Pay Anomaly due to ACP

Pay Anomaly due to acp

                 Before we start, let's first understand the word "Anomaly". Anomaly is that which deviates from what is standard, expected or we can say which deviates from normal. Similarly the word "Pay Anomaly" here means that Anomaly in the pay of two or more employees due to any reason like Assured Career Progression, Promotion, revision of pay scales and due to option, etc.

                 In this article, we will discuss Pay Anomaly due to the grant of benefit of the Assured Career Progression Scheme.

The reason behind Pay Anomaly due to ACP Scheme

                 As you know that the Government of Punjab has given fifth Pay commission in 2009. The pay scales have been revised from 01-01-2006 and a new system of Pay Band and Grade pay was introduced by the Government.

                 These rules are known as The Punjab Civil Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009 effective from 1-1-2006. Save as otherwise provided in these rules, a Government employee shall draw pay in the revised pay structure applicable to the post to which he is appointed.

                 In the year 2011, the pay scales of some posts are re-revised. Like pay scale of the post of Clerk and Senior Assistant are revised as under:-

Post Name                        From 01-10-2011                     From 01-12-2011
Clerk                               5910-20200+2400                  10300-34800+3200
Junior Assistant                10300-34800+3200                10300-34800+3600
Senior Assistant               -----------------------                10300-34800+4400

                 As you can see from the above there is a huge boom in the pay scales of some posts like clerk from 910-20200+1900 to 10300-34800+3200. Now when the benefit of Assured Career Progression in short ACP has been given to these categories anomaly in their pay created. Because the employees who have joined earlier in 2003 to 2007 got the benefit of 4 and 9 Years ACP before 01-12-2011 means before the re-revision of pay scales. 

                 Whereas the employees who joined on or after 2008 got benefit of ACP after 01-12-2011 means after the re-revision of pay scales. This is the main reason for the anomaly in pay.

Example of Pay Anomaly due to ACP Scheme

                 Let's study, how anomaly arises in pay due to ACP with an example? Suppose Mr. Ram Singh has joined as Clerk on 4-3-2006 forenoon and Mr. Sham Singh has joined on the same post on 5-3-2008 forenoon. let's fix their pay one by one:-

Pay Fixation of Mr. Ram Singh, Clerk{Senior employee}

Date	3% Inc.	Pay Band	Grade Pay	Basic Pay	Remarks
4-3-2006	---	5910	1900	7810	Pay Fixed
1-3-2007	240	6150	1900	8050	Annual Increment
1-3-2008	250	6400	1900	8300	Annual Increment
1-3-2009	250	6650	1900	8550	Annual Increment
1-3-2010	260	6910	1900	8810	Annual Increment
4-3-2010	270	7180	1950	9130	4 Year ACP as Clerk
1-3-2011	280	7460	1950	9410	Annual Increment
Scale Revised w.e.f 01-10-2011 New Scale 5910-20200+2400
1-10-2011		7460	2400	9860	Pay Fixed
Scale Re-Revised w.e.f 01-12-2011 New Scale 10300-34800+3200
1-12-2011	---	10300	3200	13500	Pay Fixed at Initial
1-12-2012	410	10710	3200	13910	Annual Increment

Pay fixation of Mr. Sham Singh, Clerk{Junior employee}

Date 3% Inc. Pay Band Grade Pay Basic Pay Remarks 5-3-2008 --- 5910 1900 7810 Pay Fixed 1-3-2009 240 6150 1900 8050 Annual Increment 1-3-2010 250 6400 1900 8300 Annual Increment 1-3-2011 250 6650 1900 8550 Annual Increment Scale Revised w.e.f 01-10-2011 New Scale 5910-20200+2400 1-10-2011 6650 2400 9050 Pay Fixed Scale Re-Revised w.e.f 01-12-2011 New Scale 10300-34800+3200 1-12-2011 --- 10300 3200 13500 Pay Fixed at Initial 5-3-2012 410 10710 3200 13910 4 Year ACP as Clerk 1-12-2012 420 11130 3200 14330 Annual Increment

                Now it clear from pay fixation tables that pay of senior employee Mr. Ram Singh was fixed at 13910/- on 01-12-2012, whereas pay of junior employee Mr. Sham Singh was fixed at 14330/- on the same date. So you can see the main reason for the pay anomaly is the grant of benefit of ACP to the junior employee after 01-12-2011 that is after revision of pay scales.

How can the pay anomaly due to ACP scheme be removed?

                 The Government of Punjab, Department of Finance has issued a letter on 22-8-2019, regarding the removal of an anomaly due to the grant of benefit of assured career progression scheme in the pay scales re-revised in the year 2011 by stepping up the pay of senior Government employee drawing less pay than their juniors.

                 According to this letter if due to grant of benefit of Assured Career Progression Scheme in the pay scales re-revised in the year 2011, the pay of senior Government employee gets fixed at a level lower than the pay of their junior employees, the pay of such senior employees shall be stepped up to the level of junior employees subject to following conditions:-

1. The junior and senior Government employees should belong to the same cadre.
2. Before the implementation of re-revised pay scales in the year 2011, the senior Government employee had been drawing equal or more pay than the pay of junior.
3. The anomaly should be directly as a re-revision of pay scales in the year 2011.
4. The next increment of senior Government employee shall be admissible on the same date as that of his junior, in respect to whom, he got his pay stepped up.
5. The benefit of stepping up of pay can be allowed to the senior Government employees for the second time if the anomaly has again arisen with reference to the pay of the same junior, in respect of whom, the pay of senior Government employee stepped up for the first time.
6. The other conditions regarding the stepping up pay of senior shall be the same as per the Finance Department letter no.6/46/2010-1FP2/322892/1 dated 13-10-2014.

Arrear on the removal of an anomaly due to ACP

                 After removing the pay anomaly of the senior Government employee, he is also entitled to arrear of pay. As it is already mentioned at point no. 6 of the letter other conditions regarding the stepping up pay shall be the same as per the Finance Department letter no.6/46/2010-1FP2/322892/1 dated 13-10-2014.

Serial no.3 of the letter dated 13-10-2014 clarifies that after giving benefit of pay stepup, an officer/employee shall be entitled up to 38 months of arrears of pay from date of request given by the employee.

At the end of this article, we hope this will help you in solving pay anomaly related matters. We have done our best to give you complete information about the Government instructions. Still, if you have any kind of query then you can email us using contact form right side.

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links to download relevant letters:-👇

Finance Department letter no.6/46/10-1FP2/1555206/1 dated 22-08-2019.👈

Finance Department letter no.6/46/2010-1FP2/322892/1 dated 13-10-2014.👈