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ANDHRA PRAGATHI GRAMEENA BANK
HEAD OFFICE :: KADAPA

Circular No.120-2006-BC-PD Date: 09.11.2006

WAGE/SALARY REVISION IN OUR BANK AS PER 8TH BIPARTITE
SETTLEMENT/ OFFICER’S SALARY REVISION – PAYMENT OF SALARY,
SPECIAL PAY ETC. TO STAFF OF THE BANK

All Branches/Offices/Officers/Employees are aware that the 3 erstwhile RRBs i.e.
RGB, SAGB and PGB had implemented the revised pay scales and certain pay
/allowances as applicable to equated cadres in Nationalised Commercial
Banks/Sponsor Bank to Officers and Employees from the month of October 2005
and paid salary arrears pertaining to the period from 1.11.02 to 30.9.05 in two
installments i.e. 1st installment in October2005 and 2nd installment in April 2006.

The present pay scales and certain pay/allowances as applicable to equated
cadres in Nationalised Commercial Banks/Sponsor Bank are applicable to Officers
and employees of the Bank as per Govt. of India Notification / Orders No.F-
7(6)/2005-RRB, dt.6.10.2005 under 2nd Provision of section 17(1) of RRBs Act
1976.

After amalgamation of three RRBs, it has become necessary to give common
guidelines for the payment of salary, special pay etc. to staff of the Bank.
Accordingly the common guidelines for the payment of salary, special pay etc.
are given as under for implementation in the Bank.

I. Scales Of Pay:
1. (A) OFFICERS
Scales of Pay (As per Officers’ salary revision w.e.f. 01/11/2002 to equated
cadres in Nationalised Commercial Banks/Sponsor bank)
Scale I = Rs.10000 – 470/6 - 12820 – 500/3 – 14320 – 560/7 - 18240
Scale II = Rs.13820 – 500/1 – 14320 – 560/10 - 19920
Scale III = Rs.18240 – 560/5 – 21040 – 620/2 - 22280

(B) AWARD STAFF
1. Clerk –cum- Cashiers:
Scale of Pay (As per Eighth Bipartite Settlement w.e.f. 1.11.2002 )
Rs. 4410 – 215/3 – 5055 – 335/3 – 6060 – 470/4 – 7940 – 500/3 – 9440 –560/4
– 11680 - 970/1 – 12650 – 560/1 – 13210 .

2. Sub-ordinate Staff
Scale of Pay (As per Eighth Bipartite Settlement w.e.f. 1.11.2002)
Rs.4060 – 105/2 – 4270 – 115/2 – 4500 – 135/2 – 4770 – 165/3 –5265 – 195/4
– 6045 – 235/3 – 6750 – 270/3 – 7560

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2. Fitment :
Fitment in the new scales of pay shall be on a stage-to-stage basis. There shall
be no change in the dates of annual increments because of the fitment. In other
words the fitment shall be stage to stage i.e. on corresponding stages from 1st
stage onwards and the increments all fall on the annual date as usual.
Combined Fitment Chart for All cadres including stagnation increments are given in
Annexure-I

II3. Stagnation Increments:
Stagnation increment is an increment granted to the employees after being
stagnated at the maximum of the scale of pay for a stipulated period of
continuous service. It is not granted every year. Stagnation increments for both
Officers and Employee staff are as per Sponsor Bank Circulars 120/BC/2005 and
121/BC/2005.The detailed guidelines are given below.

4. Officers in Scale-III
Officers in Scale-III who reach the maximum of Scale-III shall draw stagnation
increments for every three completed years of service after reaching the last
stage of the scale-III subject to a maximum of two such increments of Rs.620/-
each for officers with in last stage of Scale-III.

5. Guidelines for granting of Automatic switch over facility/ Formatted
application of efficiency bar for releasing further increments in the
next higher scale after reaching maximum in the existing scale for
officers in Scale-II to scale-III
a) The Officers in substantive Scale II only shall be eligible for the Automatic
switchover facility from Scale II to Scale III.

b) Officers Scale II who have completed one year after reaching the maximum
pay in Scale II shall be eligible for Automatic switchover to the pay scale of Scale
III Officers. In other words, Officers in Scale II, 1 year after reaching the
maximum pay in Scale II, shall be granted further increments including
stagnation increment in the next higher scale i.e. Scale III only as specified in (c)
below subject to their crossing the efficiency bar.

C) After reaching the maximum pay in Scale III, the Officers in substantive
Scale II shall get one stagnation increment only on completion of 3 years after
such stagnation. In other words Officers in Scale II who reach the maximum of
the Scale III shall be sanctioned/draw one stagnation increment of Rs.380620/-
after three completed years of service after reaching the last stage of the Scale
III for Officers in the last stage of Scale III.

