gr II & Equivalent	4500-7000       )              6500-10500 5000-8000       )	PB-2                     4200

 

The term "Equivalent" means to include Accountants/Auditors in the field offices of Organized Accounts including IA&AD. This is inferred also from the fact that nowhere else the VI CPC has recommended the revised Pay Band and Grade Pay for Accountants.

 

In the light of these submissions, it is requested that Accountants are to be granted the Grade Pay of 4200 in PB-2 and not Grade Pay of 2800 in PB-1 because the categories of officials mentioned in the 1^st column of the above referred table and at last the parity in Pay Scale with that of Assistants of CSS has been recognized and extended by the VI CPC to Auditors/Accountants.

 

 

2.  Grant of Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- to Senior Accountants of Civil Accounts Organization

 

The demand for upgradation of Pay Scales of Auditors/Accountants to bring it at par with the Pay Scale of Assistants of CSS had been presented by their Associations before all the Central Pay Commissions.

 

Government had granted the Pay Scale of 5500-9000 notionally with effect from 01.01.1996 and actually from 19.02.2003 thus removing this disparity atleast notionally from 01.01.1996.

 

Afterwards just before the setting up of VI CPC, Government in DOPT in their order vide OM 20/29/2006-CS.III date September 25, 2006 further upgraded the pay scale of Assistant to 6500-10500 (which was assigned to their supervisor ie Section Officer) with effect from 15.09.2006. The VI CPC in Para 3.15 had observed that "this upgradation apart from increasing the existing gap between the similarly designated posts (posts clubbed together by IV CPC) in the Secretariat and field offices, has also led to a piquant situation where the feeder posts of Assistant and the promotion post of Section Officer have come to lie in an identical Pay Scale".

 

In Para 3.1.3, the VI CPC argued against anomaly in the Pay Scales in the CSS and the field offices and emphatically recommended that "the time has come to grant parity between similarly placed personnel employed in field offices and in the Secretariat" and further that "this parity will need to be absolute till the grade of Assistant". No reason however has been given why beyond this "it may not be possible or even justifiable to grant complete parity except that the hierarchy and progression will need to be different…taking in view the functional considerations and relativities across the board".

 

At the time of implementing the VI CPC recommendations, Government had granted Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- to Assistants of CSS and Sr. Accountants/Sr. Auditors.

 

Here it may be observed that the latest upgradation of the Assistant pay scale ie PB-2 Grade Pay 4600 is not based on any recommendations of VI CPC.

 

It is therefore emphatically urged that the same PB-2 Grade Pay of 4600 should be granted to Senior Accountants with effect from 01.01.2006 so that this anomaly in the Pay Scale of Assistants of CSS and Senior Auditors/Accountants of IA&AD and Organized Accounts Departments is not re-introduced as had been done earlier in the year 1990 and 2006.

 

3. Grant of Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- and 5400/- on completion of 4 years to Private Secretaries of Civil Accounts Organization

 

In the Civil Accounts Organization, Private Secretaries were in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500 -10500. As per O.M. of the Ministry dated 13-11-2009, they were placed in the grade pay of Rs.4600/- corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500. The posts of Private Secretaries were Group –B Gazetted where as Junior Accounts Officers were non-gazetted Group-B in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500 -10500. While the Junior Accounts Officers have been upgraded and granted Grade pay of Rs. 4800, the posts of Private Secretaries have been placed one stage below. This anomaly may be removed by granting Grade pay of Rs. 4800 and 5400 on completion of 4 years to Private Secretaries.

 

 

4. Grant of PB 3 with grade pay of 5400/- after 5 years to Assistant Accounts Officers  

 

The AAOs had been assigned complete parity with the Section Officers of Secretariat and they had been granted the pay scale of 6500-10500 with effect from 01.01.1996. In case of AAOs, the observation of the VI CPC is as under:-

 

"This upgradation (grant of pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12000) revised Pay Band Grade pay of  4800 to the Section Officers will place the pay scale of Section Officers and AAO in an identical Pay Scale, thus necessitating the upgradation of the later category". It has been laid down by the Government that wherever the lower pay scale has been recommended inspite of the fact that the need for higher pay scale was expressed by CPC it would mean an anomaly to be rectified. Having expressed the need for granting a pay scale higher than the pre-revised pay scale of 7500-12000, PB2 Grade Pay of 4800, but recommending the same pay scale not only to the extent Assistant Audit/Accounts Officer but also to the Audit/Accounts Officers was quite anomalous and needed rectification.

 

By so recommending the VI CPC has placed the post of Section officer, post of AAO and post of Audit/Accounts Officer in an identical pay scale though as per their observation AAO should have been placed in the next higher scale of 8000-13500. (PB3, Grade Pay 5400). The government of India partially rectified this anomaly by assigning the pre-revised pay scale of 8000-13500 PB2 Grade Pay of 5400. As a matter of fact this pay scale should have gone to AAO in terms of the above observation of VI CPC and not to the Audit/Accounts Officer. On logical consideration all SO who have completed 4 years, in the case of Civil Accounts organization all AAOs who have completed 4 years, should be placed in PB 3 with grade pay of 5400.