No.11/2/2016-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
JCA Section
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)