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d) Grant of such eligible pay/increments each year in Scale III under this
facility shall not tantamount /amount to promotion.

e) Such of the Scale II Officers who have been granted Automatic switchover
facility to scale III shall continue to get privileges and perquisites of substantive
post only i.e. Scale II. In other words, Officers even after receipt of such
increments shall continue to get privileges, perquisites, duties, responsibilities or
posts of their substantive Scale II only.

f) While allowing fitment of pay of such Scale II Officers under this Automatic
switchover facility to Scale III they will not be drawing prospectively lesser pay
than their existing pay.

g) While allowing fitment of pay for such Scale II Officers under this Automatic
switchover facility to Scale III, if their Junior in Scale I who had been granted
automatic switch over facility with effect from 28.9.98 are drawing higher pay,
anomalies shall be rectified by allowing fitment suitably in next higher slab in the
pay scale of Scale III Officers.

h) The above facility shall be made applicable/extended with effect from 16th
December 2002.

In view of the above guidelines, Head Office shall fix the pay as on 16-12-2002
by allowing notional automatic movement (switch over) to Scale III pay Scale to
all those Officers Scale II who have completed more than one year in
stagnation/who have reached maximum Scale II more than a year ago, upto
16.12.02 and for financial implications thereafter with the following condition.

Wherever any stagnation increment/professional qualification allowance/pay is
released, the same shall be adjusted while drawing the notional movement of
basic pay in Scale III.

Further the Bank shall sanction next increment/professional qualification
allowance/pay after 16.12.02 on next annual increment date to eligible Officers
Scale II subject to availability of increments in scale III etc. as detailed above.

In the case of those Officers Scale II, where the stagnation in Scale II is for less
than one year as on 16.12.02, the next increment in scale III shall be released
on the next annual increment date subject to above guidelines.

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6. Guidelines for granting of Automatic switchover facility/
application of efficiency bar for releasing further increments in the
next higher scale after reaching maximum in the existing scale for
officers in Scale-I to scale-II

a) Officers in Scale I, 1 year after reaching the maximum in their scale, shall be
granted further increments including stagnation increments with next higher
scale only as specified in (b) below subject to their crossing the efficiency Bar as
per guidelines of the Government.

b) Officers in Scale-I who reach the maximum of the Mmiddle Management
Grade i.e. OfficerCadre Scale-II shall draw stagnation increments for every three
completed years of service after reaching the last stage of the Scale-II subject to
a maximum of two such increments of Rs.560/- each for officers in the last stage
of Scale-II.

Grant of above increments in the next higher scale shall not amount to
promotion. Officers even after receipt of such increments shall continue to get
privileges, perquisites, duties, responsibilities of posts of their substantive Scale-I
or Scale-II or Scale-III as the case may be.

7. Guidelines for application of efficiency bar: Formatted
The movement of Officers in Scale-I and Scale-II to the higher stages in the next
scale after reaching the maximum in their respective scales shall be subject to
their crossing the Efficiency Bar whichBar, which shall apply only in the following
cases.

1i) Where an Officer employee is under suspension:
ii2) Where a disciplinary action has been initiated against an officer employee:
3iii) Where an officer employee has earned an adverse remark from the reporting
authority in the reporting year preceeding the date on which the officer
employee is due to cross the Efficiency Bar and the same has been conveyed to
the Officer employee.

Note:
a) Where the Efficiency Bar operates in terms of (ii) above, the case of the
concerned officer employee shall be reviewed every year well before the next
due date for crossing the Efficiency Bar. The delay in crossing the Efficiency Bar
under this provision shall not be more than three years after which if the
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disciplinary proceedings are still not concluded, the increments shall be released
with retrospective effect.

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b) Where the Efficiency Bar has been applied in terms of (iii) above, but rating
improves subsequently, the increment shall be released after one year. Average
remark or rating shall not be treated as adverse for this purpose.

8. For Award Staff: Formatted
Both clerical and subordinate staff shall be eligible for six stagnation increments Formatted
w.e.f. 1st November 2002 at the rate and frequency as stated herein under:

The clerical and subordinate staff on reaching the maximum in their respective
scales of pay, shall draw six stagnation increments at the rate of Rs.560/- and
Rs.270/- each due under the settlement, and at frequencies of 3 years and 2
years respectively, from the dates of reaching the maximum of their scales as
aforesaid.

Provided that a clerical / subordinate staff already in receipt of five stagnation
increments shall be eligible for the sixth stagnation increment on 1st November
2002 or three / two years respectively after receiving the fifth stagnation
increment, whichever is later. In respect of employees who had received their
fifth stagnation increment on and from 1st November 1999, the sixth stagnation
increment shall be released on and from 1st November 2002.

