Dr Arun KUmar Hui (Veterinary Officer) 26 January 2013

Pay protection

I have joined to the post of Veterinary Officer under the Animal Resource Development Department, Govt. of West Bengal on 30-12-2009 in the Scale of Pay of Rs 15600-42000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- i.e. Pay Band 4A (pre-revised Scale of Pay of Rs. 8000-13500) through P.S.C of West Bengal Govt. Before joining this post, I had been an employee of Jalpaiguri Krishi Vigyan Kendra, under West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (W.B.U.A.F.S.) for the period from 15.10.2001 to 29.12.2009 holding the post of Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Science) in the revised Scale of Pay of Rs. 15600-39100 Pay Band-4 (pre-revised Scale of Pay of Rs. 8000-13500).

My previous employer issued me N.O.C. for appearing the interview and technically released me from previous post so as to enable me to join my new assignment to the Veterinary Officer under the A.R.D. Department, Govt. of West Bengal.

Now my question is that: 1) can I get the benefit of pay protection in terms of rule 42A (5) of the W.B.S.R., Part-I? Because I am getting at present less Gross Salary than the last job’s gross salary.

From: drarunkrhui@gmail.com

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Isaac Gabriel (Advocate) 27 January 2013

The new post under the state government is a fresh one and your appointment is a direct one from the open market.Unless there is provision to include the past services, you may not have pay protection.Mere forwading of the application will not tantamount to relieve you if sected.I suppose you would have tendered resigantion before joining the new post.

Dr Arun KUmar Hui (Veterinary Officer) 28 January 2013

Sir,

After selection in the new post, I didn’t tender resignation rather applied to my past employer to release me from the past post as they already issued me N.O.C. for appearing the interview and accordingly my past employer technically released me from previous post on 29.12.2009 in the afternoon so as to enable me to join my new assignment to the Veterinary Officer under the A.R.D. Department, Govt. of West Bengal on 30.12.2009 in the forenoon. Now can I get the benefit of pay protection in terms of following rule?

Rule 42A (5) of West Bengal Service Rule, Part-I: “When an employee of the Central or other State Government/ Educational Institution including a body incorporate or not, which is wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Government, is appointed to a post under this Government carrying duties and responsibilities similar to those attached to the post held on substantive, officiating or temporary basis by the said employee immediately before joining the appointment under this Government irrespective of any categorization of the said post under that organization, his initial pay shall be fixed at the stage of the time scale which is equal to his pay in the old post, or if there is no such stage, the stage next below that pay plus personal pay equal to the difference, to be absorbed in subsequent increases in pay in the new post under this Government”.