Personal Pay. (IREC -1305) (F.R. 9) (23) --
Personal pay means additional pay granted to a railway servant-
(a) to save him from a loss in substantive pay in respect of a permanent post other than a tenure post due to a revision of pay or to any reduction of such substantive pay otherwise than as a disciplinary measure; or
(b) in exceptional circumstances, on other personal considerations.
Government of India’s decision
(1) All cases in which it is proposed to grant personal pay under F.R.9 (23) (b) may be referred to the Railway Board. In submitting such cases the instructions conveyed in Railway Board’s letter No.0193-F dated the 6th September, 1938 should be carefully borne in mind.
(2) Principles to determine grant of personal pay. --The following principles should be strictly observed for the grant of personal pay under F.R.9 (23) (b): --
No application for the grant of a compensatory personal pay should be entertained unless--
(a) the officer’s service has been consistently satisfactory and has been of a character superior to what is ordinarily expected of the incumbent of the appointment;
(b) the officer is fit for promotion but there is no possibility of giving him any advancement in the near future; and
(c) the officer has been at least for the five years on the same pay or if his pay is progressive, on the maximum pay of his appointment.
The mere fulfillment of the conditions mentioned above should not be regarded as securing a personal pay to an officer as a matter of course, the purpose of the conditions being to enable obviously weak claims to be summarily rejected.
(M.F.D. No. D-4171-Ex-II/33 dt.26-10-33)
