G.O.Ms.No.303, Revision of Pay, 2017
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Finance [Pay Cell] Department, issued G.O.Ms.No.303 on 11 October 2017 to notify the Tamil Nadu Revised Pay Rules, 2017 and revise pay, allowances and related benefits for State Government employees, teachers, local body employees and employees of government aided educational institutions. It replaces Pay Bands and Grade Pay with a 32 level Pay Matrix and sets out pay fixation, migration options, increments, personal pay and dearness allowance.
What the document governs
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Finance [Pay Cell] Department, issued G.O.Ms.No.303 on 11 October 2017 after accepting the recommendations of the Official Committee, 2017. The document revises the pay structure and related benefits of covered public employees through the Tamil Nadu Revised Pay Rules, 2017. It is an employment pay document and does not set out rules for buying, selling or owning land or housing.
Who is affected
G.O.Ms.No.303 applies to:
- State Government employees and teachers.
- Employees of local bodies, including municipal corporations, municipal councils, town panchayats and panchayats.
- Employees of all government aided educational institutions in Tamil Nadu.
- Employees on special time scales of pay.
- Employees receiving consolidated pay, fixed pay or honorarium, for the specified adhoc increases.
Main changes
- The existing Pay Bands and Grade Pay system is replaced by a level based Pay Matrix.
- The Pay Matrix has 32 levels. For employees on time scales of pay, the stated range runs from a minimum of Rs.15,700 at Level 1 to a maximum of Rs.2,25,000 at Level 32.
- Horizontal movement represents a move to a higher functional role, including promotion. Vertical movement represents pay progression within a level, including annual increments.
- Existing employees have their pay plus grade pay as on 1 January 2016 multiplied by a fitment factor of 2.57 for fixation in the Pay Matrix.
- Existing employees may choose migration from 1 January 2016, from a qualifying increment or exit date, or from a promotion date falling within the period specified in the document.
- Two increments for Selection Grade or Special Grade continue for eligible employees from Level 1 to Level 23 on completion of 10 or 20 years of service.
- Stagnation and bonus increments continue in the circumstances specified, generally at 3 percent of basic pay in the same level.
- Dearness allowance under the revised structure is linked to the rates and dates granted by the Central Government to its employees.
- New posts created in future must use one of the 32 standard pay levels.
Relevance to property readers
G.O.Ms.No.303 concerns employee compensation. Nothing in the supplied text changes land title, planning permission, housing allotment, property registration or ownership rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.303 affect my land or house ownership?
No property or land ownership provisions appear in the supplied text. G.O.Ms.No.303 revises pay and related benefits for specified public employees.
Does the revised Pay Matrix apply to local body employees?
Yes. The Government extended the revised pay structure to employees of local bodies, including municipal corporations, municipal councils, town panchayats and panchayats.
Can an existing employee choose when to move to the revised pay structure?
Yes. The document permits migration from 1 January 2016 or from certain later dates connected with an increment, leaving a post, ceasing to draw the existing pay, or promotion.
What fitment factor is used for existing employees?
The fitment factor is 2.57. Pay plus grade pay as on 1 January 2016 is multiplied by that factor for fixation in the Pay Matrix.