9. Definition of ‘Pay’ In Case Of Award Staff:
‘Pay’ for the purpose of D.A., HRA and superannuation benefits shall mean Basic
Pay, Stagnation increments, Special Pay, Graduation Pay, Professional
Qualification Pay and Officiating Pay, if any.
II. Dearness Allowance:
(A) For Officers:
1. For the period from 1st November 2002 to 31st January 2005, Dearness
Allowance shall be payable for every rise or fall of 4 points over 2288 points in
the quarterly average of the All India Average Working Class Consumer Price
Index (General) Base 1960 = 100 at the following rates :
(i) 0.18% of ‘pay’ upto Rs.9,650/- plus
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(ii) 0.15% of ‘pay’ above 9,650/- and upto Rs.15,350/- plus
(iii) 0.09% of ‘pay’ above 15,350/- and upto Rs.16,350/- plus
(iv) 0.04% of ‘pay’ above Rs.16,350/-

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2. On and from 1st February 2005, Dearness Allowance shall be payable for
every rise or fall of 4 points over 2288 points in the quarterly average of the All
India Average Working Class Consumer Price Index (General) Base 1960 = 100
at 0.18% of Pay.
(B) Award Staff:
1. In case of Clerical Staff (w.e.f. 1.11.2002)
a) For the period from 1st November 2002 to 31st January 2005, Dearness
Allowance shall be payable for every rise or fall of 4 points over 2288 points in
the quarterly average of the All India Average Working Class Consumer Price
Index (General) Base 1960 = 100 at the following rates :

(i) 0.18% of ‘pay’ upto Rs.9,650/- plus
(ii) 0.15% of ‘pay’ above 9,650/- and upto Rs.15,350/- plus
(iii) 0.09% of ‘pay’ above 15,350/- and upto Rs.16,350/- plus
(iv) 0.04% of ‘pay’ above Rs.16,350/-

b) On and from 1st February 2005, Dearness Allowance shall be payable for
every rise or fall of 4 points over 2288 points in the quarterly average of the All
India Average Working Class Consumer Price Index (General) Base 1960 = 100
at 0.18% of Pay.
2) In case of Subordinate Staff (w.e.f. 1.11.2002)
0.18% of ‘pay’
Branches/ Offices shall note that there shall be no ceiling on Dearness Allowance.
Dearness Allowance shall be calculated and paid on Basic Pay, Special Pay,
Graduation Pay, Professional Qualification Pay and Officiating Pay, if any, payable
under Eighth Bipartite settlement in respect of both clerical and subordinate
staff.

Chart Showing OLD DA-Rates and REVISED DA-Rates from November, 2002 to
October, 2005 are given in Annexure - II

The rate of Dearness Allowance payable to Officer employees and workmen for
the months of August, September and October 2006 is 21.60% of pay.
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Branches/Offices shall refer Circular No.57-2006-BC-STF dt.18.8.2006 for further
details.

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III. House Rent Allowance

The House Rent allowance shall be payable to Officers/Employees of the Bank at
the same rate as applicable to equated cadres in Nationalised Commercial
Banks / Sponsor bank w.e.f 1.11.2002.

I II
i) Major “A” Class Cities and Project Area Centres in Group A 8.5% of Pay
ii) Other places in Area I and Project Area Centres in Group B 7.5% of Pay
iii) Other places … … … 6.5% of Pay
Provided that if an officer produces a rent receipt, the House Rent Allowance
payable to him/her shall be the actual rent paid by him/her for the residential
accommodation in excess over 1.75% of Pay in the first stage of the Scale of Pay
in which he/she is placed with a maximum of 150% of the House Rent Allowance
payable as per aforesaid rates mentioned in Column II above.
Note:-
The claims of officer employees for House Rent Allowance linked to the cost of
their ownership accommodation shall also be restricted to 150% of House Rent
Allowance as hitherto.
Employees :
(i) Places with population of more than 45 lakhs … … 8 .5
(ii) Places with population of more than 12 lakhs … … 7 .5
(iii) Places with population of 2 lakhs and over [other than places in
(i) and (ii) above] and State Capitals and Capitals of Union 6.5
Territories
(iv) Places with population below 2 lakhs … … 6 .0

IV1. Professional qualification Spay/increment/s.
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A. Officers/Clerical staff who have passed CAIIB Part I / JAIIB and CAIIB-Part II
/CAIIB are eligible for Professional Qualification increments/Additional
Increments as given below.

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For Clerical Staff :-
1. For passing CAIIB Part I / JAIIB I1 increment
2. For passing CAIIB Part II / CAIIB 2 increments

For Officers:
1. For passing CAIIB Part I / JAIIB I1 increment
2. For passing CAIIB Part II / CAIIB 1 increment

B. Professional Qualification Pay (PQP):
Professional qualification pay for both Officers and clerical staff are as per
Sponsor Bank Circulars. 120/BC/2005 and 121/BC/2005. The detailed guidelines
in this regard are given below.

