GRADUATION PAY/ PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION PAY AND FIXED PERSONAL PAY

For those workmen 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:

  1. With effect from 1st November 2022, Graduation Pay and Professional Qualification Pay payable to the clerical staff and Subordinate staff in banks shall be as mentioned in Part D of Schedule I to this Settlement.
  2. The Graduation Pay and Professional Qualification Pay as mentioned in Part D of Schedule I shall rank for superannuation benefits.
  3. In reiteration of sub-clause (xv) of Clause 1 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 11th November, 2020, a member of the non-subordinate cadre acquiring a Graduate/National Diploma in Commerce or 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 qualifications) 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 installment of Graduation Pay or PQP, as the case may be. Release of subsequent installments of Graduation Pay or PQP shall be with reference to the date of release of Graduation Pay or PQP under this clause.
  4. 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 installment of Graduation Pay or PQP, as the case may be and the release of subsequent installments of Graduation Pay or PQP shall be with reference to the date of release of Graduation Pay or PQP under this clause. Provided further that in case where the non-subordinate employee as on the date of this Settlement, has already acquired or shall acquire hereinafter JAIIB (Part-I) or CAIIB (Part-II)/ Graduation after reaching maximum of the scale of Pay (in case of JAIIB/ CAIIB/ Graduation) or after reaching 19th stage of scale of Pay (in case of CAIIB/Graduation), and has not earned increments), otherwise entitled on account of acquiring such qualification, when there were no increments to provide ni the scale of pay of those employees, the stagnation increment in such cases may be advanced by one year or two years as the case may be.
  5. A member of the subordinate cadre acquiring 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) not available for being so released as advance increments be granted/released the first installment of PQP.release of subsequent installments of PQP shall be with reference to the date of release of PQP under this clause
  6. Provided that in the case of a subordinate cadre 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 installment of PQP and the release of subsequent installments of PQP shall be with reference to the date of release of PQP under this clause. Provided further that in case where the subordinate cadre employee as on the date of this Settlement, has already acquired or shall acquire hereinafter JAIIB (Part-I) or CAIIB (Part-II) after reaching maximum of the scale of Pay (in case of JAIIB/ CAIIB) or after reaching 19th stage of scale of Pay (in case of CAIIB), and has not earned increments), otherwise entitled on account of acquiring such qualification, when there were no increments to provide in the scale of pay of those employees, the stagnation increment in such cases may be advanced by one year or two years as the case may be.

Fixed Personal Pay:

CLERICAL – Increment portion 2680 ,SUBSTSAFF – Increment portion 1345

FPP – where Quarters not provided ,CLERICAL – Increment portion 3155 ,SUBSTAFF – Increment portion 1585

FPP – where Quarters are provided ,CLERICAL – Increment portion 2880 ,SUBSTAFF – Increment portion 1445