Wage Limit for 7th CPC Over Time Pay

Clarification is sought by OFB in respect of Wage Limit for 7th CPC Over Time Pay  to implement the MoD order dated 26.2.2018

Wage Limit for 7th CPC Over Time Pay

Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Ordnance Factory Board
Ayudh Bhavan
I O-A, Shaheed Khudiram Bose Road
Kolkata-700 001
TEL: 033 22437822

No. 525/Genl/Per/ Policy( VI )

Dated 19.3.2018

To,

The Principal Controller of Accounts (FYs),
[Section : Pay/Tech]
10-A, S K Bose Road,
Kolkata – 700 001

Sub : Payment of Overtime Allowance (OTA) in the revised to the employees of Defence Industrial Establishments governed by the Factories Act, 1948 — regarding.

Ref : MOD 0M No.13(3)/2016/D(Civ-II) dated 26.02.2018. [ Click to See the Order ]

Consequent upon revision of pay structure as per VIJ CPC recommendations, MOD vide its 0M No. dated 26/02/2018 (copy enclosed) has issued order for payment of overtime allowance in the revised pay to the employees of Defence Industrial Establishments governed by the Factories Act, 1948. As per the said 0M, overtime allowance shall be paid to the employees of the Defence Industrial Establishment governed by the Factories Act, 1948 on the basis of revised wages with effect from the date the wages have been revised i.e. 0 1 /01/2016.

02 . The above O M dated 26/02/2018 on OTA in the revised pay needs to be implemented in OFs being governed by the Factories Act, 1948. Hence. PC of A(Fys) is requested to take necessary action for suitable modification of the Wage package operational in all OFs for facilitation of smooth payment of OTA and arrears as per the revised pay.

03. In this connection, attention is invited to Para-3 of the said MOD 0M dated 26/02/2018 wherein it has been indicated that OTA will paid to workers who come within the scope of Section 64 of the Factories Act and whose basic pay exceed the wage limit, as specified in sub-section (6) of Section (l) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, on the basis of wage limit notionally determined on the basis of old pay scales until the new wage limit is defined by the Ministry of Labour & Employment based on the Consumer expenditure survey published by NSSO and thereafter the OTA Will be paid to them on the basis of new wage limit notionally determined, if the basic pay exceeds the new wage limit. However, it is gathered that Ministry of Labour and Employment, vide Notification dated 28/08/2017 ( Click to see the copy enclosed), has already specified Rs.24000/- as the wages per month under the said sub-section(6).

04. In view of the above, it is requested to issue necessary instructions to Branch AOs accordingly under intimation to this office at the earliest.
Encl.: As above

[ Dr.(Smt.) Vani A Singh ]
Director / Admin
For Director General, Ordnance Factories

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