No.11/2/2016-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
JCA Section
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16th August, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission's recommendations.
The undersigned is directed to say that it has been decided that Anomaly Committees should be set up, consisting of representatives of the Officials Side and the Staff Side to settle the anomalies arising out of the
implementation of the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations, subject to
the following conditions, namely:
(1) Definition of Anomaly
Anomaly will include the following cases:
(a) where the Official Side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that any
recommendation is in contravention of the principle or the policy
enunciated by the Seventh Central Pay Commission itself without the
Commission assigning any
reason; and
(b) where the maximum of
the Level in the Pay Matrix corresponding to the applicable Grade Pay in
the Pay Band under the pre-revised structure, as notified vide CCS (RP)
Rules 2016, is less than the amount an employee is entitled to be fixed
at, as per the formula for fixation of pay contained in the said
Rules".
(2) Composition:
There will be two levels of Anomaly Committees, National and Departmental, consisting of representatives of the Official Side and the Staff Side
of the National Council and the Departmental Council respectively.
(3)
The Departmental Anomaly Committee may be chaired by the Additional
Secretary (Admn.) or the Joint Secretary (Admn.), if there is no post of
Additional Secretary (Admn.). Financial Adviser of the Ministry /
Department shall be one of the Member of the Departmental Anomaly
Committee.
(4) The National Anomaly Committee will deal with
anomalies common to two or more Departments and in respect of common
categories of employees. The Departmental Anomaly Committee will deal
with anomalies pertaining exclusively to the Department concerned and
having no repercussions on the employees of another Ministry /
Department in the opinion of the Financial Adviser.
(5) The
Anomaly Committee shall receive anomalies through Secretary, Staff Side
of respective Council upto six months from the date of its
constitution and it will finally dispose of all the anomalies within a
period of one year from the date of its constitution. Any
recommendations of the Anomaly Committee to resolve the anomaly shall be
subject to the approval of the Government.
(6) Cases where there
is a dispute about the definition of "anomaly" and those where there is a
disagreement between the Staff Side and the Official Side on the
anomaly will be referred to and "Arbitrator" to be appointed out of
a panel of names proposed by the two sides. However, this arbitration
will not be a part of the JCM Scheme.
(7) The Arbitrator so
appointed shall consider the disputed cases arising in the Anomaly
Committees at the National as well as Department level.
(8) Orders
regarding appointment of the Arbitrator and constitution of Anomaly
Committee at National Level will be issued separately.
All Ministries / Departments are accordingly requested to take urgent action to set up the Anomaly Committees for settlement of anomalies arising out of implementation of the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations, as stipulated above.
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
DoPT order