1. Officers shall be eligible for professional qualification pay as under w.e.f
1.11.2002

i) Those who have passed only CAIIB – Part I / JAIIB
Rs.300/- p.m. one year after reaching top of the scale.
ii) Those who have passed both parts of CAIIB –
a) Rs.300- p.m. one year after reaching top of the scale.
b) Rs.750/- p.m. two years after reaching top of the scale.

2. An Officer employee acquiring JAIIB/CAIIB (either or both parts) qualifications
after reaching the maximum of the scale of pay, shall be granted from the date of
acquiring such qualification the first installment of PQP and the release of
subsequent installments of PQP shall be with reference to the date of release of first
installment of PQP.

Provided further that in a case where an officer, as on 2.6.05 has already
acquired any of the above said qualifications and has not earned any increment
or PQP on account of acquiring such qualification/s, he may be, with effect from
1st November 2002 or the date of acquiring such qualification/s, whichever is
later, released PQP as provided herein above.

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3. Officers who are in scale I /Scale II and are granted automatic switchover facility
from Scale I to Scale II/Scale II to Scale III or further increments in the next
higher scale i.e., Scale II/Scale III shall draw Professional Qualification Pay as
detailed above after one/two years, as the case may be, on reaching the
maximum in such higher scale i.e., Scale II/Scale III.

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On and from 1.11.1994 the Professional Qualification Allowances/Pay shall rank
for Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and Superannuation Benefits.

If an Officer who is in receipt of Professional Qualification Pay is promoted to
next higher scale, he shall be granted on fitment in higher scale additional
increment/s for passing CAIIB to the extent increments are available in the Scale
and if no increments are available in the scale, the Officer shall be eligible for
Professional Qualification Pay in lieu of increment/s.

CV. Graduation Pay/ Professional Qualification Pay To Clerical Staff
Graduation pay for non-subordinate staff is as per Sponsor Bank Circular
120/BC/2005and 121/BC/2005 . The detailed guidelines are given below.

1. Non-Subordinate employee who acquires graduation / post graduation
qualification from Universities / Open Universities which are recognised by the
University Grants Commission will be considered as having acquired graduate
qualification and would be eligible for being granted the two additional
increments for graduation or graduation pay, as the case may be, as provided
herein above subject however to the following conditions:-

i) Employees who registered under the Graduation / Post-Graduation courses
of Open University have either passed the foundation course or attended the
Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme and

ii) They pursue the same course and take the same examination as the formal
stream students.

This provision shall take effect from 02.06.2005.

2. Those Clerical staff who hereafter reach or have already reached 20th stage
of the scale and have got increments in consideration of educational
qualification(s), Graduation Pay/ Professional Qualification Pay shall be payable
as under:

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A. Those who are graduates and/or NDC -
Rs.180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year
Rs.360/- p.m. after they complete 2 years

B. Those who have passes JAIIB or Part I of CAIB/CAIIB-
Rs.180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year

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C. Those who have passed JAIIB and CAIIB or Both Parts of CAIB/CAIIB -
Rs.180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year
Rs.360/- p.m. after they complete 2 years
Rs.540/- p.m. after they complete 3 years

D. Those who are graduates/NDC and have passed JAIIB or Part I of
CAIIB/CAIIB -
Rs.180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year
Rs.360/- p.m. after they complete 2 years
Rs.540/- p.m. after they complete 3 years

E. Those who are graduates/NDC and have passed JAIIB or Both Parts of
CAIB/CAIIB -
Rs.180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year
Rs.360/- p.m. after they complete 2 years
Rs.540/- p.m. after they complete 3 years
Rs.720/- p.m. after they complete 4 years
Rs.900/- p.m. after they complete 5 years.

A member of the non-subordinate cadre i.e. Clerk-cum-cashiers acquiring a
Graduate/National Diploma in Commerce or a JAIIB/CAIIB (either or both parts)
qualification/s at a time when he/she does not have the requisite number of
increments in the scale to be earned as advance increments shall in the first
instance be released increments for such qualification/s acquired to the extent
available in the scale and in lieu of the remaining increments(s) not available for
being so released as advance increments be granted / released the first
instalment of Graduation Pay or PQP, as the case may be. Release of
subsequent instalments of Graduation Pay or PQP shall be with reference to the
date of release of Graduation Pay or PQP under this clause.
Provided that in the case of an employee acquiring such qualifications after
reaching the maximum of the scale of pay, he shall be granted from the date of
acquiring such qualification the first instalment of Graduation Pay or PQP, as the
case may be and the release of subsequent instalments of Graduation Pay or
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